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Every Ubuntu user eventually hits an app that behaves oddly for no clear reason. A screen recorder captures a black window, a…

October 21, 2026

Your second monitor problem on Fedora has a very specific flavor of annoyance. Fedora clearly knows the monitor exists. It shows up…

October 21, 2026

A 125 percent display scale is the sweet spot for many Ubuntu users. At 100 percent, text on a high-resolution laptop or…

October 21, 2026

Screen tearing ruins an otherwise great setup. You have a smooth 144Hz monitor connected to your Ubuntu PC, videos should look fluid,…

October 21, 2026

Few things are more frustrating than a fingerprint reader that almost works. You place your finger during setup on Fedora 40, the…

October 21, 2026

Fingerprint login feels like magic when it works. Touch the sensor, and your ThinkPad unlocks. No typing a long password every time…

October 21, 2026

You press F5 to refresh, and instead your music pauses. You press F2 to rename a file, and brightness changes. If you…

October 21, 2026

Two-finger scroll is one of those small features you miss instantly when it breaks. You place two fingers on the touchpad, slide,…

October 21, 2026

You just installed Ubuntu on your Acer Aspire 5 and the touchpad does nothing. The cursor will not move. Buttons do not…

October 21, 2026

Does your Linux PC run hot and loud? Does the fan spin up even when you are just browsing? Undervolting and proper…

October 21, 2026