>>1469460 All Unix-likes are deadends, convert to TempleOS or burn in depths of ignorance and despair.

>>1490401 literally why is updating everything python and qt related such a gargantuan pain in the dick on gentoo? I feel like every time I update I spend more time trying to unfuck the circular blocking than actually compiling updates, that and the masking/breaking of packages I use because something hasn't had an update in a year or some inexplicable edge case where a package doesn't compile and provides no useful info as to why because it uses 4 build systems and whichever one broke doesn't have a useful log, I didn't even realize after my last successful update that I suddenly had no more space on the root partition because it filled up with newer kernel versions I wasn't using

>>1499227 imo you shouldn't use your systems package manager to deal with python if you're doing development or downloading shit from github.

>>1479942 >>1480061 This is more noob friendly if you want a list of things that would "just work" together. You can mix and match of course, if you aren't retarded. https://www.logicalincrements.com/

>>1500364 that's not the issue, it's the packages provided by the main repo pulling in python pakages as deps, and every time I try to do a major system update, python ends up blocking because updating xyz requires updating python or python packages, but those packages block the updated versions because they're required by the current version of xyz, so I can't update because it's a circular dependency block and I've wasted days having to figure out how to fix it again because each time I think "surely this is the last time I have this problem" and never remember how I fixed it the last time qt packages do the same thing, I think I had the same issue with ruby once and the only fix was just removing everything related to it so I could finally update I haven't had a smooth problem free @world update in years and I hate it

>using linux instead of linux-libre NGMI

>>1507894 Post fetch right fucking now

What's a current list of good USB wifi dongles for Linux desktops?

So many distros, so little time. What's a good one for an older Asus laptop?

>>1518182 Anything that's not Realtek. Wired may be ok from them, but not wireless. The fancier the adapter, the less likely it's Realtek.

>>1518182 Most intel based wifi chips just werk(tm). but if your planning on going libre you'll want to consult https://wiki.parabola.nu/WiFi_devices_known_to_work_with_Parabola_GNU/Linux-libre

why are wayland developers malicious?

>>1521307 everything about wayland continues to make me think corporations are using plants to fracture the linux ecosystem through "grassroots" projects wayland development began because some people made up their minds that "x11 is bloat, the codebase is unmaintanable, it doesn't have this/that/the other feature, it's not secure, it's too old" many of the things that wayland set out to solve, were patched into x11 before wayland ever got off the ground, so far the only thing wayland does out of the box is isolating gui applications from reading input on other gui applications (I still don't know if devs found a way to get push to talk working in spite of this for voice chat applications), HDR, and... nothing else comes to mind even the "keylogging" thing that wayland fanatics keep harping on about was already solved: https://dec05eba.com/2021/09/19/x11-security-preventing-global-keylogging/ It honestly doesn't make sense, how so many people are just "organically" jumping on the bandwagon that "x11 old, x11 bad", when x11 has been fundamental to having a gui for as long as all these naysayers have been using linux in the first place it's like mankind abandoning the wheel that has been refined and perfected throughout history, in favor of wheel 2.0 that is fucking egg shaped and ignoring how an egg shaped wheel is worse because "it's DESIGNED to be egg shaped, it functions as intended! there are no flaws! nobody needs a ROUND wheel, those who do can't speak for EVERYONE" and because carts aren't built to connect to an egg shaped wheel they demand cart builders to adhere to the new shape because "it's not our problem that wheel 2.0 doesn't adhere to carts, carts should just reinvent themselves" all gui software on linux was already built to the x11 standard, is it really better for everything to be rewritten specifically to support wayland and burden all software developers with this, rather than just having a few features patched into x11 and using XACE hooks by default for security? nah better force everyone to adopt the egg, rebuild the cart, and berate anyone who wants smooth ride as "niche use case", remember, egg is functioning as designed and is perfect

hey lads its me again, now I was looking to get a new tablet with embedded keyboard, something that can do chores, work and school stuff, along with some light reading, but then I saw these fairly slim small notebooks, something like this Surface Pro8, does it work well with linux? do any distros do touch screen well these days? needless to say I'm going for the budget choice, but wouldn't mind getting something that could last me a bit longer, the alternative being android+keyboard tablet,which imo could be fine as long as I can get the apps with it I'm open to recommendations too

>>1522366 Do not get a Surface Pro, their build quality is abysmal dogshit. Input driver wise, I've read there are some projects that get pen input working on linux, but even on Windows the input is inaccurate. I've had two Surface Pros, both running stock Windows and they both broke down. The second one was a used one I pawned off a family member and it simply stopped turning on after half a year (for a total lifetime of one and a half years). The first one I bought new and after two years the battery bloated up until it physically pushed the glued on screen off its frame. The entire screen bulged out and you could see the internals peeking out from the side. There's nothing you can swap out, service, or test because the entire build is a solid frame with a screen glued on it, and of course the battery is glued on as well. As a last fuck you if you use windows, the system silently encrypts your hard drive, even if you take every step to turn hard drive encryption off, with a key that that you can't find in any options and that it never even shares with you. The Surface is what made me swear off Microsoft products for all time.

>>1522426 Oh yeah and the same goes for the peripherals too. After some time the add-on keyboard had some faulty connection where after some time the keyboard only transmits your inputs when you tilt it at a very specific angle. It's the biggest piece of shit I've ever bought.

>>1522426 I guess that's a no go for Surface then, honestly I didn't even know about the pen thing, tho it makes sense given the name I just saw a couple of them at a very fair price, this explains it though for the second choice at hand though, should I go for a ultra slim cheap notebook,or a tablet? is there such a thing that we can flash linux into these tablets? is it even advisable?

>>1107696 >>1139096 If you got time to waste you could try installing alternative file explorers (Thunar, Dolphin...) and picking whichever you prefer after maybe trying a few configurations from the internet. I still heavily rely on Ranger idk CLI becomes so handy once you get the hang of it >>1198336 I use Artix+runit which is halfway between Arch and Void, you could try it as an intermediary step towards Void. I heavily encourage you to try out a TWM it will completely change your experience and you will want to stick with it. It only takes you a few days to train your muscle memory Also keep in mind that some TWM are self documented, meaning that scripts exist to display the keybindings in case you forget (instead of opening your config file and reading it) which can be helpful in your case. Just don't make the mistake of wasting time configuring/learning how to finely control and move your windows because the point of a TWM is to have a seemless experience that allows you to focus on the content of your windows and forget about having to arrange them. All you need is know how to move windows to other workspaces and increase/decrease their size.

>>1519082 if you want to go fully free, you might as well stop gaming altogether (unless it's fully free games like Tux Kart)

anyone able to remove (((dbus)))? only Hyperbola managed to do that

Is it possible to install codex games on Linux? Also, has anyone tried playing the vn Gekkou no Carnevale using lutris? I tried, but the font is all messed up

>>1536388 If the font is included with the VN, can you try putting a copy in ~/.local/share/fonts ?

>>1536434 I can't find the fonts in the files

>>1481187 >>1479942 Alright friends I'm OP from the question above its finally time to build my new PC, yes its been a long journey I somehow ended up with a new Radeon RX 9060 XT from Gigabyte long story short, I made a plan with Softbank for internet and ended up with discount for the nearest Yodobashi, so the card came out nearly half the price, so that's already a huge weight off my back now regarding the rest of the PC, in the same yodobashi, the selection of CPU was little and somewhat even pricier than the GPU for the newest stuff I still haven't found a proper used PC parts store, but chances are there will be more AM4, and like a fellow anon mentioned, the AM5 mb seems to be a little excessive too, so hopefully I can find something from the previous generation that is still beef enough any recommendations for that? or any actual pointers for things I need to look out for?

>>1536388 Fixed it, I was dumb and didn't change the locale in system options

I tried googling this problem, but couldn't find any clear results, so maybe someone here knows about it. I am using Pop OS and Heroic Game Launcher to play GoG games, as well as some RPG maker games, because it just works. Recently I started playing Trepang 2, everything works fine, only that when I close the game and Heroic Game launcher, the CPU is stuck at 80% usage, even though all applications put together use less than 5%. It's just that the CPU is stuck at 80% for no reason. I should also mention that, after I close the game, and then try to close Heroic Game Launcher I get a popup saying "There are pending operations, are you sure?". I assume there is some zombie process from the game, that the launcher is unable to close. Does anyone have any ideas how to solve it?

>>1538013 Its done bros, finally got to build my new PC yesterday, tho it had the missing UEFI issue, I had to get a USB stick just for that today, but besides that its working perfectly. This system is franken build surviving more than a decade now, I feel like I some point I should just do a fresh install. Anyway, gonna post later a picture from the gaming station, I think its look pretty cool tbh, for a tight japanese apato. The only thing I regret was going with this 27" monitor with godawful speakers.

>>1518182 tplink stuffs usually worked for me

Just installed a new TB SSD into my potato laptop and installed Mint in it. Fuck Wangblows. Thankfully, everything is working fine. Total War 3 Warhammer works fine, but sadly SFO addon is not working. I'll need to rethink it later. Fuck Logitech hub, I was able to install Solaar, and it is way better than that piece of shit. God, it feels good to slowly discard globohomo shit.

I'm trying to play Princess crown on yabause, and I don't know what to do, the music just doesn't play for some reason. Is there any other saturn emulator?

>>1544007 what does ps aux | grep -E 'wine|heroic|trepang' give you? if you get results take the PID and kill -9 <PID> and try again? try changing the Proton version used in the config (i assume you use Proton-GE by default??) also what does cat ~/.var/app/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl/config/heroic/logs/*.log | grep -i trepang give you >>1586720 welcome abroad brother which flavour of mint?

>>1482498 How do I do patches?

>>1626877 You just change the exe the Lutris entry is launching while keeping the same prefix. A prefix is essentially a windows file system, and whatever exe you run will install shit and have access to that file system.

>>1626940 OK. I installed Interstate '76 this way and have a directory with the files, but after directing Lutris to the i76.EXE and pressing play it doesn't do anything but briefly change from "play" to "stop" but then goes back to "play". Any idea what's going on here?

>get new monitor >every single virtual machine suddenly can't detect resolution properly anymore >randomly visual artifacts on my old monitor when scrolling occasionally This is probably wayland's fault. Fuck wayland I need to go go back to debian and never touch nu-software ever again. >>1626973 I'm guessing there's some wine version compatibility issues. Hard to diagnose with a game that old.

>>1650562 >and never touch nu-software ever again A lesson most of us learn the hard way