Ex-technologist, now an artist. My art: www.eugenialoli.comI’m also on PixelFed: mastodon.social/@EugeniaLoli
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Ex-technologist, now an artist. My art: www.eugenialoli.comI’m also on PixelFed: mastodon.social/@EugeniaLoli
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Linux on old School Machines?
Hi all, the private school I work at has a tonne of old windows 7/8 era desktops in a student library. The place really needs upgrades but they never seem to prioritise replacing these machines. Ive installed Linux on some older laptops of mine and was wondering if you all think it would be worth throwing a light Linux distro on...
How do I create partitions on debian 12.5 to install other distros in the same M.2 SSD?
I’d like to install linux mint xfce 21.3 and xubuntu 24.04 alongside the already present debian 12.5, but I don’t know if I have to create the partitions before installing or if I’m guided to create the partitions while installing....
Linux Mint Will Hide Unverified Flatpaks in Software Manager (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
How easy is it to switch back to windows?
I’m considering switching to linux but I’m not a computer savvy person, so I wanted to have the option to switch back to windows if unforeseen complications (I only have 1 pc). Is it just a download on usb and install? And what ways can I get the product key or “cleaner” debloated versions.
The Kitty Rider
Using watercolors and gouache
The Tarot Reader
Using Daler Rowney watercolors, on a small sketchbook.
What are your must-have programs?
Trying to discover new/unheard Linux desktop programs (Sorry for the confusion)....
[linux mint, cinnamon] how can i resize the panel's width?
i tried out plasma on opensuse (in a vm) and liked how they handle panels, i especially liked how i could set the bar to be only as wide as the content inside it....
Watercolor folk art bird
Fresh eggs from the backyard chickens (lemmy.ml)
Painted with Daler Rowney watercolors.
Snow in the yard (lemmy.ml)
Painted with LeFranc Bourgeois gouache paints.
What is YOUR top 10 list of all time best video games?
Any platform(s).
Building a brand new machine and leaving Windows for good
I’m sick of Windows, and especially what it’s become, and the way its trending looks like it will only get worse. I’ll be building a brand new PC this summer and want to choose a Linux Distro instead. In preparation, I’d like to try out a virtual machine with a Linux distribution. I am solidly familiar with Ubuntu, but I...
Favourite DE
My favourite DE has got to be Cinnamon, as much as I like KDE and XFCE, I prefer the simplicity of cinnamon where as in KDE has a bit too much of everything in the customization scene and XFCE I find a little tricky to get tiling working right....
Can anyone recommend a lightweight, stable distro for a thinkpad?
I’m looking to mainly use it for school and was wondering if there’s any recommended distros out there for thinkpads....
What used phone should I get to try alternative OS?
Hi everyone,...
What are the best proprietary/paid apps for linux?
And why do you use them?