You can change your bootloader output to verbose and it should give you an idea. Probably a startup process hanging for it’s maximum timeout or something.

If your computer takes 15 minutes to boot…something is wrong. Even when I ran Windows on a non-SSD it didn’t take that long.

“If I wasn’t a lesbian, I’d 100% date you”

Normally, I’d write this off as someone “letting me down easy”, but this was my best friend in High school that I knew for years, so I know the sentiment was genuine.

Pretty much. They also enforce usage of the Metal API on iOS, AFAIK. No idea why they don’t just adopt Vulkan across the board. It would make game development so much easier.

Yes but there is not a proton compatibility layer, so games can’t run. Also, Apple pushes their own API Metal over Vulkan and doesn’t support Vulkan. Because Apple. A third party team has to make MoltenVK to translate Vulkan to Metal.

The joke is that trans people in the tech community are typically developers+Linux users with a propensity to prefer Rust for a programming language.

A lot of people have been pushing for Rust to be incorporated into the Linux kernel more, rather than being mostly C.

It’s a joke based on a stereotype.

People bitching about Flatpaks don’t understand that they have dedupe built in. You’re literally not using any more space and it’s easier for app developers to deploy.

Try using Snaps sometime, if you want something to actually bitch about.

You… prefer snaps?

I guess we found the one person with that hot take.

Back in my day we coded in assembly and we liked it that way!

Why Bazzite for a non-gaming setup? Or are your parents gamers?

Indirect Playback goes through them first. Also, they host DynDNS for the Plex media server to make accessing it remotely from apps easier.

The second thing is a joke to host and requires no resources. The first one can be a significant resource usage item.

VTubers are people who use avatars instead of being on camera. Typically the avatar is lip synced to their voice.

Helldivers 2 runs great on my Steam Deck LCD. Great game.

They’re trolling and have no idea what the fuck they’re talking about. I’ve literally not had a bootloader failure in a decade from multiple Linux OS installs.

The only time I had an issue was when I was playing with a bleeding edge distro and it borked full disk encryption, but that was INTENTIONALLY bleeding edge and I knew the risks.

I’m happy my company basically issued a ban on Windows without pre-authorization. We’re entirely a macOS and Linux shop.

If you want to go as cheap as possible while retaining usable status, I’d recommend generic Xbox 360 controllers. You can get deals on two of them in a set for sub-$20 and they’re usually fine functionally. They will have cheap sticks and poor build quality, but they take AA or the Play N Charge packs and their 2.4ghz dongles they come with work on Linux perfectly for every “brand” I’ve tried.

If you want a nice non-Xbox/PlayStation controller, as others have said: get an 8BitDo.

Don’t bother with anything else. I’ve bought plenty of generic Switch controllers, off brand Xbox or PlayStation controllers, etc. They all lead to pain, connection issues, and frustration. ESPECIALLY if they’re Bluetooth. You might be OK if they come with a dongle for 2.4ghz, but even those are spotty sometimes and often have range issues.

Speaking from experience, generic Switch controllers on Linux often suck. Many off-brand controllers use crap Bluetooth modules that will only connect half the time. I’ve tried two or three. Get a wired controller, 8BitDo, Xbox, or PlayStation controller.

Why are you using X11 on Plasma? Wayland support has been great for a long time on Plasma and they’re working towards deprecating X11.

I bounced between them both. Decided on Mint with Cinnamon because it just works without fuss.