I'm on Fedora. Gradually trying to get switched over from windows (though too many showstoppers currently to switch to Linux for my main workstation). Using it on an old laptop, and quite like it even though integration with many of the accounts/services I need has been rough. Gnome has come a VERY long way here, though it's easiest if you accept the gnome 'way'.
Is there a list of 'KO workers'? I didn't see what I needed mentioned on the KDE site, but I'm sure I probably missed something.
Excellent - I was not aware!
Perhaps. We probably could have sealed things better in jars, but it sure was a big and disconcerting mess.
I tend to like Debian-based. It's just more familiar for me. Ubuntu has been nice because it seems to add in a few of the quality of life defaults I'd have done manually in Debian (things like aliases in bash, sudoers memberships, 3rd party repos, etc). Easily done in Debian, but slows down initial setup...
I ran CentOS for a while, but I feel life's too short to learn yet another package management system! (not that is hard, I just have finite brain cells...) 🙂
Exactly. The best solution is one that is simple, covers almost all scenarios and generally doesn't require rethinking when new things come along.
I do wish the Apple stuff played a bit more nicely - my wife uses it and it's honestly the biggest headache of the design.
The LibreOffice stuff generally has a workaround, even if frustrating. Most general use stuff on Linux is fine (again, not without pain wrt interoperability with my other systems).
My issue with Linux is the stuff that just doesn't run at all (software and HW). For niche stuff, you can occasionally find a halfway implemented bridge utility made by a well-meaning (and brilliant!) enthusiast, but, in my cases, it either doesn't work or is too glitchy to be anything more than a effort to see if I can get it to run as opposed to doing the task I set out to do originally. Add to that the fact that your (paid) software and HW is explicitly unsupported and at best at a "you're on your own" status, and it becomes a high risk proposition.
Make no mistake - trying to get stuff to work is fun in and of itself. I use Linux. It's fun. It's breathed fresh life into old machines. It was my daily driver for years. Etc.
Ultimately, I really, really wish more proprietary software and associated HW supported Linux. I'm happy to pay for stuff I need/want that is outside of the FOSS world. But until devs of commercial products recognize the value of investing in Linux, it's a game of whackamole.
In meantime, I still try to get my stuff to work on Linux. It's a much better OS, but to successfully run the stuff I need I am confined to Windows (with WSL) - unfortunately.
Thank you!
Yes - it certainly is weaker than the desktop (classic) LR, but it matches the mobile app quite well (and syncs to the desktop). This is the secret sauce. I can do simple smartphone pics, edit them and they will merge with main catalog. I can further refine on desktop (or vice versa) and it all syncs, and my originals stay with the desktop (the further backed up via whatever mechanism I want).
I applaud the idea of interoperability for the FOSS applications, but pulling this particular feat (the use case I describe above) off is non-trivial and requires enterprise level architecture and coordination. It's a very different type of challenge than making a great non-destructive editor with local organization. I don't mind paying for this sort of thing, but I wish it was officially offered in Linux-land. Wine is great (if it works) but it injects a substantial risk of breaking as applications get updated.
Would love to run Linux everywhere, but there needs to be official support from some key companies for that to happen. It's a difficult thing for them to justify (rightly or wrongly). I don't think open-source alone will solve things. Unfortunately...
Oh well - I got off topic here. But I was toying with trying another switch to Linux just this weekend and this is front of mind...
I like Nova Launcher. Compact. Flexible. Consistent interface regardless of what craziness Samsung tries to impose. Good gesture customization. Don't need to learn anything new.
I really like the UI with Liftoff. I switch back and forth with Connect because Connect has a bit more functionality though for things like trending communities. I also prefer the swipe from the left menu.
Absolutely makes sense. If lemmy is going to have any truly large communities though, investment in infrastructure/ops as well as function/moderation will be absolutely needed. (It's an 'if', of course)
Time will tell how the community will want to lead it.
Thanks - I will do so! That would not have occurred to me.