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savvywolf, to linux in is there a foss project to automatically sort files
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Does this “obviously” have to use AI? I can see a tool that sorts files into folders based on file extensions, modification dates and/or metadata could get the work done.

And if organising files by content (e.g. “my zoo trip”, “meetings with Xenia”) is that important, doing it manually seems like a better idea because accuracy is presumably important.

I don’t really see the distro hopping argument either. Even if you don’t share your home directory between installs, presumably you copy over your files as directories rather than individually pouring them into one super folder?

savvywolf, to linux in Thinking about making the big switch – recommend me a distro!
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I mean, just in general.

Besides Fedora (maybe) I’m not sure other non-deb distros really are recommended for new users.

Besides that, like it or not, nowadays most software is distributed as deb files (until Flatpak fixes it). Using something not debian based requires learning how to port .deb files or use manual dependency resolution for tarballs.

savvywolf, to linux in Thinking about making the big switch – recommend me a distro!
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Imo Mint is the gold standard for a Distro that just works and meets the needs of most people.

savvywolf, to linux in What's your favourite RSS reader for Linux?
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I use Feedly (a website that fills the same role as Google Reader) but I’m not that happy with it nowadays since they seem to be pushing for AI nonsense. Any of you self-hostey people got any suggestions for hosted RSS readers, ideally ones with NixOS modules?

savvywolf, to linux in NixOS is better because...
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I’m currently working on rebuilding a Debian web server that’s been around for 10 years and accrued configuration over that time in NixOS. It’s nice to have one single easy to understand file that fully defines the server and can be used to rebuild it if needed.

savvywolf, (edited ) to linux in When Windows 10 dies, I am going to jump ship over to Linux. Which version would you recommend for someone with zero prior experience with Linux? **Edit: Linux Mint it shall be.**
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I’d second Mint as well (I’ve used it for many years now). Out of interest, what games are you thinking of? Most of them should work out of the box, but with some there can be issues especially with multiplayer ones.

savvywolf, to linuxmemes in Year of the Diagonal Linux Desktop, y'all
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The steam deck does have a gyroscope for sensing rotation… Just saying.

savvywolf, to linux in Linux Distros Evolution - January 2024 Update: Pop!_OS in Decline?
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I guess the Pop bubble has… Popped.

Sorry.

savvywolf, to linux in Microsoft says a Copilot key is coming to keyboards on Windows PCs starting this month
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Sure, all that may be true but it doesn’t answer my original concern: Is this something that people want as a core feature of their OS? My comments weren’t that “oh, this is only as technically sophisticated as voice assistants”, it was more “voice assistants never really took off as much as people thought they would”. I may be cynical and grumpy, but to me it feels like these companies are failing to read the market.

I’m reminded of a presentation that I saw where they were showing off fancy AI technology. Basically, if you were in a call 1 to 1 call with someone and had to leave to answer the doorbell or something, the other person could keep speaking and an AI would summarise what they said when they got back.

It felt so out of touch with what people would actually want to do in that situation.

savvywolf, to linux in Microsoft says a Copilot key is coming to keyboards on Windows PCs starting this month
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Do people actually want this?

Like, I know the megacorps that control our lives do (since it’s a cheap way of adding value to their products), but what about actual users? I think many see it as a novelty and a toy rather than a productivity tool. Especially when public awareness of “hallucinations” and the plight faced by artists rises.

Kinda feels like the whole “voice controlled assistants” bubble that happened a while ago. Sure they are relatively commonplace nowadays, but nowhere near as universal as people thought they would be.

savvywolf, to linux in Friendly reminder
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Remember to check your three "B"s; your balls, your breasts and your backups.

savvywolf, to linux in Is anyone here using their hardware TPM chips for credentials?
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I can’t see that being a reasonable approach for them to take, tbh. One option with TPM is that your system logs in automatically to the desktop, in which case they can just turn it on and use it normally. The other is that it requires a password at some point during startup, to which they could just use a (hardware) keylogger.

savvywolf, to linux in What distros have you tried and thought, "Nope, this one's not for me"?
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Wow, I worded that poorly. I meant that a lot of software not in the repos (usually proprietary apps) provide a .deb download tailered for Ubuntu rather than base Debian.

savvywolf, to linux in Is anyone here using their hardware TPM chips for credentials?
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I’ve heard that before, but there are two main problems that stick out to me:

  • A lot of the marketing for TPM (at least when I was setting up bitlocker on Windows) suggests that it’s used to support decrypting drives without a password on boot. But that doesn’t seem to offer any protection from the devices being stolen. The bootloader may be safe but it’s not actually verifying that I’m the one booting the device.
  • I can’t think of a situation where someone would be able to actually modify the bootloader without also having full access to the files and secrets. Especially in a single-boot environment where every time the system is running, the device is decrypted.

I’m not saying that it’s all just a scam or anything like that, but it really feels like I’m missing something important and obvious.

savvywolf, to linux in What distros have you tried and thought, "Nope, this one's not for me"?
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I’ve tried both LMDE and Debian itself, but I think I just ended up frustrated at the age of software in the repos and how much stuff relies on Ubuntu specific stuff.

Way back in the day I was an Ubuntu user, but then everyone simultaneously decided that gnome 2 was too old and that touch interfaces were the priority. So I now use Mint and Cinnamon.

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