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Brightness control not working on laptop in c/kde@lemmy.kde.social
[–] absurdity_of_it_all@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

I remember trying all this on GNOME before finding the extension. But I'll check again, thank you

Brightness control not working on laptop in c/kde@lemmy.kde.social
[–] absurdity_of_it_all@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Display & Monitor says Built in Screen. The brightness slider here doesn't work either. What else can I check?

Brightness control not working on laptop in c/kde@lemmy.kde.social
[–] absurdity_of_it_all@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

But Solus is rolling release.

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Brightness control not working on laptop (lemmy.ml)
 

I've had an issue with brightness control ever since I moved to Linux, on all distros (pop, fedora, now solus). The keyboard keys don't work and neither does the slider in the system.

I was using GNOME mostly until a couple of weeks back and I used to install an extension called Soft Brightness as a workaround for this. It would make the slider work at least even if the keys still didn't work. I'm not able to find something like that on Plasma.

Laptop: Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 ARH05. Ryzen 4600H processor with AMD integrated graphics and a discrete GTX 1650 mobile GPU.

Linux distro recommendations in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] absurdity_of_it_all@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Similar thoughts and after hopping a bit I'm liking Solus really well. It's rolling release but what they call "curated" rolling release. They take a little bit of time to iron stuff out. There's a weekly update cycle.

The installation is through live ISO and was pretty easy, took only a few minutes. They have a Plasma ISO too, since you mentioned wanting KDE.

As a plus, I've not once used the command prompt in the past couple of months since I installed (GNOME first and then since the last week, KDE). I'm not averse to commands but I do want something that I can recommend to my less techy anti-capitalist friends. My games have all been working fine too.

Edit to add: I think they've also mentioned that their aim is for a personal desktop.

I want to make Debian work, please help in c/debian@lemmy.ml
[–] absurdity_of_it_all@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

Some stuff that works great with Lutris or Heroic on Fedora, just wouldn't even start up on Debian. I tried a couple of things but nothing worked. I thought it might be a new parts issue stable is 2 years old at this point.

I'm going to see if I can first try kernel+mesa backports (after trying the games again just on stable). If that doesn't work I might give testing a go.

I want to make Debian work, please help in c/debian@lemmy.ml
[–] absurdity_of_it_all@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I want to know what kind of setup would avoid issues with games. I know I can run Debian with KDE from the installer. I had issues with games on plain stable so I wanted to know what can be done

I want to make Debian work, please help in c/debian@lemmy.ml
[–] absurdity_of_it_all@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I will try that, thank you. Are those just two packages I need to get from backports or are there dependencies and stuff that will come up?

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I want to make Debian work, please help (lemmy.ml)
 

I've been using Fedora for the past few months and Pop OS for some months before that.

Debian was my first choice after Pop because of ideological reasons - non corporate structure mainly. But I couldn't get games to work properly (my PC is only 7-8 months old). So I've been trying Fedora, but the more I learn about Red Hat and it's involvement, it's harder to stick to the distro.

What would be a good way to setup Debian (and KDE, because apparently GNOME is also Red Hat's, although I do like the environment) so that it works well for my use case? The two year old DE and app versions does bother me but I guess I can learn to live with it. Do I try testing? Do I use backports?

PC specs: Ryzen 5 5600 Processor, RX 7600 GPU

Can I move my nextcloud account from a provider to my own server? in c/selfhosting@slrpnk.net
[–] absurdity_of_it_all@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

Makes sense. Thank you!

Can I move my nextcloud account from a provider to my own server? in c/selfhosting@slrpnk.net
[–] absurdity_of_it_all@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

Okay, yeah that sounds a little tedious. I'll think a bit more

Can I move my nextcloud account from a provider to my own server? in c/selfhosting@slrpnk.net
[–] absurdity_of_it_all@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'm not sure if I understand the last bit.

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Can I move my nextcloud account from a provider to my own server? (lemmy.ml)
 

I currently have an email provider who also gives me my own nextcloud account. If I were to setup my own server in a while (which I would like to do), will I be able to carry over all my things (contacts, calendar,Talk conversations, appointment pages, etc) in some easy manner?

I've not yet started using these things because I'm not sure if it will be too much work to shift later.

What are the recommended server specs for different Fediverse software? (Especially Hubzilla) in c/selfhosting@slrpnk.net
[–] absurdity_of_it_all@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

That's great, thank you

What are the recommended server specs for different Fediverse software? (Especially Hubzilla) in c/fediverse@lemmy.ml
[–] absurdity_of_it_all@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

Thank you! That's pretty reassuring.

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What are the recommended server specs for different Fediverse software? (Especially Hubzilla) (lemmy.ml)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/26074446

I'm trying to see if I can host my own Fediverse instance for friends and family and I want to know what kind of device would be required. I'm an absolute beginner to self-hosting so I was wondering if I can start cheap (Raspberry Pi 2GB RAM is something I can definitely consider).

Also, can one device host multiple software? Like if I wanted both a WordPress instance and a Hubzilla instance or a Matrix/XMPP instance

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What are the recommended server specs for different Fediverse software? (Especially Hubzilla) (lemmy.ml)
 

I'm trying to see if I can host my own Fediverse instance for friends and family and I want to know what kind of device would be required. I'm an absolute beginner to self-hosting so I was wondering if I can start cheap (Raspberry Pi 2GB RAM is something I can definitely consider).

Also, can one device host multiple software? Like if I wanted both a WordPress instance and a Hubzilla instance or a Matrix/XMPP instance

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Will there be any issues with a .place domain for email? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by absurdity_of_it_all@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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I'm considering getting a domain with a .place TLD. Will it cause any issues like emails being blocked or something? I searched and it doesn't seem particularly notorious for spam or anything, but I wanted to find out if there are people who can tell me from experience.

Edit: This is not for running my own server - I have a provider, Disroot.

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Can I use the same domain for hosting a fediverse instance and also for custom domain for email? (lemmy.ml)
 

I'm looking to add a custom domain to my email to start building a more permanent identity on the internet (I have been shifting providers since I started degoogling).

I also want to either host a WordPress site or a fediverse instance (haven't decided) like Hubzilla for things like my writings and a general place to find my stuff online and maybe even host a few friends' pages.

Can I buy one domain and use it for both?

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Is there a "macroblogging" platform on the Fediverse? (lemmy.ml)
 

There seems to be a lot of microblogging going around, but I want a place to put my writings that are much bigger. I know that having my own website is also an option, but I'm finding filtering ethical hosting providers and website builders to be a lot more difficult than I thought it would be, and I'm afraid that even if I find them, it's going to be too expensive.

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Any disroot email users? How is the service? (lemmy.ml)
 

I'm only on a free Proton plan but I'm still considering switching because of recent news. I've seen disroot's website before and they seem more politically left-leaning which I appreciate. How have people's experiences been?

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Windows VM without a Microsoft Account (lemmy.ml)
 

I need to use a Windows VM to do a few things - I'm on Fedora and my Xbox controller has been glitching out a lot and I need to try updating the firmware. Also, I got a new RGB keyboard and I'm not able to use the proprietary software using Wine and OpenRGB does not support my keyboard (Cosmic Byte GK34 Firefly).

But when I try to install a Win 10 ISO it won't let me past the Microsoft account page and the oobe command that's suggested everywhere on reddit is not working. It says no such command found.

Windows 11 ISOs also aren't working because even if I put 6GB memory and 80GB Storage for the VM (Microsoft lists 4GB and 64GB as requirement) it still says system does not meet requirement. I'm using the Boxes app for the VM creation.

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