boredsquirrel

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boredsquirrel, (edited )

Literally yes

This was pretty informative and shocking.

And then Chris Titus made this video

They literally record everything you do, at least if it is a “Copilot plus” PC with a “neural engine”.

boredsquirrel,

I hope the update to 24.04 works well

boredsquirrel,

Yeah I didnt haha, thats why I mentioned that.

If you do, I made a post about how to circumvent it manually.

boredsquirrel,

I currently use Celluloid and really like it.

It is minimal and the flatpak is great

  • portal support
  • mpv config and input.conf support
  • wayland & pipewire support

But I would like to try the KDE equivalent.

Btw, what is up to gstreamer vs. MPV vs. ffmpeg ? I dont get the difference.

boredsquirrel,

ChatGPT 4 response### GStreamer **Overview:**GStreamer is a multimedia framework designed to build a wide variety of media-handling components, including simple audio playback, audio and video playback, recording, streaming, and editing. Key Features:- Modular Design: Uses a pipeline-based architecture where data flows through a sequence of elements (plugins). - Cross-Platform: Works on various operating systems like Linux, Windows, macOS, and more. - Extensible: Supports a wide range of media formats and codecs via plugins. - Use Cases: Often used in applications that need complex media processing, such as video editors, streaming servers, and media players. Strengths:- Highly flexible and extensible. - Suitable for custom multimedia applications and complex media processing tasks. Weaknesses:- Can be complex to set up and use for simple tasks. ### Libav **Overview:**Libav is a multimedia library that was forked from FFmpeg in 2011. It provides tools and libraries to handle multimedia data. Key Features:- Libraries: Includes libavcodec, libavformat, libavfilter, and others for encoding, decoding, filtering, and playing audio and video. - Command-Line Tools: Similar to FFmpeg, Libav offers command-line tools for media manipulation. - Cross-Platform: Works on multiple operating systems. Strengths:- Robust libraries for developers needing to work with multimedia data. - Active development and support. Weaknesses:- Can be confusing due to its similarities and differences with FFmpeg. ### FFmpeg **Overview:**FFmpeg is a comprehensive multimedia framework capable of decoding, encoding, transcoding, muxing, demuxing, streaming, filtering, and playing virtually anything that humans and machines have created. Key Features:- Wide Codec Support: Supports a vast array of codecs. - Command-Line Tools: Powerful and versatile tools like ffmpeg for converting, streaming, and playing media. - Libraries: Provides libraries such as libavcodec, libavformat, and libavutil. Strengths:- Extremely versatile and powerful. - Broad community support and extensive documentation. Weaknesses:- Can be complex to use for beginners. - The command-line interface may be intimidating for new users. ### MPV **Overview:**MPV is a media player based on MPlayer and mplayer2. It supports a wide variety of video and audio file formats, subtitle types, and streaming protocols. Key Features:- High-Quality Video Output: Supports hardware acceleration and advanced video scaling. - Scripting and Configurability: Can be extensively customized with scripts and configuration files. - Minimalistic UI: Focuses on a simple and efficient user interface. Strengths:- High performance with minimal system resources. - Strong support for advanced video playback features. Weaknesses:- Lacks a traditional graphical user interface (GUI) which might be a downside for some users. ### VLC **Overview:**VLC is a free and open-source cross-platform multimedia player that plays most multimedia files, as well as DVDs, audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. Key Features:- Versatility: Supports almost every video and audio format. - User-Friendly: Has a simple and intuitive GUI. - Streaming Capabilities: Can stream media over networks and transcode multimedia files. Strengths:- Easy to use with a graphical interface. - Highly portable and cross-platform. - Extensive feature set with built-in codecs. Weaknesses:- Sometimes considered less performant compared to dedicated players like MPV. - GUI may be considered too basic for advanced users. ### Comparison Summary - GStreamer: Best for complex media processing applications with a need for custom pipelines. - Libav: Focused on providing robust libraries for multimedia handling, similar to FFmpeg. - FFmpeg: Extremely versatile and powerful for a wide range of multimedia tasks, with strong community support. - MPV: High-performance media player with advanced playback features but minimalistic UI. - VLC: User-friendly, versatile media player with broad format support and streaming capabilities.

So basically they all do the same stuff. I dont get it.

boredsquirrel,

But you can also use ffmpeg to play videos, through ffplay. Which might use gstreamer under the hood or not?

boredsquirrel,

Great! Used it extensively a while ago, works great and the GTK4 port is really useful

boredsquirrel,

Better wayland support, better icons, and idk what else

Also better performance through GPU acceleration

boredsquirrel,

Geht es hier um Flüchtenden-Schleuser? Oder wird das Wort noch irgendwo verwendet?

Alternatives to xfce power manager

I’ve been using i3 for a while now, but the xfce power manager doesn’t work outside the desktop environment, is there any alternative you can recommend? It doesn’t matter if it is a terminal based or graphical interface program, I just need something that can suspend the computer after a certain time or lock it when the...

boredsquirrel,

Also adding auto-cpufreq, ryzenadj, tuned.

But this depends on your CPU used.

TLP is good, tuned may be better?

TLP has a common USB lost issue, that is mitigated by disabling USB-autosuspend in the config. TLP config is found here

And if you need a tool for warning about AC disconnect, you can use a systemd service.


<span style="color:#323232;">cat > /usr/local/bin/check_ac.sh <<EOF
</span><span style="color:#323232;">#!/bin/bash
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">while true; do
</span><span style="color:#323232;">    if [[ "$(cat /sys/class/power_supply/AC/online)" -eq 0 ]]; then
</span><span style="color:#323232;">        notify-send -t 20 -a "Power" "AC Disconnected"
</span><span style="color:#323232;">    fi
</span><span style="color:#323232;">		sleep 20
</span><span style="color:#323232;">done
</span><span style="color:#323232;">EOF
</span>


<span style="color:#323232;">chmod +x /usr/local/bin/check_ac.sh
</span>


<span style="color:#323232;">cat > /etc/systemd/user/ac-warning.service <<EOF
</span><span style="color:#323232;">[Unit]
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Description=Monitor AC State and Notify
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">[Service]
</span><span style="color:#323232;">ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/check_ac.sh
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Restart=always
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">[Install]
</span><span style="color:#323232;">WantedBy=graphical.target
</span><span style="color:#323232;">EOF
</span>


<span style="color:#323232;">systemctl --user daemon-reload
</span><span style="color:#323232;">systemctl --user enable --now ac-warning.service
</span>
kde, to kde
@kde@floss.social avatar

If you don't use Bing with Edge, Microsoft will tell you your computer needs repairing.

https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/windows-operating-systems/microsoft-now-says-your-pc-is-in-need-of-repair-if-youre-not-using-bing-with-edge

They are not wrong.

To mend your machine:

  1. Ditch Windows
  2. Install Plasma
  3. Your computer is ready.

https://kde.org/plasma-desktop/

@kde

A laptop running the laters version of Plasma, Plasma 6.

boredsquirrel,

Fedora Kinoite, get a Breeze of the future!

boredsquirrel,

That was already a sharper version I could find, and I edited it to increase readability via sharpening and decreasing grain

boredsquirrel,

This should be an easy fix. The initial position of the cursor is defined in the apps to my knowledge.

Please report a bug for this component on KDE Bugzilla:

Bugs.kde.org

You should be able to find the component.

boredsquirrel,

Buy premium /s

boredsquirrel,

https://slrpnk.net/pictrs/image/85466ac1-9c7b-428a-8788-e5e83c8f48ab.webp


<span style="color:#323232;">! 2024-05-18 https://acoup.blog
</span><span style="color:#323232;">acoup.blog##.darkmode-toggle
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boredsquirrel,

What who would downvote this I literally gave the solution.

boredsquirrel,

True, interesting.

I use “dark background and light text” where this doesnt appear

boredsquirrel,

True its still in the repo, I thought it was only on COPR.

Dont know GPU names but well, that is the issue when using Fedora and not SteamOS, where they test everything before shipping it.

boredsquirrel,

Nice, thanks for the info!

Yes but I mean Steam may test many games with this specific setup. Fedora is a way better base in general, if you leave out the issues with external repos (mainly openh264, rpmfusion is maintained by fedora people, 100%)

boredsquirrel,

Very true. I am also very critical of any form of “stable packages”. Firefox ESR the LTS kernel are the only exception but if SteamOS doesnt use the LTS kernel then wtf are they doing?

I honestly dont care about gaming :D I waste way too much time away from touching grass anyways.

But I hope they backport all security fixes anyways, as the SteamDeck is now one of the most predictable Linux botnet-targets out there.

there are always uBlue images like Bazzite, Bluefin, and Aurora that fix that.

Yes I know and use uBlue since basically it came out :D awesome project

But I specifically mean the packaging delays. There are sometimes sync issues with drivers, like this recent one with no free stuff that is used alongside the normal stuff.

And with Cisco-openh264 they cant to anything, Cisco ships the packages which is legally binding, and there are issues sometimes.

But Fedora is doing a great job, and the fact that rpmfusion exists alone is pretty hillarious. These are obviously Fedora people maintaining the stuff in secret, in a country where patent laws are not enforced (but are also in place afaik).

It’s actually improved my experience on my laptop significantly

I guess so too? I dont know, Fedora Kinoite (whatever small derivative, currently ublue kinoite-main, soon aurora) works just really well.

You are at the bleeding edge, but I often find bugs that are simply there and need to be fixed. Once KDE Plasma 6 is on some LTS release like CentOS Stream, I may think about switching.

But until then, Fedora is just really good.

boredsquirrel,

I use celluloid flatpak which has native wayland and pipewire support. Its an MPV GUI.

But browsers should be installed as an RPM, because Flatpak uses the same seccomp filter for all apps. That isnt even really secure, but prevents browsers from spawning user namespace sandboxes. Which means they have very little process isolation.

boredsquirrel,

It is strange for sure. I agree.

boredsquirrel,

I looked but couldnt find it.

Tbh I like some of the more modern things, and they are for sure easier to unify. When theming like that, you also need a GTK3 theme, a GTK4 color scheme, a firefox theme etc.

And many of these toolkits dont support big themes anymore, just swapping colors.

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