Trying Ubuntu for the first time, wish me luck!
So today I'm going to try Ubuntu for the first time, booting off my 64gb Kingston USB. I really hope i like it enough to keep it, and I'm open to tips, tricks, advice, anything of the sort. Please be nice as well, i know almost nothing about Linux and this is my first ever experience.
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So today I'm going to try Ubuntu for the first time, booting off my 64gb Kingston USB. I really hope i like it enough to keep it, and I'm open to tips, tricks, advice, anything of the sort. Please be nice as well, i know almost nothing about Linux and this is my first ever experience.
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Installed Lubuntu for the first time today
I was running lubuntu off of my sd card (live) for a day or two, and today I decided to pull the trigger and install it on the sd card. I had to manually partition it and everything went well it runs just as good as ChromeOS (maybe a hiccup here and there but I expected it I have 4gigs of ram and the sd card is not that fast). Next I'm trying kubuntu and mint (xfce and cinnamon) and I have ventoy on a 128gb sd card with arch in it. I really hope kubuntu works next bc I don't like the way Lubuntu looks. :3
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I was running lubuntu off of my sd card (live) for a day or two, and today I decided to pull the trigger and install it on the sd card. I had to manually partition it and everything went well it runs just as good as ChromeOS (maybe a hiccup here and there but I expected it I have 4gigs of ram and the sd card is not that fast). Next I'm trying kubuntu and mint (xfce and cinnamon) and I have ventoy on a 128gb sd card with arch in it. I really hope kubuntu works next bc I don't like the way Lubuntu looks. :3
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Why Does Arch Have A Reputation For Being Difficult?
So back story, I'm still a really new Linux user. I'm a desktop user and use my PC for web browsing, watching media, sometimes creating media and gaming. Start of July I installed Bazzite and decided that it was too basic for me after a few days. Ended up on Fedora and I really like Fedora. Today I got a laptop and installed Arch on it and it's not difficult at all. The hardest thing for me after installing Arch was realizing that -S is case sensitive so when I wanted to install flatpak it kept erroring out until I figured that out. Where is this reputation coming from? If anything Arch is just very manual, but imo thus far (its only been a few hours) it's no more difficult than Fedora. Am I missing something?
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So back story, I'm still a really new Linux user. I'm a desktop user and use my PC for web browsing, watching media, sometimes creating media and gaming. Start of July I installed Bazzite and decided that it was too basic for me after a few days. Ended up on Fedora and I really like Fedora. Today I got a laptop and installed Arch on it and it's not difficult at all. The hardest thing for me after installing Arch was realizing that -S is case sensitive so when I wanted to install flatpak it kept erroring out until I figured that out. Where is this reputation coming from? If anything Arch is just very manual, but imo thus far (its only been a few hours) it's no more difficult than Fedora. Am I missing something?
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How would California's proposed age verification bill work with Linux?
For those unaware, California is advancing an age verification law, apparently set to head to the Governor's desk for signing.
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Bill information and text
The bill (if I'm reading it right) requires operating system providers to send a signal attesting the user's age to any software application, or application store (defined as "a publicly available internet website, software application, online service, or platform that distributes and facilitates the download of applications from third-party developers"). Software and software providers would then be liable for checking this age signal.
The definitions here seem broad and there doesn't appear to be a carve-out for Linux or FOSS software.
I've seen concerns that such a system would be tied to TPM attestation or something, and that Linux wouldn't be considered a trusted source for this signal, effectively killing it.
Is this as bad as people are saying it's going to be, and is there a reason to freak out? How would what this bill mandates work with respect to Linux?
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For those unaware, California is advancing an age verification law, apparently set to head to the Governor's desk for signing.
Politico article
Bill information and text
The bill (if I'm reading it right) requires operating system providers to send a signal attesting the user's age to any software application, or application store (defined as "a publicly available internet website, software application, online service, or platform that distributes and facilitates the download of applications from third-party developers"). Software and software providers would then be liable for checking this age signal.
The definitions here seem broad and there doesn't appear to be a carve-out for Linux or FOSS software.
I've seen concerns that such a system would be tied to TPM attestation or something, and that Linux wouldn't be considered a trusted source for this signal, effectively killing it.
Is this as bad as people are saying it's going to be, and is there a reason to freak out? How would what this bill mandates work with respect to Linux?
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SOCs and the future of Linux
As SoCs become more popular and proprietary drivers become more prominent, is the Linux community at risk? As the hardware gets more complex the reverse engineering gets exponentially harder when the timing gets so complicated. Will the older OSs adapt to new difficulties or will we see SoC specific OSs developed by smaller more agile teams?
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As SoCs become more popular and proprietary drivers become more prominent, is the Linux community at risk? As the hardware gets more complex the reverse engineering gets exponentially harder when the timing gets so complicated. Will the older OSs adapt to new difficulties or will we see SoC specific OSs developed by smaller more agile teams?
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Is popos only for noobs?
So I use a Acer nitro 5 with a Nvidia GTX 1650 mobile and and ryzen 5 4600h I bad laptop and it was a present from my parents. But I want to ask if popos is only for noobs because I ok with every distro and now I want to try out popos and also want to ask what distribution would you recommend for my hardware?
I'm also not a noob with Linux but I want to ask if someone has recommendations?
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So I use a Acer nitro 5 with a Nvidia GTX 1650 mobile and and ryzen 5 4600h I bad laptop and it was a present from my parents. But I want to ask if popos is only for noobs because I ok with every distro and now I want to try out popos and also want to ask what distribution would you recommend for my hardware?
I'm also not a noob with Linux but I want to ask if someone has recommendations?
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Why Firefox isn't thriving
This is basically a heavily edited crosspost.
Mozilla puts 250 million dollars a year into Firefox development. The rest of the 500 million they get from Google is mostly put into a rainy day fund. They're trying to make money independently from Google and got that up to 80 million of revenue a year. Apple gets 20 billion a year from Google for Safari. Google has about a billion a year for development of Chrome.
Both of them have independent money printers. So does Microsoft, which destroyed the browser business model by bundling IE for free since the 90s, making it so most people don't pay for browsers - huge, complicated pieces of software. That's what killed Netscape. They also rewrote their browser from scratch, which delayed their next release years, and hurt them. The result was Gecko. I like Ladybird, but I think it'll take years.
If Mitchell Baker took no salary for 7 years, you could fund 3 months of development. The execs take too much, but they are not exactly the bulk of the budget.
Google keeps putting new standards into the web, because they have the money and the manpower, so Mozilla is playing catch-up. They have to support a growing list of stuff.
Mozilla has made mistakes, but they go in the direction of the browser. The OS was done on a shoestring budget and leveraged existing web stuff aa much as possible in order to get some of that Microsoft OS moolah. Not making the mistake of developing big systems from scratch again. Google took that market, and they didn't even need the money.
My idea would be this:
Firefox has about 180 million users. We get 2 million dedicated users to give about 10 bucks a month.
We make a browser based on Firefox. We add progressive web app support, give it a customizable interface like Vivaldi or Floorp with sane defaults, turn off AI (we might make that default and give an option) and telemetry and stay pragmatic. We take those 200 million and use it to polish Gecko. If Google breaks Youtube on Gecko, we fix it immediately. We polish more websites. We make it so you can easily build Firefox at home, no more debugging the build process. We would be hitting the ground running, because Firefox is a working product. We could really support Gecko, unlike projects with smaller budgets. Of course, the 2 million would be paying for the rest.
We would bolt a turbo on Gecko development. And listen more to the community.
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This is basically a heavily edited crosspost.
Mozilla puts 250 million dollars a year into Firefox development. The rest of the 500 million they get from Google is mostly put into a rainy day fund. They're trying to make money independently from Google and got that up to 80 million of revenue a year. Apple gets 20 billion a year from Google for Safari. Google has about a billion a year for development of Chrome.
Both of them have independent money printers. So does Microsoft, which destroyed the browser business model by bundling IE for free since the 90s, making it so most people don't pay for browsers - huge, complicated pieces of software. That's what killed Netscape. They also rewrote their browser from scratch, which delayed their next release years, and hurt them. The result was Gecko. I like Ladybird, but I think it'll take years.
If Mitchell Baker took no salary for 7 years, you could fund 3 months of development. The execs take too much, but they are not exactly the bulk of the budget.
Google keeps putting new standards into the web, because they have the money and the manpower, so Mozilla is playing catch-up. They have to support a growing list of stuff.
Mozilla has made mistakes, but they go in the direction of the browser. The OS was done on a shoestring budget and leveraged existing web stuff aa much as possible in order to get some of that Microsoft OS moolah. Not making the mistake of developing big systems from scratch again. Google took that market, and they didn't even need the money.
My idea would be this:
Firefox has about 180 million users. We get 2 million dedicated users to give about 10 bucks a month.
We make a browser based on Firefox. We add progressive web app support, give it a customizable interface like Vivaldi or Floorp with sane defaults, turn off AI (we might make that default and give an option) and telemetry and stay pragmatic. We take those 200 million and use it to polish Gecko. If Google breaks Youtube on Gecko, we fix it immediately. We polish more websites. We make it so you can easily build Firefox at home, no more debugging the build process. We would be hitting the ground running, because Firefox is a working product. We could really support Gecko, unlike projects with smaller budgets. Of course, the 2 million would be paying for the rest.
We would bolt a turbo on Gecko development. And listen more to the community.
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Select Qualcomm X Elite Laptops Seeing IRIS Video Acceleration On Linux
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Select Qualcomm X Elite Laptops Seeing IRIS Video Acceleration On Linux
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How to secure a linux server suffering from repeated attempts to break-in via ssh
Apologies if the question is a bit too basic, but I started a cloud server on linode.com to host a traccar.org application and it has been constantly suffering attempts to break-in from IPs from Russia, China, Netherlands, Belgium and France (according to abuseipdb.com ) even though I am running sshd on an alternate port that is not 22 or 2222 but I reckon that's not very useful with OpenSSH banner presenting itself for every unauthenticated connection.
I've configured sshd to only accept pubkey authentication, using ed25519 passord protected keys, using nftables as firewall to allow incoming connection only from specific ports and the server is running the latest available ubuntu image if that's relevant.
Is there any way to allow traffic only from the UK or something else I could do prevent this from happening? I am worried that with so many attempts, eventually someone might be able to actually break-in. Thoughts, suggestions?
Here's an example of what I am seeing:
$ journalctl --no-hostname --unit 'ssh' --grep 'invalid' | tail -n20 | cut -d\ -f5-
Connection closed by invalid user xh 213.209.157.199 port 35408 preauth
Invalid user admin from 213.209.157.49 port 41142
Connection closed by invalid user admin 213.209.157.49 port 41142 preauth
Invalid user sos2 from 213.209.157.53 port 56882
Connection closed by invalid user sos2 213.209.157.53 port 56882 preauth
Invalid user capitoladmin from 213.209.157.36 port 34474
Connection closed by invalid user capitoladmin 213.209.157.36 port 34474 preauth
Connection closed by invalid user root 213.209.157.45 port 55540 preauth
Invalid user gaoqiong from 213.209.157.47 port 33672
Invalid user yuki from 213.209.157.84 port 60828
Connection closed by invalid user yuki 213.209.157.84 port 60828 preauth
Connection closed by invalid user gaoqiong 213.209.157.47 port 33672 preauth
Invalid user hvr from 213.209.157.55 port 48078
Connection closed by invalid user hvr 213.209.157.55 port 48078 preauth
Connection closed by invalid user root 213.209.157.193 port 60744 preauth
Invalid user zpy from 213.209.157.34 port 39406
Connection closed by invalid user root 213.209.157.27 port 41584 preauth
Connection closed by invalid user zpy 213.209.157.34 port 39406 preauth
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Apologies if the question is a bit too basic, but I started a cloud server on linode.com to host a traccar.org application and it has been constantly suffering attempts to break-in from IPs from Russia, China, Netherlands, Belgium and France (according to abuseipdb.com ) even though I am running sshd on an alternate port that is not 22 or 2222 but I reckon that's not very useful with OpenSSH banner presenting itself for every unauthenticated connection.
I've configured sshd to only accept pubkey authentication, using ed25519 passord protected keys, using nftables as firewall to allow incoming connection only from specific ports and the server is running the latest available ubuntu image if that's relevant.
Is there any way to allow traffic only from the UK or something else I could do prevent this from happening? I am worried that with so many attempts, eventually someone might be able to actually break-in. Thoughts, suggestions?
Here's an example of what I am seeing:
$ journalctl --no-hostname --unit 'ssh' --grep 'invalid' | tail -n20 | cut -d\ -f5-
Connection closed by invalid user xh 213.209.157.199 port 35408 preauth
Invalid user admin from 213.209.157.49 port 41142
Connection closed by invalid user admin 213.209.157.49 port 41142 preauth
Invalid user sos2 from 213.209.157.53 port 56882
Connection closed by invalid user sos2 213.209.157.53 port 56882 preauth
Invalid user capitoladmin from 213.209.157.36 port 34474
Connection closed by invalid user capitoladmin 213.209.157.36 port 34474 preauth
Connection closed by invalid user root 213.209.157.45 port 55540 preauth
Invalid user gaoqiong from 213.209.157.47 port 33672
Invalid user yuki from 213.209.157.84 port 60828
Connection closed by invalid user yuki 213.209.157.84 port 60828 preauth
Connection closed by invalid user gaoqiong 213.209.157.47 port 33672 preauth
Invalid user hvr from 213.209.157.55 port 48078
Connection closed by invalid user hvr 213.209.157.55 port 48078 preauth
Connection closed by invalid user root 213.209.157.193 port 60744 preauth
Invalid user zpy from 213.209.157.34 port 39406
Connection closed by invalid user root 213.209.157.27 port 41584 preauth
Connection closed by invalid user zpy 213.209.157.34 port 39406 preauth
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What web browser are you currently using and why do you use it?
Considering the upcoming Google Lens integration in Firefox version 143 (along with other telemetry features added in previous versions, as well as the potential introduction of "Page Buddy" AI in the not-so-distant future), many of us may consider switching to other, more private browsers available.
That being said, what is your current browser setup? And what are your expectations for future web browsing software releases?
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Considering the upcoming Google Lens integration in Firefox version 143 (along with other telemetry features added in previous versions, as well as the potential introduction of "Page Buddy" AI in the not-so-distant future), many of us may consider switching to other, more private browsers available.
That being said, what is your current browser setup? And what are your expectations for future web browsing software releases?
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Kdenlive - Berlin sprint recap
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Kdenlive in Berlin
From the 3rd to the 5th of September, the Kdenlive team was reunited in Berlin for a sprint and to attend Akademy, KDE's annual conference. This was an occasion for us to meet in person since our team is spread across continents, and to join our forces to…
Best video editor on Linux?
I wanna know what's the best video editor for Linux.
I used CapCut before so I'm not a pro, so mostly looking for more casual video editor. How are you editing on Linux? Does it feel like it's worse or better?
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I wanna know what's the best video editor for Linux.
I used CapCut before so I'm not a pro, so mostly looking for more casual video editor. How are you editing on Linux? Does it feel like it's worse or better?
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Hey there! Im trying to look into switching from windows to Linux and I have some questions
I have recently been quite disillusioned with Microsoft and Windows so I started doing research on Linux alternatives a few months back. There is a ton of different flavors but each one requires different hardware and software to work well. Im now truly considering switching because with steam making Linux gaming a more seamless experience through Proton I figured why not.
I use Nvidia and intel in my machine. I wanted to switch to AMD but money has always been kinda tight so my question is that is there any gaming centric Linux distros compatible with Nvidia drivers? I heard a large number of Linux distros are not compatible.
Is there anything I should know before I get started on switching OS? Will my drives become unusable since im switching OS architecture.
What are some distros you use for gaming?
Anyways. thats all I wanted to ask. Thank you very much!
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I have recently been quite disillusioned with Microsoft and Windows so I started doing research on Linux alternatives a few months back. There is a ton of different flavors but each one requires different hardware and software to work well. Im now truly considering switching because with steam making Linux gaming a more seamless experience through Proton I figured why not.
I use Nvidia and intel in my machine. I wanted to switch to AMD but money has always been kinda tight so my question is that is there any gaming centric Linux distros compatible with Nvidia drivers? I heard a large number of Linux distros are not compatible.
Is there anything I should know before I get started on switching OS? Will my drives become unusable since im switching OS architecture.
What are some distros you use for gaming?
Anyways. thats all I wanted to ask. Thank you very much!
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How much of the linux user experience is linux?
From my understanding, linux is the kernal doesn't really care about what is sitting on top of it.
If this is true, then why are most distros pretty much the same? What of the user facing experience is required by linux and what is the shell or de?
For example are file permissions enforced by the kernal or is that the shell?
If the kernal isn't enforcing everything, why are most linuxes pretty much the same?
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From my understanding, linux is the kernal doesn't really care about what is sitting on top of it.
If this is true, then why are most distros pretty much the same? What of the user facing experience is required by linux and what is the shell or de?
For example are file permissions enforced by the kernal or is that the shell?
If the kernal isn't enforcing everything, why are most linuxes pretty much the same?
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Custom distro??!!
As it says in the noscript, I am making a custom distro! Almost entirely from scratch. At the moment, there are only 5 things not made by us:
- the kernel (duh)
- GRUB
- libssl and libcrypto (for https)
- glibc
At the moment, we are working on the package manager, pandora. Feel free to join in!
https://github.com/atlaslinux
(We primarily use discord for communication, but the invite link isn’t allowed here)
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As it says in the noscript, I am making a custom distro! Almost entirely from scratch. At the moment, there are only 5 things not made by us:
- the kernel (duh)
- GRUB
- libssl and libcrypto (for https)
- glibc
At the moment, we are working on the package manager, pandora. Feel free to join in!
https://github.com/atlaslinux
(We primarily use discord for communication, but the invite link isn’t allowed here)
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Good Distro to switch to?
Having used ubuntu since I was a kid (my family's desktop ran it, and so I used it), I've been wondering recently if there's any reason or advantage to changing distros (likely not for a few years yet, admittedly), and to which distro.
There aren't any special requirements, it's mainly for general use purposes.
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Having used ubuntu since I was a kid (my family's desktop ran it, and so I used it), I've been wondering recently if there's any reason or advantage to changing distros (likely not for a few years yet, admittedly), and to which distro.
There aren't any special requirements, it's mainly for general use purposes.
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Linux on Lenovo tab
Hey folks, I recently got a Lenovo Tab P11 and haven't found any mobile Linux distro that supports my device. However, I found this git repo claiming to install a Linux kernel for my device. However, it has some outdated functions and to compile it, I need to set some things up and I don't really know how to do it. Does anyone know an easier way to have a Linux distro on my tablet or how to install this kernel step by step please?
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Hey folks, I recently got a Lenovo Tab P11 and haven't found any mobile Linux distro that supports my device. However, I found this git repo claiming to install a Linux kernel for my device. However, it has some outdated functions and to compile it, I need to set some things up and I don't really know how to do it. Does anyone know an easier way to have a Linux distro on my tablet or how to install this kernel step by step please?
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GitHub - JulianDroske/linux_kernel_lenovo_tbj606f: Linux Kernel for Lenovo Tab P11 TB-J606F prc variant (testing)
Linux Kernel for Lenovo Tab P11 TB-J606F prc variant (testing) - JulianDroske/linux_kernel_lenovo_tbj606f