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All my government ID cards are digitally signed by the government. In Adobe PDF Reader, I can usually add the signer’s details to the trusted list, so my ID cards no longer show the ‘?’ mark. Once added to the trust list, the ‘?’ mark changes into ✅. submitted by /u/madefrom0 [link] [comments]

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I have an old laptop motherboard. It has no screen and no way to output to an external display. Is there a way to boot up a distro that boots to an SSH server and accepts the input of the SSID and wireless password after an arbitrary time automatically without the need of a screen? I would need to find the IP in the router, but that's ok. submitted by /u/richterlevania3 [link] [comments]

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I've created 3 patches to make compiling the Nvidia modules (version 570.124.06) for linux kernel 6.15-rc1 work... You can find them here: github. You can use them with dkms for instance. P.S. This is not for the faint of heart and/or newbies and of course YMMV! submitted by /u/babiulep [link] [comments]

Seems like a cool way to virtualize Linux packages submitted by /u/GentleGenesis [link] [comments]

Basically, do you have any solution/idea, (FL)OSS-based, preferably Linux, that would centralize all the information in one place. Kind of like an interactive dashboard. Be it an ootB solution, series of hacks etc. What I mean is - using KDE, I have all these programs, but they are not reactive nor centralized - I have an email client, ok I guess it does push notifications, calendar is only in my Thunderbird not in my taskbar, I have weather in my taskbar, then my notifs from phone which sometimes don't work with KDE Connect (I guess Android kills the background processes), then I have notes in a separate app, news in 2 different portals etc. Whereas I would like some central dashboard, maybe something like Firefox new tab page, where I could see all of this at at glance. submitted by /u/LegatusDivinae [link] [comments]

I (the fool) created 2 mirrored drives using ReFS (Microsoft's proprietary "Resilient File System") before switching to Linux completely and realising I no longer had access to 3TB of data. Of all file systems I happened to us the only one that is incompatible with Linux drivers and the only way to read the data was a proprietary industrial solution from Paragon Software. After months of looking up how to read ReFS from Linux, I figured out a solution that doesn't seem to exist anywhere else on the internet: Passing the entire drive (not partition) to a Virtual Machine running Windows. This can be done completely offline and as far as I can see has no privacy implications. Here's how I did it: 1. Install Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) from your package manager Very useful tool for managing KVM instances and more. I also used it to understand how to get KVM working at all. 2. Ensure KVM works https://computingforgeeks.com/install-kvm-qemu-virt-manager-arch-manjar/ I used the above link and some troubleshooting skills to get everything running. 3. Download Windows 10 ISO Windows 11 introduces login issues and install requirements and blah blah blah... Feel free to try with Windows 11 but I found 10 to provide a far simpler experience and since I didn't connect to the internet I wasn't worried about malware and security updates. 4. Install Windows 10 in a VM using VMM I used OpenSnitch to block internet access, but the network can be configured before launching the ISO for install by checking the "Customize configuration before install" option and disabling the network. Other than that just read the prompts, click next, and wait for Windows to install. 5. Pass the drive to the VM After the install is complete and Windows 10 is able to boot, shut down the VM. In the top left there are 2 icons: a monitor and an (i). These are tabs, the monitor shows the VM and the (i) shows "hardware" details. Open the hardware tab and Add Hardware. In the popup select Storage from the sidebar, then select "Select or create custom storage". In the text field beneath it type the path to the ReFS drive (eg. /dev/sdb, NOT the partition /dev/sdb1). After that just click Finish. 6. Pass an NTFS drive or partition to move the data to Repeat the above process for a drive that both Linux and Windows can read. There are ways to make Windows read ExFAT drives, but that's beyond the scope of this post. 7. Run VM and copy the data When Windows launches it should have both drives visible in the file explorer. You can copy and paste what you want, or use a Robocopy script (tutorial) for convenience. Follow these steps and Bobs your uncle. At least in my case. This may not be the best way but it's the only one I found online. Please comment if something isn't clear, and good luck 🫡 submitted by /u/CrazineX [link] [comments]

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I created script you can run in cli with just one command, no manual download required, that turns Ubuntu gnome desktop into pretty, slick, ready to work one with night light and other slick gnome settings already configured. This is the WHOLE script at gnome_settings.sh. This project just runs this via cli. No cloning or installation required. ```bash !/usr/bin/env bash night-light settings gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.color night-light-enabled true gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.color night-light-schedule-automatic false gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.color night-light-schedule-from 20.0 gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.color night-light-schedule-to 6.0 gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.color night-light-temperature 4000 dash-to-dock settings gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock dash-max-icon-size 24 gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock dock-position 'BOTTOM' gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock extend-height true gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface clock-show-date false hides the trash from dash-to-dock gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock show-trash false shows apps from current workspace only gsettings set org.gnome.shell.app-switcher current-workspace-only true gsettings set org.gnome.shell.window-switcher current-workspace-only true reduces desktop icons size gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.ding icon-size 'small' hides home directory on desktop gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.ding show-home false turns off mouse acceleration gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.mouse accel-profile 'flat' disable "screen locking after period of inactivity" gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay 0 NOTE: ubuntu specific settings disable update notifications gsettings set com.ubuntu.update-notifier no-show-notifications true ``` Check full showcase and documentation on github submitted by /u/BrainrotOnMechanical [link] [comments]

I am not saying that the definition is technically incorrect. I am arguing that it's comical to still introduce Linux as a "Unix-like" operating system today. The label is better suited in the historical context section of Linux 99% of today's Linux users have never encountered an actual Unix system and most don't know about the BSD and System V holy wars. Introducing Linux as a "Unix-like" operating system in 2025 is like describing modern cars as "horseless carriage-like" submitted by /u/Ori_553 [link] [comments]

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I just wanted to talk about how an awesome piece of software wine is after some problem I've faced. I have a Steelseries Rivals 3 Wireless mouse and as I've became more comfortable with my laptop's trackpad and not playing any FPS games I' haven't been using my mouse for 2 months now. After these 2 months I've downloaded and started playing The Finals and then I just noticed my mouse didn't work with the dongle. First I thought it was a Linux issue so I tried it on my cousin's Windows laptop and it didn't work there. Then I researched online and found out that I could fix it by re-pairing on Steelseries GG app. But that software is only intended to work on only Windows and MacOS. With some disappointment and little hope I tried it to download on my machine and try to run it with Wine 10. And it worked flawlessly! No graphical bugs, no crashes, I just double clicked on the installer and it did the work then the app appeared on my app launcher. This is no different then installing it on windows and this is awesome. Imagine in future versions you can use any app this way! Just wanted to express my love for this piece of software. Proton is a godsent software but I think Wine itself deserves some love itself too. submitted by /u/redcaps72 [link] [comments]

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After decades of Windows use, I've decided to give Linux an honest shot. I work, consume media, create content, and game. I started with Mint, then PopOS, and have landed on cachyOS. I've used it for about 2 weeks now. Overall, I'm liking Linux and will be sticking with it for at least this month. Here are my main gripes/criticisms about Linux: Drive auto mounting, this should be as simple as a right-click, auto mount on boot checkbox. I didn't see this in Dolphin nor Nemo but I could be blind. A new user should not have to deal with modifying Fstab. Keyboard shortcuts and bugs. I've found a lot of inconsistencies when it comes to shortcuts. When I was running Cinnamon, I couldn't create custom shortcuts using Ctrl + shift + any number. I switched to KDE plasma and while I love the alt+space search in concept, it doesn't trigger half of the time. I'm sure I could investigate it further and maybe solve it but this stuff should work out of the gates. Native intuitive key swapping/modify tool. I noticed that some distros/desktops allow me to easily swap specific keys but it was weirdly difficult to swap caps lock to right alt. It was harder than I thought it'd be to solve. A small thing but for Linux noobs, the term "package" is confusing. The difference between a package/program/application might be important for the tech folk but if Linux is to be used by my boomer parents, just calling it an app store might be right for certain distros. Bug where login credentials don't work suddenly. Idk what causes this but it seems to happen on screensaver timeouts. Restarts fix it. I encountered it on Mint and cachyOS. Probably human error. Right clicking on items in the task bar doesn't give me the opportunity to go to properties for that item. How can I verify where the shortcut goes? This could be a kde thing. I suspect I'll get a fair amount of hate here since a lot of this is sure to be my ignorance. Please be nice. Edit: thanks for all your comments. I'm learning a lot and will continue to explore. submitted by /u/Jgrenier92 [link] [comments]

There's tux in the top left corner, got cut out. I know it's not a new feature, but I never got to test it before. Triggered it with echo c > /proc/sysrq-trigger in root shell (sudo didn't work) just to see the BSOD. It also had a very weird and interesting effect before it properly rendered the BSOD. My system has AMD iGPU and Nvidia dGPU. submitted by /u/Damglador [link] [comments]

https://preview.redd.it/qsmtrlv4e3te1.png?width=1366&format=png&auto=webp&s=56f4d4f8aa9205a875a8511af48d529ce18dd928 I'm so amazed by the performance of this laptop in 2025. I can even watch YouTube videos at 720p60 with no lag at all — TikTok too! My girlfriend has a newer laptop from 2017 with either an i3 or an i5, I don't remember exactly, but it runs Linux much worse compared to this one, and I don't know why. It's still using an HDD. I could upgrade the processor to a newer one from that era — it has an PGA988 socket. Do you think it's worth it? I could also replace the HDD with an SSD. What do you think? (I'm using Antix Linux btw). submitted by /u/Suitable-Fuel3462 [link] [comments]

I was running this through my old Hp stream it has fedora 41 workstation run on it I ran super tux got this thought it was funny. I still love fedora tho my favorite distro! submitted by /u/hililbom [link] [comments]

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I just discovered these things and they seem like the sort of thing your stereotypical Thinkpad T420, Arch user would like. They have user swappable batteries, thick keyboards, and look old. To top it all off, they have modern hardware without being Frankenpads. Therefore, I’d like to know how many of you guys use them. If you know about them and decided not to, why? Also, how is the Linux support on these? Thanks. submitted by /u/_username_inv4lid [link] [comments]

Like many, I've struggled to get multiple monitors working cleanly in Linux. I'm an Arch guy (love it) but it's been monitor grief since I can remember over the last twenty years. Today I won. I'm running four monitors cleanly that survive reboots and sleep. I'm running an old Thinkpad (T430). Trusty warhorse that still runs better and faster than my top of the line brand new Windows work Thinkpad. My battle was always that I could get two monitors working via direct connect from HDMI or Displayports. When I tried to run a third I'd often get wierd errors from xrandr/arandr. It would just fail to initialize the third monitor. Once it a while it would work but never consisistently. I've tried USB Displaylink connections, that then convert to HDMI but again, it was one off success for one monitor but wouldn't survive a reboot or would be so fragile it'd be dead and wouldn't come back after a few days or a reboot. Maddening. So I finally fired up an AI to work with me. (lmarena.ai, let me choose multiple models free). After telling it my setup and giving it some of the errors I got in Xrandr, and my Xrandr config it solved it all. My issues: 1) I didn't have enough system RAM to address all the combined desktop resolution. I had 8gb of RAM. To run the third and fourth desktops I needed more. 2) On reboot, the OS was picking up the USB Displaylinks and randomly naming them VGA-1-2 or VGA-2-3. So it would set a resolution that my first monitor couldn't support sometimes, and set it correct other times. I upgraded my ram to 16gb and surprise! I could initialize all four monitors. Since on reboot they were failing to launch the second and third it wrote me a script that automatically named them correctly in the .screenlayout file that xrandr uses on launch of Openbox (my window manager). If for some reason it didn't name them correctly, it gave me a "happy with desktop?" prompt where if I answer "no" it flips the names the re-initializes. Then it all works. I bet with some more work it could query the hardware somehow but for now I'm happy as I rarely reboot so a quick y/n question once every few months is great as is. So anyway, I've had this laptop since 2010 ish and today, for the first time, I'm writing this up on four glorious monitors. Also, the Displaylink model I'm using is "Diamond BVU165" if you're looking for a known good usb adapter. Hope this helps some others that have struggled like me. submitted by /u/ssshield [link] [comments]

So I am in this process of switching to Linux from Windows, I and wanted to share some of my thoughts in here about the process and how it is going. So day after day Windows 11 was bothering me more and more with stupid things Microsoft is throwing at me and everyone else and how much non-sense it was. From me right clicking anywhere and seeing a "Loading" message on a portion of the context menu until it loaded stupid things I don't care about, up to my Settings menu also loading stuff from the internet with stuff I didn't care as well (and probably nobody does). More and more, every day losing the sensation that I have my PC at my house, and that it is more of something on the cloud. Games aren't a priority to me anymore, so it made me more comfortable that I wouldn't run on any conflict of a game I couldn't play on Linux. After "rehearsing" with quite a few Linux distros on VMs I settled for Fedora on KDE and that's what I installed on my PC. Still in dual boot, but I have the feeling it will become the only one. While not perfect, and I... learned some thing in the process, using it right now feels very good and that it was the right decision. Also, everything I read about Linux today is basically positive, improvement after improvement, feeling of freedom and choice, while Windows feels half step forward and two steps back every day. Having that said, I guess I can say I use every minimally popular OS in the market as I have 6 PCs in total. Main desktop running Fedora and Windows 11 on dual boot MacBook Air M2 running MacOS Steam Deck with SteamOS / Arch Raspberry Pi 4 (it's a computer, c'mon) running Ubuntu Server MeLe Quieter 4C mini PC running Home Assistant (more Linux) Dell Notebook from work (not mine technically) running Windows 11, which gave me some headaches with the last updates... So this is it, just wanted to share my thoughts, positivity and hapiness by the change process. Thanks to the Linux community for working so hard on it! submitted by /u/Spielwurfel [link] [comments]

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