This week in our forums…
Key Stats
In the past week, our Linux forums had the following activity and key statistics:
Total New Posts: 375
Total New Topics: 34
Top Members
@hydn: 69 posts, 204 likes received
@Jakarta2: 38 posts, 112 likes received
@Brian_Masinick: 31 posts, 95 likes received
@ericmarceau: 23 posts, 66 likes received
@tkn: 18 posts, 58 likes received
@andreas: 16 posts, 52 likes received
@Jymm: 15 posts, 51 likes received
@ugnvs: 13 posts, 50 likes received
@IronRod: 18 posts, 49 likes received
@toadie: 11 posts, 37 likes received
Interesting Topics
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In Ubuntu, @Jakarta2 shared a forward-looking snapshot of what to expect in Ubuntu 26.10 “Stonking Stingray” — Development Snapshot & Key Direction Overview, calling out GNOME 51, kernel 7.2–7.3, and optional, local-first AI features. @guiverc added helpful context on daily images and noted it’s still very early in the cycle, so stability mirrors a fresh 26.04 with few visible changes yet.
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@sanjaya introduced a feature-packed GUI frontend for Arch-based systems in Arch Linux with Introducing Neoarch v2 - Evaluate your arch linux experience. The app centralizes pacman/AUR/Flatpak/npm workflows, includes Timeshift snapshots, Docker/Git tools, and a plugin marketplace. Early reactions from @hydn, @Brian_Masinick, and @Jakarta2 were encouraging and curious to see how it evolves.
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@Jymm flagged a timely security story in General Discussions with HTTP/2 Bomb DoS Attack, highlighting a memory-exhaustion vector affecting Nginx, Apache, IIS, Envoy, and Pingora. @hydn followed up with links to CVE references and upstream fixes, and noted that a locked-down CDN front can blunt impact.
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A solid support thread in #linux-support saw @A_K_I_L_A_N hit a Secure Boot/MOK snag while installing Linux in Faced A issue while installing linux. @hydn recommended temporarily disabling Secure Boot and rebuilding the USB with Etcher, and @Jakarta2 explained why the missing MokManager (mmx64.efi) can derail boot if a pending key enrollment exists in NVRAM.
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In General Discussions, @Jakarta2’s screenshot tour spurred a lively theming chat: What GTK and other themes do you use on your Linux distro?. From nostalgic Ambiance/Yaru on aging hardware to MATE TraditionalOK and Ambiant-MATE-Dark, members compared tastes and performance trade-offs, with @andreas probing how far old systems can stretch.
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Practical printing help landed in Fedora/RHEL with Epson L3550 on Nobara(Fedora). @SilentTiger254’s driverless setup printed, but slowly and with odd formats. @pavlos and @hydn pointed to epson-inkjet-printer-escpr2, and @Jakarta2 suggested inspecting spool sizes to confirm a rasterization bottleneck when IPP Everywhere is the only path producing correct output.
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Nostalgia met pragmatism in Ubuntu as @Jakarta2 argued that Peak Unity Dekstop lived in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, now extended via Ubuntu Pro Legacy through 2031. @andreas suggested trying Ubuntu Unity for a modern Unity 7 on a current base, even if some hardware falls back to software rendering.
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In General Discussions, a trip down hardware memory lane with Linux on m68k is still alive had @Brian_Masinick recalling NCR Tower lab days and early Sun OS encounters, while @hydn surfaced an NCR Tower 1632 ad from 1982 for color.
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A fun experiment in Showcase came with Use your NVIDIA GPU’s VRAM as swap space on Linux. Even if most of us need our VRAM for, well, VRAM, the nbd-vram project sparked a thoughtful back-and-forth on aging GPUs, performance expectations, and extreme tinkering on minimal hardware.
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For those emigrating from Outlook, @ericmarceau kicked off practical alternatives in General Discussions with Emigrating from Windows - Outlook Replacement. @Jakarta2 noted BlueMind’s Outlook-compatible strategy for easier org-wide moves, @andreas compared it with Nextcloud’s stack, and @Nemo suggested Evolution for a straightforward local client that corrals multiple accounts.
Activity by the @staff Group
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@hydn introduced a new recognition cadence in Introducing Weekly Badges: Top Penguin & Top Contributor, celebrating members weekly on the front page and preserving a running archive of standout contributions.
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To demystify membership flair and participation, @hydn published a clear Guide to Our Groups covering how to find, request, and manage group memberships and avatar flairs.
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In Ubuntu, @shybry747 shared hands-on reservations in Ubuntu Sway Remix, noting multi-monitor quirks and non-obvious workarounds seen in the project’s wiki, opting to stick with Fedora Sway for now.
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A healthy debate unfolded around Microsoft’s Fedora-derived distro in Announcing Azure Linux 4.0. @toadie and @ugnvs voiced skepticism about big vendor aims, while @hydn urged a cautious but practical stance, taking what’s useful while keeping eyes open.
Best Reply or Topic of the Week
- Best Reply: @Jakarta2’s Secure Boot/MOK diagnosis in Faced A issue while installing linux. He pinpointed why a missing MokManager (mmx64.efi) combined with a pending key enrollment in UEFI NVRAM can fail boot, then laid out a clean test path: temporarily disable Secure Boot, recreate the USB from a verified ISO, and retry. It’s a concise, accurate explanation that helps newcomers distinguish partitioning issues from Secure Boot mechanics.
“MokManager (mmx64.efi) is used by shim when Secure Boot needs to process a pending key enrollment request. If that request exists in UEFI NVRAM but the boot media does not contain the required mmx64.efi file, boot can fail exactly as shown.”
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