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AstroLightz

@ AstroLightz @lemmy.world

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Hobbyist developer, Linux enthusiast, and Arch Linux user.

"The only things constant in this world are death and taxes, I've got both!" — Skeleton Merchant, Terraria

  • was middle school mostly good or bad for you?

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  • I would say it was alright. I may not have had many friends, but that extra time I had allowed me to get into programming with JavaScript and Python.

  • Steam adds official support for game version-specific Workshop mods

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  • That's pretty cool. I wonder if some devs will use this in conjunction to the "Betas" system and have separate versions there that support mods for older versions.

  • What's the most recent lie you told?

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  • I definitely did not accidentally break my ArchLinux (BTW) install for some time because I failed to read the wiki entry for grub when switching from systemd-boot.

    Totally didn't happen.

  • Back-end programmer for gig economy company describes how the sausage is made.

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  • How can a programmer explain how a sausage is made? They're not chefs!

    /j

  • What is something you achieved this year that you're proud of?

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  • TLDR: Distro hopping

    The thing I am proud I achieved last year (2025) is distro hopping from a Arco/ArchLinux bloated mess of an install to EndeavourOS.

    Prior to it, I had files from all kinds of installs: Manjaro, ArcoLinux #1, Arco #2, then Arch after Arco went EOL. It was a mess, and a lot of bloat eating up disk space.

    So, I took some time to backup everything, install EndeavourOS, then over the course of a few days, restore the essentials. I only copied over the data I knew I would use. Additionally, while I copied my documents, pictures, etc, I left my downloads folder empty so I can have a fresh start.

    This method allowed me to cut a lot of fat from my system, and now my drive is only 2/3 as full now, and it boots way faster.

    Setting up a fresh install is always the most fun and most painful part of Linux for me. It was fun as I had a clean slate to work with, and even changed up my desktop layout this time around. The pain arose from having to reinstall all the software I needed, setting them up (some configs I couldn't copy over), setting up servers again, SSH, firewall, etc. The sheer amount of stuff to do was daunting to say the least.

    Overall, though, I did enjoy this transition I made and it allowed me to tidy up my computer.

    Edit: grammar

  • I haven't written code at all these holidays

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  • Probably would have, but a few scripts of mine broke after distro hopping, so I had to fix those.

    Then I found out about Pomodoro timers, so I wanted to test them out. So, I fixed up some scripts with it.

    I haven't started any new projects yet, though.

  • What content would you watch on YouTube that you think doesn't exist yet?

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  • I would love to see a stream of someone starting from a pc without an OS then installing Linux on it, then customizing it to look really good.

    The closest thing I can think of is a livestream from Veronica Explains that does something similar, but not quite what I'm looking for.

  • How open are you about yourself to others online in general?

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  • I'm open to talk about computer stuff (mainly Arch Linux BTW), video games, and a few miscellaneous stuff, but aside from that, not really open.

  • Manage

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  • Pacman is great until you forget to delete your lock file because you interrupted an update and wonder why it isn't working.

    APT is user-friendly, but a pain to automate in scripts.

    the real winner is compiling from source. 😎

  • How do you manage your dotfiles?

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  • For ZSH, I have a script that automatically installs oh-my-zsh and a bunch of zsh plugins, and changes my default shell to ZSH.

    For everything else, some files will just get copied over, others left behind. I only "manage" them when I need to view/edit them.

  • How much are you willing to inconvenience yourself to save money?

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  • Saving doesn't really inconvenience me as I dont want anything. I need to pay bills and other expenses, but there's nothing that I want that I dont already have.

  • Op doesn't have time for interviews

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  • Go in the room, smash the lightbulb. There, now it's none of the switches.

    I think I'll pass this interview no problem.

    Edit: Damn, someone beat me to it. I posted without reading the comments as instructed.

  • Anyone else have this layout after fresh install of Kdenlive 25.12?

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  • Do you know what version you updated from?

  • What app do you use for Lemmy?

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  • I like it because it is pretty much the Lemmy successor to Apollo for Reddit.

  • Anyone else have this layout after fresh install of Kdenlive 25.12?

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  • Was this a fresh install?

  • If you had too, how would go about running a Instagram account?

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  • Unix porn, Arch Linux installs, problems with my system, complaining about systemd for no reason, and Linux memes.

    Basically c/linuxmemes and c/unixporn but on Instagram.

  • How long until we can start shorting years to 2 numbers again?

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  • Maybe 20 will be a better year than 20, and people will start shorting it to 20 instead of 20. /j

  • Fishing mini-game, pet the cat/dog - what other non-negotiables go into a video game, regardless of genre?

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    • Painted ledges for climbing
    • Compass in open world games
    • Crafting
    • punching trees/gathering twigs to creste basic tools. (Seriously, so many survival games start like this)
    • random stealth section for no reason, and it you get caught it's game over.
    • Title that the first 2 words start with A and C.
    • Title that usually has some variant of "Remaster", "GOTY", or "Next-Gen"
    • For card games, mana system because so many card games have this for some reason.
    • party members who usually use inefficient moves against an enemy.
    • hunger system where you need to eat 3 whole turkeys to get your hunger back up to 100% after losing 75% from sleeping 5 hours.
    • Day/night cycle with sleep that just drains your hunger/thirst stat, but raises your HP to max.

    I could go on, but this list is long enough. Ironically, only 1 thing on this list relates to card games.

  • What's an unpopular UI opinion you have?

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  • For every UI app that runs commands in the background, Instead of a "Doing XYZ. Please Wait", I want the logs of the commands being run. Not just the commands themselves, but their verbose outputs too. I want it ALL on display.

    I want to know what the software I am using is doing to my computer. I dont want black box software on my PC.

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    Voyager users, what is on your blocked keywords list?

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    RIP RiMusic: "Goodbye and thank you"

    github.com /fast4x/RiMusic/issues/6039
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    Some things never change

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    Transfer unencrypted home to new encrypted install?

  • memes @lemmy.world
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    Scott the Woz Meme Templates

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    Benefits of RSS? Where should I look for trustworthy feeds?

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    Anyone know when Manjaro will officially ship with KDE Plasma 6?

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    Any good Linux Tablet recommendations?

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    What is your favorite flower and why?

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    Lemmy, what's your internet speed in mbps?

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    Anyone else have a song playing in their head 24/7? If so, what song?