Linux KISS Blog Post: Firefox 69 now fully depends on dbus
https://getkiss.org/blog/20190828a

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Ubuntu 19.10 Bug: Shares Media Folders Without Warning
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rygel/+bug/1848692

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Where to buy Linux and FOSS stuff - donations

Hello

Where can I buy fancy Linux or mainly FOSS stuff like mugs, t-shirts and any of this kind?

Also, it would be nice if my purchase will be treated as donation :)

Thanks

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Begin to contribute to Linux Kernel

Hi all,
Want start to contribute to Linux Kernel development, can you suggest me a starting point to do that. I read kernel newbies documentation, but I'm looking for a todo list or an objectives list. To help and support the community.
Thanks in advance.

Scott.

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KWin: Setting up a virtual machine with virgil support
https://blog.martin-graesslin.com/blog/2019/11/setting-up-a-virtual-machine-with-virgil-support/

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What would your dream installer for a Linux distro be like?

Over times Linux distros and other UNIX-like operating systems have had different kind of installers.

There have been various interfaces and various things that the user could control. Sometimes, especially in the old times, a bunch of manual has also been necessary, for example, installing part of the OS in the command line, or the classic task of defining XFree86 modelines. There have been text-mode installers, graphical installers, installers that pull content from the Internet, and so on.

Theoretically we could have even a fully automatic installer, that would wipe the primary hard drive, set everything to stock settings, and wish you good luck. On the other far end, we have a Linux from Scratch type of preparation, where you craft everything manually.

What would your dream installer be like? What would the interface be like, and what things would you like to have control over? Do you have any other ideas, possibly something that installers are currently missing?

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10 years ago, at the age of 9. My first touches with Linux ever. Ubuntu 10.04. Even made a paper cover for it!
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I didn't recognize him
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Linux Experiences/Rants or Education/Certifications thread - November 04, 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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My thoughts/experience with music DAWs on linux

For some background I've been making music on fl studio for 3 years, and will be comparing all of the DAWs to fl studio since I'm fairly experienced with it. I've spent a couple days trying to find a good daw on linux. The first I tried was lmms. For being free, it's not bad. However, I didn't like it and won't be using it for music production. It's missing some features that fl studio has and the interface isn't as good. However, I was able to import my plugins and my midi keyboard worked with it. If you've never made music before and are looking for a daw on linux, lmms isn't a bad choice. It's not as fleshed out as fl studio, but since it's free and has all the basic feature features you need, a newbie could definitely learn music production on it.

After I was let down by lmms, I decided to try reaper. This daw technically costs 60 dollars, but the trial version doesn't stop working after the trial runs out. You just need to wait a few seconds after booting it for the message about your trial being over to go away, and you'll be good. However, if you end up liking the daw, support the developers of it and buy it. But if you'd rather not, I can't blame you. :P Reaper has most of the features of fl studio. However, the interface is very different. That was the turn off for me. If you're used to fl studio, you basically need to relearn how to work DAWs. However, if you've never used a daw (or fl studio), this can definitely work for you as a fleshed out daw. I was able to import my plugins and my midi keyboard worked great. However, it's missing some stock plugins on fl studio that I normally use, but you can just import those plugins from fl studio onto reaper if you want to use them. If the interface was more familiar, or if I wanted to put the time into learning how to work it, I would use reaper as my daw on linux. But since I'm lazy and don't want to relearn, I won't be using it.

The last thing I tried was running fl studio in a windows 7 virtual machine. It worked as expected, but there's one reason I won't be using it. The input lag with using a midi keyboard. FL studio doesn't instantly record the notes that you play, which can get realyyyy annoying. If you want to put up with it, go ahead and use fl studio in a virtual machine. But I like to instantly see the notes I play being displayed for various reasons. The daw as a whole isn't as smooth as it is in stock windows, but it's usable. And since it's running in a virtual machine, obviously all plugins work. I'd use it if it wasn't for the input lag.

So I couldn't find a good daw for linux. Reaper is usable, but not for me. I've heard good stuff about bitwig, but it costs money so I didn't get around to using it. I'll be sticking with fl studio on windows for now. That means the only reason I'll still have windows on my laptop to dual boot into, is to use fl studio on it. If anyone knows any other daws on linux, or wants to say what they use, please lmk in the comments. But for now, nothing beats fl studio on windows for me.

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"The Fathers" by m-artworks
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Linux’s Marketing Problem
https://hackaday.com/2019/10/31/linuxs-marketing-problem/

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Warning: Qemu 4.1 has a (silent) qcow2 data corruption bug

I just saw that somehow some data in my VMs are damaged. I checked the image (qemu-img check) and saw that pretty much all my VMs are damaged on some way. I searched around and found these issues. I don't know why the release is not pulled back and why some fixed that were already made are not released as a hotfix. That's why I want to write a warning somewhere. It seems to be a related to the the underlying filesystem (reports from ext4 and XFS are there, a bug in XFS was fixed) but there are also bugs found in qemu itself.

[https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1846427](https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1846427)

[https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1847793](https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1847793)

This issue seems to be in 4.1 with qcow2 images only

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First impressions of MX Linux 19
https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20191104#mx

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Linux VS open source UNIX - Admin... by accident!
https://www.adminbyaccident.com/politics/linux-vs-open-source-unix/

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[OC] KDE KWin window decoration "BreezewayMod" v 0.4
https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/drifhs/oc_kwin_window_decoration_breezewaymod_v_04/

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Is freedesktop.org down or caught by a domain squatter?
http://www.freedesktop.org/

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thinking of switching to linux

What are some of the pros and learning curve I should be aware of being i switch to linux

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My CMYK workflow in FOSS creative applications.
https://krita-artists.org/t/is-working-in-cmyk-worth-it/129

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An analysis of performance evolution of Linux’s core operations
https://blog.acolyer.org/2019/11/04/an-analysis-of-performance-evolution-of-linuxs-core-operations/

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Finally I could contribute 1 TB worth of linux images
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