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break1146, 2 months ago

I think you don’t have any idea on what modern Linux desktop is doing. For most people, installing any sort of drivers on Linux is something of the past. If you use a beginner’s friendly distro like Linux Mint or PopOS stuff like Nvidea drivers will be taken care of or you’re guided through it. Mint offers Timeshift out of the box and guides you to set it up for easy restores may you break your system one day (or an update does).

In theory, the store has virtually every application your version supports and that you ever want to use. No hunting on the internet etc. With Flatpaks, even dependency issues (however rare nowadays) are essentially a thing of the past. The user doesn’t need to know what that means, they can just click install on their application store as they’re already familiar with on their mobile device.

Doing more “complicated” stuff and breaking it is just simply your fault then. I have worked end user customer support and repair for a few years and shit like that happens all the time on Windows. Very few clean or wholly functional Windows installations I have seen. The UAC just presents you “yes/no” and install whatever the fuck you want. People click yes on everything.

I have a little headphone amp that has always been a huge fight to get to work on Windows with its drivers, but on Linux I later realized, wait, it just worked. Since Windows 10 drivers have been much better on Windows too, credit where it is due.

Linux has made enormous strides the last couple of years of becoming more general user friendly. And it’s only getting better.

Does this mean it’s all roses and happiness? No, of course not. Once a driver doesn’t quite work and you don’t have the Mint driver utility to help you out it’s a bit of a pain. You don’t need the CLI on desktop at all nowadays, but guides on how to do things usually are, because it’s universal. Problem is, the CLI scares people. Linux DEs are not Windows. It’s simply not the same, however much Mint is friendly to it, or Zorin’s efforts, it’s still different. There’s no hardware compatibility guarantees on any system, if you’re not using a Tuxedo, System76 or Framework system. App compatibility and sometimes there’s no app available. Wine and Bottles work pretty well, but that’s a little more advanced.

It’s not a drop-in replacement. That’s just how it is.

In an enterprise and business environment it’s still tricky. For personal use for a user that will happily use a Chromebook, they can use a suitable Linux distro (that’s literally what ChromeOS is btw, it being able to run Android apps was added later, it’s not Android). Yeah, don’t install Arch or god forbid, Gentoo lmao (unless you wanna have a laugh). If they do email, web-browsing, etc, and they are okay with some change, then Mint will most likely serve them pretty well.

Also, Linux runs Chrome just fine? However much it pains me, I can even install Edge right from the store lol.

break1146, 2 months ago

That last sentence made me laugh out loud and it’s spot on. The amount of reverse engineering or getting drivers to work anyway that happens on Linux is already mind boggling.

If the vendor doesn’t care, that’s just what it is.

break1146, 2 months ago

In addition, you can actually launch any application through Steam and just select it to use Proton. I mean your mileage may vary, but it’s worth a try potentially.

break1146, 2 months ago

Calm your tits lol. There’s not no issues with Linux and nobody is claiming that but if you go in expecting Windows don’t even bother trying.

But if you do, I would suggest Linux Mint (Ubuntu or LMDE version, also try the Edge version if you have recent hardware it ships with a newer kernel). PopOS is pretty good if you float more towards Gnome, but their new Cosmic desktop is coming at some point so be aware of that. I would avoid Ubuntu at this point. A lot of people have success with Fedora. Oh and actually OpenSUSE seems to be a good choice for people as well. There is no single point of entry, no, because it’s not a single project. It’s reality however. Goodluck this time around.

break1146, 2 months ago

Doesn’t apt install the snap package on Ubuntu when it’s available anyway? I’d say Mint is probably easier then. Ubuntu has gone a bit off the rails in recent years.

break1146, 2 months ago

I understand what you were trying to say just fine and have responded to all of it. You choosing to ignore it doesn’t make that less so.

break1146, 7 months ago

Doesn’t Firefox support extensions on iOS? I’m on Android and I’m currently using uBlock Origin and Dark Reader. I also use Lemmy through it, seems to work quite well.

break1146, 9 months ago

I love to hear it!!!

break1146, 9 months ago

Aux ports are nice for versatility, even if I was already using wireless earphones. Along with being able to listen to FM right on your phone. It’s features I don’t use often, but occasionally. I wish the USB-C connector had the option with a clip. IR-blasters were useful and much fun. I never even used the actual remote to manage my LED strip.

I never realized notification lights just kind of stopped existing. But I don’t miss them in light of always on displays. Under screen finger print readers is basically a dream come true. Having multiple cameras is nice. OLED screen is an absolute godsend. Overall I’m not unhappy.

break1146, 10 months ago

You’re literally so pretty. This is such a slay. :)

break1146, 10 months ago

Apart from this being completely stupid. Why don’t make dark mode the default mode?

break1146, 10 months ago

Yes, agree. I run Dark Reader so I barely even notice if anything is darkmode or not. But hard agree.

break1146, 10 months ago

Dissociating, executive dysfunction and general existential dispair is a bitch. So yes, to answer your question, staring at a wall indeed. It’s really hard to get in the shower and when I’m there it’s hard to leave. But reading all of this has given me some encouragement. I’m gonna take a shower. :)

break1146, 10 months ago

Block the flow of traffic. Vehicle traffic has predefined rules to deal with this and it happens all the time. Now you’re forcing pedestrians to go onto the road creating a safety hazard. Strollers, like with OP, or disabled people or really you name it are severely disadvantaged by this, just because this person needed a gigantic car thought vehicle traffic was more important than pedestrians.

break1146, 10 months ago

I’m saying one is better than the other, significantly even. But yes, trucks in general are infuriating. They’re more dangerous for other road users in every single way. You can barely see people over the hood. Other road users are not crash compatible and they use up a lot of space and use a lot of fuel. There’s no reason for these to be around other than feeding people’s egos.

break1146, 10 months ago

I audibly laughed, because yes, there is indeed a pill that does that. :)

break1146, 10 months ago

I’m also AMAB, but have recently started to question as well. I’ve been gravitating towards non-binary. There’s not much I generally like that much about being a man. But I don’t also want to be a woman, per se, although I do enjoy some feminine things. I’ve spent my whole live being shoved into boxes I don’t necessarily like being in and now I’m at the point where I want to define for myself, what want and where I stand.

As far as gender expression goes, my best friend has helped me find the courage to try different clothes that express myself more. I’ve gained quite some weight over the years, which has resulted in a lot of body dismorphia, more than I already had. I do want to wear some more feminine clothing, but that does seem to intensify that. And started new medication since those years that partly caused this and I’m too depressed and have too little energy to do much about it. But I’m making small steps.

Apart of feeling shame of what men are generally responsible for in society. This more explains why I’ve always been more or less uncomfortable being a man in any sense of it.

I’m also terrible insecure and really need to find my identity in the broad sense of the word. It’s the only way I’ll be able to find some footing.

I hope you find what you’re looking for. The journey is interested nonetheless.

Oh and the thing about attraction. For me now it’s generally femme-presenting people. There is an encompassing label for it, nb people liking femme-presenting people but I mean nobody knows it and I’d have to look it up haha.

We’ll get there :D.

break1146, 10 months ago

Honestly, whenever something breaks in Windows and there isn’t a quick fix I know or can find easily, I just reinstall. Ultimately you can probably find a fix. But the install process of Windows is pretty painless and fast nowadays. It’s not that hard to get all the programs and settings back, with some exceptions of course. And you know, it’ll probably, keep working.

break1146, 10 months ago

I mean… Breathing doesn’t increase your chance of dying, but not doing it will guarantee it. If you smoke, there is a good chance you will die from a horrible disease. That’s the reality of it. With one cigarettes a day, smoking more will increase that chance.

break1146, 10 months ago

I mean, but they being used a singular has been a thing outside of people using different pronouns and this issue being pronounced (lol). You can also refer to multiple people and so can the Dutch formal equivalent of “u”.

There’s lots of instances of things in language cussing slight confused, but they’re usually not hard to overcome.

Maybe say “they went with that group”. Or just the person’s name. If I don’t know the person, I might make a little description of them, like “oh yeah, the cool person we just met with blue hair”.

Pronouns and generally gendered or gender neutral language like that is a little bit confusing in Dutch (outside the ‘traditional’ binary genders). It all works a lot nicer in English, but maybe that’s because I’m more familiar with everything in English and I speak it more. But in Dutch I’ll generally rephrase altogether and avoid it.

I’m sometimes confused how to fit neopronouns into my grammer. But honestly just doing it and fixing it when messing up seems to work okay. I do like neopronouns. All words are made up, why not make your own?