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    So can Okular, but recently how well it works on windows has been getting worse and worse.

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    I have one old laptop with Windows 10 sitting around, and only because it’s the only way to update the Xbox Series controller I have that randomly bootloops and thus is essentially useless anyway.

    So this begs the question: how much of Windows can I delete and replace with foss stuff, while still having it technically be a Windows OS?

    Soon:

    “I’d just like to interject for a moment. What you’re referring to as Windows, is in fact, GNU/Windows/NT, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Windows plus NT. Windows is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another nonfree component of a fully functioning free GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX… and whatever NT does.”

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    (Someone on the interweb:) “Hey, you should try KDE Connect”

    (Me:) Uh, I don’t use Linux on my laptop and that’s the computer that I use the most

    (S:) “Well it also runs on Windows.”

    (Me:) Really?.. Holy sh- HOLY SHIT, this is so much better than every shitty cloud sync package, and that Google app they keep renaming every time I look at it so I can’t remember what it’s called this week

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    I kinda dislike Dolphin, but I also know it’s very customizable and haven’t dig into the options, so it’s possible there’s a version of it I like that I haven’t found yet. If that makes sense.

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    When I look up “Dolphin windows” I just get the wii emulator (I am clueless)

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    Kde.org/apps

    You can run lots of kde apps on Windows and Mac OS. I personally use Kate at work since it is far faster than VScode

    There even is a konsole port in the works

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    Oooh, since we’re talking about Dolphin- today I had to organize image files on an Android device, and connected it to my pc via usb to do it. I noticed Dolphin did not use image thumbnails as the file icons like it normally does on local image files. Is there a way to make it do that on externally connected devices?

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      In Dolpin settings, under Interface > Previews, there’s an option for previews from remote storage. Not sure if it applies to connected devices or just network drives though.

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        It can apply to both. You can set a size limit so it doesn’t spend ages parsing multi gigabyte files just for a preview (unless you want it to).

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    Can recommend, Dolphin makes life on windows slightly more tolerable. Kate for Windows is also amazing

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    I’m going to try to get Dolphin through security review at my company. QUICK everyone start listing reasons why my company should take on the risk of installing Dolphin.

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      You don’t try company wide.

      Prepare a feasibility study on the merits on giving choice to power users without sacrificing security or increasing complexity. A multi departmental working group should be established to review the merits of the new platform, while a control group should also be established to monitor how existing solutions perform.
      Once completed a multi stage rollout plan should be compiled by a different multi departmental group to make sure all workflows are covered in the new system.

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        This guy corporates

        I have been down that path before with Obsidian and LaTeX (Obsidian was a success and LaTeX was meh). The first step is getting the executables white listed and Its always a PITA with our security team. I need to first convince them it is worth the study, which is always hard because they are not power users. Feature lists help. Win11 explorer being dogshit also helps.

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    Does it need administrator access to install? If I can weasel that onto my work desktop without having to contact our support that would be great.

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        I used to work a food service job that had computerized touchscreen scales for weighing out products and printing out labels for them.

        I learned that particular model was running an OS vaguely labeled as “Linux”, and it was on an ARM-based system. My biggest regret in that job was abstaining from trying to get Doom running on it.

        Please bypass work restrictions.

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        Fine I will just install Linux on my work laptop. Actually curious how long I could work like that before anyone noticed.

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        In some companies the restrictions are just knobs that were turned for the fun of it.

        We do cloud native and they blocked WSL suddenly.

        You can’t use Docker/Podman without WSL. So everyone had to bypass the restriction in order to be productive.

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          While I don’t think people should bypass work restrictions either, I get the frustration. One job I was at had some setting forcing browsers to always close tabs on close and reopen the homepage on open which was the intranet landing page. It was a pain.

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        If somebody can easily bypass work restrictions, they probably aren’t enforced or implemented properly.

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            IT admins (and those involved in a company’s security) should be fired for deploying under-configured or misconfigured Windows installations on computers.

            Microsoft in general should be fired from computers - their security is absolute garbage.

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              IT admins (and those involved in a company’s security) should be fired for deploying under-configured or misconfigured Windows installations on computers.

              I kinda want to see you argue this one. With pop-corn.

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                There is a high skill level needed to configure Windows properly in enterprise settings. Regardless, I wouldn’t be working for an organization that trusts any Microsoft software.

                Keep your popcorn ready though, it’s only a matter of time before Microsoft loses the security battle - unless Microsoft makes gigantic strides in a more sustainable direction.

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        Never said I would, but if I can install it on my work desktop via the Microsoft Store without the need of administration privileges then what’s the harm?

        KDE has a proven track record and I’ve already got KDE connect on my work desktop to send files from my phone to the desktop without any issues from up top, plus I’ve spoken with my IT & Managers and got the ok for a Linux distro, but they do make the point of “what if someone else uses your computer” which is fair and is why I’m hesitant for them to switch me to a Linux work station, was thinking dual booting but not sure due to Windows history of wiping EFi boot partitions.

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          why would anyone else use your computer? honest question. and do they need access to your local files, or just a machine?

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            My environment is very much mixed in with shop workers, fitters or welders sit and eat lunch at people’s desk on their breaks, my desk is a common one as I’ve gone in on overtime shifts with people using my desk phone.

            and yes, we have two lunch rooms.

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              That sounds like a security nightmare…

              The company is probably to cheap to actually do security correctly. (Until they are ransomwared or need to get cyber insurance)