The Linux Thread - The Autist's OS of Choice

[Solid Hyrax]

Hey everyone, I am stuck making a decision. GNOME looks nice, but KDE is more versatile. However, KDE looks square-y and is prone to errors.
I feel I need a reason to make a switch and I also need a reason to stick with GNOME.

Here are two methods I constructed:

Looking forward to an answer from you guys.

MAIN PRIORITY: /home stays, my data stays.

METHOD 1: Keep installation and absolutely blow the software.

```bash
sudo apt autoremove gdm3 lightdm gnome-shell-extension-tool ubuntu-gnome-desktop gnome-shell && sudo apt install plasma* sddm kde* qml-module-org-kde* libkf5kdelibs4support* libkf5libkdepim* software-properties-kde xdg-desktop-portal-kde libkde* konsole
```

METHOD 2: Preserve /home, hop the distros.

1. Back up /home.
2. Verify the backup is good.
3. Make a list of every app you have now with:

bash
find /usr/share/applications -maxdepth 1 -type f -exec basename {} .desktop \; | sort > ~/Desktop/applications.txt


4. Decide if you want to keep each of them or replace them with the KDE version.
5. Edit the list of apps (~/Desktop/applications.txt) to remove those you don't want and save that list so you can use it later.
6. Install Kubuntu directly, overwriting Ubuntu.
7. Pour your data from /home back into the newly installed Kubuntu, leaving out the configurations you no longer need, so you can keep your browser settings and data.
8. Reinstall the apps you decided to keep using:

bash
sudo apt install < applications.txt


METHOD 3: Blow everything up, install Arch Linux.

Nope, mate, already did that. Same goes for Gentoo and Arch Linux.

Saw your post on the mailing list. I replied to you there.

 

[Dick Cheney's Shotgun]

Has anyone here ever tried Bedrock Linux before? It's an actually interesting and unique distro I've seen in a while and I want to try installing it but there's barely anyone talking about it online and I only one youtube video about it. Is it even good?

 

[AnOminous]

Has anyone here ever tried Bedrock Linux before? It's an actually interesting and unique distro I've seen in a while and I want to try installing it but there's barely anyone talking about it online and I only one youtube video about it. Is it even good?

It's apparently been around since 2012 or so at least if you go back to the earliest blog posts. The concept sounds fascinating.

I like cinnamon. Just use whatever, it doesn't matter that much. Cinnamon looks nice and it runs well on my shitty laptop

Cinnamon is the other DE I usually have as a boot option. And yes, it looks nice without even doing anything to it (my usual practice).

 

[Yandex Captcha Solver]

Has anyone here ever tried Bedrock Linux before? It's an actually interesting and unique distro I've seen in a while and I want to try installing it but there's barely anyone talking about it online and I only one youtube video about it. Is it even good?

I have it running on my HTPC. Got put in a position where Debian was one of a few distros with a working Plasma Bigscreen package (it won't ever be ported to qt6, another dead KDE project) and needed to upgrade to the latest Kodi version due to some plugins. So I have Debian as the base strata with an Arch strata to fetch Kodi. It does the job and works surprisingly. Could have used Flatpak but had a huge hardon against it at the time.

The biggest issue I ran into was KDE not wanting to update the desktop application list afterward installing from the Arch strata. It was fixed with a command listed on the website. The dev is active on IRC and is responsive, so if you have any quesitons about it hit him up after reading some documentaiton. It's seemless from my point of view. Things seem to get a lot more complicated when you start mixing init systems, DEs, coreutils, etc as is the example listed on the website.

 

[WULULULULU]

Please tell me there are ways to run an .exe version of a game, primarily that of Steam.

Long story short: there is a Darkest Dungeon unofficial fan-patch that has reverse-engineered bugfixes and 4GB LAA. Unfortunately, DD in linux runs with .bin.x86_64. Is there a way to play the patch on linux while using the Steam files for workshop integration?

 

[WTBOnlineFather]

Long story short: there is a Darkest Dungeon unofficial fan-patch that has reverse-engineered bugfixes and 4GB LAA. Unfortunately, DD in linux runs with .bin.x86_64. Is there a way to play the patch on linux while using the Steam files for workshop integration?

No, but you can download the Windows version on Steam (to run through Proton) and patch that.

 

[std::string]

Whose dick got sucked for Canonical and Red Hat for both to make ugly Gnome themes their default GUI?

It was a product of the time when everyone thought touchscreens were the future.

And a decade later they're sticking with it for some reason.

 

[Susanna]

It was a product of the time when everyone thought touchscreens were the future.

And a decade later they're sticking with it for some reason.

This misstep still fascinates me. Apple and Microsoft did the same, it wasn’t just GNOME.
Doug Engelbart did this study back in the 60s (only with light pens instead of actual touchscreens, but they’re basically the same thing). Conclusion was that touchscreens are unusable for more than a few minutes at a time, even if they are very slightly more intuitive to use. Perfectly fine for something like a phone, where you’ll type out a text message or something and then put it back in your pocket, but not at all suitable for a workstation you need to use all day. The conclusion of his study was that the best interface was a small pointing device that slid over a desk, which he called “mouse” for some reason.

 

[AmpleApricots]

It's UIs made by designers, not engineers. There's your difference. They're supposed to look cool and sell product, no actual usability concerns. Nobody cares about that. See touchscreen controls in cars. That's why 30 year old computer OS UIs sometimes feel better to use than a modern one. This should not be, yet it is.

Also semi-regular reminder that the GNOME people do not use Linux themselves.

 

[WinRAR Free Trial]

Has anyone here ever tried Bedrock Linux before? It's an actually interesting and unique distro I've seen in a while and I want to try installing it but there's barely anyone talking about it online and I only one youtube video about it. Is it even good?

I've had my eyes on this for a while, but didn't try installing it because I felt like it would develop into a headache pretty fast. I'm sure if you're the type that knows what they're doing, you can get a lot out of it, but me personally? I don't think I'm capable of managing that system in a stable manner. Then again, 2 years into running a Linux system I'm still a noob.

 

[std::string]

I've had my eyes on this for a while, but didn't try installing it because I felt like it would develop into a headache pretty fast. I'm sure if you're the type that knows what they're doing, you can get a lot out of it, but me personally? I don't think I'm capable of managing that system in a stable manner. Then again, 2 years into running a Linux system I'm still a noob.

I tried it out for a bit and yes it's easily breakable if you don't know what you're doing.

There's also no real need for it since Flatpaks exist.

 

[indomitable snowman]

I had the gayest bug today. I upgraded my PC with a new NVME (super fast now) and re-installed endevor. It defaulted to wayland and I had no issues until I installed keepassXC. Because wayland is retarded, it could not handle the copy/paste from keepass. I logged out and went back to X11 and surprise copy paste now works. I checked and see various bug reports for this going back years that has supposedly been fixed.

 

[AmpleApricots]

Since wayland isn't a singular thing like X, it might be fixed in enviroment A but not enviroment B. Enjoy.

 

[Dr. Geronimo]

Have no idea why but the installer is plain fucked for me. Once I finish the install steps the system just hangs without beginning the install process. Changed my iso source and used Rufus instead of Belena but it's still the same story.

To check that it wasn't me I tried installing Zorin and that went fine.

Installing it in compatibility mode made it work for me.

I still need to figure out how to install the latest NVIDIA drivers in a non retarded way since Mint seems to be stuck on driver 535

 

[Betonhaus]

I just did the upgrade from Linux Mint 21.3 to 22. It was a big update that asked me to uninstall a couple packages that could be a concern like Mega and it ran fine. The fonts went funky during the update but fixed themselves. Then did a reboot and pretty much everything looks the same. No big "welcome to your computer" thing like what Windows does all the time

https://linuxmint-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/upgrade-to-mint-22.html

 

[Precision Anal Strike]

Linux is healing.

 

[GNU Abyss]

This misstep still fascinates me. Apple and Microsoft did the same, it wasn’t just GNOME.
Doug Engelbart did this study back in the 60s (only with light pens instead of actual touchscreens, but they’re basically the same thing). Conclusion was that touchscreens are unusable for more than a few minutes at a time, even if they are very slightly more intuitive to use. Perfectly fine for something like a phone, where you’ll type out a text message or something and then put it back in your pocket, but not at all suitable for a workstation you need to use all day. The conclusion of his study was that the best interface was a small pointing device that slid over a desk, which he called “mouse” for some reason.

Emphasis mine. Most software is not designed with professionals and working people in mind, it's made for consumer cattle. For these people, touchscreens are good enough. Doomscrolling Tiktok or consuming videos/images/text is not inconvenient on a phone.

 

[Dr. Geronimo]

I still need to figure out how to install the latest NVIDIA drivers in a non retarded way since Mint seems to be stuck on driver 535

Figured out how to do it with a basic terminal prompt

Still getting a marked drop compared to Windows, but it's Getting close.

 

[WULULULULU]

No, but you can download the Windows version on Steam (to run through Proton) and patch that.

Update on this: worked... once. When launching again (with forced compatibility + patch), it does not launch whatsoever. Fuck sake I'm already stressed trying to set linux up.

 

[Kiwi & Cow]

Hey everyone, I am stuck making a decision. GNOME looks nice, but KDE is more versatile. However, KDE looks square-y and is prone to errors.
I feel I need a reason to make a switch and I also need a reason to stick with GNOME.

Here are two methods I constructed:

Looking forward to an answer from you guys.

MAIN PRIORITY: /home stays, my data stays.

METHOD 1: Keep installation and absolutely blow the software.

```bash
sudo apt autoremove gdm3 lightdm gnome-shell-extension-tool ubuntu-gnome-desktop gnome-shell && sudo apt install plasma* sddm kde* qml-module-org-kde* libkf5kdelibs4support* libkf5libkdepim* software-properties-kde xdg-desktop-portal-kde libkde* konsole
```

METHOD 2: Preserve /home, hop the distros.

1. Back up /home.
2. Verify the backup is good.
3. Make a list of every app you have now with:

bash
find /usr/share/applications -maxdepth 1 -type f -exec basename {} .desktop \; | sort > ~/Desktop/applications.txt


4. Decide if you want to keep each of them or replace them with the KDE version.
5. Edit the list of apps (~/Desktop/applications.txt) to remove those you don't want and save that list so you can use it later.
6. Install Kubuntu directly, overwriting Ubuntu.
7. Pour your data from /home back into the newly installed Kubuntu, leaving out the configurations you no longer need, so you can keep your browser settings and data.
8. Reinstall the apps you decided to keep using:

bash
sudo apt install < applications.txt


METHOD 3: Blow everything up, install Arch Linux.

Nope, mate, already did that. Same goes for Gentoo and Arch Linux.

Go back 1 page I essentially ask the same question and I got a few answers.

Why is the performance so bad?
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AFAIK Nvidia doesn't perform too well on linux.