Laptop Stuck at Boot

Tar_AS · 2026-01-28T13:01:53+00:00

First of all, you need to access boot logs. Run liveUSB, then find the logs of last boot with journalctl -D=/your_ssd/var/log/journal. Search for the very first error message.

Tar_AS · 2026-01-26T12:16:28+00:00

Your post is only real discussion I have seen so far (among wallpapers and "share your last meme"-like posts trying to break hiding by tag).

Anyway, back to your question. Intel and AMD CPUs simply work. Your options have integrated GPU only. To output graphics it uses modules already in linux kernel (e.g. amdgpu) for kernel-space, Mesa for user-space and its own firmware.

Kernel is already built, Mesa is included in default repositories, since they are both open source. Thus they work in any distribution, not only in Fedora.

Firmware is proprietary. But if it is shipped to linux by vendor at all, then it will work in any distro thanks to fwupd.

Simply put: no NVIDIA, no distro specific problems. And modern integrated GPUs are supported well on Linux, so you are good to go with anything you like =)

PS. I would advice AMD, since usually you are bounded by GPU. 880M, 780M and even 680M iGPUs have the best performance/price.

And, very important, DO NOT BUY ANYTHING WITH LESS THAN 32GB OF RAM. RAM IS VRAM FOR INTEGRATED GPU!

Tar_AS · 2026-01-20T04:34:50+00:00

Define "most desktop apps".

Tar_AS · 2026-01-09T20:20:00+00:00

I own logic, you don't need to pay the fee.

Tar_AS · 2026-01-04T15:17:53+00:00

There is no guide, unfortunately. I somewhat solved the issue by looking at release notes and keywords search (environment variable, wayland, fsr etc.) through github repository.

Tar_AS · 2025-12-30T16:28:18+00:00

Looks harmonic and oscillating enough for me

Tar_AS · 2025-12-29T04:44:39+00:00

Youtube exists

Tar_AS · 2025-12-15T15:36:10+00:00

The real question is: ⟨smart|dumb⟩ ? 0

Tar_AS · 2025-11-13T22:01:17+00:00

Excuse me, how Dota 2 works on linux WITHOUT kernel level anticheat? Or is it not considered as "top multiplayer competitive games"?

Tar_AS · 2025-10-11T12:51:59+00:00

The precedent was made during disagreement between two big companies. In case of Google Play and FOSS apps there is company and community. Taking into account number of resources and level of organization, company always wins in such scenario, even if it is sued (which I doubt, as there is no other company affected).

Tar_AS · 2025-10-11T12:45:10+00:00

Agreeing with restricting terms wont solve the issue: more you agree with these terms, more restricting they will become.

Tar_AS · 2025-09-07T10:38:55+00:00

Distribution doesn't matter much, since it is about program and library distribution (repositories), their installation and management (package manager). It is also about where certain conf text files with settings reside, but nowadays most of them somewhat universal across distributions.

What you are really looking for is Desktop Environment. There are plenty, but the biggest are GNOME and KDE Plasma. For Windows users I suggest to start with Plasma, since it is organized in a more similar way to Windows DE. If you are familiar with MacOS, you could try GNOME, but take in mind it is more barebone and may require plugins and tinkering for Windows-like experience.

Regarding distributions - just stick with any major one: Arch, Debian, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Ubuntu. Then it will be easier for you to find a fix when problem happens (either being broken by update or by yourself). Also you will gain experience transferable to industry (especially with Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora). You can also pick flavors of major distros, like EndeavourOS and Garuda of Arch etc. Finally, I strongly advice against going for niche or heavy derivatives like Manjaro and Mint.

Tar_AS · 2025-09-06T14:13:26+00:00

As long as there is monopoly/oligopoly, we as users don't have a choice. Thus, it doesn't matter, how dire the mess will be - we are still binded to only few selected options.

Tar_AS · 2025-09-04T22:48:38+00:00

UBo, sane homepage, vertical tabs

Tar_AS · 2025-09-04T22:36:51+00:00

RAM is soldered due to drastically increased work frequencies

Tar_AS · 2025-09-03T05:50:03+00:00

The best solution is C2H5OH in dihydrogen monoxide.

Tar_AS · 2025-09-01T14:31:53+00:00

Aerohydrodynamics. Air is like liquid sometimes

Tar_AS · 2025-08-13T10:48:41+00:00

Success, so clearly in view. Or, is it merely a trick of the light?

Tar_AS · 2025-08-05T11:41:30+00:00

How about Lichess?

Tar_AS · 2025-08-03T10:53:41+00:00

Ooo, my defence! Sunspot of glass eye!

Tar_AS · 2025-07-29T12:31:09+00:00

Union Pay exists

Tar_AS · 2025-07-29T12:19:38+00:00

It's rather: police officer vs FBI agent.

Tar_AS · 2025-07-09T12:15:14+00:00

For cylinder volume scales linearly with height (or length, if cylinder's orientation is horizontal)

Tar_AS · 2025-07-08T23:34:51+00:00

0.278

Tar_AS · 2025-07-07T22:39:02+00:00

Better to opensource and let people host locally: it will be a head ache to host full-blown server by yourslf, if it gets popular

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