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WINE / PlayOnLinux in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Lutris seems to offer a lot of easy setups for games, but I want to use some windows apps from my own installation files, and it seems to be not very intuitive

Doctors, what was some of your worst patients? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Lookup the phrase “Swamps of Degobah”

will ad-blockers in chromium follow suit when chrome discontinues them? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ah ok. So they just want to eliminate the entire concept of ad blocking. Kinda desperate act.

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will ad-blockers in chromium follow suit when chrome discontinues them? (lemmy.world)
 

Hey all, I was about to setup uBlock Origin in chromium, when I saw the notice that it may soon be ended due to not following best practices, etc. I looked this up and some articles and posts state that Chrome is discontinuing content blockers / ad blockers soon. Will this apply to the chromium app in Linux?

Other than for testing purposes, my usage of Chromium is for the ability to make some sites into webApps. I just like some to be isolated with their own window and icon. The standard response I see to pretty much anyone is that they should switch to Firefox and stop wanting the webApp. I saw some comments that Firefox does not and will not implement webApps due to some security issues (?? not sure why). I don't understand how it is difficult just make a standalone window with a custom icon choice. I see no reason that has to compromise anything at all, but I am not a developer.

I'm getting off-track here. So, is Chromium going to go the way Google wants it to go for Chrome? It was my understanding that Chromium is kind of an offshoot and not just up to Google in terms of its course. Will we be able to use extensions that Google doesn't want, and have to get them from a new repository instead of the chrome web store?

Any insight on this would be appreciated, thanks.

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Is there a dock that responds to touch screen movement? (lemmy.world)
 

Hey, so I know you can tap on a dock icon to launch the app, but when the dock is more than full and requires scrolling to shift the icons, this still cannot be done with the touch screen, based on docks I have tested. I tried the built in docks in Gnome on Pop, Ubuntu, and also Plank. None respond to an attempted drag via the touch screen.

Are there any less widely known ones that do? Are there any plans to bring this functionality to the dock in Gnome?

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Want to manage music on an old school iPod (lemmy.world)
 

Hey folks,

So, I have an old school iPod I got from someone it’s sweet and I want to put my music on it. Is there a decent app in Linux that will be able to do the sync of music? Or is it able to be just copied to like an external drive?

KDE Global Theme is still not truly global in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah no I got that. I. Ever said anything about complexity being inconsistent I merely stated it is what I appreciate most in theming.

KDE Global Theme is still not truly global in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I hear that. I used to be heavily into theming/skinning my desktop back when Windows XP hit the scene, but nowadays I just like something consistent. I guess I’ll probably test it out on one of my testing units and see if I like it.

KDE Global Theme is still not truly global in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

Is Kvantum worth using?

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WINE / PlayOnLinux (www.playonlinux.com)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Hello all, In a previous installation I was able to successfully use PlayOnLinux to run a few Windows apps. My most recent system, though, is not liking it. Currently on Kubuntu 24.04

WINE is present and up to date. However, when I tried to install PON from either Discover, or using APT, the app crashes immediately. I never even get to the GUI. I read on the page for the app in Discover, numerous others complain about this exact problem.

Anyone know about this and how to resolve it?

I included the link to the app's website because there are numerous versions and it states you need to use the correct one. I don't know what those different variables mean, so could someone please advise? (deb files, Cosmic, Trusty, Bionic, Xenial.... etc. I don't understand these).

https://www.playonlinux.com/en/download.html

Thank you to anyone who can assist.

The Best way to switch to Linux is to NOT in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So you’ve just posted your personal choices as though they were THE way to go. There are countless alternatives for everything. Just making that clear.

[Edited]Do you noticed when someone write or work with the left hand? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Okay I’ll be the hero and say it since nobody yet has:

I don’t see the world through that lens.

Takes a bow, fends off photographers.

Do you approve sex work? Why or why not? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well I was trying to talk about reality and not fantasy.

Do you approve sex work? Why or why not? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

I think the opposite. I think sex work as it exists mostly now, wouldn’t be like this in an ideal world. But in an ideal world everything is perfect. So let’s say a world that has ideal economics, people don’t have to resort to this as an act of desperation. But even in such a world, surely there are lonely people? Or people who are just extremely unlucky in love? Or those who don’t have a lifestyle that fits with a long-term relationship? Or those who would like but aren’t ready? The list goes on. One constant that remains in 99.99% of us is one of the most fundamental primal instincts we have - to procreate. This is why food and sex are so enjoyable. Because evolution has led to these things being so great since the genes responsible for that enjoyment have thrived the most and allowed our species to thrive as a whole.

So I think in a world with ideal economics, where everyone can survive and live in health regardless of their luck or opportunities, there will still always be those individuals who crave intimacy and deserve it just as much as anyone. That is where sex workers would be vital.

Literally not different from any kind of therapeutic practitioner.

I'm working on a screenplay for a remake of Castaway, but I'm considering not using a volleyball this time. Give me your best casting ideas for which inanimate object should play Wilson. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

A dildo.

Energy efficiency of Linux compared to other, typically closed-source operating systems in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

One large factory or hospital uses more power in a day than most people will use over the course of a year or maybe more. In many cases more than all Linux users combined lol. It’s astonishing. Same goes for waste production, pollution etc. It is those places where energy consumption and waste need to change drastically.

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Does anyone know of a Linux-based or playable via emulator/wine of the NES Rygar? (lemmy.world)
 

I only ever played Rygar a little one summer but I remember it very fondly. I’d love to play it on my Linux laptop if possible. I saw on wiki there was an Android port at some point - I’d ideally like the NES incarnation.

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