I am thinking of writing a tool for deleting files and saving hashes of deleted files, so that other versions of these files can be identified and deleted later

A lot of my files (e.g., photos) exist several times on several hard drives. If I want to delete a file (e.g., blurry image) I have to go to all hard drives and delete it there, otherwise I am wasting disk space. For individual files this is not really a problem, and also not a hige waste of space. But for many files this accumulates.

So my plan is to write an application which maintains a list of files that you don't want anymore. Files would be identified by their hash.

A possible workflow is (I haven't decided for a name yet):

app_name --delete file.jpg

This will delete the file and add the filename and hash (and maybe size) to a database (sqlite or simple text file) marked as "deleted". Then if I connect a storage device (mounted at /mnt) I would type:

app_name --delete-deleted-files /mnt

And the program would check for files which match a "deleted" file in the data base.

This last step would probably last rather long on large disks (folders), but one could run this as a maintenance task over night.

Before I start:

* Are there programs like this already? I couldn't find any.
* Does anyone else find this useful?
* Which features and interface would you expect?

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Researchers Secretly Tried To Add Vulnerabilities To Linux Kernel, Ended Up Getting Banned
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Open source PinePhone modem firmware now supports audio, GPS, and power management
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Popular Online Course: Introduction to Linux
https://usefulandpreciousarticles.com/2021/04/21/popular-online-course-introduction-to-linux/

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The Initial Preview of GUI app support is now available for the Windows Subsystem for Linux | Windows Command Line
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Librem 14 First Boot
https://puri.sm/posts/librem-14-first-boot/

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/r/Linux Rules - No support requests - No spamblog submissions - No memes - No Trolling - Relevance - No Spamming self-promotion - No misdirecting links - No NSFW

1) No support requests - This is not a support forum! Head to /r/linuxquestions or /r/linux4noobs for support or help. Looking for a distro? Try r/findmeadistro.

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Statement from University of Minnesota CS&E on Linux Kernel research
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Linux Jobs?

Anyone here because they have a job where they use linux on a daily basis? like for instance someone hired you to teach them linux or install linux on there computer or that nature? Or do you guys actually program linux for a living and that such? just curious.

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[MAINTAINER SUMMIT] Rethinking the acceptance policy for "trivial" patches
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Visp = Vi+Spotify, an interactive client written in Go

Hi /r/linux,

Visp is Vi+Spotify, an interactive console client for Spotify, written in Go. Its interface is similar to Vim, and aims to be fast, configurable, and practical.

This interface has many features that involve sorting, searching, and navigating. It’s designed to let you navigate your music collection effectively and efficiently.

This project is a fork of Practical Music Search and contains similar functionality, but is geared towards Spotify instead of Music Player Daemon. I considered tweaking the original client to work well against Mopidy, but ultimately decided against because it would constrain the user interface.

So here it is. The project is still in the early stages. Most of the core functionality is implemented, and the documentation is pretty good. Maybe you'd like to give it a spin and tell me what you think and what features would be good to implement. Code contributions or security audits are also welcome.

Binary builds are available for download on Github, for Linux and MacOS, and on ARM and Intel architectures.

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Why do Programmers Prefer Linux?

I have been programming for a little over a year on a Windows 10 machine, and I don't understand what linux offers that Windows can't provide. Yet, most serious programmers use some version of Linux. Why? Pros? Cons?

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Fortune + cowsay at work really did hit today
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TPM for RHEL?

I'm having a little trouble understanding TPM with Linux (RHEL) and had a few questions

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1. It seems that TPM is a physical hardware chip located on the motherboard, so does that mean only physical linux devices that already have a TPM chip can utilize TPM?
2. If a physical machine does not already have TPM how can we get TPM on it?
3. How can we get TPM on virtual machines?

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I teach Linux for free link in comments

You might have seen a similar post before, I am making this post again because of various reasons

1. People could not join because they couldn't pm me (some people wanted the link to be here.)
2. I want people of all experience levels as the server is more than a teaching server I want it to be a server for everyone who is interested in Computer science, open source, and linux things.
3. As the server is growing I need more teachers and mentors so that the quality remains unaffected.

I try my best to show people the power of open source and linux.
Thanks for your time.

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Debating on going back to windows

I love Linux and have been enjoying it for the week or two I’ve been on it. But lately I’ve been wanting to play games with friend and it’s hard to do so since most games don’t support Linux natively. I’m just thinking out in the open and see some people’s responses

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Thoughts about gedit and Rust
https://swilmet.be/blog/2021-04-16-thoughts-about-gedit-and-rust.html

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Any ideas how we apply UWB techs to reproduce an apple tag to trace and locate items?

Any ideas how we apply UWB techs to reproduce an apple tag to trace and locate items?

The accessory hits human's intuitive needs and impulse buying with little rational thinking.

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>Apple today introduced AirTag, a small and elegantly designed accessory that helps keep track of and find the items that matter most with Apple’s Find My app. Whether attached to a handbag, keys, backpack, or other items, AirTag taps into the vast, global Find My network1 and can help locate a lost item, all while keeping location data private and anonymous with end-to-end encryption.

Its sales might suppress iPhone.

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Any ideas to get the similar accessory done?

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Solokey v2 - A fully open source FIDO2 security key for two factor authentication and passwordless login
https://solokeys.com/blogs/news/our-solo-v2-campaign-launches-on-january-26th

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Im trying to make a list of how to pronounce MOST Linux distros.

The correct way of spelling all “MAIN” Linux Distros (Not in a order)

1. Ubuntu : Oo-Bun-Tu (Nguni Bantu term that means “Humanity”)
2. Pop!OS Pop-O-S (No Information on why it’s called Pop!OS)
3. Arch : Arch (Due to the logo looking like an arch.)
4. Manjaro : Man-Jaro (As in mount killmanjaro)
5. Debian : Deb-ee-Ian (The merge of the creator’s ex-wife name and his name Debra + Ian)
6. OpenSUSE : Open-SU-SA / Open-SU-SUH (Stands for Software und System Entwicklung)
7. Solus : so-lus ( Just means alone :( )
8. Endeavor : En-Deav-Or ( to strive to achieve something )
9. Zorin : Zor-in ( Looked everywhere, can’t find a reason that it’s called this. Although I found that it means a highly confronting drunk man)
10. Gentoo: Jen - Too (a species of penguin)
11. Rasbian : Ras-bee-ian (Fusion of rasberry and debian)
12. Slackware : Slack-Ware (As in a distro for slackers who just install everything instead of package manager resolving dependencies)
13. Linux mint : Mint (Mint)

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Reference for the most used distro's (Ubuntu loses ground | Gnome loses ground)

On Hardware for Linux website, are some good reference statistics for the most used Linux distributions. They are obtained from people who have probed their computers on the their website.

As you will see below, the things are changing:

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Ubuntu has regressed 17% in popularity in the last year.

Linux distributions

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Gnome has regressed 11% in popularity in the last year.

Desktop environments

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