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(please catch the joke above☝️) I write about Linux and free and open source softwares! My English is not perfect, don't be mad if you find errors please

[foone]

Important rules for the "age verification" era of the internet that we're living in:

1. Do not do age verification.

2. If you have to do age verification, cheat. Do not under any circumstances give them your real ID.

[fossaddict]

My absolute love for KDE

As title says, I absolutely love the work of the KDE Community. They have applications and programs for basically everything you might need, from system administration to some cute games! And then there is their desktop environment, KDE Plasma! I love its customizability and overall look! I definitely suggest to give all KDE products a try!

[stredoceskykockolit]

I know its a running joke that every year is "year of the Linux" but... this year... its true. We are past "nerds trying to feel superior" era, you can click around and it just works. You just update with "update manager" and no fucking 3h of "shutting down"

Mint even has a "yeah you probably want to install this" screen on fresh install, so no more GPU drivers nightmare. Steam with Proton made a huge effort to make it more friendly to run windows apps/games (i remember the hell with wineprefixes)

And every quartal, windows update breaks yet another thing. (and i dont think its gonna get better) https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-11-bug-roundup/

yes you will have to read some info about your system. yes you will have to adjust to new workflow. but now its more of a 5min googling and reading, not 6h in terminal asking "whats GRUB"

[poppetsisters]

The process of switching to Linux is extremely trans-coded--to the point that I would argue any trans person who is still on Windows or Mac should transition to Linux ASAP

Windows and Mac are the operating systems of the cisgender. You bear with their ads, spyware, closed systems--systematically telling you this is the way things are, this is the way it's always been... but deep down you know life can be better than this! You don't have to be trapped in a binary.

Linux then--is the spectrum! So many flavors of how to Linux! Mint, Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch, Zorrin, More, all valid and all customizable! If one OS doesn't fit, try another one! Experiment or even mod it yourself.

The choice is yours, the choice has always been yours!

[fossaddict]

Wanna use @arch-official on your PC but you're afraid of the installation?

Easy, use EndeavourOS! It's an Arch based distro with a graphical installation utility! Install the OS with a few clicks and enjoy a very good Arch experience but made easy!

[fossaddict]

Can we use open source software on Mobile?

Of course we can! There's a store born just to distribute FOSS mobile apps, F-droid! On there you'll find only open source apps with a link to the source codes! I personally use another client to browse Foss applications, Drod-ify. It has a more modern look and gives you the ability to add more repositories other than the default F-Droid one!

I've been in a de-googling process for a few months now, adn F-Droid played a very important role in it! Here are some of the apps that I use the most, all coming from F-Droid/Droid-ify:

Fossify Phone, a replacement for the stock Phone app. It's part of the Fossify suite of apps;

OuterTune, a music player with local files and YouTube Music support;

Organic Maps, a Google Maps replacements based on OpenStreetMap;

Fedilab, a client to browse the Fediverse with support for Mastodon, Pixelfed, PeerTube and Friendica.

Eternity, a client for Lemmy, the Fediverse form of Reddit;

GrayJay, to watch YouTube videos without ads! It also support Twitch, PeerTube and others video and audio platforms.

These are the apps I use the most, but there are tons more to discover! If you have more suggestions, wirte them down on the comments!

[markovchaingang]

sorry man i can't give you a handjob. it's proprietary and has too many compatability issues. but i can use LibreJerk, which is like an open source alternative and it's just as good

[fossaddict]

But on Linux I can't do all the things I do on Windows...

I heard this sentence way too many times, so here is a little guide to help you replace the programs you use on Windows with free and open source alternatives! Some of them are cross-platform, so you can try or use them on Windows too!

Microsoft Office Package

I think that this is the easiest to replace. On lots of Linux distros you have the LibreOffice package pre-installed, a suite of Office programs nearly identical to the Microsoft one, but is open source! The apps in the LibreOffice suite are:

LibreOffice Writer to write and edit your text files (replacement for Microsoft Word);

LibreOffice Impress to build your presentations (replacement for Microsoft PowerPoint);

LibreOffice Calc for your spreadsheets, charts, formulas, and data analysis (replacement for Microsoft Excel);

LibreOffice Draw for your vector graphics. It also support images and PDF editing;

LibreOffice Math for mathematical formulas and expressions;

LibreOffice Base for database creation and management.

LibreOffice works on Windows too! Just download it from the LibreOffice website and start using it!

Video editing

According to the level you need, there are lots of video editing programs you can use on Linux! If you need professional video editing, DaVinci Resolve is the best option to choose! It has all the features any professional video editor may need, even in its free version! The only down point? It's proprietary and not open source :(

If you need more basic video editing, there are lots of programs that you can choose to use! The one I've been using since I switched from Windows to Linux is Shotcut: it's free, lightweight and open source and it has all the features for a basic yet very good editing! A honorable mention goes to Kdenlive, an open source editor developed by the KDE Community! I personally never used it, but I know lots of people use and love it, so I wanted to recommend it too! Both editors are available on Windows too.

Image editing

The most well known programs for photo editing are Krita, an image editor and painting program, and Inkscape, a vector graphic editor. Used together they're a very good combo to replace Adobe Photoshop! Again, both are cross platform and can be used on Windows too!

Code editors

If you're a programmer by profession, you can write code on linux too! There are lots and lots of different code editors to choose from. The one I've been using even on Windows is VSCodium, the exact same as VScode but with no trackiung and telemetry! If you used to like the experience with the now defunct Atom, you'll find Pulsar a very good choice! Pulsar is a fork of Atom, assuming its mission of being a zero-compromise combination of hackability and usability.

These are the things that came in my mind while I was writing this post, if you have more recommendations write them down in the comments!

[iskaasik]

Og nogle sprog.

[fossaddict]

Gaming on Linux

Gaming on Linux is not a problem anymore! We have so many options to play our favorite games on any Linux distro! Let's have a look at all this options!

Emulators

If you like retrogaming you can download lots of emulators to play your favotire retro consoles and retro computers! A very good exaple is RetroArch, the most well known emulator for retro consoles and computers. Other good examples are MAME, Mednafen and DosBox.

Steam

You can play your Steam library on Linux thanks to Proton, a compatibility tool developed by Valve to help you satisfy you gaming desires! You can check the compatibility level of your games on ProtonDB, with suggestion from other users to make your games work! Now turn on your pc, install the official Steam client and start enjoying your games!

GOG

If you prefer to buy games on Gog.com, you can play them too! While the official Gog Galaxy launcher won't work on Linux, you can install one of the many unofficial launchers for Gog games. My best recommendation is Heroic Games Launcher, an easy to use launcher for Gog, Epic Games and Amazon Games. You can use this launcher to install and run any exe file you have too, just import them! What are you waiting for?? Login into your Gog/Epic Games/Amazon Games account and start playing!

Minecraft

If you're a Minecraft addict like me, you can play it on your Linux distro! You can either use the official launcher or one of the many unofficial launchers. My best recommendation is PrismLauncher, a fast and lightweight launcher with a very very very very easy mods and resource packs management, so if you like to play modded Minecraft, I think this is best best launcher you can use! Just login to your Microsoft account and start playing your cubic world!

Hope you found this little guide helpful, happy gaming!!!

[pandaladie]

if your main art tool is krita or any other non adobe thing, you can switch from windows to linux mint.

if you play single player games through steam you can switch to linux mint

if you just use the computer to surf, why the fuck would you even be on windows switch to linux mint.

you go to linux mints website, pick cinnamon. fladh that on a usb (guide is on the linux mint website its easy) then you install linux mint from the usb. and you will NEVER have to worry about windows fucking your shit up ever again. linux mint is stable, FREE!!, developed open source, anyone can contribute and see what is being done, and it wont fuck you.

i see all these debloat 11 posts and i dont understand... just install linux mint its literally free, and a better os than 11. if you are the kind of person who looks for ways to debloat 11, you have enough knowhow to switch to linux mint.

caveat being if you use adobe programs for work, adobe hates linux and refuses to make it work. i know some older adobe software works, but it might not be feasable for everyone.

but if the previous points apply, you can switch and be free. save the serial number for your windows, try linux mint and see.

you can even load mint from the usb just to try it out! you can try other linux oses too, but im focused on mint because its the one ive been on and ive had a great experience.

[fossaddict]

Windows 11 is the best advertisement for Linux

[rheapalla]

Linux Mint successfully installed on my computer. The curse is lifted, the evil defeated.

My little old lady of a laptop can breathe again. She no longer coughs up blood and begs me to kill her upon startup.

A true hallowed ween miracle.

[fossaddict]

Miracle made, enemy defeated