Linux syanaptic: how to unmark packages + dependencies? and how to tell which marked package is very large?

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• syanaptic: how to unmark packages + dependencies? and how to tell which marked package is very large?
• setting up dual boot - having issues with partitions
• Resources to learn about DEs, window managers, package managers, etc
• Bluetooth headset is detected as unknown device

syanaptic: how to unmark packages + dependencies? and how to tell which marked package is very large? Posted: 23 Feb 2022 06:25 AM PST When using synaptic sometimes I am selecting a few programs to install then I look down at the status bar and see the projected space taken will be way more than expected. Given a few packages + their dependencies set to install, how to determine which package is the very large one? When you click "apply marked changes" you can review all the pending changes but they are a total jumble. You can't tell by looking which is a selected package and which is a dependency. Regardless of the reason, How do you unmark a package and the marked dependencies for it? If you mark a package with dependencies it says Mark additional required changes? The chosen action also affects other packages. The following changes are requirerd in or to proceed. So select Mark on that, then immediately Unmark the package and the same window with the same information pops back up. So all the dependencies stay marked. Since synaptic is smart enough to manage this post-install and for uninstall, it must be able to do so while preparing to install, ya? submitted by /u/sprayfoamparty [link] [comments]

setting up dual boot - having issues with partitions Posted: 23 Feb 2022 05:16 AM PST Hi all, I am trying to setup my laptop to have a dual boot setup with Windows 10 and Linux. In Windows, I have set aside little less than 200 GB from the HDD for Linux, and this is currently unallocated. https://preview.redd.it/k4dyc89u1lj81.png?width=731&format=png&auto=webp&s=b5ddc4443f3e7c5fde2f3ace391fda9a3119a131 When I boot up from the USB for the Linux installation, I am confronted with the following in cfdisk. https://preview.redd.it/o52fshdv1lj81.png?width=1050&format=png&auto=webp&s=8d6fda208794e651faaabf71e095cab270c917f8 https://preview.redd.it/hzoszeyx1lj81.png?width=1150&format=png&auto=webp&s=ded3ed083f3577ef7841e226e547af6729945dfe https://preview.redd.it/dfl5gzyy1lj81.png?width=1148&format=png&auto=webp&s=b6718a5ec4878552b04bf6be2d8f31a0a3950037 I was expecting to see more lines that would show identify all the partitions that I currently on the drive. Am I doing something wrong or did I miss a step somewhere? I don't want to lose my Windows 10 data, so I didn't proceed any further. Thanks for your help! submitted by /u/Urcrapola [link] [comments]

Resources to learn about DEs, window managers, package managers, etc Posted: 23 Feb 2022 04:16 AM PST Hi, Ive been learning Linux for a while but unfortunately most of the resources focus on GNU tools rather than the actual software ecosystem. What are some resources that will tell me how DEs/WMs work, what are the common ones, and how to try out different ones? What about the above, but for package managers (snap, pacman etc)? Thanks! submitted by /u/MagniGallo [link] [comments]

Bluetooth headset is detected as unknown device Posted: 23 Feb 2022 04:15 AM PST The funny thing is - it used to work (at least as far as connecting it as audio output goes). I have started tinkering with new adapter and I broke it. I have tried reconnecting using old adapter, but I get same result each time. Edit: The reported class is 0x000000 Edit2: Solved. It seems the problem was, the proper interface was not showing while scanning. Ok, my solution is: disconnect, unpair, untrust reboot (restarting bluetooth service might be enough) scan for devices, you should see at some point proper interface identified as headset (keep in mind your device might have more than one interface, wait a minute or two). connect, pair, trust etc. submitted by /u/_lonegamedev [link] [comments]

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