On Thu, Aug 28, 2025 at 00:14 (+0200), Dr. Nikolaus Klepp via tde-users wrote:
Anno domini 2025 Tue, 26 Aug 16:15:04 -0300 Jim via tde-users scripsit:
On Tue, Aug 26, 2025 at 05:47 (+0200), Thierry de Coulon via tde-users wrote:
On Monday 25 August 2025 23:43:35 Jim via tde-users wrote:
It seems Nik has answered (partially or wholly, depending on your knowledge), although his answer doesn't address using xrandr to expunge the lie that the screen is 96 DPI.
I use Slackware, and the instructions are (evidently) a bit different for Slackware than for debian-based distros. I would have put some of these settings (such as the default GDK_DPI_SCALE) in ~/.xprofile, but maybe Debian doesn't play nicely with that way of doing things. (I have convinced Raspbian (based on Debian) to show everything at a reasonable size on a Hi-DPI monitor, and even though I don't have TDE on any RPi, if things work on Raspbian + fvwm than you should be able to get them to work on Debian + trinity.)
TDE works just fine on any RPi >= 3B (I have a RPI400 running TDE + LinuxCNC still in use). Anyway, nowadays even the RPI5 are not a sane choice - any used thinkpad has way more power an "obolete" Windows10 laptops will probably flood the market in some months .. just in case somebody need a red truck to play with :)
I guess you live in an area where people get rid of better laptops than where I live. The last few times I looked at used laptops all the laptops I saw were pretty ancient, and the prices for them were fairly laughable... and not in a good way.
The last time I bought a RPi I did consider a brand new Chromebook (which could be switched to Linux) which was on sale at some place like Best Buy. It was very low end, but still comparable to (at least) an RPi4, and given that it came with storage, power supply, screen, ..., it was arguably a better deal. But I know that the Pis are happy running 24/365 with very modest power needs, and since the Pis I have do run all the time, I went with another Pi in the end.
Cheers. Jim