Rocking Tumbleweed too!

• On Nvidia!
• With multiple displays at different refresh rates.
• On Wayland!

Right now they only update to the “stable” Nvidia drivers branch in the repos, so I had to install the 565.71 drivers manually via the run file from Nvidia’s website to fix an issue with variable sync. (Windows without Wayland support would strobe solid black randomly. Yikes!)

The only annoyance is having to reinstall the driver from terminal any time the kernel updates. (Protip: just make a drivers folder in your /home folder to easily get to it from the terminal.)

This is referred to as “the hard way”, but once you get it set up once it’s really just ls /drivers/nvidia, run it, and then enter -> enter -> enter -> enter -> reboot -> enjoy.

Otherwise, between Steam, Heroic Launcher (for GoG), Lutris (for EA), and Bottles (everything else / standalone games, disc games, etc), I can play pretty much anything I want! and it runs gloriously! (Be sure to get ProtonUp-Qt to get better Proton versions)

I primarily spend most of my time in Blender, but games work beautifully. Plasma 6 is just awesome as well. My win10 install is getting so dusty right now, and I actually made the jump because it kept Bluescreening on Vermintide 2, and refused to “refresh this system” because “Can’t. Sorry.”

My only thing on the wishlist is for my WMR-baser VR kit to work in Linux… maybe that’ll happen and maybe it won’t. Otherwise, I LOVE Tumbleweed.

Automatic rollbacks with Snapper and BTRFS have been wonderful too.

(If any of this sounds like rambling lingo please feel free to ask and I can clarify. ❤️)

Nice!

Tangentially related: So is Automate The Boring Stuff With Python!

https://automatetheboringstuff.com/#toc

I keep forgetting that one! Thanks! I always use up arrow and then waste time getting the cursor back with maybe the home key or ctrl+ left-arrow LOL

The NoStarch books are excellent overviews for newbies to go beyond being “just a user” though. They’re written in a very friendly and approachable manner. If you’re enthusiastic about learning how the OS works and playing with commands, they’re really good about that! I think it’s cool OP is repping rhem. :)

If someone was like “Hey I wanted to try Linux!” and thought they needed to go through LPIC/LINUX+ doorstoppers or had manuals about the kernel or something, I’d be like “Woah there. Calm down.” LOL

You don’t need luck. You’ve got us! (And the Internet to verify our claims lol)

Just triple check every step, learn how to prevent ESD, and pull that useless little sticky plastic protector off the cooler before you install it! (That one gets SO many system builders).

Might also look into https://github.com/jstaf/onedriver !

I think both KDE and GNOME desktop environments might have integration with OneDrive as an option in their respective file browsers.

I remember KDE could work with Google Drive in that casual “download when you need it” way, rather than the traditional “sync mirrored copies” way.

Personally I’d say KDE is also a fantastic desktop environment for coming from Windows with little friction. I run OpenSUSE Tumbleweed personally, but Fedora has a KDE “spin” and I think Zorin uses it by default.

Hope this is helpful :)

Just throwing it out there, even if you’re not running your own server or anything, if you happen to have two computers turned on at the same time occasionally, Syncthing is awesomely transparent and works VERY well. Crazy easy to set up too. (Like actually easy, not “network admin easy.”)

I personally run it on a little server at home now so it’s always on, and there’s a single “point of truth” where everything references the server, but you can have a number of devices that all simply ask each other what needs updating when they detect each other online. It can automatically retain versions, and that kind of thing. :)

Puss in Boots is haunted by

He thinks he’s safe, but turns around to find his pursuer caught up with him yet again for a dramatic confrontation.

OH MAN. MOOD.

I had a plan to get all DIY-fancy dropping cable from my attic to a switch because the Wi-Fi is blocked by everything in this house.

…Relocating the modem upstairs and running a cable under some rugs, hugging the hallway wall, to my wife’s computer, is good enough. Nobody else in the house appreciates full speed and bandwidth anyway lol.

“'EY, WHAT’S EVERYTHING BETWEEN THE CHAIR AND THIS TERMINAL? AN IDIOT SANDWICH! >=[”

[Y] I’ll do better / [N] Sorry chef…

That’s one thing I really enjoy about Plasma. I never even considered things like “focus stealing” or when to raise windows, but there’s options to tweak.

Heck you can even change what RMB does. (Yeah my brain doesn’t need THAT radical of a change lmao)

The defaults are perfectly sane, but I like that there’s buttons or toggles to see if something else works better.

And that right-click menu can take a long walk off a short pier

Seriously. Why?! Who does this serve? It confuses newbies and just ticks off everybody else.

Also this google-apple-esque trend of trying to glyphize (is that a word? Lol) everything just for its own sake is kinda maddening too. (We don’t want literacy to be a bar to clicking ads! /s)

/rant lol.

Wow that’s irritating!

That’s what bothers me too: It’s so opinionated. I guess so their “support” can suggest the same solution to every problem.

But geeze, things like fastboot, Cortana, Edge, Onedrive, or this eco-mode, or secureboot, or other features tied to deals they strike especially with laptop hardware vendors that simply assume THIS Windows is the only thing that will ever be run on this device.

That’s the worst.

At least I haven’t heard of them clobbering your bootloader with an update recently but I probably jinxed it now LOL.

I try not to just be a *nix-cultist. I grew up with Windows and had a lot of fond experiences with it. It just feels like it serves shareholders over users anymore.

I feel like it’s trying to make its users even dumber, while I feel like we learn things while using Linux.

We ended up with an HP all in one years ago because Costco had a pretty good deal and my wife had a lot of stuff to print for school.

…I…I think we’re still on fhe initial toner cartridges. Or maybe we replaced black once…

Yeah, Linux support is a bit frustrating but it’s there. And the scanner components feel a bit cheap.

Laser printers aren’t even THAT bad for photos. You’re not getting that sweet glossy “developed in my home darkroom” look, but pictures come out fine for general purposes.

Working in a public library before, it kinda blew my mind how long cartridges would last when flocks of people were printing out Wikipedia pages and photos and law documents and crap all day.

Can be expensive to service though…

I feel this. KDE has done an incredible job making Plasma gorgeous and usable.

Now I feel like with Plasma 6 there’s everything to gain and nothing to lose, aesthetically and usably.

On my old fun-and-games laptop I made everything look Aero-esque like my favorite aspects of XP and 7 haha. It’s not practical but I’m experimenting with different toolbar layouts and stuff.

But the biggest improvement coming from Windows? Not having a “fake fisher-price control panel” and an obfuscated “actual control panel” somewhere else. Plasma does a really good job of putting everything easily within reach.

That’s a really cool story about the Athlon still kickin in 2024! I love the spreading awareness of using existing equipment instead of mindless consumption! :D

You’re right, like with any system, the user needs to want to understand it. I think the install will always be a hurdle for anyone as long as “computers with Linux pre-installed” stays a niche thing.

Although, I’d also argue that a pre-formatted install media with a little “How to start” card would do wonders. For something like Mint and many other distros there’s just “Install this distro only” or “Alongside Windows” if no fancy partitioning needs to be done.

That’s pretty snazzy for a fresh start!

As far as initial hand-holding though, Mint/Cinnamon or KDE are especially friendly for Windows users. With people being used to smartphones now, the repository being an “app store” makes a boatload more sense too.

Those beginner-aimed OSs also have that little “Welcome” window to familiarize users with what to use for office apps, how to get more software, how to update, and where to ask for help.

In my experience, I had to do barely if any support that couldn’t be gained by the user just poking around a bit, and nothing that required any “fixing” under normal use. Two people I helped was in a position at my local library, so being bugged with simple questions was part of the job haha.

But my sister’s experience with Mint was really smooth. She was nervous at first because it was different, but quickly got the hang of things. I don’t get any questions, really. She uses the apps, gets online, plays Steam occasionally, and keeps it updated.

And to be fair, an install of Windows I think is way more intimidating these days LOL. (Had to do that for her, too for a dual boot…it was a huge headache, especially with their “Microsoft account” shenanigans and a million dubious opt-outs.)

Minus really specialized niche software that depends on Windows, I’ve noticed the beauty of these distros are that they can grow with the user, and if the user wants to get more advanced, the OS won’t stop them.

I don’t necessarily think a learning curve is a bad thing as long as it’s a smooth ramp. I think if there’s a learning curve, it means you’re using a tool rather than an appliance. :)

(Example: Mobile OSs tend to be super intuitive…but they’re mostly aimed at consuming content over any other purpose.)

Switching to Linux without prior experience will challenge even the most tech-savvy, but it’s an investment worth making many times over.

I would normally agree with this but for reals, I’ve switched over “I just need a computer and don’t care what’s on it if it does what I need” types to Linux Mint, usually because they keep a perfectly good old laptop around that is getting Windows-crusted and nagged to updating to an even slower bloatier version…

…and I get very few help requests, and I hear “I’m getting used to it and I like it!” Especially now with how their Steam games will just work 98% of the time. I also hear that it’s faster and more responsive.

It’s truly awesome, and I think a lot of the fears come from past horror stories and turbo-nerd elitism haha.

There’s still holdout issues, like VR or Adobe stuff, yeah, but it’s going in such a lovely trajectory. :D

Hey sorry for the delayed reply! That’s a VERY good question, since things got a little different since they moved away from Portainer I remember a bit of friction switching over, but geeze it was a while ago…

I did find this link though:

https://wiki.omv-extras.org/doku.php?id=omv7%3Adocker_in_omv

That might be similar (and possibly better organized!) than the guides I was working with when that OMV subsystem was still a bit new. I hope that might help! 🙂

That’s so cool! Nice work! I feel a certain kinship with anyone who also got tons of 3D printing XP by building, rebuilding, researching, modding, head-scratching, laughing, crying, screaming at an A8 lol.

This here is mostly fire prevention: Basically an updated stock motherboard, better PSU, an aftermarket MOSFET board for safety, thicker gauge wires with ferrule crimps for all the power cables, the bed is now attached directly to the thicker wires by way of crimp connectors.

The printing surface is upgraded to carefully cut and polished picture frame float glass. 😂

Added that sweet fan duct mod, a little Noctua 15mm (because it softened and jammed otherwise LOL), and printed that purple bracket at the library because the plastic decided to literally crumble away.

Also the adjustable Z-stop was nice but the PLA softened so it’s a bit unpredictable, and the right motor will gently slip until it’s engaged so the gantry needs to be leveled every time…I also can’t guarantee that the Z rods are straight anymore because it requires such a Goldilocks level of tension I probably overdid it lol.

Oh yeah, I had to replace the main power cable because the one provided just…had a break in it.

It still works for small jobs though! And it printed all those parts for itself, so that’s kinda the RepRap dream right there right??

Lol I feel like an amazing machine is in here somewhere if I bothered to research custom boards and stuff. The stock bearings are also terrible. But if I can bother someday I’ll stick Klipper on it maybe.

It was a crazy, stressful journey…but I learned a ton of electronics stuff, and how to use a multimeter, and engineering stuff! XD

My Ender3V2’s felt like such a crazy luxury by comparison. 😂

Ahh another sophisticated LetsGameItOut enjoyer. Right on. :D

“Got it, got it, goooot it…” (DrKonqi coredump) “Perfect!” (Fanfare)

Man I get paranoid about synchronization programs for this very reason. There’s usually some turnkey easy-mode enabled as soon as you first launch that’s like:

“Hey you wanna back up your entire NAS to your phone?! That’ll be fun, right?!”

And you’re like “…No.”

And then it wants to obliterate everything so it’s all “synchronized”, often it’s not easy to find a “No, stop, don’t do anything at all until I configure this.” Option.

iTunes was SO BAD about this.

Syncthing is the least-bad sync software I’ve ever run. It’s got some footguns but it’s still brilliant.

I would imagine there’s still ways to back up version controlled software right?