phantomwise

joined 7 months ago
[โ€“] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

No but if anyone is crazy enough to try please share pics ๐Ÿ˜€

(I would try but... I only have an old laptop that can't even manage step 1... those Win 11 hardware requirements ) ๐Ÿ’€

[โ€“] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

I'm definitely impressed !

[โ€“] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

I didn't think of that ! ๐Ÿคฏ There definitely would be a way to do something even stupider with multiple PC

[โ€“] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I really want to try it because I can't resist stupid projects, but I'm stuck on a crappy old Thinkpad for now, and it probably would die at step 1 install Windows 11 ๐Ÿ˜… So it's only theoretical for now, but I hope to try it whenever I get a new PC !

 

Comrades I challenge you to find the stupidest, most convoluted way to run a Windows app !

The rules are :

  • You start with Windows and end with a Windows app
  • All steps must be different, so no using 4 different VM software

Here is my entry, with a score of 9 beautifully stupid steps :

  • Windows > WSL > WSL Wayland compatibility layer > Linux Wayland session > XWayland > QEMU > macOS > Wine > Windows app !

Can anyone do better ? I'm sure whoever get the highest score will gain eternal fame !

[โ€“] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Using tldr to learn commands. It gives you the information you are probably looking for in the man page but it's not buried among lines and lines and lines of arcane stuff and it's formatted in a readable way with helpful examples. Saved my sanity more than once.

I'm not saying "don't read the man pages", they are great way to get a deeper understanding of commands. But when you are just wondering what a command does and how it's commonly used, then a two lines summary + example is much more helpful than an essay going in minute details over everything.

Since it takes a lot less time than hunting the same info in the man page, you can run it before every command you are not familiar with, without too much hassle. Then if you want more info you can check the man page.

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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by phantomwise@lemmy.ml to c/unixporn@lemmy.world
 

I'm curious, what do you do about VLC if you use a tiling WM ?

  • Do you ignore the pain and still use a theme ?
  • Do you not use a theme and live with it messing up your nice color scheme ?
  • Do you just not use VLC ?
[โ€“] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

Oh I get that, just looking for someone has never worked for me either, it's so much effort and so little chance of working out that I just can't be bothered. The relationships I had were with people I met through common interests. Like an IRL meeting of an online RPG and stuff like that. It's so much easier to get to know people when you already have things in common, you can skip most of the annoying parts. Wish I had a cat too, though !

[โ€“] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago

Thanks for the tip I always forget about the 32 bit thing and then wonder why stuff doesn't work ๐Ÿ˜…

[โ€“] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Wait how did I watch so many videos of this channel in preparation for switching to Nix but miss this one ? ๐Ÿ˜‚ (Thanks !)

[โ€“] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

Thanks it's reassuring to know ! I mostly use steam, lutris and minigalaxy (better DLC management than lutris for gog games) so it will be nice if I can keep them ๐Ÿ™‚ I didn't know protontricks so thanks for the recommendation !

[โ€“] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

Thanks a lot ! I'll try it when my gaming computer is repaired ๐Ÿ˜€ I'm on a laptop with an intel GPU in the meantime so hopefully it will be easier

[โ€“] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

Yes that really sucks... I'm glad I'm a straight woman so I don't have it as bad, I just don't know how guys who have the same problem manage ๐Ÿซค

 

Hi, I am considering switching to NixOS and I was wondering what level of hassle I should expect for gaming.

I have been using linux for about 10 months so I don't know a lot yet. I am wondering if it is worth it to try gaming on Nix or if it is going to be way too much of a headache considering my limited knowledge.

I've had wildly different experiences trying gaming on different distros, and very differently from what I expected. It went from fine for a weird niche distro (antiX), to really awful for a distro supposedly "easy" and "good for gaming" (Manjaro ๐Ÿ˜‘), to absolutely amazing gaming distro (Nobara), and finally to surprisingly good for a "don't try unless you are a Level 99 Tech Wizard dual-classed Zen Master you idiot" distro (Arch). So I really have no clue what to expect from Nix.

I really like Arch but my main issue is that I keep forgetting what I have already configured and how and with which settings, or I leave stuff partially configured because adhd then I forget it wasn't finished and where I was at, so using config files instead sound insanely more convenient and I've been wanting to try Nix for a while.

I'd be really glad for anyone willing to share their experience of gaming on Nix ๐Ÿ™‚

[โ€“] phantomwise@lemmy.ml 19 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children)

Talking to people I don't know and initiating conversations in general. If the other person doesn't approach me first, I can't do it myself. I'm not much into dating, but it's really inconvenient for socializing in general.

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