Looking for Recommendations

Hey all! Looking to pick up a good laptop for Linux from Best Buy currently. I have a trade in credit available for around 800 and looking to use it there. Any ideas are great! Thanks in advance.

I'm a software developer by trade so that might be relevant.

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tf is this logo
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Built a little CLI tool to track my work sessions, figured I’d share it

I'm a backend engineer and always feel like I'm actively trying to remember what I did the previous day during my standup meeting. I used to take physical notes, but thought I'd built a tiny CLI tool for this instead. Called it `timr` and it helps me track start/stop sessions and generate ai summaries for them.

It’s just a single binary, no server or account needed. You can log sessions, filter them by category, and even generate an OpenAI-powered standup summary that gets copied to your clipboard. I made the whole project open-source.

I mainly made it for myself, but if you’re into terminal workflows or just want something lightweight to track your time without a bunch of overhead, it might be useful to you too. Repo’s here: https://github.com/miguejarias/timr

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[M-WM] Update on MaxWM
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Thinkpad t480 x Linux Mint
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Opensource AMD drivers lifespan

Hello guys I have recently made the switch from Nvidia to AMD GPU. My question is can I still use this driver when AMD itself quit support for RX580?

When I used Nvidia in the past (proprietary drivers) sometimes I couldn't upgrade to a new release of for example Linux Mint due to newer kernel that didnt support older Nvidia drivers. Right now I use Fedora Silverblue and it s working great. No need to load kernel modules anymore!

I like to use my tech for as long as possible (that's the main reason I switched to Linux, besides privacy and security) so my question is will the opensource AMD GPU drivers get support from the community?

Thanks

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Display Next Hackfest 2025
https://zamundaaa.github.io/wayland/2025/07/22/display-next-hackfest-2025.html

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A possible issue with Kde or Kubuntu.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/s/4K8WWyJuNe

I made a hasty critism of Proton some days back. But it seems like most of the problems were from KDE/Kubuntu. I had switched to Linux Mint and tested the same games. They work right out of the box. I was reluctant to use Mint cause I was really fascinated by Kde, especially it's connect app and deep customisation. But it seems like Kubuntu has issues to be fixed. I admittedly didn't like the default aesthetics of Mint Cinnamon, now I'm trying out Mint.

Just wanted to clarify that my previous issues were Kubuntu/KDE related. Thank you.

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Which CLI tools help you most to interact with web applications?

I see many applications that are outside of the Linux machines can be handled well in a terminal most of the time rather than on browser. Do you use any such? Which were the most helpful?
I have come across these
1. WordPress CLI
2. Gcloud CLI
3. Redis CLI
5. GitHub CLI

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I just love Mint Cursors
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For those who run Fedora as a server (versus CentOS/Alma/Rocky), why?
https://old.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/1m6pwfs/for_those_who_run_fedora_as_a_server_versus/

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What to choose for my new server (Distribution & Drive management)

Hi everyone,

I have and old server that I use as NAS and some minor stuff. Until now it was enough, but I would like to do more with my server (de-googlize, public mirror for OSS project, more home automation, ...).

I'm Linux user since 2005 on server, and 2010 on desktop (work & personnal). I have some habits, and I thinks it's time to some experiment, but with stability.

So I don't want test the totaly brand new software or FS or whatever. But perhaps what I tend to choose as default the last 15 years can be challenged.

# 1. Context

# 1.1. Hardware

So, let's start with the hardware part :

* 1x [CWWK NAS motherboard with i3 N355](https://cwwk.net/products/cwwk-eight-slot-10g-nas-motherboard-n150-n305-n355-dual-2-5g-network-card-10g-10g-port-single-ddr5-dual-nvme-nas-motherboard)
* 1x 32 Go DDR5 4800 SODIMM
* 2x NVME 2To
* 3x SSD SATA 1To
* 1x HDD SATA 8To
* 2x HDD SATA 12To

I have 8 Gbps symetric Internet connexion and a 10 Gbps switch + some computer with 2.5 Gbps (so having a 10Gbps connexion on NAS is important).

# 1.2. What I plan to do

* NAS : Having an SMB / NFS / SSHFS capabilities, users managements, quotas, ...
* Home Assistant
* Public mirror for Archlinux (+ perhaps other OSS project)
* External sync for my personnal files (Computer -> NAS -> Some external endpoint)
* De-googlize : (Next|Own)Cloud, OnlyOffice, Syncthing, ...
* Test stuff : I want to be able to launch containers and test tool or software

# 2. Discussion topics

# 2.1. Distribution

I use Archlinux for my Desktop and my Server for the moment. For this new server, I will certainly **not** go with Arch again. I see 2 options :

* Plain old Debian and doing stuff by hand (with perhaps little automation with Ansible/Puppet)
* Using Proxmox VE

I tend to prefere the second option, but I have read that LXC container is not very good in Proxmox. Do I need to create VM to run my container, and use Portainer for example, or the support is OK and I can create container to run some application or test others ?

# 2.2. Drive management

That the biggest point for me !

I have my habits with LVM + Ext4, it fits majority of my need :

* Able to add disk and migrate data
* Raid 1 for the HDD pool (it's where I store backups)
* Easy partitions management (add, remove, resize)

But I know that ZFS or Btrfs have evolve since my first setup \~15 y ago. And now perhaps I should give a try to other setup.

What is the best fit for my needs ?

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Thanks for reading me, if you have any other suggestions, topics or advices, feel free to share.

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Linux power management is now...better than Windows??
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20 years of Linux on the Desktop
https://ploum.net/2024-10-20-20years-linux-desktop-part1.html

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Just want to share what I think is a W for Linux usability

So I had a client that needed my help to get a new laptop for work since Windows 10 EOS is coming and Windows 11 wasn’t compatible with their old laptop. They said they had no idea what to look for and when I looked at the specs of their current machine, it wasn’t great. Everything loading slowly, think 5 minutes to boot to Windows 10, I don’t think there were really any programs set to start on boot, and a couple minutes to load any program. Anyway, got them a new laptop, they like it, basically just picked a much newer version of the model they were using since they wanted to stick with Dell.

Anyway, on to the actual thing I think is kinda awesome. I hate letting perfectly usable computers go to waste and they asked if there was anything I could do so they could use the old laptop as their personal one at home. So, I told them I could put Linux on it and upgrade to a faster drive. They agreed to try it, I let them know that it’ll be a little different but they could call and ask if they had any questions. Slapped in an ssd, installed Linux Mint Cinnamon, set their password the same as on Windows, gave it back, told them the password, haven’t received a single call or text about needing help with anything. They even turned down my offer to show them around the OS. So, even going in blind on a new OS, I’m guessing that they’re all good. I do plan on asking them what they think about it when I see them again soon. But like hey, seems like Linux is at a point that an average, non-tech person can use it for basic things without help. Makes me hopeful we could start bringing new life to old PCs with Linux and have average consumers actually buy them instead of sending them to waste and replacing them with more garbage in the form of chromebooks and whatnot.

Thanks for reading my post. What do y’all think? Any chance for Linux to become an actual household OS? Or will people just forever look at purchasing only computers with Windows or MacOS and think Linux is too complicated or they won’t be able to do what they need to on it?

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No more Windows10 support. Questioning a Linux switch.

So, i just got the Windows Pop-Up that Windows10 support will end in October 2025, and that my hardware limits my PC to download Windows 11. Now im questioning if i should switch to Linux, but i know absolutely nothing about it whatsoever. Will my games run? How can i make it look nice? How am i secure (i always used Windows Defender only)? What do i need to know, i just need a guiding hand and id appreciate yall if you could somehow help.

For people saying just upgrade - i cant im an Apprentice and i dont earn enough money to simply just upgrade.

For people asking what games i play - Roblox, League of Legends (I heard that vanguard will not work on Linux and that it probably never will work) and some Mobile Emulated games for example on LDPlayer9, MuMu Launcher.

Thanks so much already for the help! If someone actually does help. But i heard the Linux community is nice.

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How Stacer Simplifies Linux System Maintenance and Optimization
https://fossforce.com/2025/07/how-stacer-simplifies-linux-system-maintenance-and-optimization/

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Linux on an old netbook
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GIthub wants the EU to fund critical open source software, what do you all think about this?
https://github.blog/open-source/maintainers/we-need-a-european-sovereign-tech-fund/

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One year in, Debian feels like home
https://www.markpitblado.me/blog/one-year-in-debian-feels-like-home/

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EeePC 1000HE with Trinity is perfect
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