Linux Mint Monthly News - October 2019
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3811

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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

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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

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Halloween Update for FreeCAD & Debian Science Work
https://www.kwk.systems/blog/posts/halloween-update-for-freecad-debian-science-work/

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anyone know of a program that copies a flash drive to network storage automatically whenever one is plugged in?



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Native GTK Dialogs in LibreOffice
https://caolanm.blogspot.com/2019/10/native-gtk-dialogs-in-libreoffice.html

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Destination Linux interviews Lukasz Erecinski (Pine64)
https://www.invidio.us/watch?v=bibXkrT8AqU&feature=youtu.be&t=2642

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Why only root can mount?

(It's not a support question but a design question)

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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.

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Thanks!

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Htop explained
https://peteris.rocks/blog/htop/

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Firefox to discontinue sideloaded extensions
https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2019/10/31/firefox-to-discontinue-sideloaded-extensions/

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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.

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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

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Weekend Fluff / Linux in the Wild Thread - November 01, 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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2FA-Auth v2.0-0 -- Generating 2FA codes in your terminal

Hey, guys! How are you?

I'm here to announce my project 2FA-Auth.
It's an user-friendly project that generates "Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)" codes in your terminal. You just need a GNU/Linux distribution that runs BASH as default interpreter.
To get it, access my GitHub repository:
https://github.com/alencc1986/2FA-Auth.git

Thanks!

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Encrypted web traffic now exceeds 90%
https://netmarketshare.com/report.aspx?options=%7B%22filter%22%3A%7B%7D%2C%22dateLabel%22%3A%22Custom%22%2C%22attributes%22%3A%22share%22%2C%22group%22%3A%22secure%22%2C%22sort%22%3A%7B%22share%22%3A-1%7D%2C%22id%22%3A%22https%22%2C%22dateInterval%22%3A%22Monthly%22%2C%22dateStart%22%3A%222019-10%22%2C%22dateEnd%22%3A%222019-10%22%2C%22segments%22%3A%22-1000%22%7D

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postmarketOS // Ten years of Nokia N900
https://postmarketos.org/blog/2019/11/01/ten-years-of-nokia-n900/

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2 things holding me back from fully switching to linux

I've been dual booting windows 10 and linux mint for a couple weeks, and I've really started to like linux mint a lot more than windows. However, there's 2 things holding me back to fully switching to linux, which I'd like to do. The first is using fl studio. One of my hobbies is making music with fl studio, but it's not supported for linux. I don't think using wine would work for it since I'd also need to install various plugins for fl studio as well. The other thing is device hacking. I like to install hacks and cfw onto various devices such as the switch, 3ds, vita, etc but most of the programs are only for windows, and I don't think using wine would work since I'd also need specific drivers for the devices. If anyone knows any solutions for these 2 things it'd be appreciated, and if not thank you for coming to my ted talk.

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On the subject of .exe setup files and lack thereof on Linux (discussion)

I sometimes hear how people who have looked at Linux and left disappointed, say on the internet that the lack of *setup files* as a means of software distribution is one of the main factors that turn away inexperienced/casual PC users and make Linux less understandable to them. Their reasoning is that .exe and .msi installers that exist on Windows are universal, portable, that they are available for any program, work on any machine and are very easy to use.

The ease of use, of course, is presented as the most important of these advantages, but it is also the one I am most skeptical about. As a tech support, I regularly come across people who have massive difficulties installing software this way. Even finding the actual download link on the program's website can be a problem for them, even when it is not overshadowed by a huge scam banner that says "Download Now". Then they are lucky if their browser just launches the file outright. If not, finding where it got saved can turn into its own fascinating quest. And then, in modern versions of Windows, getting through all the UAC prompts, antivirus warnings and actually remembering the admin's password when it is needed is a whole other challenge.

I think for people at this level of skill using a GUI frontend for a package manager would be way easier. They'd only need to enter their password once and that's it. Compared to this, using setup files feels more "manual" and "low-level".

What do you think? Is this complaint about the lack of universal setup files legitimate, or are these people just rationalizing their Windows habits? Perhaps .exe setup files have other advantages, for example they are typically self-contained, can be used offline, and their distribution is not centralized.

I guess the closest analog on Linux would be the ubiquitous .deb packages (and .rpm to a lesser degree), but they don't work quite the same way: they aren't really self-contained and there will be no automatic updates (since everything relies on online repositories, whereas on Windows every program implements its own self-updates).

P.S. I am especially curious to hear the impressions of Linux newcomers.

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elementary OS updates for October 2019 - Flatpak now enabled out of the box!
https://blog.elementary.io/updates-for-october-2019/

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My first post as a Linux user!

Took the plunge tonight, got a Frankenstein build off of craigslist/Facebook/Amazon and installed Manjaro to bare metal. Windows will never touch this machine.

I am shocked at how "out of the box" everything was. I have an RX580 graphics card and it automatically installed drivers, got me on the Internet and even has working sound through HDMI out of the box.

I was honestly expecting this to be a tinkering rig, but its looking like its going to become my main one.

I have a slight amount of lag when typing, but that may be to due to the old processor or something.

I am stoked right now, looking forward to customizing this setup!

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Running 32 bit programs

Help, I was trying to do a CTF but when downloading the program and trying to run it I got this:

-----@redbart------------:~/Downloads$ ./vuln
bash: ./vuln: Permission denied
-----@redbart------------:~/Downloads$ sudo ./vuln
sudo: ./vuln: command not found
-----@redbart------------:~/Downloads$ file vuln
vuln: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (GNU/Linux), statically linked, for GNU/Linux 3.2.0, BuildID[sha1]=7b65fbf1fba331b6b09a6812a338dbb1118e68e9, not stripped

How do I run the program??

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