So, you want to 'do a pewdiepie'....have firefox open pc startup ??

[Condobloke]

To the 'negative nellies'

Grow up.

This post is yet another example of what can be done if you have the necessary mindset to put it into action.

If your pc/laptop cannot handle the 'strain' of opening an app which you will inevitably click on to open shortly after booting anyway.....then your pc/laptop needs to be sent back to the ark which is where it probably came from and obviously belongs in 2025

The reason I posted this ?.....I got the idea from pewdiepies video and also from the comments posted thereon.
It is a fact....after booting my PC, i inevitably open Thunderbird to access emails.

Why not have it open and ready.?

It works like a dream. Is it a biggie....of national importance & significance?....No.

I am left to wonder, having read every single one of the comments left here....if the negativity and nastiness of some comments are directed at me...or at pewdiepie (Felix) ....or indeed at both of us.

Felix is not here to defend himself. I am.



Grow Up.

 

[wizardfromoz]

@Tritone , I feel a need to remind you of

https://www.linux.org/threads/apologies.56573/

in which you said (my highlighting)

I don't know why, but I got really angry about the whole Cloudflare situation and posted some unacceptable messages. They've been removed, bug I still believe I owe some members an apology. Guys, I'm really sory. Accept my apologies and I promise - it's not gonna happen again.

It has, and more than once. You are making a mockery of that apology, which may be regarded as lip service.

If you do not wish to be perceived as a troll, do not behave like one.

If you continue in this vein, I will give you a couple of weeks' unpaid leave to consider if this forum is where you want to be.

Chris Turner
wizardfromoz

 

[darry1966]

Always heartened to see people running Linux and feeling joyous because they free from Windows. First heard about this on T.O.S. today's youtube channel. Question I am asking everyone if Felix comes here I hope we will welcome him with whatever questions he might have.

 

[wizardfromoz]

G'day my friend from over the ditch.

He would certainly be welcomed by me, although I suspect at the rate he learns, his questions will likely be beyond my ken.

No doubt some of our "brain-boxes" will be able to assist.

Be warned - if he brings with him a fraction of his 110,000,000 followers, I will be making you a Moderator before your feet can hit the floor.

Wiz

 

[Deleted member 204243]

@Tritone , I feel a need to remind you of

https://www.linux.org/threads/apologies.56573/

in which you said (my highlighting)

Should I apologize to that youtuber for having an opinion? Did you miss the fact that it was your friend who actually went completely off-topic first (by starting to psychoanalyze me)?

You are making a mockery of that apology,

You're making a mockery of what it means to be a moderator/admin. You always take sides and (openly!) support people you know longer and consider your friends.

I will give you a couple of weeks' unpaid leave to consider if this forum is where you want to be.

If you are planning to give me a couple of weeks, then you can give me a life sentence. I want to be a member of this forum, but double checking every word in case the dictator's friend may feel offended? Nah.

To everyone who wanted to talk on a certain level, understand what a friendly banter is and (most importantly) was able to get what my posts were actually about - a massive thanx! All the best, guys!

 

[Condobloke]

Question I am asking everyone if Felix comes here I hope we will welcome him with whatever questions he might have.

Mate, I will give him a sample of my wife's (Te) cooking. That will endear him to the place and leave @Rob scrambling to fit in all the new members !

 

[Deleted member 204243]

If you're open to suggestions, life is easier if you read things in their best light.

Thanx! Would be nice if you applied this philosophy to me and to what I wrote.

And if you're open to suggestions. Life if easier when you understand that the internet is just the internet, learn not to be offended on behalf of someone else and realize that a friendly banter is actually the most enjoyable form of conversation and, while it may seem rude on the surface, it's actually very respectful and very... well... friendly.

If majority of folks here change their attitude then this site may finally get the number of users matching its domain name, cause at the moment it really doesn't look that great.

 

[Deleted member 204243]

Mate, I will give him a sample of my wife's (Te) cooking...

[friendly banter] I wouldn't. I still don't believe he'll join this forum.[/friendly banter]

 

[wizardfromoz]

You always take sides

You have spent less than 4 weeks here.

If you had 4 years here, you would know that I do not play favourites with my friends, even they I have cautioned from time to time (very seldom, as they are better contributors).

I will give you two weeks off. If you continue your current course, then the next time will be 4 wees, and 3 strikes and you're out.

I do hope you take the time to reconsider, I am a great believer that everybody has something to offer.

Wizard.

 

[lomszz]

I don't understand why someone would want a browser to open on startup. The less programs start on startup, the better.

 

[wizardfromoz]

That's fair enough, and your call.

For some of us, particularly those retired, this is "the office" or "the club", so having our browser open at start may be useful.

For writers, they might choose to have LibreOffice Writer open at start, and so on.

The options are only limited by your imagination and your needs or wishes.

It's Linux, it's customisable.

Cheers

Wizard

 

[lomszz]

That's true, I didn't think of it that way. Linux can be customized a lot and I tinkered with it until I got tired of fixing things. Now, the machine is just for games and projects.

 

[Condobloke]

I tinkered with it until I got tired of fixing things.

Are you running Linux Mint>?....which version?21.3, 22.1 etc

Do you have Timeshift set up ?

 

[lomszz]

Are you running Linux Mint>?....which version?21.3, 22.1 etc

Do you have Timeshift set up ?

latest 22.1, no I don't have Timeshift set up. I haven't needed it yet.

 

[Condobloke]

Timeshift can save your bacon if and when you really screw things up......possibly save you a reinstall.
The screenshots from it are best saved to an external drive

 

[wizardfromoz]

Off (your own) Topic, Brian.

 

[Condobloke]

oops !

sowwy.

(smacks his own wrist)

 

[lomszz]

That's the thing, I don't have external drive currently if not counting usb(it's 64gb). It's not end of the world though if I have to reinstall, takes only couple minutes. Projects are on GitHub repository, so no panic. .

I have looked Timeshift before anyway, once I get external drive I will sure start using it.

 

[Condobloke]

Just for general info:

My OS is Linux Mint Cinnamon.

Kernel: 6.8.0-59-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.3.0
clocksource: tsc
Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.4.8 tk: GTK v: 3.24.41 wm: Muffin v: 6.4.1 vt: 7
dm: LightDM v: 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 22.1 Xia base: Ubuntu 24.04 noble
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: ASRock model: B150M Pro4 serial: <superuser required>
uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends v: P7.30
date: 04/11/2017
CPU:
Info: quad core model: Intel Core i7-7700 bits: 64 type: MT MCP smt: enabled
arch: Kaby Lake rev: 9 cache: L1: 256 KiB L2: 1024 KiB L3: 8 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 875 high: 1400 min/max: 800/4200 cores: 1: 1400 2: 800
3: 800 4: 800 5: 800 6: 800 7: 800 8: 800 bogomips: 57600
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx

With 32 GB RAM.

It is a LONG way from being even close to new.....Ancient would be a more appropriate term

The ram makes a huge difference to its performance

This will hopefully give those running old clunkers something to compare to.

The motherboard is in excess of 10 years old

 

[KGIII]

Thanx! Would be nice if you applied this philosophy to me and to what I wrote.

I'm going to guess, based on what I see, is that self-reflection isn't your strong suit. I have done that with your posts, very much so. I've seen you attempt to argue with anyone and anything. I've seen you find trivial things and then nitpick them with people who aren't interested. I've seen you seemingly being contrary just for the sake of being a contrarian.

No, I don't let it get to me. I slept fine last night. If you hadn't replied, I'd have pretty much forgotten the exchange.

Back in the day, we'd strongly suggest lurking before posting, that way you could see the type of community you're entering. There are other forums where people carry around ego and want to argue with everyone. You might be better suited for those forums.

I'm gonna hope we move on from here and you don't try the martyr role.