SystemV Filesystem Being Removed From The Linux Kernel
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SystemV Filesystem Being Removed From The Linux Kernel
The SystemV file-system that implements Xenix FS, SystemV/386 FS, and Coherent FS is set to be removed from the Linux kernel
My first time with Linux
Oh my god guys, I'm speechless.
Unfortunately I regret it, but it's the first time I've put my hands on a PC with a Linux kernel.
But this stuff is absurd! It has mind-blowing performance!
I installed it on my old laptop with an i3 5005u / 4gb of ram and a 500gb 5400rpm hdd and it's like it was reborn.
I mean, it's basically the OS I've always dreamed of, I feel like the PC is really mine and everything is so fast and intuitive that I can't describe it.
I was so impressed by Linux Mint that I'm really thinking of installing it on the main machine and getting rid of Windows, if only it weren't for the huge library of video games I have.
It also has a community made up of wonderful people, true enthusiasts.
I write this post as an appreciation for this discovery and someone who can help me understand if it is possible to use mint for gaming, I read around that there are problems with anti-cheats and online games?
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Oh my god guys, I'm speechless.
Unfortunately I regret it, but it's the first time I've put my hands on a PC with a Linux kernel.
But this stuff is absurd! It has mind-blowing performance!
I installed it on my old laptop with an i3 5005u / 4gb of ram and a 500gb 5400rpm hdd and it's like it was reborn.
I mean, it's basically the OS I've always dreamed of, I feel like the PC is really mine and everything is so fast and intuitive that I can't describe it.
I was so impressed by Linux Mint that I'm really thinking of installing it on the main machine and getting rid of Windows, if only it weren't for the huge library of video games I have.
It also has a community made up of wonderful people, true enthusiasts.
I write this post as an appreciation for this discovery and someone who can help me understand if it is possible to use mint for gaming, I read around that there are problems with anti-cheats and online games?
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After 15 years of using Windows, I decided to try Linux
First of all, I apologize for writing such a long text.
I'm 22 years old. I know I'm young and still don't know much, but I'd like to write about this anyway.
I think I started using computers during the Windows XP era. My father worked repairing computers. My mom says I learned to type on a computer before writing on paper. I was like one of today's kids who spend all day on their phones, except with computers. During my childhood, I spent my time chronically online, playing various games and browsing the internet. I remember Windows XP very well, along with Windows 7 and Minecraft. Those were good times, but as I grew older, things changed very quickly. My father stopped working with computer repairs, and soon I knew more than everyone else in the family.
I could fix all kinds of computers easily for my friends; back then, everything was Windows.
My first contact with Linux was at school when we started having computer classes, when I was around 15. The school computers were slow and had Ubuntu installed. It was slow, ugly, and very limited because the computers were managed by the school. That was my first impression: a slow system for government computers.
Microsoft tried various things. I remember Windows 8 when formatting laptops, and then that Windows 8.1 update where they changed the menu. A lot happened, and it seems to have passed so quickly. At school, I always used Office suite programs: Word, PowerPoint, etc., and in computer classes, you had to use LibreOffice on a very slow government computer. it was ugly and seemed very difficult to use.
My family's financial situation didn't improve much, so I ended up with limited access to new technologies. My phone was already old, and my computers were getting old. I still remember Windows 10's launch very well. My relatives would bring computers for me to repair and format, wanting the latest version of Windows with Office and everything else, but the computers were already old and barely worked with Windows 8.
I begged my father to buy me a laptop, and after much insistence, I finally convinced him. It was an Asus X450LA. A mid-range computer for its time. It came with Windows 8, I think, but I did that upgrade to Windows 10. I used it until I finished high school, but then Windows 11 came along, and my laptop was cut from the list of computers that could upgrade. it was the end of my laptop's life.
I was already working at my father's market, so I bought myself a new gaming computer with Windows 11. I had time again to spend on the internet and started to worry about my father's business expenses. Using Office costs money, sales programs are expensive, everything is expensive, and maybe my gaming laptop won't even be able to use the next Windows.
I started researching Linux. At first, I was a bit scared because everyone on Reddit talked about terminals, command lines to install anything, etc., but I decided to take my old laptop and refurbish it. I bought a new battery, an SSD, and an 8GB RAM stick. I researched on Reddit which distro was best for beginners, got an old USB drive, put Mint on it, and formatted my computer: Love at first sight.
I customized Mint and left it in a way that I spend more than 15 minutes before doing anything just appreciating it. I used LibreOffice for everything I did in Office. I used Firefox and liked it a lot. The system is very fast, strangely seems faster than my new computer with Windows 11. I downloaded my daily-use programs from Mint's app center: Spotify, Bitwarden, everything's there. I spent hours playing with the terminal with ChatGPT's help. I extracted running process logs to txt, system information. it's very easy to use. I even managed to install a game I played in my childhood, a BF2 mod: Forgotten Hope 2 from Windows on Mint using Lutris (I swear it's the last Windows thing I'll use).
I'm in love with my old laptop again. I cleaned it, spent hours looking at it, I love using Mint, made it my own.
I'm going to buy a new computer for my room and
First of all, I apologize for writing such a long text.
I'm 22 years old. I know I'm young and still don't know much, but I'd like to write about this anyway.
I think I started using computers during the Windows XP era. My father worked repairing computers. My mom says I learned to type on a computer before writing on paper. I was like one of today's kids who spend all day on their phones, except with computers. During my childhood, I spent my time chronically online, playing various games and browsing the internet. I remember Windows XP very well, along with Windows 7 and Minecraft. Those were good times, but as I grew older, things changed very quickly. My father stopped working with computer repairs, and soon I knew more than everyone else in the family.
I could fix all kinds of computers easily for my friends; back then, everything was Windows.
My first contact with Linux was at school when we started having computer classes, when I was around 15. The school computers were slow and had Ubuntu installed. It was slow, ugly, and very limited because the computers were managed by the school. That was my first impression: a slow system for government computers.
Microsoft tried various things. I remember Windows 8 when formatting laptops, and then that Windows 8.1 update where they changed the menu. A lot happened, and it seems to have passed so quickly. At school, I always used Office suite programs: Word, PowerPoint, etc., and in computer classes, you had to use LibreOffice on a very slow government computer. it was ugly and seemed very difficult to use.
My family's financial situation didn't improve much, so I ended up with limited access to new technologies. My phone was already old, and my computers were getting old. I still remember Windows 10's launch very well. My relatives would bring computers for me to repair and format, wanting the latest version of Windows with Office and everything else, but the computers were already old and barely worked with Windows 8.
I begged my father to buy me a laptop, and after much insistence, I finally convinced him. It was an Asus X450LA. A mid-range computer for its time. It came with Windows 8, I think, but I did that upgrade to Windows 10. I used it until I finished high school, but then Windows 11 came along, and my laptop was cut from the list of computers that could upgrade. it was the end of my laptop's life.
I was already working at my father's market, so I bought myself a new gaming computer with Windows 11. I had time again to spend on the internet and started to worry about my father's business expenses. Using Office costs money, sales programs are expensive, everything is expensive, and maybe my gaming laptop won't even be able to use the next Windows.
I started researching Linux. At first, I was a bit scared because everyone on Reddit talked about terminals, command lines to install anything, etc., but I decided to take my old laptop and refurbish it. I bought a new battery, an SSD, and an 8GB RAM stick. I researched on Reddit which distro was best for beginners, got an old USB drive, put Mint on it, and formatted my computer: Love at first sight.
I customized Mint and left it in a way that I spend more than 15 minutes before doing anything just appreciating it. I used LibreOffice for everything I did in Office. I used Firefox and liked it a lot. The system is very fast, strangely seems faster than my new computer with Windows 11. I downloaded my daily-use programs from Mint's app center: Spotify, Bitwarden, everything's there. I spent hours playing with the terminal with ChatGPT's help. I extracted running process logs to txt, system information. it's very easy to use. I even managed to install a game I played in my childhood, a BF2 mod: Forgotten Hope 2 from Windows on Mint using Lutris (I swear it's the last Windows thing I'll use).
I'm in love with my old laptop again. I cleaned it, spent hours looking at it, I love using Mint, made it my own.
I'm going to buy a new computer for my room and
install Mint for my personal use. I'll have a laptop and a computer with Linux. My current computer with Windows 11 will be only for sales programs and government programs that only work on Windows. I showed it to my father, and he liked Linux too.
Windows never again. Using Windows now feels like one of those mobile games full of ads
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Introducing wctx - A simple CLI tool for window context info on Wayland & X11
Hey everyone, I just released my first package for Linux. It's called **wctx** (short for window context). It's a simple CLI tool that provides real-time information about the current **active** window (focused window) or **pointer** window (under the mouse cursor) on Wayland and X11. It's (mostly) written in Rust.
It's not very useful on its own, but it makes it much easier for programs and noscripts to work with windows. For example, you could create hotkeys that only work in specific apps, or change your mouse scroll speed when the cursor is in a browser window, or turn your monitor brightness up when it has a fullscreen window.
You can of course already do these things, with a bit of effort. The main advantage of wctx is that it works across multiple desktop environments, which means programs and noscripts using it will too. It's also dead simple to use, with several CLI output options and formats, as well as a D-Bus interface.
Currently it supports these desktop environments, with more to come if there's enough interest in them:
* X11
* KDE 6
* GNOME 45+
An AUR package is available for Arch Linux: [https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/wctx](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/wctx)
For other distros an installation noscript is included, with more info in the readme.
[https://github.com/slightlyfaulty/wctx](https://github.com/slightlyfaulty/wctx)
I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts. This is also my first real Rust project, so please be nice 😄 (or rip me a new one so I can learn).
Feedback and contributions are very welcome!
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Hey everyone, I just released my first package for Linux. It's called **wctx** (short for window context). It's a simple CLI tool that provides real-time information about the current **active** window (focused window) or **pointer** window (under the mouse cursor) on Wayland and X11. It's (mostly) written in Rust.
It's not very useful on its own, but it makes it much easier for programs and noscripts to work with windows. For example, you could create hotkeys that only work in specific apps, or change your mouse scroll speed when the cursor is in a browser window, or turn your monitor brightness up when it has a fullscreen window.
You can of course already do these things, with a bit of effort. The main advantage of wctx is that it works across multiple desktop environments, which means programs and noscripts using it will too. It's also dead simple to use, with several CLI output options and formats, as well as a D-Bus interface.
Currently it supports these desktop environments, with more to come if there's enough interest in them:
* X11
* KDE 6
* GNOME 45+
An AUR package is available for Arch Linux: [https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/wctx](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/wctx)
For other distros an installation noscript is included, with more info in the readme.
[https://github.com/slightlyfaulty/wctx](https://github.com/slightlyfaulty/wctx)
I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts. This is also my first real Rust project, so please be nice 😄 (or rip me a new one so I can learn).
Feedback and contributions are very welcome!
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GitHub
GitHub - slightlyfaulty/wctx: Real-time window context info for Wayland and X11
Real-time window context info for Wayland and X11. Contribute to slightlyfaulty/wctx development by creating an account on GitHub.
What's your recommendation on video editors?
And why?
Hi there ! I'm looking for the best video editor for Linux, but as I know that's a completely subjective matter I ask for your favorite one.
I come from adobe premiere and I'm looking for a Linux replacement, Im not a cinematographer so I'm not looking for something extremely professional.
I think Id go for da Vinci resolve since it's more standard, but would love to hear your recommendations
Edit: I'm running fedora bluefin (gnome) so I'd rather use flatpak
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And why?
Hi there ! I'm looking for the best video editor for Linux, but as I know that's a completely subjective matter I ask for your favorite one.
I come from adobe premiere and I'm looking for a Linux replacement, Im not a cinematographer so I'm not looking for something extremely professional.
I think Id go for da Vinci resolve since it's more standard, but would love to hear your recommendations
Edit: I'm running fedora bluefin (gnome) so I'd rather use flatpak
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Thoughts on listings like these selling flash drives with Ubuntu and other Linux distros pre-installed?
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The Challenges and Opportunities in Distributing Flatpak Applications: Reflections on the Case of the Fedora Project.
Recent dramas involving some developers and the Fedora Project have raised important questions about application distribution, especially with regard to Flatpaks. Topics discussed include the importance of close collaboration between upstream and downstream, the security and control of Flatpak repositories, and the need for transparency and accountability in the maintenance of these repositories. However, one point that cannot go unnoticed is the democratization of these repositories, especially with regard to their creation and maintenance.
One of the suggestions made to the Fedora Project was to completely close its Flatpak repositories. While it is acknowledged that there are serious problems with these repositories, this measure seems extreme and anti-competitive. It goes against the spirit of Flatpak (unlike similar solutions), which seeks to facilitate the distribution of software universally, and also against the spirit of freedom within the scope of free and open source software (FOSS), which values the freedom to distribute and modify software.
# Packaging Problems Are Not New
First, it is important to highlight that problems related to software packaging are not new. No Flatpak repository is immune to technical, security, or management issues. If the solution were to simply close problematic repositories (something that, by the way, lacks clear legitimacy), we would probably have to close all existing repositories. Instead of adopting drastic measures, the community should focus on collaborative solutions. Users, developers, packagers, maintainers...can work together to resolve the main issues raised. While not all issues can be resolved immediately, maintaining an open and constructive dialogue is essential for the common good.
# The Importance of Open and Democratic Application Markets
Second, at a time when the economic sustainability of FOSS projects has dominated discussions, it is crucial to think about creating open and democratic application markets. These marketplaces would allow developers to offer their products and services, while users would have the freedom to choose from a variety of options. An open market ensures equal treatment for all operators, avoiding monopolies that harm both developers and end users.
The existence of a competitive and diversified market stimulates investment and innovation. Developers would have more incentive to create high-quality apps, knowing that they can reach a wide audience and be fairly compensated for their work. On the other hand, users would benefit from a wider variety of options, competitive prices, and the assurance that they are supporting a healthy and sustainable ecosystem.
# The Democratization of Flatpak Repositories
Democratizing Flatpak repositories is a fundamental step towards ensuring that software distribution remains aligned with FOSS principles. This means not only enabling more entities to create and maintain repositories, but also ensuring that these repositories are managed transparently and responsibly. The community must work together to establish quality and safety standards that can be adopted by everyone, without centralizing control in a few hands.
Additionally, it is important that there are tools and resources available so that new maintainers can enter the ecosystem without excessive barriers. This includes clear documentation, technical support, and possibly even crowdfunding or sponsorships for smaller projects that contribute to the diversity of the ecosystem.
# Conclusion
The case of the Fedora Project and its Flatpak repositories serves as a warning to the FOSS community. Instead of adopting extreme measures, such as closing repositories, we should seek solutions that strengthen collaboration and democratization. Creating open application marketplaces and promoting diverse and well-managed repositories are essential steps to ensuring a sustainable and fair future for free
Recent dramas involving some developers and the Fedora Project have raised important questions about application distribution, especially with regard to Flatpaks. Topics discussed include the importance of close collaboration between upstream and downstream, the security and control of Flatpak repositories, and the need for transparency and accountability in the maintenance of these repositories. However, one point that cannot go unnoticed is the democratization of these repositories, especially with regard to their creation and maintenance.
One of the suggestions made to the Fedora Project was to completely close its Flatpak repositories. While it is acknowledged that there are serious problems with these repositories, this measure seems extreme and anti-competitive. It goes against the spirit of Flatpak (unlike similar solutions), which seeks to facilitate the distribution of software universally, and also against the spirit of freedom within the scope of free and open source software (FOSS), which values the freedom to distribute and modify software.
# Packaging Problems Are Not New
First, it is important to highlight that problems related to software packaging are not new. No Flatpak repository is immune to technical, security, or management issues. If the solution were to simply close problematic repositories (something that, by the way, lacks clear legitimacy), we would probably have to close all existing repositories. Instead of adopting drastic measures, the community should focus on collaborative solutions. Users, developers, packagers, maintainers...can work together to resolve the main issues raised. While not all issues can be resolved immediately, maintaining an open and constructive dialogue is essential for the common good.
# The Importance of Open and Democratic Application Markets
Second, at a time when the economic sustainability of FOSS projects has dominated discussions, it is crucial to think about creating open and democratic application markets. These marketplaces would allow developers to offer their products and services, while users would have the freedom to choose from a variety of options. An open market ensures equal treatment for all operators, avoiding monopolies that harm both developers and end users.
The existence of a competitive and diversified market stimulates investment and innovation. Developers would have more incentive to create high-quality apps, knowing that they can reach a wide audience and be fairly compensated for their work. On the other hand, users would benefit from a wider variety of options, competitive prices, and the assurance that they are supporting a healthy and sustainable ecosystem.
# The Democratization of Flatpak Repositories
Democratizing Flatpak repositories is a fundamental step towards ensuring that software distribution remains aligned with FOSS principles. This means not only enabling more entities to create and maintain repositories, but also ensuring that these repositories are managed transparently and responsibly. The community must work together to establish quality and safety standards that can be adopted by everyone, without centralizing control in a few hands.
Additionally, it is important that there are tools and resources available so that new maintainers can enter the ecosystem without excessive barriers. This includes clear documentation, technical support, and possibly even crowdfunding or sponsorships for smaller projects that contribute to the diversity of the ecosystem.
# Conclusion
The case of the Fedora Project and its Flatpak repositories serves as a warning to the FOSS community. Instead of adopting extreme measures, such as closing repositories, we should seek solutions that strengthen collaboration and democratization. Creating open application marketplaces and promoting diverse and well-managed repositories are essential steps to ensuring a sustainable and fair future for free
Snapcraft
Snapcraft - Snaps are universal Linux packages
Snaps are containerised software packages that are simple to create and install. They auto-update and are safe to run. And because they bundle their dependencies, they work on all major Linux systems without modification.
software.
The freedom to distribute and modify software is one of the pillars of FOSS, and any measure that restricts this freedom must be carefully evaluated. The community has a responsibility to find a balance between security, quality, and openness, ensuring that the ecosystem continues to thrive for the benefit of all.
In conclusion, I would like to remind you that it is currently impossible to have competition in the application distribution ecosystem on smartphones, and the monopolies of Google and Apple have created other derived problems that harm both developers and users.
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The freedom to distribute and modify software is one of the pillars of FOSS, and any measure that restricts this freedom must be carefully evaluated. The community has a responsibility to find a balance between security, quality, and openness, ensuring that the ecosystem continues to thrive for the benefit of all.
In conclusion, I would like to remind you that it is currently impossible to have competition in the application distribution ecosystem on smartphones, and the monopolies of Google and Apple have created other derived problems that harm both developers and users.
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Can one install Linux in bed and patch that?
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-02-21/silicon-valley-s-favorite-mattress-might-pose-privacy-risk
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Silicon Valley’s Favorite Mattress Might Pose Privacy Risk
Welcome to Tech In Depth, our revamped daily newsletter with reporting and analysis about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Ellen Huet wonders about the merits of an internet-connected, subnoscription-based bed system.
What distro for my 70yr old uncle to run One piece of software on his weedy miniPC?
Title is not a joke. Uncle has a trig key (mini PC) with 3.2 ghz processor and 16gb RAM, he only uses it to run something called REAPER which is music recording software.
When running on windows 11 the thing chuggs and laggs a lot
Soo ideally, would a light weight distro without all the gumpf windows 11 runs in the background solve this? Would still need to have a desktop cos, ya know, the guy is 72.
In my limited experience raspberry PI ps seems to fit? Being build for single board computers
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Title is not a joke. Uncle has a trig key (mini PC) with 3.2 ghz processor and 16gb RAM, he only uses it to run something called REAPER which is music recording software.
When running on windows 11 the thing chuggs and laggs a lot
Soo ideally, would a light weight distro without all the gumpf windows 11 runs in the background solve this? Would still need to have a desktop cos, ya know, the guy is 72.
In my limited experience raspberry PI ps seems to fit? Being build for single board computers
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I want to switch to linux but the nvidia driver's is the pain in the ass
Hi, i want to learn linux but before switching to linux i am afraid that are there any fixes for drivers of old nvidia gpus i have a gt710 i have tried installing it before by using guides from here and there can someone help please. Thanks, i want to badly switch to linux windows is getting bullshit generation by generation
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Hi, i want to learn linux but before switching to linux i am afraid that are there any fixes for drivers of old nvidia gpus i have a gt710 i have tried installing it before by using guides from here and there can someone help please. Thanks, i want to badly switch to linux windows is getting bullshit generation by generation
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I think I will stick with Arch now. I am sick of Distro hopping at my age.
I am not exactly new using Linux in general. I think it was early 90,s when my journey began but back then I was also running a garage and relied somewhat on AutoData for accounts and pricing jobs so I was forced to use MS at that point.
I will be honest since 2005 after i stooped working at the Garage I have done my fair share of Distro hopping, I think I have tried most distros and some were suitable and others were just not for me.
I have always maintained that there is no hard and fast rule to what distro you choose and why you like it or rather why it works for you.
In that case the distro that makes your life easy and is productive is always the one for you.
I thought Debian was my chosen one recently until I bought my new / used laptop
The Dell ( The one I am on now ) did not like Debian on UEFI but would work fine on legacy boot.I was a bit peed of with this and believe me I have tried numerous Bios settings to try and get this working.
This seems its a Dell thing where Debian grub does not speak to the firmware to boot correctly.
Hence ..Can not find boot device. Error.
Anyway I have reverted back to Arch as it is a simple install and simply works.
Installed perfect on this Dell with no issues.
I have installed the basic stuff I need to use and to be honest its running smooth as silk.
I have to admit I missed the up to date programmes available in Arch and the nice sleek KDE Plasma is ringing all my bells.
I am like a kid in a sweet shop again at my old age.
In the past I have broke arch by trying to do sh1t that simply breaks things and should not be done.
Yep I admit its my fault why I use to say arch can break.
I should of said I can break arch.
I am fairly educated on how it works, not a guru like some but I know my way around and what to do and what not to do.
I am hoping to stay with Arch now and just use it sensible for what it is intended for.
Thanks everyone for bits of advice along the way.
What put me off Arch was the RTFM and I use Arch by the way crowd.
It just spoiled it all for me reading how toxic they turn when a new user asks for help instead of simply helping and passing on a little knowledge to help them on the Journey with Arch.
Now I dismiss all that crap....Its only another distro. No more and no less.
But it is a good distro.
Cheers
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I am not exactly new using Linux in general. I think it was early 90,s when my journey began but back then I was also running a garage and relied somewhat on AutoData for accounts and pricing jobs so I was forced to use MS at that point.
I will be honest since 2005 after i stooped working at the Garage I have done my fair share of Distro hopping, I think I have tried most distros and some were suitable and others were just not for me.
I have always maintained that there is no hard and fast rule to what distro you choose and why you like it or rather why it works for you.
In that case the distro that makes your life easy and is productive is always the one for you.
I thought Debian was my chosen one recently until I bought my new / used laptop
The Dell ( The one I am on now ) did not like Debian on UEFI but would work fine on legacy boot.I was a bit peed of with this and believe me I have tried numerous Bios settings to try and get this working.
This seems its a Dell thing where Debian grub does not speak to the firmware to boot correctly.
Hence ..Can not find boot device. Error.
Anyway I have reverted back to Arch as it is a simple install and simply works.
Installed perfect on this Dell with no issues.
I have installed the basic stuff I need to use and to be honest its running smooth as silk.
I have to admit I missed the up to date programmes available in Arch and the nice sleek KDE Plasma is ringing all my bells.
I am like a kid in a sweet shop again at my old age.
In the past I have broke arch by trying to do sh1t that simply breaks things and should not be done.
Yep I admit its my fault why I use to say arch can break.
I should of said I can break arch.
I am fairly educated on how it works, not a guru like some but I know my way around and what to do and what not to do.
I am hoping to stay with Arch now and just use it sensible for what it is intended for.
Thanks everyone for bits of advice along the way.
What put me off Arch was the RTFM and I use Arch by the way crowd.
It just spoiled it all for me reading how toxic they turn when a new user asks for help instead of simply helping and passing on a little knowledge to help them on the Journey with Arch.
Now I dismiss all that crap....Its only another distro. No more and no less.
But it is a good distro.
Cheers
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I Dual Boot for School
I swapped to Linux fully a couple weeks ago. I didn't play anything that required kernal level anti-cheat except occasionally Rust. I mostly play other games. I have to swap back to Windows when I take my online proctored exams and online certifications(CompTIA, Windows, etc). They require some hefty permissions that Linux won't grant. Until I'm out of school, I'll have to keep Windows alive. With how far Linux has come, I don't see a reason to keep Windows around anymore. I've always used open source because I'm too cheap anyway.
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I swapped to Linux fully a couple weeks ago. I didn't play anything that required kernal level anti-cheat except occasionally Rust. I mostly play other games. I have to swap back to Windows when I take my online proctored exams and online certifications(CompTIA, Windows, etc). They require some hefty permissions that Linux won't grant. Until I'm out of school, I'll have to keep Windows alive. With how far Linux has come, I don't see a reason to keep Windows around anymore. I've always used open source because I'm too cheap anyway.
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Budget Friendly Gaming Laptop
Hi all! I’m looking to buy a budget friendly gaming laptop for my husband for his birthday. He uses Linux on all his devices but I’m not super familiar with it yet. My only experience so far has been my steam deck & he has stated he doesn’t want one at this time. However, his laptop is ancient & we’d still like the portability of gaming when going on vacation.
I’m looking for recommendations for laptops he can put Linux on & that can run FFXIV (his favorite game we currently play). He doesn’t really play anything more intensive so I don’t think the hardware specifications need to be too crazy. I’m looking to spend under 1000 & if possible somewhere between 400-600.
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Hi all! I’m looking to buy a budget friendly gaming laptop for my husband for his birthday. He uses Linux on all his devices but I’m not super familiar with it yet. My only experience so far has been my steam deck & he has stated he doesn’t want one at this time. However, his laptop is ancient & we’d still like the portability of gaming when going on vacation.
I’m looking for recommendations for laptops he can put Linux on & that can run FFXIV (his favorite game we currently play). He doesn’t really play anything more intensive so I don’t think the hardware specifications need to be too crazy. I’m looking to spend under 1000 & if possible somewhere between 400-600.
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9 Most Stable Linux "Rolling Release" Distributions
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Choosing a rolling release Linux distribution means you get the latest software without having to reinstall the OS. But not all Linux rolling releases are
Gentoo Linux Announces Official QCOW2 Images For Cloud VMs
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Bootable Gentoo QCOW2 disk images - ready for the cloud! – Gentoo Linux
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