Does the boot screen look ok? Does the login screen look ok?

I had a problem with my new 9070 on debian KDE, and the issue was with color accuracy setting

(Is debian considered a “debian-based” distro?)

Debian users, ignore the above. Debian explicity warns against using ubuntu ppa

The correct way to get libreoffice in debian is just to apt install libreofffice… It’s already in the main debian repos

https://wiki.debian.org/LibreOffice

Zram

Imagine being so out of touch that you cant see the torrent of ewaste this is going to create for a planet that’s already on fire.

You know whats worse than doing things in windows command line or powershell? The registry

“Nooooo! I cant $sudo nano /etc/some.conf!!!”

Regedit -> HKEY_USERS/microsoft/windows/system/some_setting --> value=FUCK type=DWORD

But my chromecast transports digital signal to my DAC. Probably better quality than the DAC in the bluetooth speaker

I think the problem is that a lot of people are just running flatpaks, dockers, and third party repos which might not be getting timely updates.

I try to stick to debian packages for everything as much as possible for this reason.

Read the post above mine… “Privacy respecting options” are almost always downstream forks of firefox. Abandon/kill the source, and downstream dries up

This needs to be higher up. We need firefox as an alternative to a chrome engine monopoly. ToS and telemetry are miniscule issues compared to what we are up against

Firefox is literally the last thing standing between google controlling the entire browser landscape and having control over all web standards (as if they dont already have too much influence)

People ditching firefox over tos, telemetry, AI, CEO pay, etc. are cutting off their nose to spite their face. Do i wish mozilla would stop doing stupid shit? Of course. But the alternative is far worse. Dont let perfect be the enemy of good. Mozilla will never be as ideologically pure as we want them to be, but that’s OK (for now)

I’ve been using NC since single digit version numbers

The performance increase on v30 is VERY noticeable, especially loading photos.

I’ve been using nextcloud for contacts, calendar, and files for many years

Will be easy for me to ditch proton if the bullshit escalates further

Also, porn.

Where is this abhorrent content? I need to know so i can avoid it…

There are millions of people out there who do 99% of their stuff in browser, and never need the newest shiniest features for graphics, or gaming or whatever. Plasma 5.27 works great for years. People only get fomo if they follow this stuff constantly. And most people dont. Lemmy/linux is a very niche gathering of nerds

To say that debian is not a good daily driver for most people, i still disagree for the above reasons

I’m not a professional or anything, but i get my basic photo and video editing just fine on debian.

For example, i used to chase all the latest and greatest digikam versions because “ooooh! New features!!”… In hindsight, there was nothing really that groundbreaking each update, and i just go back to using the core features that have been stable for years.

but I wouldn’t recommend it on a computer you’re actively using

Debian is my daily driver on all my computers. Servers, desktop, laptop. Its called the universal operating system for a reason

Packages are regularly updated with bug fixes for security issues. Do you absolutely need the latest features for every software? Debian is fine unless theres some killer new feature you absolutely need.

Hardware support is mostly fine unless you have the absolute latest hardware (which OP doesnt). And backport kernels should take care of newer hardware

You want stable and no snaps.

Debian

It’s Luigi time!

well if people stick to the proper linux way of doing things (official software repos) then that’s actually closer to what they are used to doing (apple app store) than just randomly downloading installers off the internet

linux should be a relatively easy switch for most people.

I’m really more concerned about the massive e-waste. Linux communities are thriving

Doubt.

Yes, many internet nerds will finally switch to linux. Most normies will just throw millions of computers into the trash and buy win11 approved machines.

Source: my tech illiterate normie family

Docker doesnt replace your current system. It just runs containers (which act like a separate system)

You can also try podman which wont silently rewrite your firewall rules without telling you… I’ll never forgive docker for doing that