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• Minimal KDE Installation Guide for Arch Linux

  This article aims to provide a minimal, convenient, and usable KDE desktop environment For more detailed information, see ArchWiki KDE

  Install Xorg

  Before installing Plasma (KDE5), ensure Xorg is installed and functioning properly on your system.

  May 17, 2019 Author: xz-dev Category: Linux Desktop Environment Read more →

• Recommended KDE Applets List

  A compilation of my frequently used applets

  RedShift Control

  KDE store link: https://store.kde.org/p/998916

  May 17, 2019 Author: xz-dev Category: Linux Desktop Environment Read more →

• Playing Overwatch on Wine Platform

  Lutris is an Open Source gaming platform for Linux.

  This article uses MI Pro (i7-8550U, GTX1050 ti) as an example

  Regarding GPU performance: Minimal performance loss (Runs smoother than Windows with only Overwatch installed)

  May 17, 2019 Author: xz-dev Category: Wine Read more →

• ArchLinux Desktop Environment Survival Guide

  This article documents the installation process step by step

  Serves only as supplementary instructions to the ArchWiki Installation Guide

  Aims to provide a user/developer-friendly desktop environment

  This guide will be continuously updated

  Installing ArchLinux

  Feb 26, 2019 Author: xz-dev Category: ArchLinux Read more →

• Arch Linux and Windows Dual Boot Setup (GRUB2)

  There are two methods:

  1. Manual method: See archwiki
  2. Automatic configuration via os-prober (reference archbbs)

  Automatic GRUB2 Configuration via os-prober

  Feb 26, 2019 Author: xz-dev Category: ArchLinux Read more →

• Installing Fingerprint GUI on MI Pro (Arch Linux Environment)

  All hardware components of MI Pro have Linux driver support (including fingerprint), which is quite rare.

  During installation and usage, I encountered some minor issues, which I'll point out here:

  1. Refer to Arch Wiki to install Fingerprint GUI
  2. After installation, found that Fingerprint GUI only works with root privileges
  3. Solution as follows (reference github issues)
  Feb 26, 2019 Author: xz-dev Category: ArchLinux Read more →

• Reinstalling Arch Linux Using Timeshift

  Timeshift is a backup utility that features incremental/scheduled backups and backup management.

  Use case: Need to migrate the entire system

  Detailed steps/precautions:

  Feb 26, 2019 Author: xz-dev Category: ArchLinux Read more →

• Time (2018/12/20)

  Most of the time, we are dragged forward by time

  Occasionally, we wish for time to pass because we anticipate something

  But who knows, it's merely an illusion

  Dec 19, 2018 Author: xz-dev Category: Daily

• Project Cancellation: LineageOS Port for Honor Pad 2

  Huawei devices are troublesome

  After one month of preparation, no relevant geek forums, vendor files or kernel sources were found. Considering my limited personal capability and resources, I'm delaying (abandoning) the porting project for Huawei Honor Pad 2. Sorry 🙁

  Jun 29, 2018 Author: xz-dev Category: LineageOS

• Fedora, Ubuntu and LineageOS

  LineageOS officially builds using Ubuntu

  Here's how to build LineageOS with Fedora

  Installing Dependency Packages

  Fedora

  Jun 27, 2018 Author: xz-dev Category: LineageOS Read more →