Linux Installs on 2 drives

Do any Linux installers allow you to install Linux on one drive and put /home on another without manual partitioning?

Fedora's Anaconda installer use to allow you to select multiple drives during the install but it would just put them in an LVM and it would appear as just 1 large storage pool.

I usually have a smaller SSD that I install my boot and / partition on, but I have a larger 1TB SSD that I install /home too.

However, after recently installing Linux on one of my kid's computer, I was wondering why this wasn't an option. i.e Select Erase Disk and let the installer handle partitioning, but it would be nice to have a check box to say install /home to another drive.

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Fixed: RX 7700 XT stuck on llvmpipe after failed ROCm install (Linux Mint 22 / Ubuntu 24.04)

After trying to install ROCm on my Linux Mint 22 box (based on Ubuntu 24.04), my system fell back to llvmpipe rendering and the RX 7700 XT wouldn't initialize. Why? - Because RX7700 XT doesn't support ROCm - could I have known prior? yes , did I - no

# Symptons?

well, first of all: your gpu doesnt do anything
if you use a second monitor, it won't show
`glxinfo` showed `llvmpipe (LLVM ...)` instead of the GPU
dmesg | grep amdgpu returned nothing
`vulkaninfo` showed no usable device
GPU showed rev ff in lspci — not initialized

/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-amdgpu.conf

(Which blocked the open-source amdgpu kernel module from loading.)

(-> no errors in dmesg, as this is "intended" behavior, as it wants to skip kernel and to switch to ROCm)

# Fix

1. Removed the blacklist

sudo rm /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-amdgpu.conf

2. Reinstall kernel drivers

sudo apt install --reinstall linux-firmware mesa-vulkan-drivers mesa-vulkan-drivers:i386 xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu

3. Rebuilt initramfs + grub

sudo update-initramfs -u -k all

sudo update-grub

Hopefully this helps someone else avoid the same rabbit hole.

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GNU nano: adding marked text to klipper

Hi, has anyone managed to make a bind that adds marked text in nano? This is how far I've got, but I still get errors.
`bind M-C "{execute}| read text; qdbus6 org.kde.klipper /klipper setClipboardContents $text {enter}{undo}" main`
Would be nice if someone can help or has found a solution already

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Just out of curiosity, Why do you currently have a dual boot setup? And which OSs do you have?

I just want to know from those that have a dual boot setup,

Why do you currently have it?

And what OSs do you have in that setup. Is it due to software you need? Is it because somebody else close to you is used to Windows a lot?

My own response in comments

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Debian Bookworm (with custom 6.11 kernel) running on my new workhorse, a 1999 Toshiba Satellite
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Change keyboard sound in Wayland FINALY

I used mechavibes for so long but since i switch to wayland it stopped working,...i searched every few weeks if someone created something similar for wayland and boom. today i descovered this one...its super cool and easy to implement custom sounds...you can bind it to toggle on and off for example...read the docs and support the author....

ps. i dont know the guy and have any connection with this tool...i just want to share with ppl that forgot about mechavibes because of wayland.

https://github.com/sahaj-b/wayvibes

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I felt bored so I drew Linus
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Arch or Gentoo

I have been using arch linux for like, 5 months or so, and I was messing around with the root files, breaking the entire system. Should I continue using arch or switch to gentoo or any other distro? I am considering gentoo because it seems interesting.

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How do i run linux on this??
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Volunteer GUI Developer Needed

Me and 3 other people are developing a new, Arch based Linux Distro, and need someone to program the GUI. We have a UI designer and a back end developer, but need someone to be a front end developer. You will get credit for this, but it is a volunteer position. It shouldn't be too much work either. If you are interested, send me a message!

https://redd.it/1ku74wn
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Altera DMA driver

Not sure if it's the right place to ask this - but I am looking for a Linux kernel driver for Alteras mSGDMA. I was hoping that there was one which would be support d directly by Altera/Intel, as I have seen some which might work but are not directly supported.

Does anyone know if it is out there?

Thanks!

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Download do linux

Hello, I wanted some help, well I have a Samsung laptop, it's from 2010 and has a Windows 7 operating system with 32 bits, and a laptop that the whole family uses, but I don't have a pendrive.
So is there any way to install it even in these conditions.
If the answer is yes, thank you very much, if the answer is no, thank you very much and tell me what would be the most appropriate way to install.

https://redd.it/1kua8v4
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This Week in Plasma: time-of-day wallpapers
https://blogs.kde.org/2025/05/24/this-week-in-plasma-time-of-day-wallpapers/

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Nobara 42 runs great on my new ThinkPad P14s Gen 5 AMD!!
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Display artifacts in Ubuntu help

Just set up Ubuntu 24.04 for dual boot with Windows 11, updated drivers and everything else.

I've noticed artifacts in the top left corner of my laptop's display, like white horizontal lines that appear after waking the laptop from suspend mode. These lines never show up in windows 11, I'm curious what could be causing them only in ubuntu. I've reseated the display cable as well to no effect.

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What's your take on Ubuntu?

I know a lot of people who don't like Ubuntu because it's not the distro they use, or they see it as too beginner friendly and that's bad for some reason, but not what I'm asking. I've been using it for years and am quite happy with it. Any reason I should switch? What's your opinion?

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Meet plwm the Prolog window manager
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Linux kernel git repository visualized using gource

Recently I found a visualization made by the program gource of the linux kernel. Would be really cool if some kernel-dev recorded himself trying to discern the different parts of the code in the graph (like the obvious orange .txt documentation).

Graph of linux kernel source code

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxPtc52EG2A

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Linux VM without VM software - User Mode Linux (no root required)
https://popovicu.com/posts/linux-vm-without-vm-software-user-mode/

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Format USB from Files in Ubuntu

Ok, why can I not format a USB drive from Files/Nautilus anymore? For clarity, I have not used Ubuntu (non server) myself for a while now, but after installing for a customer I have confirmed on another machine that the "format" option fails with a disk is busy option. Yes, I can close and use Disks, but this is not something users should need to figure out. I can help out, but then why is the option still there?

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This case plus chicago95 is my next build
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