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PC sometimes won't turn on until I unplug it from the wall for a 30 seconds or so. Faulty PSU?
  • To add to what others have said. Since your computer runs fine when it's on I wonder if you'll see anything off but I suppose it's worth a shot as it's easy to test. Look up a 24pin diagram and use a multimeter to test if the pins are outputting the correct voltages.

  • Are there any guides, tutorials or similar on how to use Steam more privately?
  • I don't know of a guide but I'd suggest making a new anonymous account (email and privacy card) but make sure it's created while using a VPN (for that initial IP log) and then continue to use it on a VPN (don't forget DNS in general too). Then be sure to be on Linux and use the Flatpak as it's a sandboxed application. I read a thread about viruses in a Proton environment and how they can still access other parts of your system so there may be a weak point in the sandbox with Proton, but I'm no expert and have little knowledge on the subject.

  • CasaOS Android SMB Help

    I'm new to self hosting and just got CasaOS setup following up to part two of Tech DB's guide. The SMB works on my Linux computer, I can create documents, etc. However I'm having trouble accessing it on my Android phone. I'm using Material Files, Search for SMB shares, and find "CASAOS" but it's under a different IP address as the server. Then when I click on it, it prefills some of the lines such as "Hostname: CASAOS" and "Port: 445". I have added my login info as either my CasaOS login and SSH login but both don't work and I've changed the port to 80 as that's CasaOS default but every combination I try fails with "java8... UnknownHostConnection... and more" Any ideas?

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    Curious about the Zimaboard and CasaOs
  • The Zimaboard is x86 instead of ARM. CasaOS seems to be getting more well known from what I see. I'm experimenting with setting up a home server for the first time. I tried OMV and got it mostly setup but the small details still confuse me. After that I tried CasaOS and am still fiddling with it but so far it's much simpler.

  • Why does nobody here ever recommend Fedora to noobs?
  • I've recently converted two people from Windows to Linux with Fedora Kinoite. One of them has been using it for maybe two months now without a single issue and the other just started using it with positive first impressions. I find it very modern, simple, and familiar. The atomic system just works too. I enjoy it much more than Mint

  • Stylus Noob
  • I've been using Mint on one of my computers for a few years and recently got into Fedora KDE. I find Fedora KDE to be much more modern than Mint so people get a good first impression of Linux. KDE also is just as familiar as Mint for Windows users in my opinion. I also find the atomic Kinoite to simply just work and the fact that it's much more difficult to screw up I think is a plus for normal PC users.

  • Stylus Noob
  • When he heard of an alternative to Windows he jumped on it as he's unhappy with Windows, like so many are.

    People are sick and tired of Windows, subscriptions everywhere, and many other poor trends in life so you don't really have to force people anywhere. They are unhappy but don't know alternatives exist so when they hear about them many people are excited for change.

  • Stylus Noob
  • What do you mean by "crazy Bluetooth thing"? Are you saying to avoid a stylus that only connects via Bluetooth? I wasn't able to find the screen's touch protocol even when checking Dell's owners manual. I guess I'll have to contact their support. I was able to find various stylus protocols however such as Wacom AES 1&2, WGP, in-cell panel support, and Microsoft Pen Protocol.

  • Stylus Noob

    I setup a Dell Inspiron 2-in-1 for my Dad with Fedora 40 Kinoite. He wants a basic stylus but I don't know anything about them. All the info I can find on the product page is saying that you can use an "active pen." What am I looking for in a stylus to let me know if it'll work? The Dell and Wacom stylus' say they're for Windows. Do these stylus' need software to work and thus be stuck only working on Windows? Do they actually work on a firmware level? If you know of any that work I'm down for suggestions too.

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    New Laptop Experience (CoPilot Generation)

    Hey everyone, I wanted to give my feedback with Linux on a new CoPilot laptop.

    I just got a new generation Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1 Touch laptop (Model: i7445-7326BLU-PUS, SKU: 6576720). It has the new AMD 8840HS and is a new Windows CoPilot branded laptop (with key unfortunately).

    I tried booting and logging into Windows once for the heck of it and here's what happened. It wouldn't let me log in without joining an internet network first. So I successfully give it my guest network credentials. It said connected and secured. Then I hit next, next, etc. and it restarts and then would update, still prior to me being able to login. However it restarts and says oops the internet had an issue and please reconnect WiFi. It sends me back to the WiFi credential page to login again but it auto connects as my credentials were correct. So I hit next and it gives me the same problem again.

    I then say screw it and proceed to install Linux.

    I proceed to install Fedora Kinoite 40 via USB and have absolutely zero issues. It works flawlessly with every feature including the fingerprint scanner and when flipping the laptop keyboard over into tablet mode it even auto disables the keyboard and touchpad but leaves the touchscreen working! The only thing that doesn't seem to work is the CoPilot key. When pressed it doesn't do anything. I tried assigning it as a shortcut key for Konsole where it registers as "Meta" and gets created as "Shift+Meta" but it doesn't actually work still. I didn't change a single thing in BIOS, Secure Boot is still enabled, and I don't see any code displayed during boot or shutdown. Besides the CoPilot key being useless I couldn't be happier with how it all turned out and proved to be better than Windows yet again.

    Edit: I played around some more with the CoPilot key. Like I said the shortcuts default to "Shift+Meta" if only pressing the CoPilot (Meta) key. That won't launch anything. However if you add another key into the mix it will work. I created "Shift+K+Meta" to launch Kcalc and it worked, kinda. I may have to either press the combo multiple times or press and hold it for a few milliseconds longer than a normal key press and then it launches the program, but not once, it opens Kcalc multiple times all at once and the amount of times it opens seems random.

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    Dynamic Wallpaper?

    I'm relatively new to Fedora and Plasma and trying to understand it better. I see in the wallpaper selection that some of them have what looks to be a light and dark version. I'm using Kinoite and have one of these wallpapers chosen but do not ever see it change. Is this a bug? Should it change? On a similar but different note I swear I saw it change on Bazzite with Plasma when I tried that at someone's house.

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    How does one create an app?

    I have no background or knowledge on this. I would like to make an app for performance engine building that has various pages with various formulas, unit conversions, tool lists, etc. What program do I use to make an app? I've seen Surge, Bevy, and Godot but those seem to be for games.

    Edit: Thank you everyone for your helpful responses. Unfortunately I can only see the responses left on my post, not replys to top level responses. I think this is an instance problem and I'm trying to find out because I would love to see everyone's comments. All is working now

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    Steve with GN Considering Linux

    @26:07 he says as a business he's considering Linux on his computers because of Windows privacy violations. It's great to hear someone with such a wide audience talking about using Linux.

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    Pokémon Go Players Altering OSM
    arstechnica.com Pokémon Go players are altering public map data to catch rare Pokémon

    OpenStreetMap contributors have been dealing with Pokémon Go players for years.

    Pokémon Go players are altering public map data to catch rare Pokémon

    People are editing OSM to be able to get their Pokémon and others are changing OSM to mess with people so they can't get them

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    Need Help Finding Article on Car Privacy

    I'm looking for an article I either read or heard about during a podcast fairly recently. It stated someone's kid on vacation visited home, used their parents car, connected their phone to the infotainment system, and since it had access to their phone's data was able to see who the kid was and increased the parents car insurance policy as their kid was driving their car.

    I've tried searching the internet for key words unsuccessfully. Does anyone else know what I'm talking about and can provide a link?

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    Archive to Check Compatibility?

    Where would I look for a list of what network chips are supported in any given kernel? I'm looking to build my first computer designed from the ground up for Linux and want to be sure that the Ethernet port and WiFi chip will work without needing to do anything special.

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    Waydroid in a VM

    I tried using Waydroid on Linux Mint (Edge) only to have it not work and realized that it requires Wayland, and Mint uses X11. So I used VirtualBox to install Fedora 40 Gnome which does use Wayland.

    I installed Waydroid as per the instructions and am having seemingly the same issue as on Mint. After downloading "Vanilla" Android and clicking "Done" everything exits out. So I launch the Waydroid application but nothing ever happens.

    I then try to manually start Waydroid in terminal but always get "ERROR: WayDroid container service is already running". Then I skip to the second step "waydroid session start" but receive "OSError: container failed to start".

    Am I doing something wrong? Is it simply because the VM is causing the issues? Or does WayDroid not work well on Fedora? Thanks

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    Zwift Linux Alternative

    This might be a stretch but it's still a game. Does anyone know of a bike trainer program (hopefully at least half decent) that runs natively on Linux? I've tried getting Zwift to work through Lutris but have been unsuccessful.

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    Lawnchair Launcher Update
    github.com GitHub - LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair: No clever tagline needed.

    No clever tagline needed. Contribute to LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair development by creating an account on GitHub.

    GitHub - LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair: No clever tagline needed.

    The Lawnchair launcher finally got an update after years of nothing. It was just a nightly update but at least some movement is happening.

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    Droid-ify Always Run in Background

    With the latest Droid-ify update (0.6.2) they added "always run in the background" as an option. What benefit would I gain if I allowed this? I never thought I had a problem without it and now every time I open the app a notification pops up that requires me to hit allow or deny to move on. I can't find a way to disable that.

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