I've just been asked to upgrade 2 old PCs (Windows 7) to Linux. Which distro would you recommend for beginners? I'm currently hesitating between Mint, Zorin OS and Fedora...Or maybe Ubuntu?
#linux #linuxmint #fedora #zorin_os #windows7 #linuxforbeginners #ubuntu
My eyes are so itchy and watery (presumably due to seasonal allergies) that I haven't been able to get much work done in the past few days. I'm writing this toot with my eyes closed most of the time. 😑
Dear #accessibility hivemind, is there an easy way to have #Orca working with a natural-sounding text-to-speech voice, that is not eSpeak, but rather something like #MyCroft's Mimic3 ?
What's the state of the art for screenreader TTS voices on #Linux and how do I get it in #Fedora?
alcinnz
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#Playwright testing is very helpful for all kinds of #WebDev projects, whether you're building libraries or apps.
However Playwright is only officially supported on Ubuntu.
So after experimenting with different ways to install it on #Fedora (and other non-Ubuntu) #Linux distros in the past years, this is my favourite approach so far:
https://samuelplumppu.se/blog/install-playwright-on-linux-with-distrobox
#Playwright testing is very helpful for all kinds of #WebDev projects, whether you're building libraries or apps.
However Playwright is only officially supported on Ubuntu.
So after experimenting with different ways to install it on #Fedora (and other non-Ubuntu) #Linux distros in the past years, this is my favourite approach so far:
https://samuelplumppu.se/blog/install-playwright-on-linux-with-distrobox
The Mozilla Firefox configuration settings are utterly polluted with AI crap, with no simple way to turn them all off easily. However, there are three that seem to kill most of the AI activity at the UI level, but what's going on in the background I of course can't see. By the way, Firefox is also hiding http: and https:, a terrible decision that Google tried and reversed years ago. You can disable this in Firefox about:config as well. To cripple Firefox AI:
Go to URL about:config
Set these to "false":
browser.ml.chat.enabled
extensions.ml.enabled
These stop Firefox from attempting to create link preview "key points" AI garbage from reading your page. Also:
Setting to false:
browser.ml.linkPreview.enabled
Will turn off the annoying link preview behavior entirely.
I will note that this behavior by Mozilla is actually far more invasive than what Chrome currently does.
Hey Mozilla: Take your damned AI and shove it where the sun doesn't shine.
L
Petty and IMHO childish behaviour: bazaar, the GNOME App Store, completely blocks #Fedora because they think the fedora repos suck, it seems. https://mastodon.sdf.org/@kylegospo/115036348212952499
Cassidy James :gg: :fh:
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Tommi 🤯
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Can’t connect to public WiFi via Linux
I am using Fedora 42, and I am unable to access the captive portal of inOui TGV. I can connect to the WiFi with no problems, but I can’t get access to the Internet.
I have tried everything:
- Connecting to
192.168.1.1, tohttp://neverssl.com, tohttp://wifi.sncfvia browser - Running
sudo dhclient -rand rebooting the device - Running
systemctl restart NetworkManager - Also other stuff I tried in the past with other public WiFis. I am sure there is something wrong with my specific device configuration, it’s not this network.
Nothing works 😩
Can somebody who understands this stuff help me?
#help #mastoAiuto #Linux #LinuxNetwork #Network #CaptivePortal #WiFi #PublicWiFi #HTTP #HTTPS #troubleshoot #LinuxHelp #Fedora #Fedora42
Can’t connect to public WiFi via Linux
I am using Fedora 42, and I am unable to access the captive portal of inOui TGV. I can connect to the WiFi with no problems, but I can’t get access to the Internet.
I have tried everything:
- Connecting to
192.168.1.1, tohttp://neverssl.com, tohttp://wifi.sncfvia browser - Running
sudo dhclient -rand rebooting the device - Running
systemctl restart NetworkManager - Also other stuff I tried in the past with other public WiFis. I am sure there is something wrong with my specific device configuration, it’s not this network.
Nothing works 😩
Can somebody who understands this stuff help me?
#help #mastoAiuto #Linux #LinuxNetwork #Network #CaptivePortal #WiFi #PublicWiFi #HTTP #HTTPS #troubleshoot #LinuxHelp #Fedora #Fedora42
welp, my latest Fedora KDE update borked my Wireguard installation. No discernable errors. It just... won't connect to its peer.
Maybe it's time to do something other than Fedora...
Stefano
boosted
Done with our #fossy #fossy2025 talk!
https://2025.fossy.us/schedule/presentation/308/
A Hyperscaler’s #OperatingSystem Strategy: working with @centos and @fedora
Done with our #fossy #fossy2025 talk!
https://2025.fossy.us/schedule/presentation/308/
A Hyperscaler’s #OperatingSystem Strategy: working with @centos and @fedora
Stefano Marinelli
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#RUNBSD! But BoxyBSD now also starts to support #Linux! We're starting soon with the Linux support for already present users, offering free boxes:
* #AlmaLinux
* #Alpine
* #Debian
* #Devuan
* #CentOS
* #Fedora
* #Gentoo
* #OpenSuse
* #OpenEuler
* #RockyLinux
Just next to our core OS like #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD, #NetBSD, #MidnightBSD and #DragonflyBSD (and #illumos). This should also make the step easier to compare and test different scenarios where BSD provides a different behavior compared to Linux systems.
Thanks to @gyptazy for the implementation!
#VPS#VM#VirtualMachine#OpenSource#Hosting#IPv6#BGP#FreeHosting#Community
#RUNBSD! But BoxyBSD now also starts to support #Linux! We're starting soon with the Linux support for already present users, offering free boxes:
* #AlmaLinux
* #Alpine
* #Debian
* #Devuan
* #CentOS
* #Fedora
* #Gentoo
* #OpenSuse
* #OpenEuler
* #RockyLinux
Just next to our core OS like #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD, #NetBSD, #MidnightBSD and #DragonflyBSD (and #illumos). This should also make the step easier to compare and test different scenarios where BSD provides a different behavior compared to Linux systems.
Thanks to @gyptazy for the implementation!
#VPS#VM#VirtualMachine#OpenSource#Hosting#IPv6#BGP#FreeHosting#Community
¡mi oficina! ~ for a better workflow?
#aurora running on reclaimed hardware & hacked together by @librecomms
powered by #fedora & #kde
"Beautiful by Design" #linux
alcinnz
boosted
@BrodieOnLinux Well hearing the developers comment on it that if you thing X11 security is bad, it's much worse than you think... and I like moving towards the future of where things will go. So (I commented on it when you asked about what kept people on X11) but I jumped to the Wayland session 2 realeases before Fedora defaulted to it (there were rough edges, but nothing like when I started using Linux, didn't have to configure wayland by hand like X in the day, or bounce between the dual boot of 95 and Linux to figure out how to configure a chat script to get on dial up internet, all while learning vi).
I know (in addition to being a Wayland shill 😉) you also shill for Arch, but IMHO it breaks itself too often... #fedora gets me new stuff faster, and doesn't break itself. When you do your main system upgrade and make a new system with the spare parts, you should really check out the #ublue image based / atomic systems. I run a custom build myself to have it just the way *I* want (pull bits from #bluefin / #bazzite / secureblue). Plus if you really want something from AUR you can always use distrobox to run the userspace of *ANY* OS on the rock solid base system. But really anything you want is probably in `brew` already anyways. @jorge and crew do an incredible job providing the container based tools to build (or just tweak theirs) to be how you want it.
I mean enjoy Linux and encorage others to as well however you want, but all the Nix shills talking about how great it is to have an exactly configured system (if you take 2 years to learn a new programming language and constantly tweak and learn the new way they're doing it don't sell me on it personally. Containerfiles and chezmoi for my dot files get me the same result so much faster / easier.
Since we did one for X11 lets do one for Wayland,
For all the Wayland users out there, what is it that made you finally swap to Wayland? Or did some of you not even realize you've swapped to Wayland. #Linux
@BrodieOnLinux Well hearing the developers comment on it that if you thing X11 security is bad, it's much worse than you think... and I like moving towards the future of where things will go. So (I commented on it when you asked about what kept people on X11) but I jumped to the Wayland session 2 realeases before Fedora defaulted to it (there were rough edges, but nothing like when I started using Linux, didn't have to configure wayland by hand like X in the day, or bounce between the dual boot of 95 and Linux to figure out how to configure a chat script to get on dial up internet, all while learning vi).
I know (in addition to being a Wayland shill 😉) you also shill for Arch, but IMHO it breaks itself too often... #fedora gets me new stuff faster, and doesn't break itself. When you do your main system upgrade and make a new system with the spare parts, you should really check out the #ublue image based / atomic systems. I run a custom build myself to have it just the way *I* want (pull bits from #bluefin / #bazzite / secureblue). Plus if you really want something from AUR you can always use distrobox to run the userspace of *ANY* OS on the rock solid base system. But really anything you want is probably in `brew` already anyways. @jorge and crew do an incredible job providing the container based tools to build (or just tweak theirs) to be how you want it.
I mean enjoy Linux and encorage others to as well however you want, but all the Nix shills talking about how great it is to have an exactly configured system (if you take 2 years to learn a new programming language and constantly tweak and learn the new way they're doing it don't sell me on it personally. Containerfiles and chezmoi for my dot files get me the same result so much faster / easier.
Roni Laukkarinen
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