Viss

i am in the process of moving all my data off my laptop, which is currently win11 (gag) so that i can format it to ubuntu and copy stuff back off.

windows has crashed once already, just copying files.

i cannot wait to be rid of this shit

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Show threadViss11h ago

since the embark ceo has come out as mister super ai fanboi bro, and the game has gotten ... just player-hostile in the last week, i find myself just... not.. motivated to go play it.

games are supposed to be fun

arc raiders isnt fun anymore

Show threadViss11h ago

i intend to install it on the new build when its done, and i expect i will still be able to play, but i am no longer in the mindset of "oh shit the trials" or "oh shit the expedition".

their 'homework' doesnt feel relevant at all if the game isnt fucking fun anymore

Show threaddarf 11h ago
@Viss grayzone warfare has been great with the recent update if you like tactical shooters. Only hiccup is marking the EAC files read only so they don't get clobbered.
Show threadAncients11h ago
@Viss USB boot to ubuntu and finish the copy?
Show threadViss11h ago
@ancients no, beause my usb stick with the stateful install ive been using to test is ABYSMALLY SLOW. i chose the wrong microsd card to run a linux distro on, and its so slow that regular ubuntu apps will shit themselves thinking the process is crashed because its hungup on disk io
Show threadviq11h ago
@Viss @ancients https://netboot.xyz let's you netboot stuff like installers or System Rescue CD, IIRC
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Show threadCali11h ago
@Viss fwiw recently rebuilt a machine with kubuntu, I’m liking the interface
Show threadViss11h ago
@Cali its very temping to go back to my old 1998 flavored enlightenment e16 themes.
Show threadScott Kingery11h ago
@Viss stock Ubuntu or a variant? Just curious
Show threadViss10h ago
@techlifeweb stock ubuntu to begin with, then ill probably tune it a bit. tempted to give enlightenment a try again since its been like.. what, 30 years?
Show threadSpaceLifeForm10h ago

@Viss

You could try a live boot of Finnix to save your files.

I would stay away from Ubuntu.

https://www.finnix.org/

Finnix

Finnix is the original utility live Linux distribution. Write it to a USB flash drive or burn it to a CD, boot it, and you're seconds from a root prompt with hundreds of utilities available for recovery, maintenance, testing and more.

Finnix
Show threadSteen Eiler Jørgensen3h ago
@Viss Have fun 😊 I've been running Ubuntu for the past six years!