I understand that no Operating System is 100% safe. Although this backdoor is likely only affects certain Linux desktop users, particularly those running unstable Debian or testing builds of Fedora (like versions 40 or 41), **Could this be a sign that antivirus software should be more widely used on Linux desktops? ** ( I know...
Real exploiters go bug hunting for zero days. The XZ thing was a humorous clown dancing a jig in a minefield. The clown spent 5 years on the sideline, then stepped on a mine immediately upon entry.
I like your last statement.
I agree that users should take responsibility for their system, I myself learned to fully encrypt my Linux with luks2 and things about secure boot, tpm2 or so.
That’s why I’m making assumption of the need for non-tech savvy users, like most Windows users if they come to Linux world.
It’s a laptop from Microsoft, Surface Book 2. I run Fedora Linux and Arch Linux, both of them have this issue. Either vanilla kernel or surface kernel has the same problem....
Last night, I run pacman -Syu update and let it run overnight.
it failed when I woke up, I didn’t notice it and restart for newer kernel. Then the WM (sddm) fxxked up. I try to reboot it into mutli-user mode and reinstall kde plasma. it shows bunch of corrupted libraries errors LOL.
In the case of laptops with integtrated graphics + nvidia graphics (soldered) (so called “optimus laptops”),
my case is In the case of laptops with integtrated graphics + nvidia graphics (soldered) (so called “optimus laptops”)
I thought optimus laptops is old kind of laptop. Newer laptop, like mine (Surface Book 2) use another thing call Prime offload might be same thing? IDK
when I want to run apps with nvidia gpu, I will have to use environment variables, ex __NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD=1 __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia osu
Will antivirus be more significant on Linux desktop after this xz-util backdoor?
I understand that no Operating System is 100% safe. Although this backdoor is likely only affects certain Linux desktop users, particularly those running unstable Debian or testing builds of Fedora (like versions 40 or 41), **Could this be a sign that antivirus software should be more widely used on Linux desktops? ** ( I know...
I cannot get Turbo Boost working on Linux for my Intel Kaby Lake R processor (i7-8650u), always below 10W, 2.1GHz. Current throttling. #Surface #Laptop (www.techpowerup.com)
It’s a laptop from Microsoft, Surface Book 2. I run Fedora Linux and Arch Linux, both of them have this issue. Either vanilla kernel or surface kernel has the same problem....
We have riot eyes on the issue, riot boppenheimer has asked for logs on the lutris forums if anyone wants to help. (forums.lutris.net)
this post links to the forum thread, fingers crossed this helps them debug! send your logs that way if you can....
Wow, where are my free spaces have gone to? XD
I guess 100GB isn’t enough for me...
[SB2] I've enabled (Battery Limit) for 6 months, now that my Battery 1 stuck at 50%. #warning
I replaced the battery myself last year November, It had been working fine until now…...
Microsoft announces 2023 Surface event taking place in September (www.windowscentral.com)
Microsoft has sent out invites to a "special event" taking place next month.
Is there a hotkey to ignore watchdog/systemd-shutdown waiting for process stopping ( es. winedevice)
If you shutdown/reboot without closing the running process (any wine process MOTT) first...
Can we limit Window Manager to load Intel iGPU only? (hotplug Nvidia without stopping SDDM/GDM)
I have this laptop (Surface Book 2), a Intel iGPU and Nvidia dGPU....