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Hello everyone! I’m experiencing several issues on Linux that persist across different distributions (Arch, Fedora, Pop!_OS). I suspect the motherboard might be the culprit, but I’d like to hear other opinions. Issues I'm facing: 1. Sleep mode doesn’t work properly – the system either...

good day dear friends, :cool: What is the significance of Google's "Willow" Quantum Computing chip? everybody is talking bout the Googles recently revealed "Willow" quantum chip. Well - this chip is being widely publicized, but there are no Details mentioned: The specific details of what...

I'm experiencing an issue with my DCMT Technology USB Condenser Microphone that I didn’t have on Windows 10. The microphone is being recognized normally on my Linux Pop OS, but when I try to use it, no sound is captured. What I’ve tried so far: Tested 4 different distros (Manjaro, Mint...

Does anyone know of a table that shows, for newer hardware versions (like Intel Meteor Lake), which linux kernel version is the minimum that will boot on that hardware and get to a point where the kernel can be upgraded (a stable root console)?

Hello everyone. I am the happiest person to have concluded to move away from windows completely without thinking of the downside (because I didn't try out running a VM :-) ). Did a few researches and settled for pop_OS! After my installation, everything worked fine except the sound, I have...

Hi there, I am a fan of MMORPGs that mostly run on Linux. However has anyone yet tried an MMO Mouse and / or can recommend me one?

I use Linux on my ThinkPads, but my main laptop, which I use for gaming and overall resource heavy tasks, has a dedicated NVIDIA GPU, which for obvious reasons can't run Linux without running into graphical issues. What are some good laptops under £800 that have both AMD GPUs and CPUs that I can...

Hi, the new NPU Chips will make a benefit for Windows Recall function. But what will GNU/Linux systems do with these chips? Is there already development happening? What's the path ahead?

I don't know why my PC stucks like that... When playing video specially... It also happen in windows os... Can anyone give solutions??? There is also a video...

Hello everyone, I am currently facing some challenges with my MacBook Air 2019 when trying to install various Linux distributions. Here are the specs of my device: Model: MacBook Air 2019 Processor: 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 Storage: 128GB RAM: 8GB Graphics: Intel UHD I've attempted to...

I started giving Linux much more attention this last year and I'm intended to stay with it from now on but I'm having issues with my 1660 Super. First, OpenSUSE Tumbleweed started glitching real badly. Then I moved to Debian, wich had problems with the last version (12.5) due to kernel changing...

Hi idk which ram size and CPU spec should I go for? which model? I don't want to buy over kill performing hardware because most of time I will share is my OneNote and picture files and pdfs files (less than 100-300 MB) but they are like a lot 1k-5k files for example. should I go for 2GB or 4GB...

I'm considering using a Stream Deck device on Linux and found some drivers on GitHub (https://github.com/BarRaider/streamdeck-tools). Has anyone here used Stream Deck with Linux, and how well do these drivers work? I'm particularly interested in knowing if these drivers support all Stream Deck...

Hello, I would like to make sure that this Laptop supports Fedora. I found out that it only had RHEL and Ubuntu Certification (https://ubuntu.com/certified/202309-32038), but not Fedora. So my question is will Fedora 100% work on it without any problems...

Hi ive been having this weird issue where my laptop screen goes black for a few seconds and then takes me to the lock screen, im having to use an external display. Also dont know if this is related but my laptop keyboard wont work as well. Im using an HP 348 G3, using the latest version of pop...

[ I just posted this to the gentoo forums https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-8795977.html#8795977 Not sure when/if I'll get an answer there, and not sure if anyone here is likely to know any helpful details on this... But I figured I should just go ahead and post a copy here anyway, just in...

Hi there, I am searching for an affordable Laptop, that can run Linux with max. battery life, so I was pointed out that MacBooks have insane battery life. Has anyone tried Linux on an old Macbook and if yes, how long did they last and with what model?

Hi there, I am a big fan of the Thinkpad X220 / Thinkpad X230. Their i5 is enough computing power for me. But with the years, I am thinking of getting another Laptop. They should have the following Specs: Batterylife (most important) Can be used or refurbished some 6th-8th gen Intel Core i5 or...

Hi, I watched a bunch of videos on YT how to get an old enterprise server and make it work as home media device or a home server, the things are pretty cheap, but I'm also a pretty poor student, so I'd rather not experiment with parts that might not work. I'm planning to go with DebianEdu or...

Hello everybody. As getting a full working audio interface for Linux is a hard job I'm interested to see or participate in creating a multichannel (at least 6, but preferable just adaptable) audiointerface in a DIY project. Might be it can be composed out of already existing boards or a...