Khleedril
Recreational maths and computing, sci-fi reading and writing, appreciation of fine art and planet Earth.
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Linux@programming.dev•In defence of swap: common misconceptions
2·8 days ago@NaibofTabr @HappyFrog I think this is just incorrect. You don’t need swap space to be the sum of the active swap file and the size of RAM, it only needs to be at least the size of RAM. The numbers in the article suggest bigger sizes for smaller RAM so there is less chance of a heavily-loaded running system crashing. You do want a bit more space when hibernating just to make the hibernation process a bit smoother.
Happy to be corrected by someone with provenance.
@andybytes @ridethisbike Have to say I really disagree with this. Life is too short. Pick one and stick with it, it will serve you well for many years to come.
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Linux@programming.dev•I'm brave enough to say it: Linux is good now, and if you want to feel like you actually own your PC, make 2026 the year of Linux on (your) desktop
1·10 days ago@belated_frog_pants @cm0002 Yep; Linux has been the only full-time PC I’ve had since 1991.
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Linux@lemmy.world•Things I learned migrating from Win10 to Mint
2·12 days ago@atomicbocks @nuko147 Would be good to hear from an expert with data about this.
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Linux@programming.dev•Running Python on Debian - is not so easy?
1·12 days ago@LeFantome @gigachad This is a good idea if you have more SSD and RAM than you know what to do with.
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Linux@programming.dev•Linux Mint 22.3 gets a Beta release with lots of new features
1·22 days ago@DarrinBrunner @cm0002 You should look at the file manager’s About dialog off the menu, and see if there are contact details for the developers. You can send them a message asking for new features…
If there are no contact details there (unfortunately there are reasons we can’t have all the good things in this horrible world) then you will need to search for the project’s home page, and see if you can make contact through that.
Generally speaking, developers like this sort of feedback.
@turdas @Supervisor194 🤣
But seriously, there are loads of really good editors in Linux, and I really don’t see justification in hanging onto notepad++ when you are specifically trying to de-MS (Wine is a layer of software you will do well without). Good thing is, you are free to explore the territory and choose whatever you like.