NAMAKU TUX

The most fun aspect in Linux world is there are a lot of choices. Windows and Mac might have more commercial apps support, but there are only few rooms left to customize. With Linux, you can't really being bored. There are more than 500 hundreds active Linux distributions today you can try on your machine. Also, there are plenty of desktops, window managers, and themes you can pick to beautify your desktop. What a wonderful choices. This rich reality tempts most Linux users to try newly released Linux distro, almost everyday. This temptation leads to an endless adventure to try different Linux distro called distro hopping. Even if you have been settled in a professional circumstance, distro hopping is still common to happen --and always fun. I as a Linux user, without exception, is still often to spend my spare time to try a freshly released Linux distro, just to feel the freshness and the joy of computing. This time, I am really curious to try the new Solus 4.5, an independent Lin...

I am currently using OpenMandriva Lx ROME and I love it. It boots and loads really fast on my AMD Ryzen laptop. Unfortunately, KDE's brightness control is not working and I have to use xrandr to control the brightness manually. The Simple Solution After reading random forums about this not-really-uncommon issue, I've successfully solved the issue by these following simple steps: Using your favourite text editor, edit /etc/default/grub In GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT remove acpi_backlight=vendor then, add amdgpu.backlight=0 Update grub: sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg Reboot the system. Now, the KDE's brightness control should work properly.

Persepolis is a powerful download manager for Linux. It isn't just a GUI frontend for aria2. Based on my experience, Persepolis performs faster than aria2. Also, of course, it is a lot more easier to use than a command line download manager. Major Linux distributions like Debian, Ubuntu & Fedora, have already included Persepolis in their official repository so you can install it easily. Unfortunately, other Linux distro, haven't included persepolis yet in their repository, OpenMandriva for example. Luckily, you are still able to install persepolis on your OpenMandriva directly using git. And it is pretty easy as well. The Steps It is quite simple to install Persepolis on OpenMandriva: Firstly, install the dependency: sudo dnf install aria2 ffmpeg youtube-dl git Then, clone from git and execute the installer: git clone "https://github.com/persepolisdm/persepolis.git"  sudo python3 setup.py install Preference Setup You might find the default Persepolis appearance  l...

Without doubt, Mozilla Firefox is the most popular web browser in Linux. It is the default web browser installed in almost all major Linux distributions currently exist. There are many ways to install Firefox on your Linux distribution. The easiest way is by using your default Linux distribution's repository. Unfortunately, Ubuntu has decided to switch to Snap to install Firefox in its official repository, and many users aren't happy with that decision. Many users then choose to find a third party repository, and or download the official Firefox binary from the official Mozilla Firefox website. However, you might find an error message when trying to run Firefox binary. You might find this following error message XPCOMGlueLoas error for file libxul.so . The Simple Solution Libxul.so exists in Mozilla Firefox folder, but it fails to load because there is a missing dependency in your Linux system: libdbus-glib-1-2. So, to solve the issue is by simply installing the package: sudo a...

What a beautiful day to live. KDE 5.27.2 has finally arrived on Kubuntu 22.04 LTS. This is indeed a really big news, because for dependency reason, Kubuntu 22.04 LTS was stuck with KDE 5.25.x. Experimental Kubuntu PPA Apparently, there is a very nice team who created what's called experimental Kubuntu PPA with a simple purpose, to backport latest KDE branch to current active Ubuntu version. Just like the tittle, it is an experimental PPA, means there is no guarantee about stability and is not recommended to install into a daily, production machine. Let's Give It a Try KDE 5.27.2 itself is a stable version released by KDE developer, means, it is supposed to run stable enough on your Linux machine. Without hesitation, I just simply install it on my Kubuntu 22.04 LTS laptop: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/experimental sudo apt update sudo apt dist-upgrade Result It is pretty stable and I don't find any major issue, or crash. I am happy with it. But the result may vary...

KDE Plasma 5.27 has been released, claimed as the best release for 5x branch, and will be the LTS version. There are a lot of new features and bug fixes, make this new KDE version worth to try on your daily machine. Detailed information about the KDE 5.27 release notes could be read at this following page: https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.27.0/ For rolling release or semi-rolling release distro like arch, opensuse tumbleweed and KDE Neon, KDE 5.27 would land soon into your desktop after it's been released. But if you are a happy Kubuntu user, there is a PPA to install KDE 5.27 into your Kubuntu 22.10: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/beta sudo apt update sudo apt dist-upgrade Short Review Despite it comes from beta channel, everything works perfectly without any single issue. As a casual office user, I don't use flatpak too much, but the flatpak app permision is a notable new feature that proofs KDE is probably the most mature desktop in Linux. The developer real...

WiFi card is a component you can't really choose. CPU, memory, graphic card and storage, are probably the main reason people buy a laptop, but not a WiFi card. It's just a tiny device you always think and expect to work without problem. Today, almost any network device work out of the box under Linux kernel. If not, the proprietary firmware can be easily installed. Unfortunately, there are few issues with few WiFi cards in Linux. Realtek is one in the list. I have a laptop with realtek 8821ce wifi card that always works properly on my Ubuntu machine. There is a package called rtl8821ce-dkms I can install directly from Ubuntu's repository and the wifi will work as it should. Sadly, this package is deprecated in Ubuntu 22.10 repository and doesn't work with Ubuntu 22.04's  kernel 5.19 upgrade. Apparently, there is already a module rtw88_8821ce included in Linux kernel. But this driver doesn't work properly yet. You have to be near your wifi router to be able to ge...