AppImage apps fighting each other (Desktop integration)

I have 2 commercial apps that both run as AppImages. I'm on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

App #1 installs itself with Desktop Integration enabled (there's no way to turn it off).

App #2 runs without Desktop Integration but you can enable it via a setting in the app.

Both apps run perfectly. However, if I enable Desktop Integration on App #2, App #1 then reverts to having Desktop Integration turned off. The icon disappears from the application menu and the icon in the panel switches to the generic white box/gear AppImage icon.

Why is this happening? Is only one AppImage app allowed to be integrated into the desktop environment?

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Introducing Connex a modern Wi-Fi manager for Linux
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Kubuntu project using blatant AI in their blog posts:
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[need testing help from community] Krita HDR support on Wayland
https://krita-artists.org/t/need-testing-krita-hdr-support-on-wayland/146304

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Windows wouldn't let me access my HDD but Linux did
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Adobe software now has graphics acceleration via Wine!

A convenient way to install Adobe After Effects on Linux using Wine! (Aegnux)
Github: https://github.com/relativemodder/aegnux

You can install the program using Flatpak so you don't have to search Adobe AE yourself: https://github.com/relativemodder/com.relative.Aegnux/releases/tag/v1.1

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Drawing on Linux

Hello there. I plan on installing Linux into the next computer I get, I'm thinking either Mint or Pop.
I like to game, and I like to draw. I use a XP-Pen 15.6 Drawing Tablet and ClipStudioPaint for my program.
Are there any programs equivalent to the ClipStudioPaint that I can use for drawing? As far as I know, there are no branches or forks of CSP that was designed for Linux and I'd like to know which one to take a gander at before I go ahead and install. Look up some reviews and comparisons, y'know?


So far, it looks like Mint+Krita is the way to go. Thank you guys. Now to either construct or acquire a PC that I can rip Windows out of and install Mint unto.

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The Affinity Suite has become free and can run on Linux
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Bluefin Autumn 2025: We visit the Bazaar
https://docs.projectbluefin.io/blog/2025-10-28-bluefin-autumn/

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mm, swap: never bypass swap cache and cleanup flags (swap table phase II)
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/bvavihwrtkbnsqgjbotwihckxzmnhdd4e6jre4j7xdiyyeyv5o@dnnuyacthvms/T/#m55f0cf90afb8f8faaff3e33829c336bc7522a0b8

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FIPS & Google Authenticator Libpam

Has anyone run into trouble deploying TOTP using Google Authenticator (GA) on a FIPS enabled system?

I'm running a STIGed RHEL 9 box and I'm trying to use Google Authenticator for 2FA. I've run into a couple weird user account issues and my co-worker claims it's because Google authenticator can't run on a FIPS enabled machine. I successfully ran GA for a few days until a few user accounts were no longer accessible even after the account was unlocked and the password was reset.

I disabled GA and tried to dig through the auth logs to identify the issue and haven't found the source of the account issues. I'm trying to find out if anyone else has successfully used GA on a FIPS box so I can decide if I can eliminate it as the cause.

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LibreOffice recap, October 2025 – Markdown support, events, app updates and more
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/10/31/libreoffice-project-and-community-recap-october-2025/

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In this economy even Tux needed a second job.
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According to Red Hat, Xfce and Cinnamon are Linux distros

[https://www.redhat.com/en/topics/linux/whats-the-best-linux-distro-for-you](https://www.redhat.com/en/topics/linux/whats-the-best-linux-distro-for-you)

*There are many Linux distros, including:* 

* *Android*
* [*CentOS*](https://www.redhat.com/en/topics/linux/what-is-centos)
* *Debian*
* *Gentoo Linux*
* *Linux Mint*
* *Manjaro Linux*
* *Pop!\_OS*
* [*Red Hat® Enterprise Linux*](https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/linux-platforms/enterprise-linux)
* *Ubuntu  (and all its versions: GNOME, Kubuntu—using KDE’s Plasma desktop, Ubuntu MATE, Xubuntu, and Lubuntu, to name a few)*
* *Zorin OS*
* *Arch Linux*
* *Cinnamon*
* [*Fedora Linux*](https://fedoraproject.org/)
* *Kali Linux*
* *Linux Lite*
* *openSUSE*
* *Raspberry Pi OS*
* *SUSE*
* *Xfce*

*Linux distros vary widely in what they do, how they do it, and how they’re supported. Some are designed as Linux desktop environments―such as Xfce, Raspberry Pi OS, and Cinnamon―while others support back-end IT systems like enterprise or web servers.*

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AerynOS October 2025 project update and 2025.10 ISO refresh
https://aerynos.com/blog/2025/10/31/

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Music player closest to modern Winamp UI's realtime queue system
https://redd.it/1oku9zl
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Perfetto: Swiss Army Knife for Linux Client Tracing
https://lalitm.com/perfetto-swiss-army-knife/

https://redd.it/1okwk3u
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Fedora KDE appreciation
https://redd.it/1okwubl
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Im tired of Windows

The noscript pretty much says it all: I'm tired of using Windows. The OS keeps getting worse and more invasive.

But, at least for me, it feels like moving out of a bad house. Even though it's an obvious choice, it doesn't make the decision any easier to make. I don't know what the scenario for indie games and video editing is like on Linux. Last I checked, it seemed very limited and bureaucratic, especially for me, since I like obscure/indie games and that kind of thing. I'm also very used to Adobe, so yeah

How is it currently?

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Is there anything like the surface pro and go that fully supports linux?

Can't stand Windows, but my surface devices are amazing hardware-wise. Surface linux has come a long way, but not having cameras is a deal-breaker for me. Is there any hardware slim sleek and powerful that fully supports Linux? Looking for tablet style, not those laptops where the keyboard turns all the way around.

ETA: looking for X86 I5+ or equivalent

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My fellow PewDiePie video converts, how we doing?

I went from dual booting Mint Linux and using it almost exclusively to using it less and less, to not using it at all. Over the course of the last 6 months or whenever PewDiePie's video came out (loool I'll admit it).

It always comes down to a few programs, doesn't it? Or a few games? I tried everything to get Fusion 360 to work inside Linux, I even significant hours into learning a new CAD program from scratch (FreeCAD), but ultimately I started just booting into Windows solely to use Fusion (I use it regularly).

Then I started having bugs and glitches with Bambu slicer (3D printing). I use this also on a daily basis. Really annoying stuff like, I have to click something twice for it to register with the program. Like, click on something on screen (nothing happens). Click again, okay now it's selected. Press "S" to scale something. Nothing happens. Press "S" again, ah there it goes.

Also with Bambu: Linux lacks the proprietary Windows repair feature which is actually super useful and works really well. Then there was how I was unable to access most of my mounted storage drives through the Linux version.

And finally the lack of plugin support for DAW (VSTs). I don't mind using a different DAW like Ardour, that's what I was using, although it crashed quite a lot when using multiple plugins :(

Lastly there's gaming. For me it wasn't a deal breaker because my favorite two games, Rocket League and CS2, both worked great with no issues. But now being on Windows again, I'm playing so many more games because I can, and I never have to worry about workarounds or hacks.

Conclusion: Do I miss Mint Linux? Honestly it's hard to say. Sure, there are things that were nice about it but they were pretty small things and there are just as many small things that Windows does better in my opinion. (I'll make a post on these small things soon). \\

For me the biggest advantage Linux has over Windows is that it's open source. I don't want a huge multinational corpo in my house (lol) under any circumstances. I don't want them as part of my workflow and life if I can help it. Unfortunately for the time being, I can't.

But will I free up my 1TB SSD that's solely dedicated to Linux, while my Windows install drive is a measly 250GB SSD? I will not, sir. 🫡 Fly on, Spirit Child. 😭

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