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What would an ENSH*TTIFIED Linux distro look like?
Just for fun, I decided to try and imagine what a Linux distro would look like if it got hit by the enshittification stick that seems to affect every digital product of service these days.
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01:25 Big Tech Linux
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03:41 Privacy Invasion
04:17 Ads are coming
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06:39 Tiering up
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#steamdeck #steam #linuxgaming
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01:43 What I wanted from this SteamOS Console
02:48 Console in name only
04:39 The specs
06:03 SteamOS / HoloISO: not easy
11:40 Performance: top notch
14:10 Not worth it, but I love it!
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Fix for AMD GPU bad performance https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=271286
I went for a Micro ATX PC, which means that, yes, it doesn't look like a console, but it was easy to install the GPU, it has ample room for cooling, and it sort of fits in my TV cabinet, so who cares. It's a Tuxedo Cube.
So here I have an intel core i7 12700,. I have 32Gigs of 3200Mhz RAM, I have a 1TB PCIE4 SSD, with a 750W modular power supply. For the GPU, I got a Radeon 6650XT off Amazon for 300 euros.
The total cost is a bit less than 1400β¬, which isn't cheap.
On it, I installed HoloISO, which had issues:
First, the default kernel they pick doesn't work with a lot of hardware, it lacks support for a bunch of things, so I had no Wifi and no Bluetooth support. Fortunately, they also ship with the holoiso kernel, which is more mainline, and does support a lot more things. You can select it during boot, with GRUB.
So I turned to the controversial Grub customizer, that's a graphical app that lets you tweak your grub boot options. HoloISO, like SteamOS, is based on Arch, but they don't really ship a correct pacman config with the correct repos, so I had to manually edit the pacman config to add the necessary repos to it, and then run a full system update, followed by the install of Grub Customizer.
And it flat out didn't work, it couldn't open the grub config file. That's because that file is preconfigured with conditions to boot with specific options on certain devices. I just commented all these conditions, and then Grub Customizer managed to open the file, and I could set the HoloISO kernel as the default boot option.
All games ran at 720P max. Of course, a simple web search gave me the answer, it's because SteamOS is meant for the steam deck, but you can change all that in the game's properties to select the max resolution you'll allow.
Then, the performance was horrible. I couldn't manage 1080p60 in Spiderman at medium details, Jedi Fallen Order had to run at 768p on medium to even get close to 60FPS, it was a mess, and this system should have been able to give me a lot more.
After a few hours of looking online, I found a solution: some AMD cards on Linux run in low power mode by default, and don't move to full power when you need them to.
But how's the performance then? Well, I can play virtually everything at least at 1440P, max settings at a smooth 60FPS.
I've completed a full playthrough of Spiderman, also running at 1440p high settings, upscaled to 4K through in game FSR. I've played about 13h of Cyberpunk at max details, 1440p upscaled to 4K through the in game FSR, with sharpness turned to the max, and it maintains 60FPS no problem, even when driving around in the city.
I played about a third of Red Dead Redemption 2, also running at 1440p, high settings, upscaled to 4K through HoloISO, at a smooth 60 fps as well. Everything can run at 4K High details, from 50 to 60 FPS.
And so this makes this console a better performer than a PS5, because PS5 rarely runs AAA games at 4K60, generally, if you want 4K high details, you're using quality mode, and you're running at 30FPS, not 60.
The performance mode on PS5 generally runs games at 1440p, and either medium or high details.
Cost wise, compared to a PS5, it's very expensive for a marginal visual improvement. And yet, I love it, and I plan to play everything I can on this and not on the PS5.
Because it runs Linux, and I love Linux. It also works with an Xbox controller, which I prefer to the dualsense 5. Also, my game library is mostly in Steam these days. I can also start a playthrough on my TV, and then pick up my Steam Deck, make sure my saves are synced, and go play on that outside, or in bed, or on holidays.
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HDR on Linux, AMD beats Apple Silicon, Microsoft Edge abuse: Linux & Open Source News
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00:29 Sponsor: Stream any OS or app to your browser with Kasm Workspaces
01:14 HDR, VRR and color management on Linux
02:36 AMD unveils Apple Silicon-killer chips
04:28 Microsoft's dominant position abuses continue
06:12 Linux Mint 21.2 will go further on appearance changes
07:37 Fedora Onyx, the immutable Fedora Budgie
09:04 GNOME Weekly News
09:53 KDE Plasma 6 revamps panel editing
10:56 elementary OS News
12:06 Gaming News: Wine 8.7, 9000 games on Deck
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HDR, VRR and color management on Linux
https://emersion.fr/blog/2023/hdr-hackfest-wrap-up/
Microsoft's dominant position abuses continue
https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-windows-google-chrome-feature-broken-edge-1850392901
AMD unveils Apple Silicon-killer chips
Linux Mint 21.2 will go further on appearance changes
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4513
Fedora Onyx, the immutable Fedora Budgie
https://linuxiac.com/fedora-onyx-an-immutable-os-with-budgie-desktop/
GNOME Weekly News
https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2023/05/twig-94/
KDE Plasma 6 revamps panel editing
https://pointieststick.com/2023/04/28/this-week-in-kde-the-bug-slaughterfest-continues/
elementary OS news
https://blog.elementary.io/updates-for-april-2023/
Gaming News: Wine 8.7, 9000 games on Deck
9000 Games (Verified and Playable) on the Steam Deck with a Heavy Focus on Validating Games from 2021 and
Itβs time! As you know based on our previous analysis, every month and a half or a bit more (in this case over two months) thereβs a 1000 new games added to the list of Verified and Playable games on the Steam Deck.Ekianjo
PROTON 8.0 is now OUT to play Windows games on Linux #SHORT
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/releases
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Releases Β· ValveSoftware/Proton
Compatibility tool for Steam Play based on Wine and additional components - ValveSoftware/ProtonGitHub
How to use MASTODON: the COMPLETE GUIDE (join, use, find people to follow, etiquette...)
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#mastodon #fediverse #socialmedia
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01:31 What is Mastodon, really?
03:07 How to create a Mastodon account?
05:45 How to access Mastodon
07:07 How to use Mastodon
10:11 How to interact with people
12:48 Learn Mastodon Etiquette
14:24 Find people to follow
15:55 The Fediverse
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Mastodon is a platform comparable to Twitter, but open source, and made of plenty of servers, that talk to each other to form a single social network
So, how do you join? Well the first step is to pick a server. You have a handy short list on joinmastodon.com/servers.
Let's look at the interface. The first thing is your profile. To edit and complete it, just tap your user photo, and click the edit button.
You can also add links to your various other socials, and you'll notice that's where you can be verified. This implies having your own website: you copy a link to your mastodon profile into the code of your website, and you add the link to your website in your mastodon profile, and it will show up in green with a checkmark.
By default, your timeline, in the "home" tab on the mobile app will show posts from everyone you follow. The "search tab" lets you look for people to follow.
Then you have your post button, the black button at the bottom.
Finally, you get your notifications tab.
n mastodon, you have 3 timelines: your home, where you'll only see posts from people or hashtags that you follow, you have the local timeline, which is your community, all the people on YOUR specific server, and you have the federated timeline, which is a giant dump of everything that everyone has posted everywhere. I never use the latter, personally, but you might have a use for it.
When looking at what someone has posted, you have a few options. You can reply, you can boost, which is exactly like a retweet on Twitter: you're posting to your followers the message you're boosting, as is, without any commentary. Then you can "favorite" a post, which is that little star button.
Now, if you want to write a post, then you just hit the "post button" on the mobile app, or you start writing on the left column on the desktop.
Posts have a character limit, that your server sets. By default, it's 500, but it can be more or less.
You can add hashtags like on Twitter, by just typing the hashtag symbol, and you can mention people by typing the @ symbol.
Of course, you can embed images, you can also add polls with up to 4 options, and you can add content warnings. These are basically a filter that will hide the content of your post behind blur and some text. People will only see the text you wrote in the content warning, and if they want to see the actual post, they can click on it.
Finally, you can also pick who will see your post, either only the people you mention, which is the only way to make a direct message on mastodon, all your followers, or everyone.
You can edit your posts.
When writing posts, if you add an image, use the description, and fill it in.
Second, use content warnings liberally. Third, use the "sensitive content" filter for images liberally as well.
If you had a Twitter account, use Movetodon: you login with your twitter account, then your mastodon account, and it will look at your Twitter follows, find the ones that are on mastodon, and offer you to follow them individually, or follow them all in one click.
You can also use the local timeline, using the "local" tab on the web, or in the Search, then Community tab on the mobile app.
Next is using hashtags: you can follow hashtags on mastodon. Click on the hashtag, and then on the follow button.
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01:49 The EU is looking into TikTok for GDPR breaches
03:25 Tumblr will join the Fediverse, Flickr thinking about it as well
05:04 Fedora reveals what their new installer looks like
06:36 WSL out of beta with GPU and graphical app support
07:52 iCloud on Windows has a major security problem
09:05 Cinnamon 5.6 polishes Mint's desktop environment
10:37 GNOME and KDE weekly updates
12:19 Nintendo goes after JPEGS, Steam Deck wins an award
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The EU is looking into TikTok for GDPR breaches
https://www.engadget.com/tiktok-data-investigation-data-practices-161535147.html
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_22_3823
Tumblr will join the Fediverse, Flickr thinking about it as well
https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/21/tumblr-to-add-support-for-activitypub-the-social-protocol-powering-mastodon-and-other-apps/
https://twitter.com/donmacaskill/status/1594945727255699457
Fedora reveals what their new installer looks like
https://linuxiac.com/first-look-at-the-upcoming-fedora-web-based-installer/
WSL out of beta with GPU and graphical app support
https://news.itsfoss.com/wsl-stable-available/
iCloud on Windows has a major security problem
https://9to5mac.com/2022/11/21/icloud-for-windows-photos-videos-strangers/
Cinnamon 5.6 polishes Mint's desktop environment
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4424
GNOME and KDE weekly updates
https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2022/11/twig-70/
https://pointieststick.com/2022/11/18/this-week-in-kde-less-rage-inducing-error-messages-in-discover/
https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-welcome
Nintendo goes after JPEGS, Steam Deck wins an award
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/11/nintendo-goes-after-steamgriddb-likely-for-people-doing-emulation-on-steam-deck/
https://linuxgamingcentral.com/posts/valve-introduces-proton-next/
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/11/steam-deck-wins-best-gaming-hardware-at-the-40th-golden-joystick-awards/
Steam Deck wins Best Gaming Hardware at the 40th Golden Joystick Awards
The 40th Golden Joystick Awards present by GamesRadar is over and in the Best Gaming Hardware category, the Steam Deck won.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Mastodon, Peertube, Pixelfed: easily replace Twitter, Instagram and YouTube
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#mastodon #fediverse #socialmedia
00:00 Intro
00:39 Sponsor: Extend the life of your Python applications
01:30 The Fediverse: a network of social networks
04:57 ActivityPub: all your social networks can talk to each other
06:44 How Mastodon works
08:33 How PeerTube works
10:19 How PixelFed works
11:39 Parting thoughts
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List of Fediverse services: https://fediverse.party/en/miscellaneous/
Fediverse is a contraction of Federated Universe. It's basically a very large network of servers that form, well, a social network. But contrary to the ones you might be used to, like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and others, the Fediverse is composed of different services.
The more well known are Mastodon, a Twitter-like microblogging service, PeerTube, a youtube-like platform, or PixelFed, an Instagram-like social network, but there are a TON of others.
Each service is also decentralized, which means there is not one big server farm where everything is hosted: each service is split into instances, basically independent servers, with different goals.
ActivityPub is an open standard, that lets all services on the Fediverse talk to each other. How does that work? Well, in practice, it means you can use your Mastodon app to follow a Peertube channel, or someone that posts pictures on PixelFed, or see new articles from a Wordpress website.
And this goes a bit further: for example, if I comment on Mastodon on a post from Peertube, that comment will also appear on Peertube underneath the video.
Let's start with Mastodon. Mastodon is basically Twitter, but open source and decentralized. It lets you post messages with up to 500 characters, it supports images, videos, polls, content warnings, animated avatar pictures, emojis, links, mentions, hashtags, anything you're used to on Twitter. Mastodon has 1.5 million active users, which might seem small compared to Twitter, but it's more than enough to have interesting conversations with a lot of cool people.
To join Mastodon, all you need to do is pick a server, also called an instance. You can pick any server you like, and it will let you interact with everyone else on any other server.
And then, you can use Mastodon on the web, by typing the address of your instance in your browser, for example, for me, it's mastodon.social, or you can use a mobile app.
Now let's talk about PeerTube. It's a Youtube alternative, although it's much, much smaller. Peertube is also decentralized, being split into different servers, that are federated together, so you can follow people from different instances and still have a complete subscription feed. It also supports ActivityPub, which means you could subscribe to my peerTube channel from a mastodon account, and have a post in your timeline every time I publish a video.
And as a creator, it also lets you sync your youtube channel to it, so you can auto-publish all your videos to Peertube in a few clicks, which is also a great help.
To watch peertube, just type the address of your instance in your browser's URL, for me it's tilvids.com.
Another cool service on the Fediverse is PixelFed. It's basically Instagram, without all the crap they tacked on lately, like reels, or lives. It's just pictures and videos. It's free software, it also uses the ActivityPub standard, so you can follow PixelFed users on Mastodon, for example, and it's ad-free.
It also lets you add filters, just like Instagram, or crop, resize, adding alt text, and you can use hashtags, locations, or create collections, basically photo albums.
Extended Lifecycle Support for Python 2.x
Organizations moving to get ahead of the end of support of Python 2.7 beyond EL7 by mid-2024 timelines need to extend their own product lifecycle and support. Tuxcare ELS for Python is your backport bridge provider.TuxCare
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