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The dumbification of package management in Linux

November 25, 2021 The dumbification of package management in Linux2021-11-30T11:29:42+01:00 No Comment bugs, debian, idiocy, kde, linux, packages, pop

This was bound to happen. When a bunch of smart idiots (sic!), and all kinds of narcissistic, arrogant YouTube icons and influencers are more important than the other people, this…

Adventures in Linux Ep. 5: The gaiety of having the choice

June 30, 2021 Adventures in Linux Ep. 5: The gaiety of having the choice2021-07-01T19:41:28+01:00 6 Comments arch, debian, fedora, GNOME, kde, kubuntu, linux, lite, manjaro, mint, mx, openSUSE, pop, Red Hat, solus, ubuntu, void, XFCE, xubuntu

As I mentioned recently, I don't recommend any Linux distro specifically, because someone's preferences are determined by their hardware and software needs, their tastes regarding UX or ergonomics, and other…

I tried to understand GNOME, and I failed at COSMIC tiling too; could I have some MATE again?

April 19, 2021 I tried to understand GNOME, and I failed at COSMIC tiling too; could I have some MATE again?2021-08-17T10:36:17+01:00 bugs, GNOME, linux, MATE (desktop), pop, tiling, ubuntu

Against any logic, and mostly out of esthetic and usability curiosity, I wanted to try GNOME. Not version 40 yet, but 3·38 in Pop!_OS, with the tiling manager Pop Shell…

Béranger on What you need to know when using my custom AlmaLinux 9.4 KDE ISOIn the section We need to talk about unarchivers, I mentioned the need to use the CERT Forensics Tools repository
Béranger on SPECIAL: Epic disappointments with Linux (not for the mentally retarded)A long overdue comment on my previous complaint regarding the use of the colon in openSUSE's repos. Here's the complaint:
Béranger on Nu, Nicușor Dan nu a rezolvat problema de clasa a patra! Actualizare: ba da!Am completat cu prezentarea celor 3 soluții pe care Nicușor Dan le-a ilustrat într-un filmuleț. Am avut comentarii, ca de
Robert D on Nu, Nicușor Dan nu a rezolvat problema de clasa a patra! Actualizare: ba da!15625d + 6242 soluția problemei celor 5 pisici. Unde d€Z. Raționamentul, la fel ca la cea cu Gogu, Ghiță, …
Béranger on It’s time I said something against Ukraine (another long read)Kyiv Post: Ukraine continues advancing into Russia's Kursk region. “Today, we control an area of over 1,300 square kilometers in
Béranger on It’s time I said something against Ukraine (another long read)Politico: Zelenskyy suffers huge backlash as reshuffle triggers power-grab accusations: Martial law, which remains in effect while Ukraine battles Russia's
Béranger on Pavel Durov: criminal, martyr, or double agent?Politico: France’s hunt for Telegram CEO Pavel Durov: The inside story. What a huge BS! As Pavel Durov just said,
Béranger on It’s time I said something against Ukraine (another long read)CNN, today: Exclusive: Ukraine army chief reveals the strategy behind Kursk incursion: Russia had been planning to launch a new
Béranger on It’s time I said something against Ukraine (another long read)Al Jazeera's Inside Story: Are Russia and NATO's 'red lines' in Ukraine's war shifting? (Sep. 4, 2024) Guests: - Dmitry
Béranger on It’s time I said something against Ukraine (another long read)AMLO is not a bad guy (I watched a couple of his speeches), except for his siding with Putin. Russia's
edel on It’s time I said something against Ukraine (another long read)Never said "I support Russia". I said I understand the position the took after the US decided to go full
Béranger on It’s time I said something against Ukraine (another long read)1. Catalonia is a province of a country that officially is not a federation, but by all standards, it is.
edel on It’s time I said something against Ukraine (another long read)I guess we won't come anything close to a consensus here; 1) True, those provinces have no legitimate right for
Béranger on It’s time I said something against Ukraine (another long read)Let me reiterate what you refuse to understand. Even if Russia were justified to feel threatened by Ukraine's “subordination” to
Béranger on It’s time I said something against Ukraine (another long read)Speaking of Zelenskyy having sacked many high officials, here's a major government reset. Several Ukrainian ministers had submitted their resignation,
Béranger on Pavel Durov: criminal, martyr, or double agent?Kyiv Post: Durov’s Arrest Is About Telegram as Russian Weapon, Not Free Speech (opinion by Ivana Stradner and Jason Jay
edel on It’s time I said something against Ukraine (another long read)I had listened hours of different historian sources on the origins of Ukraine... and let's say... it's complicated as it
Béranger on It’s time I said something against Ukraine (another long read)Funny thing, two allies of Moscow have congratulated Ukraine on the Independence Day! On Saturday, August 24, the Iranian Ministry
Béranger on It’s time I said something against Ukraine (another long read)I'm sorry to say, but I cannot convey to you all the information I gathered from living in Eastern Europe
Béranger on It’s time I said something against Ukraine (another long read)I'm not sure that you're really aware of what Putin and his acolytes are saying. Source... all those 10,000 times