The Official Linux/Unix Desktop Screenshots Megathread

[m0nt3]

Honestly it's a pretty mean linux gaming rig. We'll see if I can survive on 8-cores when I have to do a world update though... I may need a 5950X sooner than later lol.

I have thought about dabbling back into, but i start thinking about the time investment and talk myself out of it, plus Arch has been working just fine.

 

[R-T-B]

I have thought about dabbling back into, but i start thinking about the time investment and talk myself out of it, plus Arch has been working just fine.

It's rewarding at the end but totally not worth it vs the effort to be completely honest (I mean, it never really was lol). That, and their wiki is an outdated mess doesn't help things.

Relevant screenshot:

 

[Aquinus]

So yeah it's gotten faster.

I remember when it would take over 24 hours to emerge OpenOffice.

 

[RJARRRPCGP]

I remember when it would take over 24 hours to emerge OpenOffice.

Like downloading an ISO on 56K or of course, emerging KDE..... Even worse, back in summer of 2010, I had an issue where emerge forced me to include the extras flag or it will stop the compile.

 

[Solaris17]

I remember when it would take over 24 hours to emerge OpenOffice.

I wish there was an in pain emoji.

 

[R-T-B]

I remember when it would take over 24 hours to emerge OpenOffice.

Libreoffice builds in under 2 hours on my rig now... lol.

I wish there was an in pain emoji.

Isn't that just Tux? He always seemingly had a weird "please... kill me!" fake smiley expression for some reason.

 

[Peter1986C]

It's rewarding at the end but totally not worth it vs the effort to be completely honest (I mean, it never really was lol). That, and their wiki is an outdated mess doesn't help things.

Relevant screenshot:

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I was advised once, to use the --quiet-build (or -q) option when doing emerge operations. It prevents that the computer spends Proverbially half the time spitting out prints about the compilation process.
I am not sure how much time is actually saved when not using a framebuffer and being on a modern high-end cpu, but it may still be worthwhile.

I remember when it would take over 24 hours to emerge OpenOffice.

It does not take that long anymore, and on PC-hardware one could install libreoffice-bin.

Isn't that just Tux? He always seemingly had a weird "please... kill me!" fake smiley expression for some reason.

Now that you pointed it out I cannot unsee that.

 

[johnspack]

Ubuntu 21.10 and derivatives now have access to backports for Kde Plasma 5.23:

 

[lexluthermiester]

Ubuntu 21.10 and derivatives now have access to backports for Kde Plasma 5.23

Is there a reason one would want to back port?

 

[Deleted member 6693]

Just tried Kali in Windows 11 (WSL environment)(install via Windows Store and PowerShell) - running pretty decent - also options for other distro's
Anyone tried that?

 

[johnspack]

Backports give you access to newer kde versions. 21.10 by default comes with plasma 5.22. Adding backports lets you upgrade to 5.23.
Backports are coming from 22.04 which will have 5.23 by default.

 

[Ja.KooLit]

UP? I guess

 

[johnspack]

Yep, can't post pics... oh well.

 

[1freedude]

Oh here goes...LineageOS is Linux, right?

 

[lexluthermiester]

Oh here goes...LineageOS is Linux, right?

LineageOS is an Android distribution, Android directly uses the Linux Kernel as a base. Android is therefore a version of Linux and thus, LineageOS is a version of Linux.

Is that clear?

 

[R-T-B]

LineageOS is an Android distribution, Android directly uses the Linux Kernel as a base. Android is therefore a version of Linux and thus, LineageOS is a version of Linux.

Is that clear?

Not according to certain people you can talk to on the internet but it does seem correct.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Not according to certain people you can talk to on the internet

I'm not concerned with the ramblings of the uninformed, but you know that about me.

 

[XiGMAKiD]

Icon theme and a little color matching does wonders

 

[lexluthermiester]

LineagesOS/AOSP/Android ROMs are not Linux distros and have never been because:

1. They don't contain absolute most GNU projects, even something as basic as glibc.
2. The Linux kernel in Android can be replaced with any other POSIX compatible kernel which Google has actually been trying to slowly accomplish.
3. Android does not use the vanilla Linux kernel. Google heavily patches it, Google uses their own private repo, Google doesn't upstream tons of Android specific patches.

That is an opinion which has no merit. Android uses the Linux Kernel. Android can open a Linux Terminal and uses 95% of the same commands. Android is a variation of Linux. Full stop, end of story. You can disagree if you wish, reality is something else.

 

[1freedude]

'Come on guys, I didn't mean to stir a nest. I was trying to be funny. If you look at the image I posted, it making light of the server outage.

@Easy Rhino @Tigger

Click to see orig post

 

[Easy Rhino]

Huh? Did I miss something?

 

[1freedude]

Huh? Did I miss something?

No, I posted a screenie of your "I love you guys" and a debate about android is linux started.

 

[Ja.KooLit]

 

[johnspack]

Well, close to release. Jammy Jellyfish, or 22.04. This is the Kubuntu version. Shipping with kernel 5.15 and plasma 5.23.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Jammy Jellyfish

This is just funny as hell!