TruePe4rl

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[–] TruePe4rl@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

A Macbook Pro 2016 user here (MacOS and EndeavourOS dual boot)

KDE: some menu options freeze, can't change keyboard layout

Me: slow transition towards i3wm, write some basic scripts to get what I want working

it took it like 7 months to finally have issue: dbus timeouts when launching some applications

Reinstalled and it works. Well has some issues, like audio and wifi take effort to get working.

Also I find Flatpaks a headache to work with. Easy to set up, but I would consider it rather messy.

I still kinda use MacOS. Would I recommend? Yes, but under specific circumstances. You may need to buy some software. I can get what I want with Homebrew (unless you --no-quarantine it verifies the apps after each update). Is kinda plug and play system when going from Apple to Apple, but in terms of customizability and functionality Linux is superior. Also newer MacOS is awful when it comes to storage. I don't even know how it is possible for it to take so much space with it magical bits I don't need neither want and can't delete. Also get your wallet ready, since older Apple products lose support and you can't simply upgrade your OS (technically can with some effort), so you can buy a new Mac. And I can tell you that it sometimes gets annoying when you can't install things just because OS version. MacOS is not meant for much gaming neither for people that want to use it for development, it is possible, but harder thanks to its dir structure. Also it is harder to make MacOS builds and get proper scaling on retina displays (some apps get blurry). Also Mojave is the last OS version to support 32 bit (rip gaming). No Steam Proton. And you can't just disable external monitors unless you unplug them (great for my modular setup with more than one machine and one monitor), which I find really inconvenient. The monitor is multi input but my notebook is stil outputting to that damn display and prefers it for launching applications on there. Meaning I can't work on it without either this pain or disconnecting it with one utility I found that has an issue on github that you can't reconnect the monitor unless you reboot. Also why can't I set a 60Hz monitor to 60Hz and 30Hz is the maximum? (can do on Linux with no issue)

And did I mention I tried to run Krita on my MBP and it sounds like a jet? Yea, performance is sometimes great on weaker MacOS devices

So yes, go buy that awersone Apple computer, but don't expect it to work flawlessly. There's plenty of little details that in the end mess up your day and user experience.

I mean, if you have money for the newest Msomething macs then sure buy one, but if you want to buy older, look for those that can run Linux with decent hardware support, or you'll regret your purchase.

[–] TruePe4rl@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There's a browser extension for IA books. Haven't tested, but has source on github.

[–] TruePe4rl@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 months ago (2 children)

well, i3 never failed me, compared to a bit buggy kde experience

[–] TruePe4rl@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

not so much with ~~mr. antialiasing~~ enabled, (maybe upscale it with nearest neighbour setting, low res images get really broken with antialiasing)

[–] TruePe4rl@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

I guess its named just Mineclonia. You can still try search it here: https://content.minetest.net/

Mineclonia is a fork of MineClone2, last time I tried them, they were quite simmilar (obviously). As far my experience goes, the saves are not 100% compatible (textures broke, but it remembered blocks) and same with the mods, some work, some fail. I would try both.

[–] TruePe4rl@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

tip: always inline the css so that the code can be easily used in e-mail

[–] TruePe4rl@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago

I play with it sometimes, kinde like some of the syntax, especially regex and ;. I tried doing regex with sed when working on one personal script, but was getting errors way too often everywhere. Perl did what I wanted in a few lines and gave me desired output, so I just used that.

Imo, it doesn't really matter what you use for writing code for your personal use as long as it works. : )

[–] TruePe4rl@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

He does not have any. Suggestions are welcome, I guess.

[–] TruePe4rl@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago

I like it, but still prefer Muzei.

[–] TruePe4rl@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Usually Neovim and :!tectonic main.tex, nothing fancy. For preview ideally Zathura or Preview on Mac.

Also VSCode is quite usable, since there are some pdf preview plugins.

[–] TruePe4rl@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

whenever I forget how to do \wedge while typing math

[–] TruePe4rl@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Official docs (Alpine wiki) are the best resource I found so far.

You can start by watching a tutorial install. The scripts alpine has make initial install fairly easy, steps from there are just like any other distro, same concept, diferrent utilities. Either way you find yourself on Alpine and Arch wiki or Reddit searching for ways to do something. Also, neverunderestimate Manpages and --help, if there are no docs online, your answer is likely there.

Note that some things are not fully covered on Alpine wiki and they do refer to Arch wiki articles.

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