I've done a little post about my journey of running Linux on both Apple Intel and Silicon hardware. Spoiler: my main machine is now a 16" M1 Pro MacBook

https://markjones.cloud/elegant-power-running-linux-on-a-macbook-pro-16-m1-pro/

#AsahiLinux #Fedora #Ubuntu #elementaryOS

Here is what I know: downloading a Linux installation image files are safer because every piece of torrent files are checksummed. There is a privacy concern because torrenting files expose IP address, but you can use a VPN to mask your IP address.

I am helping torrenting three distinctive Linux distribution installation image files. Debian, Elementary OS, and MX Linux. I wish I can help torrenting AntiX installation image files, but they have too many torrent files and I know the limitation of my internet connectivity.

#torrent #torrenting #linux #debian #elementaryos #MXLinux #antix

When I install Elementary OS, I have a thought of using "sudo apt install synaptic" so I can download and install packages through Synaptic Package Manager (like I used to love doing on my previous distro). However, after using eOS for a while and still not doing that, I start to think of "just because I can, doesn't mean I should" and I don't do that. Elementary OS already feels like it is designed this way. Packages only acceptable through AppCenter and Flathub (at least if being done through the official distro package manager that is called as "AppCenter").

I wonder about how the "Background Apps" being identified. I wonder if this is somehow related to the acceptable apps (from AppCenter and Flathub repositories). Do apps being shown on the "Background Apps" are already identified apps from these two "official" means? Also, as a matter of habit, I still reguarly do "sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade" and "flatpak update" on the terminal. I do that reguarly to keep my system updated and I rarely use the package manager "AppCenter" to check for updates. Therefore, as a thought of experimentation, I wonder if it is possible to use "sudo apt synaptic", and use Synaptic exclusively to install and manage packages. Will doing this have any effect on the stability of Pantheon desktop or the Elementary OS? Will it still functional if I use Synpatic exclusively and not using the AppCenter? This is just a thought, but I'm not doing this right now.

The thing that I love about Elementary OS and Patheon desktop is the ability of the system that "knows" what sort of front-end GUI apps that is running in the background... I keep wondering how Elementary identifies these apps. Is it the ability of the distro (Elementary OS) or the desktop (Pantheon DE)?

#linux #elementaryos #eos #pantheondesktop #pantheonde #tech

Got myself an old HP 240 G3 with 4 Gb of RAM and a 500 Gb hard disk.

Weekend project: restoring it and making it run as fast as possible, by replacing the battery, adding RAM sticks and switching the current spinning drive by a solid state one, if I can find any.

It works fine with #elementaryos, but I'm not sure it can stand the workload I'm planning for it.

Per this list (https://noai.starlightnet.work/list.html), Chimera Linux and ElementaryOS don't allow LLMs to slop up things.

This doesn't address the problem of the kernel and systemd doing it, of course.

#ChimeraLinux #ElementaryOS #NoAI #slop

Elementary OS shows my connected headphone battery percentage alongside my laptop battery. This is very useful as I can use it to check my headphone battery percentage.

#linux #eos #elementaryos #tech

I'm on elementary OS. I see there is a "color deficiency assistance" filter in display setting. I was surprised by it because today is my second day using eOS, and I never heard of a Linux distro being very user-friendly and as humane as having this option.

#linux #eos #elementaryos

#VinernesDeEscritorio con esta hermosa distro Elementary OS   

#Linux #eOS #ElementaryOS #FOSS #OpenSource #Pantheon #Software