Finding the right Ubuntu flavor for my oldest computer
After several attempts I have finally figured out which flavor of Ubuntu works best on my 11 year old computer! It took a long time for me to find the right one. My computer has been running so much faster since i switched away from windows. And I finally got to the one that will give me the best performance out of all the ones I tried!
I decided to settle on Lubuntu 18.04.3 as it ran the fastest when I was trying it out before installing. It has been such a smooth transition away from windows. I am glad that I decided to give Linux a shot. I love the ease of getting new applications. Along with all the cool customization's I can make.
I used to love windows since it is what I have used since I was in elementary school. However with windows updates breaking stuff all the time I knew it was a matter of time until it caused me to lose important files. I am so glad that the process of switching all of my computers to Linux is now over.
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After several attempts I have finally figured out which flavor of Ubuntu works best on my 11 year old computer! It took a long time for me to find the right one. My computer has been running so much faster since i switched away from windows. And I finally got to the one that will give me the best performance out of all the ones I tried!
I decided to settle on Lubuntu 18.04.3 as it ran the fastest when I was trying it out before installing. It has been such a smooth transition away from windows. I am glad that I decided to give Linux a shot. I love the ease of getting new applications. Along with all the cool customization's I can make.
I used to love windows since it is what I have used since I was in elementary school. However with windows updates breaking stuff all the time I knew it was a matter of time until it caused me to lose important files. I am so glad that the process of switching all of my computers to Linux is now over.
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Finding the right Ubuntu flavor for my oldest computer
After several attempts I have finally figured out which flavor of Ubuntu works best on my 11 year old computer! It took a long time for me to find...
Thunderbird security update 68.4.1 available
I just saw that Mozilla released a security update for Thunderbird, possibly tied to the recent Firefox fixes:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-04/
While it's still the standard e-mail client on many distros, I haven't seen the update in any package management systems, yet. The Ubuntu repository seems to be on 68.2.2 still, however the official website supplies the latest update.
If anybody's a heavy user, maybe it's a good idea to update.
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I just saw that Mozilla released a security update for Thunderbird, possibly tied to the recent Firefox fixes:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-04/
While it's still the standard e-mail client on many distros, I haven't seen the update in any package management systems, yet. The Ubuntu repository seems to be on 68.2.2 still, however the official website supplies the latest update.
If anybody's a heavy user, maybe it's a good idea to update.
https://redd.it/eo38e7
@r_linux
Mozilla
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 68.4.1
What's the best Linux distro for kids? (that's also still in support)
I've got an old laptop - 4gb ram, i5.
I tried turning it into a chromebook with Cloudready but something doesn't play nice and it keeps black screening with a white cursor, sometimes after login and sometimes a few minutes after logging in and running some websites (doesn't matter which ones). I've tried reinstalling cloudready a bunch of times but it keeps doing the same thing so I give up.
I would like to try to install some Linux distro on it, but I know that unity may be a bit heavy handed for this old thing and I know you can get ready-made kids distros with inbuilt parental controls and some kid-friendly apps. This is inticing to me over installing something vanilla and locking it down (also something lightweight sounds nice).
Ultimately I'm after the most stable kid's distro anyone can recommend, I've tried googling it but each website seems to recommend a different distro, and the ones that keep popping up are often out of support, and I've found little to no reviews from real world people who've actually used these distros, only the articles recommending them.
Any advice is appreciated (or if anyone knows wtf is wrong with my neverware neverworking)
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@r_linux
I've got an old laptop - 4gb ram, i5.
I tried turning it into a chromebook with Cloudready but something doesn't play nice and it keeps black screening with a white cursor, sometimes after login and sometimes a few minutes after logging in and running some websites (doesn't matter which ones). I've tried reinstalling cloudready a bunch of times but it keeps doing the same thing so I give up.
I would like to try to install some Linux distro on it, but I know that unity may be a bit heavy handed for this old thing and I know you can get ready-made kids distros with inbuilt parental controls and some kid-friendly apps. This is inticing to me over installing something vanilla and locking it down (also something lightweight sounds nice).
Ultimately I'm after the most stable kid's distro anyone can recommend, I've tried googling it but each website seems to recommend a different distro, and the ones that keep popping up are often out of support, and I've found little to no reviews from real world people who've actually used these distros, only the articles recommending them.
Any advice is appreciated (or if anyone knows wtf is wrong with my neverware neverworking)
https://redd.it/eo34a5
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reddit
What's the best Linux distro for kids? (that's also still in support)
I've got an old laptop - 4gb ram, i5. I tried turning it into a chromebook with Cloudready but something doesn't play nice and it keeps black...
Linux without Linus
Hello,
I comme to you with a question. As i understand, every updates are review and confirme by Linus.
A day ,Linus will be out of the game. How will the update process move with that fact ?
https://redd.it/eo4s5p
@r_linux
Hello,
I comme to you with a question. As i understand, every updates are review and confirme by Linus.
A day ,Linus will be out of the game. How will the update process move with that fact ?
https://redd.it/eo4s5p
@r_linux
reddit
Linux without Linus
Hello, I comme to you with a question. As i understand, every updates are review and confirme by Linus. A day ,Linus will be out of the game....
Suggestions for Google syncing and OS Backup for new users
I have a couple of recommendations/suggestions -
These may be particularly relevant to new Linux and particularly Ubuntu/Gnome users -
First is Google Drive synchronization and GUI - I am using Insync, there URL is [https://www.insynchq.com/](https://www.insynchq.com/)
The product is not free - but it's inexpensive and for something as important (to me) being able to keep my more volatile data backed up, insync, and available everywhere it's wll worth the cost. Insync also handles MSft's OneDrive but for a product that works, is reliable and has excellent support
Kudos to Mia and Gregory
The other is for backups - I checked/tried a good number of products, and I found that the one that works the best was right in front of me as a part of Gnome. It's GUI is superior to Google's specifically in the area of determining what files you do want to be available 'offline'/locally.
In my case, I just selected all and put it 'out of mind'
That is BackInTime - which under the covers uses the 'standard' and reliable rsync.
I use it to backup the core system/OS, it's fast, does incremental, schedules and is easy to set up.
Because I rely on the cloud for all non-OS data between Google Drive and Google Photos, I exclude Google Drive (which would be by far the larger part of the backup)
Cheers!
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@r_linux
I have a couple of recommendations/suggestions -
These may be particularly relevant to new Linux and particularly Ubuntu/Gnome users -
First is Google Drive synchronization and GUI - I am using Insync, there URL is [https://www.insynchq.com/](https://www.insynchq.com/)
The product is not free - but it's inexpensive and for something as important (to me) being able to keep my more volatile data backed up, insync, and available everywhere it's wll worth the cost. Insync also handles MSft's OneDrive but for a product that works, is reliable and has excellent support
Kudos to Mia and Gregory
The other is for backups - I checked/tried a good number of products, and I found that the one that works the best was right in front of me as a part of Gnome. It's GUI is superior to Google's specifically in the area of determining what files you do want to be available 'offline'/locally.
In my case, I just selected all and put it 'out of mind'
That is BackInTime - which under the covers uses the 'standard' and reliable rsync.
I use it to backup the core system/OS, it's fast, does incremental, schedules and is easy to set up.
Because I rely on the cloud for all non-OS data between Google Drive and Google Photos, I exclude Google Drive (which would be by far the larger part of the backup)
Cheers!
https://redd.it/eo4ybb
@r_linux
Insynchq
Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox Syncing - Insync
Sync your cloud and manage your files across Linux, Windows and macOS. Insync supports Google Drive, OneDrive, Sharepoint and Dropbox with advanced local sync features.
Linus Torvalds says “Don’t use ZFS”—but doesn’t seem to understand it
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/01/linus-torvalds-zfs-statements-arent-right-heres-the-straight-dope/
https://redd.it/eo5425
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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/01/linus-torvalds-zfs-statements-arent-right-heres-the-straight-dope/
https://redd.it/eo5425
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Ars Technica
Linus Torvalds says “Don’t use ZFS”—but doesn’t seem to understand it
Linus should avoid authoritative statements about projects he's unfamiliar with.
Distro/DE recommendations are wildly misinformed for low-end hardware
I was recently asked to install Linux for someone's specific personal needs on an underpowered machine, and being not very familiar with distros that target outdated hardware, I was really shocked by the amount of misinformation and bad recommendations from reputable sources.
KDE is among the lightest desktop environments around (low CPU and less than 500MB RAM), but it was being completely ignored by everyone who was instead strangely obsessing with XFCE and LXQt, which are in reality on the same level with KDE (less than 200MB difference in RAM usage between the three). And where was Cinnamon and MATE? These are ALSO on the same level (maybe an extra 100 MB or so).
Basically, what I found is that when you start looking for something that can perform with around half a gig of memory, the choices are *vast*, but so are the differences in what you get. In particular, there seems to be too much effort in these guides to point users at *visually* simplistic DEs with rarely any regard for actual performance. This makes these guides and recommendations a complete waste of time and a complete disservice to their audience.
You even see the same kind of thing written by the creators of the actual distributions (like Ubuntu and Manjaro), who have wildly misleading denoscriptions for their different editions/flavors.
Anyway, this is just a rant, because I wasted an entire day looking at all these "off-brand" and *supposedly* specialized tools, when something like KDE, MATE, or Cinnamon works just as well with a metric ton of more polish and support than the *visually* simplistic alternatives.
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@r_linux
I was recently asked to install Linux for someone's specific personal needs on an underpowered machine, and being not very familiar with distros that target outdated hardware, I was really shocked by the amount of misinformation and bad recommendations from reputable sources.
KDE is among the lightest desktop environments around (low CPU and less than 500MB RAM), but it was being completely ignored by everyone who was instead strangely obsessing with XFCE and LXQt, which are in reality on the same level with KDE (less than 200MB difference in RAM usage between the three). And where was Cinnamon and MATE? These are ALSO on the same level (maybe an extra 100 MB or so).
Basically, what I found is that when you start looking for something that can perform with around half a gig of memory, the choices are *vast*, but so are the differences in what you get. In particular, there seems to be too much effort in these guides to point users at *visually* simplistic DEs with rarely any regard for actual performance. This makes these guides and recommendations a complete waste of time and a complete disservice to their audience.
You even see the same kind of thing written by the creators of the actual distributions (like Ubuntu and Manjaro), who have wildly misleading denoscriptions for their different editions/flavors.
Anyway, this is just a rant, because I wasted an entire day looking at all these "off-brand" and *supposedly* specialized tools, when something like KDE, MATE, or Cinnamon works just as well with a metric ton of more polish and support than the *visually* simplistic alternatives.
https://redd.it/eo6x17
@r_linux
reddit
Distro/DE recommendations are wildly misinformed for low-end hardware
I was recently asked to install Linux for someone's specific personal needs on an underpowered machine, and being not very familiar with distros...
Fairly exhaustive guide to freeing up space on your Windows partition for dual-boot folks
I wrote this recently. It might prove helpful. I would appreciate feedback.
[https://liam-on-linux.livejournal.com/68495.html](https://liam-on-linux.livejournal.com/68495.html)
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@r_linux
I wrote this recently. It might prove helpful. I would appreciate feedback.
[https://liam-on-linux.livejournal.com/68495.html](https://liam-on-linux.livejournal.com/68495.html)
https://redd.it/enswb0
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Livejournal
How to clean up a Windows disk (and prepare for dual-booting, and why you should)
I keep getting asked about this in various places, so I thought it was high time I described how I do it. I will avoid using any 3rd party proprietary tools; everything you need is built-in. Notes for dual-booters: This is a bit harder with Windows 10 than…
Moderation seems a little heavy-handed?
Over the last few months I've noticed that many threads I found interesting and within which the community was having a lively discussion were deleted when I returned to check on them. A couple of times threads have been deleted while I was mid-reply, which is really quite irritating.
They were all discursive threads where people were asked for opinions or to explain something or to justify a commonly held position - that sort of thing.
A few examples, not the *strongest* examples, just the last three which were deleted within the last hour or two.
* https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/eo78yu/lack_of_linux_themes/
* https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/eo6x17/distrode_recommendations_are_wildly_misinformed/
* https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/eo6jtw/what_does_tarball_mean_where_does_it_originate/
The tarball one was removed on the grounds that it's a support request. I get that there's a fine line between a question about Linux culture/history/convention and a support request but this seems more the former than the latter to me. It could've resulted in an interesting discussion.
The other two were removed with a post suggesting the weekly megathreads. Those being:
* Mondays - New to Linux, Linux Experiences/Rants, or Education/Certifications thread
* Wednesdays - Weekly Questions and Hardware Thread
* Fridays through the weekend - Weekend Fluff / Linux in the Wild Thread
None of those seem to me to fit a general but very specific-to-Linux discussion. Unless the view is that *all discussions* that are not about news are fluff.
When the OP of the Distro/DE recommendations thread, /u/SyrioForel [complained](https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/eo6x17/distrode_recommendations_are_wildly_misinformed/fe9ghxn/), saying:
>Please consider the fact that more people commented on this one specific submission within the past 15 minutes than have even opened that stickies thread in the past 24 hours.
Which is a solid point. The megathreads see virtually no use and are heavily downvoted. They're clearly unpopular (I'd posit: because they're utterly useless).
A mod responded with:
>This isn't news related so it's not appropriate here. Please follow the rules and use the stickied threads as stated clearly in the rules.
I've read [the rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/about/rules/) pretty thoroughly and it does not say (nor does it even imply) that /r/linux is only for "news related" posts.
The only rule that really comes close to describing what /r/linux *is* about rather than just describing what is prohibited is rule 5, which says:
>Posts should follow what the community likes: GNU/Linux, Linux kernel itself, the developers of the kernel or open source applications, any application on Linux, and more.
It's pretty open to interpretation but my reading of that is that discussion of things of interest to the community have a place here.
Has a decision been taken somewhere that /r/linux is *only* for news?
Personally I don't come here for the news - I can get that in a million other places. I come here for the discussions (about the news, sure, but also about general Linux culture/practises/history etc.).
I'm posting this to get a sense of how the rest of the community feels about this. Assuming this doesn't get deleted too, like.
https://redd.it/eo8gpn
@r_linux
Over the last few months I've noticed that many threads I found interesting and within which the community was having a lively discussion were deleted when I returned to check on them. A couple of times threads have been deleted while I was mid-reply, which is really quite irritating.
They were all discursive threads where people were asked for opinions or to explain something or to justify a commonly held position - that sort of thing.
A few examples, not the *strongest* examples, just the last three which were deleted within the last hour or two.
* https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/eo78yu/lack_of_linux_themes/
* https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/eo6x17/distrode_recommendations_are_wildly_misinformed/
* https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/eo6jtw/what_does_tarball_mean_where_does_it_originate/
The tarball one was removed on the grounds that it's a support request. I get that there's a fine line between a question about Linux culture/history/convention and a support request but this seems more the former than the latter to me. It could've resulted in an interesting discussion.
The other two were removed with a post suggesting the weekly megathreads. Those being:
* Mondays - New to Linux, Linux Experiences/Rants, or Education/Certifications thread
* Wednesdays - Weekly Questions and Hardware Thread
* Fridays through the weekend - Weekend Fluff / Linux in the Wild Thread
None of those seem to me to fit a general but very specific-to-Linux discussion. Unless the view is that *all discussions* that are not about news are fluff.
When the OP of the Distro/DE recommendations thread, /u/SyrioForel [complained](https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/eo6x17/distrode_recommendations_are_wildly_misinformed/fe9ghxn/), saying:
>Please consider the fact that more people commented on this one specific submission within the past 15 minutes than have even opened that stickies thread in the past 24 hours.
Which is a solid point. The megathreads see virtually no use and are heavily downvoted. They're clearly unpopular (I'd posit: because they're utterly useless).
A mod responded with:
>This isn't news related so it's not appropriate here. Please follow the rules and use the stickied threads as stated clearly in the rules.
I've read [the rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/about/rules/) pretty thoroughly and it does not say (nor does it even imply) that /r/linux is only for "news related" posts.
The only rule that really comes close to describing what /r/linux *is* about rather than just describing what is prohibited is rule 5, which says:
>Posts should follow what the community likes: GNU/Linux, Linux kernel itself, the developers of the kernel or open source applications, any application on Linux, and more.
It's pretty open to interpretation but my reading of that is that discussion of things of interest to the community have a place here.
Has a decision been taken somewhere that /r/linux is *only* for news?
Personally I don't come here for the news - I can get that in a million other places. I come here for the discussions (about the news, sure, but also about general Linux culture/practises/history etc.).
I'm posting this to get a sense of how the rest of the community feels about this. Assuming this doesn't get deleted too, like.
https://redd.it/eo8gpn
@r_linux
reddit
Lack of Linux themes
All things Linux and GNU/Linux -- this is neither a community exclusively about the kernel Linux, nor is exclusively about the GNU operating system.
How do you see Microsoft changing its attitude towards open source?
I can't understand how they support the open source community, taking into account they denigrated it in the past.
Does the fact that they introduced bash to windows, they are migrating a lot of Microsoft programs to linux, say they love linux, and so on, mean that Microsoft internally believes linux will triumph? Or is it just an obscure motive that I can't understand?
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I can't understand how they support the open source community, taking into account they denigrated it in the past.
Does the fact that they introduced bash to windows, they are migrating a lot of Microsoft programs to linux, say they love linux, and so on, mean that Microsoft internally believes linux will triumph? Or is it just an obscure motive that I can't understand?
https://redd.it/eoccex
@r_linux
reddit
How do you see Microsoft changing its attitude towards open source?
I can't understand how they support the open source community, taking into account they denigrated it in the past. Does the fact that they...
darktable now has a full time dev, now lets pay him a full time wage!
https://en.liberapay.com/aurelienpierre
https://redd.it/eocggy
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VP9 hardware acceleration now available on Chromium Linux for NVIDIA GPUs
After applying a patch on [libva-vdpau-driver-chromium](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/libva-vdpau-driver-chromium/) (see [here](https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1877774#p1877774) for the patch), it is now possible to get hardware-accelerated VP9 playback in chromium-vaapi-bin on NVIDIA GPUs (900 series and newer only, [https://imgur.com/AgHNtkE](https://imgur.com/AgHNtkE)).
See here for getting it to work: [https://github.com/xtknight/vdpau-va-driver-vp9](https://github.com/xtknight/vdpau-va-driver-vp9)
​
Intel GPUs have already had this implemented for a while now. According to [this](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Hardware_video_acceleration), AMD GPUs do not appear to have VP9 decoding support through VDPAU.
https://redd.it/eofov7
@r_linux
After applying a patch on [libva-vdpau-driver-chromium](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/libva-vdpau-driver-chromium/) (see [here](https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1877774#p1877774) for the patch), it is now possible to get hardware-accelerated VP9 playback in chromium-vaapi-bin on NVIDIA GPUs (900 series and newer only, [https://imgur.com/AgHNtkE](https://imgur.com/AgHNtkE)).
See here for getting it to work: [https://github.com/xtknight/vdpau-va-driver-vp9](https://github.com/xtknight/vdpau-va-driver-vp9)
​
Intel GPUs have already had this implemented for a while now. According to [this](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Hardware_video_acceleration), AMD GPUs do not appear to have VP9 decoding support through VDPAU.
https://redd.it/eofov7
@r_linux
Going back to Linux and using it for a year (2019), while not having used it since 2014: MY EXPERIENCE
So I was interested in using Linux again after seeing the progress on Proton and Steam. I used Ubuntu 14.04 back in 2014-2015. I was able to get a few games running on wine, but not much. Seeing the progress of things like SteamPlay, I decided to give Linux a go again. I tested a lot of distros last year, here are the ones I remember using:
*Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Ubuntu Mate, Debian, Linux Mint Debian, Manjaro, Arch, Void, Fedora.*
I'll give a quick review and my experience of each one.
**Debian / Linux Mint Debian**
It was a f\*\*king pain in the ASS to install software that wasn't in the official repos. I really enjoy Debian, the stability, and it's stance on free software, but I wish that it handled repositories better. For example, installing wine-staging from WineHQ put out a bunch of stupid repository errors that were a pain, so I couldn't even install it.
**Ubuntu / Kubuntu / Xubuntu / Ubuntu Mate**
The repository issues were much less prevalent with Ubuntu, as it's much easier to add repositories. Now my problem with Ubuntu is that it's very bloated. Even with the more lightweight distros like Xubuntu, my packages quickly piled up, and a lot of the stuff OOTB isn't really needed, like LibreOffice. I know they do offer a minimal install type now, so I wanna try that out.
**Fedora**
My problem with Fedora is that it's "stable rolling-release." One of the biggest reasons why I don't like software being pushed out so frequently, is that I have a terrible internet connection, updating usually breaks 1 or 2 things, and sometimes I have to rebuild kernel modules (I.E Virtualbox on Fedora.)
**Manjaro**
I like the idea of a more stable Arch, but the developers have made some very questionable decisions regarding the whole "FreeOffice" debacle. There is an unofficial Manjaro spin called Cleanjaro that attempts to reverse this, but since that's really only run by one person, it's not big enough for me yet to trust using it. I think that because how Arch packages things also, 1000 pacman packages OOTB is fucking insane!
**Arch**
I really liked Arch for a while. I wish more distros went with the simple approach. But I still have the same rolling-release problems as above, and one time, an Nvidia driver update broke ALL my games, so that left a bad taste in my mouth for arch.
**Void**
I wasn't really able to even use Void at all, because it bitched about my network chip, so I wasn't even able to get ANY wifi at all. So that just doesn't make sense to me, and I wasn't able to use it.
***TL;DR:*** I think Linux is great, has a lot of potential to replace Windows, I think the community should just encourage newbies instead of turning them away (personal experience,) and developers should reduce the amount of headaches TO GET MY DAMN WIFI WORKING JESUS CHRIST NETWORKMANAGER GO FUCK YOURSE-
Thanks!
https://redd.it/eohftj
@r_linux
So I was interested in using Linux again after seeing the progress on Proton and Steam. I used Ubuntu 14.04 back in 2014-2015. I was able to get a few games running on wine, but not much. Seeing the progress of things like SteamPlay, I decided to give Linux a go again. I tested a lot of distros last year, here are the ones I remember using:
*Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Ubuntu Mate, Debian, Linux Mint Debian, Manjaro, Arch, Void, Fedora.*
I'll give a quick review and my experience of each one.
**Debian / Linux Mint Debian**
It was a f\*\*king pain in the ASS to install software that wasn't in the official repos. I really enjoy Debian, the stability, and it's stance on free software, but I wish that it handled repositories better. For example, installing wine-staging from WineHQ put out a bunch of stupid repository errors that were a pain, so I couldn't even install it.
**Ubuntu / Kubuntu / Xubuntu / Ubuntu Mate**
The repository issues were much less prevalent with Ubuntu, as it's much easier to add repositories. Now my problem with Ubuntu is that it's very bloated. Even with the more lightweight distros like Xubuntu, my packages quickly piled up, and a lot of the stuff OOTB isn't really needed, like LibreOffice. I know they do offer a minimal install type now, so I wanna try that out.
**Fedora**
My problem with Fedora is that it's "stable rolling-release." One of the biggest reasons why I don't like software being pushed out so frequently, is that I have a terrible internet connection, updating usually breaks 1 or 2 things, and sometimes I have to rebuild kernel modules (I.E Virtualbox on Fedora.)
**Manjaro**
I like the idea of a more stable Arch, but the developers have made some very questionable decisions regarding the whole "FreeOffice" debacle. There is an unofficial Manjaro spin called Cleanjaro that attempts to reverse this, but since that's really only run by one person, it's not big enough for me yet to trust using it. I think that because how Arch packages things also, 1000 pacman packages OOTB is fucking insane!
**Arch**
I really liked Arch for a while. I wish more distros went with the simple approach. But I still have the same rolling-release problems as above, and one time, an Nvidia driver update broke ALL my games, so that left a bad taste in my mouth for arch.
**Void**
I wasn't really able to even use Void at all, because it bitched about my network chip, so I wasn't even able to get ANY wifi at all. So that just doesn't make sense to me, and I wasn't able to use it.
***TL;DR:*** I think Linux is great, has a lot of potential to replace Windows, I think the community should just encourage newbies instead of turning them away (personal experience,) and developers should reduce the amount of headaches TO GET MY DAMN WIFI WORKING JESUS CHRIST NETWORKMANAGER GO FUCK YOURSE-
Thanks!
https://redd.it/eohftj
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Going back to Linux and using it for a year (2019), while not...
So I was interested in using Linux again after seeing the progress on Proton and Steam. I used Ubuntu 14.04 back in 2014-2015. I was able to get a...
Laptop Won't Go To Boot Menu
Okay, I have found nothing useful in all my searches. Tonight I tried to install ParrotOS to dual boot with the Windows 10 installation already on my PC. Everything seemed to go fine, but when I rebooted it went straight to windows.
Okay, maybe I just need to fix something with grub, reboot, hit F2 to go to boot menu and... the damn thing freezes. No matter what I do it will not go past the post screen if I hit F2, the damn thing just freezes.
I can let it load up windows, but I cant access my boot menu at all. Is there any way to reset whatever grub managed to screw up, without going through the actual boot menu?
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Okay, I have found nothing useful in all my searches. Tonight I tried to install ParrotOS to dual boot with the Windows 10 installation already on my PC. Everything seemed to go fine, but when I rebooted it went straight to windows.
Okay, maybe I just need to fix something with grub, reboot, hit F2 to go to boot menu and... the damn thing freezes. No matter what I do it will not go past the post screen if I hit F2, the damn thing just freezes.
I can let it load up windows, but I cant access my boot menu at all. Is there any way to reset whatever grub managed to screw up, without going through the actual boot menu?
https://redd.it/eoj38n
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Laptop Won't Go To Boot Menu
Okay, I have found nothing useful in all my searches. Tonight I tried to install ParrotOS to dual boot with the Windows 10 installation already on...
Ubuntu installation crashes and shuts down the computer after
Hello, i am trying to install ubuntu on my msi gl62m 7rex, but whenever i try to install it hangs and i don't know what to do, i have secure boot disabled and etc
Does anyone know how to solve?
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Hello, i am trying to install ubuntu on my msi gl62m 7rex, but whenever i try to install it hangs and i don't know what to do, i have secure boot disabled and etc
Does anyone know how to solve?
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Ubuntu installation crashes and shuts down the computer after
Hello, i am trying to install ubuntu on my msi gl62m 7rex, but whenever i try to install it hangs and i don't know what to do, i have secure boot...
Death of Windows 7. Should we expect a lot of new Linux users?
Windows 7 is official death. Should we expect some of those users to converted to Linux users? Or would the same happen again (like in the XP days)?
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Windows 7 is official death. Should we expect some of those users to converted to Linux users? Or would the same happen again (like in the XP days)?
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reddit
Death of Windows 7. Should we expect a lot of new Linux users?
Windows 7 is official death. Should we expect some of those users to converted to Linux users? Or would the same happen again (like in the XP days)?
Krita in 2019 and 2020
https://krita.org/en/item/krita-in-2019-and-2020/
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Krita
Krita in 2019 and 2020 | Krita
2019 Let’s have some statistics first! Statistics are fun! (And notoriously unreliable) We started 2019 with about 450 open bugs — and that’s how we ended 2019. That said, we had 1236 new bug reports and closed 1272. Still, our 2018 fund raiser was all about…
USB based graphics adapter for Linux
There's a lot of hype around eGPUs, but I'm looking for a simple USB based graphics adapter that works in Linux. I basically want to connect a second monitor to my laptop. No need for high-powered eGPU stuff or anything.
Does anyone have a recommendation for this?
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There's a lot of hype around eGPUs, but I'm looking for a simple USB based graphics adapter that works in Linux. I basically want to connect a second monitor to my laptop. No need for high-powered eGPU stuff or anything.
Does anyone have a recommendation for this?
https://redd.it/eolt6l
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USB based graphics adapter for Linux
There's a lot of hype around eGPUs, but I'm looking for a simple USB based graphics adapter that works in Linux. I basically want to connect a...
Firebird Project is happy to announce general availability of Firebird 3.0.5
https://firebirdsql.org/en/news/firebird-3-0-5-sub-release-is-available/
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Firebird 3.0.5 sub-release is available
Firebird: The true open source database for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and more
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Docker Basic Commands For Beginners | Docker Commands Explained
Docker Basic Commands For Beginners | Docker Commands Explained
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Docker Basic Commands For Beginners | Docker Commands Explained
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YouTube
Docker Basic Commands For Beginners | Docker Commands Explained
#docker, #dockerbasics, #dockercommand This tutorial will give the complete overview of docker basic commands. Below are the commands and check out the docke...
Building a more private web: A path towards making third party cookies obsolete
https://blog.chromium.org/2020/01/building-more-private-web-path-towards.html
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Chromium Blog
Building a more private web: A path towards making third party cookies obsolete
In August, we announced a new initiative (known as Privacy Sandbox) to develop a set of open standards to fundamentally enhance privacy on...