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What are some items that really aren't worth paying the expensive version for? by Bobson_Dugnutt in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] Bobson_Dugnutt@hexbear.net 12 points 10 months ago

I'll add the caveat that any bicycle sold at Walmart is complete garbage and will probably break on you

Why You Should Be A Socialist In 2024 by Bobson_Dugnutt in c/genzedong@lemmygrad.ml

[-] Bobson_Dugnutt@hexbear.net 16 points 10 months ago

france-cool but 90 deg counter-clockwise

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Newbie with questions about Debian (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Bobson_Dugnutt@hexbear.net to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I got an old Windows 7 laptop that was going to be thrown out and decided to put Linux on it (see previous thread here). Most people suggested I go with the latest stable version of Debian, so that's what I installed. I've mostly used Windows, but I do have some experience with Ubuntu.

The installation went smoothly, but I've had a few problems getting it set up to my liking:

I can't figure out how to setup flatpak. Everything seems to be working fine until I enter the last line in the terminal:

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

I hit enter and nothing happens. No error message or anything. I restarted the computer but flatpak doesn't work, either through the software center or the flatpak website. I found a few forum posts with the same problem, but no solutions.

I somehow set it up so that my username is not the super user, so I have to type a password in the terminal every time I want to use sudo. Is there a way to fix this without a clean install?
I somehow set up the hard drive partitions so that the OS is on an encrypted partition, so I have to put in a password for the BIOS to boot up. Is there a way to fix this without a clean install?
I'm used to a desktop interface with a toolbar/start menu that I can pin frequently-used programs to, but with Debian it seems like I need to click "Activities" to do anything. Is there a way to set up the interface so it's more like Windows in that regard?
If I need to do a clean install, I'm thinking of switching to Ubuntu, since I'm more familiar with the interface. Is there any reason why I should stick with Debian? I've heard some people trashing Ubuntu but I'm not sure why. Is Debian better for older hardware?

Edit: Thanks for all the knowledgeable replies. I did a fresh install of Debian 12 (64 bit) with KDE and it seems to have resolved all my problems. Although it's a little slow and buggy, I've had to reboot it twice. I'll try a lightweight DE if that continues.

Thoughts on this community post by Hakim? by Bobson_Dugnutt in c/leftistinfighting@lemmygrad.ml

[-] Bobson_Dugnutt@hexbear.net 23 points 1 year ago

Have all the secular and Christian Palestinians given up on life?

Thoughts on "Settlers" by Sakai? by Bobson_Dugnutt in c/genzedong@lemmygrad.ml

[-] Bobson_Dugnutt@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago

It's a good book that's worth reading, even though I disagree with some of Sakai's conclusions, and I think he was unfair to certain multi-racial leftist groups like the IWW.

I'd also recommend An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States.

fair share? by Bobson_Dugnutt in c/leftymemes@lemmy.dbzer0.com

[-] Bobson_Dugnutt@hexbear.net 49 points 1 year ago

A million seconds is about 12 days. A billion seconds is about 32 years.

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The Dollop episode about the time Dianne Feinstein flew the Confederate flag in San Francisco (allthingscomedy.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Bobson_Dugnutt@hexbear.net to c/podcasts@hexbear.net

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Rest In Piss

Edit: the mp3 doesn't work at the link above, this one should work: https://omny.fm/shows/the-dollop-with-dave-anthony-and-gareth-reynolds/330-feinstein-and-the-flag

How many people actually dropped Reddit for Lemmy? by Bobson_Dugnutt in c/reddit@lemmy.ml

[-] Bobson_Dugnutt@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

I'm still not entirely sure what Lemmy is, but I mostly quit reddit and moved to hexbear when reddit banned /r/chapotraphouse. I still went on reddit to check local COVID stats but since Biden said mission-accomplished-1 mission-accomplished-2 and the CDC stopped tracking, there's no reason to go back.