Getting wifi running on a go stream after installing Linux mint (total noob to this).

I recently got a free hp stream and the first thing I did was install mint. It runs beautifully however I can’t for the life of me get the internet to work. I know for a fact it installed the driver because it asked if I wanted to use it and I said yes. I have it tethered through my iPad right now for internet but would like a solid wireless connection. I have no experience with Linux at all and this is my first time so I’m a total noob to all of this.

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Looking for a replacement for MightyText. This allows me to send sms messages from my keyboard through my phone.

Looking for a replacement for MightyText. This allows me to send sms messages from my keyboard through my phone.

MightyText works, but I do have issues with it. Also, their subnoscription rate is quite high. If there is a FOSS solution, I'd love to learn about it!

Thanks.

I've tried sending this post earlier but was told it was too short. I have to say that is the first time I have ever had that happen. I hope this extra text solves the problem!

TLDR: need a replacement for Mighty Text and had to pad out the post with text.

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Help with teaching son linix

Hi, I got an old compac presario with 1.5gb of ram on it, put Linux Mint Cinnamon on it and gave it to my 10 year old son and told him he can do what he wants with it and he can try to figure out how to put roblox on it. I am new to linux as well. 


I work away and my roster has changed to a 4 weeks on 2 weeks off roster so i have to help him with it over the phone.


I have a windows laptop I use to play roblox with my kids to spend time with them. I dont want to dual boot it. But need to learn linix to help him, and him being a kid will need to want to do it.


I was thinking of running linux mint in a virtual machine and running an android emulator for the tablet version of roblox on my laptop so i can talk him through how to do it on his linux laptop.


So I am asking whats the best way to run linux mint in windows without duel booting?


Which android emulator would be easiest to run and update that can run android version of roblox?


Is GOG a good source for other games?


What are some good sources of information to develop the skills required?


Thanks for taking the time to read the wall of text

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Linux Experiences/Rants or Education/Certifications thread - April 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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gaming pads for linux

Hello, I need to find a gaming pad that works like the old razer nostromo. but that works on linux where i can program macros into the device itself and not depend on an application on the system

i used to use the app to program the nostromo in a windows VM and then use it on any machine, which I found to be very convenient. anyone know of such a device?

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Hera Updates for March 2020 — elementary blog
https://blog.elementary.io/hera-updates-for-march-2020/

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Remnants of the Precursors public beta and open source release is 6 days away (Easter)

Hello all. I've been on here a few times before but I want to let everyone know the public beta for Remnants of the Precursors, a game under development for about 5 years, is imminent.

This game is written completely in Java and all of the code is going to be open-sourced under a copyleft GPL. There will be different licenses for different media types (code, art, writing and sound) since each of these creators has different wishes about distribution. The game will obviously run in Linux, and I've tuned it so that it will run on a Raspberry Pi.

Remnants of the Precursors is a very polished modernization of the original "Master of Orion" from 1993. Although the beta is not yet available for download, you will be able to get it from itch.io: [https://rayfowler.itch.io/remnants-of-the-precursors](https://rayfowler.itch.io/remnants-of-the-precursors)

That page also gives a decent idea of the art quality from that page although the game is a bit more polished now. The Explorminate gaming website has been streaming the game quite a bit recently as the beta approaches, so there are VODs available if you want to see the gameplay: [https://www.twitch.tv/explorminate/videos](https://www.twitch.tv/explorminate/videos)

If you have an interest in game development or simply want to see what a serious game developed in Java looks like (trust me, I've had a lot of doubters), then you should check out the public beta on Easter. Although I try to centralize all of the discussion about the game to the /r/rotp subreddit, I will respond to any questions about it here as well.

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Can't load new fonts in programs, but they are there in fonts. (ubuntu)

I've downloaded a font from Google fonts, extracted it and installed it, using fonts. The font is there, when i look in the fonts app, but when i open Gimp, it doesn't list it.

To check this, i also opened libre office writter, and i couldn't find the font there either. Am i doing something wrong?

I'm using ubuntu and ElementalOS

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Kaidan, KDE's multiplatform instant messaging app for Jabber and other XMPP services, reaches version 0.5. New features include recording and sending audio and video and searching for contacts and messages.
https://www.kaidan.im/2020/04/06/kaidan-0.5.0/

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Roadmap for Carbs [blog]
https://carbslinux.org/blog/20200406.html

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Firefox stable releases now available on Flathub
https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.mozilla.firefox

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Intel ports AMD compiler code for a 10% performance boost in Linux gaming
https://www.pcgamer.com/intel-ports-amd-compiler-code-for-a-10-performance-boost-in-linux-gaming/

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The end of an Era - changing every single instance of a 32-bit time_t in Linux
https://www.linaro.org/blog/the-end-of-an-era/

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Apache Performance: Disable .htaccess here's why
https://haydenjames.io/disable-htaccess-apache-performance/

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My story of transitioning from Mac to Linux
https://opensource.com/article/20/4/mac-to-linux

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Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a turn-based survival/RPG game set in a post-apocalyptic world
https://cataclysmdda.org/

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io_uring By Example: An Article Series
https://unixism.net/2020/04/io-uring-by-example-article-series/

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Create a bootable Windows USB stick using Linux, commandline only!
https://gitlab.com/vaared/wintousblinux/

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Window Maker releases version 0.95.9 with several fixes and a few new features
http://www.windowmaker.org/

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What note taking app do you use (if any)?

I've managed to live without a note taking app for so long, but my brain is failing me more and more often, and I sometimes see interesting commands or tips I'd like to remember (for instance to help debugging an issue on Linux).

I've done some research. [Joplin](https://joplinapp.org/) looks nice, but I couldn't install it: the install noscript downloads an AppImage from Github, and I guess it was throttled because I'm downloading at 10 kb/s... and the AppImage is so big I never managed to complete the download. (plus it's an Electron app)

Ideally, I'd like something that can be easily shared between devices (Joplin seems to do that easily using your NAS or a third party service like Dropbox), since I'd be sharing these "notebooks" between my home desktop and my work laptop.

Thanks for your recommendations!

P.S.: I thought about just using text files, but the ability to add metadata to notes (tags) as well as other information (images) can be quite useful.

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Maui project news - convergence
https://nxos.org/weekly-summaries/maui-weekly-report/

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