Any suggestions to diagnose or fix the slow boot and USB error? I’d also appreciate tips on addressing the amdgpu EDID error if it’s relevant.

Thanks in advance for any help!

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₍^. .^₎ bongocat for wayland users
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Is there any validity to the claim that the pending expiry date for a signing key will render Secure Boot unusable for many Linux distributions?

According to this article ("Linux users are about to face another major Microsoft Secure Boot issue"), the current "signing key supporting Secure Boot on Linux is about to expire," and this will prevent many Linux distributions from being able to boot with Secure Boot.

The article claims that older machines (essentially pre-2023 unless they've had relevant firmware updates) will need an OEM firmware upgrade, or that Linux users of such machines will need to manually add the relevant signing key to their BIOS, otherwise Secure Boot will need to be disabled.

I'm quite used to articles generating clickbait and fearmongering, but this looks as though it might have some truth behind it, albeit not actually scary.

What is the real story?

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Linux Distribution for V-Server

Over the past five years, I have not dealt with Linux due to a lack of necessity. However, due to a new project and the purchase of a V-Server, this topic has become relevant again. The following should run on the server:

Email server Rocket Chat Cloud connection To-do system ERP/CRM system Plex Firewall

The provider offers the following distributions:

Alma Linux, Fedora, Rocky Linux, Ubuntu, Debian

I would be grateful for any good tips for a secure and easy-to-administer Linux distribution.

Thanks a lot in advance

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KDE dev Joshua Goins brought XP-Pen Artist 22R Pro support to Linux 6.17 as part of the We Care About You Input - KDE Goals project.
https://redstrate.com/blog/2025/07/the-xp-pen-artist-22r-pro-works-on-linux-now/

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Luanti 5.13 released (formerly known as Minetest)
https://github.com/luanti-org/luanti/releases/tag/5.13.0

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Dell Profiting on Open Source Ubuntu
https://redd.it/1mgu280
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Wanting to switch to linux

Hello Everyone
I am a Windows user, been using it for past 10-12 years, currently I am in college, and I wanted to try a new OS ( linux) I researched about it, went onto youtube
Learned about some of the benefits, have seen many distributions of it, like arch, ubuntu, fedora etc
There are loads of different distributions, and I have seen some videos, saying NO GUI is there on linux.
I code on my machine usually C++ and java or some Android dev stuff, and currently thinking about web3.

Now I have multiple questions-
Please Answer them

1) I am thinking of dual booting the linux os, as I have windows lifetime subnoscription so don't want to loose that, and just for switching between the them, is that good or will it affect my system performance (i5-12 HX) (16 GB) (1 TB SSD)??

2) Which distribution will be the best for me, personally I liked fedora because of its gui, but I want something on which I can learn more about the functions and stuff so which distribution to go for?

3) Should I part my SSD, before installing linux?

4) Which creator to watch, in order to understand the whole OS, from installation to everything?

5) will switch to fedora in the end, Idk when but I will, so is that good?

6) will battery life increase, as linux takes very less resource

6) and last just how to start, where to start?

What the are the benefits you all got from switching from win to linux, and what are the benefits you got?

TLDR:

1. Is dual booting Linux with Windows safe? Will it affect system performance?
2. Which Linux distribution is best for me if I want to learn deeply (I liked Fedora)?
3. Should I partition my SSD before installing Linux?
4. Which YouTube creators should I watch to learn Linux from installation to advanced use?
5. Is Fedora a good choice for long-term use?
6. Will battery life improve after switching to Linux?
7. How and where should I start my Linux journey?
8. What are the benefits of switching from Windows to Linux that others have experienced?


I will be very thankful for your response. :)

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Fish is amazing.
https://github.com/fish-shell/fish-shell

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Jeremy Dufour, "Linux on the Samsung Z Flip 7: How & Why?" -- "The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 doesn't just bring new features in design and performance: it also lets you run Linux natively, via an integrated terminal that launches a Debian virtual machine!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiVYhCDpgXc

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Pop!_OS is not that popular...
https://redd.it/1mh3jdt
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The state of intel's battlemage cards in August 2025

I'm on archlinux (kernel 6.15.9) and I have a arc b570 (with a Ryzen 5 3500X). And, I'm very happy with my system. I don't really get the infamous black artifacts in any of my games that so many others seemed to get on the battlemage series cards.

Plus, everything I play (enshrouded, genshin impact, red dead redemption 2, elden ring, kcd2) is giving me amazing performance, more than 60 fps on high settings (1080p), Coming from a gtx 1650 super, I'm literally blown away by how much better this graphics card is at such a good price point.

The fact that intel not only gave us such a budget friendly card but is also working on their driver support for linux is amazing. Do ya'll think intel can catch up to the two giants (amd and nvidia) in the gpu market? I hope they do at this rate.

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Wine is crazy
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Calibrating HDR possible?

Hi,

Ive got a great HDR monitor and i've been using it for gaming. Its an awesome miniled (Q27G3XMN).

Colour's looks very different to windows though. Im on KDE bazzite atm and I feel like there's a greenish tinge. Its very obvious when going from SDR (which is calibrated from windows) to HDR.

I havent been able to go deeper and improve/change it.

\- Can i calibrate colours? Or is there a way to override?
\- Is there an app to do it?

Thanks.

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Phantom-0: A Lightweight Linux Privacy Toolkit for Secure, Trace-Free Sessions

🛡️ Phantom-0 is a lightweight, open-source privacy toolkit for Linux that gives you full control over system identity, session cleanup, and digital trace reduction — all without needing virtual machines, new operating systems, or sketchy third-party tools.

Whether you’re a developer, researcher, journalist, or simply a privacy-minded user, Phantom-0 helps automate the steps most people overlook: rotating system identity, clearing session residue, and cleaning metadata at both startup and shutdown.

🔧 Core Features
• Startup cloak: rotates hostname, MAC address, and DNS metadata; pre-cleans temp data and initializes a hardened Firefox session
• Private browser session: retains bookmarks and logins while auto-clearing telemetry, cookies, and session traces
• Shutdown cloak: wipes RAM, logs, trash, and free disk space — reducing what’s left behind after reboot
• Modular design: systemd-compatible, easy to audit, and simple to customize

🔍 Ideal for:
• Privacy-focused Linux users
• Journalists, developers, and digital rights advocates
• Anyone looking to reduce metadata and browsing traces without sacrificing usability

⸻

🔗 Get Phantom-0 on GitHub:
https://github.com/phantom0-dev/phantom0


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Koncentro: A productivity app with a Pomodoro timer with integrated website blocker
https://redd.it/1mhd8by
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DDoS affecting most of the fedoraproject.org services
https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/for-your-information-ddos-affecting-most-of-the-fedoraproject-org-services/161568/4

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LibreOffice project and community recap: July 2025
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/08/04/libreoffice-project-and-community-recap-july-2025/

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ShellCheck (a static analysis tool for shell noscripts) 0.11.0
https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck/releases/tag/v0.11.0

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What specifically sets your preferred distro apart from the others, FOR YOU?

I recently bought a new laptop and while I wait for it to be delivered I've been reading a bit about the various linux distros and their advantages / disadvantages. Now, I've used Debian (and a bit of Ubuntu) as my main OS on various laptops and desktops for about a decade now, but I think I want to branch out and try something new. I'm particularly interested in trying one of the rolling release distros like Arch or OpenSuse tumbleweed, mostly just because I've never given them a fair shot. That being said, it's difficult to find good comparisons online that aren't just repeating the same high-level talking points like "Kali is for security while Debian is for sys-admins".

What I really want to know is, what are some of the key features unique to your distro of choice that really sets it apart from the rest in interesting ways? I'm looking for neat things you can do with your package manager, useful software packages, or interesting design choices that affect the way YOU, specifically, interact with your OS; not things like desktop environments that aren't inherently tied to the distro.

Also I'd love to hear about the interesting ways you interact with your OS, what you use it for, and any sort of unique customizations that are possible because of your choice of distro.

Thanks y'all!

*edit typo*

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battery-switcher-76: An automatic power profile manager for Linux systems running system76-power
https://github.com/robotman40/battery-switcher-76

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