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[SOLVED] debian graphical installation, question about partition tables
I’m on partition disks, configuring LVM on a computer with 2 drives: /dev/nvme01 is the device I want to install in, SCSI2 is a storage HDD I do not want to format, I need the data....
Pondering upon (the illusion of) different distros and its consequences - Thoughts?
Pondering upon (the illusion of) different distros and its consequences - Thoughts?...
Toxic linux communities moment:
Original Comic: thejenkinscomic.wordpress.com
VLC Player
VLC is the supreme of all open source projects, you used it in school, college, work and home....
what OS should I use instead of xubuntu?
I found out that xubuntu spams users including me, which to me is a no go....
why do I get this message to upgrade to ubuntu pro after sudo apt upgrade?
this never happened before, it’s also not happening ion my backup computer (same OS, xubuntu 24.04)....
TIL in the Carboniferous Period, no fungus existed to decompose trees. They just grew on top of each other up and up.
The weight of the trees was so great that the ones on the bottom got squished and became coal. That’s where coal is from. Bonus fact: the whole time this was happening, sharks were hunting in the oceans. Sharks are older than trees and fungus!
Homeless sent out of Edinburgh to make room for Taylor Swift fans (www.bbc.co.uk)
[SOLVED] in ubuntu's recovery mode logged in as me on tty1, how do I copy the output of dpkg -l and history to a usb stick?
upgrading xubuntu to 24.04, fresh install, but I’d like to copy the output of both dpkg -l and history to a usb stick....
[Solved] Possible to lock a folder? To prevent it from being deleted.
Hi there, I’m on Bazzite KDE and recently somehow lost a my “gaming” folder…? No idea how but must gave been user faulty, e.g me. Therefore wondering if it’s possible to lock certain folders so that this cannot accidentally happen?
Are we going to see arch based immutable distros in the near future?
Hi there folks, I’m still learning about Linux and have yet to dip my toes properly in any arch based distro. Have for the moment fallen in love with the immutable distros based on Universal Blue project. However I do want to learn about what arch has to offer to and plan on installing default arch when I have time. But have...
Kicked macOS to the Curb and Installed Asahi Fedora Gnome
Most of the switching posts are from frustrated windows users making the jump. I’m already a Linux user on my server (Ubuntu for now, going Debian at some point) and a 2014 iMac for tinkering/testing (KDE Neon), and a couple of raspberry pis (raspberry pi os headless) but our main household computer is an M1 Mac mini that my...
Smallest Security/Privacy Focused Distro Help?
I’ve been doing some scouring and my search results are coming back confusing. Usually either incomplete information, or some kind of sales spam, so I’m reaching out in the hopes of recommendations for actual linux users and fans. I am looking for a very small, tiny even, security/privacy focused distro. I don’t mind doing...
Does One Line Fix Google? - A “Web” filter that presents what Google used to look like a decade ago | tedium.co (tedium.co)
Forget AI. Google just created a version of its search engine free of all the extra junk it has added over the past decade-plus. All you have to do is add “udm=14” to the search URL....
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Linux and DOOM (1993)
So I’ve been thinking, the DOOM game code was made available openly and if I am not mistaken, was based off the linux version....
Windows 10 EOL PSA (lemmy.ca)
Free-Market Advocate, Elon Musk, Asks for U.S. Government to Put Tariffs on Chinese EV Imports (medium.com)
Need a good resource to learn linux
I just fucking can’t with windows anymore. I’d preach about it but I imagine you’ve heard it all. I have minimal computer expertise....
Can You Use Linux Without the Terminal? (How to Geek article) (www.howtogeek.com)
Not a Coincidence (lemm.ee)
Microsoft Word just fixed its default paste option (www.theverge.com)
Ferocious solar storm could give US rare view of northern lights (www.theguardian.com)
`sudo Make me a sandwich` (lemmy.kde.social)
Image: A more accurate rendition of the result when you sudo Make me a sandwich...
Barcelona is parched — and angry at quenched tourists (www.politico.eu)
The yawning gap between locals’ and visitors’ consumption is stoking long-standing resentments ahead of an election....
someone tell them (lemmy.world)
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Why do people still eat beef when we know it's terrible for Earth?
Ideas (slrpnk.net)
Like getting 9 women pregnant and expecting a baby in 1 month (sh.itjust.works)
Does anyone know why SteamOS is based on arch rather than Debian?
Just got a steam deck and immediately checked out the desktop mode, and I was somewhat surprised to see KDE and pacman as opposed to GNOME and apt, I have nothing against the former though a strong preference for the latter, anyone know why Volvo went in this direction?
Debian Thong (lemmy.zip)
This is real
Is there a "canvas" of the universe? Do we even know? Would a canvas follow the same laws as the paint?
Think of the universe as a painting. There’s the image made in paint, and the surface it was painted on. The canvas....
Has anyone here ever tried Linux From Scratch?
For those of you who don’t know, Linux From Scratch is a project that teaches you how to compile your own custom distro, with everything compiled from source code....
Windows 10 reaches 70% market share as Windows 11 keeps declining (www.neowin.net)
Statcounter reports that Windows 11 continues to lose its market share for the second month in a row. Windows 10, meanwhile, is gaining more users and is now back above the 70% mark.
Linux for Kids?
I’m thinking about building a desktop with one of my kids and I would really prefer to put Linux on it. My wife is not a fan of the idea, however....
Well that wasn't what I expected had happened to neofetch. (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
A readme file for Dylan Araps from 3 days ago saying “have taken up farming” and the github page for neofetch has also been archived. Good for him I guess.
I'm back on that other OS for work (lemmy.ml)
Muscle memory is causing all kinds of problems.
I don't know who Wayland is (i.imgflip.com)
If anyone wants to give an ELI5 or a link to a video that ELI5 I’d be incredibly thankful...
No more 12345: devices with weak passwords to be banned in UK (www.theguardian.com)
I like this text. In which Lemmy community can I best share it ? Thanks. (lemmy.ml)
Found here, where the image also has the text as an ALT image description. chaos.social/