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Best distro for linux gaming? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

I believe Batocera itself covers all the consoles you mentioned.

It's also got a pretty nice little UI (very customizable) and it has a really nifty feature where you can pair Bluetooth remotes super easy (basically just put the controller into pairing mode and click "pair Bluetooth controller" and it'll instantly pair).

It also runs like absolute lightning - I'm running my Batocera on a 2012 MacBook Pro and it still runs everything up to PS1 decent frames (which is an achievement for this laptop lol).

To top it off, adding the games is super easy. I just used a flash drive and put the ROMs into their respective folders in the file explorer and it just added the console's icon to the home screen.

YouTube: 5 ads the norm now? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (8 children)

If you're very bothered by the ads, instead of an adblocker you can try out an Ad-blocking DNS. Personally, I use noads.libredns.gr

This will allow them to see all your data though, so I recommend using this method with a reputable VPN.

Dual Booting Windows 11 and Fedora Silverblue / Kinoite - how to shrink my Windows partition and where to go from there? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Thank you so much for the detailed answer 🙏

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Dual Booting Windows 11 and Fedora Silverblue / Kinoite - how to shrink my Windows partition and where to go from there? (kbin.social)

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Hello,
I'm quite new to the idea of dual-booting, and I have a new Lenovo Legion Slim 7 which I would like to dual-boot on.

I definitely know that Thinkpads have better Linux compatibility, but Thinkpads would not meet my main use case for this laptop (hence my choice). It's also got an Nvidia GTX 4060 in it, which will probably not be optimal from what I hear (so any tips on that are much appreciated as well!). At least it has an AMD Ryzen.

That being said, I would love to use Fedora Silverblue / Kinoite alongside Windows. I know the docs say it will come with some difficulties, but I am willing to give it a crack given some of the latest comments on the issue tracker (https://github.com/fedora-silverblue/issue-tracker/issues/284#issuecomment-1869828571).

How would I go about actually shrinking Windows 11 down to make space for Fedora? Is "partitioning" the right word to use here?

It seems there are a million tools out there for this, but I would like to try to avoid extra tools for it unless there is a really reputable and easy-to-use one (just to avoid bloat).

After I shrink the partition, is it then just a matter of running the installer and using automatic partitioning with the unused space left over after shrinking Windows?

I'm a developer, but honestly the simpler you can explain this process, the better (I'm a web developer with very little experience dual-booting anything at all and have no clue how this process should go down).

Thank you!

Edit: I'd also love to know what kind of issues the docs are actually warning about as far as dual-booting. Will Windows wipe the bootloader on update or will Silverblue / Kinoite wipe Windows out somehow? If it's Silverblue wiping Windows out, that may cause me to go with a different distro - but if Windows wipes Silverblue, it'll be annoying but not a deal breaker (I plan to use Silverblue / Kinoite for development exclusively, so everything will be on GitHub).

[Steam] Which lesser known games have you bought or are planning to buy in this sale? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Squad is definitely one of them! Also the Battlefield Collection is on 89% sale (only includes the ones since 2011 tho)

What distros have you tried and thought, "Nope, this one's not for me"? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 29 points 10 months ago

Basic, but Ubuntu. It's got snaps which are slow and generally suck, plus Canonical

Hyperloop’s loss is high-speed rail’s gain | TechCrunch in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] -5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The Shanghai Maglev train has a top speed of 190 mph and is in active daily use. Please tell me more from your "research" how it is unviable despite already existing in one of the densest metro regions in the world

Read this, maybe you'll learn something:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maglev

Best games that can be completed in under ten hours? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

A bit old, but gold: Fate (the dungeon crawler one). It's a bit low-poly by today's standards, but it's so fun and has killer music, lots of spells and weapons, tons of interesting enemies and can be beaten in like 6 hours.

9 days after writing in defence of a Free Palestine, Paul Biggar is dropped from his director role at CircleCI in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 39 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

Between the recent breach and the clear sentiment behind their staff, I really don't know why anyone chooses CircleCI over GitHub / GitLab Actions.

What's your favorite anime opening/OP? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

My favorite opening is probably Akame Ga Kill. Either that, or Angel Beats

Hyperloop’s loss is high-speed rail’s gain | TechCrunch in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Difference is that there are multiple working Maglevs around the world right now (which you can actually ride)

best app for lemmy? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Disclaimer: I use kbin 99% of the time.

That said, I love using Connect when I use Lemmy

60% of Lemmy-instances blocks Threads.net in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Is kbin.social still going to federate?