linux

Hey this maybe a stupid question. I am considering on buying a GPU. I am in conflict between nvidia and AMD. I know AMD works better on linux in general but I am curious to follow the NVIDIA advancements as they go with the new open source kernel modules and stuff… I don’t know if it is worth it to pick team green over team...

Okay I know this sounds like click bait but trust me switching over to linux requires you to first master the open source software that you will be replacing your windows/mac counterparts with. Doing it in an unfamiliar OS with no fallback to rely on is tough, frustrating and will turn you off of trying linux. DISCLAIMER: I know...

Aside from Linux running on NASA hardware, phones and consoles. Does it run on ATM machines, PDAs and point of sale monitors?...

Archinstall 2.8.2 menu-based installer for the Arch Linux distribution is now available with various improvements and bug fixes....

I want to learn more about file systems from the practical point of view so I know what to expect, how to approach them and what experience positive or negative you had / have....

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/19143537...

Has anyone gotten 7th Heaven to work with Linux?...

Finished this gem for the first time a while ago. Honestly if there was ever a timeless game this one is it.

I currently have an Unraid server running at home for my personal files as well as some game servers and as a media server....

I’m looking for interesting tools to automate managing packaging and configuring everything automated....

I occasionally see love for niche small distros, instead of the major ones…...

Hello, basically the title. It is one of the newer cards and it is fedora 40 the distro.

Is there any good alternative to parted, that I can use in scripts? Parted main problem is that it requires user confirmation one each action.

Switching away from Ubuntu, again, to try Archcraft. Here’s what I think!...

Coming over from windows again. I’ve got pretty much everything figured out. I even got a VM going with my CAD software so I don’t need to switch between Windows! I was super proud of myself on that one. The last thing I’m having trouble with…...

The Debian Project was officially founded by Ian Murdock on 1993-08-16. The Debian Community celebrates its birthday, Debian Day, on this day each year. (It has also been called Debian Appreciation Day.)...

I’m trying to decide whether it would be worth spending an additional 2 years upgrading my associates to a bachelor’s in CS or not....

Could never figure it out, same with anything that isn’t a flatpak from the popshop

Help me understand this better....

Gentoo Linux was one of the last few Linux distributions continuing to maintain Itanium (IA-64) architecture builds but that is now being phased out for those discontinued Intel processors.

Hello all, In a previous installation I was able to successfully use PlayOnLinux to run a few Windows apps. My most recent system, though, is not liking it. Currently on Kubuntu 24.04...

Maybe this is a hot take. However, a lot of the Chromebooks that were deployed by schools during covid are build like tanks while being super lightweight and having great battery life. Meanwhile the old thinkpads are 10 years old and are probably starting to wear down. Many Chromebooks support coreboot these days so...