superkret

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[–] superkret@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

In German, it's sugarwadding.

[–] superkret@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

I use "stable" not in the sense of "doesn't break", but in the sense of "doesn't change its behaviour".
Debian is rock solid, but Slackware is the most stable in the sense that it still looks and works pretty much exactly like it did 10-20 years ago.

[–] superkret@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Let's get back to talking about Rampart.

[–] superkret@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Yeah, 200GB is not normal. Sounds more like you at some point clicked "select all" and then "install" in Synaptic. (This kills the Debian)

Yes, you can install different DEs without conflict.
But manually and individually removing all packages you think belong to one DE will lead to breakage. XWayland is like a compatibility layer that lets programs designed for X work in Wayland.

Yes, if you install and start Gnome, you're using Wayland. Programs that can't will use XWayland. You don't have to worry about it.

Then google how to reset the BIOS password on your hardware. Sometimes it's a jumper you can reset, sometimes you have to take out the CMOS battery, sometimes you have to call the manufacturer and provide proof of purchase.

[–] superkret@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Have you tried it in Chromium?

[–] superkret@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Cleaning out the billionaires from behind the curtains

[–] superkret@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

A reinstall will get you back to a working desktop for watching media and browsing the internet within half an hour.
Much faster than trying to backtrack all the stuff you did and figuring out what's wrong.

And you seem to have messed up quite a bit by trying to remove a lot of stuff manually, package by package. IMO that's a waste of time, and has a 50/50 chance of messing up apt.
All they take up is a bit of drive space (likely less than 1GB). Just remove what you don't need from autostart and the menus if it bothers you.

[–] superkret@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Couldn't you just use the web app?

[–] superkret@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's just semantics in my opinion. Debian Sid isn't meant to be a rolling release distro, but it works perfectly fine as one.
You have to take the same care as with other rolling release distros - actually read the changelogs, don't automate updates, and type "No" if it wants to remove packages you need. Other than that, I've never had any issues, and never heard from anyone whose Sid brakes regularly.

[–] superkret@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Slackware works differently than other distros. After a default installation, dependency tracking is pointless because you install its entire repository up front.
If you need something that isn't in the repository, you've got Slackbuilds that work just like Arch's AUR. Or you can use third party repos with their own package managers, semi-official tools with depedency checking, flatpaks or whatever else you want. The point is, how you manage your packages is your choice. The default package manager is just a helpful bash script.

[–] superkret@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

It's more stable than Debian and more simple in design than Arch.
It basically doesn't do anything, except run your hardware and software, and that's all an OS should do.

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