I love Arch, not the elitist attitude

These days, I’m seeing far too much “us vs. them” attitude within the GNU/Linux community. Is it really that difficult for all users of all distros to co-exist?

I would beg the Arch community to consider a far more diplomatic approach to welcoming users to Linux regardless of their position or experience so that this wonderful distro and user base stops getting a bad rep.

I’m not sure if this post will stay up or get downvoted significantly but I just feel this needs to be said for the last time. This isn’t meant to start a hostile discussion. It’s only meant to unify ALL users.

May the fork be with you all!
This is coming from an Arch user, btw.

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Linux Experiences/Rants or Education/Certifications thread - September 16, 2019

Welcome to r/linux rants and experiences! This megathread is also to hear opinions from anyone just starting out with Linux or those that have used Linux (GNU or otherwise) for a long time.

Let us know what's annoying you, whats making you happy, or something that you want to get out to r/linux but didn't make the cut into a full post of it's own.

For those looking for certifications please use this megathread to ask about how to get certified whether it's for the business world or for your own satisfaction. Be sure to check out r/linuxadmin for more discussion in the SysAdmin world!

_Please keep questions in r/linuxquestions, r/linux4noobs, or the Wednesday automod thread._

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A review of the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiw2slgzcOc&feature=share

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Linux Action News #123
https://linuxactionnews.com/123

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Sandstorm Oasis shuts down as a company and the project is on life support due to lack of resources
https://sandstorm.io/news/2019-09-15-shutting-down-oasis

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How to create a custom Ubuntu live from scratch
https://medium.com/@mtvallim/how-to-create-a-custom-ubuntu-live-from-scratch-dd3b3f213f81?source=friends_link&sk=b7b01a793c92291bd586fde8dca1558f

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Process Mix (IO Bound, Cpu Bound)

when LTS (long term scheduler) loads processes from job pool to ready queue, before doing this activity LTS creates process mix or job mix (some process are io bound and some are cpu bound). Now my question is how LTS detects a process is IO Bound or CPU Bound?

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New Plasma Desktop webpage showcases its favorite features
https://carlschwan.eu/2019/09/16/plasma-desktop-webpage.html

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Having trouble with dieplay scale in several distros

Hi. I am installing for the first time Linux. My screen resolution is 1920x1080 on a laptop.

I have tried several distributions (Ubuntu, Ubuntu mate, Linux Mint, and Kubuntu), but in all cases I have had the same problem: my desktop icons and text look too small, same happens with firefox and all other programs.

In Windows this problem is easily solved by setting a scale of 125%.

In Ubuntu I have seen that there's the option for a 200% scale, but that's way too big. I have enabled a hidden option that shows 125% and 150% scales, but then the text and icons get blurry.

In Kununtu there's an option to easily scale the display, but it doesn't apply to firefox or other programs...

Does anyone know a distro where this problem can be solved (and how)?

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No, your grandmother probably shouldn't run Linux - an answer to advocacy

First, I'll start off by saying that I actually run Linux desktops. I had Linux mint installed in a VM on my desktop and in dual boot on my laptop. I now have Solus Plasma dualbooting on both.

When someone is new to Linux, they get the idea that there is a desktop war... that they should try to switch everyone they know to Linux. If a friend has a problem with windows and asks for help, their "solution" is to get the friend to install Linux. I will address some issues concerning this attitude in this post.

The top two reasons given as to why people should switch to Linux are usually privacy and security. However, neither option is a slam dunk. Windows 10 has virtual secure mode using virtualization to separate the userspace from the kernel, it automatically updates (not installing updates was a big security issue in previous versions. Now, you can set active hours so updates and reboots don't happen while you're working or even pause for up to 35 days, but you must install security updates), and comes with built-in virus ransomware protection as well as a firewall, the user is no longer root by default, etc.

In order for someone to somehow have privacy in Linux, they have to stop trading their privacy away. Google, Amazon, Facebook etc. did not start out as huge multi-billion dollar companies. They got there because of the use and support of millions of people. Windows 10 now allows you to address privacy during install, but even if it didn't, you'd have to ask yourself: am I giving them more of my data than I give apps on my Android phone, Amazon with their echo installed in my house, Google with their dot, through searches, etc. Facebook through my detailing of my private life on their forum, etc. People say they value privacy, but show through their actions that they're not willing to give up something to get it.

So, we're left with less common reasons, such as the fact you have steam, Netflix, lutris has made gaming easier, etc. First, many of these are not reasons to switch because windows has them too. You don't switch to Linux from Windows in order to play steam games because you can already do that in windows and it's better supported/you have more games. Yes, Linux is getting better there, but it's still worse. For instance, Uplay recently gave away For Honor. Have you ever tried to play For Honor in Linux? As far as Netflix, it's 720p or less - to get 1080p or 4k, you need windows or Mac.

So, that leaves us with customization as another reason....aka more ability to break things. For those who like to tinker and fine tune, it's great and that's a legitimate reason to switch. Privacy is also a legitimate reason to switch. But, they are not reasons for the average person.

But what do you lose by switching? First, you lose the ability to KNOW any hardware you buy will run on your OS. You also lose ease of configuration/install. You can't just pop in an installation disk. Last night, I installed my HP Envy 5055 in Solus. HP printers are very supported in Linux. I installed it via printers in kde. It gave no errors, but would not print. So, I installed it via cups. It would print, but only black and white. Finally, I installed it via the hp software and it worked. Why did 3 ways to configure it exist? Because Linux is not a cohesive whole. Getting hardware to work and work well may be difficult or impossible. Laptop users can attest to that.

You also lose the ability to call a company up for support and have them actually support their product on your OS. You lose the knowledge that any software or service will work with your os because it was tested on it and, if there are any bugs, they will be given priority because people like you keep them in business. You lose the ability to install and use software that gets recommended by your friends or media.

Of course, people do switch every day. The percentage stays about the same, but people do make the choice either because of privacy, the ability to tinker and customize, or some

other reason. But, that doesn't make it a legitimate option for the average person.

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tcolors: commandline color picker and palette builder
https://github.com/bcicen/tcolors

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A handy console dictionary in linux

This console dictionary is based on Cambridge online website, so the explanation is excellent! If you like console, like English, like Cambridge Dictionary, this is absolutely for you!

[cambrinary](https://i.redd.it/tyjoxcqwlzm31.png)

And it support up to 7 languages translation, and multi-word check at the same time.

It is my pleasure if any feedbacks you could leave, [github.com/xueyuanl/cambrinary](https://github.com/xueyuanl/cambrinary)

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Navi on Linux
https://old.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/d5570k/navi_on_linux/

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CentOS 8 will be released on 2019-09-24
https://twitter.com/CentOSProject/status/1173652996305170432

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FOSS game engine Godot is less than $500 on Patreon of being able to hire their third full time contributor
https://www.patreon.com/godotengine/overview

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GNOME relationship with GNU and the FSF
https://blog.halon.org.uk/2019/09/gnome-foundation-relationship-gnu-fsf/

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Lxd team is planning to add virtual machine support
https://github.com/lxc/lxd/issues/6205

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LuneOS on the Pinephone's devkit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=0YnfXtAbEfk

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Skidmap Linux Malware Uses Rootkit Capabilities to Hide Cryptocurrency-Mining Payload
https://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/skidmap-linux-malware-uses-rootkit-capabilities-to-hide-cryptocurrency-mining-payload/

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Richard Stallman resigns from MIT "due to pressure on MIT and me over a series of misunderstandings and mischaracterizations."
https://stallman.org/archives/2019-jul-oct.html#16_September_2019_(Resignation)

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