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SinTan1729

@ SinTan1729 @programming.dev

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  • Issues booting after trying to install nvidia drivers

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  • I agree with the other comments saying that you don't really need secure boot. But if you're like me, you might be tempted to get it to work anyway. In that case, here's a (hopefully) useful link.

  • affine foss alternative to notion

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  • I like'em projective, but that's just me.

  • What FOSS projects do y'all donate to?

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  • I try to donate to a couple of projects every month. I just use too many FOSS projects to commit to only a few and donate regularly. So, it keeps changing. Some recurring ones are FFmpeg, KDE, Signal, Jellyfin, CoMaps, and Wireguard.

  • Is there a way to get Vim-style modal editing in a Linux pager?

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  • This, but I use bat since it seems to be faster for this.

    Edit: I should clarify that I only use bat as the MANPAGER, since bat uses less under the hood for paging anyway. But with support for a built-in pager in the new release, perhaps it makes sense to set it as the PAGER too.

  • just leave some RAM

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  • It literally is. Please get out from under your rock.

  • Docker Alternative: Podman on Linux

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  • I like quadlets, but I wish podlet could handle translating external networks. Right now, it just fails, and needs manual intervention. Also, afaik, there's no way to preserve comments when translating.

    For me, it's the opposite. I vastly prefer the compose syntax. In general, I guess I prefer yaml based syntax to toml or json based ones. It's just more readable due to the indentation.

  • Why do some people hate Manjaro?

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  • And they have a great community too. I especially like their off-topic threads e.g. the photography and music ones.

  • Only for reading, easily available in EU, low budget: which e-ink device/distro?

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  • IIRC, no. But I'm not sure, it's been a couple of years.

  • Best way to use Onedrive?

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  • Best way to use Onedrive?

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  • If you just wanna use it as a backup, and not access stuff from it directly, it'll be easier to forego rclone_mount and just use rclone directly to backup stuff on a schedule. That's what I do.

  • Only for reading, easily available in EU, low budget: which e-ink device/distro?

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  • I have a Kobo Clara 2 BW, and just keep the Internet off. I use Calibre to transfer files to it.

  • Best way to use Onedrive?

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  • I use rclone to create encrypted backups of some important stuff on OneDrive.

  • Why do some people hate Manjaro?

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  • I mean, you can just install Discover on EndeavourOS if you want.

  • Why do some people hate Manjaro?

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  • Everyone has listed a lot of reasons, and there's also https://manjarno.pages.dev/ which pretty much sums up all the technical reasons.

    I'd just like to add why I switched. I used Manjaro for a couple of years, and suggested it to friends and family for a while. It was fine when it worked. But when it didn't, it was a pain to figure out wtf was wrong. Their forum wasn't helpful, and you can't get help in the Arch forums, because it's just different enough. Also, whenever something broke, their logic was always backwards. Like SSL broke for the 5th time, just roll back your clock guys. It felt like being in an abusive relationship with a distro.

    I finally switched to EndeavourOS some 4 years ago, and it's been very smooth ever since. In fact, I've had a good experience with pretty much every distro that I've used long term (e.g. AlmaLinux, Debian, Fedora, and even Ubuntu), except for Manjaro.

  • Why do some people hate Manjaro?

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  • I like EndeavourOS because it's pretty much vanilla Arch, just with a nice installer. (Although we do now have the archinstall script.) After installation, there's pretty much no difference. Also, I like the logo. I only installed Arch once for the bragging rights lol.

  • Remote Terminal and IDE

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    1. Fish, Alacritty, and Neovim.
    2. I'd recommend using bare metal. Containers only make sense for deployment. Otherwise, they're just extra abstractions.
    3. Yes. https://neovim.io/doc/user/remote.html#_remote-editing But I honestly prefer to ssh into the remote machine and use the Neovim installation there. It's usually more responsive, and nicer to move around several files.

  • A Word on Omarchy

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  • TL;DR: It's shit. It shouldn't even be considered a distro.

    Also, I think the recommendation of Manjaro is outdated. It used to be good maybe 5 years ago. Nowadays, it's better to try EndeavourOS or CachyOS.

  • Which distro for a non-technical windows user?

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  • I've installed Fedora on my sister's laptop, and I barely have to do any maintenance. She's not very technologically minded, but it's been solid nonetheless. I don't use Fedora on my machines, but for someone else, it is what I recommend.

  • A few issues have popped up after switching from GNOME to KDE Plasma, what to do?

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  • As far as I know, KDE's gestures aren't customizable yet. They were introduced about a year ago, and for now, they're linked to specific actions. But, there seem to be efforts to make them customizable.

    For your other issues, they're related to those specific apps. You're more likely to get support if you file an issue in their GitHub/support forum.