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Using KDE plasma, Archlinux, Pipewire, Focusrite 2i2 3rd Gen...

Linux Noob here...

bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=217804#c41...

I’m looking for a distro recommendation for development needs....

Been tinkering with alot of parameters in about:config, but I finally a viable solution:...

cross-posted from: feddit.ch/post/417300...

I am using a somewhat minimal installation of Arch-Linux on Nvidia-Hyprland. I am using the base install of Discord and I have PipeWire installed with Easy Effects running, along with some EQ settings for my BeyerDynamics DT 770 80ohm headphones. Every time I join a call in Discord, all the sounds are crackling until I leave. I...

Does anyone know where to find some good measurements of performance differences between common distros (with like hardware and config)....

So, I’ve installed Manjaro quite while ago, and I let secure boot disabled during installation. Dang! Is there a way to keep (most of) my system and enable secure boot and LUKS after the fact?

It is 5 am, I have not slept tonight, but what I have done makes me very happy....

I tried to use Visual Studio Code a few times. One time, I encountered an error related to OmniSharp, though I don’t remember the exact details. However, Python worked fine, for example. Then, I reinstalled Arch, and now I’ve decided to try using Visual Studio Code again because I need it to learn programming. Unfortunately,...

Currently what’s the best way to create your “spin” or remix of a Linux distribution? It doesn’t matter which distribution it uses as a base. I just want to be able to 1.add and remove packages 2.be able to change deault settings easily.

Hi, I am currently working on project that I’m calling Installies. It is a tool for Linux that makes it easy to find and use bash scripts to install, remove, update, or compile apps. You can add specific scripts for different distros or architectures....

I want to build Linux From Scratch so i can assert dominance on the “i UsE aRCh By tHe WAy!” guys. Any advice?

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I have the unique pleasure of waiting as /usr is copied back to my Ubuntu SSD after offloading it to a sea of spinning rust to save some space. Surprise surprise Ubuntu keeps almost everything in /usr these days and it didnt boot :l but hey, at least BusyBox in initramfs has my back for times like these. Can i mount a specific...

I’ll put the exact files in GitHub later. I use Kitty with the Gruvbox theme and some custom fonts, lots of bold. Kitty is awesome cause it comes with a TON of theme pre-loaded....

Basically title, with System76 moving from gnome to their new rust built COSMIC environment what are your thoughts?

I’ve been on Linux for close to a year but I’m still kinda a newbie and the past 40 something hours have been really testing me....

So, I have my desktop configured with two drives, one has a regular windows install on it that I need to play games with my brother. That works fine....

CVE-2017-5226 is a issue with bubblewrap that allows a program running in a sandbox to excape and get the same privileges as a the parent process. I recently discovered this by mistake and it is fairly concerning to me. I believe it applies to Flatpak as Flatpak uses bubblewrap under the hood....

back when I used ubuntu derivatives I used privoxy and edited the config file to route all my traffic through tor....

I’ve installed a new battery on my laptop, but to my surprise, the percentage of charge in the battery is at 0. Here’s the upower diagnostics:...

I am running Linux on my macbook pro and it has a Broadcom BCM4360 wifi card. Problem is that the driver for it is proprietary (or more accurately, mostly proprietary with some of the source code available), quite outdated, and I couldn’t get it to work with Linux kernel v6.9.5....