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𓀐 @gRJ=fMST: What software are you hoping gets decompiled for Linux?+

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𓀐 @ZEw_mFp2: >>110117678 You already got ArtCraft for that+

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𓀐 @53rnPWie: I've now followed the "how to clean Linux Mint safely" guide I saw recommended (at least the relevant parts), as well as tried other suggestions, yet my root filesystem is still full. There's just one old kernel, Timeshift has no backups, thumbnails, logs, fonts, and software packages are all gone. I think. The exception is a few gigs of flatpaks which won't delete but I don't think that's the real issue. The only advice I haven't followed was essentially "open disk usage analyzer and delete th…+

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𓀐 @6_9LV9bm: >>110118147 >how big is your root? I'm not a hardware guy but Gemini says its a 2.5"+

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𓀐 @xJCy62uq: I'm on wayland, what top bar/status bar do I use that's minimal and takes very little if no config to setup? I know of noctalia, quickshell, and dankmaterialshell (to be honest I don't even know if these are just bars because of the shell in their name). Tried waybar because it seemed minimal but it needs like two config files and CSS just to show a bunch of broken rainbow boxes on my screen so I got filtered and deleted it+

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𓀐 @r~W+CZcH: I have zero Linux experience, looking for a distro for a craptop with these specs: >Intel Celeron N2807 2C/2T @1.58GHz/2.16GHz burst (its a 4.3W SoC from 2014, so just picture an ancient low power Core 2 Duo or something) >4GB RAM >Generic 5400RPM laptop HDD This is the only laptop I own, haven't used it in years but I'm gonna need a laptop for college just for chromebook-tier tasks. I already tested it with Windows 10 LTSC, and while it is capable of these things, there is too much system over…+

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𓀐 @FfrEes7y: Has anyone updated to Plasma 6.8.x yet? I'm wondering if it uses "significantly" (50MB+) less RAM than 6.7.x. I think I'm switching from LXQt because Plasma only uses ~400MB more, and is much more complete and less hacky.+

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𓀐 @NPSp3?4y: >>110117513 i a linux begginer should i get concerned by 2gigs of ram usage while idle, i use debian+

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𓀐 @3dFf3XF=: >>110128006 I don't get the question. What do you do with any distribution unless "daily drive" it? >>110128006 Arch works brilliantly if you only use software that works with it. As in only use stuff from the official repositories. >>110128031 What's there to give up? Is this about people attempting an install and failing it at some point? Or actually making it boot up but figuring there's no official support for some exotic program they need?+

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𓀐 @BJFE39-=: i installed arch some time ago but didnt install any DE couldnt decide between gnome, xfce and plasma+

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𓀐 @npdkK=ho: I heard that there's a trillion 9.0+ CVEs around rn being patched in secret and the PHP one was only announced because it leaked, is that true?+

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𓀐 @N~f~QQ2R: My NixOS config is very comfy now. I also figured out how to install packages from arbitrary nixpkgs commits. Updates literally can't fuck me anymore. I'm unfuckable+

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𓀐 @i6t*WNQh: What is the best way to learn bash?+

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𓀐 @-hQ~*GbR: I like debian buts its slow to update, arch on the other hand is for tinkertrannies and probably has shit portability. I should think ubuntu or mint would be my calling, but they give me the ick... wat dou? Sent from my iPhone+

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𓀐 @KC_KVQM~: Niggas, where do I learn C from scratch? I want to one day be good enough to contribute to Linux projects, but I have never coded anything besides some basic HTML, CSS and JavaScript (already forgot all of it) I'm after a C guide that's free and helps me considering I have no idea how the backend or how relations between hardware and the language work. What do you recommend? A book? A video series? A website?+

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𓀐 @YwG5XPx?: >>110117513 I'm on Xubuntu 22.04 and find it mediocre but acceptable. I heard 26.04 is bad. Been on this distro over a decade. Should I switch to something else? <10GB disk space for the OS+core packages is a hard requirement. Working package managers preferred (so, NOT pacman). I can use command line commands but I prefer not to on a daily basis (during system setup is OK). Thoughts?+

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𓀐 @Snh~rKor: >>110137904 Are there any notable convenience drawbacks to doing this? I've been leaning towards this honestly but not 100%. I'm assuming Debian doesn't have software update reminders for example. Don't really need much software other than firefox & LibreOffice.+

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𓀐 @k5vxSJ?*: >did an arch upgrade today >checked the arch website to make sure nothing impacts me prior to upgrade >forgot about X11 getting dropped from KDE >arch website didn't mention X11 getting dropped from KDE >system bricks in the middle of pacman running >had to chroot from a live USB to fix it and reinstall anything that pacman touched during the upgrade LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hate wayland. fuck kde too.+

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𓀐 @Mt2ejqAA: Is there another DE that has XFCE's functionality of being able to right click and select "open terminal here"? It's so useful and I realized that LXQt and MATE don't have that. Why is it that that only happens in XFCE and not LXQt even though the same terminal is used? What about XFCE makes that possible?+

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𓀐 @jAVgMDQm: >>110138807 Yeah, exactly like this. Maybe it's just the distro I was using (messing around with Slackware). >>110138966 >Desktop environments not having this functionality is news to me. I mean, at least not by default. As >>110138807 said, it depends on the distro and the DE configurations it packages by default, and it seems like the extension that does that is available in any GTK-based DE. Btw, anyone knows if it's possible to enable this caja-open-terminal functionality, or something simi…+

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𓀐 @QVsH9??U: Bros I can't stop distrohopping. It goes like this: install Arch, get tired of the updates. Install Debian, miss the updates. Upgrade to Debian Unstable, want SELinux. Install Fedora, want easy access to niche packages of Arch (non-AUR). I'm currently running Fedora. What do? I must break the cycle.+

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𓀐 @yk=~_WBR: Really stupid question. What's the thing that lets me install multiple Linux distros on a USB? I'm coming from windows so I don't know what distro to stick with so I want to try a few. Also how big should my USB be? Win10 ISO was like 5GB, if they're as big as that and I want to try 10 distros then my 32GB stick won't be enough.+

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𓀐 @oYEcdGJs: >>110117513 do you use rss or is it dead boomer technology? what are some feeds you follow and where do you find good feeds (apart from hoping ecelebs you already follow have one?)+

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𓀐 @6?~sVcWd: >Brave on android has been missing the forward button for almost a month now I'M GOING INSANE AAAAAAH+

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