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Team Monsanto's Lead Junior Red Dawn war re-enactor/co-ordinator for Anniston, Alabama

  • stillOS 10(.1) is released

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  • This seems pretty similar to what universal blue releases are doing, which is cool. Basically fedora atomic, but using new bootc tooling so a small team can more easily manage a project like this. The custom gui for config options and the addition of SWAI seem neat.

    The custom app center thing seems kind of redundant because there are quite a few app stores out there already, but I think the intention is to use that to curate and steer people towards native gnome apps and discourage kde apps so the UI is consistent. You should be able to "unlock" the ability to use kde apps, but by default it keeps you in the gnome ecosystem.

    If this proves to be stable, it would be a good option for new users or people who don't want to dive into messing with the system layer. Like Bazzite, Bluefin, or Aurora. It will also have the same benefits/limitations as those.

    Looks interesting! I know a lot of people hate the idea of the fedora atomic model, and there are a few issues that need worked out for certain use cases, but i've been on Bluefin for a year and it's been a great experience overall.

  • Why is Debian always left out of the distro recommendations?

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  • Outside of security patches there probably won't be the latest version of apps available, so the software you use can be out of date and you will have to wiat for new features that have been implemented. Flatpak mostly solves this for gui user-level apps, but it's not set up by default and can require tinkering with permissions to fix some issues.

    If you have new hardware it might not work well with the kernel that comes installed, but you can enable backports and get a newer one.

    Practically half the linux exo-system is built on top of debian, so you can get a different distro built on debian but with better default experience or custom guis for certain tasks like managing drivers, so people you can save time and not have to dive into terminal commands following how-to guides for various things.

  • Coworker wants to try Linux with gaming, Bazzite or Mint?

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  • I really like Bazzite and the universal blue project (Bluefin and Aurora) in general. It is the fastest way to get a stable, usable linux installation with a bunch of QoL tweaks without having to follow a "here's top 10 things to do" guide after install. Starting from a stable install is the best way to get used to linux, imo. If you are coming from windows or a mac and the system borks itself or throws up wierd errors during installation or an update, or you have to follow a bunch of guides inputting commands you are unfamiliar with to get basic funcionality working, you aren't going to trust the system enough to switch over to full time. A stable, well functioning system upon install is essential for new users.

    It is very possible to do development work, however you will most likely need to be familiar, or willing to become familiar with, a containerized work flow. This is probably a good practice to get into regardless of distro you use. Bluefin/Aurora are specifically is targetted towards developers.

    As far as packages go, you use bazaar for flatpak/gui apps, brew for CLI apps, distrobox for any random program from a different distro you might need, and podman for docker images. Layering is a last resort and should be reserved for apps that need to interact on a system level, most often VPNs with custom installers and some password managers.

    Flatpak will be set up on install with decent defaults, so permission issues are less of an issue. Distrobox is also set up and easy to dive into if needed. Setting it up this way seperates user apps and system apps and makes the install much less prone to breaking un updates. It also updates in the system and flatpaks/brew apps in background without bothering the user, you just need to restart the machine every once in a while to upgrade to the next version, although this behavior can be modified with a simple terminal command.

    Relying on flatpaks/brew means those apps will be up to date and you don't have to wait sometimes months for the distro to get an upgrade, which can happen with non-rolling release distros. Since they are all fedora based, the system will be fairly up to date while not bleeding edge like a rolling release distro, so it is rare to experience kernel regressions or those types of issues.

    The default file system is btrfs with seperate system and home partitions, and it's set up to be able to roll back to a previous version from the grub menu if an update causes a problem. This is possible with other distros, but can take quite a bit of effort. I've done it in debian before and it was not intuitive, and if something went wrong after following the guide I followed, I would have no idea how to fix it and would just have to nuke the isntall and start over.

    The main difference between the universal blue releases is that Bazzite has steam installed at the system level, and has Gnome, KDE, or KDE plus Steam Bigpicture modes available. Bluefin is Gnome focused, and Aurora is KDE focused, but steam is only available as a flatpak. It is easy to swtich between each release with a simple terminal command and there is almost no risk to your user files when you do so. It just swaps out the system layer and leaves your user partition alone.

    This set up will not be limiting or cause problems unless you are wanting to explore different window managers or desktop environments outside of KDE or Gnome, or have an obscure device that the bazzite maintaners haven't installed support for, or have to use a vpn with a custom installer that needs system access, or use a password manager that isn't configured well in flatpak.

  • Attempting to enable flathub through command line on Fedora Silverblue fresh install [RESOLVED]

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  • As far as I understand it, the immutable fedora-based distros want as much as possible to be installed at the user level. Layering things onto the system should be reserved for things that need system level access to work properly, like maybe a driver or something like that, which might not have been included.

    It's a better practice for stability and security.

  • Bazzite has seen a massive jolt in growth over the holiday season, surpassing 50k active users. The Fedora Atomic image has gained 38.8k users total in 2025 since it began counting in April 🥳

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  • The universal blue distros are the fastest I've been able to have a usable computer up and running and doing what I want it to do. They are fantastic.

    There are no official cosmic variants anymore, but there are things like Origami that you can rebase to, if you want to try. Can't vouch for their stability, but it's an option. If support is dropped you can rebase back to regular bazzite. Rebasing is easy and pretty safe, it basically acts like an update and switches out the system files, but you should back up your config files just in case the different DE's don't play nice with each others config settings. From what ublue developers have said this can cause problems or annoyances.

    Or you could develop your own derivitive with bluebuild or something. I'm not sure how involved that requires you to be, but it's probably easier than learning nixos.

  • LOW-maintenance distro solely for VPN hosting?

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  • Looking for a Desktop Environment recommendation for my Mother's new 2-1 laptop.

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  • You can make gnome more or less like mac with a few extensions, which works well in my experience. Extensions like apps menu, places indicator and dash to dock (or dash to panel) are useful.

    You can make kde more or less like mac by sorting through a very comprehensive configuration gui, which is great for people who want it but not necessarily new users.

  • New user, new computer, issues with GPU

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  • Is it this issue? - https://github.com/ublue-os/bazzite/issues/2344

    Someone fixed a similar issue by setting their display color accuracy to "Prefer Efficency" instead of "Prefer Accuracy"

    you can boot ostree:1 change the setting, run sudo ostree admin pin 1 then rebase back to testing (not reboot to ostree:0) that should hopefully work around it

  • Fedora Atomic is the bomb

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  • The ublue releases (bazzite/bluefin/aurora) are tweaked to be set up and ready to go with minimal or no set up. You can switch between ublue and the normal fedora atomic distros, or even user customized variants, from what I understand. The root system will change, but anything installed under your user account will stay the same. The only problem that might occur between switching is that different desktop environments might overwrite some settings and cause problems that way. You would want a way to backup your config files just in case if you do a lot of switching.

    This also means you can't install multiple desktop environments side by side. Like if you wanted to choose between kde,gnome,xfce at the log in screen, it's not possible under the atmoic distros. When i've done that on regular distros it would always result in a mess, and getting rid of a DE meant a lot of orphaned programs I didn't want, so I avoid doing that, but this is a potential downside to the atomic distros. You would have to rebase and redownload stuff every time you switch DE.

    Otherwise they are rock solid and basically designed to get you up and running as fast as possible, and be as stable as possible with seamless background updates. I'm running bluefin, and it's the most user friendly and smooth experience on linux i've ever had.

  • Distro for a new user

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  • I just switched to a ublue distro (bluefin) and think it's great. These are designed from the ground up to be an "install it for a family member or friend and never have to touch it again" experience. They are based on Fedora. Bluefin has been the most trouble-free install of linux I've ever tried. I can't say enough good things about it.

    I would go with Aurora (essentially bluefin but with KDE instead of Gnome), unless they do a lot of gaming, in which case Bazzite-kde would probably work best (bazzite is more up-to-date which can mean more instability).

    These are set up to use flatpak with a software center, so all gui apps can be installed from there and is similar to windows. It updates everything automatically in the background and only requires rebooting whenever you want to switch to the updated system. Also the immutable nature makes it hard to break, but if something does go wrong it makes it easy to roll back to the previous working install. There are also GTS versions of bluefin and aurora available, which are pinned to more stable releases so there's even less chance of breakage.

    Live USB installs aren't stable yet so that might be an issue if you want to make sure hardware works before install, but you can install to a usb harddrive and boot off of that to check it out that way.

  • Fedora Atomic is the bomb

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  • I've been running bluefin for about a week and I agree. One of the best things about these different distros is they install and configure a lot of things for you. Bluefin installs with flatpak, homebrew, distrobox, podman/docker, devcontainers configured and running on install, good peripheral support, good desktop tweaks, and sensible but easily removable default apps. Bazzite does something similar for gaming installs. It's great. If there are common apps or configs that their users want they try to implement it and get it set up and running on install, if possible. The most friction free linux install I've ever had.

  • New Funniest Election Outcome

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  • And trump wins with a minority of votes due to faithless electors.

  • The Spaghetti Zone

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    Bulletins and News Discussion from October 14th to October 20th, 2024 - Paper Tigers

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  • That used to be called terrorism, but I guess the definition changed to "when our enemies do stuff"

  • Fuck you Bernie

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  • They did that with covid deaths in the US, too

  • Fuck you Bernie

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  • 120,000 is the low estimate

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    Bulletins and News Discussion from October 14th to October 20th, 2024 - Paper Tigers

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  • I guess they just really really want to genocide and ethnically cleanse palestinians.

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    Bulletins and News Discussion from October 14th to October 20th, 2024 - Paper Tigers

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  • Democrats suspect Netanyahu attempting to tilt Trump-Harris race.

    Democrats increasingly suspect Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to interfere in U.S. domestic politics by ignoring President Biden’s calls to negotiate a peace deal in Gaza and by confronting Hezbollah and Iran weeks before the U.S. election.

    The fate of the free world lies in the hands of the these fucking people. Most important election of our lifetime. Not impressed? Well guess who else is on board: Dick Cheney!

    This had to be kayfabe, right? How could they not know this from the start? Can they actually be this guillible?

  • Is this stuff parody? I legitimately cannot tell anymore.

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  • Probably 99% of what you see online is homegrown. Russia sucks and I'm sure they are adding fuel to the fire with with bots and fake accounts (along with other crap like anti-vax nonsense), because the cost is trivial, but how does that stack up against the youtube and social media algorithms pushing those views to stir up "engagement"? King Bazinga bought a social media app specifically to promote that shit.

  • Confession - i am actually two bored teenagers in tblisi paid in coffee and rubles to lead you astray from god!

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  • Thank you for your service.

    Is your employer hiring?

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    youtube: I see you are interested in marxism, but have you considered...

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    What the fuck is up with Black Myth: Wukong discourse?

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    Mission to the Sun - "Needle of Deceit"

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    Dark Vader - Insant Funk (1979)

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    Formerly Anti-Union Volkswagen Worker Explains Why He Switched to Pro-Union

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    US millennial women are now more likely to die in their late 20s and early 30s than any generation since the World War II era: report

    www.businessinsider.com /us-millennial-women-preventable-death-decline-wellbeing-previous-generations-2023-12
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    And Lenin Is Young Again (aka And the Battle Is Going Again)

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    Daycare TB case exposes over 500 babies, children; emergency declared

    arstechnica.com /health/2023/11/daycare-tb-case-exposes-over-500-babies-children-emergency-declared/
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    U.S. infant mortality rate rises for first time in 20 years; "definitely concerning," one researcher says

    www.cbsnews.com /news/u-s-infant-mortality-rate-rises-for-first-time-in-20-years-definitely-concerning-one-researcher-says/
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    Some People Push Back in Palestine (badempanada)

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    Biden calls Hamas attacks the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust as US death toll ticks up

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    CDC team studying health impacts of Ohio train derailment fell ill during investigation

    www.cnn.com /2023/03/31/health/ohio-train-derailment-cdc-team-symptoms
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    Yugopnik (feat Eugene_V_Dabs) - The US ain't doing too good, and the Media is HERE for it.