I recently decided to reinstall linux mint 21.3 Cinnamon to clean any extra packages I installed over time so I didnt have to manually look for and uninstall packages that I no longer use. Though when I tried to run lutris it would no longer run so instead of trying to get it to work I thought I would try pop os. First thing I noticed when installing Pop OS was the different layout. I was use to the linux mint layout since I went from windows to Mint. I never used Mac so this layout might seem normal for mac users. So far I have reinstalled Lutris and got lord of the rings the battle for middle earth 2 to run. This is part2 of my first post from a few months ago. 1 month of Linux Mint and some thoughts.

Like the title says i need an os for a x86 tablet.

I already tested various different linux distros, (mint, ubuntu, debian etc.) with various de's (gnome, xfce, plasma, plasma mobile) but nothing really suits a tablet. I tried android x86 but that wouldn't install.

Basically my problem is that apps etc. Are made with mouse and keyboard in mind making me unable to for example easily scroll as i have to drag the scroll bar manually.

Anyone got ANY recommendation? The default os was mint btw.

I didn't realize this community existed and posted my other thread about linux distros in another community, so I'll try rectifying that here.

I'm trying to learn as much about linux as a desktop system as I can before I dive in to installing a distro on my computer. I do have a tiny bit of familiarity with the terminal from having servers running Debian, but those I get a lot of help with. the distro I've chosen is Bazzite, which is based(?) on Fedora if I recall right. I liked the stuff it comes with (I love video games) built in and I like the idea of the atomic desktop setup.

so, what are your tips and tricks for a new linux user? what about outside resources? I've been doing as much digging for articles and videos as I can, but I thought asking the community might be a good idea too. I'm trying to compile these resources for myself and my partner, so that we have stuff to learn from and reference.

as a final question, what got you into using linux over windows or mac?

thanks

New EasyOS 6

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Trying the new #Easyos on a 13 year old Lenovo laptop and so far everything's going smooth. It's a wonder to see it coming back to life.

Release Note

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Here are links to the website, GitHub, and Wikipedia pages.

The article I linked is a couple years old but I did a quick search of the community and it doesn't seem to have been mentioned here. Hopefully you find it as neat as I did.

There's also a couple YouTube videos covering it if you have some time to kill.

A 512 byte OS and snake video game written in 16-bit x86 assembly language (FASM). It can be run from boot sector and MS DOS as .com application.

Fedora 40's Changeset

It's mostly minor changes, but the most noticable one for me was that Gnome 46 now has expandable notifications, no extensions needed. (Making it impossible to read the full notification text was one of the design choices of all time.)

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/9979951

Monday, February 12, 2024
Ribbon and Ron Williams write:

As Redox functionality becomes more complete, we have been working hard to get a wide variety of software working.

This post will cover our porting strategy for Linux/BSD programs.

We have ported the following games and emulators:

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        2048
    ClassiCube
    DevilutionX
    DOSBox
    eduke32
    FreeCiv
    Gigalomania
    Hematite
    Mednafen
    Neverball
    OpenJK
    OpenTTD
    PrBoom (Doom engine)
    ScummVM
    Space Cadet Pinball
    and others.


  

Porting is a major part of the Redox development effort. We are using porting as a way to prioritize and validate Redox functionality.

Currently dozens of programs and many more libraries work. Our initial focus has been on porting Rust programs, but we also recognize the importance of supporting programs written in other languages.

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/8098358

KDE set up their own Lemmy instance and has an active KDE community [relative link]