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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Weekend Fluff / Linux in the Wild Thread - January 03, 2020

Welcome to the weekend! This stickied thread is for you to post pictures of your ubuntu 2006 install disk, slackware floppies, on-topic memes or more.

When it's not the weekend, be sure to check out r/WildLinuxAppears or r/linuxmemes!

https://redd.it/ejiann
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s6/s6-rc vs systemd, or why you probably do not need systemd
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-1105854.html

https://redd.it/ejk2tz
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Google Stadia Port Troubles Blamed on the Linux Kernel Scheduler
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-stadia-port-issues-linux-kernel

https://redd.it/ejmsgt
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Arch 2020 welcomes its little brothers and sisters to the zstd universe
http://sysdfree.wordpress.com/292

https://redd.it/ejn5c5
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Use VR for multiple desktops while traveling for work?

So... I have had a dream about VR for years now -- To be able to use it for work. I travel a lot for my job, I work on 3 - 5 monitors at home, and when I'm mobile I'm using just the one on my poor laptop.

My laptop isn't bad, it has an RX 560 and it can do a lot of gaming handily for how little I paid for it.

I tried a year ago to get VR on my laptop to work but it wasn't there yet. Combination of drivers, and everything else not quite being ready.

Now I've read about https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xrdesktop/xrdesktop but I've not seen anything concrete on if I can use it for the purpose of multi desktop simulation so I can work in privacy/peace (And turn off primary display of laptop while I am working).

Anyone have any ideas on doing something like this? Also recommend me a VR headset (cheaper the better but I assume has to be 4k to avoid it looking like trash)

https://redd.it/ejp1fx
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Acer AN515-42 laptop, update the UEFI without windows?

As it says, I'm running Ubuntu Mate 19.10, the tools to make a windows installer don't even work with Microsoft's poorly made official ISOs to be able to update the UEFI.

https://redd.it/ejpp74
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