Xfce 4.16 to be released in a year, no Wayland or GTK 4 obviously!
https://simon.shimmerproject.org/2019/08/21/xfce-4-14-released-yeah-like-a-week-ago/

https://redd.it/cw0xq6
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Wrote a small function to transfer files to and from servers to local machine when using a proxy server.
https://github.com/gauravat16/Bash-Scripts/blob/master/tools/PSCP.sh

https://redd.it/cv96hk
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Why chmod 777 is internet advice from hell
https://medium.com/@oliver_66380/why-chmod-777-is-internet-advice-from-hell-2fb4049f1137

https://redd.it/cw1ynp
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What happens when you launch a fresh install of Firefox
https://twitter.com/jonathansampson/status/1165858896176660480

https://redd.it/cw1zmd
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best linux distro for weak hardware

Hello guys, i have a 2g ram and amd processor dual core 1.5ghz and i only need this computer to download files/browser the internet(normal usage like text based web pages), i tried LUBUNTU latest version and it's still very slow... thanks a lot.

https://redd.it/cw2z1z
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Load-time relocation of shared libraries
https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2011/08/25/load-time-relocation-of-shared-libraries

https://redd.it/cw3gq4
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What happens when ... you run $ apt-get install <>
https://blog.koundinya.xyz/posts/dependency_tools_apt_get/

https://redd.it/cw3gb5
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#linfehack - in Chrome/Chromium when you click the new tab button with your scroll wheel it will immidiately open search results with the contents of your clipboard

I've tested it on a couple of systems and it uses the default search engine.


Does not work on Windows (duh).

https://redd.it/cw4qjr
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What's New in Xfce 4.14 Desktop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ABYlcmqQ-Q

https://redd.it/cw5m4n
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Linux package managers are slow
https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2019-08-17-linux-package-managers-are-slow/

https://redd.it/cw6lsd
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Not able to change resolution in Elementary OS (Unknown Display)

So I recently downloaded VMware and installed Elementary OS. Everything works fine, except the fact that it keeps displaying unknown display and I can't change the resolution.

https://redd.it/cw7hg5
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Restored disk image, recover previous data?

Hello,
I recently restored a disk image on an external SSD. The issue is, I only wanted to restore the image of a single partition, not the entire disk. A careless mistake.
I have a feeling it's possible to recover the lost data, and figured this is the best place to ask for advice.
How, if possible, can I recover the data?
Thanks

https://redd.it/cw8avy
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This is my personal linux commands cheat sheet. Not perfect but pretty useful for me
https://redd.it/cw922a
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Distro Map
https://distrowatch.com/images/other/distro-family-tree.png

https://redd.it/cw9gob
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imv v4.0 released - a lightweight image viewer for X11 and Wayland

Today marks the v4.0 release of [imv](https://github.com/eXeC64/imv): a
minimalistic image viewer with support for dozens of file formats, including
animated gifs and SVG.

For users of Sway, i3, dwm, or other tiling window managers, imv provides a
lightweight way to view almost any image, with customisable key bindings,
auto-reloading, and the ability to run arbitrary shell commands. imv integrates
natively with both X11 and Wayland, allowing users to run a pure Wayland
desktop environment if preferred. It is also portable, running on Linux, BSDs,
and Hurd.

v4.0 provides much improved support for extending imv's functionality with
shell noscripts. Also added is improved keyboard layout support, hidpi support on
Wayland, native resolution rendering of SVGs at any zoom level, and much more.

I've been working on this release for some time, so I hope you like it. Extensive
refactoring has been undertaken to improve imv in many small ways.

A full list of changes for v4 can be found in the [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/eXeC64/imv/blob/master/CHANGELOG).

Full source available on github and source hut:

- https://github.com/eXeC64/imv
- https://git.sr.ht/~exec64/imv

https://redd.it/cwaoja
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20-Way Linux Graphics Card Benchmark For Total War: Three Kingdoms
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=twtk-linux-20gpus

https://redd.it/cw988k
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LibreOffice or WPS Office

In your opinion, whats the better office suite for linux, LibreOffice or WPS?

https://redd.it/cwbidf
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People with Dark Themes

For all of use that are using dark themes, how do you handle the transition between the dark screens in your desktop environment and the bright white screens of most website? I'd love to start using a dark theme, too, but I can't seem to get past the jarring experience from switching between, say, vim and firefox.

https://redd.it/cwcqvd
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How long after release of a new major release do you wait to put a Linux server into production?

I'm curious what info is out there with regards to deploying a new Linux Major version release such as the upcoming CentOS 8, into Prod. For comparison I understand that many 'seasoned' Windows sysadmins will wait a significant amount of time after initial release before deploying any new Windows Server into production; a practice which seems to hold value even now after more than a decade of needful yet frustrating compliance.

Linux enjoys a significantly reduced fear factor in this arena but it still seems prudent to wait a bit after the initial release. On the other hand, since CentOS is such a close clone of RHEL I would think there is less reason for a long trial period since RHEL has now basically gone through such a period and any needed fixes would be relatively quick and easy to deploy downstream (forgive me if this is faulty thinking).

Now, in my case I'm just talking basic standalone servers for things such as DHCP, DNS, CA, etc. but I'd love to get a take on various deployment situations also.

So what are your thoughts?

https://redd.it/cwbzzp
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Good Code Design From Linux/Kernel
https://leandromoreira.com.br/2019/08/02/linux-ffmpeg-source-internals-a-good-software-design/

https://redd.it/cwdwtn
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Dear Windows,

You are fucking insufferable. As my work uses some Windows only software, I am required to have an instance of you. For the last four months I've been booting one of my three Linux instances. After attempting a Windows boot to play some LAN games with my homies, you've started some disk checking procedure, after which you've failed to boot completely. Now you really want to do an "automatic" repair which will most certainly overwrite the MBR of my machine. This will then force me to reinstall GRUB and spend valuable time fixing my entire system. What I'm really curious about is, how did you manage to break yourself being on your own SSD? Next time I'll try to run Halo in Wine.

Thanks bro,

-Walker

https://redd.it/cwews0
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