Corroded @ CorrodedCranium @leminal.space

Big fan of SBC gaming, open source engine recreations/source ports, gaming

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I was considering it. I've had the occasional issue with Spotiflyer crashing when multiple playlists are queued for download so I was considering what else is available; I wasn't sure if SoundBound would have the same issues.

Have you tried out SoundBound? Would you recommend it? Based off of the screenshots it seems pretty similar to Spotiflyer.

Other people have mentioned the limitations of the hardware so I won't bother rehashing it but I do think there is a lot of potential in a Linux distro for phones.

Right now Linux phones are incredibly niche but we have seen some improvements in software around the release of the PinePhone and the Pro model so I have hope that it will, eventually, work. SailfishOS is a paid OS and is a fairly limited but it does feel quite smooth to daily drive on supported devices. Simple frequent tasks (ex. Finding public transit routes to a coffee shop) do seem to take longer to complete on Linux phones but I am hoping that will be sorted in the next couple years.

Oof I hadn't thought of that. I was more thinking of general use applications like Firefox, Transmission, and Steam.

That is really neat. Did you automate the one email address for per site thing some how? Did you use one of those disposable email services?

Doesn't MacOS have more in common with BSD than Linux?

You could also use Windows Subsystem for Linux.

I don't think the Chromebook aspect of it matters; it's just another piece of hardware.

Crouton is available as well if you're feeling wild

I don't think it's really relevant then. The argument is more about wanting a traditional Linux experience on mobile phones and Android operating systems (including GrapheneOS) being too far removed from that. Breaking away from Google is more of a possible positive byproduct

Are you really running Gentoo if you haven't put your computer in a fridge?

How did you manage to do that? Did you just register for a site every time you came across one or did you actively search them out? Did you use a disposable email address?

Same here. I don't really go outdoors a lot in my free time.

Would you feel the same way about a Linux computer that was limited to Snap packages?

Is GrapheneOS that much more like Linux?

I feel like what you are saying is on the same level as installing Termux on a rooted Android phone. There might be some quirks of GrapheneOS I am unaware of though.

I wonder if the Tor version of Reddit still works

https://forum.torproject.org/t/reddit-onion-service-launch/5305

Not the original person replying but I tried it as well and opening the app gives me the same error message.

There's a message at the bottom that says

Stealth might stop working soon

that when clicked says

Considering it talks about old.reddit.com I imagine the VPN issue is effecting it as well.

As others have pointed out it's going to vary from service to service. It's like how some VPNs aren't blocked by Netflix.

This is similar to the Can Android phones be considered Linux phones? debate. At some point you've walled off and pigeonholed the device or OS enough it becomes something else entirely.

Do you mean the accounts.json file that contains the following?

{"accounts": [{"entitlement": {"canPlayMinecraft": true,"ownsMinecraft": true},"type": "Offline"}],"formatVersion": 3}

If so, I used it a couple days ago with a portable Windows setup of Prism Launcher and it worked fine for me.

Here is how to do the same thing on Windows and Linux for those interested.

Windows

"canPlayMinecraft": true,"ownsMinecraft": true},"type": "Offline"}],"formatVersion": 3} > %appdata%/PrismLauncher/accounts.json

Linux

echo '{"accounts": [{"entitlement": {"canPlayMinecraft": true,"ownsMinecraft": true},"type": "Offline"}],"formatVersion": 3}' > ~/.local/share/PrismLauncher/accounts.json

Flatpak

echo '{"accounts": [{"entitlement": {"canPlayMinecraft": true,"ownsMinecraft": true},"type": "Offline"}],"formatVersion": 3}' > ~/.var/app/org.prismlauncher.PrismLauncher/data/PrismLauncher/accounts.json

https://rentry.co/freemc

It's also possible to download the accounts.json file and transfer it into the directory. By the looks of it on MacOS the directory is $HOME/Library/Application Support/PrismLauncher/.

Edit: If you are using the portable Windows version you can place the accounts.json file in the root directory of the install.

Is Cinnamon still the default?