LibreOffice 24.8 Alpha1 is available for testing - LibreOffice QA Blog (qa.blog.documentfoundation.org)
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I just finished setting up Linux Mint for an old buddy of mine on his old dog of a laptop, rendering it useful once again! (i.imgur.com)
Edit 2: to everyone suggesting an SDD: i know. Look, if this guy had enough $$$ for an SSD, he could buy a used lappy less than half the age of this one that has an ssd and 2-3x the memory....
I made an app to install websites as desktop applications on Linux (flathub.org)
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Windows is hell, i need to do something
Yo linux team, i would love some advice....
Flathub new home page (lemmy.ml)
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Linux Mint 22 Will Include Preinstalled App for Matrix (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
tl;dr :...
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No internet in virtual machine
I have on the host machine two network interfaces. One is lan and the other is a wlan. For libvirt I have created a nat network which is bound to the wlan. From the guest I can access other machines in the network host wlan is connected to. Also DNS lookup works. The problem is that there’s no connection to the internet at...
[ META ] What is the community's opinion of Pop!_OS?
It’s an Ubuntu downstream maintained by Linux box maker System76 which is targeted for both general usability and design/media applications. They will soon be debuting their own home-spun desktop environment, Cosmic DE, which is highly anticipated by the Linux community....
How can I install Alpaka, ollama client?
I’ve been using open webui for some time but I wanted to test the Alpaka, a KDE app - apps.kde.org/alpaka/...
[closed] im gonna build a desktop application(daw). i need advice/opinion
greetings, i want to build a daw (digital audio workstation), but i have no idea where to even start. here are my needs and the options i’ve found:...
Automated Kernel Testing on RISC-V Hardware (www.codethink.co.uk)
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Wine 9.9 Released (gitlab.winehq.org)
Release notes...
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Announcing Agama 8 (yast.opensuse.org)
Did I just solve the packaging problem? (please feel free to tell me why I'm wrong)
You know what I just realised? These “universal formats” were created to make it easier for developers to package software for Linux, and there just so happens to be this thing called the Open Build Service by OpenSUSE, which allows you to package for Debian and Ubuntu (deb), Fedora and RHEL (rpm) and SUSE and OpenSUSE (also...
Qualcomm goes where Apple won't, readies official Linux support for Snapdragon X Elite | Tom's Hardware (www.tomshardware.com)
Most of the functionality is present but many important bits are still being developed.
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XWayland 24.1 Released With Explicit Sync, Better Rootful Experience (www.phoronix.com)
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Halp! Calibrating touchscreen on Panasonic CF-30
cross-posted from: lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/12310804...
Software to use laptop/tablet screen as an external monitor
Basically the title, I want to use my laptop, which uses Arch Linux, and my tablet, which is an android one, as an external monitor for my desktop pc.
What is the best model of used ThinkPad to purchase?
I’m thinking of picking up a used ThinkPad on eBay for cheap to serve as my daily driver. I’ll likely run LMDE, and primarily use it for web browsing, office programs, coding, and FreeCAD. Any recommendations on which model would best hit the sweet spot of capability vs price?
Linux loops: try or use a distro in a disk image (github.com)
Running a distro in a disk image has always been my favourite install method since wubi came out because a backup was only a question of copying a disk image and a couple of grub config files....
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This week in KDE: all about those apps (pointieststick.com)
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Fedora + Hyprland?
Are there any issues?
Decision of Next Os
I was Nobara user, then I am using Fedora right now. I want to use things like Hyprland etc. and ya know, Its damn cool to say I am using arch btw. So I’ve decided to use Arch Linux. But everyone says its always breaking and gives problems. That’s because of users, not OS… right? I love to deal with problems but I don’t...
Alpaca: an ollama client to easily interact with an LLM locally or remotely (flathub.org)
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