Comment on I use Ubuntu btw.

• ratel@mander.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  When I have even the smallest bit of time and headspace to dedicate to it, I will switch back to Debian as it was always my favourite but really can’t deal with it at the moment.

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  • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I like Debian, it is boring in the best way.

    I really did not like the process of upgrading from one stable version of Debian to the next. It went OK, but i remember being anxious the whole time, compared to Ubuntu’s gui workflow, and failing that, the one-command cli version that i always have to look up

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    • ratel@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I love a boring OS that just works for 90% of things and you just live with whatever the other 10% is - usually some driver quirks or peripheral funk.

      I’ve never used the gui for upgrade but I also have a hard time remembering do-make-release.

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  • anzo@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Linux Mint Debian Edition is just great for that case. If I were not so much into fedora’s rpm-ostree I would be using that, or MX Linux.

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    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      If I were not so much into fedora’s rpm-ostree

      Dude, right? I’ve thought about switching to cachy or something, but every time I just can’t bring myself to give up ostree.

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      • axx@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Silverblue manages to be exciting yet boring.

        As in, it is great for everyday work yet still uses newfangled tech under the hood.

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    • Bluewing@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I love me some atomic spins…

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  • Dymonika@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    really can’t deal with it at the moment.

    What do you mean?

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• Dymonika@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  you know which one it is.

  As of the latest dumpster fires over there, they’re wanting to hide it nowadays!

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  • kuberoot@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Dumpster fires? Do you mean the untrusted repository of user-submitted build scripts getting malicious user-submitted content? :P

    Keep your official packages and AUR separate, if nothing else at least don’t pull from both sources with the same command

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    • Dymonika@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I don’t know how Arch works as a Minter here. That’s good that there’s a separation line… Not sure if Mint’s Software Mgr has that…

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      • kuberoot@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I suspect Mint might just not have anything like the AUR.

        AUR stands for Arch User Repository, and it’s a place where anybody can create a package. But those packages aren’t going into a regular repository, instead they’re kept as build scripts, simple code that describes how to make a package.

        This is useful for two reasons - it allows users to share packages that aren’t making it into the official repositories (because not everything will, there’s just too much stuff out there), but it can also have things which can’t go into the repos due to licensing (because the AUR doesn’t distribute the software, just instructions on how to automatically get it)

        There’s no official utility to install packages from the AUR - you have to find a package you want on the site, clone the repository, and run makepkg to build and install it. And for updates you have to pull changes and rebuild it manually. And you’re supposed to check yourself to make sure what you’re installing is safe. But there are popular unofficial utilities that are intended to replace Arch’s built-in package management, automatically finding packages both in the trusted repositories and the untrusted AUR, with no separation.

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• Janx@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I do CrossFit btw.

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