What are your go-to tools for enhancing Linux productivity?
As a Linux user, I'm always on the lookout for tools that can help streamline my workflow and enhance productivity. Whether it's a terminal multiplexer, a task manager, or a file syncing solution, there are countless applications out there that can make our lives easier. I'm curious to hear from the community about the tools and utilities you consider essential for your daily Linux tasks. What are your favorites? Are there any lesser-known gems that you believe can significantly improve productivity? Let's share our experiences and recommendations to help each other get the most out of our Linux environments!
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As a Linux user, I'm always on the lookout for tools that can help streamline my workflow and enhance productivity. Whether it's a terminal multiplexer, a task manager, or a file syncing solution, there are countless applications out there that can make our lives easier. I'm curious to hear from the community about the tools and utilities you consider essential for your daily Linux tasks. What are your favorites? Are there any lesser-known gems that you believe can significantly improve productivity? Let's share our experiences and recommendations to help each other get the most out of our Linux environments!
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Chromium font support is seriously broken on Fedora 42. Same for others?
There are still a lot of 8-bit character encoded web pages out there (e.g. ISO-8859-15, Windows-1252, etc.) and for such web pages they often make use of the pi-encoded Symbol font to expand the visual glyph capabilities of the web page (e.g. add a Euro in ISO-8859-1).
Symbol is a commercial font so GNU/Linux distributions include the free URW clone:
user@host:\~$ fc-match Symbol
StandardSymbolsPS.otf: "Standard Symbols PS" "Regular"
Chromium (and Brave Browser, etc.) however refuse to use fontconfig substitutions in Fedora 42, basically breaking much of the Internet for their users. Is that a Fedora specific bug or is it everywhere?
Code for simple test page, renders properly in FireFox in Fedora but not Chromium and clones:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1">
<noscript>Testing Symbol font-family</noscript>
<style type="text/css" noscript="Howdy">
span.sym { font-family: "Symbol", serif; }
span.urw { font-family: "Standard Symbols PS", serif; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Testing Symbol: <span class="sym">This is a test string.</span></p>
<p>Testing Standard Symbols PS: <span class="urw">This is a test
string.</span></p>
</body>
</html>
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There are still a lot of 8-bit character encoded web pages out there (e.g. ISO-8859-15, Windows-1252, etc.) and for such web pages they often make use of the pi-encoded Symbol font to expand the visual glyph capabilities of the web page (e.g. add a Euro in ISO-8859-1).
Symbol is a commercial font so GNU/Linux distributions include the free URW clone:
user@host:\~$ fc-match Symbol
StandardSymbolsPS.otf: "Standard Symbols PS" "Regular"
Chromium (and Brave Browser, etc.) however refuse to use fontconfig substitutions in Fedora 42, basically breaking much of the Internet for their users. Is that a Fedora specific bug or is it everywhere?
Code for simple test page, renders properly in FireFox in Fedora but not Chromium and clones:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1">
<noscript>Testing Symbol font-family</noscript>
<style type="text/css" noscript="Howdy">
span.sym { font-family: "Symbol", serif; }
span.urw { font-family: "Standard Symbols PS", serif; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Testing Symbol: <span class="sym">This is a test string.</span></p>
<p>Testing Standard Symbols PS: <span class="urw">This is a test
string.</span></p>
</body>
</html>
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Deploy Debian, Ubuntu, Kali, and Alpine on Your Phone with Privileges via Shizuku/ADB to Bypass Android Restrictions
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Looking for a lightweight gui-less Distro
I have a very cheap laptop with a celeron and 4gb ram. I’m looking for a lightweight gui-less distro that I can build up with the tools I need. Trying to save space and keep it able to process smoothly.
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I have a very cheap laptop with a celeron and 4gb ram. I’m looking for a lightweight gui-less distro that I can build up with the tools I need. Trying to save space and keep it able to process smoothly.
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How to choose a battery with TLP?
I just replaced the external battery on my laptop and I want to calibrate it using TLP. I just did it but it seems it tested the internal battery. How would I get it to test a specific battery on a two battery system?
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I just replaced the external battery on my laptop and I want to calibrate it using TLP. I just did it but it seems it tested the internal battery. How would I get it to test a specific battery on a two battery system?
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What are your experiences with using Linux on older hardware?
Many of us have seen the impressive performance of Linux on modern machines, but I'm curious about your experiences with running Linux on older hardware. Whether it's a vintage laptop, a desktop from a decade ago, or even a Raspberry Pi, I’d love to hear how well Linux performs in these situations. What distros did you choose, and what optimizations or tweaks did you implement to enhance performance? Did you face any challenges with hardware compatibility or software limitations? I believe sharing our stories can help others who are looking to repurpose older systems or give new life to legacy hardware. Let’s discuss the best practices and lessons learned from our journeys in using Linux on older machines!
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Many of us have seen the impressive performance of Linux on modern machines, but I'm curious about your experiences with running Linux on older hardware. Whether it's a vintage laptop, a desktop from a decade ago, or even a Raspberry Pi, I’d love to hear how well Linux performs in these situations. What distros did you choose, and what optimizations or tweaks did you implement to enhance performance? Did you face any challenges with hardware compatibility or software limitations? I believe sharing our stories can help others who are looking to repurpose older systems or give new life to legacy hardware. Let’s discuss the best practices and lessons learned from our journeys in using Linux on older machines!
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sudo-rs Affected By Multiple Security Vulnerabilities - Impacting Ubuntu 25.10
https://www.phoronix.com/news/sudo-rs-security-ubuntu-25.10
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sudo-rs Affected By Multiple Security Vulnerabilities - Impacting Ubuntu 25.10
The Ubuntu 25.10 transition to using some Rust system utilities continues proving quite rocky
Looking for a Lightweight Linux Version for My System
Hi, I’m searching for a lightweight Linux version for my computer. Based on your experience, could you guide me on which distributions are fast, efficient, and suitable for older or low-resource systems? Any recommendations or tips would be greatly appreciated.
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Hi, I’m searching for a lightweight Linux version for my computer. Based on your experience, could you guide me on which distributions are fast, efficient, and suitable for older or low-resource systems? Any recommendations or tips would be greatly appreciated.
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I had enough with Microsoft, finally did the change, feel free to suggest tips and tricks to try out as a first time Linux user.
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Hmm... I wonder which standards organization is responsible for the new Steam Machine only supporting HDMI 2.0. /s
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I'm trapped on a desert island and want to learn Linux. How do I do it?
How would I learn how to configure, say, Archlinux if I was alone on a desert island without Google, or an internet connection?
I suppose you could just
1. Try to do what you want.
2. Fail.
3. Read
4. Try again until you succeed.
But that sounds a bit frustrating. Is there a "start here" or "introduction to Linux"
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How would I learn how to configure, say, Archlinux if I was alone on a desert island without Google, or an internet connection?
I suppose you could just
1. Try to do what you want.
2. Fail.
3. Read
-h output or the man page for the commands that you're using.4. Try again until you succeed.
But that sounds a bit frustrating. Is there a "start here" or "introduction to Linux"
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Fun-reliable side-channels for cross-container communication
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Fun-reliable side-channels for cross-container communication
From Windows 11 to Fedora KDE 43
https://preview.redd.it/hyy8tut0s01g1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=08af92eb05ec433a9127ba3a81151f8a60996dd4
I am so glad that I made the switch. I really started to hate Microsoft/Windows and needed something more private. I've had so many issues in the past with Windows operating systems that I just gave up and swapped to Fedora KDE 43. I hope you guys enjoy my main monitor setup. :)
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I am so glad that I made the switch. I really started to hate Microsoft/Windows and needed something more private. I've had so many issues in the past with Windows operating systems that I just gave up and swapped to Fedora KDE 43. I hope you guys enjoy my main monitor setup. :)
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Welcome to Linux everyone!!!
I'm really loving seeing these posts about you all switching from Windows to Linux.
I've been full time Linux now since 2018. Used it off and on starting in 1994. Almost went full time in 2007.
It'll be really interesting to see how the next version of Windows will do (Windows 12 possibly) since people are removing Windows 11, you've already bought Windows 11. So it'll be interesting to see how the sales for the next version of Windows goes. I know Windows probably has a way to see how many people are currently using Windows on their computers and if they can see that now (I'm sure they can) then those numbers are probably dropping as well. Not enough to make a significant impact but it'll be noticeable I'm sure.
So, welcome to the revolution everybody!!!
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I'm really loving seeing these posts about you all switching from Windows to Linux.
I've been full time Linux now since 2018. Used it off and on starting in 1994. Almost went full time in 2007.
It'll be really interesting to see how the next version of Windows will do (Windows 12 possibly) since people are removing Windows 11, you've already bought Windows 11. So it'll be interesting to see how the sales for the next version of Windows goes. I know Windows probably has a way to see how many people are currently using Windows on their computers and if they can see that now (I'm sure they can) then those numbers are probably dropping as well. Not enough to make a significant impact but it'll be noticeable I'm sure.
So, welcome to the revolution everybody!!!
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They will distribute virus for Linux first to sell antivirus. Right?! God save Linux!
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Discussion on what music players you use
I’ve been on the hunt for a Linux music player that gives me a similar feel to Spotify, but for my own local music collection. I already have my songs locally, I’m not looking for streaming but something that's more feature-rich.
I have been using Quod Libet which is actually great but it lacks the polished UI and “modern-app” features like an album-cover view, shuffle with ease, built-in lyrics display, etc etc
I found Wora which had what I wanted, but it seems not actively maintained and has a few bugs that make it less stable.
What local-music players on Linux do you use or recommend?
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I’ve been on the hunt for a Linux music player that gives me a similar feel to Spotify, but for my own local music collection. I already have my songs locally, I’m not looking for streaming but something that's more feature-rich.
I have been using Quod Libet which is actually great but it lacks the polished UI and “modern-app” features like an album-cover view, shuffle with ease, built-in lyrics display, etc etc
I found Wora which had what I wanted, but it seems not actively maintained and has a few bugs that make it less stable.
What local-music players on Linux do you use or recommend?
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GitHub
GitHub - playwora/wora: 🎧 A beautiful player for audiophiles.
🎧 A beautiful player for audiophiles. Contribute to playwora/wora development by creating an account on GitHub.