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Android app dependency?

It's part of the never ending death march of every decent Google product.

First it's a name change, then they'll tweak a core functionality so it's really really helpful, then they'll either kill it immediately or move it into another package (thus fracturing older apps and devices from the functionality completely), then they pay wall it or kill it abruptly.

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what caused you to get into Linux?

As a young tech trying to get started, Knoppix live CD enabled me to clean viruses and recover data for clients.

After years of using it as a specific tool, I decided to daily drive it when an older machine stopped accepting Windows Updates.

I still run Windows on my big rig, but Debian on everything Else.

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Introducing... Octopi Launcher

Found you via the other site, stumbled across this post over here.

Where is a central location to report feedback and bugs?

I've got 3 devices running it now, A10 Moto G7power, A11/oos11 OnePlus N10, A12/oos12 OnePlus N20. Things aren't identical between them... Like status bar text color... Dark mode affecting labels...

And I bumped my screen size to show more stuff, and the launcher appears to have totally reset itself. Widget stacks gone. All home screen items gone. And dock resized icons and amount shown... But at least it kept my icons on it.

I'm very happy to see this launcher see the light of day...

I have no idea what issues you are already aware of.

Happy to help, just tell me how.

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Phone plan research help?

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MetroPCS in southern US has same "issues", running on T-Mobile. 🤦‍♂️ I've bounced between the two services enough times to understand the difference.

Spring Break here.... Only T-Mobile customers get usable and consistent data.

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Help installing Bookworm (Debian) on Acer laptop

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I found a web site, biosbug.com, and was able to generate an unlock code.

Yeah, really looks like I ought to do a clean install I think.

The system takes forever to boot, but it's pretty responsive after...

I appreciate the help and info greatly. I'll eventually get it right! 🤦‍♂️

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Help installing Bookworm (Debian) on Acer laptop

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Yeah... I'm thinking the SSD is the route... fresh install...

Your comment about Wi-Fi and net install... yeah... I was assuming my phone set to USB share would work OOTB... probably won't though, eh?

I think I'll snag the Gnome install media and just stick with that.

Currently, this system is running very decent. At least as well as it did brand new with original software... except the boot times...

If I go the SSD route, the drive can be left as is in case I totally screw up. I can use the same enclosure from the SSD on the HDD.

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Laptop with Nvidia mx150, gaming questions

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It identifies and loads up the interface.

One process, Xorg @ 4MiB

I've got the right click to use card menu, and use that to force flatpak Steam to use it. Then I confirm in game it is selected.

It feels like a huge step down from Intel gfx on an older laptop running Windows...

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Help installing Bookworm (Debian) on Acer laptop

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Strange thing is all I've ever done is install:

XFCE

Gnome

Firefox was here ootb

And...

an XFCE plugin, docklike taskbar I compiled from source

Scrcpy, android screen mirror I compiled from source

Picom, compositor I compiled from source

Flatpack support, for openRCT

A few themes from internet

One thing I did notice is the Updater in Gnome always sees updates Synaptic doesn't see. Even now... weird...

On the updated system, running Gnome, it still happens. In addition, installing extensions from Synaptic results in them never appearing (but reported as installed). I have switched to using Extension Manager from Synaptic, and it is able to install extensions properly (they can be used)

I don't really know much about Linux, which is why I have it on this system... to hopefully gain enough knowledge to be completely comfortable with it. So it is very likely I have inadvertently created a Frankbian 😢

Guess I was looking for confirmation

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Any known issues installing in a laptop with the battery removed?

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Corroded... that's something I hadn't considered...

This is my "outside" laptop... been using it in places I wouldn't want to risk a more expensive machine... 🤔 think I'll disassemble it and check for corrosion...

Could be something in the process of breaking... could explain the erratic behaviors, I guess?

I haven't tried any other distro yet. I've been with Debian my whole Linux life. But I might try XFCE again... that was my preferred desktop for years, only the new update triggered me to try Gnome properly.