The kernel does stuff like

• process and CPU task management
• hardware abstraction
• memory management (at the process level),
• file system managment
• and resource isolation (such as randomized memory addresses (ASLR))

The rest of the OS provides the actual software that users interact with, like

• file managers
• desktop rendering and window management
• settings menus
• sound mixing between applications
• graphics rendering

I wonder if this can damage the USB socket or even the motherboard in the phone, or just the cable itself

That’s why i want every mosquito to burn a thousand deaths. They absolutely feast on me

Preventing the spread of disease is just a happy side effect

All distros are equivalent, as far as software is concerned. They all have access to the same open source software, and Flatpak; AppImage; and Snap can be used for extra portability.

Think of a distro like a pre-configured image of linux. You can always change the configuration later, if you desire. For example, the Desktop Environment. All you have to do is just install a different DE package (usually via command line)

The DE has a major impact on user experience. Use KDE plasma for a more windows-familiar experience, or Gnome for a more Mac-familiar experience. Or experiment with others

The Linux Experiment is a good resource

Linux is already at 4.5%

https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/

How are you holding up?

Because I am a potato

Sometimes deciding what to play, or even starting a new game is too mentally taxing

So memes on Lemmy it is

My PS2 would randomly decide not to read the disc sometimes. IIRC, we were pretty careful with both the disks and console.

From what i remember, the issue was the laser was either dirty or otherwise shotty and sometimes wouldn’t read the disc

Bridge 4

Went to the gym / dojo for the first time in months yesterday

And now i have a bruise on my leg from holding onto lockdown for dear life

I recently got a balance board and it has really done a number on my ankles, legs, and core strength.

It is insane how degraded your ancillary muscles get from a sedentary lifestyle

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is also a really good full body workout

1 - popsci headlines about food are always bogus

2 - skimming through the article, it suggests that the Vit B in vinegar is the suspected cause

3 - substituting vinegar for antidepressants (which the article does not state, but seems to elude allude to) is a bad idea

You called?

This hurts me so

I can’t find it on his Xhitter, but that doesn’t mean anything since posts don’t sort by chronological order

It’s not a permanent one and it works for the time being, can’t see the reason for the downvotes honestly.

It’s just a bad idea in general. A better option would be to patch the binary to use 15. They both have the issue of forcing paru to work with a library it wasn’t explicitly designed for, but symlinking (or copying) 15 to 14 forces the hack to be “system wide” instead of restricted to a single binary

as well, your solution is “temporary” only if you remember to fix it, vs patching which is (by default) overwritten the next time paru is updated

it “works”, but it’s not something i’d recommend someone else do

You can either patch the binary

sudo patchelf --replace-needed libalpm.so.14 libalpm.so.15 "$(which paru)"

Or install paru-git

sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/paru-git.git
cd paru-git
makepkg -si

Or do both, patch the binary, then use it to install paru-git (which is what i did)

I love arch, but I’m also a pedantic computer nut

It’s not for everyone

At risk of dipping my toes into an internet argument

Americans aren’t a race?

Your comment sounds like you are saying racism good

This is a bad faith argument. The question of whether the USA constitutes it’s own race,

has no bearing on the morality of racist beliefs

I’ve been playing Sea of Stars lately

I like it a lot, and the story is very interesting