What kind of projects will you not use Linux or is Linux not recommended for?

I have been using Linux for development, day to day use, embedded, server etc. I kinda think about Linux in every project i venture into. I wonder sometimes how people do similar projects without use of Linux at all. Maybe are there scenarios that Linux is not suitable for?

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Why aren’t there more Fedora / RPM derivatives?

There’s obviously a lot of Debian derivatives and arch derivatives - but why aren’t there more Fedora / RPM derivatives? I guess there’s Fedora and Suse but surprised that there aren’t more. Fedora seems a better base for distros than Debian... or god forbid, Ubuntu. What’s the reason?

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Smartest way to refresh and update knowledge

Hi all,
Actually it is almost too uncomfortable for me to open this thread but after a long time of thinking I believe that you as a community can surely help me.
About 10 years ago I was working in Linuxadministration before I changed my focus to Microsoft systems about 7 years ago.
In the future I have been given the opportunity to primarily administer Linux servers again, which I am already looking forward to.
Unfortunately for me, I have to realize that I have lost almost all of my knowledge over the years. Even the things I still know are surely outdated over the years.
I now ask myself how I can refresh my knowledge in the smartest way.
Of course I could read a book and build up a lab. But where do I start and where do I stop, what do I do so that it also brings a result?
Do you know any practical tutorials that could help me at this point? Positive I find with programming languages for example are so-called "koans". Is there something like that for the Linux OS?

Cheers
Wozniak

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Events coreboot opensource BIOS on POWER arch + vBeer online party!

Do you like the non-x86 PC architectures like POWER? Next Thursday 4th Feb at 3PM GMT , 3mdeb invites you to talk about the POWER9 support in coreboot opensource BIOS - https://meet.google.com/xsy-ocfw-exm . You are going to learn: 1) great benefits a coreboot will deliver to POWER-based PCs; 2) our progress and interesting challenges we are facing; 3) unique features of Dasharo coreboot-based firmware.

Also, soon we are having a vBeer online party! Will be happy to discuss the open/libre firmwares (coreboot, Dasharo, etc.), related hardwares and other nice embedded things you have in mind. http://live.evenea.com/3mdeb-vbeer at 18th Feb 3PM GMT

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A Gem of a Classic...I rUn ArCh BTW

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Getting grub terminal type thing when booting into eOS

So i rebooted my computer and the way i have linux set up is i partitioned my ssd into 2 (theres a few more but 2 main partitions) one for windows and another for linux



The OS SSD is windows and the 100GB partition is linux

and this is what the menu i got is

https://preview.redd.it/ihf3ff8kkue61.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=80c9a3061e57323c25560ac3e5d7bead281715e0

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People who use OpenRc instead of systemd, is it worth it?

I've been thinking of switching to Alpine Linux for some time now, but I am sort of nervous about leaving systemd, (I'm on arch atm), does it cause an unreasonable amount of headaches? Do the positives outweigh the negatives?

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i have an spare 1.5 tb hdd and i want to install Ubuntu in it(want to use it along side windows 10). But in the installation Free space is showing 1 mb only, and because of this i am unable to create swap and ext4 partitions. can someone give me a detailed solution.
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A few HiDPI tricks for Linux
https://blog.yossarian.net/2020/12/24/A-few-HiDPI-tricks-for-Linux

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GNOME 40 and GTK4 Support for Just Perfection GNOME Shell Extension

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====\ linux container getting checked Error starting penguin container 13

So i've been searching on the internet how to fix this but i can't find it.

when i try to start my terminal it says [====\\ \] Linux container getting checked Error starting penguin container 13

Anyone know how to fix this

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We chat on Linux (new acct)

Hello, I just recently switch desktop os from windows to ubuntu and it is a bit overwhelming. I really would like to get all of my programs on here and it's a learning process. I am stuck at getting WeChat on Linux. It says that because of my "new" account I can sign in. The program I downloaded was electronic WeChat. If anyone can give me some tips or advice I would appreciate it!

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Best Distro for just watching DVDs

Bit random but I've nowhere else to ask

Got some baseline experience with Linux, need a Distro that's less than 1.8GB and is just able to play DVDs via a USB CD/DVD Drive. That's all. Literally nothing else is required. If I have to install VLC or something to be able to play discs then so be it. My dad just wants to be able to watch Star Trek on his ancient laptop and I, loving son that I am, would like to help him

TIA

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Speech to text?

For accessibility reasons, I need speech to text (free and for long periods of time). WebSpeech API isn't working with my browser (Firefox). Talon only supports English.

I tried streaming the audio output to my Android device, but LiveTranscribe won't recognize that stream as input (it expects mic input).

Currently my lifehack is to hold the Android phone with LiveTranscribe on next to the speakers, but that requires speakers to be on and quite loudly at that (and I want to stop inconveniencing roommates)

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Playing with PAM autologin

I'm trying to perform console login using the cryptsetup passphrase as password.

* I'm using systemd cryptsetup to unlock my drive, this create a user cryptsetup entry in the kernel keyring, I can effectively see it in `/proc/keys`
* gdm can autologin by retrieving that password, but I try to make it work with console login
* I modified agetty to not prompt for the username with `--skip-login -o '-p -- <user>'`
* from what I can see in gdm's code, pam_gdm.so is doing the keyring lookup, so I added it in `/etc/pam.d/login`

```
auth include system-local-login
auth optional pam_gdm.so
account include system-local-login
password include system-local-login
session optional pam_lastlog.so
session include system-local-login
```

result: automatic username is working, but it is still asking for the password, while user cryptsetup is effectively there, `sudo cat /proc/keys` after login confirms it. What am I doing wrong? anyone else has tried this before?

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Miniplayer - a minimal mpd client with album art
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Refreshing the Ubuntu Desktop Installer
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/refreshing-the-ubuntu-desktop-installer/20659

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How Sony Forged, Then Squandered, Its Relationship With Linux Users
https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7mqy4/how-sony-forged-then-squandered-its-relationship-with-linux-users

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Introducing AlmaLinux Beta: A Community-Driven Replacement for CentOS
https://blog.almalinux.org/introducing-almalinux-beta-a-community-driven-replacement-for-centos/?utm_campaign=AlmaLinux%20Beta%20Announcement&utm_content=153009472&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-1348997948965793797

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rtl8192cu driver

After seeing about 4-5 forums and guides, the indications of this repository have worked for me. My OS: Linux Mint 20.1 on HP g7 250 i5-8265u Laptop

I followed all the instructions, download the files from: pkgs.org

;)

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Linux and vmware - essential apps that you cant run on WINE?

hello there, im just curious if you have had ever any app that couldnt be run on WINE ( games excluded!) and you were literally forced to use windows (7) in vmware? im asking this both as a general question and also to gauge whether i should un install vmware, as i think its just sitting uselessly there.

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