Weekend Fluff / Linux in the Wild Thread - December 25, 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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Looking for a Linux distro with built in games for elderly people

I have an old Windows XP laptop that I want to give to my grandpa. He doesn't need the laptop for anything other than basic Web browsing and playing simple games. Windows XP is having problems with connecting to our fibre Internet. Since XP is so outdated, id like to just install a Linux distro that has a few basic games fun for elderly people, eg. Solitaire, crosswords, sudoki, find the object, etc.

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Help needed!

Hello guys and girls, what I am about to say may sound like a joke but it is true. My cat stepped on my computer that was on a table, I tried to take her off and with her back legs she managed to somehow throw my laptop on the floor. The laptop froze and apart from the mousepad nothing worked! I pressed the on/off button and when it opened it said: " no bootable device insert boot disk and press any key"

I don't know what happened, it is like the whole operating system got deleted or sth.

I know this is not a linux problem but I can't find a good answer online elsewhere.

PS: I don't have either a USB or a CD/DVD with the linus OS since a friend of mine installed it years ago for me :-/

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Sailfish OS Question

Hello, I bought a Sony Xperia Xa2 Plus for Sailfish also so far satisfied with it, but I wanted to know if you can use penetration apps there as I work in a network security company.
The question is followed by the other: can I enable Opensuse repositories in sailfish OS? Or even other repositories?

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On why linux is not to dominate the home computer space (and why this is maybe fine)

Before the storm in the cup begins i would like to describe my position. In relation to most people i am quite tech savvy user. Not quite on compile and modify kernel level, but i am fluent in several programming languages and have at least a basic understanding of computer from ground level (we are talking bit adders and logic of ram) to high levels like networking.


I do currently write this post on a windows computer, however I think positively of linux and admire all the work that went into it. I am running it on my ~~old laptop motherboard in even older computer case~~ headless server (it would be crazy to use anything else - windows server, are you serious?) and have tried it several times on my own computer.


My computer is a laptop with Intel i7 (8th gene) processor and 1060 with max-q design. I run it connected to a 4k monitor. Laptops almost always use so called hybrid approach to deal with graphics. In my last try I used Pop_os! -> I know debian shell commands like apt and didn't really feel like learning arch style one and drivers for my laptop components were only available on debian type oses.


Installation was smooth and fast - though the installer crashed once, but this was not really a big problem especially in comparison with windows mbr problems i had in the past and once the os bootet i started to install the most important programs.
And then the problems started. The second monitor would and would not display - i deduced the problem were NVIDIA drivers - not the fault of the os and the problem is still being fixed as we speak. However, even when the monitor worked the firefox was quite slow in comparison with windows version - this was due to disabled hardware acceleration which was, if I understand correctly, decision made because of NVIDIA driver mess.


And now let's talk about the programs. If small github project have much higher probability of working on linux than on windows because some python libs not being available on windows, project of bigger companies are usually not available on linux. For high demand tools open source alternatives are available - but does range in quality from Blender to OpenSCAD. It should also be said here that to most users, even if it is simpler than clicking, shell is a place of horror and would like to not touch it ever - so called app stores have mitigated that issue mildly, they work until the moment user uses some software that included - then they have the honour to look at horror that is most open source documentation and if they have to compile it themselves it's a lost cause.

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AND after all that debugging and problem-solving you go back to windows and you look at your WSL and you say "IT'S fine." and you forget that you ever went down that rout.


And where does this leave me? It leaves me puzzled. As server os it is superior. For programming shell is better than cmd, but WSL can solve that. And Android phones, though running linux, are in my opinion very not linux-y. It's a closed system collecting user data - the last thing that linux is about.


Maybe I am wrong. But as a general opinion linux will never really compete with windows and mac-os, because it's targeting different people. Big organizations like governments to this date have not had much luck with the transition (one notable example is Munich - the jury why this has not succeed is still out - here are 2 view point https://itsfoss.com/munich-linux-failure/, https://www.windowscentral.com/munich-germanys-government-using-windows-again-after-failure-linux ) For big corporations the transition much more expensive because of quite high labor cost and the time lost and so not may have made the switch.


And I don't think it should. Linux now has the brightest future it ever had because of windows' lackluster attempts on arm so

far and some great project like pi. But there is a light on the end of the tunnel. Or more like a high speed train that is to bound to hit you. It's called Chrome OS. If you want reason for this just go look at this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNm-b1UXGTY

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Ryan Gordon strike back again this year with his Christmas Open Source MicroGrants!
https://twitter.com/icculus/status/1341505590456102916?s=20

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New Linux User Debian vs Arch

Hi guys.

As the noscript says, i’m here to ask the most common question, Debian or Arch?

Before answering tho, I would like to say few more things.
I am a new Linux user, using it for a week, but i’ve read a lot for about 1 month, so yeah, i see everywhere people saying “if you are new to Linux, go for Debian based distros, maybe Ubuntu, it’s easier”... but why it’s easier?

I know that the main difference is that Debian has 3 branches and what ppl suggest is the stable branch, due to “the user will less likely fk up everything”, instead of Arch being a rolling release, but is this the only difference between Arch and Debian?

What in terms of security, is one better than another?

Atm i am using Manjaro to test stuffs up, but i’m still in the process of deciding where to really land for the next months to really learn Linux, so I would like a more “in depth” analysis of these 2 distros.

My setup at this current state is Manjaro i3wm edition (i dont want to use a DE anymore), so that would be my choice as well under Debian or Arch.

Thanks for your time.

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Why do you hate windows?

I am just wondering about your bad experiences with windows/windows10. Although I have a lot of problems with it despite my "patience" and love for it's functions and what it can do (also nice aesthetics and other things that don't have problems) I still want to give it a chance.

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Ubuntu Desktop - Am I the problem?

I've tried using Ubuntu Desktop for many many years and have always had issues that push me to other distributions. This time around it was that my "Software Center" wouldn't work. I had to install gnome-software, update the regular software center from there, and then I was able to open it. Wtf?

I had an Arch installation that was the best, most error-free experience I've had. I stopped using it because I wanted to use a more "corporate" distro and felt like I may have been unknowingly making myself less secure. Finally, I've found myself on Fedora and have been having a world-class experience so far - but the mystery of Ubuntu always being a buggy mess for me still bothers me.

Does everyone else have issues with Ubuntu desktop? Is it just me, and all the various hardware I've had over the years? It's also not just Gnome that does it to me - it's any flavor of Ubuntu I try.

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Learning scheduled task using bash noscript

I recently buy a raspberry pi, so i thought i want make it my own local server and my playground to learn more about bash and it's command... Previously i use ubuntu for development and studying (fyi: i'm an informatics student) i already read some instruction for cron jobs but i still confuse... Advice are really appreciated :)

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Could Google's Fuchsia operating system eventually pose a threat to Linux?

Google seems to be putting a lot of resources into their new Fuchsia OS, which though open source, is still completely managed by Google. It also has the drawback of not being under copyleft licenses like GPL, which means other companies can just take it and make proprietary forks.

People who have followed the Fuchsia project, do you see it eventually becoming a significant enough competitor to Linux to be a threat to it, and therefore giving Google even more control of the software world?

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Audio Distortion and lagging video camera

Has anyone faced Audio Distortion on Linux when listening through their earphones. I tried every Linux os'es out there everything had the same problem and does anyone know how to fix the lag while meeting on zoom? If anyone knows please let me know.

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htop listings

htop (a common improvement on top) lists several columns for each process; how does one hide a given process (eg PRI instead of PRI)? I understand each measure of used memory and/or processor usage is controversial, but certainly not every typical usage requires that determination? What should one be aware of to configure top/htop/similar to serve this purpose better?

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400+ Linux Basic Commands you Should Know
https://www.temok.com/blog/400-linux-basic-commands-you-should-know/

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Which drive to save my files in?

I want to format my 32-bit Windows 7 computer to LXLE but I have some files that I want to save. In which drive should I save the file in (eg. D Drive, E Drive,etc.?) so that those files are not deleted when formatting from Windows to LXLE?

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Searching and playing youtube videos simply with one command using fzf or dmenu.

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Cloud back-up

I’m somewhat new to Linux, what does everyone use for cloud back-up? I’ve converted an old MacBook pro to Ubuntu. I’m used to apple’s time machine and iCloud. Is there something similar used seamlessly with Linux where it’s automatically done?

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What is LXqT?

If ubuntu is a distro, gnome/kde is a DE then what is lxqt? Loving the new kde plasma. Does this use lxqt? Installing lubuntu rn cause I have the ISO and download is taking forever. If I install the kde environment will I still be left with anything I should remove from the lubuntu install?

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Updating lubuntu after a long period of inactivity

I haven’t touched my emachines w3507 in quite a while, so i want to upgrade to the next release.

Thing is, apt update and upgrade dont work because the sources for this release are eol.

do-release-upgrade is being a massive brat being like “pLeAsE iNsTaLl AlL aVaIlAbLe UpDaTeS blah blah blah” like, bitch, I fucking cant because i need to update to the next release.

Any help?

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Executable PNGs
https://djharper.dev/post/2020/12/26/executable-pngs/

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