Sp2Guzzi
@sp2guzzi.bsky.social
Linux enthusiast, Marine Corps, Peace Corps, World Traveler, Photography, Fishing, Chess. Miss my Moto Guzzi. Apologies in advance if I inadvertently offend. If I don't reply, I'm not ignoring you, simply giving you the last word.
And I have been enjoying Manjaro for a couple of years at least!
December 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
And I have been enjoying Manjaro for a couple of years at least!
Just because Mint is user-friendly isn't reason to believe it is not a serious distro or not a good distro. If one has sound reasons to switch there are lots of other good distros available. And there are good distros that are a heck of a lot more complicated to manage than Mint is.
December 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Just because Mint is user-friendly isn't reason to believe it is not a serious distro or not a good distro. If one has sound reasons to switch there are lots of other good distros available. And there are good distros that are a heck of a lot more complicated to manage than Mint is.
There should be growing calls for prosecution, not sweeping it under a rug with a single firing.
December 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
There should be growing calls for prosecution, not sweeping it under a rug with a single firing.
If there is no nobara support info you are kind of stuck w looking for fixes from the fedora side, it is a fedora spinoff right?
December 8, 2025 at 7:24 AM
If there is no nobara support info you are kind of stuck w looking for fixes from the fedora side, it is a fedora spinoff right?
Supposedly there are support & community forums for nobara. I don't suppose you have a USB headset w mic or Bluetooth buds w mic so you could test if it is only the wired mike that doesn't work or if nothing else works as well?
December 8, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Supposedly there are support & community forums for nobara. I don't suppose you have a USB headset w mic or Bluetooth buds w mic so you could test if it is only the wired mike that doesn't work or if nothing else works as well?
There are licenses, probably on every piece of software that one uses, unless they wrote it themselves. So in theory you can do what you want, within the limitations of the license agreements that you 'agree to' when you download and use a piece of software.
December 8, 2025 at 4:19 AM
There are licenses, probably on every piece of software that one uses, unless they wrote it themselves. So in theory you can do what you want, within the limitations of the license agreements that you 'agree to' when you download and use a piece of software.
There are people that will argue "free", there are people that will argue about Linux vs kernel vs gnu vs vim vs emacs. There are things worth worrying about, and things that are not. Your choice.
December 8, 2025 at 4:15 AM
There are people that will argue "free", there are people that will argue about Linux vs kernel vs gnu vs vim vs emacs. There are things worth worrying about, and things that are not. Your choice.
If you get an internet connection with Windows but not Linux I would look at drivers/wifi settings. Does Nobara have a community that you can contact? The odds are you are not the first to have your current problems, er issues.
December 8, 2025 at 3:57 AM
If you get an internet connection with Windows but not Linux I would look at drivers/wifi settings. Does Nobara have a community that you can contact? The odds are you are not the first to have your current problems, er issues.
What do you mean your "line-in"? Are you using dialup and a phone line?
December 8, 2025 at 3:55 AM
What do you mean your "line-in"? Are you using dialup and a phone line?
Uh, people are responsible for their own decisions. MS gave them a raw deal, but people deciding to ignore it, or don't know what to do but don't seek assistance? I am not about to say "my not doing anything is MS' fault".
December 8, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Uh, people are responsible for their own decisions. MS gave them a raw deal, but people deciding to ignore it, or don't know what to do but don't seek assistance? I am not about to say "my not doing anything is MS' fault".
switched to a different distro and everything went just fine. I don't recall which distro that was.
December 8, 2025 at 1:39 AM
switched to a different distro and everything went just fine. I don't recall which distro that was.
I had one desktop, a bottom rung machine, that I could not get Linux to install on. My very first Linux install was several years earlier, Red Hat on 8 or so discs. I got it installed, but there was something that wasn't working (sound? wifi? ???) and I couldn't get whatever it was to work, so I
December 8, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I had one desktop, a bottom rung machine, that I could not get Linux to install on. My very first Linux install was several years earlier, Red Hat on 8 or so discs. I got it installed, but there was something that wasn't working (sound? wifi? ???) and I couldn't get whatever it was to work, so I
If you want to install non-MS software on Windows, and if there is a charge in the MS Store, check on the developers' websites. I have seen MS charging $ for software that is normally free.
December 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
If you want to install non-MS software on Windows, and if there is a charge in the MS Store, check on the developers' websites. I have seen MS charging $ for software that is normally free.
A good way to start is to use cross-platform open source software on Windows (VLC, LibreOffice, etc.) so that if and when someone decides to make the move, they can continue to use programs that they used under Windows.
December 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A good way to start is to use cross-platform open source software on Windows (VLC, LibreOffice, etc.) so that if and when someone decides to make the move, they can continue to use programs that they used under Windows.
My Linux computers and their various features and programs make a lot more sense to me and are easier to use than my Android cell phone!
December 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
My Linux computers and their various features and programs make a lot more sense to me and are easier to use than my Android cell phone!
In spite of the impression one might get from the postings that show up in the Linux Feed, Linux is used for many more things besides games. I am actually surprised that there isn't a Linux Games feed.
December 7, 2025 at 1:56 AM
In spite of the impression one might get from the postings that show up in the Linux Feed, Linux is used for many more things besides games. I am actually surprised that there isn't a Linux Games feed.
Or maybe asking for advice on the internet is the best way to get a bad answer?
December 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Or maybe asking for advice on the internet is the best way to get a bad answer?
It might be easier, and better, to try ventoy. You create the ventoy flashdrive, download ISOs to it, boot from the flashdrive and pick the distro you want to launch. Some distros will run as live distros. Others have to be installed. The number of ISOs is limited by the flashdrive size.
December 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
It might be easier, and better, to try ventoy. You create the ventoy flashdrive, download ISOs to it, boot from the flashdrive and pick the distro you want to launch. Some distros will run as live distros. Others have to be installed. The number of ISOs is limited by the flashdrive size.
Ten or 15 years ago I spoke with an engineer from CERN, the European Nuclear Research Institute. He said they were using Linux for most of their computing needs, using Windows only for a few select special needs.
December 5, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Ten or 15 years ago I spoke with an engineer from CERN, the European Nuclear Research Institute. He said they were using Linux for most of their computing needs, using Windows only for a few select special needs.
As I reall, broadcom was fairly common 'back in the day' and they were a really big problem, trying to get them to work with Linux. You can probably find lots of stuff on the internet on the various mfgr-broadcom-linux issues.
December 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
As I reall, broadcom was fairly common 'back in the day' and they were a really big problem, trying to get them to work with Linux. You can probably find lots of stuff on the internet on the various mfgr-broadcom-linux issues.
Its community is smaller and more niche, primarily active on Discord and Telegram, offering less extensive support.
December 4, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Its community is smaller and more niche, primarily active on Discord and Telegram, offering less extensive support.
Yesterday out of curiosity I used the Internet to compare cachyOS and manjaro. I use Manjaro. The most important thing to me was this:
However, it (cachyOS) lacks automated hardware detection, requiring users to manually configure drivers, which may be challenging for less experienced users.
However, it (cachyOS) lacks automated hardware detection, requiring users to manually configure drivers, which may be challenging for less experienced users.
December 4, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Yesterday out of curiosity I used the Internet to compare cachyOS and manjaro. I use Manjaro. The most important thing to me was this:
However, it (cachyOS) lacks automated hardware detection, requiring users to manually configure drivers, which may be challenging for less experienced users.
However, it (cachyOS) lacks automated hardware detection, requiring users to manually configure drivers, which may be challenging for less experienced users.
It might be worth your time to look on the Internet to see if there are any postings related to your specific machine and installing different distros. There also used to be a Linux compatability website (I don't recall the exact name) where one could look up specific devices and check for issues.
December 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
It might be worth your time to look on the Internet to see if there are any postings related to your specific machine and installing different distros. There also used to be a Linux compatability website (I don't recall the exact name) where one could look up specific devices and check for issues.