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  • Does it ever bother some of you that "I'm switching to Linux!" is just more of a way to appear rebellious than actually committing to the choice?

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  • I spare very little mental capacity to how people utilize their computers where it doesn't directly affect me. No, it is not something I find worth being bothered about. Life's hard enough regardless.

  • When did you guys start your privacy journey? How did you find out about the data stealing stuff?

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  • A long time ago. I'd guess it was around the time Facebook became popular, because it was inconceivable to me that people were just sharing their private info online, and treating people who didn't as the odd ones. Later on my I was vindicated, but I've been wary of Google and Microsoft's data hoarding from the beginning I think. It has been frustrating to see tech go this way, and people just accepting it, gleefully.

  • I Assumed 'Twas The Boot Code

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  • Yeah, that's how I do it every morning.

    Sometimes, when the ol' 'puter is cranky, I have to press the reset button, which is really small, and it's difficult to hit it with my toe (I have to do some tricky nail work, not for beginners), but I'll be damned if I ever reach down and use my fingers.

  • Looking for music player in Linux

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  • Man I do miss foobar2000, it was a perfect all-in-one package that did things I need multiple Linux programs for. Great piece of software. However, in the spirit of this community, it's not Open Source.

  • Looking for music player in Linux

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  • Out of all the music players I've tried on Linux, Clementine variants like Strawberry are the best ones for my needs. I'm not entirely sure of #2, but otherwise yeah, it does all that and more.

    Audacious is also a decent low resource player.

  • Do you ever go out, and while you're out, you think, ‘this is exactly why I don't go out’?

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  • I can't go anywhere with noisy crowds. The sensory stimulation is too much for me. It's not fun feeling ready to snap at any moment. Anytime I try going to the wrong kind of places I will regret it, so yeah.

  • [Solved] Can I upgrade my server directly from Debian 11 to 13 without problems?

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  • Likely not. I've tried skipping a release once by accident (I didn't pay enough attention) and it ended with a bricked system and a full reinstall. Don't do it.

  • Tea is basically just salad water.

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  • Sounds delish!

  • Tea is basically just salad water.

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  • Coffee is bean soup.

  • Why did PinePhone fail?

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  • I'd say it didn't fail. It was never really a consumer phone. It was an attempt to get hardware in the hands of developers, and it achieved that.

    Other posts here discuss why it didn't receive wider adoption.

    I daily drove my PinePhone until I could no longer receive MMS messages, since my service provider has a different APN for the internet and MMS. That, and the modem became more unreliable over time. I like my PinePhone, but an average user would never adopt it as it is.

  • Modern Windows in a nutshell

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  • I recently installed Windows 10 after a few years of Linuxing and holy shit, the updater is just bad. I had more fun running Gentoo updates back in early 2000's. How is Windows updater so slow? How is it so bad at informing the user what's going on? How is it that every open source package manager I've used handles update infinitely better? Microsoft has a lot engineers, what are they doing with their time? Why is it so bad? Like, just, why?

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    Please don't promote Wayland

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  • Use Wayland!

  • Debian -- News -- Debian 13 "trixie" released

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  • Depends wholly on the situation. Right now, I needed Windows for a piece of hardware with no Linux support, so I installed Windows and just steamrolled my earlier openSUSE Leap installation. I will now dual boot with Debian for a while until I no longer need Windows.

    When switching distros, you can usually copy your config files over. Or you can have a separate /home partition that doesn't get wiped. This can cause issues though, due to version and structural differences between distros.

    Personally, I only save what I absolutely need, like say browser bookmarks, and prefer to just get a fresh start. So, I just wipe everything. How you want to go about it is up to what you feel comfortable with, however. There's rarely any one true way to do things in Linux. Free as in Freedom.

    Always remember to backup any data before switching distros though. Always.

  • Debian -- News -- Debian 13 "trixie" released

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  • Oh yeah, gonna slap that bad boy on my laptop soon.

  • i am really worried about what's going on in eu

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  • They're looking to install Nigel Farage as their prime minister. The island is derelict.

  • i am really worried about what's going on in eu

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  • From the fact Britain produced Orwell, Huxley's Brave New World, and Alan Moore's V for Vendetta, I figure the UK has always been some shade of "Orwellian".

  • Glass smudge or eye sludge?

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  • Honestly, I prefer the migraine.

  • Glass smudge or eye sludge?

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  • Maybe it's a smudge, maybe it's the beginnings of a migraine attack.

  • What are you going to do when the internet starts asking for ID for everything?

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  • Sounds like my kind of people.

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    Urgency to Switch from Windows 10 Builds

    news.opensuse.org /2025/07/23/urgency-to-switch-builds/
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    OpenMandriva Lx 6.0 Rock The Spring Release – OpenMandriva

    www.openmandriva.org /en/news/article/openmandriva-lx-6-0-rock-the-spring-release
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    Tariffs Spark Shift to Open Source

    news.opensuse.org /2025/04/07/fariffs-spark-shift-to-os/
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    openSUSE

    AI hands out Windows keys, but Linux never had a lock

    news.opensuse.org /2025/02/28/linux-has-no-locks/
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    2025: off to a flying start! // Mobian's Blog

    blog.mobian.org /posts/2025/02/early-2025-news/
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    Gaming on Linux, How openSUSE Stacks Up for Gamers

    news.opensuse.org /2025/01/16/gaming-on-linux-how-os-stacks-up/
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    Gaming on Linux, How openSUSE Stacks Up for Gamers

    news.opensuse.org /2025/01/16/gaming-on-linux-how-os-stacks-up/
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    openSUSE: Choosing Better Alternatives Amid Confusing Policies

    news.opensuse.org /2024/12/13/choosing-better-alternatives/
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    OpenMandriva ROME 24.12 Released – OpenMandriva

    www.openmandriva.org /en/news/article/openmandriva-rome-24-12-released
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    Linux, openSUSE ready for Everyday Users

    news.opensuse.org /2024/12/11/linux-opensuse-ready-for-everyday-use/
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    Leap Micro 6.1 fficially Released

    news.opensuse.org /2024/12/06/leap-micro-released/
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    Upgrade to Freedom! The Switch from Windows 10

    news.opensuse.org /2024/11/20/upgrade-to-freedom-the-switch-from-windows/
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    PINE64

    September Update: Check Your Notes

    pine64.org /2024/10/02/september_2024/
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    OpenMandriva ROME 24.07 Released – OpenMandriva

    www.openmandriva.org /en/news/article/openmandriva-rome-24-07-released
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    SUSE Requests openSUSE to Rebrand

    linuxiac.com /suse-requests-opensuse-to-rebrand/
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    Slowroll Set for a Quarter of Updates

    news.opensuse.org /2024/07/03/slowroll-set-for-a-quarter-of-updates/
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    Contribution Sessions to Begin Tomorrow

    news.opensuse.org /2024/02/14/contribution-sessions-begin-tomorrow/
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    Call For Tegra U-Boot Testers

    postmarketos.org /blog/2024/01/13/call-for-tegra-u-boot-testers/
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    OpenMandriva Lx 5.0 released – OpenMandriva

    www.openmandriva.org /en/news/article/openmandriva-lx-5-0-released
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    Problem with CD audio