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https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/merge_requests/311/pipelines
Preinstall btrfsmaintenance (!311) · Merge requests · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
Preinstall the btrfsmaintaince services but dont enable them. Allow the user to opt in by manually enabling or enabling in BTRFS Assistant once installed by...
merge requests kdelinux gitlabpreinstall311
https://invent.kde.org/groups/kde-linux/-/issues?sort=created_date&state=opened&milestone_title=Beta&label_name%5B%5D=High%20priority&first_page_size=100
Issues · KDE Linux · GitLab
Work-in-progress of a KDE-owned general-purpose Linux® distribution
kde linux gitlabissues
https://invent.kde.org/groups/kde-linux/-/issues?sort=created_date&state=opened&label_name%5B%5D=Newcomer&first_page_size=100
Issues · KDE Linux · GitLab
Work-in-progress of a KDE-owned general-purpose Linux® distribution
kde linux gitlabissues
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/merge_requests/461
Enable pwfeedback for sudo (!461) · Merge requests · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
Adds a nice asterisk display when you type your password into sudo. This might be controversial, but I think this is a useful change because:
merge requests kdelinux gitlabenablesudo461
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/merge_requests/311
Preinstall btrfsmaintenance (!311) · Merge requests · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
Preinstall the btrfsmaintaince services but dont enable them. Allow the user to opt in by manually enabling or enabling in BTRFS Assistant once installed by...
merge requests kdelinux gitlabpreinstall311
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/merge_requests/310
Add a "command not found" handler (!310) · Merge requests · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
KDE Linux doesn't include some tools that are commonly known or referenced online. We can to provide a bit of education right at the point of possible...
merge requests kdelinux gitlabaddcommandfound
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/commit/6dae4285b86d36b82cbd8c31bcfb8b697f85604a
Use saner zram settings (6dae4285) · Commits · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
Right now we use very aggressive settings, over-provisioning zram to 200% of the physical RAM in an attempt to effectively double the memory. Unfortunately...
commits kde linuxusesanersettingsgitlab
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/issues/464
Set the wireless regulatory domain appropriately (#464) · Issues · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
See https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Network_configuration/Wireless#Respecting_the_regulatory_domain When unset, it defaults to the most restrictive setting in...
issues kde linuxsetwirelessregulatorydomain
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/merge_requests/287
Enable pcscd.socket by default (!287) · Merge requests · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
This is required for accessing smart cards.
merge requests kdelinux gitlabenablesocketdefault
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/tree/67a4091262e9c6fb26fd0c0a8cab7e9cd68f0815
Files · 67a4091262e9c6fb26fd0c0a8cab7e9cd68f0815 · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
kde linux gitlabfiles
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/merge_requests/333
Pre-install Qrca flatpak (!333) · Merge requests · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
merge requests kdepre installlinux gitlabflatpak333
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/tree/84fca25b0e4929b5d2eaf75383a1721355e40331
Files · 84fca25b0e4929b5d2eaf75383a1721355e40331 · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
kde linux gitlabfiles
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/merge_requests/340
Use the Zen Kernel (!340) · Merge requests · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
merge requests kdelinux gitlabusezenkernel
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/commit/71bd5a999f7b7468eaecec2dec8b87dee66b7148
Set 2 tries before an image is marked bad (71bd5a99) · Commits · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
Prevents images prematurely being marked bad, which puts them at the bottom of the boot order list. See...
commits kde linuxset 2triesimagemarked
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/issues/90
Delta upgrades (#90) · Issues · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
This potentially relies on upstream systemd involvement but this is can remain as a tracking ticket to track its progress both upstream and in KDE Linux.
issues kde linuxdeltaupgrades90gitlab
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/tree/master
Files · master · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
kde linux gitlabfilesmaster
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/issues/282
Investigate changes from Filotimo we can pick (#282) · Issues · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
https://github.com/filotimo-project is made by @tduck, and looks to be quite KDE-centric. We...
issues kde linuxinvestigatechangespick282
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/merge_requests/431
Work around upstream AMD driver issue (!431) · Merge requests · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
Many AMD systems are affected by a total system freeze that requires a hard reboot. This is reported upstream at...
merge requests kdework aroundlinux gitlabupstreamamd
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/merge_requests/267
Pre-install kdialog (!267) · Merge requests · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
A surprising number of people use this to put together fairly sophisticated local automation systems. It's also made by KDE, so it helps to showcase how kool...
merge requests kdepre installlinux gitlab267
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/commit/2fd1d8f84bc60b25cd92fa1a0dfc3ef8067e4f74
Calamares: disable cancel during installation (2fd1d8f8) · Commits · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
Once the installation step has begun, cancelling it leads to an unbootable system
commits kde linuxcalamaresdisablecancelinstallation
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/merge_requests/338
Pre-install pipewire-roc and pipewire-v4l2 (!338) · Merge requests · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
There are the last two pipewire audio support packages that we weren't pre-installing. This will increase the image size by 4.8 MiB. Resolves
merge requests kdepre installlinux gitlabpipewireroc
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/issues/?sort=created_date&state=opened&label_name%5B%5D=Hardware%20compatibility&first_page_size=100
Issues · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
kde linux gitlabissues
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/issues/416
Razer Keyboard Support (#416) · Issues · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
Many people have Razer keyboards which require a kernel module. These should be supported in KDE-Linux.
issues kde linuxrazer keyboardsupport416gitlab
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/merge_requests/335
Add openrazer-daemon (!335) · Merge requests · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
Preinstalls the drivers and deamons for razer hardware. Closes
merge requests kdelinux gitlabaddopenrazerdaemon
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/merge_requests/319
Pre-install fzf (!319) · Merge requests · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
fzf is a fuzzy-finder tool that can integrate with zsh and other shells, which can be used for example searching your shell history
merge requests kdepre installlinux gitlabfzf319
https://invent.kde.org/vishalrao/kde-linux/-/tree/patch-2
Files · patch-2 · Vishal Rao / KDE Linux · GitLab
kde linux gitlabpatch 2filesvishalrao
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/work_items/254
Off-device backups (#254) · Tasks · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
Protects against the
kde linux gitlabdevicebackups254tasks
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/merge_requests/277
Don't pre-install Icon Explorer (!277) · Merge requests · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
It's on Flathub now! So developers and designers who need it can grab it from there. We have to delete its files rather than stopping installing...
merge requests kdepre installlinux gitlabiconexplorer
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/merge_requests/453
Increase default boot timeout (!453) · Merge requests · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
For people like me with displays that take a few seconds to show the boot menu (mode switch?) leaving little to no time for us to react if...
merge requests kdelinux gitlabincreasedefaultboot
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/merge_requests/420
Make ydotool a system-level service (!420) · Merge requests · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
This can be an attack surface, but because it's shipped with a user-level systemd service, it gets enabled by default. That's not ideal. Instead make it...
merge requests kdesystem levellinux gitlabmakeydotool
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/merge_requests/408
Make homebrew safe to use (!408) · Merge requests · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
Homebrew by default will add itself to the system $PATH if you follow the official installation instructions from their website and will override important...
merge requests kdelinux gitlabmakehomebrewsafe
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/merge_requests/299
Add support for Yubikeys (!299) · Merge requests · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
This adds support for using a Yubikey for unlocking a FDE partition or being a second factor of authentication for anything using PAM. Also includes is...
merge requests kdeadd supportlinux gitlabyubikeys299
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/merge_requests/449
Live session: disable screen locking (!449) · Merge requests · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
Fixes #279 Draft because for...
merge requests kdelive sessionlinux gitlabdisablescreen
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux/-/merge_requests/318
Pre-install lvm2 (!318) · Merge requests · KDE Linux / KDE Linux · GitLab
Needed to access partitions managed using a Logical Volume Manager
merge requests kdepre installlinux gitlab318
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/etc-factory
KDE Linux / etc-factory · GitLab
kde linuxetcfactorygitlab
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux-sysupdated
KDE Linux / KDE Linux sysupdated · GitLab
Delta downloads negotiator between systemd and our download servers
kde linuxgitlab
https://invent.kde.org/kde-linux/kde-linux-packages/-/merge_requests/78
Build package-compatibility-helper (!78) · Merge requests · KDE Linux / KDE Linux Packages · GitLab
merge requests kdebuild packagelinux packagescompatibilityhelper