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Hi all, I am trying to run a game on Manjaro with Steam but run into an OpenGL error. There seems to be a fix for it which requires patching Proton/Wine/. I've followed the instructions here but nothing seemed to happen - it run the compiler, seemed to come to an end (but said it couldn't find...

Hi all, Is there a way to automaitcally activate the Firewall and ProtonVPN on start up? I am using Manjaro with Firewal (gufw), and put both to load in the autostart option in settings, but neither have seem to taken. I can live with the ProtonVPN, but the Firewall seems to be switched off...

Hi all, I am ready to try and install Manjaro KDE on the old PC - I have opted for this one as it has the Nvidia drivers in built and so I am not getting the freeze up problem I had when trying other live distros, but before I do I have a couple of questions: 1) I am going to install to an...

Just wanted to say thank you for all the help I received here - I am now happily typing away on my Mint Laptop via an external SSD. Particular shout out to BrickWizard and kc1di and KGill. Can't wait to get KDE Neon running on the old PC now!

Hello all, My PC runs a GTX 660, and I am soon going to install KDE Neon on it (waiting for postman). However, a couple of things I have read have left me concerned - 4th post and here. I have experienced the 'freeze' already when running a live Mint off of a pen drive (once quite fast, another...

Hi all, I am going to upgrade an ageing PC I have and run it as my day to day PC, but replace Windows with Linux. It's main uses will be Browsing/Streaming and part time gaming. It's too expensive to buy a new PC, and besides the one I want to upgrade runs fast enough - but I've never replaced...

Hello all, I am planning on setting myself up with a Linux desktop option (via a laptop), from an external SSD to begin with, and wanted Distro advice. I want something persistent and high in privacy and security whilst being friendly for a beginner (though I am not afraid of a small learning...

Hi all, This is a slight follow on from this thread. I am buying a refurbed Lenovo ThinkPad T450, i5-5300U, 16GB RAM and 256GB SSD and want to install Linux to a seperate SSD. I believe an external SSD is an option, but not entirley clear on how to do this, and not sure if it's an ideal...

Hi all, I am getting a new laptop and want to (finally) make the switch to Linux but need a little advice. Some of the software I use only runs on Windows, and so I will need the laptop to do both Linux and Win 10. Is dual booting the best way to go, and is it easy to do? Alternativley, can I...