LibreTech: A free software school

Hi,

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I am a new/temporary user of reddit. I do not use social media but created this account in order to see if people would be interested in my project. I am currently transforming my website with notes to self about programming to a online school centered around free software/hardware and helping people answer questions such as: how to live a good digital life and how to use technology for oneself and for the good of humanity.

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You can know more about it at https://libretech.eu/news-libretech-2021/

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This post retrace the state of the project in 2020, what I want to achieve this year.

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Nota Bene: In depth content will require a membership, but introductory and most essential content will be accessible to anybody.

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Thank you.

https://redd.it/ku7oug
@r_linux

Taking forever to allocate disc space

So I'm a linux noob, trying to make a dual boot system on my pc. I got all the way through install alongside windows boot manager to the drive space divider. And it's taking a while... like its been nearly an hour. Is there something wrong?

Edit: wow it took a while but its worked 😂 never panicked this much before with windows 🤣🤣🤣

https://redd.it/kw78do
@r_linux

DMG for Linux

Why Linux doesn't have a simple way to install a software like in macos without dependencies problem and so simple?

Yeah, i know, appimage, flathub, snap, but it's not that simple, where is the difference?

https://redd.it/kw6yg4
@r_linux

Installation from ks - unable to find repodata

Hi all, I'm new to being the solo sysadmin at my company, and a lot of doco is poor and handover didn't happen.

Right now I'm trying to install Oracle Linux 6.10 (yes, we are THAT far behind) on an ESXi 6.7 instance with a kickstarter noscript.

The kickstarter all makes sense to me, until we hit:

repo --name="UEK4 kernel repo" --baseurl=file://anaconda-addon

Anyway, I get this error when it goes looking for the repo:

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https://preview.redd.it/bf14gua421b61.png?width=624&format=png&auto=webp&s=da293da7fe81a862072bea8bdc4735d3b1bdd56a

It's already created my filesystem, I can ping the IP I gave the installation interface, but cannot SSH yet. I've checked all the previous kickstarter .cfg files and they have been referencing this repo for several years.

It's possible the rpm that sets up the repo hasn't been installed yet. I'll give that a go while I'm waiting for tech support :)

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\-- Nug

https://redd.it/kw99s0
@r_linux

2020 FOSS Contributor Survey, by the Linux Foundation and LISH
https://www.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020FOSSContributorSurveyReport_121020.pdf

https://redd.it/kw98dn
@r_linux

Translators, please do not translate everything
https://www.schauenburg.nl/posts/2021/01/11_translators_-_please_do_not_translate_everything.html

https://redd.it/kvo87s
@r_linux

HUMBLE BOOK BUNDLE: LINUX BY APRESS (pay what you want and help charity)
https://twitter.com/AnajonesLee/status/1349245400822136832?s=20

https://redd.it/kwc532
@r_linux

How to find out who is maintaining manpages

Hello,

at the bottom of man slappasswd (https://linux.die.net/man/8/slappasswd) there is a link to the "OpenLDAP Administrator's Guide" (http://www.OpenLDAP.org/doc/admin/)


The link leads to a 404, however there are guides on OpenLDAP.org.

Who do you think would be the right party to contact in this case?


Kind regards,

Ori

https://redd.it/kwe202
@r_linux

XRDP Settings

While searching for ways to increase responsiveness of xrdp, I noticed a lot of recommendations for setting max_bpp=128 in xrdp.ini.

Why would setting the max bits per pixel to 128 make a difference? Does it make memory reads and writes noticeably faster? It seems like sending more data would increase overhead. Additionally, man pages for xorg.conf state that hardware is only going to use 24 bits.

https://redd.it/kwemn8
@r_linux

Debian discusses vendoring again
https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/842319/8adb13e08d0302bd/

https://redd.it/kwef3r
@r_linux

I installed ubuntu linux on a 2009 macbook pro 15”...

After reboot it’s stuck on a purple screen now. Does anyone know how to make it work? I have never used linux before but it looks really nice and setup was very easy. Now after reboot it’s always stuck on a purple screen but the media keys work
Edit: this is the one and only OS running on the mac

https://redd.it/kwgn2x
@r_linux

Glacies - A different Linux distribution
https://eltan.in.net/blog/2021/01/13/0/

https://redd.it/kwdhbf
@r_linux

The First Affordable RISC-V Computer Designed to Run Linux
https://beaglev.seeed.cc/

https://redd.it/kwgetx
@r_linux

MacBook Pro trackpad: Must lift all fingers before tap

With the trackpad on my 2013 MacBook Pro using macOS, I use my middle finger for navigation and forefinger to tap. In this scenario, it is unnecessary for me to lift my middle finger to tap.

With Ubuntu 20.04 (Gnome 3.38) installed on the same machine, I must lift all fingers to execute a tap.

a) What methods are available to allow Ubuntu/PopOS to mimic macOS' behavior.

b) Is this typical Linux behavior or is this Trackpad-specific? (I don't have another touchpad to test)

https://redd.it/kwl805
@r_linux

ktail 0.2.5 - tail with a GUI and optional Kubernetes support.

Hi,

I made log viewer for linux. It's similar to tail but with a GUI and optional Kubernetes support.

Highlights

* Live tail
* Filters and highlighters
* Bookmarks
* Cross platform
* Optional Kubernetes support

[https://www.ktail.de/](https://www.ktail.de/)

https://redd.it/kwl17d
@r_linux

You guys know of any lightweight linux distros?

i have an old thinkpad edge 13 and i want a lightweight linux system for some light schoolwork, content consumption (ie. youtube or general browser use) and ocassional very lightweight gaming.

any ideas? :d

thanks in advance :)

here are the specs:

120gb ssd

4gb of ram

an Athlon X2-L325

ATI Radeon HD 3200 IPG

https://redd.it/kwoxbw
@r_linux

A developer got Ubuntu Linux booting on the Apple iPhone 7
https://www.xda-developers.com/apple-iphone-7-ubuntu-linux-checkra1n-project-sandcastle/

https://redd.it/kwp8c3
@r_linux

Would having two drives, one with Whonix and one with Windows, in the same PC compromise my security or anonymity?

Hi,

I recently bought a new drive specifically for the purpose of installing Whonix and using Tor to browse the internet completely anonymously. If I were to put the drive in my current PC, which also has a drive with Windows installed, and simply choose to boot to it instead of the drive with Windows using the BIOS, would it compromise my security or anonymity in any way?

https://redd.it/kwr1fw
@r_linux

macOS 11.2 on M1 now fully supports booting custom kernels such as Linux and *BSD
https://twitter.com/marcan42/status/1349478954982232064?s=21

https://redd.it/kwrgqz
@r_linux

UInput keyboard remapper (Qwerty to Dvorak)

Made a python program that uses uinput stuff to remap my keyboard from a qwerty layout to a dvorak layout.

I developed this solution because using something like setxkbmap or anything similar relies on using the X11 system, which obviously doesn't work if you are not using X11 or are in the TTY thing (not entirely sure what the correct name for that is)

https://github.com/sebastiansam55/uinput-keyboard-mapper

The basics of the way it works is it intercepts all signals sent via the keyboard and translates them to the other layout. It sends them via a newly created uinput device because that was less buggy in my experience.

UInput is super cool stuff and way better than xtest/other methods.

Only dvorak is really fully supported but I'll probably get around to adding the other common layouts.

I'd also like to add (or maybe a different program) that makes it easy to create "macro keyboards" IE have a json file that includes info about what keyboard to grab and how to translate key strokes to run different programs.

Any comments or suggestions are more than welcome!

https://redd.it/kwrpy4
@r_linux

dragon : drag and drop source/target for X
https://github.com/mwh/dragon

https://redd.it/kwqp32
@r_linux