CalicoJack

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[–] CalicoJack 3 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Yup. It's a very manual install that'll let you screw it up, so it's gained that reputation. But it really isn't bad if you follow the wiki (or have done it before).

[–] CalicoJack 10 points 2 years ago

And in the case of these Macs, the SSD is also soldered. So you're screwed when you wear it out with the excessive swapping.

[–] CalicoJack 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Ordeal of the bitter water" is what you're looking for, from the Book of Numbers I think. But good luck, extremists are happy to ignore scripture that doesn't fit their narrative.

[–] CalicoJack 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The Arch Linux Wiki is an incredible resource, even if you're running another distro. Most of it is pretty universal (other than specific commands like the package manager), and it explains how everything functions and fits together. If I'm troubleshooting, it's always my first stop.

[–] CalicoJack -1 points 2 years ago

I'd call that a downgrade from CLI pacman and yay (AUR). They're already simple to use.

[–] CalicoJack 4 points 2 years ago (5 children)

If we want to get normies into FOSS and Linux, we'd be much better off supporting something like Mint. It doesn't have the same name recognition (yet), but it's even more beginner friendly and operates more like a typical distro. Sure Ubuntu is fine, but it'll teach newbies stuff the Canonical Way.

[–] CalicoJack 6 points 2 years ago

Pirating is way easier than it used to be, you just can't expect torrents to be grabbed immediately. Modern setups like an *arr stack with a bunch of configured trackers (or even better, usenet) will find basically anything you want, trash included, with enough seeds to avoid stalls. The niche stuff might need to run for a day or two, but it'll finish.

[–] CalicoJack 4 points 2 years ago

You should be fine on basically anything. I have a similar-spec machine running Arch with KDE and it's rock solid.

[–] CalicoJack 11 points 2 years ago

That's obvious. If he had ever opened the Bible, he might remember the section about containing infectious diseases (Leviticus 13). The Word of God says you're supposed to cover your face and social distance/quarantine to prevent outbreaks.

[–] CalicoJack 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you want to "upgrade" a bit, sewing needles work much better than toothpicks. And they're almost as cheap.

[–] CalicoJack 9 points 2 years ago

It sounds like the entire video team left in solidarity, so I'm pretty certain Frost is gone. The parent company probably retains the "Cold Take" branding, but it'll be somebody else if they keep it running. And it'll be awful.

[–] CalicoJack 8 points 2 years ago

And if it doesn't, yay does. While also triggering pacman updates at the same time.

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