Case: Windows 7 64-bit Pro boot time is around the 2-minute mark. OS reports TRIM is working. HardDiskSentinel reports TRIM is off, SSD speed is at 80%, SSD health is at 100%.
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How to Add RAR Support to KDE Ark
Q: How to Add RAR Support to KDE Ark?
A: Install unrar with your distro’s package manager.
Manual Partitioning During Ubuntu Install – Remaining Free Space ‘Unusable’
Q: Manual Partitioning During Ubuntu Install – Remaining Free Space Unusable
A: Disk formatted with MBR allows only 4 partitions, thus the space left is marked unusable.
Restarting KWin on Solus Linux 4.1, KDE Plasma 5
Case: The GUI on KDE Plasma 5 became unresponsive. Killing the process from KSysGuard starting it again usually does the trick, but how do you do that on Solus Linux?
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Main Differences Between Debian and Ubuntu
After lots of distrohopping, finally got to understand what’s the difference between Debian and Ubuntu.
Note: This post is not the result of thorough research, so it’s subject to change in the future. It likely won’t receive major changes though.
Checklist for setting up an AMD GPU mining rig
Note: This post is currently a draft, the procedure listed here has not been completed and the steps/sources – not tested.
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Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions Makes Linux Guest Load With a Blank or Black Screen
Case: VirtualBox 6.1.16, host Solus Linux 4.1, guest Peppermint 10. After installing guest additions by inserting the iso into the guest and rebooting, the guest OS shows only a blank, black screen with cursor on top.
Flatpak error: REMOTE and REF must be specified
Case: Flatpak 1.8.3 running on Solus Linux 4.1 throws an error when installing a package. Error message: error: REMOTE and REF must be specified
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LibreOffice 7 is Slow To Launch
Case: LibreOffice 7 has a long (splash screen) loading time on a new Solus Linux installation. Installed via the Software Center.
VirtualBox USB Not Working on Guest Under a Linux Host
Case: VirtualBox 6.1 pass-through not working for Ubuntu guest on a Linux (SolusOS) host. Issue not limited to version or guest OS.
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