Hotspot Wi-Fi connected to my laptop works without connected to mobile data. What could be the reason? (lemm.ee)
Title is self explanatory. For background, I am currently running Asahi Linux on my M1 MBP. Whenever I connected the hotspot without data being turned on, it somehow still worked like any regular wifi. I even ran several updates in the system and downloaded multiple apps in this wifi, which I find it amusing. But out of...
article: The Significant Corporate Importance & Pressure Around Mesa Open-Source Linux 3D Drivers (www.phoronix.com)
“The most recent example is a now-merged merge request to revert an earlier change bumping the Zlib dependency for Mesa. The basis for that revert is that it breaks SPECViewPerf.”...
How I install Mullvad on Silverblue based distros and add repos
One of the things I struggled with initailly when using immutables was installing programs like VPNS that need to interact with the immutable parts of the distro but don’t have a flatpak option. I figured I’d just make a post to help anyone with this specific issue regarding mullvad or if it helps people install other...
Malicious KDE theme can wipe out all your data (www.reddit.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/13397700...
I apologise if this is already common knowledge, but I just found out you can have multiple layers of LUKS encryption on a drive! (lemmy.ml)
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Firefox "tabs" in a tiling WM (sopuli.xyz)
In the image, these are not tabs. These are firefox windows, being rendered as tabs (and as stacks) by sway....
What PCI cards do you use ?
I have 2x PCIe X16 and 1x PCIe 1x slots that are not being used. Given that Linux has extensive hardware support, there are probably users with interesting PCI card usages...
Introducing GNOME 46 [video 0:33] (youtu.be)
What’s new in GVfs for GNOME 46? – Ondřej Holý (ondrej.holych.net)
Linux kernel 4.14 gets a life extension, thanks to OpenELA (www.theregister.com)
Swap causing very slow boot (and systemd says the swap partition became active after 500k years)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/13313385...
digiKam, KDE's powerful photo managing software, reaches version 8.3.0 (www.digikam.org)
General Advice for shell scripts
What do you advice for shell usage?...
Grandma share her experience with Debian 12 and the Gnome Desktop. (youtu.be)
Framework vs Dell laptop display comparison (lemmy.world)
In 2024, with GNOME 45, Wayland, and 1.25 fractional scaling, regular DPI displays still look better than HiDPI displays. This is a photo of Discord on two laptops side by side....
How to write a QML effect for KWin, KDE's window manager (blog.vladzahorodnii.com)
Since the dawn of the times, the only way to implement any effect that has fancy user interface used to be in C++. It would be rather an understatement to say that the C++ API is difficult to use or get it right so there are no glitches. On the other hand, it would be really nice to be able to implement dashboard-like effects...
If Linux Made a VR Headset - YouTube (youtu.be)
COSMUnity (lemmy.world)
It will be possible to configure COSMIC to look like Unity out of the box. There’s only a few panel applets that need to be implemented to make the experience 1:1.
[YT] Demystifying SELinux vs. AppArmor (www.youtube.com)
Video [9:57] Project Bluefin: Quick desktop tour and updates! Homebrew, boxbuddy, and ptyxis! (www.youtube.com)
[OpenSUSE Tumbleweed] Updates and Dependency Hell
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The Cloud Outgrows Linux, And Sparks A New Operating System (www.nextplatform.com)
Is there a way to stop gnome from using dGPU?
Been running endeavor OS on my MSI delta 15 (all AMD with no nvidia card) with KDE and it switches between integrated and dgpu like it should. However after installing gnome and using it for a bit I noticed that it was always having the dgpu idling. This basically cuts my battery life in half, and making it less than desirable....
Uncovering Linux's Hidden Secrets: Revealing What Many Users Don't Know (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
Linux is widely known as a robust and versatile operating system favored by tech enthusiasts, developers, and organizations worldwide. However, there