State of Linux on mobile and common misconceptions
https://fam-ribbers.com/2019/12/28/State-of-Linux-on-mobile-and-common-misconceptions.html

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Installing Linux on Nintendo Switch

I know this has been done before however I wanted to give it a shot and try using it to do some stuff I would on my main pc. Firstly if you use only open source software like I do it is quite easy to use. And it felt suprisingly fast. Most of the time I had it docked however I did mess with it undocked both were actually somewhat decent experiences. When it came to gaming I did not have trouble with emulators or open source games. Overall I enjoyed the project and think that depending on someones workflow you actually might be able to replace a low end laptop with it.


[Rice](https://i.imgur.com/WmkXw1I.jpg)

[Minetest](https://i.imgur.com/N2uV6HC.jpg)

[supertux no dock](https://i.imgur.com/OBZNQJ5.jpg)

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Another Manjaro stable update where devs suggest to not update
https://forum.manjaro.org/t/stable-update-2019-12-29-tbd/116899

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A year ago, I wanted to help with the SIP server situation. I made excellent progress, but there is still a lot to do

A year ago, I published [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/ac1551/this_year_one_of_my_goals_is_to_help_improve_the/) one of my goals for 2019. I wanted to build a modern SIP Server ready out-of-the-box, and friendlier than the current offer. I called this project Routr.

This year, I released several candidates. Also, I published the documentation and built a small community. Routr is now available in various distribution channels like [Ubuntu Snaps](https://snapcraft.io/routr-server), [Docker Hub,](https://hub.docker.com/r/fonoster/routr/) DigitalOcean, and [NPM](https://www.npmjs.com/package/routr-ctl).

There is still much I want to do

In the upcoming months, I want to focus on growing the community. I also want to improve the test suite, since testing is really the most significant pain.

Additionally, there is some work to do to make Routr more extensible and modular.

**Quick links:**

* [Github repo](https://github.com/fonoster/routr) (please Star and/or Watch if you're interested.)
* [Documentation](https://routr.io/docs/introduction/overview)
* [Tutorial](https://medium.com/@pedrosanders/tutorial-getting-started-with-routr-sip-server-f66c5216690a)

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Successful proprietary software on linux?

I'm getting more and more pissed at the user experience that Microsoft and Apple deliver. As developer I also have to eat however. I was wondering if there exists a successful* proprietary enduser software that was solely released on a Linux distribution?

*By successful I mean the developers were able to make a living out of selling their software solely on Linux

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This week in KDE: holiday presents for you!
https://pointieststick.com/2019/12/29/this-week-in-kde-holiday-presents-for-you/

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Guide to installing/setting up Anbox (there's a part 2)
https://lifeonlinux.com/install-anbox-the-right-way-and-run-android-apps-in-linux/

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Console #15: Spying Tools and Risk Sharing
https://console.substack.com/p/console-15-spying-tools-and-risk

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Using the Shell: xargs
https://invidio.us/watch?v=eS6Sr84NTp8

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Linus Torvalds wins the desktop; Chromebooks outsell Macbooks
https://www.cio.com/article/3073897/linus-torvalds-wins-the-desktop-chromebooks-outsell-macbooks.html

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Tux compiled at home
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cmus is the best music player I've used by far be it cli or gui, using it on my Android.
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My Journey Installing Ubuntu 18.04 on the Dell XPS 15 7590 (2019)
https://medium.com/@tylergwlum/my-journey-installing-ubuntu-18-04-on-the-dell-xps-15-7590-2019-756f738a6447

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KeePass: an MFA TOTP codes, a browser’s passwords, SSH keys passwords storage configuration and…
https://medium.com//keepass-an-mfa-totp-codes-a-browsers-passwords-ssh-keys-passwords-storage-configuration-and-a1b1efe50e13?source=friends_link&sk=f06b47b910d6e2559a9fc5070716ed3a

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Keyring alternative: Access KeePassXC entries of an unlocked database from the command line

Took me a while to wrap my head around this. Found nothing about it on the internet so I wanted to share it here.

You might know Keyrings in Linux. One of their use cases is to be unlocked while login or later manually to provide passwords to other applications. You don't have to type these passwords manually then. This works because your this keyring application (e.g. gnome-keyring) supports libsecret to store password for other applications.

The issue with that: You either have to unlock it manually or unlock it at login and it stays open for your whole session. Another password to remember...

KeePassXC is a popular password manager. I want to use it as the central place that I unlock to access my stuff and lock it when I don't need it (or at system lock/inactivity...).

KeePassXC provides a Secret Service integration so that it can be used by any other application via libsecret. Just enable it in the settings (you have to get rid of other keyring libsecret provider first), create a separate folder for libsecret stuff and expose this folder in the database settings. Now it can be used by other applications.

But that wasn't enough for me. I wanted to access passwords in my unlocked KeePassXC session via command line. keepassxc-cli and keepassxc themselves don't have such options.

To accomplish this:

1. Install seahorse to get the secret-tool.
2. Add an entry in you're libsecret folder (never clone an entry there, libsecret will crash somehow!).
3. Put the password to be accessed as the password. 4. In Advanced add an additional attribute. This name and value will be used to access the password later. In this example I use "account" as attribute name and "mail" as attribute value. Use whatever you want here. Save the entry.
5. Open a terminal. Use this command to access the password:

```
secret-tool lookup account mail
```

And there should be the saved password.

6. Done. Now you can use this in any noscript to access passwords in your unlocked KeePassXC session. When KeePassXC is not running or locked, secret-tool will just fail with exit code 1.

I think this is really nice and it helps me a lot e.g. for checking for new e-mails in the background but only if the KeepassXC database is unlocked. This way I don't expose my e-mail password all the time. And I only have one password manager, no additional keyrings and stuff.

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According to this site, the linux kernel contains over 6000 instances of the word "todo."
https://www.vidarholen.net/contents/wordcount/#hack*,workaround*,todo,fixme

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Linux Experiences/Rants or Education/Certifications thread - December 30, 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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Ideas for billing software

My Father has been using the same windows 98 billing software since 2005 and his PC finally died. I want to switch him to linux, but I can't do that without a simple, easy to use, non-cloud based billing software for his pool service business. Any ideas for something a 65 year old guy can understand? I don't need mobile integration, scheduling etc. He just needs to send a bill to his 350 customers every month and print a summary for taxes at the end of the year. Everything I have found seems to be either cloud-based or way, way to complicated for what he needs. Thanks for the help.

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Adventures making gnome-shell run in Valgrind: part 1
https://www.danielplayfaircal.com/blogging/gnome/dconf/2019/12/30/running-gnome-shell-in-valgrind.html

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Reliable laptop for heavy web development on Linux

My company is looking for reliable laptop model to buy for the employees. In the past we've tried several, mostly Dell XPS 13 and 15. The computers have been decent, but there usually have been issues, such as failing hardware (batteries expanding, keyboards and power supplies failing, needing to install drivers for WiFi manually, etc).

In theory, these computers would have been perfect. In practice, not so much. That is why I'm asking for suggestions based on personal experience rather what the sales sheet says.

Since we are working with Magento and Docker (among other things), 16GB RAM and 512GB storage would be minimum. Also, no real budget limitations, but obviously $10k per laptop might be too much :D

Thanks for the help

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