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Cake day: June 7th, 2023

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  • Looks fucking awesome!

    There aren’t enough light theme setups out there, and yours looks very clean and well thought out. I especially like that the shadows of the window decorations are better visible on the light theme, that gives it a way better spacial look than on dark ones.

    The only thing I would change personally, if I would copy it, is the right area of the top bar, that one looks a bit too crowded for me compared to the rest of the more minimalist setup.
    I would drag the widgets, except the tray, onto the desktop or so.


    Please also don’t forget to link your themes (and other stuff) used or customized in the post, for others to recreate :)


  • Dude… It’s the hundredth time you’ve posted this copypasta.
    Image-based OSs aren’t locked down and also don’t depend on proprietary services.

    You can just read my post I made about immutable systems, maybe we can discuss it there.

    But, I wouldn’t choose a image based OS right now too for servers. At least yet.
    I’m just afraid about compatibility, because many installers and services might rely on access to the root file system for now. Debian is right now the best choice as server OS, but that might change in the future.


  • You can still try it. On a not-as-powerful PC it will take a bit longer of course, the only thing I would recommend having is a GPU.
    On a CPU it will take literally ages to create one picture, speaking from experience.

    Just give it a try. Even if your laptop is a bit underpowered, half an hour for a set isn’t a huge problem. Just go cooking or showering in the meantime and let it process in the meanwhile 😁



  • I recommend you to not buy a Chromebook for that specifically. ChromeOS sucks, both in privacy and function.

    I used a MS Surface some time ago with Gnome. If you want a cheap tablet, then maybe buy an used one and slap the silverblue-main-surface-image from universal-blue.org onto it.
    It has the linux-surface drivers already baked in and works ootb.
    On any other distro (e.g. Fedora Workstation) you would have to fiddle with it and it may break due to the custom kernel.
    Besides it being a shitty device (the model I had) and MS not being Linux-friendly, it was alright.
    Sadly, the newer the devices get, the worse the Linux support also gets. But if you’re only after a media consumption device, they’re a good choice if you choose an used older model, e.g. from 2017-2020.

    Preferably, check out the 2-in-1s from the Lenovo ThinkPad series, they’re also pretty good and have excellent Linux support from what I’ve heard.
    They should work under Linux ootb, since Lenovo isn’t blocking its’ usage.

    Gnome is ideally suited for touchscreen use, it was a huge joy to use. You don’t even need a keyboard!
    It looks and functions as an ideal tablet-like UI, and even the on-screen-gestures work the same as on a trackpad.

    If you want Android support, check out Waydroid. Then it really gets you the best out of both worlds, desktop and mobile.



  • I don’t know what’s your intention.
    I’m no expert or highly qualified in any way, so please correct me, but I don’t know if that’s the right way.

    LLMs usually need lots of computing power, optimally in form of a GPU.
    I use GPT4All, and when I send a prompt, I notice the temps/ fan speed and usage of my GPU turning up instantly to almost 100%. If it’s a longer one, my PC sounds like a helicopter 😁

    In terms of hosting a server, you want something barely good enough for your service, e.g. running your cloud. This results in way less power draw, which is what you want, since it runs 24/7. Something powerful enough to run LLMs comfortably would likely draw lots of power, even an Apple Silicon.

    I think, you’re better off just using GPT4All on your gaming PC if you need it.

    I hope I’m wrong, and that M1s draw barely any power, especially in idle.
    And even if I am, they (almost) can only run MacOS, which wouldn’t be a good server OS.