nottheengineer

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how can I customise my Ubuntu theme without breaking anything?? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] nottheengineer@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Use something other than gnome and, while you're at it, you might as well use something other than ubuntu.

KDE is very hard to break, you can go wild with customization there.

Advice on blocking Youtube ads. in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] nottheengineer@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

I use SmartTube on my android TV and it's great. If you can find an android TV box that doesn't come with malware preinstalled or get android running on the pi, I highly recommend it.

Ripping spotify in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] nottheengineer@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Looks great, but I get a lot of SSL errors without real tine downloading and one every 5 or so songs with it.

It'll take a week or two to download 3000 songs, but running it periodically after that should be fine.

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Ripping spotify (feddit.de)
 

The spotify app keeps getting worse by the week. At this point it won't load my saved song list at all when I'm offline. While writing this, it just crashed in the background.

So I've finally had enough and started looking for a ripper to use a different player app.

But try and google for one and you'll be surprised, the only reasonable results are github repos from 5 years ago and before you find one of those, you get a bunch of AI generated trash and some paid services whose websites also look very AI-generated.

Are there any proper ways to do this? Alternative spotify apps exist (though they don't seem to be very usable yet) so I'm sure there's a way to get something from the API, even if it means I need to register for API access.

Most of us hate Microsoft, and yet many of us use VSCode in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] nottheengineer@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

VScode is the epitome of the EEE strategy. The core product is open-source, but it's filled to the brim with tracking and the official extensions have DRM. Yes, there's DRM on your python LSP.

Anyone who gives a shit should look for alternatives right away. The problem is just that there aren't any that are as easy to set up.

People considering 'cancelling' new iPhone order after seeing comparison between older generation in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] nottheengineer@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

People who preorder a phone are out of their fucking mind, simple as that.

How to replace Windows with Garuda OS in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] nottheengineer@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Make absolutely sure that you're not touching the ubuntu partition while getting rid of windows.

A backup of at least your home directory is recommended.

Then just remove the windows partition from ubuntu and install garuda to it as usual. You'll probably need to use grub-mkconfig after installation to make sure grub shows both ubuntu and garuda. The arch wiki has a good guide on that.