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Pakistan has taken note of the recent remarks by the Prime Minister of India, delivered in Gujarat with the theatrical flourish of a campaign rally rather than the sobriety expected of the leader of a nuclear-armed state.
Just curious to know if anyone has been using the same distro for multiple years/decades and what or if you have it takes for you to want to switch to a different distro?
On my laptops: Debian -> Fedora. Mostly because I couldn't reliably use my external display on Debian, and because I ~~needed~~ wanted shiny new things. Also new hardware.
On my gaming rig: Manjaro -> Nobara -> Bazzite. I left Manjaro because the system was slowly getting worse with each update, and I wanted to game, not maintain my system. I ditched Nobara after a botched version upgrade. Bazzite is fine for now.
I ditched FreeBSD and Slackware when I got tired of installing everything from scratch on every major release. Compiling stuff from source was interesting for learning and seeing how amazing open source can be, but it wasn't fun long term.
Then I ditched Ubuntu because there was always something not working on laptops, usually related to hibernation/sleep and/or webcam/wireless. I was frustrated with how little care was put into making sure such basic things would simply work.
I'm currently very satisfied with Mint. Everything just works out of the box and Mint X is a lovely theme for old folks like me, who appreciate a proper good looking desktop and can't understand what all the hype is with dark/flat themed UIs these days.
I don't care about my distro. The choice I make when decicing on a distribution is entirely based on use case. I have LMDE on my server. I have Mint Cinnamon on my macbook. I use arch when I'm doing minimal installs for basic functionality. I don't have a distro of choice for ARM, I've used rasbian and I use muOS on my rg35xxsp. I've been looking at learning gentoo and deploying that for raspberry pi as I have some projects in mind for some micro arcade cabinets and want as little overhead as possible in regards to background processes
I've been using openSuSe Tumbleweed on one device or another for quite a while now. Recently I switched my last device, so I'm officially 100% Tumbleweed. NGL, feels pretty good. I would, however, switch under a few circumstances:
openSuSe releases Tumbleweed clone with systemD alternative (like runit). I've tried Void repeatedly, but unfortunately never really fell in live with it.
openSuSe releases NixOS style immutable distro (not the current aeon or kalpa) based ok Tumbleweed.
Honestly, Tumbleweed is nearly perfect for me. It's just that I've tasted what life without systemD can be like, and I goddamn miss it... I'm totally hooked on openSuSe products though.
Debian for about two decades: It would take something pretty major to shift me - probably a hostile takeover, major policy shift or commercialisation, none of which is likely.
At worked we shifted from Centos to Rocky for the obvious reason, and are happy with the choice so far.
This is an image someone else posted here. Asking if there was a desktop environment that looked like that. There wasn't really.
For the record, I run Linux Mint Xfce with Chicago95. Honestly it was a mistake, the vibes of the UI are nice but it still feels kinda Linuxy (as in, held together with duct tape) and I keep roling up Firefox by mistake. SerenityOS or FreeBSD, something Unix-like, may be more what I'm looking for.
There was a power loss, my PC was on UPS for some time and UPS battery started running low. I initiated the shutdown and systemd stopped it because it could not find a network share on the already stopped server. It didn't gave up so I ended with fucked filesystem because the battery died. Switched to systemd free distro the day after.
I'm on Ubuntu, which I admit is not a popular option around here. But when my power goes out I use apcupsd and a network component to alert my attached or networked Ubuntu machines. When the power first goes out all of my non-essential machines automatically shut down gracefully. When the backup batteries get low enough (I have several separate APC units around the house) my essential machines also shut down automatically.
When the power comes back up one of my machines automatically powers up and runs a few checks before turning most of my other stuff back on.
I have very few power issues which last long enough for my batteries to run out, but when I do the only evidence is a few alerts and the fact that I have to log back into everything. All of my windows restore on my GUI machines, and no filesystem issues occur. It's more seamless than when I ran Windows, granted that was 25 years ago.
I'm similarly not a fan of systemd, but for backup battery and power management it seems to do the trick.
Eh, probably if Guix becomes significantly better I'll switch to it (from NixOS). I really like how seriously they take user freedom, bootstrapping (only 357 bytes of binary to bootstrap everything else from source!) and consistent user interfaces (scheme everywhere). But unfortunately the package repo is just not big and mature enough yet, and declarative configuration options are not as good as they are with NixOS.
Better compatibility with Intel Arc cards, for one. Actually that would be a really big one.
I'm on Ubuntu. I had my Intel card work pretty well in Blender 3D,except it couldn't do BVH calculations in cycles, and I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to make it work, because the thing that is supposed to make it work breaks the render kernels for Blender.
Alright... But it still rendered faster than my GTX 1060.
But then I also realised I couldn't boot up any UE5 game because somehow it was convinced my card isn't DX12 compatible. Also major artefacting issues in Oblivion Remastered.
Right... So I decided to go from Ubuntu LTS to Ubuntu 25.04, because the cutting edge MESA drivers needs a newer kernel, and the newer kernel is supposedly more Intel card friendly, which might fix my BVH calculation issues with Blender as well.
UE5 games run now, except for Oblivion Remastered, which still has graphical artefacting. But Intel didn't have render kernels for Ubuntu 25.04 yet, so I couldn't render with cycles at all until they updated their repo.
They eventually updated their repo a week or two ago. But the render kernels don't load at all in Blender 3D, telling me "Oh this is meant for OneAPI compatible cards", yes, what the fuck do you think an Intel Arc A770 is!?!
So... Uh... Yeah, if there is a distro put there without all of this, that would be very great.
I had my Intel card work pretty well in Blender 3D,except it couldn’t do BVH calculations in cycles, and I couldn’t for the life of me figure out how to make it work, because the thing that is supposed to make it work breaks the render kernels for Blender.
BVH building is always done on CPU (unless that changed)
For P&H crane parts, Terex crane parts, or any crane, a consistent lubrication routine with the right products and techniques ensures long-term reliability. Stay vigilant, and your crane will keep lifting strong.
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Friction and heat threaten every moving part on a crane, from gears to slewing rings. Without proper lubrication, metal surfaces grind, leading to overheating, corrosion, and eventual failure, especially in harsh environments like dusty or wet job sites. A quality lubricant minimizes friction, cools components, and protects against rust.
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According to Fox News reporter Bill Melugin, three senior DHS sources tell him the Boulder terror suspect is an Egyptian national in the U.S. illegally as a visa overstay who entered the U.S. during the Biden administration.
Hello! Thank you all for the excitement, feedback, and contributions over the past month or so since launch. It's been incredible to hear from all of you building with Codex CLI and now Codex in Ch...
Almost done with phase one of unfucking the previous owners landscaping. Closer to the house, they had plastic, river rock and dirt, covered by fabric and more river rock.
Honest question, I’m landscaping clueless. And currently tempted to just have a concrete pad at least 5 feet out all the way around and put planters everywhere. 😅
The number of those injured in the bridge collapse incident in the Bryansk region is 69 people, including three children, the region's governor, Alexander Bogomaz, said.
Pretty sure Trump basically offered him that. Putin thought that signaled weakness and decided to take the war to NATO. And since I don't give one single fecal peanut about Ukraine, my opinion about Putin isn't about their territory. I agree that NATO/Ukraine provoked the war. But that doesn't make Putin the good guy. They're ALL bad guys.
This summer, Telegram users will have access to the AI technology GROK. Elon Musk and Pavel Durov have agreed on a one-year partnership to make xAI's chatbot Grok available to over one billion users and integrate it into all Telegram apps.
This should also strengthen Telegram's financial position: Telegram will receive 300 million US dollars in cash and equity from xAI as well as 50% of the revenue from xAI subscriptions sold via Telegram.
The question arose as to how we recognize whether posts and comments are genuine or originate from Grok.
Grok on TG will be a chat integration, like a direct message. It will not post, comment or curate content in channels or chats.
Don't panic. The fake content on TG will continue to come from scammers, idiots, shills, trolls and bots.
However, it is not clear to what extent it could have an actual benefit for users. You know my opinion on this. Keep your hands off it. minds.com/newsfeed/17759424871…
...chnology GROK. Elon Musk and Pavel Durov have agreed on a one-year partnership to make xAI's chatbot Grok available to over one billion users and integrate it into all Telegram apps.
This shoul...
WNTW was big when I was in college and my friend group always threatened to nominate me because I was this awkward Catholic school kid who had only ever worn uniforms and whatever we could find that fit at goodwill and I could’ve really used some “what do you want to present to the world” over “here’s all the ways you don’t fit in”
Mel B was joined by Melanie C and Emma Bunton as she celebrated her landmark birthday - with all three ladies looking wild and delightful in animal print
By Martha Grevatt May 28, 2025 The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, May 17, marks the day in 1990 when the World Health Assembly removed homosexuality from its classification of “mental disorders.
I know this is going to be unpopular with some, but I am seriously considering a Mac and I am annoyed by the idea of it.
I NEED MacOS or Windows for my work. There is one application that does not work in Linux yet and there are no alternatives. It is a critical work application.
With that being said, you can probably guess that Linux is my preferred OS of choice.
I am currently using a Windows desktop for my work, but I do run into situations where I need a laptop. The laptop I am using now is a Thinkpad from 2021 with Fedora. I actually really love this computer. My only real complain is that the webcam is pretty garbage.
So, I think I need a new computer. My choices are Windows laptops which have decent pricing with good specs, or Apple which is extremely expensive for what you get.
I'm really annoyed with Windows' ads, bloat, and general lack of privacy; specifically Recall. On the other hand, it is hard to justify spending an extra $400 on a Macbook air just to get a 1tb hard drive. My work files alone take up a little more than 200gb.
I guess this is just a rant. I'm not looking for any solutions as what I am really looking is the ability to use Linux for my work which is not an option at the moment.
So, I hate Apple as much as the next nerd, but even I have to admit the new apple m.whatever chips are pretty slick. My wife is in design and has always fussed over apple, so I relented and got her an air for her last upgrade. Considering the price it's still an impressive, sturdy little machine with bonkers battery life.
macOS is, if nothing else, certified UNIX. Which means under the hood it's actually a lot like Linux.
Are you really overpaying for the hardware? Apple makes the hardware and the OS and every other OS subsidizes the cost of their OS with ads (Windows and Android). At the very least, it feels like you're paying a higher price for the hardware by having a small amount of more respect for your privacy in respect to invasive advertising.
The new Apple developed silicon (M1-M4) is actually really solid stuff, and as such, are you really overpaying when it comes to quality hardware and a quality OS?
It's valid to think you're overpaying, I'm just saying maybe to try to view it a different way if you have to buy it anyway.
India News: A 75-year-old woman with diabetes from Kolhapur's Pachgaon village died from Covid-19 complications at CPR Hospital after four days of treatment. Whil
@Times of India American Hospitals could have had her dead in hours instead of days, between Remdesivir, Paxlovid, Molnupiravir, and mechanical ventilation. The wests health care system is much more efficient.
27 February 2011. Point Richmond, CA. For the first 84 years of the 20th century, the Santa Fe Railroad moved freight across the San Francisco Bay by barge.
Captured with a small mirrorless camera and 50mm lens on a lightweight tripod.
I normally prefer lower contrast, but the ruined industrial subject worked reasonably well with a high contrast, backlit approach here. The sun was just above and directly in front of the frame,
Until 1984, the Santa Fe Railroad moved freight cars across the San Francisco Bay by barge. Railroad cars were decoupled from trains and loaded onto special "carfloat" barges, which were pulled across the bay by a small fleet of tug boats, to be re-attached to trains at the other end. The service ended when a fire destroyed the Point Richmond pier (the East Bay terminal for the operation), and that was that.
A handful of rail carfloat operations continue in the US, most notably in NY Harbor.
Per reports, all this in the last 48 hours while that Jewish Nazi society is lying to all of us about the slaughter it did at Mossad, CIA & likely ex-USAID run so called "humanitarian aid" centers
I see reports from others that in the last few hours, the Nazi regime increased the intensity of the slaughter even more
It has opened so many slaughter fronts & yet Western Imperial "journalists" treat non-stop lies from them as credible enough.
MrBeast has hit 400 million YouTube subscribers, making him the most-followed individual on the platform. Fans are celebrating the milestone, praising his decade-long grind, philanthropy, and impact on the creator world.
Starvation and deprivation have long been used as deliberate tactics of war. Cutting off food, water, and medical supplies weakens enemy populations, breaks morale, and forces surrender. From sieges to blockades, targeting civilian survival needs is a brutal but historically common strategy.
The 287(g) program allowing local police to act as federal #immigration officers in collaboration with ICE has expanded from 135 agreements in 25 states to 628 in 40 states since January. A criminal justice professor explains why this undermines community trust and public safety: buff.ly/orKOZ01
Mexico goes to polls on Sunday, June 1, to elect all members at all levels of the judiciary. Each voter will receive six different ballots, each with a distinct color.
Bucharest, Romania (AP) — Children in Romania took part in a series of events marking International Children’s Day at the Palace of Parliament in Bucharest on
It's been a while since the last time this was asked, so here goes again: what specific apps do you use Waydroid to run?
Whenever I get the itch to play around with this impressive project, I quickly remember that I can't think of anything to actually do with it. There's already a Linux native app for almost everything that isn't an ad infested game, so I'm curious if anyone has use cases for Waydroid that they can share. I'd love to hear about something cool that I didn't think of!
I tried Waydroid on Arch and its amazing. It runs Android apps flawlessly. And with a touchscreen device, I feel like I have an Android tablet running inside my Linux machine.
But I still don't know what to use it for...
What apps do you use with Waydroid? What use cases do you have for it?
So far, the only thing I know for sure that I would consider using it for is to use JoiPlay to play RPG Maker games that I can't get working with my normal methods but at least on my current computer/distro, I'm having issues with audio crackling.
I might find other apps to use later but for the most part, I just kind of keep android apps to android.
Gaza (Quds News Network)- At least 31 starving Gazan civilians were killed and dozens more injured after Israeli forces opened fire on them while seeking food at aid distribution points run by the Gaz
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