Mastering curl: interactive text guide (antonz.org)
Gnome theme all over the place, please help (feddit.dk)
My gnome is all messed up. The theme is all over the place. Some windows are transparent and dark, for example settings and files. Others just have different themes, like dconf-editor and extension manager....
Wayland and screen savers (www.jwz.org)
Wayland does not support screen savers: it does not have any provision that allows screen savers to even exist in any meaningful way. If you value screen savers, that’s kind of a problem....
Darling Progress Report Q2 2023 | Darling Development Blog (blog.darlinghq.org)
Darling is an open source compatibility layer that allows you to run macOS software on Linux. One of the Darling developers, @facekapow, has recently written up a new progress report:...
How to install RStudio on Vanilla OS 22.10 Kinetic (gonzoknows.com)
Rant about Nvidia related updates on Linux (kbin.social)
There are many reasons to dislike Nvidia on Linux. Here is a little thing that bugs me all the time, the updates. Normally the system updates would be quick and fast, but with the proprietary drivers of Nvidia involved, it gets quiet slow process. And I am not even talking about any other problem I encounter, just about the...
Papirus Icon Pack Updated with New-Look LibreOffice Icons (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
A major update to the phenomenally popular Paprius icon set for Linux desktops is now available....
Extensions in GNOME 45 - New import system is not backwards compatible (blogs.gnome.org)
By now it is probably no longer news to many: GNOME Shell moved from GJS’ own custom imports system to standard JavaScript modules (ESM)....
How to fix Steam crash "Assertion 'device' failed" on Gentoo (rocket9labs.com)
Good luck, Flathub, with convincing companies to sell their software in your planned store 🤡. (feddit.de)
The title says it all. Browsed Flathub and saw this fat warning label on the Steam Flatpak. Maybe not the best idea if you want to compete with Canoncial’s Snapstore, but hey, what do I know 🤷
I Think Ubuntu 23.10 is Making a Mistake… (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
bluetuith - A TUI based bluetooth manager v0.1.7 is released (darkhz.github.io)
Hello Lemmy,...
Nitrux 3.0 Arrives with Improvements to Boot, Installation, and Upgrade (9to5linux.com)
Build a Linux Virtual Machine for Windows Apps (www.binwang.me)
ZRAM is insane (www.kernel.org)
I got a cheap netbook style laptop for traveling some weeks ago (HP Stream 11" with 4 GB of RAM and a N4120). Didn’t expect much more from this hardware than opening a few browser tabs and doing some retro gaming via Steam....
This week in KDE: Custom ordering for KRunner search results (pointieststick.com)
Linux From Scratch 12.0 Published For Rolling Your Own Linux Build (www.phoronix.com)
Linux From Scratch 12.0 incorporates GCC 13.2, Glibc 2.38, GNU Binutils 2.41, and other updates. The Linux 6.4.12 upstream kernel is the default kernel version used for the LFS 12.0 guide....
Linux Desktop Market share keeps increasing, 3.19% now. +0.07% for August (gs.statcounter.com)
Chrome OS saw a good raise too. OS X(Mac) saw a decrease.
Profiling & Optimizing KRunner (write.as)
The technical merits of Wayland are mostly irrelevant (utcc.utoronto.ca)
In response to Wayland Breaks Your Bad Software...
It may seem like nothing... (imgur.com)
But this picture of an empty desktop was far too long in the making. it took me a week to succesfully install Arch. I could do the process start to finish, blindfolded, at this point....
How to Enable AVIF Thumbnails in Nautilus and Support for Other GTK Apps (9to5linux.com)
Running NixOS from any Linux Distro in systemd-nspawn Containers (nixcademy.com)
When showing Nix or NixOS to newcomers, the first instinct is often to run the NixOS Docker image on Docker or Podman. This week we’re having a look at how to do the same with systemd’s systemd-nspawn facility via the machinectl command. This has huge benefits to both trying out NixOS and also professionally using it like a...
Nice Unix sticker pack for 1$ with free shipping. (www.stickermule.com)
Many may already know this offer from Sticker Mule, but you can get basic Unix swag really cheaply to stick on a laptop or water bottle....
Regolith Desktop 3.0 Released with Initial Wayland Support (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
Regolith Desktop 3.0 has been released for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, 23.10, and both Debian Bullseye and Bookworm....
