=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── @user-883 Shows how long I've been without playing SWBF2 with friends 🙃 I'm sure there's a MUCH better way to do it on Linux. I just haven't looked into it yet. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/1246 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-883 hehe if I don't understand how it works it's difficult for me to use things. My Linux friends get so exasperated with me because I'm like "cool script gimme like 2 days to figure it out" and they're like "bro just use these flags" and I'm like "no" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/2120 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── sometimes I think performing my art was just an excuse to use Linux. At least, some of my art. But hey, I'm not complaining, it's awesome. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/5069 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── if you have problems with games on linux, I can help you install it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/3603 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: computers-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────┘ @user-1573 ooooo I see, yeah I picked one distro and I stuck with it. Void Linux. then my friend wanted me to learn Gentoo, so I did. I use DWM on my Void Linux computer but i3 on my Gentoo one, just to mess with myself and stay on my toes 🤓 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/1616 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── they say learning Linux is hard, but it's the only free operating system so really it's a question of learning Linux now, when you have time, or later, when you're busy. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/2875 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: unsolicited advice │ └────────────────────────────┘ @user-192 I use Void Linux so it uses xbps instead of apt, but I know I've heard about how to do it I just forget how. I'll look into it, but for now I can play, so... oh well! :D :D ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/3423 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── every time I search the internet for a solution to a linux problem I have to do add -ubuntu to the end of the search query ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/3592 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── @user-1570 [meme of Mr Incredible from the Incredibles pointing at a table] LINUX IS LINUX. (anything that works on Linux can theoretically be made to work on your toaster, if it also runs Linux!) This is very cool, and if I understand correctly it means that any Godot games could theoretically be played on these NEAT as HECK little devices, yeah? So cool! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/3668 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── setting up an SSH server is like a rite of passage for Linux administrators (notice I didn't say users, you can't use linux, only administer it) ... I'm having trouble with my rites >.> ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/2873 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: unsolicited advice │ └────────────────────────────┘ @user-883 @user-192 I don't update my kernel more than like, once every few months, so maybe that would be something to look into! how scriptable is it? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/5928 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── what the heck is yocto and why do I need to learn how to use it to create a custom linux distribution for embedded devices?? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/1610 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-1040 that's by design so they don't hop over to Linux ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse_boost/6017 --- ◀─╔═══════════════════════════════[BOOST]════════════════════════════════────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ Linux admins when they have to use Windows: :/ │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ Windows admins when they have to use Linux: :\ │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────╝─▶ --- #14 messages/939 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── oh see yeah now it's running on linux ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/5998 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── I should conjure x11 from source. I bet they have a lot of useful utilitudes that I can configure. I wonder if Gentoo can do it for me? nahhhhh I'll just write my own script, it'll only take me like a couple hours per piece of software ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #16 fediverse_boost/5464 --- ◀─╔═════════════════════════════[BOOST]══════════════════════════════────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ Instead of using butter with your garlic bread, you should switch to Linux. You can set up a virtual machine to try out various distros to see which one works best for your needs. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────╝─▶ --- #17 fediverse/3744 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── @user-1352 Unfortunately I have to use the proprietary drivers because video games, so I can't use Nouveau T.T I figure if I like Gentoo but wish it was a little more "config file" based, then Nix is probably my best bet! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/3907 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── kinda wanna make a linux distro that has all the capabilities of a GUI distro and isn't so minimal (like screen recording, calculator, screenshot, wifi manager, etc etc) but with i3 instead of a desktop. they could literally just be symlinks (shortcuts) to scripts that are in your /usr/bin or whatever directory seriously it's not like there's THAT many ways to use ffmpeg, why not just write a script for them? that's what you're going to do when you use it for the first time, anyway, so... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/1427 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── if you want your game to be playable in 20 years, make sure it runs on Linux. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/369 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── Gaming on Linux is never knowing for sure that a game will launch. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ |