Kdenlive 24.05 is out with a huge performance boost and the usual batch of quality of life, user interface and usability improvements. It also comes with a few exciting new features like Group Effects (kdenlive.org)
Wine 9.10 Released With Upgrade To VKD3D 1.12, Brings DPI Awareness Improvements (www.phoronix.com)
Vulkan 1.3.286 Released With One New Extension (www.phoronix.com)
Custom Libreboot 9020 Optiplex PC (sh.itjust.works)
Specs:...
Pondering upon (the illusion of) different distros and its consequences - Thoughts?
Pondering upon (the illusion of) different distros and its consequences - Thoughts?...
Experimenting with local alt text generation in Firefox Nightly – Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog (hacks.mozilla.org)
what's better to manage ports? ufw or firewalld?
I’m trying to open a port for transmission but before I get to know either of the 2 options I’d like to know what you recommend and why....
Do you have a more complicated shell history scheme than the distro default?
I’ve used distrobox more and more and am at the point where I need to start saving and integrating history differently. Or like, when I’m installing and building something complicated, I need to start saving that specific session’s history. I am curious what others might be doing and looking for simple advice and ideas.
Wii backup manager alternatives
I’m looking for alternatives to wii backup manager, what do you recommend?
Linux Kernel 6.8 Reaches End of Life, Users Should Upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.9 (9to5linux.com)
What are your must-have programs?
Trying to discover new/unheard Linux desktop programs (Sorry for the confusion)....
[SOLVED] still cannot open a transmission port, what am I doing wrong?
os: xubuntu 24.04...
These are the problems you're facing on Linux, and I'm baffled! (www.youtube.com)
NEW 2024 Framework Laptop 13 (Intel Core Ultra Series 1) (www.youtube.com)
KDE Apps Initiative (carlschwan.eu)
I’m announcing a new initiative to improve our applications ecosystem. The goal is to improve the quality and quantity of KDE applications and the number of application contributors. For anybody who knows me, it is not that surprising. Inside KDE, I have been mainly involved in apps for many years. I worked on all areas, from...
How come Windows and macOS users don't have to enter their password every time they need administrator privileges?
Isn’t it enough to just enter your password once to login, then receive a warning whenever you’re about to do something potentially dangerous?...
Moving from Nobara to Bazzite
Hi all,...
NetworkManager 1.48 Improves Detection of 6 GHz Band Capability for Wi-Fi Devices (9to5linux.com)
yt-dlp-lemon: Simple wrapper to yt-dlp with only a subset of options. (github.com)
Project name is changed from “ytdl” to “yt-dlp-lemon”, after user “lol” in the comments convinced me. Thank you for the suggestion! Remember to change the directory name at ~/.local/share/ytdl to ~/.local/share/yt-dlp-lemon ....
NixOS 24.05 released (nixos.org)
Exciting Updates on the GNOME Development Initiative and Sovereign Tech Fund – The GNOME Foundation (foundation.gnome.org)
A great journey towards Fedora CoreOS and bootc - Fedora Magazine (fedoramagazine.org)
GNOME Shares Update On Sovereign Tech Fund & Other Development Funding (www.phoronix.com)
Help with swaywm window rules?
Fellas, I’m at my wit’s end with this one. I’m trying to set a general rule for window opacity in sway, and then have a few programs excepted from it....
[QUESTION] Flatpak or AUR?
I’ve been using arch for a while now and I always used Flatpaks for proprietary software that might do some creepy shit because Flatpaks are supposed to be sandboxed (e.g. Steam). And Flatpaks always worked flawlessly OOTB for me. AUR for things I trust. I’ve read on the internet how people prefer AUR over Flatpaks. Why? And...