US Student Allegedly Building Gentoo Linux Platform for ISIS
https://viraltube.my/watch?v=dMRD3dWRfbo

https://redd.it/dzofk5
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System76 Will Start Designing And Building Its Own Linux Laptops Beginning January 2020
https://www.linux4everyone.com/18-system76-superfan-special

https://redd.it/dzsq8e
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Zorin OS 15 Lite is Here: Breathe New Life into your Old Computers
https://zoringroup.com/blog/2019/11/20/zorin-os-15-lite-is-here-breathe-new-life-into-your-old-computers/

https://redd.it/dz6ixw
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AWS promotional credits for open source projects
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/aws-promotional-credits-open-source-projects/

https://redd.it/dzwvjg
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Searching Through All systemd Unit Files for a String
https://medium.com/@trstringer/searching-through-all-systemd-unit-files-for-a-string-1966f04010b1

https://redd.it/dz9zwz
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Windows and Linux

In what ways do you think _using_ windows is better than using Linux?

https://redd.it/dzylir
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GNU Readline Library cheatsheet for VI+Emacs Editing Modes
https://gnureadline-reference.herokuapp.com/

https://redd.it/dzyr5o
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Weekend Fluff / Linux in the Wild Thread - November 22, 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!

https://redd.it/e03v6x
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Plasma Mobile weekly update: Phone calls work in progress on PinePhone, Application updates
https://www.plasma-mobile.org/2019/11/22/Plasma-Mobile-Weekly-update-7-8.html

https://redd.it/e03jsv
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The Librem 5 has been “shipping” for a month—but not to backers | Arstechnica
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/11/the-librem-5-has-been-shipping-for-a-month-but-not-to-backers/

https://redd.it/e060h6
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Linux Academy Black Friday sale is ON!
https://linuxacademy.com/pricing/individual/

https://redd.it/e01nhz
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This is where an intel HD630 will beat an nVidia RTX2080

Participated in a development project where 4 real-time 1080p streams had to be re-encoded on a NUC sized device. It's obviously not possible on CPU in this case so GPU rendering was my first thought. The intel Iris GPU in the NUC handled 4 decoding and 4 encoding sessions without any issues flawlessly in real time.

Then I was playing around with an nVidia GT1030 in another machine which must be even better - one would thought - but it turned out that actually no, it doesn't have the necessary nvenc hardware. Then I found this: [https://developer.nvidia.com/video-encode-decode-gpu-support-matrix](https://developer.nvidia.com/video-encode-decode-gpu-support-matrix)

So GPU rendering (nvenc) is simply not possible on anything below the GTX1050 but the real surprise is that nVidia limits concurrent sessions on all consumer cards, be it a GTX1650 or an RTX2080. You'd think that it is because of the nvenc hw chip but if you look at the GTX1060 or the Titan V for example you see that it's not the case.

So what does it all mean?

To be fair the nvenc hardware is much faster on the nvidia cards compared to intel HD, so if you are going to encode a 2 hour movie it is the better choice. But if you'd like to use the GPU to encode 3-4 (or even more) real-time streams it's simply not possible even with the most powerful consumer nvidia card.

I tried it on my HTPC (i3-7100, HD630, 2x 4GB 2133 DDR4, Manjaro KDE and no dGPU) and it handled the 4 streams (screen capture via vaapi in this case) without any issues. Tried it with 5 concurrent captures as well but there were some frame drops on one of them due to the unusually high memory bandwith, the GPU was far from being overloaded (around 70% utilization). With 4 streams there were no drops, and power consumption was below 6W.

So this is where an HD630 will beat an RTX2080 :)

(on the terminal tab #1 is htop, tab #2 is intel gpu tools, tab #3-6 are the ffmpeg captures via vaapi, #6 being what has been uploaded).

https://reddit.com/link/e06lat/video/gue5fpzipa041/player

https://redd.it/e06lat
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NFSv4 with only one open port
https://peteris.rocks/blog/nfs4-single-port/

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Why don't Debian/Ubuntu default to debdelta?

So if I understood correctly, Fedora and OpenSUSE will normally only download those files of a package which actually changed. This implementation seems like a no-brainer to me, but debdelta as an apt equivalent is not only abandoned, it's not even in the Ubuntu repo.

Does anyone have the insight why that is?

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BIOS Fast Boot option

I only use Arch Linux, no dual boot. Does Fast Boot option in BIOS settings still matter or it's only relevant for Windows?

https://redd.it/e0g042
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PrivateInternetAccess, a privacy-focused VPN provider, and huge contributor to many open-source projects (KDE, Blender, GNOME, Krita, freenode...) is merging with Kape, a company well known for exploiting user data and distributing deceiptive, privacy-threatening software.
https://old.reddit.com/r/PrivateInternetAccess/comments/dz2w53/our_merger_with_kape_technologies_addressing_your/

https://redd.it/e0hds6
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mangl v1.0 - graphical man page viewer

Developer here. I have implemented some of the missing features and updated the software to where I consider it to be more or less complete. Now it includes a configuration file, Truetype font rendering, searching withing a page. Also some behavior quirks were ironed out etc.

The link is

[https://github.com/zigalenarcic/mangl](https://github.com/zigalenarcic/mangl)

It should compile pretty easily on any \*nix platform that has a C compiler, OpenGL, GLUT and Freetype libraries. Might need to do some tinkering in the Makefile on non-Linux/GNU systems like OpenBSD and macOS. Feel free to report any glitches and requests on the github page.

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https://i.redd.it/bx90xp2rsf041.gif

https://redd.it/e0ho0m
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Linux flash based malware infects victims via an unknown vector

I would think this post would be pretty newsworthy in the linux world, since the delivery vector is unknown. https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/dz2m9g/bleepingcomputercom_linux_windows_users_targeted/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linux-windows-users-targeted-with-new-acbackdoor-malware/


> * Both variants share the same command and control (C2) server but the infection vectors they use to infect their victims are different: the Windows version is being pushed through malvertising with the help of the Fallout Exploit Kit while the Linux payload is dropped via a yet unknown delivery system. *

https://redd.it/e0mkcs
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Build & Maintain Help Across Desktops
http://eirenicon.org/knowledge-base/build-maintain-help-across-desktops-part-1

https://redd.it/e0o9f9
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Glimpse 0.1.0 Release Notes (GIMP fork)
https://glimpse-editor.org/posts/glimpse-0-1-0-release-notes/

https://redd.it/e077ql
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"new-lg4ff", a “much more complete” new driver for our Logitech steering wheels
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/dypf2q/newlg4ff_a_much_more_complete_new_driver_for_our/

https://redd.it/dys9hm
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