#Linux problems...

My ancient HP Pavilion 15-N dual boots Windows 10 and Ubuntu Questing.

Playing an old game on Windows, no problem at all, and once I installed the old AMD drivers its even smoother.

Same games on Linux, nooooope. Stuttering is unplayable. And I can't install the old AMD drivers without using like... Bionic packages.

Aaaargh... guess it's Windows for gaming for me. 😒

Kdenlive 25.12 is out just in time for the holiday season. This release focuses on user experience improvements, interface polish, and lot's of bug fixes.

https://kdenlive.org/news/releases/25.12.0/

@kde

#kdenlive #videoediting #linux #video #kde #floss

A pro tip to all Windows users out there.
Every time you're about to start using a new type of software, opt for a software that also works on Linux. Make that a new rule to live by, even if you're not currently thinking about switching to Linux.
Then also start looking for Linux-compatible alternatives to all software you currently use and slowly switch to them, if possible.
You'll thank me later.
#Windows #Linux

What terminal emu do you recommend?
#linux #openBSD

Installing Void Linux on ZFS with Hibernation Support

A practical guide to installing Void Linux on an encrypted ZFS root with LUKS-encrypted swap and working hibernation support."

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/12/22/void-linux-zfs-hibernation-guide/

#Linux #Void #VoidLinux #LinuxDesktop #ZFS #OpenZFS #ITNotes

Kernel prepatch 6.19-rc2 https://lwn.net/Articles/1051466/ #tech #linux

The first thing I noticed after switching to #Linux is the lack of a good dictionary app. The only good #dictionary appears to be GoldenDict-ng but the UI looks dated. So, based on my past experiences in working with OSS Dict (a fork of Aard 2), I came up with my own implementation for Linux. I've just made the very first release of the app here: https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/SlobDict/releases/tag/1.0.0

Absolutely zero regrets with purchasing this Samsung Odyssey G9 super ultrawide monitor. It's basically like having two 16:9 screens in one which makes being able to do stuff like this really nice. Yep, time for hockey. (Go Habs Go!)

#gohabsgo #hockey #montreal #pittsburgh #penguins #habs #hnom #linux #cachyos #samsung

Do you have a device with an AMD Neural Processing Unit (NPU) that you actively use? I could use your help testing support for monitoring AMD NPUs in Resources!

I'd really appreciate it if you'd check out the amdxdna-support branch of Resources' GitHub repository and check if NPU utilization correctly shows up in Resources.

You can find more info in this GitHub issue: https://github.com/nokyan/resources/issues/417
Instructions on how to build Resources is in the project's README, with Flatpak it's very simple. :)

Thank you!

#Linux #GNOME #Resources

Windows 11's hardware requirements sent millions of perfectly functional CPUs to the landfill. Linux extended their lifespan by a decade. From an e-waste perspective alone, installing a lightweight distro is an act of environmental conservation.

#Linux #Sustainability #RightToRepair #ThinkPad #EWaste #fedora #arch #linuxmint #debian #ubuntu #alpine #windows #privacy

@pheonix but did it really?

Windows 11's hardware requirements sent millions of perfectly functional CPUs to the landfill

ofc for months & years leading up to Oct 2025, lots of pundits were predicting this would happen. however we are now past that date, so when i see peeps still repeating the old prospective claim, my desire for objectivity kicks in. do we have actual factual evidence that the terrible hardware armageddon did happen? 🤔🤷‍♀️

#DropbearPooterising #Linux #LinuxWomen #FOSS
:fedora: #Kinoite :: :: :plasma: #ArchLinux #KDEPlasma
:debian: #SparkyLinux :opensuse: #Kalpa :: :: #KDELinux
:firefox_nightly: #FirefoxNightly #FirefoxSecondSidebar #TreeStyleTab

"AI designed this Linux computer with 843 parts and dual-PCBs in just a week - and it even booted the first time"

"Quilter’s AI designed a Linux computer with 843 components in one week, reducing human workload and accelerating mini PC innovation."

https://www.techradar.com/pro/ai-designed-this-linux-computer-with-843-parts-and-dual-pcbs-in-just-a-week-and-it-even-booted-the-first-time

#Linux

What magic incantation do I need to perform to make #Vmware Workstation and modern #linux audio work together? Seeing major choppy audio in various distros when running within this host-hypervisor combo, any fix? Assuming a compatibility issue with #pipewire and vmware's emulated audio device, but not sure how to fix

NTS – Network Time Security ( https://nfsec.pl/root/6694 ) #linux #ntp #security

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZNKi04IGMQ

Censor, a new document redaction tool, is there!

It allows to draw black rectangles on PDF documents and to permanently remove the text and images below. Find it on @Codeberg: https://codeberg.org/censor/Censor, get it from @flathub: https://flathub.org/apps/page.codeberg.censor.Censor, or translate it on Codeberg Translate: https://translate.codeberg.org/engage/censor!

It is a free and open-source graphical user interface (GUI) for #Linux and the #GNOME desktop, and uses the #MuPDF library with its #python bindings from the #PyMuPDF module.

#censorship #redaction #PDF #Codeberg #Flatpak #Flathub

Yeah, finally managed to install #AeonDesktop in a VM on my #ProxmoxVE playground.

Of course this is not a supported target, and there is an issue with the virtual #TPM, so I registered a simpler passphrase to unlock the VM on boot.

Now, time to see if I like it enough to reinstall one of my real machine with it 🤞🏽

#homelab #linux #desktop

Yritin tänään olla vähemmän tuottava, mutta löysin itseni testaamassa Frostpunk pelin UI:n skaalausta. Kaikkea kokeilin. Konffia, gamescopea, käynnistyskomentoja. Huomenna jatkuu testaus MacBookin puolella ja samalla Cachyssa suurennuslasit testiin, eli KDE:n oma ja KMag. Pääsee vähän tutustumaan uusiin juttuihin.

PS. Siisti tuo Frostpunk, vaikka en ehtinyt edes aloittaa _pelaamista_. :D Ja se peli on nyt muuten alehintaan 2,99€ Steamissa. Tämä ei ole kaupallinen mainos. 😂

#Steam #Frostpunk #linux #arch #accessibility

Friday, before the start of the week-end I received the @frameworkcomputer #framework12 laptops for my parents.
They will be installed with #Linux of course.

As they won’t be delivered before some time, I ’m playing a bit with them. One have been installed with #fedora #silverblue, the other one with #aeondesktop.

So far I like what I’ve seen with the #gnome desktop:
* When the screen is rotated, the keyboard is disabled.
* When in tablet mode, the screen orientation follow the device orientation.
* The power draw in sleep mode looks ok.
* BIOS/UEFI update are supported with #lvfs.

But I also have some issues:
* The virtual keyboard in tablet mode, is only in qwerty, even if the system is configured with another layout.
* When the virtual keyboard appears, some windows content is not moved above the keyboard, which might make it difficult to see what one is typing.
* On the Aeon install I had to `sdbootutil --ask-pin update-predictions` after installation to have the #tpm2 unlock working.

#computing #framework

Really dislking btrfs and snapper BS. EXT4 or XFS next time.

#linux #arch #archlinux #cachyos

Why yes, I WILL have at least 1400 words about @elementary OS 8.1 tomorrow! It's not just the podcast and YouTube channel getting revived, it's my written #Linux coverage too :)

Would love to have you subscribe to the mailing list at https://linuxforeveryone.net/#/portal/signup

It's completely free. You can also throw the RSS feed in your favorite reader: https://linuxforeveryone.net/rss/

Stumbled upon Blackdons video about his recent project DCLI released into alpha which is a declarative package management for Arch.

https://gitlab.com/theblackdon/dcli

Was quite interested in the package manager for NixOS but rest of it was such a chore to relearn everything i was used to how linux worked.

with this one could continue using something familiar but still manage a whole system in more or less one config

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ptz5tjIIQ_U

#linux #archlinux #pacman #testing #declarativeLinux #config

Results from the 2025 TAB election https://lwn.net/Articles/1051459/ #tech #linux

There are many fediverse people promote and explain why they choose their favorite #linux distribution.

I love to read those, and glad there is no #flamewar debate. It's all about self-choice. Choose what suit to you. Like choosing a car, there is no brand suits universally.

"Linux Apps Without Distro Lock-In? Explore This Lesser Known Snap and Flatpak Alternative"

"Meet PkgForge: A Distro-Independent Portable Apps 'Foundry' for Linux Users"

https://itsfoss.com/pkgforge/

#Linux

Friday, before the start of the week-end I received the #framework12 laptops for my parents.
They will be installed with #Linux of course.

As they won’t be delivered before some time, I ’m playing a bit with them and #fedora #silverblue and #aeondesktop.

So far I like what I’ve seen with the #gnome desktop:
* When the screen is rotated, the keyboard is disabled.
* When in tablet mode, the screen orientation follow the device orientation.
* The power draw in sleep mode looks ok.
* BIOS/UEFI update are supported with #lvfs.

But I also have some issues:
* The virtual keyboard in tablet mode, is only in qwerty, even if the system is configured with another layout.
* When the virtual keyboard appears, some windows content is not moved above the keyboard, which might make it difficult to see what one is typing.

that moment where you take nearly an entire day going through the learning curve of freebsd and jails to know later on you won't sleep for two days trying to figure out how to get 24bit color working in a term. 😐

#freebsd #linux

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debian (linux) working with 24bit with tmux + mosh

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freebsd not working with 24bit color in tmux + mosh

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Valve put up a release candidate for Proton 10.0-4 with lots more Linux / SteamOS gaming fixes:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/valve-put-up-a-release-candidate-for-proton-10-0-4-with-lots-more-linux-steamos-gaming-fixes/

Wine 11.0-rc3 Released With Another Week Of Bug Fixing:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-11.0-rc3-Released

Chrome/Chromium Add Support For Printing Via XDG Portal:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/XDG-Portal-Chrome-Printing

NVIDIA 590.48.01 Linux Driver Brings R590 Series To Stable:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-590.48.01-Linux

Xorgproto 2025.1 Released To Recognize Newer Keyboard Keys:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/xorgproto-2025.1

Mesa 25.3.2 brings more bug fixes for open source Linux graphics drivers:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/mesa-25-3-2-brings-more-bug-fixes-for-open-source-linux-graphics-drivers/

Mesa 26.0 NVK Driver Lands Improvement For NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20 "Turing" GPUs:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26-NVK-Compute-Warp-Size

Systemd 259 Released With Experimental Musl libc Support, More Features:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-259

Wayland Protocols 1.47 Released With Updated Color Management Protocol:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayland-Protocols-1.47

OpenZFS 2.4 Released With Faster Encryption Performance, Many Other Improvements:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenZFS-2.4-Released

GNU Debugger 17.1 Released With CET Shadow Stack Support, New DAP Features:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Debugger-GDB-17.1

Linux Exposing Support For Lenovo ThinkPads Being Able To Detect Hardware Damage
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Opus-1.6-Released

Rust Coreutils 0.5 Released - Inching Toward Full GNU Compatibility:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Rust-Coreutils-0.5

Intel Quietly Discontinues Its Open-Source User-Space Gaudi Driver Code:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-SynapseAI-Stops

FOSS NEWS

Unfortunately this section is too long this time, because I included some longer personal comments to some of the news, I'd have to split it into too many posts, so I link the Odysee post here instead:
https://odysee.com/@fossery-tech:4/linux-foss-news-87:3

P.S.: Merry Christmas, everyone! 🎄🎁

#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #Proton #Wine #Chromium #NVIDIA #NVIDIADriver #Xorgproto #Mesa #Systemd #Wayland #OpenZFS #GNUDebugger #RustCoreutils #Gaudi #Intel #FosseryTech

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

KDE Internet of Things Development Restarted For Home Assistant Integration:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Internet-of-Things-Kiot

KDE Plasma 6.6 Finally Supporting Ambient Light Sensors, Fixing Windows Games With HDR:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Plasma-6.6-Before-Christmas-F

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Confirms its Kernel Version:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/ubuntu-26-04-lts-kernel-version-confirmed

Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” – BETA Release:
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4973

LoongArch Promoted To Being An Official Architecture For Debian 14:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-LoongArch64-Official

Mageia 10 Planning For April Release While Still Maintaining 32-bit Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mageia-10-April-2026-Plans

PearOS is revived with Arch base and KDE Plasma desktop:
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/19/pearos/

Rhino Linux 2025.4 introduces Lomiri desktop and updated kernels:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/rhino-linux-2025-4-introduces-lomiri-desktop-and-updated-kernels/

SparkyLinux 2025.12 released with Debian 'Forky' base and updated packages:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/sparkylinux-2025-12-released-with-debian-forky-base-and-updated-packages/

Asahi Linux Gets Microphone Working For M2 Pro/Max, Eyes Installer Improvements:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Asahi-Linux-December-2025

Tails 7.3.1 delivers urgent security fix, updated Tor Browser, Tor client, and Thunderbird:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/tails-7-3-1-delivers-urgent-security-fix-updated-tor-browser-tor-client-and-thunderbird/

Debusine Repositories Enter Beta: Ubuntu PPA-Like User Archives For Debian Linux:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debusine-Repositories-Beta

(more Linux news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #KDE #IoT #KDEPlasma #Ubuntu #Ubuntu2604 #LinuxMint #Debian #Mageia #Mageia10 #PearOS #RhinoLinux #SparkyLinux #AsahiLinux #Tails #TailsOS #Debusine #DistroRelease #DistributionRelease #DesktopEnvironment #LinuxDesktop #DesktopLinux #FosseryTech

#DailyDesktop #UnixPorn #ShareYourDesktop #Fedora #Gnome
#gnu #Linux
Le loup d'intermarché

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#DailyDesktop #UnixPorn #ShareYourDesktop #Fedora #Gnome #gnu #Linux Le loup d'intermarché

#fedihelp #Linux #Ubuntu

Kann ich ein Teams-Meeting unter Linux anlegen? (Beitreten ist klar.)
Wenn ja, wie?
Wenn nein, welche Alternativen zu Zoom gibt es (zeitliche Beschränkung auf 40 min)?

@zstg wow I'm the clown of the year: 6.17 reached EOL just 3 days ago 🤡

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel_version_history -> 6.17 EOL: "18 December 2025"

I feel like a nomad at this point. I'll just proceed to 6.18 I guess 🤷🏽

I'm still trying to figure out why I made this poor choice. I think, before I updated the packages (including the manjaro-settings-manager), 6.18 didn't show up for me. however, I needed to ditch 6.16 for the upgrade to work 🤔 (didn't want to downgrade to 6.12 because I remember having problems with it)

according to the wiki page from above, 6.18 is supposed to be LTS but the manjaro-settings-manager doesn't show the tag for it.
but according to this thread it will happen sooner or later
https://forum.manjaro.org/t/tag-6-18-as-lts/183922

#manjaro #kernel #linux

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screenshot of the manjaro-settings-manager kernel tab

FLOSS-Game Highlight: Oolite, ein inoffizielles, opensource Elite-Remake

OOlite ist eine quelloffene Weltraumsimulation, die sich an dem Klassiker Elite inspiriert. In diesem Artikel geht es um die Installation und um erste Eindrücke.

#OOlite #Spiele #FLOSS_Games #Videospiele #Linux

https://gnulinux.ch/oolite-ein-opensource-weltraumspiel

Here's some well-informed hating on #Microsoft. #Linux has been my home OS for over a decade, currently Linux Mint Debian Edition. Sadly, the workplace uses #Windows, because we need Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

https://youtu.be/zKjo8Oc2qLk?si=HV_v7TWSXcn9qjgu

#Linux

My sister does not believe in shutting down her laptop. Help me convince her. Surely this is not good for performance?

#sysadmin #windows #windows11 #performance #linux #cybersec #art #writing #firefox #chrome

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task manager on windows shows machine has been up for 24 days

Delete one

#windows #macos #linux

@echo_xc #Microsoft is working really hard to be #Windows undoing. #Linux overall definitely has a ways to go to be 100% as "normal user" friendly. But there are quite a few distros (#CachyOS, #bazzite, #zorin) trying to lower the entry level barrier. #SteamDeck and #proton doing some heavy lifting.

With the NVIDIA 590 driver dropping support for Pascal (GTX 10xx) GPUs, Arch Linux has decided to fully switch to the NVIDIA driver using the open kernel module and to drop the proprietary module.

#NVIDIA #NVIDIADriver #Linux #ArchLinux

So yesterday I swapped out all the fans in the recently acquired Raidmax PC case this PC lives in.

Also took the 2nd PC out back and blew out most of a year's worth of dust, stuck in the RX6800 from this PC that was replaced by the 9070XT, added a couple more fans to it as well as some "aftermarket" dust filters that screw down over the fans.

Got it all hooked back up and booted it, oh good lights and fans, hey splash screen yay, then updated it, again (had just done it before the swap) which removed the Nvidia drivers.

However, the Mint OS on that PC has failed to properly understand that it's gotten a rather major GPU upgrade (had a 1050TI in it). Despite everything reporting like it should through various system checks, my "test game" (a large part of why I got a new GPU for this PC was to put the 6800 in 2nd PC so partner could play stuff without setting her laptop on fire) is stuck at 20fps no matter what video settings I choose.

I did the usual thing, uninstalled the Nvidia drivers so it'd default to nouveau, autoremoved all the Nvidia orphaned shit.. so I'm unsure what the problem is. I never bothered with any kind of special xorg.conf on this PC either.

It IS on Mint 21.3.. possibly an issue? So I've decided to attempt to upgrade it to 22 tomorrow, by which I mean I've already created a LiveUSB so when the upgrade likely fails and leaves me with a busted OS I'll be able to "fix" it with a fresh install. Prob what I should just do, but wth, worth a shot.

#Linux #LinuxMint #PC

Jean Jannon, who died OTD in 1658, was a printer, type designer, punchcutter, and typefounder who may have developed the Garamond #font https://cromwell-intl.com/open-source/font-config-warnings.html?s=mb #OpenSource #Linux

That moment when you meet a random person who randomly starts talking about Linux at some point and you just casually drop the usual "I use arch btw" line 😂

#archlinux #iusearch #iusearchbtw #meme #linux

I love how easy it is to change Kernel in CachyOS. Open the CachyOS Hello app, go to tweaks, kernel, select (and deselect) kernel and press execute.

If you have more than one kernel installed, you can choose the kernel you boot with in the GRUB boot manager.

When doing Music Production in Linux, having kontrol over the kernel, gives yet another way to fine-tune your system to low latency audio. So this really comes in handy.

#LinuxAudio #linux #CachyOS

Having a wonderfully nostalgic evening by backing up more of my CD collection. Finally ditching Apple Music and using the Linux app combination of K3b & Kid3 to rip and refine the ID3 tags, plus Lollypop as my music library player. Ripping like it’s 2005 😁 #linux #music #solus

@ghul DOOD! 🖖🤩👍

You've convinced me a few days/weeks, ago - we're even following each other. 😉 I have yet to try #GHULbench, though.

I'm sure, you've established a connection to Steve from #GamersNexus, or the #Level1Techs, and lots of others. 😉

Perhaps you can get them to talk about #AMD #FSR #REDSTONE on #Linux - that might be fun! 🤩👍

As far as i know, i/we don't get a fancy GUI, to configure stuff - i'm glad #Valve does the #Steam & #Proton thing! 😅

Someone SHOULD make #PCIe throughput stats for #AMD GPUs in #Linux / #NVtop happen!

I'd very much appreciate this feature.

The "sooper-dooper ne-vid-ya" (#nvidia) seems to be the only one who gets proper stats, currently.

"Linux Mint 22.3 Beta Released, This is What’s New"

"A new look app menu, expanded search abilities in the file manager and a modern on-screen keyboard are among new features in Linux Mint 22.3, which just hit beta."

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/linux-mint-22-3-beta-released

#Linux #Ubuntu

Hey #linux Nutzer, womit konsumiert ihr denn RSS Feeds?

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@maxamillion/115750583128266042

Super grateful for the investment and involvement that Microsoft has made in open source, and in the Fedora Project specifically. They're joining the project just as other contributors would and becoming part of our community!

Some of their impact so far:
* Modernizing Fedora Cloud image delivery
* Enabling Secure Boot on ARM
* Improving Fedora compatibility with Azure
* Fedora on WSL

There's even talk of having Azure Linux treat Fedora more like an upstream!

#Fedora #Microsoft #Linux

I'm by no means a tech head, but I have managed to accumulate 9 functional computers (not including smartphones) in my house. I'm curious to know how common it is for people to have multiple computers. How many computers do you have? #pc #mac #linux #windows