Yaay :blobhappy: For some time now I've been looking for a relative simple #MacOS file/system cleaner without a subscription model and I just came across #OnyX
It even has other extra features to remove annoyances :blobcatgiggle: :macos:
For users of any operating system, not just #Linux, what might keep you from trying/running an #immutable#Fedora desktop? If you are already running one, why did you choose it?
If you're a longtime #Windows user who might want to give #Linux a try but you don't know where to begin and are worried it will all be too overwhelming for you, then I suggest #Fedora#Onyx. You'll get a very similar desktop experience via #Budgie with a very low maintenance Linux experience under the hood. And yes, you can game with it 😎.
Imagine if #ChromeOS looked and felt more like #Windows, but is free, runs out of box on most modern hardware, and you don't have to sign up for an account anywhere to use it. You're always just one reboot away from your system and firmware being up to date so you can focus on actually just using your computer. If this sounds appealing to you, then welcome to #Fedora#Onyx.
I'm about to go play some Steam games on my #Fedora laptop right now. 😎
FYI, if you need nVidia drivers, etc., just enable 3rd party software in Software after your first boot. It's amazing how easy things are these days for most people/systems.
ICYMI: @Vivaldi is now on #Flathub thanks to the work by Vivaldi team member @ruario. It's currently considered "not officially endorsed or supported by Vivaldi Technologies" but hopefully we will see that change and become the preferred way of getting #Vivaldi on #Linux in the future? That'd be pretty dope!
Either way, one less layered package on my #Onyx install, so I'll consider that a win!
I have been using #Fedora#Onyx for Budgie Desktop development for a while now, dogfooding both the latest development efforts in #Budgie land, as well as making sure Onyx is daily-driveable (spoiler: it is).
To get up and running quickly, I layered a lot of packages on top of my install, which as anticipated resulted in slower upgrades. But @jorge w/ Universal Blue and @siosm w/ his fedora-kinoite repo have taught me that there is a much better way of having my cake and eating it too.
So, happy to show off my latest project, a Budgie Desktop "Atomic Dev" ostree image built on top of Onyx! 🚀
"Atomic Dev" provides daily ostree images with all the dependencies needed to build Budgie Desktop. All you have to do is install Fedora Onyx and run the rebase command! No more layering dozens or more packages, or having to run a command every once in a while to make sure you continue to have what you need to do your Budgie Desktop development work. You can keep your layers cleaner or even base your own images on top of it.
While I was at it, I have updated the Building Budgie Desktop doc to include the Atomic Dev image link and the meson configuration flags you need to keep things persistent.
Alright, people who are into these kinds of things, I need your help and advice, because as always, when I'm alone with my thoughts, I just go into overthinking mode and get nowhere.
My yearly meager budget for "office supplies" at work this year is a bit less meager than usual (thanks to a friend and colleague who gave me his part after a favor I did to him) and I narrowed down what I could buy to these few following things.
The choice is particularly hard to make because they all serve very different purposes. (I also have a limited selection of stores where I can buy from, which limits alternate choices and such)
A Kobo reader, but the big one, the "Kobo Elipsa 2e." I have a Kindle, but while it still works well, the 6" is just too small, and I want to get out of Amazon's clutches as much as possible. I'm thinking about the Elipsa 2e because with its 10" and note taking abilities (that seem good) I thought I could use it to write things too.
But is it convenient to write full texts with it, not just a few notes?
And as it's bigger than your usual e-reader, I assume it's heavier too, so maybe not that convenient to read away from a desk.
An Onyx Boox Tab Ultra C.
It's basically an e-reader too, but it runs on Android, which means it's basically a tablet with an e-ink screen. It's in color!
What's great about it is its flexibility (as it's some sort of tablet, so for example, I can download some apps, I can even directly access my Kindle books on it, etc.)
But because it's some sort of tablet, it doesn't have the simplicity of clicking two buttons to buy a new book.
Also, I'm not too familiar with the brand and according to Reddit, there is little to no customer service.
A Chromebook.
Once in a while, I do need a laptop in class.
Some are "provided" for teachers like me (the paeons of the university, not the elite who have a much bigger budget than mine) but I hate to use them. They're never updated. I don't know how safe they are (technology-challenged teachers sometimes use them in nasty ways, putting their USB keys into the computer holes without protection and such - alright, that sounded dirtier than I intended it to be), and such. So yeah, I'd rather have mine.
I don't really want a Chromebook, but I can't afford a decent laptop with that budget. Now, as the usage I'll do with it may be limited, maybe I could just get a simple laptop. I thought about a surface, they're crazy expensive of course, but I found one called Surface Go 3 that falls within my budget, but the reviews are not too great.
So my question is, if any of y'all had experience with the three types of devices, and could tell me what they think about them?
Onyx, a new programming language powered by WebAssembly (wasmer.io)
Learn about Onyx, a new imperative programming language that leverages WebAssembly and Wasmer for seamless cross-platform support