How can Android implement its functionality given the minimalism of its userland?

Hello, so I have been doing some reading about Unix and Unix-like OSes, especially Linux (as well as dabbling in GNU/Linux in the practical sense I know, Stallman copypasta, but given the context I feel its approperiate to make that distinction) and while I did know for a long time that Android is an OS based on the Linux kernel, I didn't know that the kernel was cut down and that the Android userland is toybox, pretty much the most minimal userland that there is for Unix-like systems.

My question is - how can Android deliver the extensive user friendly multimedia experience (including all the phone specific features) with a cut down kernel and minimal userland? Thanks for all answers folks.

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Arch install, with hyprland.

Hello everyone, I've some experience using Linux from my steam deck for the past 3 or 4 years but I decided to throw arch onto my laptop, only problem is now I'm trying to install waybar and when I search for the hyprlanf config it cannot find the directory.

CD dotfiles/hyper/

This command brings up the following

Bash: cd: dotfiles/hyper/: no such file or directory

Am I to create the directory myself or am I missing a package that would normally have done it for me?

I installed this last night right before bed, it is now morning so I haven't had much time to acclimate to such bare bones (in comparison to what I'm used to) Linux. Please be gentle :0

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systemd-backlight not called after laptop wakeup

Hi,

after opening my laptop lid, the brightness is nearly always at minimum value. I suspect, that `systemd-backlight` is responsible, but never called. Manually executing `sudo systemd-backlight load backlight:intel_backlight` restores the correct brightness.

How/which system component should invoke `systemd-backlight` after wakeup or opening the laptop lid?

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Do you ever shut down your PC, or leave it on 24/7?

Yo, I was just curious, I want to know from the majority of Linux users, whether they shut down their PC, put it to sleep, or just keep it on 24/7. It interests me, because I know theres people out there with a lot of setups like having their computer act as a server.
I for example want to keep my PC on so I could use Remote Play and different storage things from far away.
My system specs are simple, a GTX 1660 Super, Ryzen 5 3600 and 16GB RAM.

I want to ask, how much power does this consume in comparison to it just being turned off or asleep? Is setting your PC to sleep even worth it?

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Driver Error occurs at the start of Linux Distro installations.

Hey everyone.

I'm having a really hard time installing any form of distro on my machine. Its always of the form "driver error".

Context:
I'm trying to switch from Windows to Linux

1. I tried installing manjaro, made bootable using rufus then i got:

https://preview.redd.it/ip6h4y8j06ze1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=9261ef072eb998089202f8947ed742f809d22ff8

I thought to myself it might be rufus and tried balena etcher (it didn't even complete making it bootable). I then tried Ventoy (Same result as rufus)

When nothing worked i tried different combination of bios settings UEFI with CSM, UEFI/non-CSM. Still nothing.

I then tried completely wiping my drive and trying to install cuz other times when i install linux this solved it for me (erasing my drive and changing it to mbr). Yeah didn't work this time.

I copy n pasted win10 iso on my ventoy usb trying to restore my pc cuz now its unusable. Surprisingly Windows 10 installed seamlessly. How? I don't know, i tried manjaro again to no avail.

I copy n pasted Fedora, Pop!_OS, Ubuntu into the ventoy usb and tried each and every one of them. (Didn't work)

I read some reddit post with simmilar problem to mine and some dude said to use fedora media writer and that worked for the op. I used that too but still i'm getting the error:

FAILED Failed to start rsyslog.service - System Logging Service.
FAILED Failed to start systemd-vconsole-setup.service - Virtual Console Setup.
FAILED Failed to start gdm.service - GNOME Display Manager. FAILED Failed to start NetworkManager.service - Network Manager.
FAILED Failed to start rsyslog.service - System Logging Service.
FAILED Failed to start virtqemud.service - libvirt QEMU daemon.
FAILED Failed to start gdm.service - GNOME Display Manager. FAILED Failed to start NetworkManager.service - Network Manager.
FAILED Failed to start rsyslog.service - System Logging Service. FAILED Failed to start NetworkManager.service - Network Manager. FAILED Failed to start rsyslog.service - System Logging Service. FAILED Failed to start NetworkManager.service - Network Manager. FAILED Failed to start rsyslog.service - System Logging Service. FAILED Failed to start gdm.service - GNOME Display Manager. FAILED Failed to start gdm.service - GNOME Display Manager. FAILED Failed to start plymouth-quit-wait.service - Terminate Plymouth Boot Screen. FAILED Failed to start virtqemud.service - libvirt QEMU daemon. FAILED Failed to start virtqemud.service - libvirt QEMU daemon. FAILED Failed to start virtqemud.service - libvirt QEMU daemon. FAILED Failed to start virtqemud.service - libvirt QEMU daemon.


This occured when trying to install fedora using fedora media writer


Please someone help me I'm losing my mind.

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Password Manager for SSH? (for su or escalating privileges, not logging in)

Hello! We use ssh keys for logging into servers, but in order to use sudo we have to enter the account's password. I don't want to add the non-root user to the sudoers list, and I don't want to use the same password for every server.

Does anyone know of a password manager or other tool that can either run on the servers themselves, or, preferably, something local that can forward the password to the open terminal session?

My approach might be incorrect, so if anyone has other solutions or advice I'd be grateful.

Thank you!

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Linux Graphics Stack and HDR

What is left on the stack to get HDR working from Wine Wayland driver to the Windowing System that needs to be added to support the Wayland Color Protocol? Mesa 25.1 added support for the Wayland Color Protocol but it still does not work and the color space does not get passed. The only way I can get it to work is to add the VK-HDR-Layer. I was just curious to know what is left so we don't have to do workarounds like the VK-HDR-Layer. Is it a Nvidia thing or does it work on AMD just fine?

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If you want to stress test or monitoring your system, try OCCT, is awesome :) I've used many times in windows and now is native on linux, appimage from their website
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Memory-safe sudo to become the default in Ubuntu
https://trifectatech.org/blog/memory-safe-sudo-to-become-the-default-in-ubuntu/

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OpenOffice still being recommended – despite year-old unfixed security issues
https://fosstodon.org/@libreoffice/114457065586781781

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Idea for a weird distro / mod

Hi. I was recently watching some video about Baldurs Gate 3. Now I know nothing about DnD but a funny idea popped into my head. A distro which makes you roll a dice on everything. Do let me know if this already exists!

But you roll a dice and if you fail - no go. Like you are trying to install an app and fail a roll you can't ever install it again. Or you try to boot a game and you need to roll a 2 on d20 and you roll 1 - bad luck, no more booting that game.

See how far you could go on your PC. Gamify your day to day PC use. I would definately install it on a secondary PC for kicks and giggles but some lunatics for sure would daily drive it. Right?

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Ah,small and interesting thread.....Modernize memset() functions
https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=whvLzKeEvw3W0NTJp97jgr0qK=0WGDMgCgvdrbroWq61A@mail.gmail.com/

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Is XodoSign the best for e-signature on Linux?

I've been trying out Xodo Sign lately for signing PDFs on Linux, and honestly, it's been pretty smooth. It's web-based, so no native app, but it works well in Firefox and Chromium for basic e-signatures, names, dates, initials, and even some form-filling.
While it's not open source, the UI is clean, fast, and convenient for occasional signing tasks. Might be a good option if you want something quick without installing heavy tools.


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Is KDE getting more popular or am I reading too much into things?

KDE seems to be gaining in popularity
I feel it might actually catch up to Gnome one of these days.

What I mean by that, is for the longest time, most flagship distros have been gnome primary.

But now some very popular distros are giving me more love.

Take Bazzite for example.
And Fedora KDE being an official Edition now, not just a side spin.
Granted opensuse has always been so.

Is this holding true in other smaller distros also?
What's behind the increase in KDE visibility?

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Canonical is adopting sudo-rs by default in Ubuntu 25.10
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/adopting-sudo-rs-by-default-in-ubuntu-25-10/60583/1

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Distrowatch Back in 2004
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Found some of my Dad's old CDs
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HAProxy: the state of SSL stacks
https://www.haproxy.com/blog/state-of-ssl-stacks

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Removal of Deepin Desktop from openSUSE due to Packaging Policy Violation
https://security.opensuse.org/2025/05/07/deepin-desktop-removal.html

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Made my first big oops in the terminal yesterday.

I’ve got a home lab setup running Ubuntu server so I can learn terminal commands, practice configuring services like Apache, Samba, etc. Mostly just enjoying the freedom of Linux, because it does exactly what I tell it to do.

Yesterday I was practicing moving files from one directory to another and unfortunately, Linux did exactly what I told it to do. I was in the source directory of the files I wanted to move, so I ran the following command “sudo mv / /targetdirectory -v” thinking the / part would use the current directory…imagine my surprise when I was met with a wall of text saying /boot /bin /etc were all being copied and removed. Thankfully I was quick enough with ctrl+c to prevent too much damage.

I spent the better half of an hour undoing all the moves. Thankfully, I was able to save my install (so far? It rebooted without any errors and I haven’t had any issues so far) but man did it give me a good scare and a good laugh. Hopefully it’ll give you guys one too!

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Gnome Foundation Names Steven Deobald as New Executive Director
https://blogs.gnome.org/steven/2025/05/06/introducing-myself/

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