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Here is my LFS attempt story:
Back when 8 GB RAM was acceptable, I got an ol... cough vintage laptop with dual core CPU and 1 GB DDR2 RAM for 30$, 32bit only. I wanted to deepen my Linux knowledge without making any changes on my main machine. I am not sure about the version of the book I was following, probably book 9 or 10.
My installation didn't reach to a bootable stage since the HDD in the laptop had issues. I was apparently writing the freshly compiled binaries right onto an HDD with many bad sectors.
Even though it might have been looked like a defeat, my aim was to learn Linux intimately. I learned about following dependencies, appreciating time and effort that goes into building a functional end product, and maybe the most importantly, not being scared of tarballs 😅
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Here is my LFS attempt story:
Back when 8 GB RAM was acceptable, I got an ol... cough vintage laptop with dual core CPU and 1 GB DDR2 RAM for 30$, 32bit only. I wanted to deepen my Linux knowledge without making any changes on my main machine. I am not sure about the version of the book I was following, probably book 9 or 10.
My installation didn't reach to a bootable stage since the HDD in the laptop had issues. I was apparently writing the freshly compiled binaries right onto an HDD with many bad sectors.
Even though it might have been looked like a defeat, my aim was to learn Linux intimately. I learned about following dependencies, appreciating time and effort that goes into building a functional end product, and maybe the most importantly, not being scared of tarballs 😅
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In your opinion, which enterprise Linux has the best subnoscription and / or licensing model?
Been trying to wrap my head around SUSE’s subnoscription per VM per host per cluster ratio and it seems like a mess. Are the other enterprise solutions any better? Or maybe correct me if I’m wrong here and just not seeing how good SUSE actually is. Would love to know what you think.
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Been trying to wrap my head around SUSE’s subnoscription per VM per host per cluster ratio and it seems like a mess. Are the other enterprise solutions any better? Or maybe correct me if I’m wrong here and just not seeing how good SUSE actually is. Would love to know what you think.
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Linux managed to save me almost 50 gigs after a windows 11 install managed to somehow take up half my entire SSD.
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Windows User Base Shrinks By 400 Million In Three Years
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/30/2123239/windows-user-base-shrinks-by-400-million-in-three-years
Opportunity for Linux on the Desktop.
(https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/30/2123239/windows-user-base-shrinks-by-400-million-in-three-years)
What's your take?
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https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/30/2123239/windows-user-base-shrinks-by-400-million-in-three-years
Opportunity for Linux on the Desktop.
(https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/30/2123239/windows-user-base-shrinks-by-400-million-in-three-years)
What's your take?
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Windows User Base Shrinks By 400 Million In Three Years
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Tom's Hardware: Microsoft EVP Yusuf Mehdi said in a blog post last week that Windows powers over a billion active devices globally. This might sound like a healthy number, but according to ZDNET, the Microsoft annual…
Vulnerability Advisory: Sudo chroot Elevation of Privilege
https://www.stratascale.com/vulnerability-alert-CVE-2025-32463-sudo-chroot
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How to reset Linux on cloud
Sorry if it is too lame to ask this question, i actually have a way that i flush things manually:
sudo deluser --remove-home unwanted_user
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade -y
sudo apt-get autoremove --purge -y
sudo rm -rf /etc/custom_config /var/log/*
But somehow i thing there should be a batter way!
Assume deleting VM/Machine and re-creating is not an option.
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Sorry if it is too lame to ask this question, i actually have a way that i flush things manually:
sudo deluser --remove-home unwanted_user
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade -y
sudo apt-get autoremove --purge -y
sudo rm -rf /etc/custom_config /var/log/*
But somehow i thing there should be a batter way!
Assume deleting VM/Machine and re-creating is not an option.
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Any deaf Linux users here?
Who here is Deaf? Been wanting to create a deaf only Linux user subreddit. Please comment here if you’re deaf and use linux, plus interested in creating a deaf Linux subreddit. This way we can work with like minded users :)
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Who here is Deaf? Been wanting to create a deaf only Linux user subreddit. Please comment here if you’re deaf and use linux, plus interested in creating a deaf Linux subreddit. This way we can work with like minded users :)
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Which distro should I install in this 15 year old laptop? The model is SAMSUNG NP-N145-JP04MX
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Is learning linux with mint good for beginners?
I want to learn to "use" linux, building packages, manually installing drivers, and so on, but I haven't even dabbled in the terminal.
I started using mint because I hate windows 11 about 2 months ago, when I built a new PC.
I would eventually like to switch to Arch, but I don't want to go balls to the wall, when I don't even know the basics yet.
Is mint a good place to get my foot in the door, or should I set up a virtual machine with Arch and mess around?
Thoughts?
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I want to learn to "use" linux, building packages, manually installing drivers, and so on, but I haven't even dabbled in the terminal.
I started using mint because I hate windows 11 about 2 months ago, when I built a new PC.
I would eventually like to switch to Arch, but I don't want to go balls to the wall, when I don't even know the basics yet.
Is mint a good place to get my foot in the door, or should I set up a virtual machine with Arch and mess around?
Thoughts?
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Why is Linux on Snapdragon a problem if it isn't a problem on ARM chips like the Raspberry Pi?
Pretty much the noscript: Why is Linux on Snapdragon a problem if it isn't a problem on ARM chips like the Raspberry Pi? How come one chip on one embedded system is so much better supported than another (like the Snapdragon X Elite)? Are they so different? Thank you for enlightening me!
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Pretty much the noscript: Why is Linux on Snapdragon a problem if it isn't a problem on ARM chips like the Raspberry Pi? How come one chip on one embedded system is so much better supported than another (like the Snapdragon X Elite)? Are they so different? Thank you for enlightening me!
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LibreOffice project and community recap: June 2025
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/07/02/libreoffice-project-and-community-recap-june-2025/
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LibreOffice project and community recap: June 2025 - The Document Foundation Blog
Here’s our summary of updates, events and activities in the LibreOffice project in the last four weeks – click the links to learn more… We started the month with Episode 3 of the LibreOffice Podcast – this time looking at Quality Assurance (QA) in Free and…
Feel Like a Full Member Now
A little context, I started to use linux VM's starting in 2021 for various things. In 2023, after I got sick of Windows 11 and the direction Microsoft is going, I made the transition to Linux complete.
Last night, I was trying to get something to work on github, and was exhausted from a couple days of not sleeping (I have insomnia, been a problem since I was a kid) and wasn't fully paying attention to the commands I was running.
Long story short, I completely shredded my system by accident. Not sure how, but pretty sure when I was removing a package I accidentally hit the up arrow in the console and included some main debian drivers.
It's been a fun few hours this morning after finally sleeping a little restoring everything.
Also, thank god for backups.
The end.
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A little context, I started to use linux VM's starting in 2021 for various things. In 2023, after I got sick of Windows 11 and the direction Microsoft is going, I made the transition to Linux complete.
Last night, I was trying to get something to work on github, and was exhausted from a couple days of not sleeping (I have insomnia, been a problem since I was a kid) and wasn't fully paying attention to the commands I was running.
Long story short, I completely shredded my system by accident. Not sure how, but pretty sure when I was removing a package I accidentally hit the up arrow in the console and included some main debian drivers.
It's been a fun few hours this morning after finally sleeping a little restoring everything.
Also, thank god for backups.
The end.
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How old is your PC?
I was wondering on how many of the Linux users uses older hardware as their daily driver or maybe just as a spare computer. I am currently using a laptop that has a Intel i5 CPU 1:st generation, 8 GB of RAM and an SSD. My laptop is about 15 years old at this point as I bought is second hand.
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I was wondering on how many of the Linux users uses older hardware as their daily driver or maybe just as a spare computer. I am currently using a laptop that has a Intel i5 CPU 1:st generation, 8 GB of RAM and an SSD. My laptop is about 15 years old at this point as I bought is second hand.
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Other than Debian + Gnome, which distros/DEs have such an epic and *officially supported* system monitor applet? (Note that deep green = RAM usage, light green = file cache)
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The Year of the Linux Desktop? A Blog post
Is it finally time? Maybe, maybe not. 2025 has certainly been an exciting time for the OS we all love, so is it finally time to consider it *the year*?
https://www.lofre.site/blog/the-year-of-the-linux-desktop
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Is it finally time? Maybe, maybe not. 2025 has certainly been an exciting time for the OS we all love, so is it finally time to consider it *the year*?
https://www.lofre.site/blog/the-year-of-the-linux-desktop
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Lofre - The Year of the Linux Desktop
July 3rd, 2025
Does Linux have any ready made frutiger aero themes?
Basically, themes that are ready to download and carry the skeumorphic/frutiger aero style common in the 2000s before modern flat designs took over.
Also, if MacOS had Aqua and Windows had Aero, would Oxygen be Linux's, or at least KDE's equivalent? Did other distros and desktop environments have their own equivalents?
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Basically, themes that are ready to download and carry the skeumorphic/frutiger aero style common in the 2000s before modern flat designs took over.
Also, if MacOS had Aqua and Windows had Aero, would Oxygen be Linux's, or at least KDE's equivalent? Did other distros and desktop environments have their own equivalents?
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