Example: How to start a small project which is build by autoconf
https://old.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/a02n5/trying_qmake_and_cmake_as_an_autotools_user/c0f8ovu/

https://redd.it/mhsij4
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Arch Linux - News: Installation medium with installer
https://archlinux.org/news/installation-medium-with-installer/

https://redd.it/mi1o7x
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eOVPN - OpenVPN configuration Manager gained support for NetworkManager (i.e Better Integration with desktop 💻)

https://redd.it/mh51my
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Ubuntu 21.04 Hirsute Hippo beta released
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/hirsute-hippo-release-notes/19221

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How does Mars rover Perseverance which uses linux sync time?

I saw a post saying that Open BSD has added Coordinated Mars Time (MTC). This is an April Fool's joke I think. But it got me wondering since the helicopter uses linux and time is a critical aspect in running command sequences etc. How does it sync time. How much long it would take it to sync time over the network. Do they have some other provisions to sync time? May be this question is silly or not related to linux per se. I am asking out of curiosity. What do you think?

Edit: I was mistaken it is the helicopter that uses linux and not the rover itself.

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Using Xubuntu 21.04

Have been using Xubuntu 21.04 since the ISO for it was released earlier today. I have to say, that it is really stable even for a beta. i have yet to encounter any issues yet, but if i find any i will make sure to post on their Forum! (Cheers Ubuntu for 5.11 Kernel!)

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GtkFileChooserNative/XDG Desktop Portal support has finally been added to Electron
https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/19159#event-4543753441

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[chroot] Linux Deploy (android app for rooted phones) more than tripled the speed of this 12yo laptop
https://redd.it/mi9pgp
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Pro¹X: A Linux smartphone with a slide out keyboard
https://www.fxtec.com/pro1x

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Testing out pacman package manager on Linux Mint

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After many years, I'm back on Linux. It feels AMAZING!!!!

Friends,

Today, years after my first ever install of Linux Mint all the way back in 2010, I have finally returned to linux. After years of browsing reddit (and being a linux fan, always perpetually subbed to r/linux, r/linuxmasterrace, r/homelab, and other similar subreddits) and lurking on some linux-based subs I have finally experienced a computer that's not just some bottom of the barrel "will it run linux, I'm-just-fooling-around-with-this" machine, but a pretty powerful budget gaming PC.

It feels good.

This machine is intended to be a kick-ass home theater/media pc and will more than likely travel with me (My job requires travel occasionally, and I wanted to have a machine that I knew could allow me to still have some fun on the road. Pelican case is included in the purchasing this round, so that I can keep my pc safe). I might end up dual booting down the line, but for now this machine is my HTPC running Linux, very proudly.

Hopefully I can run some of my music production apps inside wine, if not, dual booting would be a little more necessary a little faster.

Anyway, I just wanted to thank everyone on r/linux for keeping the content great, keeping the community growing, and for continually reminding me that I should probably install linux (and I did!).

Since it's been a while since I've been on linux, and in order to stimulate the comments section- what's your favorite FOSS app which you would recommend to me? While I can still run terminal commands (just like riding a bike!), it's been a while since I've been in this ecosystem!

Pop_OS 20.10

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Specs, for those interested:

PCPartPicker Part List

|Type|Item|
|:-|:-|
|CPU|AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor|
|CPU Cooler|Noctua NH-L9a-AM4 33.84 CFM CPU Cooler|
|Motherboard|ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming-ITX/ax Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard|
|Memory|Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory|
|Storage|Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive|
|Video Card|Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4 GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card|
|Case|DAN Cases A4-SFXv4.1 Mini ITX Desktop Case|
|Power Supply|Corsair SF 600 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply|
|Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts||
|Total|$1102.42|
|Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-01 23:25 EDT-0400||

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qml + wayland (+ python) = <3

hello hashbangers,

ever dreamed of a custom wayland desktop in 480p?
me neither, but it was (mostly) simple/fun to make one!

https://github.com/oskude/qwmd

now, this is not a "product", just some tips/ideas for anyone interested, or something...

cheerio
.oskude

ps. good night. (feel free to AMA/ROASTME >.<*)

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[lwn] Xinuos, who bought SCO, is now Suing IBM.
https://lwn.net/Articles/851437/

https://redd.it/midlef
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I host my blog on a phone's GPS module. Linux runs in unexpected places.
https://nns.ee/blog/2021/04/01/modem-blog.html

https://redd.it/mieusn
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Free software becomes a standard in Dortmund, Germany
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2021/04/02/free-software-becomes-a-standard-in-dortmund-germany/

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How to use OneNote natively (small caveat) on Linux!

All my college notes are on OneNote and the web interface is super slow, so I had to keep using Windows 10. However, I realized, there's a mobile version of OneNote! I can run that emulated!

Steps:

1. Download android an android emulator compatible with your distro (I used Anbox https://anbox.io/)

2. Download the x86 compiled version of the OneNote apk from the web (I used apkmirror)

3. Follow Anbox instructions on how to install an App (https://docs.anbox.io/userguide/install_apps.html)


Done!

This is very bad workaround, but I doubt Microsoft will create a native port anytime soon. I have a pretty beefy system (Ryzen 5600x, 1080ti, 16gb ram) and it's fast, but it may not work well on lower end systems.

Hope this helps fellow people who are stuck using OneNote lol

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KDE Neon introduces Offline Updates: Updates that could affect your running system are not immediately applied, but held until you reboot
https://blog.neon.kde.org/index.php/2021/04/01/offline-updates-are-here/

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Hypothetical alteration of app on Linux

I was curious, imagine I wanted to take the Reddit app but just modify it slightly. I want to be able to pre-load certain subreddits, posts and my notifications in the background. That way, when I open the app, there's no loading. Everything is ready to run, and opens immediately.

I don't think this will be possible on my Android. I can't modify the app. Maybe I could modify some other open source Android reddit app? But it sounds like a complicated undertaking for an advanced developer, since I haven't done Android development yet.

So, what about a more free, unrestricted ecosystem of Linux? If I downloaded some pre-existing Reddit app to a Linux operating system, would there be an easier, more general command to somehow have the app pre-load the app pages in the background, without me manually having to re-code parts of the app?

Thanks very much

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Arch Linux - News: Installation medium with installer
https://archlinux.org/news/installation-medium-with-installer/

https://redd.it/mij0a7
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Maliit 2.0.0 Released – IME framework and on-screen keyboard
http://maliit.github.io/release/news/2021/04/02/maliit-releases/

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What qualifies a distro as for "advanced users"?

I've been using linux on-and-off and specifically Ubuntu from its inception back on 2004 - 04.10 release and exclusively for the last few years. Down the line, i've tried a few other distos, like openSuse, Fedora, Debian, Arch and a bunch other Debian/Ubuntu based ones. I always found myself getting back and feeling "at home" on Ubuntu. It's probably some weird "first love" thing, i don't know.. but it's what it is. So the fact I use Ubuntu is by choice and choice alone.

I currently run a PC-repurposed homeserver running Proxmox for various containerized services, 2 Raspberry Pis on Raspbian and my getting-older personal laptop on Kubuntu, so the entire environment is built around Debian. That's hard for me (personally) to change at this point, since there are so many things involved here and this setup just works for me. I 've also always done all the administration on my own.

I have to add, i don't consider myself an "advanced user" by any means. What does an "advaced linux user" even means/implies? Actually, i'll better get back to this later.

Now, i see a lot of material (videos, blogs articles, forums..) online trying to recommend various distros based on user experience with linux: for beginners and advanced users mainly.

I'm trying to understand the reasoning here, since distros such as Debian or Fedora/CentOS are usually recommended to advanced users, while others such as Mint, MX Linux, Ubuntu, Elementary, etc are considered beginner distros.

I could support the Arch case to being an advanced user distro since it's more difficult to install and configure to a complete/usable installation. Same about Gentoo, let alone LFS. So, i agree with advanced distros requiring the user to do at least on of the following:

\- manually install the distro and/or control the various packages/modules (same as Arch, Gentoo, LFS)

\- manually build from sources

\- missing graphical tools for daily basic functions (if such case even applies - e.q.: system updater, GUI app manager or app store) - but i'd rather put this on an "intermediate" level as long as binaries are available in repos

There is still the case with those distros not installing non-free drivers and media codes, but the level of difficulty to obtain and install such packages is pretty low. I'd put these also on the "intermediate" level.

With that said, I'm trying to justify the view of different people/bloggers/streamers/media influencers on how linux distros could be grouped and so recommended to different users, but I personally cannot see why the likes of Debian or Fedora (and their respective forks that don't lower their "difficulty level") might qualify as distros for advanced users.

If a more "bleeding-edge" distro is considered to have a higher probability of crashing and requiring higher level of maintenance, i could understand the case of Fedora, but then why is it in the same basket with one of the most stable linux distros out-there? Surely, these people don't take stability into consideration, since Debian stable is more stable than Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distros. Personally, i would much rather have my mother use Debian stable than Ubuntu, since the installation and initial config would be done by me anyway, but on the long run i'd feel more relaxed with her running Debian since i'm quite far away from her to be able to give on-premises support.

When it comes to consider documentation and support, it's much of the same situation as above.

These last 17 years of using linux drove me to a "slightly" different view on these distros and their possible categories from a user perspective:

\- beginner user distros (freshly switched from Windows & completely non-technical): all distros having graphical installers, all required base apps preinstalled or at least readily available in Store or package manager as binaries, including non-free software. Package manager is standard. GUI is of standard use. No "need" for shell access if not user preferred.

\- intermediate user distros: not yet