Not as far as I’m aware. The Linux community is largely cooperative, the idea is that everyone can choose the DE they like best. I don’t remember seeing anything about Cinnamon trying to bring back an older GNOME version - you might be thinking of MATE (though I’m not aware of ANY friction there either) considering MATE is a fork of GNOME 2.
Ah, the giant house hippo. Haven’t heard anything about those in years.
Actually, something along the lines of Tales of Symphonia would be amazing. 2D fighting for the main gameplay element with an RPG-ish foundation and tons of great storytelling. I’d pre-order that.
Yeah, that’s my plan. I usually end up with a couple of flatpaks (or AppImages) for the things that I need up to date, but otherwise just go with most things from the repository.
I was thinking of switching away from Arch and back to something Debian-based. I’ve never been a big fan of flatpaks (I have a background of not having fast internet or much storage space, it’s just stuck with me) and I never used the AUR anyways.
I mainly tried Manjaro to try the bleeding-edge life, and while I do enjoy having more up-to-date packages, I do miss being able to install DEB packages. I think I might try Debian testing and see how that goes.
Good to know! I was considering switching back to Debian or Mint, maybe LMDE. I’ll look further into it. Thanks for the tip!
Manjaro for my laptop, Mint for my HTPC, and Debian for my servers.
I haven’t tried it on monsoon, so I can’t say. It’s possible–testing is the thing that bigger companies seem to like to cut corners on to save money and get things out faster, so it’s entirely possible. But at least it sounds like they’re taking the feedback to heart, so it could still end up pretty good with some rework.
That’s the thing–it’s more than bug fixing. They’re reworking a large amount of the content. I’ll probably pick it back up in a few months and see how it’s coming.
For me, outside correlates with an open world, and underground correlates with a linear progression. I generally prefer the vibe of open world stuff. Underground stuff can sometimes have a lot less variation as well, which can get tiring. The general vibe is often designed to have a somewhat oppressive feel.
Another difference is the sense of being cut off from a safe place (whether real or imagined)–outside feels more flexible with retreating to safety or restocking supplies while dungeons can limit your ability to “return to home base” as it were. I disliked dungeons a lot more when I was younger, turned out to be a generalized anxiety disorder. I enjoy a wider variety of games these days.
Out of curiosity, have you played Baldur’s Gate 3? There’s a large area that would be interesting to see what you think of it.
Will they be canon with the original Dave series?
You’ll get used to it with practice. It’s fine if you prefer to type differently, but you’ll probably hit a plateau with how efficiently you can type (or you’ll rely on looking at the keyboard, which is not ideal).
I just switch to the num pad. Also worth practicing on if you do a lot of typing.
I’ve been running Linux on my laptop for a few years now (started with Mint, on Manjaro now). I have our HTPC set up with Mint, and the family is good with it. When my kids are old enough for their own, I’ll probably keep them going with Mint as well, we’ll see.
My wife’s laptop still has Windows, but I’ll likely move her over if she gets a new PC at some point.
So I’ve heard. I’m avoiding it for the same reason I avoid analog crack cocaine.
That’s been normalized for ages. It’s just that before Musk, the billionaires didn’t advertise their ineptitude like this.
Mobile gaming is like dumpster diving–there are a handful of good ones among the utter trash.
One of the good ones I found is Exiled Kingdoms–it’s an homage to 90’s RPGs, and it’s good on mobile.
According to the BLS, the median wage (as of May 2023) is $23.11. At a 40 hour work week, 50 weeks per year, that’s a $46,110 annual wage.
Median rent for a 2 bedroom apartment (as of Nov 2023 is $1,904. That’s $22,848 annually.
So rent is 22,848/46,110 = 49.6% of income. Traditionally, this would be closer to 30%.
Wealth inequality is the highest it’s ever been. While I admire your optimism, the situation isn’t that great for the majority.
This is probably the best way to go. You won’t be able to beat the flexibility for the price.