Tips/tricks for beginners
Hey folks, I just got Bazzite OS KDE up and running on my PC. Being a Linux newbie, I’d love some tips, tricks, and app suggestions if you have any. 😅 Switching from Windows has been a bit of a maze with all the distros out there, so any pointers would be awesome!...
[HELP] /efi fails to mount
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On what distros/desktop envs is it possible to have the same taskbar on every screen?
I recently installed Linux mint ane was unpleasantly surprised that it is virtually impossible on every desktop environment, as opposed to Ubuntu on which it required very little.
How do you prefer to install compilers, interpreters, sdks e.t.c
Usually, I prefer manually installing the packages needed for getting started with a new language or technlogy....
Debian maintainer unilaterally strips KeepassXC package of a lot of features (fosstodon.org)
[Plasma 6] How to get virtual desktops to behave like MacOS “Spaces”
macOS Spaces (virtual desktop) allows the user to have multiple desktops PER MONITOR. When a user switches a space, it’s not the entire set of monitors, just the one they are in....
Waydroid in a VM
I tried using Waydroid on Linux Mint (Edge) only to have it not work and realized that it requires Wayland, and Mint uses X11. So I used VirtualBox to install Fedora 40 Gnome which does use Wayland....
Ubuntu Touch OS on OnePlus 6T: is it a viable Android alternative?
youtu.be/FOG3SylqEdc?si=xQXPJvnaXsgohXLv
What do you use Waydroid for?
I tried Waydroid on Arch and its amazing. It runs Android apps flawlessly. And with a touchscreen device, I feel like I have an Android tablet running inside my Linux machine....
open letter to the NixOS foundation (save-nix-together.org)
chaos.social/
Get Ready to 2024 Linux Display Next Hackfest in A Coruña! - Hosted by Igalia - May 14th to 16th. (melissawen.github.io)
www.igalia.com/about...
Are there still any versions of Linux sold in a box like in the 90s / 2000s?
I’ve tried to find them to no avail. I’m guessing the box sets just aren’t made anymore, but I figured it’s worth asking in case there’s some obscure one out there somewhere....
Installing TrueType font files in Lubuntu 22.04 - Fitzcarraldo's Blog (fitzcarraldoblog.wordpress.com)
Moving to a Linux distro for dev
I’m a long time Windows user who has experience with WSL. Last year, I needed a laptop for university, and out of laziness, opted for a Macbook since, although they’re expensive as hell, are reasonably reliable....
Zed editor: Linux when? (zed.dev)
In this episode of Zed Decoded, Thorsten talks to Mikayla, who’s been leading the effort to Zed working on Linux, about the Zed’s Linux version and how it’s taking shape
Recently started working on a collection of nix-colors adapters, what do you think? (beehaw.org)
cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/13758256...
Handbrake/ffmpeg: What free video codec to use for 720p videos?
I have a lot of old movies, most will barely be 720p....
Uuh grub? (programming.dev)
nvm a restart fixed it this happend due to accidentally holding down the down arrow for about 40 minutes. anyone know what on earth is happening here?...
fpath v0.2 + update v0.3: Reformat and stylize file path like text output. (Python, terminal) (github.com)
https://github.com/thingsiplay/fpath/raw/main/img/blue_and_red.png...
Gnome blog from 2021 about libadwaita (blogs.gnome.org)
I thought it might be relevant
Kinda broken linux iso
So i downloaded opensuse iso on my pendrive with ventoy, but during installation I’m getting errors due to not matching 5SMD code or smh like that, is there a any way to install system to get a fixed iso?
Just booted fresh Debian install with 7900 XTX: Getting errors at boot
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Which terminal emulator do you use?
I’ve always just used konsole or gnome terminal. Never really looked into what else is available. Tried cool-retro-term the other day, but the novelty wore off pretty fast for me....
sharing my simple wireguard kill-switch for Linux
In light of the recent TunnelVision vulnerability I wanted to share a simple firewall that I wrote for wireguard VPNs....