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  • TheDarkQuark@lemmy.worldtoLinux@lemmy.ml•I'm confused trying to get SCALE to work
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    1 month ago

    Explaining like you are 5:

    If you have worked with programming languages, you might have come across global variables and inbuilt functions/keywords. PATH is a similar global variable for your terminal session.

    Every time you open up a terminal, you load up these “global variables”, and you/programs can access them (or the applications assigned to them).

    So, let’s say you have your application (executable) as /home/werecat/corncob/bin/corn, instead of starting it with ./home/werecat/corncob/bin/corn ..., if you have /home/werecat/corncob/bin in your PATH variable, you can just use it as corn ....

    export PATH="/home/werecat/corncob/bin:$PATH"

    just means:

    1. PATH = /home/werecat/corncob/bin + PATH
    2. persist (export) path for the duration of this session (usually until you close the terminal tab)

    If you see somewhere to add it to your /home/werecat/.bashrc file, it means “all commands in .bashrc file are auto-executed every time you start a new terminal session, so if you have it there, you won’t need to manually keep entering the command over and over again”.

    You can list these environment variables by just running:

    env

    Also, recommend you have a look at https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-set-an-environment-variable-in-linux/.

    Hope this helps. Good luck on your Linux journey.

  • TheDarkQuark@lemmy.worldtoLinux@lemmy.ml•WSL vs. Dual Booting vs. virtualbox
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    2 months ago

    For a person with not much familiarity with Linux, and just wants to check things out, I would recommend starting out with a VM. WSL is good, but that is not the “Linux experience”. Moreover, if they are not already familiar with the command line, it may be a bit intimidating. The same goes for dual booting. It’s more technical, and it’s more appealing to just jump back into Windows when things go wrong on Linux. VM approach though, gives you a sandboxed space (with DEs and all) where you can smoothly get familiar and comfortable with Linux before making the final switch. That’s my personal opinion for beginners.

  • TheDarkQuark@lemmy.worldtoDeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.ml•Suggestions for google alternatives/foss apps
    1·
    2 months ago

    I don’t use Proton Drive too much, but for my use case, it works great. I sometimes save files in there and share them via urls, and it works great for that use case.

    The last time I used Bitwarden, the base plan did not support 2FA which is a must for me. Keepass keeps it local, and supports 2FA too. These days, I use Proton Pass more because I want easier sync across my devices, but I back up everything to Keepass every once in a while.

  • TheDarkQuark@lemmy.worldtoDeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.ml•Suggestions for google alternatives/foss apps
    3·
    2 months ago

    Here are the ones I use:

    • YouTube:

    This is the hardest and you might need to hop a lot. But, these are the ones I have: FreeTube, Grayjay, LibreTube, NewPipe, PipePipe, and if none of these work, then YTDLnis (yt-dlp client)

    • Mail:

    ProtonMail (Tuta is heavily suggested too, but I personally have never used it)

    • Cloud Storage:

    Proton Drive (although I don’t use cloud storage much)

    • Gallery:

    Stock and AvesLibre (I heard Immich is good too, but I cannot afford self hosting atm)

    • Video Player

    VLC

    • Audio Player

    VLC

    • 2FA

    Proton Pass and KeepassXC

    • Mail App

    ProtonMail and K9Mail

    • Password Manager

    Proton Pass and KeepassXC

    • Weather app

    Breezy Weather

  • TheDarkQuark@lemmy.worldtoPrivacy@lemmy.ml•The Best Encrypted Messengers in 2024
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    3 months ago

    They do. It just doesn’t work for them, but they aren’t opposed to it.

    Matrix doesn’t offer disappearing messages (which I consider important for digital minimalism and cybersecurity. Even if the user chooses not to enable this feature, it should be an option). Again though, if you have a found a use case for these messengers and they appeal to you and you’re able to get the people you interact with using them, great!