It happens to everybody at some point. When you created a desktop launcher it asked if you wanted to add it to the menu and now you need to remove launcher from menu. Maybe you don’t need the app anymore? Maybe you learned you can’t edit the contents of that launcher? Reason doesn’t matter. What does matter is how Cinnamon hides removal. I will be using Cinnamon on Manjaro for this article. I’ve written about … Cinnamon – Remove Launcher from MenuRead more
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Your Personal Bin Directory
My personal Linux pet peeve is the complete anarchy around a user’s personal bin directory. I have to use and test on many different Linux distros so this annoys me more than most. Some people start with one major Linux distro and they stick with it all their lives. They don’t even change desktops. When you are writing software you can tell people “well it works on my system!” Well, you can, but that is … Your Personal Bin DirectoryRead more
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Manjaro 5.15 LTS and BOINC
Manjaro and BOINC have had a troubled relationship over the years. Perhaps you read my previous post on this matter. The machine I’m using today is an HP EliteDesk G2. You will notice I’m using the built in Intel graphics so we won’t have any NVIDIA issues to deal with. Later I may stick in a NVIDIA NVS 310 Quadro and experiment with the Hybrid driver. It’s an interesting concept, but a diversion for this … Manjaro 5.15 LTS and BOINCRead more
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Manjaro XFCE Desktop Goes Away
Don’t you just hate it when your desktop goes away? You are toggling between the three-twelve systems you have hooked up to your dual monitor KVM and the one system you really need to use decides to turn off the desktop and displays. I ran into this in issue with Manjaro XFCE. Really annoying. Did some digging. Found out this problem is really tied to Linux kernels 5.10 LTS and beyond. Lots of reports 5.13 … Manjaro XFCE Desktop Goes AwayRead more
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Why Manjaro is Taking Over
I’ve written about Manjaro many times on this blog. Other than a lack of testing with NVidia cards/drivers, it’s hard to find fault with this distro. They are definitely doing a better job than Canonical with Ubuntu. I had made my peace with the poor performance of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, believing it a price worth paying for the embedded systems development support. Testing out 22.04 changed all of that. Granted my machines are a long … Why Manjaro is Taking OverRead more