• AccountMaker@slrpnk.net
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    When I was first starting out my programming adventures with Python, someone told me that I should work with Python 3 instead of 2 because that’s what will be maintained in the future (this was some 8 years ago). I decided to listen and when I got home I opened up my terminal, wrote:

    sudo apt-get remove python

    Followed by

    sudo apt-get install python3

    Only to be suddenly greeted with:

    sudo: command not found

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      To be completely fair, he nuked his desktop environment when it absolutely shouldn’t have happened. Yes, there was the warning and he should’ve read it, but coming from Windows, how many times is the “This app may harm your PC” threat legitimate? Linus made an honest mistake, but pop truly made a massive oversight.

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          Windows warning is a reminder that an app can be a virus. There is no warning that the app will self destruct your PC even if it’s a reputable app.

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      1 year ago

      I actually switched to Fedora from Endavour for the opposite reason. I hated shooting myself in the foot, somehow I always did that on whatever Arch thing I had.

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        The search function’s really weird, was having trouble finding a community on a different instance as well. I think it works best if you remove the ! and everything after @. I went onto sh.itjustworks, went to the Communities tab, then all, then searched “windows_help” and I found it. Hope. that works!

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          I think I might have found an answer. Some communities might not be federated yet on that instance. So you might have to search the whole “!community@instance.stuff” and get no results. Then a few minutes later search for just “community” and it should be there.

          I have previously tried just “windows_help” as well and it wasn’t there yet. Definitely makes this confusing.

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    1 year ago

    Is it easier to remove Snap from Ubuntu or Edge from Windows 11?

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        For VR Gaming, I installed https://ameliorated.io/ onto a fresh Windows 11. Seems to replace Edge with Firefox and more other programs with Open Source ones.

        But what if you would do it manually? I guess on a Vanilla Windows its not even thaf easy or possible because Windows Updates tend to fix it. But i am just a Linux user who jist wants to play VR and not really use the Desktop

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      1 year ago

      Snap, and just uninstalling a snap provided program is even easier. Or just getting the system to use your own non snap program as default.

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    Edge is so trashy. It’s constantly trying to shove politics, celebrity gossip and Bing down your throat.

    • 𝕾𝖕𝖎𝖈𝖞 𝕿𝖚𝖓𝖆@lemmy.world
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      I got sick of Edge constantly pushing penis pills and whatever pseudo-medicine bullshit on me. So I changed the settings to get rid of all that garbage. I did the same on my work computer, except it’s a dark grey screen with just a search bar. I only use Edge once in a blue moon on my own computer, but I use it a lot on my work computer because we use Azure for logins. It just simplifies the process a little. We also have a few antiquated systems that only work through Edge with IE mode.

      spoiler

      I’m also not a big fan of Pocket on Firefox so I’ve got all that turned off, too. I haven’t exactly hardened it, but I’ve taken steps to just make it look clean. If there’s anything Chrome does absolutely right, it’s a simple, lightweight, uncluttered welcome/home screen that you don’t have to do anything to get there. Still ain’t picking it over Firefox, though.

      I used to use Momentum back when I used Chrome so I’m sure that can also fix Edge’s trashiness with a simple add-on.

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        Ever notice how you can’t change the new tab/home page in Edge? It’s locked down to some page on a Microsoft server (often slow to load too).

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      The way they promote it intrusively in every corner of windows they can manage is trashy too.

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    Can I have you number?

    “Ew, no”

    Sudo can I have your number?

    “Sure, here you go!”

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    You can actually uninstall Edge, Microsoft just says it will break your system. Not a big deal, you can always reinstall Edge later via winget

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      Last time I tried (haven’t used Windows in over a year) it just reinstalled itself unless you went to a fair amount of effort to stop it

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        Yep, this is still the case. Every time there’s an update it will reinstall and preventing that is so tedious. Just got a new gaming system setup (Aya Neo, which is Windows based) and I really don’t feel like going through the whole process to remove it / prevent it from coming back

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          Not suggesting you do it necessarily, but I wonder how well linux runs on something like that, gaming on a windows handheld just seems so inconvenient, especially sense I haven’t had a use for windows in a long while

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            I’m super curious too! I’d be very worried about the drivers for the controllers though. They’re dodgy enough as is haha

            It is a little annoying but the portability really makes up for it for me

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    I just wish they would have a package more suited for power users. I understand the why MS feels the need to treat consumers like idiots, some people truly are clueless and wouldn’t have touched a computer 10 years ago when more user freedom was given. But I don’t see the need to nerf the whole OS, and every variation, so that my nan doesn’t delete system32.

    But with the SaaS route the MS are pushing, I’m sticking win Win10 LTSB for as long as I can. I can’t help but see things like pushing MS accounts on regular local users as anything other than laying the infrastructure for a more centralised SaaS approach.

    I currently run an Unraid server on some old hardware, mostly as a NAS with some Docker containers. But due to the lack of processing power, I’ve actually been thinking about rolling my main rig and the server into one, then running Windows in a VM. Switching between OS easily would be good, being able to spin up virtual environments easily, and that way I can only use Windows for the things I need Windows for.

    Now I’ve just gotta figure out, you know, how to actually do that!