[Question] If you were buying a well-supported, software-developer #Linux laptop for work, paid for by the company, either in the UK or the USA, what would you buy?
@popey
I have only used HP, Dell, and Lenovo (ThinkPad) for work, and among these, Thinkpad was the smoothest experience for me. They are more expensive, but when someone else pays, I rather care about the quality and usability 😅
@popey I don't know if I'd recommend any of the new CoPilot branded laptops for Linux.
Linux works on more Dells and Lenovos than either say they support. But, for a company buy, I'd limit the choices to systems they do explicitly say they support and for which they sell their add-on support deals.
I have build quality qualms about the white box Linux laptops, based on my own experience and online chatter.
As you may have gathered from the relevant press over the last few days, we at TUXEDO are working on an ARM notebook with a Snapdragon X Elite SoC from Qualcomm.
@tuxedocomputers Nice to see high-end ARM laptops designed for Linux!! 🚀 I was already wondering when the Snapdragon X chips would start to trickle down to Linux OEMs!
@LouisIngenthron That is very likely just the window manager hanging. The OS is probably fine. As mentioned in another reply, ctr-alt-f# can get you to a terminal.
Crtl-alt-backspace, maybe twice, can restart the display manager and get you back to a fresh start with the UI.
It may be good to setup SSH server on the machine so you could remotely login.
@itsfoss Apparently brada doesn't have enough b_lls to run his propiretary games/packages on Gnu+Linux. :sadness:
Should we try find a way to run LeagueOL with Vanguard ? :thounking:
Who is the Muslim brada in this video btw ? :BlobhajHeart:
Uma das paradas que mais me preocupa em #Linux é ter uma galera cabeçuda demais, às vezes, tentando explicar coisas que não são muito óbvias pra um usuário médio (ou levemente acima da média) de computador. Por isso também eu quis escrever esse tutorial. Passei umas 2hrs tentando achar um lugar na internet que indicasse um caminho de maneira suscinta, direta, sem pular passos demais, sem deixar nada muito implícito. Consegui achar um vídeo que facilitou as coisas, mas escrevi esse passo a passo pra ser mais um suporte a quem se deparar com o mesmo problema que eu
“Documentar o Linux” não é um problema trivial pq, como vc deve saber, ainda que Linux seja apenas um kernel de SO, a comunidade usa o termo para englobar uma família quase que infinita de sistemas operacionais baseados em Linux e ferramentas GNU.
Muitos desses SOs têm forte diferenças fundamentais, aplicam-se para cenários, dispositivos e situações distintas – e documentar cada um separadamente não é algo trivial. São muitos projetos, alguns compartilhando muitas coisas além do kernel Linux em si, como ferramentas GNU úteis a múltiplos tipos de SOs, DEs, drivers (alguns livres, outros proprietários), etc., etc.
Dito isso, você talvez se interesse por projetos como o FreeBSD, um projeto UNIX da família BSD que tem uma forte cultura de evoluir o software junto com sua documentação. O próprio macOS (SO da Apple para seus computadores de luxo) herdou sua “base” no FreeBSD. Eu aprendi muito de UNIX em si estudando pela documentação do FreeBSD – ao invés de navegar pelas várias documentações de SOs e/ou distros Linux.
Last time I tried a couple weeks ago, it ended in unmitigated disaster after hours of trying. Let's hope this week goes better. I need to at least get a basic distro working so I can start testing Linux builds of game, even if I can't get it working well enough for day-to-day development.
I'm making a couple changes from last time I tried:
I'm simplifying my monitors. I normally have 5 monitors, operating from both the ports on the PCI GPU as well as the built-into-the-motherboard GPU ports. Windows was able to handle that with no problem, but I think it's an uncommon enough setup that it's making Linux choke. I think I can make it work with 4 monitors on just the dedicated GPU.
Unfortunately, I can't currently switch from NVIDIA graphics cards because of a vendor requirement of one of my clients, so that's just a limitation I'll need to live with.
#Followerpower: Ich versetze mein Notebook mit Debian (Bookworm) regelmäßig in den Ruhezustand/Standby. Dabei bleiben Geräte, die an einem USB-Port angeschlossen sind, eingeschaltet bzw. werden weiter mit Strom versorgt. Über das BIOS kann ich dieses Verhalten nicht ändern. Gibt es hier eine Lösung/Hack für Debian GNU/Linux? Ich möchte einen oder mehrere Ports sozusagen "stromlos" schalten, so dass angeschlossene Geräte wie USB-Hubs nicht mehr mit Strom versorgt werden. Help anyone? 🧐
Currently playing #broforce with a friend of mine. Can totally recommend the game for all #Linux gamers out there. Loads of fun playing with a friend(s)! (Action packed with many comedic elements)
Also: One does not need a monster of a machine to play it.
Since all the search engines have gone to shit, I'll resort to the old-fashioned way of finding information: Asking people.
So, what's the easiest, most foolproof way to do encrypted offsite #backups on #Linux?
I have a few TB at Hetzner, and a few personal laptops that need automated backups.
The whole thing needs to be fairly foolproof to run (because at least one kid is going abroad for a few months with their laptop), and foolproof to set up up (because it's me setting it up)
@slothrop we've had very good experience with Borg Backup to Hetzner over SSH. Borg is very easy to get started with, can do pruning (as Restic can, but I prefer the former), and is pretty rock solid.
And the most important: backups are encrypted at rest.