SentientFishbowl

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Noob Question Thread: Ask Any Questions About Linux! in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] SentientFishbowl@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Is there a way to assess which packages on my linux distribution aren't open source? I'm planning on having a secondary machine which is exclusively open source, but not sure how I would go about ensuring that is the case.

Open source PDF viewer with Dual Page feature? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] SentientFishbowl@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 months ago

Okay, after trying a few different options out I think we have a winner :) Firefox suits my needs the best, thanks for the suggestion

Open source PDF viewer with Dual Page feature? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] SentientFishbowl@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

I'll give it a shot and see if it's compatible. Cheers

So I installed Arch Linux... Is this it? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] SentientFishbowl@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Not too familiar with it, in what way would you consider it better?

Open source PDF viewer with Dual Page feature? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] SentientFishbowl@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago

I'll have to give it a try! Hopefully not too many dependencies :)

Open source PDF viewer with Dual Page feature? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] SentientFishbowl@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

My use case is a pdf of a book which is meant to be read across two pages - wouldn't work if it's displaying pages 1 and 2 together instead of pages 2 and 3, if you see what I'm saying. Does Zathura allow for that?

Open source PDF viewer with Dual Page feature? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] SentientFishbowl@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'm on XFCE, so was hoping for an alternative to Okular!

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Open source PDF viewer with Dual Page feature? (lemmy.ml)
 

Hello, any recommendations for a libre PDF with support for dual page (with the option to adjust which 2 pages are displayed)? Normally I use MuPDF, but there's a document I would like to read which would greatly benefit from some additional features...

So I installed Arch Linux... Is this it? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] SentientFishbowl@lemmy.ml 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for pointing this out.

So I installed Arch Linux... Is this it? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] SentientFishbowl@lemmy.ml 14 points 3 months ago

Not the only meme I fell for... Anyone know the best way to unload 5 thinkpads that originally shipped with Windows 7??

So I installed Arch Linux... Is this it? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] SentientFishbowl@lemmy.ml 55 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Arch wiki is superb, couldn't have installed or configured Arch without it.

So I installed Arch Linux... Is this it? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] SentientFishbowl@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Makes sense. Do you find that by having the same install for so long (including transplanting it) that you have accumulated a lot of bloat? One of the things I really enjoyed about a fresh install was that I knew there wasn't a build-up of digital junk files, but with Arch fresh installing every once in a while just seems impractical.

So I installed Arch Linux... Is this it? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] SentientFishbowl@lemmy.ml 42 points 3 months ago

In a way this post is just long-form "I use Arch, btw" 🤯

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So I installed Arch Linux... Is this it? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by SentientFishbowl@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I'm a little bit underwhelmed, I thought that based off the fact so many people seem to make using this distro their personality I expected... well, more I guess?

Once the basic stuff is set-up, like wifi, a few basic packages, a desktop environment/window manager, and a bit of desktop environment and terminal customisation, then that's it. Nothing special, just a Linux distribution with less default programs and occasionally having to look up how to install a hardware driver or something if you need to use bluetooth for the first time or something like that.

Am I missing something? How can I make using Arch Linux my personality when once it's set up it's just like any other computer?

What exactly is it that people obsess over? The desktop environment and terminal customisation? Setting up NetworkManager with nmcli? Using Vim to edit a .conf file?

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What would you consider your threat model? (lemmy.ml)
 

I was watching Eric Murphy's video on "Privacy faigue" and it certainly provided some food for thought. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab6ryHD_ahQ)

I like how he conceptualizes privacy as multilevelled, with no one-size-fits-all solution, which should be tailored based on the individual's threat model.

So, with that in mind: what would y'all consider your threat model?

As far as I'm concerned I suppose my main goal is to avoid advertisements, particularly targeted advertisement. Additionally I would obviously like to avoid getting hacked, but I know I'm not being targeted particularly (and wouldn't be a worthwhile target anyway). Curious to see if I have any obvious blindspots that could be remedied based on everyone else's answers.

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