XBPS has spoiled me - advice needed.
One of the few things that differentiates the major distros is the package manager. I’ve been running void on my laptop for the last 3 years and love it. XBPS is super fast and easy to use. It has never left me with a broken system either. That said, I’ve got the itch to switch....
Post your favorite icon pack / cursor / theme for your DE
Let’s be honest, the rankings of gnome-look are weird at best and there is no good resource to gauge what icons / cursors / themes people like to use in their everyday DE....
Change my Mind! - I like the linux,but some things keeps me staying on Windows.
Recently, I switched from Windows to Linux, tried many distros, and ended up with the Ubuntu rolling-release. Things went well for some days, but I started facing some issues like printer issues, gaming performance issues, and overall Ubuntu performance issues. So, I switched to where it all started, which is Windows 10. Now...
Windows like DE
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Are there any good Blu-ray ripping software for Linux?
I’m well aware that I can rip most Blu-rays with MakeMKV and then convert to mp4 with Handbrake; however, the former just rips everything raw from the disk so the file size is humongous and the conversion via Handbrake for just a single file is terribly long and puts a lot of strain on my computer....
what is the best privacy distro?
For my phone, I use Graphene OS. What would be the best desktop Linux option to match the level of security and privacy that GOS provides?
Possible to use Linux for Wi-Fi drivers on Windows?
Sorry if this is slightly off topic, I searched for communities about tech support on here and couldn’t find anything that wasn’t dead in the water. Basically I want to use WPA3 on my Network, however my Windows partition doesn’t support WPA3 for some reason. I only keep that piece of trash around for school work. My...
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!...
Looking for a minimal distro for a virtual machine
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Linux Mint 22 Adopts PipeWire, New Linux Kernel Cadence - OMG! Ubuntu (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
Fedora 41 will drop GNOME's X11 session (pagure.io)
Nix/Silverblue users: How big is the advantage if you already have 100% automated your deployments via Ansible?
There is a similar question on the site which must not be named....
LocalSend - Share files to nearby devices (localsend.org)
If you want a easy, reliable and cross-platform way to share files between computers, phones, etc, it may be of your interest.
My move to wayland: it's finally ready (www.edu4rdshl.dev)
Let’s talk about #Linux on the desktop, #Gnome and the state of #Wayland in 2024.
Just moved to Linux: a follow up
I recently made a post discussing my move to Linux on Fedora, and it’s been going great. But today I think I have now become truly part of this community. I ran a command that borked my bootloader and had to do a fresh install. Learned my lesson with modifying the bootloader without first doing thorough investigation lol....
KDE Plasma Mobile 6 Porting Underway (www.phoronix.com)
openSUSE Logo Contest Concludes With Winners Selected (www.phoronix.com)
For those that were interested in the openSUSE logo contest, the voting wrapped up on Tuesday and the results of this logo contest for new openSUSE branding have been selected.
Noob question: what to arrange before switching to linux
EDIT: I am thrilled with so many awesome responses! I’m taking notes and looking into all the recommendations. Again, thank you so much for taking the time to help me out (and many others, i’m sure), i’m glad i asked!...
I know I know, another "help me choose a distro" thread
I’m wondering if a distro like the one I’m looking for even exists:...
Lightweight distro for home server?
I’m refurbishing an old PC to work as a home server for several stuff. I’m looking for a lightweight distribution to install in it, but with a decent package repository. A small image size will be appreciated, as I have slow bandwidth too.
[SOLVED] First time installing linux (Debian). Got this error. Please help (lemmy.world)
I installed it from the Calamaries Installer found in the LIVE USB ISO this time. And Instead of my primary hdd, I installed it on the other one. Works now, thanks for all of your support, dear nerds.
Good mouse with good linux support
What do you think are the best mice for use with linux?...
Raspberry Pi Smart TV?
I want to try to set up a Raspberry Pi I have as a smart TV box and I was hoping I could find some advice....