Tactiq Addon Alternative? - Lemmy.world
I’ve made the mistake of building my workflow around a non-open thirdparty tool…
Tactiq automatically saves the transcriptions of online meetings on google meets
and Teams. I know both allow you to save transcripts if you’re the meeting
organizer but I’m usually not the organizer. I’ve tried to find similar tools
for Firefox but haven’t found much and what I did find didn’t work the way I
expected.
Is there anything that does a similar job but works with Firefox and preferably
saves everything locally.
Updates on voice-to-text in Linux/GNOME lately?
https://lemmy.world/post/2242421
Updates on voice-to-text in Linux/GNOME lately? - Lemmy.world
Hey all, I’ve been a Linux user for many years now, primarily on full featured
GNOME and KDE desktop environments. However, as I’ve gotten older and developed
arthritis in my hands, I’ve found myself relying more and more on Android for
its easy and available voice-to-text keyboard input. Being able to dictate
messages is sometimes the only comfortable way to communicate. I don’t want to
have to switch over to Mac just to get usable system-wide voice input, but I
have been considering it. So I’m wondering if there have been any improvements
on this front in recent Linux distros or GNOME releases? Last I checked a few
years ago, the voice recognition and dictation options were still quite limited
compared to mobile operating systems or Mac. Are there any new solutions for
Linux voice-to-text that works well across different apps either working now or
in development? Have I overlooked any obvious choice?
Gnome Niceties - LemmyWorld
Here’s a little script I use for every fresh install I do. It isn’t ground
breaking stuff, but it saves me the hassle of diving into settings and finding
all the check boxes to check. Here it is: # Set Gnome Clock to AM/PM Mode
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface clock-format '12h' # Enable Fractional
Scaling gsettings set org.gnome.mutter experimental-features
"['scale-monitor-framebuffer']" # Add Minimize and Maximize buttons gsettings
set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout ':minimize,maximize,close' #
Display Battery Percentage gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface
show-battery-percentage true # Enable Tap to Click gsettings set
org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad tap-to-click true # Enable Natural
Scrolling gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.mouse natural-scroll true
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad natural-scroll true #
Install Flatpak sudo apt install flatpak # Add Flathub repository flatpak
remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
# Install GNOME Software plugin sudo apt install gnome-software-plugin-flatpak
To finish making gnome into a comfortable home for me, I also manually install
the dash-to-dock and blur my shell gnome extensions. Also note that I used to
run into a bug with some apps and the fractional scaling option turned on. Even
with the scaling set to a round number, apps like Vivaldi would be blurry when
fractional scaling was enabled. When I had that issue I’d disable it and use
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface text-scaling-factor 1.2 instead.
Installing the latest Firefox version on Debian 12
https://lemmy.world/post/1368354
Installing the latest Firefox version on Debian 12 - LemmyWorld
Recently, I found myself needing the latest Firefox version, specifically
version 115, for its GPU accelerated video capabilities. My machine isn’t the
most powerful, so this feature was a game-changer for me. With previous Firefox
versions, I was limited to 1080p for smooth video playback or could manage
1440p, but with occasional stuttering. Even worse, my computer would become
extremely sluggish during this. However, with Firefox v115, I can now smoothly
run 4K video at 10% CPU utilization (max) without any issues. Even 8k is smooth,
though CPU usage jumps to 80%+. didn’t want to remove Firefox Extended Support
Release (ESR), so I decided to install the latest Firefox version alongside the
default ESR. Here are the commands I used to install the latest Firefox version:
cd /opt # Download the latest version of Firefox sudo wget -O firefox.tar.bz2
"https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-latest&os=linux64&lang=en-US"
sudo tar xjf firefox.tar.bz2 # Create a symbolic link sudo ln -s
/opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox # Create a desktop entry for GNOME echo -e
'[Desktop Entry]\n Version=1.0\n Name=firefox\n Exec=/opt/firefox/firefox\n
Icon=/opt/firefox/browser/icons/mozicon128.png\n Type=Application\n
Categories=Application' | sudo tee /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop
Additionally, I wanted to easily differentiate between the two Firefox versions
on my machine. To do this, I created a .icons directory in my home directory and
downloaded an appealing Firefox PNG icon from here
[https://duckduckgo.com/?q=awesome+firefox+icons&t=newext&atb=v385-7&iax=images&ia=images].
I then updated the icon line in /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop to use
my newly downloaded icon. Now, I can easily distinguish between the two versions
at a glance.
Whats the right way to do install experimental packages on a stable installation?
https://lemmy.world/post/1077337
Whats the right way to do install experimental packages on a stable installation? - Lemmy.world
I’ve found myself immersed in RPM land for so long that I seem to have forgotten
the “proper” way of doing things. I jumped ship for Debian 12 before the recent
Red Hat nuttiness, but I wanted to keep Gnome 44. To install Gnome 44 and took
the following steps: 1. Added the following lines to the file
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/experimental.list: deb http:ftp.debian.org/debian
experimental main contrib non-free deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian sid main
2. Ran apt update (without upgrade) and proceeded to install Gnome components
using the command: apt install -t experimental baobab eog evince gdm3 gjs
gnome-backgrounds gnome-calculator gnome-characters gnome-contacts
gnome-control-center gnome-disk-utility gnome-font-viewer gnome-keyring
gnome-logs gnome-menus gnome-online-accounts gnome-remote-desktop gnome-session
gnome-settings-daemon gnome-shell gnome-shell-extensions gnome-software
gnome-system-monitor gnome-text-editor gnome-user-docs mutter
gnome-desktop3-data 3. Additionally, I executed the command: sudo apt-mark auto
baobab eog evince gdm3 gjs gnome-backgrounds gnome-calculator gnome-characters
gnome-contacts gnome-control-center gnome-disk-utility gnome-font-viewer
gnome-keyring gnome-logs gnome-menus gnome-online-accounts gnome-remote-desktop
gnome-session gnome-settings-daemon gnome-shell gnome-shell-extensions
gnome-software gnome-system-monitor gnome-text-editor gnome-user-docs mutter
gnome-desktop3-data (Note: I discovered these commands from a now deleted Reddit
post, but they aligned with my previous experiences with Fedora and BSD.) 4.
Finally, as a precautionary measure, I commented out both lines in
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/experimental.list to avoid inadvertent updates in the
future. Fortunately, everything went according to plan, and I’m currently using
Gnome-Web on Gnome 44. However, in hindsight, I realize I should have conducted
more research before diving in. Now, I’m curious to know if there was a more
optimal approach to achieve the same outcome. Is there a better way to I could
have gotten the specific newer packages?
