Often when downloading a game on steam my nvme drive gets pinned at 100% IO usage and my whole DE (gnome) can lock up at times. Is there a way to limit it so that this never happens?
Just installed KDE Plasma on my Ubuntu system to replace GNOME and Wayland. Mainly to get rid of an issue where my games would lose mouse lock, but now I can have two different wallpapers on both monitors and have a clock on my second monitor which is AWESOME. ...
The European Payments Initiative (EPI) is an initiative backed by 16 European banks and financial services companies to offer Wero, an payment solution…
Bancomat, Bizum, SIBS-MB WAY and Vipps MobilePay (all of which are members of the EuroPA Alliance) and EPI Company (EPI) jointly announce today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking a decisive step towards strengthening Europe’s payment sovereignty.
At launch, the initiative will span 13 European countries[1], collectively already covering ~72% of the European Union and Norway population. The coalition is open to all European countries, including Switzerland and other non-euro markets
Following the MoU, the partners will establish the central interoperability entity by H1 2026, will start preparing the technical implementation of the target set-up, and conduct proof‑of‑concepts (PoCs) in parallel.
Coverage of all use cases is intented by 2027 through a phased rollout:
In 2026: rollout of peer-to-peer (P2P) cross-border payments
In 2027: rollout of e-commerce and point-of-sale (POS) payments
[1] Andorra, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.
According to Statcounter, Windows 11 held a 55.18% market share in October 2025. That share dropped to 53.7% in November and dropped again in December. Now, Windows 11 holds a 50.73% market share. ...
Windows 11 market share went from 55% on October 2025 to 62% on January 2026. That's an increase of 7 percentage units, not a drop of 5 percentage units.
As a sort of follow up to the post I made on my alt account, would I need to do to anything to Grub to continue using Linux Mint after removing Windows or would I still be able to boot into Linux Mint without having to do anything? As stated in the previous post, Windows is installed onto an SSD and I want run games from that ...
I've been really enjoying browsing Wikipedia and duckduckgo on Links2 lately which loads raw html rapidly with little overhead. It's also good for reading the Marxist Internet Archive. I'm looking to expand it's functionality more
It's a different UI for feddit.org, so it works with feddit.org accounts. The UI is mlmym. You should be able to self-host it, and use it with a Lemmy instance of your choice.
I'm thinking about switching to SteamOS since it's built for gaming. Most of my games run fine on Linux Mint, but not all of them. I also heard Valve say "it's just a PC", does that mean it's suitable for software development too?
The linked video is posted on Peertube. And, it looks to be posted there by Gardiner Bryant's official account. I don't know if he has also posted it on YouTube, but I think it's only fair that content creators, who uses other than YouTube, has even a sliver of a chance to make some coins for their effort.
I currently use Startpage, but i'm wary of their Vanish AI. Or at least tired of seeing ads for it. I use Wiby and Marginalia already, but their indexes aren't really broad enough for much of what i need. ...
I use Ecosia and Qwant. They are European services. Ecosia has AI button, but you don’t need to use it. Ecosia and Qwant have built a European search index, and will hopefully expand its usage through out this year.
You can play FBC: Firebreak for free this weekend, starting at 18:00 UTC time. That's about three hours from now. There will also be a Double XP Weekend at the same time. ...
That entire project takes about 1.1 MB of space, which isn't nearly enough for an entire 3D game. It's only the executable file, and some other required files. You need to provide the assets.
Just Watch is a German service, a kind of search engine, that shows what movies and TV shows are available in different streaming services. It supports many local streaming services. For example, some TV channels / broadcasting companies, and even libraries, might have streaming services in your country, and Just Watch likely lists their content as well. There are many filters, etc., you can use to narrow down your search.
Anyone have a good resource on how to DeDRM kfx Kindle books? For Linux desktops? Looks like the latest I could find required running a Windows only keygen to work (if it works). Trying to see if I can't get something to work on Linux with Calibre before just downloading the books from the high seas.
Calibre + DeDRM should be able to remove the DRM. I haven't needed this for some time now, so I don't know if things have changed.
The main problem is getting the book files. You cannot transfer them from Kindle (unless maybe if it's jailbroken), Amazon removed the possibility to download them from their page, and there is no Linux version of the Kindle app. You need to use a specific old version of the Kindle app to download the books, so that it downloads files with older DRM. Also, some newer books (books released within the last year or two, or so) might have a DRM that cannot be broken.
I think the version of Kindle app you need to use is 2.4. You can download it from here (it's a direct download link from amazonaws). It installed and launched with Wine 11, but I don't know if it works beyond that. After installing it, make sure you go to Tools -> Options, and deselect the setting for automatic update.
If that app works, use it to download your books, locate them on disk and then drag them (only the actual books files) to your Calibre library. If things went right, it should automatically remove the DRM. Confirm that by converting the books to some other format, such as EPUB.
There's a thing called Epubor, but stay away from it. It's rubbish.
There is also Jackify. It's a tool to download, install and configure Wabbajack modlists. Wabbajack modlists uses Mod Organizer 2 as the mod manager, which is a Windows app, but works well enough under Linux.
Fallout Shelter (working title) is a new reality competition series based on the hit Amazon drama and computer game of the same name. The dwellers (contestants) live together in a top-secret vault, where they will compete in a series of games that tests the seven core attributes from the Fallout world. Strength, perception, ...
In KDE, you might also want to check that there aren't any useless desktop effects (Settings -> Window Management -> Desktop Effects).
One nice feature in KDE are KWin scripts. You can use them to turn KDE in to tiling window manager like environment. For example, Krohnkite is akin to tiling window manager, and Karousel is scrolling tiling window manager. You can install them from Settings -> Window Management -> KWin Scripts -> Get New Scripts.
The best part in this is how trivially easy it is to prevent AI from creating nude images. There already exists several nudity detectors, some of them even use everyone’s favorite buzz word of the day: AI. Just feed the AI’s output to one of them.
But, let’s ignore that, and instead focus on AI’s right to produce illegal content from illegal source material.
Trump also told the Times that he isn’t opposed to using nuclear force if he “needed it” to take over the Arctic island but that “it might upset NATO," since the island is a self-governing territory of NATO member country Denmark.
Qwant and Ecosia are good. They are European companies, and have been working on European search index for some time now. Most browsers have one of the two as a search engine option.
Initially Valve's Steam Hardware & Software Survey for December 2025 showed Linux at 3.19%, but they appear to have amended it with a nice boost for Linux. There were a few issues I spotted like languages and such not adding up, but now they do so it appears there's a few corrections that were made to it this month. ...
a stepping stone into getting my primary PC onto Linux.
Linux Mint is a pretty good stepping stone into the world of Linux. Or Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE), for Ubuntu/Canonical free experience. Especially if you prefer low maintenance distribution. Debian has pretty long release cycles, and LMDE, being based on it, will share similar release cycles.
How do I prevent apps from using 100% of my disk IO? ( lemmy.blahaj.zone )
Often when downloading a game on steam my nvme drive gets pinned at 100% IO usage and my whole DE (gnome) can lock up at times. Is there a way to limit it so that this never happens?
A remote code execution vulnerability has been found in Microslop Notepad ( msrc.microsoft.com )
They finally did it. Microsoft has successfully over-engineered a text editor into a threat vector. ...
I wish I installed Plasma on my Ubuntu sooner
Just installed KDE Plasma on my Ubuntu system to replace GNOME and Wayland. Mainly to get rid of an issue where my games would lose mouse lock, but now I can have two different wallpapers on both monitors and have a clock on my second monitor which is AWESOME. ...
European payment services (Bancomat, Bizum, Wero, MB Way, Vipps) form alliance to reduce Europe’s dependence on non‑European payment providers ( epicompany.eu )
The European Payments Initiative (EPI) is an initiative backed by 16 European banks and financial services companies to offer Wero, an payment solution…
Windows 11 just lost 5% market share in two months despite Windows 10 losing support. ( www.windowscentral.com )
According to Statcounter, Windows 11 held a 55.18% market share in October 2025. That share dropped to 53.7% in November and dropped again in December. Now, Windows 11 holds a 50.73% market share. ...
The original FINAL FANTASY VII is getting a new refreshed edition ( www.gamingonlinux.com )
Calibre 9.0 Open-Source Ebook Manager Released ( 9to5linux.com )
I currently have a dual boot between Windows and Linux but I'm thinking about removing Windows. Would I need to do anything to Grub in order to continue use Linux Mint?
As a sort of follow up to the post I made on my alt account, would I need to do to anything to Grub to continue using Linux Mint after removing Windows or would I still be able to boot into Linux Mint without having to do anything? As stated in the previous post, Windows is installed onto an SSD and I want run games from that ...
Login to Lemmy using CLI/HTML browsers
I've been really enjoying browsing Wikipedia and duckduckgo on Links2 lately which loads raw html rapidly with little overhead. It's also good for reading the Marxist Internet Archive. I'm looking to expand it's functionality more
Has anyone tried out SteamOS?
I'm thinking about switching to SteamOS since it's built for gaming. Most of my games run fine on Linux Mint, but not all of them. I also heard Valve say "it's just a PC", does that mean it's suitable for software development too?
What's the best Linux GPU? ( subscribeto.me )
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Good everyday search engine?
I currently use Startpage, but i'm wary of their Vanish AI. Or at least tired of seeing ads for it. I use Wiby and Marginalia already, but their indexes aren't really broad enough for much of what i need. ...
Microsoft Windows 365 goes down the day after Microsoft celebrates 'reimagining the PC as a cloud service that streams a Cloud PC' ( www.pcgamer.com )
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FBC: Firebreak Free Weekend + Double XP and Remedy discount on Steam ( store.steampowered.com )
You can play FBC: Firebreak for free this weekend, starting at 18:00 UTC time. That's about three hours from now. There will also be a Double XP Weekend at the same time. ...
don't tell them that it's mostly gimmicks 😭 ( lemmy.blahaj.zone )
https://ecoevo.social/@benlockwood/115935270133305124
Ghostship, a Super Mario 64 PC port, released for Linux ( github.com )
A new PC port of Super Mario 64, with native Linux version. It comes as an AppImage, and requires a ROM file of the original game. ...
Astronauts Helicoptered to Hospital After Mystery Evacuation From Space Station ( futurism.com )
Name the best US to EU switch you have made so far
Kindle Books
Anyone have a good resource on how to DeDRM kfx Kindle books? For Linux desktops? Looks like the latest I could find required running a Windows only keygen to work (if it works). Trying to see if I can't get something to work on Linux with Calibre before just downloading the books from the high seas.
Limo [EDIT: project looks dead, stick with MO2] ( github.com )
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Trump’s biggest donors in 2025 were AI CEOs, a TikTok board member and relatives of criminals, report says ( www.independent.co.uk )
Trump's letter to Prime Minister of Norway. If Americans could read, they'd be really embarrassed right now.
Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the US controlling Greenland ( ground.news )
Bethesda announces a new Fallout... reality show ( store.steampowered.com )
Fallout Shelter (working title) is a new reality competition series based on the hit Amazon drama and computer game of the same name. The dwellers (contestants) live together in a top-secret vault, where they will compete in a series of games that tests the seven core attributes from the Fallout world. Strength, perception, ...
What light-weight window manager do you recommend for wayland as xfce replacement?
Heya, ...
Digg launches its new Reddit rival to the public ( techcrunch.com )
Lots of venture capital money behind it. I wonder how quickly the enshitification will begin.
Smartwatch
Looking for a European smartwatch for health monitoring - what are your thoughts? ...
Tim Sweeney Tries To Clarify Grok Comments, Continues To Defend Twitter ( www.thegamer.com )
Donald Trump Says He Wants 'Ownership' of Greenland Because It's 'Psychologically Important for Me' ( people.com )
Trump also told the Times that he isn’t opposed to using nuclear force if he “needed it” to take over the Arctic island but that “it might upset NATO," since the island is a self-governing territory of NATO member country Denmark.
Of interest: UK working with Canada and Australia to ban X at the same time.
Google Still Owns Search
I replaced Windows with Linux and everything’s going great ( www.theverge.com )
Trump says U.S. will 'do something on Greenland whether they like it or not' ( www.nbcnews.com )
From Jan. 9, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC ...
Trump says U.S. will 'do something on Greenland whether they like it or not' ( www.nbcnews.com )
Valve amended the Steam survey for December 2025 - Linux actually hit another all-time high ( www.gamingonlinux.com )
Initially Valve's Steam Hardware & Software Survey for December 2025 showed Linux at 3.19%, but they appear to have amended it with a nice boost for Linux. There were a few issues I spotted like languages and such not adding up, but now they do so it appears there's a few corrections that were made to it this month. ...
Help me ditch windows?
Hey everyone! I'm finally fed up with Win11 and the bullshit that comes with it for the PC it's on. ...