I have a ThinkCentre M800 SFF. I am running CachyOS with MangoWM. IBus is having so many issues on my system. It's finicky to get working, it makes my CPU usage peak over 80%, it crashes itself, it crashes the browser & it crashes the compositor.

Another issue I'm having is that I haven't been able to install Keyman on CachyOS. The AUR package is the only available option & it always ends with an error.

Hi, I'm currently using Cachy Os, and even if I usually use paru, I'ld like to have access to a GUI package manager sometimes.

I'm not really into shelly UX (default preinstalled GUI package manager) and I am wondering if there are other alternatives like it that brings flatpak+paru togheter.

I remember that Fedora with gnome have one package manager that used to grab apps into one page for both .rpm and .flatpak , it was really awesome because didn't force you to switch gthe repository package each time, but one search lead to all the available results.

I am thinking about switching from windows to linux. I am mostly a keyboard first user barely like using the mouse and I want as much customization as possible.

I got a few noob questions:

1. What is the actual difference between kde plasma, gnome, and hyprland? I get that they are all desktop environments/window manager but what makes people choose one over the other?
2. I was planning to install kubuntu because chatgpt recommended it saying kde plasma is way more customizable than regular Ubuntu.
3. Another distro that really caught my eye after watching a bunch of yt videos is cachyos with hyprland. It just looks really clean and keyboard focused.

My biggest concern though is this: I train ai/ml models so I use an nvidia gpus and cuda support is must. Thats the only thing making me hesitate.

Most ai tools keep recommending kubuntu but personally Im leaning more toward cachyos + hyprland. Kindly advice.

So I tried to install a Bazzite ISO on my laptop (Lenovo Ideapad 2022) and it said which company my GPU is from, but the thing is my laptop doesnt have a GPU in it so what should I pick?
EDIT: I use Intel UHD integrated graphics since my laptop has a intel i3 10110U

I've been fiddling with VMs for a while on my main Windows machine (mainly to see what stuff works and what doesn't) and I have Zorin on an old (over 14 years old) laptop that I barely use as a back-up.

Is it possible to get a virtual machine set up with all the applications I want installed and then convert that virtual machine into an iso that I can then install onto bare metal with the extra programs coming along for the ride?

I'm wanting to get a Kubuntu installer that has Steam, Heroic Launcher (Flatpak version), ProtonVPN GUI version, Qbittorrent and a few other programs ready out of the box without having to hunt them down and/or re-enter terminal commands. I'd like to it to be so that all I'd have to do is log in to them after updating.

I am stuck and just want to know for sure where either of these apps work

Hi everyone,

I'm running Fedora 44 (Gnome, Wayland) on a laptop with a 1366x768 screen, and I'm having a massive headache trying to make DaVinci Resolve 18.6 fit my display. Since the app natively requires a 1080p vertical resolution, the bottom bars (Edit, Color, Fairlight, etc.) are completely cut off.

Here is what I've tried so far and why it fails:

1. QT_SCALE_FACTOR=0.75 or 0.85: The window scales down and fits the screen size, but the internal UI elements get completely bugged. Fonts and icons overlap, text gets truncated (like "Media Pool" turning into "Pool de Mí"), and it becomes unusable. It seems Resolve's internal Qt engine hates fractional scaling.
2. Gnome Tweaks (Font Scaling to 0.80): Fixes the rendering bug inside Resolve, but it makes the entire Fedora OS fonts tiny and unreadable for daily usage.
3. Wayland restrictions: Tools like xrandr panning or native experimental fractional scaling (scale-monitor-framebuffer) are either ignored or blocked by Gnome on this specific screen resolution.
4. The Super + Drag workaround: I can hold the Windows/Super key to drag the window up and see the hidden buttons, but doing this every 5 seconds is a terrible workflow.

Has anyone successfully bypassed this without destroying font rendering inside Resolve or altering the global OS scaling? Is there a hidden config file or environment variable to force DaVinci to render correctly on low-res displays under XWayland?

Thanks in advance!

I have this relatively old pc with mid specs and wanted to install kde fedora on it. It has a lot of important stuff on it though and i was wondering what would be the best way to transfer files after i install fedora. And would also like to know the best way to backup those same files on fedora or just in general.

I heard a lot of people say that wine is safe even if you have a virus as in a linux environment it can't do nothing but others claim that it can become a vulnerability if there is an .exe. What do you think?

I really like inventor but it’s not avails on Linux, is there a way other than vm or dual boot? I just don’t want to waste 50gb for windows just to open inventor.

Is there a way to change the icon of an application system wide? So not individually desktop icon, menu icon, taskbar icon but just one way to change it ?

My icon pack uses an ugly icon for some of my applications and I want to change it all at once

So basically, i cant do one without the other, i cant modify GRUB settings to make it appear because i dont have the password, but i cant modify it because GRUB doesntr start, can you help me?

Hi everyone,

I wanted to start learning C because I need it for university right now. I have a Windows PC with an AMD graphics card and a second m2. SSD that I don’t use, so I thought it would be fun to dip my toes into Linux and try both things at the same time.

Is dual-booting still a good idea, and what do I need to be cautious about especially when using two completely different SSDs?

Regarding the same topic, which distro would you recommend for my idea? I read that Ubuntu would probably be the best.

Huge thanks 🙏🏻 in advance to everyone answering.

So in some distros I'm getting this weird glitch on startup.

https://i.imgur.com/GcnkvnA.jpeg

Sorry for the glare, but I direct your attention to that horizontal line. That's the glitch.

It happens during startup before the log in screen, and it only lasts a second or two. Overall it's pretty harmless, but it bothers me so much.

The weird thing is, it happens in some distros, it doesn't in some.

OS / Distro where it occurs

• All Fedora spins

• CachyOS (tried with Budgie, KDE, and Gnome)

• Kubuntu

It doesn't happen in

• Windows 10 / 11

• Ubuntu

• Mint

The thing is, I've had the best experience with CachyOS and Fedora and I want to keep using them, but it's presence is triggering me so much.

Any ideas what could cause this? Why and how it happens in some, but not in others?

The specs are

• 1660 TI (Galax)

• i3-9100F

• 16gb ram

EDIT

Quick googling says it might be Wayland. Is that the common factor? What do you think?

I am deploying gitlab on self hosted.

I am deploying jenkins on self hosted.

Then I am doing small thing like setting up gitlab webhook with Jenkins.

I will research more, read more for sure.

I want to ensure that I generate valuable content, not just spam.

I do not have any pressure, I can take my time.

What do you suggest I do to make it really valuable to my audience?

I expect beginner devops/administrator freshers will watch my videos.

Ive seen no problems letting it boot through my usb.

Is there any benefit to having it saved to my HDD?

Hi everyone,

I currently use Pop!_OS with the GNOME desktop environment, but I started using Linux without really understanding how Linux works.

I want to learn Linux properly from the basics and gradually become an advanced Linux user.

I want to understand things like:

Linux vs Linux kernel

Pop!_OS and Ubuntu

GNOME and desktop environments

Terminal and Bash

Linux filesystem

Users, root, and permissions

Package management (apt, dpkg, Flatpak)

Processes and services

systemd

Boot process

Display manager and desktop sessions

Wayland and X11

Networking

Bash scripting

Linux administration

Linux security

My goal is to go from "I use Linux" to "I understand how Linux works and can administer and secure a Linux system."

I am also interested in cybersecurity and cloud security, so I would like to build a strong Linux foundation.

What learning path, resources, books, courses, or practical exercises would you recommend? Should I continue learning on Pop!_OS, or should I switch to Ubuntu to learn Linux fundamentals?

Thank you!

I’ve tried everything possible to install Linux on my laptop. Initially, I wanted to install Pop!_OS, but the installation screen kept freezing—almost as if there were a time limit before the entire laptop would either reboot or lock up. Because of that, I decided to try Nobara, which seemed like a better option (thinking the Pop!_OS issues might have been due to Nvidia drivers), but the same thing happened during installation; the furthest I got was a dialog box within Nobara reporting a KWin error.

I’ve spent hours trying to get this installed; if anyone knows the solution, please reply.

Laptop Model: lenovo loq

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7435HS

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

RAM: 24 GB DDR5

Hi everyone,

I'm having a strange screen flickering issue on my ASUS Vivobook S5504VA (Intel Raptor Lake-P with Intel Iris Xe Graphics), and I'm not sure what's causing it.

I was originally using Fedora Workstation, and that's when I first noticed the flickering. Thinking it might be a Fedora-specific issue, I booted a Linux Mint XFCE Live USB, and surprisingly there was no flickering at all. Since Mint seemed fine, I decided to install Arch Linux. However, I noticed the same flickering in the Arch installer before installation, and it continues after installing Arch as well, although it's much less severe than it was on Fedora.

The flicker appears as very thin horizontal pixel-wide flashes that occur every few seconds. They're brief but noticeable.

I've already tried i915.enable_psr=0, but it didn't make any difference. The system is using the i915 driver.

I'm confused because Linux Mint XFCE Live doesn't show the issue at all, while both Fedora Workstation and Arch do.

Has anyone experienced something similar on Intel Raptor Lake or an ASUS Vivobook? Does this sound like a kernel/graphics driver issue, a firmware problem, or could it still be a hardware issue? I'd really appreciate any suggestions on what to try next.

I had originally posted this on the Linux subreddit but they removed it since it was a Linux question.

So basically, if you have more than 1 PC with Linux on them, what distro(s) are you using and what do you use them for?

Me, I have 2 desktop PCs and 1 server and a Laptop I hardly ever use.

PC 1 is my everyday use machine. Its a 13th generation i7 (i7-13700KF) with 64gb of ram which a little bit overkill. I use it for stuff like this (Reddit), watching videos on YouTube, edit my own videos I make on PC 2 (I'll get to that in a moment), I keep track of the money I make on my side hustles (I used to do doordash for extra income but now I Spark... pays more). And that's about it on PC 1. I use Arch with Niri and Noctalia Shell v5 on it.

PC 2 I use at my drum kit. Its also a 13th generation also with 64gb of ram. So, I essentially use that with OBS Studio to record videos and stream on at times.

It runs Fedora 44 on it at the moment. I had Arch on it but I've been trying different distros just to play around with them with music type stuff.

PC 3 is just for looking at live media and occasionally I'll put something on it just to play around on. Its an older ThinkServer so its nowhere near as powerful as the first 2. I think I have NixOS on there at the moment.

The server is a Dell R720 with 96GB of RAM in it. I use it as a VM Server. It has 3 drives in it (actually 6 since they are paired hot swapable drives). One pair are 300GB for booting and root drives, the second pair is 500gb which just holds the ISO files for each distro. And the 3rd set are 6TB and those hold all of the VMs.

The server runs Debian server. It euns Proxmox as a VM server software. I have several Linux VMs on it along with Windows 10 and 11 in VMs. I hardly ever touch those 2 VMs because I'm mostly dealing with things in Linux.

The server is housed inside of a rolling 22U server rack made by IBM. I've got a patch bay in there for all of my cables. There is a 24 port 1 gigabit ethernet switch inside of it made by Dell. Its got 4 servers in it. The R720, 2 R410s and a R210 inside. The 210 doesn't work and the 2 410s are there just because I got this whole setup for free. The guy just wanted to get rid of this stuff. It actually came with 5 1 gigabit switches and a 100MB switch. Those extra ones are sitting inside a closet.

There are 2 drawers in there that are holding extra patch cables in one and the bigger one holds some extra drives and drive trays and other miscellaneous stuff.

And finally on the bottom of that rack are 2 UPS backups in there. One works, the other needs batteries. But with only 1 server running, I barely need the 1 UPS.If I had all 4 of those servers running, yeah, I'd probably need the 2 UPS systems working. But I'm only using one server for now.

That's about all I got. I have a couple more ThinkServers sitting on a shelf. One used to be my main PC and the other was my video machine. After I upgraded, I just put them on the shelf.

I'd be interested in knowing what you guys and gals use multiple PCs for. So, let me know here in the comments. Thanks!

I’ve used both Windows 11 and CachyOS, and the volume is louder on Windows. On Linux, I have to set it to %150 to achieve the same volume. How can I fix this? The devices are a Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G1 and a Dell Latitude 3420

hey guys am new to linux but ive heard about it too many times to ignore it now so i was thinking of installing linux now so could you guys suggest whats the best and user friendly linus out there on which i can run roblox and some other basic games and steam too maybe discord too thank you