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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....

Help, no session?! ( lemmy.world )

I just installed a cisco vpn. And after installing some required libraries I got the option to get rid of “unused” libraries. So I did ‘sudo apt autoremove’ as suggested. After I rebooted I no longer have a either x11 or wayland in the drop down menu. I can no longer login via the GUI....

Which is better: Linux or GNU/Linux ( lemmy.dbzer0.com )

Why Linux is portrayed as a Penguin?

odd scaling issue with lmms ( lemmy.blahaj.zone )

All my applications scale perfectly fine (in that they just don’t change their scale factor when moving from monitor to monitor). But somehow lmms scales very weirdly. The main monitor shows the program way too large (like in the photo, that is fullscreen) and my side monitor shows the application in slightly too small scale...

Fedora Sway Gets Sassy ( lemmy.ml )

Found this gem in one of the config files for Fedora Sway:...

Microsoft published a guide on how to install Linux. ( programming.dev )

SpiralLinux - It's really Debian underneath the hood! ( lemmy.ca )

I recently ran across SpiralLinux - GitHub page, and found the concept of how the maintainer is packaging it very cool....

arch is virus ( infosec.pub )

Error When Booting GNUinos ( lemmy.ml )

I just tried installing Gnuinos and after finishing on first bootup this is what I get. I have tried on both Runit and SysVinit so I don’t think it’s do do with init issues. Any ideas on what the issue is and how to fix ? This system works fine with Trisquel so I know it’s libre friendly.

Linux holds a market share of approximately 14% in India. ( programming.dev )

I’m not sure how accurate StatCounter is, given that most Linux users use adblockers. However, according to it, Linux has almost a 14% desktop share in India.

TIL You can use `systemd-analyze plot > plot.svg` to plot the service startup time to find bottlenecks ( lemmy.world )

Apparently the reason my computer has been taking 2 minutes to boot was a faulty network mount

Linux market share on Steam over time (Sep 2023 - 1.63%) ( lemmy.ml )

Source: www.gamingonlinux.com/steam-tracker/

Microsoft causes learned helplessness ( lemmy.sdf.org )

Issue Tracking System for Linux ( feddit.uk )

Hey gang! Looking for some recommendations on issue tracking software that I can run on Linux. Partly so that I can keep track of my hobby dev projects, partly so that I’ve got a bit more to talk about in interviews. My current workplace uses Jira, Trello and Asana for various different projects, which, eh, mostly serve their...

You can use emojis as credentials ( feddit.de )

You can totally use emojis as passwords. You can probably even make this a policy at your company....

This is why people use Windows ( lemmy.world )

Khaled: Another one...

17 Dolphin File Manager Tweaks ( itsfoss.com )

Take full advantage of customization ability. Tweak Dolphin file manager to your liking with these tips.

[Help] go and perl5 folders in ~/ ( i.imgur.com )

I don’t like the mess some software makes when it install in my system so I want to move it to a more appropriate place....

tui-sudoku ( lemmy.world )

tui-sudoku is a configurable terminal interface sudoku game, with quite a few features....

I had a journey ( lemmy.ml )

Reading about FOSS philosophy, degoogling, becoming against corporations, and now a full-blown woke communist (like Linus Torvalds)

Debian 12 not booting, but OS intact ( lemmy.blahaj.zone )

So I want to install Debian 12 on my machine, and the installer just -kind of- worked. I couldn’t use the live USB with all the cool UI stuff, I had to use the normal installer without the whole DE. But that worked. I have Debian 12 now on my SSD. I can even access it through the “rescue mode” using the Debian USB as shown...