#linux

I feel pretty good about this as I have only had Linux installed as my daily driver since late October 2025. This machine is the only exposure to Linux I get, as I work as a Windows sysadmin. I run openSUSE LEAP 16.0 with KDE and while I can’t say I’m comfortable or even within spitting-distance of being comfortable with it, I feel like today moved the needle a bit more towards that. This started a few days ago with my three displays. I run an LG 34" curved display as my main monitor and two 27" CRUA curved displays on the sides of it. Previously, I had experienced no issues with this setup when using Bricklink Studio 2.0 via wine. However, on Thursday night I quit Studio and boom, my side monitors wouldn’t stay on or detect a signal, and my main display kept freaking out and blinking every 5-7 seconds. I could get one of the two side monitors to work, but not both with the main monitor. Long story short (DP->HDMI adapter swaps, cable changes, port arrangements with the graphics card, etc.), I used DuckDuckGo searches (lots of the results came from the Arc forums, my consolences) and was pointed toward log files for kwin. I used the Logs app on my machine to check the important logs that would appear when I tried to have both monitors plugged in. That showed me that it was having trouble finding or removing some reference object. I looked in the Display Configuration settings and noticed the monitors would pop up, last for about 5-7 seconds, then get disconnected within the same time frame as the logs. I also noticed that when they would be visible, the ‘Enable’ checkbox would be unchecked. So with my trusty vertical mouse in hand, I studied the placement of the buttons and checkbox and after a few fails, successfully selected the checkbox to enable one of the displays, apply the change, and select keep before it could fully disconnect the monitor. Boom! The monitor turned back on and stayed on. I had to adjust it’s position in the layout, but after that, it had no issue being on! I repeated this for the other monitor and now, I am happy to say, all three of my monitors are on and my system is running exactly as before! I really appreciate the openness to information that I see in many of the Linux communities, and thank you to those of you who have contributed, or will contribute to that knowledge. Because of people keeping that information open and available, a complete and utter Linux-n00b like myself can take a shot at investigating and fixing my own system woes. Best regards! P.S. I have a theory about what happened with wine and why the issue wouldn’t happen with one of the side monitors plugged in, and only happen when both were. But I’ll save that for a comment if someone asks.

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/44893731 The 6.11 release for Qt Framework is now available, with improved performance, newly supported techniques and capabilities on graphics, connectivity and languages, not to mention a whole new approach to asynchronous C++ coding. Hardware-Accelerated 2D Rendering: A new module, Qt Canvas Painter, based on the HTML Canvas 2D Context, provides performance & productivity gains. 3D Improvements: New rendering techniques Screen Space Global Illumination (SSGI) as an option for lightmap baking, and Screen Space Reflections (SSR). Also imrovements on the Temporal Anti-aliasing algorithm with motion vectors. New user-defined render passes for post-processing effects, color picking, layer masks, etc. directly in QML. Interactive Graphs: You can now implement custom graphs where a user-defined delegate renders each data point. There’s a new Qt example, the Wind Turbine Dashboard, and many improvements, e.g. new ways to style line graphs, and multi-axis support on 3D graphs. Declarative Approach to C++: Qt Task Tree brings a whole new approach to asynchronous coding and C++ API design in Qt. In addition, various APIs have been unified to allow adapting any asynchronous task to work with the new module. Other Improvements: Improvements on vector graphics, controls, and accessibility. Connecting to web servicers is now easier with the new module, Qt OpenAPI. Navigating in an IDE between QML and C++, and making data available from C++ backend code to Qt Quick have gotten easier. A wealth of other improvements, such as for multimedia, Android, and API documentation.

I have a Canon Maxify 2750. Up until now I’ve been using the standar linux drivers for it but they have a serious limitation I really need to solve which is I can only print one page at a time, on one sheet of paper. Printer is capable of full duplex printing. If been able to install the drivers before but now I’me being confronted with an unexpected _“(”_ error. Nothing more, nothing less. I run the install script and it just fails. Can someone lend a hand on this, please?

Please explain to me. I moved away from Big Tech and installed - even on my old MacBook Pro 2015 - Linux Mint. I use open source software and my social media is on Fedivers. I tought I was “safe” by using Linux, but the Linux Foundation is sponsord by a lot of money by Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Google, etc… etc… the exact companies I try to take some distance off. Can somebody please explain me if Linux is “sold” to US Big Tech now?

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I just boosted a question, but I have a slightly reworded question. Why is Linux and FOSS tripping over themselves to comply with Fascism surveillance capitalism instead of the long established international and national accessibility laws and accessibility guidelines and disability inclusion guidelines? Surely, one thing is better than the other, no? And it ain't Fascism surveillance capitalism that's the better option. #Linux #FOSS

Hi, I want to use openntpd to sync my clock I’m using ntpd -ds I see in my firewall that the dns resolution is working, and I get a server IP from the pool 👍 but anyhow I get ntp engine ready no reply received in time, skipping initial time setting no reply from x.x.x.x received in time, next query 300s Weird my nftable config file should allow it: # extract chain OUT { type filter hook output priority 0; policy drop; udp dport 123 accept } chain IN { type filter hook input priority 0; policy drop; ct state established, related accept } Any ideas, or which lemmy community to cross-post ? Thanks.

I’m planning to switch from Manjaro to pure Arch, but I really like the easy setup Manjaro provides. Are there any guides, wikis, or personal tips to replicate that setup on a fresh Arch install? Looking for something that covers the essential packages, configurations, and tweaks to get a similar out‑of‑the‑box feel. Thanks in advance!

I read on PC, how can I save power and make PC last longer by under powering the PC ? On Windows I put max CPU state to 1%, PCIe and WIreless Power to power saving mode. Also related question, How to disallow software from inhibiting power management?

I have installed noto-fonts-cjk but the Linux kernel terminal won’t display Japanese/Chinese characters. Environment: ThinkPad T480 Arch Linux Edit: I managed to track down this page wiki.archlinux.org/title/Linux_console and realize that I need to setfont. Now I just need to find which one in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts can display Japanese, I suppose. Edit2: looked through …github.io/linux-console-fonts-screenshots/ to no avail. Edit3: this thread askubuntu.com/…/how-do-i-display-chinese-japanese… hints at this not being a possibility, because - paraphrased - the framebuffer can’t hold 2000 characters, which is what I would like it to be able to display. Edit4: as pointed out in the above askubuntu thread, and as @mina86@lemmy.wtf secondarily recommends, fbterm seems to be the solution: wiki.archlinux.org/title/Fbterm Edit5: kmscon also seems to be able to display CJK: wiki.archlinux.org/title/KMSCON Marking as SOLVED, but I have not yet tried replacing the Linux kernel terminal. That’ll have to wait until next weekend.

Hey there folx, I’m getting ready to go back to school and I was curious of any distro that have good pen support. The basic use see is likely just reading studies and being able to highlight in the PDF. I’m looking at either a new framework12 or trying to find a surface to meet these needs. Likely won’t be until next year I’m in school so I have time to tinker and troubleshoot.

Utterly unenforceable https://youtu.be/ud7NEaHKP-k?si=dabaRxrMt0zZCaiZ #Linux

Inkscape downgraded to system version and refuses to launch the flatapak. I’ve tried anything , fixed updates , upgraded the shit out of it (my desktop is fire :p) . I downloaded 3 different app managers , extensions , even installed it from the terminal and tried to run it. I give up thinking to format and reinstall FEDORA . It all started 2 days ago by disabling system fonts and reinstalling them after messing up my whole system . Also playing with the bleach app :p At my last attempt a notification said that this version won’t run in my laptop because my screen is too big -_-

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/44781501 GrapheneOS will remain usable by anyone around the world without requiring personal information, identification or an account. GrapheneOS and our services will remain available internationally. If GrapheneOS devices can’t be sold in a region due to their regulations, so be it.

for those who dont know. in the piracy communties there are new cracks for denuvo that use hypervisor. they often crack it day one now. so i suspect denuvo will become a hypervisor itself to stop piracy,as a result it will need windows driver that proton wont be able to translate. thus making any denuvo game with these new protections not run on linux. what do you think?

I set up my very first #linux #server today! Based on #debian #trixie , it gave me a bit of a headache, but the moment all has been sorted out and the remote access worked like a charm (that itself wasn't a problem, but to log into #ssh after assigning a static IP address was. I'll try to setup #jellyfin and see how it goes :) But at the moment, even Neo has nothing on me, lol

Okay you are ready to take a stand for freedom! You are going to use an OS that isn’t going to bend the knee and comply with age verification laws. I solute you, comrade! Here are the likely consequences of your choice: The Feds aren’t coming after you. You aren’t going to be out on a watch list. What will likely happen is that if you try to log into your Facebook account you will get a message that says “Your Operating System is not currently supported. Your user experience will be limited to Groups labeled “Everyone”.” That’s basically it. Your personal user experience will be limited to “kid friendly” areas of the Internet. (Same with apps and games.) That’s the real driver of these laws. Facebook and other app producers know that the days where they can just shrug off child predators using their products is coming to and end. Regardless of your opinion on age verification is as a solution, child predators are a real world problem and it’s not just the parents fault. The platforms have some responsibility too. Which is exactly what Facebook and the others specifically don’t want -responsibility for their own platforms. That’s why they are pushing for these laws that off load their responsibility onto the OS makers. Then they can just say “Oh, we don’t have any responsibility for this child being abused in our platform. We asked the OS what the user’s age was and the OS reported 18+. What else could we have done?” So, that’s the consequence if you choose to use an OS that refuses to comply. You’ll just be relegated to the kid friendly version of website, games, and applications. (On the other hand, if your OS chooses to falsely report to a website or an app an age for a child that is abused, then the OS should also be held responsible. But at that point you can go ahead and blame the parents too for letting their child use an OS that isn’t safe for them to use.)

Does this even make sense to you? I acknowledge I am not an experienced Linux user yet, but this seems most weird to me; why would KDE Plasma offer me to update GNOME? For context, I am using Debian 13 Stable, which I installed just with KDE Plasma - so I’m not running more than one DE, nor did I install more than this.