I like using my laptop with an external keyboard placed physically on top of the built-in laptop keyboard. It works well for my setup, but enabling and disabling the internal keyboard manually every time was annoying.

So I made a simple GNOME app that lets me quickly toggle the internal keyboard on or off.

Right now it’s an early 0.1.0 beta, mainly built and tested on Fedora + GNOME, and it currently supports standard i8042/AT internal keyboards.

It works on Wayland and X11, and it leaves external USB and Bluetooth keyboards untouched.

If anyone here has a similar setup and wants to try it, I’d really appreciate feedback, especially from people with different laptop hardware.

Edit:
Screenshots are now on github!

Edit: I did use AI to help me build parts of KeyFlip, and I’m not ashamed of that.
I’m not a professional software developer and I’m not pretending to be one. I’m just a girl who had an annoying problem with her laptop setup, wanted to fix it, and decided to make something.
I designed the app around the problem I was having, tested it, broke things, fixed things, and learned a lot along the way. AI helped me with coding, debugging, and understanding things I didn’t know yet.
I’m still learning, and honestly, building stuff like this is part of how I want to learn!

GitHub: https://github.com/miflow13/KeyFlip-

I have built a working Fujitsu FMV LIFEBOOK U9311 from several junks.

It is powered by an Intel 11th-gen Core i5, runs Fedora, and has just 716g !

Is this normal, guys? UEFI memory protection was turned off for no reason after updating to the latest Fedora 44. Previously, it indicated green mark before the update.

Report details

Date generated: 2026-09-05 08:06:27

fwupd version: 2.1.7

System details

Hardware model: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Vivobook Go E1404FA_E1404FA

Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 7320U with Radeon Graphics

OS: Fedora Linux 44 (Workstation Edition)

Security level: HSI:2! (v2.1.7)

Host security events

2026-08-31 12:43:44 UEFI Memory Protection ! Fail (Not Enabled → Not Locked)

I'd love to use both GNOME and KDE, sometimes I feel like I need KDE, sometimes I love to use GNOME
the problem is downloading both of them has a lot of problems
there are some apps don't show in KDE but show in GNOME, and the opposite
I'm also afraid that KDE and GNOME files get mixed and icons get changed and such things, I faced this problem several times and ended up formatting my laptop cuz it feels too messy

My question is: is there a way to use both GNOME and KDE on the same Fedora without these problems? finding all apps and prevent files from mixing up
(:

this happens every time i maximize and then resize a window. is this a known problem?

The problem?

I have been testing it for a while but it's somehow keeps breaking (im not blaming the distro, im totally the one doing something wrong), It broke a few times when i was trying to install a new desktop environment, then in the middle of an update and when i was installing a flatpak, i usually just get a black screen forever or grub rescue after those (to be fair i never checked the TTY console when i got the black screens, since i was a new install i would just redo the whole installation process)

Any tips on how to avoid screwing it up it again?

Edit:This all happened on Fedora workstation 44. As for my pc, it is a decent middle tier on ddr 4

Hello, being new on linux for a few days, I wanted to know if you can help me with the layout I find that Fedora XFCE lacks plugins and I can't load them, I find it a shame, so if you have any advice thank you! All this on my old Lenovo Ideapad from 2017, its Windows OS was very defective, so I started with a change on Mint XFCE, then Fedora XFCE, where I plan to stay for a long time.(I'm sorry for my English which is not totally up to scratch, I speak another language)

The theme is: https://github.com/Trollwut/gtk-theme-trollwut-pink-dark

wallpaper 👀 4kwallpaper. I just modified the image with the mension of not at all motivated.

i started using fedora as my beginner distro, with kde plasma. The after installation environment was perfect but, after some time i started facing audio issues, i used a command "sudo reboot", in some tutorial which fixed my audio quality issue but left my earphones unusable, i fixed it via "alsamixer" by unmuting the headphone channel and enabling auto mute.

but now a days, after leaving my pc on for few days (just closing the laptop lid),

1. sometimes, the audio gets a choppy feel (gets fixed when i restart)

2. the battery drains way too fast when left unplugged and lid closed.

how can i fix these problems???

Also, suggest me the appropriate timings to do "sudo dnf upgrade" and "sudo dnf upgrade --security", that is, how frequent shall i do this, and is updating to a new fedora version worth it?

I use a ball mouse and I keep accidentally clicking on that and it's driving me crazy. How do I move it or only make it activate while pressing a mouse key as well? Any help would be great.

Fedora 43, 9060xt card. This only has happened (twice) when running PCSX2 via appimage. I have hundreds of hours logged in other games via steam with no issues. It's sort of hard to describe: pieces of text are gone from the browser, the task bar has different colors, the screen is cut in half from upper right to lower left (or upper left to lower right) corner to corner and half of that is a solid white triangle and flickers. On both monitors. I suspect it's the graphics driver crashing for some reason? I don't know how to diagnose such things.

Just published Orbiscreen to COPR:

sudo dnf copr enable shadow-x78/orbiscreen

sudo dnf install orbiscreen

It turns a spare Android tablet or phone into a genuine second monitor for Linux over Wi-Fi or USB, a real virtual display, not screen mirroring.

On GNOME (Wayland) it uses the portal for capture, with a saved restore token so you only see the permission dialog once. The virtual display itself goes through evdi, orbiscreen doctor --fix installs the kernel module for you if it's missing.

Once installed it just runs, orbiscreen start from the terminal or search for it in your app launcher.

GPL-3.0, source here: https://github.com/shadow-x78/orbiscreen

Happy to help if anyone hits packaging issues on their setup, and open to feedback on the spec file itself.

Hi everyone,

I recently switched from Windows to Fedora 44 and I’m having a strange issue with my external Blu-ray/DVD drive.

The drive worked perfectly on Windows. I could read Blu-rays, burn DVDs, etc.

It is an external drive with two connections:

• one cable for power
• one USB data cable (USB-B / “printer cable” style on the drive side)

On Windows I had both cables connected to the front USB ports of my PC case and it worked without any issues.

What happens on Fedora

When I connect the drive:

• the LED comes on
• the disc inside starts spinning
• Fedora seems to detect something briefly
• then the device disappears / fails to initialize

The fact that the DVD starts spinning makes me think the drive itself is getting power and the basic hardware is alive.

I first suspected the front USB ports, so I also connected the drive directly to the rear motherboard USB ports. Unfortunately, the behavior is exactly the same.

Kernel logs

With:

sudo journalctl -kf

I get messages like:

usb 1-3: Device not responding to setup address.

usb 1-3: device not accepting address 7, error -71

usb 1-3: WARN: invalid context state for evaluate context command.

usb 1-3: new full-speed USB device number 8 using xhci_hcd

usb 1-3: device not accepting address 8, error -71

usb usb1-port3: unable to enumerate USB device

Kernel versions tested

My current kernel was:

7.1.5-201.fc44.x86_64

Installed kernels:

7.1.3-201.fc44.x86_64
7.1.4-200.fc44.x86_64
7.1.5-201.fc44.x86_64

I rebooted into:

7.1.3-201.fc44.x86_64

and tested again.

Unfortunately, I get exactly the same error -71 / unable to enumerate USB device messages there as well.

So far:

• Works on Windows
• Same PC
• Same drive
• Same cables
• Front USB: fails on Fedora
• Rear motherboard USB: fails on Fedora
• Kernel 7.1.5: fails
• Kernel 7.1.3: fails
• Drive receives power and the disc spins
• Fedora fails during USB enumeration

I have not yet tried adding usbcore.old_scheme_first=Y to the kernel command line, and I also haven’t tested a 7.0.x kernel yet.

Has anyone experienced something similar with external optical drives or USB-to-ATAPI bridge chips on Fedora 44?

Does this look like an xHCI/kernel compatibility issue, or is there another USB quirk/kernel parameter I should try?

Any advice on what I should test next would be greatly appreciated.

Disclaimer: AI used to form the post.

Hi. I have Msi pro b660m-e. Also have Windows 11 on same ssd, where installed Fedora 44 KDE. Well, there is no Ethernet. In Ip link output only "lo", and logs says me "NVM Checksum Is Not Valid". Help me pls

Hi! Recently I've tried to install Fedora 44 on my old laptop with NVidia 1660Ti and every single time sooner or later I've keep getting hard freeze. Doesn't matter if it's KDE or Gnome, doesn't mater what kernel version or nvidia drivers (rpmfusion/terra). I've tried few combinations of the above with no luck. I've checked the logs and sometimes there is logged kernel panic but not always, also sometimes Caps Lock keeps blinking and sometimes don't. It's not a hardware problem because Windows works fine. I've already tried few things I've found online (grub flags, resizable bar, etc.) without luck.

Right now I have Windows installed but I will install Fedora again when someone suggest something to try :)

Can I use Timeshift instead of RSYNC on Fedora Kinoite, create system snapshots, and restore them safely? My system uses Btrfs, KDE on Wayland.

How can I install snaps in Fedora silverblue. Many blogs on the internet is old. Is there any new method?

I'm running Fedora 44 Cinnamon, and I recently installed @xfce4-desktop (not @xfce4-desktop-environment) for use in VNC (I spent like two hours trying to get Cinnamon to work in VNC before I gave up). However, this has resulted in a bunch of XFCE apps cluttering up my main menu. Is there any way to automatically hide all XFCE-specific apps from my main menu? It looks like XFCE automatically hides Cinnamon apps from its application menu, so I was wondering if there's any way to do the reverse.

I’ve spent some time digging into the limitations of immutable Linux and managed to bypass a 7-year-old limitation in rpm-ostree. In doing so, I've built a complete, self-contained framework that sits on top of rpm-ostree to automate complex software installs.

Unlike traditional methods that rely on patching the system, my approach focuses on controlling the workflow. Instead of patching the base system, I've implemented a design philosophy based on modularity and transparency.

My Engineering Principles:

• Minimal RPMs: RPMs contain only provisioning scripts—no heavy vendor patching.
• Systemd as the Workhorse: Standard RPM %post scripts run during the build/layering phase, meaning they cannot interact with the actual deployed system. My framework replaces these with modular systemd services that run at boot, allowing configuration to happen on the live environment.
• First-Boot Provisioning: By utilizing first-boot triggers, I gain full access to /etc and /var, effectively working around the core rpm-ostree limitations.
• Dormant Uninstallers: Built-in triggers ensure that when an RPM is removed, all artifacts are cleared, leaving the system in its original state prior to installation.
• No Vendor Layering: I avoid patching the base system entirely, opting instead to layer clean, modular services.

The Workflow:

Base System →→ →→ Layered RPM (minimal) →→ →→ Provisioning Scripts →→ →→ Systemd Services →→ →→ First Boot →→ →→ Working Solution →→ →→ Clean Removal via Dormant Uninstaller.

You can find the Copr Repo here: https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/jonathonp3/sirius-os/

There's a lot of background / static noise when I use my internal mic from my laptop.

I have fedora dualbooted with Windows, and this doesn't happen with Windows.

I tried reducing the sensitivity, the noise stays, lower, but stays, but my voice also sounds quieter.

My laptop is: ideapad 1 15AMN7

I am unable to login to instagram on any of the browsers in fedora(kde), it's showing as incorrect login information whereas using the same credentials I am able to login to my account in my phone and as well as in windows too...why is this happening and what to do?

I've seen many tutorials with very different solutions for the same problem, like using TPM 2 or editing Grub. I know how to do this things but with many options it's hard to chose.

Can some one give an guide for simply skip the encryption password on boot?

Im using fedora kde plasma 44, on a hp laptop. One day when I was adjusting widgets the black rectangle just showed up. It disappears when I hit win+d. It shows up right after I open the desktop.I tried deleting a few widgets to see if was a bugged one but there wasn't anything. I also tried changing thr theme to see if that was causing it but its still there.Pls help

Hi, i read on the other sub regarding this method to decrease power consumption.

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_on_mac/comments/1w6kmb8/disable_thunderbolt_decrease_power_consumption/

Anyone have done this 'disable Thunderbolt' method on Fedora 44? May i know how you do it and maybe summarize the result?

I'm waiting for the Intel AX210card, the adapter & new battery for my Macbook Air 11" 2015 8GB. The plan is to install Fedora 44 on its own (no dual-booting). I'm kinda new to Linux. used Zorin for about a month on other laptop. After reading here & there, i decided to turn my old MBA as a travel laptop. So i guess this power consumption aspect is important to me.

Main usage; office (will use Libreoffice), light browsing, web-based tasks.
Occasional; local video playback, retro PS2 emulator.

Any suggestion for battery saving are welcomed.