KDE roadmap for 2020 - Adventures in Linux and KDE
https://pointieststick.com/2020/01/01/kde-roadmap-for-2020/

https://redd.it/eii6jj
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GIF issue, Peek!

Hello, I'm a KDE user and I'm getting this issue from so long, I have posted everywhere but haven'e get any useful answers.

I'm using Peek to record GIF and Videos, though I have not got issue while viewing my .mp4 files, but I do have a big issue whenever I view my saved .gif file. I have given my gif file and this is how I can see my gif file (though I have recorded my whole page it only show my 2 sec captured view). Although I have checked SimpleScreenRecorder but I didn't find it very simple to use, like Peek.

I want it to get solved because I have many works related to GIF.

Please give me a solution.

https://redd.it/eijc5m
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Designing an Icon for Your App
https://blogs.gnome.org/tbernard/2019/12/30/designing-an-icon-for-your-app/

https://redd.it/eijwwm
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Discuss: How's the Linux availability comes as OEM in your country.

Here I mean the PC (mainly refer to laptops) that offers Linux pre-installed on it before shipped to buyer.

In my country Malaysia, there was a few available choices to buy OS-free/Ubuntu pre-installed laptops many years ago. But nowadays, it's non-existent. No vendors would offer "Windows-less" devices, and if you want to buy a new PC, you have to buy Win 10 included.

So far there's only 2 sources I can get "Windows-less" laptops, they're all custom laptops and aim for gamers.

I admit I'm price sensitive, since I'm full-time Linux user for almost 5 years, I wouldn't want to spend the money on Windows license which I never want to use. Or I end up getting a gaming laptop that I don't game and fancy stuffs. So, the current market status in my country gives me a difficult choice on getting my next laptop. Windows is a monopoly here.

Let's discuss here how is the situation in your country, are the vendors in your country sell Linux pre-installed PC?

https://redd.it/eijbnt
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Kate - LSP Client Status
https://kate-editor.org/post/2020/2020-01-01-kate-lsp-client-status/

https://redd.it/eiofmz
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Measuring Mutexes, Spinlocks and how Bad the Linux Scheduler Really is | Probably Dance
https://probablydance.com/2019/12/30/measuring-mutexes-spinlocks-and-how-bad-the-linux-scheduler-really-is/

https://redd.it/eit3yt
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What: A terminal tool to check what is taking up your bandwidth
https://github.com/imsnif/what

https://redd.it/eixadp
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Google Assistant implementation in linux?

Every major OS has its own Voice Assistant.

Windows has cortana, iOS has siri, Android has google assistant, Amazon has alexa.

So can linux have one?

https://redd.it/eiz2iz
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Indecisive on distros and WMs/DEs

I've experimented with Arch and Ubuntu (Kubuntu specifically) and I'm a bit torn as to which I prefer and is better.

I like KDE and it seems good for everyday use, however it seemed a bit bloated?

I used I3 on arch and loved it, however it took a lot of tinkering to achieve what I wanted and I still ran in into certain problems almost everyday.

I've heard good things about AwesomeWM, however have not tried it

Any input would be appreciated!!

https://redd.it/ej05ob
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Wayland support is still not available on Synergy/Barrier
https://www.reddit.com/r/wayland/comments/eixuoh/wayland_support_wanted_in_synergy/

https://redd.it/ej1892
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So, I'm instaling linux on my laptop with no operating system and, what do I do now?
https://redd.it/ej2rs6
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EA is permanently banning Linux players on Battlefield V
https://forums.lutris.net/t/ea-banning-dxvk-on-battlefield-v/7810

https://redd.it/ej3q2p
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Matrix’s response to Moxie: On Privacy versus Freedom
https://matrix.org/blog/2020/01/02/on-privacy-versus-freedom/

https://redd.it/ej69o0
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Portability of tar features
http://cdrtools.sourceforge.net/private/portability-of-tar-features.html

https://redd.it/ej6crq
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Resier5: Local volumes with parallel scaling out. O(1) space allocator. User-defined and built-in data distribution and transparent migration capabilities
https://marc.info/?l=reiserfs-devel&m=157780043509663&w=2

https://redd.it/ej7d95
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Wawa Laptop - The first Laptop made in Peru with the aim of improving the quality of education (x-post /r/PERU)
https://www.reddit.com/r/PERU/comments/ei4ixm/wawa_la_laptop_de_cart%C3%B3n_que_promete_revolucionar/

https://redd.it/ej88s9
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Apollo ZSH theme
https://github.com/mjrafferty/apollo-zsh-theme

https://redd.it/ejaipi
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The best measure of what makes distro good is how big the team working on it too

I think that we can all have preferences and that is natural. However, I think the reason that Ubuntu is the best distro is a simple numbers game. Canonical is a big company with hundreds of employees. if we compare that to the other distros and the number of coders working on each one of those distro‘s we will see that at most it is a team of 10 or 15. Clearly the work that will be done by teams of 10 times the magnitude of those smaller teams will be better and more polished. Plus canonical has a brand reputation to keep that actually affects their financial bottom line compared to other distro teams that do this because of other non-financial needs (e.g. side project, fun, etc). I am not saying the other distros are bad I am just saying that Ubuntu will provide the best and most polished experience because of the size of the team that is working on it. Additionally most of the other distros rely on Ubuntu to create their own distro’s and most of the time I noticed that most of the bugs in those distro’s come from the little additions they have on top of the Ununtu base. So you can hate canonical all you want but truly it offers the most stable distro on the market. so please if there anything that I need to know about this and if I’m wrong correct me.

https://redd.it/ejapl2
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Introducing Dell XPS 13 10th gen: 32GB RAM, 16:10 display
https://bartongeorge.io/2020/01/01/introducing-the-2020-xps-13-developer-edition-this-one-goes-to-32/

https://redd.it/ejctip
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What to do...

My wife is running Windows 7 on her computer. With the end of support looming soon I'm kind of in a bind. She doesn't like linux at all and her computer will probably not run Windows 10. I'll have to look at her specs again but I'm sure it's not enough to run 10 well. She's on temporary disability until she's completley healed from her 3 joint replacements last year so I'm wondering if I have time to teach her how to use linux or if I should just buy her a new computer with Windows 10 on it.

She is not computer literate at all. She gets frustrated easily with new (to her) technology.

What would you guys do in this scenario?

Divorce, murder, etc. is NOT an option.

https://redd.it/ejer1q
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Arch Linux LUKS configuration
https://github.com/mjec/fido2-hmac-secret/wiki/Arch-Linux-LUKS-configuration

https://redd.it/ejfkui
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