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Cake day: October 23rd, 2023
  • haui@lemmy.giftedmc.comtoLinux@lemmy.ml•Sudden emergency
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    2 days ago

    Bummer. Pop os is as bulletproof as any non immutable operating system i can imagine. I have booted into pop many times without experiencing this once and same goes for others i know.

    Most likely, it really is windows messing with your stuff or the ssd is on its way out. Only time I did experience similar things was when the ssd was becoming unreliable.

    I did recently hear of hybernation being a problem when dual booting when someone booted into windows in between while linux was hybernating.

    I’d suggest booting a boot stick with a live stick and try from there. Since pop os is made by a company selling hardware, they have a pretty strong motivation to make their distro work. Check their website too https://support.system76.com/articles/bootloader/

    Let me know if you need more help.

  • haui@lemmy.giftedmc.comtoLinux@lemmy.ml•Linux Mint a PITA to install on Win 11
    653·
    3 days ago

    Exactly what happened.

    Microsoft is deliberately making it crazy hard to use linux. We’re so used to dealing with hostile relationships recently that we dont even recognize this broken situation.

    Anyway, can you try installing it on separate ssd? Its rather hard to run it in dual boot because windows will frequently fuck up your bootloader and so on.

    Btw bitlocker is the encryption.

  • haui@lemmy.giftedmc.comtoLinux@lemmy.ml•Is it possible to manage Apple devices on Linux?
    3·
    24 days ago

    This is absolutely no problem with virtualbox and a win10 vm. I tried wine as well but no luck. You just need to pass the usb port to the vm and youre good. I had to reboot the apple device though so it would connect correctly.

    To be fully honest, running windows on the device should not be much more demanding than running windows baremetal. Because running a win10 vm means running the os in factory new condition and not having any additional autostarts etc. Only reason against that in my book would be a missing virtualization extension.

  • haui@lemmy.giftedmc.comtoLinux@lemmy.ml•Linux for a Windows & Android person (Advice needed)
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    1 month ago

    I think the best solution would be to talk first.

    Gather 10 reasons why it makes sense. For example, its wayyyyyyyyy cheaper to run linux, ethics, etc. Dont wait for them to get frustrated but approach them first and build up an ethical primacy. Thats how i do it and it works.

    From there, you ask them what they need. “Just works tm” is sadly how autocracy works. Under hitler and mussolini, healthy, white, party loyal people had a “just works” situation. Dont ask, dont tell. But foss is democratic. It is messy at times.

    Reality is, you can make linux work. If something is really stubborn, you make a vm. Shockingly easy! But if someone wants that polish, that plastic world with 14 year olds with pumped up lips and butt implants, you need to let them go. They are lost and need to face reality.

  • haui@lemmy.giftedmc.comtoLinux@lemmy.ml•Howdy was way easier to setup than it seemed (Face Unlock)
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    4 months ago

    And for the people with internet, tv, radio or access to newspapers:

    the police can make you look at the camera to unlock your phone (for example to check if you’re aiding refugees from the ethnic lgbtq cleansing) but they cant (easily and in some countries legally) force you to type in a pin and password. I know the point is a bit moot for a pc as at that point the will just rip out your drive, assuming its not encrypted.

    Still, worth mentioning imo.