Linux Switch advice?
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/16676119...
Glaucus Linux - simple and lightweight distribution based on musl and toybox. (glaucuslinux.org)
Probably a long way from being daily-driven, but I really love the idea....
ip link set dev, macchanger (cli) and connection information (gui)
ubuntu xfce 23.10, macchanger and ip (cli applications from the repo)...
Fedora 39 XFCE 20240315 doesn't recognize any wifi interfaces, even though any other linux distro I've tested works. What's going on?
I downloaded the lastest available fedora xfce from dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/live-respins/ to a 2014 macbook pro I’m using to test distros. Neither the live usb nor the installed OS recognize any interfaces where I am. However, ubuntu 23.10, linux mint 19 and macOS 14 all recognize available networks....
Create an app including binary/library dependencies
I have an old application, EagleCAD, from 2014, a 32bit app, I managed to install it on my linux (Debian based, 64bits) and it works fine, but I had to look for and install some lib manually....
Is it just me, or is packaging for Flatpak a nightmare?
I’m trying to package and publish a tool I’ve been working on, but for the life of me, I’m struggling with Flatpak....
GNOME Arrives in openSUSE Releases (news.opensuse.org)
March has been an exciting month for openSUSE Tumbleweed users as GNOME 46 made its way into the rolling release like KDE’s Plasma 6 did a few weeks ago....
is it normal that MultiWriter writes a bootable usb stick at 10 MB/s?
Notebook is an Intel ICore i7 with Ubuntu xfce 23.10 installed and running MultiWriter to create a bootable Fedora xfce 39 usb stick....
If Linux Made a VR Headset - YouTube (youtu.be)
I apologise if this is already common knowledge, but I just found out you can have multiple layers of LUKS encryption on a drive! (lemmy.ml)
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Explicit sync Wayland protocol has finally been merged! (gitlab.freedesktop.org)
Since nvidia drivers do not properly implement implicit sync, this protocol not existing is the root cause of flickering with nvidia graphics on Wayland. This MR being merged means that Wayland might finally be usable with nvidia graphics with the next driver release....
What Linux "Productivity" (ideally FOSS) tools do you use?
I’m in a bit of a productivity rut and whilst I suspect the issue is mainly between the keyboard and chair I’m also interested in what (FOSS) tools there are that people find effective....
Why do OpenRC, runit, Sysvinit not Use Config File as Their Init Script Like Upstart/systemd?
Why do they use Shell?...
Emacs 29.3 released (lists.gnu.org)
From the NEWS file: Emacs 29.3 is an emergency bugfix release intended to fix several security vulnerabilities described below....
Is there an advantage of using doas over sudo
I see people talking about doas saying it’s just like sudo but with less features. I’m just wondering if there is any situation where you should use doas or if it’s just personal preference.
Immutable distros and dot files / config files
I’m using Fedora Kinoite since a while, and I really like it. There’s just one thing I don’t understand, and have a hard time finding an answer to....
[ANSWERED] Back on Linux - It's Always DNS
Hello friends!...
Linux on an 8-bit micro? - Dmitry.GR (www.dmitry.gr)
Automated Archival-Level Git Repo Mirroring?
cross-posted from: leminal.space/post/4761745...
Some of y'all need to see this and drop the superiority complex... (lemmy.world)
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Based KDE 🗿 (lemmy.ml)
article: The Significant Corporate Importance & Pressure Around Mesa Open-Source Linux 3D Drivers (www.phoronix.com)
“The most recent example is a now-merged merge request to revert an earlier change bumping the Zlib dependency for Mesa. The basis for that revert is that it breaks SPECViewPerf.”...
Exploring KDE Plasma 6 | Explaining Computers (yt.artemislena.eu)
Ubuntu renames files while exporting from google drive connected to "files"?
Ubuntu just started renaming files while exporting (sending over mail, KDE Connect, Whatsapp web). The folder is my google drive, connected to my google drive. Sometimes it looses its file ending/type as well. The file is called something like: “1Kfhgsji2rjfIS-fi3oo598nf8ajlfoi.pdf”...
Dell 5070 won't boot into Linux Mint
Update: it worked without any issues after i tried a different USB stick with a different ISO. Which is weird, because I had installed LMDE on several machines with exactly this stick. I guess the ways of our Lord and Saviour are mysterious....