stargazingpenguin

joined 2 years ago
[–] stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

I know someone that has a Beelink mini PC and is happy with it, and I've heard some good things elsewhere too. I'm probably going to get one once my current Lenovo mini goes bad on me. They have some sub-$200 USD options that I think can fit two m.2 SSDs in them.

[–] stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

How does this involve Linux?

[–] stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

For my main workstation and main laptop:

  • Cosmic themed GNOME - I just like the way it looks and works without any changes. The basic tiling functions are something I find helpful at times too.
  • Plasma 6 - It works pretty well and looks nice. I don't do a lot of customization, so it's not a big deal to me. For my other machines I'm currently using Cinnamon, GNOME, Budgie, and LXDE.
[–] stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 months ago

https://blissos.org/ is another one I just remembered as well.

[–] stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 months ago

You can (at least the last time I ran an install) get both 10 and 11 installed without a Microsoft account, 11 just requires this process to do it. If you have an old ISO of 11 around it should allow a local account if you don't connect to the internet, but they apparently patched that out now.

[–] stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 months ago

Yep, I didn't convert either of my accounts over as well.

I would just try it and see what you think of it! It's completely free. Minetest is the program you install on your computer, and then there are lots of different games that you can download and try inside of Minetest. There's more besides Minecraft-likes that you can try, and there are definitely mods available. I never modded Minecraft though, so I'm not sure how they compare.

As to system requirements, it could run pretty well on a six year old Android phone the last I tried. It might be worth a shot on your laptop! Be aware that it'll probably be a somewhat different experience than Minecraft, but not necessarily in a bad way!

[–] stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 months ago

Yes, it often is!

[–] stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Exactly! Better all around for me. The player base isn't as big, but I'm not really an online player.

[–] stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 months ago

Yes, it's certainly changed for the worse since I've played it. I quit fairly soon after they announced that I would need to eventually migrate to a Microsoft account. Seeing some of the things they've done since then doesn't make me miss it!

[–] stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 months ago

I haven't had the urge to play it recently, so I haven't tried it since the name change. I heard they were diverging a bit from being a Minecraft clone, are there many large changes?

[–] stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip 54 points 5 months ago (14 children)

I primarily prefer it because it does pretty much all the Minecraft stuff I want it to do, and it's got other games available as well. Plus, completely Linux compatible and no Microsoft account!

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