Jj
@tuxyjj.bsky.social
Author at / owner of rootedinlinux.com
Linux-obsessed, PC gamer, IT specialist
Linux-obsessed, PC gamer, IT specialist
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*stumbling in, caked in grime, clothing frayed and with a thousand yard stare*
It's bad news. This still isn't the year of Linux on the desktop
It's bad news. This still isn't the year of Linux on the desktop
April 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
*stumbling in, caked in grime, clothing frayed and with a thousand yard stare*
It's bad news. This still isn't the year of Linux on the desktop
It's bad news. This still isn't the year of Linux on the desktop
Linux is love, linux is life 🐧
April 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Linux is love, linux is life 🐧
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Well, he's correct. 😄
March 28, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Well, he's correct. 😄
Quick life update since I've been pretty quiet... I'll see you all soon!
A Penguin Break
Published March 22, 2025 8:44 Hey, fellow Linux lovers. It's been a while since my last post on New Years day. I had a lot of fun writing it and researching for it, even if the concept of "the year of the Linux desktop" is super overdone in the community. 2025 has already been an odd year and I've got some big life changes and projects underway.
rootedinlinux.com
March 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Quick life update since I've been pretty quiet... I'll see you all soon!
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Apparently there's a scam now which has a fake captcha (or uses a real captcha with stuff added to the page around it) where it asks you to press windows + r and then ctrl + v and then enter as the last step to run some shit it put on your clipboard
Don't do that...
Don't do that...
February 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Apparently there's a scam now which has a fake captcha (or uses a real captcha with stuff added to the page around it) where it asks you to press windows + r and then ctrl + v and then enter as the last step to run some shit it put on your clipboard
Don't do that...
Don't do that...
Me, with xkill running and the cursor hovering over an unresponsive program:
The program all of a sudden:
The program all of a sudden:
a man in a blue shirt is sitting in a car
ALT: a man in a blue shirt is sitting in a car
media.tenor.com
January 18, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Me, with xkill running and the cursor hovering over an unresponsive program:
The program all of a sudden:
The program all of a sudden:
Both on Windows and in Linux I am in a command line or utility frequently, trying to fix something or change configs.
Even after recently loading a Win7 VM to house some 90s games reminded me of how many barriers you run into.
I'm starting to think Linux might handle running them better 😆
Even after recently loading a Win7 VM to house some 90s games reminded me of how many barriers you run into.
I'm starting to think Linux might handle running them better 😆
January 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Both on Windows and in Linux I am in a command line or utility frequently, trying to fix something or change configs.
Even after recently loading a Win7 VM to house some 90s games reminded me of how many barriers you run into.
I'm starting to think Linux might handle running them better 😆
Even after recently loading a Win7 VM to house some 90s games reminded me of how many barriers you run into.
I'm starting to think Linux might handle running them better 😆
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In the hundreds of online microcommunities around Linux, you'll find the occasional RTFM prick (and, tbf, an actual manual does usually *exist* and may have your answers), but more often than that people really helping to solve your problem, with all confidence that it is *solvable*
January 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
In the hundreds of online microcommunities around Linux, you'll find the occasional RTFM prick (and, tbf, an actual manual does usually *exist* and may have your answers), but more often than that people really helping to solve your problem, with all confidence that it is *solvable*
Even I experience the "I just want shit to work right now" with Linux.
I've got a migraine and my blue light filter stopped working on one monitor and I just sighed and restarted my machine. It didn't persist so it was probably a related service but I'm just like... Not right now, damn it.
I've got a migraine and my blue light filter stopped working on one monitor and I just sighed and restarted my machine. It didn't persist so it was probably a related service but I'm just like... Not right now, damn it.
January 10, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Even I experience the "I just want shit to work right now" with Linux.
I've got a migraine and my blue light filter stopped working on one monitor and I just sighed and restarted my machine. It didn't persist so it was probably a related service but I'm just like... Not right now, damn it.
I've got a migraine and my blue light filter stopped working on one monitor and I just sighed and restarted my machine. It didn't persist so it was probably a related service but I'm just like... Not right now, damn it.
New project idea unlocked
I wonder if Linux has a command to ritualistically sacrifice Microsoft Teams
January 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
New project idea unlocked
I get the privilege of prepping someone to switch from Windows 10 to a Linux distro in the next month or so. I'm also in conjunction going to be working on my Linux newbie guide. You'd better believe I'm going to be detailing the switch in my guide!
January 8, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I get the privilege of prepping someone to switch from Windows 10 to a Linux distro in the next month or so. I'm also in conjunction going to be working on my Linux newbie guide. You'd better believe I'm going to be detailing the switch in my guide!
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As a senior Linux professional, I have to admit that sometimes you have to put off updating the jinglehopper until you can do without the beebeehams for long enough to slay the jabberwocky.
January 7, 2025 at 2:17 AM
As a senior Linux professional, I have to admit that sometimes you have to put off updating the jinglehopper until you can do without the beebeehams for long enough to slay the jabberwocky.
Love this lmao. I will definitely be trying out SteamOS.
"The penguin moves slow, but it has Happy Feet!" 🐧
"The penguin moves slow, but it has Happy Feet!" 🐧
Valve NEEDS To Release SteamOS...
YouTube video by SomeOrdinaryGamers
youtu.be
January 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Love this lmao. I will definitely be trying out SteamOS.
"The penguin moves slow, but it has Happy Feet!" 🐧
"The penguin moves slow, but it has Happy Feet!" 🐧
I've seen this shared a few times recently. Check it out!
I've planned to do my own write up on getting away from Adobe as well, but now I might not need to... At least not for a while heh.
I've planned to do my own write up on getting away from Adobe as well, but now I might not need to... At least not for a while heh.
Good video, even if you don't want to use Linux it's got some good alternatives to the Adobe shit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm51...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm51...
How I Broke up with Adobe
YouTube video by James Lee (Animation)
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I've seen this shared a few times recently. Check it out!
I've planned to do my own write up on getting away from Adobe as well, but now I might not need to... At least not for a while heh.
I've planned to do my own write up on getting away from Adobe as well, but now I might not need to... At least not for a while heh.
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I actually swapped just yesterday to Linux Mint, and first of all, it's a hell of a lot easier both to swap and to use than I ever thought. Second of all, I'm noticing huge performance improvements from my computer. Do it man, swap, it took me all of 45 minutes to learn and do
January 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I actually swapped just yesterday to Linux Mint, and first of all, it's a hell of a lot easier both to swap and to use than I ever thought. Second of all, I'm noticing huge performance improvements from my computer. Do it man, swap, it took me all of 45 minutes to learn and do
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what pride flag is this
January 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
what pride flag is this
The clock has officially struck midnight, and I couldn’t even wait a full minute into 2025 to drop this article. 🎉 Happy New Year!
It’s the age-old question in the Linux community: Is this the year of the Linux desktop? Let's talk about it!
It’s the age-old question in the Linux community: Is this the year of the Linux desktop? Let's talk about it!
Will 2025 ACTUALLY Be The Year of The Linux Desktop?
Linux is on the rise, gaining users, enhancing compatibility, and providing viable alternatives—can this finally be the year it shines?
rootedinlinux.com
January 1, 2025 at 6:01 AM
The clock has officially struck midnight, and I couldn’t even wait a full minute into 2025 to drop this article. 🎉 Happy New Year!
It’s the age-old question in the Linux community: Is this the year of the Linux desktop? Let's talk about it!
It’s the age-old question in the Linux community: Is this the year of the Linux desktop? Let's talk about it!
I think it's kind of funny that when I was a teen I would hear mention of Linux and think it was some "wild foreign fantasy computer thing" and now I'm obsessed '-'
Thanks to my idiot young self for randomly installing Parrotsec out of curiosity, because that changed everything for me lol
Thanks to my idiot young self for randomly installing Parrotsec out of curiosity, because that changed everything for me lol
December 31, 2024 at 7:17 PM
I think it's kind of funny that when I was a teen I would hear mention of Linux and think it was some "wild foreign fantasy computer thing" and now I'm obsessed '-'
Thanks to my idiot young self for randomly installing Parrotsec out of curiosity, because that changed everything for me lol
Thanks to my idiot young self for randomly installing Parrotsec out of curiosity, because that changed everything for me lol
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New Starter Pack brewing, exclusively for #gamedev that support #Linux directly.
I've added a good few to start, but boosts and suggestions appreciated.
If you're a dev replying, be sure to link your game(s).
go.bsky.app/FEMywoR
I've added a good few to start, but boosts and suggestions appreciated.
If you're a dev replying, be sure to link your game(s).
go.bsky.app/FEMywoR
November 15, 2024 at 12:06 PM
New Starter Pack brewing, exclusively for #gamedev that support #Linux directly.
I've added a good few to start, but boosts and suggestions appreciated.
If you're a dev replying, be sure to link your game(s).
go.bsky.app/FEMywoR
I've added a good few to start, but boosts and suggestions appreciated.
If you're a dev replying, be sure to link your game(s).
go.bsky.app/FEMywoR
So weird seeing this and it not being about Linux users for once
I'm like "oh the Mac people do it too... Good to know" lmao
I'm like "oh the Mac people do it too... Good to know" lmao
it really is weird to ask for advice on one small piece of software for a PC and have it devolve into Mac users insisting that the answer is to buy a Mac because reasons and more reasons and other reasons, as if I'm going to say "okay, I'll throw out my PCs and start again"
December 30, 2024 at 1:53 AM
So weird seeing this and it not being about Linux users for once
I'm like "oh the Mac people do it too... Good to know" lmao
I'm like "oh the Mac people do it too... Good to know" lmao
If life were a Linux distro I feel like it would be more manageable.
December 28, 2024 at 7:33 PM
If life were a Linux distro I feel like it would be more manageable.
Happy Birthday, Linus! 🥳 🐧
December 28, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Happy Birthday, Linus! 🥳 🐧
I'm so used to editing on Premiere Pro that I thought it would take me ages to get acclimated to anything else, but nope. Kdenlive is a pretty awesome alternative on Linux. Got the hang of it within a half hour of peeking around and editing a project. :D
December 25, 2024 at 7:39 PM
I'm so used to editing on Premiere Pro that I thought it would take me ages to get acclimated to anything else, but nope. Kdenlive is a pretty awesome alternative on Linux. Got the hang of it within a half hour of peeking around and editing a project. :D
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Dear followers: Get ready for 2025, the year we finally achieve world peace... just kidding! It's the year of the Linux desktop! again!! I promise it is real this time 🤓 #Linux
December 25, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Dear followers: Get ready for 2025, the year we finally achieve world peace... just kidding! It's the year of the Linux desktop! again!! I promise it is real this time 🤓 #Linux