Linux Experiences/Rants or Education/Certifications thread - December 09, 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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Upon a fresh install, what changes do you make straight away?

It seems everyone has their own fresh install ritual when installing a fresh Distro. What do you change and or edit as soon as your distro of choice is installed?

I personally make the following changes.

* Change Pacman -Syu to an alias "update"
* I set my aurman to an alias "install"
* Arc Dark theme.

There's a lot more I do, but I'm curious about what other members of this community do :) You might have something handy for the rest of us!

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Attackers using Linux Vulnerability to Hijack VPN Connections
https://techdator.net/attackers-using-linux-vulnerability-to-hijack-vpn-connections/

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WireGuard has been merged into net-next and is on its way to be included in Linux v5.6!
https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/12/8/257

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Debian/linux is awsome

I have been using Debian on / off for the last 15 years (more on lately). I remember how much Debian/Linux has improved since then.

I know it is not only due to the Debian Developers and the community behind them. But I just want to say thank you

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3 lines to change in PulseAudio config to make your sound nicer
https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio/Documentation/User/Audiophile/

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Good start to the day LAN 135

I enjoyed the recent info about Ubuntu Pro and Firefox VPN. Keep up the good work Chris, Joe & team.

[https://linuxactionnews.com/135](https://linuxactionnews.com/135)

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The Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Pre-release Survey
https://ubuntu.com/blog/the-ubuntu-20-04-lts-pre-release-survey

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New graphing tool for PipeWire debugging
https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2019/12/09/new-graphing-tool-pipewire-debugging/

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Great way to block repeat brute force auth attempts
https://blog.shanock.com/fail2ban-increased-ban-times-for-repeat-offenders/

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Use the Fluxbox Linux desktop as your window manager
https://opensource.com/article/19/12/fluxbox-linux-desktop?sc_cid=70160000001273HAAQ

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meli terminal e-mail client - alpha release 0.4.1
https://meli.delivery/posts/2019-12-09-alpha-release.html

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Is this it? Will Nvidia finally help the open source community?

Here is a session for the 2020 GTG talk:

*We'll report up-to-the-minute developments on NVIDIA's status and activities, and possibly (depending on last-minute developments) a few future plans and directions, regarding our contributions to Linux kernel; supporting Nouveau (the open source kernel driver for NVIDIA GPUs, that is in the Linux kernel), including signed firmware behavior, documentation, and patches; and NVIDIA kernel drivers.*

Source: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/gtc/session-catalog/?search.sessiontype=option_1559593594815&search.primarytopic=option_1564595677056#/

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A better Qt because of Open Source and KDE
http://www.olafsw.de/a-better-qt-because-of-open-source-and-kde/

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Oil 0.7.pre9 and a Fast Shell Parser
http://www.oilshell.org/blog/2019/12/09.html

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Why are many distros still focused on CDs as an installation medium?

In my work office there isn't a single cd drive nor do I have one at home. I never really see them anymore where I live as they are no longer relevant for most people. Why is it still the tier 1 installation method for most distros when I'd imagine most people are using a usb option?

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Seems Nvidia cares more about Linux then they let on.
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Who else has a USB stick that is always in your pocket and has your favorite distro on it.
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China to ditch all Windows PCs by 2022 – could this be Linux’s time to shine?
https://www.techradar.com/in/news/china-to-ditch-all-windows-pcs-by-2022-could-this-be-linuxs-time-to-shine

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Microsoft Teams Now Available On Linux
https://teams.microsoft.com/downloads

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Upstream Graphics: Too Little, Too Late
https://blog.ffwll.ch/2019/12/upstream-too-little-too-late.html

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