Molten_Moron

@Molten_Moron@lemmings.world
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Joined 1 years ago

And when I installed Chromium from the command line as a deb, it OVERWROTE my wish, and installed Chromium as a snap too.

This right here is my issue with Ubuntu. A huge part of Linux for me is that I am in control of my OS and machine. If I use apt to install a package, it's because I want the .deb version. I absolutely don't need my OS telling me "I know what you asked for, but I'm going to give you the snap version anyway".

I could see snaps being preferred over .debs in the Software app, sure (though they shouldn't be the only option). But replacing apps in a command line tool is garbage.

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Absolutely, I daily drive Mint and it's one of my favorite things about it!

Even the Steam Deck isn't locked to their flavor, so I highly doubt a full pc would be.

£500 gets you a sit down meeting and a website design drawn in crayon on a napkin.

While we're there, we can also talk about the cost for website development and why you shouldn't talk to dad about websites ever again.

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Terminal emulator with cloud sign-in. Ah yes, that's exactly where I should be entering my root password. Genius.

Pretty sure this is just malware with extra steps.

And 8 in 10 Americans think HTML is a programming language.

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Looks like this has already been answered, but I'm curious about why you've chosen Tails for this task? Is there something about your work/other tasks that requires the extra security and anonymity?

Kali (while known for pen-testing) is an excellent option here. Much more feature packed than Tails, with the built-in ability to create persistence on a live drive, too. I carry one of these with me all the time.

Or, you could fully install a distro to a USB drive. Then you could take Fedora with you, and have an environment you're familiar with.

I say all this as a huge fan of Tails (I also keep a USB of Tails always ready). Just offering some other options that may not have crossed your mind.

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Since they changed to Jagex accounts, you can't use Runelite directly anymore.

I use this launcher now. It lets you login to your Jagex account, then choose to play in either Runelite or the official client.

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Too late! That was too good to be your first go.

No more secrets sounds like it fits the bill

Jagex's help site links to this github which is a collection of working Linux projects, including bolt.

It's not perfect, but I consider it as Jagex saying it's fine.

Sadly distrotest is gone, but distrosea.com is a semi-decent replacement. Doesn't seem quite what you're looking for, but may be worth a look!

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I've installed Mint on a 6 recently. Setting up the boot settings was a minor hassle, but everything else was very smooth. Definitely recommend the linux-surface kernel.

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pants aren't an issue when you're QUANTUM SHITTING THROUGH THE nTH DIMENSION

Linux Mint works really well with Nvidia, too!

I believe their point is that their language is left to right, so it just makes sense to them to have the tabs structure left to right as well.

I happen to share this sentiment, but can understand why some people may like it different.

From the announcement on the site:

Unlike the original DSL, this version has apt fully enabled

bs=1M

This part varies based on your hardware (my hardware is much faster with a value of 4096) , but other than that it's everything.

Here is a handy script that can help determine which bs size is best for your hardware.

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The ol' cosmic bit flip

As others have said, first make a full copy of the disk so you're not working on a failing drive.

Then, I highly recommend DDRescue

I'm out of town until Monday, but I'll set it up on my t100tam when I get back and see if I can get it working.

I absolutely agree, and luckily I think it mostly is treated as a programming language. It's just a technicality that makes for a great joke.

I've got ProtonVPN set up through wireguard on my system and it works great. Only caveat is that you have to set up multiple profiles if you want different locations, secure core, etc. Not a big deal in my use case, but something to consider.

https://protonvpn.com/support/wireguard-manual-linux/

For those that like the status bar dd provides, I highly recommend pv

pv diskimage.iso > /dev/usb

He directly says it's both:

"Food safety and security is an existential emergency that poses grave threats to our national security, public health, and economic prosperity."

At least you get Windows and not the abomination that is MacOS.

cries in iOS developer

Hot damn, you can have it block porn and Fake News!

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There's always the IBM Model M or, if you prefer USB, there are remakes with it.

Don't let this man distract you from the fact that in 1998, KDE Plasma threw Gnome off Hell In A Cell, and plummeted 16 ft through an announcer's table.

Any suggestions for a good model? 😅

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Why not?

It's a well-maintained, Debian-based distro with several DEs to choose from and live USB persistence available out of the box.

Seems to fit OP's needs pretty spot on.

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Yes, I do! Thanks!

Nextcloud uses webDAV, so it definitely can be mounted as a network drive (this is how I primarily use it, and it works well).

Yes, this is exactly what I did when they forced the change a while back.

It's actually kinda nice because it's only one login now and easy to switch between them.

Thus is the folly of small scale cloud computing, unfortunately.

Yes, there are plenty of other options. No one is going to dispute that.

But Kali is a fine distro, even for regular users.

  • Rolling release keeps things up to date
  • Popular means plenty of troubleshooting info
  • Documentation is excellent
  • Debian-based means the core is stable and well-tested
  • Designed specifically with USB-based use in mind (for OP)

Don't discount it just because "edgy haxor distro xD". It's a solid Linux and popular for a reason.

The last American knows it's a markup language.