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I have always been discovering new things about Linux distros while distro hopping. And when I get something I really like, I just copy the package name and make sure I install it in every distro I use in the future....
When using the Nix Package Manager on Debian 11, I have seen that it doesn’t automatically create .desktop files for GUI programs. This would have been fine if I was using nix to install one or two programs, but I was looking forward to use it a regular package manager. Does anyone know how to automate the process?
My mom has a business and mostly uses Windows and Mac OS X; I mentioned Linux because it could help save money....
i actually documented something for once, so i could reference it myself later. asking for some feedback on this, but it is quite long so i get it if you don’t read it all or care. figured some newbie might stumble upon this in the future and get something out of it....
How was it? What programs did you use?...
I currently use Manjaro as my daily driver, but it is bloatware to be honest. I want to switch to more minimalist distro so i ended up thinking on Void. So any advice? How is package manager? Community? Softwares? Documentation?
sigh...
I’m just screwing around with the OS, but I have to say, I’m a bit perplexed....
Some projects only give you .tar.gz, what am I supposed to do with them? Is this what people call building from source? Am I supposed to move it to /opt and extract it in Debian based distros? Does this also work on Arch based ones?
So I’m install Manjaro for a friend and it’s the first time he uses a Linux distribution, but he still needs a couple of Windows applications so I was wondering if anyone could recommend me an easy to use GUI to install .exes (not for video games, but for applications) so that he can install them without too much hassle. If...
Do you use it? Do you like it? Dislike it? How do you think it compares to the native package manager, or other cross-distro package managers like Snap or Flatpak?
j/k its not a forkbomb. But it does (intentionally) make your PC sweat....
I’m currently working on a project to make a touch screen home dashboard and entertainment device. I’m done making its player software, with MPV in the backend, and my next step is to make an Electron overlay dashboard and launcher....
So I've recently made the move and switched from DEs like GNOME or KDE to hyprland. It seems to work great, but every time I initially launch it, I see the error / warning: you have one or more incomparable xdg-desktop-portal-impls installed please remove incomparable ones to avoid issues. I've looked online a bunch, but I've...
What ThinkPad/Latitude models are cheap and usable right now? I'm just looking for something to browse the web, but not something so low-spec that it couldn't handle heavier desktop environments.
I sometimes have to use remote systems that I don't have root access to. I often find that I need to install packages in my home directory, so either I build from source or copy over my own pre-compiled versions....
For some reason, when I enter the command given on flathub.org/apps/com.jagex.RuneScape, flatpak install flathub com.jagex.RuneScape, I get the error Error: Wrong size for extra data https://content.runescape.com/downloads/ubuntu/pool/non-free/r/runescape-launcher/runescape-launcher_2.2.11_amd64.deb error: Failed to install...
Using Linux is more than just using an operating system. It’s something bigger. Using Linux means fighting the evil big companies like Microsoft that operate in our over-commercialized world. Using Linux is like raising your voice for a noble utopia. Using Linux is freedom.
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