A 50-something French dude that’s old enough to think blogs are still cool, if not cooler than ever. I also like to write and to sketch.
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  • Libb@jlai.lutoLinux@lemmy.ml•When Do Debian Packages Receive Updates?
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    12 hours ago

    Wow. I hate that.

    Well, it’s not like Debian hides it in any way or form. Quite the contrary.

    It’s positively terrible but it explains so much.

    Depends what you’re looking for in your distro. I love that stability and lack of updates outside of security issues.

    And worst of all, I am in far too deep to switch distros at this point.

    May I ask why you don’t think you can change distro? It’s just a matter of installing Linux (which takes a few minutes) and, if it’s not done already, of backing up your personal files and settings (most of them probably in your home folder, already).

  • Libb@jlai.lutoLinux@lemmy.ml•Thinking about switching to Linux; main concern is son's games
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    16 hours ago

    Hi. I’ve been thinking about trying out Linux for a while now (haven’t used it before).

    Welcome :)

    I have 1 PC which I share with my son. I mainly use it to browse the web, listen to music, watch movies and TV shows, Office for work, etc.

    Depending your 'MS Office ’ expectations, you should have no issue using LibreOffice. 100% compatibility doesn’t exist, though, but for most users it should work more than fine. For the most part, it is only a few advanced features and tools that are lacking, and some layout stuff. I write books under Linux as easily as I wrote them under, well, not a Windows PC in my case: it’s a Mac.

    I am not a gamer. So, for that I can’t help much, but you have the ability to dual boot your PC and chose between Windows and Linux when it starts. Maybe that would let you use Linux while keeping a small Windows partition for your son games?

    Here is one guide among many others (I have not used it myself, it’s just an example there are plenty more): https://opensource.com/article/18/5/dual-boot-linux

    FYI, you can try Linux directly from a live CD (or a USB stick) without even have to install it on the computer. It’s really cool.

    As for the distro I was considering Ubuntu.

    You can use whatever distro you fancy, you can easily try a few different ones either by using the live CD/USB I mentioned, or by running them in a virtual machine — something I have never done myself as it’s a bit too intimidating and techy to old-and-not-much-of-a-geek me :p

    I use Debian (on my desktop) and Mint (on my laptop). Ubuntu is based on Debian, and Mint is based on… Ubuntu (from which it has removed stuff I’m not happy with in Ubuntu and added a few others I like). There is no good and bad distro, only those that you like and those that you… like less ;)

    Edit: to a beginner, probably more than Ubuntu I would suggest Mint, at least if I can judge on my own personal experience: everything worked out of the box, including my stubborn Apple Airpods.

  • Libb@jlai.lutoLinux@lemmy.ml•Best Distro
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    4 days ago

    Debian (desktop) and Mint (laptop), because I don’t need to use the latest version of every app I use and because it works so well.

    If I had to chose a single one, it would be Debian but I don’t have to chose ;)

  • Libb@jlai.lutoLinux@lemmy.ml•I Tried Running Ubuntu on My Phone, Here's How It Went
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    10 days ago

    My bank offers both an app and a website which is nice, but the app is mandatory for doing any kind of operation involving money (which is not that uncommon when logged-in in your bank accounts ;) even when connecting through their website, as the app is used for some ID-ing process.

    Then, there are a few not-mandatory but such-an-effing-pain-to-not-use apps, say to ID oneself with some (public) services.

    I use a dumbed down iPhone (like, really: no social, no games, no whatever not even email is configured on it) just so I can access those few apps.