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sgreet - agetty style greeter for greetd
https://github.com/64-bitman/sgreet

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casfetch - a fetch/info utility that displays the stats of a Java source tree
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OpenBSD 7.9 — Released May 19, 2026. (60th OpenBSD release)
http://www.openbsd.org/79.html

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I rebuild macOS in Ubuntu
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How your donations help the LibreOffice project and community
https://peertube.opencloud.lu/w/o47keAVbydquKRpub46gUe

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Using Windows 11 at work only strengthens my Love for Linux at home!

I wanted to take a moment to share my appreciation, especially since most of Linux is made by volunteers!

About a year ago, I switched to Ubuntu (Kubuntu) for my gaming PC at home, and today at work, I had a sudden realization of just how frustrating Windows can be. Despite my work PC being powerful, the system feels sluggish, unintuitive, and just... off. After using Windows my entire life, I’ve completely fallen in love with Linux, without having any know-how in using the command line.

Even my girlfriend is almost ready to make the switch. Just waiting on a few .docx quirks in LibreOffice to be ironed out since she’s a writer.

Also, a shoutout to KDE! I’ve donated to them because I absolutely love using KDE Plasma on Ubuntu. The attention to detail, like their custom themes for LibreOffice etc, makes the experience so enjoyable.

I used IBAN to donate, so no money goes to third party provides like PayPal, it's a direct bank transfer.
Other ways to Donate - KDE Community


I've even considered learning to code, just to be a part of the community, but i'm gonna wait for my kids to be a bit older, I need my sleep first, hehe 😄

Thanks and have a lovely day!

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The Quiet Renovation at Bitwarden
https://blog.ppb1701.com/the-quiet-renovation-at-bitwarden

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Proof of work challenges are quite effective against bot swarms. Some data of my experiments:
https://gladeart.com/blog/proof-of-work-challenges-are-actually-very-effective-against-bots-here-is-some-data-showing-it

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(Very) brief guide on optimizing old laptops using Linux

Hi! I'm a young middle schooler who's pretty tech-savvy and looking to share knowledge on some stuff.

One thing I've done recently is trying to bring back an old laptop. Not horribly old - only about 6 years old, however it was running Windows 11 (eugh) and took 15 seconds to open a browser.

Here's how I turned that 15 seconds into 2, and turned it into a real, working laptop again, that you can use for pretty much anything that a typical person uses a laptop for.

Maybe not workstation and stuff like that but it does anything you could ask out of a laptop.

Lets go!

1. I used Arch Linux. I know it's a hard first time distro however if you've ever distro-hopped before like me - I switched from Nobara -> CachyOS -> Arch (not for just the larp) and have gained some experience. I used the included archinstall script and made sure to add modules like:

Bluetooth

Printers

Pipewire

Make sure to also get an LTS kernel, and configure limine!

And since Arch's iso is only about 1.4 GB, it's impressively lightweight and speeds up any old system.

Yes, I know that there are other distros out there that are specifically targeted towards old hardware; however, I find that Arch is by far the most customizable.

The AUR and Pacman also add to reasons of why to use Arch.

2. Format as btrfs (if you have a decent ssd)

For SSD's always use btrfs. It's stable, and offers a lot of backup snapshots. Although raw speed is not the same, btrfs uses some form of zstd compression when moving around files and speeds up real world performance.

3. Choose a light DE

This one's especially important. If you have decent hardware from the last 5-8 years or so, something like KDE or Budgie (what I use) wouldn't hurt. Older than that? A few options:

1. XFCE. I've used this one before. Pretty fast, but it doesn't have Wayland support and though responsive, lightdm is buggy.
2. LXDE. Like xfce, I think, but even better for old hardware.
3. LXQt. What I recommend. Uses Qtile framework, so wayland support included out of the box; the successor to LXDE.
4. OPTIMIZE, OPTIMIZE, OPTIMIZE!

This step takes the longest so I won't list every exact thing I did here. I'll just list what I did, not how. That's a bigger conversation for a different day.

1. Configured terminal - swapped from stock terminal to Kitty; changed shell from bash -> fish, configured starship, added shortcuts.
2. Kernel - Cross-compiled a kernel (tkg) from my main rig, optimized with every instruction the laptop had - Full LTO, znver1, and -O3 optimizations to squeeze performance out of the computer.
3. Configured ease of use - took so long. Configured paru, installed limine-update-tools and such for the limine bootloader and configured that, and a lot more.

The results speak for themselves.

Here's for a Lenovo 81W1, with a Ryzen 5 3500U APU:

Single core - 1,149 (Average - 878) Total gain - \~31%

Multi-core - 3,298 (Average -2,512) Total gain - \~31%

That ain't no silicon lottery! Way too many gains...

Try it for yourself.

Thanks for reading. Peace out, have a blessed day!

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Learning programming to contribute?

Hey guys, fairly new Linux user here.

I've wanted to acquire the expertise required to contribute to Linux in some technical way, so how would you recommend I start to learn the process?

I'm not at all experienced in this, only having basic programming knowledge from computer science classes in high school which were a shitfest, but that's another story. I have been using Linux as a daily driver for a few weeks after I reinstalled on my new pc. So I would be considered an enthusiast among my peers, for what it's worth.

I am willing to spend a good amount of time as I have a vacation coming soon, and I wanted to learn how to program anyway so decided I might as well learn how the OSS community works in the same timeframe lol.

All tips are appreciated :)

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How do I close this small scroll menu on the top left corner of my Dolphin folder?

The top left where it starts above \\"Red Dad Rede...\\"

I had a small incident where I caused something to fall on my desk and I got startled. The next thing I saw was this weird file scroll menu on the top left corner. I must have hit a button or clicked on something. I'm unsure how to get rid of that scroll menu. Any ideas? I'd be grateful.

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Mend v0.8.3: Typo & History Assistant Rewrite. Git TUI Wizard added.

Alright everyone,

A quick update on Mend. The project was recently accepted into the curated awesome-zsh-plugins list, so a massive thank you for the support on the previous post!

Version 0.8.3 is now live on GitHub and the AUR zsh-mend-git.

This release addresses a bug report regarding the typo & history assistant and introduces a clean workflow addition.

A complete Typo & History Assistant rewrite mend -h was needed after a community issue was raised about the old fuzzy matching engine being a bit too broad and missing straightforward package manager typos like pacaman and shell commands like ccd aaps. The logic now uses a strict two-character prefix filter. This slashes the background noise and pins the correct command right at the top of the menu, while cleanly replacing the typo in your terminal history file.

Git Deployment Wizard mend -git. I was just finishing this function when the history issue popped up, but managed to get it wrapped up for this release.

Look, I know that Git is a massive and complicated beast, so this wizard is just a small poke to the ecosystem rather than a full tool replacement. It simply replaces tedious terminal text prompts with a lightweight fzf TUI to help speed up dotfile tracking and quick repository pushes.

Added Help Menu mend --help a standard usage layout for easy flag cross-referencing.

The Arch PKGBUILD is fully updated to standard packaging rules and ready to pull down.

Grab the update and let me know if the new prefix matching behaves itself with your history files.

Project link: Mend

Thank you all for the continuous support. It would not be possible without it.

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Only Gnome Disks managed to read my disk and recover nvme data
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Adobe And Linux

I heard news some time ago that Adobe was suffering losses due to the popularity of Affinity. It would be interesting in this business competition if Adobe decided to return its software to Linux. They would certainly gain many users.

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I bought a Mac and went back to Linux.

I'd always been curious to own a Mac and try macOS. The existence of ARM chips and the recent release of the MacBook Neo encouraged me to buy it.

The laptop's build quality and screen are fantastic, like few I've ever seen. The A18 Pro chip is quite powerful for its intended purpose (I work with text and browse the internet). Even with 8 GB of RAM, the laptop met all my needs. The keyboard is really good, but I consider the ThinkPad's keyboard unbeatable.

But then came macOS. The window management is awful. The workflow feels sluggish. Having to be logged into the App Store to install applications didn't appeal to me. I couldn't easily remove any program I wanted. But perhaps the worst part was the feeling that the system simply wasn't mine. I couldn't do what I wanted, install and run things the way I wanted.

I returned the MacBook and went back to my old laptop with an AMD Ryzen and Fedora. I feel like I'm at home. Linux has something that other closed systems will never be able to deliver.

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Just upgraded my random access memory and trying this new fangled Linux operation system
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back to auto and Kubuntu 26 installed with Nvidia driver 595 no problem. And incredibly it even works with my second screen at work now too. I can only assume that Windows has some kind of workaround for some bios settings like this. But Linux systems take the GPU selector to heart and really obey it? I don't know. All I can tell you is, it works. If you have a similar issue give it a go before you go reinstalling anything!

Don't be a fool like me!

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Don't be a fool like me - Graphics driver issues? Check your bios settings!

Keywords: Ubuntu, Debian, Nvidia, driver, iGPU, dGPU, BIOS, UEFI

Last thing first: Changing a single GPU related setting in BIOS/UEFI rectified an otherwise catastrophic failure even between full re-installs.

The long version: 13.7 billion years ago it all began probably, then there was a bunch of nonsense. And suddenly here we are wasting time trying to fix problems in Linux because we fail to understand the Dunning Kruger effect.

I have an MSI laptop with an Nvidia 5080. It came with Windows 11 and it was the first time I'd used that, given I was happy with 10 on my previous laptop. Goes without saying 11 is pure garbage and with all the co-pilot and other rubbish with it, I decided I was going to give Linux another shot (I tend to every 10 years).

So I installed Catchy OS on the second SSD (it's a fancy laptop) and loved it....until a random update nuked it. I don't know what I'm doing. Undeterred, I settled on good old Ubuntu 24LTS, and that was great, the Nvidia driver installed without issue! It was stable, stuff worked, I could even game!

BUT

The honeymoon was short lived. At home I essentially use my laptop as a desktop, with my TV as the only screen. No issues. At work however, I have a screen and stand for the laptop, with the intention of the internal display being the second screen. And when I first Uboontued up at work (see what I did there - hire me and I'll write jokes for you), the external display did not play ball. It was fine with Windows, but not Ubuntu.

I poked around a little without doing anything drastic, even trying a previous Nvidia driver, nothing. Then I decided to venture into BIOS (I'm old, let me call is BIOS, I'll accept it's UEFI when the US accepts the metric system!). There was nothing that would obviously help, but I found how to display the advanced settings and was suddenly overwhelmed.

This is where the Dunning Kruger effect kicked in. I know how to computer. I've been computering longer than the median human being has even been alive! Now, I know this laptop has an Nvidia dGPU, but as a laptop, of course it has an iGPU too! Maybe they're fighting over control or something, I dunno. Hey, there's a setting to toggle between GPU settings. iGPU, Hybrid, or auto - it was on auto, and I figured hybrid is surely the same, so I chose iGPU and reboot. And it worked! Dual screen Ubuntu, stable Nvidia drivers, work, games, browsing, other computering. Ubuntastic!

BUT THEN

Nvidia dropped driver 595 on us. (I was on 590 until then). Now I may be a fool but I'm no fool. One does not simply update Nvidia drivers on Linux withou...hey WTF it installed as part of a routine package manager update, shouldn't it maybe ASK first? Oh well what harm can it do?

Computer: " ... "
Me: "I said, what harm can it possible do?"
Computer: " ... "
Me: "I said, wh.... oh... crap."

Ubuntu 24LTS froze at login, it even froze in recovery mode, it even froze in previous-kernel mode. I couldn't even get into terminal! I tried various things, stopping short of hammering it to pieces in a fit of frothing rage. And decided to boot from a USB, back up my home folder, and reinstall. (Side note: Time shift and Snapper proved useless!). 24LTS reinstalled fine, and even booted, but froze after log in, or at the recovery option screen in recovery mode. I could get into terminal in regular mode, but it froze too quickly for me to enter anything.

I tried POP OS as that's supposed to like Nvidia. Same deal. I tried Ubuntu 26. Ditto. Along the way I tried odd combinations of things, install WITH nvidia updates, WITHOUT nvidia drivers etc... But as soon as any nvidia driver went near it. Instadeath.

Then it hit me <insert Police Squad-esque physical gag here>. Given this issue kicks in so quickly, maybe it's something more fundamental than a setting I could change within the OS, something basic one might say, related to inputs and outputs, in a system. That's right, UEFI!

Spoiler: It was. It was the GPU selector setting. I put it

Getting Rockstar Launcher to run on Linux
/r/linux_gaming/comments/1tgnse9/getting_rockstar_launcher_to_run_on_linux/

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App Image vs. Software Center

Newer to Linux and I am curious about what the pros and cons of installing apps with app images vs downloading them from the software center in Linux Mint. The note taking app Obsidian is what really led me to asking this question. When I found out about that program and wanted to try it I used some help I got from the internet to install it and they recommended using the app image. I went that route and it works great but I eventually saw it in the software center and thought to myself, "well that would have been easier." 😂 I'm just curious if there's any pros or cons to one or the other (besides disk space I assume) so I can decide which type I would like to install with programs moving forward. Thanks!

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