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linuxquestions·Linux Questionsbydabster291

Help installing Linux on iMac 5,2 (no HDD write perms?)

Linux boots fine from USB*, but I can't install any distro (I get a generic "read-only filesystem" error every time I do). Is there any way to circumvent this?

::: spoiler * (unrelated problem) For some reason, BookwormPup and other modern Puppy Linux releases completely halt the system from booting (not even MacOS will boot, and I have to hard-shutdown to get it to turn off). :::

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linuxquestions·Linux Questionsbydabster291

Only AntiX Boots Normally on Acer Aspire 3 A315-23?

Partially related to my previous post here, but instead of support this is more of a general question.

(tl;dr: AntiX boots fine on the aforementioned laptop, while other distros need a custom kernel argument in order to boot, why does this happen?)

While messing around and trying to get Linux to boot on my friend's laptop, I noticed that AntiX specifically booted without needing to mess with any kernel arguments (unlike Fedora [and forks], and presumably others too [I only checked Fedora-based distros since that's what I was trying to install]). What's different with AntiX compared to (at least) Fedora to where Fedora has issues booting while AntiX boots perfectly fine?

I kinda want to guess that AntiX uses a different bootloader, but then why would a kernel argument be the thing that fixes Fedora?

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linuxquestions·Linux Questionsbydabster291

[SOLVED: BAD LOGIN] Can't connect to WPA2-EAP on Fedora Kinoite

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/22225508

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/22209812

EDIT: Turns out my login information was slightly wrong, and had nothing to do with security.

My school uses EAP for its student WiFi, but there's no option for "EAP" security (PEAP, LEAP and every other option in KDE's WiFi security settings wouldn't connect). I'm pretty sure there was an option for EAP on Linux Lite (my previous OS before kinoite) which connected successfully. Is it possible to use EAP in Kinoite, and how do I enable/use it?

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[SOLVED: BAD LOGIN] Can't connect to WPA2-EAP on Fedora Kinoite

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/22209812

EDIT: Turns out my login information was slightly wrong, and had nothing to do with security.

My school uses EAP for its student WiFi, but there's no option for "EAP" security (PEAP, LEAP and every other option in KDE's WiFi security settings wouldn't connect). I'm pretty sure there was an option for EAP on Linux Lite (my previous OS before kinoite) which connected successfully. Is it possible to use EAP in Kinoite, and how do I enable/use it?

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[SOLVED: BAD LOGIN] Can't connect to WPA2-EAP on Fedora Kinoite

EDIT: Turns out my login information was slightly wrong, and had nothing to do with security.

My school uses EAP for its student WiFi, but there's no option for "EAP" security (PEAP, LEAP and every other option in KDE's WiFi security settings wouldn't connect). I'm pretty sure there was an option for EAP on Linux Lite (my previous OS before kinoite) which connected successfully. Is it possible to use EAP in Kinoite, and how do I enable/use it?

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linux_gaming·Linux Gamingbydabster291

(SOLVED) Games flickering despite running fine on Windows

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/20949510

SOLUTION: Apparently there’s some sort of bug in xwayland that causes Steam games to flicker, so “downgrading” to X11 solved it (for now). Now all I need to know is how to file a bug report for this.


I'm trying to set up a Linux install for my mom (Ultramarine KDE on Wayland), and all her (2) Steam games are flickering. I thought it was from fractional scaling, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

Her games don't flicker on Windows, and I've already tried multiple versions of Proton. I'm not quite sure what's happening, and any help would be appreciated.

::: spoiler Specs

  • OS: Ultramarine Linux KDE Edition
  • Host: Dell Inspiron 15 3511
  • CPU: Intel Core i5-1035G1
  • GPU: pretty sure it uses integrated graphics apparently it uses Nvidia? First time I've seen that, gonna have to remember that in the future. Both Linux and Windows are using integrated graphics with no sign of Nvidia anywhere??

If you need any more information, please ask me :::

Edit: other than the flickering, her games run perfectly fine.

Edit 2: Just learned my mom's laptop model has a discrete Nvidia GPU, gonna troubleshoot that in a bit.

Edit 3: Her laptop doesn't seem to have anything Nvidia inside, despite the fact that the Dell website says her laptop should, weird...

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linux_gaming·Linux Gamingbydabster291

(SOLVED) Games flickering despite running fine on Windows

SOLUTION: Apparently there's some sort of bug in xwayland that causes Steam games to flicker, so "downgrading" to X11 solved it (for now). Now all I need to know is how to file a bug report for this.


I'm trying to set up a Linux install for my mom (Ultramarine KDE on Wayland), and all her (2) Steam games are flickering. I thought it was from fractional scaling, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

Her games don't flicker on Windows, and I've already tried multiple versions of Proton. I'm not quite sure what's happening, and any help would be appreciated.

::: spoiler Specs

  • OS: Ultramarine Linux KDE Edition
  • Host: Dell Inspiron 15 3511
  • CPU: Intel Core i5-1035G1
  • GPU: pretty sure it uses integrated graphics apparently it uses Nvidia? First time I've seen that, gonna have to remember that in the future. Both Linux and Windows are using integrated graphics with no sign of Nvidia anywhere??

If you need any more information, please ask me :::

Edit: other than the flickering, her games run perfectly fine.

Edit 2: Just learned my mom's laptop model has a discrete Nvidia GPU, gonna troubleshoot that in a bit.

Edit 3: Her laptop doesn't seem to have anything Nvidia inside, despite the fact that the Dell website says her laptop should, weird...

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linux·Linux.zipbydabster291

kando: 🥧 The Cross-Platform Pie Menu.

cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/6776380

Kando will be a pie menu for the desktop. It will be highly customizable and will allow you to create your own menus and actions. For instance, you can use it to control your music player, to open your favorite websites or to simulate shortcuts.

It will be available for Windows, Linux and maybe macOS.

kando: 🥧 The Cross-Platform Pie Menu.https://github.com/kando-menu/kandoOpen linkView original on lemmy.zip
linux·Linux.zipbydabster291

Ubuntu Budgie switches its approach to Wayland

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ndlug.org/post/415302

We met project lead David "Fossfreedom" Mohammed and packaging guru Sam Lane from the Ubuntu Budgie team in Rīga, and they passed on news of a rift – and indeed possible divorce – between Budgie and Enlightenment… and it's caused by Wayland.

While Enlightenment does have some Wayland support, in the project's own words this is "still considered experimental and not for regular end users."

Thus, the Budgie team has been evaluating options to move forward. XFCE are doing some really great work in this area with libxfce4windowing – a compatibility layer bridging Wayland and X11, allowing the move in a logical direction without needing a big-bang approach. To date, most of the current codebase has already been reworked and is ready for a Wayland-only approach without impacting further development and enhancements.

Ubuntu Budgie switches its approach to Waylandhttps://www.theregister.com/2023/11/20/budgie_switches_wayland_approach/Open linkView original on lemmy.zip