No, Just you. I'm not saying it couldn't be better. Almost everything can be made better. I'm saying its not the horrid mess you're claiming it is. I'm only calling you stupid. Well and that AC but we already covered that.
Maybe, he did fall for that coc crap.. and you can call me all the names and such you like it doesn't change the fact that what you're saying is very unplausable this decade.
Maybe you should move to a distro you wont accidentally break and blame the os? Seriously I'm having a real hard time with what you're saying as I currently have a computer noob on it, with 0 issues. Only thing I've been asked is how to stop screen tearing on nvidia cards(full pipeline composition). And if you could drive mandrake back then but can't figure out mint... Is dementia setting in?
Only because of partisan people like you. That is how they get away with it, the 'go team go!' mentality allows them to shit all over us and do what they want and still get re-elected.
Incidentally, anybody with a router, can still monitor ALL traffic going THROUGH it... Crazy right? Seriously what was your point? Was it meant as 'Works As Expected' or do you think that if you own a router and someone sends traffic through it that you can't see what they are communicating with? And if its not encrypted you can read every byte...
Linux used to be rock-solid as a desktop but it's lost its way.
Sir You have that completely backwards, It used to be garbage for desktop and you were lucky to be able to get your wireless gpu and sound all working correctly. and about 10 years ago that all started changing. NOW it is a solid OS that needs more "mainstream" software written for it to help adoption. I don't know where you got the idea it USED to be a good desktop OS... I think you're thinking headless server OS, which is was and still is good and stable for.
I'm blaming you, as you seem to not be telling the whole truth. The system doesn't just brick its self. ITS NOT WINDOWS! That's the shit were talking about. Because if that was the case the same thing would have happened to thousands of other people, but its fine to lie on slashdot. you're the one defending a horrible OS. I don't have to use it so I don't really give a shit. I'm just trying to combat the anti-linux FUD being spread here. Boy how times have changed.
No everything is not fine, Game support is kindof lacking, Steam is helping fix that. The rest will fall in line eventually. And it can't be too irrelevant as its getting more and more ear time or we wouldn't be here and you wouldn't be whining about how bad you are at using it.
Not trying to sound like a dick, but you had to have changed something, they don't just break their self... Trust me i'm good at fucking with things I shouldn't. I have broken my system plenty of times. It doesn't happen unless you fuck with things you shouldn't. Especially grub of all things. Were you trying to install custom kernels? Trying to mess with boot params? There is a reason it happened. I put my brother on mint 2 or 3 years ago, and I told him to play with it and make sure it stays updated.. He is still on his original install. But I told him not to fuck with grub and try to stay out of/etc/defaults. So, You may not realize you broke it because once you're root it doesn't try to warn you not to do stupid shit... But you can't blame linux for that.
This is why I always suggest "Joe User" use latest ubuntu.04 or latest mint, or latest ARCH(for advanced Joes).
Yes I do drive, I have been helping family work on their vehicles for the last two days. I also wish more people would learn how shit works and operates(maybe for selfish reasons).
I never said Joe user should know how to play with kernels, they should aspire to learn but that is on them. I'm saying that if you want latest hardware use latest software, and don't complain when old software doesn't work with old hardware. If you're "Joe User" and you follow that advice on latest Ubuntu and know how to do a little googling to make installation of software quick and strait forward(need this on windows also) You should have no problems, because you're not going to be trying to install custom serial drivers and the such. And you wont know enough to begin with to need to make a custom kernel as there are few reasons to need to do so.
Have you tried linux recently? Or have you ever? Because this is the second comment where you address nothing I say, and just jabberjaw on how its bad. You're as bad as an Apple shill.
I love it and always have. But I disregard the things I don't need or use, and pretend they're not there. I just put all my common shit I use in favorites and never deal with the program menu outside of it. And if I need something i open the menu and just start typing the name. The search works really well. I think windows copied them tbh.
I have no issues at all, I however turn it off and have a mouse I can set DPI profiles on. So I have never actually tried using acceleration(why?). Do need windows to set the profiles though:/ Thanks patriot....
Seems to me that GP hasn't used linux in a very long time if ever. He's talking about things that haven't been an issue with a linux desktop os in a long long time. Sure 10 years ago he would make a point. But the fact that everything comes as precompiled binary packages, sure nvidia does build a DKMS module, but guess what. If you don't fuck with the system trying to install bleeding edge shit that other packages wont work with. You are bound to have problems. Same goes for windows though. And if he did know what he was doing he wouldn't have had that issue because he would have either updated all necessary packages or upgraded to the latest version of the OS which would in all likeliness solved the issue he is complaining about. So I guess now that I think about it.. The AC was 100% correct and you were for sure being the prick.
You kindof got me there. Gnome 2 was good. I don't really know about superior, but it was good. The gnome devs decided to destroy it though so. Glad I never put too much effort into trying to use it.
He blamed the never-gonna-be-happy users. The ones that complain about Windows daily, and will fight you to wits end if you suggest they even give linux a try.
I used to drive Kubuntu. Debian with KDE is way better. You should try it. They have installers/live cd's for download with KDE exclusively on it. no need to play around changing DE's like it used to be. You would probably abandon ubuntu. And if you're using ubuntu 18.04 I suggest using SID/Buster, providing your/home partition is seperate or you can copy it over your settings will all work as the KDE/framework versions are very close to eachother.
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Sorry, used to the underhanded "My team good, your team bad" types around here. And it was early as fuck so I probably wasn't thinking strait.
Sorry, that reference is lost on me. Something I should know about?
No, Just you. I'm not saying it couldn't be better. Almost everything can be made better. I'm saying its not the horrid mess you're claiming it is. I'm only calling you stupid. Well and that AC but we already covered that.
I didn't know the spaniards were vikings!
Had I not commented I would mod you up. The most well put manner I have seen this discussed in. And respectful. Thank you.
Maybe its 'the suspect formerly known as' like prince...
Jesus its 'for all in tents and purple sits' don't any of you know english?
Maybe, he did fall for that coc crap.. and you can call me all the names and such you like it doesn't change the fact that what you're saying is very unplausable this decade.
Maybe you should move to a distro you wont accidentally break and blame the os? Seriously I'm having a real hard time with what you're saying as I currently have a computer noob on it, with 0 issues. Only thing I've been asked is how to stop screen tearing on nvidia cards(full pipeline composition). And if you could drive mandrake back then but can't figure out mint... Is dementia setting in?
Only because of partisan people like you. That is how they get away with it, the 'go team go!' mentality allows them to shit all over us and do what they want and still get re-elected.
Incidentally, anybody with a router, can still monitor ALL traffic going THROUGH it... Crazy right?
Seriously what was your point? Was it meant as 'Works As Expected' or do you think that if you own a router and someone sends traffic through it that you can't see what they are communicating with? And if its not encrypted you can read every byte...
Linux used to be rock-solid as a desktop but it's lost its way.
Sir You have that completely backwards, It used to be garbage for desktop and you were lucky to be able to get your wireless gpu and sound all working correctly. and about 10 years ago that all started changing. NOW it is a solid OS that needs more "mainstream" software written for it to help adoption. I don't know where you got the idea it USED to be a good desktop OS... I think you're thinking headless server OS, which is was and still is good and stable for.
I'm blaming you, as you seem to not be telling the whole truth. The system doesn't just brick its self. ITS NOT WINDOWS! That's the shit were talking about. Because if that was the case the same thing would have happened to thousands of other people, but its fine to lie on slashdot. you're the one defending a horrible OS. I don't have to use it so I don't really give a shit. I'm just trying to combat the anti-linux FUD being spread here. Boy how times have changed.
No everything is not fine, Game support is kindof lacking, Steam is helping fix that. The rest will fall in line eventually. And it can't be too irrelevant as its getting more and more ear time or we wouldn't be here and you wouldn't be whining about how bad you are at using it.
Not trying to sound like a dick, but you had to have changed something, they don't just break their self... Trust me i'm good at fucking with things I shouldn't. I have broken my system plenty of times. It doesn't happen unless you fuck with things you shouldn't. Especially grub of all things. Were you trying to install custom kernels? Trying to mess with boot params? There is a reason it happened. I put my brother on mint 2 or 3 years ago, and I told him to play with it and make sure it stays updated.. He is still on his original install. But I told him not to fuck with grub and try to stay out of /etc/defaults. So, You may not realize you broke it because once you're root it doesn't try to warn you not to do stupid shit... But you can't blame linux for that.
This is why I always suggest "Joe User" use latest ubuntu.04 or latest mint, or latest ARCH(for advanced Joes).
Yes I do drive, I have been helping family work on their vehicles for the last two days. I also wish more people would learn how shit works and operates(maybe for selfish reasons).
I never said Joe user should know how to play with kernels, they should aspire to learn but that is on them. I'm saying that if you want latest hardware use latest software, and don't complain when old software doesn't work with old hardware. If you're "Joe User" and you follow that advice on latest Ubuntu and know how to do a little googling to make installation of software quick and strait forward(need this on windows also) You should have no problems, because you're not going to be trying to install custom serial drivers and the such. And you wont know enough to begin with to need to make a custom kernel as there are few reasons to need to do so.
Have you tried linux recently? Or have you ever? Because this is the second comment where you address nothing I say, and just jabberjaw on how its bad. You're as bad as an Apple shill.
Ahh so you're just like AC as you addressed nothing I said, you just wanted to complain some more.
I love it and always have. But I disregard the things I don't need or use, and pretend they're not there. I just put all my common shit I use in favorites and never deal with the program menu outside of it. And if I need something i open the menu and just start typing the name. The search works really well. I think windows copied them tbh.
I have no issues at all, I however turn it off and have a mouse I can set DPI profiles on. So I have never actually tried using acceleration(why?). Do need windows to set the profiles though :/ Thanks patriot....
Seems to me that GP hasn't used linux in a very long time if ever. He's talking about things that haven't been an issue with a linux desktop os in a long long time. Sure 10 years ago he would make a point. But the fact that everything comes as precompiled binary packages, sure nvidia does build a DKMS module, but guess what. If you don't fuck with the system trying to install bleeding edge shit that other packages wont work with. You are bound to have problems. Same goes for windows though. And if he did know what he was doing he wouldn't have had that issue because he would have either updated all necessary packages or upgraded to the latest version of the OS which would in all likeliness solved the issue he is complaining about. So I guess now that I think about it.. The AC was 100% correct and you were for sure being the prick.
You kindof got me there. Gnome 2 was good. I don't really know about superior, but it was good. The gnome devs decided to destroy it though so. Glad I never put too much effort into trying to use it.
He blamed the never-gonna-be-happy users. The ones that complain about Windows daily, and will fight you to wits end if you suggest they even give linux a try.
I used to drive Kubuntu. Debian with KDE is way better. You should try it. They have installers/live cd's for download with KDE exclusively on it. no need to play around changing DE's like it used to be. You would probably abandon ubuntu. And if you're using ubuntu 18.04 I suggest using SID/Buster, providing your /home partition is seperate or you can copy it over your settings will all work as the KDE/framework versions are very close to eachother.
Seems like you're being the prick.