Posts tagged: kde
Why I Stayed on X11 for AMD Laptop Dev in 2026
My AMD Barcelo laptop runs X11. Not because I'm stubborn — because the display server choice is a practical trade-off, not a religious one. Here's the real constraint matrix.
Fractional Scaling on KDE 6 — X11 vs Wayland Measured on AMD Barcelo
Real measurements on a Ryzen 7 7730U (Vega 7) laptop. KDE Plasma 6.7.2. X11 session vs Wayland session. No synthetic benchmarks — just what the compositor actually renders.
Slack Native App on Linux — The "Beta" Label Is a Lie, Here Is What Arch Users Actually Run
Slack's Linux client has worn a "beta" badge since 2016. It is production software used by millions. Here is the actual install command for CachyOS/KDE/Wayland and what Arch users run instead of the browser.
The 4-Desktop Cognitive Firewall — KWin Rules That Killed My Context Switch Loop
Waiting on builds is when the damage happens. A reflexive browser tab switch breaks the sequential focus loop. Here is the KDE KWin rule configuration that locks the distraction out.
KWrite, KWriteD, and the cachyos-extra-v3 Question You Shouldn't Skip
KWrite is the Notepad clone. KWriteD is a daemon that catches `wall` messages. They share a name by accident. And when pacman asks which `kate` repo to install from, cachyos-extra-v3 is the only correct answer on Zen 3.
Dumping Flatpak from CachyOS — 5.8GB Reclaimed
Removing Flatpak and its massive runtime bloat reclaimed nearly 6GB on my KDE CachyOS system