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One of the wallpapers has XFCE on it, but I didn't change my desktop environment. Also of note, when I open the terminal it doesn't look the same as it used to. Instead of the dark purple window it's a black window with white text and the window's icon is a red "X" with a dark blue "T" on it.

This is a headless machine and I connect to it through remote-desktop.

If I go through the applications menu (manually clicking, the super key does nothing and my keyboard does not have a "Fn" key) and go to settings I get the window on the left. Changing the settings in this window does nothing. Right clicking the desktop and clicking "desktop settings" I get the window on the right. This window correctly changes the wallpaper.

When I open the home folder I get Thunar.

My guess is there are two desktop environments competing or something right now? How can I fix this?

Also, weirdly, if I click my name in the upper right I can "lock screen" and "log out..." but I can't "switch user," "suspend," or "shut down."

Thank you in advance for any help.

[-] riquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 1 month ago

A faucet assembly contains nearly no screws.

Some may have a single hex screw holding it's handle in place. If the faucet has two knobs each knob may be held in place with a Phillips head screw.

But a flat head screw? Maybe to pry a cover off something, but for that you could just use a butter knife. Flat head screws are more commonly used on electrical faceplates and barely anywhere else.

[-] riquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 172 points 1 month ago

"Stomach rolls" That's just a stomach.

Stomachs can buckle like that when you bend, it's normal. If you're worried about that then society has got you paranoid.

If you're obese you're obese, but "stomach rolls" don't mean you're obese.

[-] riquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 1 month ago

This reminds me of when I sent someone a program in a zip folder. Windows now opens zip folders by default, and it looks just like any other folder.

So of course they opened the zip and double clicked the exe, but everyone knows you can't open an exe inside a zip folder (at least, if the exe depends on the folders and files around it). If you try to, windows will extract the exe into a temp space, but leave all the dependencies behind. So the exe promptly crashes.

I didn't think I needed to specify "you need to extract the contents of the zip folder first, then run the exe." It feels like saying "you need to take the blender out of the box before you can use it. And not just the _base _ of the blender, you have to take out all the parts."

Some things just feel so much like second nature that we forget.

[-] riquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 117 points 2 months ago

For those brave enough, this year I finally took the plunge and went with Linux on my desktop.

I went with Pop OS, and after a few days decided to try the cinnamon desktop env. since it's a little more familiar. Some things took about a week to get figured out, but now I don't ever want to go back.

[-] riquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 85 points 2 months ago

This looks like "dropping an egg into boiling water" and not "bringing the water to a boil with the egg in it," which is an important distinction.

[-] riquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 62 points 3 months ago

Yeah, I mean, yeah. Sounds about right, yeah.

[-] riquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 48 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

What?

Web results only? As compared to what? AI results? What's in the first tab? You're... searching the web for results. What else would be in the first tab??

Edit: I haven't used Google in a while. I just searched "who is Dr dre" on mobile. That's a lot of boxes. Wikipedia box, albums box, songs box, people also search for box, videos box, you really gotta scroll down before you get to the results. Google doesn't really link you to the answer anymore, it just answers you. Wow.

[-] riquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 6 months ago

Good guy Mozilla.

[-] riquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 6 months ago

Noooo, you need to link the actual source! How else can I read the background text?

[-] riquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 6 months ago

Anyone play this game? The video on steam doesn't really give me an idea of how to play, it just shows a poker hand and the player clicks on a bunch of jokers?

[-] riquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 6 months ago

Man this one hits hard for me right now.

...looking forward to tomorrow...

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