Probably sitting at 16-20 years with a short windows break in the first 5 year. I run Linux distros on my main computers, but have a windows disk I kept around for gaming only. I hear Linux has gotten better with games, but I don’t mind the separation of not being able to go straight from productivity to games without a reboot.
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I followed a similar path. When I was on Gnome I hated plasma. When Gnome 3 dropped I tried a bunch of stuff like Cinnamon, Budgie, Xfce, Lxde, etc. and settled on Plasma which has only continued to be great over the hears. I value the tweaks and the fact that it can be configured 100% desktop centric without a bunch of touch/convergence stuff getting in the way.
Junkie Elmo is the correct character to use here. Why do we crave enshitification so badly?
njordomir@lemmy.worldto Linux@lemmy.ml•What kind of mindset do you need to be succesful starting and continuing to use Linux.9·3 months agoWillingness to independently learn and the capacity to let the frustration roll off of you. You will occasionally want to bang your head against the wall, but give yourself the grace to learn.
njordomir@lemmy.worldto Buy European@feddit.uk•Please support free and open-source software3·3 months agoI particularly like what you said about supporting one thing. One is better than none and there is nothing to stop you from supporting more developers later. Just pick something that gives you utility, a project that you think is undervalued, or a friend’s project. Also, send the devs some encouragement on Mastadon or wherever they keep a public presence.:)
njordomir@lemmy.worldto Buy European@feddit.uk•Germany opposes French push to tax US big tech in tariff war1·3 months agoThanks for sharing. I remember reading about this while it was happening. Interested to see how it turned out.
njordomir@lemmy.worldto Buy European@feddit.uk•Germany opposes French push to tax US big tech in tariff war581·3 months agoGermany can’t decide. Every few weeks I see an article that says “German city/company/institution is Ditching MS for Open Source”, and the next article is “Germany Cucked by Microsoft for Ten Billionth Time.” Can we just completely ditch all MS and agree to an open standard?
njordomir@lemmy.worldto Buy European@feddit.uk•Buy european mentioned in the Heute Show4·3 months agoOliver Welke is funny. Thanks for sharing.
njordomir@lemmy.worldto Linux@lemmy.ml•If you have to pick only one Desktop Environment and use it till your computer breaks, what would you choose?4·4 months agoNo shade to Gnome, because there is a place for them in the ecosystem, but this is why I moved from Gnome 2 to KDE (with a few stops along the way). One size will not fit all.
njordomir@lemmy.worldto Linux@lemmy.ml•If you have to pick only one Desktop Environment and use it till your computer breaks, what would you choose?4·4 months agoKDE for the desktop and xfce for the laptop
njordomir@lemmy.worldto Buy European@feddit.uk•Elon Musk pressured Reddit’s CEO on content moderation15·4 months agoPeople seem to really cling to their comforts. Even switching to Mastadon was too hard for people and now a bunch of the normies are all on Bluesky while we’re all watching from the fediverse for the enshittification cycle to repeat.
I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t used reddit even once since I purged it, I have, but I know better than to invest time and effort upvoting, sharing content, and building community in someone else’s clubhouse when I know he’s an asshole.
njordomir@lemmy.worldto Buy European@feddit.uk•Finally, a Linux laptop with a brilliant display and performance that rivals my MacBook - Tuxedo (German)4·4 months agoKDE has been good with this, but I still feel like my mouse pointer gets huge or tiny in different apps and I think it’s just the fragmentation of the ecosystem and all these apps are high-dpi aware in their own way. Nothing we can blame KDE for.
I’m going to have to convince some family members to do this soon. We’ve used splitwise, but I’ve wanted to drop it for years simply because it’s proprietary and I don’t trust it. Now I have more reasons. Did you use an app or a mobile site to input your expenses?
njordomir@lemmy.worldto Buy European@feddit.uk•EU accuses Google and Apple of breaking its rules, risking Trump clash4·4 months agoTry @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu
They seem to mention this kind of thing a lot because they know what pulls fediverse peeps’ interest.
njordomir@lemmy.worldto Android@lemmy.world•Google Assistant losing 7 more features across Android, Nest Hub/speakersEnglish1·4 months agoI know several people who run through the house screaming “Siri, where are you?” Does this not work on Android? This is a serious question because I don’t really use voice assistants.
njordomir@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Volkswagen reintroducing physical controls for vital functions | AutocarEnglish1·4 months agodeleted by creator
njordomir@lemmy.worldOPto Selfhosted@lemmy.world•Secure Storage That Won't Die With my ServerEnglish1·4 months agoIt might be a dumb question, but how does it have it’s own OS like a NAS, or is it basically a box attached to the host and everything is done via software? I encountered some confusion between enclosures, DAS, USB array and some of the other terms I was seeing.
Huh, I hadn’t heard of CachyOS. It seems like everyone went Arch>Manjaro>EndeavorOS. It looks good from the screenshots and I like seeing my favorite DE/WMs in there. If I don’t know what any of those acronyms and technical terms on their page mean, would I still get something out of it? I’m about due for my every-few-months wipe and reinstall.
We’ve been on similar journeys. I started with Ubuntu Warty Warthog and happily remember all the desktop effects lost to time (emerald window decorations anybody?). I went through a Windows phase and settled back into Linux. My newest epoch is the age of self hosting and I’ve been learning a lot especially since the advent of Lemmy. I also play games, but I’ve been using a fully segregated Windows PC for that, though I’ve used Linux in the past.
The last time someone asked this question a lot of people said Mint packages are too out of date. I love Mint, I used Mint for several years, but the graphic driver stuff seems to depend on being very up to date. Someone else could probably explain it better than me. Perhaps it’s not relevant anymore, but I would look into it.
As for KDE, it’s really good now. I used to cling HARD to Gnome back in the old days and really disliked KDE, but things really got shaken up and KDE has been absurdly good for a few releases now. The steam deck even uses it. Also, a lot more distros seem to have releases for more than one desktop environment now. I guess what I’m trying to say is stuff you used to like may suck now and stuff that used to suck could be S-tier. Good luck getting back into Linux. Don’t get discouraged. It’s gotten a lot easier since old timers like us were hacking around on Ubuntu in the early 2000s.
This is so whack. I don’t get it, but it strikes me as true for many people 5-10 years younger than me. I’m the opposite. I want to use my desktop for everything and I’d sooner use a dumbphone/laptop combo than a smartphone with no computer. One thing I will never do on a phone is game. Sure, snake in the doctors office is one thing, but mobile gaming is so trash and scammy and bullshit that I just can’t have any fun.