Implementing DRM format modifiers in NVK (www.collabora.com)
The tl;dr for those like me, who don’t understand the technical parts:...
The history of LibreOffice (www.libreoffice.org)
aka. dont use OpenOffice
fpath v0.8: Reformat and stylize file path like text output. (github.com)
https://github.com/thingsiplay/fpath/raw/main/img/blue_and_red.png...
Decision of Next Os
I was Nobara user, then I am using Fedora right now. I want to use things like Hyprland etc. and ya know, Its damn cool to say I am using arch btw. So I’ve decided to use Arch Linux. But everyone says its always breaking and gives problems. That’s because of users, not OS… right? I love to deal with problems but I don’t...
16 years of CVE-2008-0166 - Debian OpenSSL Bug (16years.secvuln.info)
TIL about the utility "Smokeless_UMAF" That lets you access advanced BIOS options on AMD-based systems. (github.com)
What is it?...
Linux mint or zorin OS for layman beginners who just want everything to work and focuses on stability , privacy , security ? Also what to do if I switched to mint and WiFi stopped working ?
Hey, so I just put this part up first because this is the one I urgently and importantly need answered even tho I wrote that hideous text block first (sorry English isn’t my first language )....
AMD GPU driver with opencl support?
Basically title. I have a 7600(x)(t) 8G. I want drivers with opencl for hashcat. I know the proprietary ones work, but they are a ludicrously massive PITA. I am willing to use almost any distro to make this work (not Ubuntu, and not one of those random newer ones). I really hope I don’t have to use the proprietary drivers....
Linux maintainers were infected for 2 years by SSH-dwelling backdoor with huge reach (arstechnica.com)
Crapped my system
This isn’t me asking for help or anything, I already replaced it with fedora kinoite. I just felt like talking about this ridiculous venture of mine....
Optimizing Linux for an AMD (Ryzen 7 7840HS) Xiaomi Laptop (jdecourval.com)
Ada goes to the set: let’s make an animated movie - FSFE - Help us make a film of this story to spark more kids’ interest in coding and tinkering! (fsfe.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15670510...
Software for remote desktop with phone confirmation to use on untrusted machines
Problem: I want to remotely access my computer from untrusted computers like on friends house or at work....
[Help] Keyboard key presses are extremely sensitive in GRUB
I recently upgraded my PC to a AM5 motherboard. My system runs KDE neon with full disk encryption....
What is the best model of used ThinkPad to purchase?
I’m thinking of picking up a used ThinkPad on eBay for cheap to serve as my daily driver. I’ll likely run LMDE, and primarily use it for web browsing, office programs, coding, and FreeCAD. Any recommendations on which model would best hit the sweet spot of capability vs price?
Release: Getting Started with Endless OS 6 — Available Now! (www.endlessos.org)
XWayland 24.1 Released With Explicit Sync, Better Rootful Experience (www.phoronix.com)
Switching from Nvidia to AMD Graphics
I finally did it and got an used RX 6950 XT to replace my GTX 1080 Ti. I’ve been using this card ever since I moved to Linux and now I’m wondering what exactly I have to do. On Windows it’s mostly run DDU and install the new AMD drivers, everything else will probably work the same with Afterburner etc....
Every time I search for a USB key, I end up finding the ones flashed with OS ISOs! I don't have a normal key anymore lol (sh.itjust.works)
Qualcomm goes where Apple won't, readies official Linux support for Snapdragon X Elite | Tom's Hardware (www.tomshardware.com)
Most of the functionality is present but many important bits are still being developed.
Issue for GTK to make their window decorarions clickable at the corner (gitlab.gnome.org)
On Windows, KDE Plasma, and likely many other Desktops, if a window is fullscreen maximized and you push the mouse to the top edge and click, it will close....
KDE Plasma 6 and SDDM autologin workaround
Longtime Fedora Silverblue user here, who recently jumped over to Kinoite (Atomic KDE). I typically enable autologin on my display managers because I use whole disk encryption and already need to enter my passphrase to decrypt and start the OS....
Hey does anyone know how to get microsoft suite apps on linux?
I want to get word, excel, powerpoint, onedrive and copilot on ubuntu, anyone know how?
How do I install inkstitch extension in inkscape-flatpak?
I’m running Inkscape as flatpak on Kubuntu 24.04 and I wanted to install.the Ink/Stitch extension, but somehow this doesn’t seem to work like it did on the apt/ppa version. I’ve tried the script install from inkstitch, and I’ve tried to manually copy the contents of the tar.xz to the extensions subfolder in home/.var/...