I'd think that removing Latte-Dock would make Garuda a lot more stable. However, it's been 3 times that the Plasma theme crashes. It is still not quite stable. On Zen kernel right now (alternating between Zen and Xanmod)
I'm also noting a round-shaped overlay from the old theme that sometimes appears on the new bottom Plasma bar, that feels off.
× systemd-sysctl.service - Apply Kernel Variables
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-sysctl.service; static)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sat 2023-02-25 20:50:28 EST; 2 days ago
Docs: man:systemd-sysctl.service(8)
man:sysctl.d(5)
Process: 620 ExecStart=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysctl (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Main PID: 620 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
CPU: 5ms
Feb 25 20:50:28 Hanuman-PC systemd[1]: Starting Apply Kernel Variables...
Feb 25 20:50:28 Hanuman-PC systemd-sysctl[620]: Couldn't write 'nr_hugepages' to 'vm/nr_hugepages': Invalid a>
Feb 25 20:50:28 Hanuman-PC systemd[1]: systemd-sysctl.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAI>
Feb 25 20:50:28 Hanuman-PC systemd[1]: systemd-sysctl.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Feb 25 20:50:28 Hanuman-PC systemd[1]: Failed to start Apply Kernel Variables.
First off, I also have instabilities with 5.27. kwin_wayland crashes when I click on certain close buttons or click on full screen button on a youtube. About once a day this happens. This is not the new theming.
Secondly, the round thing you mention, is it this darker bar?
That is part of Plasma Themes, it's called the Glow Bar and identifies that portion of the screen so you can use Screen Edges features from Plasma. It is easily removeable from the theme, but if we do that, those using screen edges will have no highlight on the edge of the screen. I have thought about this for months! But could not find a way to automatically remove it for those not using screen edges.
You don't know what nr_hugepages is?
Me too, but it breaks systemd-sysctl.service
https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/vm/hugetlbpage.txt
Typically this is a very scarce resource on processor.
Operating systems try to make best use of limited number of TLB resources.
This optimization is more critical now as bigger and bigger physical memories
(several GBs) are more readily available.
Sadly, I have to agree about the recent stability problems.
I have many 'locale' errors after Garuda offered to install missing Language Packs.
Only this morning, an update broke my Howdy facial recognition which I'm working to fix.
Where can i find the very latest Drag460nized .iso?
I can feel a re-install coming on
● systemd-sysctl.service - Apply Kernel Variables
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-sysctl.service; static)
Active: active (exited) since Thu 2023-03-02 02:28:37 EST; 4min 57s ago
Docs: man:systemd-sysctl.service(8)
man:sysctl.d(5)
Process: 376 ExecStart=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysctl (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 376 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
CPU: 470ms
Mar 02 02:28:37 Hanuman-PC systemd[1]: Finished Apply Kernel Variables.
Notice: journal has been rotated since unit was started, output may be incomplete.
Is 19/10/22 the date of the ISO? The reason I ask is I've heard from a lot of people that a rolling release should be updated at least every month to help prevent issues, and Arch uses this time period for its releases Arch Linux - Releases. 19/10/22 is a lot longer than a month ago.
If I'm wrong about the ISO date please accept my apologies for making this point.
The problems with Howdy Facial Recognition are caused by updates to VTK, Python-opencv and opencv.
Editing pacman.conf to ignore updates to these three programs is a temporary fix whilst someone clever comes up with a permanent fix.
Update (Someone clever did come along, the pacman updates are fixed, the ignore package is removed and all is OK with Howdy again).
My 'Locale' errors were actually caused by Bleachbit (I know!!) Last time I use that PoS. It seems Bleachbit deleted my Locale directory to 'clean it up' and it is being rebuilt slowly.
Bleachbit, I think, is included in the Garuda Welcome as a System Cleaner. It is not fit for purpose. Can I suggest you change Bleachbit for Stacer as your default System Cleaner.
@Colin This is rolling release, so when you download an ISO it doesn't matter significantly how old it is, as long as it installs and can update. Here are some examples to maybe help:
EX 1: Old ISO comes with older kernel, maybe you have new AMD GPU only supported on new kernel, now you have an actual need for new ISO with newer kernel.
EX 2: You have an old ISO it will come with Latte, which is removed and migrated from when you update, but maybe Latte existing in the first place causes crashes before you can update, then that's reason for a new ISO.
EX 3: Calamares installer has hypothetically patched a problem that disallowed you to custom format a disk during install, that's reason to build new ISO with a newer Calamares.
@Hamster1962 These applications have some feature overlap, but I don't view them as direct replacements. When I open Welcome and I click on system cleaner, it does try to launch Stacer, not BleachBit...
Thanks for the response. I was always a bit nervous about BleachBit previously. This is the first time it killed some of my install. I really don't want to re-install which is why I use a rolling release.
I managed to fix most if not all things.
We have a saying in the wild North of UK, once bitten, twice shy.
Stacer for me from now onwards.
Hamster
