I mainly play RPGs, and surprisingly, for some reason I can't discern, the vast majority of them have native Linux support. One of the few exceptions is Disco Elysium which, given its punk aesthetics and alternative feel, is a bit ironic.
The Linux Thread - The Autist's OS of Choice
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I need your help once again, my crafty friends. Right now I'm preparing to install LineageOS for the first time in my life, on a brand new, soon to be arriving OnePlus 8 Pro. Could I ask any of you fine gentlemen who has hands-on experience with such procedures to check these instructions (https://archive.md/pGZcc), and tell me whether they're correct and complete?
Shoggoth
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Why the fuck aren't you referring to the official instructions? https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/instantnoodlep/install
Probably because I didn't know of their existence. Thank you, my keen friend.
Just one question - some of the other instructions mention something called "TRWP", whilst the official one is completely mum on this point.
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malt ipecac
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I've found that successful troubleshooting always starts with RTFM. If you don't at least try to RTFM and UTFM before asking questions, you aren't very exquisite, excellent, delicious, impressive, fine, or keen, or whatever.
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I believe TWRP (or similar) used to be necessary, but now Lineage has their own recovery that you can use instead.
That's good news. I'd rather ask, since I wasn't sure the official instructions haven't simply omitted something by mistake or by "it's so obvious - everybody knows to do it".
I'll keep that in mind, my acronym-loving friend.
Shoggoth
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Don't get your feathers ruffled, he's right. You've made the thread into a spoon feeding tech support channel rather than a discussion about Linux. You didn't do the most basic bitch reading which includes going to LineageOS's website and starting from there. I installed LineageOS on my phone for the first time with zero experience, because I made sure to read and understand the official documentation.
Back at a previous workplace my team hanged a sign simply reading RTFM, for we were often asked stupid time wasting questions by colleagues when the answers were readily obvious if the queryer bothered to actually look for an answer.
RTFM stands for Read The Fucking Manual. Lineage is well documented, no need to resort to guides by some Indian.
I'm well aware of what the acronyms stand for, and my feathers remain unruffled, I assure you, my patronising friend. As to the questions - anyone on here is free to ignore them, or answer them. That's the point of a forum, is it not? I'm grateful for any information provided from people with actual hands-on experience, that is all.
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What recovery to use is up to preference as long as its not the stock one. Any custom recovery does the same purpose of turning your SoC into hot burning magma.
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This forum might be more your speed:
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@Null you're with manjaro now? if you want a tip with the tv screen thing here's something for you:
i've been running ubuntu/debian for about 10 years now. been using the tv for 5. my fonts have been shitty ever since. it's something about how truetypefonts render on windows (and ttf are proprietary although you can get them on linux) and there's something about how fonts don't render exactly correct on tv screens but linux makes it look ten times worse. even increasing size doesn't make it look any better. i swear i've ruined my eyesight from looking at this for 5 years. so while movies look like movies, fonts look like you're having double vision in 3 directions.
i've been running ubuntu/debian for about 10 years now. been using the tv for 5. my fonts have been shitty ever since. it's something about how truetypefonts render on windows (and ttf are proprietary although you can get them on linux) and there's something about how fonts don't render exactly correct on tv screens but linux makes it look ten times worse. even increasing size doesn't make it look any better. i swear i've ruined my eyesight from looking at this for 5 years. so while movies look like movies, fonts look like you're having double vision in 3 directions.
attractive_pneumonia
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TWRP stands for Team Win Recovery Project. Generally when you're doing custom roms on Android phones the first thing you're going to do is install a custom recovery. Recovery mode is the "oh shit" fail safe, the stock versions are quite primitive so TWRP was created. Using TWRP you can manage the install of your roms and is almost certainly the vector to installing your rom which comes packaged in a zip file. So your path will be Install TWRP -> Download Rom files from LineageOS' site or find an unofficial version on XDA Developers -> Install rom from downloaded zip file -> install Gapps(Official Google services)/MicroG(Community created privacy focused Google Services)/Magisk(Root manager application) AFTER you install the rom.
Thank you, my patient friend. I'll keep all of this in mind, and implement appropriately, although I do not intend to install any Google services. I'm installing LineageOS exactly in order to get away from it.
malt ipecac
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I think what you're describing has to do with subpixel rendering. At least, the "double vision in 3 directions" comment reminds me of that.
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subpixel_rendering
Some desktop environments expose options to customize this setting. Maybe see if that helps.
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Keep in mind a lot of apps are nonfunctional without Google Service, this is why MicroG exists. Some can be circumvented by just using older versions of the apps by downloading them off apk mirrors.
By "a lot of apps" do you mean any essential ones, or just the likes of Google Maps?
attractive_pneumonia
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Banking apps, mobile games if that is your thing. Google Services isn't just a narc service for Google analytics, it provides security API for handling shit cleanly and securely which banks demand.
I use my phone for making phone calls, messaging, and browsing the Internet. Any of those can be affected negatively without Google Services?