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Oh no y'all, I'm really thinking about trying Linux on my Lenovo laptop again.

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  • pixelate@tweesecake.socialP This user is from outside of this forum
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    pixelate@tweesecake.social
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    Oh no y'all, I'm really thinking about trying Linux on my Lenovo laptop again. Some one please convince me otherwise. Thinking of trying Stormux X86, which is an X86-64 version of Stormux, which is almost pure Arch but Stormux script helps set things up. I mean I use it at work just fine, and Firefox works well enough with Google Docs and Salesforce. And the ISO was updated on April 20. I38 is pretty darn nice, it's an accessibility addon to the I3 window manager, and Orca will have addon support soon.

    I don't know why I do this to myself. I really, really don't.

    @storm

    #accessibility #blind #linux #foss

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    • pixelate@tweesecake.socialP pixelate@tweesecake.social

      Oh no y'all, I'm really thinking about trying Linux on my Lenovo laptop again. Some one please convince me otherwise. Thinking of trying Stormux X86, which is an X86-64 version of Stormux, which is almost pure Arch but Stormux script helps set things up. I mean I use it at work just fine, and Firefox works well enough with Google Docs and Salesforce. And the ISO was updated on April 20. I38 is pretty darn nice, it's an accessibility addon to the I3 window manager, and Orca will have addon support soon.

      I don't know why I do this to myself. I really, really don't.

      @storm

      #accessibility #blind #linux #foss

      karalg84@dragonscave.spaceK This user is from outside of this forum
      karalg84@dragonscave.spaceK This user is from outside of this forum
      karalg84@dragonscave.space
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      @pixelate Don't go there.

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      • pixelate@tweesecake.socialP pixelate@tweesecake.social

        Oh no y'all, I'm really thinking about trying Linux on my Lenovo laptop again. Some one please convince me otherwise. Thinking of trying Stormux X86, which is an X86-64 version of Stormux, which is almost pure Arch but Stormux script helps set things up. I mean I use it at work just fine, and Firefox works well enough with Google Docs and Salesforce. And the ISO was updated on April 20. I38 is pretty darn nice, it's an accessibility addon to the I3 window manager, and Orca will have addon support soon.

        I don't know why I do this to myself. I really, really don't.

        @storm

        #accessibility #blind #linux #foss

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        bri@fwoof.space
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        @pixelate @storm Where did you learn Orca was going to have add-ons support? Honestly that's long overdue if true

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          @pixelate @storm Where did you learn Orca was going to have add-ons support? Honestly that's long overdue if true

          pixelate@tweesecake.socialP This user is from outside of this forum
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          @Bri @storm Orca mailing list

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          • pixelate@tweesecake.socialP pixelate@tweesecake.social

            Oh no y'all, I'm really thinking about trying Linux on my Lenovo laptop again. Some one please convince me otherwise. Thinking of trying Stormux X86, which is an X86-64 version of Stormux, which is almost pure Arch but Stormux script helps set things up. I mean I use it at work just fine, and Firefox works well enough with Google Docs and Salesforce. And the ISO was updated on April 20. I38 is pretty darn nice, it's an accessibility addon to the I3 window manager, and Orca will have addon support soon.

            I don't know why I do this to myself. I really, really don't.

            @storm

            #accessibility #blind #linux #foss

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            storm@social.wolfe.casa
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            @pixelate you do it because it's fun! 🙂

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              @pixelate you do it because it's fun! 🙂

              pixelate@tweesecake.socialP This user is from outside of this forum
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              @storm Yeah but then I find something I can't do yet. Like use AI to describe the Retroarch window lol.

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              • pixelate@tweesecake.socialP pixelate@tweesecake.social

                Oh no y'all, I'm really thinking about trying Linux on my Lenovo laptop again. Some one please convince me otherwise. Thinking of trying Stormux X86, which is an X86-64 version of Stormux, which is almost pure Arch but Stormux script helps set things up. I mean I use it at work just fine, and Firefox works well enough with Google Docs and Salesforce. And the ISO was updated on April 20. I38 is pretty darn nice, it's an accessibility addon to the I3 window manager, and Orca will have addon support soon.

                I don't know why I do this to myself. I really, really don't.

                @storm

                #accessibility #blind #linux #foss

                erici@linuxrocks.onlineE This user is from outside of this forum
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                @pixelate
                Installing Linux distros is a legitimate hobby and an end in itself!

                @storm

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                • erici@linuxrocks.onlineE erici@linuxrocks.online

                  @pixelate
                  Installing Linux distros is a legitimate hobby and an end in itself!

                  @storm

                  pixelate@tweesecake.socialP This user is from outside of this forum
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                  @erici @storm Wait really? So I could have more than just read, game, eat, nap, as a hobby?

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                  • pixelate@tweesecake.socialP pixelate@tweesecake.social

                    Oh no y'all, I'm really thinking about trying Linux on my Lenovo laptop again. Some one please convince me otherwise. Thinking of trying Stormux X86, which is an X86-64 version of Stormux, which is almost pure Arch but Stormux script helps set things up. I mean I use it at work just fine, and Firefox works well enough with Google Docs and Salesforce. And the ISO was updated on April 20. I38 is pretty darn nice, it's an accessibility addon to the I3 window manager, and Orca will have addon support soon.

                    I don't know why I do this to myself. I really, really don't.

                    @storm

                    #accessibility #blind #linux #foss

                    xogium@tech.lgbtX This user is from outside of this forum
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                    @pixelate @storm Go read my most recent blog posts about why I left.
                    That should tell you all you need to back off from this idea.

                    Hah!

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                    • pixelate@tweesecake.socialP pixelate@tweesecake.social

                      @erici @storm Wait really? So I could have more than just read, game, eat, nap, as a hobby?

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                      @pixelate @erici @storm I was thinking of trying Ubuntu 26.04 but was going to ask here first what people are using. I have a hate relationship with Linux desktops which has spanned since around 2000.

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                      • andrew@social.hodgson.ioA andrew@social.hodgson.io

                        @pixelate @erici @storm I was thinking of trying Ubuntu 26.04 but was going to ask here first what people are using. I have a hate relationship with Linux desktops which has spanned since around 2000.

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                        @andrew
                        Ubuntu is a solid choice if you want something that is standard and just works most of the time with no hassles, IMHO. There are lots of great Ubuntu forks, too.

                        Personally I love Slackware, but it is a lot more work setting up and keeping it updated, etc. I just love tinkering with it.

                        @pixelate @storm

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                        • erici@linuxrocks.onlineE erici@linuxrocks.online

                          @andrew
                          Ubuntu is a solid choice if you want something that is standard and just works most of the time with no hassles, IMHO. There are lots of great Ubuntu forks, too.

                          Personally I love Slackware, but it is a lot more work setting up and keeping it updated, etc. I just love tinkering with it.

                          @pixelate @storm

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                          @erici @pixelate @storm This discussion is in the context of the best distro for usage with a screen reader such as Orca. For blind folks it can be very hit and miss which distro has the best experience with Orca due to many reasons. I've been using Debian and more recently Ubuntu on servers for over 20 years.

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                          • andrew@social.hodgson.ioA andrew@social.hodgson.io

                            @erici @pixelate @storm This discussion is in the context of the best distro for usage with a screen reader such as Orca. For blind folks it can be very hit and miss which distro has the best experience with Orca due to many reasons. I've been using Debian and more recently Ubuntu on servers for over 20 years.

                            pixelate@tweesecake.socialP This user is from outside of this forum
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                            @andrew @storm @erici Debian for rock stable but very outdated accessibility. Ubuntu for stable but slightly less outdated accessibility. Same for Linux Mint. Fedora for near bleeding edge accesibility. Arch for most updated but harder to set up. Stormux is based on Arch but has a setup script for setting up accessibility and such. So basically Fedora for easier setup and Arch for more advanced setup.

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