I want to vent about the GTK3 color picker for a moment.
That thing is an absolute piece of shit! Thankfully I don't have to use it often, but every time I have to it infuriates me. I just had to adjust the editor/syntax colors in Eclipse and if it wouldn't have been for the MATE color selector that task would have been impossible (the user experience of having to use an extra application for color picking from which you can copy colors from is also rather bad, I might say).
1. No screen-picking anymore (thanks to Wayland or touchscreens, I guess).
2. No setting of RGB values anymore.
3. No setting of HSL values anymore (to be fair, I never used that, or maybe I did once, not sure).
4. Choosing a custom color now takes one click more.
5. Once you've clicked "Custom", there's no going back to the color selector.
6. Choosing a color and then clicking "Custom" does not set your chosen color, instead you get some random-ass red.
7. Choosing a color does color the whole box with the selection color, you're not seeing what color the color is you have currently selected.
8. The available custom colors selection feels random.
9. The available custom colors behave random (At what point is a custom color added exactly? What order do these have?)
10. You'd like to know the Hex/RGB values of the pre-defined/custom color you've selected? Too bad.
Of course one could now say "you can always submit a better solution", but critics on this dialog (or any of the GTK3 dialogs) are not new and have been so far met with...well, no improvements. Additionally, something tells me that even if I come up with a better solution (MATE color picker, for example), it would not get merged upstream because it would not fit with the design (it might confuse users by displaying so many numbers). Also, critics on the dialogs seem to have a tendency to fall on deaf ears (monochrome icons in the file chooser?).
Now before somebody says "Qt for the win!", the Qt color picker sucks as bad as the Windows one!
I'm done venting, thanks, now I feel slightly better.
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That thing is an absolute piece of shit! Thankfully I don't have to use it often, but every time I have to it infuriates me. I just had to adjust the editor/syntax colors in Eclipse and if it wouldn't have been for the MATE color selector that task would have been impossible (the user experience of having to use an extra application for color picking from which you can copy colors from is also rather bad, I might say).
1. No screen-picking anymore (thanks to Wayland or touchscreens, I guess).
2. No setting of RGB values anymore.
3. No setting of HSL values anymore (to be fair, I never used that, or maybe I did once, not sure).
4. Choosing a custom color now takes one click more.
5. Once you've clicked "Custom", there's no going back to the color selector.
6. Choosing a color and then clicking "Custom" does not set your chosen color, instead you get some random-ass red.
7. Choosing a color does color the whole box with the selection color, you're not seeing what color the color is you have currently selected.
8. The available custom colors selection feels random.
9. The available custom colors behave random (At what point is a custom color added exactly? What order do these have?)
10. You'd like to know the Hex/RGB values of the pre-defined/custom color you've selected? Too bad.
Of course one could now say "you can always submit a better solution", but critics on this dialog (or any of the GTK3 dialogs) are not new and have been so far met with...well, no improvements. Additionally, something tells me that even if I come up with a better solution (MATE color picker, for example), it would not get merged upstream because it would not fit with the design (it might confuse users by displaying so many numbers). Also, critics on the dialogs seem to have a tendency to fall on deaf ears (monochrome icons in the file chooser?).
Now before somebody says "Qt for the win!", the Qt color picker sucks as bad as the Windows one!
I'm done venting, thanks, now I feel slightly better.
https://redd.it/ejuwt2
@r_linux
reddit
I want to vent about the GTK3 color picker for a moment.
That thing is an absolute piece of shit! Thankfully I don't have to use it often, but every time I have to it infuriates me. I just had to adjust...
Bruce Perens quits Open Source Initiative amid row over new data-sharing crypto license: 'We've gone the wrong way with licensing'
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/01/03/osi_cofounder_resigns/
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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/01/03/osi_cofounder_resigns/
https://redd.it/eklf6u
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www.theregister.co.uk
Bruce Perens quits Open Source Initiative amid row over new data-sharing crypto license: 'We've gone the wrong way with licensing'
Distributed app platform's proposed agreement 'isn't freedom respecting,' he says
Testing Android Apps with Anbox Part 1. | Ubuntu Touch | Whatsapp, Spotify and Instagram
https://invidio.us/watch?v=BU9uL9UYvog
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https://invidio.us/watch?v=BU9uL9UYvog
https://redd.it/ekld1c
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Invidious
Testing Android Apps with Anbox Part 1. | Ubuntu Touch
Päätin kokeilla miten Whatsapp, Instagram ja Spotify asentuu Anboxiin ja lähteekö ne edes käyntiin. I decided to test if Whatsapp, Instagram ja Spotify will install to Anbox and will those even start.
Linux Experiences/Rants or Education/Certifications thread - January 06, 2020
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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@r_linux
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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Linux Experiences/Rants or Education/Certifications thread -...
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...
Don't count on any (security) updates during the Christmas holidays from Canonical
// Being down voted on /r/ubuntu . somebody doesn't like this news coming out. Posting it here also.
Canonical did not push out "any" security updates this last Christmas holiday season yet some critical fixes should have been pushed a.s.a.p.
The last security update came out on 18 December 2019.
[https://linuxsecurity.com/advisories/ubuntu](https://linuxsecurity.com/advisories/ubuntu)
Looking at the Eoan changes mailing list the last update was pushed on Friday 20 December 2019 and then nothing came out of the company any more:
[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/eoan-changes/2019-December/thread.html](https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/eoan-changes/2019-December/thread.html)
Security doesn't stop when you send out all of your workers on holiday leave Canonical!
Its 6 January 2020 09:00 western European time and still no updates.
Ubuntu, The leading operating system, but not during the holidays apparently :(
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// Being down voted on /r/ubuntu . somebody doesn't like this news coming out. Posting it here also.
Canonical did not push out "any" security updates this last Christmas holiday season yet some critical fixes should have been pushed a.s.a.p.
The last security update came out on 18 December 2019.
[https://linuxsecurity.com/advisories/ubuntu](https://linuxsecurity.com/advisories/ubuntu)
Looking at the Eoan changes mailing list the last update was pushed on Friday 20 December 2019 and then nothing came out of the company any more:
[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/eoan-changes/2019-December/thread.html](https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/eoan-changes/2019-December/thread.html)
Security doesn't stop when you send out all of your workers on holiday leave Canonical!
Its 6 January 2020 09:00 western European time and still no updates.
Ubuntu, The leading operating system, but not during the holidays apparently :(
https://redd.it/ekr24j
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Linux Security
Ubuntu Security Advisories | LinuxSecurity
Critical security updates for Ubuntu. Strengthen your Ubuntu Linux distribution with essential patches, ensuring resilient protection.
Hiri is the Microsoft Outlook Client For Linux
​
[Now I can use Ubuntu and still have the Microsoft Exchange Integration](https://preview.redd.it/qce3k1f8e4941.jpg?width=810&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=045729effb3ce27c3901ba28735b737e7d0047d0)
I am documenting my 2020 goal to use only Ubuntu Linux at work.
[https://johnpili.com/hiri-is-the-microsoft-outlook-client-for-linux/](https://johnpili.com/hiri-is-the-microsoft-outlook-client-for-linux/)
https://redd.it/ekrcrp
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​
[Now I can use Ubuntu and still have the Microsoft Exchange Integration](https://preview.redd.it/qce3k1f8e4941.jpg?width=810&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=045729effb3ce27c3901ba28735b737e7d0047d0)
I am documenting my 2020 goal to use only Ubuntu Linux at work.
[https://johnpili.com/hiri-is-the-microsoft-outlook-client-for-linux/](https://johnpili.com/hiri-is-the-microsoft-outlook-client-for-linux/)
https://redd.it/ekrcrp
@r_linux
Major security flaw with Manjaro pamac
https://forum.manjaro.org/t/should-i-be-concerned-if-one-of-my-manjaro-installs-is-updating-without-requiring-a-sudo-password/117999
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https://forum.manjaro.org/t/should-i-be-concerned-if-one-of-my-manjaro-installs-is-updating-without-requiring-a-sudo-password/117999
https://redd.it/eks6iw
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Manjaro Linux Forum
should i be concerned if one of my manjaro installs is updating without requiring a sudo password?
I mean that seems a bit odd even for me
What's the most important thing to do before cutting down the electricity?
I'm working on a project, where the device which I'm using would often lose power almost immediately without a warning. It has a "small" capacitor, which can supply power for about a second, or less, which is certainly not enough for a proper shutdown. The device is notified when the main power is off. What is the most important thing to do in that split second? (Unmounting the drive would be I guess a good choice, because the data I'm collecting is pretty much crucial)
https://redd.it/eksp1y
@r_linux
I'm working on a project, where the device which I'm using would often lose power almost immediately without a warning. It has a "small" capacitor, which can supply power for about a second, or less, which is certainly not enough for a proper shutdown. The device is notified when the main power is off. What is the most important thing to do in that split second? (Unmounting the drive would be I guess a good choice, because the data I'm collecting is pretty much crucial)
https://redd.it/eksp1y
@r_linux
reddit
What's the most important thing to do before cutting down the...
I'm working on a project, where the device which I'm using would often lose power almost immediately without a warning. It has a "small"...
How to make to work properly an active pen on ubuntu
I am looking for an ubuntu version that is able to reach full compability with my stylus : wacom bamboo ink 2.
The features in which i am interested in are :
\- pen autodetection
\- palm rejection
\- pressure identificatione
\- buttons functions
\- etc
My hardware configuration is : HP Pavillion X2 12-b102nl (wacom digitizer).
Once ubuntu is installed, which are the configuration steps needed to make the stylus work?
https://redd.it/eksx5g
@r_linux
I am looking for an ubuntu version that is able to reach full compability with my stylus : wacom bamboo ink 2.
The features in which i am interested in are :
\- pen autodetection
\- palm rejection
\- pressure identificatione
\- buttons functions
\- etc
My hardware configuration is : HP Pavillion X2 12-b102nl (wacom digitizer).
Once ubuntu is installed, which are the configuration steps needed to make the stylus work?
https://redd.it/eksx5g
@r_linux
reddit
How to make to work properly an active pen on ubuntu
I am looking for an ubuntu version that is able to reach full compability with my stylus : wacom bamboo ink 2. The features in which i am...
What do you think about Google Stadia blaming Linux kernel of their own inability?
Malte Skarupke, game developer at Google Stadia (which so far has been a total disaster) blames the Linux kernel of the latency issues they experienced. This is the post entry:
https://probablydance.com/2019/12/30/measuring-mutexes-spinlocks-and-how-bad-the-linux-scheduler-really-is/
What do you think? This is my view on the issue:
For starters, as far as I'm concerned it is not Linux kernel's bussiness to tell you what synchronisation mechanism to use. But "measuring" spinlocks in user-space is not a good way to go.
Furthermore, if you are really interested in having perfect timing, you should make your threads real-time. The Linux kernel already implements deadline policies that take into account the time constraints (SCHED_DEADLINE) as well as soft real-time policies (rt.c).
From my point of view this is a typical case of someone writing something for Windows and then expecting it to work equally well on Linux.
Edit: Now that I think about it is kind of laughable that they blame some miliseconds lost within the kernel of how slow does their gigantic-Cloud-gaming shit operates.
https://redd.it/ektv5k
@r_linux
Malte Skarupke, game developer at Google Stadia (which so far has been a total disaster) blames the Linux kernel of the latency issues they experienced. This is the post entry:
https://probablydance.com/2019/12/30/measuring-mutexes-spinlocks-and-how-bad-the-linux-scheduler-really-is/
What do you think? This is my view on the issue:
For starters, as far as I'm concerned it is not Linux kernel's bussiness to tell you what synchronisation mechanism to use. But "measuring" spinlocks in user-space is not a good way to go.
Furthermore, if you are really interested in having perfect timing, you should make your threads real-time. The Linux kernel already implements deadline policies that take into account the time constraints (SCHED_DEADLINE) as well as soft real-time policies (rt.c).
From my point of view this is a typical case of someone writing something for Windows and then expecting it to work equally well on Linux.
Edit: Now that I think about it is kind of laughable that they blame some miliseconds lost within the kernel of how slow does their gigantic-Cloud-gaming shit operates.
https://redd.it/ektv5k
@r_linux
Probably Dance
Measuring Mutexes, Spinlocks and how Bad the Linux Scheduler Really is
This blog post is one of those things that just blew up. From a tiny observation at work about odd behaviors of spinlocks I spent months trying to find good benchmarks, (still not entirely successf…
Linux in 2020: 27.8 million lines of code in the kernel, 1.3 million in systemd
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/01/06/linux_2020_278_million_lines_of_code_in_the_kernel_13_million_in_systemd/
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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/01/06/linux_2020_278_million_lines_of_code_in_the_kernel_13_million_in_systemd/
https://redd.it/ektzui
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www.theregister.co.uk
Linux in 2020: 27.8 million lines of code in the kernel, 1.3 million in systemd
Systemd? It's the proper technical solution, says kernel maintainer
lsvine - List contents of directories in a vine-like format
I built [lsvine](https://github.com/autofitcloud/lsvine) to be like [tree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_(command)) but with the first-level directories distributed horizontally (and dangling downwards, hence like a vine).
Here's a comparison between `ls`, `tree`, and `lsvine.`
# ls testdir/
d1 d2 d3 f1 f2 f3
# tree testdir/
testdir/
├── d1
│ ├── f4
│ ├── f5
│ └── f6
├── d2
│ ├── f7
│ ├── f8
│ └── f9
├── d3
│ ├── d4
│ │ └── f15
│ ├── f10
│ ├── f11
│ ├── f12
│ ├── f13
│ └── f14
├── f1
├── f2
└── f3
4 directories, 15 files
# lsvine testdir/
0_root d1 d2 d3
-------- ---- ---- ----
f1 f4 f7 d4
f2 f5 f8 f10
f3 f6 f9 f11
f12
f13
f14
This format is appealing to me as it compacts the information a bit and displays it in a [trello](https://trello.com)\-like format.
To install it, `pip3 install --user lsvine`
Source is published at [https://github.com/autofitcloud/lsvine](https://github.com/autofitcloud/lsvine)
What do you think?
https://redd.it/eksf2f
@r_linux
I built [lsvine](https://github.com/autofitcloud/lsvine) to be like [tree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_(command)) but with the first-level directories distributed horizontally (and dangling downwards, hence like a vine).
Here's a comparison between `ls`, `tree`, and `lsvine.`
# ls testdir/
d1 d2 d3 f1 f2 f3
# tree testdir/
testdir/
├── d1
│ ├── f4
│ ├── f5
│ └── f6
├── d2
│ ├── f7
│ ├── f8
│ └── f9
├── d3
│ ├── d4
│ │ └── f15
│ ├── f10
│ ├── f11
│ ├── f12
│ ├── f13
│ └── f14
├── f1
├── f2
└── f3
4 directories, 15 files
# lsvine testdir/
0_root d1 d2 d3
-------- ---- ---- ----
f1 f4 f7 d4
f2 f5 f8 f10
f3 f6 f9 f11
f12
f13
f14
This format is appealing to me as it compacts the information a bit and displays it in a [trello](https://trello.com)\-like format.
To install it, `pip3 install --user lsvine`
Source is published at [https://github.com/autofitcloud/lsvine](https://github.com/autofitcloud/lsvine)
What do you think?
https://redd.it/eksf2f
@r_linux
GitHub
autofitcloud/lsvine
`tree -L 2` with less empty screen space. Contribute to autofitcloud/lsvine development by creating an account on GitHub.
Weston added support for HDCP drm
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/weston/merge_requests/48/diffs?commit_id=05dc6b86431fe040f91ca7b4cf122fa9dc4dd8dd
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https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/weston/merge_requests/48/diffs?commit_id=05dc6b86431fe040f91ca7b4cf122fa9dc4dd8dd
https://redd.it/ekvo72
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GitLab
Adding Content protection support in drm-backend (!48) · Merge Requests · wayland / weston
This RFC patch-series is an attempt to define and implement a content-protection protocol in weston to provide content-protection(HDCP1.4, HDCP2.2) to a weston client. This is inline with the earlier IRC...
Can't dual boot anymore
Hello,
I have both Windows 10 and a Linux distro installed on my laptop. A few weeks ago, after an update on Windows 10, I somehow lost the ability to boot on Linux. Usually, when booting, I had the option to choose between both, but now it automatically boots on Windows 10. I'm completely lost on what to do to resolve this. Any clue?
https://redd.it/ekx4hb
@r_linux
Hello,
I have both Windows 10 and a Linux distro installed on my laptop. A few weeks ago, after an update on Windows 10, I somehow lost the ability to boot on Linux. Usually, when booting, I had the option to choose between both, but now it automatically boots on Windows 10. I'm completely lost on what to do to resolve this. Any clue?
https://redd.it/ekx4hb
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Can't dual boot anymore
Hello, I have both Windows 10 and a Linux distro installed on my laptop. A few weeks ago, after an update on Windows 10, I somehow lost the...
DragonBox Pyra Project Leader starts shipping devices to pre-order customers!
https://twitter.com/EvilDragon1717/status/1209090532888252417
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https://twitter.com/EvilDragon1717/status/1209090532888252417
https://redd.it/ekx2h0
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Twitter
Michael Mrozek
These three little ones are heading for their new home today :)
Wish I could daily drive Linux on all my devices
I own 2 laptops and a desktop.
My 2nd laptop has deepin installed on it as a main but my main laptop which has a GTX 1050 TI is only dual booting deepin and windows 10.
My desktop is only Windows 10 and all this is mostly due to gaming and VR. I've been looking into maining Linux as a daily driver on all 3 but it just doesn't seem possible cause I love gaming and VR and I've tried steam proton and steam remote play with latest Linux Nvidia drivers but it either doesn't run or runs pretty bad :(
But God damn other than that Linux is simply amazing and I love it
https://redd.it/el1elt
@r_linux
I own 2 laptops and a desktop.
My 2nd laptop has deepin installed on it as a main but my main laptop which has a GTX 1050 TI is only dual booting deepin and windows 10.
My desktop is only Windows 10 and all this is mostly due to gaming and VR. I've been looking into maining Linux as a daily driver on all 3 but it just doesn't seem possible cause I love gaming and VR and I've tried steam proton and steam remote play with latest Linux Nvidia drivers but it either doesn't run or runs pretty bad :(
But God damn other than that Linux is simply amazing and I love it
https://redd.it/el1elt
@r_linux
reddit
Wish I could daily drive Linux on all my devices
I own 2 laptops and a desktop. My 2nd laptop has deepin installed on it as a main but my main laptop which has a GTX 1050 TI is only dual booting...