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geneva_convenience via Manufacturing Consent

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geneva_convenience
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How dare a UN official deny debunked Israeli propaganda.

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geneva_convenience via Palestine

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Over 1 in 4 Israelis considering leaving the country, poll finds

The study by the Israel Democracy Institute was conducted in April among 720 Jewish respondents and 187 Arab respondents. It found that a larger percentage of Arab Israelis (30%) are considering leaving than Jewish Israelis (26%). Among Jews, the less individuals identified as religious, the more likely they were to say they were considering emigration, and respondents identifying as left-wing were more likely to say so than those on the right.

Among younger secular Jewish Israelis, 60% said they would consider leaving, and among those with a high income and a foreign passport, the figure jumped to 80%. In both Arabs and Jews, the more educated were more likely to consider leaving, and high and medium-high incomes created a higher likelihood as well.

In the same vein, people with jobs that enabled more global mobility, such as high-tech, medicine, and finance, were most likely to consider leaving. The poll was conducted after some 18 months of war on multiple fronts — before Israel’s 12-day war with Iran in June

https://www.timesofisrael.com/some-1-in-4-israelis-considering-leaving-the-country-poll-finds/

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ via United States | News & Politics

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US Factory Activity Shrinks by the Most in Four Months

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US Factory Activity Shrinks by the Most in Four Months

US factory activity shrank in November by the most in four months as orders weakened, indicating manufacturers are struggling to break free from an extended period of malaise.

^{Vince Golle (Bloomberg)}

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🏴حمید پیام عباسی🏴 via Memes

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🏴حمید پیام عباسی🏴
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Inside you are two bricks

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DylanMc6 [any, any]

in reply to 🏴حمید پیام عباسی🏴 • 2 settimane fa • •

what about freemasons?

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da Tweaker

in reply to 🏴حمید پیام عباسی🏴 • 2 settimane fa • •

I See no difference

Stefan_S_from_H via Steam

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Stefan_S_from_H
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Will game studios care about the Steam Machine?

Some gamers have graphics cards that cost probably two or three times as much as the whole Steam Machine.

Will studios focus on the RTX 6090 or give slower machines a chance?

Are the Steam Machine's components good enough to run PS5 ports?

#steam

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geneva_convenience

in reply to Stefan_S_from_H • 2 settimane fa • •

All depends on the sales numbers. Since the Steam Deck and Steam Machine both use Linux it gets more and more interesting.

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deathtoreddit via Palestine

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Why ‘Death, Death to the IDF’ is Trending — And Who They Really Are ['Paint it Black' montage of Israeli atrocities] - originally on reddit

Why ‘Death, Death to the IDF’ is Trending — And Who They Really Are

https://www.reddit.com/r/Israeli_Violence/comments/1lpsxjz/why_death_death_to_the_idf_is_trending_and_who/

^TankieTube

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CleoCommunist via Linux

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CleoCommunist
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What should I use them for and what distro should I use

I have found two old macbooks in the house me and my family live in.
They are a MacBookair 2011 and a MacBook pro from 2008.
I don't want to throw them away cause they are usable.
I daily drive another 2013 MacBook air, very small and great for what I do with it, Wich I'm still looking to put Linux on it.
For the 2011 MacBookair I put MX in it and I'm pretty good with it(but I want to use it as backup for the 2013), but with the 2008 MacBook pro there Is a problem: there is no battery to be found and it works only connected to power. Since here there are kinda frequent power outages for a minute or so I still can't use it for something that requires it running all the time.
Do you have any suggestions on what to do with it or any distro? (For the 2013, 2011and 2008)

Sorry for the trouble

Have a great day (and I hope this is relevant to the community)

MacBook Air "Core i5" 1.3 13" (Mid-2013) Specs (Mid-2013, MD760LL/A*, MacBookAir6,2, A1466, 2632): EveryMac.com

Technical specifications for the MacBook Air "Core i5" 1.3 13" (Mid-2013). Dates sold, processor type, memory info, hard drive details, price and more.

^everymac.com

#linux

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Eugenia

in reply to CleoCommunist • 2 settimane fa • •

I have 4 Apple laptops running Linux, so I have some experience with it all.

The Macbook Air 2011 has wifi driver bugs, on large downloads/updates you will experience crashes (complete lockups). This happens with either of the two drivers available for it (foss linux and broadcomm). I suggest you get a tiny usb wifi for it for $6. You blacklist the internal driver first.

For the 2008 macbook, consider if it has 4 gb of ram or not. If yes, use linux, if not, have it as a toy. Maybe install something Q4OS (with trinity DE), or even Haiku. I personally don't use Linux on less than 4 GB of RAM. Yes, it loads fine on lite distros, but the moment you want to do some web browsing, you'll hit the swap, which destroys the drive. 4 GB RAM is my minimum. Also, the fact that it doesn't have EFI, it will work best with Q4OS (which is Debian based), and Haiku.

For the 2013 one, I'd suggest Linux Mint, it works great. You might, or might not require a usb wifi too. On some newer macbooks the wifi works without crashes during usage, but it doesn't let the machine wake up properly you see. So all that stuff need to be tested by you.

On the 2015+ macbooks, the webcam doesn't work usually (the third party driver doesn't work properly either).

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CleoCommunist

in reply to Eugenia • 2 settimane fa • •

On the 2013 one i already had tried mint in live and it works good. the 2008 one has 2 sticks of ddr2 1gb (2gb total). i have two sticks of ddr3 of 2gb(4gb total) but i dont know if it will work, i think not but mabye trying. yeah btw i can use it as like retro games and lite distros just for the fun.
Btw thank you very much ;)

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LeFantome

in reply to Eugenia • 2 settimane fa • •

I use EndeavourOS on Mac hardware for very similar years.

Wifi (Broadcom-wl on the older stuff and brcmfmac_wcc on the newest) works well on all of them.

Webcams work well on all of them as well. Most are just USB cams but some use the FaceTimeHD module that builds with DKMS but works very well for me.

I cannot remember if I had to install the FaceTimeHD driver or if it was auto-installed by EOS. Even if not, it is in the repos and one line to install the package.

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sem

in reply to Eugenia • 2 settimane fa • •

I am trying to run rpios on 2gb ram and it is very difficult.

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LeFantome

in reply to CleoCommunist • 2 settimane fa • •

I highly recommend EndeavourOS for old MacBooks.

I have a 2008 iMac, 2015 iMac, 2012 MacBook Pro, 2016 MacBook Pro, 2013 MacBook Air, 2017 MacBook Air, and 2020 MacBook Air all running EOS (last one uses a special kernel because of the T2 chip).

They all run flawlessly including the Broadcom WiFi. The Arch kernel is the only one I have found where these drivers work well and EOS sets them up automatically during install.

CachyOS is also an option but the video is wonky on my older MacBooks. EOS is flawless.

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CleoCommunist

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hexagonwin

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fyi the 2008 macbook probably throttles the processor to around 1ghz when used without battery. on windows i could work around it by using some program to disable BD_PROCHOT(?), but failed to do so on linux.

☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ via Geopolitics : News and discussion

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Beijing ‘absolutely does not accept’ Takaichi’s apparent Taiwan climbdown

Beijing ‘absolutely does not accept’ Japanese leader Takaichi’s apparent Taiwan climbdown

Takaichi ‘still prevaricating’ by citing 1972 joint communique, Beijing says, urges that she retract wrong remarks ‘accurately and fully’.

^{Orange Wang (South China Morning Post)}

#geopolitics

Beko Pharm via Linux Gaming

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Short Demo: Project Wingman + Opentrack with Neuralnet Tracker

cross-posted from: discuss.tchncs.de/post/5009673…

Got a new disk and reinstalled my system (Fedora 43). Followed my own guide how to compile Opentrack with the Neuralnet tracker plugin: simpit.dev/systems/opentrack/
Worked fine but needs some build dependency updates meanwhile, like qt6 instead of qt5. Still amazed how good the Neuralnet tracker with ONNX runtime is.
Short demo video: makertube.net/w/bC93YNXQ4aE4ha…

Opentrack - The Simulated Cockpit On A Linux PC For More Immersion In Space Pew Pew

Strategies to get head tracking working via Proton or Wine

^simpit.dev

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da Tweaker via Linux

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da Tweaker
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Gentoo experience?

Hi, i am thinking of switching to gentoo, and wanted to ask if its a good idea. Anything i should look out for?

Btw im coming Form arch

Thx :3

#linux

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INeedMana

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

I loved how tailored to me was Gentoo. But as time passes and your hardware gets older, the compilation times get longer and longer. That's what made me to do the hop

I've heard some time ago that now Gentoo is offering more pre-compiled packages. But I don't know the extent. libstd, gcc and libreoffice were the worst offenders in my time

If you're going to be compiling your own kernel (or now Gentoo ships with pre-compiled ones too?) my word of advice would be "don't forget to compile in the filesystem support"

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u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)

in reply to INeedMana • 2 settimane fa • •

When I was trying Gentoo I very much didn't forget, I went I want them all. But I ended at my first attempt. It was bootable, but I was missing network drivers, and on old Core 2 Duo the compilation already took 3 days.

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INeedMana

in reply to u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org) • 2 settimane fa • •

Yeah, with time the compile times only get longer and longer

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thingsiplay

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

Why do you want switch to Gentoo in the first place? I think its a good idea if you want to customize and build lot of applications yourself. Besides heavy hitters like browsers or the Kernel. So only you can answer if this is a good idea for you.

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da Tweaker

in reply to thingsiplay • 2 settimane fa • •

I thought input and experience from other people would be a gold idea since i dont want to spend a ton of time on my Linux install just to notice that it is unrelyable and bloated.

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thingsiplay

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

How is it bloated if you decide what to put on? Gentoo isn't a traditional distribution, its what you make it to. Still you have to answer for yourself why you even want to switch to Gentoo. And if all the extra work for compilation is worth it. Do you even want to compile everything and customize the compilation process? If not, maybe Gentoo is not for you. That's the thing. Only you can answer that.

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rozodru

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

if you have the time for it, then go for it.

Keep in mind and i'm sure you already know this but you have to compile everything yourself so it WILL take time. I have it on a sort of hobby machine and I remember just getting Firefox to compile/install took awhile. The benefit of this is you get an extremely custom tailored system for yourself. But like I said it's going to take you awhile to get to that point. If you want something immediate to daily drive and want more of a custom system as opposed to Arch then maybe give NixOS a shot. I switched from Arch to NixOS on my main machine and I love it, won't use anything else. But if you're patient and have the time to dedicate to Gentoo then go for it, it's fun to play around with on a Saturday afternoon.

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INeedMana

in reply to rozodru • 2 settimane fa • •

If you want something immediate to daily drive and want more of a custom system as opposed to Arch then maybe give NixOS a shot

IMO the main customization part of Gentoo is that you can compile the world without the libs you don't want to have. With NixOS (AFAIK) being also package-based, how can it offer more custom system than Arch?

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mumblerfish

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

Are you looking to learn linux more or have a easy living experience, or what is the goal? If you want to get to know linux, learn how to compile a kernel, make your own initramfs and such, then: absolutely! If you want a stable easily maintainable system, then... maybe not. Like it is possible, and Gentoo is very stable, but if you are just starting, then you may make choices that do break when you upgrade. With some experience, this will go away, but expect some downtime in the beginning.

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da Tweaker

in reply to mumblerfish • 2 settimane fa • •

I want a learning experience and a challenge. And customise EVERYTHING!

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mumblerfish

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

Then go for it! Gentoo is a wonderful option for that goal.

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communism

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

I'd probably recommend LFS over Gentoo for that—you do more "yourself" and I found the LFS instructions easier to follow than the Gentoo install guide. And I'd say I learned more about Linux from LFS than from installing Gentoo. But LFS was done over about a month or so for me (not nonstop ofc, just in my free time) whereas Gentoo was 1 or 2 days.

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just_another_person

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

Would be helpful hearing about WHY you want to switch if you're already happy.

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da Tweaker

in reply to just_another_person • 2 settimane fa • •

Im not, arch is a nightmare for me. I try to installiert something over pacman: ERROR. I try to fix the error, doesnt work because it needs certain shared library files... That i can not find.

But thats not the only thing, somehow the Servers are allways down and its not a nice little challange anymore. More like a piece of code designed to make me miserable.

I hope thats different in gentoo 😀

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communism

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

Why do you like Arch? If you want the minimalism but you don't want to compile everything yourself, I'd recommend Void Linux. It's a lovely little distro; I only don't daily drive it because of less package availability than Arch+AUR, and I couldn't be bothered to package so many things myself. But I don't remember their servers ever being down when I used it.

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gi1242

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

sounds like you might need to run reflector, and then update all packages

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just_another_person

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

Well, to be honest, you're choosing the two most difficult distros to manage.

It sounds like you're kind of new to the area...why not just use Fedora?

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da Tweaker

in reply to just_another_person • 2 settimane fa • •

Because i want a callange, and not a big pile oft bloat

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just_another_person

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

That's...an opinion that is not backed by any facts at all. What in the world are you talking about with "bloat" 🤣

So you're a newbie, and making lots of wild claims and taking awfully opinionated positions in this thread all over the place. I don't think you want help, so just be on your way 👍

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da Tweaker

in reply to just_another_person • 2 settimane fa • •

Why do i need bluetooth compatibility if i dont usw it, why wifi?

If i dont want help, why would i ask?

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Nibodhika

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

Because they occupy so small disk size that they don't matter and it's easier to have it and not need it than need it and not have it. I wouldn't call hardware support bloat ware.

Also, just so you know, Arch has Bluetooth and wifi compatibility even if you don't install the packages, Gentoo does not. You would need to recompile your kernel with the correct configuration to enable those for your specific card.

Arch is just as bloated as Fedora, Mint or Bazzite. Hell, my Arch is a lot more bloated than any of those. This is Linux, the system is as bloated as you want it to be, but also having stuff installed doesn't necessarily causes your computer to be slow, programs only execute when you tell them to.

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da Tweaker

in reply to Nibodhika • 2 settimane fa • •

Bluetooth is a fucking security risk, wifi too.

I dont care how bloated your os is. Also BLAOT IS WHY IM SWITCHING

Do you know about limited disk space? Cuz that doesnt seem to be a problem for you, maybe it is for tho? Who knows?

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Nibodhika

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

Bluetooth is a fucking security risk, wifi too.

Sure pal, big security risks. You should learn about cyber security before regurgitating information. Having the chip is not a security risk, having the open source driver isn't either, the security risk is 99% between the screen and the chair.

I dont care how bloated your os is. Also BLAOT IS WHY IM SWITCHING

My point is that Arch is not inherently unbloated, any distro can be bloated, any distro can be unbloated, you decide what's bloat and what's not.

Do you know about limited disk space? Cuz that doesnt seem to be a problem for you, maybe it is for tho? Who knows?

We're talking less than 100MB here, if your disk space is that limited you should really consider upgrading. Especially if you're going to try Gentoo, because not only it requires more disk space but if you can't afford a cheap 1TB drive chances are your CPU will take a week to install Gentoo since you need to compile everything.

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da Tweaker

in reply to Nibodhika • 2 settimane fa • •

What is cheap about spending $100 on a 1TB SSD?

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Nibodhika

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

Any CPU under 100 will take forever to install Gentoo, plus if 100MB is an issue Gentoo will not work for you either. Also you don't need 1TB, and 1TB HDDs are way cheaper if you're that tight for space. I have systems with less than 100GB dedicated to the OS and they run great, so you can get a $30 SSD and not worry about disk space for your system ever again.

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Nibodhika

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

I'm sorry for being blunt, but Arch is very easy and plug-and-play like, if you're having these sorts of issues my guess is that you're not familiar with Linux and are doing stuff "wrong" (e.g. installing drivers from a website). Gentoo is a LOT more complicated and will hold your hand a lot less than Arch, I recommend you try something more beginning friendly like Mint, Fedora or Bazzite, learn the basics, learn the "Linux way" of doing stuff, then try Arch again, then, when you have a better reason than because I broke it, you can try Gentoo.

This is not a "you're too dumb to do it" answer, but imagine someone who's having issues driving a shift stick car asking how it's like to rebuild the engine. You're capable of rebuilding the engine yourself, you're able to use Gentoo, just not now, learn to walk before you try to bungee jump.

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da Tweaker

in reply to Nibodhika • 2 settimane fa • •

What the FUCK? are you saying i should switch from an os i can customize to a god damn terrabyte oft blaot? I know that i COULD fix it. I know how. But i just want an os i can tell what to do and then it does that, and ONLY THAT

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Nibodhika

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

Why do you think Mint/Ubuntu/Fedora/Bazzite are not that though? It seems you don't know how to ask your system to do stuff because otherwise your Arch install wouldn't break. Plus I bet that the default installation of any of those distros occupies around the same disk space than what you have now.

Honestly you read like an angsty teen who read Arch is advanced and wants to be 1337 by using it, a few years back you would have been using Kali. Let me tell you a secret, Arch is not advanced, it's a very easy straightforward distro, it just starts from a mostly clean slate, but if you're using gnome/kde/cinnamon or any DE that distros come prepacked with its just as bloated with extra steps.

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da Tweaker

in reply to Nibodhika • 2 settimane fa • •

I know, that arch isnt hard, its too easy. I installed Linux to challenge myself. Arch WAS a callange. Now i want something New. And harder.

Btw. You can choose what bloat you want to have in your system (only DE vor goodies too)

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Nibodhika

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

It's easy but at the same time your system is always broke? Either you were lying there or are now.

Btw. You can choose what bloat you want to have in your system (only DE vor goodies too)

Precisely my point, you keep mentioning Arch as being Bloat free and complaining that Fedora or others are bloated.

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da Tweaker

in reply to Nibodhika • 2 settimane fa • •

Fedora comes preinstalled with Software i dont need, arch too. At least some.

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gi1242

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

I used Gentoo for a few years. I don't recommend it at all!

first off, there are no tangible advantages. it's not faster. it is more customizable (by use flags), but the only tangible advantage of those is bragging rights saying you kept a certain library off your system and saved 100kb. just enabling all features is more practical.

there are tangible disadvantages. a big system upgrade can take days. and often fails. and, the manual time you spend merging config files with dispatch-config is large.

I switched from Gentoo to debian after 3y of using Gentoo. i switched from debian to arch after about 10y later. been on arch for about 6y now. would not recommend Gentoo

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CarrotsHaveEars

in reply to gi1242 • 2 settimane fa • •

Those things you listed are part of the fact, not all. Like saving 100kB. It does not matter in your 1TB hard drive, but it's night and day in embedded systems. No benefit for you isn't the same to no benefit.

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gi1242

in reply to CarrotsHaveEars • 2 settimane fa • •

the 100kb u save from the right use flags is nullified by the hundreds of mb needed to have the entire build tool chain on your system. there are dedicated distros for embedded systems that are much better suited. like alpine Linux. or LFS. (IIRC with LFS u can get the entire system installed 2 or 3 MB)

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CarrotsHaveEars

in reply to gi1242 • 2 settimane fa • •

I mean, you can cross-compile to generate a Gentoo rootfs for the embedded system.

I worked on embedded systems for audio devices. I of course endorsed Alpine as well, but with musl as the C library I got weird bugs of stuttering audio output.

With Gentoo I get the option to build my entire system with musl as well, but I would rather have that bug not in my system. That's what Gentoo offers: options.

By "LFS", I think you mean Buildroot, practically. Buildroot is also highly customisable, but Buildroot isn't a distro. Like LFS, there is no way yo update a system, only rebuilding with latest packages. It also does not have flags for the whole system, so you're on your own if you want to disable, say IPv6, in the whole system.

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lnxtx (xe/xem/xyr)

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

Only if you need fine tuning compilation flags.
But if think it's easier to do with Arch's custom PKGBUILDs.

Otherwise too much work to keep it stable, waiting for a compilation to finish.

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NorthWestWind

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

All Gentoo users remember the pain of compiling QtWebEngine ;)

I used to run Gentoo on my old computer. Installing it was quite the experience. That was where I learnt about most of how Linux works thanks to the wiki.

I heard compiling your own packages with use flags can improve performance, but honestly it was not worth it for the compile time.

When I switched to my new PC, the Nvidia GPU doesn't work and I could not figure out why. I also don't have the time at that moment so I installed Endeavour instead, which I'm still using.

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mumblerfish

in reply to NorthWestWind • 2 settimane fa • •

Nowadays the worst thing appears to be compiling chromium with X and Wayland support.

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da Tweaker

in reply to mumblerfish • 2 settimane fa • •

Who needs chrome?

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mumblerfish

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

Well, I just wanted it as a secondary browser when troubleshooting firefox.

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wewbull

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

No advantage over Arch IMO.

If you want to play with it, setup a VM.

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geneva_convenience

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

Seeing how you take great pride in mentioning the distro you use (by the way) I fully recommend using Gentoo so you can one-up those Arch peasants. That is about all the practical use you're going to get out of it though.

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MidsizedSedan

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

Its fun to learn how the system works, but after the 4-5th time trying to install something real quick, and there's an error in your package.use or something, it gets a lot less fun.

If you have the time and patience, its really cool. But I just want a web browser without having to edit 3+ text files to allow it to work.

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mmmm

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

Comments complaining how everything takes time to compile in Gentoo are kind of funny, do you really need everything to be installed asap?

That being said, Gentoo indeed is not for everyone. I've been using it for +15 years and am really happy with it - almost zero maintenance and it's super stable. The crux is the time it takes to be installed and people hold a weird grudge against it just for that.

But at the same time there are more distros oferring pretty much the same, i.e. your own arch.

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ChojinDSL

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

It's thanks to Gentoo that I've been a Linux sysadmin for over 20 years.
That being said, I've since moved to Arch and then Debian.

Some points:
On modern systems you won't really notice any speed improvements from custom compiling the packages. Apart from maybe some numbers in articial benchmarks.
On old systems with very limited resources, you can eke out a bit of more performance.
Back when I was still using Gentoo, my proudest moment was getting a Pentium 1 with 96MB Ram (Yes, MB!), which was a gift of a colleague to his broke brother, into quite a useable little machine. Browsing, listening to MP3s, email, some simple games.

I also noticed a noticable improvment in performance in a 400mhz Athlon I had setup for my mom.

That being said, I was only able to do this, because I was using distCC to distribute compiling across several machines to keep compile times to a somewhat sane level. Also, I was doing a unpaid internship at the time, so I basically had all the time in the world, so compile times didn't really bother me.

I had tried to use linux before. After Windows XP crashed one too many times. I decided to see how things work on Linux. I initially chose a "easy to use" desktop distro. (Mandrake Linux). Got everything setup. Even 3D Accelaration worked. Everything was really nice and fun. Then I tried to tinker under the hood and I broke something that I couldn't figure out how to fix. So I thought, maybe I need to find something even easier, so I chose Suse Linux.
Same story. Set everything up. Desktop working, 3D working, etc... start to tinker, break something, back to square zero.

Then I decided to change my approach and choose the hardest distro. The choice was between Linux from Scratch and Gentoo. Linux from Scratch sounded waay to painful, so I chose Gentoo.

It took me 3 days until I had a somewhat working system without a desktop. Then another 3 days until I had a desktop running Fluxbox.

But the learning experience was invaluable. Being forced to use the CLI and not only that, but more or less configure everything by hand. It takes aways the fear of the CLI and you get a feel for where everything is located in the filesystem, which config files do what, etc... It demystifies the whole thing substantially.

You suddenly realize that nothing is hidden from you. You are not prevented from accessing anything or tinkering with it.

The downside is that Gentoo takes a lot of time and effort to maintain. But the learning potential is invaluable. Especially if you use it to also start doing little projects in linux. e.g. File server, router, firewall, etc...

Me knowing Gentoo, got my first real job as Linux Sysadmin and before long I was training rookie Admins. And the first thing I always did with them was to run them through the Gentoo bootcamp.

Once they go to grips with that, everything else wasn't that difficult.

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nyan

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

Take your time with the install process. It's possible that you may breeze through it. It's also possible that you may discover that, say, there's something wrong with the EFI implementation of the system you're installing to that you need to do some research to resolve. I've had both experiences.

Once installed, Gentoo is pretty much rock-solid, and almost any issue you have can be fixed if you're willing to put the effort in. Portage is a remarkably capable piece of software and it's worth learning about its more esoteric abilities, like automatic user patch application.

Do take the time to set up a binary package host. This will allow you to install precompiled versions of packages where you've kept the default USE flags. Do everything you possibly can to avoid changing the flags on webkit-gtk, because it is quite possibly the worst monster compile in the tree at the moment and will take hours even on a capable eight-core processor. (Seriously, it takes an order of magnitude more time than compiling the kernel does.)

Install the gentoolkit package—equery is a very useful command. If you find config file management with etc-update difficult to deal with, install and configure cfg-update—it's more friendly.

If you're not gung-ho about Free Software, setting ACCEPT_LICENSE="* -@EULA" (which used to be the default up until a few years ago) in make.conf may make your life easier. Currently, the default is to accept only explicitly certified Free Software licenses (@FREE); the version I've given accepts everything except corporate EULAs. It's really a matter of taste and convenience.

Lastly, it's often worthwhile to run major system upgrades overnight (make sure you --pretend first to sort out any potential issues). If you do want to run updates while you're at the computer, reduce the value of -j and other relevant compiler and linker options to leave a core free—it'll slow down the compile a bit, but it'll also vastly improve your experience in using the computer.

(I've been a happy Gentoo user for ~20 years.)

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eshep

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YES, I completely forgot about that, thank you @nyan! Definitely install equery, this is an invaluable tool.

@nyan

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Steamymoomilk

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Gentoo is very much like an manual transmission. If you ask anybody that drives manual they will say 1 of 2 things "i like it because it gives me control" or "i use manual because i always have"

I love gentoo as playing around and trying stuff out. My personal recommendation is use ZFS or btrfs for a file system and have subvolumes. So if you get so lost in the rabbit hole you can climb back up.

If your philosophy is" stable and mine!"
Gentoo is for you.
You can build a distro, with all the packages you want and once your done if you decide to update every month and dont care a whole lot about bleeding edge. It will work really well, it you want bleeding edge, you can have portage use ustable packages with a stable system. But you really must know what your doing or you WILL BREAK STUFF.

I ran gentoo for 6 months then went to debian, its a great learning tool for understanding how linux works under the hood. I would also recommended systemd over openrc.
Its not that openrc is bad, its just alot of extra work for simple things to work.

Gentoo to me is more a messing around on a spare computer distro, than a production computer. Not that it cant be production, but im personally very lazy when i just want to use my personal pc.

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Shimitar

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

Gentoo user since forever.

The most consistent and long time solid distro, IMHO.

I use it everywhere I can, from servers to laptops. It's so flexible and predictable that I simply love it.

Nowadays emerging stuff is so fast that I wonder why bother with binary packages at all. Once, when compiling Firefox took DAYS well.... But in today's hardware, meh.

;)

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mvirts

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

Yes. Gentoo is always a good idea 😀

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kittenroar

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

It's a great distro. You don't have to compile; lots of packages are available as binaries, but having the option to compile the latest version of things is cool. Definitely worth a try, especially if you were using arch before.

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da Tweaker

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I would definitely conpile everything from source

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undrwater

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

If I could give only one reason to use Gentoo, it would be the community.

Anyway, if you choose this route, read the handbook through like a book first. Get an idea what you want your endpoint to be, then start.

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bbwolf1111

in reply to da Tweaker • 2 settimane fa • •

As a noob to Linux, reading Gentoo Handbook & Arch Wiki has made me not only understand a PC better in terms of software management of hardware but understand Linux. I am nowhere near being able to actually use Gentoo. I installed Arch once, that been far enough for me with Linux. I know the people that wrote those guides need to be funny for Presidency because this is how we need to run the world. LOL

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steeznson

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Does seem like being funny helps with running for president these days

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bbwolf1111

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I don't know what helps. It's not that much better around the world. Everyone is in a war.

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Matt

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Not bad actually, but enable binary packages to speed up compilation.

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SomeRandomNoob

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funroll-loops.probablymalware.… ;)

Welcome to Gentoo is Rice, the Volume goes to 11 here.

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eshep

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I've been a hardcore gentoo user/fan for 20+ years, I thought I'd never be able to use anything else till I started playing with Nix this year. The granular configurability of each individual package has yet been unmatched for me in any other distro till Nix. For #gentoo though, I'd highly recommend taking great care in tailoring your /etc/portage/make.conf, setup /etc/portage/repos.conf/gentoo.conf with sync-type = git, and use /etc/portage/package.{use,mask,unmask,accept_keywords} as directories for individual packages. I tend to keep a /etc/portage/package.mask/failed file for upgrade blockages fer me to unfuck after a emerge -avuDUN @world succeeds.

#Gentoo

BrikoX via Technology

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Sanctioned spyware maker Intellexa had direct access to government espionage victims, researchers say

Based on a leaked video, security researchers alleged that Intellexa staffers have remote live access to their customers' surveillance systems, allowing them to see hacking targets’ personal data.

Sanctioned spyware maker Intellexa had direct access to government espionage victims, researchers say | TechCrunch

^{Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (TechCrunch)}

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BrikoX via AMD

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Upcoming AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D has 120W TDP, leaked shipping manifest states — Zen 5 X3D refresh will maintain the same power draw as 9800X3D

Increased clock speeds at no extra wattage.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/upcoming-amd-ryzen-7-9850x3d-has-120w-tdp-leaked-shipping-manifest-states-zen-5-x3d-refresh-will-maintain-the-same-power-draw-as-9800x3d

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BrikoX via Gaming

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Total War: Medieval III announced as "the rebirth of historical Total War"

Creative Assembly is celebrating 25 years of Total War by bringing the series back to its roots. Total War: Medieval III is being built on a freshly upgraded engine as well.

https://www.neowin.net/news/total-war-medieval-iii-announced-as-the-rebirth-of-historical-total-war/

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xiao yun via Global News

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German broadcaster backs Israel in Eurovision debate

Berlin (AFP) – The public broadcaster organising Germany's entry for Eurovision said Thursday that Israel was entitled to compete in the contest, as European broadcasters debate whether to exclude the country over its conduct in Gaza.
The broadcaster SWR said in a statement sent to AFP that "the Israeli broadcaster KAN fulfils all the requirements for participation" in the contest.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, a strong supporter of Israel, said in October that the prospect of Israel being excluded was "scandalous" and that he would advocate Germany boycotting the contest in that case.
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is currently holding a two-day meeting in Geneva to discuss the issue, with several countries threatening to pull out if Israel is allowed to take part.
SWR said that the Eurovision Song Contest has for decades been "connecting people in Europe and beyond -- through diversity, respect and openness, regardless of origin, religion or worldview.
"It is a competition organised by EBU broadcasters, not by governments."
It added that "we are confident a solution can be found in keeping with the principles of the EBU the competition".
"There can be no Eurovision without Israel," Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer said Wednesday in comments sent to AFP on Thursday, adding that the EBU should reflect "European values" in its decision.
Germany has traditionally been a steadfast supporter of Israel although Merz has criticised its campaign in Gaza, which has killed at least 70,000 people, according to figures from the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory that the UN considers reliable.
Past editions of the competition have also become embroiled in politics.
Russia was excluded after its 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and Belarus was shut out a year earlier after the contested re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko.
At the time of Russia's exclusion, Germany's public broadcasters ARD and ZDF welcomed the move.
"If a participant country of the ESC is attacked by another, we stand in solidarity within the European ESC family," they said then.
"Therefore, the decision against Russia's participation... is correct."

German broadcaster backs Israel in Eurovision debate

^RFI

#globalnews

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BrikoX

in reply to xiao yun • 2 settimane fa • •

"There can be no Eurovision without Israel," Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer said Wednesday in comments sent to AFP on Thursday, adding that the EBU should reflect "European values" in its decision.

Per this moron anything apart from exclusion would mean "European values" are support for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.

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How can we get more of the population into the Fediverse? Tech literacy?

I think this is really important right now that folks know there are better options to social media. Especially as we are heading into a world where a select few have control over the main ways of communication. Truthfully, we need tech literacy in all public schools so citizens learn how to be able to protect their privacy. Self ownership seems like a good way but I still think the Fediverse isn't user friendly enough for the population to have interest, yet I really hope we get to a point where it is. How can I help inform folks and how do we get tech literacy in schools as a basic foundational core class?

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return2ozma via politics

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Gavin Newsom opposes California ‘billionaire tax’ as he eyes 2028 White House bid

A campaign to plug California’s leaky health care system by squeezing the state’s richest has a high-profile opponent: Gov. Gavin Newsom.

^{Annie Gaus (New York Post)}

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"b... b... bUt alL tHe BiLliOnAiReS wILl rUn aWAy. TRiCkLe DoWn eCoNoMiCs, sOmeThIng, SoMeThIng" - bootlicking cunt

Newsom has received campaign cash from billionaires such as Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings, philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs, and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, among others.

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100_kg_90_de_belin

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Eric "we love capitalism" Schmidt?

BrikoX via Technology

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In 1995, a Netscape employee wrote a hack in 10 days that now runs the Internet

Thirty years later, JavaScript is the glue that holds the interactive web together, warts and all.

In 1995, a Netscape employee wrote a hack in 10 days that now runs the Internet

^{Benj Edwards (Ars Technica)}

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USStocksSwing&Trend

We created a place for open discussion on United States market movements trading methods and stock analysis. It is a helpful environment for anyone looking for meaningful perspectives and well structured ideas. chat.whatsapp.com/J5itidn7Onh9…

US Stocks Swing & Trend

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US supreme court approves redrawn Texas congressional maps

Major win for Trump as majority rejects lower-court ruling that found maps had been racially gerrymandered

^{Sam Levine (The Guardian)}

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illusionist via Privacy

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offline magic earth requires now a 15€ subscription

I liked using it but 15€/year for navigation is too much for me. I'm going to stick to osmand now. At least osmand is open source. It has roughly the same features. It's just not that beautiful. I paid for osmand btw. What's your alternative?

Edit: And I like paying for osmand because it is open source.

#privacy

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Ardens

in reply to illusionist • 2 settimane fa • •

Open Street Map all the way here. Yeah, I like something that looks nice too - but more than that, I like something that works.

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swelter_spark

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Sad to hear. I've used it for years. There's nothing that really replaces it, IMO. But, I haven't been liking the direction it was going in for some time now, so I'm not that surprised.

BrikoX via Legal News

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US | ChatGPT hyped up violent stalker who believed he was “God’s assassin,” DOJ says

Podcaster faces up to 70 years and a $3.5 million fine for ChatGPT-linked stalking.

ChatGPT hyped up violent stalker who believed he was “God’s assassin,” DOJ says

^{Ashley Belanger (Ars Technica)}

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BrikoX via Technology

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Google’s AI model is getting really good at spoofing phone photos

We’re cooked.

Google’s AI model is getting really good at spoofing phone photos

Nano Banana Pro mimics the look and feel of iPhone photos and adds watermarks without being prompted for an extra dose of realism.

^{Allison Johnson (The Verge)}

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veggay via Linux

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Recommendations for after installing Linux (Mint) coming from Windows for best practices for a casual user ?

Recommendations for after installing Linux (Mint) coming... #beginner #mint #tips #bestpractices

I finally bit the bullet and I'm giving Linux a second try, installed with dual boot a few days ago and making Linux Mint my default from now on.

There are a lot of guides and tips about the before and during the transition but not for after, so I was hoping to find some here.

Some example questions but I would like to hear any other things that come to mind:

I read that with Mint if you have a decent computer you don't need to do a swap partition? So I skipped that, but I'm not sure if I'd want to modify that swap file to make it bigger, is that just for giving extra ram if my hardware one is full? Because I have 48GB of ram and if I look into my System Monitor it says Swap is not available.

Was looking at this other post, and the article shared (about Linux security) seems so daunting, it's a lot. How much of it do I have to learn as a casual user that's not interested in meddling with the system much? Is the default firewall good enough to protect me from my own self to at least some degree? I was fine with just Windows Defender and not being too stupid about what I download and what links I click.

I was also reading about how where you install your programs or save your data matters, like in particular partitions or folders, is that just like hardcore min-maxing that's unnecessary for the average user that doesn't care to wait half a second extra or is it actually relevant? I'm just putting stuff in my Home folder.

Connected to the last two points: in that Linux Hardening Guide lemmy post I shared the TL;DR includes "Move as much activity outside the core maximum privilege OS as possible"... how do I do that? is that why people have separate partitions?

Downloaded the App Center (Snap Store) and I was surprised there was even a file saying to not allow it... why is that? Is it not recommended? Is it better to download stuff directly from their websites instead?

#mint #beginner #tips #bestpractices

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kylian0087

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

What I suggest. Dont look at hardening yet. Only do so if you feel like your ready to touch the Internal workings of the OS. I do suggest using full disk encryption if this is a laptop.

Saving your files in your home folder just like how you did on windows is fine. Nothing wrong their.

Personally I would familiar your self with the terminal. It is not scary at all. sudo apt install program is how I would install software on mint (or any Debian based system).

Oh and above all. Use the system and try to do your normal task. See what you run in to and ask help where needed. We are here to help you along the way if needed.

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veggay

in reply to kylian0087 • 2 settimane fa • •

@kylian0087@lemmy.dbzer0.com
I've got a desktop but I think I ticked on the drive encryption while installing anyway

With "files" you also mean programs, right? The ones that I download and don't install with the terminal or an app store?

I'm not scared of the terminal myself, I'm scared of accidentally overwriting stuff or downloading something I didn't intend to because of a typo, etc... I'm careful but there's only so much one can fight the adhd. Plus I just really prefer visual interfaces

Thank you! 😀

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Malix

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

you can always add eg. a swap file later if needed - apparently not as good as a swap partition, but it is more flexible. With 48 GB of ram I hardly think you're going to have issues, but that depends entirely on what do you do with the system.

Firewall isn't really helping the system against you, it's to block ousiders getting in - more or less.

install locations: if you just use what's in mint's repositories, you don't really need to think about it. Out-of-repository stuff like steam games etc generally live in ~/.steam or so. Or in some dedicated path you configure in steam/whatever.

As for snap/flatpaks/whatever, haven't used a single one. But in general: I'd favor the distribution's repos, if at all possible for installs. If the app isn't there, but is in snap... fine, I guess? As long as it's managed by some kind of package manager for easy install/update/uninstall. But having to manually download and install from a website? Rather not, that's when the maintenance becomes manual.

And of course, opinions are opionated. Your system, your rules. 😛

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veggay

in reply to Malix • 2 settimane fa • •

oh with the firewall saving me from myself I meant if I download something thinking it's safe but isn't

Thank you! 😀 @Malix@sopuli.xyz

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MentalEdge

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

oh with the firewall saving me from myself I meant if I download something thinking it's safe but isn't

A firewall would not save you from that.

A firewall stops random incoming connections. But if you download and run something bad, that'd be an outgoing connection, since the malicious program is then already on your system.

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veggay

in reply to MentalEdge • 2 settimane fa • •

Windows Defender warns you if a file seems malicious and then you have to accept a window to use it anyway or to keep it, isn't that also part of what a firewall does? I know it's silly and one should just do that mentally for every file but it's nice to have a reminder sometimes for sketchy files. Anyway, I was not asking specifically for that, just asking generally about virus protection and whatnot

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Malix

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

Defender is antimalware/antivirus. There at least used to be a separate firewall in windows, but not sure if it's a part of defender or not.

Either way, "firewall" is traffic control, antimalware/virus is the execution guardian.

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veggay

in reply to Malix • 2 settimane fa • •

potato potato, I just meant some software thing to warn me when I have downloaded something sketchy and I should re-think my choices

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Micromot

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

You should try to avoid executing files that you downloaded from somewhere online, it's best if you canget it either from the system package manager( i.e apt ) or get it from flatpak/snap. If you have to get it from a website it depends on what the website is and the usual suspicious features. If you are unsure if something from github or similar is safe you can always google it first to see reviews from other users. Antivirus software like on windows is not that common for linux and most of the time it is enough not to run software you don't trust as sudo or admin as they don't have permission to change files without those.

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veggay

in reply to Micromot • 2 settimane fa • •

I'm aware of the guidelines to follow to not download viruses, I was just asking if there's another line of defense like Windows Defender, I see now there isn't, thank you.
The only things I download online are things I can't find in that store, things made by individuals and individually published... like Material Maker for example.

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Micromot

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

A lot of stuff on the stores and repos is mostly made by individuals

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d00phy

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

Well, not really po-tay-toh/po-tah-toh. They’re 2 different utilities that do 2 different things. If you ask the wrong question, you’re not going to get the answer you’re looking for.

What you’re asking about is an antivirus. It’s been awhile since I messed with this on my Linux systems, but last I looked, ClamAV was most commonly recommended. You can probably search for “Linux antivirus” and find some recommendations.

Generally speaking, the earlier recommendations to stick with official repos is excellent. When you venture outside of that, you increase your administrative overhead because those manually installed apps won’t stay patched with a simple “apt upgrade.” That said, a well written cron job could keep them up to date for you.

As for where to install things, it’s personal preference. I prefer using my home directory. If that doesn’t work, my fallback in /usr/local, which is either its own partition or symlinked to the /home partition). I mention the partitions because having separate /home and possibly /usr/local makes it easy for these customizations you install to survive a reinstall. Backups will also help with this.

You have to ask yourself what this system will be used for. If it’s a daily driver that you want to “just work” I would stick to official repos, and minimize customizations. Windows makes a lot of choices for you. Linux expects you to know what you want to do.

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veggay

in reply to d00phy • 2 settimane fa • •

Yeah but it seems like some people (not you) take it personal geez...
Of course a "casual" will mix firewall with anti-virus, like...? I am literally saying I don't know shit.

Thank you for actually explaining things in a helpful and chill manner without getting so stuck about one word I use wrong while still being an understandable question.

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MentalEdge

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

And I'm telling you a firewall won't do that.

It won't have anything to say at all about something you download and run.

It's a completely different security feature. It handles potentially malicious network activity. Not software on your computer.

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veggay

in reply to MentalEdge • 2 settimane fa • •

and I'm telling you I didn't mean just firewall... I wasn't trying to be accurate or right, I was just asking a broad general question with a term that would get other people understand what it is that I want to know, not that I know exactly what a firewall does or does not do...

You understood what the question was about, did you not? That was my whole goal

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MentalEdge

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

Yes. But you didn't.

Knowing what something does is important.

If you install a piece of software expecting it to do something it actually doesn't, that can leave a security gap.

I wasn't just correcting you. I was making sure you knew that if you install a "firewall" it won't do the thing you're looking for.

As for an actual answer, most distros will already ask you to confirm if you try to run a random appimage you downloaded.

But you shouldn't need to do that in the first place. On linux, there's not really any need to go running random programs downloaded using your web browser, since you can just download software from trusted reposotories that aren't going to host malware to begin with.

Unlike on windows... You don't need to risk it in the first place.

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veggay

in reply to MentalEdge • 2 settimane fa • •

Yeah the problem is that I understood the first time it was explained, no need to keep circling it over without answering the actual question I was asking about.. what you quoted from my comment was just me clarifying what I was asking about, not clarifying my (lack of) knowledge about firewalls.

Thank you for the actual answer!

I do have occasional need to download random programs from random websites because of my hobbies and profession, the first case being Material Maker from itch.io - that one is clearly safe with all those reviews and the public git, but it is a random program from the internet nevertheless, and the reason why I was asking about the placing of programs that I download manually.

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MentalEdge

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

Material Maker is on Flathub, the AUR, and on Snapcraft (not up to date, but you shouldn't use snap anyway).

No need for a manual install.

You'll find a lot of software is available via package managers. Linux people don't like installing anything without it being managed by a package manager so the installation and subsequent updates are automatic and occur alongside system updates. So when people find software they like, they'll go out of their way to package and distribute it for others as well

Install Material Maker on Linux | Flathub

Procedural texture generation and mesh painting tool

^Flathub

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veggay

in reply to MentalEdge • 2 settimane fa • •

oh... I hadn't heard about any of those, thank you! Installing Flathub

Why would Flathub not be included with Mint?
And how did you find it was in those three places? Did you look for it manually on each or is there a place that tells you where it's distributed? Because on their website the only thing I found was the Download link that takes you to itch.io or their github page that doesn't give any linux alternatives

edit: reviews in flathub say that there are some features that don't work and it's better to download from their itch.io page haha - it's not the first review I see saying that about flatpaks, so there are valid reasons to just download them manually like one would in windows anyway

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MentalEdge

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Flathub and the AUR are by far the most comprehensive, and flatpaks works on a lot of distros. So I checked those.

They've also been getting their kinks worked out over the last few years and work much better than they used to.

That review you found is two years old and was for version 1.1. Current version is 1.4. Try it out today, if it's been fixed leave another review letting people know. It seems to work just fine for me, but I haven't used it before.

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veggay

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I seeee, thank you 😀

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three

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

Best practices?

Don't copy paste commands into the terminal you don't understand.

RTFM

Use the computer like a computer. Linux is not a lifestyle; it's a tool you use to shitpost, watch videos, play games, etc.

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veggay

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@three@piefed.social wow 5 upvotes already but the comment is quite unhelpful tbh

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illusionist

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Her third tip is gold. You don't hear that often. Linux doesn't have to be your life. It supports it but you don't have to live around it.

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veggay

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it's also quite obvious though? Just like the other two. It's common sense with a condescending tone

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veggay

in reply to illusionist • 2 settimane fa • •

also I'm literally saying "casual". I said I'm a casual user like at least twice in there. Does that strike you like someone that needs to hear that Linux is "not a lifestyle" ? It's in the title.

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thingsiplay

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Linux is not a lifestyle

I have to disagree about this point.

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sixty

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But I LOVE copy/pasting complex commands

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prole

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Man files are your best friend

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deathbird

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TFM is best found in the form of the man (manual) files, which you can see for any given program by running:

$ man program_name

Archwiki is good too, even of you don't run Arch

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illusionist

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

Most Linux distros are already hardened.
You can use "extreme" distros but as long as there'y no need, stick to a "normal" distro first. You can switch whenever you want.

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veggay

in reply to illusionist • 2 settimane fa • •

oh nice, that's good to know, thanks!

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Kory

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

One of the forums regulars, Pjotr, made this website exactly for questions like that: easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.…

--> see "B. Right after the installation of Linux Mint"

Home Page

Easy tips, tweaks and tricks for Linux Mint and Ubuntu, both for beginners and for advanced users. Complete starter's guide with simple how-to's.

^{easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.com}

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veggay

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omg thank you! that's exactly the kind of stuff I was looking for!

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MentalEdge

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

Almost everything you do on desktop linux is already "outside the core os".

This is mostly relevant for server software configuration, where you should run services with as few system privileges as possible. Preferably you isolate them entirely with a separate user with access to only the bare minimum it needs.

This way, if a service is compromised, it can't be used to access the core system, because it never had such access in the first place. Only what it needed to do its own thing.

By default, nothing you run (web browser, steam, spotify, whatever) should be "running as admin".

The only time you'll do that on desktop linux, is when doing stuff that requires it. Such as installing a new app, or updating the system. Stuff that modifies the core os and hence needs access.

Basically, unless you needed to enter you password to run something, then it's already "outside" the core os.

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veggay

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ooooh I seee, thank you for explaining that!

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TriangleSpecialist

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

EDIT:
Just saw that Malik already did mention this more succinctly. Please feel free to ignore me.

ORIGINAL COMMENT:
The comments here already cover a good bit, esp. with the link to Piotr's blog post.

However I don't see anyone reacting to your mention of the snap store.

If you want some details about that, you can read here: linuxmint-user-guide.readthedo…

But in a few words, distributing software is kinda of a mess in Linux at first glance, for various technical reasons.

To caricature, you used to only install the packages from your distribution (mint for you) repositories, and if a program wasn't in it, you had to either compile it or jump through other hoops.

Then came other formats which made distributing software across Linux distros easier, with some caveats. Two notable ones are Snap and Flatpak.

Snap was made by the guys behind Ubuntu and mint is an offshoot of Ubuntu that made the willful decision to not do snaps by default after a number of fiascos.

My advice would be: try installing software through the normal mint repositories, ideally the non Flatpak version. If it does not exist there or is buggy or whatever, consider the Flatpak. Only failing that should you look into snap IMO.

Snap Store — Linux Mint User Guide documentation

^{linuxmint-user-guide.readthedocs.io}

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Laurel Raven

in reply to TriangleSpecialist • 2 settimane fa • •

I would say Flatpak is a good choice if you want or need features in the latest version of a package that isn't in the version Mint runs, which is typically based on the current Ubuntu LTS version (or whichever one was current for the Mint version you're on).

The main drawbacks are size on disk and the ability to work with other apps and the system, but neither issue is as bad as they're typically made out to be... If you're only installing one or two Flatpaks, they'll seem massive compared to installing the version from apt repos, but that's because they need to bring in supporting packages which are used by other Flatpaks, so if you use several of them, the space for each is a lot closer to the apt/direct installed version.

And the permissions, which can be annoying if you run into an issue with them, are typically defaulted to something that works correctly for each package, so you likely won't need to worry about that hardly ever.

But otherwise... Yeah, if you don't know why you'd want the Flatpak version and it's in the Mint apt repos/system install, go with system install. Switch to Flatpak if you're finding features you want missing that are in newer versions.

But they're shouldn't really be any reason to use Snaps on Mint.

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veggay

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There are plenty of reasons why one would use Snaps on Mint... I've been using it for like 2 days and so far I got: Blender, Godot, and Signal. Blender has an older version, Godot has a super old version, and Signal isn't included in Software Manager. Outside of snap I manually downloaded Material Maker.

People keep telling me snaps are not needed and that I should find everything in the official repo and whatnot but that's just wrong generalized assumptions from what I see, neither of those 3 programs are too niche either. There are plenty of people out there that do things outside of web browsing and file management in their computers, I'm so confused why Linux out of all communities would ignore hobbies with specialized software exist, game dev even

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TriangleSpecialist

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

For signal, you can add their PPA As explained here

For Godot, their website has an AppImage. This is a case where I'd say it makes sense not to have it being automatically updated, because if you work on a video game for the kind of time frame that they usually require, you want to decide when to upgrade your game engine (or not to at all) as it may break your current project. But you know your needs, just thought I'd explain the rationale for that particular one.

For Blender... Yeah if the version is outdated and you want automatic upgrades then Snap works. Maybe someone could chime in with another recommendation but that sounds sensible to me.

Download Signal for Linux

To use the Signal desktop app, Signal must first be installed on your phone.

^{Signal Messenger}

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veggay

in reply to TriangleSpecialist • 2 settimane fa • •

yeah, the automatic updates made me double think installing Godot from the snap thing but because I always update right away anyway and my game is quite small with only me working on it I thought to stick with it for now; also because it prompts you to save a back up before opening a project with a new engine version. It seems a bit wild to me that almost everyone that has commented here assumes that I use my pc for nothing but web browsing and documents or something... I thought the Linux community (full of tinkerers and developers) would make less of those assumptions than Windows users but it seems I was wrong haha

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TriangleSpecialist

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

I mean to be fair, I am making a conscious effort to stay open minded when I give advice to people, but I also personally would avoid snaps (and Flatpak, but for different reasons) altogether.

But this is more me being opinionated and strongly disagreeing with canonical practices. I don't mind sacrificing some of the convenience because of that, but wouldn't push it on anyone.

All this to say, I don't know the reasons why people tell you to avoid snaps, but I can imagine at least a dozen that would be valid opinions from technically minded open source people, so I would not jump to conclusions.

The snap thing has spanned a whole drama since the beginning so there's a heavy context behind you might not be aware of. Or maybe you are and don't care that's totally fine too.

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Kory

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

Signal is included as Flatpak. You have to enable "untrusted Flatpaks" (or whatever the wording is) in the Software Manager settings.

It was a controversial thing Mint added not long ago. Discussing this in detail would derail the post though.

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MonkderVierte

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

Do not press the hidden button.

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veggay

in reply to MonkderVierte • 2 settimane fa • •

which hidden button? O:

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MonkderVierte

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

You can't see it because it's hidden.

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veggay

in reply to MonkderVierte • 2 settimane fa • •

but I must know where it is so I don't press it!

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SavvyWolf

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

For the swap space, yes that's for when you run out of RAM. 48GiB is plenty of RAM, so you should be fine without it. I have 32GiB of RAM on my system and have been running without swap for ages without issue.

Hardening guides like that are mostly designed for things like web servers which are connected to the public internet and need higher scrutiny. The default configuration for distros like Mint should be secure enough for the average user.

However, don't feel invincible and run random code from random sites. Both Windows and Linux can't protect you against malicious code you run yourself.

Having organised partitions is the kind of thing that people obsessed with organisation do. For most people, the default partitioning scheme is fine. However, as always, remember to keep backups of important data.

For installing software, Mint has a Software Centre (which is distinct from the Snap Store). I'd recommend installing software using that for the average user.

In Mint, there are three main types of packages:
* Debian/APT packages, which are provided by Mint (well, technically by the Debian distro and they trickle down to Mint, but technicalities). Not all software is available from Mint's repos and they may be out of date.
* Flatpak packages, which are provided either by developers themselves or dedicated fans. They are usually more up to date and have a degree of sandboxing.
* Snap packages, which are controlled by a company named Canonical. As of late, Canonical has been a bit "ehhhh", so there's pushback against Snap. Mint has it disabled and has their reasoning explained here: linuxmint-user-guide.readthedo…

Mint's software centre is able to install both Debian and Flatpak packages. I'd recommend using it where possible since it allows automatic upgrades and easier installation/uninstallation.

Snap Store — Linux Mint User Guide documentation

^{linuxmint-user-guide.readthedocs.io}

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sem

in reply to SavvyWolf • 2 settimane fa • •

There is also appimage, the oldest and simplest of the flatpak formats

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veggay

in reply to SavvyWolf • 2 settimane fa • •

ooh thank you, that breakdown at the end was insightful!

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IrritableOcelot

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

I would also add that the more you modify the system (PPAs, packages not installed via the package manager, nonstandard partition layouts) decreases the stability of your system and makes it harder to get back to your current system state if something goes wrong. I like to think about it like balancing a tower of blocks as a kid. Mint is the first block, and is very stable, but each additional block makes the system less and less stable. Mint itself is really stable, but if you do weird stuff the Mint devs can't do anything about it, which puts you in a bad position until you really know what you're doing.

The Snap store is intentionally left out by Mint, because they don't like how Ubuntu manages it. This means that even though the Ubuntu version Mint is based on supports Snap, there's no guarantee that snaps will work with the same stability which .deb/apt and flatpak packages will, because it hasn't been tested in Mint. I would advise against using it.

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ewigkaiwelo

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

Advice from personal experience as a simple user - you don't need dual boot. One machine = one system. Run win apps with wine. Win upgrades can and will break your bootloader and make you normal Linux partition unbootable. Multiboot is used by professionals for specific tasks.

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sem

in reply to ewigkaiwelo • 2 settimane fa • •

I tried installing a windows software with wine and it didn't work. Shrug.

Have also dualbooted for ages with no problem. The one thing I had to do was set windows to the UTC timezone so it would stop fucking up the Linux clock.

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ewigkaiwelo

in reply to sem • 2 settimane fa • •

This kind of experience is very personal and I guess depends a lot on our hardware - I'm having an opposite of what you're describing, never had any problems with running and installating software under wine (although I don't use any windows programs anymore) but had lots of problems with dual booting. I honestly don't understand anymore why anyone would install windows in general and why does one need two or more OSs installed on a single machine, if I want to tinker with another OS I can run it in a VM or run it from a Live environment from a CD or USB stick. One system is enough to operate a computer and it makes sense to use one that respects our freedom.

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youngskywalker

in reply to ewigkaiwelo • 2 settimane fa • •

Random question, for games that require kernel level anti cheat or competitive games that just need anti, would wine work or should I use dual boot

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sem

in reply to youngskywalker • 2 settimane fa • •

Dual boot for sure, with the caveat that you will have to deal with the complexity and problems this may give you.

For me the only perennial problem is the system clock but ymmv

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sem

in reply to ewigkaiwelo • 2 settimane fa • •

Yeah that is the reverse for me. VMs and wine have been nothing but trouble and dual booting just works.

It is annoying to have two OSes but it is literally the lowest-stress option for me lol.

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veggay

in reply to ewigkaiwelo • 2 settimane fa • •

Who says I'm not a professional that needs windows for specific tasks? haha

There are many reasons why one would benefit from dual-boot, regardless of being a professional or not. You're assuming a lot of things by saying "you don't need dual boot".

But I appreciate the warning of win updates being capable of breaking my linux partition, I'll keep it in mind. I don't intend to keep the dual-boot forever but for now I'll keep it.

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sem

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

Thanks for asking this question, it's really amazing and helpful for us old Linux people to see the experience of somebody who's coming over fresh. I think you are asking the right kinds of questions and I wish you the best of luck.

Specifically about Windows Defender, I haven't seen any tool like that on Linux, but I am curious to see what you find out.

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veggay

in reply to sem • 2 settimane fa • •

Thank you, I just wish people weren't so critical about how I word my questions when it's still clear what the core question is anyway, man it's like being a casual is not welcome or something x_x

Some people are really welcoming and some others are so.... unnecessarily strict? Condescending? Harsh?

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sem

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I don't get it either. But welcome!

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IrritableOcelot

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Theres no equivalent to Windows Defender on Linux, because it's like 14 tools in one, and Linux by nature is a lot more modular. If you want something whcch scans files for malware, the tool of choice would be ClamAV. By default it only scans files which you manually tell it to, but you can set it up to automatically scan any file when it's downloaded. It's a lot less sophisticated than Defender, but there's also just not as much malware for Linux (yet), and if you stick to installing software through the package manager and never giving other files execution permission, you should be fine.

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veggay

in reply to IrritableOcelot • 2 settimane fa • •

wow I'm amazed you're the first person to suggest this, thank you !

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stupid_asshole69 [none/use name]

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

Don’t worry about swap, you’ll be fine unless you’re usually working with huge chunks of data like big 4k video files or something.

The firewall built into mint is the kernels included nftables the same one built into Debian and Ubuntu (I think, I don’t fw Ubuntu). It’s fine. Don’t touch it. When you need to mess with it you can figure out how to open ports or split routes or whatever really easy because there’s lots of documentation out there.

Putting everything in your home folder is fine. Programs will install automatically to /bin or /usr/bin or something like that and if you want them in your home directory you could make a ~/.bin/ directory and add it to your path and have your private programs there, but:

Stop using flatpaks or snaps unless it’s your only choice! You have a built in package manager with decades of testing and development behind it and a very capable team of maintainers who watch over the packages, use that instead! That’s why they say not to use the snap store, it’s a vector for using Joes Weird Program that no one has tried before and requires Joes Special Version of a normal system library.

Use your package manager.

You’re not at the point where you understand enough to do the stuff in the linux hardening guide without making decisions that unexpectedly cause you pain somehow. That’s not an insult, sometimes you just don’t recognize the “universal” symbols for engine oil as opposed to coolant and ruin your car by the side of the road because you just don’t know. You can learn that stuff later, but it’s best not to mess with it yet. Speaking of:

If you don’t have a backup solution setup and you haven’t recovered using it and aren’t periodically checking to make sure it’s still running right, turn off disk encryption. It’s much harder, sometimes impossible, to recover data off an encrypted disk. If you don’t have a backup and you don’t know how you’d access the files on the disk without booting the computer then turn disk encryption off.

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Caveman

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

If you have 48GB you don't need a swapfile. To min-max you could lower the "swappiness" so it uses swapfiles way less. It's just bonus memory that lives on the SSD. Swap files and swap partitions behave the same unless you run out of SSD space.

Linux system has better architecture than Windows so your system is safe unless you install a virus (of which there are way fewer).

Where you install programs? Just use the app store or terminal, the location doesn't matter.

The "hardening" is interesting though, you can go really far into security if you want. If things are installed in user-space it can't fuck with your computer on a fundamental level so it's preferred. You don't have to worry about it though unless your installing some niche programs from someone you know nothing about.

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Bakedtaint

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

Now try to install Gentoo!

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veggay

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what for?

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undrwater

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

Don't. Not yet at least, since you've picked a distro.

Remember when you first started using Windows? All that new learning?

Remember that this is new learning again. Take your time to understand things, and like another poster said, d don't blindly copy and paste.

Since you've picked Mint, utilize their community as there may be "Mint specific" solutions to many problems.

Good hunting!

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veggay

in reply to undrwater • 2 settimane fa • •

Yeah, I'm not new to Linux, I just couldn't put in the work to learn how to actually use it safely and efficiently until now, also because it's gotten much easier than last time I tried many years ago with more software compatibility. I have no intention of switching distros any time soon and there would need to be a massively good reason for me to even consider it. But I'm just curious why would you recommend a newbie to install Gentoo ?

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undrwater

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

Someone who is technically oriented and persistent; with a desire to get an understanding of the lower structures of the operating system, would be a great candidate for Gentoo. Regardless their familiarity with Linux.

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hanrahan

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

Downloaded the App Center (Snap Store) and I was surprised there was even a file saying to not allow it... why is that? Is it not recommended?

Use the inbuilt Flatpack '"store". Install what you jeed from there. occasionally you wont and you'll need to dable with the comand line. Installingng .Signal springs to mind

Dual booting with W ? W will fuck up GRUB (your dual booting sysyem) eventually. Run a Windows VM inside Mint instead

I swapped 2 years ago (moved to LMDE eventually from Mint though), and luckly i have no idea wtf I am doing.

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sneaky

in reply to hanrahan • 2 settimane fa • •

Did you try dual boot with one drive? Windows will fuck that up.

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drascus

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

I know there is lots of guides and things because for clicks people like to write guides. However all the defaults on mint are sensible. You can pretty much install is stock and be done. You can use these guides if you want but they are optional. You can use flatpak, .deb, snap or whatever else you want to install things. I tend to use .debs when available and flatpaks as my backup. As a Linux user I haven't had to do all that much tweaking in years to be honest.

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utopiah

in reply to veggay • 2 settimane fa • •

Half a dozen people said so already but I'll repeat :

backup your stuff.

You are like a tightrope walker on a high line without security. Sure the view is amazing, yes you feel free... but a misstep and that's it.

How? Well depends what your data is but start simple, copy your most important files, e.g. family photos, personal notes, etc (NOT HD movies from the Internet... not anything you can get elsewhere) on a USB stick you go stuffed in a drawer.

Once you DO have your stuff saved though, please, pretty please DO go crazy! Have fun, try weird stuff, bork your installation... and restart from a neat safe place. It's honestly amazing to learn, so deeply empowering for yourself and those around you. Just make sure your data don't suffer from it.

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Microsoft is quietly walking back its diversity efforts

Microsoft has dropped its diversity and inclusion report

Microsoft is quietly walking back its diversity efforts

Microsoft is making changes to its diversity and inclusion efforts. The annual report is being dropped, alongside employee performance review reporting.

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Path of Exile 2: The Last of the Druids has shapeshifters, dungeon crafting, and more

ARPG fans have a massive content injection waiting for them in Path of Exile 2. Grinding Gear Games is adding a Druid class with three animal forms, a brand-new league, and much more.

https://www.neowin.net/news/path-of-exile-2-the-last-of-the-druids-has-shapeshifters-dungeon-crafting-and-more/

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AI Is still making code worse: A new CMU study confirms

AI Is still making code worse: A new CMU study confirms | Rob Bowley

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potatopotato

in reply to Arthur Besse • 2 settimane fa • •

The LLMs are just somewhere between an averaging and a lossy compression of everything on GitHub. There's nothing about the current paradigm of "AI" that is going to somehow do better than just rehashing that training set but with the inclusion of various classes of errors.

I think it's better to view it as spicy search rather than any form of intelligence.

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Serinus

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If you treat it as spicy search it works pretty great though.

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MrScottyTay

in reply to potatopotato • 2 settimane fa • •

Yeah that's mostly what i use it for. A way to search for things that i can't describe well enough for a traditional search engine so I can find out at a glance what it's name is and if it's valid for my situation. If it is then I go look up documentation. Any time I've stayed in the LLM past that I eventually go down a rabbit hole of wrong ideas that aren't always obvious until you get a bit too deep and you've wasted an hour with an incorrect solution.

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potatopotato

in reply to MrScottyTay • 2 settimane fa • •

Yeah, I do believe it's a good tool for search, just with the caveat that if it can't find an answer it makes one up or otherwise kinda just fills in little missing details with noise.

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Corkyskog

in reply to MrScottyTay • 2 settimane fa • •

The only thing I have found it useful for is book recommendations. I like this book and that book, what other types of books are like these?

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doo

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As I'm slowly evolving my own flavour of spec driven development, I'm starting to think about the generated code as a secondary artefact where main quality criteria is that it's doing what it needs to and it's covered with tests.

I guess my current analogy is that I don't care about how readable or dry is the assembly code generated by compiler.

I have the specifications and the working code with tests. I can always regenerate it if I need to.

But. I still read the produced code, steer the design and correct the obvious blunders. No vibes.

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monkeyslikebananas2

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I know a lot of people hate but this AI stuff still isn’t great but it will get better. Each generation of programming languages adds syntax and convenience. AI code will likely get to the point where it is just a higher level language. The only benefit I’m seeing is that if used very carefully I can make more complex projects with fewer team members. And where there was zero documentation there’s at least SOME documentation.

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Arthur Besse

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AI code will likely get to the point where it is just a higher level language

While noobs and managers are excited that the input language to this compiler is English, English is a poor language choice for many reasons.

AI Coding

In my old age I’ve mostly given up trying to convince anyone of anything. Most people do not care to find the truth, they care about what pumps their bags.

^{the singularity is nearer}

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monkeyslikebananas2

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Yep, it is a poor choice today.

Like all things, it will likely improve. I see a world where a pseudo-code format and some standard start to form.

Until then, it is the wild west, and I fear some people may die from the misuse of these vibe coding tools. But they aren’t necessarily useless.

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main quality criteria is that it’s doing what it needs to and it’s covered with tests.

Might want to read on TDD, it's been around since last the last millennium (OK 1999 according to Wikipedia, point is, it's not new).

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Amazon’s dynamic pricing is causing chaos for school budgets

A Wild West for Crayola prices.

Amazon’s dynamic pricing is causing chaos for school budgets

Schools and local governments are paying hundreds of thousands of dollars extra for basic supplies thanks to volatile dynamic pricing on Amazon Business, a report finds.

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Sony will be publishing a new co-op shooter by Left 4 Dead creator

Sony has announced a partnership with Bad Robot Games for its debut project, which is being directed by the mind behind Left 4 Dead, Mike Booth.

https://www.neowin.net/news/sony-will-be-publishing-a-new-co-op-shooter-by-left-4-dead-creator/

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Musk says new Tesla software allows texting and driving, which is illegal in most states

Texting while driving is banned in nearly every state, even with the use of advanced driver-assistance systems like Tesla's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software.

Musk says new Tesla software allows texting and driving, which is illegal in most states | TechCrunch

Texting while driving is banned in nearly every state, even with the use of advanced driver assistance systems like Tesla's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software.

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Trump invites ‘cute’ Japanese kei trucks to come to America

Kei trucks have a new fan.

Trump invites ‘cute’ Japanese kei trucks to come to America

President Donald Trump said he was authorizing the Transportation Department to allow small kei trucks to be built in the US.

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[Article] Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg Are Full of Shit (Literally) in New Art Exhibit

Would hate to have to clean up that mess.

Beeple Brings Tech Billionaires as Pooping Robot Dogs to Miami

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Israel emptied half of Gaza: What’s next?

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/39791607

from +972’s Sunday Recap
+972Magazine [published in Israel]
Nov. 30, 2025
Gazan analyst Muhammad Shehada examines how Israel is using the ‘Yellow Line’ to re-engineer its control over the Strip even after the ceasefire. [Podcast]
Also:
* Why the death penalty would cement the Israeli radical right’s ascendancy
* At settlers’ bidding, Israel arrests prominent Palestinian activist
* Israel is set to destroy our guesthouse. But Masafer Yatta still welcomes all who resist
* AI-powered surveillance firms are gunning for a share of the Gaza spoils

Peter Link

2025-12-03 01:45:10

Israel emptied half of Gaza: What’s next?

from +972’s Sunday Recap
+972Magazine [published in Israel]
Nov. 30, 2025
Gazan analyst Muhammad Shehada examines how Israel is using the ‘Yellow Line’ to re-engineer its control over the Strip even after the ceasefire. [Podcast]
Also:
* Why the death penalty would cement the Israeli radical right’s ascendancy
* At settlers’ bidding, Israel arrests prominent Palestinian activist
* Israel is set to destroy our guesthouse. But Masafer Yatta still welcomes all who resist
* AI-powered surveillance firms are gunning for a share of the Gaza spoils

https://www.972mag.com/wp-content/themes/rgb/newsletter.php?page_id=8&section_id=188727

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Looks Like We Can Finally Kiss the Metaverse Goodbye

It appears Meta's Horizon Worlds may literally and figuratively not have legs after all.

Looks Like We Can Finally Kiss the Metaverse Goodbye

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Honduras Vote Stuns Libre with Return of Traditional Parties as Trump’s Endorsement Reshapes Election

José Luis Granados Ceja
Dec 02, 2025

Hondurans, particularly those from the country’s social movements, expressed a prevailing sense of disappointment in Libre.
“We found that, in the short time they had, they generated a lot of frustration among the population because there was no clear government plan—no clear roadmap for where they were going to lead us—especially in seeking structural solutions to the major conflicts affecting the population,” Juana Esquivel, a member of the coordinating committee of the Tocoa Municipal Committee, which has been heavily involved in campesino land struggles in the department of Colón, told Drop Site News.

Honduras Vote Stuns Libre with Return of Traditional Parties as Trump’s Endorsement Reshapes Election

Hondurans delivered an upset vote that sidelined the ruling Libre Party, boosted traditional elites, and underscored the impact of Donald Trump’s unprecedented intervention

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Nearly 2 Months Into 'Ceasefire,' IDF Kills 2 More Palestinian Children as Gaza Death Toll Passes 70,000

cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/6910542

cross-posted from: news.abolish.capital/post/1091…

The Palestinian Health Ministry reported Saturday that nearly two months after Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire agreement, the death toll in Israel's war on Gaza has passed 70,000 as the Israel Defense Forces have continued to claim they are targeting only Hamas fighters—while killing civilians including two children who were gathering firewood for their father on Saturday.
Fadi Abu Assi, 11, and Goma Abu Assi, eight, were close to a school sheltering displaced Palestinians near Beni Suhaila in southern Gaza when the IDF fired a drone in the area, killing both boys.
"They are children...what did they do? They do not have missiles or bombs, they went to gather wood for their father so he can start a fire," the boys' uncle, Mohamed Abu Assi, told Sky News.
Breaking the Silence, an IDF veterans' group whose members speak out against Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories, condemned the military for a statement it released on the killing, which the group said amounted to "a pile of words meant only to keep justifying endless killing under insane and ruthless rules of engagement."
The IDF told Sky News that troops had "identified two suspects who crossed the yellow line," the point to which the IDF withdrew as part of the ceasefire deal in October.
The military said the two boys had "conducted suspicious activities on the ground, and approached IDF troops operating in the southern Gaza Strip, posing an immediate threat to them."
The IDF claimed it identified the eight- and 11-year-old boys and "eliminated the suspects in order to remove the threat."
Despite the ceasefire, said Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch, "the Israeli military is still killing children."

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Drop Site News condemned the New York Times' coverage of the boys' killing, with the newspaper writing in a headline that "Gazans say" Fadi and Goma Abu Assi were killed by Israeli forces.
"The boys’ bodies, their ages, and their identities are fully documented—including videos of their lifeless shrouds and their wheelchair-bound father weeping over them—backed by eyewitness accounts and hospital confirmation," said Drop Site.
⭕️ Israeli Troops Murder Two Gaza Boys, 11 and 8, as They Collected Firewood for Their Wheelchair-Bound Father — IDF Says “Suspects” were “Posing an Immediate Threat.”
Two Palestinian brothers — Fadi, 11, and Goma Abu Assi, 8 — were killed by an Israeli drone strike near a… t.co/VKCHVKnIaa pic.twitter.com/vNeIoapKjk
— Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) November 29, 2025
The Times also reduced "the 350+ Palestinians killed since the October 10 ceasefire to 'persistent violence,'" said the outlet.
The health ministry, whose statistics the World Health Organization and other international agencies have long viewed as credible, said 356 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since the first phase of the truce began.
The Times' framing, said Drop Site, "hides the truth that the violence is one-directional, systematic, and directed at civilians who pose no threat to Israelis."
On Sunday, the outlet reported that the IDF was "boasting about breaking the ceasefire" as it announced troops had killed four Palestinian fighters as they emerged from underground tunnels in eastern Rafah.
"It remains unclear whether today’s casualties were fighters or civilians or children," said Drop Site.
Hossam Badran, a member of Hamas' political bureau, told Al Jazeera Sunday that the group is searching for the two remaining bodies of deceased Israeli captives, to be returned to Israel in accordance with the ceasefire deal, and accused Israeli officials of "using these bodies as a pretext to delay movement to the second phase of the ceasefire."
From Common Dreams via This RSS Feed.

Updates: Gaza death toll rises as Israel intensifies West Bank attacks

Health Ministry says 356 killed by Israel since October ceasefire as army ramps up detentions, arrests in West Bank.

^{Tim Hume (Al Jazeera)}

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Maduro Vows Venezuela Will Be a 'Colony Never Again' as Trump Intensifies Threats

cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/6921788

cross-posted from: news.abolish.capital/post/1116…

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro remained defiant on Monday as US President Donald Trump plotted "next steps" against the South American nation with top national security brass.
Before thousands of Venezuelans at a rally in Caracas, the nation’s embattled president said he would not accept peace on US terms unless it came “with sovereignty, equality, and freedom.”
“We do not want a slave’s peace, nor the peace of colonies! Colony, never! Slaves, never!” he said.
The speech came days after Trump announced that the US would close Venezuelan airspace, which many interpreted as a final step before a series of strikes on the mainland.
The US has framed its military buildup in the Southern Caribbean as part of a campaign to stop drug smuggling, the same justification it has used to carry out the extrajudicial bombings of more than 20 boats in the region—which have killed at least 83 people—while disclosing zero proof of the victims' involvement with drug trafficking.
Trump has also accused Maduro of being the leader of the so-called "Cartel de los Soles," which he slapped with the label of “Foreign Terrorist Organization” last month, even though it is not an "organization" at all, but a media shorthand to refer to alleged connections between Venezuelan leaders and the drug trade.
Meanwhile, both US and international assessments have found that Venezuela is but a minor player in the global drug trade.
The US has amassed more than 15,000 troops outside Venezuela, the most it's sent to the region since 1989, when the administration of former President George H.W. Bush launched a land invasion of Panama to overthrow its drug-running dictator Manuel Noriega. Documents obtained by *T**he* *Intercept* last week suggested that the US seeks to maintain "a massive military presence in the Caribbean" for years to come.
"By a factor of at least 10, the US presence is too great for even an intensified anti-drug operation," wrote US national editor Edward Luce in the Financial Timeson Tuesday.
Trump's motive for stopping drug trafficking was further called into question after he pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, a onetime US ally who was sentenced last year to 45 years in prison for helping to traffic at least 400 tons of cocaine to the US. The pardon was issued as part of Trump's efforts to influence Honduras' upcoming election to secure the victory of right-wing candidate Nasry “Tito” Asfura.
The goal of regime change was essentially confirmed on Monday when Reutersreported that Trump had offered Maduro safe passage out of Venezuela if he were willing to abdicate power during a phone call on November 21.
“You can save yourself and those closest to you, but you must leave the country now,” Trump reportedly told Maduro.
Maduro reportedly said he'd be willing to accept the offer if his family members were granted complete amnesty and the US removed sanctions against them, as well as over 100 other Venezuelan officials. He also asked for the case against him before the International Criminal Court (ICC) to be dropped.
Trump rejected that deal, and his offer of safe passage expired on Friday, the day before the US announced it had closed Venezuelan airspace. Trump confirmed to the press on Sunday that the talks had happened, but provided few additional details.
Maduro has categorically denied involvement with drug trafficking and has portrayed the White House's sabre-rattling as a "colonial threat." Last week, while brandishing the sword of South American anticolonial hero Simón Bolívar, he pledged that Venezuela would be a "colony never again."
On Sunday, he accused Trump of trying to "seize" the nation's oil reserves. He has called for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to step in to help the country counter what he said were “growing and illegal threats” from Trump.
Venezuela has the world’s largest proven oil reserves—about a fifth of the Earth’s total, and more than Iraq had at the time of the George W. Bush administration's 2003 invasion. However, US sanctions against Venezuela largely block American oil companies from accessing the reserves, which are controlled by the nation’s state-owned oil company Petróleos de Venezuela. These sanctions, which have limited Venezuela's ability to export its most valuable natural resource, are considered one of the primary reasons for the nation's economic instability in recent years.
While at a rally in 2023, Trump said he regretted not having "taken [Venezuela] over" during his first term. "We would have gotten to all that oil; it would have been right next door,” he said.
"We’ve seen this tragic play before," wrote Richard Steiner, a former marine professor with the University of Alaska, this weekend in Common Dreams. "The Bush administration justified its disastrous 2003 invasion of Iraq with the pretext that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, which, as it turned out, it didn’t. And as US Central Command commander General John Abizaid admitted about the Iraq war at the time: 'Of course it’s about oil, it’s very much about oil, and we can’t really deny that.'"
"A similar pretext—this time 'drug interdiction'—is being used to justify a potential US invasion and regime change in Venezuela," he continued. "But this is not about stopping the flow of dangerous drugs, it is about actually increasing the flow of the dangerous drug some pushers want to keep us all hooked on—oil."
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Trump's Threat to Invade Venezuela Is Indeed About Drugs–Oil, That Is

This is not about stopping the flow of dangerous drugs, it is about actually increasing the flow of the dangerous drug some pushers want to keep us all hooked on.

^{richard-steiner (Common Dreams)}

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