The Linux Thread - The Autist's OS of Choice

acid_ra1n said:
So bit related cause android is technically Linux
My phone contract ends in like 1.5y and I'm looking at going back to BYOD
What's the consensus on android modding should I go with graphene or calyx or lineage or what
I use Google services for some stuff but I'd like my phone not to be a literal wiretap
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There is a motorola graphene OS phone coming soon. supposedly the beginning of 2027.
 
peachlover669 said:
PopOS is having a real identity crisis as of late it seems.
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Used it for couple of years until 2023, felt more and more like a hassle to run and have build targets available after upgrading. (it being a based off ubuntu didn't help on that matter)
ratduckowlgymnastics said:
Graphene is the best but you need a Pixel. Google services don't work but freedom and liberty and someshit
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Bought a 9A for 30% less what it's being sold atm in stores , if you can't get a good deal from some online store (through price comparison websites f.ex) you can sometimes find some used ones for good prices as well.
As far as google services go I haven't had issues yet using the usual social media slop (unless if you start to clamp down on the rights it has).
 
McKennai said:
Bought a 9A for 30% less what it's being sold atm in stores , if you can't get a good deal from some online store (through price comparison websites f.ex) you can sometimes find some used ones for good prices as well.
As far as google services go I haven't had issues yet using the usual social media slop (unless if you start to clamp down on the rights it has).
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I'm still on the Pixel 7a, which I love, but the lack of UWB in non-pro Pixels sucks. There is literally no feature in the 8/9/10 series that I want/need except that.
 
peachlover669 said:
i would since i cannot find a single non bloated distro but i do not have access to an ethernet cord due to reasons and unless they have made it so you can easily use wifi to install i do not think it is an option
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I did a LFS install like a year ago. Honestly there isn't a huge amount of difference between any of the distros. Ubuntu was the worst by far.

WielkiWapiesz2137 said:
Fdisk >>> GParted learn how to use proper tools chud
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fdisk
lsblk
blkid

You can normally work everything out via those.
 
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pylosurf said:
Maybe disconnect the current drive, throw an old hard drive that you don't mind formatting in the box, and test that way? Or install to a thumb drive? OPNSense doesn't need much space, a 32gb drive would probably be plenty. One of those options would let you test without the added adventure of virtualization.
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true, I do need to buy an ethernet cable tho, because setting up wifi on commandline is pain especially when the wifi card driver keeps wanting to shit the bed and spam the console with HCI -8 errors. I dont know what it is about the rtw880 driver but oh boy it really doesnt like it.
 
peachlover669 said:
does anyone have any recommendations for an arch based distribution thats light? i just want arch that comes with a gui installer because i dont trust myself to not overwrite the wrong disc through a terminal. im considering artix but i fear that its whole "systemd is le cringe" thing will cause me compatibility problems.
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arch based distributions arent "light" by design due to dependency management. you can start with a slim system but you end up with a lot of "bloat" quickly if you happen to care about that. ive been using artix for a year+ and it works fine, for example pipewire with wireplumber is supported well. the only downside is that some applications that come with system services assume you have systemd when you dont, like the mullvad client specifically, i wrote my own instead.
 
Lapsus of the bepsus said:
like the mullvad client specifically, i wrote my own instead.
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If you're lazy debnigger (or deb-derivednigger) like me, there's a repacker that removes the systemd dependency from mullvad. It's literally only the service files forcing it. They could take five seconds to put back the old init scripts and detect whether you're using systemd or not, but noooo. Using mullvad while running a gigantic, leaky attack surface like systemd is like putting up a gate on your property when you don't have a fence.
 
Rust Troony said:
Decided to give sched_ext a go after forgetting about it when it made news a year or so ago. It allows you to dynamically change the Linux kernel scheduler to something more fitted for gaming. Wasn't expecting much going into it but trying it out on CS2 I averaged almost 20% better performance, going from ~130 fps average to ~165 in a deathmatch game with bots using the scx_ladv variant. Another win for Linux gaming.
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Average FPS is a shit metric. If it improves 99th percentile, then we can talk.
 
acid_ra1n said:
So bit related cause android is technically Linux
My phone contract ends in like 1.5y and I'm looking at going back to BYOD
What's the consensus on android modding should I go with graphene or calyx or lineage or what
I use Google services for some stuff but I'd like my phone not to be a literal wiretap
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I hear you, man. I've been staying away from Play Services on my phone since around 2018 now.

I know I said get a Chromebook sarcastically eariler, but no joke, put a custom rom on your phone without Google Play Services and get a $100 arm based Chromebook when they go on sale to leave at home for times you need to use some specific app from the Play Store.

F-Droid has a few maps apps that aren't as good as Google maps, but they get the job done. They work offline and just use your phones GPS and maps you download from Open Street Maps. There are authenticators, browsers, email clients, fediverse clients, signal, proton apps etc in f-droid. Most services like Uber and What's App have functional mobile websites, and you can just use Firefox to put an icon on your home screen that goes right to it just like an app.
Baraka Obama said:
Last time I looked at this unless you were using the google pixel line all android modding seemed to have died off. Was very depressing.
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I think some of that is because there aren't nearly as many Android phone manufacturers anymore. LG got out in 2021, I think Asus announced they were getting out this year, etc. The first phone I put a custom rom on was an LG G4.

If you go on ebay there are these open box, but unused pixel phones, that are a couple of generations old with the plastic film and stuff still wrapped around the phone. Even though they're not the latest phones, you won't have all the bloat that comes on phones these days, and they're going to feel fast if you're just using FOSS apps like Newpipe and Thunderbird from F-Droid on there. I got a brand new old stock Pixel 6 for about $100 last year and installed Lineage OS, and honest to god I see no reason to upgrade again anytime soon. It's lightning fucking fast without all Google's bloat on it.
 
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GParted nearly cost me my entire ext4 drive when its GUI froze after it deleted its label between operations. Oh, and it isn't logged. Not even in the system log. I'm never using GParted again unless I hate the disks it operates on.
I wholly recommend TestDisk, on the other hand. It's absolute software. Unlike GParted, it logs everything it does (unless you're criminal, retarded or criminally retarded and choose not to log anything). Unlike GParted, it makes a backup of the ext4 backup inodes. Unlike GParted or any other tool, it can easily and trivially find those backup inodes. It either saved my time or saved my ass.
 
Baraka Obama said:
Last time I looked at this unless you were using the google pixel line all android modding seemed to have died off. Was very depressing.
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Really is depressing. I remember when I could install custom roms on early Galaxy devices. Cyanogen mod on the s1 was really a game changer with phone IMO.

The s1 rom that came on the phone was complete garbage and would just hard lock. But I didn’t have that problem with Cyanogen.
 
Baraka Obama said:
Last time I looked at this unless you were using the google pixel line all android modding seemed to have died off. Was very depressing.
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Ubuntu Touch works pretty well for my use cases. You can get pretty much any Android app working via Waydroid if you're willing to lug an extra external battery around since it drains bat pretty fast. Otherwise, she's a charm. Moto Graphenes are gonna be real nice tho.
 
Never Scored said:
If you go on ebay there are these open box, but unused pixel phones, that are a couple of generations old with the plastic film and stuff still wrapped around the phone. Even though they're not the latest phones, you won't have all the bloat that comes on phones these days, and they're going to feel fast if you're just using FOSS apps like Newpipe and Thunderbird from F-Droid on there. I got a brand new old stock Pixel 6 for about $100 last year and installed Lineage OS, and honest to god I see no reason to upgrade again anytime soon. It's lightning fucking fast without all Google's bloat on it.
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The problem is I hate phones, I hate the entire experience, it's so fiddly and it's like you can't live without them. At least with the old mods gave some sense of joy to these things.

Anyway I have a Clicks Communicator preordered:
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First time I've been excited about a phone in a very long time.
 
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