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Yep exactly. I tried Fleek first, but it just added a whole bunch of layers of complexity which I wasn't prepared to get into. In fact, the first time I tried setting it up, I couldn't even get it to work with a basic preset ("bling" level), because some dependency in the chain somewhere was broken and it thru a bunch of errors.. and that to me wasn't a good sign of things to come, so I abandoned the idea.

Nix however has been super easy to use, literally just install/uninstall stuff just like how you'd use a regular package manager, except it installs to your user profile/path, doesn't need sudo, no container/sandbox slowing things down, no Distrobox limitations and bugs, and most impressively it's fast. Like so fast that stuff installs instantly, and you'd think that the command didn't work!

This.

Also, @[email protected] - you not be aware but you can use Nix in an imperative way (as opposed to declarative), which doesn't require learning the Nix language or editing config files etc.

Eg: say you wanted to install tealdeer, all you need to do is run: nix profile install nixpkgs#tealdeer

There are similar one-liners to search, upgrade, rollback etc.

I use Fedora uBlue (Bazzite), and use Nix to install all my CLI apps, and Flatpak for all my GUI apps. Been running this setup for a few months on and it's been great experience (bit of a learning curve doing this way of course, but I'm pretty happy with my setup now).

Currently using the Fold 5, upgraded from the Fold 4. Before you ask, no I'm not rich, I got it for free thanks to my company. The Fold has its pros and cons. For the pros, I'm a heavy book/manga reader, so it's super convenient having the large screen. Or even for browsing websites, or ssh/remote access, or just Lemmy - or heck, even when typing and editing this reply - it's a far better experience than a small screen, a huge quality of life improvement. So in that regard I'm happy, and wouldn't go back to a normal phone.

The thing I'm ambivalent about it is the bloatware. But it wasn't really a problem, nothing Universal Android Debloater couldn't take care of. Once debloated + with a custom launcher, you don't even care that it's a Samsung.

What I dislike about it mainly is the lack of dust resistance - I've seen people complaining about dust somehow getting under the display or inside the hinge, so I've been super cautious about it. Like recently when I was on a holiday and we went to this desert area where you could go sandboarding and stuff, I didn't dare take my phone out of my pockets or even touch it, until I got back in and washed my hands, in case some sand got into the hinge or under the screen. I think that's a bit unacceptable for a such a premium priced phone.

The second thing I dislike about it is the camera - it's pretty average, at least for a flagship price. Not that it's a dealbreaker for me (I mainly take photos of food lol), for the price you're paying, Samsung could do much, much better.

The third thing I dislike is the e-fuse/KNOX. It's incredulous that Samsung permanently voids your warranty if you unlock your bootloader, and that you permanently lose some features - which reduced the resale value of the phone. No other Android OEM goes to this extent.

Finally, the new official grip/strap case sucks - because it's a hard plastic/rubber thing that you need to slide downwards and bend (requires two hands) you can't simply hold the phone and slip your fingers into the strap one-handed, which makes it very inconvenient. It's a massive step backwards in usability compare to the Fold 4 version. People have also complained about the new strap coming off easily (because it's swappable) or even breaking and causing you to drop the phone. No idea what Samsung were thinking when they made this change. Thankfully, it looks like there are third-party cases with the same strap design as the Fold 4, but I haven't tried them yet. I actually managed to make my old Fold 4 strap case fit my Fold 5, as a temporary measure until the thirdparty case arrives (had to order it from overseas).

None. Except maybe foldables, all other phones have become boring - it's basically the same formula every year: incremental spec update + some feature removal no one asked for + some gimmick no one asked for either ("AI" anyone?).

The OP’s post is asking why people leave Linux… if you cannot handle an honest response to the post, and consider it slander, that’s your problem.

I was replying to your claim about the command line "being a deal breaker for many", when I made the counter-claim that it's basically irrelevant, because if you're using the right distro on the right hardware, then you would never have to touch the command line.

If you cannot understand by what I’ve already written that I fixed the issues, and are unable to work out for yourself that means the hardware is compatible after necessary fixes, that’s also your problem.

If you had LINUX-FRIENDLY hardware then you wouldn't even need to go thru hoops, assuming you're using a sensible distro. The fact that you had to do a bunch of fixes simply proves that your hardware wasn't Linux-friendly in the first place, OR you're using a distro that's not appropriate for your hardware.

Say you bought a brand new bleeding-edge machine that just came out with a new CPU architecture or something. Zorin, which would normally be fine, would probably not be ideal in this instance, because it's based on Ubuntu, which uses outdated packages. So in this instance, you may need a distro with a more recent kernel. That is why I keep reiterating you need both the right hardware AND the right distro for YOUR situation. Zorin was just an example of a newbie-friendly distro - it doesn't necessarily mean its the right OS for you and your hardware.

But this is also why I keep insisting on "Linux-friendly" hardware - if you don't know what's Linux-friendly and don't want to go thru hoops trying to get basic shit working on random systems, try getting a machine from System76 and then tell me whether or not you were forced to use the command line for basic tasks.

But don't just go buy some random hardware without doing your research first, and then proceed to install Linux on it, and then whine about having to use the command line.

I didn’t even mention the times since the original fixes when doing a simple, completely normal system update broke one thing or another and had to figure that out. This is the reality linux fanbois hate to see.

Lmao, you're acting as if that doesn't occur on Windows at all. Practically every Windows update is a shitshow. Just see the latest Bitlocker update botch-up, or the print spooler patch, which needed another patch, which needed yet another patch. Or the time when Windows decided to delete all your documents? Yeah, fun times. This is the reality M$ fanbois hate to see.

You’re not worth the time, this isn’t a debate.

Really, then why are you replying to me? You should stop replying to me then if your time is so precious.

I recently tried Zorin out of curiosity and it was a shitshow with numerous things not working. I went to Linux Mint and still had to fix issues. Pretty sure that’s the exact distro you referred to, plus the one determined to be easiest and most noob friendly. So that presumption of yours is DOA.

Was that on Linux friendly hardware though? You completely ignored the second point. Zorin was just an example, with the disclaimer/condition that you also need compatible hardware. Notice that I never said that Linux/Zorin would work on anything/everything. You can't just put any distro on any random box and expect everything to work.

I don’t need your opinion on whether or not I did something wrong

Then why do you keep replying to me? If you don't need my opinion then just ignore me and move on.

the comments on this post are filled with people who also have issues. Go lecture them.

Who I choose to reply to or not is my decision. Why do you care?

And all you're giving is vague excuses without any specifics. You shouldn't have to edit anything at all manually, if you're running a sensible distro on Linux-friendly hardware.

If you had to do edit stuff then either you were using the wrong distro, and/or you've got incompatible hardware.

And who said anything about being the year of the Linux desktop? Stop putting words into my mouth.

And most people, if they used Linux, wouldn't have to use the terminal for anything either. Linux has come along a long way for the average user, assuming you choose a sensible newbie-friendly distro like Zorin on Linux-friendly hw, or your PC comes with Linux OOTB (like System76 machines) - then an average user, would never have to touch the terminal.

Just ask my elderly parents - they've been running Linux for about 15 years now without having to touch the terminal or learn any commands. And before you say anything - yes, they do more than just Facebook - they print and scan stuff, backup files from their phones, transfer files across USB drives, do some light document editing - pretty much all your basic computing tasks really - and they never needed to touch the terminal.

This misconception that Linux users need to use/learn the terminal really needs to die.

This was posted by @[email protected], which is quite dumb and often posts off-topic or spammy content, so not really surprising.

Keep reporting these posts, and hopefully either the author makes it smarter, or the mods ban it.

This has nothing to do with Sony the technology company - it's about Sony Pictures, which is a media company and Zee Entertainment, which is also a media company. Therefore this post is completely off-topic here. It would be more appropriate to post in c/entertainment or c/televison, but since this is really only relevant to India, it should be posted to c/India.

Reported to mods.

There really isn't any popular alternative to Flash today, and I think that's kind of a bummer.

WASM is looking increasingly good these days.

Have a look at egui for instance, and just see how fluid and perfomant it is on all platforms - and that is running without using any insecure/clunky/buggy plugins.

The only issue (with egui) is that it's basically Rust so it's not exactly newbie friendly, but that's just a tooling issue. Hopefully in time we can get more newbie friendly tools, and with increasing number of apps using HTML these days, we might just see something as easy to use as Flash soon enough. :)

As for the --apply-live, I use it on occasion but I don't want to rely on it for system updates (if that's even possible).

As I said before, it does work for system updates, the only exception being the kernel. The --apply-live flag was added for that exact reason, to avoid the need for an unnecessary reboot.