u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)

I like computers, trains, space, radio-related everything and a bunch of other tech related stuff. User of GNU+Linux.
I am also dumb and worthless.
My laptop is ThinkPad L390y running Arch.
I own RTL-SDRv3 and RSP1 clone.

SDF Unix shell username: user224

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Cake day: June 17th, 2023

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  • I only have experience with Plasma, but on X11 when I tap on the screen, it emulates a mouse click where I tap. And it also does when I swipe my finger, like holding a clicked mouse and moving the pointer. And gestures don’t work, though I think that one can be fixed.

    Wayland just works. When I want to select text, press and hold like on a phone. When scrolling something, I just swipe it like on a phone (except for LibreOffice, that one is an absolute mess on Wayland). Especially nice with drawing programs. Stylus acts just like what I described with finger on X11 - it controls mouse pointer.
    In effect this means that with fingers I can move around and zoom, while with stylus I can draw or select text.

    And then GTK 4.20 breaks Rnote and I can only use it via Xwayland…

    Anyway, for a touchscreen device, I had more luck with Wayland.





  • Unfortunately, go home.

    I am currently on a dorm, and I absolutely hate being with people. I just feel uncomfortable 24/7 being around others, especially random people. Thankfully my roommate doesn’t seem particularly social either - I didn’t actually talk with him yet, and I’ve been here since the start of September.

    Now the unfortunate part, he left for Christmas. That means I am alone. Hell, even others from the next room in our cell (2 rooms per bathroom) left. And instead of enjoying that break from others, no, I’ll have to be with family. With my parents, at home, no own room, constantly on watch.

    Unfortunately, I have no way to really stay here anyway, I can’t wash my clothes here. There are washing machines, which sounds convenient, until you realize they only take contactless payment cards which is something I don’t use (blocked) (only chip + PIN or cash). I literally have… let me check - 19x EUR 2 coins for vending machines. They could’ve had some of those.

    Anyway, so, uh…, misery is what I am planning.


  • Problem is, Linux Mint installer says nothing about that as far as I recall, and just offers a convenient slider to allocate space between Windows and Linux.

    And that was my first computer. Yeah, I am relatively new to computers.

    But hey, I only lasted with Windows for 2 days. In Windows 10 I couldn’t even wrap my head around when to use Control Panel and when settings, because look, mature OS, we have Settings 1 and Settings 2.
    In comparison, Linux Mint 20 MATE was far simpler, so having really used neither, I went with the easier one. However, that doesn’t mean I had any idea what I was doing. I didn’t even understand the concept of partitions.
    Just imagine a total newbie.
    “Where is the file stored?”
    “On… the computer…?”