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From: RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Hobbyware WinCrap 11 strikes again
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2025 07:44:55 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2025-02-13, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
> On 2025-02-13 1:44 a.m., RonB wrote:
>> On 2025-02-13, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
>>> On 2025-02-12 2:12 p.m., rbowman wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:02:38 -0500, CrudeSausage wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I never bothered to look into it but I'm wondering if AppImages have a
>>>>> database like flathub.org and snapcraft.io.
>>>>
>>>> https://www.appimagehub.com/
>>>>
>>>> The only one I have is the Arduino v2.
>>>>
>>>> https://www.appimagehub.com/p/2123683
>>>>
>>>> On Fedora v2 is a Flatpak but on Ubuntu the snap is v1. I don't know why
>>>> the difference. v1 is usable but v2 has matured and can do anything v1 did
>>>> and more. The more I work with Ubuntu the less I like it.
>>>
>>> I gave up on Ubuntu upon discovering that it and its derivatives freeze
>>> randomly with no explanation as to why that might be. It's part of why I
>>> was so willing to try Fedora and others in my latest adventure into
>>> Linux use.
>> 
>> I'm guessing that's a nVidia issue as I've never had trouble with random
>> freezing on Linux Mint.
>
> The random freezing affects Pop!_OS too, unfortunately, since it is 
> based on Ubuntu 22.04. There's basically no escaping it. I know that my 
> GPU is not faulty, so it's especially insulting when Ubuntu and its 
> derivatives treat it like it is.

But you're GPU is a nVidia one, right? 

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