this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2023
233 points (94.6% liked)

linuxmemes

21466 readers
1578 users here now

Hint: :q!


Sister communities:


Community rules (click to expand)

1. Follow the site-wide rules

2. Be civil
  • Understand the difference between a joke and an insult.
  • Do not harrass or attack members of the community for any reason.
  • Leave remarks of "peasantry" to the PCMR community. If you dislike an OS/service/application, attack the thing you dislike, not the individuals who use it. Some people may not have a choice.
  • Bigotry will not be tolerated.
  • These rules are somewhat loosened when the subject is a public figure. Still, do not attack their person or incite harrassment.
  • 3. Post Linux-related content
  • Including Unix and BSD.
  • Non-Linux content is acceptable as long as it makes a reference to Linux. For example, the poorly made mockery of sudo in Windows.
  • No porn. Even if you watch it on a Linux machine.
  • 4. No recent reposts
  • Everybody uses Arch btw, can't quit Vim, and wants to interject for a moment. You can stop now.
  •  

    Please report posts and comments that break these rules!


    Important: never execute code or follow advice that you don't understand or can't verify, especially here. The word of the day is credibility. This is a meme community -- even the most helpful comments might just be shitposts that can damage your system. Be aware, be smart, don't fork-bomb your computer.

    founded 1 year ago
    MODERATORS
     
    top 28 comments
    sorted by: hot top controversial new old
    [–] electrona 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Also no dark mode on SQL Server Management Studio as well.

    [–] Thunderwolf 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

    Not sure when they added it, but you can get dark mode on it. The path for me: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 19\Common7\IDE the file you need to modify is ssms.pkgundef and the line has a comment above it that says //Remove Dark Theme

    Just comment the line. Boom

    Edit: I have a very new edition of ssms (some version of 19) so YMMV

    [–] electrona 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    I saw a tutorial that showed that. Problem is I don't have permission to that folder. Work computer.

    [–] spacesweedkid27 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Ngl also one argument against Windows is that the user doesn't have full control on the file system by default.

    I can't just remove Edge for example, I have to use a script which disables it, but the space will never be freed.

    [–] electrona 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    I run Linux everywhere but work for that reason. Don't worry, I asked work, but got denied. 😞

    [–] MinFapper 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Try seeing if you can switch to Linux. I didn't expect to succeed while working at Microsoft, but I haven't had to use Windows in over a year now.

    [–] Turtle 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Wait, are you saying you work at Microsoft and they let you use Linux?

    [–] MinFapper 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Yep. I presume the people in the Windows org have to use Windows, But I work in the Azure org, where people are pretty gung ho about Linux.

    [–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Counterpoint: at least it's not Windows 11. I don't care if it's prettier if it's less functional and more buggy. Plus, I hear it steals design cues and features from KDE, although it seems that stealing commonplace features from Linux Desktop Environments is think that's been ongoing, if I remember correctly.

    [–] alokir 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Win11 start menu is KDE with slower search and less functionality.

    [–] Gumus 5 points 1 year ago

    Ignore start menu, use Wox/PowerToys Run + Everything and enjoy instantaneous search in applications, files, settings and other features.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    They brought back the bug where if you change your monitor configuration (by unplugging a laptop from a dock), some windows will be off-screen. Windows 10 used to have a workaround for that: Alt+Tab until that window is focused, then Win+Arrows to move it back into the visibile area.

    But not on windows 11 because for some asinine reason it stops rendering those off-screen applications. The preview in the Alt+Tab menu is empty and killing the application is all you can do unless that specific application has a way to minimize to tray. It's absolutely infuriating.

    [–] bread 1 points 1 year ago

    That's really weird, I upgraded to Windows 11 in the hope that was fixed with the 'better' window management, and I haven't had the same issue at all since upgrading. Probably explains why it's so hard to fix bugs in windows, if things get fixed for some but worse for others

    [–] baascus 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Recently switch to Mac for work and couldn’t be happier. Well, unless Linux becomes an option 🥸

    [–] nomadjoanne 1 points 1 year ago

    Yeah I'd definitely choose Mac over Windows if I had to not use Linux. Although switching back and forth from the Mac keyboard to a "normal" keyboard on Linux would wig me out.

    [–] possiblylinux127 7 points 1 year ago

    Just use a vm

    [–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Literally me right now

    Sad thing is, i can't ask IT for Linux, because i AM the IT but my other colleges don't want to use Linux....

    [–] Reygle 1 points 1 year ago

    You're IT? Then why not both? Take your Windows PC, power it up headless and RDP it from a Linux machine.

    [–] Tenthrow 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    That's why I use whatever I want and remote into my work machine to do the things I can't get away with on my personal one.

    [–] PutangInaMo 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    That doesn't sound problematic at all

    [–] bread 2 points 1 year ago

    I can hear our compliance officer having an aneurysm now

    [–] jcg 5 points 1 year ago

    Just run windows in a VM on Linux or the other way around so you can still use Linux features. Or WSL if you like selling your soul to Microsoft

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

    I have a bunch of consoles that I use at work. Most of them use windows. There are two tho that use gnu/Linux. They're used exclusively to run Matlab 🤦

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

    I just got a BSOD the other day. Haven't seen one of those things in a while.

    It gave me a link which told me to just search for how to fix a BSOD on some windows computer help tool (wait, what I have a BSOD) which then sent me to another link...cool.

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

    Mmmm can't forget the favorite web browser for all EDGE!

    [–] aggelalex 1 points 1 year ago

    Make that 45 for me 😞

    [–] Little8Lost 1 points 1 year ago

    at least it is not 11. But i agree with the other comment, try to ask if linux is possible

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

    The only good thing is it means i can use Visual Studio