When recommending people Linux Desktops for very low hardware in the past it was always stuff luke Lubuntu, Xubuntu, Puppylinux (and way more I know) etc....
Is it possible to get this to work with OBS studio? I see the author mentions OBS as an “Alternative Project” but it seems ideal to have these pieces work together.
As title says. Obviously I could setup different virtual machines or spend the time and install all the DEs in one VM if it is even possible without breaking the OS. I’m wondering if there is an already made iso or something that installs all the maintained DEs for trying.
A few years ago we were able to upgrade everything (OS and Apps) using a single command. I remember this was something we boasted about when talking to Windows and Mac fans. It was such an amazing feature. Something that users of proprietary systems hadn’t even heard about. We had this on desktops before things like Apple’s...
It’s funny, I do almost the exact opposite–whenever there is a flatpak version, I prefer it over a built-in apt package. The flatpak is almost always more up-to-date and often has the features and bug fixes I need.
Examples:
Vorta (0.8.12 flatpak; 0.8.3 apt)
Pinta (2.1.1 flatpak; 1.6 apt)
Minder (1.15.6 flatpak; 1.13.1 apt)
Xournal++ (1.2.1 flatpak; 1.1.1 apt)
.
I don’t think it’s fair to expect the distro maintainers to be up to date with every software out there–the universe of software has grown and grown, and we just can’t expect them to wrap/manage/test every new release and version bump.
The short answer is “yes, but only as much as it needs to”. Flatpak had to make a decision between “do we guarantee the app will work, even with system upgrades” or “do we minimize space” and they chose the former. The minimum necessary dependencies will be installed (and shared) amongst flatpaks.
Have you had the unfortunate experience of a utility or program losing its packaged status? It’s happened to me before–for example fslint. I don’t think this can happen with flatpak.
Ildar Dadin was the first person ever imprisoned in Russia under a criminal statute introduced in 2014 that makes it a felony to attend multiple unpermitted demonstrations. After he spent more than a year in prison, Dadin moved to Ukraine in early 2023, and he’s now training to fight in the so-called “Siberian Battalion,”...
When you’re just trying to get work done: pick a solid, well-tested high-profile distribution like Fedora, Pop!_OS, or Debian (or Ubuntu). Don’t look for the most beautiful, or most up-to-date, or most light-weight (e.g. low CPU usage, RAM, etc.). Don’t distro hop just to see what you’re missing.
Of course, do those things if you want to mess around, have fun, or learn! But not when you’re trying to get work done.
Snaps are basically Ubuntu’s private app store, and flatpaks (the supported method of app distribution by almost every other distro) are not supported; there’s no tiling WM built-in for large monitors; the kernel is not kept up to date (i.e. improved hardware coverage and support); some things like streaming with OBS studio and Steam don’t work out of the box (this may have changed, but it was the case for me about a year ago).
The System76 engineers are culturally very aligned with the core values of freedom of choice, customization, etc. They build software with the larger ecosystem in mind, and in fact, I’ve never seen them build something only for their own hardware (even things that could have been just for their own hardware, like the system76 power management system, has extensibility built in).
That said, they also balance this freedom with a set of “opinionated” good choices that they test and support. If you care a lot about stability, it’s easy to go along with the “happy path” and get a solid, up-to-date system delivered frequently. Every time they upgrade new features or kernel, they go through a systematic quality assurance process on multiple machines–including machines not of their own brand. (I’ve contributed software/PRs to their codebase, and they’ve always sent it through a code review and QA process).
I know it’s important to be vigilant against that form of uncritical-thinking-masquerading-as-unbiased-thinking, but please also consider that it’s hard to tell it apart from genuine interest and seeking to understand, especially in an online context. I don’t know the solution per se, because we have such limited views into each others’ worlds through text / social media. But I do know that if people can’t ask questions in one place, they will go elsewhere to find their answers.
I’ve always used Windows and am super comfortable with it. I have set up a dual boot with fedora but don’t use it because I have never identified a need to use it. I see a lot of windows hate, so what does Linux have that I need? What can motivate me to migrate? What is a good Linux to have for a desktop + steam?
That’s fair, I think we’re all trying to understand this new Fediverse thing. I understand that the underlying ActivityPub protocol is the same, but people tend to use these frontends quite differently. For example, I can’t downvote a Lemmy post in Elk (the software I use to follow other people). I also anticipate Lemmy posts to be more “community-oriented” in the way information is surfaced (like Reddit), whereas Mastodon is more focused on following a person or organization (like Twitter). There’s no wrong way to use the technology, but I do find the use cases helpful in organizing my expectations.
Ukraine is now the most heavily mined country on Earth and its army is suffering from a critical shortage of men and equipment able to clear the frontlines, the country’s defence minister has said, as soldiers spoke of heavy casualties in the engineering brigades....
The counteroffensive actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are forcing Russian occupiers to redeploy their defending forces in the western part of the Zaporizhzhia region, where Ukrainian soldiers have weakened their defenses. This degradation of Russian military strength presents an opportunity for a breakthrough by the...
Only 2% of the surveyed enterprises said they were overstaffed, with RBC noting that the stark shortage-to-surplus of workers ratio represents the widest margin in the past 28 years....
China’s increasing misalignment with Russia on any settlement to end the war in Ukraine was reportedly evident at the talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Aug. 5-6....
While Russian pilots were managing to support land operations in the south of Ukraine, they were doing so “without decisive operational effect,” the British Ministry of Defense said in its daily intelligence update on Monday....
The number of Russians vacationing in Crimea, the Ukrainian Black Sea peninsula occupied by Moscow, has fallen by nearly half in recent weeks following attacks carried out by Kyiv....
A short documentary by Insider Business showing the manufacturing process of 155mm artillery ammo, and the constraints and challenges allies have in supplying enough of them to Ukraine.
He disclosed that in December Ukrainian authorities had been on the brink of ordering the complete evacuation of Kyiv due to the intensity of Russian airstrikes. “Not many people know this, but Kyiv was on the verge of evacuation,” he said. “There was one battle that, in my opinion, determined the fate of Kyiv and the Russian campaign to destroy our energy sector, when 49 cruise missiles were launched at Kyiv.”
In a desperate 15 minutes on December 16, Ukraine fired dozens of missiles from its Soviet-era S-300, American Nasams and German Iris-T systems to save the city from total blackout in freezing temperatures.
Note to anyone scratching their head: As far as I understand it, the Freedom of Russia Legion is a Ukrainian-supported group of Russian citizen-soldiers fighting against Putin in Russia. If anyone has more information, please feel free to add or correct me.
Russia has doubled its 2023 defence spending target to more than $100 billion - a third of all public expenditure - a government document reviewed by Reuters showed, as the costs of the war in Ukraine spiral and place growing strain on Moscow’s finances....
The Ukrainian “Ghost of Kyiv” has turned real as drones pierce Moscow’s defenses. Meanwhile, the reality of Crimea’s eventual liberation is starting to set in on Putin....
“In particular, the new measures create a closer alignment of EU sanctions targeting Russia and Belarus and will help to ensure that Russian sanctions cannot be circumvented through Belarus.”
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that Ukraine’s military faced difficulties on front lines in the east and south of the country, but were dominant in their campaign....
Very low resources but reliable Wayland Desktop? (www.omglinux.com)
When recommending people Linux Desktops for very low hardware in the past it was always stuff luke Lubuntu, Xubuntu, Puppylinux (and way more I know) etc....
Shadow Cast v0.6.1: GPU Accelerated Screen Recorder - Now with Wayland Support (github.com)
This latest version now supports screen recording on Wayland*. This YouTube example was recorded on Gnome 44’s compositor (piped.video link)....
What is the easiest way to try all the DEs?
As title says. Obviously I could setup different virtual machines or spend the time and install all the DEs in one VM if it is even possible without breaking the OS. I’m wondering if there is an already made iso or something that installs all the maintained DEs for trying.
Undo the undo
Beginning Linux user: “Ctrl-Z is undo, right?”...
How Russia’s Salary Woes Helped Ukraine Strike the Black Sea Fleet HQ (www.kyivpost.com)
Recruiting Russian officers to help plan the attack was made easier by many of them not being paid their salaries
Did we kill Linux's killer feature?
A few years ago we were able to upgrade everything (OS and Apps) using a single command. I remember this was something we boasted about when talking to Windows and Mac fans. It was such an amazing feature. Something that users of proprietary systems hadn’t even heard about. We had this on desktops before things like Apple’s...
His callsign is ‘Gandhi’- A former Russian political prisoner explains how he’s dropped nonviolence to fight for Ukraine (meduza.io)
Ildar Dadin was the first person ever imprisoned in Russia under a criminal statute introduced in 2014 that makes it a felony to attend multiple unpermitted demonstrations. After he spent more than a year in prison, Dadin moved to Ukraine in early 2023, and he’s now training to fight in the so-called “Siberian Battalion,”...
What are some things you wish you had known when switching to Linux?
I start: the most important thing is not the desktop, it’s the package manager.
The Netherlands and Denmark will give F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, the Dutch prime minister says (apnews.com)
Why should I primary Linux for Home Desktop and which one do you recommend?
I’ve always used Windows and am super comfortable with it. I have set up a dual boot with fedora but don’t use it because I have never identified a need to use it. I see a lot of windows hate, so what does Linux have that I need? What can motivate me to migrate? What is a good Linux to have for a desktop + steam?
Calling all mastodon/fediverse social media accounts
Hi all!...
Water supply crisis in Dagestan pushes protesters to block federal highway (meduza.io)
A summary from Reddit user Gorperly:...
Rheinmetall long distance UAV launches on-board drones after traveling up to 100km (www.youtube.com)
Ukraine desperate for help clearing mines, says defence minister (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine is now the most heavily mined country on Earth and its army is suffering from a critical shortage of men and equipment able to clear the frontlines, the country’s defence minister has said, as soldiers spoke of heavy casualties in the engineering brigades....
Distrobox appreciation post
Distrobox is underappreciated as hell, no surprise that vanillaOS, and alikes are getting so popular right now....
Russian forces degrade, any Ukrainian Armed Forces' breakthrough could be decisive - ISW (newsukraine.rbc.ua)
The counteroffensive actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are forcing Russian occupiers to redeploy their defending forces in the western part of the Zaporizhzhia region, where Ukrainian soldiers have weakened their defenses. This degradation of Russian military strength presents an opportunity for a breakthrough by the...
Russian Factories Face Record Labor Shortages (www.themoscowtimes.com)
Only 2% of the surveyed enterprises said they were overstaffed, with RBC noting that the stark shortage-to-surplus of workers ratio represents the widest margin in the past 28 years....
China's increasing misalignment with Russia ... was reportedly evident at the talks in Jeddah (twitter.com)
China’s increasing misalignment with Russia on any settlement to end the war in Ukraine was reportedly evident at the talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Aug. 5-6....
Russia's air force is barely able to leave its own airspace because Ukraine's defenses are so strong, UK intel says (www.businessinsider.com)
While Russian pilots were managing to support land operations in the south of Ukraine, they were doing so “without decisive operational effect,” the British Ministry of Defense said in its daily intelligence update on Monday....
Russian Tourists Visiting Occupied Crimea Drop By Nearly Half Following Bombings (www.rferl.org)
The number of Russians vacationing in Crimea, the Ukrainian Black Sea peninsula occupied by Moscow, has fallen by nearly half in recent weeks following attacks carried out by Kyiv....
Inside the US Factory Making Ukraine’s Most Important Ammo (Short Documentary) (www.youtube.com)
A short documentary by Insider Business showing the manufacturing process of 155mm artillery ammo, and the constraints and challenges allies have in supplying enough of them to Ukraine.
Defenders of democracy aesthetics (twitter.com)
Zelenskyy signs a message, “Slava Ukraini” on a SCALP EG warhead whose text is painted in the Blue, White, and Red of France’s colors.
How US Patriot defences are reducing ‘unstoppable’ Russian missiles to shrapnel (www.thetimes.co.uk)
Russian fighters from the 1st battalion of the Freedom of Russia Legion destroyed an ammunition depot in Russian-occupied Donetsk today (mstdn.social)
Ruble hits lowest value against USD since early in Ukraine war (apnews.com)
The ruble dropped against the United States dollar in trading Friday in Moscow to its lowest level since the first month of the war in Ukraine....
Russia doubles 2023 defence spending plan as war costs soar (www.reuters.com)
Russia has doubled its 2023 defence spending target to more than $100 billion - a third of all public expenditure - a government document reviewed by Reuters showed, as the costs of the war in Ukraine spiral and place growing strain on Moscow’s finances....
Ukraine drone strikes and attacks send chills down Putin’s spine (euromaidanpress.com)
The Ukrainian “Ghost of Kyiv” has turned real as drones pierce Moscow’s defenses. Meanwhile, the reality of Crimea’s eventual liberation is starting to set in on Putin....
EU agrees to extend the scope of sanctions on Belarus to fight circumvention (ec.europa.eu)
“In particular, the new measures create a closer alignment of EU sanctions targeting Russia and Belarus and will help to ensure that Russian sanctions cannot be circumvented through Belarus.”
Zelensky says Ukrainian strength dominates, top officers report progress (www.jpost.com)
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that Ukraine’s military faced difficulties on front lines in the east and south of the country, but were dominant in their campaign....
The GOG Summer Sale is live with Sunblaze being the first free game giveaway of the sale (www.gog.com)