[Question] Which shell prompt do you use and why?
Hi. I’ve been using powerlevel10k for a long time, but a few days ago, I decided I wanted to customize it a bit. I opened the .p10k.zsh file, and I was shocked. It’s really massive, with TONS of options. I’ve been digging through for a few hours already, and it’s absolutely amazing how much you can customize it without...
Linux tablet 5g support and small enough to lend itself to everyday portability
Something ive been wanting for a while is a highly portable linux device like a phone or small tablet but obviously running fully flegde linux....
What is the differences between "man" and "info" command
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For those who don't know, here are some cool linux communities on lemmy
!Linuxquestions This a community moderated by me that aims to be a place to ask all of your Linux questions. I’ve noticed that there are quite a few Linux questions on this community so I figures I’d post this here. Just one thing, don’t delete your posts!...
Linux DNS settings is a total mess
I recently tried to enable system-wide DNS over https on Fedora. To do so I had to to some research and found out how comfusing it is for the average user (and even experienced users) to change the settings. In fact there are multiple backends messing with system DNS at the same time....
"Linux Desktop: A Collective Delusion" - an unhinged rant (tadeubento.com)
Linux has made significant strides, and in 2023, it’s better than ever. However, there are still individuals perpetuating a delusion: that desktop Linux is as user-friendly and productive as its mainstream counterparts. After a few discussions on Lemmy, I believe it’s important to provide a clear review of where Linux falls...
Happy 19th Birthday, Ubuntu! (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
I bought a Surface Pro 4 - Update (lemmy.ml)
So I posted a few weeks ago asking for opinions on the Surface Pro 4, trying to decide if I should pick one up and slap Linux on it....
Ardour 8.1 released - Linux DAW for audio and music production (discourse.ardour.org)
Is there a safe way to run multiple desktop environments on Ubuntu 22.04?
I have tried it on several distros before and it always causes problems because you get a million more packages intermingled with your already installed packages and sometimes you get conflicts or whatever. But it usually messes up my system. is there a safe way to have several desktops installed? or do you pretty much install a...
ONLYOFFICE 7.5 Released with New PDF Editor + More (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
is Zorin OS any good?
I wanna try out Linux for the first time with no clue what I’m doing and this seemed like a good starter for what I need it for what do you all think?
What dotfiles manager do you use?
I’m looking for recommendations for a dotfile manager - there are so many out there I’ve got a bit of options paralysis!...
Experiences using immutable Linux desktops?
I am playing around with Fedora Silverblue and openSUSE Aeon and I really like the painless updates....
Any advice on running a pubnix/tilde?
I’m thinking about running my own pubnix/tilde. It would be invite-only and have a bunch of cool things:...
Vanilla OS 2.0 Adds Android Container Support (github.com)
Implements support for waydroid in vso, this includes creating and deleting a waydroid container, as well as using fdroid repositories to install and search for applications.
Lightweight distro for home server?
I’m refurbishing an old PC to work as a home server for several stuff. I’m looking for a lightweight distribution to install in it, but with a decent package repository. A small image size will be appreciated, as I have slow bandwidth too.
Why is there no music-based platform like PeerTube?
I’m not sure where to discuss this so I’m posting here since this is the hub of FOSS advocates....
Resources to learn about history of linux
I have always been a history enthusiast. Unfortunately, I don’t know much about history in the context of computers. I am therefore interested in learning more about significant events and people like Richard stallman and all the related events such as Windows refund day. I am interested to read and explore the timeline, I...
Who here uses a less popular Linux distribution? What made you choose it?
Hey fellow Linux enthusiasts! I’m curious to know if any of you use a less popular, obscure or exotic Linux distribution. What motivated you to choose that distribution over the more mainstream ones? I’d love to hear about your experiences and any unique features or benefits that drew you to your chosen distribution.
Misconceptions About Immutable Distributions (tesk.page)
PipeWire 1.0 RC released (Final release expected end 2023) (gitlab.freedesktop.org)
**PipeWire 0.3.81 (2023-10-06)**This is the first 1.0 release candidate that is API and ABI compatible with previous 0.3.x releases....
What feature are you dying for to come to your DE - Linux? (lemmy.ml)
Distro for experienced Linux user
Hi, I’m looking for a distro for my laptop. My first distro was Pop!_OS, then I switched to Fedora, then Arch for a year and 2 months ago I switched to Fedora Silverblue, because I wanted to try immutable distro that relies on containers and flatpaks to be usefull. Silverblue is great but not so much for me, its not flexible...