hellfire103

hellfire103, 5 months ago

Yeah, either openSUSE or Gentoo will probably fix my issues good and proper.

hellfire103, 5 months ago

Despite its popularity, I’ve never had much luck with Void. However, I could try it again. 17th time’s the charm!

hellfire103, 5 months ago

Just the little things, really. App compatibility, xbps not having too many packages, issues with Musl, GRUB not loading on the LiveUSB, desktop/WM selection, and also I don’t like the way Runit works. I could make it work if I needed to, but overall it just seems like too much effort.

hellfire103, 5 months ago

The Musl issues were a while ago. The other issues were experienced on the glibc version.

Void is a distribution I keep trying, but I believe I’ll be either sticking with the Arch family or switching to Gentoo, openSUSE, or NixOS.

hellfire103, 5 months ago (edited 2 months ago)

I have multiple devices, but I just use my trusty KNOPPIX LiveCD to unlock the disk and move everything onto an external hard drive before either troubleshooting via chroot or just doing a clean install.

hellfire103, 6 months ago

Tech support has been my status since I was 12. Honestly, I enjoy being able to explain stuff like this.

hellfire103, 5 months ago

🤨

hellfire103, 5 months ago

What?

hellfire103, 5 months ago

That’s what I actually say. “Just use Linux” works better for the meme.

hellfire103, 6 months ago

$ sudo tree /lib /lib64

hellfire103, 6 months ago

That’s why I ended up installing ArcoLinux on my ThinkPad: it uses Calamares.

hellfire103, 7 months ago

Chimera Linux?

hellfire103, 7 months ago

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display_server#List_of_wind…

hellfire103, 7 months ago

Then there’s me, reinstalling the OS because it’s quicker than installing the three months’ worth of updates I forgot about.

hellfire103, 8 months ago

And yet, somehow, everyone was surprised.

hellfire103, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago)

iOS: Clocks

Android: Simple Clock

Linux: GNOME Clocks

hellfire103, 8 months ago

Fuck!

hellfire103, 8 months ago

Hypatia is good on Android. iOS needeth no antivirus.

hellfire103, 8 months ago

I use Zsh with the Oh My Zsh! framework, and I use a different theme depending on which subuserland I’m in, by customising ~/.zshrc. For example, I use the gentoo theme on Debian and its derivatives, agnoster on NixOS, darkblood on Arch, strug for Mageia, apple on my macOS device, aussiegeek on FreeBSD, and gallifrey on OpenBSD. Different themes helps me remember which package manager to use and which distro-specific commands will work.

I’ll send some screenshots in a bit, when I boot up my PC.

I like Zsh because of its tab completion and command history. I also quite like its plugins.

Before anyone asks, I have tried Fish before, and I prefer Zsh. I have tried configuring Bash before, and I prefer Zsh. I have played with Ksh and Tcsh on BSD, and I prefer Zsh. I used PowerShell a long time ago, and I prefer Zsh.

hellfire103, 8 months ago

I have a page on my Gemini capsule with a list of the software I use. Ask away about my reasons for any of the entries.

Gemini | HTTPS

I also quite like LUKS, VeraCrypt, and geli(8) for disk encryption, and I use mainly physical media (e.g. CDs) for music and video.

hellfire103, 8 months ago

Well, for all of the above, I’d personally recommend using https://linuxmint.com/ to get started. I’ve always found that it’s too much work to debloat Windows, and it’s considerably less secure than Linux (normally).

Most Steam games run on Linux, but there are a few that do not. Music production could also be a bugbear, as a lot of popular software does not run. You could always try using WineHQ to run the Windows versions, however, or try a compatible alternative.

If you simply must run Windows, you have two options. Dual-booting is a good idea, as this lets you select whether you want to boot Windows or Linux when you turn on the computer. Another option is using a virtual machine; this would allow you to run Windows inside Linux. For this, I’d recommend VirtualBox to start with.