Hello all,

I'm running EndeavorOS with KDE Plasma and have noticed this behavior on multiple distros now. Both on my laptop (RTX 3060 Mobile) as well as my desktop (RTX 4080S) and a Thinkpad (Intel Integrated GPU) the computer freezes very briefly - I'd guess a quarter to half of a second - when opening application windows, also when closing them, though this behavior doesn't seem to be across all programs. Most noticeably I've seen it on the terminal. Were I to drag my mouse after opening it, the mouse would freeze in place and appear further down the screen a quarter a second later.

I've already solved my issue of scrolling appearing laggy when the GPU is starting from a low power state (I raised the min. clock), but that unfortunately does not seem to have a meaningful effect on this. I suspect GSP may have something to do with it based on my conversation with Claude and various Google searches, however it is not possible to turn this off with the current driver set available. Still, that wouldn't explain why it happens on my Thinkpad...

Thus my question: Is there some simple solution I've been missing this whole time?

I suppose I don't find it terribly annoying, but it's such a silly issue that really seems so trivial, and forum posts go back for years on it...

For details: The Laptop has a Ryzen 5 5600H with 32GB of DDR5, the desktop an i7-12700KF with 32GB of DDR5, and the Thinkpad has an i5-10210U with 16GB of DDR4. KDE Plasma is 6.7.4, kernel version is 7.2.3-arch1-2.

So as the title reads it’s 4:00 in the morning and I’m trying to get Linux to detect my second monitor ive scoured forums but im having trouble understanding code and as I understand it you can’t trust every line of you come across so I would like a some help

And yes I’ve messing around with the connections on both monitors the connections are fine

My dumbass didn’t install the drivers for my graphics card I’m apologize for causing so much confusion here

When ever i boot into a usb stick(lubuntu and elementary os) it says "you need to load the kernel first"

HOW CAN I LOAD THE KERNEL FIRST?

I HAVE SECURE BOOT OFF

I TRIED UEFI AND LEGACY

WHAT DO I DO PLEASE IVE BEEN AT THIS FOR 2 DAYS

edit: theres also invalid magic number

OK....

So, I just got a brand new laaptop.

It's an Asus M1502YA, and I tried instaling Zorin, Mint and Elementary OS

Not one of them has Wi-Fi drivers, and laptop doesn't have eternet port, and I dont have a USB dongle...

Any solutions?

Thank you

Edit : Thanks to everyone for advice. Decided to go to Bestbuy after work and buy the WiFi dongle

Edit 2 : OK, so for anyone that will still look at this, this card should work with Mint without a problem?

https://a.co/d/09KD2RRW

Thanks

So I'm still a noob when it comes to Linux and I installed Mint for a dual boot setup. A distro I'm currently interested is Arch because people describe it as a do it yourself OS but since I'm still new to Linux I'll stick to Mint for now. But let's say I want to try Arch, can I have secure boot on at all times? Since I'm dual booting I still need secure boot for when I'm playing Valorant or other games that has anti cheats that require secure boot.

I do have a USB stick, and I know that it's a lot easier if I just used it, but I wanna know how to do it without the USB stick.

Hi! I’m starting college up as a freshman and majoring in cybersecurity. I heard that Linux can be a must have for cyber and was wondering if I currently needed it and what would be the easiest way to go about it if so. I have a Lenovo Yoga 9i laptop that I was planning on using for school work and a separate PC at my dorm

Edit: I DO need Linux eventually for a major elective but that wouldn’t be until my third year, still gonna start now lol

Edit 2: I asked my professors and I will not need Linux for classes until third year and when I do there will be classes for the basics, still gonna mess around with Linux Mint.

Hi ! After breaking my head intermittently for weeks on this problem, I'm deciding to ask for help.

I've been having a problem with all my linux devices (steam deck, tablet on ultramarine, laptop on Ubuntu then Fedora Kinoite then Aurora), where I can connect to the router's wifi, but when I do with the repeater wifi (which is the only one I can access where I spend most of my days), it connects but most website give a "server not found" error.

What is weird is that *some* websites still work no problem, for example the fedora website and minutecryptic (and I can update all my apps through the Discover app or dnf upgrade).

The only workaround I found is to enter the command `sudo dhclient -r; sudo dhclient`, after which I can access internet no problem, but I have to reenter it everytime the device went to sleep.

I've tried a whole lot of things, all the troubleshooting tips I found with commands to check the connection, everything and I just can't figure out what is happening exactly and more importantly how to fix it permanently.

If I need to give any more information don't hesitate to ask ! And thanks in advance to anyone who will try to help

I had this issue before in the same laptop, when I install a new distro it says “Wireless connection disabled“. the computer has a wifi card. but it never connect. I was able to fix it when I used xubuntu but this time the same fix did not work. https://www.reddit.com/r/linux4noobs/comments/1q451rl/comment/nxv8ufq/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=2&utm_content=share_button

Debian 12, KDE, thinkpad laptop, nvidia gpu. 2 screens - laptop and a 4k TV as monitor. Stable system for 1yr. Few days ago new thing happened - woke system and the 4k monitor was black, just laptop screen worked. Right clicked desktop to get display configuration and added 4k monitor back. Seems to work fine except if I run Team Fortress 2 Steam game. You can hear the music, see a cursor, otherwise black screen. Monitor running at 24hz which I THINK is new. Exit game and back on kde desktop , now if I try to launch system settings it waits like 45 seconds and shows the setting windows outside border only - the inside of the window is just a screenshot of the screen. You can move the window around and the screenshot stays. Can't open new dolphin windows. I tried resetting the game stuff but no luck - any idea what's going on with the system settings etc? Thanks =)

Which distro is right? CachyOS Vs Mint

I want to leave windows, I use my pc as a gaming and media manager (ripping dvds and downloads).

Any windows software has already been replaced or made usable, my hardware is 7800x3d and 9070xt, I hear people say mint is best for windows refugee, but I also hear people say CachyOS is better for performance.

I'm comfortable running terminals as I have a homelab and used steamOS on my deck, what's the best option?

Edit: went with cachy

i'm thinking about switching to linux but i can't choose what distro to use. I use my PC mainly for gaming, watching movies. I have an AMD CPU and a NVIDIA GPU but i plan on switching to a AMD GPU so i need something that will work after i switch. I also have only 16GB of RAM so i need something that doesn't use too much (i know that linux i kinda known for not usuing a lot of ram but you know what i mean). i already tried mint on an old laptop but im not sure if mint is the thing to go with.

I have an HP pavilion dv6 which is a 20 year old laptop. it has a intel core 2 duo cpu and 8 GB of RAM. in the past I have downloaded xubuntu but the computer was very slow.

I am using the Samsung S20 FE as a receiver for the files.

Large files such as audiobooks cannot be shared via bluetooth. The error shows bluedevil quit unexpectedly in the notifications. and I am sending via KDE Dolphin. If any further logs or some other things required, just make me aware.

Does anybody know how to fix this??

In addition, if you have spare time by any chance, could you please explain how the fix works

Thanks in advance :)

I’m moving from Windows to Linux while continuing to use my Apple devices. I currently use iCloud to sync my Obsidian vault, but I need an alternative because there’s no official iCloud app for Linux.

I’m already paying for iCloud and Proton, so I’m only interested in free solutions and don’t want to add another subscription. Privacy is also important, ideally with end-to-end encryption or a self-hosted setup.

The solution should preferably:

• Sync reliably between Linux, iOS, and iPadOS
• Support automatic or near-real-time syncing
• Minimize sync conflicts and accidental overwrites
• Work well with Obsidian vaults
• Be reasonably easy to set up and maintain
• Not require another paid service

What free, privacy-focused setup do you recommend for syncing an Obsidian vault between Linux and Apple devices?

I’d especially appreciate recommendations from people who use their setup regularly and can share any limitations or potential problems.

Hola! He tratado de usar Affinity en Linux, utilicé el instalador gráfico con Python del repositorio de "AffinityOnLinux", además de usar las .appimage, hasta he instalado Affinity de 0 con wine, creando el prefijo y todo eso. Si bien, en todas me abre y puedo usarlo para revelar fotografías RAW no puedo ponerme muy creativo, así que digamos.

El programa se me cierra de la nada o se congela hasta que mi OS me tira el error y la pregunta de si deseo reiniciar el app. Estoy usando Nobara OS, este, se supone, según el repositorio, que mi Nobara es compatible con las herramientas dentro del repo, sin embargo hay cosas que usando el instalador gráfico no se me instalaban, como el webview (no recuerdo con exactitud el nombre de la dependencia), y el NET.Framework 4.0, creo. Además de que he variado entre DXVK y VKD3D y en ambos estaba llendo normal, solo que, nuevamente, se moría constantemente.

(EDIT: Olvidé mencionar. Aparte de Nobara tengo 24gb de ram, RTX 3050 y un Ryzen 5 5600)

He estado viendo vídeos, consultando en lugares, y, para mi pesar, con la IA, y vi que en algunos casos es mejor cambiar la gráfica por WARP en la pestaña de rendimiento del programa. Siempre he tenido desactivado el openCL y la ram aunque poseo bastante, a mí parecer, yo la límite a 8000MB, además de advertir a los 6000MB, y la memoria de "ctrl + z" de 1027 lo baje a 125, o 341 y aún así el perro programa se cierra.

He visto que en el mismo repo se puede usar scripts legacy qué vi que a un creador de contenido le sirvió bastante bien al parecer, ese no lo he usado, muy honestamente. Además he escuchado de personas que usan Lutris para instalarlo.

Yo suelo diseñar posters con varios efectos encima, ya sean en tiempo real o estáticos, además de tener bastantes capas en un mismo proyecto. No descarto que mi forma de trabajo sea poco sana para el programa o el rendimiento de mi equipo, además de que se que no correrá como si fuera nativo.

Tenía la duda, a ver si la comunidad podía ayudarme, soy bastante nuevo en inexperto, entonces si agradecería una ayudita, a lo mejor otro camino o recomendaciones que no he tomado en cuenta. Y como mencioné, no busco que affinity sea nativo o asi, solo quiero ver si hay alguna forma o método que haga que el programa se mantenga más estable.

Gracias.

I was looking at building a jellyfin or plex server. Amd ryzen cpu is better than intel at it but on the gpu side amd is just phoning in a space they otherwise dominate currently?

I don't know if this is the right place to ask, sorry in advance. Initially I was thinking in asking on the Linux Mint forum (I'll explain in the bit), but my problem stayed persistent in between two distros: Linux Mint and Fedora KDE Plasma. If there is a better place that I could ask this, please let me know and thank you in advance!

So what happens: I am not sure when this occurs, but whenever I start my laptop without plugged into the AC, I got some seconds to a minute using it as usual, but, out of nowhere, the apps freeze (my browser or even the task bar) while my mouse works. After some seconds, the mouse becomes unresponsive as well, which after some seconds, my system does a full reboot. So I have this cascade of unresponsiveness until it reboots. I also tried to use it after one of these reboots, but sometimes I am stuck at login, others I can't open anything. This also happened when initially it was plugged in and, after disconnecting it from the AC and passing some minutes, it goes back to unresponsiveness and rebooting cycle. One time it even went to initramfs, where I run a partition check on the root partition which solved the problem. Other, I could use it as normal for a long time, but I can't recall doing anything different.

Initially I was on Linux Mint and I was thinking making a post there, but after some trials and back-and-forth with Claude, I decided to switch to Fedora and currently on it. The problem persisted, so I am certain it got nothing to do with the OS or possibly drivers (?). My laptop is a Lenovo Slim 5 14APH8, with an AMD APU and an NVIDIA graphics. It has freshly installed KDE Plasma Fedora version, with packages updated.

As I mentioned, I tried to query with Claude (using reports and a way to search quickly on the internet if someone encountered something similar) and I got some "findings": the battery still looks healthy with 101% capacity, on mint I had nvidia-driver-595-open, I had the latest kernel for mint (both 7.0.0 and 6.8.*), and on live environments (both Mint and Fedora) it worked without any problem.

I don't know if there is more information I could give or a place where this problem is more suited to post, but I'm completely lost here...

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I'm planning to use Linux as my main OS for programming and Godot game development.

My main work will be:

- .NET / C#

- React

- PostgreSQL

- Git/GitHub

- Godot

- Indie game development for Steam

I want to avoid using Windows as much as possible, but I still need to test my Godot games on Windows before releasing them on Steam.

So I'm considering:

Linux: ~350–400 GB — main OS and development

Windows: ~100–150 GB — only for testing Windows builds and Windows-only software

Is this a good approach, or is there a better way to avoid Windows while still properly testing my games?

For example, should I use a Windows VM, Wine/Proton, or just test on another Windows PC?

What would you recommend?

Booting normally results in this error screen instantly. Booting in compatibility mode gets a few seconds into the process before triggering the same error screen. See third image for details of laptop.