piracysails

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piracysails, (edited )

Steam is immutable (you cannot change the system, think something like Android) you download apps that have somewhat isolation with the flatpak format which is open source.

On normal systems the packages are installed through a package manager from repos that the OS is hosting, usually. Most people prefer this way as flatpaks may not have all the necessary rights to run the apps completely as expected out of the box. (Firefox did not stop the screen from going to sleep for me when I was watching videos and permission changes made the app unable to start.) That was my experience.

There is also snap which pretty much gets all the hate in the world and the only good think that I have heard about is the seamless installation and updates for nextcloud. IIRC the server is not open source and is linked to canonical.

Also, they made the Firefox packages only available as snap on Ubuntu which you cannot expect anyone to like since they also removed the choice. (Apt install Firefox which is the package manager still installed the snap package)

The proton app, I supposed, it’s not trusted because it is not published on flathub.org by proton themselves. Which is fair to assume something like that, but the app is widely used so one can assume that is safe. I however, like to stay on the safe side.

On steam OS it would be best to install apps from the default source to avoid any issues. Also note, that VPNs may not be welcome on some online games.

That is it from me. Please note that I am just a casual user and an internet stranger, take any advise regarding your OS with a grain of salt. Especially if someone suggests to run commands on the terminal. :)

piracysails,

We can’t even use the devices we own as we please nowadays…

piracysails,

Cloud’s deleted folder enters the chat.

Firefox version 126 introduces search data telemetry collection and enhanced copy without site tracking option (blog.mozilla.org)

With the latest version of Firefox for U.S. desktop users, we’re introducing a new way to measure search activity broken down into high level categories. This measure is not linked with specific individuals and is further anonymized using a technology called OHTTP to ensure it can’t be connected with user IP addresses....

piracysails,

Can be easily disabled.

Also, forks.

piracysails,

I mean, true, but settings will not be reset after an update.

piracysails,

Slower than Windows? No hate, that is impressive. What are you running?

piracysails,

Ah I see, yes, probably…

piracysails, (edited )

employees

choice

That does not sound corporate enough.

piracysails,

I think that minimum wage being a livable salary, is less complicated.

piracysails,

I don’t even know what that is and I want to thank them for the project…

piracysails,

Wait, you actually did what I said?! This is atrocious.

piracysails,

If you by any chance use mullvad, you could try Leta.

PS. It’s proxied google results.

piracysails,

Both open source, doesn’t matter. Choose what you like.

piracysails,

To my understanding some prefer MPV because it’s just a video player and that is it. I prefer it for phone use.

VLC I think is way too feature for a video player, for some. I use that on my laptop.

piracysails,

I use that as well. I doubt they proxy but I am not sure.

If you use a VPN of course, you are good.

piracysails,

Try the mullvad browser as well, it’s scoring amazingly in fingerprinting tests.

piracysails,

Make sure to set the DNS over HTTPS on default since you use mullvad. :)

You can also use Leta, which proxies google search results through mullvad.

This setup is great.

piracysails,

In case you were waiting, breezy weather is now on F-droid too.

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