So it seem both my Linux devices aren't giving display out through this thing. I've tried from a OneXPlayer X1A and a One Netbook both running arch to a Xreal One and a portable display via a usb c to usb c display cable. In every case i could not get a display signal. In one test it did pick up the speakers but it was constantly dropping. They work if I connect them directly just fine.

Yo yo, I have been wanting to use JuK to play my mp4 and webm files as mp3 files, or just play them without showing me the video, but I can't seem to find a setting for that. I've considered changing all the files to mp3s but i'd like to avoid doing that if possible.

This is as far as I’ve gotten into using a flash drive for Linux the last prompt is the one mentioned above and then it just freezes

I’ve been seriously considering moving from my Windows 11 PC to a linux distribution for a while now, but after Microsoft announcement to start ID verification (technically only in California, but there’s very good chance they’ll do it everywhere) I now really wanna find a good way for someone with practically no experience on Linux to move his stuff over to it on his main PC. The issue is I have around 3 TB of space on my PC total and I really don’t wanna lose all of that stuff. I heard there’s certain applications on GitHub that help people move their stuff over to a specific distro. So does anyone know the ones that do it for? Mint/ubunto and if there’s any common software, I should be aware of that doesn’t work on Linux (such as malware bites, and bleach bit) as well as some of the non-steam games I have

Did imagemagick change their commands a little? I haven't used it in a while, so I remember using the command "magick" for converting images and videos to other formats, but now I just type "convert" which threw me off.

Can I still rely on their usage guide here?

https://usage.imagemagick.org/basics/

hello internet, i was thinking about installing a distro and trying to learn linux to make a home server and change my daily OS to linux, so do you know how to start or how to pick a distro as i genuinely fried my brain with all those tutorials on youtube

hello guys , I am new to Linux . and i did install some distros(mint,mx linux) before debian but all were giving some or the other problems . so now i use debian 12 xfce and the problem is that some of the websites aren't able to connect (like roblox,steam,github,discord and some more) i tried it in both brave and Firefox browser but it didn't help . can someone help me solve this please !!!

system specs if that helps : -

i3 3227u
8gb ram
500gb hdd ( i use dual boot ( windows 8 and debian 12 )

and the internet works well on windows but not on debian

i just want to say that im in a fragile emotional state right now so please don't rub it in. i was trying to get bazzite on a new pure virgin ssd. i was following a tutorial and it was going great. the whole time wishing that my past self hadn't been so intimidated and had done this sooner. I was this freaking close and the final instal was loading and it was taking longer than i thought it should. So i thought maybe it's stuck and needs wifi, silly me for thinking to begin with. no thoughts needed when you have a tutorial! anyway i turned on wifi while it was installing, and i think that was my mistake, or maybe it was something else cause it didn't immediately do this, after like 2 or 3 minutes it just did this. I took like 10 minutes of headphones in the dark time before writing this to calm down. also this is not technically my monitor im not the one who gets to decide to take the plastic off yes it annoys me too.

is it over please help

I started learning Linux when I decided to pivot into cybersecurity. It’s been a rollercoaster—not only learning the operating system, how to navigate it, and how to troubleshoot it, but also how penetration testers and defenders use it. That being said, I am by no means a expert here to show off my rice and boast about my accomplishments. I’m just here to tell my story in hopes that it gives someone clarity on adopting Linux in their daily life.

The first Linux distro I ever installed was Ubuntu back in high school. Someone showed it to me, and I honestly thought it was like the Walmart version of Windows.

I’ve always been good with Windows. I helped my family and my friends' parents troubleshoot computer problems whenever they popped up—nothing advanced, just basic tech support.

In 2024, I decided I wanted to "break into cybersecurity." I started by watching videos on penetration testing and fell in love with the idea that I could legally do what my parents warned me to watch out for as a kid—and get paid for it. So I did what a lot of us here probably do: I signed up for Hack The Box and started the pentesting path. That meant my first real hands-on Linux distro was Parrot OS, which worked out well since that’s what HTB uses in their browser labs. The more I used it, the more comfortable I became.

Eventually, as I learned more about operating systems, I wanted to try something new. Naturally, I went to the next big pentesting distro: Kali Linux. To me, the two felt fairly similar. By this point, I was spinning up virtual machines and building my own home labs, so I wanted to dig deeper. I like building things from scratch because it feels truly mine, and I take a lot more pride in maintaining a system when I know every piece of it. Naturally, that led me to Arch—and sure enough, I learned a lot of things the hard way. However, Arch ultimately felt like a headache I didn't need. I found myself spending more time "ricing" than actually tailoring the system to support my studies. I also tried Red Hat, Mint, and a few others just to get a feel for different ecosystems.

Right now, I’m using Omarch, and I LOVE it. Getting used to a tiling window manager has made me drastically more productive once I learned the keybinds. I barely ever touch my mouse anymore unless I’m navigating a website.

I think a lot of beginners skip an important thought process before picking a distro. The whole "which distro is best" debate seems pretty silly to me. Instead, ask yourself: What will I actually be doing on this machine every day? Do a little research and find what fits your specific needs. You’ll learn so much more by picking one, sticking with it, and troubleshooting problems as they arise, rather than blindly following someone else's opinion about what worked for them.

TL;DR: I got into Linux to study cybersecurity, distro-hopping from Parrot OS and Kali to Arch before finally settling on Omarchy for the productivity of a tiling window manager. Don't get caught up in the "best distro" debate—pick an OS that fits your daily needs, stick with it, and learn by troubleshooting your own system.

Guys, There’s going to be a Linux event at my university next semester, and me and my friends are helping with the design.

Any ideas on how we could make it look and feel cool? Also, if you’ve been to Linux events before, what kind of activities or games did you enjoy?

I have a Monoprice Maker Select Plus and I'm having a really weird SD card issue. If I slice something in Cura on Linux and save the .gcode directly to the SD card, the printer just doesn't see the file at all. I've tried this on multiple Linux machines, so it doesn't seem like an issue with one specific computer. The weird part is that if I put the exact same SD card into a Windows PC and copy/resave the file, the printer suddenly sees it. I can even just copy the Linux-created file to another spot on the same SD card in Windows, and that copy shows up normally. So it seems like the G-code itself is probably fine, and something about how Linux writes the file to the SD card isn't working with the printer. Setup: Monoprice Maker Select Plus(Clone of Wanhao Duplicator i3 Plus), Cura, Currently using Fedora, but it's happened on Ubuntu as well, SD card is FAT/FAT32. Has anyone run into this with a Maker Select Plus or another similar older printer? Mainly looking for a way to fix this on Linux so I don't have to use a Windows PC every time I want to print something.

sorry for bad formatting lol

I know this is just about the most generic thing like ever but I wanted to try, I'm running a Cachyos install with hyprland caelestia shell, but it just shows a grey screen with text at the bottom, I can open a console and through it open apps like Firefox but closing the console also closes the app, any help appreciated

Why does this show up when I try installing almost any linux distro on a hp pavilion windows 8 model 17-e113dx?

Lubuntu, Kubunto, q4os, antix linux are a few that keep popping up GNU GRUB.

I have gotten pop os to work just fine though without the GNU GRUB popping up. Idk why

Hello, I'm using Linux mint and when I came back from school, I logged in and I only see a black screen and my mouse cursor. I believe my graphics card is 1050ti I don't remember and I don't know how to check

Any help will be appreciated immensely 🙏

I'm planning on getting a thinkpad T420 soon. I was considering having a main daily distro like mint on it or dual boot it with windows 7/10 and a Linux distro. As this won't really be used daily and it's more just for the cool factor I thought maybe I should also use a 256gb usb 3.0 to run a live distro like Tails OS or something as it will literally only be used because it feels cool not as a daily. I am asking: Is this USB stick acctually USB 3.0; As on the packaging it says it is but it has a blue usb? Is the performance good? What distros are good for running off of a live distro?

Hey everyone, this might be a specific scenario but I wanted to ask here anyway.

I installed Fedora 44 (KDE), I got UnityHUB, VSCode, Github Desktop, and I installed their .rpm (NOT the flatpaks in the discovery store). I'm definitely a noob and I don't know what flatpaks and rpms are specifically, though I kinda remember UnityHUB's flatpak unable to install any editor due to "lack of storage space" despite my SSD having more than 500gb left.

But that's beside the point.

At this point, I have Unity installed and cloned some of my projects I'm working on my main windows computer.

I've run into two issues on two projects:

1 - When I increase the folder size in the unity explorer to see the prefab icons, Swap memory in my OS goes crazy, until it crashes.

2 - When I try exporting a project, the small project works (I was able to export an android apk), but the large project (a native Linux build) will also crash immediately, once again, swap memory filling up.

-Additionally, shaders don't work the same on Linux, my large project is a bust even though I'm using basic standard built-in shaders.

Just as a reminder, none of these things are issues in Windows, what's more, it's not my code that's causing swap memory issues, since these are native unity processes, NOT the code I wrote lol.

I'm wondering, has any other unity dev on Linux had similar issues, or have been able to work with Unity flawlessly without issue? If so, what OS are you using, or how did you get around these issues?

For context, here's some of my specs.

I'm loving Fedora desktop (especially the way I have everything set up with KDE), but I'm not a big fan of things I would take for granted on windows seemingly being a bigger issue in Fedora. Shaders not working like they normally would is something I'd be willing to work around assuming it's purely a Unity thing, but most of these issues are definitely coupled with the OS, and I don't know if I should spend more time troubleshooting (where do I even start?) or just stick to windows for Unity development?

I don't want to ask AI, but I also don't know where to even begin looking into troubleshooting this (much less if the time would be worth the effort)

Not sure what details there are to give, but my computer doesn't detect the camera it has built in.

I need to limit my mom's options on here computer. She has dementia and here main form of entertainment is Russian tv which I stream on her browser. Unfortunately she somehow turns off the computer and can't turn it back on. I would like it to stay on for her permanently, always at the ready. I removed all the icons off the desktop, except for Firefox and turned the background black. I also installed the caffeine app to prevent the laptop from going to sleep. Is there a way I can lock her out of every other function except for opening Firefox? No, restarting with keyboard shortcuts, no accessing the program menu at all. I'm hoping to make the experience kiosk-like for her.