I was nervous about getting my massive, ancient Ricoh laser printer going when I moved to #LinuxMint a few years ago. I was shocked when it *just worked,* even with the extra hardware modules installed. IPP for the win!

My 20 year old Canon document scanner works reasonably well with the provided scan app. Can't say the same for #Windows11 thanks to the scanner relying on the outdated proprietary Canon drivers under Windows.

#EndOf10

4th day using Linux. I've not yet connected my printer, but pretty much everything else I've got... And I'm just doing my usual things without issue, and that's with some slightly niche requirements from my computer.

If I was just browsing, listening to music, doing emails and instant messaging I'd barely notice the difference. If you mostly do only that and are still hesitant, don't be! Sure, have someone help install it for you, but after that you're golden.

#Linux#LinuxMint

It's been a year since I came back to Linux and mostly no news is good news.

https://journal.paoloamoroso.com/paoloamoroso/my-first-year-since-coming-back-to-linux

#LinuxMint #linux #system76

Has anyone using Davinci Resolve 20 in LinuxMint experienced this? When I try to render anything, even a 10 second clip without any grading, it takes hours, which makes it unusable. I'm going to roll back to 19 for now, but I wonder if anyone has a fix? It's not hardware related, or drivers, as other software render fine and DR19 still on Win10 in the machine renders fine. I have seen some people having the same problems online but no solution.

#linux #linuxmint #davinci #davinciresolve20

There used to be Linux User Groups in NYC. They seem to all have died. This is unfortunate. With Microsoft ending support for Windows 10, this seems like the perfect time for Linux User Groups to host install fests to help people migrate away from Windows.

#linux #nyc #linuxNYC#KDE#Gnome#LinuxMint

After the transformation away from US services and products, it's time to go one step further.

As I have already announced, I will soon be replacing my Pixel 9 with Graphene OS with a Fairphone 6 with /e/OS from Murena.

Although I personally really appreciate Graphene OS and am an avid user, I'm not sure what the future will bring under the fascist Trump. As I said, he can force US companies to hand over data of European users or turn off their services for Europe with the stroke of a pen. Or whatever other stupid things this orange psychopath can think of. Pixel devices from Google are another point.

However, I'm still considering a Framework Laptop 12 for my future laptop because of its sustainability and reparability.

Framework? AN US COMPANY??? Yes, unfortunately there is no European equivalent in this field, but unlike software and internet solutions, I am relatively independent after the purchase. The worst case would be if I could no longer buy current components. But then the Framework would be just like any other computer, which is generally almost impossible to repair or upgrade. But I want to keep that option open.

And I hope - like the rest of the world - that the fascist and criminal spook in the USA will soon be over and the situation there will return to some semblance of normality. Hope dies last...

#linux #unix #opensource #freesoftware #linuxmint #fairphone#murena #eos #grapheneos #google #framework #trump #usa #fascism

I got yet another Mac. It's a Macbook Air 13" from 2012, got it for $120. I love these old Intel Macs. Obviously the old MacOS was deleted to make space for an updated Linux Mint. Everything worked great, except the b43 wifi driver, which made the laptop not to wake up from sleep. I blacklisted 2-3 drivers it was pulling along with it, and I now use a tiny wifi dongle with great success. Overall, very happy.

#apple #macbook #macos #linux #opensource #mint #linuxmint #foss #hardware #macbookair

tl;dr #linuxmint

I refuse to upgrade to Windows 11, here's what I'm doing instead | Simon Batt https://www.xda-developers.com/i-refuse-upgrade-windows-11/