Can I update now? (lemmy.today)
 

System SpecificationsOperating System: CachyOS Linux

KDE Plasma Version: 6.8.0

KDE Frameworks Version: 6.31.0

Qt Version: 6.12.0

Kernel Version: 7.2.11-1-cachyos (64-bit)

Graphics Platform: Wayland

Processors: 12 × 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12450H

Memory: 8 GiB of RAM (7.5 GiB usable)

Graphics Processor 1: Intel® Graphics

Graphics Processor 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

Several days ago, I tried to update my CachyOS system. And seen the below warning from Pacman itself

Update notice: Kernel 7.3.0-2 has issues with amdgpu particularly causing black screen on AMD dGPUs

At first, I was like gonna do the update, because I don't have an AMD CPU/GPU. Then I went to check on the internet and found lots of issues with both Kernel 7.3 and KDE Plasma 6.8.1. Even affecting NVIDIA GPU.

Some of the examplesLinux 7.3 - GPU idle increased from 10 W to 60. Anyone else?

Partial upgrade for ca-certificates-mozilla

Plasma 6.8.1 update: fullscreen games choppy (fine in windowed), desktop animations laggy - fixed by downgrading to 6.8.0

Choppy frame pacing in CS2 and Deadlock (300–500 FPS) after 2026-10-22 update (linux 7.3.0, linux-firmware-amdgpu 20261019, Plasma 6.8.1) – RX 6600 XT, Wayland – fixed by snapshot rollback

Steam games broken after updating from kernel 7.2.11-1 -> 7.3.0-2 (not fixed by 7.3.0-3)

linux-cachyos 7.3.0-4: amdgpu “Fence fallback timer expired” causes game crashes (RX 6600 XT) (Monster Hunter Wilds)

Cachyos kernel upgrade to 7.3.0 - fails on AMD

After latest update to cachyos-rate-mirrors the speeds are horible

GPU and CPU Fans Running at Double Speed under 7.3.1

Cachy kernel version 7.3.1 breaks the dual display (DisplayLink device) (KDE Plasma) (Kwin)

Cannot login after the latest update from kernel 7.2.10-1 -> 7.3.0-2 (presented with a frozen screen)

Nvidia-open 615.78.08: dGPU runtime D3 “Not supported” on linux-cachyos 7.3.0-4, works on LTS 6.18.55-2

Steam games broken after updating from kernel 7.2.11-1 -> 7.3.0-2 (not fixed by 7.3.0-3)

Is there a reason that the BORE kernel is stale (7.2.10 vs. 7.3.0)?

After Recent Update, Shut Down Takes Over 1 Minute - User Manager Issue?

Behringer UMC404HD - fail with Kernel 7.3.0

LACT power cap write fails with “Operation not supported (os error 95)” on 7.3.0-3-cachyos

Plasma 6.8.1: immediate screen tearing / flickering shadows / black areas on GTX 1650 Ti (HP Pavilion Gaming 15-dk1xxx) - 6.8.0 is fine

Updating to 7.3.0-3-cachyos causes UMC204HD Audio Interface to be unusable

Issue with AdaptiveSync kernel 7.3+

Keyboard Backlight Not Working With 7.3 Kernel

Kernal 7.3.0-3 - AMD / NVIDEA

Should i stay at linux-cachyos 7.2.11-1?

After update audio is is wery crapy and not loud

Audio echo in FAudio/Proton games on launch — regression starting linux-cachyos 7.3

Severe display artifacts and flickering on NVIDIA HDMI output after today’s first upgrade (2026/10/22)

Update causing KDE Plasma crash or blackscreen at boot

After KDE 6.8 update, Desktop Animations lag and Games run on 48fps

7.3.0-2 on RX 9070 XT: no black screen, but a DCN401 MCM LUT warning on HDR enable (Plasma 6.8.0)

After update lost fps

Not every link I shared is completely relevant to me, but the amount of issues on Kernel 7.3 and KDE Plasma 6.8.1. Even affecting NVIDIA GPU made me hesitant.

Because of this hesitation, I also didn't update Firefox CA-Certificates security update.

Should I update now?

Can I update now? (lemmy.today)
 

System SpecificationsOperating System: CachyOS Linux

KDE Plasma Version: 6.8.0

KDE Frameworks Version: 6.31.0

Qt Version: 6.12.0

Kernel Version: 7.2.11-1-cachyos (64-bit)

Graphics Platform: Wayland

Processors: 12 × 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12450H

Memory: 8 GiB of RAM (7.5 GiB usable)

Graphics Processor 1: Intel® Graphics

Graphics Processor 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

Several days ago, I tried to update my CachyOS system. And seen the below warning from Pacman itself

Update notice: Kernel 7.3.0-2 has issues with amdgpu particularly causing black screen on AMD dGPUs

At first, I was like gonna do the update, because I don't have an AMD CPU/GPU. Then I went to check on the internet and found lots of issues with both Kernel 7.3 and KDE Plasma 6.8.1. Even affecting NVIDIA GPU.

Some of the examplesLinux 7.3 - GPU idle increased from 10 W to 60. Anyone else?

Partial upgrade for ca-certificates-mozilla

Plasma 6.8.1 update: fullscreen games choppy (fine in windowed), desktop animations laggy - fixed by downgrading to 6.8.0

Choppy frame pacing in CS2 and Deadlock (300–500 FPS) after 2026-10-22 update (linux 7.3.0, linux-firmware-amdgpu 20261019, Plasma 6.8.1) – RX 6600 XT, Wayland – fixed by snapshot rollback

Steam games broken after updating from kernel 7.2.11-1 -> 7.3.0-2 (not fixed by 7.3.0-3)

linux-cachyos 7.3.0-4: amdgpu “Fence fallback timer expired” causes game crashes (RX 6600 XT) (Monster Hunter Wilds)

Cachyos kernel upgrade to 7.3.0 - fails on AMD

After latest update to cachyos-rate-mirrors the speeds are horible

GPU and CPU Fans Running at Double Speed under 7.3.1

Cachy kernel version 7.3.1 breaks the dual display (DisplayLink device) (KDE Plasma) (Kwin)

Cannot login after the latest update from kernel 7.2.10-1 -> 7.3.0-2 (presented with a frozen screen)

Nvidia-open 615.78.08: dGPU runtime D3 “Not supported” on linux-cachyos 7.3.0-4, works on LTS 6.18.55-2

Steam games broken after updating from kernel 7.2.11-1 -> 7.3.0-2 (not fixed by 7.3.0-3)

Is there a reason that the BORE kernel is stale (7.2.10 vs. 7.3.0)?

After Recent Update, Shut Down Takes Over 1 Minute - User Manager Issue?

Behringer UMC404HD - fail with Kernel 7.3.0

LACT power cap write fails with “Operation not supported (os error 95)” on 7.3.0-3-cachyos

Plasma 6.8.1: immediate screen tearing / flickering shadows / black areas on GTX 1650 Ti (HP Pavilion Gaming 15-dk1xxx) - 6.8.0 is fine

Updating to 7.3.0-3-cachyos causes UMC204HD Audio Interface to be unusable

Issue with AdaptiveSync kernel 7.3+

Keyboard Backlight Not Working With 7.3 Kernel

Kernal 7.3.0-3 - AMD / NVIDEA

Should i stay at linux-cachyos 7.2.11-1?

After update audio is is wery crapy and not loud

Audio echo in FAudio/Proton games on launch — regression starting linux-cachyos 7.3

Severe display artifacts and flickering on NVIDIA HDMI output after today’s first upgrade (2026/10/22)

Update causing KDE Plasma crash or blackscreen at boot

After KDE 6.8 update, Desktop Animations lag and Games run on 48fps

7.3.0-2 on RX 9070 XT: no black screen, but a DCN401 MCM LUT warning on HDR enable (Plasma 6.8.0)

After update lost fps

Not every link I shared is completely relevant to me, but the amount of issues on Kernel 7.3 and KDE Plasma 6.8.1. Even affecting NVIDIA GPU made me hesitant.

Because of this hesitation, I also didn't update Firefox CA-Certificates security update.

Should I update now?

Can I update now? (lemmy.today)
 

System SpecificationsOperating System: CachyOS Linux

KDE Plasma Version: 6.8.0

KDE Frameworks Version: 6.31.0

Qt Version: 6.12.0

Kernel Version: 7.2.11-1-cachyos (64-bit)

Graphics Platform: Wayland

Processors: 12 × 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12450H

Memory: 8 GiB of RAM (7.5 GiB usable)

Graphics Processor 1: Intel® Graphics

Graphics Processor 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

Several days ago, I tried to update my CachyOS system. And seen the below warning from Pacman itself

Update notice: Kernel 7.3.0-2 has issues with amdgpu particularly causing black screen on AMD dGPUs

At first, I was like gonna do the update, because I don't have an AMD CPU/GPU. Then I went to check on the internet and found lots of issues with both Kernel 7.3 and KDE Plasma 6.8.1. Even affecting NVIDIA GPU.

Some of the examplesLinux 7.3 - GPU idle increased from 10 W to 60. Anyone else?

Partial upgrade for ca-certificates-mozilla

Plasma 6.8.1 update: fullscreen games choppy (fine in windowed), desktop animations laggy - fixed by downgrading to 6.8.0

Choppy frame pacing in CS2 and Deadlock (300–500 FPS) after 2026-10-22 update (linux 7.3.0, linux-firmware-amdgpu 20261019, Plasma 6.8.1) – RX 6600 XT, Wayland – fixed by snapshot rollback

Steam games broken after updating from kernel 7.2.11-1 -> 7.3.0-2 (not fixed by 7.3.0-3)

linux-cachyos 7.3.0-4: amdgpu “Fence fallback timer expired” causes game crashes (RX 6600 XT) (Monster Hunter Wilds)

Cachyos kernel upgrade to 7.3.0 - fails on AMD

After latest update to cachyos-rate-mirrors the speeds are horible

GPU and CPU Fans Running at Double Speed under 7.3.1

Cachy kernel version 7.3.1 breaks the dual display (DisplayLink device) (KDE Plasma) (Kwin)

Cannot login after the latest update from kernel 7.2.10-1 -> 7.3.0-2 (presented with a frozen screen)

Nvidia-open 615.78.08: dGPU runtime D3 “Not supported” on linux-cachyos 7.3.0-4, works on LTS 6.18.55-2

Steam games broken after updating from kernel 7.2.11-1 -> 7.3.0-2 (not fixed by 7.3.0-3)

Is there a reason that the BORE kernel is stale (7.2.10 vs. 7.3.0)?

After Recent Update, Shut Down Takes Over 1 Minute - User Manager Issue?

Behringer UMC404HD - fail with Kernel 7.3.0

LACT power cap write fails with “Operation not supported (os error 95)” on 7.3.0-3-cachyos

Plasma 6.8.1: immediate screen tearing / flickering shadows / black areas on GTX 1650 Ti (HP Pavilion Gaming 15-dk1xxx) - 6.8.0 is fine

Updating to 7.3.0-3-cachyos causes UMC204HD Audio Interface to be unusable

Issue with AdaptiveSync kernel 7.3+

Keyboard Backlight Not Working With 7.3 Kernel

Kernal 7.3.0-3 - AMD / NVIDEA

Should i stay at linux-cachyos 7.2.11-1?

After update audio is is wery crapy and not loud

Audio echo in FAudio/Proton games on launch — regression starting linux-cachyos 7.3

Severe display artifacts and flickering on NVIDIA HDMI output after today’s first upgrade (2026/10/22)

Update causing KDE Plasma crash or blackscreen at boot

After KDE 6.8 update, Desktop Animations lag and Games run on 48fps

7.3.0-2 on RX 9070 XT: no black screen, but a DCN401 MCM LUT warning on HDR enable (Plasma 6.8.0)

After update lost fps

Not every link I shared is completely relevant to me, but the amount of issues on Kernel 7.3 and KDE Plasma 6.8.1. Even affecting NVIDIA GPU made me hesitant.

Because of this hesitation, I also didn't update Firefox CA-Certificates security update.

Should I update now?

 

System SpecificationsOperating System: CachyOS Linux

KDE Plasma Version: 6.8.0

KDE Frameworks Version: 6.31.0

Qt Version: 6.12.0

Kernel Version: 7.2.11-1-cachyos (64-bit)

Graphics Platform: Wayland

Processors: 12 × 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12450H

Memory: 8 GiB of RAM (7.5 GiB usable)

Graphics Processor 1: Intel® Graphics

Graphics Processor 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

Several days ago, I tried to update my CachyOS system. And seen the below warning from Pacman itself

Update notice: Kernel 7.3.0-2 has issues with amdgpu particularly causing black screen on AMD dGPUs

At first, I was like gonna do the update, because I don't have an AMD CPU/GPU. Then I went to check on the internet and found lots of issues with both Kernel 7.3 and KDE Plasma 6.8.1. Even affecting NVIDIA GPU.

Some of the examplesLinux 7.3 - GPU idle increased from 10 W to 60. Anyone else?

Partial upgrade for ca-certificates-mozilla

Plasma 6.8.1 update: fullscreen games choppy (fine in windowed), desktop animations laggy - fixed by downgrading to 6.8.0

Choppy frame pacing in CS2 and Deadlock (300–500 FPS) after 2026-10-22 update (linux 7.3.0, linux-firmware-amdgpu 20261019, Plasma 6.8.1) – RX 6600 XT, Wayland – fixed by snapshot rollback

Steam games broken after updating from kernel 7.2.11-1 -> 7.3.0-2 (not fixed by 7.3.0-3)

linux-cachyos 7.3.0-4: amdgpu “Fence fallback timer expired” causes game crashes (RX 6600 XT) (Monster Hunter Wilds)

Cachyos kernel upgrade to 7.3.0 - fails on AMD

After latest update to cachyos-rate-mirrors the speeds are horible

GPU and CPU Fans Running at Double Speed under 7.3.1

Cachy kernel version 7.3.1 breaks the dual display (DisplayLink device) (KDE Plasma) (Kwin)

Cannot login after the latest update from kernel 7.2.10-1 -> 7.3.0-2 (presented with a frozen screen)

Nvidia-open 615.78.08: dGPU runtime D3 “Not supported” on linux-cachyos 7.3.0-4, works on LTS 6.18.55-2

Steam games broken after updating from kernel 7.2.11-1 -> 7.3.0-2 (not fixed by 7.3.0-3)

Is there a reason that the BORE kernel is stale (7.2.10 vs. 7.3.0)?

After Recent Update, Shut Down Takes Over 1 Minute - User Manager Issue?

Behringer UMC404HD - fail with Kernel 7.3.0

LACT power cap write fails with “Operation not supported (os error 95)” on 7.3.0-3-cachyos

Plasma 6.8.1: immediate screen tearing / flickering shadows / black areas on GTX 1650 Ti (HP Pavilion Gaming 15-dk1xxx) - 6.8.0 is fine

Updating to 7.3.0-3-cachyos causes UMC204HD Audio Interface to be unusable

Issue with AdaptiveSync kernel 7.3+

Keyboard Backlight Not Working With 7.3 Kernel

Kernal 7.3.0-3 - AMD / NVIDEA

Should i stay at linux-cachyos 7.2.11-1?

After update audio is is wery crapy and not loud

Audio echo in FAudio/Proton games on launch — regression starting linux-cachyos 7.3

Severe display artifacts and flickering on NVIDIA HDMI output after today’s first upgrade (2026/10/22)

Update causing KDE Plasma crash or blackscreen at boot

After KDE 6.8 update, Desktop Animations lag and Games run on 48fps

7.3.0-2 on RX 9070 XT: no black screen, but a DCN401 MCM LUT warning on HDR enable (Plasma 6.8.0)

After update lost fps

Not every link I shared is completely relevant to me, but the amount of issues on Kernel 7.3 and KDE Plasma 6.8.1. Even affecting NVIDIA GPU made me hesitant.

Because of this hesitation, I also didn't update Firefox CA-Certificates security update.

Should I update now?

Can I update now? (lemmy.today)
 

System SpecificationsOperating System: CachyOS Linux

KDE Plasma Version: 6.8.0

KDE Frameworks Version: 6.31.0

Qt Version: 6.12.0

Kernel Version: 7.2.11-1-cachyos (64-bit)

Graphics Platform: Wayland

Processors: 12 × 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12450H

Memory: 8 GiB of RAM (7.5 GiB usable)

Graphics Processor 1: Intel® Graphics

Graphics Processor 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

Several days ago, I tried to update my CachyOS system. And seen the below warning from Pacman itself

Update notice: Kernel 7.3.0-2 has issues with amdgpu particularly causing black screen on AMD dGPUs

At first, I was like gonna do the update, because I don't have an AMD CPU/GPU. Then I went to check on the internet and found lots of issues with both Kernel 7.3 and KDE Plasma 6.8.1. Even affecting NVIDIA GPU.

Some of the examplesLinux 7.3 - GPU idle increased from 10 W to 60. Anyone else?

Partial upgrade for ca-certificates-mozilla

Plasma 6.8.1 update: fullscreen games choppy (fine in windowed), desktop animations laggy - fixed by downgrading to 6.8.0

Choppy frame pacing in CS2 and Deadlock (300–500 FPS) after 2026-10-22 update (linux 7.3.0, linux-firmware-amdgpu 20261019, Plasma 6.8.1) – RX 6600 XT, Wayland – fixed by snapshot rollback

Steam games broken after updating from kernel 7.2.11-1 -> 7.3.0-2 (not fixed by 7.3.0-3)

linux-cachyos 7.3.0-4: amdgpu “Fence fallback timer expired” causes game crashes (RX 6600 XT) (Monster Hunter Wilds)

Cachyos kernel upgrade to 7.3.0 - fails on AMD

After latest update to cachyos-rate-mirrors the speeds are horible

GPU and CPU Fans Running at Double Speed under 7.3.1

Cachy kernel version 7.3.1 breaks the dual display (DisplayLink device) (KDE Plasma) (Kwin)

Cannot login after the latest update from kernel 7.2.10-1 -> 7.3.0-2 (presented with a frozen screen)

Nvidia-open 615.78.08: dGPU runtime D3 “Not supported” on linux-cachyos 7.3.0-4, works on LTS 6.18.55-2

Steam games broken after updating from kernel 7.2.11-1 -> 7.3.0-2 (not fixed by 7.3.0-3)

Is there a reason that the BORE kernel is stale (7.2.10 vs. 7.3.0)?

After Recent Update, Shut Down Takes Over 1 Minute - User Manager Issue?

Behringer UMC404HD - fail with Kernel 7.3.0

LACT power cap write fails with “Operation not supported (os error 95)” on 7.3.0-3-cachyos

Plasma 6.8.1: immediate screen tearing / flickering shadows / black areas on GTX 1650 Ti (HP Pavilion Gaming 15-dk1xxx) - 6.8.0 is fine

Updating to 7.3.0-3-cachyos causes UMC204HD Audio Interface to be unusable

Issue with AdaptiveSync kernel 7.3+

Keyboard Backlight Not Working With 7.3 Kernel

Kernal 7.3.0-3 - AMD / NVIDEA

Should i stay at linux-cachyos 7.2.11-1?

After update audio is is wery crapy and not loud

Audio echo in FAudio/Proton games on launch — regression starting linux-cachyos 7.3

Severe display artifacts and flickering on NVIDIA HDMI output after today’s first upgrade (2026/10/22)

Update causing KDE Plasma crash or blackscreen at boot

After KDE 6.8 update, Desktop Animations lag and Games run on 48fps

7.3.0-2 on RX 9070 XT: no black screen, but a DCN401 MCM LUT warning on HDR enable (Plasma 6.8.0)

After update lost fps

Not every link I shared is completely relevant to me, but the amount of issues on Kernel 7.3 and KDE Plasma 6.8.1. Even affecting NVIDIA GPU made me hesitant.

Because of this hesitation, I also didn't update Firefox CA-Certificates security update.

Should I update now?

 

I need an app.

Requirements:

  1. Bodyweight Workouts

  2. Offline

  3. Should have animated guide

  4. Should have sensible plans

  5. Free or freemium app would be good

I found two apps:

  1. Seven - 7 Minute Workout ( Perigee AB )

( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.perigee.android.seven )

  1. Home Workout - No Equipment ( Leap Fitness Group )

( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=homeworkout.homeworkouts.noequipment )

Which app would you suggest? Your own suggestions are appreciated.

I'm want to gain weight btw

 

I am currently using Librewolf.

But Zen & floorp browser looks beautiful.

What do you suggest?

I personally like the looks of Zen.

I would also appreciate any tips to make Zen more secure than it already is.

Edit: consider this too

Negative post about zen: https://www.reddit.com/r/LibreWolf/comments/1ezumu7/comment/ljnjx2b/

Positive post about zen: https://www.reddit.com/r/browsers/comments/1fz7j9s/comment/lqzklza/

 

I am currently using Librewolf.

But Zen & floorp browser looks beautiful.

What do you suggest?

I personally like the looks of Zen.

I would also appreciate any tips to make Zen more secure than it already is.

Edit: consider this too

Negative post about zen: https://www.reddit.com/r/LibreWolf/comments/1ezumu7/comment/ljnjx2b/

Positive post about zen: https://www.reddit.com/r/browsers/comments/1fz7j9s/comment/lqzklza/

 

What I want:

To boot into a BTRFS snapshots from rEFind boot manager.


Additional Info:

  1. So, apparently, to restore the BTRFS snapshot of a root subvolume, I shouldn't do it with the root partition being actively used.
  1. So, I need to boot into the desired snapshot from the boot manager itself.
  1. GRUB has grub-btrfs, which lets you boot into snapshot from OS selection screen itself.
  1. rEFInd has refind-btrfs, which should do the same as grub-btrfs. But it didn't in my case. I am not seeing any way to boot into a snapshot from rEFInd.
  1. I use BTRFS Assistant with snapper to manage snapshots.
  1. I am not seeing any way to restore the snapshot from live environment too.
  1. I am using CachyOS (Arch) with Plasma DE.
  1. I suspect the reason is my unusual /efi /boot partition layout. (attached below)
  1. I did my partition this way because, my initial EFI partition had less storage (as seen on image), so , I created another boot partition and mounted my pre-existing EFI partition to /boot/efi. I did this by referring a Youtube video (I know, I should've known better)
  1. I also encrypted my BTRFS / partition
  1. If you need any other info, please ask.

 

What I want:

To boot into a BTRFS snapshots from rEFind boot manager.


Additional Info:

  1. So, apparently, to restore the BTRFS snapshot of a root subvolume, I shouldn't do it with the root partition being actively used.
  1. So, I need to boot into the desired snapshot from the boot manager itself.
  1. GRUB has grub-btrfs, which lets you boot into snapshot from OS selection screen itself.
  1. rEFInd has refind-btrfs, which should do the same as grub-btrfs. But it didn't in my case. I am not seeing any way to boot into a snapshot from rEFInd.
  1. I use BTRFS Assistant with snapper to manage snapshots.
  1. I am not seeing any way to restore the snapshot from live environment too.
  1. I am using CachyOS (Arch) with Plasma DE.
  1. I suspect the reason is my unusual /efi /boot partition layout. (attached below)
  1. I did my partition this way because, my initial EFI partition had less storage (as seen on image), so , I created another boot partition and mounted my pre-existing EFI partition to /boot/efi. I did this by referring a Youtube video (I know, I should've known better)
  1. I also encrypted my BTRFS / partition
  1. If you need any other info, please ask.

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