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popey, to linux
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[Question] If you were buying a well-supported, software-developer laptop for work, paid for by the company, either in the UK or the USA, what would you buy?

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(pls share for eyeballs and opinions)

Mehrad,
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@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 😅

Corb_The_Lesser,
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@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.

tuxedocomputers, to linux German
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TUXEDO on ARM is coming 🔧

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.

Read more: https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/TUXEDO-on-ARM-is-coming.tuxedo

holarse,
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@tuxedocomputers this is fantastic news! We even have a small but expendable Section about gaming on arm based Linux here: https://holarse.de/category/freie_stichworte/arm

We would love to check this out when this machine gets available!

gregorni,
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@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!

gamingonlinux, to linux
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gastonrampersad,
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@gamingonlinux WitchBeam’s creativity range is so vast. These games are all so different. Looking forward to trying Tempopo.

gamingonlinux, to linux
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oatrapado,
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@gamingonlinux ARM? no thanks!

LouisIngenthron, to linux
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Okay, the one thing I really don't like about #Linux so far is that it absolutely refuses to save me from my own stupidity.

Write an infinite loop or stack overflow into your program by accident?

On Windows, the program hangs. You kill it with the task manager and fix the problem.

On Linux, you apparently have a very short window before the problem spreads and locks up the entire OS, requiring a reboot.

In general, the ability for individual apps to degrade the performance of the entire rest of the system unchecked is a real downer.

idropyou,
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@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.

Good luck!

gamingonlinux, to linux
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itsfoss, to linux
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When you see a fellow Linux user using Windows 👹

video/mp4

justcrouzin, (edited )

@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:

miugnutos, to linux Portuguese
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Uma das paradas que mais me preocupa em 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

@linux

https://generica.bearblog.dev/8bitdo-ultimate-controller-nao-funciona-no-linux-tutorial/

miugnutos,
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@guilhermegnzaga obrigado!

joeljuca,

“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.

nixCraft, to linux
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What is your LEAST favorite or command? 🤔

gordio,

@nixCraft ssh when you try to forward port. I’m always rechecking it with ‘man’, not intuitive at all.

silvajoao,

@nixCraft wget for shure

LouisIngenthron, to linux
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Okay, gonna give another shot today.

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:

  1. 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.

  2. I'm trying more distros. Before I shut down Windows, I'll have 7 different labelled thumb drives: Linux , , , , , , and

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.

Here's hoping I can get it to work this time.

LouisIngenthron,
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Posting this from !!

Still a long way to go, but at least it should be good enough to test my game!

kuketzblog, to linux German
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: 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? 🧐

schnedan,
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@kuketzblog sicher das das nicht übers Bios geht... bei den letzten 2 Firmennotebooks war das auch so und man konnte es im Bios abschalten...

thomasmey,

@kuketzblog hat powertop nicht eine Funktion dafür? Vermutlich setzt es auch nur sysfs Einstellungen

jhx, to linux
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Currently playing with a friend of mine. Can totally recommend the game for all 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.

jhx,
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System:
12 amd64
3900x Ryzen
6600XT Radeon
(CPU and graphics card are overkill for the game)

directly from the repositories. (No needed, runs native)

Linux_Is_Best, to linux
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Linux.

Ad free.
A.I. free.
Serial key free.
Activation free.
Spyware free.
Bloatware free.
No registration.

Free to download, use, and install.

nyrath, to linux
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Are System76 laptops any good?

slothrop, to linux
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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 on ?

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)

jpmens,
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@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.

https://www.borgbackup.org

falken,
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@slothrop Borg

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