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How can I fix this rotation issue?


I’m using EndeavourOS with KDE.

The display is correctly oriented when logged in but it doesn’t rotate correctly when I’m logged out.

EDIT: corrected the post. This happens when logged out, locking the screen has it displayed correctly.

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in reply to LeFantome

There are more examples every day of things Wayland can do that X11 cannot


What are the examples Wayland can do and X11 cannot?

in reply to narc0tic_bird

I think you have to manually enable it (may depend on your distro/DE) but SDDM works fine with Wayland as it stands now.
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Linux users survey!


To get an idea of this community, and to try the cool CryptPad Survey feature, I created a pretty big Linux usage survey!

The data is anonymized and the content encrypted on the server. I plan on publishing the results.

Have fun!

It works on hardened Firefox on a phone, but the experience is better on a PC.


live results

Notes


  1. I am very sorry but the question "it is okay that my above message gets published" cannot reasonably be respected, as the text is just dumped into a single block
  2. Lag caused some empty questions to appear, removed
  3. A question about disk encryption and "why do you use other OS" got mixed up
  4. i changed the wording of some questions or added more options, so there may be duplicate old answers or too little new ones. You can edit your submission and update your answers.
This entry was edited (9 months ago)
in reply to boredsquirrel

I didn't see these questions at all.
- Do you feel represented in the community?
- How do you feel, how could the community improve?
- Do you modify your install in these areas?


I couldn't find an answer for this question
- Why did you start using Linux? (My answer would be, found it on a magazine)


This question is not distinctive
- Do you use other Operating Systems? (Yes I do use Android but not on a PC)


I would expect "independent" as an answer for these questions
- Where does the distro you use originate from?
- What origin was your FIRST distro from?

This entry was edited (9 months ago)
in reply to boredsquirrel

why did you start using linux


because it was my only option for newer software, my pc is too old for newer windows (also because of it having no internet so all my browsing was mobile)

does your hardware meet win11 requirements


nope

do you use an immutable distro


yes on mobile (android); nope on pc (puppylinux isnt immutable, it even autologins you as root at boot)

do you use propietary software


dude i literally use windows and msdos its pretty clear i do (even if lately my daily driver is linux and im starting to go more and more into the open stuff)





From Roots to Resilience: Investigating the Vital Role of Microbes in Coastal #PlantHealth

Biologists uncovered crucial microbial processes in Georgia's saltwater marshes. Their study reveals that bacteria in cordgrass roots detoxify sulfides and fix nitrogen, boosting plant health and resilience. These findings, facilitated by advanced genomic technology, underscore the vital role of microbes in coastal ecosystems globally.

globalplantcouncil.org/from-ro… #PlantScience #ecosystem #science #plants






“It’s been amazing just getting to see nature take it back over,” Stevenot said.

“When you go out to a commercially farmed orchard or field, and you stand there and listen, it’s sterile. You don’t hear anything. But you come out here on that same day, you hear insects, songbirds. It’s that lower part of the ecosystem starting up.”

We're thrilled to republish this fantastic story from @grist

#california #rewilding #farming #wetlands #rivers #restoration

rewildingmag.com/california-so…





in reply to petsoi

Interesting, I find it hard to see how this wouldn't be annoying, but it looks pretty novel.
in reply to petsoi

Interesting; it reminds me a little of an addon from maybe a dozen years ago that would do the same kind of thing but with fiction. So you'd be reading a post on Slashdot or whatever, and the addon would find a sequence of words that matched the start of one of the stories it had, and it would add a few words of that story. If you noticed, you could click on them to get more of the story, and if you kept clicking it would eventually replace the text of the whole page with the story. It was a really neat way of just stumbling across fiction. Wish I could remember the name of the addon. For some reason I think it was Australian, maybe put together by a university or an arts council or something?




KDE Plasma 6.1 Will Change My Life


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lemmy - Link to source
angrymouse
What is your reasoning here? Kde users are mad because he tried to say KDE is good? I'm really lost here.


CachyOS June 2024 Release


in reply to Οχάκ

With that name, I first thought they might be doing something like the chaotic AUR.
in reply to theshatterstone54

In the forum you can find the full dev post ( " In 2020 and 2021 I tested and participated with Hamad and his cacULE scheduler. When we read about the RFC regarding x86-64-v3 optimized packages, we thought that we should make an optimized Linux system. The name “CachyOS” originally came from the “Cachy” scheduler, which was the old name of the cacULE scheduler. ")


QT Theme management in Sway


I use VLC,Keepass,Kdenlive and few other QT Apps on my sway setup.
So, wanted to configure their themes from Sway.
I installed qt5ct and qt6ct and did export QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=qt5ct in bashrc and .profile.
While runnin echo $QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME it is showing qt5ct but it is not working showing that error message that QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME need to be set as qt5ct or qt6ct when launching from .desktop
But when launching from terminal they start and function properly but do not change any theming.
in reply to jaagruk

Depending on the launcher and launch method you may need to set systemd variables. Look at the way 50-systemd-user.conf works
wiki.archlinux.org/title/Sway#…

I use the following fragment to make sure the cursor theme propagates to applications launched with wofi:
github.com/StaticRocket/dotfil…

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SteamVR 2.6 released with experimental improvements to async on Linux


in reply to mudle

Im confused with Steam VR for linux. I cant seem to get it to work, and the FAQs page says vr streaming for linux isn't ready yet. So are these updates just in preparation for a future working capability?
in reply to Fluid

It definitely works if you are willing to tinker but we are a low priority and anything that breaks takes a long time to fix. There’s even another project called Envision which runs better than SteamVR but isn’t as easy to use yet.
in reply to Fluid

Steam Link doesn't work on Linux. SteamVR, ALVR, WiVRN, and Monado work under Linux.There's more headsets than the Quest.


Decentralized Encrypted P2P Chat


This entry was edited (9 months ago)
in reply to positive_intentions

Sounds to me that it would have been easier to create a web-based client for an existing messaging system with such features (like Briar).
in reply to pedroapero

perhaps.

it started of very vanillajs, but i found that users didnt like the appearance. so i added a faily basic implementation of material ui.

existing frameworks were not compatible with the look, feel and funtionality i was after. i still havent achieved it, but im happy with the progress.



Bottles not working


When I launch Ape out, it does not launcher it only gives this error.
in reply to diy

Have you tried using different runners? According to ProtonDB Ape Out is completely supported by Proton, so maybe try a Proton runner instead of Wine.
in reply to diy

docs.usebottles.com/components…
in reply to diy

First, go to [three dots] -> Preferences -> Runners -> Proton, click the button next to the newest available version of Proton GE (currently ge-proton-9-7), and wait for it to download.

Then, go to your bottle -> Settings -> Runner, set the runner to ge-proton-[version], and wait for Bottles to configure the new runner.

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in reply to f00f/eris

Thanks; it runs now. It runs at 3–5 fps, and the CPU is maxed. I have played Ape Out on linux with bottles before, and it ran fine. I used Pop-Os Gnome; now I use Fedora Sway.
in reply to diy

This entry was edited (9 months ago)
in reply to mudle

Thanks; it runs now. It runs at 3–5 fps, and the CPU is maxed. I have played Ape Out on linux with bottles before, and it ran fine. I used Pop-Os Gnome; now I use Fedora Sway.
in reply to diy

Happy to help!

It runs at 3–5 fps, and the CPU is maxed


Do you have a GPU or are you running the game on integrated graphics? Running on integrated graphics can definitely be the issue here but It's more likely that it's shader compilation however.

This entry was edited (9 months ago)
in reply to mudle

I have a GPU and CPU with integrated graphics; is there any way to check if it's using the GPU or CPU? If it is a shader problem, is there a way to fix it?
in reply to diy

You can check if it's using the Discrete GPU by going into "Details" in your game's bottle, then go into "settings", and make sure that the toggle for "Discrete Graphics" is turned on. You can also set an environment variable; DRI_PRIME=1. Also might want to check your HDMI or DP cable is plugged into your GPU. You could also try checking GPU usage while the game is running, and seeing if it's using your GPU at all.

You said you moved to Fedora from Pop_OS; If you are using an Nvidia GPU, you might want to check if you've got the Nvidia Proprietary drivers installed or the Nouveau drivers. You can check this by running lsmod | grep nvidia in a terminal. If you get any output whatsoever then you're using the Nvidia Proprietary drivers, which is what you want for gaming.

If it is a shader issue; in the same "settings" in bottles make sure DXVK and VKD3D aren't disabled. There's no real way to bypass shader compiling. All your games need to compile shaders.

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in reply to mudle

When I enable DXVK and VKD3D, the game doesn't launch. I am using an AMD GPU. I just get the same error
This entry was edited (9 months ago)
in reply to diy

The only times I've encountered a game or program not launching via Bottles, it had to do with missing dependencies and/or other issues with the installer.

SteamDB has a list of dependencies that are used for Ape Out, of which you can try adding to your Bottle.

However, I would try running the game in Lutris; In Lutris, if you encounter issues with the game, you can click on "show logs" which will (hopefully) help you out a great deal. Lutris uses their own runtime which is primarily pulled from Valve's Steam runtime (IIRC), saving you from having to hunt for dependencies (if missing dependencies are the issue).

in reply to mudle

It somehow just works with lutris thanks a lot, Sorry for the trouble. I should just have tried lutris. Do lutris always download user-made scripts, or is it just if you select it?
This entry was edited (9 months ago)
in reply to diy

Sorry for the trouble


No problem! I'm glad I could help :)

Do lutris always download user-made scripts, or is it just if you select it?


Lutris does not automatically download user-made scripts; you have to add them manually.

This entry was edited (9 months ago)



Open Source FindMyDevice Solution - selfhostable!


Find your Device with an SMS or online with the help of FMDServer. This applications goal is to track your device when it's lost and should be a...
in reply to Sips'

This is fantastic. I've been using it for a while and it's battery efficient and easy to use.

The Dev is responsive and I've donated. Should probably do that again soon.

in reply to Sips'

I'll have a look at it.
In the meanwhile, I've been using Tasker for that: if an SMS from curtains numbers is received with the text "POSITION", it will reply back with an OpenStreetMap link of the smartphone position.




Creative Practices For Transformational Futures