In General Discussions, @shybry747 shared a smooth real-world upgrade story in Switching Your Linux HDD to a Different System. Moving an NVMe from a Dell 7050 to an HP Z2 G4, Fedora 43 Sway booted without fuss. @toadie noted Windows can sometimes handle this too with extra tweaks, while @MarshallJFlinkman mentioned only GPU drivers tend to be the gotcha. @tmick added that even a full AMD-to-Intel/NVIDIA swap worked for him with the original disks.
@J_J_Sloan started a discussion in General Discussions about desktop viability in Linux distros vs the BSDs on the desktop. He detailed FreeBSD 15 struggles with Intel HD 530 graphics and contrasted it with smoother OpenBSD usage, though some gaming quirks remained. @Brian_Masinick and @tmick compared notes, agreeing BSD fits servers well, while Linux tends to be the daily driver winner. The thread veered into ZFS vs Btrfs experiences too, with @MarshallJFlinkman asking about parity reliability and performance.
Over in Linux Support, @ktulhu989 asked how to effectively “black-hole” all logs without writing to disk or RAM in Made directory to act as /dev/null. The question outlines a QEMU host that minimizes persistence and seeks a write-nowhere approach for /var/log beyond tmpfs, highlighting challenges with programs that rotate or create new log filenames.
In Linux Support, @J_J_Sloan described a puzzling failover firewall case in Weird networking/nat/forward issue. Debian keepalived and FreeBSD carp worked, but similar RHEL 10 VMs blocked traffic to the DMZ while still allowing internet access. The discussion points to changed defaults like stricter nftables forwarding and rp_filter behavior on RHEL 10.
@Save_The_fox reached out in General Discussions with Help with Microsoft after a malware incident and difficulty accessing account security settings. @Brian_Masinick proposed considering a switch to MX Linux or Linux Mint as a more controlled and stable environment going forward.
In General Discussions, the Fedora-KDE-43 review thread sparked talk about COSMIC. @shybry747 liked its blend of a standard desktop with tiling features and a solid status bar, but disliked GNOME-style workspace renumbering. @Brian_Masinick asked what specific aspects made COSMIC appealing compared to sway or traditional GNOME setups.
In Linux Support, a straightforward cloning job paid off in How to clone Ubuntu. @vipuser confirmed Clonezilla worked better than expected for this case, following earlier guidance to image and restore with minimal post-clone tweaking.
In Community, @ejkeerbs posted a helpful field report in Finding Linux Compatible Printers. He described success with Brother printers like the HL-L3280CDW and HL-L6200DWT on Fedora and Kubuntu, noting WiFi setup quirks via the control panel and that proprietary drivers aren’t necessary in most cases thanks to network discovery.
Also in Linux Support, hams will appreciate @ejkeerbs’ deep dive on interface naming in “Port” identification. He explained how lsusb output, FLRig direct USB access, and HamLib’s rigctld interact, and why device references such as /dev/ttyUSB0 can be confusing across apps, especially with radios like the Icom IC-7610 presenting multiple USB bridges.
@system published last week’s digest in Weekly Forum Summary, keeping everyone current on forum highlights and trends.
The team’s presence also carried into user hardware and setup threads. @toadie contributed a concise setup in ad-blocking approaches and shared experience in the disk-swap thread, while @shybry747’s new hardware migration topic helped anchor several practical replies for folks planning upgrades.
Best Reply or Topic of the Week
The nod goes to @ejkeerbs for a clear, experience-based explanation that untangles device naming for ham radio software in “Port” identification. The post shows how FLRig and HamLib relate to USB devices, why a radio like the IC-7610 presents multiple endpoints, and how to configure serial speed with rigctld. It is a strong, reusable reference for anyone wrestling with USB-to-serial devices and rig control on Linux.
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In General Discussions, @shybry747 started a fresh, practical survey in What is your favorite Linux FileSystem?. Several members compared real world tradeoffs: @J_J_Sloan recalled the speed of reiserfs on early SuSE systems and now favors ext4 or XFS with LVM. @hydn prefers ext4 for its no fuss reliability, while @ricky89 clarified a mixup between ReFS and reiserfs and highlighted XFS strengths. @Halano kept it simple with “ext4 my beloved,” showing a steady theme toward stable, predictable filesystems.
@ricky89 shared a thoughtful journey in General Discussions with My return to dual boot: between Windows 11, Debian and the search for the ideal setup. The post lays out why bare metal dual boot triumphed over VMs in his workflow, especially for graphics and USB reliability. @hydn suggested Liquorix for a fresher kernel experience and encouraged a follow up write up on the NVIDIA steps. @shybry747 added that the ability to hop distros quickly is part of Linux’s charm, while @ricky89 noted the real time cost of rebuilding a personalized system.
In Articles & guides, @ricky89 published a hands on guide, Steps for installing modern Nvidia drivers on Debian Stable. It covers enabling extrepo, pulling newer driver branches compatible with RTX 5000 series, and avoiding the black screen pitfalls when Testing or Stable lag behind NVIDIA’s cadence. @tmick described a simpler route on Testing by enabling non free firmware and using Synaptic, and @ricky89 explained why his RTX 5070 required newer 570+ series drivers.
Over in Community, a warm welcome to @Bartski who introduced himself in Welcome! Please introduce yourself (3500 members). Coming from a Windows background, he is eager to contribute graphics, wallpapers, and animations to Linux projects. It is great to see creative professionals joining in.
Wayland’s screen sharing quirks came up again in General Discussions when @ricky89 noted Anydesk compatibility issues in Wayland and Screen Sharing. For remote work, he has sometimes had to ask IT to switch to X11. It is a pragmatic reminder to verify remote tooling on Wayland before a live session.
Additional staff touchpoints included link fixes and community hygiene in Linux Support, such as assisting a new developer in Clipboard management help. These small improvements make the forum smoother for everyone.
Start with the HaGeZi lists, then layer additional third party filters as needed, and be ready to whitelist when a site breaks.
The post balances thoroughness with practical caveats, linking to multiple maintained lists and outlining how to dial aggressiveness up or down without breaking your browsing.
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In Linux Support, @jwmullins asked for help after installing Ubuntu 24.04 on a ThinkPad E431 and finding no Wi‑Fi devices. @shybry747 clarified the symptoms and @hydn guided through checking hardware and installing the Broadcom driver, plus the Additional Drivers tool. The OP ultimately reinstalled while on Ethernet and confirmed success. Read the resolution update here: Ubuntu 24.04 installed and can’t get wifi to connect.
@hydn shared a quick, practical walkthrough in Showcase for setting up system observability in minutes with Netdata, and members added real-world impressions. @J_J_Sloan praised the out‑of‑the‑box dashboards, and @benowe1717 contrasted it with a Prometheus/Grafana stack and shared screenshots of custom metrics. Dive in: Netdata on a Mostly-Idle Home Server: Worth It.
A fresh Showcase find from @hydn highlighted Niri, a Wayland scrolling window manager with a workflow-oriented take on space management. @toadie tried it earlier and liked it, but noted the learning curve. It sparked reflection on whether a new workflow makes other desktops feel awkward. See the intro: Niri (Scrolling Window Manager).
In General Discussions, the nostalgia was strong as @sfrias described still‑running 3.5" units on Honeywell‑Bull servers and keeping 5.25" and 8" drives sealed as spares. @shybry747 asked about the realities of maintaining legacy hardware in production, and others chimed in with what still works in 2025. Join the thread: Who still has a working 3.5" or 5.25" floppy drive?.
A thoughtful answer in Linux Support from @IronRod explained a clean approach to sharing one SSD among multiple systems for Timeshift backups by using dedicated partitions, and later clarified handling encryption and long‑term media reliability when @vipuser asked follow‑ups. Start with the extended reply: Use same SSD for Timeshift for 2 different Linux systems.
In Articles & guides, @SteveTF offered a practical addition to battery care with a small GUI wrapper called TLP Battery Boost, making it simpler to toggle full charges when needed on ThinkPads while keeping day‑to‑day caps for longevity. Context and details here: Boost Battery Life on Your Linux Laptop with TLP.
Workspace organization came up again in General Discussions as @shybry747 shared a DT video about tiling window managers and why workspaces matter more than tiling itself. The discussion ranged from i3 to switching to full DEs for comfort while keeping workspace discipline. See the video link and commentary: Fedora-KDE-43 review.
In Community, @SteveTF provided grounded buying advice for Linux‑friendly printers. He shared consistent success with Epson on USB, caveats about Wi‑Fi scanning, and the importance of checking vendor driver availability beforehand. Helpful note here: Finding Linux Compatible Printers.
Over in General Discussions, @J_J_Sloan showcased long‑term maintenance work on Maia Mailguard, modernizing it for PHP 8 and writing installers across Linux and FreeBSD. The profile and repo list are worth a look: Share your Github profile.
@hydn provided clear, step‑by‑step guidance on Ubuntu Wi‑Fi troubleshooting, explaining the role of Additional Drivers and how to install Broadcom’s bcmwl package after gaining connectivity. See a key explanation: Ubuntu 24.04 installed and can’t get wifi to connect.
In a companion thread to his workspace article, @shybry747 reinforced why strong workspace management is transformative, especially across multiple monitors, and why it keeps him on a tiling setup for daily driving. Read the perspective: Linux Desktop: Do we need better Workspace Management?.
@ricky89 dropped a quick, useful note about XFCE’s built‑in clipboard manager as a straightforward alternative for those wanting simple history without extra tools. Tip here: Clipboard management help.
@system published last week’s digest to keep everyone current on trending threads and contributors. Catch the recap: Weekly Forum Summary.
Best Reply or Topic of the Week
Best Reply: @IronRod’s clear, experience‑based guidance on using a single SSD for Timeshift backups across multiple systems, including partitioning strategy and a reality check on SSDs for long‑term storage. It’s concise, actionable, and broadly applicable: Use same SSD for Timeshift for 2 different Linux systems.
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@tmick started a hands on support exchange in Linux Support with DeLinuxCo Update error. After reporting failures during a large update, @DeLinuxCo worked through key validation steps and network filtering possibilities. The thread is a practical walkthrough for diagnosing repo and keyring issues on Arch based systems.
@toadie introduced a new Debian based project in Showcase with New Distro GuideOS. The 1.0 release focuses on Linux beginners. @tmick plans to test, while @Brian_Masinick noted the image he tried was German oriented and is looking for an English localized download to evaluate how beginner friendly it truly is.
In Showcase, @DeLinuxCo announced a fresh build in DeLinuxCo 25.1.0 ISO for 2026. Highlights include Cinnamon 6.6.2, kernel 6.18, USB4 support in Control Center, a new fingerprint GUI, repo updates and external monitor brightness control.
@Halano shared a terminal friendly utility in Showcase, [tuicharmap] fast responsive character map in your terminal]([tuicharmap] fast responsive character map in your terminal). It offers multithreaded search across 11k characters with a snappy TUI. Keeping workflows in the terminal resonated with folks like @hydn who thanked them for the tool.
In Linux Support, @burningcalc asked about running an old Radeon card with legacy drivers in Debian 5 lenny in 2025?. The solution points to Debian archives and the last Catalyst driver that supported the X1650 Pro, with context on the limitations of modern Mesa for this legacy hardware.
@shybry747 kept conversations moving in multiple places, including a practical nod to CLI updates in the CachyOS discussion here and feedback on workspace habits in the tiling window manager thread.
@toadie contributed an impactful anecdote about backups born from a decades old data loss experience in this post, reinforcing the community’s recurring theme of redundancy and resilience.
@tmick reported a detailed issue with screenshots in the DeLinuxCo support thread, then followed up on results and reinstallation attempts here, helping document the troubleshooting journey for others.
@hydn also welcomed a terminal tool in the showcase section with a quick acknowledgment in tuicharmap, and previously the @system account published last week’s automated wrap up in Weekly Forum Summary.
Best Reply or Topic of the Week
Best Reply: @DeLinuxCo’s clear step by step keyring recovery for a failing update in DeLinuxCo Update error. It walks through removing and reinitializing pacman’s keyring, repopulating keys, reinstalling keyring packages and refreshing signatures, then proceeding with a full upgrade. Practical, precise and immediately useful for anyone facing similar signature problems.
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In General Discussions, @J_J_Sloan shared a candid take in I think I’m done with raspberry pi. The thread weighs the reliability tradeoffs between Raspberry Pi and low cost mini PCs, with several members pointing to microSD fragility as the recurring weak point. @benowe1717 and @sfrias offered real world experiences and mitigations, while @hydn pointed to alternatives like eMMC and USB storage for improved durability.
In Linux Support, @Luke ran into a frustrating update error in Flatpack Failure when receiving data from the peer. The community quickly honed in on network instability as the likely culprit. @hydn suggested IPv4 vs IPv6 checks, curl and ping diagnostics, Flatpak repairs, and DNS changes to rule out upstream issues. @toadie and @tmick added perspectives on Flatpak reliability, and @MarshallJFlinkman noted successful updates even through Tor.
@hydn started a how to in Site Help with How to Use the New Full Text Editor. It walks through enabling the new editor, what it changes, and how Markdown remains fully supported. If you publish guides or longer posts, the visual tools and formatting options should make your workflow smoother.
In Community, @system published the annual wrap up in 2025: Linuxcommunity.io Year in Review. It spotlights top readers, most discussed threads, and category highlights. @hydn followed with a thank you and well wishes for the year ahead.
Also in General Discussions, @tmick circled back on desktop performance in Fedora-KDE-43 review, noting KDE Neon felt snappier than Fedora and similar to Manjaro in their testing. @shybry747 and @Brian_Masinick weighed the practical tradeoffs between tiling managers and efficient workspace switching for everyday workflows.
In Articles & guides, the ongoing discussion around immutable distros continued in Immutable Linux Distros: Are They Right for You? Take the Test. @Powder described a carefully designed workflow that favors rebuildable, stable setups, while @P_Perry highlighted friction with AMD ROCm on some images. Members compared A/B update models and where immutable shines or gets in the way for GPU accelerated tools and gaming.
@system published the annual roundup recognizing top contributions and activity across categories in 2025 (see the Year in Review linked above).
Best Reply or Topic of the Week
Best Reply: @sfrias’ thoughtful engineering deep dive on storage reliability in the Raspberry Pi thread. It details strategies to mitigate SD card fragility, explores SPI and voltage adaptation, and discusses kernel level adjustments for more robust storage paths. Read it here: I think I’m done with raspberry pi — post #8.
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In Showcase, @J_J_Sloan shared results in Benchmarking Linux Filesystems: ZFS, XFS, Btrfs, vs. ext4. The dbench-based tests suggest ZFS leads throughput under heavy load while ext4 keeps latency low, with Btrfs leading lightly loaded desktop-like scenarios. The thread picked up solid critique from @wtfrank about visualization and methodology, and @hydn encouraged more environment details to help readers reproduce the results. @DeLinuxCo weighed in with observations about ext4’s consistency.
@sfrias started a discussion in Showcase with a compact recap of Jetson experiments in Jetson-Based AI Project. They described using TX2, Xavier, and Nano modules for supervised models, small LLM training and inference. @hydn jumped in with a clarifying question about whether it was a demo lab or a single defined project.
In General Discussions, @shybry747 chimed in on workflow balance in Fedora-KDE-43 review. The conversation with @hydn and @Brian_Masinick centered on real-world tiling usage versus workspace switching. Several of you echoed that keyboard-driven workspace management often yields greater productivity than pure tiling.
A timely update landed in Community with @hydn’s note in What is Linux iowait? (Explained With Examples). The post explains how fast NVMe storage changes the meaning of elevated iowait and why it must be considered alongside latency, queue depth, and app-level metrics.
In Community, practical printer advice surfaced in Finding Linux Compatible Printers. @SteveTF suggested using glass cleaner to recover clogged inkjet nozzles in old printers. It follows on @Pat’s experience that long-running Brother devices can be economical with aftermarket ink.
For home networking enthusiasts in Articles & guides, the thread Choosing a Network Switch - 6 Essential Tips added two more lessons about switching capacity and licensing tiers. The takeaways emphasize reading the backplane specs for non-blocking throughput and watching for feature limits in firmware or license tiers.
Additional KDE workflow discussion continued with @hydn asking about tiling versus workspace switching here: Fedora-KDE-43 review.
Beyond the above linked items, @shybry747 added helpful perspective in the KDE thread about real usage patterns around tiling and workspaces.
Overall, staff were active across benchmarking, immutable distro guidance, and on-boarding new members with replies and context-setting posts.
Best Reply or Topic of the Week
Best Reply: @wommy’s tuning-heavy comment in I was wrong! zswap IS better than zram. It offers specific, reproducible steps for more aggressive zram usage in mixed workloads and calls out practical kernel and memory tuning details.
have you tried adding a swap device with a low priority in addition to zram
have you tried overprovisioning zram? i usually set between 150-200%
The combination of actionable configuration and workload context makes this a highly useful contribution for anyone optimizing memory on Linux.
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In General Discussions, @Mat asked for 2026 recommendations in Best domain registrar for small site setup. The thread became a practical guide for small site owners. @hydn recommended Cloudflare Registrar for wholesale pricing, free WHOIS privacy, and automatic DNSSEC, and also highlighted iwantmyname for specialty TLDs and solid account recovery policies. @IronRod chimed in with a move from SquareSpace to Cloudflare and noted the value of the free basics and mitigation layers. A helpful read if you want a low-hassle, secure setup.
@toadie started a discussion in Showcase about his terminal-based VM tool in Kvm-configurator. It is aimed at servers without virt-manager and already received a v1.0.1 update with a progress indicator, ISO sorting, and early boot-order support. @tmick said it looks useful, especially where a minimal environment is preferred.
Over in Articles & guides, @DeLinuxCo invited reactions to a new write-up on market share trends in Linux desktop adoption up 500%+?. The linked analysis traces the drivers behind the apparent spike and asks the community to weigh in on what is hype versus lasting change. Good kickoff for thoughtful commentary.
For home networks, @hydn shared practical guidance in General Discussions in 1Gbit ISP home network setup on a budget, suggestions?. He recommends treating the modem, router/firewall, and Wi-Fi as separate layers and looking at refurbished prosumer gear for stability and longevity. A helpful frame for prioritizing upgrades.
In Linux Support, @Layton followed up with a learning mindset in Boot error after entering LUKs password after earlier guidance about disk mapping mismatches during boot. The thread underscores the value of capturing rdsosreport.txt before making changes and when a clean reinstall is the safer path.
In Showcase, @sfrias elaborated on datasets and applied ML projects in Jetson-Based AI Project. The post links to datathon work, satellite detection projects, and Space Apps entries, which are helpful for anyone exploring practical AI workloads on small edge devices.
@hydn contributed a detailed registrar comparison with security-minded defaults in Best domain registrar for small site setup, and later shared a cautionary 2FA story that may save others time when changing phones (follow-up).
@toadie shared his Go-based KVM utility and shipped a point release with UI and feature improvements in Kvm-configurator.
@tmick offered constructive early feedback on the same project in Kvm-configurator, signaling interest from users who operate headless or minimal environments.
Simple, effective advice that many Raspberry Pi users can apply right away.
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