I feel like a case can really make or break a build. Or at least your enjoyment of it. My specs are below, but I sort of picked a case at random. I’m looking for suggestions....
I don’t have a specific case to recommend, but I’d suggest browsing case reviews at Gamers’ Nexus. They specifically test air flow and temps, which should matter to you since you’re not interested in water cooling (I’m the same way, btw).
I am currently learning to be a sysadmin and I have no software development skills. I love FOSS very much and want to contribute to several projects, including non-networked ones....
OP says they have no software development skills, so when you recommend for OP to build something they want, make something entirely new, add a feature, etc…how do you mean?
Since you chose Linux Mint—good choice btw—something to keep in mind is that Mint is based on Ubuntu. While you’re learning and searching the interwebs for how to do x, y, and z, if you don’t find an article or guide specifically about Mint, try searching the same phrase replacing “mint” with “ubuntu.” There’s far more content out there about Ubuntu than Mint, but since Mint is based on Ubuntu, 9 times out of 10 the same solution on an Ubuntu forum works in Mint.
Used to use Evernote, but switched to OneNote b/c Evernote enshitified so badly as to be unusable on mobile, which is my primary use case.
Still not totally satisfied w/ OneNote, but I don’t feel like paying for Obsidian sync or hosting my own solution, so it’s good enough until I change my mind on either of the above.
I, like many others, have been getting worn down by Microsoft’s awful changes to Windows over the years, and I finally said enough is enough and moved to Linux....
Have you found the display settings in Cinnamon? There should be a way to toggle primary screens similar to what you’re used to on Windows (perhaps w/ some quirks).
I also used Linux Mint with Cinnamon for several years, but it’s more than a year since I’ve switched to Fedora, so my memory’s a little fuzzy.
Have you tried hitting the Super key and searching the menus for the word “login”? According to this article, there should be a separate configuration screen for the login window. Otherwise, try searching DDG for “linux mint cinnamon primary login screen”—hopefully someone else has had the same problem before you.
The only other thing I can think of is user settings tend to be saved as dot-text files in the user’s home directory (e.g. in /home/USER/.config/), but I wonder if there’s a similar config for system wide settings, like in /etc/ or /opt/ or something like that. Hopefully someone else who knows more than I do can chime in.
An app called Ardour was listed as an open source alternative to Audacity in this HTG article from 2022. I’ve no experience with it, but from a quick internet search it looks like the options are very few.
EDIT: After reading all the responses, I’ve decided to allow cookies to persist after they close the browser, which I expect will make it so that 2FA doesn’t kick in as often, at least not on their most frequently used web sites. I may also look into privacy oriented browser extensions that might offer some protection, such...
I’m not sure why you’d filter those out in the first place?
To be clear, the current settings do not filter out any cookies, they just don’t allow them to persist after the browser is closed. But after reading the advice in the comments, I’ll relax this setting. Thank you.
Thanks for your advice, and yes, they use a password manager (KeepassXC), but this is the first I’ve heard of web sites that support pass keys. I’ll look into that, thanks for the tip.
Yes, I understand that. I suppose my reason for posting in c/Linux was I thought that maybe there was some Linux-specific tool or configuration that I hadn’t thought of.
So I don’t know if this is the proper community to post this in but after the recent shenanigans that Roku has pulled I want to redo my entertainment setup and stream my media through a box I control. I have a couple of Odroid N2+ laying around and I’m trying to build a stream box out of them. First I tried CoreElec but...
Been trying to find a good tablet for productivity and recreation. Something that can be used for programming (Not web), and something that can play DRM content....
I’m trying to install system updates on my gaming PC, which runs on Nobara 38. Typically I’d accomplish this in the command line by issuing dnf upgrade, but it refuses to update because doing so would remove the protected package nobara-amdgpu-config. Trying –skip-broken produces the same result....
I am looking for an alternative to Easy Effects for windows. It works really well on my Linux machine, but I want something for my work machine that runs windows....
What was the first ever distro you installed and used? For me, it was Mint as I seemed like the closest thing to Windows minus all the forced updates and chappy changes....
I’m on a similar path to you: Started with Ubuntu because a friend of mine had also dabbled in it, plus it has a large online community. Switched to Mint shortly thereafter, where I stayed for a while (more than a year). Currently on Fedora for the more recent packages, but sometimes I miss the familiar look & feel of the Cinnamon desktop environment (came from Windows and still use Windows for work).
On my gaming PC, I’ve gone from Windows to Pop_OS! to currently on Nobara (again, for the more recent packages).
ETA over Christmas of 2023 I installed Mint w/ Xfce on my mom’s new (used) laptop and themed it to look and feel like OS X. She knows it’s not a Mac, and I had to teach her some new workflows, but more than a year later she’s getting along well with it. Saved her a grand in the process.
I’ve installed TLP on my Lenovo ThinkBook laptop and was wondering if there are additional steps I can take to extend the battery life when using the laptop unplugged....
Jury’s out on disabling Javascript unless you only visit the same sites again and again. Since installing NoScript, I have to load and reload every site multiple times while I guess which domains to allow in order for the site to actually work. I’ve white listed the bare minimum on web sites I use frequently, but it’s still a daily occurrence that I visit a site I haven’t been to before.
I have many nerdy friends who have been Linux users for ages. But most of them don’t know such a thing as Openwrt exists or have never bothered to give it a try. It’s a very fun piece of software to play with and can be extremely useful for routing traffic. Wondering why it isn’t more popular/widely used.
I’m not entirely sure why you went with 2 1TB NVMe drives.
I have two NVMe drives plus a slow HDD in my gaming PC so I can keep my games on fast storage without having to reinstall them whenever I install a new distro. I know I could have accomplished this with separate partitions, but every installer is a little different and I just cannot be arsed to re-learn how to do it every time. I sprung for the extra 1 TB stick ($50 or so), and now I don’t have to spend hours googling and watching youtube tutorials whenever I want to install a new distro—I just let the installers blow away the entire OS drive and do their thing.
I took several photos of a drawing that a friend had made, but the quality of the photos is not very good, so I need software that can produce enhanced images by combining a stack of images of the same scene that were taken during a short period of time.
Hmm…maybe test what it does when you boot into live on USB or a different distro altogether, just to isolate whether it’s specific to this distro/configuration or something to do with your hardware?
Here's what's happening to ad blockers in Google Chrome (and other browsers) (www.spacebar.news)
Case recommendations? Mid/full. Looking for something easy to get in and lift.
I feel like a case can really make or break a build. Or at least your enjoyment of it. My specs are below, but I sort of picked a case at random. I’m looking for suggestions....
Titus' Linux Problems (www.youtube.com)
Flatpak Firefox (and forks) very slow to start
While other flatpak apps have no problems. Any suggestions?
what OS should I use instead of xubuntu?
I found out that xubuntu spams users including me, which to me is a no go....
Contributing to FOSS as a Sysadmin
I am currently learning to be a sysadmin and I have no software development skills. I love FOSS very much and want to contribute to several projects, including non-networked ones....
Need a good resource to learn linux
I just fucking can’t with windows anymore. I’d preach about it but I imagine you’ve heard it all. I have minimal computer expertise....
How to create a bootable Linux USB drive (www.zdnet.com)
What does your todo list / project management / productivity setup look like?
I’m curious about...
Neofetch development discontinued, repository archived (github.com)
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/13437386...
Is it possible to make the taskbar with multiple monitors behave like Windows?
I, like many others, have been getting worn down by Microsoft’s awful changes to Windows over the years, and I finally said enough is enough and moved to Linux....
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How to make it so frequently used sites don't constantly require 2FA? [SOLVED]
EDIT: After reading all the responses, I’ve decided to allow cookies to persist after they close the browser, which I expect will make it so that 2FA doesn’t kick in as often, at least not on their most frequently used web sites. I may also look into privacy oriented browser extensions that might offer some protection, such...
FilePizza - Your files, delivered. (file.pizza)
Peer-to-peer file transfers in your browser Cooked up by Alex Kern & Neeraj Baid while eating Sliver @ UC Berkeley....
Gentoo bans AI-created contributions (lwn.net)
Help Building a Stream Box
So I don’t know if this is the proper community to post this in but after the recent shenanigans that Roku has pulled I want to redo my entertainment setup and stream my media through a box I control. I have a couple of Odroid N2+ laying around and I’m trying to build a stream box out of them. First I tried CoreElec but...
Any good Linux Tablet recommendations?
Been trying to find a good tablet for productivity and recreation. Something that can be used for programming (Not web), and something that can play DRM content....
Unable to install updates on Nobara 38 b/c the operation would result in removing the following protected packages: nobara-amdgpu-config [SOLVED]
I’m trying to install system updates on my gaming PC, which runs on Nobara 38. Typically I’d accomplish this in the command line by issuing dnf upgrade, but it refuses to update because doing so would remove the protected package nobara-amdgpu-config. Trying –skip-broken produces the same result....
Audio effects for Windows (Like Easy Effects)
I am looking for an alternative to Easy Effects for windows. It works really well on my Linux machine, but I want something for my work machine that runs windows....
Mozilla released a Firefox Nightly test build with vertical tabs - gHacks Tech News (www.ghacks.net)
Marknote, KDE’s New WYSIWYG Note-Taking Application, Finally Released! (blogs.kde.org)
Your first distribution
What was the first ever distro you installed and used? For me, it was Mint as I seemed like the closest thing to Windows minus all the forced updates and chappy changes....
Please share your power optimizations to maximize battery life
I’ve installed TLP on my Lenovo ThinkBook laptop and was wondering if there are additional steps I can take to extend the battery life when using the laptop unplugged....
As a linux user, do you know about/use openwrt?
I have many nerdy friends who have been Linux users for ages. But most of them don’t know such a thing as Openwrt exists or have never bothered to give it a try. It’s a very fun piece of software to play with and can be extremely useful for routing traffic. Wondering why it isn’t more popular/widely used.
One endnote is a different size in Libre Write (kbin.run)
not sure if this is the right magazine, but I couldn't find a libre office one...
[Youtube] Top 15 Must Install Best GNOME Extensions (www.youtube.com)
*Timestamps*...
Linux Kernel 6.8 Officially Released, Here's What's New (9to5linux.com)
First build in a hot minute, any suggestions?
pcpartpicker.com/list/YBpXN6...
Reconstruction of an image from a stack of images
I took several photos of a drawing that a friend had made, but the quality of the photos is not very good, so I need software that can produce enhanced images by combining a stack of images of the same scene that were taken during a short period of time.
Is Clonezilla still a solid choice for complete backup and restoration of partition(s) / drive(s) nowadays?
My dear lemmings,...
Display refresh rate reverts back to 144hz after turning off the display
Through amdgpu_top several modes are available, with 1440x3440@159.96 being the preferred...
Former distrohoppers, where did you settle down?
Which one(s) and why?