Ubuntu 6.06 was my first Linux install. I still remember the pain of ndiswrapper to get Windows WiFi drivers working on Linux.

VTubers are people who use avatars instead of being on camera. Typically the avatar is lip synced to their voice.

I’m happy my company basically issued a ban on Windows without pre-authorization. We’re entirely a macOS and Linux shop.

As a fellow Mint enjoyer who is too fucking old to be fixing their desktop all the time…yes

Really? Nice. Didn’t know that about Flatpaks.

While I prefer Debian packages, what’s wrong with Flatpaks other than a bit of bloat caused by redundant dependencies? They’re not Snaps.

It looks like it’s going to be a staging ground for things to be merged into Weston proper, along with potentially some newer and better features coming to it exclusively or first.

As long as it’s open source, sounds like a win to me. More AMD embracing Linux as a first party OS is good in my book.

Every endpoint device I use is using full disk encryption, yes.

This is the way

Server is rebooted, as needed, for updates. I think it just got a kernel update two weeks ago, so it probably only has ~14 days of uptime.

My desktop and laptop are shut down when not in use. Leaving them on when not in use is pointless.

Never understood obsessions with “uptime”. If you have high numbers for uptime, you’re a bad sysadmin/maintainer of your hardware unless the appliance is purpose-built to be always up and air gapped.

In my experience, the updates are quick as long as you boot it once every few months. I have a work laptop that I rarely use unless I’m travelling (I work primarily on a desktop, but I will keep it charged and update it once every 2-3 months so it’s ready for action.

For Brother Laser printers, I highly recommend the brlaser package over using the Brother-provided drivers.

Welcome to full time Linux!

Yeah Mint being the “Just works” distro is why I use it these days. Debian is best for servers/low maintenance systems, Mint is best for desktops IMHO.

I ran KDE for a year or so recently. The screen sharing bug, since I rely on screen sharing greatly for work, made me switch to something else. If that hadn’t existed, I’d have probably stuck with it.

KDE is a great DE, but I’ve always found it more buggy than the rest. It also pushes the envelope, though, and really is a cutting edge DE.

GNOME might be more “stable”, but I’ve also found you need to have at least a half dozen extensions and GNOME Tweaks to make it usable OOTB. Also, it uses as much RAM just doing nothing as a Windows install.

KDE has always been “Wow this is cool and very well designed” until I always run into a bug I can’t get past and have to switch. This has been my cycle for half a decade or more:

1. I hear about KDE’s latest cool features (HDR support was the latest) and give it a try.
2. I use it for several months.
3. An update breaks something that is critical to my workflow and I have to switch to something else.

These days, though, I use Cinnamon. It is the definition of “just works” and other than network management GUI elements being kind of meh (especially for VLANs), I’ve found it to be rock solid.

Wow. Never seen someone defend porch pirates before. What a hot take.

I know Pop_OS! has some excellent Optimus controls built into their distro. I haven’t used NVidia in a while, though, since I went all AMD for better driver support.

Debian and Linux Mint.

Debian for mission critical stuff like servers or things I don’t want to futz with, like HTPCs, work machines, etc.

Mint for my gaming desktop because it’s a bit newer on kernels and such.

How secure an OS is depends entirely on the configuration. A Linux install can be less secure than Windows or macOS, if configured so.

Linux tends to be more secure OOTB because distro devs tend to be security conscious. Android is also fairly secure, since it has no root access, sandboxes applications to a degree, and has other hardening employed. However, Android is also very vast and built for various devices by many manufacturers, so it also depends on them.

Not really news. It’s been floating around 2% for a while.

So you’re using Hyprland WM… I’m assuming to have a minimalistic Window Manager… But you want an app launcher.

No offense, but FFS just use a DE at that point. You’re just creating a DE with extra steps. KDE is nice and fairly lightweight.