short question by an aspiring user
Hello, apparently hanging out in Lemmy inadvertently makes you thinking about using Linux. I am planning to install Linux Mint cinnamon on an older laptop, which I want to bring to LAN Parties. From what I read I can just format my C:\ windows disk, install Linux via bootable drive and from what I understand, proton is basically...
should my next browser installed be Microsoft Edge?? (lemmy.world)
I have installed the big 2 browsers on my Ubuntu!! I love them!! I use Google Chrome more of course n.n but I was wondering if I should get Edge now, I like the cute design + AI integration, but I don’t think it’s necessary because I already have Chromium, which is just the baseline for Edge, but still it could be a nice...

Mnemonics for Yay and Pacman commands
cross-posted from: lemmy.today/post/3418985...
Wine 8.21 Released With HiDPI Scaling and Initial Vulkan Code For The Wayland Driver (www.phoronix.com)

Project Bluefin: A Linux Desktop for Serious Developers (thenewstack.io)
From The New Stack

Ricing Linux
I’ve been using linux for about 6 months now and recently been using arch as my main. I’ve done some customzations like changing fonts, background, keybinds, etc. But I really want to actually customize like the behaviour of apps, cool animations....
Mullvad has Deb and RPM repositories now! (mullvad.net)
You can easily add them by following the instructions on their site....

Fedora Kinoite Nightly available with Plasma 6 to test! (tim.siosm.fr)
Thanks to the packaging efforts of the members of the KDE SIG (especially Alessandro Astone, Justin Zobel and Steve Cossette), we now have enough updated packages in Fedora to create Fedora Kinoite nightly images with KDE Plasma 6....

Arch on semi-critical pc? (Also EndeavourOS vs raw Arch?)
I am currently using Windows on an older HP Laptop, which I intend to replace with a Framework 16 by next summer, but my Desktop PC at home has been running EndeavourOS, my first ever Linux distro, since last summer, so I have some Arch-based experience....
How to increase max memory speed in CoreCTRL
Hey, my max memory speed is only 1075mhz. I know that that my gpu the 6800xt can be tuned to a higher speed. Because i used Amd adrenalin on windows in the past. How can I increase my max memory mhz? I use fedora as my os....
A COSMIC Thanksgiving (blog.system76.com)
Notable changes:...

LACT: Linux AMDGPU Controller for overclocking and fan curve control (github.com)
Current features:...

kando: 🥧 The Cross-Platform Pie Menu. (github.com)
Kando will be a pie menu for the desktop. It will be highly customizable and will allow you to create your own menus and actions. For instance, you can use it to control your music player, to open your favorite websites or to simulate shortcuts....

Security advise collection - what do you recommend?
I use Linux for quite a while and would like to gather some security advice, well known and lesser known....
question about the Ubuntu dock size (lemmy.world)
I have that question, in the image, why does the dock size scrolling bar have a vertical line in the “48” size?? Does that mean it’s the default size? Because when I change the size to 48 the dock icons get very big! Thank you c:

sigoden/argc-completions: Autocompletion for any shell and any command. (github.com)
Features...

GIMP 3.0 finally has a release schedule (librearts.org)

Selecting the New Face of openSUSE is Underway (news.opensuse.org)
The openSUSE community’s logo contest submission phase is now complete and voting for the logos has begun....

Looking for MySQL 5.7 or 8.0 guinea pigs - MariaDB.org (mariadb.org)

how can I change Ubuntu to have default settings (everything, apps, icon size, color, etc) without losing any other software or files??
I recently became interested in using operating systems or software in the most vanilla way possible!! Without changing anything, just getting new files and other stuff. I’ve changed a lot of things from Ubuntu (for example uninstalling Rhythmbox and getting VLC) and I honestly want all the Ubuntu GNOME vanilla software back,...
"Help me choose my first distro" and other questions for beginners
You’re about to take your first steps in the wonderful world of Linux, but you’re overwhelmed by the amount of choices? Welcome to this (I hope) very simple guide :)...
Navigating around in your shell (blog.meain.io)
Linux Mint XCFE -> Gnome?
I’ve been running Linux Mint under XFCE for a while now and I am growing tired of it. I originally had cinnamon which I did not really like so I decided to go with XFCE and customize it to my liking....
Any experience with teaching kids Linux?
Any one here has any experience with teaching 8 to 12 years old kids Linux?