[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago

What's the term when a country has a brain drain but caused by itself?

[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

TL;DR: Try installing some on virtual box, by all means try Linux mint cinnamon but also try Ubuntu and Fedora KDE.

Linux has some jargon and since you want to learn I'll give you a quick rundown of how a variation of Linux is composed.

"Kernel" is what makes Linux Linux. It's a way of interacting with the hardware.

A "distribution" or "distro" is a one of the many flavors of Linux.

They are usually "based" on a common foundation like Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, Nix and whatever. These also work like an onion where Mint is based on Ubuntu which in turn is based on Debian, all of which use some version of the Linux kernel.

A that's just a base will just get you a terminal (also called a shell or console) and is very useful to make a server for example.

What most people think of as an OS is the user interface (i.e. clickable shit). The terminology in Linux for that is "desktop environment" (DE).

You'll see a lot of distributions mix and watch between a base and a desktop environment such as Fedora with KDE, Ubuntu (Ubuntu with Gnome), Kubuntu (Ubuntu with KDE), Bazzite (Fedora silverblue base with either gnome, KDE or deck DE).

You mentioned Cinnamon. Cinnamon is a desktop environment for Mint so a Linux Mint Cinnamon contains the code of the following:

Linux kernel, Debian, Ubuntu and Mint as a base and Cinnamon to interact with it by using a mouse and keyboard.

There are currently three bases that are really popular right now, Ubuntu, Fedora and Arch. In the DE there are currently two that are most advanced, namely KDE and Gnome but Cinnamon is not far behind.

In all honestly, none of this matters all too much, just install a couple of popular distros on a virtual machine like Virtual Bok and do a vibe check.

Take a couple of these, install some programs and fuck around with the settings for a bit, install themes and whatever or watch a quick YouTube video on it:

  • Ubuntu (gets hate for being corporate but is solid, uses Gnome)
  • Linux mint Cinnamon
  • Fedora KDE
  • EndavourOS (an arch based distro that's supposedly easy, haven't tried it)
  • Bazzite (weird way to install programs through the package manager but hard to fuck up beyond repair)
  • Something with the Xfce DE just to see the "lightweight" look.
[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

How about "Title.Up.To.20.Characters.Name.Lastname.et.al.id123523432.pdf

[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Factorio is crack, the space age expansion also is great.

[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Spain even got an opt-out lol

[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Mark Rutte used to be the Dutch PM and his part in NATO is to advance the collective security of Europe, now by keeping the US on board. It's a something for nothing.

The 5% is not binding, it's just words on a paper, not even the US spends 5%.

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[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 94 points 1 year ago

There are downsides to nuclear these days. Incredibly high cost with a massive delay before they're functioning. Solar + wind + pumped hydro + district heating is where it's at in 2024.

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I'm born in 1992 so this game is a bit before my time. I started playing it and got completely hooked. It's an absolutely fantastic game that would still hold up as a quality indie game today.

Music is amazing. Characters and character development is amazing. Story is very good. Combat is genuinely fun instead of feeling like a chore that cuts you off from the game. Art style is amazing.

I was surprised how much quality they could fit onto the SNES back it the day, it's a really good game and everyone with a potato can ploy it.

Pro tip: Remasters have some UI unpleasantness so it's best to stick to SNES emu version. I tried the Android and they used some native android font that ruined the immersion a bit. There's also a tight running section that's particularly unsuited for the mobile version. SNES is best, as originally intended.

[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 106 points 1 year ago

FF is doing great. All the have to do now is the Steam strategy. Do nothing and wait for the competition to fuck themselves over.

[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 127 points 1 year ago

Clickbait for autistic people

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by olafurp@lemmy.world to c/xiaomi@lemdro.id

Does anybody else experience that Android activities get destroyed and rebuilt all the time when switching between apps?

Browser page gets reloaded and form values disappear.

Authorising a payment in different app can make the payment fail.

General bad experience when multitasking 3 apps and swapping between.

(I'm on Redmi Note 12 with HyperOS)

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submitted 1 year ago by olafurp@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I've been wondering how many Linux users are being listed as unknown by statcounter out of curiosity. There has been a big global bump "Unknown".

Obvious ones are UserAgent spoofers Vpn users but I feel like that's pretty niche. I'm wondering if SteamOS, Endeavour and BSD show up as Unknown. Furthermore, will just all non-Ubuntu based OS?

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by olafurp@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I'm looking for a specific distro to handle some tasks.

I got a second hand rig with Nvidia GTX 1050 that I want to use as a home server. I wanted to use HoloISO but it doesn't support nvidia. If someone says "do it anyway, it's fine" I'll install it though.

The idea is to support a Jellyfin server and Steam Link gaming but steam is not big on Nvidia so it's hard to narrow down "black screen" issues etc. I'm also planning to manage it via VNC and SSH.

I'm familiar with Ubuntu based systems since I develop software on Ubuntu based KDE distro but never had a graphics card.

So it boils down to:

  • Ease of setup including nvidia drivers
  • Ease of update via command line (I'm not going to download nvidia drivers from their website to update proprietary drivers)
  • Graphics performance
  • Prefer Ubuntu based

I'm up for Gnome, Xface, Cinnamon, KDE or whatever DE.

Edit: Changed title to better reflect requirements and not have misleading "headless" and "server" in it

[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 112 points 2 years ago

At some point in the future Linux will support more windows applications than windows

[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 261 points 2 years ago

I forked an opensource project to add a couple features for my wife. 😊

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