The xz merely shows that even if have the source, very few people if any can figure out what's happening. There are both verified and unverified...
Not really. If you're instaling a verified snap or flatpak, there's some assurance that you're getting what you think you're getting. Especially...
No. I actually use Firefox snap and Firefox from tarball side by side. Also, for example, Upscayl from snap works great. Mrk
Sigh. Alas, over the last few weeks, I've written multiple times about the risks of unverified packages from online stores. The modern world is...
Here's a fresh review of Kubuntu 24.04.2 LTS, tested on a laptop with hybrid Intel-Nvidia graphics and 4K display, covering installation with...
It wouldn't be a big issue except systemd was hailed as a parallelized init system compared to a serialized init system, and supposedly this...
That does sound super buggy. Did you see anything in the logs? Mrk
I've written a review of the MX Linux MX-23.6 Libretto Plasma edition, tested on a laptop with hybrid Intel-Nvidia graphics and 4K display,...
They absolutely exist. In many countries, 2G will remain around for quite a while longer, as it's used for all sorts of meters/telemetry tools....
Osbourne Tux, I thought you might be worried, about the security of your ... Here's a review of the Android Advanced Protection mode in Samsung...
That simply beggars belief. What. Mrk
And today, the pinnacle! Wayland vs Wayland! Gnome vs Plasma! This is a rather long, detailed article showing idle and loaded system performance...
One thing you can do, regardless of the imaging, is to mount the image. Then, you can copy all of the data from the Linux home partition to a...
Crunch the numbers we must. Continuing my data saga, I've just published another long, detailed article showing loaded system performance...
Oh, I think you gonna love today's article! I've made this fairly long, detailed analysis of idle and loaded system performance benchmarks on a...
That's a good start. I would hope the fix would be implemented under the hood, but for now, for the end user, at least the artifacts won't be...
I value my data at more than 30 dollars/year. At least 35. Those are rookie numbers, you have to pump those numbers up. Mrk
EXPECTED ... uncertainty intensifies!!!!!! Mrk
I can't say for sure if I saw it in Nate's blog, but there's this: https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/plasma-devel/2025-March/123654.html Mrk
I've written a long, detailed article debating the architectural software choices in the Linux distro world and their implication for the future...
Here's a follow-up piece showing detailed performance analysis and differences between Wayland with power efficiency, Wayland with color accuracy...
Frugality is a lost art. Almost. Behold, a detailed, enthusiastic review of the MX Linux MX-23.6 Libretto Plasma edition, tested in a dual-boot...
Let's talk numbers! Here's an article showing performance differences between Wayland with power efficiency, Wayland with color accuracy and X11...
The blurring happened on all form factors in Wayland, it was as if you see the rendering in real time, every second or two, almost like a blur...
Today, I have for ye a detailed review of the new Plasma 6.4 desktop environment, covering look and feel, new dark theme, numerous ergonomic...
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