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I am excited about all the changes coming to our DEs! (self.linux)
submitted 1 year ago by InternetCitizen2 to c/[email protected]
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I like to watch videos published by Nick from The Linux Experiment. In the latest video he talks about the developments in the new Cosmic, The quality of life touches and polishing of KDE, and the apps coming to gnome (like snoop). It is all really cool and I can't wait to try them all :)

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's so nice to be excited about my OS again. I remember as a kid, I used to be really excited about Windows updates. People were cynical about Microsoft even back then, but I remained loyal to Windows for years.

Only last year did I finally move to Linux as my OS (although I still use Windows for gaming). Since then every following Linux news is always exciting. New versions of distros, desktop environments and software always bring interesting improvements.

Meanwhile on the Windows side, most noticeable updates just bring more ads, tracking, forced Edge recommendations and forced logins. Ironically the last Windows feature I remember being genuinely excited for was WSL 2.

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

I just realized this a few days ago. This is a very big reason why i'll be keep using linux.

POV:

Linux: lets goo there are new updates

Windows: there are new updates... please no more AI and edge...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

The other thing is just how much I hate Windows Update. I can tolerate most parts of Windows, but WU is objectively terrible. It's incredibly slow, requires multiple restarts (sometimes forced!) amd sometimes fails with random errors that are impossible to troubleshoot.

It goes without saying that most Linux package managers work incredibly well in comparison.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

@TrustingZebra
Iirc windows can open archives without an external program now, even tarballs, so that's something...

Not that I plan on using modern versions of windows if I can help it, but still
@InternetCitizen2

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Laughs in his never changing xfce 😄 I enjoy reading about the other DEs changes as well tho!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Looks great, I used the wallpaper myself for a while. What theme/icons do you use?

Here is mine: https://iili.io/JdPVmdb.png

[–] vector_zero 2 points 1 year ago

Lol, it looks vaguely like old gnome

[–] Presi300 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't wait for xfce on Wayland

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

To be honest, one of the reasons I switched from KDE (after 15+ years of using it) was the better X support on xfce. I use an nvidia card, so before I switch to wayland support for nvidia drivers has to be much much better.

[–] Presi300 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm on AMD and have 3 monitors with 3 different resolutions and 3 different refresh rates, so X11 just doesn't work for me

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's a good reason indeed. I have three monitors myself but all the same refresh rate so it's all good on that end.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah it's great, It's never been a better time to be a Linux user. There's always something to look forward to and we get more support every year. I'm going to give cosmic a shot when they release it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Definetly. f.e. Plasma 6 is very exciting.

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

@GenBlob @InternetCitizen2 It's your first line for me 🥰😍💞 #linuxuser

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

I'm even more excited about the Ticket Booth app, because even if/when I use streaming services, if I like a show I'll end up torrenting for archival purposes.

I don't trust that this content will be available on these platforms forever, so it really means a lot for me to have such a nice app to keep track of what I watched / liked / want to watch

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

can't wait for kde6

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

xfce5

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

xfce 4.20 first

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

Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

the latest video

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.

[–] InternetCitizen2 6 points 1 year ago

Thanks :)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is "good bot" a thing on Lemmy?

[–] Dremor 3 points 1 year ago

It is now.

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

Can't wait for me to fully utilize the refresh rate of my ultrawide without it being limited by my 4K monitor