proton VPn
Hey! Ive just got Fedora 39 on my PC. I’m new into Linux, but I liked the way Fedora looks and so on. But as a former windows user, I was glad to use Proton VPN. On windows it just worked well, and my local Broadcaster homepage didn’t notice that I was using, Secure Core, via example Switzerland though a server in my...
KVM Virtualization With Linux 6.9 Brings More Optimizations For Intel & AMD (www.phoronix.com)
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....
Are there any CPUs that work well with Linux that aren't made by Intel or another company on the BDS list/that supports Israel?
I have a Ryzen 3 1300X at the moment and it’s always had this soft lock freezing bug on Linux. I used to dual-boot Windows on this machine and Windows never had the same problem, so I think it is an issue with the Linux kernel (I’ve also replaced nearly every bit of hardware that I originally built the PC with, except for...
[Question/Issue] In Game and Discord randomly no Audio
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/13466519...
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....
Colemak-dh on linux
I cerrently on “colemak” layout and wanna switch to “colemak-dh” but dunno how to set it up. Im on arch + hyprland (wayland) setup.
custom location for themes, icons etc on a multi-user system?
I have a multiple user linux system. Well actually a couple of them. They are running different distros which are arch-based, debian-based and fedora-based....
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.
Quickly Disconnecting Bluetooth Controller
Just wanted to share something I did, still very amateur when it comes to bash, but I wrote a script to disconnect bluetooth controllers after I close my emulator. I’m sure there are better ways to do it, but this is my way of coping having lost DS4Windows PS+Options quick disconnect-...
Do you daily drive Wayland, if so since when, if not when will you?
I’ve been on Wayland for the past two years exclusively (Nvidia)....
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”...
Plasma Arrives in openSUSE’s Releases (news.opensuse.org)
Plasma Arrives in openSUSE’s Releases...
Automated Archival-Level Git Repo Mirroring?
cross-posted from: leminal.space/post/4761745...
No wifi on Linux Mint. Macbook pro 2017
Finally decided to convert to the penguin. I have live booted mint from a usb, without installing it yet, on a macbook pro 2017. But none of the WiFi networks in my apartment are showing, except for a few weak ones. Help a newbie out :)...
Linux Switch advice?
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/16676119...
KDE plasma -> discover context menu -> "update" doesnt work
Hi folks, today I would like to solve this non critical issue which doesnt break the system but just bothers me a little:...
[FOSSDEM 2024] OpenJDK Project Wakefield - The Wayland Desktop for JDK on Linux (www.youtube.com)
This week in KDE: Plasma bug fixes and UI improvements (pointieststick.com)
The bug-fixing continued this week with the aim of getting Plasma 6.0.3 into a great state. Already the big bugs you folks found have almost all been fixed, and this week a lot of time was spent on some X11 regressions and various crashes that our new automatic crash reporting system was able to find (thanks for submitting...
Install Linux distros without grub??
I use rEFInd as my boot manager and sometimes I like to dual boot a new linux distro (just to try out) which I install with a live USB. Unfortunately, after installing, GRUB has always taken the reigns and it becomes a slight inconvenience to get back to rEFInd every time....
DuckDB as the New jq (www.pgrs.net)
Linux Distro for Running on a Macbook for Work
Hey guys, I have a macbook pro 2019 (intel architecture) that my company gave me for work (I do software development). They allow me to work on linux if I want to, and recent developments at the company have made me more inclined....
Are AMD laptop discrete gpus good in linux?
I want to buy used laptop with rx6600m and r7 5800h...
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....