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Tried to rm -r my .cache but accidentally did .config instead... in c/linux@lemmy.ml
Tried to rm -r my .cache but accidentally did .config instead... in c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Error Messages force Terminal Switching? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I couldn't find much information on this online, so I was wondering if anyone has any similar experience.

I have a machine with Void Linux installed, which uses Runit. I have installed greetd which works with agreety, but I'm trying to test out gtkgreet. Setting up greetd to run gtkgreet in cage gives me errors. Fair enough, I am certain I misconfigured something.

The issue is when I try to switch to a different terminal. Seems like the greetd from XBPS on runit wants to refresh every second once it fails. So until the config is rewritten to launch a command that works, it will constantly spam the same error messages.

Again, this would be okay, but when I switch to a different terminal, it seems to pull me back every time there's a new error message, which is every second, making it very difficult to login or do anything on those other terminals.

This is pretty disastrous and borderline locks me out of my computer, so I wanted to hear if this situation sounded familiar to anyone.

Edit: Seems there are two configurations for greeter sessions, the default_session and the initial_session. Putting the cage gtkgreet in the initial session, and not the default session, prevents the issue, because the initial_session only gets attempted once. This is still weird to me especially since the resources I was using suggested using cage gtkgreet under the default session.

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Is Neofetch abandoned? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] 16 points 2 years ago

There are some things that do change. In my case, it says my window manager is sway when it is actually river. So certain things will stop working as expected if it is not maintained. This is different from a game, because as systems change, it doesn't affect how the game works if the platform it runs on can be emulated. In a sense, the game is still being updated because the emulators required to use it are being updated.

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    NATO Proposes $100 Billion, Five-Year Fund to Aid Ukraine in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
    [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Russia is the biggest reason the baltics joined.

    The Baltic states joined in 2004. Long before Putin was made into a pariah, and Russia was still seen as part of the West and publicly aspiring to join NATO

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    • [Sway] Distrohopping go brrrr! in c/unixporn@lemmy.ml
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    [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    New to linux. I tried this same thing in a virtual machine. I got a lot of stuff to work, but it seems like any services and daemons have to be installed on xbps because the ones from nix can't be enabled for Runit, or at least require doing that in a different way. So I would install those services through XBPS and everything else with Nix-Env which was enough to get a WM up, but I kept running into issues installing other things.

    Now I'm running Void directly on my computer and I'm sticking to XBPS and so far it has gone a lot smoother, but I've heard about this Void + Nix thing a lot, but never really seen mentioned what the recommended approach to that is

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    What Items am I missing? (lemmy.ml)
    submitted 3 years ago by to c/2007scape@lemmy.ml
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    I play as hardcore ironman, mostly on free to play. I want to collect as many rare and essential items as possible. I already have a skull sceptre, a shaman mask, and some rune gear.

    I will finish getting the Barronite mace soon, and then maybe I will work on the hill giant club from Obor, which might be difficult as hcim. I wonder outside of membership are there any other rare items like this I need to get?

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    Is there a good way to play the original 1997 Age of Empires? (lemmy.ml)
     

    I know there's the definitive editions, but I don't think it makes sense to pay $20 for a 25 year old game just for the better graphics when I prefer the simplicity of the old graphics.

    Any download I've found just doesn't work on newer graphics drivers. It's sad to think this game may just be dead and unplayable forever now, lost to time.

    Open source clones are appreciated too. I've heard of openage, but I don't think that one's finished yet, right?

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    I don't like that they are called toots in Mastodon (lemmy.ml)
    submitted 4 years ago* (last edited 4 years ago) by to c/mastodon@lemmy.ml
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    This might just be a me problem, but I don't like that they use the word toot in Mastodon.

    When they chose that word, they probably were going for the sound an elephant makes with its trunk, because a mastodon is similar to an elephant. But I have always been aware that toot is another word for flatulence. So personally it makes me cringe.

    You can imagine what it's like for me if you replace "toot" with "fart" on mastodon. Now everyone is talking about liking the best farts, sharing someone's fart, etc. I'm not suggesting they change it on my account, I just wanted to share and see if anyone else had the same problem.

    Edit: Apparently they already did change the name
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26882318

    Edit 2: Oh wow, apparently it was hbomberguys idea 6 years ago.
    https://mastodon.social/@Hbomberguy/146524

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