I have one old laptop with Windows 10 sitting around, and only because it’s the only way to update the Xbox Series controller I have that randomly bootloops and thus is essentially useless anyway.
So this begs the question: how much of Windows can I delete and replace with foss stuff, while still having it technically be a Windows OS?
Soon:
“I’d just like to interject for a moment. What you’re referring to as Windows, is in fact, GNU/Windows/NT, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Windows plus NT. Windows is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another nonfree component of a fully functioning free GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX… and whatever NT does.”
Sounds more like Winbloat. >_>
😢
(Someone on the interweb:) “Hey, you should try KDE Connect”
(Me:) Uh, I don’t use Linux on my laptop and that’s the computer that I use the most
(S:) “Well it also runs on Windows.”
(Me:) Really?.. Holy sh- HOLY SHIT, this is so much better than every shitty cloud sync package, and that Google app they keep renaming every time I look at it so I can’t remember what it’s called this week
Kde connect just really feels like it was made by someone who wanted to use it. Also just the fact that I can beam stuff between my desktop, phone, and steam deck is so nice
FOSS >> properitary🤮
Omg really? I am installing this on my work laptop
I kinda dislike Dolphin, but I also know it’s very customizable and haven’t dig into the options, so it’s possible there’s a version of it I like that I haven’t found yet. If that makes sense.
Oooh, since we’re talking about Dolphin- today I had to organize image files on an Android device, and connected it to my pc via usb to do it. I noticed Dolphin did not use image thumbnails as the file icons like it normally does on local image files. Is there a way to make it do that on externally connected devices?
I mean yeah, it’s Linux. Pull requests welcome.
I love you, maybe my work laptop will be tolerable now.
I love Dolphin. Great for GameCube and Wii games.
is this a /j
ComOP is joking about this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin_(emulator)
I thought the same thing when I saw the comic.
could be, or not, we will never know for sure
either way, it is funny
When I look up “Dolphin windows” I just get the wii emulator (I am clueless)
https://apps.kde.org/platforms/windows/
Halfway down the page.
You can run lots of kde apps on Windows and Mac OS. I personally use Kate at work since it is far faster than VScode
There even is a konsole port in the works
Installing this as well on my work laptop, I do frequently get part way through typing kate then remember it’s notepad++
Kate is wonderful
Okular is the best PDF software for Windows, beating Adobe’s own solution.
That is a pretty low bar.
wait, KRITA IS KDE?!?!? i’ve been using it for so long how did i not know that
Does it have a weird name starting with K, or have a C replaced with a K? Most likely a KDE app. (I always thought Krita was a play on Critter. Turns out it’s Swedish)
Does it have a weird name starting with G? Gnome.
Then there’s Gwenview, which was ported to QT and adopted by KDE, but was never renamed…
Then there’s Gwenview, which was ported to QT and adopted by KDE, but was never renamed…
Let’s all just start calling it Kwenview
There’s also Gcompris to break the rules
honestly i never thought a lot about the name so i just accepted it
All my homies love Kate.
Kate’s a lot better than Karen
Dolphin is the best file manager of all time. Both linux and windows.
Can recommend, Dolphin makes life on windows slightly more tolerable. Kate for Windows is also amazing
I’m going to try to get Dolphin through security review at my company. QUICK everyone start listing reasons why my company should take on the risk of installing Dolphin.
You don’t try company wide.
Prepare a feasibility study on the merits on giving choice to power users without sacrificing security or increasing complexity. A multi departmental working group should be established to review the merits of the new platform, while a control group should also be established to monitor how existing solutions perform.
Once completed a multi stage rollout plan should be compiled by a different multi departmental group to make sure all workflows are covered in the new system.This guy corporates
I have been down that path before with Obsidian and LaTeX (Obsidian was a success and LaTeX was meh). The first step is getting the executables white listed and Its always a PITA with our security team. I need to first convince them it is worth the study, which is always hard because they are not power users. Feature lists help. Win11 explorer being dogshit also helps.
One million years later: “The study has been inconclusive.”
the only reason to avoid dolphin is if your shell is fish
My shell is DOS. :(
Does it need administrator access to install? If I can weasel that onto my work desktop without having to contact our support that would be great.
Please don’t bypass work restrictions
I used to work a food service job that had computerized touchscreen scales for weighing out products and printing out labels for them.
I learned that particular model was running an OS vaguely labeled as “Linux”, and it was on an ARM-based system. My biggest regret in that job was abstaining from trying to get Doom running on it.
Please bypass work restrictions.
Fine I will just install Linux on my work laptop. Actually curious how long I could work like that before anyone noticed.
In some companies the restrictions are just knobs that were turned for the fun of it.
We do cloud native and they blocked WSL suddenly.
You can’t use Docker/Podman without WSL. So everyone had to bypass the restriction in order to be productive.
Sometimes it is done for compliance. It is all about the CYA (cover your ass)
While I don’t think people should bypass work restrictions either, I get the frustration. One job I was at had some setting forcing browsers to always close tabs on close and reopen the homepage on open which was the intranet landing page. It was a pain.
If somebody can easily bypass work restrictions, they probably aren’t enforced or implemented properly.
That excuse won’t stop them from being fired. Just because you can does not mean you should.
Knowledge is knowing how to bypass work restrictions. Wisdom is knowing not to.
Just because I shouldn’t doesn’t mean I shouldn’t.
IT admins (and those involved in a company’s security) should be fired for deploying under-configured or misconfigured Windows installations on computers.
Microsoft in general should be fired from computers - their security is absolute garbage.
IT admins (and those involved in a company’s security) should be fired for deploying under-configured or misconfigured Windows installations on computers.
I kinda want to see you argue this one. With pop-corn.
There is a high skill level needed to configure Windows properly in enterprise settings. Regardless, I wouldn’t be working for an organization that trusts any Microsoft software.
Keep your popcorn ready though, it’s only a matter of time before Microsoft loses the security battle - unless Microsoft makes gigantic strides in a more sustainable direction.
Never said I would, but if I can install it on my work desktop via the Microsoft Store without the need of administration privileges then what’s the harm?
KDE has a proven track record and I’ve already got KDE connect on my work desktop to send files from my phone to the desktop without any issues from up top, plus I’ve spoken with my IT & Managers and got the ok for a Linux distro, but they do make the point of “what if someone else uses your computer” which is fair and is why I’m hesitant for them to switch me to a Linux work station, was thinking dual booting but not sure due to Windows history of wiping EFi boot partitions.
why would anyone else use your computer? honest question. and do they need access to your local files, or just a machine?
My environment is very much mixed in with shop workers, fitters or welders sit and eat lunch at people’s desk on their breaks, my desk is a common one as I’ve gone in on overtime shifts with people using my desk phone.
and yes, we have two lunch rooms.
That sounds like a security nightmare…
The company is probably to cheap to actually do security correctly. (Until they are ransomwared or need to get cyber insurance)
So much kde stuff works on windows. Its a lifesaver
Just need windows to allow different desktops.
Like, virtual desktops/workspaces?
That’s a thing. Press windows key + tab.
And to run on top of the linux kernel
I thought this was a post about the Gamecube emulator. lol
