This is kinda rough ngl
I built my pc to play games, and mostly with the idea of modding them. Unfortunately, linux doesnt support modding as well as windows does. I dont like windows, i love using linux, but ive gotta go back to windows at this point.
Rip, when linux gets more native mod accessibility ill swap back.
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I built my pc to play games, and mostly with the idea of modding them. Unfortunately, linux doesnt support modding as well as windows does. I dont like windows, i love using linux, but ive gotta go back to windows at this point.
Rip, when linux gets more native mod accessibility ill swap back.
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How is Wayland currently on Cinnamon 6.4.1?
I've seen that Cinnamon 6.4.1 has improved Wayland support, but how usable is it right now? And what issues does it still have?
Obviously I do not think it's ready for daily use, just curious about the progress.
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I've seen that Cinnamon 6.4.1 has improved Wayland support, but how usable is it right now? And what issues does it still have?
Obviously I do not think it's ready for daily use, just curious about the progress.
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of Linux over Windows?
I have used macOS all my life and want a PC for other stuff that doesn’t work on macOS or that runs better on windows/linux. What are the major differences? Should I get 2 ssds, 1 for each OS? What security features does Linux have compared to macOS or windows?
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I have used macOS all my life and want a PC for other stuff that doesn’t work on macOS or that runs better on windows/linux. What are the major differences? Should I get 2 ssds, 1 for each OS? What security features does Linux have compared to macOS or windows?
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Is there any name for... I call it dependency fragmentation, in package management?
The thing that flatpak and every similar package does. Software ends up needing gnome-runtime 0.8.0001, then something else uses .0002, then something else .0003, and so on, and you waste a ton of bandwidth and disk space. Haven't seen any system like that avoid it because ultimately they're kinda just, accidentally designed to facilitate it.
Is there any widespread name for it? It's a known issue, I've seen it come up time and time again in practice and theory, but I've never seen a name for it, other than it being a distinct type of dependency hell.
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The thing that flatpak and every similar package does. Software ends up needing gnome-runtime 0.8.0001, then something else uses .0002, then something else .0003, and so on, and you waste a ton of bandwidth and disk space. Haven't seen any system like that avoid it because ultimately they're kinda just, accidentally designed to facilitate it.
Is there any widespread name for it? It's a known issue, I've seen it come up time and time again in practice and theory, but I've never seen a name for it, other than it being a distinct type of dependency hell.
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Could incompatible RAM screw a system?
Context: I have an aspire 4720z running antix (debian 12), and also had 3gb (1+2) ram ddr2. Ok for now its safe.
Then i bought a unkown and certainly not suspicious RAM from the internet, having in total 4gb. Here shit starts.
My laptop started acting crazy, crashes when sudo updating (?) and broke my apt and dpkg after those random crashes. used my 3gb combo again and the problem persisted. After some hours of testing and fixing dpkg/apt, the problem stopped.
I suppose that if I go back to 4gb my system will again fall apart. Any ideas? help? Im really newbie with this.
Also memtest86+ said he doesnt care and simply crashes with the "faulty" ram.
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Context: I have an aspire 4720z running antix (debian 12), and also had 3gb (1+2) ram ddr2. Ok for now its safe.
Then i bought a unkown and certainly not suspicious RAM from the internet, having in total 4gb. Here shit starts.
My laptop started acting crazy, crashes when sudo updating (?) and broke my apt and dpkg after those random crashes. used my 3gb combo again and the problem persisted. After some hours of testing and fixing dpkg/apt, the problem stopped.
I suppose that if I go back to 4gb my system will again fall apart. Any ideas? help? Im really newbie with this.
Also memtest86+ said he doesnt care and simply crashes with the "faulty" ram.
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Can someone explain to me how you all use Flatpaks willy nilly when they take up x10 or even x100 more space
So, question in noscript. My software manager has this nice option to compare install packages, including flatpaks. For some software, the system package can take a few MBs, while the flatpak for the same software takes up hudreds, sometimes more.
I understand the idea of isolation and encapsulation. But the tradeoff of using this much storage seems very steep. So how is flatpak so popular?
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So, question in noscript. My software manager has this nice option to compare install packages, including flatpaks. For some software, the system package can take a few MBs, while the flatpak for the same software takes up hudreds, sometimes more.
I understand the idea of isolation and encapsulation. But the tradeoff of using this much storage seems very steep. So how is flatpak so popular?
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Multihome network question
so home network
wifi network 192.168.110.0/24 ... DGW .1
lan network 192.168.111.0/24 ... DGW .1
nginx server
eth0 192.168.111.31/24
eth1 192.168.110.31/24
DGW 192.168.111.1
keepalived - vip on eth0 192.168.111.14/32 on vrrp@
nginx listening on port 443
test box
eth0 192.168.110.7/24 DGW 192.168.110.1
I try wget 192.168.111.14/deb/apt/something
I have packet dumps on test box and the nginx box and what i see is
test -> syn
test -> 192.168.110.0/24 rtr -> 192.168.111.0/24 -> nginx
syn + ack goes
ngxin -> 192.168.110.0/24 \->
ngxin -> 192.168.110.0/24 \->
ngxin -> 192.168.110.0/24 \->
arp for 192.168.110.7
then it takes off
so makes a big delay
as i am writing this I am going to guess. that what happens is nginx has mac for text box which is the router and it uses that mac on eth1 (192.168.110) not eth0 where the packet came in from and has to wait for the mac to expire and then does arp and then blasts forward. << feels about write.
Is there away around it .
My other thought is to set up ip ru to force packets our the interface they came in on based on source route .. but that would allow new connections to start on any interface - how will that affect the arp table - can i have 2 entries with different interface and different mac's
looking at trying to get some efficiencies but just causing more hassles it seems...
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so home network
wifi network 192.168.110.0/24 ... DGW .1
lan network 192.168.111.0/24 ... DGW .1
nginx server
eth0 192.168.111.31/24
eth1 192.168.110.31/24
DGW 192.168.111.1
keepalived - vip on eth0 192.168.111.14/32 on vrrp@
nginx listening on port 443
test box
eth0 192.168.110.7/24 DGW 192.168.110.1
I try wget 192.168.111.14/deb/apt/something
I have packet dumps on test box and the nginx box and what i see is
test -> syn
test -> 192.168.110.0/24 rtr -> 192.168.111.0/24 -> nginx
syn + ack goes
ngxin -> 192.168.110.0/24 \->
ngxin -> 192.168.110.0/24 \->
ngxin -> 192.168.110.0/24 \->
arp for 192.168.110.7
then it takes off
so makes a big delay
as i am writing this I am going to guess. that what happens is nginx has mac for text box which is the router and it uses that mac on eth1 (192.168.110) not eth0 where the packet came in from and has to wait for the mac to expire and then does arp and then blasts forward. << feels about write.
Is there away around it .
My other thought is to set up ip ru to force packets our the interface they came in on based on source route .. but that would allow new connections to start on any interface - how will that affect the arp table - can i have 2 entries with different interface and different mac's
looking at trying to get some efficiencies but just causing more hassles it seems...
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Mini PC hardware compatibility
I’m want to try Linux—for the third time, in 10 years—and this time I’m going to go for Omarchy, which is Arch based.
I’ve hear the recent AMD processors might have WiFi inconsistencies and issues. I’m stuck with WiFi and won’t be able to use Ethernet, unfortunately.
So what kind of other hardware issues should I look out for when considering a mini PC, for instance the Beelink SER 9—as the one I’m currently looking at?
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I’m want to try Linux—for the third time, in 10 years—and this time I’m going to go for Omarchy, which is Arch based.
I’ve hear the recent AMD processors might have WiFi inconsistencies and issues. I’m stuck with WiFi and won’t be able to use Ethernet, unfortunately.
So what kind of other hardware issues should I look out for when considering a mini PC, for instance the Beelink SER 9—as the one I’m currently looking at?
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A quick guide to choosing the right linux distro and desktop environment
Disclaimer: This is my opinion, but I will try to make it as objective as possible. This post is meant for beginners, searching for their first linux distro or desktop environment (DE). Look at the comments for differing opinions as well.
General guidelines:
-You should choose something popular, because that usually means there’s more bug reports, more development and therefore more stability.
-If a DE only has experimental wayland support, don’t use wayland yet.
First off, I believe, that choosing the DE is the first thing you should do.
-KDE: It’s a modern and polished DE with an intuitive design, especially if you’re coming from windows. Most things should “just work”.
-GNOME: It’s also a modern and polished DE, but might be a bit less intuitive for a windows user (I have heard it’s better for MacOS users, but I can’t comment on that). You can install a few extensions to suit your needs, and that should make it easy to switch from windows.
-Cinnamon: It’s polished and intuitive, but a bit less modern in feature set and imo in design (look at pictures online and judge for yourself)
These are the DEs that a first time user should use imo, other ones have less development and are either older in feature set, design, or are less stable (or targeted at experienced linux users). If you’re reading this in the future, when COSMIC DE has released, then you can look into that as well.
When you’ve decided on the DE, then the only thing you should worry about is the update-cycle of the distro. If you have very new hardware, then choosing a distro with a quick update cycle is the best option.
If you chose KDE, then there are a few options:
If you want updates once every 2 years, choose Debian
If you want updates twice a year, choose kubuntu
If you want updates a few times a month, choose fedora KDE
and If you want updates a few times a day, then choose something Arch based (Endavour OS is my recommendation)
If you chose GNOME,
If you want updates once every 2 years, choose Debian
If you want updates twice a year, choose Ubuntu
If you want updates a few times a month, choose fedora
and If you want updates a few times a day, then choose something Arch based (Endavour OS is my recommendation)
And if you chose Cinnamon, I think that Linux Mint is the best option, because Cinnamon is developed together with Mint.
I don’t recommend installing POP OS until the COSMIC de releases, because it’s not getting updates until it does.
For transparency, I currently use Arch with Enlightenment WM, and have experience with all of the DEs and distros that I mentioned except Debian. I also have experience with hyprland, xfce, cosmic alpha and probably other ones that I don’t remember at the moment.
When I first tried to install linux I really wanted a simple and quick guide for choosing the right distro and DE combination for everyone, and so I wrote it now, that I have more experience with linux. In pursuit of keeping it simple I only mentioned the options that I think a beginner should use.
If I got anything wrong, or if you don’t agree with something, comment on this post and I will update it.
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Disclaimer: This is my opinion, but I will try to make it as objective as possible. This post is meant for beginners, searching for their first linux distro or desktop environment (DE). Look at the comments for differing opinions as well.
General guidelines:
-You should choose something popular, because that usually means there’s more bug reports, more development and therefore more stability.
-If a DE only has experimental wayland support, don’t use wayland yet.
First off, I believe, that choosing the DE is the first thing you should do.
-KDE: It’s a modern and polished DE with an intuitive design, especially if you’re coming from windows. Most things should “just work”.
-GNOME: It’s also a modern and polished DE, but might be a bit less intuitive for a windows user (I have heard it’s better for MacOS users, but I can’t comment on that). You can install a few extensions to suit your needs, and that should make it easy to switch from windows.
-Cinnamon: It’s polished and intuitive, but a bit less modern in feature set and imo in design (look at pictures online and judge for yourself)
These are the DEs that a first time user should use imo, other ones have less development and are either older in feature set, design, or are less stable (or targeted at experienced linux users). If you’re reading this in the future, when COSMIC DE has released, then you can look into that as well.
When you’ve decided on the DE, then the only thing you should worry about is the update-cycle of the distro. If you have very new hardware, then choosing a distro with a quick update cycle is the best option.
If you chose KDE, then there are a few options:
If you want updates once every 2 years, choose Debian
If you want updates twice a year, choose kubuntu
If you want updates a few times a month, choose fedora KDE
and If you want updates a few times a day, then choose something Arch based (Endavour OS is my recommendation)
If you chose GNOME,
If you want updates once every 2 years, choose Debian
If you want updates twice a year, choose Ubuntu
If you want updates a few times a month, choose fedora
and If you want updates a few times a day, then choose something Arch based (Endavour OS is my recommendation)
And if you chose Cinnamon, I think that Linux Mint is the best option, because Cinnamon is developed together with Mint.
I don’t recommend installing POP OS until the COSMIC de releases, because it’s not getting updates until it does.
For transparency, I currently use Arch with Enlightenment WM, and have experience with all of the DEs and distros that I mentioned except Debian. I also have experience with hyprland, xfce, cosmic alpha and probably other ones that I don’t remember at the moment.
When I first tried to install linux I really wanted a simple and quick guide for choosing the right distro and DE combination for everyone, and so I wrote it now, that I have more experience with linux. In pursuit of keeping it simple I only mentioned the options that I think a beginner should use.
If I got anything wrong, or if you don’t agree with something, comment on this post and I will update it.
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Git: Introduce Rust and announce that it will become mandatory
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This Week in Plasma: KDE 6.5 beta (Only Notable Change Log A.K.A. "TL;DR") by Nate Graham
Source: https://blogs.kde.org/2025/09/20/this-week-in-plasma-6.5-beta-and-start-of-the-bug-fix-a-palooza/
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This Week in Plasma: 6.5 beta and start of the bug-fix-a-palooza
Welcome to a new issue of This Week in Plasma!
This week we finalized the set of features and major changes in Plasma 6.5, and released the first beta. I’d encourage everyone to test it out! One of the best ways these days is via KDE Linux. Many other distros…
This week we finalized the set of features and major changes in Plasma 6.5, and released the first beta. I’d encourage everyone to test it out! One of the best ways these days is via KDE Linux. Many other distros…
Graphite (FOSS, non-destructive 2D art/design suite) September update - project's largest release to date
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September Update - Graphite, the Open Source 2D Graphics Suite
Graphite is a procedural design tool and graphics editor that's free and open source. What's new in the September 2025 release, our biggest update ever? Find out the most exciting and noteworthy improvements from over 300 changes developed by our project…
What happened to unix.com???
Does anyone know what happened with unix.com? I remember using and learning Linux and other *nix from it for 15 or so years. I was on there less as I got to where I could answer most questions myself or with google. I went to just browse it the other day and it seems to be gone. Wondering if anyone knows what happened as it was a great resource.
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Does anyone know what happened with unix.com? I remember using and learning Linux and other *nix from it for 15 or so years. I was on there less as I got to where I could answer most questions myself or with google. I went to just browse it the other day and it seems to be gone. Wondering if anyone knows what happened as it was a great resource.
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Serial console on a vm
I am running a server with Debian Trixie. It runs two virtual machines using kvm. I always ssh into these machines to do maintenance tasks. Yesterday I learned that I can also use
to connect to the vm if the host hast serial console enabled, which may be useful in some situations.
Does having the serial console enabled on a vm possess any security risks?
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I am running a server with Debian Trixie. It runs two virtual machines using kvm. I always ssh into these machines to do maintenance tasks. Yesterday I learned that I can also use
virsh console <machine_name>to connect to the vm if the host hast serial console enabled, which may be useful in some situations.
Does having the serial console enabled on a vm possess any security risks?
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Service offerings from Mastodon
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Deleting a project on Fedora COPR
An image showing a snapx project dashboard with a \\"Delete Project\\" prompt. The prompt asks the user to solve a word problem to confirm the deletion: \\"3.6 hens lay 2.0 eggs in 3.4 days. How many eggs do 4.2 hens lay in 1.3 days?\\"
I think I might leave the project up... Human verification too hard these days /s
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An image showing a snapx project dashboard with a \\"Delete Project\\" prompt. The prompt asks the user to solve a word problem to confirm the deletion: \\"3.6 hens lay 2.0 eggs in 3.4 days. How many eggs do 4.2 hens lay in 1.3 days?\\"
I think I might leave the project up... Human verification too hard these days /s
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