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Since Windows 10 is reaching its End of Life, what's the best Linux distro to use? I was thinking of Linux Mint possibly but I want to see if any Hikarins had any better suggestions

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>>1740 oh i've used arch linux since a year back i mean switching back to windows down copilot and ai bubble stuff being included was a huge reason i switched

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>>1692 If I end up using binary packages anyways then is there really any point to use a source based distribution?

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>>1742 The point is being able to pick and choose options at compile time instead of being forced to use a binary that has a bunch of crap you don't need bundled in or options you do need not bundled in. By compiling from source you can avoid tons of dependencies or access things people claim are "deprecated". For example, many applications still support building with gtk2 just fine which allows you to avoid all the stuff wrong with modern gtk/gnome. By excluding a lot of things you can have a much faster, secure and easier to maintain system. Things like Arch Linux aren't really minimal. They're just as bloated as something like modern Ubuntu. With Gentoo in particular now there is no reason to avoid it. The vast majority of ebuilds only take a few seconds or maybe 1-2 minutes to build from source. Portage now supports binaries as well if you want them. But you don't need portage to build from source of course. Learning how to use make is very useful no matter what OS you're using. It means you can grab source code as soon as it is released and run it. Or you can grab old stuff people no longer offer builds for and run it. Building from source offers you true freedom. When you use binaries you're a consumer and forced to use whatever you're given. Most people offering binaries do not have your best interests in mind. I'll give you a good example; Lately everyone has been pushing things like wayland and pipewire hard. Both consume a ton of resources. They say you need pipewire for the pulseaudio support because a lot of things like Firefox dropped support for pure ALSA. If you build from source you get the option to build for sndio instead. A much better and stable sound server that consumes almost no resources at idle. Even when it's using resources it doesn't use hardly any. It can run on any hardware from the 1980s and newer. It has much better mixing options than Pulseaudio/pipewire. It is actually documented. It lets you do anything you want like route sound to multiple devices, over a network or do stuff like let application A use the left speaker and application B have the right speaker. It's the best sound server going. Everything has support for it but it's usually not built into binaries on most distros. So you have to build from source to get it enabled. Unless you use OpenBSD. Even FreeBSD requires building ports from source most of the time to use it. Even though Firefox supports it out of the box and it would be much better than what they're doing now (forcing user to install pulseaudio running on top of OSS their native sound server). Maintaining a system on something like Gentoo with tons of things disabled by default like dbus, polkit, pipewire, systemd etc. is not hard. Once you've configured everything it continues to just work forever. You can avoid 99% of the issues with modern Linux by changing some USE flags. Of course this is possible on any distro provided you're willing to manually set compile time options for everything. But it's easier to just use portage or a BSD+ports tree. Even with all that stuff disabled every modern application and games work. In fact, they usually work better. Which proves that this crap being a requirement is a huge lie.

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>>1745 Also concerning Gentoo: It becomes much easier to maintain multiple systems after you've initially configured USE flags. There is nothing requiring you to build from source on a really old slow machine or use someone else's binaries. Most people using Gentoo end up setting up a local build server. Usually their fast PC or home server. Your local build server compiles packages for all your machines. Then those machines (your laptop, your TV set-top device, your old 1998 600Mhz Intel CPU PC, your little ARM system on a chip) can all fetch packages from your local server. Keeping them up to date usually much faster than they would using some mainstream distro that relies on someone else building the packages. You can even build generic packages that work everywhere or have them optimized for each and every system based on their CPU flags. You're building your own distro in other words. Which is why Gentoo is called a "meta distro" by some people. Now the Gentoo project isn't perfect. It has been taken over like most everything else. But thanks to Portage's USE flags you don't have to follow what mainstream Gentoo repos ship by default. Gentoo has a user repo called GURU which is basically like Arch's AUR. Except the packages are much higher quality and better tested. There are tons of pre-made overlays there if you want to do something like replace OpenRC+systemd shims/systemd with something like s6 or runit. There are overlays for doing things like pro-audio/video editing and most everything else you can think of. With Gentoo it's still possible to run a full blown desktop environment using nothing but gtk2+qt applications which are built from modern application source code. You will find that ability no where else. Any distro shipping pre-built binaries and even Gentoo's default config will force you on to gtk3/gtk4 tool kits. With Gentoo you don't even have to run something like udev. You can still run a static /dev without losing the ability to use your hardware and storage devices. The only difference from a udev system is you have to build in support for your input devices manually and manually mount things like usb thumb drives and external HDDs. Which isn't a big deal it's just running "mount". This is also much more secure than the default in every other distro. Since no one can plug-in something like a usb thumb drive into your computer and access it automatically. They can't plug-in devices like key loggers either because they will not work. The system will not mount or use anything automatically. You can also replace udev with something else like mdev if you really want that type of functionality. Impossible to get root through an exploit through systemd+polkit+PAM as well if it isn't on the system. Impossible to get it through sudo too if you don't have it installed. You can use doas instead if you really want that ability or simply use su+switching tty when root is needed. By having a unique system built from source code you avoid 99% of exploits automatically even if you don't understand the underlying code. Your configuration is so unique that no one will write an exploit for it. They'd have to manually access the system somehow then spend a lot of time crafting an exploit for it. Chicken and egg problem for them. Also there is an actual tangible gain in speed on most systems if you build for your CPU's abilities instead of using generic binary. Sometimes it isn't just speed either it's use of resources like RAM. Since if you've excluded half of the crap it claims it needs but really doesn't you don't have that shit in RAM. Nor do you have it spawning daemons and such.

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gentoo is cramping my ubuntu-designated workflow. never seen anything seamlessly substitute ubuntu-based distros for the devving they're used for


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hello, I have a hifiwalker H2 and I tried to rockbox my thing but I failed and I don't understand the step. it's too confusing for me. can someone help me please. my hifiwalker h2 version is v2 cry

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please someone help me

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Halo, I have the same model as you but I installed Rockbox on it forever ago, which means I can't remember the specifics of what I did to get it working. I know I got it at a time when the Rockbox website didn't officially support the version of the HiFi Walker H2 that I had, but I got a bootloader for the AIGO Eros QK (same model and firmware version) and it worked with some very minor issues that magically sorted themselves out after a few days. The only problem I've noticed since installing it is that the AIGO Eros firmware replaced the HiFi Walker firmware, but since I only ever boot into Rockbox idc. https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/AIGOErosQK#Hosted_Port_Installation_40Manual_41 looks like the page I got the upt from. Hopefull this helps at least a little bit happy2

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>>1721 thanks, I also have trouble with themes


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How did some of you learn to code? My attention span is literally worse than a toddler

Your fortune: Bad Luck

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>>1724 has everyone done this since ive done it too surprised

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Depending on the language you choose, the official guides, documentation and "getting started" might be great to learn. Avoid using tutorials because those usually don't really teach you much other than following steps "now do this, now do that". In terms of practice, you can start with experimentations, exercises, etc, and once you feel comfortable enough you can start programming something that you can make use of. It doesn't have to be something incredible or gigantic regardless of your experience, you can make a project as simple as a small script or an application that does something that you need to be done. Don't worry about "reinventing the wheel" or making a program that already exists because you are making it your way and learning in the process.

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i did those game-like courses when i got bored. like uh, codecademy or whatever. i put alot of my kiddie hours into that but i kinda forgot most of it anyway cuz i didnt use it afterwards. But i definitely was proficient in the few months i did do those courses

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i learned python first, by making a dicksword bot. it acted as a foundation for lots of different feature ideas you have to learn how to implement, like parsing files, editing images, using apis etc happy2

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>>427 I was good at coding, but after a hiatus where I had to learn other stuff, I'm not good coding anymore. eww Now I just vibe code, because that's better than nothing and gets me to learn what I would have not encountered otherwise, especially if I force the LLM bot to explain wtf did he do. sleep

Your fortune: Good Luck


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Hey Hikarichanners! This thread is for people to discuss rigs and help with building rigs, and I need help pls. vengence The only experience I had with building a compooter was watching a friend of mine build my last one, which didn't go so smoothly, so I want to just do it myself. I'll take any advice given to me, especially since I will want to use Linux (It's mainly for privacy concerns, and my building hatred for Microsoft, but I would also like to use it for gaming and probably video editing in the future). These are the components I found through PC part picker that were recommended to me from the monitor I chose. I mainly picked AMD components as people say that AMD is more compatible with Linux, also AMD parts are cheaper, and it helps fit my budget of around £1500 - £2000... https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Gnwmt3 COMPONENTS CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor CPU Cooler - Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM Cooler Motherboard - MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard Memory - Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory Storage - Kingston KC600 1.024 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive Storage 2 - Seagate ST4000DX001 4 TB 3.5" 5900 RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive GPU – AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card Power supply - MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply Optical Drive - Asus BW-16D1HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer Case Fan - Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM chromax.black.swap 60.09 CFM 120 mm Fan x2 Monitor - Acer Acer Nitro XV272U W2bmiiprx 27.0" 2560 x 1440 240 Hz Monitor PERIPHERALS/ACCESSORIES Keyboard - Logitech G PRO RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard Mouse – Logitech G403 HERO Wired Optical Mouse Headphones - Logitech G PRO Headset Main problem I have right now is picking out the case. I couldn't find one I liked from PC part picker, so I searched around for one and found this... CiT Classic Micro ATX PC Case and 500w PSU, Budget Friendly Office PC case | Black https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07BFH98R2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_9?smid=A1ENGI3QDWM2UF&psc=1 It has USB and optical drive slots at the front which I wanted for my case, but unfortunately I don't think it will be able to fit all the components I found. I wouldn't mind downgrading so it can all fit in, as long it can run games at the monitors specs on medium settings, or just changing the PC case completely. But the maximum dimensions I can take for a PC case are 25cm w, 48cm l, 52cm h.

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>>1722 pretty decent for the price, but even then id go for a 5800x3d, maybe look for one on facebook or something if youre in the UK, people throw those away now that they're upgrading to am5, the value you get is just too good

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>>1729 For an AM5 build would the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X CPU be good enough?

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>>1732 the L3 cache size is just so insane for bideo games i cant imagine myself without my x3d chip, i think its worth the little extra $$, (if youre getting brand new) they're easy to find cheap

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Alright, so I think I've managed to narrow it down between two builds. The first one that I've already talked about that's on the lower end... https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/6gx3xg CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor (£139.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£36.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk) Motherboard: MSI PRO B550M-VC WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£110.09 @ Amazon UK) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£90.00 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£109.69 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Seagate IronWolf NAS 4 TB 3.5" 5400 RPM Internal Hard Drive (£106.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) Video Card: Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card ( @ Amazon UK) Case: be quiet! Pure Base 600 ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.99 Overclockers.co.uk) Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£89.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) Optical Drive: Asus BW-16D1HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (£88.03 @ Amazon UK) Case Fan: Thermalright TL-C12C X3 66.17 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack (£18.07 @ Amazon UK) Monitor: Asus TUF Gaming VG27AQ3A 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor (£198.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk) Keyboard: HP HyperX Alloy Origins Core RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard (£66.70 @ Amazon UK) Mouse: HP HyperX Pulsefire Surge Wired Optical Mouse (£42.98 @ Amazon UK) Headphones: HP HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset (£53.79 @ Amazon UK) Total: £1,600.52 And this new one I've made, which uses most of the same parts, except for the CPU, Motherboard, Memory, and Video Card. This build is on the higher end... https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/kDwrKq CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor (£319.97 @ Amazon UK) CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£39.90 @ Amazon UK) Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard (£124.99 @ Amazon UK) Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (£94.99 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£109.69 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Seagate IronWolf NAS 4 TB 3.5" 5400 RPM Internal Hard Drive (£106.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Core Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card (£429.98 @ Amazon UK) Case: be quiet! Pure Base 600 ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.99 Overclockers.co.uk) Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£89.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) Optical Drive: Asus BW-16D1HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (£88.03 @ Amazon UK) Case Fan: Thermalright TL-C12C X3 66.17 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack (£18.07 @ Amazon UK) Monitor: Asus TUF Gaming VG27AQ3A 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor (£198.95 @ Overclockers.co.uk) Keyboard: HP HyperX Alloy Origins Core RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard (£66.70 @ Amazon UK) Mouse: HP HyperX Pulsefire Surge Wired Optical Mouse (£42.98 @ Amazon UK) Headphones: HP HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset (£53.79 @ Amazon UK) Total: £1,893.16 I would perhaps prefer to go with the cheaper build, but if what nonny here >>1733 is saying is true, then I'd probably rather shell out a bit more money. Also, AM5 type PC builds are more customisable, so if I wanted to change parts later on, it would be a worthwhile investment.

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>>1733 here! i love both builds!, imo, if you feel comfortable i cant stress this enough, check ebay or facebook for second hand barely used or new parts, people throw stuff away for insanely cheap! especially right now. if youre worried about money you might be able to pick up a part or two youre interested in that someones throwing away for pennies, only downside is that you may not get warranty, which can be a deal breaker for some. not to blog on but if i used my build for example, brand new would have cost me over 4k AUD, but i bought 3/4 of it off facebook either brand new or barely used and i only spent around 2.3, just food for thought


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Hello hikarichanners, this is a thread for RISC-V bare metal programming. Poast what you've done, what you're doing or what you wanna do! Get started: Intro to C (K&R): https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~ashriram/Courses/CS295/assets/books/C_Book_2nd.pdf Intro to RISC-V assembly: https://www.robertwinkler.com/projects/riscv_book/riscv_book.pdf Intro to barebones RISC-V programming with QEMU: https://popovicu.com/posts/bare-metal-programming-risc-v/ References: RISC-V unprivileged ISA: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uviu1nH-tScFfgrovvFCrj7Omv8tFtkp/view?usp=drive_link RISC-V privileged ISA: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17GeetSnT5wW3xNuAHI95-SI1gPGd5sJ_/view?usp=drive_link GNU ld documentation: https://home.cs.colorado.edu/~main/cs1300/doc/gnu/ld_3.html Feel free to share resources I haven't added oops Also, have fun!


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Thoughts on 4chan's source code? https://github.com/4chan-org/4chan

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>>1699 How lewd! surprised

Your fortune: You become a big beautiful woman with big tits and small pink nipples.

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>>1247 I loved how the spam filter was just regex and very bad regex at that.

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Have any imageboards used it yet? I know there was this one called Dizzychan that was set up as a test but as expected it died within a week.

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>>1703 There's basically zero interest because it's so outdated you need a server with very old repos so outside of a curiosity there's no reason to make one

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They took it down. I wanted to see inside. Like what makes 4chan tick.

Your fortune: Good Luck


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Do you currently own a botnet?


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So here is a list I created of basic digital privacy tools to consider using in the current landscape. Web Browsers: Firefox: A trusted, open-source browser known for its commitment to privacy. LibreWolf: A privacy-focused, Mozilla-based browser with enhanced security features. Brave: A privacy-first browser that blocks ads and trackers by default. Private Search Engines: MyAllSearch: A UK-based search engine offering privacy with no cookies or tracking. DuckDuckGo: A widely-used, US-based search engine that prioritizes anonymity. SwissCows: A privacy-driven search engine leveraging secure Swiss infrastructure. Qwant: A French-based metasearch engine with a focus on privacy and safe browsing. MetaGer: A German-based, open-source metasearch engine offering privacy and a variety of helpful tools. Password Managers: Bitwarden: An open-source, secure password manager with both free and premium options. 1Password: A robust password manager with top-tier security and cross-platform compatibility. Dashlane: A premium password manager featuring a wealth of privacy-focused tools. Note: While LastPass is a popular choice, it has experienced multiple security breaches in recent years. VPN (Virtual Private Network): NordVPN: A reliable VPN service offering strong encryption and a large server network. Surfshark: A budget-friendly VPN with a solid privacy policy and a wide array of features. Mullvad: A privacy-centric VPN that has passed no-logs audits, ensuring your anonymity. ProtonVPN: A secure VPN provider from Switzerland with a strict no-logs policy. ExpressVPN: A leading VPN service that has undergone multiple no-logs audits and security assessments. Secure Email Services: StartMail: A secure email provider offering burner aliases and end-to-end encryption. ProtonMail: A Swiss-based email service renowned for its zero-access encryption. Mailfence: A customizable, secure email provider with full encryption and privacy features.

(GET A LOAD OF THIS GUY)
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Some others you're missing: Mullvad Browser- firefox with secure defaults, operated by Mullvad team. KeepassXC- password manager, can sync database between devices with something like Syncthing. Tutanota- mail service out of Switzerland, supports encryption and auto-deletes accounts after a period of inactivity.

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Respectfully hikarin, this list is pretty surface level and many of the options listed are objectively inferior. >duckduckglow >youtuber shilled vpns >proprietary password managers >le meme lion browser Cmon now.

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>>1687 Surfshart, Nord, DuckDuckGlow, Brave opinion discarded


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What was your first Linux distro? Over a decade ago, on my shitty vista laptop, I flashed Gentoo on to it, because people said it was best to start with in a chatroom I was in... I ended up figuring it out somehow though.

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>>49 I'm on mint right now

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>>1331 Alpine Linux

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My first one was Mint, now I use Void. (1337 get)

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A get deserving to be taken by a voidfag

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>>48 Did they tell you to install gentoo


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I've been wanting to switch from pidgin to a different irc capable client, preferably an open source one but not necessary. Which ones do you guys use?

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irssi for cli

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What's up with pidgin?

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>>1260 i use Hexchat with the Monokai theme. works well enough for me.

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>>1260 betterbird gets irc working well

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>>1260 halloy is comfy imho


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