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Hey,

Lately there was a post on reddit about request for WebApp Manager for Cosmic desktop.

Few months ago I was working on WAM Rust so "web app manager" written in Rust and Iced-rs. Yesterday I decided to rewrite it to libcosmic so it will looks nicer and integrate with Cosmic desktop better.

The result is awesome. I'm happy how it looks.

This is very first working version of this app, so it's working with mainly mainstream browser and maybe there will be some fuckups. However I will try to do my best to finish it so it will work better and just like Linux Mint's "WAM".

If you are interested in this app, you can follow my progress on github: https://github.com/elevenhsoft/cosmic-wam

Have a nice day and wait patiently for Cosmic desktop :)

p.s.

Sorry for copy paste from reddit. It just faster to do than uploading again and again :)

I'm trying to print some documents in grayscale / black & white but it keeps printing my documents in colour instead, even if I select grayscale in one of the drop down menus in the settings (under Color > Color Model).

Does anyone know if there is a specific setting I need to change for it to print in grayscale correctly? If it helps, I have a Canon MX420 printer.

Thanks so much for your help!

My Bluetooth isn't working. It's not even detected by the rfkill list command. Since installing various Linux distributions, I've had persistent Wi-Fi issues. To fix those, I used this repository: repo: https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw88.

Important: This rtw88 repository is for Wi-Fi only. The kernel drivers btusb and btrtl (located in the drivers/bluetooth directory) are used for Realtek Bluetooth devices.

While Bluetooth works after manually loading btusb, it doesn't load automatically. Here's my question:

• How can I configure btusb to load automatically at boot?
• Alternatively, what might be causing btusb not to load automatically?

Hello, I'm making this post because I'm having some issues with NVIDIA driver and I want to revert back to an older version.

Since version 535 I've been having troubles with the driver on XWayland, specifically while playing games (black horizontal bars flickering on the screen, tearing, stuttering). The last version of the driver that was working well was version 525.

Is there any way I can install nvidia version 525? Executing $ ubuntu-drivers devices the last version I can find is 535.

Thanks to anyone willing to help

Update: I tried to add the ppa from here "https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+packages" and manually install the desired nvidia driver version, alongside all the dependencies needed, but the linux kernel it was targeting was version 6.2. I don't know if the problem was generated because of this, but after I finished the installation, only one monitor was working, animations were choppy and nvidia-smi was not working. Basically something was wrong and the driver was not working.

Update 2: Posted solution in the comments.

I only have one monitor plugged into my desktop PopOS 22.04 LTS install. Recently my display settings shows two displays with one being the correct Samsung one and another just as "Unknown Display".

I am running NVIDIA Graphics and the About reads: NVIDIA Corporation TU106 [GeForce RTX 2060 Rev. A]

With nvidia-driver-550 installed. Any help would be appreciated!

Hi, I brought this up to support and they haven't been able to figure it out, so i figured I'd put some more lines in the water.

Specs: Oryx Pro 11 (2024, i think its 11) Nvidia RTX 4060 Laptop, 545 firmware 24-core Intel i9 CPU 16” 1200p display (165Hz)

I have display issues, I'm running two monitors. One monitor through the HDMI port and the other through usb-c. The HDMI port typically always works. The usb-c port generally doesn't. The computer also usually resets my monitor positions and then changes my resolution.

I have looked through journalctl, and did Nvidia logs and that yielded nothing of use (at least from what I can tell). Looked at dmesg and didn't find anything wrong (at least from what i can tell). Couldn't pinpoint one specific thing. I made system76 logs (gave it to them) and they say the monitor is indeed being seen as connected and there is nothing out of the ordinary.

Most of the time i have to try and restart a few times for the usb-c monitor to catch in the right resolution, but most of the time it is either in the wrong really low resolution, or a black screen. When it does work, it works as long as i have the computer on (granted i don't have it go to sleep or suspend).

I have tried multiple Linux flavors, but generally I will get the same type of issues. I did Ubuntu and rolled back to the 535 Nvidia Driver, and that didn't seem to fix the issue. I've bought multiple cables and tried multiple monitors.

At this point I'm not sure where I should look and support hasn't been able to really help me fix this issue. Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks

I just noticed two finger scrolling with my touchpad now has momentum... I haven't noticed this in other distros and I forgot how much I missed it since moving from macOS. Hell yeah, amazing work folks!

When I'm trying to pick a file say when I click Browse on the Image section of making a Lemmy post the file manager doesnt have a button to change the View to Grid so I can see what the image I'm selecting is. I can't tell what image is what by the tiny preview

Ever since I switched to Pop OS whenever I google certain stuff I get this message where google thinks I own crowdsupply

I noticed the newest kernel package is named "linux-image-6.8.0-76060800daily20240311-generic".

Why is it named daily? Does it mean we will be getting more frequent kernel updates? Or just some daily build that someone forgot to change its name?

github says it is done but i donnot see it in pop store when is it available?

I started using linux a couple of years ago and it was pop os that im still using today. When i started, apps many was across all screen, it was big and strange to me that on desktop computer its all so big and apps icons are to big.. But luckly that was changed after some time and now we have much smaller widow with apps and thats much better, but i think that its still to big and that it should be smaller. Im i the only one that think this way..? Is there a chance that it could be updated with new cosmic “Rust” release?

The application is still being actively developed but I wanted to share my experience working on it.

While working with libcosmic, a pre-alpha library, I was pleasantly surprised by the available resources. Unlike many early-stage projects, libcosmic has well-written documentation that clearly explains core concepts and functionalities. Beyond the documentation, the project provides practical examples showcasing common use cases and real applications being actively developed.

But libcosmic's true strength lies in its community, the team at S67 has been incredibly supportive, not only did they answer questions promptly but also actively contribute to the project's growth. This kind of collaborative spirit fosters a welcoming environment for developers of all levels.

I've had the opportunity to contribute back to the project and my contributions were well received, the willingness of the S67 team to collaborate and integrate contributions ensures that libcosmic will continue to evolve and empower developers to create next-generation desktop applications.

Join the community, delve into the code, and be part of shaping the future of COSMIC.

I created a GitHub repository to showcase COSMIC projects.

I included the projects I could find but if you have an project and want to include it, please open a pull request with your project added to the applications.ron or applets.ron file.

https://fosstodon.org/@soller/112083947500126938

COSMIC Store is coming along quickly, though there is still a lot left to do. It loads nearly instantly, because it uses bitcode to cache appstream data in an optimized format. It uses very little memory compared to the Pop Shop. Searches can be performed live as they are done in parallel. Searching for "e" takes 5.5 ms on my desktop and returns 4601 results.