The Ajazz AKP02 (the 9.2" 1920×462 USB side panel sold as a case or desk stats screen) only ships with Windows software, so I wrote a Linux driver and a daemon to drive it.

- **[akp02](https://github.com/deonspengler/akp02)\*\* is the driver library: it talks to the panel over USB HID. MPL-2.0, so you can build your own app on it.

- **[akp02d](https://github.com/deonspengler/akp02d)\*\* is the app: a systemd user service that draws themes you design yourself. GPL-3.0-or-later.

**What it can show**

- Clock, CPU, memory, disk, network, temperatures, uptime, IP address

- An audio visualiser (bars, mirrored, segmented or radial, via cava)

- What's playing, with cover art, from any MPRIS player (Spotify, mpv, browsers...)

- The system volume, following your volume keys as you press them

**The theme editor**

`akp02d-edit` shows a live preview of the panel, and works without the panel plugged in. Drag widgets in, move and resize them, and pick colours, gradients, fonts and data sources. Labels, bars, gauges (arc, car-style dial or analog meter), graphs, the visualiser and images are all there. Hit **Apply to panel** and it's live.

**Running it**

It runs as a user service and can be controlled while running: `akp02d ctl theme <name>`, `akp02d ctl brightness 60`. Save a theme and the panel updates within a second; a theme with a mistake is refused rather than blanking the screen. At 30 fps it uses about 3 ms per frame here.

**Install**

- Arch: `yay -S akp02d` (the driver package includes the udev rule, so no root needed)

- Other distros: `pipx install 'akp02d[editor]'`, then the udev rule and service from the README

Then:

systemctl --user enable --now akp02d

It's my first release, so bug reports, feature ideas and themes are all welcome.

I can't get passed a black screen on linux I have an amd ryzen 5 3500, 32gb ram, 1tb nvme ssd, and Intel arc b580

Hi! I would like to build my own data center. Therefore I consider buying an athlon 3000G. I know it s compatible AM4 like every other Apu CPU of the last 3 years and so compatible with series 300, 400, 500 motherboard.

Question is: Does the oldest motherboard need the bios update when I buy them or the constructor is doing it by default now ?

I don't have any other older AMD part to do the update :/

Of if you have an other better idea on what components should I put inside. I try to build it, as inexpensive as possible, to seed , ddl torrent, and share files with my family. And able to stream 4k out of it.

I install Debain [stretch] [mate] [yep], works like a charm.

Issues I had

-1 The temperature sensors didn't want to work properly -or at all I should say. But after a quick google search, all was good.

-2 When first installed wifi doesn't work but you can easily fix it without having to buy a usb to ethernet adapter. I think I just googled it on another machine then transfered the file over & installed like a boss.

-3 Realizing that I am more of a hipster than normal macbook users being that I am using a macbook but am too good to use macos.

& that's pretty it dudes. Have fun.

Running a 2014 MacBook Air with Debian 13 & XFCE. I've been thinking about upgrading the laptop, but this thing still does almost everything I need. Video playback gets the fan going, but since I use my TV and tablet for media consumption, I'm holding off on replacing it.

I recently bought a secondhand retina MBP without a battery for £58 (16 gig configuration and 768 gig SSD so I think it’s an alright deal) and I took up the probably very ridiculous task of trying to triple boot macOS Sequoia, Windows 11, and Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS.

I’ve done some tinkering with the OC drivers folder and config.plist to enable the Ubuntu install to show in the OCLP boot picker. Windows and Ubuntu work fine, however I notice that whenever I try to boot into Ubuntu and then back into macOS I’m stuck on the Apple logo without a loading bar. Luckily I have a spare Mac so I simply flash a new EFI to a USB stick and I can boot off of there and reinstall the EFI onto the SSD, then just simply reapply the modifications I made to get Ubuntu working.

Sorted, right? Not quite. macOS will continue to work fine if I just don’t touch Ubuntu, but as soon as I do it seems to corrupt something (that’s my guess) and just doesn’t allow macOS to boot.

My intention with this is that I wanted the convenience of just being able to pick out of the 3 OS’s at boot up and work fine without the hassle of trying to juggle different bootloaders. Any advice would be appreciated!

Also if you’re curious as to why I want to use the machine as I intend it’s so I have a reliable and versatile machine that I can use for 99% non-gaming stuff (also partially cuz this is my first Mac with a Retina display and was sick of the non-retina displays)

I am looking to use a Intel NUC system for a home server, including serving audio to an AV receiver for mpd.

I have one system already (NUC6CAYH) which has the necessary digital out port, but is sorely lacking in oomph. Processor is a measly Celeron J3455, which is not enough for my purposes.

I do have another NUC, a NUC11TNKi3 which has more RAM, more CPU power and enough storage. What it lacks, however, is audio out. There are only USB/Thunderbolt ports and 2 HDMI out ports on it.

I could use the HDMI with a audio splitter, but this is too much effort imho.

Is there a dock (TB or USB-C) which has low power draw and has proper audio out support (S/P-DIF or coax)?

Hi everyone! Decksmith 1.5.1 is out. The big hardware milestone for V1.5 is using a Stream Deck + and standard 15-key MK.2 together on Fedora Workstation 44.

New V1.5.1 video tour (Fedora release and older experimental distro previews): https://youtu.be/gUnHIJ_tCM8

It’s my free, Apache-2.0 Linux app for these Decks. Each has its own layout, pages and brightness. I’ve checked my physical pair through ordinary controls, unplug/reconnect in both directions, lock/unlock and suspend/resume. Disconnecting one leaves the other usable. The release notes distinguish the signed-candidate checks from carried-forward qualification; this isn’t certification of every model or Linux setup.

The biggest additions in V1.5

• Both Decks, one desktop. Run a Stream Deck + and standard 15-key MK.2 together. Each keeps its own saved layout, pages and brightness, while either can control shared audio and media targets.
• New Plus audio gauges. Choose dual arcs for volume and audio activity, a single activity arc with the volume percentage beside it, or Classic bars. Meters follow the assigned output, app, microphone or System sounds target.
• A cleaner native editor. Action and Appearance settings are easier to work through, with visible scroll cues when there’s more below.
• Microphone controls across both Decks. Mute cancels active push-to-talk holds, and releasing the last valid hold returns the mic to Muted.
• Simpler installation. The installer checks dependencies and installs the verified release bundle. You don’t need Rust or Elgato’s Windows software to run it; USB permissions remain a separate step.

V1.5.1 also gives fresh setups the Maker’s Mark theme: small white bottom labels, transparent backgrounds and 85% icons. The bottom-left Home key on both models opens the project’s GitHub page. Updating preserves your existing layouts.

Support today

The supported setup is Fedora Workstation 44, x86_64, GNOME/Wayland, with the Stream Deck + and standard 15-key MK.2. Debian 13, Ubuntu 26.04 and Pop!_OS 24.04 COSMIC still have separate experimental V1 previews. Those are not V1.5 multi-device packages.

General plugins are still future work. Homebridge remains experimental.

What I’m considering for V2

Plugin support, built-in CPU/memory/storage/network monitors and broader language support are on the V2 plan. I’m also looking at linked page navigation and app-based paired pages, single/double/hold key actions, Dial Stacks and an Action Wheel, Now Playing, and key wallpaper.

These are future ideas, not features in this release. Scope and timing may change, and I’m not promising that every item will make V2.

Source and installation: https://github.com/infamous-pattern/decksmith Release and limits: https://github.com/infamous-pattern/decksmith/releases/tag/v1.5.1 Roadmap: https://github.com/infamous-pattern/decksmith/blob/main/docs/ROADMAP.md

For transparency, I’m using ChatGPT and Codex to help with code, debugging, documentation and this announcement. I direct the features and design and test the physical Decks on my own desktop.

I’d appreciate reproducible reports from Plus/MK.2 owners, including distro, desktop, model and package version. Please include your distro, desktop, Deck model and app version with any issues. Thanks!

Decksmith is independent of Elgato and Corsair.

Hello everyone, i tried this on r/suggestalaptop, but got no success with it, so i figured i try my luck here.

I am looking for a laptop; mostly for just gaming, and looking for recommendations.

For budget, let's say 1400€ or 1578$, but if what im looking for is achievable at significantly lower price, i wouldnt complain. as im from germany, i'd like a laptop from within the european union.

As for the games, think WoW forever, Diablo 2 Resurected, Guild Wars, otherwise older stuff, like Vampires: The Masquerade Bloodlines, Elder Scrolls 3: morrowind, Baldurs Gate 2, Minecraft maybe. Being able to run Skyrim would be nice. Nothing that has exactly eye-fucking graphics.

im kind of a linux noob tbh; currently on mint, but im not married to it and open to other distros. now ive heard that graphic cards from AMD make things a little bit easier/cause less issues than nvidia; tho whenever i search for gaming laptops for linux online, it's all nvidia. whats up with that? is that worry a concern from the past?

Is Linux worth it? Someone is offering it cheap. I'm thinking of getting a laptop for my girlfriend to take to work.

Sometimes my mac with linux mint 2010 mbp. The screen goes black, I shut it and click trackpad nothing happens shut it again open it and click trackpads turns on and blacks out then i have to repeat one more time what might be going on

I want to dualboot Alpine Linux.
…
That’s literally all i want frankly
I’m a beginner so don’t go too hard on me. Send me an easy route to Dualboot Alpine Linux and can change the OS any time. Yeah.

Am I the only one having issue with Gnome. Powertop shows gnome-shell at over 500 events/sec and preventing C6 states. I saw updates from gnome and mutter and I'm not sure what is causing the issue, but if I switch to using Xorg, the Gnome issues goes away. For now I'll stay on Xorg, but I couldn't find anyone having this issue currently. Searches did find similar issue in the past though.

I have been troubleshooting this for a while and it has gotten me nowhere so I am asking your help dear knowledgeable redditors.

I have had this issue with my ps controllers where I would use the blueman applet to connect my PS4 - PS5 controllers and they would either connect but not as an input device so i couldnt use them, or they would connect and then immedietly disconnect.

I have found a workaround by using bluetoothctl and accepting a popup in my notifications every time i needed my controllers. After i turned them on if I just pressed the ps button for example it wouldnt pair like it should, so I needed to forget the device and repair it which became very tedious.

I ended up writing a script for it, but then i had the glyph problem in my games. Because most of them did not have support for dualshock i thought it was because of that. Even if I wasnt using steam input. But after getting a dualsense I realized that for some reason connecting the controllers with the bluetoothctl method was making the computer recognize them as xbox. (no idea why?)

I have this problem only with input devices, my headphones or speakers connect as they should so I came to the conclusion that it has something yo do with my drivers. I also made sure to disable the bt card from the windblows partition bc its known to mess with shit - insert my wifi - which i should mention is the same card.

If there is any more details you need please let me know I really dont know what to do

I simply wanna be able to connect my controller quickly and not need a cable for it. Also I need the glyphs to be correct T-T

ty to anyone that helps in advance :D

Hi, how difficult would it be to install Linux on a 2020 Intel Macbook Air and what would the steps be? Would it work well? I'm trying to get a laptop for my girlfriend.

I tried to do it differently and didn’t go out in any way I decided to turn to Title: Realtek USB Bluetooth dongle Obda:a729 on macOS Tahoe 26 (OpenCore, AMD) - RTLBluetoothFirmware?

Setup: GIGABYTE B550 AORUS ELITE V2, Ryzen 7 5700X, NvidiaRTX 4060 (NullMoth 1401),

macOS Tahoe 26, OpenCore, SMBIOS MacPro7,1.

Adapter: Realtek USB Bluetooth,

VID/PID OxObda:Oxa729, shows up in System Information

as "Bluetooth 5.3 Radio" (USB 2.0, 12 Mb/s). Probably an RTL8761B-family chip, but I haven't confirmed it.

Hello,

I got a late 2015 27 inch iMac running Linux mint 22.3 cinnamon. On a 512GB SSD

When I boot up it takes forever shows like a black screen for a few minutes to get the login screen to sign in and then everything’s fine but the Bluetooth won’t enable. I’ve gotten it to work before but then when I connect let’s say my Apple keyboard via Bluetooth it would say it’s connect but when I unplug it from USB it doesn’t recognize anymore and now my Bluetooth does not work at all. I’ve tried so many terminal
Commands I couldn’t get it to work for hours now