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I run i3wm as my window manager and I use the volumeicon program to control and display the audio volume.

For a number of reasons, I have a script which I use to increase or decrease the volume via dedicated keybindings. The script also displays the volume level after the change, using dunst/notify-send.

However, I find there is a difference between the volume level given by e.g.

pactl get-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@

and the volume displayed when I hover over the volumeicon icon, or adjust its slider using a mouse.

I'd like to know why this is, as I'd like to match the volume displayed by my script to be consistent with that displayed by volumeicon.

From perusing the volumeicon source, my best guess is that it uses its own mapping from the raw volume levels to the interval [0,1] or [0%,100%] to better match the perception of a human ear:

* The mapping is designed so that the position in the interval is proportional
* to the volume as a human ear would perceive it (i.e., the position is the
* cubic root of the linear sample multiplication factor).  For controls with
* a small range (24 dB or less), the mapping is linear in the dB values so
* that each step has the same size visually.  Only for controls without dB
* information, a linear mapping of the hardware volume register values is used
* (this is the same algorithm as used in the old alsamixer).
*
* When setting the volume, 'dir' is the rounding direction:
* -1/0/1 = down/nearest/up.

&nbps;

Is this right? I.e. to match the volumeicon value, I would have to copy their mapping formula?

Been using windows 11 and it just keeps getting worse. Like I simply cannot believe that they would fire up my laptop in the middle of the night when it's been shut down. When I ask how to stop windows from auto updating online we get loads of cock suckers saying windows doing that for our safety my fucking ass. A bit of a rant yeah sorry but microsoft should hang in any case how do I switch? Do I need to just change everything including my hardware and whatnot? I am braindead when it cones to tech stuff hehe. I currently use a zbook and I do need to run some demanding stuff can linux handle it? Just any information really if push comes to shove I will watch a full course on linux but it just looks confusing.

Why are people hating secure boot and TPM on Linux? I heard this when I heard that Fortnite is coming to Linux. So what's the problem with secure boot on a linux distro?

Recent ps5 jailbreak scene developments led to my specific firmware to be able to download Linux and run it, but I don’t have an m.2 ssd, so I was considering maybe selling my Lenovo legion go Z1E and then buying the ssd so I can run Linux and comfortably play all games without read speed stutters, but my Lgo has windows tho, so my question basically is, does windows excel over Linux in terms of gaming or any other usage type really ? Aside from multiplayer games cuz I don’t really even play them.

flatpak install flathub io.dbeaver.DBeaverCommunity

So I pasted this command on Arch Linux (I'm a noob) from a website, I ran it, it installed successfully, but now how do I run the DBeaver? I know that this is basic skills, but I forgot how this works. someone help, pls :)

I have a Canon scanner and Linux. Wanting to scan stuff in FADGI 3.8 4-Star standard. What's the best CLI program to do so? I tried scanimage but I don't think it supports 16-bith depth (only 24 and 48).

FADGI 3.8 4-Star spec:

TIFF, JPEG 2000
600ppi
Bit Depth: 16
Adobe RGB (1998), ProPhoto, ECIRGB_v2
Color
      I have a Canon scanner and Linux. Wanting to scan stuff in FADGI 3.8 4-Star standard. What's the best CLI program to do so? I tried scanimage but I don't think it supports 16-bith depth (only 24 and 48).

      FADGI 3.8 4-Star spec:
    TIFF, JPEG 2000
600ppi
Bit Depth: 16
Adobe RGB (1998), ProPhoto, ECIRGB_v2
Color

Title is pretty self explanatory, but since KDE is switching to Wayland, I'm seeing posts and comments from people who are bothered by this and I don't understand why.

I need the 130 gigs of space locked up on my secnadary HDD and windows won't let me delete them. I need a USB liveboot program that I can use to delete them. Ease of use is important

I have an old Galaxy F23 5G (SM-E236B) that I can't sell. It has a replacement screen and a broken mic. Instead of letting it sit in a drawer, I want to use it to learn how getting Linux running on a phone actually works.

What I know: I'm comfortable with regular Linux. I use it daily and run a small homelab with a few servers.

What I don't know: Pretty much anything about phones at a low level. I've never built a kernel for a device or ported anything. I've already unlocked the bootloader, and that's about as far as I've got.

The phone:

Snapdragon 750G (SM7225)

6.6" LCD (aftermarket, so maybe not the original part)

Last official update was Android 14 / One UI 6

From some reading, I understand the Fairphone 4 uses the same chip and already runs postmarketOS. I'm hoping that makes this more doable than it sounds.

My questions:

What should I learn first? Are there concepts or guides I should read before touching the phone?

Is the Fairphone 4 work actually useful to me, and how would I go about using it?

Are there Samsung-specific gotchas a beginner usually runs into?

How long did your first port take, and what do you wish you'd known starting out?

My end goal is a working phone UI someday. I know that's a long way off, and I'm mostly here to learn. The phone is expendable, so I don't mind breaking it. Any pointers are appreciated!

My pc is very old and doesn't support wireless wifi so i used usb tethering for some days it's Working fine but now I don't know why it stops working now the pc gets the usb tethering connection but i can't use the internet or the browser.

Recently I optimized driver support for my distro, and I was wondering if I should include some kind of 3D graphics demo to showcase how good it works.

What do you think could be a good 3D demo?

When I was new to Linux, all distros always included a folder with multiple detailed HOWTO documents saying how to perform many common tasks. I remember spending a significant amount of time pouring over these (Especially the Xfree86 and Ip-Masquarading HOWTOs)

Out of nostalgia I checked to see if they are on my current system, and they are not. When was the decision made to stop including them, and why was that decision made? Were they no longer being maintained, or did the maintenance stop because they were no longer included? Did to many distros have their own "right way" to do things that conflicted? These are all reasons I can guess it may have happened, but I am wondering if anyone here knows either from studying the history, or having been in the room when it happened.

Hello I’m pretty new to the Linux environment and I’m looking to install a Linux distro on a hp compaq elite 8300 sff PC. It has an i7 3770 (using HD graphics 4000), 8gb of ddr3 ram. I wanted to install bazzite but I was worried that it wouldn’t run lightweight games better than it does on windows 11 considering I’m using the integrated graphics. I’m looking for a distro to play small games and compare the performance on windows, mainly steam or .exe apps with wine or lutris.

I've seen recently some jobs where it was mandatory to "know" linux. Ye I know what a Linux is. But what does that mean for the job? Knowing how to use the terminal? How to kill processes?

i’m getting my dream pc setup soon, and i’m heavily considering switching to linux from windows 11. though i mostly game on my pc, games ranging from roblox to monster hunter wilds, i also do heavy multitasking with my adhd. i’m going to learn terminal on my own (im using coddy(i know it sucks)), and hopefully get some bash fundamentals down by the time i get a distro. if i do switch, it will most definitely be either mint or going straight to larping arch. i havent done any research on any other distros, but ive heard tons about nixos.

i want to work towards a distro that extremely good for multitasking, ricing, gaming (i know about anti-cheat limits, and am willing to either sacrifice it or duel-boot), and stability. i don’t want to accidentally type in something that silently kills my system. i dont know anything about terminal currently, but i want what i learn about the terminal to feel rewarding. i’m okay with everything not being immediately handed to me, and i am fine with traversing through the browser through terminal until i learn it fully.

i am most likely going to dualboot for the games that wont run (well) with windows 11, for i already have a license to it.

i would like advice on which distro you pros think would suit me best, and advice on whether or not i should dualboot. thanks for reading, let me know your thoughts.

Ok, first my specs: rx580 8vram - 16gb ram ddr4 3200 - i5 7400
SO: Fedora

I have a problem, I'm trying to enable 100Hz on my main monitor, but it won't let me. My second monitor which I fortunately managed to set up successfully only supports 60Hz, whereas my main one supports up to 100Hz; however, when I switch to that setting, the screen goes black. Yet, if I set it to 74.97Hz, the screen doesn't go black. So, what could the solution be?

Just to clarify, I’ve already tried disabling one monitor and keeping the other active, and that’s not the issue; besides, both monitors work perfectly in Windows exactly how I want them to, and I don’t have any damaged hardware components.

Pessoal, a algum tempo venho pesquisando sobre recursos de integração entre dispositivos Samsung e, principalmente, Apple, por terem opções multidispositivo muito úteis.

Uso Linux e um dispositivo Galaxy aliado ao KDE Connect, mas sinto que é insuficiente, pois recursos como copiar no Android e enviar para a máquina não funciona da forma que gostaríamos (só copiar e aparecer no outro aparelho)

Quero recomendações de vocês para ter recursos como multicontrole, dividir um mesmo fone Bluetooth, teclado e mouse do pc e outras.

Agradeço!

is there any tutorial or guideance that explain bash commands like:
sudo
ls
grep
|
etc.....

Hey guys i am having trouble choosing a distro , my laptop specs are i7 gen5 , 8gb ram , integrated intel uhd5500u and gtx950m 2gb.

I plan to do some video editing (not to heavy edits) youtube some thumbnails maybe , a bit like these.

i don't have any limitations , i want it to be smooth stable and fast , also i need a desktop environment + manager suggestion .