Just curious Linux on Android

I have an old lgv40 and using it as a DAP, no other apps used, just a player and movie players, everything still works except battery is too quick to drain, there's nothing wrong with the battery it's just small capacity to begin with.

So I wanna to strip it down, this and maybe it extend battery life a little.

Do you have any recommendations? Also, the DAC part is very important to me, so switching OS I hope I could still use the hardware.

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LibreOffice QA and Development Report: August 2025
https://qa.blog.documentfoundation.org/2025/09/16/qa-dev-report-august-2025/

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Anyone running 9950x3D cpu on Linux distro?

Linux question only

1. How would you set up your cpu on this platform to have scheduler allocate cores in gaming and tasks correctly, or is it already cooked into a distro?

On Windows you must use Game Mode and Game Bar, and Balanced Power Saving mode, along with some additional things in BIOS

How does Linux treat 9950x3D as far as properly scheduling the CCDs in gaming and regular tasks?

Wendel from Level 1 Techs states that Linux doesn't have same issues, but doesn't explain how to set up this CPU for Linux specifically in the video.

2. What distro are you using?

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AMDVLK open-source project is discontinued
https://github.com/GPUOpen-Drivers/AMDVLK/discussions/416

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ObsidianOS's big new features: User mode overlays, overlaid packages (experimental) and new editions!
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I fixed the ad that's been spamming me lately.
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What is the advantage to using an immutable distro?

As the noscript says, or, the disadvantage? I would like to look into it both ways. Can someone point me in the right direction to look into this? I don't use Linux a lot, but I do like to understand it as best I can.

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when trying to get the changelog from a kernel that doesn't exist at kernel.org
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Nate Graham: A few corrections about the transition from Blue Systems to Techpaladin
https://pointieststick.com/2025/09/16/a-few-corrections-about-the-transition-from-blue-systems-to-techpaladin/

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Thank You Jonathan Riddell — Creator of Kubuntu, Shaper of KDE

Just wanted to take a moment to honor Jonathan Riddell, the creator of Kubuntu and one of the driving forces behind KDE Neon, who recently announced his farewell from KDE after 25 years.

I installed Kubuntu on my machine about 3 months ago, and honestly, it’s been one of the smoothest Linux experiences I’ve had. That kind of polish doesn’t happen by accident — it’s because of people like Jonathan who put in decades of work to bring KDE to users in a stable, approachable way.

His farewell message touched on challenges with governance and community inclusion, but beyond the politics, what stands out is how much he gave: his career, his time, his vision. It’s not easy to walk away from something you’ve built for decades, and I respect the courage it takes to do so.

Thank you, Jonathan for Kubuntu, for Neon, for helping shape Plasma into the amazing desktop it is today. You’ve made Linux better for all of us.

Curious to hear: how has Kubuntu or KDE impacted your Linux journey?

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SFD 2025 NJ - now with schedule and streaming links.
https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/events/software-freedom-day-2025-new-jersey

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Developer humor, Torvalds publish a new project and begins to receive PRs inmmediately

Torvalds starts a new project and begins to receive contributions immediately.

This is the first PR to the project
https://github.com/torvalds/GuitarPedal/pull/1

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34 years ago: Linus Torvalds published the source code for the first version of the Linux kernel

On September 17, 1991, Linus Torvalds publicly released the first version of the Linux kernel, version 0.01. This version was made available on an FTP server and announced in the comp.os.minix newsgroup.

Happy birthday! 🎉

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Finally, I'm ditching windows completely

I'm a little bit emotional. Since I started PC gaming in 2008 and dual booting since 2010 at age 17, windows have always been the reference for games and professional programs. It was always assumed that 3D intensive game were to be run on win and that linux had too big of an impact of performances. Running most of the libraries was somewhat a headache for most people.

Compatibility wise, we often had to install programs that run only on windows. Then were popularized web interfaces, cloud apps. And the needle in the digital coffin : libraries that make platforms agnostic like python noscripts, proton that provide the service that previously only ran on Microsoft tech.

To my surprise, linux (Cachy) runs extremely well. I'm amazed. Not in my wildest dream would have I think about removing all windows partitions from my PC, and only using linux until now. That's a new world of smooth operations and smart troubleshooting. I'm finally microsoft free. (I'll install it on a spare hard drive since some companies needs legacy uses, but at this point it doesn't even matter to me. that's just a tool and not chains of digital oppression anymore.

Free, as in Freedom.

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Trying to install vcrun 2019 through the beta version of protontricks. nothing i do works.

https://preview.redd.it/m0phikygvppf1.jpg?width=2000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=75489acccc29fa7d6937ea4f780def1d0a5ff1d5

I am currently trying to install o mod for a game i want to mod on my deck and i am stuck at the part where it asks me to use Protontricks to install the vcrun2019. on the discover version of Protontricks it gave me this error too and people said to use the beta branch and i get this.

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Linux 6.18 To Add Detection For FreeBSD's Bhyve Hypervisor
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-Detect-Bhyve

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systemd v258 has been released
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases/tag/v258

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Wayland Compositors RAM Usage Comparison
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GNOME 49, released !

Release notes that go into very nice detail around all of the GNOME 49 changes: https://release.gnome.org/49/

GNOME 49.0 is out today as the latest half-year feature release to the GNOME desktop that will go on to power the likes of Fedora Workstation 43 and Ubuntu 25.10.

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Firefox 143 for Android now with DoH
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/dns-android/

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With all these supply chain attacks going on (such as NPM), are Linux Desktop users safe?

I recently heard of all all these recent supply chain attacks that have been going on. I want to know if us desktop linux users will be safe or not, and if there are any particular distros be watch out for (or at least be more careful on).

I personally use CachyOS (so if anything I'd probably be more at risk on this since it's a rolling release distro).

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