I’ve been waiting to see how they’re going to fuck up NSFW subs and I’m willing to bet that’s where this is going.
I can only hope it affects the ones that focus on self-promotion, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they just decide to charge users directly for access to NSFW subs entirely, since they already removed it entirely from the free API, which apps like RedReader use.(*)
I know I’m not the only one who basically only has an account for that stuff, although a lot of those subs have turned to shit over the last year or so, anyway. AI generated nonsense, self-promotion even when it’s discouraged, bad moderation, some disappearing entirely because they were abandoned back last year…
(*) Technically, you can still view that content without an account via Old Reddit (or at least you could a few months ago, haven’t checked recently), but that’s inevitably going to be killed as well, it’s just a matter of “when”.
Kernels shouldn’t be a problem if you have the backports repo enabled (you can enable it during install, otherwise add it to your sources.list
).
You do first have to specify that you want the kernel from backports (or set up APT pinning preferences), but after that, it’ll keep that specific package updated whenever you run sudo apt upgrade
and there’s a newer version.
If you installed the generic Linux image on installation (usually the default, I believe), the quick way to upgrade is basically just:
sudo apt install -t bookworm-backports linux-image-amd64
It should be noted that backports is not Sid or Testing, it’s stuff built specifically for current Stable that people might need newer versions of for various reasons (e.g. hardware, limited feature updates that don’t affect the base system, some development libraries, etc.), so it’s quite small in the amount of unique packages it has. Like, you can get newer LibreOffice packages, but you’re not going to get Plasma 6 or whatever.
Right now, the kernel is on 6.7 in backports, while Stable is on 6.1 and Sid is on 6.8. So you’ll get them a tiny bit later, but that’s in terms of days/weeks, rather than, you know, the usual two-ish years (not counting security updates).
Side note: if you want all this enabled by default, Spiral Linux is just straight up Debian Stable with a bunch of firmware packages preinstalled for easier installation on a variety of hardware and the kernel is updated via backports by default, so you could give that a shot as well.
It’s not like “a distro based on Debian”, it is Debian, but set up with conveniences for modern desktop users and also sets up btrfs + apt snapshotting by default, similar to OpenSUSE Tumbleweed’s process.
Nice, that looks incredibly helpful. Thanks for the rec!
Works fine on Android as well (which is weird considering how bad Apple software can be on non-Apple devices). Just need to create an Apple ID and you’re set.
Testing out the trial right now and it’s pretty great so far.
UI is way better than Spotify as well (IMO), plus lossless for the same price as current Spotify Premium. (And it also has a max cache size limit option, so even playing a shit ton of lossless isn’t going to eat up more space than what you select.)
Getting my fucking Spotify library and playlists I’ve built over the years on here is going to be a long nightmare, though.
Nah, I think it’d be called something like… Mozilla Attention Token.
Ah, I responded to one of your comments in your other thread, but it’s more relevant here.
Debian has several live ISOs with the Calamares installer that most other distros use, so it’s as easy to install as any of those.
No need to use the more complicated setup. Boot up the live CD/USB and install like anything else.
If anything, the default install is filled with too many applications (at least the KDE one). Got all the office software, media players, a browser, and anything else that might be relevant. Even comes with a bunch of accessibility stuff like a screen reader preinstalled (but not configured).
Also, you can install Timeshift immediately and use it. Don’t know why that’s an issue. Yeah, it’s not preinstalled, but it’s super simple to install and run the first snapshot and have it do its thing in the background. (Actually, this goes for Fedora as well as several other distros which you’ve put in your recommendations, so it’s not unique to Debian or Ubuntu.)
Honestly, even as someone who uses Timeshift and Debian, I’ve needed to use it waaaaaaay less than I ever did on Kubuntu. I don’t know how someone who isn’t tinkering is going to break the system enough to need Timeshift, really.
I’m not even sure if someone unfamiliar with Linux and not interested in the inner workings will even really understand the purpose or how to use Timeshift either. There are Windows users who have no idea about System Restore or how to use it, which is the closest equivalent.
Also, it’s around two years between releases. Same as Ubuntu LTS, which Mint is based on (and Mint also has a Debian edition based on Debian Stable which they may move to at some point, if the burden of “fixing” Ubuntu becomes too much).
Its biggest problem for beginners is the upgrade process. Instead of just notifying you about a new release and offering to upgrade your whole system, it’s usually on you to follow the release cycle and change the relevant lines in your sources.list
, which isn’t particularly user friendly.
So, I don’t know if you’re aware, but Debian has live CDs/USBs with the same Calamares installer that so many other distros use. Pick any of the eight different DE ISOs and the installation process is identical to that of… pretty much everything.
It’s all preconfigured (to the point where some might say there’s a bit of bloat) and there’s no need to go messing around with the more complicated stuff (although I’m not certain if it requires enabling the non-free repo separately or offers it on installation; that would be the only major issue).
My only problem with that installation method is that the default partition setup sticks with the traditional “half your RAM size” swap space, which I think is annoying. But if someone doesn’t know or care about what swap is, there’s no real problem with it.
Lol, so they’re going to be training their AI on… AI generated content? The uptick in that shit on reddit has made it more annoying than usual.
That and all the confidently incorrect shit on the site… Not to mention the constant in-jokes. I’m just imagining a chatbot responding to something about how to deal with grief with “I also choose this man’s dead wife!”
Can’t see how this could possibly go wrong.
Happy to share!
And yeah, she does this quite a bit. Here’s an older post I made with a video from the same show where she takes over from her older sister (the guitarist): https://beehaw.org/post/8827160
Lol, she’s also been doing it since she was a child, and it’s actually kind of funny to go back and see stuff like their Back in Black cover from ten years ago when she was eleven and doing it already.
Just going to quickly shill for The Amelia Project as well. Really fantastic little show.
Whoa, I completely forgot about that. I was just on a Dio kick yesterday and ended up posting a few songs.
Sorry about that! Didn’t mean to repost.
Yeah, even when it comes to Dio (the band) and Sabbath, this is probably one of my favorite songs with him on vocals.
Stargazer, this, and Egypt (The Chains Are On) from The Last in Line also work well as a kind of unofficial “trilogy” due to their lyrical themes and general sound, blending in synths and guitar with some Middle Eastern influences.
I also really like Yngwie’s cover as well.
Nah, nowhere near as bad as the psycho billionaires. Doesn’t seem to actually have much controversy at all, other than spending a fortune on yachts and using them for celebrity parties.
Outside of that, he seemed to be pretty reclusive and contributed a lot of funding to the arts, conservation, and scientific research.
I think him being a musician did actually impact things positively. Maybe the knowledge that art can bring people together helped, I don’t know. Then again, I don’t know what he was like in person, but he seems relatively “normal” for a billionaire.
Not the level of Chuck Feeney, but still okay.
Just had a thought … egotistical billionaries … do any of them have any musical background? Like, do they play instruments at all?
Paul Allen (of Microsoft, not American Psycho) was a pretty good guitarist. Picked one up at sixteen after listening to Hendrix, so played for most of his life.
Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name is what I consider quintessential Maiden. Everything from Harris’ bass to Dickinson’s incredible vocals.
While I was initially going to put Black Sabbath (the song) here as well, I think War Pigs is far better option.
The composition, the lyrics, Ozzy’s voice, and every instrument feeling distinct and getting its own little bit of spotlight. It’s just a fantastic song in so many respects.
There are a few others, but I’m just sticking with those two for now.
After my bios splash, it shows „welcome to grub“ and then switches to the debian start menu for 3 seconds or so, then shows some terminal stuff and then starts kde splash and then login.
Yeah, the reason for this is that sometimes Debian doesn’t enable Plymouth splash screens by default, so you just see the text stuff. It actually annoys me a bit.
Not on my computer at the moment, so I can’t remember the exact packages you might need, but if I recall, they should be plymouth-themes
and kde-config-plymouth
(so that you can choose the splash screen theme in your system settings). You can also find other themes online, but I forgot the name of that website where all the stuff is. Pling? I think it’s that.
Anyway, once you have the themes installed, you need to sudo edit /etc/default/grub
and append "quiet splash"
(with the quotes) to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=
(“quiet” might already be there).
You can also change the value of GRUB_TIMEOUT=
in that file to whatever your preference might be for the duration of grub’s boot menu, but there might be other things you need to adjust in order to hide it completely and still be able to access it if necessary.
After that, run sudo update-grub
so that it’s using the new config and choose whichever theme you want in the system settings.
Alternatively, grub-customizer
is a GUI app that you can install to do all of the above (which will also update grub when you save your changes). Just don’t touch anything that’s not relevant. Stick to just the duration of the grub boot menu and add the splash
parameter. Ignore boot priority, etc.
It should feel less “slow” to start up once all that’s sorted.
Yeah, Kubuntu’s fine. It has some of the Snap stuff, but the “minimal install” greatly strips down unnecessary bullshit to the point where I even find vanilla Debian Plasma to be more bloated in comparison.
I used Kubuntu for most of my time on Linux before switching to Debian. Still fully recommend it as a basically “plug and play” distro with a quick installer that works OOTB.
There’s also a KDE-specific backports PPA which gets you new Plasma and Qt stuff fairly quickly, but that works best on regular releases rather than LTS releases. (The only issue is that, because it uses Launchpad, the Plasma updates can be super fucking slow to download, regardless of your network speed).
Then again, if someone’s going to be using LTS versions only, there’s not really that much of a difference between it and Debian Stable in terms of DE updates.
Thanks for this.
Very funky, I like it.
Same, she’s fantastic and ridiculously versatile. Was gonna add the genres next to the titles before I realised “Too Many Genres to List” is too long and vague. That and she likes to flip between several in one song alone.
I was first introduced to her through that incredible Wonder Woman theme, which I can’t seem to ever find myself getting tired of.
Oh, and I actually posted the Pokémon one around the same time as I posted this. The “battle” bit of the video is awesome.