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@deemoun deemoun commented Feb 25, 2026

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Currently the documentation has confusing 22.04 references that are no longer relevant in some cases.

This fixes it.

burden and others added 30 commits September 13, 2023 15:51
* update @system76/components package

* update link

* spelled right
Add info about disabling Windows "Fast Startup" which was the cause of my missing wifi card after a driver update from the Windows side.

Co-authored-by: Aaron Honeycutt <aaron@system76.com>
* Update order and switch to git versions

* Add io package

* Fix order

* Update Fedora steps

* Add content and reorder it

* Update system76-software.md

extended update around gnome-extension that it does not work on newer GNOME releases.

* Remove Paru line in Fedora steps

* Address feedback

* Update folder names

* Replace system76-firmware-daemon with base system76-firmware package

* Update repo

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Co-authored-by: Aaron Honeycutt <aaronhoneycutt@proton.me>
Co-authored-by: thomas-zimmerman <41023059+thomas-zimmerman@users.noreply.github.com>
* Update Pop!_OS spelling and add notes

* Remove Gnomenu as it does not support GNOME 42

* Remove Extension Update Notifier as it is no longer supported and it is built into extensions.gnome.org now

* Fix lint issue

* Address feedback

* Update customize-gnome.md

extend note on Dash-to-Dock and Cosmic-Dock

* Address feedback

* Fix Pop spelling

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Co-authored-by: Aaron Honeycutt <aaronhoneycutt@proton.me>
Co-authored-by: thomas-zimmerman <41023059+thomas-zimmerman@users.noreply.github.com>
* support for node 18

* update @system76/design
* Add section for tech docs and guides

* Add keywords for discovery

* Add section in article to guides

* Remove section

* Remove keywords from incorrect article

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Co-authored-by: Aaron Honeycutt <aaronhoneycutt@proton.me>
Co-authored-by: thomas-zimmerman <41023059+thomas-zimmerman@users.noreply.github.com>
* Init work on Fan Noise article

* Fix lint issues

* Fix lint issues

* Update fan-noise.md

Worked on the language

* Update fan-noise.md

...and additional language updates

* add image and fix lint issue

* Address feedback

* Update list for newer and older models

* Address feedback

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Co-authored-by: Aaron Honeycutt <aaronhoneycutt@proton.me>
Co-authored-by: thomas-zimmerman <41023059+thomas-zimmerman@users.noreply.github.com>
* Update image to new Steam UI

* Update search screenshot and activities to application for 22.04

* Update screenshots

* Update wording

* Move using steam section

* remove note about GameHub as it works now.

* Update linux-gaming.md

fix feedback

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Co-authored-by: Aaron Honeycutt <aaronhoneycutt@proton.me>
updates to the LUKS commands.
* Add note to use launch cables for firmware updates

Update launch_2-firmware-update.md

* Address feedback

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Co-authored-by: Aaron Honeycutt <aaronhoneycutt@proton.me>
* Update images and renaming article

* Remove Ubuntu 16.04 section as it is no longer supported

* Add back Dash to Dock

* Add content

* Update images and remove old ones

* Rename article to fix link

* Fix lint issue

* Fix lint issue and address feedback

* Remove Dash to Dock installation and instead use dconf editor

* Correct position of the default dock for Ubuntu and Pop!_OS and adjust other content

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Co-authored-by: Aaron Honeycutt <aaronhoneycutt@proton.me>
Co-authored-by: Thomas Zimmerman <thomas@system76.com>
* Update login-from-live-disk.md

Added context to encryption section

* Add some additional comments on what the chroot commands are doing and fixing lint issues

* Address feedback

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Co-authored-by: Sara Mildenstein <115432964+sararocks@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Aaron Honeycutt <aaron@system76.com>
* remove gear up promo

* update omnibar
Co-authored-by: Aaron Honeycutt <aaron@system76.com>
* Remove duplicate instruction

The instruction regarding taking a picture or screenshot of the instructions showed up twice. I left the later one, as I feel it provided better emphasis to an important point.

* Update system-firmware.md

* Update system-firmware.md

* Update system-firmware.md

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Co-authored-by: Aaron Honeycutt <aaronhoneycutt@protonmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Aaron Honeycutt <aaron@system76.com>
Co-authored-by: Francis Smith <fs1995@ymail.com>
* Add meer7

* Add darp9, meer7 and fix lint issue

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Co-authored-by: Francis Smith <fs1995@ymail.com>
* Update screenshots and content for 22.04

* Remove Beta line and fix grammar

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Co-authored-by: Francis Smith <fs1995@ymail.com>
* Add note about the pang12/13 switch

* webcam: Reword article to better incorporate pang12/13 switch

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Co-authored-by: Aaron Honeycutt <aaronhoneycutt@proton.me>
Co-authored-by: Jacob Kauffmann <jacob@system76.com>
Co-authored-by: Francis Smith <fs1995@ymail.com>
* Create Desktop_zoom.md

adding an article specifically for making desktop bigger

* work on fixing lint issues

* Rename file

* More lint fixes

* Fix lint issues

* Fix numbered list issue

* Another possible lint fix

* Update desktop-zoom.md

* Add lint rule to keep numbered list with images working

* Update desktop-zoom.md

* Add images

* Fix image links

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Co-authored-by: Aaron Honeycutt <aaronhoneycutt@protonmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Aaron Honeycutt <aaron@system76.com>
Co-authored-by: Aaron Honeycutt <aaronhoneycutt@proton.me>
* Add note about GNOME Shell extension for newer then Ubuntu 22.04

* Link to boot menu article for up to date steps and address feedback

* Address feedback about note

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Co-authored-by: Aaron Honeycutt <aaronhoneycutt@proton.me>
Co-authored-by: Levi Portenier <levi@system76.com>
Co-authored-by: Francis Smith <fs1995@ymail.com>
AlexanderK-S76 and others added 17 commits February 27, 2026 13:22
Updated keystroke to reach systemd-boot
…sly here, removed the older releases and troubleshooting sections to place in separate article because it was referencing a lot of unsupported releases. Added a few things to expect with cosmic with the article links. (system76#1359)

Co-authored-by: Levi Portenier <levi@system76.com>
* new PR for managing apps article

* managing-apps: Address some of the outstanding feedback

* managing-apps: Reorganize to place GUI first & old versions last, and remove out-of-scope sections

* managing-apps: Fix file names & image descriptions, remove unused images & optimize remaining ones

* managing-apps: Better organize Flatpak vs deb explanations

* managing-apps: Retake Repoman & CLI screenshots, add search screenshots

* fix (lint): Correct sub-bullet indentation

* fix (lint): Correct another sub-bullet indentation & surrounding line spacing

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Co-authored-by: Jacob Kauffmann <jacob@system76.com>
Invalidate Pipeline Cache for troubleshooting
This is not in any actual vue code and is now causing a fatal error in the build process. It can safely be removed from the generation pipeline
Remove nuxt dynamic image

This is not in any actual vue code and is now causing a fatal error in the build process. It can safely be removed from the generation pipeline
* routing the tech docs link directly to tech docs

* Address JS lint warnings

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Co-authored-by: Jacob Kauffmann <jacob@system76.com>
system76#1367)

* updated the largest size files I found in the docs and removed some text on the clear cache and cookies article while I replaced the gif with images.

* linked to files hosted on Google Drive and removed large files on support site

* fix: Markdown lint

* Simplify new guides wording

* Add Oxford comma

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Co-authored-by: Jacob Kauffmann <jacob@system76.com>
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* Add section about COSMIC desktop and switchable graphics.

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Co-authored-by: Emma Truong <emma@system76.com>
Co-authored-by: Jacob Kauffmann <jacob@system76.com>
* Update laptop-battery-thresholds.md

The firmware has been updated since Nov 2024 to save the threshold values to flash.

* Simplify wording & remove additional mention of limitation

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Co-authored-by: Jacob Kauffmann <jacob@system76.com>
Co-authored-by: Thomas Zimmerman <41023059+thomas-zimmerman@users.noreply.github.com>
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