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I just found out my fiancee wants to switch to linux, lets start a distro war, what should be her first? + other questions in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Ooh that's a good point. I mean, not Linux Mint because as thanksforallthefish said below it's not a Mint-supported DE but I actually installed Arch (btw) with the KDE Plasma DE onto an old laptop I have and yeah it definitely gives early-2010s OS X vibes. :)

I just found out my fiancee wants to switch to linux, lets start a distro war, what should be her first? + other questions in c/linux@lemmy.ml
I just found out my fiancee wants to switch to linux, lets start a distro war, what should be her first? + other questions in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I hate GNOME because it feels like an iPhone.

That's fair.

I don’t know much about what Ubuntu is doing but it surely can’t be that bad.

You would be surprised.

I just found out my fiancee wants to switch to linux, lets start a distro war, what should be her first? + other questions in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Yeah...

See, I used to like Ubuntu, but then Canonical had to ruin it for me by betraying the principles that Linux stands for.

Ubuntu is a shadow of its former self, and it saddens me. :(

I just found out my fiancee wants to switch to linux, lets start a distro war, what should be her first? + other questions in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 days ago

You know, I can see that.

Still, mac users use macs because they just want the computer to work.

And the Cosmic DE is rather new so can be a bit buggy from time to time. It might look mac-friendly, but its stability is still largely untested so caution may be advised before recommending it in my opinion.

GOG Games in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 days ago

Can confirm. I've used FitGirl for years and countless games and have never once had an issue with malware. She seems pretty reliable on that front.

I just found out my fiancee wants to switch to linux, lets start a distro war, what should be her first? + other questions in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (8 children)

Ubuntu is heresy. Canonical hath turned against the users.

Also, I'm genuinely curious: why do you hate GNOME?

I just found out my fiancee wants to switch to linux, lets start a distro war, what should be her first? + other questions in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 days ago

They didn't say beeteedubs so clearly not.

I just found out my fiancee wants to switch to linux, lets start a distro war, what should be her first? + other questions in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 53 points 3 days ago (23 children)

If she's a Windows refugee, Linux Mint.

If she's a Mac refugee, fuck if I know.

If she's a IBM OS/2 refugee, please let me know how to get the drugs she's gotten. I want in.

I knew I should have turned off auto-update ugh in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 weeks ago

Probably like 2–3 years ago I switched from Plex to Emby because the Plex app on my TV was becoming bloated and slow.

Even back then my TV was hitting 5 years old and still working great. Why the hell should I be forced to scrap a perfectly good television just because some corpo wants to ship overly bloated apps with too many animations?

WinBoat is a new Linux app to run Windows apps with "seamless integration" in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Sorry for the late reply (it's been a busy week at work), but yeah, unfortunately, not all software supports that method. For instance, it doesn't seem to work on Matrix when using either Element (desktop) or FluffyChat (Android). So, I just got into the habit of do it that way everywhere because at least most places seem to support it. Lol.

WinBoat is a new Linux app to run Windows apps with "seamless integration" in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Because there doesn't seem to be any other way to have line breaks show up. Lol.

See? This line is actually separated after the above one by two lines.

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Any suggestions for cheap but decent laptops for coding? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
 

I'm currently learning how to code (currently Python, then maybe JavaScript), but I'm not always around my desktop, and learning on my phone is not always an option (also, it can be quite cumbersome at times). Therefore, I'm looking into purchasing a laptop just for learning how to code and stuff.

I don't want to get a Chromebook because I want to be able to wipe the drive and install Linux on it (probably Linux Mint). Maybe it's changed since 2013, but the last time I had a Chromebook, it was a pain in the ass to install even bog-standard Ubuntu on it.

Problem is, I'm also heavily limited by space & budget: no more than 11 in (280 mm) total laptop width and 330 USD base price.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Please forgive me if this is not the right space for this kind of question. Lemme know if it is and I'll delete it. :)

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Does anyone know of a half-way decent FOSS alternative to Kega Fusion? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
 

To start off, I just want to say that Kega Fusion is a wonderful emulator for pre–Sega Saturn emulation. However, the fact that it is not open-source concerns me. What if something happens and the person is required to take it down? (Not likely after 14 years but still...) Or hell they just decide to take it down for whatever reason. (Again, not likely after 14 years, but still...)

I still am using it, but it would also be nice to have an alternative if the worst were to happen, or hell just in case there's a person out there who would prefer a different emulator.

Unfortunately, the Megathread is kind of...lacking in this department. In the Sega subsection, it lists three emulators: two for the Dreamcast and one for the Genesis / Mega Drive and below.

So, yeah, does anyone know of any alternatives we could add to the Megathread?

(On the same note, I'd also like to add that Yabause seems a decent enough emulator for the Saturn, none of for which are included on the Megathread. (Not sure if my syntax was correct there... :/ ))

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Is the SNES emulator Snes9x no longer trusted? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
 

I remember back in the day the emulator Snes9x was one of the best emulators for Super Nintendo emulation, but it's not on the Megathread. Is it no longer trustworthy or was it just missed?

Sorry if this was already asked in this community. I would've searched but Lemmy (or at least my Lemmy instance, I suppose) doesn't seem to have a search function for intra-Community searching.

Cheers.

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Megathread seemingly has a contradiction. What am I missing? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
 

  • In the Megathread, section 3-12 (Unsafe Sites), under "All Purpose", the first entry is 1377x-to, reason listed as

    Fake clone: (Crafted with cunning intent to ensnare unsuspecting users through deliberate deception).

  • However, in the Megathread, section 3-1 (All Purpose), under "Torrents", likewise the first entry is 1377x-to.

 

Edit:

Lol, got the characters mixed up, I guess. Whoops. Well, to all the people being nice about it and kindly letting me know, thank you very much!

To all the people being dicks about it (concerningly a lot of you it seems ಠ_ಠ), maybe learn a bit of humility. Some people mix up similar-looking characters in their heads. It's a thing that happens.

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Are there any good Blu-ray ripping software for Linux? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
 

I'm well aware that I can rip most Blu-rays with MakeMKV and then convert to mp4 with Handbrake; however, the former just rips everything raw from the disk so the file size is humongous and the conversion via Handbrake for just a single file is terribly long and puts a lot of strain on my computer.

I've heard that EaseFab LosslessCopy is decent, but they only have a Windows and a Mac version, and I'm unsure how well it'd run under Wine.

I am willing to pay for it, but only as long as it's not a subscription thing. Has to be a one-time payment.

Does anyone know any decent Blu-ray ripping software that fits these conditions and run well on Linux? Specifically, it would be either Pop!_OS or Linux Mint. (I'm still using Windows because I want to figure out some software alternatives before I do so I'm not caught with my pants down, so to speak.)

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