anti-configurable systems
Yep! This has been my experience too. Once you want to do something that the devs didn't build, then you have to fight the OS.
paequ2
joined 3 months ago
Neat. I've been thinking of doing something similar. My parents currently use a Mac, but they mainly just use the web browser. I was thinking of switching them to VanillaOS at some point.
mother is using Opensuse Aeon and my father in law is using Fedora Silverblue
How long have they been using those distros? Do you or they have any preferences for Aeon or Silverblue?
what’s keeping YOU from switching to an atomic distro?
I tried switching to VanillaOS a month ago. I had a hell of a time getting my niche use-case to work, consisting of using Syncthing to sync my Obsidian notes to a server via Tailscale. Apparently, I had to create a custom VanillaOS image just to install Tailscale? Also, I couldn't get wl-copy to work. Also, docs were out of date and missing.
See notes: https://lemmy.today/post/25622342/14849341
I like Arch because I have control over the system. At least with VanillaOS (not sure about other immutable distros), it seems like I'm supposed to give up control or fight with the system to let me do what I want.
I actually have accidentally bricked my Linux system in the past, but that was a long time ago and I learned from the experience. So it's not a problem I currently have.
I still haven't gotten to doing this, but actually, I was thinking the locked down nature of VanillaOS might be fine for my parents. They currently only use their Mac for browsing the web and not much else. Seems like VanillaOS might be a good fit for users that don't have very demanding computing needs.
United States: How do the Chinese and Russians fall for such obvious government propaganda!?!
Also United States: OMG, my favorite show CSI: Miami Law Blue Bloods Unit is on! OMG, my favorite movie is on Cop Show, but With More CGI and Colorful Costumes!
All of the apps I use play very nice with scaling ... with the exception of apps...
Sssssssssoooo... it sounds like not all of the apps you use work with scaling?
I'm typing this message on my Dell XPS 13 9310. I'm really happy with it, specifically the 9310 model, not other models.
- The volume, screen brightness, and keyboard brightness buttons all work great.
- Bluetooth and wifi work great.
- Touchpad and touchpad gestures work great. It's also a decent size.
- The FHD display has no scaling issues with any apps or any distros.
- The keyboard and overall build quality feel nice.
The one thing that doesn't work great is the webcam. It turns on and captures video... except it's really dark. Although, I haven't tried running Wangblows on this, so maybe it's Dell's fault for picking bad hardware. Anyway, I just use an Opal Tadpole webcam and that works great. Happy to answer any questions about this laptop! I use Arch, btw, with GNOME. Zoom, Google Meet, Discord video calls and screen sharing all work as well.
If you're serious about this requirement:
DPI/screen resolution doesn’t cause scaling issues
then I would avoid Framework. I recently sold mine after daily driving it for about 1 year. My biggest complaint was the high DPI display. It will 100% cause scaling issues. You will have blurry apps and/or tiny text, 100%. People will suggest that you add a ton of config or switch distros—neither of which will actually 100% solve the issue—or use different apps—which you can't always because alternatives may not exist. If you want to use arbitrary software like hexchat which is GTK2, DO NOT buy a Framework laptop. 🙅
I love the little cultural differences here. In the US, our old traditional saying of "grab 'em by the pussy" means you're fit to be president. But I guess other countries interpret this as sexual harassment. 🤷 😭
at least a few will pause and realize, “Wait, other countries have higher standards...”
Nice thought, but too generous. If you're not England, France, or maybe Germany, then we consider you a third world country. (Incorrectly!)
If anything, this will piss them off more: "How dare these third world countries reject the world's best food?!"
Everyone says they’d love having a small phone, then buy something else when it’s time to spend money.
I own a Palm Phone, a Unihertz Jelly, an iPhone 13 Mini, a Light Phone 2. Although, from that line up only the iPhone 13 Mini is viable. The rest of the phones come with other issues...
I also don't have heavy phone usage, so battery life isn't really a problem for me.
For example... I could play the sound of an eagle and that could be telling your Eco or Google Home device to unlock your doors.
Oh, damn! Cool!
Ah, yes. I remember the summer we had Google Chome. Then Google killed it off, like they always do, and they relaunched/rebranded it as Chrome.