The Linux Thread - The Autist's OS of Choice

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Trans Fat 41g said:
Barebones MPV is the logical final-destination of media players on Linux. It doesn't have a pushy, over-the-top UI (like VLC) and isn't arbitrarily restricted to the point of lackluster streaming support (like Parole). I tried getting into MPD but since I am paring down the amount of redundant options in my desktop software I'm just piping all my media to MPV. Celluloid is fine but I'd rather avoid Libadwaita like the plague and just go with the GTK3 builds Linux Mint provides.
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I will add to MPV being good. I like how easy it is to add Sponsorblock & shaders to MPV and other plugins. And if you want a minimalist UI there is a project for it too. A lot of people on Windows stay away from it due to how "barebones" it is and having to edit *.conf files, which I guess could be kind of understandable if you are not a Linux user and used to this but that's why I like it personally.

Also thats a great simple script, I was looking for an easier way to do this rather than copying the url manually into the terminal like a neanderthal. I had a python frontend made for this on Windows that got lost in the transition so I needed it, thanks.
 
Ruined by the Rain said:
oh also now there's chatgpt to be your personal tech support and it helps a lot
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unironically this.
I had issues with a package not compiling and for the fuck of it I threw at GPT5 the 100 line undecipherable error into it. It told me to change xyz in a file and try rebuilding and it worked.
Take it with a grain of salt always, don't execute random commands it throws at you.
(duck.ai is free and "private")
 
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Ah, I see what you mean. You're asking about a blank screen screensaver, like XScreenSaver has provided since 1992, the same year screensavers were added to Windows 3.1? And xlock for years before then? And other programs even before 1990.

Yeah that's not a problem if you're using normal Linux software. Only with a Wayland-crippled s
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Huh. I genuinely didn't know that was a thing.

I just thought Get Phobos was trying to describe that thing where laptops sets itself to sleep after a period of time. That's why I thought he was retarded.

Well... he IS retarded, but not as retarded as I thought he was before reading this.
 
Dante Alighieri said:
When's eventually?
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Betonhaus said:
it's a tiling window manager, which means you can't click and drag windows to move them or resize them anywhere you want, you have to use keyboard shortcuts for that. Are you willing to learn all the keyboard shortcuts?
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Its not that hard. My 71 year old father uses Hyprland.

Computer Guardian said:
Not all of them, well... Artix isn't a meme at least since the guys behind it actually care about the idea of Arch without forced SoystemD requirements.
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Dinit gang represent
 
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Gossip Avoider said:
What's the advantage over runit?
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Dinit is a bit closer to systemd in how you configure it, and write services than some of the others. So the config files are just key value pairs. Also it has dinitctl which is fairly close to systemctl in syntax.

The start up might actually be slightly faster than runit. If not, it's definitely not any slower.

User services are pretty good. especially with the main implementation of turnstile being written for dinit as the backend. By default it's able to set up graphical.target. So you can make user services that need a graphical session running. Where things like runit, and openrc make it a little tricker (not impossible, but it feels a bit more flimsy). Also it takes care of dbus stuff well. And instead of runit where you set the environment with a directory of files with the variables in them. you can point services to an env file. And different services can have different env files if you want.

To sum it up. It has a friendlier format for people that don't know about bash scripting and like having a systemctl like tool. It's start up is fast. It does user services the best of any of the non-systemd init systems.And some other little quality of life improvements.

That said it's not as mature as runit. And I do personally like runit quite a bit. But I think dinit is pretty good. And definitely more flexible. It's like if systemd didn't keep expanding it's scope. and just just worried about being a service manager.
 
Planning to script MIDI with s7 scheme and funnel it through ALSA for playback on hardware synthesizers, using Arch Linux, tty only. No Wayland/X11 shit. Might be easier than learning ableton live or reaper. Getting really into "The Unix Philosophy," lately, and it's come down to this. s7 can script max for live too, so it's still relevant.
 
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Croco said:
Planning to script MIDI with s7 scheme and funnel it through ALSA for playback on hardware synthesizers, using Arch Linux, tty only. No Wayland/X11 shit. Might be easier than learning ableton live or reaper. Getting really into "The Unix Philosophy," lately, and it's come down to this. s7 can script max for live too, so it's still relevant.
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Sounds like a tracker with extra steps.
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Slav Power said:
Sounds like a tracker with extra steps.
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Found this tonight: The original samplepack for The Ultimate Soundtracker (Commodore Amiga). All files converted to WAV. Samples of classic 80s machines like the D-50 and DX-7 and other nice lofi stuff. Myself, the hardware tracker I'm hacking is Dirtywave m8. It's an updated lsdj, gameboy form factor on a teensy board.
Just looking for a way to learn scheme more clearly in order to make Ableton max4live plugins in a repl.
 
With windows 10 reaching it's EOL I'm considering switching to Linux. Can anyone here recommend a good variant of it what wouldn't make switching too hard, I would search it but I feel first hand experience is more informative than slop for cash articles.
 
Niggler Antics said:
With windows 10 reaching it's EOL I'm considering switching to Linux. Can anyone here recommend a good variant of it what wouldn't make switching too hard, I would search it but I feel first hand experience is more informative than slop for cash articles.
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Linux Mint is the easiest way for a new user to "dip your toes in". Unfortunately it may be the same difference as a small and massive black hole, in that the distribution that feels like it has the gentler entrance will actually put you through more pain before you die.

Everything in Linux is different from how you're used to thinking, and it may not be advantageous to postpone being confronted with it.
 
Niggler Antics said:
With windows 10 reaching it's EOL I'm considering switching to Linux. Can anyone here recommend a good variant of it what wouldn't make switching too hard, I would search it but I feel first hand experience is more informative than slop for cash articles.
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Linux Mint. It has a large community of supporters so there likely tutorials for anything you try to do, and there are lots of people willing to help. The welcome app itself has a link to a Matrix chat community helpline
 
Niggler Antics said:
With windows 10 reaching it's EOL I'm considering switching to Linux. Can anyone here recommend a good variant of it what wouldn't make switching too hard, I would search it but I feel first hand experience is more informative than slop for cash articles.
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Linux Mint. No contest. I would recommend making a hardware inventory checklist, and look up compatibility with Linux more generally. Linux Mint has the broadest hardware support, but there are some exceptions for bleeding edge hardware and stuff that requires binary firmware or drivers that the kernel doesn’t ship with.

A) Check if anyone else installed Linux on the same motherboard model (or computer/laptop model if you’re installing on something pre-made). Also important to find out where the secure boot module is.

B) if you use wireless, check if your laptop, USB, or motherboard’s wireless card works on Linux. Ralink cards always gave me trouble, Broadcom’s another one that blows, always helps to make sure.

C) Your graphics card should work out of the box on Linux Mint, and if it doesn’t, NVIDIA drivers are available with a one-click installer. Having said that, always helps to keep your specific GPU revision on hand to run for assistance if the unpredictable happens.

D) Don’t install OBS and Steam through Flatpaks on Mint. Go native.
 
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