Had this specific issue a couple days ago, but, to make it worse, the up-to-date package was not yet available. So discord would straight up not start at all.
So, to add another tip: telling discord to shut up about updates is the only reasonable response to that bs in my opinion. I'll update when I want to, thank you very much.
Just add "SKIP_HOST_UPDATE": true in the settings file at ~/.config/discord/settings.json to put this software in its place.
Today my Windows work machine would randomly lose mouse pointer use on file explorer. Nothing was selectable other than resizing the window or killing the window. Relaunching explorer would fix it for about half hour.
Also Setting Teams times for meetings etc, shows the list of times but when you go to click on them the dialog disappears.
What better alternative to Discord are we all recommending at the moment, by the way? I know "almost anything else except WhatsApp or Telegram" but what's the simple three-word "use X instead" right now?
There aren't any alternatives that are as good or feature-rich. If you're willing to settle for less there's Revolt that's trying to be a 1-to-1 clone but is still in alpha, then there are apps based on Matrix which somehow makes using a chat app 10x harder.
You can use XMPP , instead of IRC, if you want more features.
Jabber, Mumble and vbulletin was the core software for my gaming group. Discord just made it so the end-user only had to install one app instead of two and a browser bookmark.
It only costs all of your privacy and, now, $10/mo
Discord is where information goes to die
Not for their AI plans they don't. 🤑🤑🤑 /s