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  • afk_strats@lemmy.worldtoLinux@programming.devHow is Linux on the M1 Macbook Pro?
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    24 days ago

    I use an M1 (Pro 14" 8 core 16GB) with Asahi. It’s extremely usable. WiFi is solid. Sound is solid. I never considered keyboard to be an issue… Its not. Things like brigtheness buttons still work. I have a tonne of USB devices and none of them had issues. I don’t think the fingerprint reader or the built-in camera work but I can test them if that’s a sticking point.

    I very much like it and it’s easy to switch into OSX if you’re so inclined. I do for photo work. I know there are alternatives. I’m working on it.

    The things I would warn about:

    1. in my experience, battery life is worse. Maybe around 1/2 of what OSX gets. With my overall battery health around 80%, I think I’m getting 4 hours in Asahi.

    2. this could actually be a skill issue (Linux newb) but I’ve had trouble installing certain packages in Fedora and Python and I assume it has to do with the M1 being ARM-based

    Edit: remembered some things. As of the newest version, gaming is much MUCH better. I think you can do 720p or on medium or 1080p low with decent frames by just using proton on Stream. That’s wild to me.

    In case you didn’t know, Asahi is the Linux distro designed for Apple Silicon Macs. Its based on Fedora with KDE as the desktop so it has a solid backens and a familiar but customizable interface. Its extremely simple to install and is beginner friendly.

    Reply if you need more info!









  • I have this exact same setup. Open Web UI has more features than I’ve been able to use such as functions and pipelines.

    I use it to share my LLMs across my network. It has really good user management so I can set up a user for my wife or brother in law and give them general use LLM while my dad and I can take advantage of Coding-tuned models.

    The code formatting and code execution functions are great. It’s overall a great UI.

    Ive used LLMs to rewrite code, help format PowerPoint slides, summarize my notes from work, create D&D characters, plan lessons, etc



  • afk_strats@lemmy.worldtoOpen Source@lemmy.mldarktable 5.0.0 released
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    I’ve tried to main it on a few occasions most recently on 4.1. It’s immensely powerful and I really think it surpasses Lightroom on ability to create pleasing tones. I have it installed on my home and laptop photo editing setup and I do use it on occasion.

    Uortunately, even as an Adobe hater, I still use Lightroom CC 99% of the time. Why? Because speed and cross-platform compatibility. CC is less powerful* but I can do all of my editing in 30 seconds per photo and I have roughly the same experience accross Mac, Linux, and Android.

    Darktable is slow to update, you have to be methodical, and there are so many ways to do the same thing. I know the devs are trying to make the best tool possible and I think they’ve built a gem. But I’m not invested enough to learn best practices for my photo editing software. I want a tool which gives me the happy path to the basics.

    *ai masking, ai noise reduction, and ai object deletion are insanely useful. I feel bad every time I use them… But I do. Darktable doesn’t have these




  • It’s a bit involved to host the server but easier than most self-hosting services, in my opinion. Then there’s the audio setup which I think is super easy for digital audio folk but may be a challenge for folks who haven’t had to mess with digital audio much. The biggest thing people had problems with was turning off wifi and connecting via network cable. Reduced latency by leaps and bounds

    Like I said, video was a separate device for my playing so it was kind of a non-issue. Mixing and production in OBS is way over my head.