Doesn’t stop you from running a GTK app.

zbarimg decodes them on CLI.

gnome-disk-utility can. And PySDM.

We need platforms where AI content is just banned. We’re past the point we need to start systematically excluding all this crap.

The more you want it to work your way, the less you want a prebuilt solution, and the more you want a rock solid package management system and repo setup. Debian derivatives work in a pinch, or for a server, not so great for a PC you want to do a lot of things on.

Rescue partition?

Not sure I was following the rules, tbph. Box of laptops and I grabbed some promising looking ones.

I got two laptops from local electronics recycling this past month. One of them is 2020 spec and just needed a charger and some dents smoothed out. Can’t beat rescuing something that’s going in the trash, sustainability wise. If you’re going on the actual used market, Thinkpad like everyone else said.

Man, Corel Linux looks like a vibe. The box looks familiar but don’t think I ever used it.

I don’t think this is a well-defined term, so not much point in arguing about its definition.

Cause there’s like six other distros based on it. The point is that a package manager especially is a huge part of what differentiates the general experience of using a distro, and how a derivative distro works. And sure, lots of other details. Something like Manjaro, Artix etc. is basically cut from Arch as a template, often incorporating upstream changes or packages, with downstream changes based on differences of opinion.

“Conveniently?” I’m not making a case against Arch. I’m literally using an Arch derivative. Just not trying to sit here listing every single customization they ever made. Chill the fuck out.

I’ll tell you, nothing bricks as hard or as irreparably as Windows. I have never had to actually reinstall Linux due to some problem (though it’s a good practice security-wise).

A package manager + some packages in the base system maybe, is basically a distro template. And maybe some kernel tweaks, or a built-in DE/WM. Or opinionated init system maybe.

Doesn’t that work with just a big USB stick? I’ve definitely plopped a Linux HD in a new computer and had it work with almost no changes (fstab and maybe adding graphics card support).

alias l="ls", I’m immune to this problem

Some Elgato hardware is supported by OBS, FYI. IIRC the HD60+ or S+ or something.

I’ve got an irrational, non-evidence-based love for RISC dating back to the 90s PowerPC Mac era. Makes me want one.

Last time I checked (a few years ago) Firefox has half the memory usage of Chrome, in practice.