Gnome Workflow Description/Tutorial?
I’ve always read that Gnome uses or expects you to use a pretty specific workflow....
Can you make Pop!_OS disk encryption use TPM?
How to choose your first distro - A guide for beginners (flowchart + text post)
So, you’re new to Linux? Welcome to our community!...
Why aren't more people using NixPKGs?
Distro agnostic packages like flatpaks and appimages have become extremely popular over the past few years, yet they seem to get a lot of dirt thrown on them because they are super bloated (since they bring all their dependencies with them)....
Question about Tails OS
Hey folks I’ve been a Fedora workstation user for some time now and love the experience. I should have switched from Windows to Linux sooner. I have a small question today. I bought a Steam deck a while back for gaming on the go. Nice device that gives me tons of fun. I would like to use the little handheld as a backup device...
What is linux-hardened and how is it different from the basic linux kernel?
I am too lazy to research it and still wondering. Can someone give me a basic explanation of it?
Issue with login on fedora with freeipa users.
Hello, guys,...
is Wine with -O3 and -march=native a placebo?
For nerd purposes I’ve been trying to custom compile Wine to see if i can squeeze some performance out of it, i pulled out the -g flag and put in its place -O3 with march native. i don’t know how to benchmark properly to see if there at least a marginal gain, so idk if it is a placebo or not. tried to search for articles in...
I dislike wayland
Quite the unpopular opinion, but I just wanted to post this to show the silent majority that we still exist. We have reached a point where voicing criticism against wayland is treated like the worst thing ever and leads you to being censored and what not. The red hat funded multi year long shill campaign has proven to be quite...
best supported emulator for sega consoles on ubuntu 23.10
I use kega fusion on my ubuntu 23.10 to emulate sega’s master system, game gear, genesis and cd. I don’t need to emulate anything else. The problem with fusion is, it stopped being supported in 2009 and while the latest version is stable, there is no sound. Because it’s not supported, I don’t know where to ask for help....
Hardening Arch Linux
Hi, I’m in a process of making fast, (extrenely) secure, and modern laptop. Currently I have Arch Linux with encrypted root partition (unlocked with Nitrokey or long password), secure boot, linux-hardened, firewalld, etc....
Is there a way to stop and rename a mounted external drive (DAS set to raid5) so it does not change names every restart linux ubuntu
As title says I have a direct attached storage attached to a Linux machine (that used to be windows). Said raid system started as being called ./Raid and is now after 2 restarts of of the lap top it is now ./Raid2. Is there a way to make it not change names every time I do a restart. I did some looking online but don’t want to...
How to make Firefox's WebAuthn prompt look more like the Windows one?
So, instead of this:...
I'm working on a distro recommendation flowchart/ list for newcomers and need your input please! (Post is not only this picture btw and is mainly text)
We often get the same question with...
Why use immutable Linux ? And which one ?
What are the pros and cons for desktops ? EDIT : Thanks all. I’ll try Silverblue, bazzite and more.
Why does distrowatch keep going down every now and then?
Hello folks,...
Installing nvidia driver installs a new kernel [SOLVED, LOOK IN THE COMMENTS]
When installing the proprietary nvidia driver recommended by the the official debian page for Debian Bookwork, apt seems to want to install a new kernel. I actually did this before (since this is my second time installing debian on here) and this new kernel messes with the display server somehow, disabeling all monitors but one,...
Is there a downside to Flatpak?
Basically title....
I'm ready to install Linux, but I'd like your opinion first
Hello I’m Doctor_Rex I’m the OP of this post:...
My Windows 10 install broke, but I'm hesitant to switch to Linux.
As the title say’s, my Windows 10 install broke, but I’m still unsure whether or not to reinstall Windows 10 or install Linux....
What I Learned Using Linux This Week (04)
Edit: I’ve made an account here on lemmy.ml as I routinely can’t comment or post from my account on lemmy.world....
Current state of NTFS compatibility?
Hi all. I’ve used Linux off and on for almost two decades now but most recently in a VM. I’m thinking I might make the permanent switch sometime before Windows 10 EOL. My concern is that I have over 12TB of data spanned across many drives, all in the NTFS file system. How is NTFS compatibility nowadays? For a time, I...
Any good hacking forums?
I remember when BreachForums was up, I just stumbled across it somehow, but I’m having trouble finding sites like that. You don’t have to post the actual hacking sites in the comments, I’m just wondering what tools or sites you goto to find them.
Recommendations for simple file hosting and sync
I have very simple needs for file hosting and syncing. The files are mostly small text files and documents. And I need to access them from linux, windows and android devices....