Ubuntu 25.10 Released With GNOME 49, Linux 6.17 & Other Upgrades
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-25.10-Released

https://redd.it/1o26n9n
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zhathura + imv

I always thought that Zathura and imv should be the same project: the ultimate minimalist graphical viewer. Both have some nice features that the other should have (like reading from stdin, recolor, or open a bunch of files).

That's why tired to develop a plugin for zathura to view images using Gdk-PixBuf library: zathura-gdk-pixbuf. It turned out to be supper easy and functional. I couldn't find a complete list of the file formats supported by Gdk-PixBuf, but for now I have: PNG, JPEG, JPG, TIFF and GIF.

I'm thinking of making an SVG plugin. Any suggestion of more file formats?

https://redd.it/1o26mdt
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Don't buy from NewEgg, installing Linux is considered 'tampering' with the product

Had a really bad interaction with NewEgg recently, ordered a Lenovo laptop, I did my research beforehand and several reviews on the site said it worked great in Linux, and when I arrived I installed popos on it.

Everything seemed ok except for the wifi and when the laptop went to sleep and awoke the keyboard stopped working. Updating the kernel didn't work and despite some reviews saying this laptop works great in Linux, some would mention that the keyboard/IO chip would be shipped with a newer firmware that breaks compatibility. At that point I was getting frustrated (and wish I had just spent the extra money with System76) so I started the return process, this was same day I received it. It was shipped back the next day.

Two weeks later I get a message that because I had installed a different OS on it that I was not eligible for a refund and they're shipping it back to me. It annoys me because last year I did mostly the same thing on Amazon and they refunded me no questions asked.

I did check and yes in their return policy they state that any 'customization' will make it ineligible for a refund, but for it annoys me that in the year of our lord 2025 something as simple as changing the software on your computer is reason enough to weasel out of a return.

https://redd.it/1o2eodl
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My First Contribution to Linux
https://vkoskiv.com/first-linux-patch/

https://redd.it/1o2gn3e
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A local Wendy's running Ubuntu
https://redd.it/1o2hme0
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Kubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka” Released
https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka-released/

https://redd.it/1o2iiyn
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Xen compared to KVM?

What's the difference between them? And compatibility between guests OS? I know that they're bare-metal VM, and i also read that Qubes use Xen because that 'more secure'

And is there any Proxmox equivalent for Xen?

https://redd.it/1o2l4iy
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Lol. Linux is the answer!
https://redd.it/1o2o0bn
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Pacsea: Arch Package Manager TUI
https://github.com/Firstp1ck/Pacsea

https://redd.it/1o2jjsj
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Connecting in to a windows machine from another country

Hi, I have an Ubuntu laptop and a windows PC that I want to connect to (and WoL) I managed to do it while I was in the same network and tried to do some test with a VPN like tailscale but It's not working. Does anyone know a good video on how to do it.

Any tips are welcome.

Thank you for reading.

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What's good about Flatpak?

I'm just curious- while I'm exercising I thought, "why are there so many games on Flathub?" So I thought to ask this sub just to satisfy my curiosity-

What are the benefits of Flatpak for the devs? Is it the code? Or is it smth else that could be manageable? And what is it compared to other package managers?

https://redd.it/1o2w9ko
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I built vanish a cli tool to be an alternative for rm, what's your opinion on it
https://youtu.be/GzuRH-yLWLI?si=e3pEbB_Y21xpSJi0

https://redd.it/1o2x21s
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Linux Driver Support Ready For Intel Panther Lake's NPU 5
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-NPU-5-Panther-Lake-Linux

https://redd.it/1o2yo2e
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How to approach stability and security in Linux?

Hello lovely internet people. I am wondering how to approach security and stability under Linux.

Before you come on me with - this is just common question many times answered before, i have read many related topics and discovered very little substance beyond "just trust the cause bro" and "you will be fine bro"

Little bit of background: I used debian and ubuntu back in days when they still used Gnome 2 as DE (dualbooting for like three years), and later ubuntu when they used unity (only linux for like two years not touching other os). Now after some break from linux - seeing the direction windows is heading (i prefer if it was me not microsoft having control over my own computer) i consider to switch to linux fully (but once i do i want to make it the proper solution, not just a side hobby). I can get from a company Thinkpad t14 gen 2 or 3 (intel version) - preferably gen 3, and i want to put linux on it and eventually, if it worked as expected, making it possibly my daily driver. So i dont need the newest drivers etc... as those laptop have been around for some time, therefore i dont need rolling releases i think.

But i do have some questions beforehand:

1) For stability, as mentioned i want reasonable stable a secure environment. From my understanding those thinkpads are "linux certified" and therefore compatibility should not be a big problem. I am thinking that something debian based seems like the answer. From what i tried from modern distros, i liked the linux mint environment the best - seems pretty intuitive, supports native webapps (which i would take advantage of), supports all most used formats (deb packages, snaps, flatpaks).

Is there anything i should worry about or take some precautions (before things go wrong) while using linux mint, or any suggestions? What about using applets, gnome extensions, or any extensions in general - is there something to be concerned in terms of stability and security?

Another thing concerning stability, which distro would be considered most stable, and preferably having good battery life - because i was being told by the people using those thinkpads gen 3, that the battery life is pretty abysmal even on windows 11. I would be just fine with 4 hours with light use, some power saving mode - only lightly browsing, emails, occasionally opening pdfs, documents. Most of the time laptop being plugged into dock station, but when i need little bit battery, to have the option.

2) For security. How is security in linux being dealt with? From my understanding, The first thing one should do after installing linux mint is to turn on firewall. So it is not turned on by default, which seems wild to me. So firewall it is, what about virus protection, sandboxing etc...? Is there a security protocol other than "security trough obscurity"? From my understanding flatpak (and snaps perhaps) should sandbox the application running, is this correct?

And related topic- i have read that modern DE (namely gnome and kde) are moving from x11 to wayland - which is not the case with mint, and x11 is potential security issue as any app can essentially run as keylogger and listen to other apps. Is this true even for flatpaks if they are supposed to be sandboxed?

Another thing is, people say "just dont open pdfs and imgs in your email" - well that is not always plausible. I am getting many emails from potential clients with their offers and their problems, and it is harder and harder to tell apart legitimate client from some scams. Yes of course reasonable people dont click on "you won and iphone, please sent your passport info - your microsoft tech support", but some emails are way more sophisticated even with (seemingly) legitimate email addresses from actual clients. - this one is not linux specific question i guess, but i would appreciate any tips and tricks.

So please teach me your ways, but if i may ask, just dont come with "dont click on things" or "statistically the weakest link is the human user" etc... because while these are all

good advices, it is not very helpful, there is a reason why companies spend millions on security, why cyber security is a big business and while linux is currently not as affected as windows, this can change very quickly and it is better to be prepared, than getting caught with pants down. So what to expect, what can be done on my side both in terms of software and habits to mitigate any potential security and stability concerns. I am not shy of using terminal, noscripts etc... when setting things up, but once set up i prefer to be able just using computer as normal person as much as possible.

Sorry if the text is a bit messy, or too much, or bad english. I am open to any advices, tips,, suggestions - being it specific distros, software, habit routine etc...

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CLI tool that translates plain English into Linux commands
https://redd.it/1o33jbk
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WinApps and WinBoat question

Hi, recently I’ve been seeing a lot of news about those two apps to run Windows applications but after reading a little bit about them (WinBoat uses Winapps) they are basically a mix of virtual machines with docking and Remote Dekstop Protocols, so how is all of that better than just using a VM with the option of sharing files with the host machine?

https://redd.it/1o31hd9
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Memory usage on Linux and Windows 11

So, I am new to Linux, and wanted to see how much memory each system use, with nothing opened but the Task Manager on Windows 11 and System Monitor on CachyOS

I am using 764.4 MB of memory on CachyOS and 7.5 GB of memory on Windows 11

The difference is staggering.

My Windows 11 is super optimized by the way, I have been applying personal tweaks for many years learning how to improve latency, turning off unnecessary background processes and telemetry. Super stable too, I can vouch for my system, I have no critical errors in Event Log, etc. Just super optimized for gaming and max performance in other benchmarks.

My CachyOS has zero optimization by me, just fresh install and update through Konsole

Pretty insane how it's nearly 10x less memory used on CachyOS, this explains why running Linux on older laptops produces much greater performance. In my case running Windows 10 on 4th gen i7 gets sluggish after a while, and I did not understand which part of the OS impacted that slow down, now I understand.

While on CachyOS same system that is 2 cores by the way runs like a 4 core would on Windows, considering I know Windows feel so well.

Very interesting stuff,and it looks like to me there is a lot of background tasks for Windows, whether they are doing something positive or not, they are using a ton of ram even with no browser open.

https://redd.it/1o33moq
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The Grid-Based Window Manager
https://redd.it/1o38pwj
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I did it I moved to Linux full time.

I mostly use a PC for gaming and making 3d files to print on a 3d printer. With windows dropping support for W10 I think it was time to fully jump ship. I've tried it in the past Ubuntu, pop, and mint I believe on spare PCs. I never truly fully committed to the change until now. Just got done installing and wiping the old os drive so past the point of return. I decided on zorin os. Any pointers would be nice for a new Linux user. I do have to set up my other hard rives to become usable.

https://redd.it/1o39t3s
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Flatpak setup?

Just wondering what's the difference between these two:

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

in the url itself that is, there's a minor different "dl"



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