Do you need to have a firewall on a linux desktop?
Hi. I wanted to know if it’s needed to install a firewall on a linux desktop/laptop. Why yes or why no?
Linux market share on Steam over time (Sep 2023 - 1.63%) (lemmy.ml)
Source: www.gamingonlinux.com/steam-tracker/
Do you think it is safe and secure to disable Mitigation in Fedora for the sake of performance?
I’ve seen a video from CTT demonstrating the
What less popular text editors do you like or should have a shout out more often? What stuff do you do with it?
Bottles Next: A New Chapter ⋅ Bottles (usebottles.com)
Plasma randomly warns that my SSD is going to die?
I’m using KDE Neon with the latest version of Plasma. Sometimes I get a warning that my SSD has poor health and may die soon. When I check the SMART stats the drive seems fairly healthy. Is this just a Plasma bug?
Microsoft causes learned helplessness (lemmy.sdf.org)
Command Line commands and shortcuts | Shortcufoo (playful exercises) (www.shortcutfoo.com)
Create image from SSD with I/O errors
I have an SSD from a PC I no longer use. I need to keep a copy of all its data for backup purposes. The problem is that dd reports "Input/output error"s when copying from the drive. There seem to be 20-30 of them in the entire 240GB drive so it is likely that most or all of my data is still intact....
Creating Fedora Wallpapers with Krita — Creative Freedom Summit (youtu.be)
A visual guide to ACL Access-Control Lists (lemmy.g97.top)
Screenshot tool with upload , link history features.
Looking for Sharex kind of process .( Take screenshots and upload to custom server . Gallery - of screenshots taken and the history of links )...
Great experience with Wayland on Nvidia with GNOME 44
I mostly use AMD and have been using Wayland since GNOME 40 without any problems, loving the consistently perfect frames and fantastic scaling (with Wayland programs, but nowadays I use nearly no X11-only programs)....
SELinux and confined users, make the Linux Desktop more secure (discussion.fedoraproject.org)
current list of formats from yesterdays post
if you could pick a standard format for a purpose what would it be and why?...
(Solved) Having to replug my wireless mouse at every boot, am I the only one?
My Logitech G Pro wireless does not work unless replugged at every boot. Is there any workaround/fix? Or is it a persistent bug? I’ve been experiencing this across multiple distros and wireless mice...
Mastering User and Permission Management: Fortifying Your Linux Bastion | Linux Journal (www.linuxjournal.com)
Linux Journal
What are the best Linux emulators for android?
I have a Samsung a51 that I debloated, I want to use it as a Linux toy and get a distro running either installed or through an emulator like termux....
New 'Looney Tunables' Linux bug gives root on major distros (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
From BeepingComputer.
Severity HIGH security problem to be announced with curl 8.4.0 on Oct 11 (CVE-2023-38545) · curl/curl · Discussion #12026 (github.com)
cross-posted from: biglemmowski.win/post/224873...
Looking for a good Linux to install on a slow 2019 machine. Relative beginner with Linux.
Hello! My old laptops hard drive packed it in, so I got a new one and now need to flash drive an operating system on it. I think this is my time to give Linux a proper go. I tried it before for my gaming PC but switched for a cracked Windows key because I was young and not bothered to learn....
[SOLVED] I need to copy all executable files in my home folder to my documents folder, how can I do this?
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Clonezilla , how to have smaller files ?
Hi everyone,...
Migrated from Windows to Linux. Decided to share list of answers/statements I was looking for before did it (and could not find).
Finally migrated from Windows to Linux. For anyone wondering, what is the state of Linux as your primary OS for home PC\laptop in 2023....
Action Cams on Linux (i.e. GoPro, DJI, Canon, etc)
Hi folks. I’ve been running some form of Linux since about 2006 or so. Hardware support has gotten so much better, and yet here I am, looking for personal experiences people have had using action cams with their Linux based operating systems. I’ve done research on this, but most of the info I’ve found is out of date or...