Could I Dual Boot KDE NEON On A Windows Vista Laptop? And How?

Recently I got a new laptop that runs on windows vista. I was considering upgrading to windows 10 but I can't afford a brand new copy of windows 10 and usaully I take my computers into best buy so they can fix or upgrade my old conputers to windows 10. But they only fix computers with Windows 7 and up, and I really don't want to have
nto buy a copy of windows 7 dor them to upgrade it to 10 for free. So I considered installing linux on my laptop but I didn't want to lose my copy of Windows Vista because I think it's cool to own an old version of Windows. I'm very very new to this and I couldn't find any guides on how to dual boot KDE NEON on a Windows Vista bases computer. So I was just wondering if it is possible to dual boot KDRE NEON on ny Windows Vista laptop, and just how I could do that. If anybody can help message me or comment on this post please.

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Recommend a laptop for a developer running Ubuntu?

Hi y'all,

It's about time for my next laptop. I've never been able to find a great solution for running Ubuntu on a laptop, so I thought I'd ask here for recommendations. Every laptop I've had so far has had a few hiccups running Ubuntu, nothing terrible but annoying. I'd be using it for software development, with maybe some gaming mixed in. No strict budget, but I'm looking for value without blowing the bank. Thanks!

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Zorin OS

Why zorin os is collecting data every hours without informing about doing it so? Why people support distros like that ? If something malicious is installed from client/server it could collect more than just you could imagine.

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This week in KDE: Polishing it up
https://pointieststick.com/2019/11/23/this-week-in-kde-polishing-it-up/

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LibreOffice Coverity Scan Report
http://caolanm.blogspot.com/2019/11/coverity-scan.html

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Should Popular Linux distros like Ubuntu and Debian make zsh their default shell?

I use both macOS on my PC and Debian on a server to do some heavy code lifting. Recently macOS switched its default shell to zsh and it is miles better than bash. For what it’s worth, I am not a power user. I just write some simple shell noscripts to loop though files and run experiments, lots of `cd`ing and `ls`ing. I know that it is easy to change the shell to zsh but I was wondering what is preventing the large distros to make zsh the default shell.

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Beware: Zorin OS sends "anonymous pings" every 60 minutes to their servers. During OS installation, they don't tell us about it.
https://www.reddit.com/r/FreeAsInFreedom/comments/e0yhw4/beware_zorin_os_sends_anonymous_pings_every_60/

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Sudo is Love
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Linux Tutorial

Is anyone aware of a tutorial where I can view the content and they also have a simulated Linux environment? I can read and watch the material all day long, but without being able to practice at the same time I feel my time might be wasted. I have on desktop and one very old tablet. My laptop is deceased. Thanks for any input.

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IBM100 - Linux
https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/ibm100/us/en/icons/linux/

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A one-liner version number incrementor
https://gir.st/blog/inc-version.htm

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Linux is faster

You don't realize how slow Windows is until you switch to linux

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What are your favorite software packages that give functionality to the OS?

Theres no denying that Linux is in some ways behind other Operating systems, but we're all here for our own reasons.

What software packages do you use to give yourself more functionality? I'm not talking so much about GIMP as I am finding a decent google drive program (that actually keeps the directory in sync)

Windows has Cortana, and not that I want a voice assistant on my computer, I can't even sync my desktop calendar with my phone (If you know how let me know!)

There are a lot of convience-based programs out there, what are you using?

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Interesting bit of news
https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/19/google-wants-android-to-use-regular-linux-kernel-potentially-improving-updates-and-security/

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Ubuntu 19.10 + RX 5700 XT Installation Instructions

I haven't found a good set of instructions for getting Ubuntu 19.10 + RX 5700 XT working so I decided to put some together. Hopefully this will help others with getting their shiny new RX 5770 XT working in Linux!

USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.

# My Hardware

* AMD Ryzen 2700X
* Corsair 16GB DDR4-3200
* ASUS ROG Crosshair VII Hero
* ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 XT OC
* Samsung NVMe 970 EVO 500GB

# Software Involved

* Ubuntu 19.10
* Linux Firmware
* Linux Kernel v5.3.11
* XWayland Window Manager

# Install Ubuntu 19.10

At this time, Ubuntu 19.10 does not come with the RX 5700 XT firmware. Because of this, the installer screen can freeze; preventing you from even installing Ubuntu! To get around this, install using graphic safe mode (nomodeset).

## - ISO to USB

1. Download Ubuntu 19.10
1. Website: [https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop](https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop)
2. Write ISO to USB stick
1. Use an app like *USB Image Writer* (Linux Mint)
2. Or in Linux terminal
1. Run: *sudo dd bs=4M if=<download\_dir>/<ubuntu\_iso> of=/dev/<USB\_device>*
2. Replace <download\_dir>, <ubuntu\_iso>, and <USB\_device> with the correct values
3. To get <USB\_Device> run: *sudo fdisk -l*

## - Ubuntu GRUB Menu

1. Boot from USB stick
2. Stop at GRUB menu (may need to hit ESC to get GRUB menu to appear)
3. GRUB Text Menu: Change boot command
1. Down-Arrow and select *Install Ubuntu* but don’t press ENTER
2. Press e
3. On the line that starts with *linux*, add *nomodeset* after *splash*
4. Press CTRL-X or F10 to boot into Ubuntu Installer
4. GRUB Graphical Menu: Change boot command
1. Select *Install Ubuntu (safe graphics)*
2. Press ENTER to boot into Ubuntu Installer

## - Ubuntu Installer

1. Install as you normally would
2. I choose *Minimal installation*, *Download updates while installing Ubuntu*, and *Install third-party software for graphics and Wi-Fi hardware and additional media formats*

# First Boot into Ubuntu 19.10

Now Ubuntu is installed, but the RX 5700 XT firmware is not... yet. So, we need to do the same boot using safe graphics we did during the installation. Once Ubuntu is booted, run updates, install the RX 5700 XT firmware, then upgrade the Linux kernel to v5.3.11 (Ubuntu 19.10 comes with 5.3.0). I found around a 5% - 10% increase in performance by upgrading the kernel (remember the AMD drivers are in the kernel).

## - Ubuntu GRUB Menu

1. Stop at GRUB menu (may need to hit ESC to get GRUB menu to appear)
2. GRUB Text Menu: Change boot command
1. Select *Ubuntu* but don’t press ENTER
2. Press e
3. On the line that starts with *linux*, add *nomodeset* after *splash*
4. Press CTRL-X or F10 to boot into Ubuntu

## - Update Ubuntu

1. Open a terminal
2. Run: *sudo apt update*
3. Run: *sudo apt upgrade*

## - Install git

1. Open a terminal
2. Run: *sudo apt install git*

## - Install linux-firmware

1. Open a terminal
2. Change to a directory where the linux-firmware repository will live (home directory is fine)
3. Run: *git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git*
4. Run: *cd linux-firmware*
5. Run: *sudo cp -va amdgpu/ /lib/firmware/*
6. Run: *update-initramfs -u*
7. \[Optional\] Reboot (we’ll reboot in *Install Linux Kernel*)

## - Install Linux Kernel v5.3.11

1. Open a web browser and go to: [https://kernel.ubuntu.com/\~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.3.11/](https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.3.11/)
1. You can go to [https://kernel.ubuntu.com/\~kernel-ppa/mainline](https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline) to select other kernel versions
2. Assuming a 64 bit Intel/AMD computer, download the files found under *Build for amd64*
1. Make sure *succeeded* is after *Build for amd64*
2. Download: *linux-headers-xxx-all.deb* (where xxx is versions and timestamps)
3. Download: *linux-image-unsigned-xxx-generic\_xxx\_amd64.deb* (where xxx is versions and timestamps)
4. Download: *linux-modules-xxx-generic\_xxx\_amd64.deb* (where xxx is versions

and timestamps)
3. Open a terminal
4. Change directory (cd) to where you downloaded the files
5. Make a directory: *mkdir kernel*
6. Copy deb files to *kernel* directory: cp \**.deb kernel*
7. Change to *kernel* directory: *cd kernel*
8. Install new kernel: sudo dpkg -i \**.deb*
9. Reboot

# Final Boot into Ubuntu 19.10

Finally, the RX 5700 XT firmware and Linux kernel are installed and upgraded. I found my cursor and any windows on the desktop to stutter a lot when moved around. This seems to have something to do with X11. So, switch to Wayland. All stuttering goes away!

## - Set XWayland Window Manager

1. At the login screen, select your user. This is the point where you enter the password.
2. Next to the *Sign In* button is a gear. Click on the gear and select *Ubuntu on Wayland*.
3. Enter your password and sign in.
4. The XWayland window manager selection should be the default for this user from now on.

# Finished!

Congrats! Hopefully you now have a working Ubuntu 19.10 environment with your RX 5700 XT.

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"Rocks is an open-source Linux cluster distribution that enables end users to easily build computational clusters, grid endpoints and visualization tiled-display walls."
http://www.rocksclusters.org/

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Kernel 5.4 released
https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/11/24/187

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Thoughts on Debian-based SolydXK distro
https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20191125#solydxk

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Linux Experiences/Rants or Education/Certifications thread - November 25, 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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Are we Wayland yet?
https://www.swalladge.net/archives/2019/10/14/are-we-wayland-yet/

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