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@r_linux

Sooo is the future of Btrfs in question with Ubuntu seemingly putting ZFS on future roadmaps?

Given that Canonical is allowing experimental adoption of ZFS by incorporating it into the installer options, I'm wondering if that will mean Btrfs will see less adoption moving forward? Also:

1. What advantages does ZFS provide over Btrfs currently given all the development that's being done with Btrfs?

2. Why is OpenSuse still the only major distribution who has settled on Btrfs as their de facto standard?

Thanks everyone!

https://redd.it/dobifs
@r_linux

Electron Packaging: What can be done to reduce the package sizes?

I've seen this online a lot that people complain about the huge package sizes of Electron apps (and RAM usage, but let's ignore that for a second), and it's because most (all?) of the apps distribute their own chromium runtime.

1. Why have we not got to the model of having a distro's electron package being a dependency for all electron apps reducing the eventual package sizes to around a few MBs each?

2. Are their any efforts in this direction? If so, what are the major hurdles left to cross?

https://redd.it/dohsnz
@r_linux

Recordings made a Ubucon Europe 2019 are now availlable

All talks and workshops made at [Ubucon Europe 2019](https://sintra2019.ubucon.org/) were recorded whenever the speaker authorized, now all those recordings that have enough quality (likely all) are being published on the [Ubucon Europe Youtube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLCZ80HI7OJaMEGTTsEDDpA/).

https://redd.it/do8hb3
@r_linux

Smart or Outdated design?

One of my personal biggest flaws with Linux (and I'm not a huge Linux person, so you don't need to bust my ass over this), is that, from what I've seen, there is no way to install software to another drive/partition. Now, some software I've downloaded, I've noticed is self contained, it doesn't need to be installed, and can be run from seemingly any location.

But is there a reason we can't, for example: sudo apt install some\_software --dest /someDrive
(And yes, I'm aware the 'sudo apt install' command is not universal, and is only the method of installing software on certain distros, but that's besides my point).

Does it come down to some oudated design philosphy? Or are there actually very good reasons why this can't be done/isn't done?

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@r_linux

Elementary OS on Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 7

I successfully installed Elementary OS on a Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 7. I had to use "acpi=off" during the installation. Trackpad does not work during installation, but is fine after the first reboot.


Here are remaining issues:


1. The machine burns through battery. Even when the lid is closed over night, battery is depleted.


2. Trackpad still does not work with all features. For example, clicking on the bottom right area of Trackpad does not simulate a right mouse click.


3. I can connect to an external monitor via a USB-C to Displayport cable. However, I do not know how to turn off the laptop display.


4. Sound is either off or on. I cannot control volume otherwise.


Otherwise, I feel Elementary OS is very well polished. I would certainly recommend it.


I assume most of my issues will be similar on Ubuntu.

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@r_linux

How about 'TuxEco' as total web ecosystem?

We now have RedHat, Canonical and OpenSuSe. I thought this idea quite a long time, 'an unified ecosystem'. What I mean by 'ecosystem' is as you expected, from email service to cloud storage. We can serve email such as username@tuxeco.org, calendar and even tux drive! But whatever reason, it's not yet here. So I want to hear about your mentors' ideas about this. (If it was already tried but I didn't know because of my ignorance, then I'm really sorry and will delete this post)

+ Now DEs are quite modern and crisp so we can have those services as native apps. Also supporting on Android and iOS. Not only that but also CLI for easy to add and edit or delete for i3, bspwm etc WM enthusiasts!

+ It's time to gather. We all developed great distros and services for specific purposes in their minds, so with those sharp tools we can build more broad and wide ecosystem! (And avoid Goo#le)

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@r_linux

Apple macOS 10.15 vs. Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu 19.10 Performance Benchmarks (TL;DR GNU/Linux beats macOS & Windows on a Apple MacBook Pro!)
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=macos1015-win10-ubuntu&num=1

https://redd.it/domsm0
@r_linux

Suggest Best Lightweight Desktop Environment

Currently using GNOME.

https://redd.it/domfe7
@r_linux

What is DE consists of?

I know we have the likes of KDE, GNOME, XFCE, etc is called DE. But, what makes those considered a DE in the first place?

https://redd.it/donrrx
@r_linux

systemd.volatile=overlay

> Also new with systemd 242 is the ability for booting the system where the root file-system is setup as an OverlayFS mount with a root-only root directory with a writable TMPFS. In other words, the underlying root device is not modified albeit all changes lost at reboot. This behavior can be started with the systemd.volatile=overlay kernel command-line parameter. Systemd-nspawn also now supports this volatile overlay mode.

Does anyone know how to set this up?

Thanks

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@r_linux

LibreOffice project recap: October 2019
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2019/10/29/libreoffice-monthly-recap-october-2019/

https://redd.it/dop8rl
@r_linux

Kernel CI: Automated Linux Kernel Testing made easy
https://kernelci.org/

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@r_linux

Fedora 31 is officially here!
https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-31/

https://redd.it/dorvxk
@r_linux

GNOME Foundation Patent Troll Defense Fund crosses $100k - Thank you!

The patent troll defense fund has crossed over the 100k mark! Our adversary is getting nervous. Let's make them sweat some more. The funding has been coming almost on average of 15 minutes per pledge. I just want to thank all of you for your kindness and generosity. We are so grateful. Fighting bullies is something we can all appreciate and come together for. Let's continue to show them that an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. Let's set the precedent. Not only should they not patent troll us, but that we will fight back and take their patents away from them if we can.

Help get us to 125k! - [https://secure.givelively.org/donate/gnome-foundation-inc/gnome-patent-troll-defense-fund](https://secure.givelively.org/donate/gnome-foundation-inc/gnome-patent-troll-defense-fund)

https://redd.it/doti1r
@r_linux

Unix Tell All Book From Kernighan Hits The Shelves
https://hackaday.com/2019/10/29/unix-tell-all-book-from-kernighan-hits-the-shelves/

https://redd.it/doseck
@r_linux

What made you switch to linux? (If you were not using it initially.)

Just plain curious.

I know there have been posts like this in the past but upon searching, the few ones i found were at least half a decade old.

https://redd.it/douiyk
@r_linux

I've just finished reading "Just For Fun" by Linus Torvalds. Are there any other good books about Linux/UNIX/free software that aren't (just) technical?



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@r_linux

The .NET Process class on Linux
https://developers.redhat.com/blog/2019/10/29/the-net-process-class-on-linux/

https://redd.it/dorouc
@r_linux

Get audio confirmation of the success of your shell command!

So, many times I will be running some task that needs its time, like a compilation task, a package installation or upgrade task... And then I need to come back to that shell once it has finished to continue the process.

The problem I used to have is that I sometimes browsed reddit when this long-running task was running and I was polling the terminal to see the process of the task, which is tiring and you could even day dream for a bit and forget about it for several minutes.

In comes the solution!

Bash provides the PROMPT_COMMAND variable which is something that can runs every time before it displays the prompt: https://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prompt-HOWTO/x264.html

It is used in cases like powerline-shell https://github.com/b-ryan/powerline-shell to update the contents of PS1. And I thought another use of it, to get auditory confirmation of whether your command has failed or not:

WITH_SOUND=1

function _sound_confirmation() {
exitCode=$?
if ! [ -z $WITH_SOUND ] && [ $WITH_SOUND -eq 1 ]; then
if [ $exitCode -ne 0 ] && [ $exitCode -ne 130 ]; then # not success and not Ctrl+C
(ogg123 /usr/share/sounds/Oxygen-Sys-App-Error-Critical.ogg 2> /dev/null &)
elif [ $exitCode -ne 130 ]; then
(ogg123 /usr/share/sounds/Oxygen-K3B-Finish-Success.ogg 2> /dev/null &)
fi
fi
}

PROMPT_COMMAND="_sound_confirmation;"

I am using ogg123 and some sound files that exist in my system (using KDE neon) but you can use whatever you like.

The above has helped me a lot and I'm not sure if there's a better way to do it. It has helped me so much with being efficient that it amazes me how there isn't an option for this in terminal emulators.

Have you done anything like this? Can the above be improved?

https://redd.it/dooyd3
@r_linux

Anybody Still Like Screensavers on Linux?

I guess I'm kinda old school, but I'm still a fan of screensavers. It's not really anything practical anymore, but I still like to have cool activity on my screen when it's not being used. I'm just curious, does anyone like screensavers anymore on Linux? I tried looking for Linux screensavers, but the only ones I found looked WAY out of date and in order to get them installed I would have to install super old, sketchy packages. I can still find decent ones for Windows, but not so much for Linux apparently...

https://redd.it/dozf2b
@r_linux