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@imgel I wouldn’t consider #e16 a DE (still count?); but using that, I prefer having a frame-only window decoration. I use a simple #xdotool line in my #conkyrc to display the currently focused window.

${exec 'xdotool getactivewindow getwindowname'}

I’ve also used a combination of xdotool, randr, and eesh in the past to do tiling and arrangement.

@SeekPie Sometimes different, sometimes similar. Look into different software you enjoy using and find out what’s needed. If it’s something you can provide, and you feel like doing so, go fer it.

@SeekPie Documentation or translation assistance is almost always a good way to help.

@neogeo It’s been excellent, but again, I’m not doing very heavy work with it. Although, if I do play around with large models, it has no problem redering em. And games such as Star Citizen, Starfield, and Cyberpunk 2077, all run fantastic when turned up to 11.

@JokeDeity Seeing a device called “Bluez” trying to connect to your computer (in some undefined way) doesn’t necessarily mean it has anything to do with bluez.

@neogeo I think you may be on the right track with grabbing a newer AMD card, and keeping your old nv one just for the encoding stuff if you absolutely need it. I only do quite a bit of small drawing (mostly technical) in both blender and FreeCAD, as well as some occasional video editing in blender. I’ve had a RX5600XT since before we had proper drivers for it, and I’ve had no issues with it ever since they were in testing.

@qyron Maybe look at #e16, #openbox, #fluxbox, or #awesomewm, as they will be completely usable without any pre-configuration. Those will all give you a pretty well rounded feel for the comparison of window manager vs desktop environment. All are quite easy to hack on and decently documented. The appilcations menu for e16 should be auto-generated on first login, both openbox and fluxbox will most likely need to be generated manually, and awesome should just be ready to use as-is.

@Fredol I’ve found that many times, just disabling hinting unnastifies fonts.

@solarvector @Toyful
WiFi not working after suspend should at worst only require reloading the module, not a full reboot. This is a common thing I’ve noticed with many b43 and some old iwl cards.

@Sh1nyM3t4l4ss
Does systemctl suspend / systemctl hibernate not do what your looking for?

@Erunn You could use ONLYOFFICE with #Nextcloud. You could host it yourself if you wanted, or use one that’s already setup, like #Murena.

@antihero, there’s a few different methods that all attack that problem in perty much the same way. The flatpak in question needs to have access to the theme/font/icon pack you want it to use.

https://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/desktop-integration.html

@Icarus Sorry, I saw it was old, but since it had no resolution, I figured I’d ask.
I’d say you chose wisely.

@Icarus You lookin for somethin to use, or run yerself?

@platysalty @Synthead
Don’t forget about that awesome MSCRLFBS feature. 😆

@Cinnamon3431
Brother MFC machines are what I’ve always used without issue in linux. Brother offers linux drivers for both print and scan on their site and they’re fairly simple to install.
@linux

@binarious WOW, 4/6 sounds like some higher than average odds, that really sucks. I hope you at least gotten it all resolved, money back, or found what works for you. I had a battery swell up on me a couple years in but that’s quite common and expected in my work environment. Extremely easy fix as well as they used a common, easy to source battery.

I’ve not tried a huge sampling of different ones (3~4), but I’ve yet to run across a USB-C dock that didn’t work for me under gentoo.

The LVFS thing doesn’t really bother me as much as the still delayed coreboot/libreboot they’re working on. Most people couldn’t care less about either of those things, and they’re not a show-stopper for me, so it still remains at the top of my very light recommendations list.

@minicx I’m no good to you on that front, sorry. Never messed with timeshift. As for polkit, I’d assume you’d set it up as you would any other time.

@deepdive The ““correct”” answer is “only do root things as root” not via root. But security in more of a human problem than it is configuration.

@MashingBundle #TUXEDOComputers is what I advise for linux focused laptops.