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Is there a distro in which the DPI scaling isn't dogshit and has thumbnails in the file picker?
>>54768294
A little known distro called Ubuntu does that
If you mean a thumbnail in gallery view, then no, I don't know why Linux is so shit at that but that's life
>>54767533
God.. This was my fetish as a teenager. Thanks for the memories, OP!
>>54768395
What's the DPI scaling like in ubuntu? If mint's DPI scaling is garbage I can't imagine something upstream being better
>>54768451
It's fine.
>>54768473
Pic not related right?
>>54767533
R O C K H A R D
>>54768294
why would you want to use HiDPI on 1440p? is your monitor 19 inches?
>>54768523
Impregnation is the only way I walk away from a lewd body like that.
>>54767533
sauce pls
>>54768580
it must be that 24" dell monitor, that or he sits way too far from the screen, who knows
>>54767533
sorry op, you missed the other thread but thanks for making the thread.
here's a link to the main thread
>>54768255
>>54768255
I should not be bonering on /g/
>>54770797
Oh please. You bonered as soon as anon started trash talking the DPI handling.
>>54769350
I didn't miss it you dip, look at the post number, I made this thread way before that fucklechuck.
>>54771187
oops, i didn't read the hour. sorry
>>54767533
wew lad
>>54769163
>>54768663
>>54768523
>>54768443
[Senor Daietsu] Kyonyuu Jukubo no Abunai Kaikan [English] [mrinku] [Decensored] [Digital]
Well, I'm free and I've been using UNIX and UNIX-like operating systems for about ten years now, so if anyone has any issues I'd be glad to help.
>>54771337
that's nice, what did you start with?
most people are in the other thread, maybe it would be good to go there.
>>54771372
Ubuntu and then quickly moved to Debian, then Red Hat for school and then tinkered with FreeBSD, Slackware and Arch until I finally settled with hardened Gentoo.
hi /g/, i want to install a linux distro on a different partition, which one would you recommend? i was thinking of mint.
i will mainly use it to learn programming/get used with it eventually, windows has gone shit
>>54771905
Don't dual boot.
Either install Linux in a VM (I'd recommend Ubuntu if you have the space and hardware, otherwise Xubuntu) or format your drive and install Ubuntu.
Unless you really want to keep Winshits around for gaymes, you should go full Linux for about 3 months and just look for replacements for your Winshit stuff because there always will be replacements.
>>54771905
If you want to duel boot then I recommend Debian
>>54772005
Fuck Ubuntu. If he wants to duel boot then let him. That's what I did.
>>54771905
mint is a good beginner distro imo, i started with it myself. but it has a few issues, debian is a bit harder but it could be better for you in the long run. another choice is ubuntu, but it has the same problems mint has.
dual booting is okay but make sure to do as>>54772005 said and search for replacement programs instead of using the same things, this will make you more independent in a few ways. the installgentoo wiki has good articles on recommended software and the OP will tell you more.
please go to >>54769350
for more, one of the threads needs to die otherwise mods might be pissed.
>>54767533
I fap to that yesterday.
>>54772063
congrats
>>54772063
Recently i love to stick a finger in my anus
>>54773006
Good. Soon you'll put bigger and after that you'll start to fap to big hard cocks.
>>54773023
Impossible, I support Trump
>>54767533
What happened to image?
>>54774902
degeneracy was taken care of late so this thread is rightfully dead.
>>54774984
is it?
>>54774984
I'm glad lesbos are considered degenerate as well, sick of people constantly acting like they're anything great.
Can someone recommend a cheap (<$300), but fairly recent laptop/netbook that can install and run GNU/Linux out-of-the-box?
I've been using the past two generations of Aspire One, but the last really left a bad taste so I doubt I'll get another Acer.
The guide seems to only cover installing Linux, not things to put it on (minus a VM).
Thanks.
>>54775544
ThinkPad
Hello /g/ do not usually come here. I am having trouble booting linux(Debian) from a flashdrive onto my windows 8.1 laptop. I have tried going through the bios and booting it straight through the usb. Everytime it still boots to 8.1 did i do something wrong in the process of downloading the OS? Any advice on how to overcome this?
I have low opinion about Windows GNU/Linux.
>>54775704
Go to your bios, disable secure boot, select flash drive first in boot queue
Guys do you use wayland instead deprecated xorg?
>>54775789
Nope. I don't really have a problem with xorg as long as it's on a localhost client instead of a server. Plus I think Wayland still lacks some support.
Can /fglt/ recommend me a cheap as fuck laptop to use for linux and windows dual booting?
>>54776485
Thinkpad (not new obviously)
>>54776498
How about one that doesn't weigh as much as a family car? or as thick as shit.
I move around a lot. I can sacrifice power for portability.
>>54776529
Any small notebook, as cheap as possible.
