Multiboot for external drive. 2 win / 4 Linux.

I have a question. After reading and looking at alot of guides I'm stuck. Here is what I'm trying to do.

I'm starting Software software development and want to setup test environments. What I'm trying to do is this.

Windows 7 and 10 on main driver (internal) 256gb ssd
3 - 4 Linux distros on External 500 gb ssd
Boot menu for when external is plugged in.

Is this possible? I can't figure out how to get the external drive setup (partition table) so I can have more than 1 distro installed.

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Breaking Linux files into pieces with the split command
https://www.networkworld.com/article/3489256/breaking-linux-files-into-pieces-with-the-split-command.html

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Big Tux compiled at home.
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Linux tools: examining hardware in the terminal with dmidecode
https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/linux-tools-dmidecode

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what is the most badass Linux terminal command name?



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What are some things that make Linux better than Windows and macOS?

Just looking for opinions.

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Introducing offlinemsmtp

Hello everyone, I wrote a program called [`offlinemsmtp`](https://gitlab.com/sumner/offlinemsmtp) which wraps [`msmtp`](https://marlam.de/msmtp/) (an SMTP client) so that you can use it offline. (For those who are unfamiliar with `msmtp`, it is a commonly used program for sending mail in many terminal email clients such as mutt and mu4e.)

You can read my blog post about it here: [sumnerevans.com/2019/introducing-offlinemsmtp.html](https://sumnerevans.com/2019/introducing-offlinemsmtp.html).

The project is on GitLab: [gitlab.com/sumner/offlinemsmtp](https://gitlab.com/sumner/offlinemsmtp).

Version `0.3.5` is available on [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/offlinemsmtp/) and the [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/offlinemsmtp/).

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OPINION: Zorin OS's marketing as a Linux based system isn't acceptable

ZorinOS, ([https://zorinos.com](https://zorinos.com)), is a Linux distribution that in my opinion takes on some questionable marketing and design layout for their OS releases. The problem for me starts as soon as you click on the Download page: the first, and only thing you see when you scroll down, is the Zorin Ultimate Edition (for only $39). This edition touts slightly more features, but the three that matter here are as follows: "Premium desktop layouts," "Over 20 Games," and "The Best Business and Media Apps"

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Let's start with what, is in my opinion, the least upsetting of these: the premium desktop layouts. The system runs GNOME, and so proper themes do actually require some sort of effort from the developer. Still, though, it seems a bit harsh to be charging for this inside of the system.

The main issue I have though are the "Best Business and Media Apps" and "over 20 games." For the media applications, these are not listed anywhere on the download page, and presumably are just free and open source software preinstalled on the computer. The next one, more obvious, is the "over 20 games." In their promotional, they show games such as Tux Kart Racer, and it openly states that these games are open source.

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This all normally wouldn't be too big of an issue, but we have to keep in mind that Zorin OS is a distribution heavily targeted towards new users. In my eyes, I feel that is a serious issue that Zorin OS sets up their web page and marketing in such a way to offer their "ultimate" edition as a better piece of software, when it is infact just a standard install with some applications preinstalled. The difference between something like this and Ubuntu Pro or Red Hat Enterprise is that Zorin isn't offering much besides basic installation support according to their website, and charging these new users who don't realize how vast the options are $39 just for preinstalling some extra software. It'd be the equivalent of Ubuntu removing it's preinstalled office applications and such, and then slapping a price tag on it. It's just unfair, and seems like a scam targeted at new users. For this reason, I find that the marketing that Zorin OS uses to be quite disturbing in all honesty. I'm surprised that I haven't heard much more about it, this seems like something that we shouldn't just ignore.

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I'm willing to admit that people say the operating system is fluid and such, but they should really be improving their marketing if they wish to try and charge for "features" as stated above.

Thanks.

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EDIT:
Just found this under their website in a "Why it costs" button:

>which is why we created [Zorin OS Ultimate](https://zorinos.com/ultimate). It brings together the most advanced Open Source software so you can unleash the full potential of your computer, out of the box.

So, if my point wasn't made before, they literally state here that the Ultimate edition is just bundling some extra software for $39.

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The Rise Of Open-Source Software
https://invidio.us/watch?v=SpeDK1TPbew

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What is the status of AMD integer scaling on Linux? I wonder when can we expect it to land in Kernel.



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ElementaryOS Network Bridge foro KVM

Hi All.

I'm using a new install of ElementaryOS and want to use KVM for a home lab. Only problem is networking and configuring a bridge.

My network connection works fine, until I set the bridge in /etc/network/interfaces like so:

\#interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and if down(8)

auto lo

iface lo inet loopback

auto br0

iface br0 inet static

address [192.168.1.12](https://192.168.1.12)

netmask [255.255.255.0](https://255.255.255.0)

network [192.168.1.0](https://192.168.1.0)

broadcast [192.168.1.255](https://192.168.1.255)

gateway [192.168.1.1](https://192.168.1.1)

dns-nameservers [192.168.1.1](https://192.168.1.1)

bridge\_ports enp4s0

bridge\_stp off

bridge\_maxwait 0

As soon as I save and restart network manager the network disconnects and doesn't come back.

What am I doing wrong?

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Thanks in advance

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Kernel compile targets

Well, if you know it fine, if not, you can always keep it handy...

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Configuration targets:

config - Update current config utilising a line-oriented program

nconfig - Update current config utilising a ncurses menu based program

menuconfig - Update current config utilising a menu based program

xconfig - Update current config utilising a QT based front-end

gconfig - Update current config utilising a GTK based front-end

oldconfig - Update current config utilising a provided .config as base

localmodconfig - Update current config disabling modules not loaded

localyesconfig - Update current config converting local mods to core

silentoldconfig - Same as oldconfig, but quietly, additionally update deps

defconfig - New config with default from ARCH supplied defconfig

savedefconfig - Save current config as ./defconfig (minimal config)

allnoconfig - New config where all options are answered with no

allyesconfig - New config where all options are accepted with yes

allmodconfig - New config selecting modules when possible

alldefconfig - New config with all symbols set to default

randconfig - New config with random answer to all options

listnewconfig - List new options

olddefconfig - Same as silentoldconfig but sets new symbols to their default value

kvmconfig - Enable additional options for guest kernel support

tinyconfig - Configure the tiniest possible kernel

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The newest versions of your favorite KDE applications are here. There are exciting new features, speedier responses and more stability for Kdenlive, Elisa, Dolphin, KDE Connect, Calligra Plan, and many, many more.
https://kde.org/announcements/releases/2019-12-apps-update/

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Sorry, cannot find good related subreddits to crosspost this, but Nginx development office is under police raid due to Rambler's copyright claim on source code
https://twitter.com/AntNesterov/statuses/1205086129504104460

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Vim 8.2 has been released
https://www.vim.org/vim-8.2-released.php

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Qt 5.14 released!
https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-5.14-has-released

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Fedora's modularity mess [LWN.net]
https://lwn.net/Articles/805180/

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Mesa 19.3 has been released
https://mesa.freedesktop.org/relnotes/19.3.0.html

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Reproducible Builds in November 2019
https://reproducible-builds.org/reports/2019-11/

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Managing the Linux kernel at AWS: 'A large team of security experts' dealing with fallout from Spectre, Meltdown flaws
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/12/10/linux_kernel_aws/

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Instructions for running android full system and displaying apps on wayland desktop

https://gitlab.collabora.com/spurv/device_freedesktop/blob/master/spurv/README.md

Info on the project:
https://www.cnx-software.com/2019/04/03/spurv-android-app-linux-wayland/

I haven't tested this, but I'm very curious to see how well it works (anbox is a bit buggy for me).

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