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This video was inspired by the following blog post, which echoed my sentiment and ideas exactly: ypsidanger.com/the-distributio…
The distro packages the software for their users. Not the developers of the software, the distro itself. So the distro has a decent amount of control over what they offer, but the users of the distro don't, and the developers of the apps also don't. And this model doesn't really work.
On the surface, for users, it does work. You get a lot of applications from a central repo, and the system is generally pretty stable, depending on the distro you pick. But in the background, you have the thousands of orphaned packages that are still in the repos but aren't maintained. The old apps that can't be packaged at all anymore. The maintainers spending a lot of time repackaging and recompiling software that has already been packaged.
One might not like Ubuntu's snap packages, or Flatpak, or AppImages, but it's undeniable that most distros are moving towards them.
When Ubuntu moves Firefox and Chromium from a deb package to a snap, it's a GOOD THING. For Ubuntu. Because instead of having to package each new version of Firefox or CHromium for all currently supported versions of Ubuntu, they only have to package them once.
Same thing when Red Hat drops the LibreOffice RPM in favor of the Flatpak. Not having to package that behemoth of an app will free up time for Red Hat developers to work on HDR, improving Wayland, and supporting color management.
And moving the packaging of an app from the distro to the app developer means less time spent debugging stuff, and more time spend on improving the app.
So why did Linux distros start packaging software instead of app developers?
It was because there were so many different systems using the same packaging formats, deb or RPM or whatever else, but different libraries, kernels, drivers, and everything else, that app developers simply did not have a way to distribute their own software to every distro.
But nowadays, we DO have formats that let you distribute applications everywhere with one single package.
They lack some features, especially due to the sandboxing they tend to use, that limits how they can interact with other apps. Thing is, these formats are still under heavy development.
But the real question is: do you prefer staying on the current model where we stagnate, duplicate work, and where developers and users have no control over which version of the software is used, or would you rather face a few teething issues, but let developers improve their apps, and the whole of the Linux software ecosystem?
I know what I choose, and it's not these old packages. And presumably, if you stick to mainstream distros, like Fedora, Ubuntu, or their main derivatives, chances are you're not going to have a choice either. Because whether you like it or not, we're moving to Flatpak or Snap on most distros.
It's more efficient, and their current problems can and will be fixed. The duplication of work that legacy packaging creates is unfixable, it's a structural problem.
And of course, if you hate these universal packaging formats, I'm sure you'll still be able to find a lot of distros that will not move to them even in the future. You'll just be running the non official version of an app, just like what you're doing right now when using a distro's package.
One of the nice things about being on sabbatical is I get to say things like "You should be happy that RHEL is dropping LibreOffice RPMs" without the fear of being kicked out a room you didn't want to be in the first place.
For no reason, today I've been thinking about that time a bunch of GOP House members broke into a SCIF where classified hearings were being held with media in tow, refused to give up their devices, and live tweeted from inside. No one was escorted out or put in cuffs. #uspoli
When looking for nutritional information, 2 ~~doctors~~ guys always show up in Youtube searches: KenDBerryMD and Dr. Eric Berg.
I don't know much about either, but a cursory search shows Berg is a quack and it looks like Ken promotes nonsense like the carnivore diet.
Why are these two so prevalent on youtube? Neither of them are actual nutritionists, but they're everywhere when searching for nutrition information.
Where are the real nutritionists? Why aren't they putting forth more effort to make sure nutrition knowledge is accessible and accurate?
Part of me is genuinely thinking it's because of money. They'd rather only share their knowledge in secret with the people paying them because if more people knew about nutrition, then they wouldn't be as necessary.
Just watched the King and the Mockingbird, which supposedly took 40 years to make. Good mech movie with a unique setting (that gets totally destroyed). Some of the music reminded me of Peter Jackson's LOTR, and one of the gags was used later in Ren and Stimpy. Really strange, really tonally diverse, and very high production value. Very French sense of character design, though not as scarily detailed as Chomet's work.
Watched this back to back with Day the Earth Blew Up and the 40's/80's tendancy to spend an hour and a half on a 45 minute story was the most jarring difference.
Minority report: Birds - all good guys. Handsome aryans - good Lions - are persuaded by promise of food faggots - really, really faggy looking
The King and the Mockingbird (French: Le Roi et l'Oiseau) is a 1980 traditionally-animated fantasy film directed by Paul Grimault.This is a restored version...
Hey there. I’m totally new to Linux. I’m not the most tech savvy, but I’m fed up with windows and want to go elsewhere. For the time being I figured I’d dual boot, and got everything set up on a usb. I plugged it in, booted up Linux Mint, and it worked smoothly. I ended the session, powered off my pc, removed the usb, booted up windows 11, freed up some disc space and did some other stuff on my computer, then turned it off for a bit. When I went to boot it up again, I got this message:
Failed to open \EFI\B00T\mmx64.efi - Not Found Failed to load image ??: Not Found Failed to start MokManager: Not Found
Something has gone seriously wrong: import mok-state() failed: Not Found
and then the computer powered off. I tried disabling fast start or whatever it’s called, as well as secure boot, and it’s still giving me that. Windows still boots up just fine. Does anyone have any advice? Like I said I don’t have much technical knowledge so a dumbed down response would be really appreciated. I’ve looked up a few forums and nothing gave me much.
Oh also, when I try to boot it and it gives me the error and turns off, if I turn it back on but boot up windows, I get a message saying something was blocked due to a security system I have to disable, but doesn’t tell me what that security system is or how to disable it. It’s getting a little frustrating. I don’t know why it worked once but not anymore.
Update: I got it working. Thanks everyone for the help.
When you freed up the disk space windows seems to have broken mints bootloader partition. You could fix it if you wanted, but at beginner level its probably best to reinstall. If you need to recover any data from you "broken" mint partition you can plug the mint USB in, boot into the live environment and look in your files mount you old mint files and backup anything you want to keep before reinstalling.
Depends on how much of a nerd you are. If the idea of rescuing your system using the terminal sounds fun then try otherwise just reinstall.
If you're in the market for a drum mix plant to produce asphalt batches, you might also want to consider batching plants. It all comes down to your specific project needs and the equipment that best suits your requirements. Let' s explore the advantages of asphalt drum mix plants and compare them to the available batching plants.
## The Perfect Asphalt Mix
Creating the perfect asphalt mix requires the right recipe and ingredients. With the right plant, much of the work is taken care of for you. However, there are notable distinctions between batching plants and drum mix plants that deserve attention. What sets them apart?
You likely have some knowledge about drum mix plants, so let's begin by examining batch mix asphalt plant. Batching plants offer their own advantages, primarily in terms of flexibility in production. One notable feature is the ability to switch recipes between batches with ease, ensuring high-quality mixes every time.
Batching plant designs vary, each with its own production capacity and capabilities. On the other hand, continuous drum mix plants excel at producing larger volumes of asphalt. But is a batching plant sufficient for your construction company and its projects?
## Switching Recipes and Storage
The ease of switching recipes on a batching plant is due to intermissions between batches, so keep that in mind. Did you know that many construction companies use silos to store asphalt produced by drum plants? That's because the process is so rapid that the asphalt must be temporarily stored.
Let's say you've decided to go with a drum plant. Great choice, but you still have numerous options. It's essential to examine the available configurations based on the latest models on the market. These configurations play a crucial role in aggregate flow, as they impact the heating and drying of the asphalt and hot air.
Pay close attention to the specifications of drum mix plants, including whether they support parallel flow or counter flow. These are two common types. Double barrel plants, sometimes referred to as double drum mix plants, are also available. Regardless of the type you choose, you'll have a continuous asphalt production process without interruptions.
## Components and Considerations
Familiarize yourself with the components of these plants, such as the drying chamber, dust collection system, and liquid asphalt storage tanks. Don't forget to acquire a storage silo to ensure your asphalt is ready for use at the job site. Here& #39;s to finding the best continuous asphalt plant on the market for your needs.
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A major step in China’s multilateral diplomacy was taken on May 30, 2025, with the signing ceremony of the Convention on the Establishment of the International Organisation for Mediation (IOMed) in Hong Kong.
Israel attacking Iran with American taxpayer-funded bombs means the U.S. will likely be retaliated against. Why do we provide billions to Israel annually? This is ridiculous; let these Zionist fascists fight with their own money. It is extremely sad that the heirs of Holocaust survivors are literally ethnic cleansing the Palestinian people. #Israel #Iran
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has congratulated Russians on Russia Day and stressed his commitment to building constructive relations with Moscow for peace with Ukraine.
Padilla's assault & handcuffing is getting all the attention, but what Noem said is perhaps more terrifying.
"We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into the city."
Admitting they're not here for violent criminals, they're here to overthrow our elected officials
Disabled elder here. The troubles that come from gun culture are *far* outweighed by the benefits. Guns make us equal. Without guns, the old, the weak, the small and the disabled are at the mercy of the the young, the strong, the big and the able-bodied.
@LevZadov @Tooden @midgephoto The young, the small, the weak, etc are only safer if the ownership of guns, their storage and the sale and storage of ammunition are strictly controlled - compare the USA and Switzerland for proof.
@JMacfie @LevZadov @Tooden @midgephoto there's no denying the amount of pain and destruction that guns have inflicted across our country. however, the sad reality of the matter is that whatever gun regulation that might ever get passed in this country will disproportionately, if not exclusively, be enforced among the poor and racial minorities. (queue up the marx quote). if we lived in any semblance of a representative democracy, maybe i would feel different.
Israeli officials claim that they have targeted nuclear facilities inside Iran. An apartment building was also destroyed, anyone inside likely dead. Israel has declared a state of emergency as it awaits Irans response. Previously Iran declared it would target US troops in the region as retaliation.
@GM7077 Unfortunately this happens to be a sentiment I find it difficult to disagree with. I'm not pro-war but this seems to be all Israel knows how to do, destroy and kill.
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Does anyone know how to install the proprieraty drivers for the #librem5 to replace the etnaviv driver ?
I dont find any documentation about it
#librem5
#linuxmobile
#mobilelinux
Megapixels 2.0, properly compiled, and Highscore work correctly by specifying the environment variable related to the MESA GL version as follows: MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=3.2
@HaleakalaCrater I pray for Tel-Aviv to be eliminated and all the evil fuckers within. Enough of them destroying and killing everything around them. WHY THE FUCK WOULD I PRAY FOR THAT?
@therealdvorak same thing happened during the trucker protest. Some false flaggers took some photos of themselves with a naxi flag far away from the protest sight in Ottawa, and those photos got used ad naseum by the MSM.
One of the most reliable Liberal seats off the Island of Montreal on the south shore, it was picked up by the Bloc Quebecois in 2019. It’s a mix of suburbs and rural areas with small but significant English speaking and Italian populations.
Nukes-State Israel "says world must respond 'decisively' to Iran's nuclear non-compliance" AFP: lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnew…
USA (the only country to ever use nukes in war) began evacuations from Iraq yesterday in preparation gor war, Iran has begun military "drills" in preparation for invasion, Israel has promoted war since... always. EVERY NUKE is preparation to commit unprecedented crimes against humanity. They DO NOT act as deterrents: look at the wars involving nukes powers: Pakistan, India, USA, Russia, etc. Constant wars. Worldwide nuclear disarmament – NOW!
A few days ago I made an account and posted a few joke/meme comments that got a lot of engagement. Unfortunately, the replies seemed to be mostly personal attacks on me disguised as jokes, when all I was doing was trying to be funny in a harmless way. I deleted that account and this one will be temporary. You people complain about this site lacking content compared to Reddit, about communities with only one person posting regularly and there not being enough niches, but how do you expect any growth to occur if the first thing someone experiences when posting on a new account is getting dogpiled on? It wasn't my first account either, it was my latest attempt to reenter the fray after feeling like I was becoming the butt of the joke on an account before that, just engaging with the community in the way that I like to. It almost felt like on both accounts my comments were being deliberately mass upvoted just as a setup to be humiliated. Some people have horrific lives IRL that would make any reasonable person want to kill themselves, and are stuck in those soul crushing situations for years and years with no way out. It would be nice to find a place to joke around and feel even just the simulated warmth of human connection without the same kind of nastiness I encounter in everyday life, so I'll keep looking. You say Reddit is toxic? I deleted my account there a long time ago, but my experience was that Reddit is like a big metropolis and Lemmy is more like a small town. Yes Reddit has jerks, but they don't tag you with their third party app and follow you around, giving you the illusion of being accepted with (probably fake) upvotes while subtly mocking everything you say and passing it off as a joke. You can blend with the crowd there and not become a target. I really, really don't want to give Reddit and OpenAI my data, but if I want a real social media experience that isn't being gatekept by assholes who enjoy bullying on the internet because they're too scared to do it IRL I may have to. I hope Lemmy can fix itself, but my experience with small towns in real life is that those "big" (small) fish in their small, stagnant pond don't want anything to ever change because the status quo suits their mediocrity and reinforces their egos. Which would be an ironic fate for the supposed "future" of social media. Almost none of the content, all of the toxicity. Why is it so hard for people to be respectful of others?
In my experience, Lemmy isn't particularly toxic, though sometimes you might run across people with a bad attitude or just might have simply had a bad day. Block those sort of people if you need to, or report them, depending on context.
Also, life pro tip, people aren't too keen on reading walls of text, especially if it's mostly complaining..
Not yet. I'm listening to Al Jazeera Arabic. They have just reported it. Israel also declared a state of emergency according to them. And confirmations from Iran.
Twelve Gaza-bound activists, including Greta Thunberg, were detained by Israel in international waters. Four were deported; eight remain jailed. Legal groups call it a violation of international law.
...sti Noem have mobilized the IRS to Los Angeles to track down who is FUNDING the riots
FINALLY the IRS is being used for a good cause.
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A campaign to quash lawsuits against chemical manufacturers because of their “failure to warn” about the hazards of their products failed in nine states.
in 2023, i showed up to a palestine solidarity protest with a box of #N95 masks to distribute to the crowd. maybe one person took one. almost everyone glared at me and looked at me as if i was an annoying freak. i left disillusioned and discouraged.
earlier this week, i showed up to a protest in downtown #LosAngeles with a box of N95's, and i distributed all 50 of them within an hour. several people even thanked me! total 180 and says A LOT about the character of these uprisings.
Oh yeah it really makes more sense to take funding from public media and give it back to the people who piss it away every time they blink so we can fund more wars and things to kill people and poison the air and water and make life worse and the planet uninhabitable because some rich guys said they need it that way
Selon le dernier rapport du Haut-Commissariat aux réfugiés des Nations Unies, publié ce jeudi, plus de 120 millions de personnes dans le monde ont été contraintes de fuir leur foyer à cause des conflits et des violences.
@Cooperation Denton (TX) It would be understandable if we didn't create the very hard times that we live in, but why we choose to do so is not so understandable.
BRICS is an informal group of states comprising the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Russian Federation, the Republic of India, the People's Republic of China and the Republic of South Africa.
i still need to do some more welding tonight. i got some done earlier that turned out pretty decent.
what i finally realized is that due to my tig torch being somewhat junky, i have to use additional gas flow above the recommended amount to ensure clean welds - like 25-30 cfm instead of 15-20. someday i'll get a better torch
CBP revoked Eid and Awdah Hathaleen’s visas before detaining them on Wednesday. Local organizers haven’t heard from them since. theintercept.com/2025/06/12/pa…
* Cellular device IMEI number (serial too, if provided)
* Friends
* Family relationship
* Relationship status
* Marital status
* Personal associations status
* Sexual preferences
* Gender identity
* Education (past, current, future)
* Employment status (past, current, future)
* Income
* Travel status (GPS)
* Shopping
* Political affliction
* Government affiliation.
* Browser history
If you had to verify your account and submitted documentation, we additionally keep track of:
* Residence status
* Driving status (if you have a license or not)
* Whether if you have passport or not. - But the system will assume you do, if they notice your travel status (GPS) moves internationally.
* Oculus devices are used to map your house and improve facial recognition software of anyone in your home.
* All Meta apps, when installed, run silently in the background. We do listen and we do read your text. Put your phone on the table, talk about DYI Projects, and I promise you will see ads for DYI Projects.
All of that, we are sharing with the government of the United States of America.
Especially, if you said you dislike Donald Trump, JD Vance, Mike Johnson, and anyone on Trump's cabinet, or previously expressed dislike for Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Andy Jassy, DOGE, ICE, and participated in any protest, spoke out in support of protest, or indicated you could join a protest.
in the last couple days ive backed up and "deleted" (for whatever thats worth) all my #google drive and photos data. way overdue, i know. but man, do i feel clean. gmail is still left, i have about 5 weeks before my storage limit goes down to whatever it goes down to when you stop paying google for storage. i will never make this mistake again. not with google, not with proton, not with whoever the next "good guy" in tech is. own your own data, be your own platform. f the corpos.
I think next time I reinstall my phone I might cut some of my final ties to Google, I still have a couple useful paid Play Store apps, getting rid of those is gonna suck but I don’t want to continue being connected to Play Services
@clawfulneutral yeah we each gotta map out our own priorities and paths and support one another with whatever knowledge we've accumulated along the way. according to the mobian wiki, the google pixel 3a, which i have lying around, is totally good to go with mobian. hopefully this weekend or next, i'm going to give it a whirl and see if it can be a decent daily driver.
i have never once logged into my server from my phone bc i dont want google having anything to do with it lol
it hasn’t talked to US towers in years at this point (I put my Obamaphone in hotspot mode so I can use the vastly superior Poco while out & about) but I’m really hoping it survives for the long haul so I can try projects like Mobian on it once I have a new daily driver.
@clawfulneutral 😁 im glad you got one thats on the list! i think you told me that you run on graphene, right? i could never get myself motivated to almost-de-google a phone. the inability to attack the kernel itself just drives me nuts. so im pretty excited about trying the mobian thing. (plus, it'll be great to have a phone and a laptop that both run on the same underlying software).
free phone from the government as part of the Lifeline program, since I’m too broke to consistently pay for cell service.
I don’t know if it’s a direct descendant of the program Obama started, but it’s good shorthand to refer to an extremely crappy phone I have courtesy of the federal government. in reality it’s so slow that it’s nearly unusable, so I just put it in hotspot mode and connect to it with my Poco when I’m out running around town.
I did recently move to another state that administers its own Lifeline program, which is switching to just giving out SIM cards, not sure how that’s gonna work in my case since the Poco doesn’t really speak US 4G bands, and its 3G++ capability stopped working in much of the USA like 4 years ago.
@clawfulneutral oooooh lol. i never heard it referred to as such, which is strangely ignorant on my part. it never occurred to me that a phone would become obsolete when bands change. i wonder if that could be fixed and it would be a matter of hardware or software hacking...?
sometimes it’s possible to replace or modify the software which runs the radio hardware and unlock new bands, but often that either doesn’t happen for a device (because it’s either super difficult or relies on leaks of binary firmware) or runs up against hardware limitations of the radio chip itself.
I should probably re-research if anybody has unlocked more US 4G bands for the Poco F1 (which was never intended for the US market) … however, it’s much less possible to jump generations, a 3G radio can’t be made to speak 4G, etc.
I’m not on Graphene yet, still running LineageOS for now. but Graphene is definitely on the short list for next reinstall or next phone, not sure which.
yeah, as far as I know Lineage uses vendor kernels for a given device, not sure about Graphene.
as a Debian user for many many years, it sure would be nice not to be relying on a vendor kernel, but I wouldn’t be surprised to have a lot of hardware features broken as a result. but, Mobian only supporting a few devices would focus dev efforts. and I’ve heard phones like the Poco have a big DIY scene in south Asia so there might be a lot of people working on fixing stuff.
probably worth double checking though: any #LineageOS aficionados know if Lineage uses an unmodified kernel from the device vendor, or what’s the story with that?
@clawfulneutral done checking already? Last time i checked: lineageOS runs on a self-built kernel based on source code published by device makers (gpl). Ubuntu touch and it's debian brother run on halium, a stripped down lineageOS.
I haven’t paid attention to kernel related issues on the Lineage lineage (ha) for quite a while, I’m not sure where I got the impression that they (or some in the ROM scene) were using binary kernel blobs
@Kurt debian brother meaning mobian? i was trying to check but i think my ignorance is making it a bit difficult. it seems lineage is a literal android fork, no? are you saying the same is true of mobian? (i dont know and don't care much about ubuntu touch). @clawfulneutral
@darcher thank you brother. its not a small thing, so i understand you're procrastinating. but i'm rooting for you and let me know if i can help in any way.
Military dogs involved in attacks on Palestinian civilians – including children – are likely to have been exported from European countries, investigation finds Cães são exportados da Europa para atacar palestinos, inclusive criançaswww.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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