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Didn't know GlaDOS used neofetch in 2007 (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Finished this gem for the first time a while ago. Honestly if there was ever a timeless game this one is it.

Are you a active MVP? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Just started putting my best reddit posts (100 upvotes max) on lemmy ... I know guys I am your messiah /s

SanDisk introduces the first 8TB SD and 4TB microSD cards - Liliputing in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

I think most phones have a 1tb cap ... But nowadays most phones don't have SD card slots so I don't know where that has gone

The Best way to switch to Linux is to NOT in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The thing is alot of people who work really well in the windows environment and have been doing so for a while will now have to face both a new environment and new tools. Then there is the problem of time ... If you are trying to work while also troubleshooting your OS with none of the tools that you know how to troubleshoot with it could be frustrating.

The Best way to switch to Linux is to NOT in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I wrote this for beginners ... While you shouldn't be installing arch either as a beginner but if your are up for it tools like the arch wiki and archisntall are still easier than learning nix os ...

I have been using linux since years now and I have no idea what a nix is /j

The Best way to switch to Linux is to NOT in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

No I meant it in the sense that for newer hardware mint and Ubuntu LTS usually ends up not having drivers or driver issues. I was setting up my girlfriend's laptop which isn't old but crap so I chose mint ... It didn't have the drivers for the trackpad so I had to switch to the edge iso. So what I was saying was if you have newer hardware run fedora or tumbleweed ... Not the other way around

The Best way to switch to Linux is to NOT in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I just want to add, obviously I am not an expert in every field in the world and cannot find an alternative for everything but if you do want to do some research sites like alternativeto.net are great resources.

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The Best way to switch to Linux is to NOT (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Okay I know this sounds like click bait but trust me switching over to linux requires you to first master the open source software that you will be replacing your windows/mac counterparts with. Doing it in an unfamiliar OS with no fallback to rely on is tough, frustrating and will turn you off of trying linux. DISCLAIMER: I know that some people cannot switch to linux because open source / Linux software is not good enough yet. But I urge you to keep track of them and when so you can know when they are good enough.

The Solution

So I suggest you keep using windows, switch all your apps to open or closed source software that is available on linux. Learn them, use them and if you are in a pinch and need to use your windows only software it will still be there. Once you are at a point where you never use the windows only software you can then think of switching over to linux.

The Alternatives

So to help you out I'll list my favorites for each use case.

MS Office -> Only Office

Not for folks who use obscure macros and are deep into MS Office
Has Collaboration and integration with almost all popular cloud services..
Has a MS Office like UI and the best compatibility with MS Office.

Adobe Premiere -> Da Vinci Resolve

It is closed source but available on linux
Great UI, competitive features and a free version

Outlook -> Thunderbird

Recently went through massive updates and now has a modern design.
Templates, multi account management, content based filters, html signatures, it is all there.

Epic Games, GOG, PRIME -> Heroic

Easy to use, 1 click install, no hassel
Beautiful UI
Automatically imports all the games you have bought

PDF Editor -> LibreOffice Draw

Suprisingly good for text manipulation, moving around images and alot more.
There might be slight incompatibilities (I haven't noticed anything huge)
But hey, it's free

How do I pick a distro there are so many! NO

So finally after switching all the apps you think you are ready? Do not fall into the rabbit hole of changing your entire OS every two days, you will be in a toxic relationship with it.

I hate updates and my hardware is not that new

Mint - UI looks a bit dated but it is rock solid
Ubuntu - Yes, I know snaps are bad, but you can just ignore them

I have new hardware but I want sane updates

Fedora
Open Suse Tumbleweed

I live on the bleeding edge baby, both hardware and software

Arch ... btw

Anyways what is more important is the DE than the distro for a beginner, trust me. Gnome, KDE, Cinnamon, etc. you can try them all in a VM and see which one you like.

SO TLDR: Don't switch to linux! Switch to linux apps.

Anon checks out mobile gaming in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

If you play games like monument valley 1 & 2, dadish, 20 minutes till dawn and games similar to that you'll see how polished mobile games can be.

Edit: Game name correction

It really was like that. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I guess its gone from America but it is still very popular in india ... partly because the Network Providers give it as a free feature ... neat cause my friends never pick up quickly