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- WhatsApp running through android-translation-layer (no container!) on Linux desktop
Since https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1gdhy7u/experimental_flathub_release_of_newpipe_on_linux/ got a bit of traction yesterday, this is WhatsApp straight from Meta running on Linux desktop using android-translation-layer.
android-translation-layer (ATL) is a Wine-like approach to run Android applications on Linux. Rather than running an Android container like for example Waydroid does this instead implements the Android API. Note that right now it's very much work in progress and almost no app will work yet, but the fact that they have apps like Newpipe and WhatsApp running already is very promising!
Join the Matrix chat at #android-translation-layer:matrix.org and follow along!
- Linux Sys Admins, do you work on Linux or Windows office laptops?
I'm getting sick every day at this Microsoft Windows slowness and bloat. I am trying to use as much Linux VMs as possible. I feel so unproductive on Windows. I also tried installing Linux on the office laptop. The problem is that Windows is officialy supported and the Linux is DYI. Once the IT departament changes it will sync up with Windows but Linux can be broken and you are no longer able to work. Next job I want to have full Linux laptop or at least Mac.
Besides:
- Microsoft Office
- Active Directory
- Some proxy and VPN bullshit Everything seems manageable and even better on Linux.
What are your experience?
- Russia Mulls Forking Linux in Response to Developer Exclusionscyberinsider.com Russia Mulls Forking Linux in Response to Developer Exclusions
Russia plans to establish an independent Linux development community after the removal of Russian contributors from Linux kernel development.
- Apparently, the mods at Linuxsucks are really sensitive?
Saw a post without noticing the community and commented a genuine comment with good intentions.
Apparently it was against the rules of that community and I was banned.
And yeah, the last comment was sarcasm.
I just don't really understand why is there a community for shitting on Linux? Like I can get not liking it, and hating the Linux die hard fans, but it really is an amazing thing that is integral to almost all modern computing... Kind of like hating social media by having a facebook page for it.
- Fedora Linux 41 is here! - Fedora Magazinefedoramagazine.org Fedora Linux 41 is here! - Fedora Magazine
Thank you and congratulations to everyone in Fedora who worked so hard to make Fedora Linux 41!
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21404353
- How do you provision a Linux VM?paravoce.bearblog.dev How do you provision a Linux VM?
There's many ways to provision a Linux VM. I'm going to show you my approach, which as usual, is aimed at keeping it as simple as possible.[^1] I use Ansi...
Hi friends, I'm back, this time jotting down some notes around my go-to way to provision VMs using Ansible. This post assumes Debian (Nix may be a future post).
Of course there's many ways to provision a server, and this is just one of them. I hope some of these notes are helpful!
If you have any other ways you prefer to set up a server, that would be cool to share!
- Disable the startup logs
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21426498 >I use nixos + greetd + tuigreet + hyprland.
- Adding a user?
Easy one I hope. LMDE5, trying to add a user. According to various sites I checked, it's easy enough, go to control panel, users and groups, click on add, and fill in the details, and bob's your uncle... Except that it didn't work, still just the one user on the log in screen. Tried giving the new user the same permissions as the current one, no dice, have also rebooted, and nothing. So, either I missed something, or the system isn't behaving, but either way, I could use a hand with this, thanks.
- Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Affecting X.Org Server For 18 Years
Crosspost of https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/24401210
- NewPipe on Linux, Using Android_translation_layer
This is really interesting stuff, found it on Hacker News. It's like WINE, but for Android <-> Linux: https://gitlab.com/android_translation_layer/android_translation_layer/
- Sway 1.10 Releasedgithub.com Release 1.10 · swaywm/sway
Sway 1.10 contains 237 changes from 44 contributors. This pre-release depends on wlroots 0.18.0. See the wlroots release notes. New features All of the enhancements from wlroots 0.18. Rewrite the ...
- Hey y'all, I got a new monitor.
Too bad the desk space sucks...
Caption: Picture of a giant display in a big event/concert space. The display shows a terminal with the output from hyfetch. End caption
Anyways here's the real setup that was controlling that big ass screen !
Also sorry if the text formatting is messed up (I am posting from mobile)
- What Distro should i hop to? Gaming and Development. Moderate Configure complexity.
Hey there i consider myself a relative noob, but I’ve been using Linux as my main operating system for about four years now, transitioning from Windows 7 to Linux Mint and then to MX Linux. Recently, I encountered a login issue, and I know I’m partially to blame for this. When I try to install projects from GitHub and things don’t work out, I often give up without deleting or cleaning up the configurations and fragments. Over time, this has led to a huge clutter on my system, which is why I’ve been wanting to do a fresh install for a while now, and I’m taking this as the opportunity to finally do it. My Hardware:
CPU: AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800X GPU: AMD Radeon™ RX 6700 XT RAM: 32 GB
What I'm Looking For:
I’d love suggestions for a Linux distro that:
Has relatively up-to-date updates Can optimize the performance of my hardware Supports both programming and gaming
Currently, I have a minimal installation of Windows 11 set up for dual boot, but I’m considering moving it to a VM if the performance impact is manageable. If that doesn’t work out, I’d like to continue with Windows 11 in dual boot. I want to play games like Space Marines 2, and while I know about tools like Proton, Wine, and Lutris, I just don’t wanna dive into that right now. Please, no fundamental debates about how I don’t really NEED Windows. I fucking know! And just wanna know if its possibly or not. ;)
Additional Preferences:
I’d like to use Flatpaks wherever possible, except for programs that aren’t available or those where permissions issues arise, like password managers with browser integrations. I’m interested in some "ricing" but don’t want to spend all my time troubleshooting or making constant adjustments. I’d like to run a local AI on the machine so i hope for something that can squeze the last drop of performance out of my hardware. I appreciate the extensive guides available for Debian-based systems but am open to exploring new options.
I’m excited to hear your recommendations!
Thanks in advance!
- for those worried about the impact of sanctions on linux, is any of the bsds a better alternative?
(this post obviously assumes the recent removal of russian devs due to sanctions is bad; no need to comment if you disagree)
a lot of people i know are considering jumping ship to some bsd after the recent MAINTAINERS debacle, but i'm skeptical it would make any difference. afaik, they're just as us-centric as linux if not more (it's the berkeley software distribution, after all). also, my biggest gripe about the bsds and the main reason i've never had any interest in them is their permissive licensing. permissive licenses suck
would there be any difference wrt sanctions in the bsds or moving away from linux to *bsd bc of that would be pointless?
- Any Linux users out there who have tried the OSBOT Meet 2 webcam?www.obsbot.com OBSBOT Meet 2 - AI-Powered 4K Webcam
OBSBOT Meet 2 AI-powered 4K webcam combines a colorful, compact design with advanced AI features and 4K imaging. Perfect for video calls and content creation.
It is reportedly plug-n-play for basic features, but for more advanced features, something like this project would need to be patched to add support for the camera.
https://github.com/samliddicott/guvciew-meet4k
- How to find what's eating 100% of just one core?
From time to time, often after I've restored from sleep or finished playing a Steam game, one of my CPU cores is pinned at 100% with no indication of what might be doing it. Running htop, btop, or GNOME system monitor all show the same thing: CPU0 at 100% while the rest are doing near-nothing, and no process in particular seems to be using those resources.
If I restart, it's back to normal, and sometimes I can play a game in Steam or let the computer go to sleep and it doesn't do this, but it happens often enough that's annoying/confusing so I'd like to know if there's a way to either (a) diagnose which processes are using which CPU cores, or (b) somehow "reset" the checking of these values to make sure that something's not just being misreported.
This is a desktop system running Arch & GNOME.
- Seagate OneTouch Hub compatability with Linux?
I am contemplating buying one of the Seagate OneTouch Hub external hard drives as a backup for my media that's currently stored on some other external hard drives connected to my home server since they are always spinning.
My local retailers don't give me many options as far as large storage storage solution goes, and the only other viable option now is a WD My BOOK 14 TB.
However, the retailer I will be buying it from goes out of its way to state that Windows or macOS is required. Is there any reason I should believe that I will run into troubles under Linux? I've had no issues whatsoever with some other Seagate hard drives (Expansion 5 TB), which I just instantly reformat to ext4 and use as normal. My guess is that this is just for the included software? I just want to make sure before I order.
(More long term I will set up a NAS, but for now time to learn and configure is more scarce than money, so I just want a solution that will prevent me from losing my data)
- Harald Welte (co-creator netfilter/iptable and free software foundation awarded developer) published his open letter as public take about recently events in the Linux Kernel Developer Community aroundlaforge.gnumonks.org On Linux MAINTAINERS file removal of Russian developers
I sincerely regret to see Linux kernel patches like this one removing Russian developers from the MAINTAINERS file. To me, it is a sign or maybe even a symbol of how far the Linux kernel developer co
TLDR;
> It literally hurts me personally to see this happening. It's like a kick in the gut. I used to be proud about having had an involvement with the Linux kernel community in a previous life. This doesn't feel like the community I remember being part of.
- Jellyfin 10.10.0 media server releasedjellyfin.org Jellyfin 10.10.0 | Jellyfin
We are pleased to announce the latest stable release of Jellyfin, version 10.10.0!
- Warehouse 2.0.0 Released (app to comprehensively manage flatpak)github.com Release 2.0.0 · flattool/warehouse
New Features: All new UI to make using Warehouse's features easier UI now better adapts to larger window sizes UI now better adapts to smaller window sizes Improved UI for installing packages from...
- nixos+greetd+hyprland errorgithub.com GitHub - mobsenpai/hana: 花 - Hana | Nixos dotfiles
花 - Hana | Nixos dotfiles. Contribute to mobsenpai/hana development by creating an account on GitHub.
Edit: Solved, check the comments
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21359091 >Using this works: >
> services.greetd = { > enable = true; > settings = { > initial_session = { > command = "Hyprland"; > user = "yashraj"; > }; > default_session = { > command = "${lib.getExe pkgs.greetd.tuigreet} --time --cmd Hyprland"; > user = "yashraj"; > }; > }; > }; > >
> > But using this doesn't: >> services.greetd = { > enable = true; > settings = { > default_session = { > user = "yashraj"; > command = "${pkgs.greetd.tuigreet}/bin/tuigreet --time --sessions ${pkgs.hyprland}/share/wayland-session --remember --remember-session"; > }; > }; > }; > >
> > I wan't to be able to use--sessions
. what could I be doing wrong? I am using latest nixos stable. > > The only error returned here is after I enter my username 'yashraj' then my password 'nixos' is:expected Args or Cancel, got Pamresponse {resp: some("nixos")}
> > Notes: > > I haven't commited the greetd file to my github yet. But I've still attached the link to my github if it may be relevant to solve this issue. > > > Please give any info - Some basic questions about Linux
Can someone point me to a helpful beginners resource explaining some Linux basics? Like what is the difference between "distro", which is what, like Ubuntu, fedora, Debian (? Or is that a category of distro?) And desktop environment which is what, KDE, Lubuntu, gnome? Like I don't even know I have these categories right let alone understand why I'd pick one over another and what practical effects it will have- which apps will I/won't I be able to install, etc...
I'm not expecting anyone to answer these questions for me, but if you could point me to something already written, I'd appreciate it.
- Starlabs; good support long term?
Does anyone here use Starlabs computers? I'm thinking of buying one of their laptops and I'm interested in how well their products are supported in the long term. Specifically, firmware updates and spare parts & repairs.
Thanks
- No wayland option despite fresh gnome install (Debian 12, testing, nvidia)
This is something I have been stuck on for a while.
I want to use Wayland for that variable refresh rate and some better handeling of screen recordings.
I have tried time and time again to get a wayland session running with the proprietary nvidia driver, but have not gotten there yet.
Only the X11 options are listed on the login screen. When using the fallback FOSS nvidia driver however, all the correct X11 and Wayland options show up (Including Gnome and KDE, both in X11 and Wayland).
Wasn't this fixed, like, about a year ago? I have the "latest" proprietary nvidia driver, but the current debain one is still pretty old (535.183.06).
output from `nvidia-smi`
```bash Sun Oct 27 03:21:06 2024 +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | NVIDIA-SMI 535.183.06 Driver Version: 535.183.06 CUDA Version: 12.2 | |-----------------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+ | GPU Name Persistence-M | Bus-Id Disp.A | Volatile Uncorr. ECC | | Fan Temp Perf Pwr:Usage/Cap | Memory-Usage | GPU-Util Compute M. | | | | MIG M. | |=========================================+======================+======================| | 0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Off | 00000000:01:00.0 On | N/A | | 25% 43C P0 25W / 120W | 476MiB / 6144MiB | 0% Default | | | | N/A | +-----------------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Processes: | | GPU GI CI PID Type Process name GPU Memory | | ID ID Usage | |=======================================================================================| | 0 N/A N/A 6923 G /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg 143MiB | | 0 N/A N/A 7045 C+G ...libexec/gnome-remote-desktop-daemon 63MiB | | 0 N/A N/A 7096 G /usr/bin/gnome-shell 81MiB | | 0 N/A N/A 7798 G firefox-esr 167MiB | | 0 N/A N/A 7850 G /usr/lib/huiontablet/huiontablet 13MiB | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ```
- This Week in KDE Apps: Chat Changes, Editor Enhancements and Audio Advancementsblogs.kde.org This Week in KDE Apps
Welcome to a new issue of "This Week in KDE Apps"! Every week we cover as much as possible of what's happening in the world of KDE apps.
Welcome to a new issue of "This Week in KDE Apps"! Every week we cover as much as possible of what's happening in the world of KDE apps.
This week's changes and improvements cover a wide range of applications, from audio apps (including the classic Amarok, which is making a comeback) to Kate getting improvements to its integrated Git features.
In between, you have everything from new functionalities for note-taking utilities and media players, to upgrades in financial software and mobile apps.
- Test Linux distros online - DistroSeadistrosea.com Test Linux distros online - DistroSea
Test out popular Linux distributions online for free on your web browser. No installation or live boot needed.
- Having to use windows at work makes me appreciate my desktop Linux experience at home.
I’m a teacher and our division just “upgraded” to W11 with a new version of outlook that is basically a web app on desktop. Several times a day my laptop comes to a complete crawl while Teams decides to open itself. Can’t open or close programs, Firefox won’t register mouse clicks, nothing. Graphical glitches appear al the time with menu bars and task bars disappearing regularly, requiring force quitting the app or logging out of the desktop.
When I first switched to Linux I assumed my experience would be like this. But now it’s the other way around.
Rant over.
- Finally did it, got my parent on linux.
They're in their 60's, finally convinced them.
They say things like "This is the same..."
and I'm like
"Ya because that's Firefox, the only program you use..."
"What was Windows even doing for us?"
- miny - a minesweeper clonegithub.com GitHub - spacecamper/miny: A minesweeper clone for Linux.
A minesweeper clone for Linux. Contribute to spacecamper/miny development by creating an account on GitHub.
This is probably the last version by me.
Features:
- Linux native
- time, 3BV/s and IOE high scores, including percentiles and non-flagging versions
- scores kept indefinitely for all played games
- recording and playing replays
- CSV export
- timing in milliseconds
- responsive on slow hardware
- adjustable square size
- to reveal squares around a numbered square with flagged adjacent mines you can click the square with any button
- no "?" marks
- pause
- Podman 5.3 released with changes for improved networking experience with pastablog.podman.io Podman 5.3 changes for improved networking experience with pasta
Use pasta’s –map-guest-addr option As of Podman 5.0 we default to “pasta” as a rootless networking application to provide network connectivity for rootless containers. Compared to our previou…
- Goodbye from a Linux community volunteer
Official statement regarding recent Greg' commit 6e90b675cf942e from Serge Semin
>Hello Linux-kernel community, > >I am sure you have already heard the news caused by the recent Greg' commit 6e90b675cf942e ("MAINTAINERS: Remove some entries due to various compliance requirements."). As you may have noticed the change concerned some of the Ru-related developers removal from the list of the official kernel maintainers, including me. > >The community members rightly noted that the quite short commit log contained very vague terms with no explicit change justification. No matter how hard I tried to get more details about the reason, alas the senior maintainer I was discussing the matter with haven't given an explanation to what compliance requirements that was. I won't cite the exact emails text since it was a private messaging, but the key words are "sanctions", "sorry", "nothing I can do", "talk to your (company) lawyer"... I can't say for all the guys affected by the change, but my work for the community has been purely volunteer for more than a year now (and less than half of it had been payable before that). For that reason I have no any (company) lawyer to talk to, and honestly after the way the patch has been merged in I don't really want to now. Silently, behind everyone's back, bypassing the standard patch-review process, with no affected developers/subsystem notified - it's indeed the worse way to do what has been done. No gratitude, no credits to the developers for all these years of the devoted work for the community. No matter the reason of the situation but haven't we deserved more than that? Adding to the GREDITS file at least, no?.. > >I can't believe the kernel senior maintainers didn't consider that the patch wouldn't go unnoticed, and the situation might get out of control with unpredictable results for the community, if not straight away then in the middle or long term perspective. I am sure there have been plenty ways to solve the problem less harmfully, but they decided to take the easiest path. Alas what's done is done. A bifurcation point slightly initiated a year ago has just been fully implemented. The reason of the situation is obviously in the political ground which in this case surely shatters a basement the community has been built on in the first place. If so then God knows what might be next (who else might be sanctioned...), but the implemented move clearly sends a bad signal to the Linux community new comers, to the already working volunteers and hobbyists like me. > >Thus even if it was still possible for me to send patches or perform some reviews, after what has been done my motivation to do that as a volunteer has simply vanished. (I might be doing a commercial upstreaming in future though). But before saying goodbye I'd like to express my gratitude to all the community members I have been lucky to work with during all these years.
- Leap, Tumbleweed Get Makeoversnews.opensuse.org Leap, Tumbleweed Get Makeovers
Branding for Tumbleweed and Leap 16.0 are moving along with the creation of a visual identity for these two distinct operating system flavors. For two of ope...
- This week in Plasma: all screens, all the timepointieststick.com This week in Plasma: all screens, all the time
We continued fixing bugs and making UI improvements this week. You’ll notice a good many of them are about screens somehow! Ah, screens, the magical windows to our computers. They are amazing…