When I was first starting out my programming adventures with Python, someone told me that I should work with Python 3 instead of 2 because that’s what will be maintained in the future (this was some 8 years ago). I decided to listen and when I got home I opened up my terminal, wrote:
sudo apt-get remove pythonFollowed by
sudo apt-get install python3Only to be suddenly greeted with:
sudo: command not foundIn my days of learning Python, I was told to use pyenv and set environments based on the projects rather than making changes to the system. Maybe there are better options nowadays.
Pyenv is still a good option
I remember I did the same mistakes few years ago. If I’m not mistaken, there is a big warning message when you try to remove Python, no?
And that, kids, is how Linus fucked his Pop!_OS installation.
To be completely fair, he nuked his desktop environment when it absolutely shouldn’t have happened. Yes, there was the warning and he should’ve read it, but coming from Windows, how many times is the “This app may harm your PC” threat legitimate? Linus made an honest mistake, but pop truly made a massive oversight.
Tbh that’s Windows’ fault in crying wolf so many times for nothing
Windows warning is a reminder that an app can be a virus. There is no warning that the app will self destruct your PC even if it’s a reputable app.
For those wondering which xkcd:
Lemmy is great
And so are you
Sorry, but how can I access this from a different instance? I tried searching the community but it returned no result.
The search function’s really weird, was having trouble finding a community on a different instance as well. I think it works best if you remove the ! and everything after @. I went onto sh.itjustworks, went to the Communities tab, then all, then searched “windows_help” and I found it. Hope. that works!
I think I might have found an answer. Some communities might not be federated yet on that instance. So you might have to search the whole “!community@instance.stuff” and get no results. Then a few minutes later search for just “community” and it should be there.
I have previously tried just “windows_help” as well and it wasn’t there yet. Definitely makes this confusing.
“Yes, I know what I am doing”
*system fails to boot
*surprised Linus face
Is it easier to remove Snap from Ubuntu or Edge from Windows 11?
Can Edge be removed?
For VR Gaming, I installed https://ameliorated.io/ onto a fresh Windows 11. Seems to replace Edge with Firefox and more other programs with Open Source ones.
But what if you would do it manually? I guess on a Vanilla Windows its not even thaf easy or possible because Windows Updates tend to fix it. But i am just a Linux user who jist wants to play VR and not really use the Desktop
Snap, and just uninstalling a snap provided program is even easier. Or just getting the system to use your own non snap program as default.
Honestly, I do love having the freedom to shoot myself in the foot. I should always have the freedom to brick my computer by being an idiot.
I actually switched to Fedora from Endavour for the opposite reason. I hated shooting myself in the foot, somehow I always did that on whatever Arch thing I had.
Can I have you number?
“Ew, no”
Sudo can I have your number?
“Sure, here you go!”
Can you refer to windows as edge/windows?
You can actually uninstall Edge, Microsoft just says it will break your system. Not a big deal, you can always reinstall Edge later via winget
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I just wish they would have a package more suited for power users. I understand the why MS feels the need to treat consumers like idiots, some people truly are clueless and wouldn’t have touched a computer 10 years ago when more user freedom was given. But I don’t see the need to nerf the whole OS, and every variation, so that my nan doesn’t delete system32.
But with the SaaS route the MS are pushing, I’m sticking win Win10 LTSB for as long as I can. I can’t help but see things like pushing MS accounts on regular local users as anything other than laying the infrastructure for a more centralised SaaS approach.
I currently run an Unraid server on some old hardware, mostly as a NAS with some Docker containers. But due to the lack of processing power, I’ve actually been thinking about rolling my main rig and the server into one, then running Windows in a VM. Switching between OS easily would be good, being able to spin up virtual environments easily, and that way I can only use Windows for the things I need Windows for.
Now I’ve just gotta figure out, you know, how to actually do that!
Steps to remove GRUB on Debian: “doas apt purge grub-efi* -y” “doas rm -rf /boot/efi/EFI/debian”
Look at this guy with his fancy efi bootloader…
Well you can still uninstall edge on windows, even if it break your system, you can do it. There are tons of guides you can find on internet. It’s basically running the installer with an uninstall flag.
Does it actually break the system tho?
Some functionalites are broken, for example some settings in the settings panel wont display, because it’s a react ui (mostly everything related to onedrive/online account), lots of software expect it to be present and use it (like visual studio). Git (to connect with oauth).
But a lot of things still works.
Edge is so trashy. It’s constantly trying to shove politics, celebrity gossip and Bing down your throat.
Well last week I nuked my X11 KDE installation by removing random python packages.
Edge is decent, it’s my main browser now
No, its not your main browser. [tries to gaslight]
Decent browser? Absolutely. Privacy oriented enough to trust with my data? Lol, heck no!
The thing that started sending all your pics to Microsoft for “enhancement”?
Enjoy your spyware.
Even if it was perfect and everyone should use it. The issue is that you can not remove (uninstall) it, which you should be able to do, especially for a browser.
I used edge for a while, but went back to Firefox after about decade of not using it. Love having extensions on mobile, makes browsing a lot better!
You fr?
In terms of usability? Yeah, edge is good, especially if you are a fan of vertical tabs. After all, it’s just yet another chromium-based browser. In terms of privacy? Oh god no, given Microsoft’s track record it’s probably the worst browser out there in that regard.
