Lumilias

Lumilias, 1 month ago

I’ve recently been working on this kind of migration as well (but to Fedora instead), so I can speak from my own experiences:

• Cloud storage: I’ve heard fewer issues with Google Drive and Dropbox, but I had tried syncing OneDrive and ran into some issues. I ended up purchasing a license to Insync a while back, which was a bit overkill for what I needed it to do. I’m still working on weaning myself off OneDrive entirely and instead going to self-hosted cloud sync.
• Software installs: there are a ton of different methods to do software installs on Linux these days. I think Synaptic only does apt (it’s in the name!), but a lot of apps are distributed through flatpak, AppImage, or even Snaps.
  • Native packages tend to work better with your desktop environment in terms of theming but any library dependencies will get installed with them, while the others are easier to distribute and include the dependencies with them.
• Other advice:
  • Play around with different distros and desktop environments until you find something you’re really comfortable in.
  • Make a list of your required apps and verify which distro’s native capabilities may or may not meet your needs.
  • It took me a few tries before settling on Fedora KDE spin, particularly because KDE had a feature I really wanted: per monitor wallpaper settings without having to install a separate app. I’ve found that many other KDE apps are really nice too, so I’m sticking with it. KDE also puts me in a familiar desktop environment coming from Windows as well.
  • One irritation I’ve experienced: gaming-centric hardware is designed for Windows and if you have stuff designed around that, it’s going to become very obvious. Yes, there’s open source projects that help adapt them for Linux. But they are nowhere near equivalent and generally they lack maintainers to keep them going.
    • I have a Stream Deck that on Windows, I used it for monitoring hardware temps. On Linux, you get app launcher buttons at best.
    • My mouse is a Logitech G604 Lightspeed. Piper + libratbag does a pretty good job at trying to support it, but it’s middling at best and unfortunately looking at the repo, they’re in pretty desperate need of maintainers.

This is my own personal (and recent) experiences and I’m pretty new to using a Linux DE for a main OS too, so anything I say could be incorrect and I welcome suggestions/corrections.

Lumilias, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago)

The only caution I would provide on Framework is their relative lack of BIOS updates: arstechnica.com/…/frameworks-software-and-firmwar…

They don’t have a BIOS updater for Linux (yet) and they have a history of overpromising stable updates. I get they’re hamstrung by upstream providers, but it’s a bad look on them to basically deliver a promised Thunderbolt update 1.5 years after announcing it. The CEO did say at least that they’ve hired on a new development team to get things moving, so hopefully they’ll be able to catch up.

Everything else I’ve heard about Framework is stellar.

Lumilias, 2 months ago

Thanks for the info. I wonder if it’s just the older Intel laptops that need the catchup then.

Lumilias, 2 months ago

Back in college during finals week, the school would do pancake parties for everyone studying. It was apparently a tradition stretching over 30 years.

Lumilias, 2 months ago

More famous than Genghis Khan? That’s an achievement.

Lumilias, 2 months ago

Reading the article, it sounds like this might be it for Suyu if the pastebin is to be believed. The development team kinda imploded and the code used the Switch SDK, which makes it toxic to continue development legally.

Lumilias, 4 months ago

From the article:

WBD also will be exploring options for Rooster Teeth’s catalog content and IP such as Red vs Blue, RWBY and Gen:LOCK.

Looks like they’ll either retain or sell the IP.

Lumilias, 4 months ago

My faith in CR original content is not high since all of their WEBTOON adaptations bombed. Solo Leveling is the only one to not be awful.

Lumilias, 4 months ago

Agreed, we’re about half a year and halfway through Abomination Vaults right now. Using PF2e with Foundry VTT has been amazing, especially with all the built-in automation.

The thing I like most about Pathfinder is how well documented their rules are. 5e had a bunch of hand wavy DM-fiat rules, while PF2e typically has a rule for almost everything.

Lumilias, 4 months ago

Yeah we tried a few other systems after our main 5e campaign ended. Ars Magica, Lancer, WH40k Wrath and Glory, Blades in the Dark, Cyberpunk Red. My group is not one for roleplaying much, so we prefer crunchy systems. Lancer was great for that, and so is Pathfinder 2e.

Lumilias, 4 months ago

It’s almost as if nuanced discussion is discouraged on platforms like this.

Lumilias, 11 months ago

Agreed, that first match up was pretty insane. I’ve never been much of one for PvP but watching these matches has me interested in trying it again.

Lumilias, 11 months ago

Moving optional items to Armoire and making alliance raid roulettes level-appropriate is huge. The audience had such a positive reaction here that Yoshi-P couldn’t help but comment how much the item improvements get the most reaction lol.

Lumilias, 11 months ago

Currently attending FanFest and I can attest that the most excitement from the audience was in this order: trailer > 2 slot dyes > separate eyeglasses slot. Glam truly is the endgame.