This is my experience with Windows and the reasons why I use Linux. Agree or disagree?

pauses upon EVERY click of a button

unstable driver system

bad defragmenting system

ads

saying there's a problem with a flash drive when there really isn't

permissions system (or lack thereof)

bloated processes

refusal to run an application upon first attempt to open it

keylogger

can't/won't completely uninstall ANY software

conglomeration of completely disconnected and unrelated colors and themes

cmd is hard to use (thank goodness they added powershell)

system resource hungry

unable to make necessary changes to the UI to make it more usable

admin tools are too difficult to navigate

UI is tied too closely to the core system, so any time the system lags, so does the UI.

There are 2 different control panels.

The updates are inconvenient and forced.

It's just so dang slow. Everything about it is like, "Oh dang it, you're here again?? But I was sleeping! Can't a guy get some shut eye??"

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A simple clock + calendar for Xfce4 (via Xfce4-genmon and gcalcli)

An simple bash noscripts for Xfce4-genmon:

- It gives you a clock on your panel
- It launches you favorite calendar application
- Its tooltip uses cal and gcalcli to show you the current month(s) and your next day(s) appointments

https://github.com/jcornuz/xfce4-genmon-gcalcli

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Penguin T2 GNU/Linux Laptop

I am wanting to buy a **Linux laptop** with the Mint distro preinstalled but haven't found any reviews for the Thinkpenguin products.

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Nothing more rewarding than building everything from scratch, the total filesystem is 12Mb and boots in 1.9 seconds
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This week in KDE: touchy and scrolly and GTK-ey and iconey
https://pointieststick.com/2019/11/16/this-week-in-kde-touchy-and-scrolly-and-gtk-ey-and-iconey/

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59 Linux Networking commands and noscripts

1. [arpwatch](https://linux.die.net/man/8/arpwatch) – Ethernet Activity Monitor.
2. [bmon](https://github.com/tgraf/bmon) – bandwidth monitor and rate estimator.
3. [bwm-ng](https://www.gropp.org/?id=projects&sub=bwm-ng) – live network bandwidth monitor.
4. [curl](https://curl.haxx.se/) – transferring data with URLs. (or try [httpie](https://httpie.org/))
5. [darkstat](https://unix4lyfe.org/darkstat/) – captures network traffic, usage statistics.
6. [dhclient](https://linux.die.net/man/8/dhclient) – Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Client
7. [dig](https://linux.die.net/man/1/dig) – query DNS servers for information.
8. [dstat](https://github.com/dagwieers/dstat) – replacement for vmstat, iostat, mpstat, netstat and ifstat.
9. [ethtool](https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/) – utility for controlling network drivers and hardware.
10. [gated](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/linux-in-a/0596000251/re101.html) – gateway routing daemon.
11. [host](https://linux.die.net/man/1/host) – DNS lookup utility.
12. [hping](http://www.hping.org/) – TCP/IP packet assembler/analyzer.
13. [ibmonitor](http://ibmonitor.sourceforge.net/) – shows bandwidth and total data transferred.
14. [ifstat](http://gael.roualland.free.fr/ifstat/) –  report network interfaces bandwidth.
15. [iftop](http://www.ex-parrot.com/pdw/iftop/) – display bandwidth usage.
16. [ip](https://access.redhat.com/sites/default/files/attachments/rh_ip_command_cheatsheet_1214_jcs_print.pdf) (PDF file) – a command with more features that ifconfig (net-tools).
17. [iperf3](https://github.com/esnet/iperf) – network bandwidth measurement tool. (above screenshot [Stacklinux VPS](https://stacklinux.com/))
18. [iproute2](https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/iproute2) – collection of utilities for controlling TCP/IP.
19. [iptables](https://netfilter.org/) – take control of network traffic.
20. [IPTraf](http://iptraf.seul.org/) – An IP Network Monitor.
21. [iputils](https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/iputils) – set of small useful utilities for Linux networking.
22. [iw](https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/documentation/iw) – a new nl80211 based CLI configuration utility for wireless devices.
23. [jwhois](https://www.gnu.org/software/jwhois/) (whois) – client for the whois service.
24. [“lsof -i”](https://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/tip/18078.html) – reveal information about your network sockets.
25. [mtr](http://www.bitwizard.nl/mtr/) – network diagnostic tool.
26. [net-tools](http://net-tools.sourceforge.net/) – utilities include: arp, hostname, ifconfig, netstat, rarp, route, plipconfig, slattach, mii-tool, iptunnel and ipmaddr.
27. [ncat](https://nmap.org/ncat/) – improved re-implementation of the venerable netcat.
28. [netcat](http://nc110.sourceforge.net/) – networking utility for reading/writing network connections.
29. [nethogs](https://github.com/raboof/nethogs) – a small ‘net top’ tool.
30. [Netperf](https://github.com/HewlettPackard/netperf) – Network bandwidth Testing.
31. [netsniff-ng](http://netsniff-ng.org/) – Swiss army knife for daily Linux network plumbing.
32. [netstat](http://net-tools.sourceforge.net/man/netstat.8.html) – Print network connections, routing tables, statistics, etc.
33. [netwatch](http://www.slctech.org/~mackay/NETWATCH/netwatch.html) – monitoring Network Connections.
34. [ngrep](https://github.com/jpr5/ngrep/) – grep applied to the network layer.
35. [nload](https://linux.die.net/man/1/nload) – display network usage.
36. [nmap](https://nmap.org/) – network discovery and security auditing.
37. [nmcli](https://developer.gnome.org/NetworkManager/stable/nmcli.html) – a command-line tool for controlling NetworkManager and reporting network status.
38. [nmtui](https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Networking_Guide/sec-Networking_Config_Using_nmtui.html) – provides a text interface to configure networking by controlling NetworkManager.
39. [nslookup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nslookup) – query Internet name servers i

nteractively.
40. [ping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping_(networking_utility)) – send icmp echo\_request to network hosts.
41. [route](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Route_(command)) – show / manipulate the IP routing table.
42. [slurm](https://github.com/mattthias/slurm) – network load monitor.
43. [snort](https://www.snort.org/) – Network Intrusion Detection and Prevention System.
44. [smokeping](https://oss.oetiker.ch/smokeping/) –  keeps track of your network latency.
45. [socat](http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/) – establishes two bidirectional byte streams and transfers data between them.
46. [speedometer](http://excess.org/speedometer/) – Measure and display the rate of data across a network.
47. [speedtest-cli](https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli) – test internet bandwidth using speedtest.net
48. [ss](http://linux-ip.net/gl/ss/) – utility to investigate sockets.
49. [ssh](https://www.ssh.com/ssh/) –  secure system administration and file transfers over insecure networks.
50. [tcpdump](https://www.tcpdump.org/) – command-line packet analyzer.
51. [tcptrack](https://github.com/bchretien/tcptrack) – Displays information about tcp connections on a network interface.
52. [telnet](https://www.unix.com/man-page/linux/1/telnet/) – user interface to the TELNET protocol.
53. [tracepath](https://linux.die.net/man/8/tracepath) – very similar function to traceroute.
54. [traceroute](http://traceroute.sourceforge.net/) – print the route packets trace to network host.
55. [vnStat](https://humdi.net/vnstat/) – network traffic monitor.
56. [websocat](https://github.com/vi/websocat) – Connection forwarder from/to web sockets to/from usual sockets, in style of socat.
57. [wget](https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/) –  retrieving files using HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and FTPS.
58. [Wireless Tools for Linux](https://hewlettpackard.github.io/wireless-tools/Tools.html) – includes iwconfig, iwlist, iwspy, iwpriv and ifrename.
59. [Wireshark](https://www.wireshark.org/) – network protocol analyzer.

source [https://haydenjames.io/linux-networking-commands-noscripts/](https://haydenjames.io/linux-networking-commands-noscripts/)

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repotools: Short names, big time savings – a collection of commands for the git operations you perform most often
https://github.com/ctsrc/repotools

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Is Anyone Doing Linux Consulting for Enterprise IT?

It seems to me that enterprises could save big by switching to Linux for end users, if they could just get over the initial hump of switching them over. It seems to me that Linux works better and is far more secure than Windows. That means less maintenance is required, and cybersecurity is simplified.

I can imagine myself working for a company that does consulting for these enterprises. I imagine it would be hard to convince CIO/CTOs to make the switch and land accounts, but it's not impossible. It seems that one of the most important things would be to have proof that you can get users to switch over and be productive without revolting.

To me, that implies such a consulting company would need a really good training team that's skilled at persuading users that the world won't end when they stop using Windows, that using Linux isn't hard but easier to use, and that in fact it can actually be a lot of fun.

So my question is: Is anyone doing this? If so, are they meeting with success? What distros do they use for servers and end points? Do they do a good job getting end users to switch, or does switching to Linux result in high turnover?

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Migrated Windows user, what do you use multiple workspaces for?

I usually just use the one workspace and never use any others, but since pretty much all distros include the feature, surely some people find good use in it: what have I been missing out on?

Some distros (including Windows 10 which has implemented the feature too) call it desktops instead.

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mail-sanitizer : A minimal cli tool to clean up your inbox
https://github.com/BharatKalluri/mail-sanitizer

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Writing userspace USB drivers for abandoned devices
https://blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/userspace-usb-drivers

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SysV init project now includes a noscript to convert systemd units into shell noscripts with LSB headers
https://www.patreon.com/posts/31633933

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This week in KISS [Linux] (#1)
https://getkiss.org/blog/20191117a

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Want to play with old-school distros? Check this site out.
https://www.linux-distros.com/

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Open Source Code Will Survive the Apocalypse in an Arctic Cave
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-11-13/microsoft-apocalypse-proofs-open-source-code-in-an-arctic-cave?utm_source=pocket-newtab

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Linux in public schools

In the public school system in America there is a lack of Linux based computers that needs to fixed at some point in order for Linux to gain a larger share in the education market. It would be good for schools since it's free (except for Red Hat) and schools wouldn't have to buy new computers or use under powered Chromebooks.

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Linux Experiences/Rants or Education/Certifications thread - November 18, 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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How to remap keys in a keyboard layout
https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20191118#qa

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KDE is looking for an experienced project manager for their increasing portfolio. Would someone from here be interested in that?
https://ev.kde.org/resources/projectcoordinator-callforproposals.pdf

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Bash noscript to open PDF files from terminal

[https://github.com/amrut-asm/pselc](https://github.com/amrut-asm/pselc)

A small bash noscript that lists PDF files in a directory (and optionally within subdirectories) and opens the user selected PDF file.

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