pnutzh4x0r @ pnutzh4x0r @lemmy.ndlug.org

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This appears to be a common issue with the LG Gram. I found the following thread on the Linux Mint forums:

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=401957

This lead me to an upstream bug report in the sof project (audio firmware):

https://github.com/thesofproject/linux/issues/4363

In this bug report, a user reported running a script that used the hda-verb command to configure the firmware worked around their issue and produced sound. Details about this script can be found on the Fedora forums here:

https://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?331130-Fixing-ALC298-audio-(no-sound-from-speakers)

Anyway, YMMV with this, but I guess this shows why buying hardware that supports Linux out of the box can make life easier. Good luck!

I read that, but I don't know if that means they will publish stable releases via the same repository. That just sounds like the packages themselves will end up being in those channels (which makes sense, nightly becomes beta, which becomes a release, which ends up as esr). It doesn't necessarily mean this apt repository will be a release channel itself.

That said, there is the Mozilla Team PPA.

Would to see them publish stable releases via this apt repository as well.

Could be what communities you are subscribed to. I run a small instance with about 3ish users, and here are my stats after about 3 months as well:

    
9.5G ./pictrs
12G	 ./postgres
8.0K ./lemmy-ui

  

What version of lemmy are you using? A recent update also introduced some space savings in the database (I think).

Some of the Latitudes are pretty lightweight too. My Latitude 7420 is 2.7 lbs while the most recent XP 13 is 2.59 lbs. I should note that the Latitude 7420 is a 14in display rather than 13in and it has an HDMI port, 2 USB-C/TB ports, 1 USB-A port, and a microsd card reader (oh yeah, and a headphone jack). So for a small amount of more weight, you get more I/O and a larger screen.

Not a fan of the XPS line (expensive, not great thermals, and meh port selection) and I have never own one (though I've seen others with them). That said, I have a few of their Latitudes (currently using Latitude 7420) and one Precision and those run Linux really well.

One thing most people don't realize is that Dell does support Linux (ie. Ubuntu) beyond the XPS line and you can buy Latitudes or Precisions with Linux support OOTB. Additionally, Dell ships firmware updates via LVFS on their XPS, Latitude, and Precision lines. The support isn't perfect, but I have been happy with using Dell hardware and Linux for over a decade now.

PS. You can get really good deals via the Dell Outlet (my current laptop is refurbished from there), and you can usually find a number of off-lease or 2nd systems or parts on Ebay (very similar to Thinkpads).

Great video. Our Linux Users Group will watch it every few years... it's amazing to see how much has changed in 20 years.

I can recommend the book Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution, which I've read multiple times. I can also recommend Linus' autobiography Just For Fun.

You can also consider The Cathedral and the Bazaar... though ESR can be a bit much.

That said, here are some random articles I've saved that you might be interested in:

• The History of Red Hat
• The future of open source is still very much in flux
• IBM, Red Hat and Free Software: An old maddog’s view
• The early days of Linux
• The Strange Birth and Long Life of Unix

No word on how long it will get software support though. With everyone else going to 5 or 7 years of updates, Motorola's typical 2 year support cycle is a huge negative.

Yes, most of the major distributions have package updates with the fix. A few people have mentioned updates for Arch, Debian, and RedHat already.

Ubuntu released an update yesterday as well:

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc/2.35-0ubuntu3.4

Ubuntu derivatives such as Pop!_OS should have also received this update, along with the X11 patches.

FYI, Ubuntu/Pop!_OS have already pushed out updates.

Kinda disappointing as it shows a lack of care and support for Linux, but hopefully the fix will come out soon.

I look forward to seeing the Linux numbers.

Just upgraded, everything is working fine. Thanks Pop!_OS devs!

RIP. Sorry :|

It's not a gnome extension, but you can use tdrop to implement this functionality. This a shell script that lets you make any program a drop down. Once you have the command you want to run, you can then add key bindings to gnome to toggle it.

It comes down to bridging. I use discord and slack via IRC bridges. I actually use slack a lot (for work), but primarily through irslackd. I do not use slack for anything outside of work and would prefer to keep it that way.

For discord, I primarily use it through bitlbee-discord. With this bridge/gateway, I can actually chat on different servers at the same time, so I wouldn't mind this for different communities if I had to.

Matrix is last because I don't really have a good briding solution for it and it just seems clunkier than the other two for me.

I would be less willing to contribute/participate in discussions if newer platforms such as discord, slack, or matrix are used. Of those three, I would prefer discord, then slack, then matrix.

As it is, I only use Slack for work, and mostly avoid discord and matrix except for a few mostly dead channels/servers.

I understand that this is not the mainstream view and that most people prefer the newer platforms, but personally, I am not a fan of them nor do I use them.

I'm fine with IRC (actually prefer it as I use it all the time).

I agree with others that a mailing list is more intimidating and more of a hassle, but if there is a web archive, I can live with that. It wouldn't be my preference, but it wouldn't be an insurmountable barrier (I have contributed to Alpine Linux in the past via their mailing list workflow).

Probably a custom theme.

It's Mozilla's mastodon instance: https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-social-mastodon-private-beta-announcement/