TLDR; If you have issues with a blank screen or screen flickering on an older installation (but newer version) of KDE, try changing your Global Theme (Application and Desktop settings). I have an installation of openSUSE Tumbleweed with KDE that is almost 2 years old. It has gone through countless updates, mostly without a hitch. […]
Fix Arch Keys
Zypper Download Packages Only
openSUSE Tumbleweed is a great rolling release. Unfortunately, upgrading with Zypper can be slow and there can be hundreds of packages to download. Oftentimes, it’s more convenient to download the packages to be installed later. This is possible using the –download-only flag: Running Zypper like this will appear as a normal distro-update command, but will […]
Firewalld on Arch
There are several Firewall options to use on Arch, I prefer firewalld, let’s install it. Let’s head over to the Arch package database for firewalld and check the dependencies. There are a few optional dependencies, but those will likely already be included by something else. If you have any issues, check the option dependencies just […]
Why I Use openSUSE Tumbleweed (and Arch)
I’ve used Linux for a very long time and I can honestly say I’ve tried just every distribution in existence, including a few that don’t exist anymore. I don’t even remember what my very first Linux distro was, but if I have to guess I think it was Red Hat, probably around 1999. The only […]
Splitgate on Linux
I’ve been playing the FPS game Splitgate on Linux the past few months. It is a really fun, Halo-style game and it’s free to play on Steam. There is also a decent reddit community at r/Splitgate. Overall it runs really well, but over time some issues are beginning to bother me, so I’m trying to […]
Linux Mint Boots into BusyBox
This has happened to me twice now, so I decided to document it here: I have an older laptop and the battery doesn’t charge anymore, so the power has to be plugged in. If it is unplugged, it loses power and turns off. This seems to cause the user folder to become read only, which […]
Screen: Background Terminal in Linux
One of my favorite command line utilities is screen, which allows you to run terminal windows in the background. This is helpful for running commands on a remote server or if you have a command you use often. Your command history for named screens is saved, which can speed up routine tasks. Screen is a […]