This is like 99% of Lemmy users.
“How do I fix this issue with my computer?”
“Have you heard of our lord and savior FOSS?”
would actually solve 90% of problems.
With Linux:
I don’t have forced updates.
I do have driver compile error when I update the kernel.I don’t have spyware recording my screen.
I don’t have Discord record my screen when I want it to, either.I don’t have ads for games in my launcher.
I don’t have HDR for games in my Steam library.Etc.
I mean tbf most of these Linux issues are pretty easy to fix/avoid.
Honestly, that was the biggest difference for me, when I switched.
A bunch of my issues I’d had on Windows just went away, overnight. And, sure, I ran into other problems; but I would’ve on Windows, too, except I can usually resolve them on Linux.
My machine is so much more usable, just on a daily basis; and I’ve learned so much more about my computer naturally since I switched.
HDR works quite well, with a bit of tinkering naturally, for Steam games. (Fedora 42 using ProtonPlus to get GE-Proton-10 and modifying the launch parameters)
What GPU and DE? It’s been a complete nightmare for me, and only the gamescope WSI seems to actually work.
GNOME, what else. AMD Ryzen censored 7 350 with Radeon 860M 32GB of RAM Internal Display
The drivers for the GPU are unfortunately not in the LiveUSB image so I had to connect my laptop using a HDMI to VGA converter to my CRT monitor to install Fedora xD
Launch options are: PROTON_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 PROTON_ENABLE_HDR=1 %command%
I don’t use GNOME, but I’ll give those launch parameters a try and see if that works, thanks!
Edit: It didn’t work. The game could detect HDR, but the color was completely washed out. Probably Nvidia being Nvidia, but oddly enough HDR can work if I use gamescope as an intermediary.
What DE do you use?
And the new problems are way above most people’s ability to solve. The usual man on the street is not the usual lemmy user.
OTOH, I used to give away Little Old Lady computers to seniors. Slap Linux Lite on there, setup their email and browser, DONE. They would never call me back for support.
Literally saw this on Mastodon yesterday.
“How come emailing a document to myself is still the easiest way to send something to another device?”
“Have you tried using Linux?”
I mean they aren’t wrong. KDE connect on phone and PC is a game changer. GS connect if you use Gnome Desktop. Not only can you send a file instantly, you can also copy your clipboard between devices, answer SMS on your PC, or have the phone pause your PC media when the phone rings. Its amazing. Their is a windows version but it doesn’t work properly.
Just use Landrop like a normal person
Ah, there’s the problem when trying to move stuff between Windows and my Steam Deck.
It’s not the best way though. Idk why you’d hate on someone actually providing a solution.
I use KDEconnect nowadays, but I definitely used to email stuff to myself!
Aye, “learn a new OS” as the solution to a problem solved by simply using LocalSend on whatever you already have.
Is it? With the advent of cloud storage, it seems that is the easiest way. Any cloud storage, any OS, its the concept of cloud storage that solves this problem.
it’s true though, specificity TempleOS
B-b-but TempleOS isn’t Linux!
It has a compiler and lets you talk to god. What more do you need?
When was the last time you saw a possessed Linux system? Don’t worry I’ll wait
my Linux has dæmons all over it
The good dæmons compete with pathogenic bad dæmons, and are essential for the computer’s health.
All my Linux systems are possessed by daemons
Nothing wrong with just suggesting Linux tho. And the satan part is obviously just a nice goodie of your PC.
Exactly! More proof it runs on a huge variety of hardware
Stupid Linux Guy doesn’t realize that by installing Linux, you install even more daemons on your machine!
Install FreeBSD
Just because they’re daemons doesn’t mean they’re bad or malicious. Assuming they are is racist.
Nah we know its just that all the demons end up clogging up the pc portal and all of them trying to enter at once end up blocking each other
indestructable
It’s a ddos attack: demon denial of service
Demon: What the fuck, how to I install Chrome, what the heck is a tar gz? Fuck this I’m out
there are other demons? and they’re invisible?? What if they grow superteeth on my CPU teeth? dot deb? how do I run a dot deb? “man top”? "man mount"??
fucking hell looking up manual pages kills me every time. i run mint btw
Because Linux is so effective that the GPU temperature tops at 69, which is nice.
May the power of Ubuntu Christian Edition compel him!
https://distrowatch.com/table-mobile.php?distribution=ubuntuce
He’s not wrong.
Also,
Tech support: try turning it off and back on
They should install Linux. Arch is the only way to make a demon leave your computer and never return.
TempleOS
Will TempleOS even run on modern hardware?
I just pictured someone throwing pages from the manual on it going “THE POWER OF LINUS COMPELS YOU!” Yeah. I’ll see myself out.
In the package, there will be a large square of herb-scented paper. This is the entire code for VüDü. Fold this paper into an origami shape resembling the animal you’re installing VüDü on (see also Appendix II). There are folding directions for common animals in the box. Make a hollow inside your paper badger and add a little more blood and hair from your animal.
Don’t lose the paper; replacements are expensive. There are recipes for homemade paper on the Web, but getting all the information correctly transcribed is a huge task, as this must be handwritten; furthermore, the requirements of herb collecting, drying, and curing are formidable.
Some man pages are more suitable than others.
Best way to kill -9 a daemon 🤷
You can probably configure the demon in Linux
demonctl stop hellfire demonctl disable hellfire demonctl enable regular-fire demonctl start regular-fire demonctl set --force body-type=human horns=2 eyes=2 tongue=forked skin=red demonctl add --object electric-guitar demonctl speak "play the best song in the world, or I'll eat your souls"/. tribute.shThis whole site is a /. tribute, with a few layers of indirection.
Think it’s
./ tribute.shiirc./: is a directoryYou’re technically right since everything is a directory in Linux.
./is indeed for starting scripts thoughI haven’t had fun reading a comment thread like this in a while. Thanks guys, this is pure gold.
Edit: it’s just a tribute
lp1 is on fireNot as funny as it seems - the error message “lp is on fire” really exists. Originally these bulky old tractor-fed matrix printers got really hot and would catch fire. That’s history, but in the early 2000s I experienced a 1990s SUN laser printer that had similar ambitions. Luckily it usually would blow some fuses before it got hot enough.
Meanwhile in BeOS and Haiku;
isComputerOn() isComputerOnFire() isComputerCursed()
How do I daemonize my demon?
This is true because Linux users know that daemons are something that you can rein in and perhaps restart on occasion.
Install TempleOS to sanctify your computer and rid it of demons once and for all.
