#Ubuntu Install

[andmaybegayer]

bill gates is a rabid dog and he must be beaten to death with a stick

[theresa-of-liechtenstein]

got a new laptop on sale yayy 😎 hopefully a zoom meeting will no longer threaten to wipe out my whole machine

[arbitrarygreay]

So I'm an old fart that still uses an mp3 player that transfers files via USB or SD card, and since changing to Linux, updating that thing has been PAINFUL due to the loss of MediaMonkey. Absolutely none of the modern Linux music players do proper playlist-based file syncing. (That is, you select the playlists to update, and sync both the files and the playlist m3u to the target device, even if the target device uses a different file folder structure from your computer.) Rhythmbox pretends to, but in practice you can only do it once and all subsequent tries error out. Having to wipe the entire gigabytes of data every single time I want to update the player? Um, no. The closest I got was using Strawberry to transfer files, but it doesn't sync the playlist itself, which is a huge hassle. And I know, another major old-fart moment, as the younguns these days just use cloud servers and dynamic playlists and service-based playlists and shit. Which is therefore what all of the non-dead Linux music players focus on. But I think I have finally got a working solution, by running 32-bit Foobar2000 through Wine with the OneWaySync component. (Although, I will still have to use a bash script to do auto-edits of the device playlist filepath, since Foobar is exporting Wine-assigned filepaths. Thankfully I already have one basically good to go from my Strawberry setup.)

[punk-in-metal-detector]

Begging Tumblr users to finally discover Linux

Everyone keeps complaining about Google and advising to use Firefox etc while still using OS produced by Microsoft which is just like Google maybe worse. Linux is literally free and out there, there are so many different distributions produced in different countries and so much free open source software. Go grab yourself a flashdisk and do yourself a favour. Tbh if you get Ubuntu it is very easy to set up(seriously if you managed to download firefox and add Ublock you probably are very much capable of installing Ubuntu), has shit ton of support online, comes with many useful programs preinstalled and you can even get an add-on to make it look more like windows. Nothing is stopping you

Edit: people are also recommending Linux Mint a lot so you can give that a try! (Personally I have never used it but it looks very windows-like at least when it comes to the UI layout)

[linuxscoop]

How to Install Ubuntu 24.04 on VirtualBox - Ubuntu 24.04 As Host

If you're looking to explore Ubuntu 24.04 without messing up your main system, installing it on VirtualBox is the perfect way to go! Here's a step-by-step guide to get you started.

Step-by-Step Guide:

Download VirtualBox: Head over to the VirtualBox website and download the latest version for your operating system.

Download Ubuntu 24.04 ISO: Grab the Ubuntu 24.04 ISO file from the official Ubuntu website.

Install VirtualBox:

Follow the installation instructions for your OS.

Open VirtualBox once installed.

Create a New Virtual Machine:

Click on “New”.

Name your VM (e.g., Ubuntu 24.04).

Choose “Linux” as the type and “Ubuntu (64-bit)” as the version.

Allocate RAM (at least 2048 MB recommended).

Attach the Ubuntu ISO:

Select your newly created VM and click “Settings”.

Go to “Storage”.

Under “Controller: IDE”, click the empty disk icon and select “Choose a disk file”.

Find and select the Ubuntu 24.04 ISO you downloaded.

Start the Virtual Machine:

Click “Start” to boot from the ISO.

Follow the on-screen instructions to install Ubuntu.

Complete the Installation:

Select your language and keyboard layout.

Choose “Install Ubuntu”.

Follow the prompts to set up your system (create a user, set a password, etc.).

Once installation is complete, restart the VM.

Remove the ISO and Boot from Virtual Disk:

Go back to “Settings” -> “Storage” and remove the ISO from the virtual drive.

Restart your VM again, and it should boot into your new Ubuntu 24.04 installation!

For a visual guide, check out this helpful video tutorial: How to Install Ubuntu 24.04 on VirtualBox 🎥

Happy virtualizing! 🚀

[1794]

no hate to krita, I've messed around with it and it's fun, but if the edits in question are like Putting text over screenshots boy do I have another GNU image editing software for you

[kaiasky]

oh wise computer one what shld i know before downloading and running linux mint ... for dummies

i guess the main thing is have a backup of any files on the computer u are installing linux on.

The typical thing to do is partition out some of your hard drive space to be used for Linux, so you can dual boot (when you power the computer on it'll ask if you want to boot Windows or Linux). But the other thing it'll give you an option to do is overwrite all your windows everything, which would delete your files. which you probably don't want to do (unless it's a spare computer)

not to be scary--ive never had any issues, and the mint installer is very good and explains things very well, but like, theoretically if you clicked the wrong buttons you could lose all your files, so back everything up if you can, out of an abundance of caution

other people feel free to add on

[love-has-a-way-ofgrowingbackward]

whew so i set up dual booting on my lappy FINALLY

[3dmonstermaze]

We can't fuck around any more we gotta start directly forcing people to switch to Linux by violent means if necessary. This is dire, folks.

[linuxscoop]

Excited about your fresh Ubuntu 24.04 LTS installation? Here's what to do next! Check out our comprehensive guide on the top "Things to Do After Installing Ubuntu 24.04 LTS". From optimizing performance to essential software installations, we've got you covered.

[ceaselessbasher]

Update your fucking servers or give me free antiacid for the trouble of installing an old-ass PHP in a last-version Ubuntu server

[newbiecli]

To know list of installed font

To whip up a TXT file with your installed fonts, just smack this command into your terminal:

fc-list > "my fonts.txt"

Just make sure you've navigated to where you want that TXT file to live first (e.g., cd Documents) before you run the fc-list command. Otherwise, it'll just dump it wherever you currently are in the filesystem.

[saintly67]

There is always some fucking issue when im setting up vscode for a new project..........

[kevinmarville]

I just cleaned up my setup by removing the Snap version of Java and installing OpenJDK 21 using APT. Much smoother, more compatible, and no path issues. If you're a dev or just tired of Java acting weird—this guide is for you. 💻✨ 👉 Read the full post and fix your setup #today.

[jack1236]

Install PHP 8.4 Ubuntu

Install PHP 8.4 Ubuntu - Learn to install PHP 8.4 on Ubuntu 24.04, configure PHP-FPM, and verify using Apache or PHP's built-in server.

[megbritt]

hello

your favorite tech girlie here ♡ 　

if you're reading this and using windows 11:

friendly reminder to go to Apps -> Installed Apps

Look for Copilot. Click the corresponding three dots aka ellipsis for it.

Click on Advanced Options

Turn off microphone (should be off by default though i think)

Then under "Let this app run in background" set to never

This may or may not turn off copilot for you permanently. In my case it did, even after the update

If by any small shot you (UGH) want it back on, just put it back to always or power optimized as guess, but be warned If you click the link under "Learn more about the options", you will see that Copilot is actually TRACKING your information. using it to train the LLMs yuck gross no </3 keep your information private pls

If you want to go a step further, go to powershell and install win11bloat

　 Alternatively, just use Linux (Ubuntu 25)