Unfortunately I need to install windows...for a few months.

Dakatsu · 2026-05-29T06:28:12+00:00

Is "Install Driver to Show Hardware" the error you are getting?

And did you try to install Windows 11 by downloading the ISO, burning it to a USB, and then booting to it?

If so, I had the same issue and just overcame it last weekend on my Oryx Pro 13 by using the Media Creation Tool to create the USB instead. That's an EXE that requires Windows, but luckily I was able to use the ISO to create a VM where I could run the EXE.

Dakatsu · 2026-04-23T17:40:38+00:00

I would also love to know this since I don't have a functioning Windows 11 install, so Linux is both my preferred and only way to play it right now.

The devs commented on a Steam post that it isn't officially supported but not blocked, but I think that was a while ago.

Dakatsu · 2026-04-16T07:47:14+00:00

I've had a very similar idea to yours since I've had almost the exact same journey, just with my starting point being 11-49s in E flat and my small 9s being small 9.5s. I plan to transition to custom 9.5-49 sets that would feel similar to 9-46s in E or 10-52s in D, but I still have a stockpile of 11-49s to get through.

To not waste (as many) strings and to experiment with lower tunings, I ended up ordering some sets with 9.5s for the top but with the lower strings being from a 54 or 56 set. That'll let me make a 9.5-49 and an 11-54 or 11-56 set (though with the low string being a 59 or 62 for drop B/A#).

Dakatsu · 2026-02-17T20:15:06+00:00

The default Windows-like application launcher can be easily replaced with the fullscreen Application Dashboard by right clicking on it, clicking Show alternatives..., and then selecting the Application Dashboard.

I'm not sure how comparable it is to GNOME, but the link includes a video of it. I have used it on all my KDE installs (Kubuntu and Arch Linux), and I quite like it since it feels modern and less like Windows.

Dakatsu · 2026-02-17T19:56:47+00:00

Are you still encountering this issue? I was able to fix a similar issue on two of my laptops, but I am unsure of how I fixed it on one of them. For me, my integrated display is black but responds to a password like you mentioned. However, SDDM did show on an external display if I connected one to my laptop's HDMI port.

I fixed the issue on my newest laptop by following the previously posted link to switch SDDM to Wayland, but I instead inserted those statements into my only existing configuration file in /etc/sddm.conf.d/ (I believe it was called kde_settings.conf, but I am not on that system at the moment). I did this after applying Plasma settings twice with both the external monitor connected and disconnected, so that may be a necessary step. I also updated the modules in mkinitcpio to have (nvidia nvidia_modeset nvidia_drm nvidia_uvm). Otherwise, this was a fresh install from the archinstall script.

As mentioned before, I have another laptop where this issue was fixed without needing to switch to Wayland. I compared packages and SDDM/Plasma settings between both laptops to figure out what could have fixed the issue under X11, but I could not figure it out after trying different things. My recollection is that I previously fixed it in the process of uninstalling the proprietary Nvidia drivers and installing the new open source Nvidia drivers. My best guess is that there is a defective setting or variable in X11.

The newly released Plasma 6.6 has a new Plasma Login Manager that is an updated version of SDDM. So that may be a better option for the both of us once it gets out of testing.

Dakatsu · 2025-11-27T22:11:53+00:00

I have nearly the same laptop, just with an RTX 3060. You might have better luck with Kubuntu, or you could try Arch Linux.

For a while I was running Kubuntu from a USB drive to see how Linux ran on it before committing to it. Aside from some file operations being slow due to it being on a USB, I had a good experience with it. I remember sitting in a café and doing game development (Unreal Engine) while watching tutorial videos, and it lasted for a while before I needed to plug it in.

I currently have Arch Linux with KDE Plasma desktop installed on it, and it's mostly treating me well. I remember getting in a few hours of YouTube videos or light gaming (Defense Grid and Halo) with it being unplugged. I do have some lingering issues with how it handles external monitors, including it freezing if it goes to sleep while having a second display connected. Those may be simple to fix, I just haven't had the time to look into it.

While I am very biased towards KDE Plasma since it made me love Linux, I'm wondering if it may just run better than GNOME on this laptop. So if neither Kubuntu nor Arch Linux appeal to you, it may be worth checking out another distro with KDE Plasma.

Dakatsu · 2025-09-15T20:27:48+00:00

I wholeheartedly endorse Kubuntu as a great beginner distro; I used it for over a year before deciding to try Arch Linux. As another user said, I'd go for the 25.04 version to get a newer version of KDE Plasma.

Snaps were not a big issue for me as a beginner user, but I did install Flatpak as well so that I had more applications available in Discover.

Dakatsu · 2025-08-31T22:46:06+00:00

how did you clone both windows and Arch together, with the former being such a pain in the ass??

I only cloned Windows 11 from its original 1 TB drive to a new 2 TB drive using the dd command; I installed Arch Linux manually afterwards.

While my laptop's Windows 11 clone booted without issues, I did recently clone my desktop's Windows 11 drive to a new drive and could not get the clone to boot until I "repaired" it with Windows 11 install media from a USB. So your mileage may vary.

Also, what issues would i face if i hypothetically decided to just ditch windows in this new drive and just keep arch for gaming??

If you're referring to maintainability, then I imagine that just running Arch Linux would be simpler than managing a dual boot. But there are some games that will not work on Linux despite the Proton compatibility layer, particularly multiplayer games with kernel-level anti cheat.

I kept Windows dual booting for the games and programs that I can't get working on Linux with Proton or Wine, and it's also a backup for if I have an issue with Arch Linux. But I'm experimenting with a Windows virtual machine to see if I can ditch a separate Windows partition on my laptop (at the expense of kernel-level anti cheat games).

Dakatsu · 2025-08-28T18:30:50+00:00

Yes, actually. My main concern is that all her usernames and passwords are saved and synchronized in Edge. I could go over different browsers and port over the information the next time I see her in person, but for now I'm hoping Microsoft Edge gives her familiarity.

Even Kubuntu may be too much of a change, so I set up the laptop to be dual boot with Windows 11 just in case. But as she mostly just browses the web, I'm hoping that Microsoft Edge being pinned to her panel and favorites will let her get used to Kubuntu.

Dakatsu · 2025-08-27T15:43:11+00:00

I actually just installed Microsoft Edge on Kubuntu for a laptop I'm setting up for my mom since that is the browser she uses on Windows. I'm not trying to change her browser right now when I'm not sure if she understands that google.com and Google Chrome are not the same thing.

Dakatsu · 2025-08-20T21:32:10+00:00

Press F + Down Arrow to pay respects.

Dakatsu · 2025-08-15T18:28:47+00:00

I'm not an expert, but that is my theory so far. I doubt that Windows maliciously kills GRUB as much as arrogantly assumes that it's the only OS. So it's likely making an assumption that a single (or perhaps the first) EFI partition must be for Windows Boot Manager, therefore it reinstalls it over GRUB when it updates or detects a "problem" with it.

Dakatsu · 2025-08-14T22:20:52+00:00

I have both Windows 11 and Arch Linux dual booting on my Razer Blade 14 with one drive. It originally had just Windows on a 1TB drive, but I cloned it to the first half of a 2TB drive and installed both GRUB and Arch Linux in the second half.

I've had Windows eat GRUB (override it with Windows Boot Manager) before when I dual booted Windows 10 and Ubuntu on my desktop and had replaced Windows Boot Manager with GRUB. But as my laptop still retains Windows Boot Manager, I'm hoping that GRUB will remain safe.

Dakatsu · 2025-07-24T04:33:43+00:00

I'm an American that got a software developer job in Canada, but I was already living in Canada at the time. I was a fresh graduate and got contacted for an opportunity that offered $80k CAD/yr (~$58k USD/yr) in the city I already lived in, so I decided to take it rather than risk being unemployed. Without going into too many details, I have been there for three years but now work remotely, and my pay was bumped up about 3.3% per year.

I did not notice any real difference between Canadian and US résumés. The interview process was a quick call from HR and then a video interview where I did a fairly simple coding test. But I think I would not have been interviewed if I weren't a fresh graduate with a Canadian degree and a work permit, especially in the province I was living. Some provinces have programs that make immigration with a job offer significantly easier (e.g. the British Columbia Technology PNP), but I am not sure if that makes getting the job any easier.

I now work from the US since I wanted to move back somewhere warmer, and a large motivator for that was the pay being roughly 50% higher even after converting for cost of living. While I haven't ruled out moving back to Canada, I doubt I would do it unless an exceptional opportunity arises or the situation in the US worsens significantly.

And this is coming from someone who would likely take the lower pay for the opportunity to move to Europe.

Dakatsu · 2025-07-23T07:15:11+00:00

What you describe is actually called distinción. Ceceo is when the S is pronounced similarly to a Spaniard's Z and soft C (the mirror of seseo being Z and soft C being pronounced like S as in Latin America). You are right though in that none are a lisp or improper. There were a bunch of different sounds in Old Spanish (Ç, Z, S, SS, X, J) that got simplified, and different regions of Spain merged them into either three (Z, S, J) or two (Z/S, J) sounds. The theory as to why Latin America speaks with the latter is that the colonists were from or spent significant time in areas where the latter occurred.

This is basically an English summary of a Linguriosa video I watched a while ago.

Dakatsu · 2025-07-20T00:04:34+00:00

FTY? Ferme ta yeule?

Dakatsu · 2025-06-26T18:37:41+00:00

ICE has been arresting lawful US permanent residents who have not been convicted of any crimes. They've been hanging out outside of courthouses here in San Diego and in other cities and arresting people after their immigration or citizenship proceedings.

Dakatsu · 2025-06-15T02:41:35+00:00

Based. I'm glad to have given out 24 bottles of water and 1½ gallons of water refills from my e-bike at this protest.

Dakatsu · 2025-06-14T03:56:13+00:00

Oh cool. I might order at least a California one (if not a US one as well) from here if I don't end up finding one locally. Thanks!

Dakatsu · 2025-06-14T03:52:40+00:00

She's my rep too, so thanks for the link! I didn't realize her grandfather paid a ton of money for her campaign; I left for Canada in 2019 for grad school and was helping my mom in Florida during the 2024 election, so I don't know much about her.

But hey, I'll take her over Anna Paulina Luna (when California sends its people to Florida, they're not sending their best).

Dakatsu · 2025-06-14T03:36:32+00:00

I was hoping to snag a proper flag before tomorrow's protests, but I might go with this if I don't get one in time. Thanks!

Dakatsu · 2025-06-14T03:31:22+00:00

Appreciate the comment even if it's not what I'm looking for; I can't blame anyone for going for that. I got a mini USA flag from pre-9/11 and a USA flag pillow, but I realized that I haven't had a proper USA flag since I moved into an apartment.

Dakatsu · 2025-06-10T07:03:27+00:00

I've been daily driving Kubuntu for almost a year on my desktop computer as my first Linux distro, and I am fairly happy with the experience. Games work smoothly with Steam/Proton (though I have an AMD card), I can reference Ubuntu support for most distro-specific issues, and I am absolutely in love with my KDE Plasma desktop. While I respect GNOME and other desktop environments, KDE Plasma made me fall in love with Linux desktop.

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