@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.
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.
Ah, right, now I remember why I hooked up one of my monitors to my onboard graphics...
Because, despite the fact that my graphics card has 6 ports, it has a limit on 4 outputs for no apparent reason.
Linux doesn't seem to like outputting through both the onboard and PCI graphics simultaneously, but since the odd monitor out is a TV, I'm thinking maybe I can find a way to cast media to it without it counting as a proper monitor...
PSA: if you park in front of the restaurant, blocking traffic, instead of using a parking space 15 feet further away, and you don't have a debilitating condition requiring you to do so, you're officially a bad person.
One of the saddest parts about trying to use #Linux is the number of replies to people seeking help for common problems that expressly say "Just rebuild everything".
On the other hand, the company blowing $50B on something that only creates additional liabilities means I'm that much more likely to be able to exercise my put options.
Okay, now that I finally got it to install and I'm playing for some time, my assessment of #Fedora#Linux is, quite simply:
It's great, when it works.
Now, let's put Linux's famous configurability to the test by trying to get my unique weirdo keyboard layout to work properly (I use Programmer Dvorak, but I like it to revert to QWERTY when I hold the Ctrl key to make ergonomic choices for shortcuts (think, ctrl+z through ctrl+v) still work.)
It's crazy that the entire drive to make "slimmer" rather than "sturdier" devices can probably be traced back to fashion designers refusing to give women reasonable pockets.
The fact that he still wouldn't have complete financial disclosure if it weren't for investigative journalists' work is, on its own, enough reason to impeach and replace him.
You can't allow blatant corruption to go unpunished in the highest offices of the land and still expect people to believe in the system. This kind of thing is just begging for revolution or civil war.
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I discovered today that there are additives you can buy and pour into your car's gas tank to make the exhaust smell good, with flavors like berries and citrus.
I kinda have to agree with Putin here. Russia is getting its ass kicked by farmers on tractors. Why would they want to pit their woefully inadequate military against the vastly superior NATO forces? That would be crazy.
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