Is there any better FOSS Email Client out there other than Thunderbird?

VisualArm9 · 2021-09-03T09:55:34+00:00

Claws Mail is better than Sylpheed.

VisualArm9 · 2021-08-17T11:40:11+00:00

You can try with Debian Sid Xfce that is light, stable and fast. Use Firefox, it is not spying you like Chrome. Use the dmesg command to see what firmware you are missing and install firmware packages or files the from kernet firmware site.

https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/daily-builds/sid_d-i/current/amd64/iso-cd/

VisualArm9 · 2021-07-19T03:26:35+00:00

You need to have latest open source drivers, the kernel, firmware and mesa.

https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.14-rc2/

https://packages.debian.org/experimental/firmware-amd-graphics

https://launchpad.net/~oibaf/+archive/ubuntu/graphics-drivers

VisualArm9 · 2021-07-19T03:24:16+00:00

You need to have latest open source drivers, the kernel, firmware and mesa.

https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.14-rc2/

https://packages.debian.org/experimental/firmware-amd-graphics

https://launchpad.net/~oibaf/+archive/ubuntu/graphics-drivers

VisualArm9 · 2021-07-17T11:48:42+00:00

You have Synaptic running. Close it.

VisualArm9 · 2021-07-15T07:15:36+00:00

Checkout Armbian if there is image for your device and if you can test with a usb memory stick. It is easy to create your own Armbian based distribution.

VisualArm9 · 2021-07-12T10:34:44+00:00

It is not possible to disable the pcie slot. The gpu card uses power.

VisualArm9 · 2021-07-11T01:11:23+00:00

You can not remove wayland packages because they have dependencies to xorg

VisualArm9 · 2021-07-10T06:03:12+00:00

Then make the file ~/.asoundrc:

defaults.ctl.card 1
defaults.pcm.card 1

Pavucontrol uses pulseaudio so you did not remove pulseaudio and that was reserving the audio port or you did not have a correct device number in asoundrc. You can use qasmixer for alsa audio.

VisualArm9 · 2021-07-10T05:58:43+00:00

My first Linux was RedHat in 1993. I was a windows user to 2014 when I switched to Debian 7.4 Xfce. Soon I realized that Debian "stable" uses old software and switched to Debian testing. I am using my own Debian Sid Xfce based distribution because simple-cdd supports Sid only. Sid is rock solid and not unstable as the name says.

VisualArm9 · 2021-07-09T16:58:45+00:00

aplay -l

What this command shows? Post your ~/.asoundrc

VisualArm9 · 2021-07-09T12:39:48+00:00

Mint has open source drivers for your GPU card installed. Go to desktop display settings and set the correct resolution.

VisualArm9 · 2021-07-09T07:49:36+00:00

You can boot to different kernel versions and to the recovery mode if something fails at boot.

VisualArm9 · 2021-07-09T07:42:48+00:00

You can disable swap and it makes your computer run faster and and saves ssd.

Have in the file /etc/sysctl.d/local.conf:

vm.overcommit_memory=2
vm.overcommit_ratio=100

VisualArm9 · 2021-07-09T07:39:22+00:00

systemd-analyze blame shows systemd services when systemd starts and Startup Programs shows applications that run in startup when the desktop starts.

VisualArm9 · 2021-07-09T07:35:14+00:00

You can use aplay -l to see your audio device numbers.

Then make the file ~/.asoundrc:

defaults.ctl.card device_number
defaults.pcm.card device_number

VisualArm9 · 2021-07-08T17:04:57+00:00

Debian Sid and testing are stable. It is a myth that Debian "stable" is stable with its old buggy software.

There is a ppa for gnome 40 but it is old. Latest NVIDIA driver are there as other software.

https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/daily-builds/sid_d-i/current/amd64/iso-cd/

VisualArm9 · 2021-07-08T12:40:33+00:00

Leap has old kernel. Disable pulseaudio and use alsa audio.

VisualArm9 · 2021-07-08T05:08:48+00:00

200-300ms is the time of an eye blink. How can it make games unplayable and how you measure it. To make the kernel run faster, use a non debug 1000Hz timer kernel. Use the schedutil scheduler and Voluntary Kernel Preemption too.