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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thank you for the detailed reply.

  1. I've used onedriver previously, or rather I do use it on my backup machine. While it works well what I'm missing is a progress indication for the download of files, I occasionally work with bigger video files f.ex. Also an option to keep directories synced permanently to the device would be great. In OneDrive you can check a box in the context menu to 'make files available offline'. It keeps the file/directory synced and available offline. This is again useful for bigger projects. I could of course move those to a temporary location on disk but I do like the set and forget nature of working in automatically synced directories.

  2. I assumed that's best practice, thank you. What I find overwhelming is the amount of choice. Which is a general Linux "problem" I suppose. Yes, it's possible and elegant to manage everything through the package manager and the default repos. But if I search for a specific program, like f.ex. a clipboard manager, I might just get recommended something that is not there. And all of a sudden I have an appimage. Or the nextcloud client for example, it's on the flathub but only the appimage supports the above file on-demand feature.
    Btw, how can I be sure that software from the flathub is kept up to date? My understanding is that it's often community maintained?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Fortunately it's just my personal machine. Most of the organisation is on macOS anyway.

It'll be enough of a challenge to properly transition existing docx to the gsuite were switching to.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (4 children)

See my comment below, we're moving to gsuite. Basically, we have a problem with people not using the SharePoint but instead sending poorly version numbered documents per mail.
My argument was that if you're forced to work online you're more likely to do so in the shared folder. We'll see if that's true but at least we can get rid of office. Most of the organisation is on macOS anyway. And we use zulip for communication.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

Ding ding ding

From one evil to another...

The discussion went like nobody is properly using the SharePoint, but instead people send emails with poorly version numbered documents. After a couple of attempts to educate the users my argument was to drop the hammer: if you're forced to work online you're more likely to work in the shared folders. If that's true, we'll see. But in the meantime I can get rid of windows. Most of the organisation is on macOS anyway.

 

After convincing my employer to move away from MS office I can finally make the permanent switch away from windows.

I settled on pop_os for now since it supports hybrid Nvidia graphics out of the box and I am a noob.

Two questions:

  1. I used OneDrive, and especially the file on-demand (all files on server visible in explorer but only downloaded when needed) feature a lot. What cloud storage provider has the best Linux integration? I dabbled with NeXtCloUD but the Linux client is not great, especially the file on-demand implementation.

  2. What are best practices for managing apps? The last time I entertained the idea of switching, I ended up with applications installed from the snap store, flatpacks, some appimages, some through apt. It quickly gets confusing for me when I want a specific program but it, f.ex., is only distributed through the snap store. Is there a GUI (I know) way to see all applications, where they're installed from, with an easy remove button? Akin to what windows offers?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Honestly, this was the reality. Half the shit couldn't even be accessed without flash. Does nobody remember the flash on mobile drama?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah, or just a slow charger next to bed? Who doesn't have a charter next to bed? Especially a slow one costs nothing.

Definitely wouldn't want to give up PD speeds to top up during the day. Well, I would give them up if I didn't have to top up during the day.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Never had any problems, just avoid the biggest GPU manufacturer? It's Nvidia's fault to supply shit drivers for Linux, but statements like this highlight how far away we are from "the year of the Linux desktop".

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Sounds fucking delicious

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Where did you find a t495 for that price of you don't mind me asking?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Subject: Morning Routines 😊

Hey [Their Name],

Haha, guilty as charged! Seems like a few of us share that little secret. As they say, whatever helps us get through those groggy mornings, right? I hope my emails still come across as genuine. Coffee or not, it's all me behind every word.

Cheers, [Your Name]

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

Not really, they have the world's biggest sovereign wealth fund. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Pension_Fund_of_Norway

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I really am! If they don't get money, and they don't get data, and they (obviously) don't get donations, how are they supposed to run the service? Out of the goodness of their hearts?

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