my linux mint desktop
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I just released a system wide PS3 DS4 and PS5 to xbox360 automatic mapping tool based on xboxdrv
https://github.com/niku200/ds4to360xboxdrv

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What are some must know shell/terminal tricks?

Recently been getting more into shell noscripting after chickening out with python noscripts for most of my life. There are some pretty cool commands and even some coreutils have shocked me with how useful they are. I was wondering what are some tricks you guys use in the terminal or when noscripting?

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Fooyin: The Foobar2000 of Linux, and Even Better.
https://redd.it/1ky5nib
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What/which is your favourite Desktop Environment, and why?

Personally, I like XFCE because it reminds me of the Vista and Win7 machines I grew up using. It's also relatively resource-light.

What about you? Are there any sentimental reasons for your choice, or are you more concerned about the included features?

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OpenAI’s o3 AI Found a Zero-Day Vulnerability in the Linux Kernel, Official Patch Released
https://beebom.com/openai-o3-ai-found-zero-day-linux-kernel-vulnerability/

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CentOS stream as a workstation

for lots of people fedora is the goto workstation and I can see why being a ex-fedora user myself. has anyone tried running centos stream as a workstation? it's not a RHEL downstream where updated hardly come around and it feels outdated to use and it's not bleeding edge like fedora where an updated could (most times not) mess the system. feels like the sweet spot.
I'm a CS student and today I live booted into the gnome variant and it felt pretty solid to potentially daily drive.
what are your thoughts?

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How does Linux show if a Drive (SSD/HDD) is bound to fail?

I know that smartctl -a does show the status of disk devices, but how can I see if some error rate goes up or temps rise to an unhealthy level?

My guess is to use dmesg -T and scan for errors or tail journalctl, use lmsensors for temps, but this would involve to manualy run these commands.

Is there any way to get a notification based on thresholds? Preferably in a DE?

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Just Switched again, I can finally daily drive Linux!
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Do you frequently update your kernel? Want to easily know what changed?
https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxadmin/comments/1hcrge3/kernel_patch_changelog_summary/

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The reddit PPA no longer exists. You can't self host reddit anymore.
https://redd.it/1kyqm46
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The Audio Stack Is a Crime Scene
https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-post-2-the-audio-stack-is-a-crime-scene

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Linux(Via Wine) lets me run my 16 bit, 32 bit, and 64 bit apps all at the same time without emulation... and I love it!
https://redd.it/1kytvfe
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Video in the terminal - ttv!
https://github.com/nik-rev/ttv

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I Want to Love Linux. It Doesn't Love Me Back: Post 3 – Speakup, BRLTTY, and the Forgotten Infrastructure of Console Access
https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-post-3-speakup-brltty-and-the-forgotten-infrastructure-of-console-access/

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Kdenlive Sprint and Meetup in Berlin

The Kdenlive team is heading to Berlin for a sprint from September 2nd to 5th, 2025! Stay tuned for more details soon.

Developers are welcome — if you can't make it in person we'll try to organize something online as well!

And to wrap things up, we’re hosting a Community Meetup on the last day of the sprint, open to everyone. Mark your calendar and come say hi!

Oh, and we'll be at Akademy \- so register now!



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Well...its been about 6 weeks now, and the novelty has worn off.

I installed linux after another windows 11 pop up. The installation was very easy and very smooth. Linux mint cinnamon. I had my couple weeks of discovering issues I had never seen before. Discovering the terminal, installing stuff and doing lots of customising.

And now, my PC has gone back to being a tool. The novelty of linux has worn off. My box operates much like it did on windows, with things in similar places. But everything is just a bit cleaner now. No more ads! No more windows edge!

Feels good to be on the other side. Thanks to the community whos posts I read while I was making my way through!



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UK IT Leaders to US Tech Firms: We Don’t Trust You
https://techstrong.it/ai/uk-it-leaders-to-us-tech-firms-we-dont-trust-you/

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How to I run this
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Does pkexec work on your distro?

I'm writing a gtk app called Millisecond that helps you optimize your system for low latency audio.
For that I need to use `pkexec` extensively. On my Ubuntu 24.10, it works from the flatpak build but not from deb or manual installation.

That would be very helpful if you could report your distro and if `pkexec gedit` manages to open gedit? (any other text editor will do the trick)
Thanks a lot!

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Lenovo LOQ 15APH8 (2023) - Compatibility and Recommendations?

So I've had this laptop with me for a year and a half - got it to make better GMod animations for both home and abroad (when applicable lol) and to play some newer games if possible. Lately, the days have been blending in with each other because prior to this, I had a desktop with Zorin OS as my daily driver to dual boot with Windows, but after trying to upgrade the RAM, the visuals stopped working and I've still yet to figure that mess out. In the meantime, I've been thinking of getting another drive and trying it again on my LOQ to dual boot and experiment a little, however I've seen very little on its compatibility with Linux. Some people have said there were issues with keyboard commands and sleep mode, others said it was fine now with the latest kernel releases, and one person even recommended a command that could eliminate some of these issues at the cost of some functionality(?). As a Linux noob, this is still new territory for me, and I was wondering if there's any Distros that might be safe with it and/or any recommendations I could follow to make the experience smoother if it's even a good idea to begin with, as I genuinely miss using Linux and kinda wanna move away from Windows 11. Many thanks!

Specs:
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS w/Radeon 760M
16GB 5600 DDR5 RAM
NVidia RTX 3050 6GB



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