I just got a new laptop, put Debian 13 on it, installed Plasma, started configuring all the tools. Everything works great but when I get to set up the screensaver I realize it’s Wayland. So no xscreensaver. So no IFS.

I had those fractals welcoming me when my computer wakes up probably for 20 years now. Now I’m supposed to just setup normal lock screen and move on? Nope. xdm, .xsessionrc, xscreensaver. Now it feels like home again.

But it’s stupid, right? Just use new tools. They have more features. Better integrations. I’m still thinking about switching back to Wayland…

So, do you suffer from software nostalgia (a term I just made up)? Do you stick to good old tools even when the modern replacements are better? Or do you always chase the latest tools without looking back?

    • SwizzleStick@feddit.ukEnglish
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      1 day ago

      mIRC the client, IRC the service/protocol. Espernet was my old home.

      I utterly loved that client too, and it was my first foray into scripting. So much customisation, slap scripts, trivia bots etc etc. The da-da-da-da-ding of new connections and private messages…

      Then of course there was XDCC for obtaining a whole plethora of media & games…