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  • deadbeef79000@lemmy.nztoLinux@lemmy.ml"SO proof" distro
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    3 days ago

    I thought this was a request for Stack Overflow proof.

    Then figured that was 'proof from pasting random crap from SO".

    Then figured it’s the same thing.


    Any distro will be suitable, create yourself as the first user when installing (which will probably be added to the wheel/sudoers group or whatever) then create a new ‘standard’ user.

    Most distribution defaults should be adequate.

    For added safety, choose one that is immutable like, for example, Fedora atomic.









  • deadbeef79000@lemmy.nztoLinux@lemmy.mlAMD vs Nvidia
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    6 days ago

    The nouveau drivers are just barely enough to have a desktop, anything actually needing a GPU will perform very poorly (in my anecdotal experience with 4K). Or, to put it another way, choosing an NVIDIA card is choosing their proprietary drivers.

    So you’re left with AMD (and Intel). The open amdgpu driver is pretty good and is suitable for gaming. Which I do.

    I have no experience with Intel, but I believe their open drivers are pretty good.

    So I recommend AMD.












  • The thing is, it’s almost certain that the orange idiot will do this again next month, next quarter, next year, ad infinitum. He’s also shown that it’s mostly bluster, Canada called his bluff and he blinked. So now it’s noise, risk, and unnecessary cost.

    There’s also no confidence that this nonsense will stop in four years, no confidence that another Trump won’t be elected next time.

    America’s burned the last shred of respect it had left, and it’s gone, for decades if not forever.

    Every other country is going to do its best to divest itself of every dependency on the USA it can; find other buyers and find other sellers.