What's your current favorite distro that isn't Arch, Debian or Fedora?
I’m wondering what the current favorite distros are besides the most popular ones like Arch, Debian and Fedora.
I'm so frustrated rn.
I have been distro hopping for about 2 weeks now, there’s always something that doesn’t work. I thought I would stick with Debian and now I haven’t been able to make my printer work in it, I think I tried in another distro and it just worked out of the box, but there’s always something that’s broken in every distro....
Linux 6.8 Network Optimizations Can Boost TCP Performance For Many Concurrent Connections By ~40% (www.phoronix.com)
Solene'% : NovaCustom NV41 laptop review (dataswamp.org)
Disclaimer: I’m not affiliated in any way to any of the parties involved in this review. I just enjoy reading Solène’s writings in general and found myself to be especially in fond of this specific article. I share this in the hopes that others might somehow benefit from this as well!...
Some of y'all need to see this and drop the superiority complex... (lemmy.world)
Image shows a tweet with the header “and people STILL try to convince me Linux and Windows are better when the DATA clearly shows otherwise. SMH” with an image attached showing the following:...
Recent GNOME design work – Form and Function (blogs.gnome.org)
Why is Gnome fractional scaling 1.7518248558044434 instead of 1.75? (unix.stackexchange.com)
Looking for LogoFAIL on your local system – Technical Blog of Richard Hughes (blogs.gnome.org)
TIL that operating system Linux is an example of anarcho-communism (en.wikipedia.org)
Just found about the BORE scheduler from solus. Anyone know if it actually improves responsiveness for desktop use? If so why is it not used more? (github.com)
Raising the Bar: Introducing the new App Metadata Guidelines (docs.flathub.org)
Writing Docs with Kate - Fedora Magazine (fedoramagazine.org)
GNOME Shell & Mutter 46 Alpha Released - Phoronix (www.phoronix.com)
how do i transfer files via usb c cable from a pixel 6a (grapheneos) to linux mint?
How do you use your tiling window manager?
Tiling window manager users: how exactly do you use yours?...
Linux in the corporate space
I made this post because I am really curious if Linux is used in offices and educational centres like schools....
Old ass chromebook distro recommendation [request]
Background: I’m not “new” to linux, but this is my first year daily driving it. I have been running Mint on my main PC for a little over a year, and I love it....
Screenshot tool for GNOME + Wayland
Can you recommend me a tool compatible with GNOME and Wayland, that allows taking screenshots with on-the-fly editing features like drawing or blurring?...
Linux Ubuntu Dual-booting horror
Any and all help would be so greatly appreciated. I’ve been battling with my laptop to be able to dual-boot Ubuntu Cinnamon and Windows 10 for about four days now. I’ve probably gone down five or six different rabbit-holes of troubleshooting, GRUB command-line fun, reinstalling and updating the BIOS, trying and failing to...
Help with laptop buying decision
I’m looking for a new work laptop and I’d like to jump to Linux at the same time. I was hoping to get some input from here because I’m still undecided!...
Zorin OS 17: Linux for Windows Users | ExplainingComputers (www.youtube.com)
Booting up Libreboot T440p laptop with Windows 11 (No NVIDIA GPU Required) (vid.puffyan.us)
youtu.be/OFHiMfVNNeA?si=YfV8zafqnnx9QTsX
I'm Done With Windows, Are you? (youtu.be)
[Update - Resolved] Debian 12: how do I get Gnome Files to display preview thumbnails/icons for large video files? Right now it just shows generic icons
Link to the original post: lemmy.ml/post/10090913...
Linux 6.8 To Introduce New Intel Xe & PowerVR Graphics Drivers, Prepare For New AMD & Intel CPUs (www.phoronix.com)
Linux 6.7 should be released later today as the first stable kernel of 2024. In turn the Linux 6.8 merge window will then open tomorrow and run for the next two weeks. For those curious about the features expected for Linux 6.8, here’s an early look at some of the changes expected to land for that next kernel cycle....
