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  • abraham_linksys@sh.itjust.workstoLinux@lemmy.mlBSD Vs. Linux
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    2 months ago

    I use it every day. On my MacBook running MacOS 😬

    Seriously though, I tried putting FreeBSD on my Linux laptop a few years ago and it was not a fun time. Reminded me a lot of running Linux on desktop in the 2000s when I first discovered Linux.

    I’m rooting for them though. I like the idea of keeping development and documentation so tightly integrated and maintained by a single dedicated company.











  • Just in case you don’t know, you can use those Microsoft services no problem in Linux through a web browser. You can also “install” them since they’re PWAs and integrate them with your system notifications.

    There’s also Thunderbird from Mozilla, and the open source fork Betterbird that has a far more modern appearance and options. That will work easily with your existing Microsoft email.

    I’m by no means encouraging that you stay on Microsoft, but moving to Linux AND changing providers for important stuff like email and calendar might be a lot all at once.


  • Specs:

    Processors • Single or dual MIPS 64-bit R14000A™ 400MHz, R14000A™ 550MHz and 600MHz 2MB L2 cache Graphics • Integrated vertex processing engine • Integrated image and texture engine • 12-bit per component color and alpha • 24-bit eye space Z buffer and 8-bit stencil • 10-bit digital to analog (DAC) display interface • Multiple concurrent visuals (8-bit window ID) • V6 & V10: 32MB graphics memory, including up to 8MB texture memory • V8 & V12: 128MB graphics memory, including up to 104MB texture memory • Resolution up to 1920x1200 pixels @ 60 Hz and 72 Hz • Support for dual channel and stereo viewing mode Memory • 256MB-8GB synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) Key Applications • MCAD/MCAE • Digital Prototyping • 3D Animation • Medical Imaging • Scientific Visualization • Oil and Gas (seismic interpretation) • Visual Simulation • Editing and Compositing • Geospatial Imaging

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    https://web.archive.org/web/20090621072040/http://www.sgi.com/products/remarketed/octane2/

    #savedyouaclick





  • I don’t really distro hop much (you need a rolling release distro and a stable distro, never needed more) but if you’re asking I’ll assume you’re a Linux newb so really I would recommend doing something less custom. If you want Fedora and KDE, install the Fedora ISO that comes with KDE and be done.

    I won’t say it’s incredibly complex to run multiple desktop environments, but it’s definitely more of a pain and can cause weird issues (fucking NetworkManager) Better to stick to the “happy path” and make your machine as standard as possible so it’s more compatible with everything, especially if you’re new to Linux





  • Tl;dr it’s likely that some of your hardware isn’t well supported in Linux or have vendors downright hostile to open source (fuck you, Broadcom and Nvidia) and causes you weird issues that almost always get fixed by the community but may not always work “out of the box”

    I’ve been in Linux since 2008 and have asked this question in many ways over the years. To get a real answer I’d dig more into the errors you’re encountering. I think that a lot of the “simple fixes” you mention are simply options that some hardware configurations need and some don’t.

    Flatpak and Linux in general deal with the same huge task as Windows, which is “support any hardware configuration with one universal solution”. While Windows is given every advantages by cooperative hardware vendors releasing official drivers, Linux is mostly supported by open source reverse engineered drivers.

    This means that no “universal” system is likely to work all the time in every case, but that’s ok because it’s all open source and the community finds a way.

    You mentioned themes and some graphical packages, do you have an Nvidia GPU? I never had anything but trouble on Linux with them.