Linux
Yakuake ignoring Screen selection (Manjaro KDE)
by Logan Rogers-Follis on Mar.05, 2023, under Linux, Techie
Suddenly Yakuake (Manjaro KDE) would only open on the screen with the curios on it. When trying to force the Screen options it would just uncheck what I select and keep following the cursor. If I forced it’s location with Windows Rules it would go to the screen and location I want, but would act oddly.
This is a CONFIRMED bug 383555 with kde.org
Quick workaround was to set the Resolution Scaling to 100% and then it will work fine for me. Others have reported deleting certain files might also work.
Flatpak Thunderbird – How to fix attachments not working (Steam Deck Desktop Mode)
by Logan Rogers-Follis on Sep.29, 2022, under Linux, Techie
If you want to get Thunderbird on Steam Deck (Desktop Mode) to allow attachments then you need to run the following from Konsole:
sudo flatpak override org.mozilla.Thunderbird --filesystem=home
NOTE: You still can not use the Attach buttons or CTRL+SHIFT+A options, but click-and-drag works fine.
Create file with full directly listing (Linux)
by Logan Rogers-Follis on Sep.06, 2020, under Linux, Techie
If you need a full listing of all the files in a folder saved to a file then use the following from a shell:
'ls' > file_list.txt
NOTE: In this case the file_list.txt file will be listed in the file_list.txt file, and to avoid this, just save the file_list.txt file to a different location than you are running the ‘ls’ command in.
Backing up folder with symlinks in it
by Logan Rogers-Follis on Sep.06, 2020, under Linux, Techie
If you need to backup a folder with symlinks and keep them intact use the following from the shell:
tar -csf folder.tar /folder/location/with/symlinks/
Windows gaming on Solus Budgie Linux
by Logan Rogers-Follis on Sep.11, 2017, under Linux, Techie, Video Games
I recently moved my main workstation over to using Solus Budgie. Well I’m loving it, but one issue I found was playing some of my Steam games that were Windows only. I installed and tried to use PlayOnLinux and Lutris to load Grim Dawn or EverQuest 2 and the WINE containers they built would never work and have different issues. So in the long-run I just used PlayOnLinux to install Steam and then from inside of that copy of Steam (ie the Mono WINE) I have been downloading/installing my Windows only games.
EverQuest 2 – I had to set it to Extreme Performance to make it play smooth, but it does play smooth.
Grim Dawn – I cranked the setting pretty much up to max (2K resolution; fullscreen) and that is also a great play.
…I’ll update this list with any other Windows-only games I try this way, but so far it looks like most/all will work.
NOTE: Not to bash on Lutris or PlayOnLinux as I think both are great, but limited by Windows-only games.
