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[–] AccountMaker@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 years ago

When I was first starting out my programming adventures with Python, someone told me that I should work with Python 3 instead of 2 because that's what will be maintained in the future (this was some 8 years ago). I decided to listen and when I got home I opened up my terminal, wrote:

sudo apt-get remove python

Followed by

sudo apt-get install python3

Only to be suddenly greeted with:

sudo: command not found

[–] myrrh@iusearchlinux.fyi 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
[–] drownedPhoenician@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

For those wondering which xkcd:

xkcd 149

[–] ReakDuck@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Is it easier to remove Snap from Ubuntu or Edge from Windows 11?

[–] Freesoftwareenjoyer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] ReakDuck@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

For VR Gaming, I installed https://ameliorated.io/ onto a fresh Windows 11. Seems to replace Edge with Firefox and more other programs with Open Source ones.

But what if you would do it manually? I guess on a Vanilla Windows its not even thaf easy or possible because Windows Updates tend to fix it. But i am just a Linux user who jist wants to play VR and not really use the Desktop

[–] azuth@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Snap, and just uninstalling a snap provided program is even easier. Or just getting the system to use your own non snap program as default.

[–] Plume@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[–] DestroyMegacorps@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Can you refer to windows as edge/windows?

[–] DokoDemoCrafter1999@pawb.social 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Steps to remove GRUB on Debian: "doas apt purge grub-efi* -y" "doas rm -rf /boot/efi/EFI/debian"

[–] TooL@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Look at this guy with his fancy efi bootloader..

[–] Senseibu@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Edge is decent, it’s my main browser now

[–] Freesoftwareenjoyer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Enjoy your spyware.

[–] Bjoern_Tantau@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

The thing that started sending all your pics to Microsoft for "enhancement"?

[–] halcyon@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Even if it was perfect and everyone should use it. The issue is that you can not remove (uninstall) it, which you should be able to do, especially for a browser.

[–] name_NULL111653@pawb.social 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Decent browser? Absolutely. Privacy oriented enough to trust with my data? Lol, heck no!

[–] BathtubJoe@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] tboyer96@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

In terms of usability? Yeah, edge is good, especially if you are a fan of vertical tabs. After all, it's just yet another chromium-based browser. In terms of privacy? Oh god no, given Microsoft's track record it's probably the worst browser out there in that regard.

[–] solidsnake2085@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I used edge for a while, but went back to Firefox after about decade of not using it. Love having extensions on mobile, makes browsing a lot better!

[–] Kuinox@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Well you can still uninstall edge on windows, even if it break your system, you can do it. There are tons of guides you can find on internet. It's basically running the installer with an uninstall flag.

[–] firelizzard@programming.dev 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is how I feel about Java vs Go/C#/etc

[–] SpookySnek@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Which is java and which is C# lmao

[–] firelizzard@programming.dev 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Java is the top, C# is the bottom. The Java language designers consider unsigned integers harmful (and this). They're basically saying "You could hurt yourself with this so we're taking it away." I find that patronizing and disrespectful. On the other hand C# and Go tell you, "Yo bro, doing pointer math and direct memory manipulation is not safe, but I'm not gonna stop you."

[–] PixxlMan@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I love that about C#. It's safe and managed, but if you need the unsafe features for performance etc, then they're available. It's the best if both worlds, imo.

[–] SpookySnek@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It sounds like you're thinking of C++ rather than C#, no?

[–] firelizzard@programming.dev 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm talking about C#'s unsafe keyword. It lets you do pointer shenanigans.

[–] gylotip@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

C# copied Rust!

[–] joyjoy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Yes, I know what I am doing"

[–] Freesoftwareenjoyer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

*system fails to boot

*surprised Linus face