I think that #systemd should do package management. I hate when I have to install some software, but it only has a .deb package. I think that a unified packaging format for Linux would be good.
#Flatpak takes a lot of space and doesn't work well with CLI software. #Snap relies on a closed backend and is not very fast.
An update to Tally, my desktop app for Plausible Analytics, is incoming! Tally 3.2.1 refreshes the visuals a bit, and I really like the more subtle look with the header bar. This addresses some feedback that the old look was too bold.
Web Apps lets you install websites as desktop apps, to be displayed in their own window. You can set a custom name or icon and choose which browser features will be enabled. Pick if you want to show loading bars or enable JavaScript, then have your new web app added to your desktop applications list. Use the net in a whole new way with Web Apps!
Are there any useful learning resources out there that are essentially "build systems for dummies"?
I haven't built any complex projects from source manually so far (spoiled by meson + GNOME Builder's Flatpak integration), but I'm finding myself wanting a better understanding of what's actually happening under the hood to turn the stuff in my project folder into something runnable. I don't know much about tweaking meson.build files, for instance.
I was curious if a niche blog post of mine had been slurped up by #ChatGPT so I asked a leading question—what I discovered is much worse. So far, it has told me:
• use apt-get on Endless OS
• preview a Jekyll site locally by opening files w/a web browser (w/o building)
• install several non-existent #Flatpak “packages” & extensions
It feels exactly like chatting w/someone talking out of their ass but trying to sound authoritative. #LLMs need to learn to say, “I don’t know.”
If you're a developer, you'll find Text Pieces useful. The same is true for anyone who finds themselves needing to encode, decode or convert snippets of text between different formats. The app comes with lots of powerful text transformation actions, and even lets you define your own. Let it remove any duplicate lines or give it the functionality to change all your tabs to spaces. Text Pieces can do anything!
I got my son a laptop for school. (Refurb T490s!) He's not super technical but, after watching his mom struggle with windows, he wants Linux. Here's the question. Do I install Ubuntu since most Linux software works with it and it's easy to admin or do I install something else? (I run Debian and BSD on my personal machines.) Thanks! #linux#distros#question
@ipxfong I no longer recommend Ubuntu for new Linux users for... multiple reasons
Debian is pretty solid and approachable with a simple GNOME desktop and compatible with a lot of stuff...it does pretty good with #Steam games and if Debian packages don't exist for what you want #Flatpak is much better than Ubuntu Snaps.
Another solid choice would be @elementary as it has a very approachable desktop environment and app support and @danirabbit has done some great work with it.