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Seems like a known issue https://github.com/pop-os/iso/issues/224 there are some work arounds in that post.

Edit: are you using Yumi boot to create your bootable USB drive? In that case, use something else. Someone suggested Etcher and I agree https://www.balena.io/etcher/

I'll be honest, I don't know much too but generally: most games that are available on steam work. You use lutris for things that aren't on steam. For example I can run league of legends and overwatch perfectly fine by using lutris. Lutris runs games through wine but it has certain installation tools ready needed for these games to run.

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The easiest way to get things to run on lutris is using their site: https://lutris.net/games you find the game you want and click install and it will open lutris for you.

Bitwarden is the way. Clients exist for everything under the sun and it's priced reasonably.

It is open source and if you're really finnicky about privacy/security you can self-host the whole thing.

Edit: https://bitwarden.com/help/article/is-bitwarden-audited/

Downloading from the pop shop puts it in a weird folder where it's a hassle to install forge mods. If you install the .deb from minecraft.net it'll create the .minecraft folder in the home directory were mods like forge and optifine will have a default path too. Not sure why the Pop Shop creates a different folder for it.

I love this! Checking what people think is missing is a great first step to entrepreneurial success--even the volunteer kind :)

I've been developing a Dart/Flutter app for mobile lately (part of my day job) and it's been a pretty good experience overall. I'm not in love with Dart, but there are enough practical choices and a sufficiently large ecosystem that it's a "good choice" now.

That said, I'm much more excited about Rust and Zig, so I might just pick a hobby project and go with one of those.

I'm currently thinking about building a really good keyboard event manager, similar to https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/ (Mac) but with a better UI. What I want for people coming from Mac OS (like me) and experiencing Linux is the ability to have a low-friction muscle memory experience. Currently, you can try to tweak each app's keybindings individually, but I want to try a more holistic approach--like make the Super key (Win) behave like the Command key in Mac OS. Anyway, I'm gabbing now, so I'll stop!

I had the same problem. From what I read, the issue lies in the fact that POP does not play well with GRUB. (that may or may not be the case, I'm no expert. But the article recommended the following...)

I had to use Balena Etch to make my USB. once I did, the install went through very smoothly.

https://www.balena.io/etcher/

You can get more info on GTA SA here. Lutris has huge database of playable games and lists every issue that might occur during installation, as well as some fixes. GTA SA seems to rune without much issues depending on the way of installation.

ProtonDB is also a reliable source that lists games running with Proton on Steam.

Hard to argue with that list list... except maybe switch out flameshot for ksnip, and obsidian for Joplin. Add in kooha for simple screen recording, maybe lollipop for music?

Of the smaller more "utility-like" apps... here's a segment from my post install file relating to Rust apps. It may or may not help:

cargo install bat # purdy cat cargo install bandwhich # display current network utilization by process # cargo install castor # GTK gemini, gopher, finger client cargo install czkawka_gui # https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka cargo install czkawka_cli # remove unnecessary files from your computer. cargo install du-dust # du alternative; bin is dust cargo install exa # drop-in replacement for ls cargo install fd-find # a better find than find? cargo install git-delta # file diffing cargo install grex # provide pattern... it offers a possible regex cargo install hyperfine # performance monitor cargo install procs # procs is a modern replacement for ps cargo install ripgrep #rg.. a better grep? cargo install skim # FZF alternative; bin issk cargo install sd # more intuitive thansed cargo install starship # lovely drop-in command prompt cargo install szyszka # GUI batch file-renamer cargo install tealdeer # tldr alternative; bin istldr cargo install ytop # purdy htop cargo install zellij # a terminal workspace -- buggy as of 2021-04-28 cargo install zoxide # fast cding around the filesystem

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The repository '... focal Release' does not have a Release file is your problem. That means that the current release of ubuntu you are on is not supported by this ppa.

Looking at the ppa, https://launchpad.net/~docky-core/+archive/ubuntu/stable, it has not been updated for four years. I would not recommend trying to install such out of date software, and I definitely wouldn't try and add a 4 year old ppa to your system.

What desktop environment are you running there? There are probably better dock alternatives.

there are a few vpn related subs.

but from what I have seen a "free vpn" can often be problematic in many ways.

good luck and research any vpn before trying it out.

I did use the ProtonVPN for free for a while in beta, but that was a year+ ago, so no idea how well it works in Linux at this time.

Games on Ubisoft Connect or Epic work perfectly for me, I think it's safe to assume games on Origin and GOG also work. I'm using Lutris with GloriousEggrolls custom wine build.

Performance is great for me, haven't had any issues.

Seahorse's nautilus extension installed by default for simple, straightforward cryptography

Slightly more user-friendly GNOME install. Aka some of the more popular GNOME shell extensions (Dash to dock, Sound Input & Output Device Chooser, Disconnect Wifi, etc) installed by default

Wayland session by default (unless on a machine that wouldn't support it. ie: using nvidia proprietary drivers)

Actually there is a solution.

This is Open Source.

You post full Hardware / Software specs.

You post logs and any other relevent information being careful not to mistakenly post sensitive information. There are plenty of great "How To" guides regarding posting for free tech support in forums. There is a process and protocol to the art.

If your install was the "at cost" version of POP OS I would contact System 76. Hardware purchased with POP OS fully installed, intergrated and configured by SYstem 76 should be an "outofbox" experience. Being that System 76 is a well respected Opensource Enterprise.

But if your install was the "FREE" POP OS ISO by System 76... that means you, the adopter are "FREE" to finish installing, configuring and integrating the OS into your specific hardware platform and then those components into the various peripheral components...

If you want an OpenSource Linux platform with outofbox functionality that fulfills average market expectation of a comparable product the you can always buy an OpenSource service, product or some such other solution from the many Open Source Enterprises of which System 76 in one of...

Below is a link to the kernel. One part of the entire distro. It takes me about 10+ hours to clean room install linux onto a specific hardware platform.

If I use scripts, custom iso , backups and the like anywhere from 20 to 45 mins.

• https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v5.15/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.html

"Free" Linux OS was never meannt to be "out of box". It totally defeats the purpose of OpenSource Enterprise and Industry.

... and windows doesnt have random freezing/crashing. cool Which one?

Did you remove the config file in your home directory?

https://github.com/dylanaraps/neofetch/wiki/Customizing-Info#config-file-location

Also check the code for determining the distro:

https://github.com/dylanaraps/neofetch/blob/master/neofetch#L972

It sounds like you enabled auto-tiling! Watch the auto-tiling video here for an overview: https://pop.system76.com/

When you want it, it is a great feature. You can turn it on and off using the "window" icon in the bar on the right - it looks like a few rectangles. Click it to show the menu and turn off Tile windows. You can also toggle it with the Super key using Super-y.

the monitor should be supported for this resolution

for NVIDIA GeForce 210

you need to install nvidia-340 driver

can you run in terminal :

$ nvidia-smi

if you don't, try to install the driver using this command:

$ sudo apt install nvidia-340

alternatively:

you can reinstall pop os using (NVIDIA driver preinstalled)

Install Steam for most games, then checkout https://www.protondb.com before downloading games.

Install Lutris if you want to play games in battle.net or anything that needs to run on wine, and checkout https://lutris.net/games for all scripts and instructions.

Thanks, but that didn't help, it turns out I had to update my drivers with this ppa https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa and enable "Force Full Composition Pipeline" under X Server Display Configuration > Advanced

I wouldn't assume that Canonical is not interested in the Desktop any more. I believe their Desktop Team is about as big as it was before April.

This is my first time hearing of Sketch, so I'm not quite sure what the feature set is. Even the software website doesn't make that completely clear. Wikipedia says that it's a vector graphics editor. Take a look at Inkscape.

I was specifically thinking about Green With Envy. Since Pop is so focused Nvidia support, I feel an open source, pretty and usable monitor should be available natively.

No and not that I know of.

Canonical gave up on Ubuntu Touch years ago so it's now maintained by the UBPorts community.

The closest thing to what you're looking for might be something like PureOS from Purism https://pureos.net/ (based on Debian)

There are also all the OSes that are supported by the PinePhone, but they're virtually all volunteer-driven: https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/PinePhone_Software_Releases

Try installing the official Skype snap https://snapcraft.io/skype

If you need to install snap too, the full command chain would be:

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sudo apt update

sudo apt install snapd

sudo snap install skype

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That should set you up

CC /u/EmergencyBatteryPack

I am using it as the only OS and completely replaced MacOS.

To answer your question on the install..

Download the ISO

Download etcher and flash the ISO onto a USB drive.

Power down your laptop, turn it on, and hold down the option key immediately after the laptop kicks on. You will be provided with boot options and you can select the new USB.

Follow the regular instructions just as you would with any Linux install.

At the very bottom of their PopOS page here it says this:

>Pop!_OS is free to download. If you want to try it out before you commit, you can download the .iso file to a USB and boot the OS from there. Here’s how. Like what we’re doing? Subscribe to fund more awesome features down the road. We’ve always got something exciting in the works for you to experience.

And right under that is a blue Download button and a yellow Support Pop button, which is what you're looking for. IF you want to donate any money, you'll first have to create an account with System76 if you don't have one already, but it just requires an email/password setup to sign up. Then once you have an account set, you can donate as little as say $1/month if you like. FYI, from what I can tell I believe they only currently accept credit cards for donations so just be aware of that.

"The best part is, updates are kept on a rolling release cycle, so you don’t have to wait around 6 months for bug fixes or improvements to your OS."

https://pop.system76.com/docs/difference-between-pop-ubuntu/

That's misleading. Ubuntu does the same thing. Although Pop_OS might be more aggressive about making updates available sooner.

The Other Guy :p

There's this software I use and it's also open source. Currently I have an usb with windows 10 fedora and opensuse on it thanks to this software and it just works

This. I've done the same without any issue, but backups are also important.

For Pop OS I use Timeshift for backing up my /root/ directory and I use Back In Time for backing up my /home/ directory.

VSCodium lists an "unofficial" Flatpak at the bottom of their website. Any reason you'd prefer to not go with that? https://vscodium.com/#install

Additionally, they give instructions on how to add a repo and install through Apt.

The NordVPN application can only be controlled from the command line which is not that hard if you give it a try.

But if you wish a nice GUI with an indicator, than i can recommend you the NordVPN Connect GNOME shell extension:

I use it myself and it is really good :)

I agree haha, I was using artix linux before, but I went back to pop because I need to use NordVPN teams for my job. NordVPN teams is not available on AUR (it is not open source sadly, so I can only download the .deb binary)

Artix also does not uses systemd, and I think that this program uses systemd

That's not what I said. You buy yourself a PCIe card like this one here

You can either download a new deb file and install it. This will re-add the apt repository to the list.

There's also a script and other instructions to manually add the ppa.

IMO dd is pretty reliable. I was able to successfully boot from it after trying other options on a 2017 MBP.

Edit: Here's a guide: http://osxdaily.com/2015/06/05/copy-iso-to-usb-drive-mac-os-x-command/

1) Linux supports many major (Windows) games, on https://www.protondb.com/ you can search for the ones you want to play if there's no native version, for non Steam games on https://lutris.net/

2) OpenOffice isn't getting new features for years now, use LibreOffice instead. If you don't like it or want a more MS Office like experience, take a look at OnlyOffice (heard the compatibility would also be better)

Arch is not stable is a biggest myth. I used pop os for 2 month and now I switched to arch. I'ts been three months now I'm using arch. every ting works fine.

If you ever switched to arch again try not to update daily (I update my laptop every weekend). check news related to update on https://www.archlinux.org/ .

Don't install outdated packages. If you follow these simple rules you can avoid breaking system after every update.

And don't forget to update grub after kernel update.

it works well on linux. You need to install the launcher with lutris and from there itll run automatically.

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basically install the launcher app on lutris website so it has all the fixes you need then just run the launcher.

install lutris first

then install this >

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heres a link https://lutris.net/games/league-of-legends/

The easiest way, by far, is to go through Steam Proton. However, if a game is not available on Steam, you may be able to play it with Lutris. You can look for your titles here: https://lutris.net/games?q=

Generally, games that use anti-cheat softwares will need a native Linux port to work on Linux. Otherwise, the anti-cheat software will prevent you from playing on Linux.

>They frown on and do not include a lot of non-free, non-OSS, binary-only packages, drivers and libraries.

No they don't frown upon it. Debian makes all of those things available. You just have to enable the non-free Debian server. Ubuntu includes them from Debian. MX-Linux has tons of non-free and its all from Debian. Linux Mint Debian Edition---same, SteamOS is literally almost all Non-free and all from Debian.

Ubuntu and thus Pop_OS! is literally taken as a snapshot of the Debian Unstable Sid every six months. Debian does not care how you choose to use any of the packages from its server as long as it follows the Debian Free Software Guidelines, which Pop_OS! would easily qualify for now with no alterations in behavior (I mean SteamOS does).

I suspect Pop_OS! uses Ubuntu because Canonical has already done literally almost all of the work for them in doing this. Why redo work when its not necessary? I am sure Elementary and KDE Neon and other like distros also enjoy Ubuntu's up front work.

It’s blender I want to install. The latest version should be found here: https://www.blender.org/download/ . You can then choose between ‘Linux 132MB’ (this is what I did) or ‘Linux Snap Store’, whatever this is :D

You can't import video coded in H.264 (.mp4), since it's officially not supported by free version of Resolve on Linux.

You have to re-encode it into MPEG-4. You can use Handbrake to do it.

Check your internet speed with something like speedtest.net or fast.com, if it shows the same speed then probably there is something wrong with your installation, you may need to install different drivers for your WiFi/Ethernet. If it doesn't, then you may want to try changing your DNS or use a VPN.

Ahhhh a fellow ryzen U user. I just had a similar problem with my Asus w/ Ryzen 7 5700u. The machine would run fine, but anything internet related slowed to a crawl. Clocked it on fast.com and the download speeds on my POS 20.10 machine came in at about 1/100th those of my macbook pro 13 on the same network. So I put 21.04 onto a USB and installed it that way, which fixed nothing. Weirdly enough, I couldn't figure out the issue and eventually gave up and installed Ubuntu onto those partitions (it's a Win/LIN machine) and everything worked fine. I used it for a bit, but was having a different, unrelated problem (due to some installed software causing weird problems), and so I decided to try again with POS 21.04 from a bootable USB... and now everything seems to work fine.

So... yeah. If you've got another USB stick lying around, maybe put an Ubuntu ISO onto that, install ubuntu, then try reinstalling Pop!_OS?

Need to mount the partition as root for Steam to work with it. Edit /etc/fstab to make sure the correct UUID for the partition is listed (use blkid to find it) and make sure to use the UID and GID for root (normally 1000 for both). See https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/wiki/Using-a-NTFS-disk-with-Linux-and-Windows for more details

I am getting the same after an update a few days ago. Here are the dmesg logs

As you can see by the logs: secureboot: Secure boot disabled

The error I get: PKCS#7 signature not signed with a trusted key

Ok I figured it out, you have to install gnome-shell-extensions and then log out > gear icon > Classic Gnome

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/06/enable-gnome-classic-mode-ubuntu

Thanks for your help u/gdhhorn

>Adding extension's and making it more in the way we want isn't an issue if gnome wasn't more heavier.I know they are working on it . I've seen people say that extensions broke their setups . But I personally haven't had an extension cause much problems to me . But it gets noticably laggy , the more extensions I add to it .

Many people complains about Gnome performance, I didn't have any problem...but I always used good hardware with Linux. My extensions are basic too, like Pomodoro and Gsconnect.

But I agree, it's probably not a good idea to relay on extensions when you have performance problems. I don't know if it's possible to keep the best of both worlds: powerful extensions and good performance.

>Gnome is mostly workspaces based . So vertical and horizontal workspaces option would be really helpful to the existing users as well as a new user .

I didn't use, but what is the practical difference of that? The keyboards shortcuts are the same and the horizontal makes more sense for the trackpad gestures.

Support both would need to think about these gestures and the design of two overviews. Probably, there is more internal complexity with both options.

I prefer the vertical one, but I don't see both as a good alternative for this point. But we can agree to disagree in this one, it's just an opinion.

>Tray icons , desktop icons,etc . I'm not telling that I want an option for everything and I understand that it would be really bad . But some basic things , could be given as atleast simple toggles

I agree these should be optional, even if disabled without Tweaks. But another point to consider, they argued that they simply don't have manpower to support all the features: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/01/gnome-desktop-icons-removed-3-28

It's a point to consider with open-source projects.

Welcome to GNOME 3.38. They removed the "Frequent" apps section in favor of one main app screen, and they re-worked spacing on the app grid.

Check out #3 on this post: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/09/gnome-3-38-new-features

just reading at..

https://blogs.gnome.org/shell-dev/2021/01/07/a-shell-ux-update/

I don't see anything that would make it unusable..

reading at https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/12/gnome-40-major-design-revamp

>> System76 were apparently involved the research resulting in these GNOME 40 plan. This isn't a surprise since System76 ship a modified version of GNOME Shell desktop in Pop 0S -a distro that has won many plaudits for its alterations and add-ons, and for its power-user focused workflow.

so it seems the Devs may know about the system and the changes.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

>>Edit: An earlier version of this article mentioned support for per workspace wallpapers. Developers have since said this is not a feature in the current plans.

OH Noes! (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

>Well I mean, when we get into people needing to compile software, that's not something I would expect a novice to do.

If you want the early access version of the yuzu nintendo switch emulator which is far better performant and has less graphical bugs ironically than mainline version, you need to compilate it yourself because the yuzu devs explicitly do not provide a prepackaged linux version, source: https://yuzu-emu.org/entry/yuzu-early-access/

>Early Access builds are currently only available for Windows users.
>
>Linux users won’t have access to Early Access builds due to limitations of the installer, and how we bundle the source with the binary. If enough users request a Linux port, we may look into it in the future.

So any "novice" than wants to have a good experience with that emulator kinda needs to compilate software, or on the very least use the pineapple script that does the process automatically (you still have to install the dependencies manually though)

>Not the people I'm migrating to Linux anyway. Perhaps gammers are better off using something like Manjaro or Garuda anyway. At minimum, I'm sure it's in the AUR and a single command away. I agree application availability on most distros is a problem

Used manjaro before pop os!, the AUR package for yuzu early access always gave some dependency error i never managed to worked round, on pop os i just installed the dependencies and ran the pineapple script and it worked

I'm not sure of your full config, what file system the drives are etc but if the SSDs are NTFS drives you will save yourself a lot of trouble by following this guide. It is particular to steam which requires that the owner be correctly set at mount time. You can probably achieve this with the GUI but this is a guarantee.

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/wiki/Using-a-NTFS-disk-with-Linux-and-Windows

Download, compile and install latest Pulseaudio (pulseaudio 15.0-25-g19ad).
Version 15 includes support for Bluetooth A2DP AVRCP Absolute Volume. I hope it solves your issues.

Have a look at https://gitlab.com/corectrl/corectrl Hardware control with profiles for AMD gpu+cpu. I too changed from win to pop couple weeks ago, and so far im in awe, how well it runs for daily use + my primary games, lol & trackmania2020. Dont give up

You could try doing it with xmodmap, I think it should work that way. You can google xmodmap for tutorials.

https://github.com/sezanzeb/key-mapper looks like a GUI tool that could help, but I haven't tried it.

Did you follow this guide?

https://regolith-linux.org/docs/getting-started/install/

What desktop package you installed? By default, a WM does not show anything, you must configure most things, so do not use the minimal package. The other ones should show at least a bar and the shortcuts window...

https://regolith-linux.org/

It is i3-gaps - with a mix of Gnome tools included, tweaked with some neat features to give a more user friendly i3 setup.

I am currently using it on Kubuntu, (19.10) With No issues - I had Tried it on a Pop_OS Install, and since both the POP and Regolith used Gnome, it sort of ended up changing the default gnome setup and causing me some issues. (So i had a Frankenstein-Gnome default setup of The regolith settings + some Pop_OS settings.)

So if you try it on Pop_OS! - be sure to have a good way to roll back the system. :) or just be brave!

I recommend switching to EFI mode which is the modern way to boot dual or multi OS systems. If you can't then I'm pretty sure you can use rEFInd boot manager on legacy as well as EFI.

Article on legacy booting.

rEFInd

For games without anti-cheat, the vast majority work through Proton (which is easiest to use through steam, but can be used on non-steam games via Lutris for example). You can always check ProtonDB for user reports on games.

Hopefully come December/January with the release of the Linux-based Steam Deck, more developers will enable the anti-cheat support for games running through Proton.

As far as RGB control, there's a project called OpenRGB that may work, and for many RGB peripherals they remember their configuration from Windows, so I'll configure my mouse and headset through a Windows virtual machine and leave it set however I want. If you're really dedicated, you could try to use WireShark to reverse engineer commands for RGB control sent to your peripherals, I started to with one headset and figured out the packet scheme, but never got around to implementing it. That's a very time-intensive and technical solution though.

AMD drivers should work well and update with the system through apt upgrade or Pop!_Shop, and even Nvidia drivers work fine for games as I've used them.

Snaps work just fine in Pop and the support is totally there. Pop is listed as one of several distributions with official support in the Snapcraft website. I've been using the snap version of Blender for over 8 months without any issues because it had better integration with my gpu than the flatpak version (this is probably fixed now, but I haven't checked though). If you want to give it a try, just follow these instructions.

guide to setup flatpaks

then

flatpak update

to see installed flatpaks

flatpak list

I prefer to install all my flatpaks using the terminal and not the pop store.

top popular flatpaks

If a fresh install does not work, then something is wrong...

First, check your downloaded ISO checksum, make sure the file isn't corrupted. Then use something like USBImager or Balena Etcher to save it to an USB stick. Make sure Secure Boot and Fast Boot/BIOS is disabled in the BIOS. Try to install without encryption (some people could install 21.04 only without encryption).

If everything fails, probably your computer is old since it boots using Legacy/BIOS mode so Pop!_OS installs GRUB, then try doing all the above but with Pop 20.04 LTS instead (you can download 20.04 and 21.04 from pop.system76.com).

If it still fails, maybe you have a bad hard disk or another hardware problem. Are you sure it is not the case?

What beta are you talking about?

If it's not official it doesn't exist. Nobody from System76 team has stated there is a public beta. The isos from github are supposed to be for QA testing purposes. People should have not grabbed and installed them. Why? Because nobody from System76 said "go ahead and test".

Regarding your question, sure, you will have to install from scratch when the isos are announced and when they are official. When? Keep doing F5 on this page:

https://pop.system76.com/

Ah okay, no problem.
Basically when you download Pop to flash on the USB, the file should be an ISO. Verifying a checksum means you run the file through an SHA256 CHECKER (in this case), and compare it with the given checksum on the download page.

Since you say your laptop is new, I'll assume the hardware is working properly on Windows and the specs are supported by Pop.

How did you flash Pop onto your USB? Which program and/or tutorials did you use?

For Dual Boot with Windows i just Followed this guide and worked great for me!

https://pop.system76.com/docs/dual-booting-windows/

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First you have to shrink your windows Disk and give it some space... just leave space in the disk unallocated.. hope it helps for anything

You could try running a virtual machine using virtualbox. Won't be quite as good as running it native but will the solve driver issues.

System76 have a guide on how to do this: https://pop.system76.com/docs/install-in-vm/

Good luck. Linux can be really fun to learn and I hope you enjoy using it!

Indeed, GitHub and in general the FOSS community are awesome! And above all, there is a factor of encouragement - the more software I see emerging almost every single day (as opposed to say 15 years ago), the more willing I am to do smth on my own... ))

My latest two best finds are DeadBeef (simple, much less memory hungry and customisable) and FSearch (very powerful and productive), the last one being especially irreplaceable with today's huge storage volumes... I myself am working on a free post-install tool for Pop OS that I hope to publish soon at Github as well, fingers crossed.

Good luck to you too! Take care... in this crazy world!

Well I'm using Portmaster to have some more granular control and somewhat easy to use monitoring: https://safing.io/portmaster/. Not really a firewall per se but sort of is, with extras.

It's still in "Alpha" but have not had any real issues beyond needing it to handle local devices that are on my network (mainly google home stuff).

Check out LibreWolf

https://librewolf-community.gitlab.io/

It's basically Firefox but they have gone through the trouble of making sure all the privacy invading "features" are turned off or flat out disabled.

Firefox by default does not do a good job of guarding your privacy.

Clonezilla can make disk images (according to their documentation, and see also this tutorial, which is easier to read), but the problem would be installing a 500gb image to a 480gb drive...

I hate to say it, because I like Linus, Anthony and co, but that link must be compromised. Always download Pop!_OS directly from System76 https://pop.system76.com/ and verify it when it is finished.

Regarding the USB: Create a live USB of Gparted https://gparted.org/ . Boot into that and select the problematic USB to delete and reformat it.

This.

There is some info about it here: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/05/this-is-the-data-ubuntu-collects-about-your-system

Gnome 3.36 is a planned feature for Ubuntu 20.04: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/10/ubuntu-20-04-release-features so there's no reason why it wouldn't be included in PopOS 20.04 as well.

What about RocketChat? Open source, supports markdown and moderation, multiple options for voice and video calling, and a great team client. I only discovered it a couple weeks ago, and it works really well. It uses Jitsi as a video-calling mechanism.

Plus, you can have "stale" releases and announcements in a dedicated channel, and it is easy enough to get new people on board, as it's similar to Discord, Slack, and other IMs.

And to add to it, it also has clients (web-wrappers) for desktop, Android and iOS.

You could try switching between the flatpak vs deb version of geary, or even the nightly flatpak version of geary, found here:

https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Geary/GetIt

If you are still having issues, You might be able to get more help if you post to Geary's issues in gitlab:

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/geary/-/issues?scope=all&state=opened

Take a look at open issues first before posting to see if the issue already exists (I didn't spot it, but that doesn't mean it isn't there). And looking at them can help you understand the level of detail you need to provide in order to get help.

Consider putting this issue on Geary GNOME Page or on Pop_OS! Issues.

I noticed that if the Internet connectivity is not at its best Geary behaves a bit off.

<strong>focuswriter</strong> is one of the nicest writing programs I know of. It's free and open source. The clutter-free human interface coupled with its flexible theming makes it a total pleasure for distraction-free writing.

Try one of the 3:

1- ProtonVPN (has a free plan)

2- Mullvad (paid)

3- IVPN (paid)

4- Windscribe (has a free plan)

If you're not willing to pay, I strongly advice using Windscribe. It's way more faster than Protonvpn free plan.

Solved by turning on AstrillVPN, after which I was able to run ProtonVPN. Then I turned proton on and off and noticed that VPN connection was still on. So I turned off that VPN connection and my internet is back to normal. I'm pretty sure the cause was me turning off my PC without turning off proton beforehand.

Yep. I was running the native app before I had issues. I did a complete purge and attempted a reinstall.

Something must have broken when I upgraded from 20.10 to 21.04. The repo keeps reading as broken even after several attempts to reinstall it and repair it.

I spun up a 21.04 VM just a few hours ago to see if ProtonVPN installs properly, and it did, so right now I'm backing up my files and will be doing a fresh install of Pop.

Tired of fighting it.

I've never used ProtonVPN, but make sure you're following the instructions at (starting with manually downloading and installing the .deb file). Then if you're still having trouble, you might consider contacting them for help.

FWIW the Mullvad VPN client installs and works great on Pop 21.04

Here's an adapter that works with Linux, however, can you tell me exactly what motherboard it is? I might be able to find some info on it, and maybe a distro has its driver out of the box.

/r/linuxhardware may offer a list of reccomended devices

remember it's the chipset that matters not the specific brand.

I tend to get ones sold for the Raspberry pi on amazon, those are normally the ones that work out of the box on my linux Distributions with no fiddling.

but they also tend to be the lower end, slower, cheaper wifi devices.

the most recent one I bought (for my odroid sbc) https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07M6YB838/

it worked out of the box for the several linux distros I tested as well.

also - watch out for companies that may change the chipset in a device, but keep the same device/model name.

example: I have seen device 'foobar wifi' get great reviews for working with linux, then suddenly everyone says it Don't work.

turns out the company switched chipsets so version 1 worked in linux, revision 2 did not, later revision 3 might work right.. so buying a new one was a gamble as to what chipset it had... I have seen this happen with several devices over the years.

so just remember ' it's all about that chipset'

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desktop pcs generally dont have the means to measure power consumption. It would have to be a feature of a power supply, not the motherboard. Some servers have this, but its incredibly rare to see this on desktops. You can buy something like kill-a-watt to help you track your usage. There are also cheap iot-based kill-a-watt clones that have the ability to track your daily/monthly consumption and estimated cost. I picked up a 4-pack from amazon for $23 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FDGYYN7

My only beef with these is they are technically "smart outlets". Their primary function is being able to turn your devices on/off remotely via app, and power monitoring is just a side feature. They also have a power button on the device itself. The shitty thing is they default in an off state. So if you lose power momentarily, and you have your router/modem sitting behind one of these your house will be offline until you manually hit the power switch on the outlet. Just keep your network stack away from them.

> Is drive encryption makes CPU & hard dives have more overhead cost?

Any increased resource use naturally requires additional power.

> like alot?

Not on desktop pc scale(unless you have ultra-specialized desktop server with 20-drive array)

NordVPN is super shady. There's hasn't really been much dirt on them yet, but there has been some cases in which law enforcement raided servers and found incriminating evidence (means they have logs). There's also one of those companies that pay off review sites, and probably the one that does it the most. ExpressVPN also seems a bit shady, but they got raided in Turkey and law wasn't able to find logs, so idk. Windscribe is superior though, and plus, you get a direct connection to the staff through Discord.

The reason I didn't resubscribe to NordVPN straight away was because I had some concerns about it and wasn't to set on it again. And, the most research I do, the more it seems these big VPN companies just pay review sites for places and it's hard to find an actually decent review of them.

What do you think of Mullvad VPN, I've read some good things about them?

I have used Nord in the past and they've been surprisingly good. May go back with them but wanted to see if there was any other options available that compare to them. Was considering ExpressVPN but not sold on it so far.

Free VPNs per se are not a good idea, in general. They are slow and unreliable, and may be costlier than you might expect (privacy issues, hackers, malware, slow speeds...) I think you may be better off trying a paid one with a free trial or a money-back guarantee. TorGuard is a nice option, as it is one of the best overall VPNs. PrivateVPN is good and has a longer "try-out" period in the form of a money-back guarantee. Here are other options, ranked in tiers or groups.

ah looks like its some newer realtek chip. Sounds like it works from your description but the driver is buggy. Honestly I would just order an Intel AC 9260 from Amazon and be done with it. My XPS 9360 came with some Killer WiFi module and I had all kinds of connections issues. Swapping the module resolved my issues and improved performance. Just make sure your device supports M.2 2230 modules and allows for swapping.

https://www.amazon.com/Intel-Wireless-Ac-9260-2230-Gigabit/dp/B079QH5KW1/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=intel+wifi+card&amp;qid=1552507534&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-4#customerReviews

minisforum has some pretty great ones

https://www.amazon.com/N40-Celeron-Fanless-Computer-Support/dp/B082VD7T6V/ this is one of the cheapest ones they offer

and here's something more powerful that they offer https://www.amazon.com/MINISFORUM-HM80-Computer-2500Mbps-Graphics/dp/B0BF4489QS

all of them can run pop os just fine and they have intel wifi cards so no realtek driver nonsense

Well obvious first steps were : Hope this helps

• Alt + F2 --> r (xorg session reload) : Failed
• Try reinstalling : I use .deb package : Failed
  • sudo apt-get reinstall spotiy-client
• Lastly , delete pre-existing config files just in case they are messing your current themes and settings, find your package config location (e.g ~/.config/spotify in my case) [SOLVED]
  • sudo rm -rf ~/.config/spotify

You’re not wrong. I had a similar issue with an Ubuntu machine that was booting up from one of those nVME expansion bays (here)[https://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Technology-SST-ECM20-Adapter-ECM20/dp/B01798WOJ0/ref=asc_df_B01798WOJ0] My PC would randomly freeze because that peripheral went to sleep and I modified something in /etc/default/grub to make it stop but I can’t find it anymore

> I double clicked the deb file and extracted using archive manager I thought to the subdir above

Extracted? whats exactly the file name? You typically Install the .deb package, not extract it.

via command line..

sudo apt install

use the proper path to the .deb

I will also mention that ProtonVPN can work with the Default OpenVPN config tools under Pop_OS, you do lose some of the special features and nice GUI, but for my light VPN needs, it does work fine using the default VPN client.

You can also export a profile and use OpenVPN:

ProtonVPN app is known to have a kill-switch that causes problems. If you ever remove their apps, first make sure the kill-switch is disabled.

Might want to check that python3 is fully installed and updated. ProtonVPN runs just fine on my system, so I think you might be missing a library, python is old, or the install of python or protonvpn were corrupted.

I bought this Edimax USB bluetooth 5.0 adapter that advertises Linux compatibility about a year ago. I just leave it plugged into my computer and it's worked very well with multiple bluetooth earbuds and 8BitDo SN30 Pro+ controllers.

You might also try a external sound card some day. I use the Scarlett Solo, mainly because I needed a connection for a good quality XLR Microphone. You can find more info here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QR6Z1JB/

Note though if all you use is headphones, you can find cheaper external options.

I know what that is! My old laptop had the same thing. It is a automatic hardware switch. AFAIK, there is no software that can fix the problem. What happens when you plug in your headphones is the signal is switched from the speakers to the headphone jack. The system is unable to run both at the same time. I think even my new laptop does this too, although I use a external sound card, and never use the speakers.

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Hope this explains the situation for you, it is a automatic switch inside the computer. If you are worried about wearing out the headphone jack, you could get something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Poyiccot-Headphone-Extension-Speakers-Headset/dp/B08NPP6HKH/

Syncthing for life:

• on Pop_OS you can install it from Pop_Shop
• Android app on Google Play or F-Droid

check out gsconnect to connect the pc with your android device. ( The android app is https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kde.kdeconnect )

This is not exactly what you are asking for. ( but Yes, you can share samba shares between android with the right file manager, and Pop_OS) But GSconnect is a VERY VERY handy tool. It can send/receive files, and do many tasks.

There are numerous ways you can transfer files, a sftp/ssh/scp client on android is one fairly easy way. Many android file managers support samba, and sftp. WebDav is another alternative. Theres more ways than just Samba.

Good Luck.