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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 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.
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.