Study ranks the privacy of major browsers. Here are the findings
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/03/study-ranks-edges-default-privacy-settings-the-lowest-of-all-major-browsers/

https://redd.it/fkj4gb
@r_linux

Can we actually measure the popularity of Linux distros for desktop usage ?

I know distrowatch and sites like are TOTALLY inaccurate(it's like saying BMW is the most popular car just cuz you live in Russia).Anyway, the most obvious thing to me at least is to compare their popularity and for that I used Alexa siteinfo(what Amazon bought and stole their name for their Virtual assistant) and I found it to be pretty good detailling some stuff:

1.Ubuntu is the most popular BY FAR!Who'd have thought ?(the 2715 most popular website in the WWW)-[https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/ubuntu.com](https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/ubuntu.com) . The derivatives are a LOT lower except Ubuntu MATE for some reason

2.Debian(the 8932 most popular website)- [https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/debian.org](https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/debian.org)

3.Linux mint(10483th place)- [https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/linuxmint.com](https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/linuxmint.com)

4.Kali Linux (10366th place, all those indians youtubers maybe, I dunno. I never thought the Cyber Security fied is so big)- [https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/kali.org](https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/kali.org)

5.and shockingly, the 5th place, gathering all the Linux gurus out there Arch Linux(12750th most popular website)- [https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/archlinux.org](https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/archlinux.org)

​

What shocked me is that Manjaro is actually less popular than Arch by quite a bit( [https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/manjaro.org](https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/manjaro.org) 23402th place) BUT the most important thing out there: Fedora is shockingly low in terms of website statistics, the chosen distro for the GNOME project AND Wayland, [https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/getfedora.org](https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/getfedora.org) at 90512th(at least it's a nice binary number) place

https://redd.it/fkmag8
@r_linux

z.lua update: outperform all autojump like tools with a native module written in c.
https://github.com/skywind3000/z.lua

https://redd.it/fkqmiu
@r_linux

Can’t connect Ubuntu server to WiFi or Ethernet

For some reason, during setup and after set up I can’t connect my new Ubuntu server to the internet. It says Ethernet disconnected. Could it be a driver issue? I can’t even use ifconfig, netstat, of rfkill cause the packages aren’t natively installed. I’ve set up an Ubuntu server before on an raspberry pi 3 B+ and never had this issue

https://redd.it/fkrchy
@r_linux

Applying the Principles of Zero Trust to SSH
https://gravitational.com/blog/applying-principles-of-zero-trust-to-ssh/

https://redd.it/fksbv5
@r_linux

Switching distros

Hello everyone


I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 for a year. I'm thinking about switching my distro to fedora. Do you guys have any tips switching a distro easily without losing too much files ?


Cheers guys!

https://redd.it/fktuyi
@r_linux

Windows Virtual Machine to completely replace Windows

Hello everybody,

thanks to this and other similar subs I recently installed ubuntu to the side of windows 10 on my laptop. I am really liking the linux experience and I would completely switch to ubuntu if I could. The only problem is that I really need some programs that only runs on windows (adobe stuff, fusion 360 and a few others memory-greedy programs).

My question is:

could a virtual machine running windows 10 on ubuntu be good enough for my needs?

Could I obtain comparable results in terms of performance?

Thank you very much for your help (**again :)**)

https://redd.it/fkwb49
@r_linux

Announcing the Purism Librem Mini – Purism
https://puri.sm/posts/announcing-the-purism-librem-mini/

https://redd.it/fkx2oc
@r_linux

zectl ZFS Boot Environment Manager for Linux
https://ramsdenj.com/2020/03/18/zectl-zfs-boot-environment-manager-for-linux.html

https://redd.it/fkx72h
@r_linux

Cura on chromebook

I recently bought a 3D printer and I would like to use Cura on my chromebook. Is there a way where I could download it through the Linux beta on the chrome book?

I know that you can download Linux apps through the Linux beta but the Cura Linux download is a weird ÿ type of file. So if anyone knows how to download Cura could you explain how to do it.

https://redd.it/fkzfze
@r_linux

Hardware Accelerated VP9 Support on Linux via VAAPI has Landed on Nightly.
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1619258

https://redd.it/fkzng8
@r_linux

My first time with Linux! - I found a MacBook in my basement and decided to install Linux because I’m not a fan of the MacOS. Still trying it out, but I’m excited to see where Linux takes me!
https://redd.it/fl0dhi
@r_linux

ACM 6.0 - lightweight flight simulator (x-post from r/opensourcegames)
https://www.reddit.com/r/opensourcegames/comments/fkdp7o/acm_60_lightweight_flight_simlator/

https://redd.it/fl05c7
@r_linux

Should I put /home or / on the fastest drive? Should I encrypt both?

/e Sorry, I put this on the wrong subreddit. I'm not going to delete it because it's useful information, at least for me. If it needs to go, any moderator please feel free e/

​

I have an NVMe (500gb, PCIe4) and an SSD (1T), and I'm wondering how I should partition my file system on a brand new system. I'll be using Manjaro, and my plan is to have the system and the home folder on separate drives.

What's the recommended setup? Home on the fastest drive, or system on the fastest drive? I would think home, since that has all the user files, but does having the OS on the faster drive improve performance?

I'm also probably going to encrypt the drives. Do I need to encrypt the system, or just my home drive? I'm also curious if encryption will affect performance on the drive. I know there's a delay to encrypt it when booting, but is there a general performance hit when dealing with encrypted media? Is it worth it?

https://redd.it/fl372n
@r_linux

GitHub launched their official application for Mobile (Android and iOS)
https://innovativebeast.com/github-app-guide/

https://redd.it/fl6b5u
@r_linux

Audio renderer error in Linux(Ubuntu).

I'm geting the following error when I try to play a youtube video in my Linux system (Ubuntu 14.04 to be precise)

'Audio renderer error. Please restart your computer.'

If I restart, the error pops up again so that doesn't seem to be a permanent solution.

And the random Google searches only show ways that pertain to a Windows system or a Chromebook.

Anybody else has any idea what should I do?

https://redd.it/fl75wr
@r_linux

Qubes Architecture Next Steps: The GUI Domain
https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2020/03/18/gui-domain/

https://redd.it/fl6ury
@r_linux

How to Encrypt an Azure Linux VM via PowerShell
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/powershell-basics-how-to-encrypt-azure-linux-vms/ba-p/1081517?WT.mc_id=ITOPSTALK-reddit-abartolo

https://redd.it/fla3ip
@r_linux

Gaming Performanec

I installed kubuntu on a crappy laptop and I noticed a considerable decrease in fps from windows 7. I used optifine both times. Is there a distro that would give me better fps in games or did I do something wrong. I got the iso from kubuntu.org

https://redd.it/flbsev
@r_linux

Linux was first released to the world from here 17.9.1991
http://ftp.funet.fi/

https://redd.it/flc28g
@r_linux

Linux maintains bugs: The real reason ifconfig on Linux is deprecated
https://blog.farhan.codes/2018/06/25/linux-maintains-bugs-the-real-reason-ifconfig-on-linux-is-deprecated/

https://redd.it/fld6uy
@r_linux