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[–] Nefara@lemmy.world 58 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

I don't want Chrome on my Linux system but I almost installed it last night. Why? Because apparently half the internet says that that is what is necessary if you want to screen share or mirror your monitor to a smart TV on the same network because "the linux implementation of Miracast is fucked". Oh, don't worry, you can try Brave or Chromium too, except they don't work because while the TV shows up as an option you can cast to, you can't actually cast because the option is grayed out due to some "specific media sites" error. Don't worry, this option can be changed in the //flags and if that doesn't work then try changing this other flag, except that other flag doesn't exist on Brave and Chromium and it must be assumed it only exists on Chrome.

But wait, there's a utility called MKchromecast, it mimics the ability without needing to install chrome, but doesn't recognize the TV. Oh it has all of these dependencies that need to be downloaded. It still doesn't work. There's always Gnome Displays, which has the exact same pattern of missing a bunch dependencies that must be hunted down and then not seeing the TV. While searching for dependencies on my software manager I find Jubii, a nice little media caster with a tidy, intuitive UI that happily connects to my TV immediately and cheerfully shows me all of media libraries but as soon as I ask it to play a mirror of my screen it loads for 2 minutes and times out with an error.

Then I realized it was 4:30am and I had to go to bed.

[–] InnerScientist@lemmy.world 19 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Have you considered using HDMI? (I tried too but gave up cause I realized that it just wasn't worth it)

[–] DarkSirrush@piefed.ca 20 points 4 days ago (3 children)

And if its too far for HDMI, HDMI over Ethernet exists and is cheaper than a 50' cable.

[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Pardon my lack of brain but what is a 50' cable?

[–] DarkSirrush@piefed.ca 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I meant a very long HDMI cable, as once you get past a certain length they get stupid expensive, and heavy. I have seen improperly supported HDMI cables destroy their connector under the weight of the cable

[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago
[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 1 points 4 days ago
[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 3 points 4 days ago

This was my solution many years ago. No regrets. HDMI to tv. They're in the same room so it was easy

[–] The_v@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

This weekend I setup a raspberry pi 5 with a spare M2 PCLE card I had sitting on my desk. I connected it via Bluetooth to my soundboard and presto the best fucking streaming box I have ever had.

On Monday I have a mini keyboard and mousepad the size of a remote arriving.

Up next, another one for the downstairs. Just got to figure out the DAC+ HAT sound setup so I can connect it to my speakers.

What's even better, I now have a perfect little box for running the slideshow at my tradeshow booth this winter. Makes it an official business expense and deductable.

[–] reptar@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

On Monday I have a mini keyboard and mousepad the size of a remote arriving.

Ooh is it one of these (from riitek)? http://www.riitek.com/product/257.html

I had an older version for my htpc more than a decade ago, then went a long while without an htpc. When I built a new one, I was surprised to find there still wasn't much else comparable. I like the programmable IR remote on the flip side.

Miss the laser though. Didn't need it but idk, it entertained me

[–] The_v@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago
[–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

What do you use software wise?

[–] The_v@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

The Raspberry OS for now. Using Firefox.

[–] jbk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Gnome Displays, which has the exact same pattern of missing a bunch dependencies that must be hunted down

flatpak install org.gnome.NetworkDisplays my beloved (idk if it actually even works tho lol never got to use it)

[–] Nefara@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Yeah that's the one, it didn't recognize my TV 😖

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Them poor underfunded folk just doing their best out of their love for humanity.

Too ez prey to be proud of the hunt.

Still lol tho.

[–] Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago

Exactly, it's probably some oldish guy that has decent digital competency and isn't actually qualified, but wants to provide an edge on life for the kids.

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 days ago

I'm lucky enough when I did my Linux Fundamentals course we had someone who is old and knowledgeable. The downside is you had to do things more or less closer to his way, which was certainly not always a bad thing since he knew what he was talking about. It was also my first experience with using MATE, too, because that was his preference.

That class, I'll admit, did help me a little when it came to my laptop as well since In was probably the only student running Linux on a personal computer outside of that class.

[–] Drewmeister@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (5 children)

I'm relatively new to Linux. What is the preferred solution when a website demands a chrome-based browser? I installed Chromium for these cases, but is that frowned upon? My daily driver is tor-based and it's rare but not unheard of for a website to complain.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 31 points 4 days ago (1 children)

What is the preferred solution when a website demands a chrome-based browser?

Lie to the website

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 4 days ago

For those not aware, parent means a UA changer. there are addons for firefox or your chosen browser that allow you to change your user agent to something that chrome uses. In almost all cases, this will be enough to use the site with firefox.

[–] moobythegoldensock@infosec.pub 20 points 4 days ago

Chromium. Ungoogled Chromium if you really hate Google. Or Firefox with a user agent switcher.

[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 19 points 4 days ago (5 children)

What is the preferred solution when a website demands a chrome-based browser?

I don't know what websites y'all are going to where this is such a commonly reported problem, but I've been using Firefox for over 10 years and I've literally never once seen this problem.

[–] Quatlicopatlix@feddit.org 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Trying to configure my keyboard through the VIA site. It needs HID and mozilla wont do it because unsafe. I get that it is not so smart to expose your usb devices to your browser but being able to enable it for a session would also be fine...so i had to install chrome.

[–] tgxn@lemmy.tgxn.net 2 points 4 days ago

Yeah only chrome has the webusb support, I use ungoogled chromium whenever I need to use webusb.

[–] JPAKx4@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Use an extension that spoofs the user agent, usually works fine (for what I came across at least).

[–] brb@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Teams forces you to use chrome or their god awful desktop app

Mobilepay app requires you to have chrome installed to login to it

[–] Drewmeister@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

I've had a few that will work on Firefox if not on tor. I know one website (my mortgage company) that specifically asks for "Chrome-based" and lists several such browsers as options.

[–] Maxxie@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

There was a period Netflix drm refused to run on Firefox

[–] ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That has an altogether different kind of solution !piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

[–] Maxxie@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 days ago

I was merely providing an example, you don't need to convince me :)

but yeah its mostly drm of different kind

[–] zarathustra0@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Recommended actions include boycotting the organisation and/or turning your internet off for 2 weeks to recover.

[–] shadshack@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago

I use Vivaldi on the rare occurrence I need to flash an ESP board, since Firefox doesn't support WebSerial. It's the most privacy-centric chromium-based browser I've heard of.

And then it sort of kind of works through Wine but it's a bit janky...

[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I once saw a professor failing to clear a Windows' CMD with "clear" several times until he just gave up and kept working. It was so bizarre.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Why bizarre tho? Lots of people have no reason to ever interact with Windows at all, so it would be odd if they knew how to use it.

[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Because most people grow up on Windows and if you've used Linux long enough to forget about cls, you presumably know your way around a computer. Hell, I haven't interacted with a Windows command prompt in 15 years and still remember several commands so he either actually never used Windows or he had been using Linux so long that he legitimately forgot the most basic Windows commands.

[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

That's a lot of assumptions you're making.
There are more people who are only experts in one ecosystem than in both. I only know something about Windows console because I worked as a sysadmin 15 years ago, but most of my colleagues didn't and even I will not for the life of me remember cls, and I don't think it's bizzare.