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This was a long time ago, this isn't something that was there when I had tried with KDE on an Atomic distro.
And I wasn't asking for anyone to solve it for me. Appreciate the screenshots.
My limited experience with Bazzite left a sour taste in my mouth. Couldn't install themes because the dir where themes installed for KDE was locked down.
Noe I'm sure this is fixable. But that goes back to lack of documentation. And admittedly, lack of me researching further. I stuck with my Arch install because it's comfortable and familiar.
I think one of the biggest hurdles for Linux is that Windows comes preinstalled. People are lazy, and want things to just work.
If companies could sell systems at a reasonable, competitive price, with Linux preinstalled; I do believe we could see folks use it.
The average user does not see a computer the same way a tech-savvy individual does. They want to push the buttons and the computer do the thing.
Sure steam has helped make it more viable for game enjoying folks to hop on board, even if it isn't just click and play for every game; it has made strides.
We also need support from big entities, but that is likely an uphill battle. For as much as I love open source software, and the entire ecosystem surrounding open software standards; we have players like Microsoft, adobe, and I am sure more that will push back. Including DRM and Anti-Cheat from other companies as well.
The average user isn't going to know, let alone fight things like kernel level anti-cheat, DRM, and closed standards.
Unfortunately not everyone has the will, the time, or the intelligence to learn something new.
And add in many folks inability to deal with change well.
This is just some of my thoughts on the subject...
Slated to possibly be 450 for the console, and 80 for a game... Nah. I'm good.
The reason videos aren't recommended is because they quickly go out of date. Text is easier to update, and so are screenshots.
The wiki is the most comprehensive guide you will find.
However if you don't know what you are looking for help on, it is best to search up what issue you are having, then consult the wiki when you learn the terminology you needed to find the page.
My apologies; I have a computer running docker, who I hosts a plethora of services. I have an external drive connected to it (because i don't have a NAS) and have it mounted to my underlying OS on that Docker server computer. And each container than needs it, mounts directories from that drive.
All of this is internal network only. And another server manages VPN connectivity to my home network. So I have remote access to everything I need with minimal ports forwarded.
I don't Nextcloud currently, but I have considered it. Currently I have everything I want on a drive connected to my docker box, and if I need it I SCP it to or from that server. My need for files stored at home isn't exactly huge. But nextcloud or similar is in the pipeline.
I am on the move often too, but because I can VPN into my network, and use the pihole+unbound DNS on my GrapheneOS phone all the time, I always have access to my stuff.
Managing Updates Across Multiple Arch Based Systems
Greetings everyone,
So I have been pondering on how to accomplish something;
I have multiple Arch based systems, and I want to try to manage updates on all of them so they are all on the same version. So I was wondering how anyone may go about doing this?
One thought was that I could host my own Arch repo, where I have a server that pre-builds all of the packages I want to be installed across my systems. However, each machine has different hardware, so I would have to build driver packages such as Nvidia related packages for one machine, etc.
How do you handle managing updates across multiple Arch machines?
Thank you!
Digital Privacy is an ever evolving endeavor. What I was okay with a year ago, isn't the same as where I am today.
I am still mid-journey of de-googling, de-microsofting, de-big-techifying my life.
The more and more the digital landscape changes, the more and more we have to be cautious of.
I went from using all the google services, all of the microsoft services, and more of big tech's services. But at what cost? What was free really only made me the product. My data was and still is to some degree being used, bought, sold by many different providers.
So I have been working towards self-hosting anything that matters to me. File storage, self hosted. Media consumption, self hosted (mostly.)
I have one as far as running a pihole, with my own upstream DNS. Mix that with the only way to access my self hosted things through VPN. And beyond that other security/privacy measures.
The goalpost for being more private, and more secure, is ever changing. The goal is to minimize my exposure.
I don't do a lot of coding, but to write out any of my scripts or config files; VScodium works well enough for me.
2560x1440 and fractional scaling works for me. And even on my odd resolution 2240x1400 on my laptop it works well.
Using Pacman and Yay for AUR I have never had to dabble in adding other repos. AUR usually has anything I could want. When it doesn't, I build it myself from source.
I've tried KDE, and Gnome, as well as many other desktop interfaces; but KDE always happens to be the one I go back to. Hell, I've even dabbled in Hyprland. I can't say I love or hate it; it's just got a learning curve.
But the fact that I can have many desktop environments/window ma ager installed and switch is a beautiful thing.
So, I made the full switch to Linux about a year ago.
My journey has lead me down the Arch rabbit hole. And I feel KDE has the most complete feel. And you can make it as close to what you're used to with Windows. Hotkeys included. KDE is improving vastly. I have no issues with fractional scaling on KDE backed by Wayland.
As far as package management goes. Sounds like you're comfortable in CLI, so between Pacman and Yay package management is fairly simple. I have an alias "yeet" to uninstall.
As far as for coding, you can use VSCodium
I'm quite happy with Arch, and KDE on Wayland
For any streaming, Netflix, YouTube, or anything I would always use a computer. Not some awful app on a slow device. No screen of mine needs to be anything besides a screen.
I wouldn't say this is "better"
I do run a pihole, but I still will never connect my roku to the internet. It is much better to have a media PC or other streaming device I have control of fully connected.
I have an older lenovo T590 that work great. And a T15. They can be had at reasonable prices. T590 has an 8th gen i7. The T15 has a 10th gen i7. They work well for me.
But yeah, absolutely get your point.
Not saying it can't be done. I know it can. And glad it can. Gives people who locked into buying a M$ product the option. That's part of the beauty of Linux and open source.
I just would never recommend anyone to go buy a surface for the sole purpose of running Linux.
I ran Arch on mine when I had it. And it had its drawbacks. When I bought my next machine, a Lenivo, I had so much better support. It made the whole experience that much better.
I hate Microsoft. And I hope they crumble. Every last bit of them.
First mistake was using a microsoft device.
It is possible. I suggest Prism Launcher. You can get CurseForge modpacks, and more.
I don't appify any web based app on Linux. Apps are for mobile. I use my Linux computers with fully fledged programs, including my web browser program.
I'd ditch Mull, and go IronFox. It's a fork of Mull that is actively maintained.
Thank you for sharing. I have switched back unfortunately.
I don't know what a "fossbro" is. Me questioning it has nothing to do with a word being "gendered" as you say. It could be "fossthey" "fosssis" or whatever variation, I don't care. And I don't believe the person who used the term "fossbro" was talking about gender either. "Bro" is used as a genderless word often times similarly to "dude" or even in some cases "man." Why you trolling? And bad at it at that.
Networking Oddity
Hello Selfhosted!
So I have an interesting issue. I have a docker host, and that host i have a Caddy container. I have that setup to handle reverse proxying. I have it setup to be local only. I have a pihole and a wireguard server. And can connect to my network successfully.
The part that confuses me is that while on network everything works great. While on VPN I can connect to services by IP:Port. If I use mobile data with VPN, I can't use the site addresses. x.domain.xxx (for privacy sake I'm leaving my domain out of the post.) But when I connect to WiFi, any WiFi, and connect to VPN I can go to the address I have setup for reverse proxying.
I am unsure how to troubleshoot this. Any pointers would be appreciated.
Switching from Nvidia-DKMS to Nvidia-Open-DKMS
Hello Arch Linux peeps,
I was browsing the Arch wiki and was re-reading the Nvidia sextion, and for my 3090 it states I should be using Nvidia-open/nvidia-open-dkms, however, I am using the proprietary ones.
What is best practice for switching to Nvidia-open-dkms?
Traefik and external services
Hello Selfhosted peeps!
So I just got Traefik v3 setup inside my docker environment, and successfully got SSL certs for my services hosted within docker. However, I have an external device hosting PiHole and Wireguard-UI. I am looking to use the docker instance of Traefik v3 to obtain SSL certs for the internal use only for PiHole and Wireguard-UI.
I am still new to Traefik, and have no idea if this is possible, or how I would go about doing this.
Any tips, suggestions, links to documentation; I am all ears.
These 2 resources I utilized to help further my understanding.
Thank you
Homelab Organization
Hi all!
So I want to get back into self hosting, but every time I have stopped is because I have lack of documentation to fix things that break. So I pose a question, how do you all go about keeping your setup documented? What programs do you use?
I have leaning towards open source software, so things like OneNote, or anything Microsoft are out of the question.
Edit: I didn't want to add another post and annoy people, but had another inquiry:
What ReverseProxy do you use? I plan to run a bunch of services from docker, and would like to be able to reserve an IP:Port to something like service.mylocaldomain.lan
I already have Unbound setup on my PiHole, so I have the ability to set DNS records internally.
Bonus points if whatever ReverseProxy setup can accomplish SSL cert automation.
Synchronizing user (files, configs, etc) between 2 machines
Not a stranger to using linux, but never bothered with keeping things synchronized between devices.
I have a laptop, and a desktop both running Arch (I use Arch BTW) and wanted to investigate the best way to synchronize things from device to device. Just to outline some details, both are running KDE on Wayland, both BTRFS, as well as a number of other similarities such as username.
I want to be able to synchronize certain config files, Documents and Files, and was going to go the Syncthing route.
What are you doing, or what would you recommend to setup in order to have parity between two devices?
Goverlay/Mangohud issues
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/35034629
I am having issues with Mangohud and Goverlay.
Upon opening Goverlay it gives a black box and has issues closing without forcing it shutdown.
OS: Arch Linux x86_64 Kernel: Linux 6.9.5-zen1-1-zen DE: KDE Plasma 6.0.5 WM: KWin (Wayland) CPU: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700KF (20) @ 5.00 GHz GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 [Discrete] Memory: 4.09 GiB / 62.60 GiB (7%)
I have tried uninstalling both Goverlay and Mangohud
I have also removed .conf files from: ~/.config/MangoHud /usr/share/doc/mangohud
Is there more that I need to do to clean uninstall and reinstall?
Any help would be appreciated
Goverlay/Mangohud issues
I am having issues with Mangohud and Goverlay.
Upon opening Goverlay it gives a black box and has issues closing without forcing it shutdown.
OS: Arch Linux x86_64 Kernel: Linux 6.9.5-zen1-1-zen DE: KDE Plasma 6.0.5 WM: KWin (Wayland) CPU: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700KF (20) @ 5.00 GHz GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 [Discrete] Memory: 4.09 GiB / 62.60 GiB (7%)
I have tried uninstalling both Goverlay and Mangohud
I have also removed .conf files from: ~/.config/MangoHud /usr/share/doc/mangohud
Is there more that I need to do to clean uninstall and reinstall?
Any help would be appreciated
KDE Plasma 6 wakiing up display issues
Having issues with the display when waking up resolution and position is reverting on one of the monitors.
OS: Arch Linux x86_64
Kernel: Linux 6.9.5-zen1-1-zen
DE: KDE Plasma 6.0.5
WM: KWin (Wayland)
CPU: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700KF (20) @ 5.00 GHz
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 [Discrete]
Unsure of how to go about this. I am using Display Port (unsure of what version but it supports sound too.) Not sure where to look for logs, or what exactly could be the culprit.
Any suggestions?
Hide LSPosed
Will Zygisk + PIF + Shsmiko hide LSPosed?
Currently I am passing safetynet/integrity checks with root on LineageOS 21, if I install Pixel Xpert and LSPosed_mod will I nerd any thing else to continue to pass the checks?
I used to use Hide My App List to help hide root/LSPosed. Is this still necessary?
What Rom do you prefer for your Pixel device?
Hello everyone!
A lot has happened since my last post, specifically talking about my LineageOS inquiries. I had a string of bad luck and broke the digitizer but no cracks to my Pixel 7 Pro.
So I ended up "upgrading" to the Pixel 8 Pro because the store I went to only had the 8 Pro and not the 7 Pro in stock and it was dire that I have a phone.
So this leads me to my next questions:
What is your favorite Android spin for your Pixel Device?
I have used GrapheneOS, LineageOS, and Stock Android (of various versions on my Pro 7)
This leads me down the rabbit hole of deciding which experience I want on my Pixel 8 Pro.
I have GrapheneOS on my 8 Pro right now because I wanted to see if I could make it fit my needs, and I am leaning towards it not working for me. Since I switched, android auto is not connecting even following the instructions GrapheneOS has to offer.
AdAway (nonroot) is not working on GrapheneOS, as it just kills any internet connection to everything on Graph
LineageOS Inquiry
Hello! Longtime Android user here.
I am currently using LineageOS 21 on my Pixel 7 Pro, however after rooting and running a few Magisk modules I have been having issues with overheating.
So what I planned to do is build LineageOS myself, and use a custom kernel.
One of these:
Some follow up questions:
- Will this break using banking apps because of custom kernel? (even with Chiteroman's PIF, Zygisk, and Shamiko?)
- However, I am unsure if I build LineageOS 21 with one of these custom kernels if I will be required to build each update with the custom kernel, or if the updater would update my build.
I
Alternative to Nova Launcher
As the title states, I have used Nova launcher for years. As it is the most feature rich, most customizable launcher that supports basically everything I could need from it. However I am looking to switch away from it.
What launchers are you all using?
I have tried a handful of them and none quite fit the bill. And one feature nova has but no other launcher seems to is invaluable to me; that feature being able to swipe up or down on an app on the home screen to launch another app or task. It's how I keep my main page from being cluttered.
I have tried Neo Launcher which I love, but it doesn't seem to be updated anymore.
I have also tried:
- Kvæsitso
- Kiss Launcher
- Lunar Launcher
- Trebuchet - I am on LineageOS 21
So the only option I am feeling
Follow-up to installing Arch
So, I am making the switch to using Arch full time instead of Windows.
Here is the rundown:
I have windows installed on one NVME and installed Arch on another NVME. After installing Arch on the one drive, and rebooting Arch hung at loading initial ramdisk. It never completed, I force shutdown my PC.
I went back into bios, and there wasn't an entry for my Arch drive whatsoever.
In fact, before this happened I had all bootable drives go missing from within my bios.
So, after the reboot, I left the boot options default, and it did in fact boot to windows.
Other potentially important details:
I used archinstall rather than walking through manually.
UEFI
Secureboot off
GRUB bootloader
Unified Kernel Images on
Luks encrypted BTRFS partitions
Audio Pipewire
Kernels: Linux and Linux-Zen
Network Manager
Hardware:
CPU: i7-12700KF
Motherboard: TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4
GPU: EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 FTW3
RAM: Corsair VENGEANCE® RGB PRO 16GB (x4)
PSU: EVGA SuperN
2024 Is the year I will commit to ditching windows
2024 will be the year I finally be the year I ditch windows.
I am not exactly new to linux, yet I am far from an expert. I made my journey over the years form trying Ubuntu (many many major revisions ago) and have found myself down the rabbit hole of going Arch. I run Arch with KDE on my laptop. I want to fully ditch Windows on my desktop, however I feel this will be a much bigger hurdle to overcome.
Build Specs: i7-12700KF Copper Modded EVGA RTX 3090 64gb of 3600mhz DDR4 ASUS Tuf Z690 Wifi D4
I could go into more detail about my specs, but the specs aren't what has made this journey a bit tougher. I use a Line 6 Helix and a Line 6 PowerCab 112+ and both have usb connections to my computer for integration with, you guessed it; windows or mac software only. Now I don't have a problem running wine, and a number of other solutions to run windows programs, I do however have a gap in knowledge in order to try to use these specific programs with specific USB peripherals.
Now, I am not s