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1d ago

Debian Unstable vs Mint ?
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Eugenia @lemmy.ml 1d ago
Mint is very, very stable. However, not all hardware is compatible, especially since Mint is using older libraries. For most people, Mint is the best solution. For your hardware, it seems to be Debian-Unstable. I personally use both and I'm happy with both.

1mo ago

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Linux user since 1998 or 99. Debian-Testing for my desktops, Mint for my laptops. I like things that work well with a GUI (I dislike the terminal, despite being well familiar with it), without bad surprises (Debian-Testing is surprisingly stable).

1mo ago

RTFM

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Eugenia @lemmy.ml 1mo ago

Ι must say that Arch Linux's wiki pages are easily understood. But man pages are not. I can't follow the standard manual format. Just like with IKEA instructions, they just don't make sense to me. My brain is like that. But Arch Linux pages are good.

2mo ago

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Eugenia @lemmy.ml 2mo ago

Different OS, different apps. When you move to another OS, you move your apps too, not expecting to run everything Windows does. If you really want to play that game, stay on Windows. Although you probably did something wrong, since others can play cyberpunk fine (maybe not the cracked version though, or a special pack for it -- just vanilla game).

2mo ago

Considerations For Buying a New Laptop

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Eugenia @lemmy.ml 2mo ago

If you want a compatible laptop, you get one that has a version that comes with Linux, without major kernel changes. For example, the DELL laptops. The DELL laptops get hate, but they are tested against Linux. I personally got the 5640: https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/129/776/310/532/073/original/ffe65da00bfd0b39.jpg It now runs Mint and Debian-Testing.

I paid just $900 euros with 32GB of RAM, and my husband got the same with 64GB of RAM for $1000 here in Greece. Everything works 100%, except touchpad's palm rejection (I made a bug report about it).

2mo ago

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Eugenia @lemmy.ml 2mo ago

The ability to upgrade my cameras' firmwares, as it requires specialized Win/Mac utilities. Other than that, nothing.

2mo ago

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Eugenia @lemmy.ml 2mo ago

Avoid. It's mostly games that work well. Use open source alternatives instead.

2mo ago

How to get into linux and stay with linux?

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Eugenia @lemmy.ml 2mo ago

It's very simple.

You simply switch your apps too, not just the OS. Everyone thinks that they can switch the OS 1:1, but it's not like that. You will never be happy if you expect the same apps on all the OSes. Instead of photoshop, you use Gimp. Instead of Illustrator, you use Inkscape. Instead of resolve/premiere, you use kdenlive. And so on. You will have to invest some time to relearn not just the OS, but the apps too.

2mo ago

Unable to wake Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop 43 from monitor sleep

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Eugenia @lemmy.ml 2mo ago

Same issue on ubuntu...

2mo ago

Ubuntu 26.04 splits firmware package to reduce update sizes

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Eugenia @lemmy.ml 2mo ago

I like this, because I'm on a slow line here in Greece, and pretty much every time there's an update, the linux-firmware package is 600 MB, which is massive to download.

3mo ago

GUIs

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Eugenia @lemmy.ml 3mo ago

Being using computers since 1992. I learned with DOS and SCO Unix.

I prefer GUIs, thank you very much.

Even when the only available option for me was Windows 3.1, I still preferred it over the CMD.

3mo ago

EU says TikTok's 'addictive design' harms children

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Eugenia @lemmy.ml 3mo ago

I have tried to get... addicted to this short form video thing (through IG reels, and Youtube shorts, I don't have tiktok), without success. I just don't see what people find in it. Sure, it's fun for about 5 minutes, no more than that. I use IG to follow my favorite artists only, and youtube for recipes, philosophical conversations, NDE reports, and other metaphysical stuff. I can't stand people dancing or AI cats baking bread.

3mo ago

Are there any lightweight linux video editors?

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Eugenia @lemmy.ml 3mo ago

Ok, so, here it is: If you just want to cut stuff, without much fanfare, then these four are your best bet:

LosslessCut: https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut possibly what you're looking for for most things, download the .appimage for x86
Shutter Encoder It just cuts and exports. https://www.shutterencoder.com/
Video Trimmer, get it on flathub. This one is newer.
https://avidemux.sourceforge.net/ (the old guard)

If you want to do a tiny bit more stuff, like subtitles and blurring, you MUST use a full video editor, like Shotcut and Kdenlive. These features aren't simple to implement so they're part of a full editing experience.

3mo ago

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

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Eugenia @lemmy.ml 3mo ago

He should start with Mint, learn the system in general, and then move to Bazzite, CachyOS, Pika or Nobara, which are more game centric.

3mo ago

How important is a DE to you?

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Eugenia @lemmy.ml 3mo ago

Yes, I agree. I personally like Cinnamon and Gnome, XFce if my PC doesn't have much ram. I don't really enjoy any of the other ones.

3mo ago

Which distro is closest to 'GUI/UX for everything, absolutely no CLI' approach like Windows or Mac + and just works (ie passes LTT Linux test)

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Eugenia @lemmy.ml 3mo ago

I use the cli on macos often, because some apps need to be manually signed from the terminal. Power users on windows also use the terminal. However, the best of what you ask is Linux Mint.

3mo ago

Which distro is closest to 'GUI/UX for everything, absolutely no CLI' approach like Windows or Mac + and just works (ie passes LTT Linux test)

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Eugenia @lemmy.ml 3mo ago

lmde does not have all the pref panels like normal mint does. I always suggest against it, especially for nvidia users.

3mo ago

back to distrohopping. I want a reliable OS (no rando ubuntu fork with no clear release/support schedule) with something else than Plasma or Gnome.

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Eugenia @lemmy.ml 3mo ago

Linux Mint is not a "rando ubuntu fork". It's the most reliable OS for me, along Debian-Stable. It has prefs for almost everything, sane defaults, and a clear release and support schedule. And it uses Cinnamon. I've tried everything under the sun, I always come back to Mint. It works.

3mo ago

What would be a good way to get started with libadwaita development?

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Eugenia @lemmy.ml 3mo ago

I'd personally get the Vala book and start with that. It's more gnome-integrated and it's a great language.

3mo ago

My KDE Neon becomes unresponsive almost daily

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Eugenia @lemmy.ml 3mo ago

This looks like either a driver issue, but more likely, a hardware issue. Either your nvme, or your RAM, is faulty. Run memcheck (it's a bootable thing you run to make sure your ram is ok), and I'm sure there are tests for ssds too.