Microsoft Edge browser on linux

I heard new Microsoft Edge is better than Chrome. Is it true what i am reading. I thought Internet Explorer and Edge are same so i havent used it yet. How useful is it for web developers? Is it any better than remaining like firefox and chrome

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fun nonsense = fortune + dadadodo

Somewhere in a distro's repositories there'll be the ancient games package(s), containing the fairly well known fortune and the slightly less well known dadadodo.

fortune pulls witty, silly, stupid and/or downright thought provoking things from a database. dadadodo is designed to take text and uses Markov chains to turn it into new text, which probably doesn't make any sense, but occasionally hits fortune levels of thought-provocation with a good input text.

Tennis between thoughts and slow cogs turning:

$ dadadodo -o ~/.fortunes.dadadodo <(fortunes -m .)

i.e. output a personal (~/ is home directory) database of fortune text from all fortunes (matching any character - regexp .) for later re-use

$ alias dddd='dadadodo -l ~/.fortunes.dadadodo -c $((1+RANDOM%3))'

i.e. set up an alias to run dadadodo using the aforementioned database with an output count of between 1 and 3 paragraphs at RANDOM.

Now when I run dddd I get odd nonsense such as:

The day! A is the Computer showed the soft Ritz: cracker?

You ever come in a crime or what's So that When your car you get
a Teddywookie: CSA, there must unintelligible chimeras, then
we're, one to remain then disappears.

etc.

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Free Software - It's about much more than zero cost
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2021/02/14/free-software-its-about-much-more-than-zero-cost/

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Console like OS

What is the best console like linux distro. I'm new and would like to install linux in my old laptop. I heard that linux runs fast on old hardwares and i want to turn it into something like a portable console.

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Scaling with xrandr

Hello,

I am having trouble scaling my screen with xrandr to 200% without losing quality.

I am currently using the command xrandr --ouput eDP-1 --auto --scale 0.5x0.5 however the quality sucks. If anyone knows how to fix this please do let me know!

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Introducing yabridge 3.0, with the first ever Linux <-> Windows VST3 plugin bridge

yabridge is a modern and transparent way to use Windows VST2 and VST3 plugins on Linux as if they were native Linux VST2 and VST3 plugins. VST2 and VST3 are the two most widely used standards for audio processing plugins.

I'm very proud to finally announce yabridge 3.0! I've spent the last few months working on adding support for VST3 plugins to yabridge. With this release yabridge now supports the entire VST 3.7.1 specification. This proved to be an interesting challenge since true VST3 plugin bridging had not been done before, but in the end I'm very happy with the results. If you're interested then you can read about some of the design decisions in the architecture document. Outside of supporting several new features that aren't supported by VST2, VST3 plugins running under yabridge also tend to be much more efficient than their VST2 counterparts because of the way VST3's audio processing works. And sicne new developers are not allowed to create commercial VST2 plugins anymore because of the licensing, robust VST3 plugin bridging seemed like a logical next step for improving the pro audio experience on Linux.

Outside of VST3 support and a number of other improvements, fixes, and new configuration options, I've also spend a lot of time optimizing the editor experience even further. Resizing windows should be more responsive with these changes, and closing windows is now deferred meaning that closing and switching between editors in some DAWs is much faster now. Yabridge now also changes realtime scheduling policies on the fly to minimize the risk that expensive GUI operations interfere with audio processing. This should get rid of any potential xruns when opening and interacting with plugin editors for certain plugins that do a lot of heavy computations there. There are a lot more editor related changes outside of this including a frame rate limiting option, a way to used Wine's own XEmbed implementation and an option to forcefully enable drag-and-drop in REAPER.

A full changelog with an exhaustive list of changes, improvements and fixes can be found here:

https://github.com/robbert-vdh/yabridge/releases

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Malware in default repositories - is it possible?

I was using many distributions recently. I started wondering, how high is risk of getting malware from default repositories. Can I assume that I can download completely random packages from default Arch, Debian or Fedora repositories, and I should be safe? I believe only trusted packages should be present in default repositories. But i guess it might be different from distro to distro. I'm usually using only out of the box settings for repositories, or I'm adding only trusted ones like repo listed on official Visual Studio Code WWW.

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What are some of the best books to learn the Linux Operating System?

I’ve been wanting to learn the linux operating system for quite some time now but don’t know exactly where to start. I have been looking at a few books but not sure which one is well worth the money for a complete beginner. Anyone have any recommendations?

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Switch to Linux

Hello Guys!

I'am kinda new to the Linux Platform and I want to make a switch.

My Question is: If I buy a laptop that has Windows pre Installed on it, and i install let's say Ubuntu for example. Are all the necessary drivers in the new Install (The Distro grabs it automatically) or do I need to get them somewhere else, like the Manufacturers website.

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The Kate Text Editor - Valentine's Day 2021
https://kate-editor.org/post/2021/2021-02-14-kate-valentines-day/

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My experience with cloud storage services

I want to share my experience. When I moved to Linux for job (I'm an artist and know linux for a long time, but previously I've used linux just for fun purposes) I've faced a problem: noone of most popular cloud services works properly/or being hard to configure (for example: google drive can't deal with my 100gb backup of artworks and settings from scratch on fresh install). So I found an application named koofr (from Slovenia, servers based in Switzerland) that have native linux client. It works good for 2 years for me.
I'll be happy if this helps somebody with the same problems.

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Canon Pixma MG2522 is fully compatible with Zorin OS

Both print AND scan are working, just struggling to get the ink cartridges clean. Hooked up automatically with usb cord without having to install any drivers. Will have to get some more ink (I may have to order online). Had problems with the hp scanner not working - which is mainly what I need it for. Just wanted to share the good news for anyone who needs it! Picked it up from the Goodwill for $6. Imagine that! I needed to use my own cord but I guess I got lucky I had one that worked :)

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The 5.11 kernel is out
https://lwn.net/Articles/846113/

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What's biometrics support like in 2021?

Hey all, I'm at a point where I'm getting a new laptop and I'm while I used to be a heavy linux user, I've been on macos for the last 5 years. I've come to really love the finger print reader unlocks for macos and I'm curious what the biometrics user interface is like these days. I assume there a a bunch of gotcha's depending on driver support, but assuming a well supported device does it "just work"? ie. Does gnome have login support? Keychain support? etc...

Edit: Also how is the general driver situation for the "windows 10 hello" branded usb devices?

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No need of Alexa, Siri, Cortana. I am happy with my Tuxi. A simple bash noscript I wrote to get answer of Any Question Instantly on my Terminal.

So I did some web scraping of google to create this simple but smart bash noscript which allow you to search almost any question from your terminal instantly and it's highly accurate/reliable. It look for multiple places of google search results.

Link - https://github.com/Bugswriter/tuxi (Video Explanation)

# How it Looks? (alternative demo video) -

Usage : tuxi <almost any question> (quotations are optional)

$ tuxi linus torvalds birthday
28 December 1969

$ tuxi fastest animal in the world
peregrine falcon

$ Does Choclate increase fat
> u mean Chocolate?
Also, chocolate is high in sugar and saturated fat. It is a high-energy (high calorie) food, and too much can result in excess weight, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

$ tuxi "what is unix?"
Unix is a family of multitasking, multiuser computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T Unix, development starting in the 1970s at the Bell Labs research center by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and others.

$ tuxi best games of 2009
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

# Cool Features -

When you type something wrong program will say this before answer -

&#8203;

> u mean <correction of your mistake>

When you search some kind of list like - "The Social network cast". You will get a list view like this \-

&#8203;

Jesse Eisenberg
Andrew Garfield
Justin Timberlake
Armie Hammer
Aaron Sorkin
<Usually list is longer than this>

If you ask one word question like "Who was the first lady programmer?" You will get one word answer. Because Scraping is done with priority and one word answer is in top priority.

# Integrate this with espeak and dmenu -

Convert your response text into speech -

$ tuxi "$(echo "" | dmenu -p "ask tuxi")" | espeak -s 150

# PS -

I tested this program whole day ..it's highly accurate and reliable. Also I think it's very useful.. You can google stuff without GUI. No need to open browser. You can make noscripts. Good for kids.

I know it cannot replace Siri or Alexa. But for me it's magic.

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Any former iOS users --> Zorin OS users out there?

I'm considering switching an old iMac to a new operating system since it's no longer eligible for Mac os upgrades. I'm wondering what everyone thinks of Zorin OS (specifically if you're using it on a Mac). Also, if you suggest something different from Zorin please let me know. Windows 10 is not an option because the iMac I'm working with is late 2011. Thanks everyone!

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can you transfer RH skills into kali?

Sorry for the absolute noob question. I am new to IT and know nothing about IT other than fixing broken computers. I've recently taken interest in Networking (I aspire to become a network engineer). So I decided to learn RedHat linux and maybe get RHSCA before July. But being a network engineer is not my end goal. I would like to transition to Pentesting after I put maybe a couple of years into Network engineering. pretty sure I will have to use Kali linux or Parrot os for pentesting. My question is will it be useless to learn RH ? are the skills transferable between RH and kali? will I have to drop everything I learned (Command lines...etc) then pickup completely new command lines? Any answer would be highly appreciated!

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ghostwriter: distraction-free Markdown editor, supports light/dark themes, live preview, export, etc
https://wereturtle.github.io/ghostwriter/

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GKraken 1.0.0 released with support for the latest NZXT Kraken devices

GKraken is GUI that allows to control the cooling (fan and/or pump profiles) of NZXT Kraken X devices (X42, X52, X62, X72, X53, X63, X73, Z63 or Z73) from Linux.

The version 1.0.0 adds support for the latest generation of NZXT Kraken: X53, X63, X73, Z63 and Z73.

The credit for this feature goes to the community, and to @codifryed in particular, that provided the needed code changes to the project via Merge Request.

Huge thanks also to liquidctl, the user space driver that GKrakes uses to easily communicate with the devices.

README.md

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You can now install themes in WPS Office in Linux!

By default, only two themes are available in WPS Office in Linux. I really wanted to install more themes so I created this simple noscript which will let you install your desired theme in WPS Office in Linux!

[Screenshot of a theme](https://preview.redd.it/90sb60ywdnh61.png?width=1600&format=png&auto=webp&s=5423e1dfe669130e55756bdea351e8fca5177711)

Here's the GitHub Link: [https://github.com/Prayag2/wps-skin-installer](https://github.com/Prayag2/wps-skin-installer)

Here's some info:

# WPS Skin Installer

This noscript will let you install your favourite WPS Office skin in Linux! I do NOT own any skin. All the skins were made by Kingsoft and belong to Kingsoft. This noscript will only let you INSTALL those skins because you can't do that on Linux by default.
Note: This will only work with the Flatpak version of WPS Office.

# Steps

* Clone the GitHub repository
git clone https://github.com/Prayag2/wps-skin-installer \~/Downloads/wps-skin-installer
* Run The Script
cd \~/Downloads/wps-skin-installer
sudo chmod +x ./noscript.sh
./noscript.sh
* Choose your desired skin and install!

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Strategy to manage multiple linux installation personal

I have been using Linux for about 15 years in different flavors and machines.

It has been a lovely marriage, however, it is getting more complex as I am having more computers than when I was a teenager (3 + family) and each of the machine has a great deal of tinkering.

I would like to know what are your strategies for this, this is, how do you:

- Keep your personal data across multiple personal computers.
- Keep your aesthetics confs across each computer.
- Keep your backups running and visible in the three machines.
- Keep regular updates.

I have a great deal of experience in sysadmins, however, there things are more straightforward as you want to keep the same distro/version/update in every machine, and every machine specs are same.

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