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Anyone using OSMC
I’m interested in trying out OSMC because I’m really tired of my smart TV being well…not that smart. It crashes a lot of we have to reboot it manually because one of the apps isn’t working....
Vulkan 1.3 on the M1 in 1 month | Asahi Linux (rosenzweig.io)
Favourite DE
My favourite DE has got to be Cinnamon, as much as I like KDE and XFCE, I prefer the simplicity of cinnamon where as in KDE has a bit too much of everything in the customization scene and XFCE I find a little tricky to get tiling working right....
KDE Plasma 6.1 Beta released with Wayland Explicit Sync support (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Released: NVIDIA 555.42.02 Linux Beta Brings Wayland Explicit Sync, GSP Firmware (www.phoronix.com)
What drew you to the high seas?
Inspired by a post since deleted, I feel bad for probably coming off judgemental about the poster’s taste in the movie that drove him to consider sailing....
Fedora
Dangerous opinion, I’ve recently moved to Fedora after Ubuntu and after customising it on the GNOME desktop, it’s literally Ubuntu (But better) in every way except no snaps....
GIMP 2.10.38 Released with Much-Requested Backports of GTK3 Features (9to5linux.com)
Systemd wants to expand to include a sudo replacement (outpost.fosspost.org)
How to Get Started Using Virtual Machine Manager in Linux (Posted in response to Virtual box and VMware) (www.maketecheasier.com)
If you run Windows make sure to install the virtio drivers...
What're some of the dumbest things you've done to yourself in Linux?
I’m working on a some materials for a class wherein I’ll be teaching some young, wide-eyed Windows nerds about Linux and we’re including a section we’re calling “foot guns”. Basically it’s ways you might shoot yourself in the foot while meddling with your newfound Linux powers....
When do you consider a system to be bloated?
I often hear folks in the Linux community discussing their preference for Arch (and Linux in general) because they can install only the packages they want or need - no bloat....
VirtualBox 7.0.16 Released with Initial Support for Linux 6.8 and 6.9 Kernels (9to5linux.com)
How do you prefer to install compilers, interpreters, sdks e.t.c
Usually, I prefer manually installing the packages needed for getting started with a new language or technlogy....
Tried Arch for the first time | My experience and impressions (lemmy.ml)
I used linux intermittently in the last 15 or so years, migrating from early Ubuntu versions, to Manjaro, Pop!_OS, Debian, etc. And decided to give Arch a try just recently; with all the memes around its high entry point, I was really expecting to struggle for a long time to set it up just as I want....
Your first distribution
What was the first ever distro you installed and used? For me, it was Mint as I seemed like the closest thing to Windows minus all the forced updates and chappy changes....
As a linux user, do you know about/use openwrt?
I have many nerdy friends who have been Linux users for ages. But most of them don’t know such a thing as Openwrt exists or have never bothered to give it a try. It’s a very fun piece of software to play with and can be extremely useful for routing traffic. Wondering why it isn’t more popular/widely used.
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)....
Are AMD laptop discrete gpus good in linux?
I want to buy used laptop with rx6600m and r7 5800h...
Explicit sync Wayland protocol has finally been merged! (gitlab.freedesktop.org)
Since nvidia drivers do not properly implement implicit sync, this protocol not existing is the root cause of flickering with nvidia graphics on Wayland. This MR being merged means that Wayland might finally be usable with nvidia graphics with the next driver release....
What's the worst scam you've fallen for (or gotten close to falling for)?
A new-ish, well-maintained vehicle with new tires, fresh oil change etc, if it's left dormant & undriven untouched in a residential driveway for 1 year, will it be driveable after 1 yr?
Lemmy, what's your internet speed in mbps?
Opensuse kde plasma 6 upgrade
Plasma 6 landed in opensuse. However, I recommend to do it in tty because if you do it in plasma the upgrade will be incomplete because the shell will crash in the middle of update without installing all. In case this happen to anyone, just reinstall plasma 6 pattern and it will go without problems
VLC Media Player Plans to Add Online Media Streaming (news.itsfoss.com)
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Advice on switching from Kubuntu to EndeavourOS?
I tested it a bit in a VM to get familiar with pacman and yay. Latest KDE Plasma 6 and more snaps in Ubuntu’s future are the main reasons I want to switch....
What is your favorite form of potato?
The most versatile of foods, creating chips, hash browns, and vodka, among other things. Which option is the best one?...
Zorin OS 17.1 Is Released (blog.zorin.com)
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What does your desktop look like? (share.jackgreenearth.org)
Here’s mine. No inspiration at all taken from a certain California based company’s OS ;p...
What are your thoughts on Flatpak/Flathub? (flathub.org)
How does it stack up against traditional package management and others like AUR and Nix?
What do you believe was the best era of the Internet and why?
KDE Plasma 6.0, and KDE Gear 24.02 released (kde.org)
Today the KDE Community is announcing a new najor release of Plasma 6.0, and Gear 24.02. KDE Plasma is a modern, feature-rich desktop environment for Linux-based operating systems. Known for its sleek design, customizable interface, and extensive set of applications, it is also open source, devoid of ads, and makes protecting...
My experience using Fedora Atomic (Budgie) for a month or two. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
I would just like to preface this. This is the first blog post I’ve ever written, so please please please give me feedback if you can. I also didn’t intend on it being here on Lemmy, but Hugo is quite a complex tool that’ll take some time for me to understand. Webdev is not my cup of tea....
Prime is adding ads to their streaming service
I think I might cancel. I’m not watching ads and I’m not going to pay the extra $3/mo to opt out. I don’t know if I’d end up paying more than the subscription cost in shipping though…...
18+ Lemmings: What's ur favorite cheese? Can't be cheese_greater :(
How many of you were using Digg during its prime?
What's your favorite Linux distro?
What is your favorite operating system and what do you like about it?
Which filesystem should I use for stable storage?
Hello everyone. I’m going to build a new PC soon and I’m trying to maximize its reliability all I can. I’m using Debian Bookworm. I have a 1TB M2 SSD to boot on and a 4TB SATA SSD for storage. My goal is for the computer to last at least 10 years. It’s for personal use and work, playing games, making games, programming,...
Endeavour vs Manjaro
Is there anybody whose had experience with both?...
CHROME (google) is planing to implement DRM (kinda) into their browser (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
looks like rendering adblockers extensions obsolete with manifest-v3 was not enough so now they try to implement DRM into the browser giving the ability to any website to refuse traffic to you if you don’t run a complaint browser ( cough…firefox )...