For those wanting to build a Wayland-only Linux desktop experience without carrying any aging X11 baggage, GNOME 47 will be able to optionally offer Wayland-only support without carrying X11/X.Org support. This Mutter merge request landed today that allows compiling Mutter with X11 support disabled. That landed today along with...
Hey, I wanna know your preferred laptops, used is better and to run Linux on it. Something with at least 16gb and 512 SSD is good. Budget range. Thank you!
I am not sure if it is sorted now, but a couple of years ago Mint was plagued with issues related to wifi, so much so that I had to switch off from it.
I have friends that send me tiktok links via whatsapp and then they ask questions about it like “what do you think, scam or not”. I used to open them with cookies rejected in ddg browser but now it pretends to freeze after 4 seconds of play, then it says that i must open it in the app and replaces the “play” button with...
As Telegram ads are getting more misleading and dangerous than ever (specially crypto ads) just wanted to know is there a way to block them? I’m mostly worried for my more elderly family members getting affected
Schleswig-Holstein, Germany’s most northern state, is starting its switch from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice, and is planning to move from Windows to Linux on the 30,000 PCs it uses for local government functions....
Yes. Your education is a 5 second skim through, I would not put it at the center page. If you believe you have zero relevant experience, then omit that panel and let’s make the main focus your projects.
Finally decided to convert to the penguin. I have live booted mint from a usb, without installing it yet, on a macbook pro 2017. But none of the WiFi networks in my apartment are showing, except for a few weak ones. Help a newbie out :)...
I’m interviewing for a software dev job currently (it’s in the initial stages). If things work out, I’d absolutely prefer a work laptop with Linux installed (I personally use PopOS but any distro will do), a Mac will be second choice, but I absolutely cannot tolerate Windows, I abhor it, I hate it… (If all computers left...
GNOME 47 Can Now Be Built With X11 Support Disabled (www.phoronix.com)
For those wanting to build a Wayland-only Linux desktop experience without carrying any aging X11 baggage, GNOME 47 will be able to optionally offer Wayland-only support without carrying X11/X.Org support. This Mutter merge request landed today that allows compiling Mutter with X11 support disabled. That landed today along with...
South Korean ISP Targeted Torrenting Customers With Malware (thecyberexpress.com)
Andrew S. Tanenbaum receives ACM Software System Award (vu.nl)
Vivalidi 6.8 released (vivaldi.com)
Meta pauses plans to train AI using European users' data, bowing to regulatory pressure (techcrunch.com)
Which are your preferred laptops?
Hey, I wanna know your preferred laptops, used is better and to run Linux on it. Something with at least 16gb and 512 SSD is good. Budget range. Thank you!
I am happy for the Linux Mint team
Linux Mint as been in development for over 15 years. Its good for them to get some press coverage and positive attention....
Can't update/remove/install on Fedora because of "no disk space" (sh.itjust.works)
Hi everyone!...
What’s the best ad blocker for you? - Firefox Add-ons Blog (addons.mozilla.org)
Federal agency warns critical Linux vulnerability being actively exploited (arstechnica.com)
Opt Green: KDE Eco's New Sustainable Software Project (eco.kde.org)
This Undisclosed WhatsApp Vulnerability Lets Governments See Who You Message (theintercept.com)
Did tiktok change something?
I have friends that send me tiktok links via whatsapp and then they ask questions about it like “what do you think, scam or not”. I used to open them with cookies rejected in ddg browser but now it pretends to freeze after 4 seconds of play, then it says that i must open it in the app and replaces the “play” button with...
XWayland 24.1 Released With Explicit Sync, Better Rootful Experience (www.phoronix.com)
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telegram ads
As Telegram ads are getting more misleading and dangerous than ever (specially crypto ads) just wanted to know is there a way to block them? I’m mostly worried for my more elderly family members getting affected
VirtualBox 7.0.16 Released with Initial Support for Linux 6.8 and 6.9 Kernels (9to5linux.com)
A German state is ditching Windows and Microsoft Office for Linux and LibreOffice on the 30,000 PCs it uses for local government functions (www.theregister.com)
Schleswig-Holstein, Germany’s most northern state, is starting its switch from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice, and is planning to move from Windows to Linux on the 30,000 PCs it uses for local government functions....
A modern resume template written in Typst, inspired by Awesome-CV (lemmy.world)
Hi all,...
[Question/Issue] In Game and Discord randomly no Audio
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/13466519...
No wifi on Linux Mint. Macbook pro 2017
Finally decided to convert to the penguin. I have live booted mint from a usb, without installing it yet, on a macbook pro 2017. But none of the WiFi networks in my apartment are showing, except for a few weak ones. Help a newbie out :)...
Tuxedo Laptops - Any good?
I’m looking at getting myself a new laptop to replace my Dell Inspiron. I’ll be using it for some on the go video editing....
Firefox looks so much better than Chrome (tux.social)
A little admiration of how easy UI customization is on Firefox, and how shitty Chromium looks.
What does your desktop look like? (share.jackgreenearth.org)
Here’s mine. No inspiration at all taken from a certain California based company’s OS ;p...
Asking for a Linux (or non-Windows) laptop during a job interview?
I’m interviewing for a software dev job currently (it’s in the initial stages). If things work out, I’d absolutely prefer a work laptop with Linux installed (I personally use PopOS but any distro will do), a Mac will be second choice, but I absolutely cannot tolerate Windows, I abhor it, I hate it… (If all computers left...