Userfriendly remote access: Guacamole to the rescue

Given the current situation, some of my clients need remote access to their computers and don't have technical knowledge to install SSH / RDP, etc.

So I have discovered (and set up) [Guacamole](https://guacamole.apache.org/): this gem allows you to create a web proxy to RDP / VNC connexion:

* Guacamole hides the nitty-gritty of connexion setup (in a very simple config file / or a SQL database)
* It uses LAN bandwith for RDP / VNC and then optimizes web content (performance is as good as can be)
* The user connects from a browser to Guacamole (on our server) and access his computer seamlessly.

Maybe this can be useful for others ;)

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How to monitor Linux server in 30 min. or less from scratch with Zabbix

Hello,

I've written a tutorial for those who don't want to have the hassle and just need to quickly set up 100% free monitoring of their Linux servers using Zabbix.

You can install Zabbix on your favorite Linux distribution in less than 10 minutes: [CentOS/RHEL](https://bestmonitoringtools.com/how-to-install-zabbix-server-on-centos-or-rhel/), [Ubuntu](https://bestmonitoringtools.com/how-to-install-zabbix-server-on-ubuntu/), [Debian](https://bestmonitoringtools.com/how-to-install-zabbix-server-on-debian/), [Rasbian](https://bestmonitoringtools.com/how-to-install-zabbix-on-raspberry-pi-raspbian/)

And setup Linux server monitoring in few minutes with this guide:

[https://bestmonitoringtools.com/zabbix-agent-linux-install-on-ubuntu-centos-rhel-debian-rasbian/](https://bestmonitoringtools.com/zabbix-agent-linux-install-on-ubuntu-centos-rhel-debian-rasbian/)

PM me or comment if you need any help with this.

Regards

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EGREP noob question.

Hi. I'm trying to compile a list using egrep. The egrep command is working fine although I want to insert a line (whitespace) after the last search parameter, so the search is more readable.
e.g egrep -i 'name|address|phone_number'

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Two men, one woman in race for Debian project leader's post

Three developers — two male, one female — have thrown their hats into the ring for the post of Debian project leader for 2020-21, with the poll set to be held online from 5 April to 18 April.

[https://www.itwire.com/open-source/two-men,-one-woman-in-race-for-debian-project-leader-s-post.html](https://www.itwire.com/open-source/two-men,-one-woman-in-race-for-debian-project-leader-s-post.html)

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Enjoying the free edX course on Unix Tools (as a mid level engineer)

Course Link: [https://www.edx.org/course/unix-tools-data-software-and-production-engineering](https://www.edx.org/course/unix-tools-data-software-and-production-engineering)

I just finished the first week of this course and I quite enjoyed it! The best part so far was definitely section 1.5. It says it’s about command line arguments but I just learned so much from that one short video.

* unix wildcards are expanded by the shell so all programs get them equally
* What is the difference between $ and ${} ?
* When to use '' vs "" for noscripts?
* Using the output of a command: $(date) vs \`date\`
* What is a [here document](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_document)?

Most of the stuff I’m familiar with but the videos are so concise and well done I don’t even mind watching them. Also just wanted to say that while I do have a few years experience as a software engineer I still find the course to be quite useful. Videos are so short there's not much to lose if you already know it.

Hope someone finds use from this :)


If this isn't a good subreddit for this please let me where would be better to post

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Announcing Debian Social: they started to host social services on their domain.
https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2020/03/msg00008.html

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Making Linux a Deep Fryer for Dopamine Receptors [i3, wal, polybar, compton, st]
https://nicholasfarrow.com/Making-Linux-a-Deep-Fryer-for-Dopamine-Receptors/

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Anyone run Linux on their phones? Was interesting to see Ubuntu running on my S9+
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Missing grub?

Hi! Im on Thinkpad x230. I have windows 10 and now I installed elementary OS (similary to windows. I would like to have dual boot). After reboot grub menu do not show up, and I can't log in to elementary OS. Any advice what can I do?

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Enough said
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So my friend gifted me this <3
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Linux Mint Debian Edition 4 “Debbie” released
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3867

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NVIDIA users, OpenMandriva developers want your help with testing NVIDIA drivers
https://forum.openmandriva.org/t/nvidia-drivers-available-for-testing/3444

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Weekend Fluff / Linux in the Wild Thread - March 20, 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!

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OpenSourceWeekly.org #4 - Open source gaming #WorkingFromHome

Hi Reddit,

You are certainly asking yourself what to do with this sudden amount of free time now we are all in quarantine and no longer have to commute every day.The answer is obvious: 🎮 VIDEO GAMES!!

This is why I dedicated this week's issue of [OpenSourceWeekly.org](https://OpenSourceWeekly.org) to open source & linux gaming.

You can read it here: [https://opensourceweekly.org/issues/4](https://opensourceweekly.org/issues/4)

To receive the next issues, you can subscribe by RSS, Mastodon or Email here: [https://opensourceweekly.org](https://opensourceweekly.org)

Feedback is welcome :)

&#x200B;

Sylvain

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ParrotOS running on 2017 MacBook via. USB 3.0 drive. Just a WiFi interface issue now. So close...
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"thanOS"

Surely I'm not the the first one to think about this(or am I?), but is there a linux OS that has Thanos characteristics? Like one click complete data wipe, one click sudo or whatever the genius r/linuxmasterrace can think of to make it more "thanOS". Please make one!

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Looking for an open source, multi-platform app that will allow me to remotely teach non-techies SQL (me: Linux, them: Windows 10)

I'd like to teach two, non-techie ladies some basic SQL/DB stuff. We had planned to do this face-to-face but with coronovirus, we now have to do it remotely.

I'm looking for an an open source, multi-platform app to help us with this. I have seen some web-based stuff but to be of any use we would have to pay and as this is all for a charity, their funds won't stretch that far. Any help greatly appreciated.

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Free Introduction to Linux - Linux Foundation Class
https://training.linuxfoundation.org/resources/free-courses/introduction-to-linux/

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what are the risk associated with sharing project ideas in regards to patent trolling?

This is something I've been curious about but don't have enough contextual knowledge to figure out how to effectively get an answer. I'm finishing up college (hopefully) in the fall, and while I know the basics of open source patents, and software law, I don't know much about IP laws around abstract ideas for software, other than they exists.

I have a lot of project ideas, and granted some of them might be dunces, but as far as I'm aware a few of those ideas don't have an equivalent implementation in either proprietary or open source software(though some of them do, just not in linux or the open source community), and would fill a niche for users. I want to actually discuss these ideas with other developers, both for the purpose of collaboration and to flesh out the details of implementation.


My concern isn't that other developers are going to take some of these ideas and run with them, I would prefer they did (it means worst case scenario the idea doesn't end with me or my time constraints). Nor am I concerned that someone might implement the idea in proprietary software and make money off of it while contributing nothing to the development of an open source alternative(or that I won't be able to make money off it because of that).

My main concern is in the process of sharing the ideas and discussing them with other developers, I might wind up limiting my ability to work on it in the future, either because another developer creates a proprietary implementation and patents the particular method I was discussing on an open forum, or a NPE will patent the concept premptively as a way of potentially making money if I or any other programmer develops/publishes it. I mainly want to make sure I'm still free to pursue development at my leisure.

for example, as far as I'm aware, the idea of 3d printing isn't patentable, but particular techniques for plastic printing are(even if those techniques have yet to ever be implemented), but I'm unsure how specific the constraints of patenting a technique are.

How much of a risk is this in practice?

What is and isn't patentable when it comes to ideas?

if you are a more seasoned open source programmer, what would you recommend that I freely discuss, and what would you recommend that I avoid disclosing prior to implementation?

Note: Sorry if the noscript is ambigous, I couldn't figure out how to properly word it.

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LPT (Linux Pro Tip): Keep your home folder "clean"...

I wonder how many r/linux subscribers did a double take because they're also r/lifeprotips subscribers.

Anyway, I was just listening to a podcast where the hosts went on and on about how to keep your home folder clean. One of the hosts said that they actually reinstall their OS from time to time for this purpose...wait, what? Why?

My solution has always been pretty simple for this: just make a new user. New user = new home folder. Move big files that you know you want to keep so it doesn't take up a bunch of disk space. Dot files are easy enough to move from one user to another. Take your time picking and choosing which files you want to keep. Personally, after I haven't touched my "old" user after a couple months or so, I just save the old user's home folder to my NAS (just in case) and then 'userdel -r olduser'.

Voilà, just like new...because it is new. I've also found it interesting to diff between my new and old users' home folders from time to time to see how my dot files have changed.

Hopefully this keeps some of you from feeling like you need to wipe out your entire hard drive just to clean up your home folder.

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