Looking for the holy grail of distros.

I have been an on and off Linux user for about 6 years and a Windows user for almost 30.

My career has kept me anchored to Windows, but it is finally possible to jump ship completely. I just can't find the right ship, is there a distro that feels responsive, that has an interface from the 21st century and that won't walk out to buy cigarettes (looking at you Antergos)?

I think I am leaning in the Ubuntu, Xubuntu, Kubuntu direction but regular 18.04 Ubuntu just feels sluggish. Manjaro threw a couple of tantrums making some stuff work that happened out of the box with Ubuntu. Spent 2 years on Mint but its been a while.

Any incites anecdotal or otherwise are appreciated.

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Moving on from Windows

Long story short, I want to switch from Windows 10, but my parents want me to stay, possibly because I am their go to for technical support. The issue I find with this is that the computer I want to use for Linux is mine.

How can I convince them to let me make the switch without going against their wishes? Thanks in advance!

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New system calls for memory management [LWN.net]
https://www.reddit.com/r/kernel/comments/bt4irf/new_system_calls_for_memory_management_lwnnet/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x

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KDE Usability & Productivity: Week 72
https://pointieststick.com/2019/05/26/kde-usability-productivity-week-72/

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Potential data loss 5.1.2 + Samsung SSD + dmcrypt
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1066931-linux-51-kernel-hit-by-ssd-trim-bug-which-causes-massive-data-loss/

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Compare current buffer to current file in Vim

Hi,

I use Vim as a editor when editing config files and writing code. Sometimes I find a old buffer ( from yesterday maybe ) and wonder what the differences between it and the current file. I would like open a separate window with the current file on disk to the right of my current window and highlight the differences in red.

I tried to do this with the following line in .vimrc:

nnoremap <expr> <F3> indiff ? ':q<cr><C-w>j:diffoff<cr>:let indiff=0<cr>' : ':vs %<cr>:diffthis<cr><C-w>l :diffthis<cr>:let indiff=1<cr>'

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It does open the file in diff mode but it is not the file on disk. Instead it is exactly the same as my current buffer. What would be the best way to do this?

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Thanks

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What is the current state of X vs Wayland?

I just did a quick search today but the last real comparison was almost 2 years ago. There surely has been a ton of development since, so right now how do they compare exactly?

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Outlook & OneNote Replacements

Hi folks I'm trying to keep up on options in Windows replacements for when they REALLY screw the pooch which seems to be coming and whilst I like CentOS for servers mint seems to be really nice as a desktop alternative.


Anyway I've got an old toughbook to run Win7 for the things we have which require windoze (like 2way radio programming) and only have the afor mentioned programs to find an alternative to, both of which are very heavily used.

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Now much of OneNote could go back to simple files and folders but a lot of it came from notes in outlook which I don't think any linux alternatives support.


Ximian and Evolution seem decent Outlook replacements (not sure if there is better now with more options and support?) but I just can't find anything to really replace OneNote that's not a dear as poison subnoscription based model.


Thanks for any suggestions.

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Have you found any Linux-friendly touchpads (for a desktop)?

I suffer from hand pain. I have switched to a desktop and bought a negatively-tilted keyboard and a trackball. They are good, but I feel a touchpad is better than a thumb trackball for my hand issue.

I tried Apple Magic Trackpad, which is getting some kernel support, but found many issues. Logitech discontinued theirs. Any other options? The trackpad market is shockingly small, and even smaller if you factor in Linux support, sadly.

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Canon Lide 400 Scanner still useless with Linux?

My Brother printer work but scanning is just painfull. So, I look for a scanner and I find the LiDE400. I read on Amazon and in some boards just bad things :( but this posts are few months old.

Any scanner which work under Linux (Kernel 5) out of box? I dont care about price, just full Linux support.

Thx

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openSUSE, Xfce 4.14, Antergos Ends, Firefox 67, Kali Linux, BlackArch, Tails | This Week in Linux 68
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsC4GXT6_88&feature=share

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Introducing Torrentr!

Hello fellow Linux Enthusiasts,

Like many of you, I torrent Linux distros as a way to pay back to the Linux community. The only issue I've found with torrenting distros is keeping track of when distros get released. Naturally, as a techie and developer, I didn't let this problem just sit, I solved it. I created Torrentr which helps you keep track of new distro releases by texting you when they get released. It's fully open source and you can read more about it here: [https://github.com/theREALaltoid/torrentr](https://github.com/theREALaltoid/torrentr)

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Linux: Affiliate marketing

Are there any Linux based companies offering affiliate marketing programs? I recently started a linux page on Facebook and wonder if I can find anything related to my content to do some affiliate marketing with.

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XFCE has a "secret" color picker!

How to find it:

1. Settings -> Panel -> Appearance

2. In the Background section, for Style select Solid color

3. Click on the rectangle next to Color

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https://i.redd.it/y5eis563gl031.png

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Fun fact: The father of Linus Torvalds, Nils Torvalds is a Finnish politician who was elected as mep today
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Why is there no joke tag?
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First impressions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0
https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20190527#redhat

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Complaint: Lack of GUI option for dynamic range compression

Windows has an easy toggle for enabling (system-wide) dynamic range compression (they call it "audio normalization" or something like that). It's a feature that I need in my day to day usage, yet none of the DEs I've tried have an option for enabling it. You have to install a plugin, edit pulseaudio conf files, restart pulseaudio, and in order to turn it back off there's no reliable way to do it, because volume levels get all messed up.

Why don't DE makers and distros care about this? What do you do when you need dynamic range compression?

I'm sorry about the rant, but I'm kinda tired of editing pulseaudio conf files manually, wasting time on the www looking for solutions just because I forgot some obscure detail about pulseaudio's interface.

What's your opinion?

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What's the difference between pop os downloads?

One says download and the other download lts

https://i.imgur.com/mOAzBVM.png

Which one's better??? also as you can probably tell im a noob so which one SHOULD i download???

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Texas Linux Fest is this coming Friday and Saturday in Dallas
https://2019.texaslinuxfest.org

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Linux Experiences/Rants or Education/Certifications thread - May 27, 2019

Welcome to r/linux rants and experiences! This megathread is also to hear opinions from anyone just starting out with Linux or those that have used Linux (GNU or otherwise) for a long time.

Let us know what's annoying you, whats making you happy, or something that you want to get out to r/linux but didn't make the cut into a full post of it's own.

For those looking for certifications please use this megathread to ask about how to get certified whether it's for the business world or for your own satisfaction. Be sure to check out r/linuxadmin for more discussion in the SysAdmin world!

_Please keep questions in r/linuxquestions, r/linux4noobs, or the Wednesday automod thread._

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