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DiabolicalBird

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  • Why aren't Linux based mobile OSes more popular?

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  • In my case it's because I can't get hardware that supports it without paying a fortune for importing. The other option is ancient hardware that most likely has a cooked battery that I'd have to hunt for in a used market.

    Then there's the lack of VoLTE support on a lot of models which is becoming a non-starter as carriers are taking down the 3G towers.

    That's before I've even gotten to try the software which I'm not hearing great things about.

    It's not popular because it's an enthusiast niche at best. Linux mobile needs more time in the oven before it's ready, by my measurement another couple of decades.

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  • Don't get me wrong, I'm happy it works for you. Linux has something for everyone and that's fantastic.

    Once Gnome dispences grilled cheese sandwiches it'll be my true happy place

  • It's that time again

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  • I've been using Nobara for a long time now, before that I was on Debian, before that Kubuntu. I've tried both Wayland and X11 on Nobara until they fully switched to Wayland, they both had issues.

    I tried several variations on getting a dock to work, but even organizing the top bar or editing any of the panels at all was causing glitches and crashes. After a certain point I said fuck it and tried Gnome, my problems went away and it only took a few extensions to get it where I wanted. Been more stable since the switch so I haven't been inclined to go back myself.

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  • I'll try it out in a VM when I have a bit, looks like something I could recommend to Windows 10 refugees

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  • I tried version 6 last, the customization kept crashing the desktop, it didn't like me messing with the panels at all. I just wanted a top bar and a dock.

    I've recently installed the latest version for my fiance who is transitioning from Windows. Immediately there was a small problem with the app menu leaving graphical artifacts on the panel when the menu got closed (it was fixed by increasing the animation speed a bunch somehow?).

    After a certain point I gave up and moved on, I can't agree that it's as polished as Gnome from my personal experience with the two. But as always, user experience may vary. My experience with KDE seems to be a minority which is good for everyone else lol

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  • We all got choices, that's what I like about Linux. KDE seems to run great for most people, for me it always seems to bug out and act super janky (the panel editor in particular would bug out and crash constantly, I could never get the damn thing to where I liked it). If it was more stable for me I'd probably use it, I love customizing my system. I've tried making it work a few times, never seems to click.

    GNOME's extensions may break on updates from time to time but my day to day experience with it is much nicer. While more rigid it's a lot more polished and doesn't crash out on me just using the interface. I like the layout of it. I'm glad KDE works for so many of you guys, but I'll stick with GNOME until a better option comes around.

    That said, if anyone has a better suggestion for a desktop environment I'm all ears.

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  • I'm well aware of the statistics. Doesn't mean I want to go directly to places where highly unstable people congregate. "Cars kill more people so the meth dens are safer" isn't a great sales pitch. My point is that quality of transit is dependant on where you live and isn't always the magical solution it's painted as, as much as I wish it was.

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  • I always wonder how much nicer transit is in other cities. One of the last times I took the train here there was still blood smeared across the wall from a stabbing that had happened a couple weeks earlier (it was one of many that year). Every time I drive by the train stations there's people smoking meth in the open, or someone screaming at people.

    As much as I'd like to take transit, there's not a whole lot I can do to make it safer. I vote for the parties that might make things better but get outvoted every time here. So how exactly does one "take personal responsibility" in an area where public transit is a safety hazard?

    The drivers in this area are all selfish fucks that actively endanger everyone around them... bonus points 60% of them drive a great big emotional support truck. So it really is a choice between the idiots on the road or the methheads on the street, pick your favourite flavour of hazard.

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  • Sorry for the delayed, haven't checked Lemmy in a bit. This is a topic I very much want other perspectives on.

    It's not distro specific, more so when I'm looking for help with specific issues that are often not distro specific. I don't really post to ask, I look for solutions first and then ask after exhausting all other options.

    Doesn't really matter where I end up; some distro's forum, Reddit, Stack Overflow, Lemmy, etc. I always end up finding dickheads telling the OP to learn how to use search or berating them for not understanding the issue enough to provide the exact information they want (yes, they can't help without the right info but they don't have to be dicks about it). Or they're just super condescending when giving an answer. I tune them out and scroll past for the actual answers, but they're there in a good chunk of posts I find.

    I can see how it would be incredibly discouraging for someone making the leap for the first time. Tech communities often forget how little the average user knows about computers.

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  • 100% this. The Linux community seems very hostile to people trying to learn. The amount of times I've looked something up just to find a thread answered with "learn how to use search" or people just being outright mean to someone who is just figuring the basics out...

    The year of the Linux desktop is never until the community gets its toxic shithead problem under control.

  • Why is kindness often viewed as a sign of naïveté?

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  • They're the assistant manager, it's literally their job to help manage the team. Don't do stupid shit in front of management and you won't get in shit, it's not rocket science.

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    How many of you use Lemmy and ONLY use Lemmy vs Reddit?

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  • It's a very quick way to end up in an echo chamber, Lemmy is a very niche platform. I try to keep up with Reddit, Lemmy and Mastodon. Not a huge amount better, but it's a bit more variety than one tiny service.

  • Proton

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  • I'm in the same boat, I'm not migrating again unless shit really goes downhill.

    Lemmy gives the vibe of "it's all or nothing, be ready to change at a moment's notice if something iffy gets said"

  • Gaming chat platform Discord in early talks with banks about public listing

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  • Matrix needs more time in the oven before it's ready for widespread adoption.

    I really did try to make it work (for months) but it's a buggy and unpolished experience, everyone that tried it with me ended up going back to Discord and Signal for communication.

  • Since Xorg is getting old, looking at trying Wayland WMs

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  • I'm running Gnome on Nobara, switching between Wayland and Xorg there's a noticable difference in the vibrancy of the colors. Xorg and Windows both look fine, it's specifically under Wayland that everything dulls out. Multiple displays, displayport/hdmi makes no difference.

    That said, this problem doesn't affect everyone. Makes it much harder to troubleshoot. Color profiles don't alter anything, I don't have an HDR display and most of the forums I've found regarding this are having issues with HDR.

    I have no idea at this point and limited free time to work on it when Xorg has been working fine. That said, I figured I'd throw it out there in a thread where people are praising Wayland to see if someone knows something I've missed. XD

  • Since Xorg is getting old, looking at trying Wayland WMs

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  • Wayland seems to have problems showing colors properly. I was trying to fix this issue myself a couple weeks ago.

    Colors in Xorg and Windows(gross) show properly, Wayland always looks dull and muted in comparison. Switching color profiles didn't change anything.

    But hey, maybe there's a fix I haven't tried yet that works... I sure would hate to be proven wrong! No seriously, if someone has a fix for the dull colors I would likely start using Wayland again.

  • Any Proton Drive users here?

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  • Well, that's... less than ideal. I use a couple of their services, it was a royal pain in the ass to get all my email stuff moved over to Proton in the first place.

    I'll have to keep an eye on what they're doing, I'll take this as a warning sign. I'm moving most of my stuff to self host anyway, with the exception of email.

  • Any Proton Drive users here?

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  • What did I miss? I've seen comments like this a couple times and I'm not entirely sure what happened.

  • Now's the time to start talking about Matrix+Fediverse

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  • I tried my hand at running a Matrix server with a couple of friends. Less than successful. Constant bugs and minor irritations that most people (and myself, eventually) don't want to deal with.

    From notification problems, to decryption problems, to audio calls not working if the app isn't open on the screen for the entire call...

    I really like the idea of Matrix, but it needs another few years in the oven before it's even remotely acceptable to recommend to friends or family. Most people have a hard enough time switching to something like Signal because battery optimization kills notifications, let alone something as convoluted as Matrix/Element.