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I’ve seen laptops that accept SIM cards. Would it be possible to make a module for a frame work laptop that would allow for the same functionality?

After trying to install gentoo for 8 hours and royally screwing it up, I gave up and tried to boot into CachyOS, it wouldn’t boot and just loaded into my motherboards BIOS, I didn’t know what to do so I made a post on the forums explaining my situation and a user pointed me to the boatloader recovery section in the wiki. I followed the instructions and was able to get into limine, then when I tried to boot CachyOS it boots into emergency mode. From here I don’t know what to do. How do I recover my system without loosing my data?

Edit: I forgot to that when it boots into emergency mode I tried the “exit” command because it said it would continue to boot but it just responded with the same “you’re in emergency mode login to begin system maintenance and these commands might help” message. I also tried the journal command it offered but I don’t understand any of it.

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I was configuring the kernel so I could proceed with configuring the boot loader and while I was letting something install (I don’t remember I’ve been at this for almost 6 hours) I went to use the bathroom and I came back to see my motherboard firmware open. How do I get back to where I was?

CachyOS has been a dream to use because it was easy to install and use but I’ve been eyeing up gentoo ever since I started using linux. What’s really been keeping me away from gentoo is the install process. I looked at gentoo based distros and redcore looked like it was a perfect way to familiarize myself with gentoo without going through the scary install process. But I wanted other people’s thoughts. What are some good options for a new Linux user that wants be familiar with using gentoo? Or should I face my fears and install gentoo?

I want to try gentoo and I want to understand what I’m actually doing, but the documentation is intimidating and I don’t want to blindly follow a tutorial. Are there any good ape brain level tutorials that actually explain what I’m doing but don’t simplify it to just “run this command”?

I’ve wanted a laptop 16 for some time now because of the Framework selling points and AMD GPU option, but when you compare the cost to something comparable like a Tuf A16 (FA617NT) the price to performance just isn’t there. A similar CPU and GPU with upgradable ram and storage for 800 dollars on eBay, or a couple thousand more for some easily replaceable parts and hot swappable I/O just doesn’t feel competitive for the cost. Even laptop 12 and 13 feel overpriced for similar reasons. Is there a future where Framework is more affordable?

I want to find the right combination of browser and search engine for privacy but every time I look into it I’m always overwhelmed by all of the choices. There are so many options that all promise the same things or have unnecessary features. Then I get overwhelmed and never change my browser or search engine because brave is good enough for me and I can tolerate the features I don’t want or use.

I’ve been using brave for a couple months now and I can tolerate it but the AI and crypto features are a real bummer for me. Helium is a lot like brave but with the maintainers being un-vetted in the browser market I’d like to give them some time before trusting their product with the core of my internet traffic. Tor is great but it’s too slow for daily use. Firefox has been sketchy lately and has AI features that I’d rather not be there at all.

For search engines it’s a difficult choice too. Google is a privacy nightmare, brave search requires a subscription to disable the AI and crypto garbage, DuckDuckGo has AI garbage and requires temp files that get deleted when you clear your history to save settings.

I want a browser that is just a browser, with no AI, crypto currency, or built in password, payment, and address manager (looking at you brave). When I have the means I’d like to self host a search engine because that would (I believe) eliminate the privacy concerns.

I've recently gone down the online privacy rabbit hole and I've seen people claim that you can't have both privacy and security online. To me, these concepts seem very compatible, Can someone explain why they aren't compatible?

I’ve been considering buying hard copy’s of the original versions of metro 2033 and metro last light. What exactly would I need to get the games running on a Linux machine?

I'd like to preface this by saying I have virtually no knowledge or experience with Linux, but I figured this would be a good way to learn.

I've been using Linux for about a month now, mostly CachyOS with some Ubuntu to replace Windows. I love CachyOS's speed, and Ubuntu's stability, but I'm not in love with either and I want some personal things like more customization, privacy, and security to keep me safe on the go.

I want an extremely fast and privacy forward system, with good customization (remove unused features/add new features), stability, and security. Initially I thought to build an Arch install but after asking around, people recommended Gentoo. I don't know much about either but from what I've read, Arch can be unstable, and Gentoo can be on the slower side sometime's. I've heard about LFS but that's really intimidating, more than Arch and Gentoo.

I want a system for productivity and gaming that meets my specification's that I can rice up and truly call my own. But where do I start? I'm sure there's plenty that I'm ignorant to. what are some things I should consider? or maybe there's a distro that already loosely meets my specifications that I'm unaware of that can tie me over until I learn more?

I've constantly had issues with this install, first my root drive doesn't appear under devices, then steam wont use my NVME SSD, and now this crap. could my install be borked?

One of my biggest gripes with Terra Tech after almost 300 hours of play time and getting the platinum trophy on PlayStation was how incredibly frustrating guns are. The targeting, vertical and horizontal rotation rates, ballistics, damage, etc make traditional ballistic weapons terrible to use. In every run I shotgun missiles as fast as I can because they actually make hits on targets. Why weren’t ballistic computers that account for lead and distance apart of the upgrade path? I think upgrades to weapons would’ve also been a massive improvement as well as an another mechanic to flesh out the game.