Happy Birthday nnn! Celebrating with release v4.0
https://github.com/jarun/nnn

https://redd.it/mq0ya2
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Is this bad?
https://redd.it/mq13n6
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The folks behind Brave Browser slam Google for its new tracking policy
https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/04/13/the-folks-behind-brave-browser-slam-google-for-its-new-tracking-policy/

https://redd.it/mq2fn4
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Video Endode/Decode coming soon to Vulkan. Thanks to this, we can get AMD AMF support on AMDVLK or RADV.
https://www.khronos.org/blog/an-introduction-to-vulkan-video

https://redd.it/mq2ykg
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I dual boot Linux and Windows, but for unforeseen reasons

I use Linux for gaming and Windows for development. Yes you read the first sentence right. Setting up my development environment on any Linux distro is a pain. I have 3 python versions pre-installed and none of them have pip if I'm on a debian based distro. If I'm on Arch based distros I have one python with pip but development is still flobsy. Flask doesn't start a server nor Django Rails doesn't want to create a project etc, everything is a headache, but gaming on Linux is just smooth with Vulkan on my full amd setup!

https://redd.it/mq6vuq
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Practical use of JSON in Bash

There are many blog posts on how to use tools like jq to filter JSON at the command line, but in this article I write about how you can actually use JSON to make your life easier in Bash with different variable assignment and loop techniques.

https://blog.kellybrazil.com/2021/04/12/practical-json-at-the-command-line/

https://redd.it/mq5c40
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An easy to use MTP implementation for your next embedded Linux project
https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2021/04/13/an-easy-mtp-implementation-for-your-next-embedded-linux-project/

https://redd.it/mq6f2m
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System76 Developing "COSMIC" Desktop Environment For Pop!_OS
https://blog.system76.com/post/648371526931038208/cosmic-to-arrive-in-june-release-of-popos-2104

https://redd.it/mqac7k
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Release of Oil 0.8.9
http://www.oilshell.org/blog/2021/04/release-0.8.9.html

https://redd.it/mqajhc
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I made a desktop background in blender. Hope you enjoy.
https://redd.it/mqc87g
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How to handle secrets in the CLI
https://smallstep.com/blog/command-line-secrets/

https://redd.it/mq9wis
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Chromium sync workaround

As you already know, Google cuts off other Chromium-based browsers from its Sync service except for Chrome starting from March 15, 2021.

For those who have encountered this problem on recent installations, here is my little workaround:

1. install Google Chrome and log in;
2. close Google Chrome and enter the \~ /.config folder;
3. rename the "google-chrome" folder to "chromium";
4. start Chromium, if synchronization is still required, close and clean everything with Bleachbit;
5. start Chromium again, sync and ... have fun.

6. OPTIONAL, remove Google Chrome.

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Best ways to support Linux desktop popularity?

Often times, when dealing with Linux incompatibility with hardware and software, there are workarounds, but I've frequently found that the underlying issue is the low percentage of people using Linux over other alternatives. What are some long-term oriented causes I can support, either financially, politically, or with my time, that show real promise of growing the prevelance of Linux desktop users?

Here are some projects I've considered supporting for this reason:

Friendly to new users and out-of-box attractive frontend:

Ubuntu
GNOME
Kubuntu
KDE
Pop!\_OS
Mint
elementary OS

Linux-centric manufacturer which new users might find appealing:

System76

https://redd.it/mqbkzt
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gkeybind - G-key support for Logitech gaming keyboards
https://github.com/nickbclifford/gkeybind

https://redd.it/mqemn7
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GTKKa : work-in-progress Kalem wrapper around GTK3
https://github.com/ferhatgec/gtkka

https://redd.it/mqgq17
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[fish] Created two themes for oh my fish based on lambda theme with manjaro and fedora colors.
https://redd.it/mqhs4n
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FDM (freedownloadmanager) AppImage for linux distros.

Free Download Manager is a download manager for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android. For linux the company only offer a debian binary.

FDM was initially proprietary software, but was free and open-source software between versions 2.5 and 3.9.7. Starting with version 3.0.852 (15 April 2010), the source code was made available in the project's Subversion repository instead of being included with the binary package. This continued until versions 3.9.7 .The source code for version 5.0 and newer is not available and the GNU General Public License agreement has been removed from the app. Due to this, I cannot provide you with releases of FDM AppImages. Instead you could easily build AppImages with the recipe file and instructions on major linux distros.

Tested on :

Ubuntu 16.04 / 18.04 / 20.04 / 20.10
Debian 9 / 10 / 11 / sid (unstable)
Fedora 33-1.2
Arch Linux (Manjaro - 21.0.1)

Checkout: https://github.com/gauthamp10/freedownloadmanager-linux-appimage

https://redd.it/mqgvmn
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Alice's Datasheets (fiction)
https://niconiconi.neocities.org/posts/alice-datasheet/

https://redd.it/mq0s53
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Is RSS Still Relevant in 2021?
https://odysee.com/@parkingthought:d/is-rss-still-relevant-in-2021:f

https://redd.it/mq3kpr
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Linux mint

At the moment I don't have a personal Laptop, I made a Linux mint bootable pen drive, I'm so amazed with the speed when comparing to Windows, I hope to use this drive plug in to my office laptop for using my personal use case, But I afraid to use my secure works like online banking, Emails on Linux mint,

What is your Idea is it safe or Not?

https://redd.it/mqlp02
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I made a wallpaper for my Win10-VM
https://redd.it/mqn562
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