Is anyone having security issues without this patch?

I always hated the concept of PPAs and it’s a major reason why I never use Debian-based distros for my PC.

The AUR is just too valuable.

For the uninitiated, bazzite isn’t really a battle-tested distro or a mainstream one. I just started hearing about it within the past few months.

It kind of came out of nowhere and looks to be getting shilled hard, similar to mx linux. The amount of shilling you may see for it does not correspond with usage among the community at all.

Be careful what you install on your computers, guys.

I think Mint is great for beginners and advances users alike.

If you’re feeling more confident, you could try Debian. Debian will have older software and be harder to setup, but you’ll get a better feel for the Linux ecosystem by using it over Mint.

Manjaro is for practical usage. You’ll have more up-to-date software and access to a massive user repository of install scripts for anything that isn’t in the official software repositories.

Your choice of Desktop Environment will have a big impact on how you use your computer. I recommend KDE for those coming from Windows. With a small amount of configuration, you can have it set up like a traditional desktop environment with the start menu on the left, show desktop on the right, notifications towards the right, etc.

KDE has a lot of stuff, but you can only choose what you need and you’ll notice it’s great at being a basic DE even though it’s capable of more.

fliptop box

Odds are because there isn’t one.

Abusers will always try to justify their abuse by saying their victims “don’t understand” why it’s “necessary.”

Use-case?

These discussions never lead to anything productive.

I firmly-believe most people who engage in them are autistic.

Americans haven’t given up their consumerism, so a general strike is out of the question.

They need money for subscribing to digital entertainment they can be getting for free and to order food with delivery apps at 100% markup.

This generation sucks.

Slowly. Luigi was a good start.

If Americans want to revolt, they’ll have to do it in the shadows.

Any common man can kill a rich person. No organized resistance is required, and any organized resistance is going to be infiltrated by the FBI and shut down before anything significant happens.

It would be neat if the heroes that kill our oppressors end up getting social media famous as they do it.

and will have ideas that I disagree with.

I honestly think this is code for, “I like what they do, but I hope they don’t raise my taxes.”

Also, “There’s no way they can have solutions that are better than mine!”

Do you think AOC would have a better chance at winning than… kamala harris?

but I would like to see her take another 5-10 years to learn how to broaden her appeal.

This kind of “we’re not ready yet” mindset is what lets republicans eat our lunch again and again.

“Broadening appeal” is also dumb as fuck when the candidates that do run routinely get ~30% of the vote. They already don’t have “broad appeal.”

Stop playing into the ruling classes handbooks by giving up before we even begin.

Bernie should have won.

Fuck everyone who voted for hillary clinton in the 2016 primary.

They need to be tarred and feathered.

I always think less of people when I see them jerking themselves off over isms and sects.

Truly missing the forest for the trees.

I don’t know what you said, but I can safely assume you’ve been conditioned to believe that government is evil no matter what.

That kind of indoctrination is hard to overcome, especially when you dig your heels deeper every time you discuss it.

Try to keep in mind that you’ve been conditioned to work against your own interests by people richer than you. These people recognize the threat government poses to their wealth, so they peddle rhetoric to people like you to get you to vote against your own interests.

It’s very effective.

Libertarians that aren’t making money off of the ideology just haven’t grown up yet. Once you look at the libertarians who have renounced their libertarianism, it becomes obvious who’s a child and who’s an adult.

Whew! Lot of censorship going on here!

Wish there was a lemmy setting that allowed us to displayed censored comments without having to go through extra steps.

Let me decide what I get to see!

Eh, we’ve had that generation for awhile now.

Public schooling has never fostered critical thinking skills.* If it did, students would be asking themselves why they have to work so hard while rich kids don’t.

Public schooling has been best at rewarding people who are willing to take abuse while punishing those who do not. It’s main purpose is to create effective servants for the ruling class.

It doesn’t need to be this way, but it is and will stay until we decide to change our culture.

*I’ve had great teachers that have gone above and beyond to get students thinking about the bigger picture, usually history and literature teachers. I’m thankful to have met them and studied under them. It’s sad seeing how their hands are tied when trying to really educate students about the world around them.

It makes sense when you realize most of them are stupid people pretending to be smart.

Watermarks need to go away.