I came to the conclusion that only two Linux distributions are worth installing.

- Linux Mint: if you want stability and everything to run smoothly.
- Arch Linux: if you like to tweak something all the time.

Ich kann mich (noch) nicht entscheiden, womit ich ein Notebook für mich neu aufsetzen möchte.

Auf der Shortlist stehen
- GhostBSD
- Linux Mint
- Void Linux
- Windows 11

Ich hätte am liebsten ein System ohne systemd, mit aktuellen Paketen, einigermassen schnell und einfach aufgesetzt, mit Festplattenverschlüsselung und mit einem stabilen Update Prozess.

Was würdest Du nehmen?

#OS #Linux #Unix #BSD #GhostBSD #LinuxMint #VoidLinux #Windows11

Linux Hemp is a new stoner-based fork of Linux Mint

https://lemmy.ca/post/41638682

Yo, #askfedi what is a fast & simple image editing software u can use other than #GNUImagingSoftware aka G*MP?

I'm thinking along the lines of #irfanview from back in the day with tons of keyboard shortcuts for quickly resizing photos.
I use #LinuxMint.

Trying out #Cinnamon in #LinuxMint. There is no way to add or change keyboard layout it should be there but it's missing.

I've been using Mint (Cinnamon) exclusively for the last four years or so, and I'm generally completely happy and satisfied and I don't miss Windows at all.

Except for one thing: Windows terminal.

And actually just one part of Windows terminal: being able to give different names to tabs.

I don't want to use a different terminal with AI bullshit or anything, I just want to have different names in tabs.

Anybody?

Could anyone spare a "Like" for these kids who are trying to plant some seeds of Open Source in the USA Midwest?

https://metapixl.com/p/osc_osu/812302341370206284

Do folks have a fave Linux user guide (for just basic "getting the OS to work and keep working", not any other fancy tricks)? My understanding is that Mint is the best distro for end users with no interest in learning tech wizardry or command line shenanigans, but even Mint's user guide isn't really a manual that ordinary people could follow without doing a lot of searching and forum-crawling to make sense of things or figure out how to actually carry out the guide's instructions. I'm not going to be able to convince people to switch from Windows if they have to invest this much time and learn this much new stuff.

https://linuxmint-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/mintupdate.html

If Linux is so good, how come they haven't released a Linux Millennium Edition yet?

OK, #rclone people. How do I add an additional directory to my copy command? In other words, adding Downloads to my Documents to copy to Google Drive. Got it working for Documents. Downloads is on the same directory level as Documents. Running #linuxmint 22.1 and rclone 1.69.1. TIA for any assistance you can offer!

How Linux Mint Made a Dell Latitude Shine Again

A few weeks ago, someone at the faith community I attend asked for my help logging into their computer. I suspected it might have been hacked, so I created a Windows 11 boot disk to rescue the computer. The device was a four-year-old Dell Latitude 5320, which was running Windows 11 but not very efficiently. It took over fifteen minutes to start, and once it was running, it was extremely sluggish. I asked the owner if she would mind me rebuilding her computer. It had originally been purchased as a Windows 10 machine with an i5 processor and 8 gigabytes of RAM. While Microsoft has a support page suggesting that such specifications are adequate for Windows 11, from my experience, I believe that 16 gigabytes of RAM are necessary for optimal performance. Additionally, my client used the computer for video conferencing, which is both processor- and RAM-intensive.

I took the unit home and discovered that, in addition to its other woes, the NVME drive was encrypted and needed to be wiped for a fresh install of Linux to occur. I used ‘lsblk‘, which lists block devices and solid state drives on a Linux system, and then using the ‘dd‘ command I booted the laptop with a Linux Mint Live USB drive, opened a terminal,l wiped the drive with the following command:

$ sudo dd if=/dev/uvrandom of=/dev/nvme0nX

It took a couple of hours for that process to complete, and then I completed a fresh install of Linux Mint Cinnamon 22.1. I have had success moving former Windows users to Linux Mint Cinnamon. In addition to the fresh install, I added the Chrome browser for her by downloading the .deb package. I also installed Zoom, her preferred videoconferencing platform, and set up a time to introduce her to her refurbished Linux Mint laptop. I configured LibreOffice so that she could easily exchange documents with other users in her work group without the concern of conflicting file formats.

I set up a time to meet my friend at a nearby university where she volunteers. I demonstrated how easy it is to start a computer equipped with an efficient operating system that runs on Linux. I explained how similar the Cinnamon desktop is to Microsoft Windows. I showed her how to connect to wireless networks and update her computer easily. I demonstrated how to use LibreOffice Writer, how it was similar to Microsoft Word, and how the skills she had acquired using the former would quickly transfer to this new experience.

I demonstrated how she could use the software store to add other free software programs to help her work. She wanted to know how to shut down the computer properly, so we completed several starts and shutdowns. I explained to her how the EXT4 filesystem was superior and more forgiving than her previous experiences with NTFS. She had backups of her documents from Windows and has had no problem transferring them to the refurbished Linux laptop. She was very grateful for my experience and hugged me when she left. I have seen her twice since that day, and she continues to enjoy this new Linux Mint experience.

Another Monday, another quickly generated #bash script that helps me list all installed #debian #ubuntu #linuxmint #apt and #flatpak packages using #gemini #ai o.O

Please feel free to browse to https://gist.github.com/axelsegebrecht/b36a0e9f17fdf4ad553f3c133d116c74 and let me know what you think.

Is this #vibecoding ? Am I doing it right? ;-)