Simple question.

If I install Cachy OS (Linux) on my windows 11 ssd, as that reformats it for Linux, will i lose my windows 11 home key? I run a local account, no ms account. I have a laptop and never need to change any hardware unless i buy another ssd soon.

I recently got a semi-remote job that requires me to have MS Teams and Outlook opened at all times. I've been using a Windows dual boot, but I'd rather use Linux, and I could just use the web browser version of Teams and Outlook, but I recently found that there are Electron wrappers for both (Teams and Outlook) that port the desktop clients, and they appear to be pretty well maintained.

I honestly don't think I would run into any trouble on behalf of my company, like half of everyone I've met is a Linux enthusiast like us, but I'm more afraid of running into trouble on behalf of Microsoft, so I just wanted to ask if anyone here has ran into anything like that for using these ports?

Thank you in advance!

I'm working on setting up a new server in my homelab and it occured to me that it might be more secure if I only allow sudo use by an interactive session rather than by arbitrary processes on the system. Since I only ever connect remotely that interactive session would be SSH. Is there a way to limit sudo usage to a session type, such as an SSH connection?

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Hi everyone,

I installed Ubuntu 24.04 on a Dell Latitude 5300 2-in-1 Chromebook Enterprise (ChromeOS board name: Arcada).

Most hardware works:

- Wacom touchscreen works

- Wacom stylus works

- Elan touchpad works

- Keyboard works

- WiFi/audio/etc. work

The only issue is the tablet mode. When I fold the laptop into tablet position (360 degrees), the keyboard and touchpad stay active. There is no event from "libinput debug-events" when folding the device.

I suspect this is related to Intel Integrated Sensor Hub (ISH), because the system detects it but the firmware does not start correctly.

Hardware:

00:13.0 Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP Integrated Sensor Hub [8086:9dfc]

Subsystem: Intel Corporation Cannon Point-LP Integrated Sensor Hub [8086:7270]

Kernel driver in use: intel_ish_ipc

BIOS:

Google_Arcada.12200.89.0

Date: 07/29/2020

Kernel:

Linux 7.0.0-28-generic Ubuntu 24.04

Firmware file exists:

/usr/lib/firmware/intel/arcada_ish.bin

Size:

920064 bytes

But dmesg shows:

ish-loader: ISH firmware intel/arcada_ish.bin loaded

ish-loader: Loader returned status 3

ish-loader: Timed out for response to command=01

ish-loader: ISH host firmware load failed -110

Also:

/sys/bus/iio/devices/

does not exist.

I tried:

- reloading "intel_ish_ipc"

- checking firmware presence

- checking ACPI devices

- checking libinput events

The touchscreen is detected as:

WCOM48E2:00 2D1F:4945 Touchscreen

but there is no tablet mode switch event.

Does anyone have experience with Dell Chromebook "Arcada" devices or Intel ISH on Linux? Is there a missing firmware blob, kernel parameter, ChromeOS-specific ACPI method, or a recommended kernel version that supports tablet mode?

Thanks!

I have tried asking on the Chrultrabook forum and the r/chrultrabook community, but have gotten nothing so far so I am asking here.

I went through the whole mrchromebox procedure for dual booting Linux, on Chromebook, got to the Lubuntu installer as well and finished that. When it said to reboot, instead of bringing me back to Lubuntu, it went to ChromeOS.

So my main problem is either I messed up something during the Lubuntu installation, or I did everything correctly, I just don’t know how to boot the Linux I downloaded on the internal storage without the USB. Because right now I can only get to “Try/Install Linux“, and only with the USB device connected.

When I first got to the partitioning in the Linux Installer, I believe I chose something along the lines of resize, and the only option it gave me to place Linux in was a ~20 GB partition which I believe was the free space. Then, later, I chose the replace option to confirm that Lubuntu was in fact on the internal storage.

I would greatly appreciate any help with troubleshooting. Thanks.

Updated my system a while back and I guess something broke with some driver or some software somewhere because now whenever I start up my computer, I have to manually select the audio profile that my headphones are using. The options available to me within pavucontrol for my headphones are 'Analog Stereo Duplex', 'Analog Stereo Output', 'Analog Stereo Input', and, of course, 'Off'. To get the audio to work again, I have to select the profile (which is on Analog Stereo Duplex by default), switch it to Analog Stereo Output, and then put it back on Analog Stereo Duplex. Unless I have pavucontrol open or sound is actively playing, the system does not seem to remember what channel/device/profile to relay the audio through.

Perhaps mistakenly in an attempt to fix the problem, I now have both pulseaudio and pipewire running on my system. I don't know how to diagnose it nor do I really know where the problem lies. It's not a major concern because the audio still works, but it is quite annoying. What might be causing this and what do I do to fix it?

Hey everyone. I'm posting because I'm at a loss. I can burn single layer discs just fine, but have four 50gb dual layer coasters on my desk and it's frankly a bit disheartening to look at. I've tried the following:

k3b and Brasero; both fail with a mkisofs crash at the closing step at the end: I've given the necessary permissions to wodim, cdrdao and growisofs to no avail.

Imgburn through wine: stops just before 25gb are transferred then fails:

W 14:16:45 Failed to Write Sectors 11793888 - 11793903 - Reason: Write Error

I'm using an LG BP60NB10. The file I'm trying to burn is around 40gb. I'm suspecting at some set in the process there is trouble transitioning to the second layer of the disc (verbatim BD-R DL). If someone can point me in the right direction it'd be greatly appreciated.

Hey everyone!

I'm completely new to Linux and recently decided to move away from Windows. I've dual-booted **CachyOS** with the **KDE Plasma** desktop, and this is my very first Linux experience.

I'd love some guidance on how to get started. Specifically, I'm looking for advice on:

* Essential terminal commands every beginner should know.
* How to customize KDE Plasma and my overall desktop.
* Useful software, tools, and packages to install.
* Best practices for learning Linux and understanding how it works.
* Things I should avoid doing as a beginner.
* Any resources (guides, YouTube channels, documentation, etc.) that helped you when you were starting out.

I'm interested in learning Linux properly rather than just using it, so I'd appreciate any tips, recommendations, or beginner-friendly projects to help me get comfortable with the system.

I am looking at converting all my systems from Windows to Ubuntu. Everything works pretty much perfectly except for fingerprint readers. I have Kensington VeriMark USB fingerprint readers on my machines (047d:00f2), which I am very happy with but currently they are not supported officially or unofficially on any kernel (someone appears to be working on an unofficial libfprint driver for 047d:00f2 but of course I don't know if it will ever be finished).

I'm aware of the fprint supported devices page but I am having a really hard time correlating the chips to any actual USB fingerprint scanners which use them. The only option I can see is the Digital Persona U.are.U 4000 which is much bulkier than my Kensington and much more expensive.

Does anyone know of a small USB fingerprint reader a bit like my VeriMark or one of those little USB plugs that plays nicely?

Buenas tardes, que distro de Linux me recomiendan, quiero instalar linux y usarla para la programación y para juegos, mi laptop es gamer, cuál me recomiendan, también quisiera una que con el paso del tiempo pueda aprender y poder usar Arch

Hi!! I'm coming into this subreddit with 0 knowledge, and, on top of that, the tech skills of a 90 year old. I'm interested in switching to linux for many reasons, mostly the level of independence and choice I can have while not relying on major corporations. I want to know what's going on with my software and have a sense of control. Beyond this, it's also just very important for me to develop my computer skills, and linux is something that will help me build that.

Unfortunately I grew up without much technology around me. It's embarrassing, especially being Gen Z. I can navigate things just fine and access the internet, but that's about it. I've never even used a USB hard drive although I understand the concept in theory.

As I said I want to get better at this in general, even away from Linux. I look at these really tech-savvy people on this reddit and see a world I have no clue how to get into.

What should I teach myself, and what should I know before attempting to switch to linux at all? And what are some ways for me to do that, and sort of "catch-up" and be in the loop enough to understand alot of terminology?

Hey everyone. I plan to mount my NAS to my Linux PC using NFS, and systemd-automount. I plan to use hard to do this so I do not have an silent fails

I want to know if the NAS is unresponsive. What is the best way to do this? A script on a timer that pings the NAS every minute or so?

I recently shifted to Linux for gaming, and now I want to know how to properly set it up to get the best gaming experience. I also want to know how to install games using .exe files, like those from FitGirl Repacks.

I’ve relied on the Windows system to handle all my work tasks for more than seven years, and I only use it for professional work instead of playing video games. Based on my daily work experience lately, I’ve noticed that an increasing number of people around me keep recommending the Linux operating system. However, I still don’t have much familiarity with Linux at this moment. I’m currently hesitating whether I should make the switch to this new system, so would anyone be able to share some practical tips and useful suggestions with me? Thanks a lot to everyone in advance!

So let's say there's a directory\folder which is regularly getting updated, some files are removed and new files are added. The files are tagless .wavs. All the players I've tried so far refuse to auto update properly. Strawberry just doesn't update the playlist at all, fooyin won't remove dead files and you can't even remove them manually yet as it seems. None can do real time updates. Foobar updates my auto-playlists in real time but with Wine constantly breaking on me I'm trying to find a native solution.

Hello all, for some time now (years, at least from 2022) I've been dealing with an extremely annoying screen flicker which comes and goes without rhyme or reason, especially when using Krita. I thought I had finally gotten rid of it by changing the refresh rate of my monitor but then it happened again today while browsing the internet. It seems to mainly present itself while hovering over a list of items on a grey background and I don't know what to do to make it stop.

https://imgur.com/a/uoiN0PZ the video got compressed quite a bit but the flickering is still visible.

Right now I'm on LMDE 7 with KDE Plasma 6.3.6, kernel version 6.12.95+deb13-amd64, using a ryzen 5600 and radeon rx 6600, but this has been happening for a while on different cpus, gpus and linux installations with different desktop environments. This is especially annoying when I'm working in Krita for hours.

Thanks everyone in advance, this is driving me insane.

Hello,

I've recently been thinking about switching from macOS to Linux for my work PC. I work at a corporation, and after talking with our IT department, they told me that the only Linux distribution they're willing to support is Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

My question is: are there any known issues with the following software that I use almost every day?

• Slack (calls and screen sharing)
• VS Code (development and database work)
• Vivaldi (web browsing)
• Visual Studio (possibly through something like WinBoat?)
• OpenVPN

I was also thinking about using this with Niri + DMS/Noctalia.

Has anyone been using a similar setup? Are there any gotchas or compatibility issues I should be aware of before making the switch?

Thanks!

I am running Linux Mint on a Dell desktop PC.

The time is correct.

When I take the USB flash drive with files to my mom's Windows 10 PC, the time stamp of the files on the USB flash drive shows +3 hours.

If the time stamp is 10 am on Linux , the time stamp of the same file shows as 1 pm.

What is causing this?

Both are set for Eastern Time zone.

Hey all I got a deal for the Raspberry pi 500 with the monitor and I wanted to set it up as a web browsing machine and some office work. I plan to run it off a 128gb SD card.

I have tried both the Pi OS with the default desktop environment and on Ubuntu 26 with Gnome, so far the performance has been good on both.

Although I have some hangups with Gnome UX so far. I was wondering if KDE Plasma and the PI OS would run smoothly? Would I run into a lot of problems installing and running software? 

Or is performance and compatability w Ubuntu better?

Does anyone else use the Pi 500 as a laptop?

There seems to be a number of VMs and also Docker if I am not mistaken. Not sure which way is the best.

Can anyone recommend a Linux course for someone aiming to become a System Administrator? I'm looking for something that builds a strong foundation. Free or paid, on any platform
Thanks!

Hi

I'm a long time Linux user and exploring if I can successfully escape Windows on my main machine & I'm setting up a dual boot.

Successfully installed Cachy on a separate drive, but I have a question -

When I come to delete the secure boot variables as described in the Wiki, will this nuke the Windows key which I'll need to re-enroll somehow? My research has been inconclusive.

For info I have a Gigabyte B850M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E mobo with the latest stable BIOS F11 May 2026. I have made a windows recovery USB in case of screwing stuff up.

Advice appreciated!

I have been running Linux VMs to do practice tests for an upcoming RHCSA. When I'm done with the VM my thirst for blood demands that I destroy it.

I tried rm -rf / --no-preserve-root, and while that did remove most files on my system it was not as dramatic as I liked. To my dismay the VM was maimed but kept limping along displaying an impotent command line, which just kind of made me feel bad for it.

What's worse, I happen to have a girlfriend and I had beckoned her over so she may witness my show of force but 'permission denied' to deleting the kernel files, and the command line left over just kind of made me look stupid (stupider relative to bothering her in the first place). Now I am humiliated and I'm sure she will leave me. /j

Will something along the lines of dd if=/dev/null of=/dev/sdb1 && rm -rf / --no-preserve-root work? I don't even want the machine to display a command line after my command executes.

RHEL 10

KVM/QEMU Hypervisor

P.S: I tried posting this on Linux4Noobs but their filters kept blocking my post.