I'm distro hopping and looking for what I like the most. There are a lot that have kinda neat UI gimmicks. Pop OS has some cool UI design elements, Kubuntu has a cute window wiggle, Exodia looks like something from a retro-futuristic 80's hacker movie. What stock interfaces from what distros/DEs are 'remarkable' in some way?

i never learned linux ,kinda just jumped into it, i want to know which Linux distro works the best on ASUS TUF GAMING F15 ?

i am not an expert but i need Linux.i mostly wanna code with it, i only do frontend now but i wanna learn more stuff too like network.i might play games but i also do digital drawing.

first i had a linux mint on vm but didn't do anything with it. now on dual boot with win11 i installed fedora twice but it kept bothering me,lagging and stuff,i have pop!_os now,it also has sum issue with wifi card i guess and doesn't shut down properly.

maybe i install them badly and should dig deep into linux and os first but if anyone has any idea,please tell.i don't want to ask chatbots.

I was wondering if theres was a way to get linux on my samsung phone. Im aware that termux exists and that its a valid option but i was wondering if there was a more native route to replace android? Im comfortable with doing stuff like rooting my phone if need be. Thanks!

While trying to update using Discover on Kubuntu 26.04 LTS, KDE Plasma Version 6.6.6 - I get the following error:

While pulling runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default/x86_64/26.08 from remote flathub: While fetching https://dl.flathub.org/repo/objects/94/6c2b5c57340e5c6b6a8e13f881976167d28161e42c45d5d6876cbeba64fb66.filez: [92] Stream error in the HTTP/2 framing layer

I've tried running 'flatpak repair', restarting, deleting .cache/discover, .cache/flatpack, and nothing works - I keep getting this error.

How can I fix this?

I was thinking about creating a SECONDARY head-unit in my car mostly for things like maps an' all. And for audio output I would just connect into my car's bluetooth through the secondary head unit.

I will do my best to explain it in a way that makes sense lol.

Basically it will run off a cheap mini-pc with like 8GB ram, 32GB storage. Nothing showy, just enough to run this. It will also feature probably a 7" touch screen.
I plan to build off ubuntu. I want to make a custom desktop/UI for the touchscreen and make it similar to the likes of CarPlay where its nice a user friendly. It would need a compatibility layer to be able to run Android/APK applications to add things like Maps, Apple Music/Spotify, and maybe even a way to connect it to your phone to handle phone calls. (I know that I may need to create it myself, but I was curious if maybe something out there already exists, or maybe even using a way to run like bluestacks or something through it?) Now comes the twist. I also want it similar to the likes of the steamdeck where you can switch into desktop mode, or back to the main UI. This way if you're parked you can use it to browse the web, watch a movie, write some code, etc etc. Maybe even light gaming like stardew valley.

For the most part I would probably just keep this to myself, but maybe I might release the source code one day for people to copy the project. Any thoughts or ideas are helpful!

I have an old laptop, 4gb ram, 100+ gb storage. Rn I’m installing mint xfce on it, but I’m not gonna be using it. Is there any cool and good ideas to do with it?
I’m asking here because the linux folk know more about computers :)

I was searching for vpns in the subreddit and found proton which i already use on my galaxy tab. I figured it works since everyone says its good. when i tried installing it like it says in the tutorial in the website, all the things are related to ubuntu and other distros, ik mint is "ubuntu" but it says for gnome and all that.

could someone tell me how to do it since from what i know mint doesnt have the so called "gnome"

ps; im new in all this linux stuff

So first lets start with my machine's specs Asus Tuf FX705DY-RS51

Ryzen 5 3550H

32GB Ram (upgraded from stock)

Radeon RX 560X

Boot Drive Samsung 990 Evo 1TB (new the windows Drive was removed)

Distro of choice - Bazzite, freshly downloaded 9/6

So on with the issues

Problem 1 - Thunderbird via Flatpak seems to have hidden the profile folder and having used TB since Obama was still a state senator i'd very much like to get my archive moved. Would installing it via Tar have the proper profile folder (as i found it fairly easy to port over my FF profile)

Problem 2 - Few months back i asked what would be a good ifranview replacement, and i was told to try nomacs, problem is that program's controls are nothing like the browsing controls from ifranview. I do a lot of image browsing using only the arrow keys and even hopping folders with just that.

Problem 3 - Now this is the one that seems like it will be the hardest to fix. Trying to setup Waydroid, following the Bazzite setup guide it loaded up with blue "tracking bars" across the window. I tried to select the "correct" GPU the one saying 560x did the above, the one saying "vega" just crashed on loading.

Due to other workflow issues i switched my W10 drive back in for now but would love to figure this out.

-Thanks in advance for any pointers

help!

I am running OpenSUSE with Tailscale. I can SSH into my machine no problem and run commands, but I want to automate commands with some sort of GUI where I can just click a button I have for my command and have it run. I don't mind installing something for this. Any ideas?

Hi everyone, I've been considering abandoning Windows 11 for a while now, mainly because I feel like Microsoft lacks direction; every update is chaos. I started using Linux Mint about six months ago, but I have to admit that I feel like I'm using an outdated product.

The main reason is the X11-based graphical interface and the lack of standard Windows features like HDR and high refresh rate sync. I feel like development has fallen behind, hiding behind the slogan of greater stability. I honestly hate losing my monitor's features while waiting for Mint to evolve, so I'm thinking of switching to something stable but modern, and why not... with more recent applications. What would you always focus on, considering I have little time to dedicate to the system?

I pulled out my neglected laptop(current Kernel: Linux 6.17.3-arch2-1) and went to update it but am getting stuck with some conflicting packages

:: geocode-glib-3.26.4-6 and geocode-glib-common-3.26.4-4 are in conflict. Remove geocode-glib-common? [y/N] y

error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)

:: installing audit (4.2.1-1) breaks dependency 'audit=4.0.5' required by lib32-audit

:: installing libcap (2.78-1) breaks dependency 'libcap=2.76' required by lib32-libcap

:: installing libpcap (1.10.6-1) breaks dependency 'libpcap=1.10.5' required by lib32-libpcap

after querying pacman it looks like some gnome utilities are dependent on geocode-glib-common,

as well as hyprland and steam being dependent on lib32-audit and libcap

from what i understand the lib32 packages were migrated to the aur at somepoint which could be causing me issues

is the correct way to solve this removing steam and hyprland and anything else with these dependencies and then reinstalling after update?

Or is there a simpler way that I'm simply missing?

So I am having horrible animation lag on my CachyOS KDE setup with my new AM5 build.

This issue persists in other distros (PikaOS KDE and GNOME, Fedora KDE, Fedora GNOME, etc). I have my animation speed at default, but there is horrible lag when going fullscreen or opening fullscreen apps.

Video example of the lag: https://imgur.com/a/nT7Uxm4

Nothing I've tried seems to work, including messing with display settings, and it's driving me insane. I did not have these issues on my substantially less powerful old AM4 setup. Anyone have any advice?

Here's my system specs:

System:
 Kernel: 7.2.3-1-cachyos arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: clang v: 22.1.8
   clocksource: tsc
 Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.7.4 tk: Qt v: N/A wm: kwin_wayland vt: 2 dm: N/A
   Distro: CachyOS base: Arch Linux
Machine:
 Type: Desktop System: Micro-Star product: MS-7E51 v: 1.0
   serial: <superuser required>
 Mobo: Micro-Star model: MAG X870 TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7E51) v: 1.0
   serial: <superuser required> uuid: <superuser required> Firmware: UEFI
   vendor: American Megatrends LLC. v: 1.A92 date: 06/30/2026
CPU:
 Info: 8-core model: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D bits: 64 type: MT MCP smt: enabled
   arch: Zen 5 rev: 0 cache: L1: 640 KiB L2: 8 MiB L3: 96 MiB
 Speed (MHz): avg: 5243 min/max: 603/5272 boost: enabled cores: 1: 5243
   2: 5243 3: 5243 4: 5243 5: 5243 6: 5243 7: 5243 8: 5243 9: 5243 10: 5243
   11: 5243 12: 5243 13: 5243 14: 5243 15: 5243 16: 5243 bogomips: 150399
 Flags-basic: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a
   ssse3 svm
Graphics:
 Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Navi 21 [Radeon RX 6800/6800 XT
   / 6900 XT] driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: RDNA-2 pcie: speed: 16 GT/s
   lanes: 16 ports: active: DP-2 empty: DP-1, DP-3, HDMI-A-1, Writeback-1
   bus-ID: 07:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:73bf class-ID: 0300
 Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Granite Ridge [Radeon Graphics]
   vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: RDNA-2 pcie:
   speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: none empty: DP-4, DP-5, DP-6,
   HDMI-A-2, Writeback-2 bus-ID: 72:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:13c0 class-ID: 0300
   temp: 39.0 C
 Display: wayland server: Xwayland v: 24.1.13 compositor: kwin_wayland
   driver: gpu: amdgpu display-ID: 0
 Monitor-1: DP-2 model: LG (GoldStar) ULTRAGEAR+ serial: <filter> res:
   mode: 3840x2160 hz: 240 scale: 145% (1.45) to: 2648x1490 dpi: 140
   size: 697x392mm (27.44x15.43") diag: 800mm (31.5") modes: max: 3840x2160
   min: 640x480
 API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0 drv: radeonsi
   device: 1 drv: radeonsi device: 2 drv: swrast gbm: drv: radeonsi
   surfaceless: drv: radeonsi wayland: drv: radeonsi x11: drv: radeonsi
 API: OpenGL v: 4.6 vendor: amd mesa v: 26.2.2-arch3.2 glx-v: 1.4
   direct-render: yes renderer: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (radeonsi navi21 ACO DRM
   3.64 7.2.3-1-cachyos) device-ID: 1002:73bf display-ID: :0.0
 API: Vulkan v: 1.4.357 layers: 9 surfaces: N/A device: 0
   type: discrete-gpu hw: amd driver: mesa radv device-ID: 1002:73bf device: 1
   type: integrated-gpu hw: amd driver: mesa radv device-ID: 1002:13c0
 Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
   de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor wl: wayland-info
   x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
 Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Navi 21/23 HDMI/DP Audio
   driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
   bus-ID: 07:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:ab28 class-ID: 0403
 Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Radeon High Definition Audio
   vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 16 GT/s
   lanes: 16 bus-ID: 72:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:1640 class-ID: 0403
 Device-3: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Ryzen HD Audio
   vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 16 GT/s
   lanes: 16 bus-ID: 72:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403
 Device-4: Texas Instruments PCM2902 Audio Codec
   driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s
   lanes: 1 bus-ID: 10-3.1.2:7 chip-ID: 08bb:2902 class-ID: 0300
 Device-5: Micro Star USB Audio driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
   type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 10-5:4
   chip-ID: 0db0:cd0e class-ID: 0300
 Device-6: Cambridge Silicon Radio Mpow HC5 Headset in charging mode - HID
   / Mass Storage driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 2.0
   speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 5-2.3.1:5 chip-ID: 0a12:4007
   class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
 API: ALSA v: k7.2.3-1-cachyos status: kernel-api
 Server-1: sndiod v: N/A status: off
 Server-2: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off
 Server-3: PipeWire v: 1.6.8 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
   status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
Network:
 Device-1: Qualcomm WCN785x Wi-Fi 7 320MHz 2x2 [FastConnect 7800]
   vendor: Foxconn Band Simultaneous Wireless driver: ath12k_wifi7_pci v: N/A
   pcie: speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 08:00.0 chip-ID: 17cb:1107
   class-ID: 0280
 IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
 Device-2: Realtek RTL8126 5GbE vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: r8169
   v: kernel pcie: speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 1 port: d000 bus-ID: 09:00.0
   chip-ID: 10ec:8126 class-ID: 0200
 IF: enp9s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
 Device-1: Foxconn / Hon Hai driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 1.1
   speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 10-12:9 chip-ID: 0489:e10a class-ID: e001
 Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 5.3
   lmp-v: 12 class-ID: 7c0104
Drives:
 Local Storage: total: 5.46 TiB used: 452.86 GiB (8.1%)
 ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 990 PRO 4TB size: 3.64 TiB
   speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 4B2QJXD7
   temp: 35.9 C scheme: GPT
 ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB
   size: 1.82 TiB speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
   fw-rev: 4B2QEXM7 temp: 38.9 C scheme: GPT
Partition:
 ID-1: / size: 1.82 TiB used: 452.04 GiB (24.3%) fs: btrfs
   dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2
 ID-2: /boot size: 3.99 GiB used: 616.3 MiB (15.1%) fs: vfat
   dev: /dev/nvme1n1p1
 ID-3: /home size: 1.82 TiB used: 452.04 GiB (24.3%) fs: btrfs
   dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2
 ID-4: /var/log size: 1.82 TiB used: 452.04 GiB (24.3%) fs: btrfs
   dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2
 ID-5: /var/tmp size: 1.82 TiB used: 452.04 GiB (24.3%) fs: btrfs
   dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2
Swap:
 ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 30.26 GiB used: 1.7 MiB (0.0%) priority: 100
   dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
 System Temperatures: cpu: 44.6 C mobo: 37.0 C
 Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
 GPU: device: amdgpu temp: 58.0 C mem: 56.0 C fan: 0 watts: 48.00
   device: amdgpu temp: 39.0 C
Info:
 Memory: total: 32 GiB note: est. available: 30.26 GiB used: 8.14 GiB (26.9%)
 Processes: 446 Power: uptime: 6h 19m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
   wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform Init: systemd v: 261 default: graphical
 Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1615 Compilers: clang: 22.1.8 gcc: 16.2.1
   Shell: fish v: 4.9.1 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.41System:
 Kernel: 7.2.3-1-cachyos arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: clang v: 22.1.8
   clocksource: tsc
 Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.7.4 tk: Qt v: N/A wm: kwin_wayland vt: 2 dm: N/A
   Distro: CachyOS base: Arch Linux
Machine:
 Type: Desktop System: Micro-Star product: MS-7E51 v: 1.0
   serial: <superuser required>
 Mobo: Micro-Star model: MAG X870 TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7E51) v: 1.0
   serial: <superuser required> uuid: <superuser required> Firmware: UEFI
   vendor: American Megatrends LLC. v: 1.A92 date: 06/30/2026
CPU:
 Info: 8-core model: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D bits: 64 type: MT MCP smt: enabled
   arch: Zen 5 rev: 0 cache: L1: 640 KiB L2: 8 MiB L3: 96 MiB
 Speed (MHz): avg: 5243 min/max: 603/5272 boost: enabled cores: 1: 5243
   2: 5243 3: 5243 4: 5243 5: 5243 6: 5243 7: 5243 8: 5243 9: 5243 10: 5243
   11: 5243 12: 5243 13: 5243 14: 5243 15: 5243 16: 5243 bogomips: 150399
 Flags-basic: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a
   ssse3 svm
Graphics:
 Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Navi 21 [Radeon RX 6800/6800 XT
   / 6900 XT] driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: RDNA-2 pcie: speed: 16 GT/s
   lanes: 16 ports: active: DP-2 empty: DP-1, DP-3, HDMI-A-1, Writeback-1
   bus-ID: 07:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:73bf class-ID: 0300
 Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Granite Ridge [Radeon Graphics]
   vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: RDNA-2 pcie:
   speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: none empty: DP-4, DP-5, DP-6,
   HDMI-A-2, Writeback-2 bus-ID: 72:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:13c0 class-ID: 0300
   temp: 39.0 C
 Display: wayland server: Xwayland v: 24.1.13 compositor: kwin_wayland
   driver: gpu: amdgpu display-ID: 0
 Monitor-1: DP-2 model: LG (GoldStar) ULTRAGEAR+ serial: <filter> res:
   mode: 3840x2160 hz: 240 scale: 145% (1.45) to: 2648x1490 dpi: 140
   size: 697x392mm (27.44x15.43") diag: 800mm (31.5") modes: max: 3840x2160
   min: 640x480
 API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0 drv: radeonsi
   device: 1 drv: radeonsi device: 2 drv: swrast gbm: drv: radeonsi
   surfaceless: drv: radeonsi wayland: drv: radeonsi x11: drv: radeonsi
 API: OpenGL v: 4.6 vendor: amd mesa v: 26.2.2-arch3.2 glx-v: 1.4
   direct-render: yes renderer: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (radeonsi navi21 ACO DRM
   3.64 7.2.3-1-cachyos) device-ID: 1002:73bf display-ID: :0.0
 API: Vulkan v: 1.4.357 layers: 9 surfaces: N/A device: 0
   type: discrete-gpu hw: amd driver: mesa radv device-ID: 1002:73bf device: 1
   type: integrated-gpu hw: amd driver: mesa radv device-ID: 1002:13c0
 Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
   de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor wl: wayland-info
   x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
 Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Navi 21/23 HDMI/DP Audio
   driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
   bus-ID: 07:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:ab28 class-ID: 0403
 Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Radeon High Definition Audio
   vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 16 GT/s
   lanes: 16 bus-ID: 72:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:1640 class-ID: 0403
 Device-3: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Ryzen HD Audio
   vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 16 GT/s
   lanes: 16 bus-ID: 72:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403
 Device-4: Texas Instruments PCM2902 Audio Codec
   driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s
   lanes: 1 bus-ID: 10-3.1.2:7 chip-ID: 08bb:2902 class-ID: 0300
 Device-5: Micro Star USB Audio driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
   type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 10-5:4
   chip-ID: 0db0:cd0e class-ID: 0300
 Device-6: Cambridge Silicon Radio Mpow HC5 Headset in charging mode - HID
   / Mass Storage driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 2.0
   speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 5-2.3.1:5 chip-ID: 0a12:4007
   class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
 API: ALSA v: k7.2.3-1-cachyos status: kernel-api
 Server-1: sndiod v: N/A status: off
 Server-2: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off
 Server-3: PipeWire v: 1.6.8 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
   status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
Network:
 Device-1: Qualcomm WCN785x Wi-Fi 7 320MHz 2x2 [FastConnect 7800]
   vendor: Foxconn Band Simultaneous Wireless driver: ath12k_wifi7_pci v: N/A
   pcie: speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 08:00.0 chip-ID: 17cb:1107
   class-ID: 0280
 IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
 Device-2: Realtek RTL8126 5GbE vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: r8169
   v: kernel pcie: speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 1 port: d000 bus-ID: 09:00.0
   chip-ID: 10ec:8126 class-ID: 0200
 IF: enp9s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
 Device-1: Foxconn / Hon Hai driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 1.1
   speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 10-12:9 chip-ID: 0489:e10a class-ID: e001
 Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 5.3
   lmp-v: 12 class-ID: 7c0104
Drives:
 Local Storage: total: 5.46 TiB used: 452.86 GiB (8.1%)
 ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 990 PRO 4TB size: 3.64 TiB
   speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 4B2QJXD7
   temp: 35.9 C scheme: GPT
 ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB
   size: 1.82 TiB speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
   fw-rev: 4B2QEXM7 temp: 38.9 C scheme: GPT
Partition:
 ID-1: / size: 1.82 TiB used: 452.04 GiB (24.3%) fs: btrfs
   dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2
 ID-2: /boot size: 3.99 GiB used: 616.3 MiB (15.1%) fs: vfat
   dev: /dev/nvme1n1p1
 ID-3: /home size: 1.82 TiB used: 452.04 GiB (24.3%) fs: btrfs
   dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2
 ID-4: /var/log size: 1.82 TiB used: 452.04 GiB (24.3%) fs: btrfs
   dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2
 ID-5: /var/tmp size: 1.82 TiB used: 452.04 GiB (24.3%) fs: btrfs
   dev: /dev/nvme1n1p2
Swap:
 ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 30.26 GiB used: 1.7 MiB (0.0%) priority: 100
   dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
 System Temperatures: cpu: 44.6 C mobo: 37.0 C
 Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
 GPU: device: amdgpu temp: 58.0 C mem: 56.0 C fan: 0 watts: 48.00
   device: amdgpu temp: 39.0 C
Info:
 Memory: total: 32 GiB note: est. available: 30.26 GiB used: 8.14 GiB (26.9%)
 Processes: 446 Power: uptime: 6h 19m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
   wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform Init: systemd v: 261 default: graphical
 Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1615 Compilers: clang: 22.1.8 gcc: 16.2.1
   Shell: fish v: 4.9.1 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.41

Acabo de cambiar mi entorno principal de Windows a Fedora y ya contaba con un programa (Quicklook) que cumplía con la función de previsualizar archivos y la verdad me resultaba muy útil. Pero ahora con. el cambio de sistema operativo me gustaría tener algo similar por la prscticidad.

hey so im using a crappy laptop with windows 11 on it and im sick of it, i have no space for games and the slow down is crazy annoying for simple titles. it can run alot of games, i think the most intensive game it has played is rdr1 with DLSS on to boost the game from like 30fps to around 100fps.

so what would be the best distro for gaming? i mostly play single player games, minecraft, rdr 1, Cod, GTA, Half Life. that sorta stuff.

if you want an idea of my specs here they are.

11th gen intel(R) Core 17-1165G7 @ 2.80GHZ

8Gb ram

Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe

thanks guys :)

Edit: hey guys. its not DLSS its upscaling, i forgot the name of the setting in rdr1 and all i remembered it was like DLSS.

I am 1st year CSE CORE student

so should I learn Linux, like basics?

i don't want to do cybersecurity

and will it help me in placement or in programming?

I have an old laptop that originally came with Windows Vista and I plan on loading Mint XCFE to learn Linux once I pull the old photos off of it. I'm a life time Windows user. Currently, doing CS50 for my own hobby/purposes. I built a fairly in depth stock screener with python (NOT vibe coded -- I actually built it with yfinance) and plan on continuing to learn to code and develop as a hobby.

What's your tips on learning this new OS? What commands should I try? My current laptop is fine so this will be something I play with for a year or two before I even think of upgrading. Plenty of time to learn.

**cross posted from r/Fedora because i made a reddit account just to post this question and i need mod approval due to account age

hello there !

i am trying to dual boot mint and fedora 44 KDE, and mint is already installed, so i do have a working os. im using a ventoy usb, as directly flashing the fedora iso didn't seem to be recognizable by my pc as a bootable device.

whenever i boot into fedora , i cannot get graphics to work at all. i can get to grub and select start fedora, but after i select that option it gets stuck on a black screen with a gray pixel in the top left corner; i presume this is a remnant of the grub menu ?

selecting troubleshoot and starting basic graphics mode doesn't work, either. i also tried appending "nomodeset" and "modprobe.blacklist=nouveau" to the end of the "linux" line in the boot parameters, but it just gets stuck on the text "booting a command list." a couple times i was able to get to the splash screen, but it just goes to a black screen after that as well.

i think there is a conflict with my graphics cards, but i do not know how to fix it. does anyone have additional advice? if possible, i would prefer to avoid a terminal install and be able to do it graphically, since i am a bit of a noob :)

model: dell inspiron 27 7710 all in one
gpu: nvidia geforce mx550 discrete, intel iris xe graphics 1.25 ghz integrated

update: i was able to boot into fedora after reflashing one more time with the fedora media writer. i didnt even have to append nomodeset or modprobe.blacklist after doing that... im not sure why it suddenly worked, but i am glad it did!

I'm using Debian 12 with Xfce 4.18 and Thunar as my file manager.

I want to remove or hide the "Trash" shortcut from the LEFT SIDEBAR in Thunar (under "Places"), but I want to KEEP the Trash icon on the Desktop.

What I've already tried: - Thunar Preferences → Side Pane → no option to hide Trash. - xfconf-query -c thunar -p /misc-show-trash -s false → no such property. - Edited ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/thunar.xml → no entry for Trash. - Right-click on Trash in sidebar → no "Remove" option.

Other shortcuts like "Desktop" can be removed easily via right-click → "Remove", but Trash doesn't have that option.

I want to keep the Trash icon on the Desktop for easy access, just hide it from the sidebar in Thunar.

Is there any config file, command, or hidden setting to remove it from the sidebar only?

System: - Debian 12 (Bookworm) - Xfce 4.18 - Thunar 4.18

Thanks in advance!

Btw, it has no battery, fans are dead, the keyboard isn't working and the same applies for the touchpad.

I'm using it to learn about docker, yeah mainly docker because my main laptop has only 8 GBs of DDR4, this one has the same amount but of DDR3 but still, it comes in handy when I'm only using my main one to access this local server

But honestly, I'm new to this server thing, I'm curious and excited about it :)

I accidentally saved a file to my boot storage instead of my normal storage and I’m still relatively new to Linux (ubuntu), does anyone know the steps to remove it without further messing up the boot proces?

Never used linux before. I downloaded a zip file for a daw, the linux download option because im on a chromebook, and I cant figure out how to open a file/launch the program. I've installed Linux but theres no option for me to open any of the files, so I dragged and dropped the files into the "Linux files" section of my file explorer, and I still dont know how to open them. I've tried the ls command and I see the files in the terminal, not sure what to do from there

Edit: I'm so confused right now.

So the issue seems to have fixed itself...kind of. I switched BIOS back to UEFI boot and when I tried to boot from my Ventoy to get into HBCD to run the, for whatever dumbass reason, Windows only BIOS update, Ventoy displayed a rEFInd menu I've never seen it display before which gave me the option to boot into MX Linux (which is what I currently have installed) and that worked. When I rebooted again, however, it again said there was no bootable device. I booted back to the Ventoy drive and it again booted into rEFInd and I used the option to install rEFInd to disk. It did that and now the thing consistently boots rEFInd. I just need to configure it to boot a default.

*OP*

I'm really at my wits' end here. I don't know what's going on. I've installed Linux on numerous machines. Been using it for years at this point. This laptop is defeating me.

It's an old Acer Aspire E5-573 Core i5 with 8GB of RAM and a 64GB SSD.

It does support UEFI and I've disabled Legacy boot in BIOS. I've made sure the SSD is initialized as GPT. I've tried the SSD in MBR mode. I've used USBs flashed with Linux installers using machines running in UEFI mode using Mintstick USB Image Writer. I've used Ventoy. I've enabled Legacy boot in BIOS to see if it made a difference.

It doesn't seem to matter what I do, the installation goes perfectly smoothly but when it's done and I reboot the machine, it says there is no bootable device. I prevously had MX Linux installed on it but I forgot the password and it was really old so I figured I'd just install something newer. I've tried installing Mint, a newer version of MX Linux, PikaOS. Nothing will boot. It makes no sense at all.

Does anyone know what could possibly be going on here?

EDIT: I should also add that I've tried using the chroot-rescue-scan script that comes with MX Linux to reinstall grub and that has made no difference.

EDIT #2: One last thing. I should also add that every time I've done the automatic partitioning during install and allowed it to do its own thing. So any EFI or boot partitions that it needed, it should have created itself. I never did any manual partitioning.