• db2@lemmy.world
    2·
    18 minutes ago

    My dream is the Linux kernel with the BeOS/Haiku filesystem and display system on top. It could easily put Wayland to shame and gaming would be pretty awesome.

    My other dream is Haiku having as much hardware and software support as modern Linux. Imagine running a version of qemu kvm on an os that already screams.

    Neither will happen but I can still wish.

    • BartyDeCanter@piefed.socialOPEnglish
      1·
      10 minutes ago

      It’s still somewhat early days, but you might want to check out https://v-os.dev/

      I’ve also been playing with Haiku on an old laptop and it’s pretty decent as a daily driver for the basics.

  • sit@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    9·
    1 hour ago

    Meanwhile I’m looking up the command to update pihole every patch. was it —up, -update, —update, or -up? Or was it just up?

    If you know more than 3 commands I’m paying my sincere respects to you smart, kind, gay sir. 🫡

    • gole@lemmy.zip
      1·
      33 minutes ago

      You should try “the fuck”. Wrong command? Just type fuck! It will fix itself. 100% AI free.

    • remotelove@lemmy.ca
      2·
      35 minutes ago

      Flags have always been poorly standardized outside of system apps and tools. Generally, -u should equal --update (and depending on how the app was written, may warn for --up: “Did you mean --update?”) Single tick flags are generally combinable: -ua or -ls. I have seen long single tick flags somewhere, but can’t remember where. (Your -update example.) Various python libraries than handle flags have helped a ton with getting people to use the same patterns, so that is nice.

      You just summed up my first experience with systemd many years ago.

      systemctl != sysctl. Both somehow got wedged into the same index in my brain and took years for me to correct. On top of that, <service> <action> was reversed to <action> <service>. (Or was it the other way around?)

      I was convinced from my first experience with systemd that the person who wrote it was the purest form of evil. (It’s leveled out a bit over the years, so it’s tolerable to use these days. Still not a fan though.)

  • inari@piefed.zipEnglish
    191·
    3 hours ago

    I feel like the meme got it backwards. People fussing over WMs in the middle, while newbies and veterans just using whatever comes by default on Fedora

    • otacon239@lemmy.world
      2·
      44 minutes ago

      The whole idea of someone not being sure if they want to use Linux while having an aversion to systemd, a system they likely don’t even have full context for, is just bizarre.

      You’re either new and don’t know what you want or you’re someone who already knows well enough if Linux is for you or not, and likely exactly which version you want to use.

      • DFX4509B@lemmy.wtfEnglish
        1·
        12 minutes ago

        Someone could just read into it regardless of what OS they’re on and decide from there if they want systemd or not.

      • BartyDeCanter@piefed.socialOPEnglish
        1·
        38 minutes ago

        Exactly. The only thing a new user is really going to care about or even notice is if their hardware is well supported in first install and that the desktop environment feels like what they are used to. All of the fighting about things like systemd, snap, flatpak, deb vs rpm, etc are somewhere between a distraction and scary sounding words.

    • TheGoldenV@lemmy.world
      1·
      57 minutes ago

      I know you’re trying to be helpful, but I clicked the link, sure that I was ready. Now I’m scared again.

      I’ve got a laptop to give it a go. Gonna save the good files and let err rip. It always comes down to just wanting something that works. I really would rather learn something else with my limited spare time.

      Still scared. Getting closer to making the switch every day though.