Can anyone help me?

Ok so this is about a game that i used to played on ubuntu about 8 years ago. Then i moved to windows and now that i am in college, i am using ubuntu again for coding.

So my question is, Do anyone here played a 2-D game on ubuntu that has a small rocket which looked like "capital letter v" and you got about 3-4 maps just to wander here and there, and you can also play multiplayer(offline on the same device), there was no objective, no enemies.

Can anyone help me to find that game?

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Removing Windows 10 for Linux

This is probably a really stupid question, but I have an old unused dell optlfiex running Windows 10 pro (which came pre installed). If I ditch this and install Linux instead (dual boot seems a bit much and it only has a 250gb HDD), would I be easily able to go back to Windows if needed by simply installing latest version on top and using the same product key?

I had a quick look and the current HDD partitions appear like a mess... i think 4 or even 5 small system partitions separate to C:, .. unsure if these were done by Dell or Windows... presumably I just clear completely and start over? .., but will this harm something , or remove some kind of valuable ‘restore ‘ option.

I don’t want to lose the Windows 10 option. The product key is on the machine itself,

I am considering elementary as my first distro. Install Ubuntu once and did not like the way it looked.

I’d like to do the Arch install from scratch but need to work toward that I think and lots more research needed....

Thanks in advance from a real newbie

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Linux and 4k monitors

What is the best desktop environment for running 4k monitors? Gnome, and Ubuntu 19.04 just don't handle it gracefully. I've followed guides to set 150% scaling but it doesn't come into effect. The default scale is far too small to read and 200% scaling is just way too big.

I've been a developer using a mac for some time so 4k has never been a problem. However, I've switched job and am a c# developer using Windows. I've been provided with a Windows laptop and I've returned my MacBook to my previous company. The problem I have is I just don't like using Windows, and prefer living in Linux space, so at home, any home projects I'm likely to do, will still be in Python/PHP/Javanoscript and maybe even DOTNET core.

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Ideally, I'd like to get up and running with Ubuntu/Debian. I've used Manjaro/Arch/CentOS etc before but I want to spend a bit less time configuring my OS and actually using it.

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Tools and apps I use daily are:
Docker

PHPStorm / Rider / PyCharm / Webstorm / VSCode

MySQL Workbench

Spotify

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I prefer the command line to GUI's but happy to use either / both.

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Kde fixed it yesterday though
https://youtu.be/x5z6xBdt2jE

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Open-source firmware is the future
https://mullvad.net/ja/blog/2019/8/7/open-source-firmware-future/

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Update - Visualization for any shell command — right from your terminal. Written in pure Go.

Previous post [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/clfxel/visualization_for_any_shell_command_right_from/) got many upvote, but also many bad comment because of the licencing.

Since then, the project seems to have switched to GPLv3. I thought it was worth keeping you guys posted.

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Got Linux running on a Dell Venue 11 Pro
https://redd.it/co3jyw
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Linux Users First In Line For NordVPN’s New WireGuard System
https://www.knowyourmobile.com/news/linux-users-first-in-line-for-nordvpns-new-wireguard-nordlynx/

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Weekend Fluff / Linux in the Wild Thread - August 09, 2019

Welcome to the weekend! This stickied thread is for you to post pictures of your ubuntu 2006 install disk, slackware floppies, on-topic memes or more.

When it's not the weekend, be sure to check out r/WildLinuxAppears or r/linuxmemes!

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GNOME GTK: Gaming with GThree
https://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2019/08/09/gaming-with-gthree/

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grep - By JuliaEvans
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Intel Invests $6.5M in Enterprise Linux Security Startup Capsule8
https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/startups/intel-invests-65m-enterprise-linux-security-startup-capsule8

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Spack is a package manager for supercomputers, Linux, & macOS. It makes installing scientific software easy.
https://spack.io/

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As a result of Manjaro partnership SoftMaker adds save to DOC, XLS, PPT, ODT feature to FreeOffice
https://twitter.com/softmaker_com/status/1157672676615499776

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Since Linux Journal is closing down I made a FTP server with the entirety of the site downloaded for archiving sake.

Hey everyone! With the news the Linux Journal is closing and the site going away soon I downloaded the entire website and put it onto a FTP server so we still have access to it and won’t lose a ton of cool Linux history or info.

Videos and podcasts still work since they were not hosted on the site. Also it’s not sorted or anything but I’m working on that in my spare time and will have a table of contents-esque thing in place to help navigate through it. However, if you connect to it through mobile, tried this on Safari mind you, and open an HTML file it’ll act as if you’re on the site and let you interact with it as if it is one. If there’s any issues let me know! Here’s an easy link to it: [Linux Journal Archive](ftp://safetypanda.net) if that goofs up try ftp://45.79.14.179 Enjoy!

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KDE Plasma used in Gemini Man (Will Smith film)
https://youtu.be/k5y4kxhZIBA?t=166

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Beginner wanting to learn linux

I would love to learn the essentials of linux as I start to learn Python and development in general. I have a few questions and would love some advice.

Any recommendations on tutorials?

Are there projects that can be done to learn everything you need?

I plan on wiping my computer of windows and installing linux (Ubuntu) just so I can use command line as much as possible, but still use GUI from time to time.

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What does /r/linux think of new PolyForm licenses?
https://polyformproject.org/2019/07/09/version-1/

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This professional bass player in one of Davie504's recent videos uses Linux and GNOME.
https://youtu.be/U6Og9wtO9jE?t=644

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What is the best software for Ubuntu to check monthly data usage?



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Linux cnc

Hello everyone. I have some doubts about linux and cnc. I’m currently using a windows pc with mach3 but im a long term linux user and i don’t really like windows (only using it on my cnc machine and for gaming). Even tho I use linux on a daily basis I have no idea about linux and cnc. I know about linux cnc (the foss) and astroprint, etc, but i dont really know how it all behaves.

I want to know if there’s any linux based OS specifically for cnc and if it’s actually good. I also want to know if there’s a better alternative to linux CNC that works like mach3.

Also my machine uses a parallel port for communication. Just in case this info helps with anything. I’ll do my own investigation as well of course but I just wanted to ask you guys if you know more about it and your opinions on these kind of things.

Thank you all in advance.

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