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Linux on the Desktop: Part Two

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Re: Linux on the Desktop: Part Two

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Post by Topgamer7 »

nbzso wrote: post #22

Funny, my primary work is UI and front-end, I was Apple user for 20 years and now I am in Linux Desktop land without any problem what so ever. Finally after long years of fiddling with chaos of markdown files I invested the time and switched to Emacs and org-mode. Affinity Designer is running fine under VM, Figma-linux is delight to work with, KDE with middle gray color palette ( as all professional software must be,…

I like Darktable more than rawtherapee. And its GPU accelerated which RT is not.

Re: Linux on the Desktop: Part Two

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Post by BruiseLee »

bmn__ wrote: post #52
scns wrote: post #46

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Good idea, give it a try. I'd recommend Kubuntu or Mint with Cinnamon. I switched to KDE for KDE Connects' amazing smartphone (Android) integration, which i recommend srrongly to try. Switched to openSUSE Tumbleweed myself, best KDE implemention IMHO, rolling release and the software selection is great, whats missing from the repos can be installed via opi, a client for [0]. It is not that newbie friendly though, sin…

> opi Phones home to domain `guoyunhe.me`. Not cool! I only noticed because the host is down. Plain zypper already works for installing from OBS. Click "expert download" link on a package search result page, or click "download package" on an OBS project page. Example: https://software.opensuse.org/download?project=openSUSE%3AFa... >

Indeed it does: https://github.com/openSUSE/opi/blob/5fc82de009fb3e792550607...

I'm not sure what this proxy is for though.

Re: Linux on the Desktop: Part Two

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Post by nbzso »

nbzso wrote: post #51
_pgu wrote: post #42

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Thanks, seems indeed very balanced. I´d prefer a warmer touch like going a bit in the direction of solarized light. Maybe i should try and tweek it.

I have started KDE color transfer of Soundtrack Pro. It is low contrast and takes some time to adjust but I find it useful for long hours of work. I prefer most of the contrast to stay in active working area/canvas etc. It is WIP and needs some polish but is a start. May be I will do more neutral version, Soundtrack is more towards blue/violet gamma. https://we.tl/t-v5SjRKTjRM Combine this with Inter or SF Display an…

You can preview Soundtrack Pro color scheme with stylish icon pack Nordic Darker. https://ibb.co/ZgkBtGW The idea behind this solution is to keep you eyes focused on textual representation of the interface and active work area. Soundtrack Pro is more complete because of the depth derived from skeumorphic elements.

Re: Linux on the Desktop: Part Two

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Post by ziml77 »

vbezhenar wrote: post #58
dvh wrote: post #17

When you switch to Linux (desktop), you should seek something that Windows cannot offer. I'm my case, it was possibility of having desktop where change for the sake of change is completely absent. My desktop is fully up to date, yet it hasn't changed visually since 2006. Every control and menu item is where it was 15 years ago, colors are the same, fonts are the same. I'm not using OS, I'm using apps. The best thing…

For me, Linux have two killer features: 1. Native docker support which runs on the same kernel, shares the same RAM. It's better than Docker in VM. 2. Sane virtualization story. Windows has Hyper-V, VirtualBox has its own stuff, they conflict, if they don't conflict, VirtualBox runs slow as molasses, Android installs some intel hax to work in Windows. WSL provides its own virtual machine, docker provides its own virt…

Hyper-V is interesting because it actually causes Windows itself to run on top of the hypervisor. I'm surprised that VirtualBox works at all in that environment.

I think the idea is that Hyper-V was supposed to be what everything uses on Windows, but clearly they didn't make it enticing enough for any virtualization software to switch over. Besides the crappy Hyper-V manager, the only other thing I know of that uses it is WSL2. Too bad Microsoft doesn't care enough to improve the situation.

Re: Linux on the Desktop: Part Two

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Post by elcritch »

trollied wrote: post #39

I've just started maining LInux on the desktop (Mint, specifically) and am enjoying it. Bluetooth drops out from my headphones once in a while, I can't find decent open software to control the fans in the machine, and getting sound passthrough to work from an audi o input had to be done via the commandline, but apart from that it's been an ok experience. I'll note that I'd previously given the latest Ubuntu a go, but…

I switched one linux to pipewire and it was seemless. Worked with airpods right off the bat.

Re: Linux on the Desktop: Part Two

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Post by elcritch »

monksy wrote: post #7
vbezhenar wrote: post #6

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Prices are from NewEgg (except case) Xtia Xproto-N $118 ASUS ROG Strix X570-I $268 Ryzen 9 5950X $750 2x Samsung 980 Pro 1TB 2x $180 Team T-Force XTREEM ARGB 64GB (2 x 32GB) $290 Corsair SF 600W $130 LIAN LI GALAHAD AIO 240 $117 2x Cooler Master MasterFan MF120 HALO 2x $ 17 AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100 $200 Total: $2267. Intel Mac Mini with cheap CPU, 64 GB RAM and 2 TB SSD is $2699.

You won't get the ryzen. However, you could go a lot cheaper on a smaller build with an IntelNUC

I've been planning how to take my pinebook pro and swapping the sbc with a nuc motherboard. With some 3d printed parts it'd only add a couple of inches but lots of room for lipo's. Though I'd prefer an hidpi screen.

Re: Linux on the Desktop: Part Two

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Post by elcritch »

nbzso wrote: post #51
_pgu wrote: post #42

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Thanks, seems indeed very balanced. I´d prefer a warmer touch like going a bit in the direction of solarized light. Maybe i should try and tweek it.

I have started KDE color transfer of Soundtrack Pro. It is low contrast and takes some time to adjust but I find it useful for long hours of work. I prefer most of the contrast to stay in active working area/canvas etc. It is WIP and needs some polish but is a start. May be I will do more neutral version, Soundtrack is more towards blue/violet gamma. https://we.tl/t-v5SjRKTjRM Combine this with Inter or SF Display an…

That does look pleasing. Hopefully you'll make a theme on the kde store one day!

Re: Linux on the Desktop: Part Two

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Post by nbzso »

elcritch wrote: post #67
nbzso wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have started KDE color transfer of Soundtrack Pro. It is low contrast and takes some time to adjust but I find it useful for long hours of work. I prefer most of the contrast to stay in active working area/canvas etc. It is WIP and needs some polish but is a start. May be I will do more neutral version, Soundtrack is more towards blue/violet gamma. https://we.tl/t-v5SjRKTjRM Combine this with Inter or SF Display an…

That does look pleasing. Hopefully you'll make a theme on the kde store one day!

Thanks. I plan to stay in KDE land for the foreseeable future and when I have a spare time I will release a more refined combination/theme.

The idea of middle gray as a starting point for UI is well established but not popular nowadays in the world of high contrast and saturated color palettes.

For the moment the combination is to apply Breeze Dark default workspace theme, Nordic-Darker icon pack, SF Pro Display Medium and this color theme.

https://ibb.co/nPmHYfg

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