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8·6 days agoIt’s been a while (2-3 years) since I looked into this but last time I did, the answer was a big old NO. I found all kinds of discussions of people thinking over this idea without success.
It must be possible. All the pieces are there, and they are Libre. They must simply be put put together. Yet many have asked after it without success. I do not know why it proves so difficult.
Will be happy to learn I am wrong. :)
3·15 days agoWell for me personally if I am seeking an application to solve a problem and there are 2 comparable options which are on github, I will first try the one with more stars. Especially if there is a large discrepancy.
When I compare a github vs a non-github project I take into consideration that the other code forge has fewer users, and also I generally prefer devs who take the initiative to get off github. So I will usually give them a go unless the project is too incomplete/stale/inactive.
Install TLDR pages from your package manager to get easy access to the most useful information
2·20 days agothere are a lot of strong feelings about gnome but i have never taken the time to find out what or why
mint
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generally a solid choice
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you have a friend who uses it! big advantage
people who make memes about linux distros are in a lot deeper than you want to be. they have different goals.
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I wonder if you’d be more interested in one of the other Linux Mint flavors: Cinnamon or MATE. here is screenshots of all 3 to compare: https://www.linuxmint.com/screenshots.php
KDE doesn’t come pre-loaded but you can install any DE on any distro. Here are KDE screenshots: https://kde.org/screenshots
Anyway have fun and good luck :)
will it go faster than xubuntu?
well IME when you reinstall it will usually go faster at first no matter what because you don’t have a lot of crap running to slow it down. but idk if it’ll go inherently faster.
because it doesn’t use any snap applications?
It’s been a while since I used xubuntu but are you required to use Snaps? Someone might correct me but it seems like you could just refrain from using them, no? I’ve never used snaps anywhere.
I believe on both xubuntu and Mint you can install software via Synaptic package manager.
will it have a modern ui?
it has XFCE4 as the desktop environment. Xubuntu also runs XFCE4 (that’s what the “x” stands for). They will have essentially the same UI. Any differences will just be in the theming, which you could just change the themes yourself without going to the trouble of reinstalling.
I personally like the retro feel of XFCE4. If you want something more “modern” you might like to try KDE. You can install that with Synaptic package manager on either xubuntu or Mint.
what will be the pros be for using linux mint xfce please?? over xubuntu
From my understanding, Mint is a bit better on the Libre side of things and is less likely to introduce proprietary stuff into your system.
My feeling is that they are substantially the same as each other.
Always make backups before making any major changes. :)
The thing with Facebook that made it special might also have been who was there. It was and for some people maybe still is a mass adopted platform with your whole extended community within reach. It didn’t have polls or reactions for most of the time I used it; that’s not what made it compelling.
There are a ton of existing fediverse platforms, includ8ng some that aim to be more facebook-type and your energy is probably more valuable if you contribute to one of those rather than striking out on your own.
I think Lemmy is in many ways at the opposite end from Facebook because it is more of a hive mind whereas Facebook was highly individualized. Like I don’t think you can be friends or even follow another account on lemmy?. That’s like the most important Facebook relationship. Even mastodon would be closer I think.
If you want to recreate Facebook you’ll need to ask the people you valued the most what it would take for them to use a novel open source platform.
How curious. Are you doing a play?
You might have to DIY one if you don’t want an old one. Certainly there are websites you could upload a PDF to that would print for you.
I think the boxes made sense when they were for sale in a brick n mortar store because they are harder to steal and make the person feel like they are buying something when digital goods weren’t such an instinctive idea. I doubt they would be shipped because they are big for no reason and would require a lot of packaging to keep from getting wrecked in transit vs a USB key in a bubble envelope.
To buy linux in a box, you would have to find somewhere near you that is selling it in person. A computer store, a book store. Maybe a campus bookstore? They have a captive audience so sometimes can get away with stuff that doesn’t otherwise make business sense.
Do you want the box to display or a hard copy of the installer?
If the latter I’m sure I’ve seen them for sale in the past couple of years on distro websites. Click “get [distro]” and its some secondary item to downloading which is what most people went. Might be a USB key or disc.
If you want an actual box idk how they are shipped.
There is a keyboard shortcut to reload the config. I don’t remember what the default is. On the kitty website, go to the page about kitty.conf and ctrl-f reload or refresh.
To check that the config is really reloading, make an edit to the section about theme, tab style, etc.
There is a way to output the actual config as used so you can look for your settings.
If you call kitty from the command line you can optionally use an argument to specify a config file. Iirc it is --config but verify in docs.
What is the location of the config file you are editing?
Post the section of the config file that isn’t working?
Try moving the section you are editing to the very bottom of the file to ensure it isn’t getting over rided later on.
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