Long-term usage review and report 7 of the Slimbook Executive laptop, with Kubuntu 22.04 LTS as the operating system, covering severe power management problems due to broken kernel and firmware updates - no screen dimming, no wallpaper rotation, and mouse pointer reset, log spamming due to disabled IPv6 connectivity, various bugs and issues, subsequent set of updates that partially resolves power management woes, everyday usage, overall confidence in the platform, other observations, and more| www.dedoimedo.com
Short tutorial showing how to prevent Network Manager (in Linux) from trying to obtain IPv6 addresses on systems with disabled IPv6 connectivity causing system log noise, including global and per-network workarounds, command-line and GUI tricks, and more| www.dedoimedo.com
Long, thorough review of Fedora 41 KDE edition, tested in a multi-boot Windows and Linux setup on a laptop with AMD processor and integrated graphics and SSD storage, covering live session, installation and post-install use, including counterintuitive setup wizard, deficient Wayland-only desktop, look and feel, customization, mediocre fonts, problems and artifacts with HD scaling, fast package management with extra repositories and software sources (Flatpak, optional snap, proprietary RPM arc...| 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