How Android 16's new security mode will stop USB-based attacks -- "Advanced Protection can block USB devices when your Android phone is locked"
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-usb-data-advanced-protection-3548018/

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Love hate relationship with Linux.

I have been using Linux since 2019 and every time I do, I always feel something is missing that's there in Windows.

I have an Asus Tuf F15 FX506HF (bought in 2024) and it uses Armoury Crate to control fan speed. But this software isn't available in Linux so the fans don't turn on AT ALL unless temps hit 80C. Also I'm currently in college so a lot of the software I use is windows only (stuff like Safe Exam Browsers, e-CAD software, WhatsApp Desktop) and I need to keep going to windows to do all these things.

But as soon as I switch to Windows I miss all the good stuff about Linux like how easy it is to install, uninstall and manage applications, the terminal and how everything related to programming just works in Linux (stuff like Git, PHP etc).

I'm really tired of going around and around and I really wanna marry and settle down to one OS but all the things mentioned above are dealbreakers for me. I've tried WSL and it's dogshit. I also tried VM but Linux just runs too slow in VM. Currently I have dual boot but everytime I need to access the other OS, I need to restart the whole machine.

Please help me choose and navigate.

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Weaknesses Discovered in WhatsApp's Multi-Device Group Messaging
https://cyberinsider.com/weaknesses-discovered-in-whatsapps-multi-device-group-messaging/

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Firefox Forever
https://www.quippd.com/writing/2025/05/07/firefox-forever.html

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Tux everytime i'll start comp now
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Micro SD

I was told that SD cards / chips are not good for running Linux typically, however, don't USB thumb drives and what not have an SD card inside it? What is the difference of it being able to eject out of the thumb drive or not, is it a matter of being usb connection? Does it just have to connect to the computer via usb?

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Make Nginx Unit controllable from non-root user
https://quan.hoabinh.vn/post/2025/5/make-nginx-unit-controllable-from-non-root-user

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help regarding linux
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Is learning AWS and Linux a good combo for starting a cloud career?

I'm currently learning AWS and planning to start studying Linux system administration as well. I'm thinking about going for the Linux Foundation Certified Sysadmin (LFCS) to build a solid Linux foundation.

Is learning AWS and Linux together a good idea for starting a career in cloud or DevOps? Or should I look at something like the Red Hat certification (RHCSA) instead?

I'd really appreciate any advice

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Have you encountered any virus on linux? And should we need antiviruses on linux?

While i was talking with someone on why he doesn't want to move to linux, i found that one of the reasons is that it doesn't have an antivirus

That reminded me of how dangerous linux viruses can be, as the root user is more dangerous than the admin in windows

However, it's rare to see a linux virus nowadays, but it's not impossible, so i wanted to see if someone has encountered one, and to see if an antivirus is needed or not

Let's not forget that running viruses on wine does exist and it's harmful

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Looking for a good introduction to C for Linux native software.

Lately I've been wanting to get back into programming, but I wanted to try learning C and write desktop software and games. Anyone know of a good youtube series that walks through the basics and works with gtk, qt, or other type?

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Bcachefs, Btrfs, EXT4, F2FS & XFS File-System Performance On Linux 6.15
https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-615-filesystems

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I can't believe it but i think i'm migrating to Linux on my main computer.

So a little background about me. Never ever used linux until 2-3 months ago. I was always a Windows user since i was a kid, used several ones including XP, 7, 8 and 10, 11 like every people out there.

And i was always frustrated by how outdated some systems of Windows are. File Explorer is a good example. UI feels outdated sometimes, constant freezing, especially when dealing with external stuff like USB sticks or CDs. It was bad dude. Bad.

I also dislike the general UI of Windows. It doesn't look great, especially after seeing that beauties of both Gnome and KDE.

So anyways i had a considerably old PC. Windows wasn't smooth so i was stuck. I had no idea what to do with it. Until someone told me to install Linux and it will be like a butter.

I said "okay..." but i had questions in mind...

Is it really smooth?
How compatible apps are?
What if something goes wrong? I ain't no coder after all
Wait, does linux users still code to install basic apps?

So on. I never checked the answers of these questions and jumped straight to installing Linux. The only distro i knew was Ubuntu for some reason so i also jumped straight to Ubuntu. The first thing that amazed me was how i can preview the OS in USB without installing it. Another thing that amazed me was how amazing the UI was. It was really good-looking, modern and smooth.

I had problems installing apps first but after discovering .deb, Flathub etc. it was no different from windows in terms of simplicity. Now i recently installed Kubuntu to try KDE, i loved it.

I think i'll fully migrate to Linux, even on my main computer, after realizing the freedom of it and that i can do almost everything Windows did on Linux. I was also shocked of the state of gaming in Linux. I thought it was impossible or somethin' but no y'all solved everything already and playin' games like on Windows. I'm not playing that much of a game except some strategy flavour but seeing Linux this advanced in terms of games, creativity, freedom, being open-source, literally everything, amazes me.

I thought i would experience problems every minute like constant freezing, random errors but no. Rarely? Yes but troubleshooting them is surprisingly fun. Lil' podcast or music in the ear and begin troubleshooting. Windows is a pain in terms of troubleshooting, tbh. I think it's like that because troubleshooting is pretty normal for Linux users so they found a solution for everything.

I side-loaded Kubuntu on my main computer already and i have a Win10 in my pocket in case something goes wrong, which i don't really suspect of.

I'm looking forward to see Linux's future because everyone is tired of outdated Windows, it's almost-monopoly state and money-grabbing policy of Microsoft. Open-source FTW!

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Two months in Servo: CSS nesting, Shadow DOM, Clipboard API, and more!
https://servo.org/blog/2025/05/09/this-month-in-servo/

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"Before / after" in some random bar here in Brazil
https://redd.it/1kjf16p
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I made an Appimage installer with python, I hope its helpful:)
https://github.com/je3wan/AppImageInstaller

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I've used Ubuntu for about a year now, I'm I ready to switch to Arch?

I feel like I've gained some experience with the Linux OS. Like learning the basic commands, working with alternative apps, and doing some troubleshooting. Now I feel like it's a good idea to switch to something more advanced so that I can continue gaining experience. Is this a good idea?

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My Experience with CachyOS – Smooth, Fast, and Finally the One

Hello everyone,

I wanted to share my experience with CachyOS, hoping it might help others in a similar situation.

My system specs:

Intel i7 12700KF
NVIDIA RTX 3070
Samsung 970 EVO 1TB SSD
32GB DDR4 RAM @ 3600MHz

It all started with Linux Mint. I gave it a try, but I had persistent issues with X11—especially when using dual monitors with different refresh rates. No matter what I tried, I couldn’t get it to work properly. I attempted Wayland on Mint as well, but that was a mess too (I'll skip the details—it’s behind me now 😅).

Then I moved on to Pop!_OS. While it was a bit better, I still ran into problems—mainly poor gaming performance and a few annoying bugs that I couldn’t ignore.

So I began searching for a long-term distro that I could really settle on. That’s when I discovered CachyOS. At first, I was hesitant about using an Arch-based distro, but I decided to give it a shot anyway.

The live environment ran flawlessly—everything just worked. I was especially impressed by how easy it was to set up my partitions (I have two 500GB partitions—one for Windows). I simply selected "Use a partition" during installation, rebooted, and I was in CachyOS.

From there, I installed the Bore kernel (which I read performs better on Alder Lake CPUs), and added all the software I needed—including the CachyOS gaming packages. I’m not exactly sure what they do behind the scenes, but they seemed useful, so I went for it.

Then I launched a game that previously ran poorly on Mint and Pop!_OS—and to my surprise, it performed just as well as it does on Windows. I tested more games and had zero issues.

I know it might sound silly, but I genuinely fell in love with this distro. Everything works smoothly, and the performance is fantastic.

Huge thanks to everyone involved in developing CachyOS and Arch Linux. I'm extremely happy with my new setup.

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Error when using fish shell
https://redd.it/1kjnzqc
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Anyone else following the Orion browser?
https://redd.it/1kjqkac
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System Restore Options

Hi All,

I used Fedora 41 Gnome for 6+ months and have recently switched to Fedora 42 KDE. I must admit I do like KDE better, and I have everything customised to my liking for the most part. I am wondering what is the best way to back up my system, just in-case there is an unstable released or I screw my system up one way or another.

Also, for those who know databases and SQL, what are some good Linux options regarding that? I want to start dabbling and learning that.

Thanks!

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