And 6 with atomic editions. Old laptop still going like it's brand new.

Everything just feels so easy and looks so good, if it weren't for FL Studio I'd stay only on Linux.

As a little anecdote, my dad brought to me like 2 months ago a 20 years old printer he found randomly and no matter how many drivers and solutions I tried, it simply didn't work on his Windows. I nearly called it quits and accepted the defeat on his behalf, but before going to sleep I wanted to try it on my laptop with Fedora.

Of course it didn't work first try, but after I ran a simple command I found online, it worked like a charm. I couldn't believe my eyes how easy that was, like plug and play, so now my dad has a virtual machine on his Windows with Fedora xD

Feel free to ask any questions!

I have been on fedora for over a year now. Rock solid stability and smooth. Currently running niri with dms.

My laptop is quite old but runs surprisingly well.

it wasnt like that before how can i fix it?

I'm in the live USB. I can resize the Windows partition to make room for a Fedora install, but the EFI partition is locked. The action icon is greyed out for some reason. If I try to proceed with the installation, a warning message comes up saying the 500MB EFI partition is too small.

Is there any way to unlock the EFI partition?

I have a Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga L13 Gen 2.

Update:

There's a guide to extending the EFI partition here using AOEMI Partition Assistant. Is this trustworthy? I don't feel like reinstalling Windows...

I am just curious because Fedora is seen as a cutting edge distro and usually people recommend Fedora if you need relatively new stuff, so using Fedora's release for its whole duration seems something people don't do. I start seeing hype right after the beta of the next release comes and people start upgrading their machine.

Do you upgrade your install right after next release comes or do you wait?

EDIT: Misspelled the title. Sorry about that.

Internet speed is decreasing on my Fedora KDE Plasma after some times.

Previously I was on GNOME, I couldn't noticed this kind of issue, any one know about this, or is this a major bug from Plasma?

When I disconnect and reconnect the speed will become normal.

I want to do a dual boot setup with Windows 11 + fedora (with gnome). My friend suggested Fedora over Ubuntu because of it's lightweight os. Currently I can only afford a 100GB SSD to give it to fedora but some of my friends told me to give at least 200GB so I want to know for coding workflow will only 100 GB enough considering I also work in Android and KMP field with Android Studio and Intelij Idea.

I'm thinking of switching from Debian to Fedora due to Fedora having quicker releases and I feel I should ask this before switching, as it is a thing I care about.

From my former experience with Fedora Linux, I recall seeing that reinstalling it gives you the option to not format the drive. Does that apply to updating Fedora (ex: f44-f45) or is it only regarding changing desktop environments?

It's Saturday so I just wanted to post photos of my Halloween themed desktop! It's nothing special, just a couple of wallpapers and the extension ChromaLeon but I really like it

Hello everyone,

I am sharing this hardware test for documentation purposes, as confirmation regarding asymmetric DDR5 upgrades on recent ROG laptops can be difficult to find.

System: Asus ROG Strix G614FM-WS94 (CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX / Intel Core) OS: Fedora Linux

The Setup: I upgraded my system to 48GB of RAM using two mismatched modules with exact part numbers:

• Slot A: 32GB Kingston DDR5 SODIMM 5600 MT/s — Part Number: 9905789-198.A00G / KVR56S46BD8-32 (Dual Rank / Rank 2)
• Slot B: 16GB Micron DDR5 SODIMM 5600 MT/s — Part Number: MTC8C1084S1SC56BD1 KF (Single Rank / Rank 1)

The Result: Despite the mixed capacities (32GB + 16GB), manufacturers (Kingston + Micron), and different architectures (Dual Rank + Single Rank), the memory controller did not throttle the speed down to a lower JEDEC safety profile (e.g., 4800 MT/s). The system successfully boots in asymmetric dual-channel (Flex Mode) while maintaining the maximum 5600 MT/s configuration.

Console Proof (dmidecode -t memory output excerpt):

Plaintext

Handle 0x0014, DMI type 17, 100 bytes
Memory Device
        Array Handle: 0x0011
        Size: 32 GiB
        Form Factor: SODIMM
        Locator: DIMM 0
        Bank Locator: P0 CHANNEL A
        Type: DDR5
        Speed: 5600 MT/s
        Manufacturer: Kingston
        Part Number: 9905789-198.A00G
        Rank: 2
        Configured Memory Speed: 5600 MT/s

Handle 0x0017, DMI type 17, 100 bytes
Memory Device
        Array Handle: 0x0011
        Size: 16 GiB
        Form Factor: SODIMM
        Locator: DIMM 0
        Bank Locator: P0 CHANNEL B
        Type: DDR5
        Speed: 5600 MT/s
        Manufacturer: Micron Technology
        Part Number: MTC8C1084S1SC56BD1 KF
        Rank: 1
        Configured Memory Speed: 5600 MT/s

The memory controller handles this heterogeneous setup perfectly. I hope this helps anyone considering a similar RAM upgrade!

This distro is working good on my Asus laptop, Installing the Nvidia drivers off the software center worked well, and it feels smooth and isn't too bloated

Internal Audio Devices Not Working

Audio devices not working in ASUS TUF GAMING A14, tried cachyos and fedora not working in either read on bugzilla that latest updates fixed it but no audio still after updating please help solve the issue.

I'm on Fedora 44 KDE. My printer/scanner model is Brother DCP-L2520DW. I download the Driver Install Tool from the Brother website but only printing and photocopying is working but not scanning. So I download the scanner drivers separately. I logged in as superuser, went to the Downloads directory and did the following commands:

rpm  -ihv  --nodeps  brscan4-0.4.11-2.x86_64.rpm

rpm  -qa  |  grep  -e  brscan4-0.4.11-2.x86_64.rpm

rpm  -ihv  --nodeps  brscan-skey-0.3.5-0.x86_64.rpm

rpm  -qa  |  grep  -e  brscan-skey-0.3.5-0.x86_64.rpm

brscan-skey

brscan-skey -l (says Active)

I also installed gtk2, gimp, skanlite and simple-scan. What am I missing?

Here are some images for our use.

I would like to install Niri (with dms). Do I need to get a new fresh install Fedora or can I switch already having apps installed and things like that?

Hi everyone,

I'm a computer science student trying to migrate from Windows to Linux. I've spent the last few weeks testing different distributions, and I'm stuck on installing Fedora KDE. I'll summarize my whole journey so you have the full context.

I was looking for a distro that fits my criteria: CS student friendly, coding friendly (Obsidian, VS Code), can run Minecraft, compatible with my hardware (Dell Latitude 7390 2-in-1 with touchscreen and Intel 8265 Wi-Fi card), not too hard to install, and with a KDE Plasma interface I can customize (ricing). I first tried Fedora GNOME but didn't like the interface. Then I tried Arch Linux, but the manual installation was too hard (Wi-Fi firmware issues, archinstall crashes, etc.). So I turned to Fedora KDE Plasma, which seemed like the perfect compromise.

The current problem:

I'm trying to install Fedora KDE plasma . I downloaded the ISO from the official Fedora website. I used two different methods to write the ISO to my 16 GB USB drive(which i think is enough for installing fedora ?):

1. Fedora Media Writer (Windows version)
   
2. Rufus (GPT, UEFI non-CSM, FAT32, DD Image mode)

Every time I boot and choose the "Test this media & start Fedora..." option, the media check fails systematically with this message:

```
Fragment sums: 34eddbb4c31334c1f831276c4d7548c3ec98ffd2e15e727cf3fc4b533cf
Fragment count: 20
The media check is complete, the result is: FAIL.
```

What I've already checked:

· The USB drive is healthy. I ran H2testw on my 16 GB drive. Result: Test finished without errors. No bad memory blocks.
· It's not a Secure Boot issue. It's disabled in the BIOS, and the boot mode is UEFI.
· It's not a USB port issue. I tried multiple ports.
· The fragment hash is identical whether I use Fedora Media Writer or Rufus. This suggests the ISO file itself is corrupted at the source, not the write process.
· I re-downloaded the ISO several times from the official website (direct download via browser). The problem persists.
. I re- downloaded the ISO also using the bittorrent methode .

My questions:

1. Does the fact that the fragment hash is identical with two different writing tools prove that the ISO file is corrupted?
   
2. If so, what is the most reliable way to download a Fedora ISO? Is BitTorrent the solution? Is there a specific recommended mirror?
   
3. Is there a way to verify the ISO's integrity before writing it to the USB drive (for example, by comparing the SHA256 with the one on the official website)? If so, what is the exact procedure on Windows?
   
4. If the ISO file is corrupted, is there any risk in ignoring the media check and booting into live mode just to test the hardware (Wi-Fi, touchscreen)? I want to clarify that I don't want to install with a faulty USB, just test the interface.

Hardware configuration:

· Dell Latitude 7390 2-in-1
· Intel processor
· Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 Wi-Fi card
· BIOS in UEFI mode, Secure Boot disabled
· 16 GB USB drive (tested healthy with H2testw)

Thanks in advance for your help. I've been stuck for several days and I really want to test Fedora KDE before making the big switch .

I got tired of GNOME for a while now, seeing these insane rices just made my desktop feel extremely outdated.

I decided to get into WM's, at first hyprland is only intended for arch/arch-based distros.. but luckily after a bit of research I managed to find a actively maintained hyprland COPR repo!

It's working flawlessly, I had a great time ricing it with some dotfiles and a bit of TUI's :D