that’s one of the reasons i think Lenovo has won the laptop war, they include all operating systems and make it very easy to install any on your device, i love Ubuntu a lot, and chromeOS too
We would do the same but having Windows preinstalled allows us to have Dell add the device to our AzureAD tenant so we can ship the devices to users hands off.
I bought myself a workstation earlier this year and saved £70 by choosing Ubuntu
Something else I miss on Linux is a good alterantive to RoyalTS. RDP, SSH, VNC, etc. connectivity manager. Remmina I think is the closest but its not as good.
This. I just started playing with Linux desktop in a VM and I’m not sure if it’s because it’s virtualized but I’ve had to kill plasma and relaunch or reboot several times because KDE is playing silly buggers.
I have a new workstation arriving next week that will be dedicated for work and I want to first try Linux. Everything I need has a Linux client, and I have a license for VMware workstation which also has a Linux version so I can boot up Windows if I need to.
I love the speed. KDE can be made to look really nice. But I picked straight up Debian as that’s the distribution I’ve been using for servers for years and I wanted stable. Maybe I need to go to Arch.
I’ll check the version later. I wonder if Debian is using an old version and it’s worth enabling back ports for plasma. Ultimately I’m after stability, hence picking Debian.
I came across everyday topic on Techlore Discussions about free and open source keyboards for Android and discovered this little gem. It is FlorisBoard, a virtual keyboard for Android which respects privacy of the user. I can sigh with relief and finish my search for that singular keyboard for typing stuff on the go....
An interesting concept that unfortunately exposed awful people. I never let my kids on there because every 4th visitor was a penis. It had the potential to connect people. A shame it was abused.
Update…Per Microsoft’s instructions, disabled all tracking protections in Safari and requested desktop mode and it works. Their instructions say turn protections back on after using teams… 😐...
Today, Al-Jazeera Bureau Chief Wael El-Dahdouh was reporting live in Gaza when an Israeli airstrike killed his wife and two children. Now, other journalists also fear their families could be targeted solely for them doing their job....
I don’t know how impressive it is unless it gets compared to a cable with similar features, of which there are many… at a fraction of the cost. So it would be excellent to see the same scans on a £30 cable to see just how over engineered the Apple cable may or may not be.
"Notably, we are concerned about the unconditional support by the European Commission you represent, for one of the two parties”, EU staff stated in a three-page letter, which was sent to von der Leyen’s office on Friday (20 October)....
The carbon footprint of building an EV is larger than an ICE, no one is disputing this. But once in operation the EV catches up and through its life is a better alternative over all. So why not take that win? Why be so vehemently against a solution that reduces carbon footprint and air pollution? Because fuck cars right?
A Staten Island woman buying pot from a local deli got into a misunderstanding with the cashier — who ended up macing her, dragging her outside by her hair, kicking her in the head and mistakenly calling her trans.
[A]n INI configuration file in the Windows Canary channel, discovered by German website Deskmodder, includes references to a “Subscription Edition,” “Subscription Type,” and a “subscription status.”
Starfield is getting city maps, new ways to travel, FSR 3, and more features in 2024 (www.neowin.net)
New Skyrim mod feature pulling the mod community apart (www.polygon.com)
Will it work this time? We’ll see
Shall we resume testing? (lemmy.world)
what do you think about laptops with Ubuntu preinstalled??
that’s one of the reasons i think Lenovo has won the laptop war, they include all operating systems and make it very easy to install any on your device, i love Ubuntu a lot, and chromeOS too
ALIEN (1979) - The Machinery of Existence - film analysis / review by Rob Ager (piped.smnz.de)
Majority of Britons support rejoining the EU single market - poll (www.reuters.com)
GitHub: Can no longer search code without being logged in. (github.com)
Response from Martin Woodward, GitHub's VP of Developer Relations:...
What is a video game that you'd love to play, but no one has developed yet?
Lemmy reboot frequency
Hello fellow Lemmyers or what ever we are!...
What makes you not want to use Linux anymore and maybe move back to Windows, MacOS, or TempleOS?
This Week in KDE – Adventures in Linux and KDE (pointieststick.com)
Why is Lemmygrad hated in the wider space of Lemmy?
I’ve been trying to find a good Marxist instance, but Lemmygrad and Hexbear are widely hated. Why is that? Are there any good leftist instances?
Whatever, I'll use it and abuse it. (lazysoci.al)
Linkin Park Rule (lemmy.world)
team wokeness 2 rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
Please no more (lemmy.world)
Half-Life 25 Anniversary Update (www.half-life.com)
Gitlab now requires phone number/credit card verification (lemmy.world)
Looks like gitlab now requires account verification for new accounts in addition to email. Either phone number or credit card....
FlorisBoard | FOSS keyboard that respects your privacy (florisboard.org)
I came across everyday topic on Techlore Discussions about free and open source keyboards for Android and discovered this little gem. It is FlorisBoard, a virtual keyboard for Android which respects privacy of the user. I can sigh with relief and finish my search for that singular keyboard for typing stuff on the go....
Omegle shuts down after 14 years of operation.
omegle.com
OK Microsoft... trying to log into Teams while work lapop updates to Windows 11. No longer works in any iPhone browser, including Edge. The app will not authenticate my work login. (lemmy.world)
Update…Per Microsoft’s instructions, disabled all tracking protections in Safari and requested desktop mode and it works. Their instructions say turn protections back on after using teams… 😐...
Does Google Inserting Deceptively Placed Ads in the Play Store seem icky to anyone else? (i.imgur.com)
They’ve started inserting a subtle ad as the first result instead of the actual app you’re searching for....
Meth rule (slrpnk.net)
Israel kills Al-Jazeera correspondent’s family days after Blinken demands the channel’s coverage be ‘toned down’ (mondoweiss.net)
Today, Al-Jazeera Bureau Chief Wael El-Dahdouh was reporting live in Gaza when an Israeli airstrike killed his wife and two children. Now, other journalists also fear their families could be targeted solely for them doing their job....
White to move and mate in... uhh... how did we get here? (sh.itjust.works)
USB-C head-to-head teardown - Lumafield (www.lumafield.com)
cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/2469210 (!android)
EU staff criticise von der Leyen over Israel stance (www.euractiv.com)
"Notably, we are concerned about the unconditional support by the European Commission you represent, for one of the two parties”, EU staff stated in a three-page letter, which was sent to von der Leyen’s office on Friday (20 October)....
So long, small phones (www.theverge.com)
Dog walker films winds lifting forest floor during Storm Babet in Scotland (www.bbc.co.uk)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-67180162
and no this is not an invitation for oil addicts to rant about EVs (lemmy.world)
Woman buying pot from NYC deli maced, dragged by hair, kicked in head by cashier who mistook her for trans (www.nydailynews.com)
A Staten Island woman buying pot from a local deli got into a misunderstanding with the cashier — who ended up macing her, dragging her outside by her hair, kicking her in the head and mistakenly calling her trans.
It's not a bug, it's a feature! (programming.dev)
I’ve noticed a small issue with my email client for quite some time now where composing a new email will have several blank lines by default....
Windows 12 May Require a Subscription (www.pcmag.com)
[A]n INI configuration file in the Windows Canary channel, discovered by German website Deskmodder, includes references to a “Subscription Edition,” “Subscription Type,” and a “subscription status.”
The cutest thing to ever live (sound on) (i.imgur.com)
Another from my archive of cat pictures/videos shared with my dauighter over the years.
The highest temperatures ever recorded in European countries (i.imgur.com)
PayPal sued in US consumer case over 'industry-high' transaction fees (www.reuters.com)