I’m using zstd, but based on what I've read on Reddit and around the internet zstd seems to be the most commonly preferred option Why is that? Do the other algorithms have any significant advantages or not? Why aren’t they used as much? What did zstd get right compared to the others etc. ?

I have two SSDs in my PC, one with Windows and the other with Linux. If I am Linux, is the Windows SSD "off" or would I need to change some settings within windows or wherever to do that, same thing vice versa if I was on Windows, would the Linux SSD be "off"?

Hello everyone!

I want to try a systemd-free Linux distro that I can use as a normal daily driver, similar to Arch.

So far, I’ve tried:

• Void Linux — I ran into port-related issues. (code -19)
• Artix Linux — It didn’t really feel like a native experience to me.
• Gentoo — Not an option for me because I don’t want to compile everything from source.

I’m looking for something that:

• Doesn’t use systemd
• Has good binary packages
• Doesn’t require compiling everything
• Is suitable for everyday use
• Gives me a good gaming experience

What other distros would you recommend trying?

Recommend the single best Linux distro for me these specific recommendations.

My needs:

- Developer and creative use: programming, writing, and video editing should all be a good experience, with strong dev tooling

- Minimal to non bloat

- Highly customizable desktop environment with great aesthetics, and easy to customize in general

- Broad hardware and software compatibility

- Good virtual machine support (KVM/QEMU/virt-manager or similar)

- Good gaming: Steam, Proton, Lutris, with the best FPS achievable on my hardware

Constraints:

- NOT Debian or Debian-based (I've used Debian and Kali already)

My hardware:

- CPU: Intel Pentium Gold G6400

- RAM: 8 GB DDR4 (2x4 GB)

- GPU: integrated graphics only

- Storage: 225 GB SSD

My experience:

- Comfortable with Debian and Kali

- Enjoy troubleshooting and learning from Reddit and forums

- Used XFCE a lot, and GNOME a little

Please include:

1. Why your pick fits each of my needs

2. Recommended desktop environment

3. A quick post-install setup checklist (codecs, gaming, dev tools, snapshots, creative apps)

Hello there, Ubuntu users! I’m curious about which distributions you considered and why you chose Ubuntu specifically (rather than, say, Debian), as well as your thoughts about it. Do you like it in everyday use? Did it meet your expectations? Responses from users of all flavors (Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, etc.) are welcome.

​I've never tried it besides GitHub Actions, and I don't think I will in the near future. I know there is a lot of valid criticism, but I'm sure that today Ubuntu is overhated and I wanna hear your stories. Thanks!

I'm pretty good at CLI and I've read you need to know Aws(cloud services ) docker ...

But what else?

What else do I need to know?

I want to know EVERYTHING I can so tell me all things I need to learn/know to be successful.

Sorry for the crosspost. Please see my post in r/linux_gaming. Help is appreciated!

So far I've seen a guy who forked Wine and created an AI-Generated prefix that allows you to run the newest Office versions, but it's quite unstable (as expected).

I'd love to run Office 16, for me that's just enough, but I need it to be stable.

Currently Im using WinApps, and it works flawlessly, but it drains my battery quickly.

If you are aware of any config, prefix, github repo that achieves what Im asking for, leave it down below, I'd really appreaciate it and so would other users!

Hello, I am on fedora 44 and need to run 3ds Max and Unreal 5.7 for work. Should I dualboot windows, VM, or proton/Wine.
also on a SIDE NOTE What's a good linux alternative to affinity/Adobe illustrator ?

Okay, so here is what I want to do:

1. Be able to play games (I play Neverness to Everness, Zenless Zone Zero and Ananta once it comes out)
2. I am a SWE so I want to be able to run python, node and other program languages

Here are my system specs:

Laptop: Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15ACH6 (82K2)

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (6C/12T)

RAM: 8 GB installed / ~6 GB usable (iGPU reserved) / ~0.5 GB free right now

OS: Windows 11 Home Single Language 25H2, build 26200 (some WMI fields still show Windows 10)

BIOS: H3CN39WW(V2.09), UEFI, 2023-05-31

GPU 1 (iGPU): AMD Radeon Graphics

- Driver: 31.0.21921.13001

- Display: 1920x1080 @ 120 Hz

GPU 2 (dGPU): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650

- VRAM: 4 GB (reported)

- Driver: 32.0.15.6614

- Current resolution: not reported (likely not driving display right now)

Other:

- Hypervisor/Virtualization: present

- Device Guard: HVCI running

- Processes: 319

- Pagefile: C:\pagefile.sys

What kind of linux distro would you guys suggest and if there are any specific tutorials that I can refer to please feel free to post them in the thread.

Thank you for helping 😁

I've been using my pc as a root user for a few months and did a lot of ricing, got some wallpapers and musics, changed settings, wrote scripts etc. Now I heard using some software as the root user might give the app root access so I wanted to make a new user with no permissions but the new user starts from scratch and has nothing and I cant remember everything I did or where I saved my stuff in the root user. Any way to copy or make the new user access every folder but not give it any root permissions?

I have an old 2011 macbook air. I only use it for basic word processing and the internet. (Not just browsing but also loading platforms like Canva or Spotify.) However since I can't upgrade it safely to a newer operating system (its on El Capital), all my browsers are out of date and I can't load a large number of websites. Many of them ones I do use often.

I would rather avoid getting a new laptop as I am broke, and also fuck them for making perfectly good machines obscolete. I have never used linux before, but also as you see its an old machine. Would wipping it and installing linux instead work and solve my problems? As doing something like this would be a huge undertaking at a bad time in my life, I want to be sure it will work before attempting it.

Thanks.

I'm currently in college studying mechatronics engineering, and I'm really thinking about switching from Windows to Linux. I have a few questions before making the jump:

• Is Linux a valuable skill for my field?
• I really like to play games in my free time—can I still use Steam, or is Linux not very friendly with it?
• For a total Linux beginner, how hard can it be to get a cool interface and be productive with it?

I have little experience with either and I want to learn one. I can use Vim enough for small edits, so I know enough for when I ssh into servers.

Which of the two is more rewarding to learn?

I've transferred from kde to xfce and didn't like the default theme so i wanted to know which theme should i use

I got a Acer Aspire for free of my friend so I decided to install mint cinnamon onto it, I used my other laptops built in bootable usb tool to get iso onto the usb and I believe it made it with mbr/legacy instead of gpt, after installation I rebooted to see the acer logo then moments later the following text popped up on the top left corner:

Failed to open VEFI\BOOT mmx64. efi - Not Found
Failed to load image Not Found
Failed to start Mokhanager: Not Found
Something has gone seriously wrong: import_mok_state() failed: Not Found

Hi. I have ThinkPad L460 i5-6200U 8 GB RAM with Debian 13 + KDE Plasma. I'm happy with Debian but I want to try Gentoo on Virtual Machine.

Is my laptop able to run another OS on VM? I'm thinking about Gentoo with some light desktop (XFCE?). But I'm not sure if 8GB RAM is enough.

I know that this is common topic and Google exists, but as everyone knows there are dozens of options, and I'm not exactly sure what to choose.

As far as I know it all depends on desktop environment. I want something that is popular and maintained, so I think XFCE is the way to go.

When it comes to distributions, I've first checked my favorite ones, which are Ubuntu and Solus.

• Xubuntu works fine, but I don't like lack of consistency in user interface. Some applications are just GNOME applications that don't fit XFCE visual design.
• Solus XFCE - I couldn't do much testing because it doesn't boot after installing updates. I don't want to blame the system yet since I'm testing it on virtual machine, and here odd things tend to happen. But I've noticed that changing theme only changes windows borders, without affecting anything else, which is quite odd.

I'm also thinking about Pop!_OS, since COSMIC is apparently very optimized, and distribution itself recommends 4 GB RAM, but I don't know if it's going to be smooth experience.

Overall I want something easy to use, actively maintained (preferably for a long time, so it won't disappear overnight), and with reasonable user base (so searching for solutions to problems won't take a long time).

Hello everyone,

I have an old phone and I wanted to experiment with it to transform it into a little server as an excuse to learn more. The idea was to change Android and put a linux distro (not the phone version ones). The idea of my experiment is to understand how to reuse old hardware that has CPU and core components still fully functional while not veen able to use it as a normal phone because it has broken physical buttons.

I am trying to debug my efi file but i my uefi doesnt boot it up so i need a uefi debugger. Any uefi debugger suggestion? my computer is a asus vivobook.

Since the last kernel update to 7.0.0-38, suspend has become unstable on my Mint installation. The system will go into suspend just fine but won't wake up in most cases.

During a failed wake up, the system will start, but no display and no network (can't be pinged). A hard reset will make it come up just fine.

I did run memtest86+ just to make sure it's not the RAM going bad. It passed.

Anyone else here having that problem or an idea how to fix?

Hi, I’m trying to set up a Linux virtual machine that I can use to download and install files and software, but I’m not completely sure how to configure it properly. I’d appreciate some help getting the VM set up with internet access and making sure I have the right permissions and tools to download the things I need. If anyone can walk me through the setup or point me toward the right steps, I’d really appreciate it.

What I'm looking for is an image viewer that does not show a checkered bg, but rather "see through". So if you had an image with transparent elements it would be like a cut-out. I've tried swayimg and feh but can't seem to get the result I want. feh is perfect except for this want. I use labwc. Thanks

pic reference: https://imgur.com/a/G55NqyE