qontinuum 2022-07-30 23:53:31
Also the Amazon cooperation
ChrisCromer 2022-07-30 23:53:43
Linux Mint is good, they take Ubuntu and strip out the spyware, ads, snaps, and all that other shit.
qontinuum 2022-07-30 23:54:23
ChrisCromer 2022-07-30 23:53:43
Linux Mint is good, they take Ubuntu and strip out the spyware, ads, snaps, and all that other shit.
I don’t get why they still haven’t turned LMDE as main distro
ChrisCromer 2022-07-30 23:54:33
herzeleid02 2022-07-30 23:53:25
how can it be detected
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/12/richard-stallman-calls-ubuntu-spyware-because-it-tracks-searches/
Richard Stallman calls Ubuntu “spyware” because it tracks searches – Ars Technica
Canonical plans to expand controversial search mechanism in Ubuntu 13.04.
Canonical plans to expand controversial search mechanism in Ubuntu 13.04.
herzeleid02 2022-07-30 23:54:36
new cinnamon is very good
herzeleid02 2022-07-30 23:54:36
mint 21 is good
ChrisCromer 2022-07-30 23:55:40
qontinuum 2022-07-30 23:54:23
I don’t get why they still haven’t turned LMDE as main distro
Because they would need to build a ton of packages, drivers, and other crap that are not available in Debian. Otherwise they would lose all their noob users.
herzeleid02 2022-07-30 23:56:01
ChrisCromer 2022-07-30 23:54:33
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/12/richard-stallman-calls-ubuntu-spyware-because-it-tracks-searches/
no i mean in recent versions
herzeleid02 2022-07-30 23:56:01
their new theme finally looks good
qontinuum 2022-07-30 23:56:23
ChrisCromer 2022-07-30 23:55:40
Because they would need to build a ton of packages, drivers, and other crap that are not available in Debian. Otherwise they would lose all their noob users.
Fair
ChrisCromer 2022-07-30 23:57:38
herzeleid02 2022-07-30 23:56:01
no i mean in recent versions
They still do collect info today… their DE collects hardware info and other such stuff and sends it to them.
ChrisCromer 2022-07-30 23:58:10
Debian is plan B for if Ubuntu becomes unusable for Linux Mint.
ChrisCromer 2022-07-30 23:58:27
But they won’t just switch until that happens.
herzeleid02 2022-07-31 00:05:00
yeah but it lacked some essential stuff
ChrisCromer 2022-07-31 00:05:16
herzeleid02 2022-07-31 00:05:00
yeah but it lacked some essential stuff
such as?
herzeleid02 2022-07-31 00:05:25
ChrisCromer 2022-07-31 00:05:16
such as?
mouse accel
herzeleid02 2022-07-31 00:05:30
and scaling
ChrisCromer 2022-07-31 00:06:55
Scaling was in cinnamon before… they didn’t add that now…
ChrisCromer 2022-07-31 00:07:19
Same with mouse acceleration… that isn’t something new
ChrisCromer 2022-07-31 00:08:57
These are the new cinnamon 5.4 features: https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_vanessa_cinnamon_whatsnew.php
New Features in Linux Mint 21 ‘Vanessa’ Cinnamon Edition – Linux Mint – Linuxmint
Linux Mint is an elegant, easy to use, up to date and comfortable desktop operating system.
Linux Mint is an elegant, easy to use, up to date and comfortable desktop operating system.
herzeleid02 2022-07-31 00:09:27
ChrisCromer 2022-07-31 00:06:55
Scaling was in cinnamon before… they didn’t add that now…
no
herzeleid02 2022-07-31 00:09:39
its just they switched to newer mutter
herzeleid02 2022-07-31 00:09:50
ChrisCromer 2022-07-31 00:07:19
Same with mouse acceleration… that isn’t something new
no, the toggle is new
ChrisCromer 2022-07-31 00:10:28
herzeleid02 2022-07-31 00:09:50
no, the toggle is new
I have version 5.0 and the toggle is here…
ChrisCromer 2022-07-31 00:10:43
and fractional scaling was added in Cinnamon 4.6 XD
ChrisCromer 2022-07-31 00:11:46
and 4.6 came out in 2020. 2 years ago.
herzeleid02 2022-07-31 00:13:23
ChrisCromer 2022-07-31 00:10:28
I have version 5.0 and the toggle is here…
uhh
herzeleid02 2022-07-31 00:13:37
i install mint on other people’s computers and
herzeleid02 2022-07-31 00:13:38
uhh
herzeleid02 2022-07-31 00:13:39
its not there
ChrisCromer 2022-07-31 00:14:10
ChrisCromer 2022-07-31 00:14:21
Custom acceleration for the mouse… here on 5.0.
ChrisCromer 2022-07-31 00:14:45
I don’t use it…. but the toggle is there.
ChrisCromer 2022-07-31 00:16:22
Just tried out the toggle, works as expected, I could decrease and increase the mouse acceleration.
herzeleid02 2022-07-31 00:19:50
ChrisCromer 2022-07-31 00:14:45
I don’t use it…. but the toggle is there.
no i mean the toggle to disable it completely