With the release of mkinitcpio v38, several hooks previously provided by Arch packages have been moved to the mkinitcpio upstream project. The hooks are: systemd, udev, encrypt, sd-encrypt, lvm2 and mdadm_udev....
Ever since I upgraded, the HDD light has been burning constantly even though the upgrade is complete. Is this normal? The process systemd-journal seems to be active, does that mean that logging all the changes is what’s going on?...
I’ve heard that Wayland works a lot better now on Nvidia GPUs, so I wanted to give it a try. I’ve heard that GNOME wants to focus on Wayland, and that it is selected by default. BUT… I can’t find it. When checking the server in the terminal, it says X11. And when on the login screen, I can choose between GNOME and GNOME...
Just installed Debian 12 on a Dell Inspiron 14 Plus. I know there are those out there who are curious about different machines, and especially the Dell machines that come prepackaged with Windows 11 and all the bloat you can shake a stick at....
Instead of nuking a partition and starting from scratch, is there a saner way to clean the system and slim it down?...
Welcome to the monthly update for openSUSE Tumbleweed for February 2024. This month we get one more day in February because of Leap year, but here is what we have for the month. This blog aims to provide readers with an overview of the key changes, improvements and issues addressed in openSUSE Tumbleweed snapshots throughout the...
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/10657765...
I am supposing this will not work - simply using dd to copy the booted disk /dev/sda for example to a file on an external hard drive. This would not be a good back as too many system file would be missed. right?
Like many open-source projects, the Uyuni Project has a long tradition of fostering community engagement and open dialogue, which is why those who are interested in configuration management should consider joining the Uyuni Community Hours scheduled for Feb. 24 at 15:00 UTC....
For those of you that haven't played with, or find the online documentation for containerizing your workloads to be a bit intimidating, I wrote a blog post/How To on putting together a container, and setting up the systemd services to manage it. Hope it's helpful to folks....
Explore the fundamentals of RPM packaging in Episode 2 of our openSUSE Community Workshops that starts with a simple 'Hello World' program. Guided by openSUS...
This week, Jonathan Bennett and Dan Lynch talk with Shawn W Dunn about openSUSE Kalpa, the atomic version of openSUSE Tumbleweed, with a KDE twist. What exactly do we mean by an Atomic desktop? Is …
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I feel my system is perpetually bloated, and try to maintain what applications I have installed but always seem to veer off into new applications or python modules and what ever else....
In this session, we will delve into the basics of utilizing the Open Build Service (OBS) and the osc command-line tool, using a practical example of a versio...
Hi, I’ve been having a bizarre issue with my keyboard input recently and I can’t seem to find a lead on what might be causing it....
The openSUSE community is pleased to announce that it will have short sessions aimed at encouraging people on how to contribute to the project. A group of vo...
MR: gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/…/1...
There’s a few packages that I use that I have created personal patches for. When one of these packages gets updated I need to manually change the PKGBUILD to the new version, SHA, etc. Is there any way to have a local patch applied to a package every time a new version of the package is release?
OK, I’m a bit confused at the moment. I was ware that Ubuntu is selling subscriptions. I was aware that some security updates required subscription plans; BUT I was under the impression this was for extended support (i.e. after 5 years for a LTS version) or maybe for less frequently used packages beyond what the core...
Updating to kernel 6.1.0-18 with Nvidia driver installed, seams broken?...
