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I'm trying to run simple64 in Linux Mint but I'm getting error messages that I don't know how to fix. in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] mex@sopuli.xyz 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

If you install this via flatpak, you shouldn't have to install anything via apt, the dependencies should be contained in the flatpak runtime. I'd suggest looking for the issue there

When Windows 10 dies, I am going to jump ship over to Linux. Which version would you recommend for someone with zero prior experience with Linux? **Edit: Linux Mint it shall be.** in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] mex@sopuli.xyz 7 points 10 months ago (3 children)

What are its advantages compared to the regular one? Genuinely interested

Switched from Manjaro to Fedora after being told Manjaro is "a bad distro" by many. Looking for a telnet terminal such as Syncterm to run on rpm or flatpak. in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] mex@sopuli.xyz 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why use an Arch-based distro if you can't use the AUR? It's like one of the most, if not the most defining feature of them

New systemd update will bring Windows’ infamous Blue Screen of Death to Linux | Ars Technica in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] mex@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

To be fair, it is called a BSOD, which is a term widely associated with Windows.

Dumbest Thing you have done distro-hopping? in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] mex@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

dd'ed an ISO onto the system drive instead of a USB stick. Luckily, the first partition was the Windows one, so not too important; and the rest I recovered from the GPT backup table.