Im preaching to the choir with this, but I think its relevant for context: The reasons Im not using windows are ads, tracking, forced updates, AI "features", automatic reversion of your uninstalls/settings after updates, slow/buggy/bloated/vibe coded. These things are enough of an issue for me to the point that if an alternative didnt exist, I would not have a PC. That means linux and its future are a pretty big deal to me. Weve already seen some give into age attestation (shoutout to agelesslinux.org), there are debates being had about development practices (vibe coding), debates about incorporating AI slop features (weve already lost firefox there), hardware attestation would regretfully see some compliance given how age attestation went, etc. Does anyone else worry about the path linux could be on?

I came across an Apple iMac Retina 5K 27-inch (2017) for a really good price, how well does linux work?
Specs:

• 4.2GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
• Upgraded to 64GB DDR4 RAM
• Radeon Pro 580 8GB Graphics
• 27” Retina 5K Display

Well that didn't take long...

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/44755949

I've been looking for good power optimization software so I don't drain my battery while playing lightweight games. So one of the most interesting options I found was power-options , but it doesn't seem to be very updated and apparently there aren't other contributors other than two people.

Has anyone tried it? is it safe and works as intended?

I am also worried about uninstalling it. does it revert all the policies it imposes or I will need to reinstall my system to go back to normal?

I am on Fedora 43 if that matters

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/43577930

A Veratasium video on the XZ utils hack with a into on the history of linux

This mirror:

http://iso.qubesosfasa4zl44o4tws22di6kepyzfeqv3tg4e3ztknltfxqrymdad.onion/

gives:

Qubes-R4.3.0-x86_64/                               19-Dec-2025 09:48                   -
Qubes-R4.2.4-x86_64.iso                            17-Feb-2025 22:11          7266004992
Qubes-R4.2.4-x86_64.iso.DIGESTS                    17-Feb-2025 22:11                1251
Qubes-R4.2.4-x86_64.iso.asc                        17-Feb-2025 22:11                 833
Qubes-R4.2.4-x86_64.torrent                        17-Feb-2025 22:11              139199
Qubes-R4.3.0-x86_64.iso                            19-Dec-2025 01:17          8176568320
Qubes-R4.3.0-x86_64.iso.DIGESTS                    19-Dec-2025 01:17                1251
Qubes-R4.3.0-x86_64.iso.asc                        19-Dec-2025 01:17                 833
Qubes-R4.3.0-x86_64.torrent                        19-Dec-2025 01:17              156518

I see no way for someone with R4.2.4 to obtain R4.3.0 by just fetching the changes. Is that correct? If we want to maintain a copy of the latest ISO, we must grab the whole ~8gb ISO file every release?

I checked a couple mirrors (not all of them), and saw no jigdo templates.

A review of the most recent release of Manjaro. I primarily use Debian distros like Mint and MX but the overall ease and user friendliness of this Arch based distro definitely makes me want to give it a go.

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/41531898

I need this for political/activist purposes. When a public service blocks Tor, I want to be able to say that the public service marginalises/disservices ppl on some platforms.

My first thought was Qubes OS, because it can be setup as a Tor-only platform. The flaw of course is that users can configure it either way. So the public service would argue that it was the user’s choice to configure it to not use clearnet. If an OS were to operate purely on anonymous networks with no direct clearnet access, this would have some niche applications for activism.

Detailed episode for pairing with the very light "A Great Day for Linux". Hope you enjoy it. Since Lemmy struggles with markdown from Castopod, here is a link to the notes.

Gnome needs your support with a donate button.

How is this any different then the shit that Microsoft is pulling?

This was on Fedora 43, BTW.

From the blog post:

Hello everyone!

As it’s been not much of a secret anymore, Hyprperks has been a few months in the making, and now it’s all come together.

Hyprperks is now open to purchase to everyone!

If you want to support the development for 5€ + tax a month, and also get a few goodies from us, please check out the pricing page

You will get:

• Member-only forum access, with dev Q&A, support from me, and more
• Premium desktop experience, which is a set of preconfigured dotfiles with a one-click install and update
• And of course, support the continued development.

If you don’t have a Hyprland Account yet, consider making one! It’s free, and gives you access to our public forums, where you can find answers, ask questions, and interact with the community.

Also, thank you for all the support, guys. You are awesome!

Cheers, vax.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/32033583

Direct link to a text article about the situation

https://www.vidarholen.net/contents/wordcount/

I think the least that distros can do, is allow listing all packages and system settings in config files like .toml rather than having to type in every single package to install, or click through system setting GUIs to setup. Would that require using a whole programming language or system like NIx?

While NixOS works much differently from most distros, that's the only reason I use it: package and system settings in text files. If I fix something, it's fixed permanently, I don't need to hunt down files in random directories if I want to change a setting. If I ever need to reinstall the OS I don't have to write dnf install every single damn package and manually setup all that up all over again. Having daily-drove Windows macOS & Fedora as throughout the years, my setups have felt hacky as well as houses of cards as I've wanted or had to set them up again (I don't mean Fedora specifically, but distros in general).

Basically it feels insane that it's the way most linux users and servers in the world operate. If I, a humble computer hobbyist can figure out Nix, why don't more users do so, and why is Nix so niche?

I want to see either a persistent rectangle box on the edges of the region being recorded (anything outside the box isn't recorded), or dim the parts of the screen that aren't being recorded. I looked for screen recorders for hyprland & wlroots and didn't find any with this functionality. wf-recorder + slurp works for me but I want a boundary visual.