NVIDIA Graphics on Omarchy / Arch: Daily-Driver Setup Guide
Get a real NVIDIA stack on Omarchy or Arch after install: proprietary versus open kernel modules, the pacman path, nvidia-smi checks, Hyprland and Wayland notes, and the black-screen pitfalls that belong on the nomodeset post instead of your daily cmdline.
Omarchy 4 Quattro: First-Week Install and Setup Guide
A first-week install and setup guide for Omarchy 4 Quattro: the ISO, Limine, the first update, essential tweaks, and where to look when the desktop misbehaves.
Is Fedora 44 XFCE a Strong Lightweight Daily Driver?
Fedora 44’s XFCE spin is the ThinkPad-from-2016 daily driver: Fedora’s kernel and DNF without GNOME’s RAM personality. This is an install-and-tune guide covering X11 versus the testing Wayland session, RPM Fusion, and when Silverblue or Mint is the better light OS. No fake RAM tables — your 8 GB machine is not my 8 GB machine.
Linux Mint 22.3 vs Fedora 44: A Decision Guide
Linux Mint 22.3 Zena is Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with Cinnamon and support through 2029; Fedora 44 is this year’s kernel and desktop with a six-month fuse. This decision guide covers kernels, Snap versus DNF, homelab overlap, and what to try on a spare disk. I will not declare a universal winner.
Omarchy 4 Quattro vs Fedora 44: Which Homelab Daily Driver?
Omarchy 4 Quattro is DHH’s opinionated Arch + Hyprland desktop; Fedora 44 is a six-month release with GNOME, KDE, XFCE, and atomic spins. This is a homelabber’s map of install day, updates, GPU and VMs — not a fake FPS bake-off. I also spell out who should pick which, and why the honest answer is often both.
Running Omarchy vs Windows 11 on the Same Class of PC
Same class of PC, two operating systems: Windows 11 as it actually ships in 2026, and Omarchy as an Arch daily driver. I walk through dual-boot, NVIDIA, gaming and anti-cheat, Resolve codecs, and work apps — no invented snappiness percentages. The point is what to test before you wipe a BitLocker disk.
Omarchy vs CachyOS: Which Arch-Based Path Fits Whom?
Omarchy and CachyOS both skip a from-scratch Arch install, then diverge: Omarchy ships a finished Hyprland/Quickshell workstation, CachyOS ships tuned kernels and a desktop you choose. I compare install philosophy, gaming, and maintenance without scraped benchmark tables. The wrap-up is who should pick which, and when vanilla Arch is still the right call.
Pop!_OS COSMIC Desktop in 2026: Install Notes and Frosted Glass
Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS ships System76’s Rust-based COSMIC desktop, not GNOME with a skin. These are install notes plus a walkthrough of Frosted Glass in COSMIC 1.3 — NVIDIA versus Intel/AMD ISOs, what still is not GNOME, and how this differs from Fedora’s COSMIC images or Omarchy’s Hyprland.
How to Install DaVinci Resolve on Omarchy / Arch Linux
The AUR davinci-resolve package is broken out of the box on Omarchy and Arch because Blackmagic will not let the AUR mirror the Linux zip. This walkthrough drops the official zip into yay’s cache, rebuilds, then fixes AMD OpenCL if the GUI never appears. NVIDIA and AMD paths both get the why, not just the commands.
How to install Omarchy iso with nomodeset (Black Screen Fix)
The Omarchy live ISO boots GRUB; NVIDIA boxes often hang on a black screen before the installer appears. This guide extracts the ISO, adds a Safe Graphics (nomodeset) menu entry, rebuilds with xorriso, and flashes a USB. After install, Limine and the normal driver path take over — this is a live-session workaround, not a permanent kernel flag.
How to Install Antigravity IDE on Arch Linux or Omarchy from a Tarball
Manually extract, PATH-link, and desktop-launch Google Antigravity IDE on Arch Linux or Omarchy when you want a user-local tarball install instead of a distro package.
How to Change Your Cursor Theme to Bibata Modern Classic in Omarchy / Hyprland
Install Bibata Modern Classic on Omarchy and Hyprland, set XCURSOR_THEME and size, and fix the usual GTK, Hyprland, and leftover default-cursor mismatches.
How to Securely Deploy SafeLine WAF Using Docker Compose
A complete, security-hardened guide to installing SafeLine WAF. Avoid dangerous piping scripts to bash and learn how to audit, deploy, and configure SafeLine WAF securely using official Docker Compose repositories, strong environment secrets, and firewall rules.
Beginner's Guide to Fedora CoreOS (with Bitwarden SSH Keys)
Learn how to generate SSH keys with Bitwarden, convert Butane YAML to Ignition JSON, install Fedora CoreOS, and deploy AdGuard Home via Podman Quadlets.
How to Install Homebrew on Fedora Silverblue (The Right Way)
Layer gcc/make once, install Linuxbrew into user space, and fix Silverblue’s /var/home PATH so brew works without an rpm-ostree reboot for every CLI tool.
Running AdGuard Home as a Podman Quadlet on Fedora CoreOS
Run AdGuard Home on Fedora CoreOS with a Podman Quadlet, enable image auto-updates, and lock DNS/SSH down with nftables so only the LAN can talk to it.
Setting Up Virtualization on Fedora Silverblue: Layering KVM Like a Pro
Layer QEMU, libvirt, and virt-manager on Fedora Silverblue with rpm-ostree, enable libvirtd, and avoid the dnf @virtualization trap on an immutable host.
Jellyfin Server running on Alpine Linux with Docker
Setup Jellyfin serve on Alpine Linux.
Turning an Old Laptop into an Alpine Linux Pi-hole Server with Docker and Nightly Updates
Learn how to install pihole on Alpine Linux.
How to Schedule Nightly Reboots on Fedora CoreOS
Use a systemd oneshot service plus a calendar timer on Fedora CoreOS to reboot every night at 11 PM — without cron, and with persistence if the box was asleep.
Running Pi-hole as a Podman Quadlet on Fedora CoreOS
Turn Pi-hole into a systemd-managed Podman Quadlet on Fedora CoreOS so DNS comes back on every reboot without podman run or a manual enable.
Beginner's Guide to Fedora CoreOS
Learn how to install CoreOS.
The Ultimate Rocky Linux Install Guide with NVIDIA Drivers
The most comprehensive and easy-to-follow Rocky Linux installation guide for beginners and advanced users alike. Learn how to install Rocky Linux 9.3 with KDE Plasma, NVIDIA drivers, and a collection of essential applications including DaVinci Resolve, VMware Workstation Player, Brave browser, and OBS Studio.
Arch Linux with NVIDIA Drivers - Workstation Setup
A guide to installing Arch Linux with NVIDIA drivers and setting up a workstation with DaVinci Resolve, OBS, VMware, Inkscape, GIMP, LocalSend, Steam, and Proton-GE.