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wwwgem , 12 days ago

There was just a similar post here. You may find interesting clues there as well.

wwwgem , 20 days ago

I've been watching on the framework machines for my next one. It looks like fwupd support them for BIOS updates. Framework owners will know more for sure.

wwwgem , 25 days ago

I use the open source KISS launcher for years now. Your data never leaves your device, and you can expect to save battery life
and speed up your device compared to complex and bloated launchers. KISS is just 250 KB and never connects to the Internet.

The best thing is that - behind a simplistic configuration menu - you can configure it from an ultra minimalist black screen with one text box to call when you need to launch an app, search for a contact, search on internet... to a full app drawer organized however you want (alphabetical order, your own defined categories...). It's just insane and unfortunately so much overlooked.

wwwgem , 29 days ago

To investigate the issue you may want to use a bootable drive and chroot into your system. This will allow you to see any error messages using the journactl command. Once you know what's going on exactly you'll be able to fix it or get a better assistance from people here or on the Arch forum.
I know someone who encountered the exact same login behavior after this update. It appeared that some packages were broken and he had to reinstall them.

wwwgem , 29 days ago

I'll put the link to the wiki here again ;)
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Chroot

"Run arch-chroot with the new root directory as first argument:

# arch-chroot /path/to/new/root

You can now do most of the operations available from your existing installation. Some tasks which needs D-Bus will not work as noted in #Usage"

wwwgem , 28 days ago (edited 28 days ago)

Glad you're back on tracks! Looks like this update messed up /bin for some people. I love when OPs like you take time to close their first post with the resolution. Thank you.
If you have time to quickly summarize the details of the fix that may benefit others as well.

wwwgem , 1 month ago

I second that. Always have a bootable disk ready (or even better a bootable image on your machine) so you can recover from any issues in a snap. Over the course of 20 years using Linux I can only remember two blackscreens. Unlike other OS, these situations don't happen randomly but mostly when the user mess up with the system (like in your case) and that's great opportunities to learn a lot about your system because that's when you really need to understand how it works.

wwwgem , 1 month ago

The general idea is that a desktop environment provides you with common graphical user interface elements such as icons, toolbars, wallpaper, and desktop widgets. In other terms it's purely an aesthetic question. You can also decide which of these features will be useful to you and install the appropriate package(s) if you don't want to grab the bundle that comes with any DE.

As far of timing is concerned, you can always experiment and install what you need as you go. The only downside to wait will depend on how good your distro is in managing packages dependencies.

Personaly, my Linux journey made me realize that the features offer by a DE were actually negatively impacting my productivity and a windows manager (a tiling one for me) was all I needed. But this decision - like a lot of others - comes down to personal tastes. Note that not using a DE doesn't mean relying on the terminal only.

wwwgem , 1 month ago

A somehow old (2021) but interesting article about why the community is moving from wpa-supplicant to iwd: https://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2021/243/iNet-Wireless-Daemon

Here is an excerpt of interest:
"The description of the iwd project on www.kernel.org highlights simplicity as an important factor behind iwd's recent rise: "The core goal of the project is to optimize resource utilization: storage, runtime memory, and link-time costs. This is accomplished by not depending on any external libraries and utilizing features provided by the Linux Kernel to the maximum extent possible. The result is a self-contained environment that only depends on the Linux Kernel and the runtime C library.""

ArchLinux and Ubuntu respectively tested iwd on July 2020 and in Ubuntu 20.10.

wwwgem , 2 months ago

You'll soon join the dark side of minimalism where neither tabs nor stacks are an option. That's where tiling WM push you eventually ;)
I use librewolf (fork of Firefox) with no bars whatsoever so I can benefit of the entire screen space to show me what matters:
the content. I've coupled it with the tridactyl extension for a lot of reasons, one being that it can show me the list of tabs with a keybinding (simply pressing "T" in my case).

wwwgem , 2 months ago

Tiling WM are more than screen splitters. It's difficult to apprehend without trying it. A friend of mine had the same reasoning before actually trying one. Now he couldn't go back. Although, like everything else, tiling WM are not for everyone and that's why there're other options :)

wwwgem , 2 months ago

I've been through awesomewm, i3, and dwm. Now I'm using bspwm. Each one has its own specificities and is more or less easy to familiarized with.

wwwgem , 2 months ago

"Traditionally, the /opt directory is used for installing/storing the files of third-party applications that are not available from the distribution’s repository.

The normal practice is to keep the software code in opt and then link the binary file in the /bin directory so that all the users can run it."

https://linuxhandbook.com/linux-directory-structure/

wwwgem , 2 months ago

If you're looking for random posts on Linux terminal and tools then I'll do some self promotion: https://www-gem.codeberg.page

Don't expect for regular posting or any professional advice, it's just my personal experience and thoughts shared with 10 people on the planet :) Maybe 11... I can find a chair for you to join.

wwwgem , 2 months ago

Welcome :) Any feedback is much appreciated. I love sharing with people (that's actually why I have this blog for).

wwwgem , 2 months ago

If only asking the same thing for non-computer jobs would be accepted. I always have to use my personal laptop.

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago

Great to hear! Going with AMD is something I've tried to do for a long time but I was not lucky with availability, I'll definitely take the opportunity to do so with the next laptop!

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago

Thanks. TBH Purism is currently at the bottom (out) of my list based on what I've read but I've put it here to collect any feedback that would change my mind.
A friend of mine has a not that good experience with Tuxedo hardware. But this is a sample 1 and I've read a lot of good stuff about them as well so...

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago

That's interesting... I was not aware of that. Another more element to add to my future decision ^^

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago

Any more details? ;)

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago

I've been disappointed by them and as you can tell I'm not the kind of person to be married with a brand :D I may go back to them one day if there's really one machine I want. Until then I'll stay away from them. Also I really would like to support a company with a better philosophy (from my POV).

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago

Right. I was more asking if the OP had any complaints, even minor. Or anything that makes framework standing out except the obvious unique aspects of repairability, extensibility, customization. I'm already clearly sold on that :D

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago

So far this is really what makes me leaning toward Framework. But you know, when something seems too good to be true... If Framework is as perfect as it seems to be I can't wait for the need of a new laptop :D

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago

Novacustom... Never heard of it. The almost insignificant disadvantage I can see so far for Framework is that they don't use open-source boot.
Everyone so far stand behind Framework. How would you sell me on System76 or Novacustom?

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago

Thanks for a nice feedback. One more vote for Framework ;)
I don't use a DE, so this would not make me go with them. Also, I'll use Arch anyway, not PopOS.

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago

That would be another terrible story about a great idea turning into BS for profit only. Fingers crossed that it won't happen.

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago

Thanks for the feedback.

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago

Can you expand on that?

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago

Yes, using coreboot would just have been nice to support open-source from all aspects.

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago

Very nice to read this feedback. I'm very sold to Framework after all the great things posted here. An impeccable customer support like the one you describe means a lot about a company.

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago

Thanks very much for this important feedback. Framework is definitely taking the lead in responses to this post.

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago

Wow that's quite impressive. Serious customer service definitely.

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago

I'm not yet in need for a laptop but I'll definitely check the outlet. With the replacement parts it can also be another advantage where you may be able to buy a laptop and replace what you need still for a good price.

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago

Any more details to share?

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago

I agree. Have you ever owned one?

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago

Framework also has an outlet, just in case you want to take a look ;)

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago

Thanks for the great details!

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing this feedback. One more point for Framework :)

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago

Thank you for taking time to share this detailed feedback. Very useful!

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago

Wonderful to hear! Thanks for bringing one more vote to Framework :)

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago

Looks like Framework receives a ton of support. System76 has been surprisingly almost not mentioned and not always in the best terms.
Thanks for your feedback!

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago

Thanks. That does not not really address my question but I certainly share your view as to not be married to a brand. My personal history and this post question are actually going that route.

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago)

Influence is a curse in today's world. I've made this final selection of brands based on personal choice and for reasons exposed in this post. But it's all personal so you may disagree with some/all candidates and that's perfectly fine. I've posted here to actually collect as much opinions as possible so thanks for sharing yours.

Companies always find a way to justify for higher price to sell you not that good hardware or to overprice their stuff for non sense reasons. As anyone else (except fan boys of any given brand) I'm running away from that. In my personal views, companies on this list have reasonable offers considering their history, clients pool, philosophy...

Framework is maybe the best deal here because it has good price and all parts of their machines are replaceable. And again, prices for the parts are fair. So in the long run, users may be winners if the company doesn't crash. If it does then it won't be worth than having bought from another company. With all the options to build the laptop you want for your needs it really make me feel like customizing my Linux system but from a hardware standpoint. It's a big plus for me to pay only for what I want/need and with them you can go even further by physically positioning your ports on the fly. That's an unseen degree of freedom and it has real world applications.

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago

Don't know if you plan to use another Arch-based distro on this laptop in the future but I came across this page which has some tips to adjust the Framework 13 including one that may be related to what you mention. They recommend to use 1,5 scaling factor. More details can be found here.

wwwgem OP , 3 months ago (edited 1 month ago)

I agree it's clearly a win in the long run. Also their prices are not cheap but fair, even though you'd pay ~$100 less than an XPS for the exact same specs (but a higher res display and webcam with Framework).

wwwgem , 3 months ago

It's not user friendly at first and that's certainly why it doesn't get the love it deserved. But once you figure it out, you can build the launcher you want and never have to go back to the config anymore.

wwwgem , 3 months ago

The web browser app should be defined at the system level by defining your default apps in Android. Search engines can be defined in the "search settings" of KISS.

wwwgem , 3 months ago

I have haptic feedback disabled globally. I don't know if there's an option in KISS for that.