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tombruzzo [none/use name]

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  • Nightreign on Mint is really framey compared to Windows

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  • I'm almost thinking that. I've been using Bazzite on a laptop and quite like it. I was running Fedora on a previous laptop as well so I'm familiar with the distro it's derived from as well.

  • Nightreign on Mint is really framey compared to Windows

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  • I've just put the system information and driver version in the body of the post. It's a desktop so powersaving mode shouldn't be an issue.

  • I installed Openmediavault on a computer recently, what should I do next?

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  • Thank you, this is really handy. Compose should help with Docker for me and this gives me some direction with plugins.

  • I installed Openmediavault on a computer recently, what should I do next?

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  • Thank you. This is what I've wanted to do with this PC for over half a year now. It's good to de-Google in general, but drive not working well on Linux has been ruining my writing workflow on my laptop so I've been looking for a way to sync files between my computers.

  • I'm going to talk to my local Repair Cafe about switching people over to Linux because of W10 EOL. Is there anything I should mention so they take it on board?

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  • This is something I'm willing to accept and will help out people initially if the workload isn't too much.

    The other guy that does the tech support sessions also uses Linux so I could get him on board if it gets too much for me. We'll just have to see what the response is and how much support people need.

  • I'm going to talk to my local Repair Cafe about switching people over to Linux because of W10 EOL. Is there anything I should mention so they take it on board?

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  • That's definitely part of it. I can mention that whilst it can keep people's daily drivers going, they can bring in even older functioning computers and breathe new life into them.

    Like I installed a couple of education apps like GCompris on my kids' laptop, and I could turn off the wifi receiver through the terminal if I wanted to. You could bring in an old laptop and turn it into an air-gapped education station for the kids.

  • I'm going to talk to my local Repair Cafe about switching people over to Linux because of W10 EOL. Is there anything I should mention so they take it on board?

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  • You're right. I should highlight the 'it just works' side more. And how that title has been taken from Windows and applies to Linux now.

    I'd point out to people how Mint looks like windows but: -No Onedrive popups -No Office popups -No Copilot popups -No update popups -Settings are all in one place -File explorer works the same, but looks nicer

    And that yeah, you don't have to relearn things. There are minor changes because it's a different system, but you'll come to find things make more intuitive sense once you get used to it.

  • I'm going to talk to my local Repair Cafe about switching people over to Linux because of W10 EOL. Is there anything I should mention so they take it on board?

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  • The browser is a good point and something I'd really want people to think about. A lot of people probably think they use a bunch of programs, but a majority of their computer experience is probably in the browser, with an office suite and maybe an email client.

    If people realise their computer is mostly an interface for their browser, the underlying OS doesn't matter as much and it's better to go something leaner.

  • Getting a controller to work on the original Burnout: Paradise

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  • I'll comment my solution here in case anyone comes across this with a similar problem.

    I installed Antimicro, it comes up under slightly different names like AntimicroX but they should all be the same.

    I mapped buttons on the controller to the keyboard and it all worked. You just need to map the matching controls in the game to the controller keybinds.

    This was perfect for my use case because I bought my boys these controllers:

    (They're 2 years old so I don't want to get them good ones.)

    These controllers have a few problems with them. First is games and retroarch don't seem to recognise the D-pad inputs like normal, and second is Midtown Madness 2 defaults to a joystick axis for steering and you can't remap this.

    Antimicro has fixed these problems by mapping everything to the keyboard, allowed me to play Burnout: Paradise with a controller, and fixed the new problem of trying to play Midtown Madness 2 without analogue sticks.

    Antimicro is free and open source for Windows and Linux so it should sort you out on whatever platform you're on. I made my own profile, but you can download existing profiles from the internet as well.

  • Getting a controller to work on the original Burnout: Paradise

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  • Since this is an old laptop for my kids I don't want to put Steam on there. I found a program called antimicro that translates controller inputs to keyboard keys so I'm going to try that out

  • This is real

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  • Holy crap, Lois. It's almost like that time when...

  • WARNING: scary

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  • Man Door Hand Hook Car Door is my favourite Mathcore band to open for Fall Of Troy and never make it out of their home town

  • BRB just saw two Norwegians in a helicopter chasing a sled dog.

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  • If you're cold, they're cold. Let them in

  • Teenage Grandmaster Christopher Yoo Booted From U.S. Championships, Arrested After Post-Loss Meltdown [Photo not related]

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  • Chess boxing used to be an Olympic sport. What happened to society?

  • JAVIER BARDEM : Israel is committing crimes against humanity in Gaza.

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  • He's also a huge metalhead is that does anything for you

  • King Bazinga is really, really trying to make that Le Epic X jump thing into a thing.

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  • A neurodivergent migrant has a new hyperfixation and you're making fun of him? Do better, hexbear

  • Caption this

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  • This needs the Adobe stock watermark over it

  • "The third reich is fighting a three front war for it's life, imagine if this was your country"

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  • Damn, they're all right up there and I know nothing about them. Really goes to show how much they teach us about our neighbours

  • BREAKING: Eriq Pasha al-Adm Accused of Accepting Bribes from Venetian Merchants

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  • I told my mans not to accept those Venetian bonds on credit