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Which Linux distro for beginners (with requirements) by chraebsli in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[-] chraebsli@programming.dev 1 points 15 hours ago

She doesn't have much money for a new laptop and since she won't use it often, it's enough to check mail, e-banking, ... And we have some old laptops at home nobody uses, so we thought we could give it to her as a gift.

Eventually, she'll buy a new ~400$ laptop later with some good specs, but that's not in the upcoming months. But thanks for the help.

Which Linux distro for beginners (with requirements) by chraebsli in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[-] chraebsli@programming.dev 9 points 17 hours ago

Yeah, it's an old laptop. She doesn't have much money for a new laptop and since she won't use it often, it's enough to check mail, e-banking, ... And we have some old laptops at home nobody uses, so we thought we could give it to her as a gift.

Eventually, she'll buy a new ~400$ laptop later with some good specs but that's not in the next few months. But thanks for the tips.

Which Linux distro for beginners (with requirements) by chraebsli in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[-] chraebsli@programming.dev 5 points 18 hours ago

Wow... thanks for this detailed info & guide! I'll probably use the HP laptop with Mint Cinnamon, cause I don't like that old retro look of xfce. A friend told me to try Lubuntu too, so let's see.

I didn't know about that Chrome/ Firefox performance "issue" on old laptops, so thank you! Isn't there a way to disable flatpak at all? Thought on my Manjaro I could disable it, so eventually there is an option there too. OnlyOffice and uBlock were my guesses too. I'll probably set up NextDNS and KDE Connect too.

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Which Linux distro for beginners (with requirements) (programming.dev)

submitted 19 hours ago by chraebsli@programming.dev to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/19622913

A friend of someone related doesn't have a laptop nowadays, but needs one. Now we have 2 old laptops at home, and we want to give her one so she can do some things on it. Since she isn't used to laptops and the old laptops wouldn't run a Windows 11 (I don't want to install a Win10 because of end of support and lacking security features), I guess installing a simple Linux is fine. Now comes the big question: Which Linux distro should I install? (see requirements below)

Laptops:

Acer Aspire ES 15, AMD dual-core E1-7010 @1.5 GHz, 4GB RAM, 1000 GB HDD

HP Pavilion 17-e030ez, Intel Pentium @2.4 GHz, 4GB RAM, 10000 GB HDD (I'd choose this)

Tasks:

Office Stuff (I thought about OnlyOffice)

Internet surfing

Banking via Web

Requirements:

needs to have full German support

needs an easy software installation center

should be easy to learn

optionally, her friends (which probably use Windows/ Mac) should be able to help her (since she never had a laptop before)

eventually German forum/ German Guides

I'm using Linux/ Manjaro for myself but don't have any experience with beginner-friendly distros. I used a KDE neon for some time and also have used Ubuntu, and to be honest, they seem beginner-friendly too.

Please let me know your opinions, thanks!

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Which Linux distro for beginners (with requirements) (programming.dev)

submitted 20 hours ago by chraebsli@programming.dev to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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A friend of someone related doesn't have a laptop nowadays, but needs one. Now we have 2 old laptops at home, and we want to give her one so she can do some things on it. Since she isn't used to laptops and the old laptops wouldn't run a Windows 11 (I don't want to install a Win10 because of end of support and lacking security features), I guess installing a simple Linux is fine. Now comes the big question: Which Linux distro should I install? (see requirements below)

Laptops:

Acer Aspire ES 15, AMD dual-core E1-7010 @1.5 GHz, 4GB RAM, 1000 GB HDD
HP Pavilion 17-e030ez, Intel Pentium @2.4 GHz, 4GB RAM, 10000 GB HDD (I'd choose this)

Tasks:

Office Stuff (I thought about OnlyOffice)
Internet surfing
Banking via Web

Requirements:

needs to have full German support
needs an easy software installation center
should be easy to learn
optionally, her friends (which probably use Windows/ Mac) should be able to help her (since she never had a laptop before)
eventually German forum/ German Guides

I'm using Linux/ Manjaro for myself but don't have any experience with beginner-friendly distros. I used a KDE neon for some time and also have used Ubuntu, and to be honest, they seem beginner-friendly too.

Please let me know your opinions, thanks!

What’s your “I can’t believe other people don’t do this” hack? by chraebsli in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] chraebsli@programming.dev 25 points 6 days ago

using an ad blocker. personally, i use ad blockers for years and when i work on a friends laptop im shocked how much ads there are actually. i cant count on a hand how mucn i told my father he should use ad blocker browser and extenstion. and he wont do it. recently, i changed the DNS server on a router level to nextdns, where it blocks ads and trackers. he told me its amazing how smoother the experience is now
password managers. as an IT specialist i have about 300 login details for many services, personal, work and clients. every login has its own password and eventually email too. and i know sooooo many people who forgot their passwords (they have about 3 very similar ones but ok) and try them all until they find out they had to creat a new for that specific service. and they are so unaware about the dangers (for example fishing, SE, ...) with this method.

"Quick" security check... I had to do 15 of these... by chraebsli in c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

[-] chraebsli@programming.dev 10 points 2 weeks ago

Had to do these to view some Twitter/X post a friend sent me: I don't have an account and visiting the link redirects directly to login. So I created a new account with a temp mail. Then I had to solve 10 of these riddles. After the 10th there was an error message that I cannot use this email or so. I asked my friend for a screenshot afterwards. I had a loooong day and it was very late in the evening. I never ever do this again. Shitty SM.

Stop comparing programming languages by chraebsli in c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

[-] chraebsli@programming.dev 195 points 3 months ago

PHP is old
HTML is NOT A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE!!!
CSS is
︎ ︎ ︎ not alig-

︎ ︎ ︎ ned

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Stop comparing programming languages (programming.dev)

submitted 3 months ago by chraebsli@programming.dev to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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Stop comparing programming languages

Python is versatile
JavaScript is powerful
Ruby is elegant
C is essential
C++
Java is robust

24 of the best free alternatives to the most popular paid software by chraebsli in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] chraebsli@programming.dev 30 points 3 months ago

you forgot linux as an alternative to windows and mac;)

How easy is it to switch back to windows? by chraebsli in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[-] chraebsli@programming.dev 12 points 3 months ago

similar here. im still 'new' to linux but have to use windows for my apprentice. also my father uses windows. so often i have to click a button multiple times, ads, or window not responding, ads, sometimes its slow af. did I already mention ads?

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Android App for tagging locations on a map? (programming.dev)

submitted 4 months ago by chraebsli@programming.dev to c/android@lemmy.world

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I'm searching an android app to mark the locations of multiple parked cars. It should be possible to mark different cars somehow to identify them. It would also be cool if there is a feature to share the location with someone on another devica (like a sync between users, NOT copy of coordinates or link on maps

In other words, I need an app to tag multiple locations on a map. It doesn't require to be designed for parked car locations. The app must have these features:

GPS Tracker with map
support to tag multiple locations
- mark them somehow uniquely (like note, category, color, icon, ...) The following features would be nice to have:
sync with other devices, for example family
history of locations
set date/time since location is active (can be timestamp)

I'm ok with paying/ ads or require to self host.

Songs about Vim by chraebsli in c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

[-] chraebsli@programming.dev 9 points 6 months ago

less really is more with more features. and more IS less with less features

Songs about Vim by chraebsli in c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

[-] chraebsli@programming.dev 11 points 6 months ago

did you know there is a vim tutor for learning how to vim?

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Songs about Vim (programming.dev)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by chraebsli@programming.dev to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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Touch a file in Linux (programming.dev)

submitted 6 months ago by chraebsli@programming.dev to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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My change to the Fediversa by chraebsli in c/fediverse@lemmy.world

[-] chraebsli@programming.dev 8 points 6 months ago

Yeah.. todays social media is more a commercial ad platform than social media.

the fediverse is the new 'futuristic' social media since its main goal is to connect people and make social media more social

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My change to the Fediversa (programming.dev)

submitted 6 months ago by chraebsli@programming.dev to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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After i joined the Fediverse, i deleted my accounts on Reddit, Twitter & Facebook a few days later. Yesterday, i deleted TikTok too and i will delete Instagram more or less soon. I hope some friends will change to the Fedi until then.

Ive had enough of all the ads and people just want fame. Make Social Media better!

Brute force protection by chraebsli in c/memes@lemmy.ml

[-] chraebsli@programming.dev 8 points 6 months ago

no, since it first checks if the password is correct. if it is, display error message. if it is corrent and the second time, accept the password (code not in screenshot) but if the password is wrong, it doesnt check if it is the first attempt.