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Did we kill Linux's killer feature?

A few years ago we were able to upgrade everything (OS and Apps) using a single command. I remember this was something we boasted about when talking to Windows and Mac fans. It was such an amazing feature. Something that users of proprietary systems hadn’t even heard about. We had this on desktops before things like Apple’s...

Fedora Asahi Remix: bringing Fedora to Apple Silicon Macs (youtu.be)

Any distros you reccomend with these requirements

Free and open-source....

ltorah | a command line Torah reader for linux (github.com)

What feature/utility/app are you surprised is not installed by default in Linux distributions?

Best place for laptops for development?

I’m currently using an HP with Windows 11 and WSL but I’d love to switch to Linux, proper - at least just on my development machine. I’m standard LAMP, though I also would use Node and Rails, too....

Craziest/most "exotic" devices able to run Linux?

Something like a thermostat or a smart fridge – have you seen any? If so, please share with a video or two.

Deciding for ourselves: 98% of people want a browser choice screen, Mozilla study finds (blog.mozilla.org)

cross-posted from: kbin.social/m/firefox@lemmy.ml/t/476611...

How to replace Windows with Garuda OS

Hello, I am sick and tired of Ubuntu relentlessly pushing snap. I currently am running a Windows Ubuntu Dual Boot and would like to replace the Windows partition with Garuda OS (They are on the same SSD). Eventually I want to move all my files from Ubuntu to Garuda and then delete Ubuntu....

How to write a 'tar' command (lemmy.sdf.org)

DevOps / Cloud / Linux - RSS / newsletters

I used to read DevOps’ish, but Chris is no longer making it. Are there any other interesting newsletters, blogs, etc resources related to...

USB-C Dock Reccomendations

Does anyone have USB-C dock recommends?...

PSA: When people ask you "What distro should I use?", try pointing them here (distrochooser.de)

I found this site a while back - basically it will ask you a bunch of questions on your usage of your PC, and will came out with a list of recommended distros, and a list of reasons why YOU could like or not like it....

Happy 32nd birthday to Linux! (lemy.lol)

You may wonder:...

Darling Progress Report Q2 2023 | Darling Development Blog (blog.darlinghq.org)

Darling is an open source compatibility layer that allows you to run macOS software on Linux. One of the Darling developers, @facekapow, has recently written up a new progress report:...

ZRAM is insane (www.kernel.org)

I got a cheap netbook style laptop for traveling some weeks ago (HP Stream 11" with 4 GB of RAM and a N4120). Didn’t expect much more from this hardware than opening a few browser tabs and doing some retro gaming via Steam....

[Request] lightweight distro

For a old laptop with Intel atom processor and I think 2gb ram.

Meet the Guy Preserving the New History of PC Games, One Linux Port at a Time (www.404media.co)

What is your favorite terminal emulator.

I’m reconsidering my terminal emulator and was curious what everyone was using.

Fuzzel: A great dmenu and rofi alternative for Wayland (mark.stosberg.com)

Undervolt stable on Windows but crashes on Linux

I undervolted my CPU about a year ago and haven’t had any issues with it till now. I’ve been dual booting Linux recently and noticed whenever I was in Linux it would crash/reboot after a couple of hours or less of using it. I noticed the behavior was similar to when I set the voltages too low when initially setting up the...

Who does flatpak/snap benefit?

As a user, the best way to handle applications is a central repository where interoperability is guaranteed. Something like what Debian does with the base repos. I just run an install and it’s all taken care of for me. What’s more, I don’t deal with unnecessary bloat from dozens of different versions of the same library...