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Mark Daniels-Wr. 🟢<p>Dear <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@danirabbit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>danirabbit</span></a></span> , I have installed elementary 8 on my trusty old Lenovo T430 and am really liking it, it is smooth and can do everything I need. I am just wondering if there is an easier way to add online accounts because didn’t find anything in the documentation… is there a gnome program that might help? Anyway, thanks for this really nice distribution. Have a relaxing Sunday 👍 Mark DW<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/elementaryos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elementaryos</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AncientLaptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientLaptop</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/smallgreenleafhopper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smallgreenleafhopper</span></a></p>
Erik L. Midtsveen🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈<p>I have a dual-boot setup with Debian and Elementary on my laptop, because Elementary was my very first Linux distro, so it’s got a place in my heart.</p><p>Anyway, here are some shirts I own, along with two logos and a tux I made at work using the Plasma CNC!</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/ElementaryOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElementaryOS</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Elementary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elementary</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/DebianTrixie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DebianTrixie</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Debian</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/ArchLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArchLinux</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Arch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arch</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a></p>
The Turtle<p>Trying to install ElementaryOS and it is VERY DIFFICULT WITH THIS THING HELPING and it is NOT addressed anywhere in the FAQ!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/elementaryos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elementaryos</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@danirabbit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>danirabbit</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/catsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>catsofmastodon</span></a></p>
artfulrobot<p>Hey <a href="https://floss.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> users. Please boost.</p><p>I maintain (remotely) ~10 linux laptops for a client. I've used <a href="https://floss.social/tags/ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ubuntu</span></a> LTS for years because they don't need anything fancy, stability is more important that bang-up-to-dateness. But I've gone off Ubuntu because of <a href="https://floss.social/tags/snaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>snaps</span></a> and it increasingly pushing adverts/pro-services. </p><p>Anyone got any experience with remote admin-ing and maintaining linux laptops? Would prefer <a href="https://floss.social/tags/gnome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gnome</span></a> based.</p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fedora</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ubuntu</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/mint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mint</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/deepin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deepin</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/ImmutableOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImmutableOS</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Silverblue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Silverblue</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/budgie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>budgie</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/elementaryOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elementaryOS</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/mate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mate</span></a></p>
DORO<p>I replaced Linux Mint with elementary OS, and I’m very happy with it. Mint is not bad, but it’s not exactly what I was looking for. I’m sure elementary is it. After using it for several hours, I can say that it’s even faster than Mint and looks super nice. I love how light it is.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMint</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elementaryOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elementaryOS</span></a></p>
Mark Jones<p>I know that AI gets a lot of stick these days and rightly so in some cases, but I have made something using it that I consider to be really cool and genuinely useful.. for me at least. It's a desktop music widget app that displays what's now playing on my computer. If you're interested you can read about it here:</p><p><a href="https://markjones.cloud/nowtunes-a-desktop-now-playing-widget-application/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">markjones.cloud/nowtunes-a-des</span><span class="invisible">ktop-now-playing-widget-application/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elementaryOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elementaryOS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NowPlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NowPlaying</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NowTunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NowTunes</span></a></p>
Amir Khan<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@Socratease" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Socratease</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Theeo123" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Theeo123</span></a></span> <br>Never too late! <br>I’ve moved Gmail to Proton long ago. <br>Google photos I’ve migrated to self hosted Immich instance. Absolutely love it. </p><p>All my drive files ive migrated to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Internxt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Internxt</span></a> providing cheap, secure. Much better than Google or MS</p><p>And I’ve Mint on my desktop and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elementaryOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elementaryOS</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MacBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacBook</span></a></p><p>Watch YouTube only through <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeTube</span></a> app on Linux. Or Invidious instance <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yew</span></a>.tu.be</p><p>I have an #/e/os <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fairphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fairphone</span></a>. But still on iPhone though 🫣</p>
noah<p>update on using <a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/elementaryos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elementaryos</span></a> for a few days: I love it ^w^</p>
noah<p>i just decided to install <a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/elementaryos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elementaryos</span></a> on my desktop since I courrupted all my stuff. so far it's really neat!</p>
Amir Khan<p>Love the clean dock in elementaryOS but also prefer the flexibility of Linux Mint?</p><p>You can have both - especially if you're using any other X11-based distro like Mint. </p><p>Here's how:</p><p> - Move taskbar panel to the top<br> - sudo apt install plank<br> - Add plank to startup applications</p><p>Thats it! <br>And with a some tweaking and tuning you’ve got a elementaryOS-style dock also on Mint.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linuxmint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linuxmint</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/x11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>x11</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smalltech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smalltech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elementaryOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elementaryOS</span></a></p>
Disappointed_Horse 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@amirbkhan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>amirbkhan</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@elementary" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>elementary</span></a></span> Well done. This is a very useful guide. I installed <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/elementaryos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elementaryos</span></a> on my 2014 MacBook Air months ago but haven't spent the time to figure out how to get the camera working. This will save me a lot of time. Thanks!</p>
Micah Ilbery :sloth_coffee:<p>I feel like every few months I have to convince myself that I shouldn't make a Linux icon set. I know it would be too much work for me and take too long, <strong>but</strong> I feel it would be really fun at least for a while. I basically want to mash elementary and GNOME styles together, make my own color palette for them, and just steal the elementary cursor theme with basically no changes because it's so good.</p><p>But I also would just be making it for me because I don't want to become a project maintainer and don't want to field a bunch of icon requests</p><p><a href="https://slothsneed.coffee/tags/icons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>icons</span></a> <a href="https://slothsneed.coffee/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://slothsneed.coffee/tags/elementaryos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elementaryOS</span></a> <a href="https://slothsneed.coffee/tags/gnome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GNOME</span></a></p>
Amir Khan<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@alex_deplov" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>alex_deplov</span></a></span> my decade old mac airs are back in action purring smoothly thanks to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elementaryos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elementaryos</span></a></p>
Amir Khan<p>How do you lure your kids off iPhones?</p><p>Give them MacBooks…running a "cool" version of Linux. Snagged 2 old Airs for just €50 each.</p><p>Wiped macOS, &amp; installed <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@elementary" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>elementary</span></a></span> - a clean, distro that feels familiar to macOS users but comes with a lot less bloat. </p><p>Now they’ve got "cool" Apple gear, with the the rich world of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> that respects their freedom and sparks curiosity.</p><p>Kids 1, Dad 1<br>Win-Win </p><p>Full guide here:<br><a href="https://mangotek.eu/posts/breathing-new-life-into-macbook-airs/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mangotek.eu/posts/breathing-ne</span><span class="invisible">w-life-into-macbook-airs/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elementaryOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elementaryOS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macbook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a></p>
Florian<p>The weather's cloudy a lukewarm. Perfect for today's stream where I create a "yes, but no" resource for everyone who tells me to just switch to <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> :P<br>Nah but seriously we'll look at a number of first-time experiences (install, initial boot into the OS ec.) of various popular and less popular distros. I will comment on the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> considerations primarily for <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/screenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>screenReader</span></a> users and I'm sure other things'll come up. See you bright-eyed and bushy-tailed around 3 PM EST/8P BST/9pm CEST over at <a href="https://twitch.tv/ic_null" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">twitch.tv/ic_null</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> or <a href="https://youtube.com/@blindlyCoding" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/@blindlyCoding</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>. My <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/peertube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peertube</span></a> account is, unfortunately, not approved yet :) <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/selfPromo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfPromo</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/selfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfHosting</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/homeLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeLab</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/stream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stream</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ubuntu</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>debian</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fedora</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/elementaryOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elementaryOs</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/kaliLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kaliLinux</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blind</span></a></p>
requiem 🦫<p>My first 24 hours with the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@frameworkcomputer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>frameworkcomputer</span></a></span> 12 and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@elementary" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>elementary</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://jasongullickson.com/framework-12-and-elementaryos.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jasongullickson.com/framework-</span><span class="invisible">12-and-elementaryos.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/framework12" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>framework12</span></a> <a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/elementaryos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elementaryos</span></a></p>
Frank Davies<p>Oh, specifically the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/popos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>popos</span></a> packaging issue I mentioned:</p><p>- PopOS uses COSMIC desktop, which is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wayland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wayland</span></a> and in Alpha<br>- But they use a special configuration which means (on my hardware) other Wayland DEs don't run<br>- <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/x11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>x11</span></a> DEs mostly work fine<br>- But their packaging assumes Wayland compatibility<br>- So a lot of software doesn't work or has graphical issues on X11</p><p>Unfortunately, this situation reminds me of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elementaryos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elementaryos</span></a> lockdown, which killed that distro's popularity. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a></p>
KaiXin<span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/users/alex_deplov" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@alex_deplov@mastodon.social</a></span> yes <a href="https://snac.bsd.cafe?t=elementaryos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElementaryOS</a> has great taste in <a href="https://snac.bsd.cafe?t=ui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UI</a> design, I have been using their icon theme for years<br>
Alexander Deplov 🇩🇪<p>I tried <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElementaryOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElementaryOS</span></a>, and I really liked what I saw. The WM looks very polished, and the attention to detail is stunning. Compared to other Linux distributions, this one seems the most polished to me, and, for some reason, the closest to the macOS experience that we're about to lose with the Tahoe release.</p><p>I also like how the Elementary team builds SVG icons. I've never seen that technique before. The semi-transparent borders around the layers look great when rendered by the system.</p>
Disappointed_Horse 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@elementary" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>elementary</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@Endof10" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Endof10</span></a></span> How about <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/endofOSX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endofOSX</span></a>? I installed elementary OS on my 2014 MacBook Air after I stopped receiving updates to OSX. This computer is now running much better than it did under the most recent Mac OS update I was able to install. Linux in general and elementary OS in particular are a great way to breathe new life into Intel Macs that Apple no longer supports. <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/endof10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endof10</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/elementaryos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elementaryos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a></p>