(loop)/sysresccd/boot/x86_64/sysresccd.img
}

# Works!
menuentry 'Start Fedora-KDE-Live 40' {
set isofile="/iso/Fedora-KDE-Live-x86_64-40-1.14.iso"
insmod efi_gop
insmod efi_uga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
insmod all_video
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
search --no-floppy --set=root -l 'Fedora-KDE-Live-40-1-14'
# set root=(hd0,gpt1)
loopback loop (hd0,gpt1)$isofile
echo 'Loading kernel ...'
linux /images/pxeboot/vmlinuz root=live:CDLABEL=Fedora-KDE-Live-40-1-14 iso-scan/filename=$isofile rd.live.image quiet rhgb
echo 'Loading initrd ...'
initrd /images/pxeboot/initrd.img
}

# Works!
menuentry 'openSUSE-Tumbleweed-DVD-x86_64-20250219-ISO Install' {
set isofile="/grml/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-DVD-x86_64-Snapshot20250219-Media.iso"
loopback loop (hd1,gpt2)$isofile
prefix=(loop)/boot/x86_64/grub2-efi
set gfxpayload=keep
locale_dir=$prefix/locale
lang=en_US
#search --no-floppy --file /boot/x86_64/efi --set=root
insmod efi_gop
insmod efi_uga
insmod gzio
insmod gettext
insmod gfxterm
insmod gfxmenu
insmod png
terminal_output gfxterm
theme=$prefix/themes/openSUSE/theme.txt
export theme
loadfont $prefix/unicode.pf2
loadfont $prefix/themes/openSUSE/DejaVuSans10.pf2
loadfont $prefix/themes/openSUSE/DejaVuSans12.pf2
loadfont $prefix/themes/openSUSE/DejaVuSans-Bold14.pf2

echo 'Loading kernel ...'
linux (loop)/boot/x86_64/loader/linux splash=silent showopts
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd (loop)/boot/x86_64/loader/initrd
}

# Works!
menuentry "Start Linux Mint 22.1 Cinnamon 64-bit ISO" {
set isofile="/iso/linuxmint-22.1-cinnamon-64bit.iso"
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod xfs
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
insmod iso9660
insmod lzopio
loopback loop (hd1,gpt4)$isofile
linux (loop)/casper/vmlinuz boot=casper username=mint hostname=mint iso-scan/filename=$isofile quiet splash --
initrd (loop)/casper/initrd.lz
}
[/code]

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The early days of Linux (2023)
https://lwn.net/Articles/928581/

https://redd.it/1j1k3ur
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Program/s to test out a used PC

Hey!
I plan to purchase a used laptop, and obviously the seller claims it is in great condition.
Other than testing the physical keys and responsiveness of the installed OS, I plan to boot into my live USB which has a Debian based system installed and test the integrity of the components.
Are there any tools out there like smartctl to test the memory, CPU, GPU, or any other thing I should be looking at?

https://redd.it/1j1kn9j
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What's next for wayland

So in the past two months colour management, hdr and a few other big things have been done as far as I'm aware but what's on the horizon?

What are the big milestones? Just curious I did Google it but all I can find is a repo.

https://redd.it/1j1lyir
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Weird Audio Situation on ALL DISTROS!!!!

So I'm having this issue with all distros. I use an Asus Zenbook 14, Core Ultra 7 Series 1. I have to use windows for work.. but I prefer Linux for development cause you don't have to deal with tonnes of shit permissions.

Anyhow... I always stay on a Dualboot. Got this laptop recently. What's happening is.... When I install... Everything works fine out of the box.... But when I reboot to windows and then boot back to Linux... The sound straight up dies.... All tests check... All drivers work... But there's no sound. Any solutions?

https://redd.it/1j1ntfb
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The very weird Hewlett Packard FreeDOS option (this is Linux-related!)
https://blog.tmm.cx/2022/05/15/the-very-weird-hewlett-packard-freedos-option/

https://redd.it/1j1ojzx
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Linux for Old Folks… a discussion

I was thinking the other day about setting my parents (mid 79s) up with some form of Linux distro. The problem is they are a few thousand miles away from me and I wouldn’t dare even tell them the command line exists.

I was thinking of just sticking with Ubuntu and having them use the snap store for the handful of programs they use.

Wondering, how would you more seasoned Linux users approach this situation? Or would you not even bother?

https://redd.it/1j1pjh7
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Resources to learn more about creating an extremely usable desktop

I've been using linux for a while now and I'm just now learning about a .local/bin where you can store custom noscripts, how /etc/hosts can block sites you don't want connected, how many feautres zsh has, like it can find directories from incomplete paths (like cd g/ex goes to git/example), how xorg has a xorg.conf.d where I can create all the custom keyboard layouts, touchpad, and other configs I want.

Those 3 are just a few of them that I didn't know for the longest time and it helped me so much creating a (an almost) perfect desktop environment for myself.

I would love to know where I can learn more about random tips, tricks, and customizations without accidentally stumbling upon them. I'm on Debian SID and using DWM just in case it's relevant.

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"Perfectly balanced, as all things should be"
https://redd.it/1j26t1j
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AdGuard launches nightly version of world’s first Linux ad blocker
https://adguard.com/en/blog/adguard-for-linux-nightly.html?utm_source=reddit

https://redd.it/1j266dh
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Configs for a Nushell-based fzf dmenu-like

I spent a while today making a dmenu-like application runner for my setup with the River compositor and Wezterm, and wanted to share in case anyone else wanted to reuse most of the work for their own setup. It should be relatively easy to migrate it to other terminals and compositors/window-managers as well!

You can check out the files here

https://redd.it/1j28o2c
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Alternatives to Marcan42's Mastodon page? Anyone that posts regularly about software hardware and or Linux development?

As you all know Marcan42 resigned from the Asahi Linux Project. He had a Mastodon page where he would talk about AL development and hardware stuff, as well as frustrations dealing with kernel maintainers to upstream things like Rust stuff (long before the beef that went down last month).

It's too bad had deleted it, I wish it was at least left as read-only. I'm really feeling a void for that content and would love to read similar posts from devs. Posts that are not too long, like ones on Mastodon or Bluesky, rather than long articles (which there are an abundance of).

https://redd.it/1j2er3d
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3D animation software for Ubuntu - Preferably free or stupidly cheap?

I'm trying to create animated 3D characters for a game project, but I can't seem to do the animations as Meshy AI keeps telling me the animations are outside the rigging areas.

Are there any preferably free apps other than Blender? I have Blender but I can't work out how to use it.



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Motorola moto g play 2024 smartphone, Termux, termux-usb, usbredirect, QEMU running under Termux, and Alpine Linux: Disks with Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) Partition Table (GPT) partitioning
https://old.reddit.com/r/MotoG/comments/1j2g5gz/motorola_moto_g_play_2024_smartphone_termux/

https://redd.it/1j2git9
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Concerned About OLED Burn-In on Linux – Need Your Advice!

Hey everyone,

I'm currently using Windows 11 with WSL for development, but I'm thinking about making the switch to Linux. My laptop is an Asus VivoBook with an OLED display that supports HDR, and I'm worried about the potential for OLED burn-in on Linux.

On Windows, the MyAsus app provides built-in protection against burn-in, but I’ve noticed there isn’t a similar support system on Linux.

I'm not looking for HDR since I mainly do web development and some content consumption. My top priorities are good text rendering, vibrant colors, and overall display longevity.

Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

https://redd.it/1j2glkz
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OBS and Gamescope Lag? Simracing on Linux

I recently got Assetto Corsa with mods working, and I am trying to optimize my setup, to get the most out of the game.

To get triples screens working, I can either use a virtual monitor, which I enable and configure via protontricks, by editing the winecfg, or by using gamescope.

I also run a tablet as a 4th monitor, it serves as my Gauge cluster when simracing. To drive the pixels intended for this display I render the game at a higher vertical resolution than my screens, as when it is visually lined up it goes below my main screens.

I use OBS virtual camera consumed by VLC to achieve this (I use obs projector in windows, but it crashes obs here), finally being streamed to the tablet itself via Sunshine/Moonlight, I add a pipewire window capture and Crop and Pan the capture until the tablet and main screen line up.

TL;DR When I capture the window when it is using the virtual monitor, performance is Excellent while OBS is capturing the window. If I try to use Gamescope, performance tanks to unplayable the moment I start capturing it. Any ideas what I may be doing wrong?

I'm happy to continue using the virtual monitor, but it would be nice to have better desktop integration.
Nobara 41 KDE Nvidia 4070Ti on the latest graphics.

And does anyone know anything about why OBS's projector's make OBS crash?

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I finally migrated to Wayland

I could never fully migrate to wayland because there was always "this tiny thing" that wouldn't be supported and forced me to X11.

Last year I had to use a Macbook for work but I hated the full year, so now I'm back on my beloved Debian and decided to try the state of Wayland. I was surprised to see that everything I need works perfectly (unlike ever other time that I tried it); zoom screen share, slack screenshare, deskflow, global shortcuts for raising or opening apps, everything. And the computer feels snappier and fluid.

I don't have ~~linux~~ friends so I posted this here.
I guess this is a PSA for long time linux users, out of the loop on Wayland progress and still on X11, to give Wayland a try.



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Flatpak "Refreshes", what are they, why they keep appearing almost every day?

This became annoying.

Earlier Flatpaks would receive new versions, the new version would appear on whatever application your Distro uses to update software. Then the cycle of waiting for another version to be made and shipped would repeat, but now all Flatpaks are receiving "Refreshes" that I don't know what they do, it it seems almost every time I check for updates.

What is this? Why this is happening, why this started?

https://redd.it/1j2lg7a
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Massive DDoS Botnet Eleven11bot Infects 30,000+ IoT Devices
https://cyberinsider.com/massive-ddos-botnet-eleven11bot-infects-30000-iot-devices/

https://redd.it/1j2mmb2
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DaVinci Resolve Studio suddenly crashes on launch FIX

I recently had this problem and maybe some of you did too. Despite the error message not giving any clues as to what's amiss, I figured out, besides previous patches, it now relies on system availability of libqt5gui5. Install that library with your system's package manager and you will be good to go.

https://redd.it/1j2ntjg
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[openSUSE] Tumbleweed Monthly Update - February 2025
https://news.opensuse.org/2025/02/27/tw-monthly-update-february/

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