#Random Linux

Mr_Orange said:
Stuff like this is the big downside of using Arch based distros. I sparingly use the AUR so I'm fine thankfully.
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Yea I realised that last night installing CachyOS that I just don't use the AUR really. Although I've had issues with it before (broken package).

A lot of people staying you should read the compiler notes, but I bet most people have muscle memory to just press Q. With these big update programs like cachy-update, or topgrade it's easy to do.

Although as per the other thread I've gone back to Fedora 44 KDE as I wasn't ready to give up on it. I think no matter what distro I generally just need a few native packages (deb, rpm, PKG etc.) and flatpak.

I suppose with the recent popularity of Linux and lots of new users, it's going to become more of a target for malware and malicious code. Particularly where there's unmonitored stuff like this, or old dependencies that can be compromised.
 
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Timber said:
Yea I realised that last night installing CachyOS that I just don't use the AUR really. Although I've had issues with it before (broken package).

A lot of people staying you should read the compiler notes, but I bet most people have muscle memory to just press Q. With these big update programs like cachy-update, or topgrade it's easy to do.

Although as per the other thread I've gone back to Fedora 44 KDE as I wasn't ready to give up on it. I think no matter what distro I generally just need a few native packages (deb, rpm, PKG etc.) and flatpak.

I suppose with the recent popularity of Linux and lots of new users, it's going to become more of a target for malware and malicious code. Particularly where there's unmonitored stuff like this, or old dependencies that can be compromised.
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I use Fedora on my old Surface Pro 4. I would be more inclined to use it on my main systems if they hadn't started flirting with AI.
 
Mr_Orange said:
I use Fedora on my old Surface Pro 4. I would be more inclined to use it on my main systems if they hadn't started flirting with AI.
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Recent years I've had a softspot for Fedora. On one of the laptops and the Minisforum Mini PC (before I repurposed it as a server) I've been running Fedora since 36/37. It's that right balance of cutting edge, stability and security. Although at the moment this new PC is giving me issues so I'm not sure if it stays on Fedora, or I revert to CachyOS.
 
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Bumped into this on the Fedora sub-reddit. Simple website to help you choose a Linux Distro. Although it then puts the 32 choices into a 8-bit/arcade style game competition where one will win. Thought it was quite nice.

https://distrofighter.com/

For me Ubuntu won!
 
Timber said:
Bumped into this on the Fedora sub-reddit. Simple website to help you choose a Linux Distro. Although it then puts the 32 choices into a 8-bit/arcade style game competition where one will win. Thought it was quite nice.

https://distrofighter.com/

For me Ubuntu won!
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Couldn't take it too seriously when I basically chose all of the anti-Arch settings and Arch got to the semi-finals haha.

It did choose OpenSuse LEAP which is an interesting choice, I haven't ever daily driven SuSE I don't believe.
 
Throrik said:
Couldn't take it too seriously when I basically chose all of the anti-Arch settings and Arch got to the semi-finals haha.

It did choose OpenSuse LEAP which is an interesting choice, I haven't ever daily driven SuSE I don't believe.
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Yea, I'm not sure how it choose the losing contestants, but for me PopOS (I wouldn't pick this either) lost to Ubuntu. My answers were very much inline with Fedora but that lost in the semi-finals.

I liked the style of it, a bit different and fun.
 
Ice Tea said:
Nick posted this yesterday, I've not watched it yet.
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Good watch. Nice summary fo some changes coming. He comes across well in videos, very watchable.

I am kind of getting used to KDE now even though the four different installs of it have impacted me. One of my major gripes is that stock out of the box virtual desktops is bad compared to GNOME. You can change certain things, but I wish they'd just copy GNOME. KDE feels a bit like Windows and Mac OS where I just don't use virtual desktops because they aren't baked in like GNOME. There are bits that I do like - Dolphin for one, I think I prefer it over GNOME Files and KDE works better with Goverlay so far (I can resize the preview for example). Also the ability to switch audio devices off in the settings is a godsend.
 
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