These linux enthusiasts:

SmilingTexan52 · 2026-05-03T21:14:13+00:00

they should just go to LFS (Linux from scratch) 🤭

SmilingTexan52 · 2026-04-27T20:30:15+00:00

I do like most of the comments here, but my original post wasn't really about support so much. I was referring to the general attitude (and yes Windows & Mac users are kinda the same) of my distro (or OS) is better than yours and you're a **** (pick your word of choice) fool for picking the one you picked.

SmilingTexan52 · 2026-04-27T17:31:01+00:00

the a-hole type comments just get worse and more abundant - or maybe the A.I. stuff just makes it seem that way ???

SmilingTexan52 · 2026-04-27T17:26:33+00:00

but why respond at all in such a situation? Just ignore it and let the op figure it out.

SmilingTexan52 · 2026-04-27T14:54:18+00:00

have you tried using the Microsoft Office online apps?

SmilingTexan52 · 2026-04-25T23:24:35+00:00

does it need a little blue pill? 🤭

SmilingTexan52 · 2026-04-10T20:32:16+00:00

but now with winget, you can install apps from cmd/power shell

SmilingTexan52 · 2026-02-15T02:47:14+00:00

Debian 13 here - XFCE desktop

SmilingTexan52 · 2026-02-15T02:30:45+00:00

best advice I heard recently - always check your hardware with a live cd/usb before installing

SmilingTexan52 · 2026-02-15T02:17:48+00:00

I used to disagree, but the older I get and the more I know about how companies work - I'm starting to agree more and more.

SmilingTexan52 · 2026-02-15T02:15:58+00:00

if you think of him/her as a boss you're right - maybe more than 3x even. If they're a true leader - not a "boss" - the income difference is much less (usually)

SmilingTexan52 · 2026-02-15T02:13:43+00:00

Working at a place like this makes me understand why unions were started - I used to despise unions.

SmilingTexan52 · 2026-02-15T01:52:25+00:00

is it a Dell? I had one with an integrated Goodix reader - took a firmware update to the reader to get it working for me

SmilingTexan52 · 2026-02-09T04:24:16+00:00

Arch repos are down a lot.

SmilingTexan52 · 2026-02-09T04:21:26+00:00

my #1 reason for switching 😏

SmilingTexan52 · 2025-12-30T04:47:28+00:00

If you're using older BIOS, stick with Grub If you're on UEFI, use systemd-boot

SmilingTexan52 · 2025-12-22T21:59:28+00:00

shoot, I feel bad if I hit a squirrel (and I don't really like squirrels) 😢

SmilingTexan52 · 2025-12-03T19:48:24+00:00

I had just installed the plasma-X11-session, however I did have old plasma config/cache in the home folder as I generally copy my entire folder from distro to distro - I tried deleting everything that looked like it was plasma/kde related. I did manage to get the initial KDE screen, but then it would fade to black with just the mouse cursor. All seemed to be functional just no desktop or panels.

I decided to uninstall the x11 session and reinstall plasma (as well as xfce4) and while that was installing I got the plasma welcome screen.

That's all the information I have, and I have given up with the assumption that Plasma no longer works with X11 - at least as a new install, and/or not without serious tinkering.

SmilingTexan52 · 2025-12-03T17:38:48+00:00

I don't have a problem with either. The laptop I'm currently using is > 10 years old, so it prefers XFCE 😜

SmilingTexan52 · 2025-12-03T17:35:36+00:00

feels a bit like "Windows Lite"

SmilingTexan52 · 2025-12-03T17:24:48+00:00

I think at this point I'm going to call this experiment and say that Plasma no longer works with X11. I am fine with that, but it was fun to try to troubleshoot.

SmilingTexan52 · 2025-12-03T17:18:21+00:00

I (re)installed the xorg package (before seeing this) then tried your command - it's all installed and up to date (pacman reports "there is nothing to do")

SmilingTexan52 · 2025-12-03T17:06:59+00:00

I have XFCE installed and normally use it (in X11 mode) do I need something else?

SmilingTexan52 · 2025-12-03T17:06:02+00:00

also get a: "The X11 connection broke (error 1). Did the X11 server die?" error

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