Re: [GTALUG] HP Z420 + rx5600 + MSI MAG272CQR ?

2021-02-16 Thread Mauro Souza via talk
I have been using Vivaldi since the first alpha build as my daily driver, and I am very happy with it. It's built on webkit, so it's compatible with everything. Brave browser is a good one too, I started using it here and there, no issues either. Mauro https://www.maurosouza.com - registered

Re: [GTALUG] HP Z420 + rx5600 + MSI MAG272CQR ?

2021-02-16 Thread steve--- via talk
Just installed Ubuntu 20.04. No issues of any kind, seems to work great.. Was easier getting my rx5600 up to full res than on windoz checking out some colour linux colour calibration stuff. So.. what is a "good" OS browser? These days. -steve >

Re: [GTALUG] HP Z420 + rx5600 + MSI MAG272CQR ?

2021-02-16 Thread Dave Collier-Brown via talk
Chromium is a */pain/* to build. If you're not being paid to work on it, it's a low-value, high cost effort. This has caused even some folks to reconsider offering it, except as a binary blob with less functionality than the Chrome binary blob. --dave On 2021-02-15 10:55 p.m., Stewart C.

Re: [GTALUG] HP Z420 + rx5600 + MSI MAG272CQR ?

2021-02-15 Thread Stewart C. Russell via talk
On 2021-02-15 1:49 p.m., steve--- via talk wrote: > > broke my chrome on 18.04 LTS Ah, you're really not gonna like Ubuntu now, then. Chrome is *only* available as a snap. The deb is a stub that reinstalls snapd and the Chrome snap. --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from

Re: [GTALUG] HP Z420 + rx5600 + MSI MAG272CQR ?

2021-02-15 Thread steve--- via talk
> On Sat., Feb. 13, 2021, 13:26 steve--- via talk, wrote: > >> >> Havent tried to boot Linux yet but looking at Ubuntu 20. If >> they haven't messed it >> up much more that 18.04... >> > > If it's snapd that annoys you (it was for me) it's fairly easy to remove. > In 20.10, I think,

Re: [GTALUG] HP Z420 + rx5600 + MSI MAG272CQR ?

2021-02-13 Thread Stewart Russell via talk
On Sat., Feb. 13, 2021, 13:26 steve--- via talk, wrote: > > Havent tried to boot Linux yet but looking at Ubuntu 20. If > they haven't messed it > up much more that 18.04... > If it's snapd that annoys you (it was for me) it's fairly easy to remove. In 20.10, I think, they made

Re: [GTALUG] HP Z420 + rx5600 + MSI MAG272CQR ?

2021-02-13 Thread steve--- via talk
nder Linux -steve > On Tue, 9 Feb 2021 at 00:06, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk > wrote: >> >> | From: steve--- via talk >> >> | Subject: Re: [GTALUG] HP Z420 + rx5600 + MSI MAG272CQR ? >> >> Does HP support linux on its workstations?

Re: [GTALUG] HP Z420 + rx5600 + MSI MAG272CQR ?

2021-02-09 Thread Lennart Sorensen via talk
On Mon, Feb 08, 2021 at 08:54:40PM -0500, steve--- via talk wrote: > > Howdy! > > Any experiences with any of the above? Which is my worst choice? > > Just looking at some stuff.. looking to replace my DELL Vostro > 220S 4G machine with > something. > > Cant go to

Re: [GTALUG] HP Z420 + rx5600 + MSI MAG272CQR ?

2021-02-09 Thread Giles Orr via talk
On Tue, 9 Feb 2021 at 00:06, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: > > | From: steve--- via talk > > | Subject: Re: [GTALUG] HP Z420 + rx5600 + MSI MAG272CQR ? > > Does HP support linux on its workstations? That would be nice. > > For some reason AMD video support h

Re: [GTALUG] HP Z420 + rx5600 + MSI MAG272CQR ?

2021-02-08 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk
| From: steve--- via talk | Subject: Re: [GTALUG] HP Z420 + rx5600 + MSI MAG272CQR ? Does HP support linux on its workstations? That would be nice. For some reason AMD video support has seemed slow to settle. Is the rx5600 support solid? I've never needed that much video horsepower

Re: [GTALUG] HP Z420 + rx5600 + MSI MAG272CQR ?

2021-02-08 Thread steve--- via talk
> > Howdy! > > Any experiences with any of the above? Which is my worst choice? > > Just looking at some stuff.. looking to replace my DELL Vostro > 220S 4G machine with > something. > > Cant go to Movies anyMore. > > GoTa bring the Movie to Me. > >