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Tough choice in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

[–] callyral@pawb.social 6 points 3 months ago

Before your change to Linux in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] callyral@pawb.social 5 points 4 months ago

Windows 10.

I wanted customization. Windows provided customization, sure, but like in the worst way possible. Want to change the system colors or what buttons look like? Download this third party theme and apply it with bloated tools that are probably malware in disguise!

Meanwhile on Linux (NixOS), I can just change a few lines in my dotfiles and it works. Sometimes it's inconvenient but I'm not really looking for convenience.

What email client are you guys using? in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] callyral@pawb.social 18 points 4 months ago

I use Thunderbird and I don't think it looks old, specially after recent updates. You can also change the colors which is pretty cool.

Is there an image viewer like nsxiv, but with native Wayland support? in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] callyral@pawb.social 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This commit seems to be related.

We are not the same in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

[–] callyral@pawb.social 1 points 4 months ago

I'm so glad I don't care about/don't notice audio quality. I could listen to a literal microwave oven and I'd consider it a beautiful, high fidelity song.

We are not the same in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

[–] callyral@pawb.social 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't know what Soulseek or Freyr are (I'll look into what they are), but you can use Seal (F-Droid) to download files using yt-dlp on Android.

I am the outwitter! in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

[–] callyral@pawb.social 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You can't spy on me through my webcam

I don't have a webcam

the fear of missing out a better compression in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

[–] callyral@pawb.social 6 points 5 months ago

i just use either zip or tar+gzip. personally, i avoid rar as it's a proprietary format.

What’s the best ad blocker for you? - Firefox Add-ons Blog in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] callyral@pawb.social 8 points 5 months ago

uBlock Origin + default Firefox tracker blocker on 'Strict'

What is/was your distrohopping journey? in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] callyral@pawb.social 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Here's my distrohopping journey (including non-Linux OS)

Windows 7 →
Windows 10 →

Mid 2021, I tried Fedora Linux in a VM and was unable to install it, but I liked it regardless.

So, a while later I decided to try this "Linux" thing on my computer.

Linux Mint (late 2021) →
Arco Linux (arch felt too intimidating) →
Debian (stability = good?) →
Debian Sid (stability = boring) →
Artix Linux OpenRC (omg i hate systemd so much!1!!) →
Void Linux →
Artix Linux runit (it didn't work) →
Arch Linux (how do i use systemctl wtf) →
Void Linux again (ah, ln -s /etc/sv/something /run/service/)→
NixOS unstable (since January 2024)

Honestly, I'm just glad I found something I liked, as NixOS is perfect for tinkering.

During all that distrohopping, I "DE-hopped" even more. Currently I run SwayFX, but I've used Cinnamon, XFCE, Plasma, GNOME, AwesomeWM, i3, bspwm, dwm, swaywm and Hyprland.

edit 1: add Artix Linux runit

edit 2: remove NixOS stable from the list

XWayland 24.1 Released With Explicit Sync, Better Rootful Experience in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] callyral@pawb.social 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I though only GNOME cared about having client-side decorations? Probably why any GNOME app I have has an annoying toolbar when I'm using a tiling window manager.

Another World is Possible in c/leftymemes@lemmy.dbzer0.com

[–] callyral@pawb.social 5 points 6 months ago

They're replying to the person asking for punctuation, not the one talking about capitalism in the US.