The Official Linux/Unix Desktop Screenshots Megathread

m0nt3 · Oct 19, 2021

R-T-B said:
Honestly it's a pretty mean linux gaming rig. We'll see if I can survive on 8-cores when I have to do a world update though... I may need a 5950X sooner than later lol.

I have thought about dabbling back into, but i start thinking about the time investment and talk myself out of it, plus Arch has been working just fine.

R-T-B · Oct 19, 2021

m0nt3 said:
I have thought about dabbling back into, but i start thinking about the time investment and talk myself out of it, plus Arch has been working just fine.

It's rewarding at the end but totally not worth it vs the effort to be completely honest (I mean, it never really was lol). That, and their wiki is an outdated mess doesn't help things.

Relevant screenshot:

Aquinus · Oct 19, 2021

R-T-B said:
So yeah it's gotten faster.

I remember when it would take over 24 hours to emerge OpenOffice.

RJARRRPCGP · Oct 19, 2021

Aquinus said:
I remember when it would take over 24 hours to emerge OpenOffice.

Like downloading an ISO on 56K or of course, emerging KDE..... Even worse, back in summer of 2010, I had an issue where emerge forced me to include the extras flag or it will stop the compile.

Solaris17 · Oct 19, 2021

Aquinus said:
I remember when it would take over 24 hours to emerge OpenOffice.

I wish there was an in pain emoji.

R-T-B · Oct 19, 2021

Aquinus said:
I remember when it would take over 24 hours to emerge OpenOffice.

Libreoffice builds in under 2 hours on my rig now... lol.

Solaris17 said:
I wish there was an in pain emoji.

Isn't that just Tux? He always seemingly had a weird "please... kill me!" fake smiley expression for some reason.

Peter1986C · Oct 21, 2021

R-T-B said:
It's rewarding at the end but totally not worth it vs the effort to be completely honest (I mean, it never really was lol). That, and their wiki is an outdated mess doesn't help things.

Relevant screenshot:

View attachment 221517

I was advised once, to use the --quiet-build (or -q) option when doing emerge operations. It prevents that the computer spends Proverbially half the time spitting out prints about the compilation process.
I am not sure how much time is actually saved when not using a framebuffer and being on a modern high-end cpu, but it may still be worthwhile.

Aquinus said:
I remember when it would take over 24 hours to emerge OpenOffice.

It does not take that long anymore, and on PC-hardware one could install libreoffice-bin.

R-T-B said:
Isn't that just Tux? He always seemingly had a weird "please... kill me!" fake smiley expression for some reason.

Now that you pointed it out I cannot unsee that.

johnspack · Oct 25, 2021

Ubuntu 21.10 and derivatives now have access to backports for Kde Plasma 5.23:

lexluthermiester · Oct 25, 2021

johnspack said:
Ubuntu 21.10 and derivatives now have access to backports for Kde Plasma 5.23

Is there a reason one would want to back port?

VulkanBros · Oct 25, 2021

Just tried Kali in Windows 11 (WSL environment)(install via Windows Store and PowerShell) - running pretty decent - also options for other distro's
Anyone tried that?

johnspack · Oct 28, 2021

Backports give you access to newer kde versions. 21.10 by default comes with plasma 5.22. Adding backports lets you upgrade to 5.23.
Backports are coming from 22.04 which will have 5.23 by default.

Ja.KooLit · Dec 9, 2021

UP? I guess

johnspack · Dec 14, 2021

Yep, can't post pics... oh well.

1freedude · Dec 20, 2021

Oh here goes...LineageOS is Linux, right?

lexluthermiester · Dec 20, 2021

1freedude said:
Oh here goes...LineageOS is Linux, right?

LineageOS is an Android distribution, Android directly uses the Linux Kernel as a base. Android is therefore a version of Linux and thus, LineageOS is a version of Linux.

Is that clear?

R-T-B · Dec 21, 2021

lexluthermiester said:
LineageOS is an Android distribution, Android directly uses the Linux Kernel as a base. Android is therefore a version of Linux and thus, LineageOS is a version of Linux.

Is that clear?

Not according to certain people you can talk to on the internet but it does seem correct.

lexluthermiester · Dec 21, 2021

R-T-B said:
Not according to certain people you can talk to on the internet

I'm not concerned with the ramblings of the uninformed, but you know that about me.

XiGMAKiD · Dec 24, 2021

Icon theme and a little color matching does wonders

lexluthermiester · Dec 24, 2021

birdie said:
LineagesOS/AOSP/Android ROMs are not Linux distros and have never been because:

1. They don't contain absolute most GNU projects, even something as basic as glibc.
2. The Linux kernel in Android can be replaced with any other POSIX compatible kernel which Google has actually been trying to slowly accomplish.
3. Android does not use the vanilla Linux kernel. Google heavily patches it, Google uses their own private repo, Google doesn't upstream tons of Android specific patches.

That is an opinion which has no merit. Android uses the Linux Kernel. Android can open a Linux Terminal and uses 95% of the same commands. Android is a variation of Linux. Full stop, end of story. You can disagree if you wish, reality is something else.

1freedude · Dec 24, 2021

'Come on guys, I didn't mean to stir a nest. I was trying to be funny. If you look at the image I posted, it making light of the server outage.

@Easy Rhino @Tigger

1freedude said:
Click to see orig post

Easy Rhino · Dec 25, 2021

Huh? Did I miss something?

1freedude · Dec 25, 2021

Easy Rhino said:
Huh? Did I miss something?

No, I posted a screenie of your "I love you guys" and a debate about android is linux started.

Ja.KooLit · Dec 27, 2021

johnspack · Jan 23, 2022

Well, close to release. Jammy Jellyfish, or 22.04. This is the Kubuntu version. Shipping with kernel 5.15 and plasma 5.23.

lexluthermiester · Jan 23, 2022

johnspack said:
Jammy Jellyfish

This is just funny as hell!

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Motherboard	ASUS Crosshair VI Hero ROG
Cooling	Phanteks Glacier One 360 MPH
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Mouse	Razer DeathAdder V2
Keyboard	Logitech G710+
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Power Supply	eVGA Supernova G3 750W
Mouse	Logitech G Pro (Hero)
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Cooling	SilverStone XE360-4677
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Mouse	Razer Viper mini signature edition (mercury white)
Keyboard	Monsgeek M3 Lavender, Moondrop Luna lights
VR HMD	Quest 3
Software	Windows 11 Pro Workstation
Benchmark Scores	I dont have time for that.

The Official Linux/Unix Desktop Screenshots Megathread

m0nt3

R-T-B

Aquinus

Resident Wat-man

RJARRRPCGP

Solaris17

Super Dainty Moderator

R-T-B

Peter1986C

johnspack

Here For Good!

lexluthermiester

VulkanBros

johnspack

Here For Good!

Ja.KooLit

johnspack

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Cooling	Inter-Tech Argus SU-200, 3x Arctic P12 & 1x Corsair 140mm case fan \| stock heatsink+fan \| stock HSF
Memory	Gskill Aegis DDR4 32GB \| 4 GB DDR4 \| 16 GB DDR4
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX 6600 (8GB) \| Arm Mali G52 \| Iris Plus 640
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Mouse	Logitech G500 \|(runs mostly headless) \| no-name ergo mouse
Keyboard	Qpad MK-50 (Cherry MX brown)\| (runs mostly headless) \| Blaze Keyboard
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Case	System2 Some Nzxt case with soundproofing...
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Mouse	Logitech G900 Chaos Spectrum
Keyboard	Ducky
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Benchmark Scores	It's linux baby!

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Mouse	Harpe Ace Aim Lab Edition
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Keyboard	Kemove Snowfox 61
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Power Supply	X750
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Mouse	Logitech B100
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Cooling	Noctua NH-U9S
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Case	Corsair Carbide 400C
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Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 650 P2
Mouse	MX Master 3s
Keyboard	Logitech G915 Wireless Clicky
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