I have a 1TB harddrive on my desktop computer that isn't doing much of anything, so I'd like to dual-boot something "interesting". Suggestions are greatly appreciated, so let me know what y'all find intriguing/interesting/frustrating/innovative....
Isn't that a prerequisite for enshitification? Publicly-traded companies are required (by law, I think) to maximize profits for their shareholders, even if that means utterly ruining their original product (Reddit, Boeing, etc.), yes? What do you think?
Any organization that's forced to pursue endless growth is going to end up enshittifying eventually, because there's only so much innovation and wow factor that you can do to make a product appealing before you hit a talent/demographic/creativity limit. Not to mention that infrastructure and operating costs are massive when you hit that level of scaling and that needs to be funded somehow. Eventually they'll be forced to start extracting more value out of their existing userbase to keep the revenue growth going. Going IPO is mostly just a telegraph for how things are going behind the scenes.
I too have noticed a number of minor behavioral differences that I've found annoying, but it is what it is. This was the closest I could find to an active fork of Cantata, but nothing has been released at this time, though the dev has expressed interest in a Qt6 port.
The internet has become an extractive and fragile monoculture.
Something that has become very apparent to me over the past year of migrating away from the big 6 sites into the dark forest is that, no honestly, the internet isn't that; the big 6 sites are that. Places like Neocities still exist and have lots of traffic and you can go there and have an interesting time. I've encountered more cultural diversity on the Fediverse than I had in the past decade of using Reddit. There's still cool stuff and interesting communities; it's just hard to find because search engines are increasingly useless. We need better discoverability; if we fix that, then we're golden.
I don't use LXQt itself, but its software suite is nice if you want a Qt desktop with a tiling window manager. Looking forward to it landing in my distro. 👍
Is the bootup/shutdown speed, and faster package management really worth it? Is it really significant enough?
No. The primary reasons why you'd want to use Void Linux are the musl packages, the easy packaging experience with XBPS, and the simplicity of Runit. The distro felt like BSD on Linux when I last used it (it's admittedly been a few years since then); I liked it. If the above things interest you, then go for it; otherwise, stick with Fedora.
Well if it's any consolation, the Fediverse is basically the spiritual successor to that time period on the internet: now with interesting tech improvements.
I recently saw the new 550 drivers fixing a lot of wayland issues as well as KDE 6 being a lot better on wayland and decided, you know what, let me try it....
Sway doesn't support the proprietary Nvidia driver and Nouveau was hot garbage last time I tried it. IIRC, GNOME and KDE are the two projects that have invested the most resources into accommodating Nvidia's bullshit and even then I'd still expect the experience to be lackluster.
We’re probably lucky that AI spammers haven’t discovered the Fediverse yet, but if the Fediverse does actually become big enough for mainstream use, we’ll see Twitter level reaction spam in no time, and no amount of CAPTCHAs will be able to stop it.
I was thinking about this the other day. We might have to move to a whitelist federation model with invite-only instances at some point.
Hiya! I'm following a gamedev degree in university. It's been a major challenge doing it from Linux, as everything is Windows stuff (.sln Visual Studio projects, DirectX API, excel graphs...). However I've gotten by by making my own tools and dipping into WINE when it gets too difficult....
Installing proprietary software. For certain courses I unfortunately have to use software like Unreal Engine, Maya, Houdini, Unity, P4V, and a few others. I read NixOS has difficulty with running random binaries. I also could not find an UE5 package in nixpkgs, which Arch does have.
So NixOS is different from other distros in that it throws out the FHS so that it can do things like install multiple versions of the same library without issues; this breaks binaries, however, and they have to be patched to work with NixOS. So you basically have to package things for Nix for them to work. Certain programs like Steam and VSCode even have a wrapper as part of their setup that recreates the FHS to make them work as expected, so doing this is possible, but as a beginner I doubt you want to fuck with that.
Building binaries. I know nixos does some weird stuff with libraries and binaries. I need to be able to do normal stuff with binaries, and perhaps package and distribute them. It’d be really nice to be able to try out different compilers for my CMake/C++ projects also. Can NixOS do that easily?
It's actually nice as a dev environment. You do have to write flakes for your projects, but that's not a big deal and the reproducibility is nice.
VMs. I will be doing dGPU passthrough for testing assignments before handin. I assume this is no problem but it requires some weird stuff so I want to be sure before diving in!
I've used VMs without issue, so should be fine.
Since Nix is a distro-agnostic package manager, in your case I would probably use a normal distro like Ubuntu/Arch/Fedora and just use Nix with that if you want to go that route. It'll go smoother than diving into the deep end right away.
Filesystem Hierarchy Standard. It's the spec for how the file directories should be set up on UNIX-like systems, like how typically user binaries would go in /usr/bin and libraries for those binaries would go in /usr/lib.
Funnily enough, I was just talking about this with someone a few days ago. I've definitely retreated into my fair share of dark forests to escape the spam, bots, and astroturfing. I do wonder if the Fediverse gets popular enough, if we'll have to retreat into a whitelist federation model with invite-only instances. It definitely feels like anything that's open and accessible (and anonymous) is just asking to get turned into a steaming dumpsterfire at this point.
An overview of the development state of both goals. Priority has porting all components to the Qt6 libraries and there will be no Qt5-based version of LXQt anymore.
Specifically, Mozilla plans to scale back its investment in a number of products, including its VPN, Relay and, somewhat remarkably, its Online Footprint Scrubber
IMO these were their best products. 🙁
Going forward, the company said in an internal memo, Mozilla will focus on bringing “trustworthy AI into Firefox.” To do so, it will bring together the teams that work on Pocket, Content and AI/Ml.
I used to be constantly making tweaks to stuff and distrohopping like none other, but in 2018 I finally found THE setup and settled down. These days it's all about having scripts that set things up exactly how I want them.
I started to use i3 and I love it so far, and then I tried to enable i3-gaps on i3 but when I tried to enable it I receive this error I don't understand at all......
I am potentially going to be able to put Linux on my work PC soon, have been using it on my personal PC and laptop quite happily with hyprland ontop of NixOS...
I agree with the author for the most part, but I don't think it's just "us." I would say that discoverability in general is just a lot worse now due to SEO gentrification and search engines facing enshittification. There's still cool projects like Neocities around, but if it weren't for networking I'd have no idea they exist. When I type "build a website" into DuckDuckGo and StartPage, I just get links to squarespace, wix, godaddy, and a few listicles. In order to curate cool stuff, you have to be able to find it first; have new tools popped up that facilitate this? What are the new heuristics for discovery?
Perhaps we need a federated search engine - one you can add custom algorithms to…
Well, something that can be done is having search engines that grab from a wide variety of sources. The go-to FOSS example of this would be SearXNG, so if someone is interested in a project like that, then this would be a good starting point.
I put my boomers on Fedora with GNOME a couple years ago and there hasn't been any issues with that. Especially now that a lot of stuff that used to be desktop apps has moved to the browser, it's more viable than ever.
I’ve been using PipeWire for a couple years now and it’s honestly the most painless audio experience I’ve ever had on Linux. Looking forward to the 1.0 release!
Yep, instead of it being a playground to have fun and community, it’s a Very Serious Thing^TM^ where everyone is either striving for that cash or trying to produce domestic terrorists. It’s so shit.
I had a feeling this was going to happen when I saw that there were authors namedropping libgen while going after the AI people. Might wanna get all your last minute downloads out of the way now before the service gets disrupted.
Back when Chrome was the new kid on the block and people were switching to it from Firefox, Chrome gapped Firefox super hard performance-wise pre-Quantum/e10s. Firefox was still a single-threaded browser that would lock up if a tab had particularly nasty JS. The extensions also broke all the time because while XUL extensions could do anything, even tie into the actual browser frame, that was a maintenance nightmare that made it difficult to change anything and even harder to parallelize.
In the post-Quantum era here in 2023, you’re definitely right that there’s no real reason to switch from Firefox to Chrome. The practical performance gap has been closed, the extension system has stabilized and offers more functionality than Chrome’s implementation, it’s not actively trying to sabotage adblockers and anti-tracking measures, and is just all around better about privacy. It’s time to call the powerusers and techies home.
If I wanted an MP3 player again, in 2023, and wanted to rip cds to it and put digitally purchased albums on it, as actual owned files (not inside an proprietary ecosystem where I pay to only listen to that track within that service) could I still do that? What would I need? I don’t own, and can’t afford, a “real...
Here’s a cheap Sandisk one and here’s a cheap Sony one. I’d probably just install foobar2000 on your phone though. They also sell USB CD drives that you can pick up for cheap. I’m sure there’s plenty of Android apps that can rip CDs.
Half of the videos they recommend to me are things I’ve already watched. Sometimes there’ll just be blank slots like they couldn’t find any content to recommend. It’s so shit now.
Suggest unto me a new FOSS operating system ( infosec.pub )
I have a 1TB harddrive on my desktop computer that isn't doing much of anything, so I'd like to dual-boot something "interesting". Suggestions are greatly appreciated, so let me know what y'all find intriguing/interesting/frustrating/innovative....
*Best* video for explaining the Fediverse to a total noob?
Suggestions?
Am I the only person that feels that retro games are better?
Less DRM, smaller filesizes, no stupid anticheat, and no always online bs. Anyone agree with me?
Which file system do you recommend for Linux?
Just a simple question :...
I found a beautiful alternative to MusicBee (audio manager & player)! ( lemmy.sdf.org )
Link: https://tauonmusicbox.rocks/...
Does enshitification happen because companies are publicly-traded?
Isn't that a prerequisite for enshitification? Publicly-traded companies are required (by law, I think) to maximize profits for their shareholders, even if that means utterly ruining their original product (Reddit, Boeing, etc.), yes? What do you think?
Music Players ( feddit.cl )
Hello guys,...
Which communication protocol or open standard in software do you wish was more common or used more?
Whether you're really passionate about RPC, MQTT, Matrix or wayland, tell us more about the protocols or open standards you have strong opinions on!
We Need To Rewild The Internet ( www.noemamag.com )
LXQt 2.0.0 released ( lxqt-project.org )
Stay on Fedora or Switch to Void?
I'll try keep this short and concise....
The Pirate Bay’s Oldest Torrent is Now 20 Years Old * TorrentFreak ( torrentfreak.com )
My experience trying wayland with NVIDIA in 2024
I recently saw the new 550 drivers fixing a lot of wayland issues as well as KDE 6 being a lot better on wayland and decided, you know what, let me try it....
Are We Watching The Internet Die? ( www.wheresyoured.at )
NixOS for gamedev
Hiya! I'm following a gamedev degree in university. It's been a major challenge doing it from Linux, as everything is Windows stuff (.sln Visual Studio projects, DirectX API, excel graphs...). However I've gotten by by making my own tools and dipping into WINE when it gets too difficult....
Generative A.I - We Aren’t Ready. ( www.youtube.com )
NVK is now ready for prime time ( www.collabora.com )
LXQt: Qt6 and Wayland ( lxqt-project.org )
An overview of the development state of both goals. Priority has porting all components to the Qt6 libraries and there will be no Qt5-based version of LXQt anymore.
Pipewire vs PulseAudio: What's the Difference? ( itsfoss.com )
Mozilla downsizes as it refocuses on Firefox and AI ( techcrunch.com )
Palworld Has Huge Weekend, Sells 5 Million and Overtakes Cyberpunk 2077 in Steam’s Most-Played Games List - IGN ( www.ign.com )
I'm addicted to caring for my Linux distro, polishing things, optimising stuff it's so funny! Got some stories like that?
How I can enable i3-gaps?
I started to use i3 and I love it so far, and then I tried to enable i3-gaps on i3 but when I tried to enable it I receive this error I don't understand at all......
X11 tiling WMs
I am potentially going to be able to put Linux on my work PC soon, have been using it on my personal PC and laptop quite happily with hyprland ontop of NixOS...
Where have all the websites gone? ( www.fromjason.xyz )
Why Linux is Best for Most People ( medium.com )
The State Of The Nintendo Switch In 2023 ( kotaku.com )
Alternative Social Media Platforms
hello recently i deleted my facebook and im looking for good decent alternatives for facebook what options are there?
Sam Altman to return as CEO of OpenAI ( www.theverge.com )
See also twitter:...
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What alternate Youtube frontends are there? And which ones do you recommend?
I’ve heard of piped due to the piped-link bot, but I am curious about others.
PipeWire 1.0 RC released (Final release expected end 2023) ( gitlab.freedesktop.org )
**PipeWire 0.3.81 (2023-10-06)**This is the first 1.0 release candidate that is API and ABI compatible with previous 0.3.x releases....
Why the Internet Isn’t Fun Anymore ( www.newyorker.com )
Firefox tests a built-in checker for fake reviews ( www.theverge.com )
Why do you use firefox? ( upload.wikimedia.org )
cross-posted from: feddit.uk/post/2514293
“Most notorious” illegal shadow library sued by textbook publishers [Updated] ( arstechnica.com )
Google’s new Topics API makes users vulnerable to fingerprinting attacks ( www.theregister.com )
Google has stated it plans to address developers’ concerns by “making web publishers promise not to abuse the API”....
Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome ( arstechnica.com )
How to make an MP3 player work in 2023?
If I wanted an MP3 player again, in 2023, and wanted to rip cds to it and put digitally purchased albums on it, as actual owned files (not inside an proprietary ecosystem where I pay to only listen to that track within that service) could I still do that? What would I need? I don’t own, and can’t afford, a “real...
YouTube is going to remove ad controls for creators ( support.google.com )