Linux kernel maintainer says that Intel chipsets have more Spectre like vulnerabilities. No way to fix besides disabling hyperthreading with 20% performance cut.
[https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/29/intel\_disable\_hyper\_threading\_linux\_kernel\_maintainer/](https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/29/intel_disable_hyper_threading_linux_kernel_maintainer/)
All Linux laptop vendors I know of like Dell, System 76, Purism don't seem to provide AMD based Linux laptops.
I'm not so sure about workstations though as my knowledge in that area is quite limited.
I don't understand how people are okay with using Intel chips for so long with so many vulnerabilities, especially when software based patches significantly destroy performance.
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[https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/29/intel\_disable\_hyper\_threading\_linux\_kernel\_maintainer/](https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/29/intel_disable_hyper_threading_linux_kernel_maintainer/)
All Linux laptop vendors I know of like Dell, System 76, Purism don't seem to provide AMD based Linux laptops.
I'm not so sure about workstations though as my knowledge in that area is quite limited.
I don't understand how people are okay with using Intel chips for so long with so many vulnerabilities, especially when software based patches significantly destroy performance.
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KDE Consistency Update
https://dot.kde.org/2019/10/31/consistency-update
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Consistency Update
By Niccolò Venerandi It's been a month since Consistency was announced as an official goal for KDE at Akademy. During this time, we have focused on setting up all the tools needed to support the goal and tracking already active consistency tasks. Here's an…
r/linux Monthly Poll Thread: Take our main poll or post your own!
Hello all and welcome to the second monthly poll thread!
Building off feedback from [last time](http://www.polljunkie.com/poll/dfaapq/rlinux-october-ish-poll/view), our new survey has missed options, new questions, and HTTPS. The main survey is now on Google [**located here**](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenWUEeotfDuT6iJUxkOCJDx_uUdB6wehpB9aS7nlghtKtHCw/viewform?usp=sf_link) with results [here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iC4lOYmOE1B4o2VHO4J-Y5VfLuOGXB66A6X5u3m9ZqU/edit?usp=sharing). The poll is longer this time around, so if you get bored, please just scroll to the bottom and click submit. All questions are optional. A FAQ is below if you're unsure what a question is asking.
See also these users polls!
* (none yet) - Feel free to make one and I'll edit and put it here! One uggested poll: Historical distribution and DE usage with questions on why a user switched between them. Another could be more specific hardware breakdowns.
**FAQ**
Please read this FAQ if you're confused by a question as the poll is technical in what it asks.
* An operating system is commonly considered a whole environment but also primarily based on the core of the system (kernel). The Kernel is what makes the core of how the OS functions different between Linux, Windows, MacOS, and the rest.
* A Distribution is a collection of applications and the kernel/Operating System. This is the complete package that is installed for most users. This also includes the Desktop Environment, Window Manager/Compositor, Windowing system, and init system, all of which are listed as more questions in the poll.
* A Desktop Environment is considered in this survey a collection of shared applications using a similar similar design methodologies (and GUI toolkits) - meaning these applications share core features on how a user interacts with their system.
* A Window Manager/Compositor works between the windowing system (see what a windowing system is below) and the user. This is what controls what and how most programs are drawn on the screen and presented to the user.
* A Window System does the most basics of how something is drawn on the screen - the Window Manager/Compositor talks to the Window System, then the Window System talks with the Operating System/hardware.
* An init system primarily does the running of the system - it's what keeps the Operating System organized. See also [this article from Fedora Magazine](https://fedoramagazine.org/what-is-an-init-system/) but in most cases we know your init system from your answer of which distribution you use.
* A server is an always-on system that is used to serve some kind of media - Media being a popular option, but also the core of how the web works. A server made this page and sent it to you right now! Some servers are easy to do, such as purchasing a NAS system, but many are custom.
* If you don't know - ask, click the "I don't know/default" option, or just skip the question as all questions are optional.
**Why/Why not Google?**
Other survey options just didn't fit our needs. For those that understandably don't want to use Google, please leave a comment below and I will PM a [LimeSurvey](https://www.limesurvey.org/) link once I'm complete making it (LimeSurvey is great but much more complicated). LimeSurvey seems to meet the needs of r/linux well but it's free tier is limited to 100 responses, so for most results of this poll we'll lean on the Google Survey. Please note that LimeSurvey isn't perfect itself but is open source. Analytics may still be involved with their free tier, and they weren't able to dedicate time to make it [LibreJS compatible.](https://bugs.limesurvey.org/view.php?id=8402)
**I'd like more questions answered**
Please feel free to make your own poll! That's part of the purpose of this thread. With the mail poll we try to get the biggest questions around here answered. If there's something missing - or if you want to learn more about the community, everyone is welcome to post their own poll
Hello all and welcome to the second monthly poll thread!
Building off feedback from [last time](http://www.polljunkie.com/poll/dfaapq/rlinux-october-ish-poll/view), our new survey has missed options, new questions, and HTTPS. The main survey is now on Google [**located here**](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenWUEeotfDuT6iJUxkOCJDx_uUdB6wehpB9aS7nlghtKtHCw/viewform?usp=sf_link) with results [here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iC4lOYmOE1B4o2VHO4J-Y5VfLuOGXB66A6X5u3m9ZqU/edit?usp=sharing). The poll is longer this time around, so if you get bored, please just scroll to the bottom and click submit. All questions are optional. A FAQ is below if you're unsure what a question is asking.
See also these users polls!
* (none yet) - Feel free to make one and I'll edit and put it here! One uggested poll: Historical distribution and DE usage with questions on why a user switched between them. Another could be more specific hardware breakdowns.
**FAQ**
Please read this FAQ if you're confused by a question as the poll is technical in what it asks.
* An operating system is commonly considered a whole environment but also primarily based on the core of the system (kernel). The Kernel is what makes the core of how the OS functions different between Linux, Windows, MacOS, and the rest.
* A Distribution is a collection of applications and the kernel/Operating System. This is the complete package that is installed for most users. This also includes the Desktop Environment, Window Manager/Compositor, Windowing system, and init system, all of which are listed as more questions in the poll.
* A Desktop Environment is considered in this survey a collection of shared applications using a similar similar design methodologies (and GUI toolkits) - meaning these applications share core features on how a user interacts with their system.
* A Window Manager/Compositor works between the windowing system (see what a windowing system is below) and the user. This is what controls what and how most programs are drawn on the screen and presented to the user.
* A Window System does the most basics of how something is drawn on the screen - the Window Manager/Compositor talks to the Window System, then the Window System talks with the Operating System/hardware.
* An init system primarily does the running of the system - it's what keeps the Operating System organized. See also [this article from Fedora Magazine](https://fedoramagazine.org/what-is-an-init-system/) but in most cases we know your init system from your answer of which distribution you use.
* A server is an always-on system that is used to serve some kind of media - Media being a popular option, but also the core of how the web works. A server made this page and sent it to you right now! Some servers are easy to do, such as purchasing a NAS system, but many are custom.
* If you don't know - ask, click the "I don't know/default" option, or just skip the question as all questions are optional.
**Why/Why not Google?**
Other survey options just didn't fit our needs. For those that understandably don't want to use Google, please leave a comment below and I will PM a [LimeSurvey](https://www.limesurvey.org/) link once I'm complete making it (LimeSurvey is great but much more complicated). LimeSurvey seems to meet the needs of r/linux well but it's free tier is limited to 100 responses, so for most results of this poll we'll lean on the Google Survey. Please note that LimeSurvey isn't perfect itself but is open source. Analytics may still be involved with their free tier, and they weren't able to dedicate time to make it [LibreJS compatible.](https://bugs.limesurvey.org/view.php?id=8402)
**I'd like more questions answered**
Please feel free to make your own poll! That's part of the purpose of this thread. With the mail poll we try to get the biggest questions around here answered. If there's something missing - or if you want to learn more about the community, everyone is welcome to post their own poll
Google Docs
r/linux November Survey
r/linux November Survey - now with more https. Please only select what is relevant to you - all fields are optional, and in most cases multiple choice for whatever applies to you. As it's quite long, please feel free to just submit whenever you'd like. It…
s for people to take as a reply to this thread only.
Polls should:
* Try to avoid duplicating an already-posted poll!
* Results must be open to view, ideally without taking the poll but we understand that some poll software doesn't allow to see a result without taking a poll so that part isn't a hard requirement, but it must be available _somehow_, and the license of the results must be clear before taking the poll.
* Polls cannot ask for personal information. This includes that polls cannot require a login except for reddit-authenticated polls or if you're using the comments of this thread and tallying the votes that way
* Avoid anything crude or trolling
* Polls should be relevant to the r/linux community in some way
* Politics ok, but all discussion about it should stay as replies to the poll in this thread and if the post get's locked users are excepted to drop the discussion
Other than that, enjoy!
**Survey/Result License**
I believe I own the copyright of survey results, so I'm licensing it under [Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.5)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/). Please choose a license for your own surveys as well.
P.S. if anyone wants to host a LimeSurvey instance for r/linux, which would give us unlimited responses, or pay LimeSurvey for the unlimited plan, or have a fully featured LibreJS poll software available, I'll gladly use that over Google for all future polls!
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Polls should:
* Try to avoid duplicating an already-posted poll!
* Results must be open to view, ideally without taking the poll but we understand that some poll software doesn't allow to see a result without taking a poll so that part isn't a hard requirement, but it must be available _somehow_, and the license of the results must be clear before taking the poll.
* Polls cannot ask for personal information. This includes that polls cannot require a login except for reddit-authenticated polls or if you're using the comments of this thread and tallying the votes that way
* Avoid anything crude or trolling
* Polls should be relevant to the r/linux community in some way
* Politics ok, but all discussion about it should stay as replies to the poll in this thread and if the post get's locked users are excepted to drop the discussion
Other than that, enjoy!
**Survey/Result License**
I believe I own the copyright of survey results, so I'm licensing it under [Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.5)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/). Please choose a license for your own surveys as well.
P.S. if anyone wants to host a LimeSurvey instance for r/linux, which would give us unlimited responses, or pay LimeSurvey for the unlimited plan, or have a fully featured LibreJS poll software available, I'll gladly use that over Google for all future polls!
https://redd.it/dpqjgm
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Donate Now | GNOME Patent Troll Defense Fund by GNOME Foundation
https://secure.givelively.org/donate/gnome-foundation-inc/gnome-patent-troll-defense-fund
https://redd.it/dpn2th
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https://redd.it/dpn2th
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Give Lively
Donate Now | GNOME Patent Troll Defense Fund by GNOME Foundation
GNOME, the free software desktop has been hit by a patent troll. It's the first time a free software project has been hit by this, and we want to send a message to all...
How many of you know about BOINC?
BOINC - Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley\_Open\_Infrastructure\_for\_Network\_Computing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Open_Infrastructure_for_Network_Computing)
​
It's a platform for grid computing where every computer gets tasks depending on the projects you are subscribed to. The idea is to use the computing power of your computer (or server) while it is IDLE for scientifical purposes. It has a very nice but dated GUI (you can still use CLI), and it can be controlled remotely through the GUI and an unofficial ncurses GUI.
It has helped on many scientific breakthroughs, like the detection of gravitational waves or the analysis of tabby star. And is used by organizations as important as the CERN and the SETI.
It has tasks for both GPUs and CPUs (depending on the project), and some projects run on Android too (although i don't recommend running it on a phone you are currently using) .
There are dozen of projects : [https://boinc.berkeley.edu/projects.php](https://boinc.berkeley.edu/projects.php)
I personally run the LHC@home as CPU tasks, and einstein@home as GPU tasks.
For all those not using Debian or Ubuntu, you will want to take a look at this :
[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/BOINC#Using\_BOINC](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/BOINC#Using_BOINC)
Also, whatever projects you check, you may want to take a look at the forums, for example, here is how to run some lhc@home projects without virtualbox : [https://lhcathome.cern.ch/lhcathome/forum\_thread.php?id=4971](https://lhcathome.cern.ch/lhcathome/forum_thread.php?id=4971)
https://redd.it/dpm2ti
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BOINC - Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley\_Open\_Infrastructure\_for\_Network\_Computing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Open_Infrastructure_for_Network_Computing)
​
It's a platform for grid computing where every computer gets tasks depending on the projects you are subscribed to. The idea is to use the computing power of your computer (or server) while it is IDLE for scientifical purposes. It has a very nice but dated GUI (you can still use CLI), and it can be controlled remotely through the GUI and an unofficial ncurses GUI.
It has helped on many scientific breakthroughs, like the detection of gravitational waves or the analysis of tabby star. And is used by organizations as important as the CERN and the SETI.
It has tasks for both GPUs and CPUs (depending on the project), and some projects run on Android too (although i don't recommend running it on a phone you are currently using) .
There are dozen of projects : [https://boinc.berkeley.edu/projects.php](https://boinc.berkeley.edu/projects.php)
I personally run the LHC@home as CPU tasks, and einstein@home as GPU tasks.
For all those not using Debian or Ubuntu, you will want to take a look at this :
[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/BOINC#Using\_BOINC](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/BOINC#Using_BOINC)
Also, whatever projects you check, you may want to take a look at the forums, for example, here is how to run some lhc@home projects without virtualbox : [https://lhcathome.cern.ch/lhcathome/forum\_thread.php?id=4971](https://lhcathome.cern.ch/lhcathome/forum_thread.php?id=4971)
https://redd.it/dpm2ti
@r_linux
Which is the best 2D printer in the market for GNU/LInux?
If you were to get a 2D printer that is:
* GNU/Linux friendly.
* Resource efficient (ink, laser, etc).
* Well supported.
* Great printing and manufacturing quality.
Which would you get?
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If you were to get a 2D printer that is:
* GNU/Linux friendly.
* Resource efficient (ink, laser, etc).
* Well supported.
* Great printing and manufacturing quality.
Which would you get?
https://redd.it/dpvk1z
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reddit
Which is the best 2D printer in the market for GNU/LInux?
If you were to get a 2D printer that is: * GNU/Linux friendly. * Resource efficient (ink, laser, etc). * Well supported. * Great printing and...
Phoronix| "Fedora 31 Performance Is Still Sliding In The Wrong Direction" - Benchmarks
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=fedora-31-benchmarks&num=1
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https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=fedora-31-benchmarks&num=1
https://redd.it/dpvmi6
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Phoronix
Fedora 31 Performance Is Still Sliding In The Wrong Direction - Benchmarks Against Ubuntu 19.10 + Clear Linux - Phoronix
Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, and computer hardware tests.
Wiremapper: a Linux application for the Pockethernet hardware
I bought the Pockethernet hardware back when it was still on indiegogo, for people who never dealt with ethernet testers: It's a device that you use to test network cables, in the pockethernet case the tester is a bluetooth device you're supposed to use with an Android phone.
The phone requirement annoyed me for a long time and would like my test results directly on my laptop. I finally took the time to write a nice GTK3 application for it that can now do some of the basic features. I haven't managed to make some of the more advanced features work like the cable length tests and more advanced link tests like DHCP and the various port-id protocols.
It's written in python and split in two parts, [Wiremapper](https://gitlab.com/MartijnBraam/wiremapper) is the GTK3 application and the [pockethernet library](https://gitlab.com/MartijnBraam/pockethernet-protocol) that actually handles the communication with the hardware. This makes sure that it can support other testing hardware and probably a QT5 frontend.
I hope that I can make some other network administrators very happy with this application :D
https://redd.it/dpprwh
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I bought the Pockethernet hardware back when it was still on indiegogo, for people who never dealt with ethernet testers: It's a device that you use to test network cables, in the pockethernet case the tester is a bluetooth device you're supposed to use with an Android phone.
The phone requirement annoyed me for a long time and would like my test results directly on my laptop. I finally took the time to write a nice GTK3 application for it that can now do some of the basic features. I haven't managed to make some of the more advanced features work like the cable length tests and more advanced link tests like DHCP and the various port-id protocols.
It's written in python and split in two parts, [Wiremapper](https://gitlab.com/MartijnBraam/wiremapper) is the GTK3 application and the [pockethernet library](https://gitlab.com/MartijnBraam/pockethernet-protocol) that actually handles the communication with the hardware. This makes sure that it can support other testing hardware and probably a QT5 frontend.
I hope that I can make some other network administrators very happy with this application :D
https://redd.it/dpprwh
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GitLab
Martijn Braam / Wiremapper
GTK3 frontend for the Pockethernet
Ubuntu and QT Creator
TRying to get QT Creator and Android sdk to get along. I've been working on this for three days. Videos, articles, etc and just can't get this one little error to go away. Can anyone give me a push in the right direction?
Kubuntu 19.10
https://preview.redd.it/up2e3c29kyv31.png?width=891&format=png&auto=webp&s=1a9a823ad04e055208aa9ccf290541f8727b1e33
https://redd.it/dpvshj
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TRying to get QT Creator and Android sdk to get along. I've been working on this for three days. Videos, articles, etc and just can't get this one little error to go away. Can anyone give me a push in the right direction?
Kubuntu 19.10
https://preview.redd.it/up2e3c29kyv31.png?width=891&format=png&auto=webp&s=1a9a823ad04e055208aa9ccf290541f8727b1e33
https://redd.it/dpvshj
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Halloween Update for FreeCAD & Debian Science Work
https://www.kwk.systems/blog/posts/halloween-update-for-freecad-debian-science-work/
https://redd.it/dpzsmf
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https://www.kwk.systems/blog/posts/halloween-update-for-freecad-debian-science-work/
https://redd.it/dpzsmf
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Biosystems Engineering Blog
Halloween Update for FreeCAD & Debian Science Work
There's been a spooky amount of activity in the FreeCAD & Debian Science world
since I last wrote! Because this update covers August, September, and October,
I'll try to be brief and only touch on th
since I last wrote! Because this update covers August, September, and October,
I'll try to be brief and only touch on th
anyone know of a program that copies a flash drive to network storage automatically whenever one is plugged in?
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reddit
anyone know of a program that copies a flash drive to network...
Posted in r/linux by u/thatguywhovapesinHS • 0 points and 3 comments
Native GTK Dialogs in LibreOffice
https://caolanm.blogspot.com/2019/10/native-gtk-dialogs-in-libreoffice.html
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Caolán McNamara
Native GTK Dialogs in LibreOffice
LibreOffice Native GTK Dialog Status The LibreOffice UI was traditionally implemented with its own VCL toolkit which via theming emulated ...
Destination Linux interviews Lukasz Erecinski (Pine64)
https://www.invidio.us/watch?v=bibXkrT8AqU&feature=youtu.be&t=2642
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https://www.invidio.us/watch?v=bibXkrT8AqU&feature=youtu.be&t=2642
https://redd.it/dq1yid
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Invidious
Interview with Lukasz Erecinski of Pine64, GNOME vs Trolls, Ubuntu's New Desktop Director - DL145
https://destinationlinux.org/episode-145 - Hosted by Ryan, Zeb, Noah & Michael Quick Links: Ryan, aka DasGeek = https://dasgeekcommunity.com Michael of TuxDigital = https://tuxdigital.com Zeb, aka Zeb
Why only root can mount?
(It's not a support question but a design question)
​
If a user has permissions to read/write a file, it seems reasonable that he will be able to mount it. Moreover, he practically can make his own interface of mounting and mount it that way.
​
Thanks!
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(It's not a support question but a design question)
​
If a user has permissions to read/write a file, it seems reasonable that he will be able to mount it. Moreover, he practically can make his own interface of mounting and mount it that way.
​
Thanks!
https://redd.it/dq2j3c
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reddit
Why only root can mount?
(It's not a support question but a design question) If a user has permissions to read/write a file, it seems reasonable that he will be...
Firefox to discontinue sideloaded extensions
https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2019/10/31/firefox-to-discontinue-sideloaded-extensions/
https://redd.it/dq42uv
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https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2019/10/31/firefox-to-discontinue-sideloaded-extensions/
https://redd.it/dq42uv
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Mozilla Add-ons Blog
Upcoming changes to extension sideloading
Sideloading is a method of installing an extension in Firefox by adding an extension file to a special location using an executable application installer. This ...
linux kernel live patching
Does anyone actually use this in production to avoid reboots? I do not see much discussion around this on the internet. Anyone have personal experience.
https://redd.it/dq46c9
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Does anyone actually use this in production to avoid reboots? I do not see much discussion around this on the internet. Anyone have personal experience.
https://redd.it/dq46c9
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reddit
linux kernel live patching
Does anyone actually use this in production to avoid reboots? I do not see much discussion around this on the internet. Anyone have personal...
Fifth weekly @kdecommunity #PlasmaMobile update: Better integration with the @gnome GTK applications, new application features and several bugfixes!
https://www.plasma-mobile.org/2019/11/01/Plasma-Mobile-Weekly-update-5.html
https://redd.it/dq4gjv
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https://www.plasma-mobile.org/2019/11/01/Plasma-Mobile-Weekly-update-5.html
https://redd.it/dq4gjv
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www.plasma-mobile.org
Plasma Mobile: weekly update: part 5
The Plasma Mobile team is happy to present the fifth weekly blogpost. This week’s update features various application polishing, better integration with GTK/...