CalicoJack @ CalicoJack @lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Yup. It's a very manual install that'll let you screw it up, so it's gained that reputation. But it really isn't bad if you follow the wiki (or have done it before).

And in the case of these Macs, the SSD is also soldered. So you're screwed when you wear it out with the excessive swapping.

"Ordeal of the bitter water" is what you're looking for, from the Book of Numbers I think. But good luck, extremists are happy to ignore scripture that doesn't fit their narrative.

The Arch Linux Wiki is an incredible resource, even if you're running another distro. Most of it is pretty universal (other than specific commands like the package manager), and it explains how everything functions and fits together. If I'm troubleshooting, it's always my first stop.

I'd call that a downgrade from CLI pacman and yay (AUR). They're already simple to use.

If we want to get normies into FOSS and Linux, we'd be much better off supporting something like Mint. It doesn't have the same name recognition (yet), but it's even more beginner friendly and operates more like a typical distro. Sure Ubuntu is fine, but it'll teach newbies stuff the Canonical Way.

Pirating is way easier than it used to be, you just can't expect torrents to be grabbed immediately. Modern setups like an *arr stack with a bunch of configured trackers (or even better, usenet) will find basically anything you want, trash included, with enough seeds to avoid stalls. The niche stuff might need to run for a day or two, but it'll finish.

You should be fine on basically anything. I have a similar-spec machine running Arch with KDE and it's rock solid.

If you want to "upgrade" a bit, sewing needles work much better than toothpicks. And they're almost as cheap.

It sounds like the entire video team left in solidarity, so I'm pretty certain Frost is gone. The parent company probably retains the "Cold Take" branding, but it'll be somebody else if they keep it running. And it'll be awful.

And if it doesn't, yay does. While also triggering pacman updates at the same time.

Mint is always my recommendation for a Linux beginner. It's the most "it just works" distro I've ever messed with, and has plenty of documentation for anything you'd need.

As for advice: I know you want to avoid the CLI, but try to poke around in there and learn it some. Once you get used to it, you can accomplish a lot of things even faster than through GUI applications.

We'll have to wait for the next model, this one is strictly unmanned cargo transport.

If the judge loses it bad enough, they can claim "judicial bias" and have a pretty clear path to mistrial/appeal. Given the situation, it's probably the best play they have.

"Judicial bias" is going to be thrown around a lot during appeals, and these same quotes from Engoron will be used as evidence. This is all a play, and it could work in the long-term.

The only way it makes sense is within the same facility. You could use water or refrigerant in heat exchangers, and run insulated lines to other parts of the building. Wouldn't do too much, but might see a slight reduction in heating costs.

"Does he have weird third-party monitoring software on his government phone?" is what the headline is referencing, that's a massive problem. Confidential info could end up who-knows-where if it was sniffed.

Sounds like a great excuse for a bit of a hardware upgrade, SSDs have gotten pretty cheap. You can change your whole computing life for $30-50.

Both, but consumer is generally worse. For reference, check here for issues related to yours. The instructions are geared toward Arch, but the problems affect most distros.

Proprietary BS, Dell has become kinda notorious for that. A lot of their stuff has weird hacky workarounds to get Linux running properly. Unfortunately there isn't a great way to know that in advance, other than poking through wikis or asking around.

For most computers, it really isn't much different than installing Windows. Most things will just work, maybe a few drivers to install, and you're good to go.