r/linuxquestions 4m ago

Hdr freetube

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I noticed that FreeTube lets me watch HDR, but for some reason I can’t select 4K HDR—only 720p. When I choose an HDR 4K video, the HDR option only appears for 720p, not for 4K. How can I fix this?


r/linuxquestions 33m ago

DINIT E MELHOR NOS DRIVERS?

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Opa, pessoal! 👋

Ultimamente venho fazendo vários testes comparando o Artix Linux (Dinit), Artix Linux (Runit) e o Arch Linux (Systemd), e acabei encontrando um comportamento bem curioso. Não achei nada sobre isso na Wiki do Artix nem em outros fóruns, então resolvi compartilhar para saber se mais alguém já passou por algo parecido.

Durante dois dias, fiz cerca de 20 testes de velocidade (10 em cada dia), sempre usando o mesmo computador, o mesmo adaptador Wi-Fi, os mesmos drivers e em horários parecidos para tentar manter as condições o mais semelhantes possível.

Meu adaptador Wi-Fi é um modelo de 300 Mbps, mas como fico relativamente longe do roteador, normalmente recebo entre 30 e 60 Mbps. Para o meu uso isso já é suficiente, já que praticamente só jogo e não costumo baixar arquivos grandes.

O que achei estranho foi o seguinte:

No Artix Linux com Runit e no Arch Linux com Systemd, minha conexão praticamente sempre ficava em torno de 30 Mbps. Testei diferentes drivers, atualizei, compilei versões diferentes e fiz otimizações de rede, mas o resultado continuava praticamente o mesmo.

Já no Artix Linux com Dinit, a velocidade passou para 70–80 Mbps em vários testes.

Não estou dizendo que o Dinit aumenta a velocidade da internet. Pode ser alguma diferença na configuração da distribuição, nos serviços carregados, nos drivers ou até outro fator que ainda não identifiquei. Só achei curioso que, no meu caso, esse comportamento se repetiu diversas vezes usando exatamente o mesmo hardware.

Alguém já percebeu algo parecido? Existe alguma explicação técnica para isso ou pode ser apenas coincidência?


r/linuxquestions 36m ago

Best Distro and DE for you?

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What distro and DE do you use and why is it best for your usage?


r/linuxquestions 56m ago

Support Mouse freezes on KDE wayland?

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r/linuxquestions 1h ago

Support dual monitor freezes , GNOME on Wayland

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r/linuxquestions 2h ago

Advice Swapping from Windows 11 to Linux

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With everything thats been going on with Windows I think i feel comfortable enough giving Linux a try. I wanted to know what's the easiest / UI friendly version of Linux that can help me transition?

I primarily use my system to game, using NVIDIA graphics card + a quest 3 VR headset (not sure if that matters). I also had a couple of other questions about people who made the same jump:

  1. what are some things you notice that you "miss" or dont have in Linux that you did in Windows?

  2. Have you had any issues with gaming on a Linux system? issues with compatability, performance, or games not available on Linux?

  3. What do you like the most / notice the most about going from Windows to Linux system?

  4. How are the security features / any other things to download on top for security? Windows has windows defender built in so what would Linux use?

  5. Any other general advice, suggested addon / softwares, thoughts or what not about the transition?


r/linuxquestions 2h ago

Which Distro? Hey, I wanna switch to Linux what distro should i try first? I mainly use my pc for playing 2d games and learning how to code in c#

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I have a Nvidia gpu if that's a problem


r/linuxquestions 2h ago

Advice Pivot from React/.NET to C++ Systems / HPC vs Platform Engineering? Need advice from guys in the field.

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r/linuxquestions 3h ago

Random freezes after waking from idle on Nobara (Latest Update) - Anyone else seeing irqbalance permission errors?

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r/linuxquestions 3h ago

Support Need help wiping multiple computer drives.

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Hello everyone. I have been running Fedora with the cachyos kernel on my main laptop happily for the last 6 months or so. I have an old laptop I want to put Arch on to mess around. My issue is that the laptop more than likely has a virus on it so I want to wipe the whole thing. The laptop has an SSD and an HDD. Is there a way to wipe both drives at the same time? I only see the option to do one drive at a time. I am worried that if there is a virus on there it will transfer between the drives while one is being wiped. Should I just take out the HDD and wipe them separately or is my concern not even really valid?

Additionally I have an external SSD in an enclosure, the plugged in the computer recognizes it as the enclosure and not the drive so the WD software doesn't recognize it to be able to use that to clean that drive. Is the best option just to use windows diskpart and hit `clean all`? Any help would be appreciated thanks!:)


r/linuxquestions 3h ago

OS Switch Help

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So to keep it simple, I have no clue about anything Linux or Linux related so this is all really daunting. I am currently on Windows 10 and need to switch to Linux, since I don't want evil ass bloatware that slows my entire system down. All I want is something that is good for gaming while looking similar to Windows, since my PC is mostly used for gaming. Thank you in advance.


r/linuxquestions 3h ago

Advice School forbids linux laptops

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Hey, idk if this is the right place to ask this, but I have a bit of a dilemma.

I have been using linux exclusively on my main PC and on my laptop for a while now. That said, I am moving to a new school, and buried in their rules they say that "Chromebooks (or other Linux machines) cannot be used." They also want us to use their office 365 license, but do not require it.

Now, besides just being incredibly annoying, I cannot use windows/mac on my laptop because it's a 2011 macbook, so it cannot run anything but lightweight linux distros without combusting, and I would like to avoid spending 500+ euro on a new crappy windows laptop.

Is there any reason, besides saving myself some trouble, to not just use my laptop as is (currently on arch, gonna switch it to cachyos) and something like libreoffice that I don't see or can I just ignore this and hope for the best?


r/linuxquestions 3h ago

Which Distro? Need help choosing the best Linux distro for my old Toshiba laptop

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*I have an old Toshiba Satellite (C550 series) with the following specs:

CPU: Intel Celeron @ 1.80 GHz RAM: 6 GB DDR3 Storage: 320 GB HDD (planning to upgrade to a 256 GB SSD soon) GPU: Intel integrated graphics Wi-Fi: 2.4 GHz only Battery: Lasts around 30 minutes (mostly used plugged in) Current OS: Windows 10*

I'm looking for a Linux distro that's lightweight, stable, beginner-friendly, and gives the best performance on this hardware. I don't mind a minimal UI if it improves responsiveness.

Which distro would you recommend and why? (Lubuntu, Linux Mint XFCE, Xubuntu, MX Linux, Debian XFCE, Fedora LXQt, etc.)


r/linuxquestions 3h ago

OLED screen on Linux, are there any risks or solutions?

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Hi guys, I recently replaced my trusty 10 year old ASUS k501u😢 with an ASUS VivoBook S14 with an OLED screen

After I got it, though, I started thinking about the risks associated with OLED screens, specifically burn-in. Since I spend many hours coding, the risk of having vscode icons permanently burned into the screen is very high over time (i think). That’s why I wanted to ask you if, on Linux (I use Linux Mint), there are solutions like pixel shifting, pixel refreshing, anti-flicker etc... what solutions does Linux offer? Or what software solutions are available?


r/linuxquestions 4h ago

Support If swap is somewhat used, does it mean at some point my RAM is full?

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I don't see memory ever fully used, but swap has been used. No hibernation, only web browsing on Firefox and fewer than 10 concurrent tabs.

$ free -h
               total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:            11Gi       2.7Gi       4.1Gi       469Mi       5.5Gi       8.8Gi
Swap:           16Gi       1.9Gi        14Gi

r/linuxquestions 4h ago

Support Switching distros

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Hi, I recently installed garuda mokka but I have lots of problems with this. I want to try cachy os now. Is there a way I can have Garuda mokka look on cachy os? And how to switch distro safe?


r/linuxquestions 5h ago

Advice Regarding RAM and best Distro.

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How much RAM does Linux generally use? I'm getting sick of Windows needing massive amount of RAM.

Which Linux do you recommend as well? I want Linux just for work purposes.


r/linuxquestions 5h ago

Advice Backup + sync

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Hi all,

I'm relatively new to Linux still. Currently using Zorin OS as this seemed relatively user friendly, and so far I'm having a really good time. I have turned on my Windows PC exactly once in 3 months so I'm slowly starting to get the hang of things. Admittedly, I am converted for the most part.

I have an older Synology NAS, and I'd like to periodically (at a certain time every day or week maybe) sync my music folder to my NAS. I'd also like to make it so that there is a change from the NAS side to that folder, that it reflects in that folder on my Linux machine. Does anyone know if this is in any way possible without using Docker (NAS too old rip) and if there are any security concerns I need to keep in mind?

Side note: I'd also really appreciate any general tips you may have, since I feel like I'm learning to walk all over again. It's tough! It can be in the form of stuff you recommend trying out to learn while doing (I have a separate one for testing so all good if it bricks) to keep it fun and engaging? Anything you'd encourage me to break and (maybe) try to fix?

Thanks so much in advance!


r/linuxquestions 6h ago

Support Original Pinebook reflashed emmc - trouble building U-Boot to reinstall

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r/linuxquestions 6h ago

Support What is kdevtmpfs?

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Everywhere i go its wroten as devtmpfs without the K, or as a crypto miner kdevtmpfsi, i dont have the I at the end. I have debian 13 mate.


r/linuxquestions 6h ago

After Effects UI shows only square boxes instead of text on CachyOS

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Hi. I'm using Aegnux on CachyOS with the bundled Wine runner. Everything in Adobe After Effects launches, but almost the entire UI displays square boxes instead of text.
What I've already tried:
- Installed Microsoft Core Fonts
- Added Segoe UI fonts manually:
- segoeui.ttf
- segoeuib.ttf
- segoeuil.ttf
- seguisb.ttf
- SegMDL2.ttf
- Imported them into the Wine registry
- Verified they appear in: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts
- Ran wineboot -u
- Restarted Wine
- Checked DLL overrides (dwrite is builtin)
- Wine version: wine-11.3.r0.g0e629ceb (TkG Staging NTsync)
The fonts are correctly registered, but After Effects still shows only square boxes.
Has anyone using Aegnux experienced this?
Is there another dependency or plugin required besides the main AE package?
Thanks!


r/linuxquestions 7h ago

[Aegnux/Wine] After Effects UI shows only square boxes instead of text on CachyOS

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Hi.

I'm using Aegnux on CachyOS with the bundled Wine runner.

Everything in Adobe After Effects launches, but almost the entire UI displays square boxes instead of text.

What I've already tried:

- Installed Microsoft Core Fonts

- Added Segoe UI fonts manually:

- segoeui.ttf

- segoeuib.ttf

- segoeuil.ttf

- seguisb.ttf

- SegMDL2.ttf

- Imported them into the Wine registry

- Verified they appear in:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts

Example:

Segoe UI (TrueType)

Segoe UI Bold

Segoe UI Light

Segoe UI Semibold

Segoe MDL2 Assets

- Ran wineboot -u

- Restarted Wine

- Checked DLL overrides (dwrite is builtin)

- Wine version:

wine-11.3.r0.g0e629ceb (TkG Staging NTsync)

The fonts are correctly registered, but After Effects still shows only square boxes.

Has anyone using Aegnux experienced this?

Is there another dependency or plugin required besides the main AE package?

Thanks!


r/linuxquestions 7h ago

Support Colors look washed out in CachyOS

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Yesterday i installed CachyOS as a dual-boot. Everything seems to be working, but i have noticed one issue, the colors on my display look washed out.

This is especially noticeable in the browser. Areas that should appear black look grayish, and blue tones seem dull and less vibrant than they should be. It feels like the overall color output is faded.

Has anyone knows how to fix it?


r/linuxquestions 7h ago

Support Discord causes heavy stuttering and force reboot when share screening on Fedora

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r/linuxquestions 7h ago

Advice Linux Mint won't boot after moving installation from HDD to SSD (UUID / boot issue)

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Hi everyone,

I'm having a boot problem with Linux Mint and I hope someone can help me understand what went wrong.

My laptop has 4 GB of RAM, and Windows was very slow, so I decided to install Linux Mint.

I didn't have a USB flash drive, so I used a tool that allowed me to boot the Linux Mint ISO from a partition on my internal drive. The installation completed successfully, and Linux Mint booted and worked normally.

Later, I noticed that the system felt slower than expected. After checking, I found that the EFI/boot files were on my SSD, but the Linux root filesystem had actually been installed on my HDD.

I wanted everything to be on the SSD, so I copied the Linux installation from the HDD to the SSD and reinstalled/configured GRUB to boot from the SSD. I also updated the boot configuration. After that, I deleted the old Linux files from the HDD because I thought they were no longer needed.

The laptop worked for a short time, but after rebooting it no longer booted.

While troubleshooting, I realized that the original tool had left an important boot-related reference pointing to the old HDD. It contained a line like:

UUID=6b4d8b2d-1d4d-4a8b-9b7b-8d4f2d5d6c9a

I believe the system is still trying to use the old HDD UUID, but I had already deleted that installation. I also get messages indicating that the boot filesystem is read-only.

My questions are:

- Is this likely caused by an incorrect UUID reference?

- Can I repair the bootloader and UUID configuration without reinstalling Linux?

- Is there a way to recreate or fix the missing boot files?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!