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My laptop screen broke, so I figured I could use my #SteamDeck as replacement. Didn't want to loose Steam OS, though, it's a gaming device after all.
So I bought a SanDisk SD card for 35€, and used #mkosi to flash a #fedora workstation disk image onto it. Took a few days to understand what #fedora packages I need for the full workstation experience, but in the the end the process was surprisingly smooth.
In the taskbar, by the clock, click on a WiFi of your choice and enter you password.
For example, mine was called 01_localhost and the password was Hi_0007
Go to System Settings
Go to Wi-Fi & Networking
Select (highlight) you listed Wi-Fi
On the General Information tab, check All user may connect to this network. Changed Metered to NO. On the Wi-Fi tab, change MTU to 1408. On Wi-Fi Security tab, change to WPA3 Personal. On the IPv6 tab, disable. Now click, Apply.
1st, notice you can NOT click on the export selected connection.
2nd, if you reboot, you will NOT be connected. Notice in System Settings (KDE) to connect.
3rd, if you click the + and manually add the Wi-Fi, still no option to connect.
4th, if you connect using the icon in your taskbar, by the clock (again), you will connect and a new copy of your Wi-Fi will be listed in System Setting each time you do this (after reboot). - You never reboot with a working connection and need to enter your password each time.
I tried downloading #Fedora straight from the website and even that failed validation during installation, so I guess Fedora is just screwed atm.
Then, I tried #Ubuntu finally, which I was trying to avoid. It installed okay, but as soon as I log in, it goes straight to an "Uh oh something went wrong" crash screen.
For all the shit it takes, I haven't had any such problem with #Windows on this same hardware (at least not since the 95/98 days).
I don't know how #Linux can ever truly take off while such fundamental issues persist. But I also don't know how I can remain with Windows as they push ads and spyware into their OS.
Stuck between a rock and a hard place, I guess I'll just procrastinate on this issue until I build out my next rig.
I had a nice trip with @sesivany from Prague to Brno. We just found out at the #Fedora 40 release party yesterday that we were taking the same train. We shared travel stories and Jiří gave me some good advice for my trip. Děkuji
Homebrew is now installed for you with the latest images of Bluefin, Aurora, and Bazzite. We don't have to strongly recommend installing it anymore because it's right there!
Homebrew is a great package manager especially for CLI apps. Give it a whirl if you haven't already.
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