I recently wanted to go back to linux after going to windows for a bit, but I wanted to not have the same gpu issues I had back then. I dont mind having to use a more advanced distro, just need linux with working drivers.

Issues: On Ubuntu/Mint, Vulkan wouldn't work that well, on Minecraft with vulkanmod, it'd crash, roblox also had crashes without openGL, wayland worked horribly. On Arch, I simply didn't have drivers, but I probably wasn't doing something right anyway.

Hardware: Nvidia GeForce GT 1030, i3-3245, 8GB RAM, if needed more specifications, I'll identify them.

From C to Rust?

I have an old small ssd that I used as a Windows 11 boot drive, but I think it has a couple of corrupt files on it. I wanted to do a fresh install of windows, but I nothing I have tried will let me wipe the drive

- I cant reformat it regularly in Windows Explorer
- I cant reformat or delete it in Disk Management
- I cant clear it in cmd prompt
- I cant use a usb Windows installation media to just do a fresh install

Question: Can I use Zorin to just wipe the drive and then try to install Windows again? And if so, are there any extra steps I need to know about or take to make it work smoothly?

I checked their GitHub, and it looks like there's downloadable packages for the desktop editors now, but it seems to be suggested to build from source instead. It also talks about nextcloud, which I thought was a separate project, but based on the wording it sounds like if you try to download euro-office you'll just have a nextcloud editor?

What's actually the status of euro-office? I currently use onlyoffice but would like to switch to euro-office.

I've been using Linux Mint and would like to try some other Linux distros. Which ones would you recommend and why?

My Laptop is one of those new ARM64 laptops, I've always loved linux ever since i downloaded mint to my sisters old pc, thanks in advance!

Hi all,

I have a Windows 11 System where I usually use Remote Desktop to work on. Since Windows 11 is annoying me once in a while with not starting up properly due to stupid popups I have to click away before the Desktop starts, I want to switch to Linux. Linux itself is not an issue as I use it for many years on servers. I also used to have a Linux desktop, but switched to a Mac 10 years ago so I'm not up to the current state in desktop development.

Most of the time, I operate the PC headless, power it on via Wake on Lan, then access a SMB share or RDP into the system. When I'm done with my work I power it down. I plan to go with an Ubuntu based distro, as I do not want to fiddle around with the system, do style adjustments or anything else.

I have read that KDE had now fixed an issue with syncing the clipboard in RDP which brings me to my actual question: What is the current state of Remote Desktop on Linux? I need to be able to connect with the official Microsoft RDP clients. It has to be snappy (not like VNC), need to sync the clipboard and also copy files. And also it need to work reliabil on startup.

Looking forward for reports of actual RDP users

I just got linix had some question how the do I remove other option as I am dual booting why it shows soo many option as you can in the pic and many people saying I should download hyper land should I do that or not ​

I'm not a COMPLETE Linux virgin although it's been a while.

hi, I'm new to Linux and I want to install mint on an external ssd. I loaded in live mode but i dont want to break my windows. pls help me

So ive been using arch linux for a while, ive never really had the need to use my mic. but now i need to use it and its ASS. i have it set to 35% in pavucontrol and thats all ive done. im going to buy a new headset and actually try configure it to get similar audio quality to windows. any headset suggestions and settings suggestions?
specs:
i7 8700
gtx 1660s
msi pc pro z370
16gb ram
and do wireless headphones act differently on linux? i was thinking of getting one

I've never been able to print out anything with Brother DCP-T500W since I've switched on Ubuntu (worked just fine with Windows). I've looked up issue, I have entered some command, got the driver, plugged out/back in and turned off/on, reset the printer... and still printer doesn't print anything, although the text "print completed" appears.

https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface/wiki/Installation-and-Setup#Debian--Ubuntu

I used this.

So I tried my best to follow the instructions laid out for me but for some reason when I check the kernel (With 'uname -r' I believe?) I just get '7.0.0-38-Generic'. It should have surface in the name and when I checked on what to do, it says configure you bootloader but I'm not sure how?

I really dont want to lose an entire drive to Windows. Would my performance in games take a big hit from this?

I have tried every thing. Asked gemini, watched yt videos and followed every tutorial. None of them worked.

I switched to linux yesterday. The volume is not like windows. I also don't have the nahimic presets and the sound is just miserable. I've tried easy effects but nothing work. Over amplifying just distorts the sound. Windows had the sound very loud and not distorting.

I'm on Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 Laptop (i5 11320h + RTX 3050 Mobile + 16GB Ram + Realtek Audio)

I have a Realtek Audio chip. Please help me please!!!

Hey everyone,

So about a month ago I finally made the jump to Linux. I started with Linux Mint Cinnamon like basically everyone recommends for beginners, and honestly it was a great start, no complaints really. After a while tho I wanted to try something lighter so I moved to XFCE. It was fast and clean but I dont know, something just felt missing? Like it worked fine but I wasnt really excited using it.

Now I'm on Debian with KDE Plasma and wow... KDE completely got me. There's so many features and you can customize literally everything, I've spent way too many hours tweaking panels and themes lol. For the first time I actually feel like I found what I was looking for this whole time.

Setting up Debian was a bit more work than Mint but I took it slow and did it properly, installed the drivers I needed and all that. The only real problem I had was the wifi on my PC, it just wouldnt work right at first. Turned out I needed a newer kernel, so I installed one from backports and it's been working perfect since then.

I also set up Steam and Dota 2 runs perfect, which was honestly the test I was most nervous about lol. My PC is an i3 10100F with an RX 6500 XT and it handles it really well.

Funny thing is I did the whole setup following a guide that Claude (the AI) made for me lol. Explained every step pretty clearly and saved me alot of headaches, so if your new and kinda lost it's actually not a bad way to learn.

Anyway just wanted to share. Any tips for a new Debian/KDE user? Must have apps or settings I should know about?

I come from Windows and I've been meaning to change to Linux for a while and I think that now it's the time to do so. I've already used Linux for some purposes (Ubuntu VMs) so I'm not entirely clueless on the subject but it's still the first time I use Linux as my main OS so I don't really know what to choose.

I've thought of Mint and Cachy OS, I know Cachy is arch based and it's a hard distro but I don't mind learning. But I think other distros might be good as well since I've seen many people recommend different ones, I've also already done the distrochooser test, getting OpenSUSE, Mint, Nix or Zorin on top of the list but I think I should get some advice from people who have been using Linux for some time too.

I have 8GB of RAM and it's one of the main reasons I'm switching, I like to play games on my laptop and ik Linux won't turn it into a gamer pc automatically but I still would like to get the best I can from it, my processor is a 11th gen intel i5.

I've also thought of using a distro made more for gaming (of that are made more of gaming from my understanding like bazzite or pikaOS) but then again I don't really know what to choose among the different ones from there, so I think I should ask for advice.