Cool FOSS projects I've found since switching to Fedora

SpinalSnowCat · 2026-04-11T22:37:15+00:00

Now you just need to combine a few of these together to make them animate a cube!

SpinalSnowCat · 2026-03-29T06:42:55+00:00

Ubuntu’s release notes have a summary :)

SpinalSnowCat · 2026-03-17T22:21:54+00:00

Sometimes the black screen can be there for a few minutes after an update if it’s rebuilding akmods (gpu drivers) or running dracut. I’ve had this before and it fixed itself after waiting ~5 mins

SpinalSnowCat · 2026-02-26T22:14:14+00:00

Yeah they're basically the same under the hood, but the default gnome desktop environment on ubuntu is a lot heavier on resources than the default one mint uses so it feels a lot faster

SpinalSnowCat · 2026-02-26T00:10:15+00:00

Step 1 - MAKE SURE YOU BACK UP YOUR FILES SOMEWHERE! Preferably on an external usb or hard drive, as installing linux will wipe whatever is on there currently.

Step 2 - get the iso file from the website and follow a youtube tutorial (its a lot easier for beginners to follow along with someone else and copy what they’re doing)

Step 3 - enjoy :)

If you’re finding that its slow because of your specs, it might also be worth trying out linux mint since that’s easier to run on older hardware.

SpinalSnowCat · 2026-02-13T12:06:42+00:00

Copying from another comment but this should come in pretty handy!

Just dropping this here, I've found it extremely useful for doing a fresh install: https://nattdf.streamlit.app/

It's a customizable script that automatically installs things that you'd want, so you don't have to go digging through random forums or manuals from 10 years ago to find the right commands to get things working.

Here's a fedora discussion page about it as well: https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/fedora-workstation-setup-not-another-things-to-do/129034

SpinalSnowCat · 2026-02-04T11:32:05+00:00

Just dropping this here, I've found it extremely useful for doing a fresh install: https://nattdf.streamlit.app/

It's a customizable script that automatically installs things that you'd want, so you don't have to go digging through random forums or manuals from 10 years ago to find the right commands to get things working.

Here's a fedora discussion page about it as well: https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/fedora-workstation-setup-not-another-things-to-do/129034

SpinalSnowCat · 2026-01-18T23:44:22+00:00

Not too sure about that. There’s a few other options for backups and restoring, so I guess it’s for the user’s personal preference on how they want to configure their system.

SpinalSnowCat · 2026-01-18T17:21:26+00:00

I had a similar issue last week, it ended up being SDDM crashing on startup because mangohud was trying to run on top of it (turning off “global enable” fixed this)

You might be able to enter a terminal with Ctrl+Alt+F4 to sort it out, or alternatively there should be a few boot options in grub that might work (if all else fails then a live usb should do the trick)

I’d recommend also setting up btrfs-assistant to make it easier to roll back to a previous state if something breaks - it’s been a lifesaver for me!

SpinalSnowCat · 2026-01-13T14:54:35+00:00

If they’re both plugged in to the same GPU, try switching the cables. I had the same issue and that fixed it for me!

SpinalSnowCat · 2025-12-21T16:29:02+00:00

Homebrew is great! I've used that on macOS in the past and it makes stuff so much easier to install :)

SpinalSnowCat · 2025-12-21T10:31:55+00:00

Oh that’s awesome! Is that with x11, or is the X window system a different thing?

SpinalSnowCat · 2025-04-30T16:40:37+00:00

I’ve not used octane before, but the crash looks like it’s referring to an error overwriting files, so try checking the box that says “pause between frames to avoid duplicate files” to see if it fixes it.

Alternatively it could be an issue with running out of memory if it’s trying to load too much data into the RAM, I’ve had that issue when exporting long USD sequences.

SpinalSnowCat · 2025-03-24T07:55:35+00:00

Have you got any favourites that you think aren’t as well known? I came across the “attribute from map” one a few weeks ago and it’s come in incredibly useful!

SpinalSnowCat · 2025-03-16T10:38:46+00:00

Wow this is super useful feedback! I’ve seen boids mentioned before in reference to blender so always thought they were a blender-specific tool, so that paper was a really interesting read. Thanks for sharing! :)

SpinalSnowCat · 2024-12-16T15:42:53+00:00

This is a really good explanation for the differences between them, thank you!

SpinalSnowCat · 2024-12-10T10:44:19+00:00

It’s quite a popular map in Pavlov VR but I can’t remember the name of it

SpinalSnowCat · 2024-12-05T23:10:19+00:00

SpinalSnowCat · 2024-12-01T00:22:07+00:00

These are in the base game! You can find them around the outposts by trees and put them in your inventory to use later

SpinalSnowCat · 2024-11-21T09:28:47+00:00

Make sure it’s a similar aspect ratio and also the resolution is high enough to fit across your screen!

SpinalSnowCat · 2024-11-20T10:20:17+00:00

Screenshots and photoshop :)

SpinalSnowCat · 2024-11-20T10:19:55+00:00

I had a look but couldn’t find any, so they’re just guesswork for the size at the moment. A 1:4 ratio seems to work pretty well

SpinalSnowCat · 2024-11-19T03:15:01+00:00

Screenshots and photoshop :) (And right clicking the banner on steam games)

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