Newelle 0.8 Released

For those who don't know Newelle, it is an AI Linux assistant that perfectly integrates in the Gnome Desktop Environment. It supports extensions, basically any LLM online/local and has many advanced features.

This release brings in Long Term Memory, Chatting with local documents and much more!

https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle

https://redd.it/1j9gjhm
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KDE Plasma 6.3.3, Bugfix Release for March
https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.3.3/

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Swiss train info display running Debian Linux
https://redd.it/1j9n4ra
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Atomic distros are the future for everyone except hobbyists and enthusiasts...

BTW, there is a new sub exclusively for discussing and criticizing these new class of distros: r/LinuxAtomic
A few posts and mods needed; The sub is yet to gain traction...

I personally use Fedora Kinoite.

Atomic "immutable" distros like these have quite a few safety functionality, making them more usable for the average user.

You can install packages just as usual, but flatpaks and containers are recommended.

You can even modify the immutable parts with a simple unlock command, for oddball cases... You aren't fully locked out

Yes, a reboot is required, but not an explicit reboot like windows... Updates occur in background, and the reboot is only to remount the rootfs to the new set of packages; Just power cycle your system as you use it.

Even on mutable distros, to avoid implicit breakage and to provide full support latest most stable version, it is recommended to use toolboxes/distroboxes/containers along with flatpaks.

Yes, you can't change the kernel/bootloader, but why would a non-enthusiast want that? A non-hobbyist wants it "Just Works", and defaults usually do.

NVidia support is (almost) flawless with the nvidia-open drivers... Some kinks are there but they're being ironed out.

Trust me, I am a enthusiast-hobbyist but I have real work to do too.
I switched from gentoo to Kinoite.

If a traditional distro works for you, enjoy.
If it doesn't, try the atomic distros.

I have never touched the terminal for anything except for testing toolbox and to replace the fedora flatpaks with flathub.

Printer driver needs to edit config in /usr? As I mentioned, you can make selective changes to the immutable parts.

Some software doesn't work, but rest all do. Things are being ironed out. Improving.

If a traditional distro works for you, enjoy with it.

If it doesn't, try the atomic distros.
They will work 96% of the time extremely well, but fail for the 4% oddball cases including `make install PREFIX=/usr`; `/usr/local` is free for you to tinker with.

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State of support for Geforce 970m & switchable graphics

Since it is not a new card (pre-Turing), i imagine the community have the time to come up with something?

Proprietary linux driver should exist, but i want to .. try to not have to use those.

Does it work? 3D acceleration? (DX 11 ish). Does switchable work? Or will it not turn off and the laptop die in 2 minute?

XPS 9550 or something.

I do have a Ryzen 4650U system that straight up runs SteamOS and don't need patch. But I don't like using that computer. So.

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I switched from Windows 11 to Arch Linux, best decision ever!
https://redd.it/1j9upxy
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I customized my terminal for a class project
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Breathe! Giving life to my first laptop

https://preview.redd.it/1u67pziqhcoe1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0cab0bddcc94f304a1b427f51f04df5b687bd557




(This post is to elaborate the face lift of an old HP stream; neofetch image posted for reference)


My first laptop, this little HP stream, I was so happy to get when I was around 8 years old.

specs:

Celeron N3060
4 Gigs of ram
32 gigs of EMMC storage


Yeah... It was already terrible when it was released, and as I progressed into the computer hobby it dawned on me how terrible this laptop was. It was slow, loading up browsers took an agonizingly long time, and trying to play even IO games was sluggish. I eventually ditched this laptop in favor for an upgrade and bought a dell XPS 13 7390, and having both a real nvme and more than 2 cores, it was blazing fast, leaving this laptop to quickly be forgotten on my dusty bookshelf.



This later changed when I was cleaning out and saw it sitting on the shelf. Powered it on with a charger, and saw that it still in fact works. Earlier this year, my first distro, Fedora, had been more than pleasant and seen how easy Linux was to install and use, so I decided that even though it was definitely lighter than windows, I might as well look around for a lighter OS. Lubuntu on paper seemed great. It was most importantly extremely cut down out of the box, simplistic (albeit basic, LXQT is fine) UI, and was in the ubuntu camp, which would be great for a noob user.




Boot times? halved. load times? halved. just browsing still felt like jello, but after I updated it and I played around, this could successfully play back 1440p youtube (4k saw some dropped frames) and having more than 3-4 tabs wouldn't cause the system to keel over and have a heart attack. definitely wasn't a super pretty DE, but literally being able to actually browse instead of waiting an additional 8 seconds for reddit to load was crazy to me.



Right now, my hardware has gone way beyond the pathetic celeron (7600x/7900GRE rig), and I will continue to dual boot (or even triple boot) as time goes on, but gone are the pessimistic days of looking down on Linux, and now I even just default to considering it as a way to breathe life into my old hardware.

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Subject: Unofficial Claws Mail 4.3.0 AppImage (Built with GLIBC 2.38)
https://old.reddit.com/r/AppImage/comments/1ja26cq/subject_unofficial_claws_mail_430_appimage_built/?

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Longtime Windows gamer(, etc) looking to take the plunge, but...is it for me?

I've used Windows pretty much my whole life and even scoffed at devout Linux gamers some 20+ years ago for foregoing what seemed to me then to be the convenience and universality of Windows. I probably knew I was wrong then, too.

I'm not a fan of the direction Windows will be going when they drop support for Windows 10, and my experience using Windows 11 at work has been lackluster. While I'm looking for probably the most "Windows-like" experience I can get with Linux (and am aware that a bunch of options exist for this), I'm mostly concerned about:

- Will all my games run? I have thousands across a half dozen or so platforms (Steam, GOG, Battle.net...), and some of the ones I play the most are older and run in DOSbox.
- Will all of my software work? I use Office a lot for work, but I can just use 365 online and Libre for offline, so that doesn't matter a ton to me. However, I use lots of stuff for productivity and general tomfoolery, from racing pedals and a DDR pad bound to functions in Adobe Captivate to an XBox Kinect set up with Simplode Suite to (admittedly poorly) enable drag-and-drop functionality with my frickin' hands like I'm a wizard or an officer in Minority Report.
- I also use a lot of little "specialty" programs that enable me to create macros and the like - from Macro Commander and my Ultimate Hacking Keyboard (with its specialized software) to AnyCase, which is literally just a program that lets me switch text selections to lowercase/ALLCAPS/dRoPcApS (I actually use this a TON for work). Is doing stuff like this made easier in Linux through functions within the OS?

Regarding Windows programs (games and otherwise), it's my understanding that the answer is WINE, about which I have only a passive understanding.

However, it does seem like not only my background with it but the things I like to do might best be suited for just sticking with Windows. Am I wrong? Is Linux for me?

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My first time!!
https://redd.it/1ja4y1n
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Goodbye Windows!!!
https://redd.it/1ja60wv
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Is there anyone who lives like RMS

Is there anyone who uses 0 proprietary software just like Richard Stallman. Is it really possible to live like that in modern world where ATM machines, most public wifi consists of closed source software?

https://redd.it/1ja6jhd
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Counter strike 2 issues on Linux

Hello, i have issues with cs2 which are big ping, losing framerates and randomly freezes im on nobara Linux (tbh just because i had problems with downloading windows) i dont know nothing about Linux and how to use it and my head have headache from all those codes and everything i think my laptop is good enough its msi katana 15 with intel i7 13th gen, nvidia rtx 4060 8gb, 16gb ddr5 rams, so i dont know what to do with it i will appreciate any hele bcs idk what to do

https://redd.it/1ja8s3f
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Looking for an editor that persists and displays literally every file i've edited like Snagit
https://redd.it/1ja9aid
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Ubuntu pro mixed support levels

Does anyone know if you can mix support levels of ubuntu pro within an organization? Trying to get mgmt to approve the subnoscription for the environment but we have a dev who wants a host with support so he can reach out with questions here and there but I only really care for the esm apps and landscape across the board.

https://redd.it/1jaf6uo
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Updates on Schleswig-Holstein moving to LibreOffice
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/03/13/updates-on-schleswig-holstein-moving-to-libreoffice/

https://redd.it/1jaghh0
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Maybe someone here will know? Is this safe to push on a Pixel 6, or should I just stick with using the UI?
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firefox have more mac users than linux users. this shows how niche linux actually is.
https://redd.it/1jakbvs
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Open source note taking apps?

Hi. Basically, I’m asking for suggestions. Do you know any good note taking app that works on linux desktop? I’m looking for something that I can use instead of Notion or Obsidian, with some nice to have:

- Open source (that’s the reason I’m not that much into Obsidian, it could disappear tomorrow and I could not replace it with a community maintained fork)
- Markdown based. I’d like to know that I can replace that app for another one when I want, and that’s not possible when they use their own obscure format
- Local. I’m not interested in paying monthly for cloud storage. And actually, I’d prefer to know for certain that nothing leaves my local machine
- Nice UX. I know that using plain text files and vim might do the job, but I’d like something more user friendly and with nice features (Notion, for example, nails it in my opinion)
- Bonus: Can also be used on android (I’m aware this is a though one, and is not a deal breaker)

I know that all those requirements are hard to fulfill and I don’t even know if something like that exists, so I’d appreciate any kind of suggestion. For example, It’d be great if an open source like that exists, but I’m not completely closed to open-source-ish proprietary apps (e.g. licenses not really open but close enough), as long as they are free to use and work on linux.

https://redd.it/1jamcmz
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First Hyprland Setup: Feedback Appreciated
https://github.com/Firstp1ck/Hyprland_Simple-and-Minimalistic_Setup

https://redd.it/1jange6
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