I'm doing another one of my little surveys, this time to see which parts of using #Linux on the desktop are the most problematic, and the various issues people are having.
I'll make a video on these results next week, and depending on the answers, maybe I'll make more videos on specific issues, either to explain these topics, or to see how we could improve.
So, here is the form, feel free to fill it out and share it around, so we have as many answers as possible!
@thelinuxEXP I think this is a great initiative! Figuring out what is offputting to new users and providing tools to make it a little bit easier.
I've been learning and getting familiar with #Linux and #KDE plasma recently. It's generally considered to be one of the most familiar desktops for moving Windows users.
What I had most problems with is installing and configuring software that isn't in any default package manager so having guides/wizards helpers built in would be my suggestion. 😊
Given the importance placed on CLI usage by many in the Linux community it's weird that a terminal isn't open by default on many Distros. Today I remembered that while on Antergos a few years ago I'd installed a terminal that you could call simply by pressing a hotkey.
Yakuake smoothly drops down from the top of your screen in response to the hotkey (the default is F12) and voila!: a ready to use terminal! Add it to Autostart and it'll run whenever you run a session of Linux, forever saving you having to load Konsole (or whatever) every time you want to use it.
And as I'm running KDE the fact it uses Konsole tech means it has that familiar look and feel, but shows Session tabbing by default foregrounding the ability to run separate terminal sessions and putting it within easy reach of GUI users and a mouse-click.
In the taskbar, by the clock, click on a WiFi of your choice and enter you password.
For example, mine was called 01_localhost and the password was Hi_0007
Go to System Settings
Go to Wi-Fi & Networking
Select (highlight) you listed Wi-Fi
On the General Information tab, check All user may connect to this network. Changed Metered to NO. On the Wi-Fi tab, change MTU to 1408. On Wi-Fi Security tab, change to WPA3 Personal. On the IPv6 tab, disable. Now click, Apply.
1st, notice you can NOT click on the export selected connection.
2nd, if you reboot, you will NOT be connected. Notice in System Settings (KDE) to connect.
3rd, if you click the + and manually add the Wi-Fi, still no option to connect.
4th, if you connect using the icon in your taskbar, by the clock (again), you will connect and a new copy of your Wi-Fi will be listed in System Setting each time you do this (after reboot). - You never reboot with a working connection and need to enter your password each time.
I have repeated this bug on both an upgrade from v39 to v40 and later on a fresh installation of v40 Fedora KDE Spin and Ultramarine Linux (both distros).
It also decided to try, Universal Blue, Aurora, an immutable distro, also Fedora KDE Spin based, with the same results (bug). I configured the network during setup (during the installation processes).
A question for #Linux#Wayland users. I am running Debian stable with Plasma and my computer was freezing randomly, and very often. Let's say once per day. I was about to start replacing hardware components to find the guilty party, but then I switched from Wayland to X11 and it has been a couple of weeks with not a single freeze. Is it possible that Wayland is this unstable or am I doing something wrong? My GPU is Radeon 6000 if this matters.
@darth All I can contribute is, that I'm on #EndeavourOS with #KDE, #plasma6 and #Wayland on my #RX6750XT and never got any freezes...
Nevertheless your problem could be any source, from hardware (faulty RAM, heat problem, ...) to software related.
🚀 MarkNote, KDE’s WYSIWYG note-taking app, just released a new update! Enjoy improved note management, enhanced Markdown support, initial sketching features, and more.
This old dog has learned a new trick keyboarding for #MissionAssist.
There are many types of Apostrophe, & even the descriptions are confusing.
In the screenshot we see that the apostrophe on your keyboard is coded as U+0027, but the note says that U+2019 is preferred for apostrophe.
On my #PCLinuxOS#Linux system running #KDE, to type U+2019 I use the Compose key:
<Multi_key> <greater> <apostrophe> : "?" U2019 # RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
Mine is set to Right Alt on my US Keyboard.
Trying out #Tokodon on the desktop, since I'm gradually shifting back to #KDE these days. So far it's...alright?
I've always loved the idea of a Fediverse client that integrates nicely with the desktop, while offering full access to whatever features that platform gives you. But, I'm hard pressed to find a client that does everything I want. 😅