Article discussing Linux software management problems, inspired by the recent Fedora OBS Studio Flatpak incident, highlighting numerous problems with usability and security, covering topics like distribution-owned repositories and community sources, official and unoofficial packages, chain of trust, control, centric versus distributed models, monetary incentives, numerous self-defeating paradoxes, and more| www.dedoimedo.com
Article discussing various hardware-related issues when running Linux, covering numerous usage scenarios - 32-bit and 64-bit hardware and operating systems, Intel- and AMD-based processors, Intel, AMD and Nvidia graphics, network adapters from multiple vendors, Arch, Debian, Red Hat, and SUSE distributions, data and results from fifteen years worth of problems with connectivity, display, mouse, suspend and resume, power management and other issues on about as many laptop models, comparison to...| www.dedoimedo.com
Review of openSUSE Tumbleweed rolling release distribution, Plasma edition, tested in a multi-boot setup on an AMD-processor laptop with Windows and Linux, covering installation and post-install usage, including smart partitioning defaults, noisy and slow boot process, good look and feel, small customization, average font quality, complicated software management - missing icons, problems with verified and unverified third-party applications, mix of RPM packages and Flatpaks, chain of trust co...| www.dedoimedo.com
Long, detailed article showing how to transform the Plasma desktop to look and behave like Unity, including Ambiance theme, window decorations, fonts and colors, United desktop theme, Humanity icons, Ubuntu wallpapers, integrated window buttons, window titles and global menu in the top panel, left-side Launcher-like panel, dashboard-like menu, other tips and tricks, and more| www.dedoimedo.com
Article showing how to make the Plasma desktop environment look like macOS, including new themes and icons through Discover, system menu change, global menu, Latte dock configuration, wallpapers, other tips and tricks, and more| www.dedoimedo.com
Enthusiastic overview of the Plasma desktop environment, covering its many useful capabilities, features and tools, including extensive customization, deep and varied desktop integration, desktop Activities, secure Vaults for private data, good software management, excellent HD desktop scaling, language and keyboard control, a full suite of mature applications, fast performance and low resource usage, and more| www.dedoimedo.com
Article showing the physical replacement process of a hard disk - from HDD to SSD in a 10-year-old Lenovo IdeaPad Y50-70 laptop, subsequent setup of the Kubuntu 24.04 LTS operating system, various issues related to installer, drivers and basic desktop functionality, new speed and responsiveness benchmarks, problems with performance with some programs, less-than-expected improvements overall, comparison to benchmarks and results from a decade back with alternative init systems and slower stora...| www.dedoimedo.com