Just got banned from r/SteamDeck for a single non-spammy comment linking here in a thread specifically about the blackout. Good riddance.
this post was submitted on 14 Jun 2023
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A place to discuss and support all things Steam Deck.
Replacement for r/steamdeck_linux.
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A fair warning, it might be best to try and archive the content and transfer it over to Lemmg instead of leaving the subreddit itself up. Reddit seems to be forcibly reopening communities to stop the blackout, so if one doesn't act soon enough they might be forced out of their own subreddit and lose control.
I would be down for that. Any suggestions as to how I could accomplish this?
No, but I saw a few discussions and links mentioned elsewhere. I suggest trying to find someone more informed on the topic, I'm just trying to spread awareness on the craziness Reddit is trying to pull.
Has reddit actually been reopening subs? Seems like r/videos would have been their first target, but that's still private.
Excellent decision, you have my full support 👍
And my axe
This is one of the few communities I use lemmy for so far, the others are dying and I don't have time yet to post more on my own
I want to point out that Lemmy is actually super active right now, but unfortunately there is a bug in 0.17.4 that stops front pages from updating shortly after the server is restarted, thus resulting in "hot" showing very old posts for example.
I have fixed this issue on https://lemm.ee already, you can check our front page to see fresh posts. The fix will soon land in the main Lemmy codebase as well so other instances can take advantage, you can track the issue here: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/3076
I have also advised other instance admins that regularly restarting their Lemmy server will work as a band-aid workaround until the proper fix is released, so some admins have already implemented this in order to get their post rankings working again (but unfortunately for you, it seems sopuli.xyz has not done this workaround yet).
Does it affect "active" or just "hot"?
It affects active as well unfortunately
I guess that's a good thing and a bad thing - it means Lemmy is really more active than it appears so that's good, but it's also a bad thing because the timing of this bug with so many new users is not good lol
This is so cool; thank u for the hard work ❣️ I personally use the sopuli domain on jerboa app & sort by comment novelty so all's smooth sailings for me ⛵ ^•^ I sort it this way so I can contribute actively :))
Ah, I was wondering why newer posts weren't showing up.
It is pretty unfortunate because that's a rather serious bug, it gives the impression that Lemmy is less active than it actually is which is not great for newer users unaware of the bug.
edit: I'm not sure if it applies to "active" or just "hot", still not great though.
edit 2: Apparently it does apply to "active" as well, interesting.
Let's hope it's patched shortly.
Hey man, I appreciate the information - was wondering why the sorting was borked lately. I’ll keep an eye out for the update and occasionally restart my instance
It seems i chose my server... wisely
Edit: how can i donate to lemm.ee, i guess i should throw in my buck o' five.
I KNEW IT!
Felt super weird seeing posts from over a day old, it's like they haven't changed.
glad to see a reddit moving for good to Lemmy :) Hope more do the same
So to be clear, your a mod at the steam deck Reddit? I only ask because the community icon is different. I think they should be the same to make the transition easier.
No no, I am the mod of r/steamdeck_linux.
Ah ok, sorry about the confusion.
Sorry as well, I should have made it more clear. I mean, the fact that I named this sublemmy steamdeck rather than steamdeck_linux makes it a bit confusing as well.
Is steamdeck_linux a different community from steamdeck?
Yes, this was r/steamdeck_linux's sister community, I set this up around the time I made r/steamdeck_linux .
The subreddit was more for focusing on helping people use the Linux side of the Steam Deck.
This community, however, can be more broad, but it's the reason there's a Tux in the icon.
So how is Linux on Steam Deck? Can I do all my devvy things? VSCode, Go, NPM, Docker, etc
Yeah, for sure. You likely will want to unlock root, and disable read only fs, to do so, but its basically a modified Arch. You can even install other distros if you feel so inclined.
One thing to note is that SteamOS updates are known to break pacmans package db.
You can stretch SteamOS's capabilities out a little bit, but I wouldn't get too serious about it. The OS partition(s) don't have a lot of space, everything gets bounced back to start with every OS upgrade, and between SteamOS upgrades its Arch signing keys get pretty badly out of date.
I dunno how long it takes for the Deck's particular drivers to upstream to "real distros". Arch may already be there, Debian is probably not.
Yeah I guess at a certain point (carrying keyboard mouse around with the Deck), you're better off just using a laptop
I don’t think so! I have an iclever portable keyboard that fits in my pocket even. Very portable companion to a device who’s purpose it to be “pocket” (more like small sling-bag) sized.
Link to the keyboard I use if curious: https://a.co/d/66lmyTl
Nice! I can dev on the toilet now
@nii236 Do you dev on the Deck?
I'm a filthy Australian so I still can't buy it in stores here... :(
I haven't heard anyone call them sublemmys before. I think I like it!
Cool! I hadn’t heard of the _linux sub, but I’m glad to see a Steam deck community on Lemmy.
@Moxvallix thanks for taking care of all this
no worries. its great to see the community is flourishing in a place that isnt reddit.
@Moxvallix yea, indeed. The Fediverse keeps surprising me as well 😁 guess that's what happens when people have choices.
I fully support this
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