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Linux Mint 22 “Wilma” released!
  • I don't know about OP but when I use a VPN, it's on all the time, not selectively enabled because I'm going to a particular website.

  • Is it common for KDE to crash?
  • The only time I've had any kind of crash was when I did a major KDE update while in KDE, but even then it consisted of the shell crashing and reloading itself. Which I took as a sign that I should restart KDE.

  • What drew you to the high seas?
  • I was sick of paying the "Australia tax" for new releases that took longer to reach us than most of the rest of the world.

    Exactly this, except I actually stopped for a long time when Netflix first came out and wasn't geo-restricted.. then the enshittification started.

  • What's your favorite terminal?
  • When I, rarely, need more advanced features like window splitting and session management I also use Zellij

    Konsole does window splitting as well, doesn't it?

  • Former distrohoppers, where did you settle down?
  • To be specific..

    Install something from the main repo:

    $ paru -S package

    Install something from the AUR:

    $ paru -S package

    To search for a package, in the main repo or the AUR:

    $ paru -Ss search-term

    With the search results, it clearly labels if something is from the AUR or extras or the main repo, and you can make it show AUR results first or last in the config.

    https://github.com/Morganamilo/paru

    I don't actually use pacman directly at all, I use paru for everything and it's seamless.

  • Former distrohoppers, where did you settle down?
  • Not sure why noone has pointed this out but if you use paru or yay instead of pacman, installing/searching the AUR is the same as if they are in the main repo. It does all the building etc for you.

  • KDE Goes and Does It (Double-Click By Default, That Is) - OMG! Linux
    1. click it
    2. as it instantly opens you realise you didn't change that setting yet and go change it
  • Dual Boot Best Practices?
  • Zram is really neat.

  • Valve releases Counter-Strike 2
  • How's the A770 treating you in general?

  • Post your favorite icon pack / cursor / theme for your DE
  • I really like the Mint Y icons, they're kinda round with soft colours.

  • What feature/utility/app are you surprised is not installed by default in Linux distributions?
  • I'm not suggesting it's bad, I just don't use it much and it's always preinstalled.

  • What feature/utility/app are you surprised is not installed by default in Linux distributions?
  • When I need an office suite, Libreoffice is the one I use, but it's so infrequent that I reinstall writer or whatever part I need at the time and then uninstall again.

    The main reason it bothers me is I will see it being updated frequently (and they're not small updates) - and I've probably never ran the thing since the last OS install most of the time.

  • What feature/utility/app are you surprised is not installed by default in Linux distributions?
  • The first couple commands I run after install:

    $ sudo apt install vim
    $ sudo apt autopurge libreoffice*
    
  • Wayland or X11? Why?
  • X11 because Discord is unusable for me on Wayland, and I use it every day.

    Edit: I recently switched to a 7800 XT (was using a 3080), and the discord problem was either solved since the last time I tried it, or not being on nvidia helps - no more weird input lag etc. in discord, so I've moved over to Wayland finally.

  • Dell fined $6.5M after admitting it made overpriced monitors look discounted
  • They clearly meant the fine is such a small amount of money to the company that it won't cause long term change in its practises.

  • Distro hoppers, how do you manage your config files?
  • I just don't wipe out /home when I reinstall. Same /home partition, different distro on /

  • What developments in the Linux world are you looking forward to the most?
  • I am looking forward to Wayland being a problem free experience. Well, rather, I don't care if it's X11 or Wayland, I don't want have to think about the underlying system.

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