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Resources Index
Top spot - Newcomers Tips
Top spot - How to fix broken boot-loader
Top spot - How to use ‘Live’ OMLx iso to repair broken OMLx system
- Upgrade System
Upgrading OMLx systems
Upgrading from Rock/5.0 to ROME/rolling (2024-01-20) (old)
Upgrading Rock/4.3 to Rock/5.0 (old)
How to upgrade Rock/OMLx 4.3 to Rolling (old)
- DNF
DNF5 documentation
DNF5 Commands
Changes between DNF(4) and DNF5
How To use dnf(4)
- Installation
How To Do safer downloads (Updated 2023-11-24)
What to do if there is a problem installing OMLx
Checking checksums to verify integrity of OMLx .iso files
Tips for manual partitioning with Calamares installer
How to have root, home, and swap partitions created during OpenMandriva Lx installation
How to create or have mounted at boot a data partition with KDE Partition Manager
How to create a separate data or storage partition during installtion of OpenMandriva
How to create a data partition with OMLx Calamares installer
How to Install OpenMandriva Lx to USB flash drive
How to install OMLx with encrypted / and /home
How to use Ventoy to install OpenMandriva (old workaround if any need)
How to run installer in COSMIC desktop (cosmic desktop is Alpha stage at time of writing)
How to Install OpenMandriva Lx 4.3 (old)
- System Management
Repositories tl;dr
How to back up my home folder ~/
How to restart frozen system with Magic SysRq key
How to set user ID to 1000 instead of 1001
Reset root or user password
Timeshift tutorial
Snapper tiny tutorial (ROME)
How to make the ‘slim’ ISO localized in your own language
How to install Wayland on Plasma6 X11 system
How to install X11 on Plasma6 Wayland system
OMLx distribution upgrade
How to upgrade OpenMandriva Lx 4.2 to Rolling full process with screenshots (old)
Como fazer a ISO ‘Slim’ do ROME traduzida para a sua linguagem
How to install i3 on OpenMandriva Lx Rock
How to compile and install spectrwm
Quick setup guide for LXC (Linux Containers) in OpenMandriva
How to set up basic NFS shares using autofs
How to downgrade ROME TP to true ROME rolling release (old)
How to switch repos from http to https (old)
How to use swap file for hibernation and hybrid sleep
Creating a swap file after installation
How to make Fcitx Anthy work (old)
How to Improve performance and stability with zRAM
How to edit repository file to use a specific URL or Mirror
How to edit repositories in your OM Lx system
How to edit dnf repositories for a specific mirror (Lx 4.0 and Cooker)
How to correct most common cause of incorrect time in dual boot (w/Windows) systems
DnfDrake
DnfDrake - Overview
DnfDrake - How to enable case insensitive search
DnfDrake - Selecting packages and installing them from a list
- User
How to contribute user’s documentation
How to configure printer in OM Lx
User wants to install 3rd party software
How to install Zoom in OpenMandriva ROME
How to get a list of all packages included in the ISO
How to get a list of the latest updates
How to improve Brave performance using Vulcan graphics backend
How to set the user avatar in OMLx 4.0 (old)
How to create a new profile in konsole (old)
How to setup Shared Folder in VirtualBox
How to use Qemu in ROME (and Cooker)
Possible solutions for laptop/notebook brightness control issues
How to run a program (or application) not available in our repository list
Helpful tips for those new to OM Lx or Linux
How to install Wine in OpenMandriva Lx 4.3 (old)
How to install Steam in OpenMandriva Lx 4.3 (old)
How to install codecs in OpenMandriva Lx
How to OMLx 4.1 feeling like Ubuntu (Desktop Presets) (old)
How to OMLx 4.1 feeling like Windows 7 (Desktop Presets) (old)
How to OMLx 4.1 feeling like Windows 10 (Desktop Presets) (old)
How to OMLx 4.1 feeling like macOS Mojave (Desktop Presets) (old)
How to enjoy screensaver images in Screen Locking
How to do safer downloads from command line
How to fix ugly toolbar icons in inkscape 1.0 beta2](How to fix ugly toolbar icons in inkscape 1.0 beta2) (old)
- Testing
How to submit bug report to Github Issues
How to Report Bugs Effectively
Checklist for testing ROME and Rock ISOs
Package testing for ROME and Rock
- Forum
[Forum] Support template in details
[Forum] How to mark your topic as ‘resolved’
[Forum] How to post code as code
- Packaging/ABF
How to register to ABF
How to Build and Submit Packages for OpenMandriva
- Other
How to get things from one computer to another, safely, with IPFS
How to attach files from Dolphin to thunderbird
How to have a specific set audio volume on booting or logging in to Plasma5 desktop (old)
How to remove and recreate database RPM
How to use gnome-keyring with Skype
How to fix Steam crashing in Openmandriva Lx 3.0 (old)
Japanese support in OpenMandriva LX 3.0 (old)