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  • rand_alpha19@moist.catsweat.comtoLinux@lemmy.ml•Mouse support on Linux
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    4 hours ago

    There are a variety of price ranges. I have an Elecom HUGE which I think was like $80 (I got an Amazon Warehouse deal so I only paid $30), but there are a lot of different models across various brands.

    Kensington is also a common (and more expensive) brand from what I’ve read online. But I encourage you to do your research, figure out your grip style, watch and read reviews, or see if you can try one in-person before buying.

    Some companies make better products than others and some models are known for being lower quality even from bigger brands, so be aware of that. For example, Elecom uses synthetic ruby bearings instead of synthetic cubic zirconia bearings, so they wear out slower but sometimes feel scratchy (not really a big deal since bearings are consumables, but something to factor into the price and overall build quality).

    I dunno, I like mine; it makes gaming easier and my mouse hand hurts less now so I do like to advocate for trackballs when they’re mentioned.

  • rand_alpha19@moist.catsweat.comtoLinux@lemmy.ml•Mouse support on Linux
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    4 hours ago

    I’ve been using a trackball for a few years. I actually had a RAT 3 many years ago.

    You don’t have to move your mouse at all, you just move the ball. It significantly reduces the time it takes to put the cursor in the desired position and also lessens wrist and finger strain due to the lower level of movement.

    I can do a 180 in a shooter way quicker and easier because of it, and it makes scrolling a large document a lot more bearable. I also have more space on my desk now because the trackball doesn’t need to travel around like a normal mouse.

    Just some stuff to think about, because your comment is very confusing to me since my trackball has been exceptionally convenient for both gaming and regular desktop use.

  • rand_alpha19@moist.catsweat.comtoLinux@lemmy.ml•/media or /mnt or anywhere ? Discussion.
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    4 days ago

    I also just saw your edit. Look into Linux ownership and permissions. chmod and chown are important commands to know how to use as a Linux system administrator.

    Running sudo chown -R user:user ./drive in /mnt will give your user account ownership of that directory and all folders inside of it.

    Make sure you replace user with your username and drive with the name of the mount point for the drive.

  • rand_alpha19@moist.catsweat.comtoLinux@lemmy.ml•How bad is Microsoft?
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    27 days ago

    https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html

    Free software can be freely copied, modified, distributed, etc. This doesn’t mean you don’t have to pay for it.

    Open source software has its source code published. It doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re able to copy some or all of it, modify it, distribute it, etc.

    It’s getting more and more common that, even in cases where code is open source, only part of the codebase is actually available. This is something that Microsoft (and other wealthy tech companies) loves to do to show that it’s “transparent.”