So let’s talk about this Wayland thing (pointieststick.com)
Wayland. It comes up a lot: “Bug X fixed in the Plasma Wayland session.” “The Plasma Wayland session has now gained support for feature Y.” And it’s in the news quite …
Louvre: C++ library for building Wayland compositors. (lemmy.world)
Hello, yesterday I officially released Louvre v1.0.0, a C++ library designed for building Wayland compositors with a primary focus on ease of development. It provides a default method for handling protocols, input events, and rendering, which you can selectively and progressively override as required, allowing you to see a...
Systemd 254 - now with soft-reboot (github.com)
Systemd 254 released and now has a new soft-reboot option:...
LibreOffice 7.6.1 Is Now Available for Download with More Than 120 Fixes (9to5linux.com)
StickerPack updated to 79 distros and now includes 22 DEs, WMs, and shells! (github.com)
StickerPak now includes 22 different Desktop Environments, Window Managers, and shells along with 79 Linux distributions!...
Curl Preps For "Probably The Worst Curl Security Flaw In A Long Time" (www.phoronix.com)
Just merged my first PR to contribute to a linux distro (dietpi)
can I get a W in the chat???...
StickerPack updated to 95 distros! Get your free printable Linux stickers! (github.com)
StickerPack has been updated and now includes 94 Linux distributions and 23 desktop environments / window managers!...
Fuck it, give me your most OVERRATED Distros (www.youtube.com)
For me...
if you could standardise a file format for a specific task what would you pick and why
if you could pick a standard format for a purpose what would it be and why?...
5 Things LINUX MINT Objectively Does Better Than WINDOWS 11 (www.youtube.com)
TLDW of this video from ChatGPT...
GIMP 2.10.36 Released (www.gimp.org)
Martin Goetz, Who Received the First Software Patent, Dies at 93 (www.nytimes.com)
See also ESP Wiki’s entry on Martin Goetz.
TIL GNU/linux has 2 clipboards
Pretty sure most of you already know this but for those who don’t: you have two clipboards in Linux. One is the traditional clipboard where you copy with control c and paste with control v. The other one is when you highlight text and use the mouse middle click to paste text....
Linux Kernel 6.6 Officially Released (9to5linux.com)
Linux kernel 6.6 is now available for download with Intel shadow-stack, new RISC-V features, new drivers, better hardware support, and more.
Why does Nvidia hate linux? (lemmy.ml)
So I’ve been trying to install the proprietary Nvidia drivers on my homelab so I can get my fine ass art generated using Automatic1111 & Stable diffusion. I installed the Nvidia 510 server drivers, everything seems fine, then when I reboot, nothing. WTF Nvidia, why you gotta break X? Why is x even needed on a server driver....
These past 2 weeks in KDE: Wayland color management, the desktop cube returns, and optional shadows in Spectacle (pointieststick.com)
COSMIC lock screen will be customizable with themes (fosstodon.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ndlug.org/post/280126...
What can you do on Linux that you can't do on Windows?
edit: hey guys, 60+ comments, can’t reply from now on, but know that I am grateful for your comments, keep the convo going. Thank you to the y’all people who gave unbiased answers and thanks also to those who told me about Waydroid and Docker...
PipeWire 1.0 RC released (Final release expected end 2023) (gitlab.freedesktop.org)
**PipeWire 0.3.81 (2023-10-06)**This is the first 1.0 release candidate that is API and ABI compatible with previous 0.3.x releases....
Good news for AMD Linux users - fTPM RNG will soon be disabled (www.phoronix.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/2852886...
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....
Finally boarded the ship! And all it took was swallowing my pride.
Started learning Linux with Manjaro a few years ago, but there were always stability issues pushing me away from daily driving. I found when I did have time to use my PC, it was largely for gaming, and when any issue presented and needed to be fixed it was a bit of a barrier to entry....
Who here uses a less popular Linux distribution? What made you choose it?
Hey fellow Linux enthusiasts! I’m curious to know if any of you use a less popular, obscure or exotic Linux distribution. What motivated you to choose that distribution over the more mainstream ones? I’d love to hear about your experiences and any unique features or benefits that drew you to your chosen distribution.