I’ve been using Arch for 381 days and broke my system a few times. Recently, my MongoDB setup stopped working and I also faced some small issues with Hyprland. Now I care more about stability and time, so I’m thinking of switching to Void. I want a minimal but stable system, and Void seems like a good option. What do you think?
Hi!
I’m just interested and curious about Linux in a general sense and is planning to make a switch in the when I have the time and money. I have little to no knowledge about how much Ram, GPU and etc I should have. Please don’t bully me for this. Here is my needs by the way.
Needs:
Generally a comfortable and smooth experience for Journalism and Research, possibly writing too. I do play some games but rarely (Maybe some good resolution and quality, but that’s just maybe. I’m not really picky anyway.)
I will take any good suggestions to heart!
CPU-Intel(r) Pentium silver n5030
Ram-4gb
Gpu-Intel r uhd graphics 605
Ive posted about this before on low end gaming subreddit and people recommended switching tk linux.
As it stands osrs gets 30fps consistently but Id much prefer 60. Ive heard Linux is rather hard to install software to though.
Really the only things it needs to run is anki, elder scrolls blades unity, and retroarch.
Tldr: lightweight Linux is for my shitty laptop.
"modern" in the sense with needed or simply QoL improvements that the "original" doesn't have.
Like "eza" over "ls", "fd" over "find", "ripgrep" over coreutils "grep", "nix" over whatever is out there etc.. (Not a nix user so I might be wrong)
And "sd" or "ruplacer" over "sed"
Hence uutils and "rewrites" don't count, as it has no planned differences to GNU coreutils (and "rewritten in rust" isn't much for silly core CLI tools which don't do much to have problems; language doesn't count that much)
systemd itself is a big improvement over sysV and friends (though dinit too exists)
ion and nushell are two shells with rather improved handling (while breaking compatibility)... (no, "bash rewrite in rust" doesn't count, rust isn't the selling point here)
And although this is subjective, one might consider zellij over tmux. And yazi over midnight commander... and micro over nano.
(again, a repeated reminder that "sudo-rs" doesn't count because it doesn't have direct user-facing improvements)
("rewritten in rust" isn't a feature or QoL improvement BTW... especially when the mainstream equivalents are widespread without too many problems)
What else?
I am really surprised that no one has still written something along the lines of "cp" being a command-line switch to an "mv" equivalent or whatever.
Hi i am new to linux and have been using mint for a month now and i feel a bit restricted in it and i am thinking to change to cachyos and i want to know if it is a good option to go, i will mostly use for gaming and daily use
Hello, people, happy Saturday! Hope y'all are ok.
Currently I'm using Windows 10 and sometimes my laptop feels laggy and I have noticed that sometimes Windows uses a lot of resources when I'm just browsing on the internet.
These are the specs of my laptop:
Hi!
Beginner here! I’m just interested and curious about Linux in a general sense and is planning to make a switch in the when I have the time and money. I have little to no knowledge about Ram, GPU and etc, please don’t bully me for this. Here is my needs by the way.
Needs:
Generally a comfortable and smooth experience for Journalism and Research, possibly writing too. I do play some games but rarely (Maybe some good resolution and quality, but that’s just maybe. I’m not really picky anyway.)
I will take any good suggestions to heart!
Hello everyone,
I'm trying to install EndeavourOS KDE Plasma on my laptop alongside Windows 11, but I'm completely stuck at the boot screen after installation.
My Hardware:
Laptop Model: Monster Abra A5 V21.1
CPU: Intel Core i5-12450H
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
The Problem:
Both the live USB and the installed system get stuck at boot. The screen shows errors like:
dracut pre-udev hook
task kworker/u33:1 blocked for more than 122 seconds
modprobe blocked
A start job is running for /dev/disk/by-uuid/... (It times out and says "no limit")
What I have tried so far (None of them worked):
Checked VMD / RAID in BIOS (It is already Disabled).
Disabled Secure Boot in BIOS.
Disabled Windows Fast Startup from the Windows Control Panel.
Tried adding kernel parameters on boot: nomodeset ibt=off nouveau.modeset=0
Tried installing with both "Open Source" and "NVIDIA Proprietary" options from the EndeavourOS Live USB menu. The installation finishes, but it still freezes at boot.
Does anyone know how to bypass this ACPI/Nvidia freeze on this specific hardware? Are there any specific kernel parameters I should try? Thanks in advance!
As the title says. I can't find it. If I create a new test user it isn't affected. The distro is Aurora 43 (image-based, Universal Blue).
As an example, I have an Arch Linux distrobox image installed that I cannot enter. After much digging I managed to reduce it to this:
$ podman --log-level debug exec --interactive --detach-keys= --user=root --tty arch su zorael -m --pty
[...]
EBU[0000] Attaching to container 6d5f67e12483060eeab8d046ad416bb8f5d42dcc418e9081d21914a661ddf347 exec session 7de99826b16faf193d39d6929a1b084687dcc8cd4cb31b684da0bee83cb2e415
DEBU[0000] Received: 0
[conmon:d]: exec with attach is waiting for start message from parent
[conmon:d]: exec with attach got start message from parent
DEBU[0000] Received: 1805806
DEBU[0000] Successfully started exec session 7de99826b16faf193d39d6929a1b084687dcc8cd4cb31b684da0bee83cb2e415 in container 6d5f67e12483060eeab8d046ad416bb8f5d42dcc418e9081d21914a661ddf347
bash: --: invalid option
Usage: bash [GNU long option] [option] ...
bash [GNU long option] [option] script-file ...
GNU long options:
--debug
--debugger
--dump-po-strings
--dump-strings
--help
--init-file
--login
--noediting
--noprofile
--norc
--posix
--pretty-print
--rcfile
--restricted
--verbose
--version
Shell options:
-ilrsD or -c command or -O shopt_option (invocation only)
-abefhkmnptuvxBCEHPT or -o option
DEBU[0000] Container 6d5f67e12483060eeab8d046ad416bb8f5d42dcc418e9081d21914a661ddf347 exec session 7de99826b16faf193d39d6929a1b084687dcc8cd4cb31b684da0bee83cb2e415 completed with exit code 2
[...]
I thought this was something related to distrobox or podman, but then I get a similar error when attempting to run zsh-bench.
$ ./zsh-bench
=> benchmarking login shell of user zorael ...
script: option --command and a command after '--' cannot be combined
Try 'script --help' for more information.
zsh-bench: either 'script' or 'zsh' is broken
As with the distrobox/podman command, it works just fine on the other user.
I have tried renaming everything .z* and .b* in my home directory, hoping to catch all zsh and bash config files, to no effect. My login shell is bash and I only enter zsh via my terminal program's profile and as a setting in tmux.conf. It happens both inside and outside of tmux.
Everything in /etc (bashrc, profile etc) would be common to my normal user and the test one I created, so as long as the test user isn't affected, nothing there should logically be causing it.
Where else can I look? What can I do? I obviously did something on my user but I don't know what it could be.
Linux noob here using Debian 13. Don't know if this is the best place to ask this question but here goes anyway.
In the UK we have a streaming service called Now TV (don't know if this is available elsewhere) which I recently signed up to but whenever I try and watch anything I get a playback error.
From googling I think this has something to do with Widevine and DRM which I know nothing about. I've heard you can emulate an Android Widevine version CDM. Does anyone know how to do this?
Is there an easier/better way of being able to stream this service on my PC monitor? I don't own a TV or any kind of casting device.
ive been wanting to make my os look older than they actually are and i was wondering how unfortunately there isnt a lot of skins that replicate that look or much resources on how to get that look
I run KDE Linux, which is immutable. It DOES NOT have a package manager other than Flatpak. So I'll have to do all this in the user config level. Please keep that in mind when you're suggesting solutions. This means no hdajackretask.
I CAN use Helvum except the interface is so fucking obtuse that even I, as a Blender user, can't figure that shit out. So I'd prefer not using that.
IDEALLY I'd keep autodetection intact, and just decrease the sensitivity (if that's at all possible), or straight up ignore rapid switches (i.e headphones have to be unplugged/plugged in for 10ms or more to be registered).
Realistically though, the easiest solution is to disable jack detection like I normally would using hdajackretask on other distros, but I just don't know how to do that and Google-fu results in answers that don't work for me.
What I've tried so far is adding options snd_hda_intel jack_detect=0 to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-jack.conf, since that seemed to be the easiest solution. That didn't end up working
so my pc specs are i5 10th gen, 16 gb ram, 2tb sata ssd, gtx 1060
i am on debian 13 now but i am fedup setting things up manually, i need to work my docs, browse web, web apps, watching videos, doing wired casting to big screen
so for my use case and my peace of mind should i go to linux mint ?
I'm pretty new to using rsync in any capacity, but I've been searching for a way to automate local backups for some of my data to be stored on local 'human readable' exFAT formatted HDD's, which is how I landed on using rsync.
What I have so far is a RPi4B running Raspbian OS and completely dedicated to the purpose of running these backups. I have an TrueNAS hosted SMB share permanently mounted via fstab and a usb HDD dock plugged into the pi. My current working rsync syntax is:
rsync -av --delete mnt/smbshare/datafolder /media/rpi4/backuphdd --log-file /home/rpi4/desktop/rysnc_log.log
I'd like to modify the rsync script so that I can use one of two HDD's that could be in the dock at any given time. I'd like to rotate them out on a regular basis and keep one at a relatives house for cold storage. I want the script to be able to identify when either drive is attached and run successfully. Should I be using a different way to point to the HDD instead of /media/rpi4/backuphdd? If so, what would be best practice?
Asking bc of paranoia here, ik it's rare here in linux but I'm wondering if there are signs of a compromised system just to make sure. I've been using the same system for years and the timing between the weird behavior of my system and the time where my computer was exposed to something that could've compromised my system is too coincidental to ignore (Ik linux doesn't get viruses or hacks like this too often, but is it coincidental that after exposing my computer to the possibility of something malicious now suddenly it starts acting strange shortly after that said exposure?)
Hi!
As a total beginner who hasn’t even downloaded Linux Mint yet and is just very interested and curious on how to migrate to Linux. I’ll probably switch when the time is right. I did some decent research on the two and realized that I really don’t know which one is better for my needs.
Needs:
I want to use my laptop for privacy and general security and then Distro hop when I get comfortable enough with Linux Mint for future investigative journalism.
Generally I did good research on Linux Mint, Ubuntu, VM and little about Incus. Please don’t bully me if it was the same thing as VM.
I’ll take any good suggestions to heart!
hey there! recently switched (back) to gnome from hyprland cuz it was getting too slow and i was too lazy to fix it. anyways,
i want an icon theme that looks modern, minimal and clean. most of the stuff i find on gnome-look.org or articles look like they were made in the times of my grandpas, which tbh they probably were. anyways which theme do y'all recommend?
so I'm on Manjaro OS currently, and for specific reasons, I want to move to CachyOS, the only usb drive I had is physically damaged and won't work anymore, is there any other way to install CachyOS without a usb flash drive, (no, I'm not using my phone, I don't wanna root it).
Pls let me know, thanks in advance
Sorry if this is the wrong sub to post this on (i hardly use reddit and mostly just try to find people who asked what i was going to, but this is way too specific)
I'm doing some research on weather Linux could fit my mindset and setup (mostly out of curiosity than out of any frustration with Windows)
I might be looking at linux though thorn-tinted glasses, so please forgive me for any ignorance (I've used Windows all my life, so i'm very new to this)
I know some might say "the terminal isn't scary" after years of use, yes. But i'm someone that needs good visual indication on what's happening and guardrails, i try to avoid the Windows terminal and Powershell too, its terrifying. i like graphical interfaces
Typing sudo and your password becomes muscle memory instead of a meaningful warning, same as constantly giving Windows admin rights to run programs but the difference is, its not on the same system-level where i can nuke my PC, sure I might get a virus that does this, but i'm careful with what i install onto my system.
On Windows i don't have to be on the same system-level where i can nuke my system to change a couple of settings on an application or change a file path
On Linux i could accidentally nuke my system with [rm -rf] because I mistyped a path. No "warning about to delete system or are you sure?" message, just blink and a dead PC. That's anxiety-inducing, not empowering. A simple command could break something and i would have no idea why.
though immutable/atomic Distros might alleviate this fear since those Distros might not even allow me to type that in the terminal? but i might be wrong on that and misunderstood what they are.
"You don't need to use the terminal". Since Linux has been terminal first, every Distro expects you to have at least some knowledge on it from my understanding. But if i'm wrong please let me know, I don't want my preconceived notions to get in way of potentially getting a better OS. If you can tell me a method to move /home to a different drive only using a GUI. That would be great.
from what i understand /home is the equivalent of Windows' documents folder and that can be moved with ease via GUI
there are things i need that i have on Windows that i'm not sure have alternatives on Linux
Chrome remote desktop. the closest thing to this I can find is KDE Connect or other distro equivalents, it's good. But missing one crucial feature, in Chrome remote desktop you can see your desktop on your phone itself. "Why not just look at the screen?" i have a disability that renders me unable to get out of bed on my own and while i wait for someone to get me out, i use my pc in this way.
Monitor mirroring. i have 4 Monitors though i only use 3 when sat at my desk, 1 is facing my bed for the previously mentioned stuck in bed situation and i use Monitor mirroring to make sure nothing is left on the bed facing monitor when sat down.
EqualizerAPO. I have a lot of effects on my microphone, since i breathe from my mouth and don't want any of that getting picked up since i know how obnoxious that can be and is very hard not to do, since I've been breathing through my mouth my whole life.
ReWASD. i only have one functional hand so having remapping tools is a crucial thing (preferably having per application remapping)
Speech to Text. on Windows you can hit Win+H for speech to text, when I discovered it, it was an absolute godsend. i know english, i'm a native speaker, i could type it out no problem sure. but written english is hell. it trips me up so bad, so often, that its way faster to just speak it.
I also use Clip Studio Paint and FL Studio
though from what I can tell, FL Studio seems like it might work on Linux? (though wine or proton or whatever the thing is)
not too sure about CSP though
I have a couple razor peripherals
Keyboard: BlackWidow V3 Mini HyperSpeed
Headset: Kraken V3 pro
Mouse: Naga left handed edition
now the keyboard and headset could easily be replaced with more compatible stuff, but the mouse is an absolute must. i don't think there is any other company that sells a Left handed mouse with 12 programmable buttons on the side unfortunately and this isn't just for gaming purposes, it makes programs way more accessible to me, particularly ones that require you to hold ctrl or Alt while moving your mouse. so i need that to work
i also have a drawing display a Huion GT-191 v1 (its discontinued), I basically use it as a substitute for paper, I am not a professional artist by any means. I am more of a hobbyist when it comes to that. i might end up using it like once a month.
i also have an xbox elite controller for games, the stick placement works well for my case
I like organizing my filesystem obsessively. On Windows, I keep my OS drive as clean as i can and install programs to dedicated drives in organized folders (My Programs, Software Data, etc.). Linux doesn't let me pick where things install - the package manager scatters everything across /usr/bin, /usr/lib, /usr/share automatically.
Granted not every Windows program lets me pick the install location, but in my experience, thats been a big minority of programs
Linux not allowing you to pick the location seems like a big oversight to me personally. what happens when the hard drive is full? i can't get another drive and go, you install things here now. on Windows this isn't an issue.
Updates don't disrupt me
I'm not a "I need privacy" person (nothing wrong with that, obviously. I'm just not personally)
Everything I need works fine on Windows
The bloat concerns are managed by keeping my OS on a separate drive
The AI integration is a mess but i just don't touch it
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bottom-line though. i'm more or less just curious, if my setup would even work on Linux. I probably will have to switch regardless if Windows goes really down hill in the far or near future.
My CPU and GPU are both AMD and i think those play well with Linux
but anyway, any Distro and software recommendations?
i know i'm probably asking a lot and i'm not expecting any miracles, frankly i'll be surprised if everything works. Regardless i wish you well in this war against Windows, it might make Windows better by proxy if you get some momentum. But that might just be wishful thinking.
I organize, archive, analyze, backup, lots of media files, notably music files.
I'm a DJ, with a very intricate filing system which includes tasks of the following:
At the moment, I prefer to use Thunar, thanks to bulk renaming and all the plugins it uses. I sometimes float between Thunar and Dolphin with Krename.
A lot of the actions from the list above comes from "dragging and dropping" files into various software.
Based on my list of things I do, would a TUI benefit me in all these tasks? Or should I stick to using a GUI?
