This Week in Matrix 2020-03-20
https://matrix.org/blog/2020/03/20/this-week-in-matrix-2020-03-20

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Linux on new 2020 Macbook Air

I prefer Apple hardware (build quality, aesthetics, portability) and Linux software (Void, Slackware, minimal, no systems, stable). Think "best of both worlds" and , yes, have also used Lenovo/Dell, etc. Has anyone tried Linux on the new MB Air in terms of hardware conpatability?

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Why I love elementary OS' file manager and prefer it over others like Nautilus, Dolphin, etc.
https://jatan.blog/2020/03/21/why-i-love-elementary-os-file-manager/

https://redd.it/fmeufp
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Brave is promoting etoro affiliate program and making a fortune from its users who will likely lose their money.
https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/8793

https://redd.it/fmeyvs
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Distro chose....

Hello.

I\`m new to the linux world. "have some on my lab."

I\`m looking in to innstaling on my main system on a seperate disk for duel boot .

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Hardware:

Asus B450-F

AMD Ryzen 7 3700x CPU

HyperxFury DDR4 32GB RAM

Asus RX 5700 XT GPU

Linux will get a 2 tb drive alone.

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The Question.
Witch linux distro wil be the best one to start with? And with the qestion in mind, i want to run 3 screens like i do in my Windows enviroment.

Tried this on an older system, but that system had 3 gpus and failed hard.

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Ubuntu and Pop OS comes to mind on relative compatible Os and allot of easy documentation.

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I need something to do here in Quarentine.... hehe

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ZombieTrackerGPS 0.96 released (Linux GPS mapping application)

I've released a new version of ZombieTrackerGPS, version 0.96.

ZTGPS is a Linux+KDE native PIM application satisfying the same purpose as Garmin's "BaseCamp" software, which does not run on Linux.

ZTGPS provides sophisticated query and sorting capabilities for GPS tracks. This application is targeted at outdoor sports and recreation such as hiking, cycling, sailing, skiing, and others. I wrote it because Garmin's own software was the last thing tying me to a Windows VM, and it also didn't provide a number of capabilities I wanted in such a tool such as robust query facilities.

It's spyware free, with no data scraping or monetization, and fully open source. It also supports open datasets such as OpenStreetMap and Open Bike&Hike maps. Donation links for OSM, Debian, and KDE are provided in-app in the "Help/About..." window.

[Large size screenshot in dark theme.](https://gitlab.com/ldutils-projects/zombietrackergps/-/wikis/uploads/cbb5799c1df0eb7ccef8fecd62438971/ZTGPS-Full-Dark.png)

[Wiki with screenshots and packages](https://gitlab.com/ldutils-projects/zombietrackergps/-/wikis/home)

[Gitlab source repo](https://gitlab.com/ldutils-projects/zombietrackergps/-/tree/master)

The Wiki link contains a [Downloads section](https://gitlab.com/ldutils-projects/zombietrackergps/-/wikis/Downloads) with binary .deb packages for Debian based distros.

ZTGPS is Qt based for KDE or LXQt desktops, but (I hope) should work in other desktops to the extent any Qt apps do. It will use the KDE settings (UI colors, etc) in that case.

*Recent changes:*

* New "View/Reload Visible Area" menu to refresh visible map areas from network sources.
* Date comparisons in queries (such as "Begin_Date >= 01-Jan-2019") were broken, and now work.
* Added some missing UI tooltips.
* Fixed build warnings on g++ 9.2. It should compile with no errors or warnings on 9.2 now.
* Secondary windows are now kept on top of the main window by default. This behavior is selectable via a tab-bar context menu on secondary windows: "Keep Window on Top".
* Add running-oriented min/mile and min/km reciprocal speed units.
* Allow tag-specific speed unit override. E.g, min/mile for running, and mi/hr for cycling.
* Add tooltips to the Track Point pane showing data for each sample point.
* New activity icons for parachutes.
* New wheelchair and handcycle activity icons for disabled athletes.
* New Misc icon category (earth, internet, hills, eco, etc) from FreeSVG.org, under CC license.

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Firejail BitTorrent Sandboxing Guide
https://firejaildns.wordpress.com/2020/03/21/firejail-bittorrent-sandboxing-guide/

https://redd.it/fmiuf4
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Solus 4.1 on a 2006 HP Laptop with a 1.5Ghz Intel Celeron duo and 2Gigs of RAM
https://redd.it/fmkrel
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postmarketOS gets Anbox integration, will run native Android apps
https://tuxphones.com/postmarketos-linux-gets-anbox-android-app-support/

https://redd.it/fml1zg
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Wayfire 0.4.0 released!
https://wayfire.org/2020/03/21/Wayfire-0-4.html

https://redd.it/fmmjwd
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Reducing memory consumption in librnoscript, part 2: SpecifiedValues
https://people.gnome.org/~federico/blog/reducing-memory-consumption-in-librnoscript-2.html

https://redd.it/fmnblz
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Other than a desktop, how are linux distros different?

Hey friends, intermediate linux user here... in my 2 years using linux I've tried at least 2 dozen distros. The most notable difference being the desktop enviroment.

What's the benifits if each branch "under the hood". I know terminal commands change slightly, but other than that are there any major differences I should know about?

Thanks for your help!

https://redd.it/fmr7s1
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Whats your oldest working installation of a distro ?
https://redd.it/fmrghu
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I'm Linux user , questions about cuda on Wayland.

I recently moved away from Xorg , I have a recently bought a laptop with Nvidia latest graphics card. I dont really mind with it , but I would like to use cuda computing units on my Wayland setup. O know Nvidia doesn't support Wayland ( I use swaywm doesn't support nvidia). Is there any way I can just use the graphics card for computing purpose?

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Openxi Linux 0.
https://www.openxilinux.tk/2020/03/openxi-linux-02.html

https://redd.it/fm2qau
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targetcli saveconfig.json blank after reboot

Running Ubuntu 19.10, i go through and configure targetcli and save to saveconfig.json. Everything works as expected until i reboot. the saveconfig.json file is wiped and i have to run targetctl restore.
man page says:

saveconfig
Save the current configuration settings to a file, from which settings will be restored if the system is rebooted. By default, this will save the configuration to
/etc/rtslib-fb-target/saveconfig.json.




I've got to be missing something simple here.

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Linux Certifications from home?

Are there any certifications or courses that I could do that are Linux related which would help me with my MBA apps in the fall or just overall add to my overall profile?

Got quite a bit of free time so though I’d ask you wonderful folks.

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SCP Turned a folder into a file

This has been solved. Thanks guys.


I screwed up, I was about to wipe a server but needed to backup a directory. So I used scp to transfer it to a different linux box. The directory that I used in the scp command was not a directory that had been created yet on the other box, but I figured scp would just create the directory. Welp, I was wrong and now it's just a large file. Is there any possible way to recover the data or am I screwed?

https://redd.it/fmwav1
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Coronavirus (Covid 19) BASH tracking CLI tool
https://github.com/garrylachman/covid19-cli

https://redd.it/fmwvqp
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cron.weekly issue #126: Firefox, Ansible, iSH, jitsi, IMAP & more
https://ma.ttias.be/cronweekly/issue-126/

https://redd.it/fmxre2
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finding files using find

hey

I want to know is it possible to use find in way that it searches for couple of patterns for example I want to find all files that end with .xslx or .ods and I want to use find only once.

sorry my post is short so I'm gonna ask another question how can I do the same thing with grep

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