I recently switched to cachyos niri + noctalia , my laptop specs are i7gen5 , 8gb ram , integrated intel5500u and gtx 950m 2gb .
Cachy is not bad its good , but i just got a liking for ubuntu and i want to know will it perform well and smooth .
I plan to use it for video editing , and other simple work.

If you've tried using Conky on modern Ubuntu (especially under Wayland or with an NVIDIA GPU), you’ve probably hit a wall: the official Ubuntu repositories still ship with the older Conky 1.22.x, which struggles on Wayland, lacks modern rendering fixes, and requires hacky external scripts just to read GPU metrics.

I've been working on modernizing the entire Conky experience for Ubuntu, and I'd like to share Conky NextGen (v1.1.0) along with a prebuilt Conky 1.25.x engine and a dedicated GNOME Wayland extension!

Ready out of the box, but built like LEGO

The philosophy behind NextGen is simple: instant usability with infinite customization.

• Ready out of the box: You don't need to spend hours configuring files. Run conky-nextgen start default and you instantly have a cohesive, polished dark dashboard with system metrics, weather, audio, and network monitoring.
• Modular architecture: Every widget is completely independent. Under the hood, NextGen provides reusable building blocks (Lua Cairo renderers for smooth bars, rings, spectrum visualizers, icons, and text) and unified data accessors. You can easily snap modules together, tweak colors and sizes, mix and match components, or build your own completely custom widgets from scratch—either in the clean Lua configs or via the visual GTK3 editor!

Why this is different from stock Ubuntu Conky

1. Conky 1.25 vs Ubuntu Repo 1.22

The stock package in Ubuntu is stuck on 1.22. We provide a prebuilt .deb package of conky-mng 1.25.2, compiled with:

• Modern Lua 5.4 and Cairo bindings
• Up-to-date Wayland drawing stability and zero-flicker double buffering

1. Native GNOME Shell Wayland Integration (conky-layer)

Under GNOME Shell on Wayland, the compositor (Mutter) lacks the wlr-layer-shell protocol. As a result, vanilla Conky floats, clutters Alt+Tab, shows up in the Activities Overview, and raises over app windows when clicked.

To fix this, we developed conky-layer to pin Conky properly to the desktop layer on GNOME Shell [molnari811023/conky-layer]. Additionally, native NVIDIA NVML GPU monitoring tracks core and memory clocks, VRAM, and temperatures without high CPU overhead.

Included Features and Modules

NextGen includes 20 independent modules covering system dashboards, audio/media suites with cava visualizers, network/weather integration, a built-in GTK3 visual designer (nextgen-designer), and a CLI manager (conky-nextgen).

Installation

Prebuilt .deb packages are available for Ubuntu 26.04, allowing users to install the engine and framework without manual compilation [molnari811023/conky-nextgen]:

bash

git clone git@github.com:molnari811023/conky-nextgen.git ~/.conky
cd ~/.conky
sudo dpkg -i pkg/conky-mng_1.25.2.r7.g6628aff-1_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i pkg/conky-nextgen_1.1.0.r166.gab54e73-1_all.deb
sudo apt install -f
conky-nextgen fetch all
conky-nextgen start default

Use code with caution.

Links

• Conky NextGen: https://github.com/molnari811023/conky-nextgen
• Conky Layer: https://github.com/molnari811023/conky-layer

I'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback!

hi guys! It was my first time, when I tried to install an OS on a chromebook, and tbh it was a bit hard, bcz I was confused. I decided to install Xubuntu for him, who ain't interested in learning stuff, and it seems like he likes the distro(he doesn't like ChromeOS, bcz it limits some of his needs), bcz it reminds him Windows 7! But I'd like to ask y'all if I made a correct choice or not.

Here was my thought process:

1. he ain't interested in learning something new and the update manager should be with GUI, so, he won't need me to do stuff again and again… hm… I feel like something Debian-based is the best choice here(I also checked some suggested recommendations, but I found them to be difficult for him)… So, I have these options: Ubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Linux Mint, ZorinOS.
2. Ubuntu and ZorinOS use GNOME as DE, and I feel like it ain't good for the chromebook, so, now I have these options: Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Linux Mint.
3. Linux Mint has some important for him issues(like the audio problem or fractional scaling), which will be solved somewhere in 2027-2028, but I need that right now, so, now I have these options: Xubuntu, Lubuntu.
4. Xubuntu and Lubuntu both are pretty good choices here then, so, let the popularity decide the final choice. Xfce is much popular than LXQt, so, I installed Xubuntu.

What do you y'all think about my choice for him?

I have a 140w USB type C PD 3.1 battery that can charge just about anything. I want it to power my Ubuntu laptop. The issue is, when I plug it into the laptop, the laptop battery starts charging my powerbank itself VS getting charged from it!

The laptop's USB type C port is both power in / power out and supports reverse charging (such as charging your phone via the laptop).

But I want the battery to charge the laptop, not for the laptop to charge the battery!

How can I forcefully disable reverse charging on the Ubuntu laptop or otherwise make the laptop NOT charge the battery or anything over USB C?

NOTE: The UEFI/BIOS has nothing in its settings for this. Lenova Ideapad laptop.

Thanks!

Olá, pessoal!

Estou usando o Ubuntu com o GNOME Files (Nautilus) 50.2.2.

Sinto falta de uma funcionalidade do Windows: o botão com o ícone da lixeira na barra de ferramentas do Explorador de Arquivos.

No Windows, posso selecionar um arquivo e clicar nesse botão para enviá-lo à Lixeira rapidamente.

Existe alguma extensão ou maneira de adicionar esse botão ao Nautilus no Ubuntu?

Gostaria de continuar usando o gerenciador de arquivos padrão, sem precisar instalar outro apenas por causa dessa funcionalidade.

Agradeço a quem puder ajudar!

Hi Linux community! I'm having an issue with icon rendering—they get glitched/bugged out, and the item names get glitched too, as shown in the picture. I've been searching around, but I haven't found any information about this bug. Plus, it happens on other distributions as well (for example, on Fedora). What could be causing this?

I just bought an Acer Nitro V15 laptop and installed Ubuntu on it. It’s been amazing how smooth the system feels, but I don't really get why there’s so much hate towards the Ubuntu distro (a lot of videos on social media show this hate for Ubuntu). This isn't my first time with Linux—my gaming PC runs on Bazzite, which is also fantastic. But isn't the point of using Linux, or any distro for that matter, to have the freedom to customize everything, take full control of your OS, and escape Windows (which gets worse every day with its Copilot integration)? Am I wrong about this, or is the hate actually real?

I’m going insane. I can’t find this answer.
I changed my desktop screen resolution to an unsupported resolution. How do I set it to a supported one using the cli? I’ve made no changes to desktop managers, etc.
I can boot and hit ctrl-alt-f3 and get a terminal window otherwise I just get an unsupported message from the TV.
Any xandr command I’ve tried gives an error.
GDM3 seems to be the manager.

I am familiar with headless servers but clueless about desktops.

Edit: if it helps anyone else this worked for me but you have to have a second monitor or second graphics card. I was able to plug into the onboard graphics output, change the settings then switch back to my graphics card. All on desktop so no permissions/missing displays nonsense.

I suspect it would work to add a second monitor to plug into at the same time and adjust the first monitors settings.

Rant: this shouldn’t be so hard. While a dumb mistake it’s an easy one to do.

cho hỏi, tại sao em lại ko ấn đc phím trong khi lắp bàn phím vào lại đc,em dùng lenovo ideapad slim 3i

Hi,

since a few days ago windows app an Mac OS client stopped connecting to gnome-remote-desktop.

It looks like an SSL handshake issue. kkRemote works fine from the same client.

After the SSL aprovel windows app tries to connect and stops after a view minutes.

Error code: 0x108

The gnome SSL certificate was updated 14 days ago, which fits the time that the connection stopped working. But not sure if its a dead end or a lead.

server log:

ERRCONNECT_CONNE...
[RDP] Network or intentional disconnect, stopping session

Could it be the same, similar issue?

https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/issues/13549  3.32.0 server sends Early User Authorization Result before TSCredentials - Windows App hangs after NLA (HYBRID_EX, regression from #13415)

My Versions:

• gnome-remote-desktop 50.2-0ubuntu0.1
• libfreerdp-server3-3 3.32.1+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1
• libfreerdp3-3 3.32.1+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1
• libwinpr3-3 3.32.1+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1

I'm looking for advice/tips. My goal is a personal desktop with up to date gaming related stuff, but everything else stable boring Ubuntu LTS. I'm tired of constant rolling updates and chance for breakages with distros like CachyOS, but I don't want to give up gaming related updates. I don't want to sacrifice much stability but want to optimize when possible.

I have over a decade on Ubuntu, Debian, and their derivatives and a year or two spread between Bazzite and CachyOS. I missed .deb and the convenience and calmness those distributions have for personal desktop and gaming use, so I'm back to Ubuntu.

It's a shame there's not a gaming optimized derivative of Ubuntu out there but I don't think there is.

Here's what I've done so far. Did I do too much? Not enough? Let me know what you think.

1. Up to date optimized kernel. I used Liquorix.

2. Up to date graphic drivers using kisak-mesa ppa.

3. Use official Steam .deb, not snap

4. Use CachyOS proton version

5. Use Feral GameMode, at least on demanding games

6. Use zram-tools for fast compressed swap (if ever needed)

7. Change swapiness and virtual memory allocation (vm.max_map_count = 2147483642, vm.swappiness = 10)

I know I could have went with Fedora but I would miss .deb and LTS too much, and Linux Mint or Kubuntu or something too but I personally prefer default Ubuntu (Gnome) desktop environment usually.

A few days ago, I decided to switch from Ubuntu 24 LTS. Instead of moving to a completely different Linux family, I thought I'd try another Ubuntu-based distro. Since I had heard a lot of positive things about KDE Plasma, I chose Kubuntu 26 LTS.

My experience, unfortunately, wasn't great from the start. Before installation, the system got stuck on the boot screen. I had to reboot and use Safe Graphics Mode to get to the installer. After the installation completed, the first reboot got stuck again. Another reboot finally brought me to the desktop.

One thing I noticed was that Kubuntu didn't automatically install the graphics drivers the way Ubuntu usually does during installation. When I manually installed the drivers, it initially picked the recommended driver myself.

The biggest issue came during actual usage. On Ubuntu 24 LTS, I regularly use llama.cpp without any major problems. However, on Kubuntu 26 LTS, the same workload repeatedly caused crashes. KDE Plasma would freeze or get killed entirely, forcing me to restart my session.

After dealing with the boot issues, driver problems, and desktop crashes, I decided to go back to my trusty Ubuntu 24 LTS. It may not be as flashy as KDE Plasma, but for my use case it has been far more stable and reliable.

Has anyone else had a similar experience with Kubuntu 26 LTS, or was I just unlucky?

Bonjour

C'est la catastrophe.

Ca fait une semaine que mon Kubuntu a planté suite au passage de 24.04 a 26.04.

(Et en plus, 2 compte mail Yahoo bloqués en loop de vérification)

J'ai reçu une aide amicale très appréciable du forum https://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?pid=22910625 mais pas de résultat.

A noter que j'ai pu 1 seule fois ouvrir une 22.04 live puis une 26.04 live. Mais j'ai éteint l'ordinateur la première fois, et il s'est éteint la seconde et il n' a plus été possible de booter en live.

Ca s'arrête là :

Jai accès au UEFI.

Jai une Lenovo IdeaPad TB336fu avec Etch droid (qui a produit les 2 clé ISO qui ont réussi a démarrer) et BootForge

J'ai grandement besoin d'aide !

Merci d'avance

When i uodated blur my shel exstension, top bar shows up on lock screen

😭

Is it possible to install Ubuntu server and then install gnome-shell package?

I'd like to set up an Ubuntu installation only with necessary software. Trying not to have so much ram usage.

Link to the previous post that taught me the actual issue: https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/s/cK04BVi5sD

Alright, after a day or search and meddling in the Terminal, I am safe to say that one singular kernel blocks the entire usage of my GPU (Ubuntu chooses to use the AMD graphics from the CPU instead).

The kernel in question: linux-modules-nvidia-595-generic-hwe-26.04

Everything else is updated and upgraded, the setting to allow upgrades despite phasing is set to true, Secure Boot is off (checked in every place that I could), cannot download any Nvidia 595 drivers.

Using Wayland, if that helps.

Typing the code on the top comment on the previous post led to Terminal saying card1: amdgpu , which yeah Sherlock that's the issue, you should be using the Nvidia GPU instead

Any help is welcome

I recently updated to 26.04.1 LTS. During the update, a few errors occurred in relation to LibreOffice, but in subsequent use there have been no problems.

However, all of my file icons except images in the file manager have reverted to black "document" looking icons. XLSX, PPT, DOCX, TXT, everything looks the same. App icons and desktop icons are still OK.

When I open the Properties menu by right clicking, I get no option to change individual file icons.

It's a bit of a pain. Does anyone have a clue as to how to repair the icons?

Thanks!

running on ubuntu resolute (desktop), fault was caused by an automatic update and no notification popped up.

the os did not boot, because the initrd.img symlink was broken

temp workaround was booting previous kernel from the grub menu and attempting an apt update+upgrade

output showed the error from kernel install scripts concerning ovpn-dco dkms module

removing the openvpn-dco-dkms (automatically installed) package allows this kernel build 7.0.0-38 to install fine and basically "fixes" the issue

note:

- openvpn3 is the only relevant explicitly installed package

- it worked just fine with kernel build 7.0.0-34

now im generally using openvpn through the networkmanager desktop integration so did not explicitly configure any connections to use dco

these still work fine, but im concerned about the long term consequences of this "fix"
and whether openvpn-dco-dkms is actually a requisite of openvpn3, because their github says its deprecated/used by openvpn<2.7

edit: dumb typo, This was on resolute not noble.

EDIT: Upon more research (and by that I mean trying the same commands I punched in yesterday) I learned that there are 3 things I can't upgrade due to phasing. All three of them keep me from downloading the recommended 595 Open driver because one of those kernels is a dependency. I guess I gotta wait now. I will still be listening to the comments though, because as far as I can tell the driver being up and running and the laptop recognizing the GPU are two different things. Please don't downvote me if I said something wrong, you *do* know better than me

I downloaded the recommended Nvidia driver months ago, and did everything the websites said. For some reason, the GPU was "not loaded" and I was using the AMD graphics that come with the processor instead.

I have no idea how this is possible. Zero clue on what to do with the kernel.

How do I load the Nvidia GPU and finally start to use it?

If it helps, I finally managed to write a xorg conf file, that seems to be working but it does not recognize Device0, which should be the GPU. I think.

For context I'm running Ubuntu 25.10 on an older Dell Optiplex 9020. Firmware A25. I initially thought it was the drive, swapped it out. Same issue, let me know if there's any solution to this or any questions you may need to further explain. I'm a noob to Ubuntu and Linux in general so please go easy on me.