Hobbyist developer, Linux enthusiast, and Arch Linux user.
“The only things constant in this world are death and taxes, I’ve got both!” — Skeleton Merchant, Terraria
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AstroLightz@lemmy.worldto
Linux@lemmy.ml•Every Terminal program should have a black background by default
8·4 days agoI like to use white on a transparent/glossy color.
Kind of like this (very old pic I know):

AstroLightz@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•You no longer need JavaScript (for lots of stuff)English
1·14 days agoI feel JavaScript should be more of a backend scripting language, like with Node, than a frontend. PHP can already accomplish a lot of what JS can do, just on the server-side as opposed to client-side.
PHP+CSS is really all you need to make something feel good. People often use JS to make a site look good, yet it usually suffers in functionality.
AstroLightz@lemmy.worldto
Linux@lemmy.ml•How can I extract .icc profile from KDE's bulit-in option?
3·17 days agoWoah what theme is that? It looks cool.
Looks interesting. How does it compare to FreeTube on desktop?
AstroLightz@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•Discord Distances Itself From Age Verification Firm After Ties To Palantir’s Peter Thiel SurfaceEnglish
12·20 days agoNo no, I think they mean “I’m sorry you feel that way.”
AstroLightz@lemmy.worldto
No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How would you describe that post sneeze smell?
5·23 days agoYou guys have a smell after you sneeze? I just feel pain throughout my body after them sometimes.
AstroLightz@lemmy.worldto
linuxmemes@lemmy.world•y'all wheren't satisfied with previous tierlist because it didnt have enough distros. i present: 100% legit tierlist 2: electric boogaloo
3·1 month agoAnyone have names for all the distros in this list? I only know about half of them.
AstroLightz@lemmy.worldto
No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•If the United States of America was renamed, what should it be?
3·1 month agoUnited States of Britain or USB for short
/j
AstroLightz@lemmy.worldto
Linux@lemmy.ml•Where is Linux not working well in your daily usage? Share your pain points as of 2026, so we can respectfully discuss
2·1 month agoSo far, Linux has been great for me for most common apps, however there are a few niche apps that don’t run natively on Linux and are borked under wine.
paint.net is the main issue currently as the devs have stated they won’t make any other ports, and the latest versions have a “Garbage” rating on WineHQ. There is Pinta, which is based off an older version, but it’s not good enough for my use cases.
So, for the time being, I’m stuck with using a Win10 VM with a shared folder to use paint.net.
(And before anyone asks: No, GIMP will not work for me. It lacks the tools and plugins I use frequently with paint.net)
AstroLightz@lemmy.worldto
Privacy@lemmy.ml•Can you recommend any good, free file browsers for Android?
7·2 months agoMaterial Files for me. It feels like KDE’s Dolphin if it had an android port.
AstroLightz@lemmy.worldto
Programming@programming.dev•Back-end programmer for gig economy company describes how the sausage is made.
92·2 months agoHow can a programmer explain how a sausage is made? They’re not chefs!
/j
AstroLightz@lemmy.worldto
Programming@programming.dev•I haven't written code at all these holidays
2·2 months agoProbably would have, but a few scripts of mine broke after distro hopping, so I had to fix those.
Then I found out about Pomodoro timers, so I wanted to test them out. So, I fixed up some scripts with it.
I haven’t started any new projects yet, though.
AstroLightz@lemmy.worldto
No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How open are you about yourself to others online in general?
2·2 months agoI’m open to talk about computer stuff (mainly Arch Linux BTW), video games, and a few miscellaneous stuff, but aside from that, not really open.
Pacman is great until you forget to delete your lock file because you interrupted an update and wonder why it isn’t working.
APT is user-friendly, but a pain to automate in scripts.
the real winner is compiling from source. 😎
For ZSH, I have a script that automatically installs oh-my-zsh and a bunch of zsh plugins, and changes my default shell to ZSH.
For everything else, some files will just get copied over, others left behind. I only “manage” them when I need to view/edit them.
AstroLightz@lemmy.worldto
Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml•Op doesn't have time for interviews
5·2 months agoGo in the room, smash the lightbulb. There, now it’s none of the switches.
I think I’ll pass this interview no problem.
Edit: Damn, someone beat me to it. I posted without reading the comments as instructed.
AstroLightz@lemmy.worldOPto
Linux@lemmy.ml•Anyone else have this layout after fresh install of Kdenlive 25.12?
1·2 months agoDo you know what version you updated from?
AstroLightz@lemmy.worldOPto
Linux@lemmy.ml•Anyone else have this layout after fresh install of Kdenlive 25.12?
2·2 months agoWas this a fresh install?



Thank you so much! One more thing: would there be a way to check if the user has
playerctlinstalled on their system? Or is there a Python package like it?