After hearing the new of Apple killing iTunes, I'm really glad I made the switch to Linux 3 years ago.

I was a full blown Mac user for 8 years, and then one time my Macboook Pro was stolen, with all of the music projects/graphic design stuff gone. I was crushed. So when that happened, I went to get a loaner laptop.

There was a local computer refurbishment store where I was living, and they refurbished old laptops and pcs with Linux Mint installed. I was a bit 'meh' at first, but then I tried out Mint and thought "Well, this kind of feels like Windows. I can roll with this for a bit."

Sure enough, I discovered the value of open source software and free software, and the great alternatives to the pricey and popular programs people tend to get tricked into using. One program that caught my attention, **VLC Media player**, changed everything I thought I knew about software and the people who put blood, sweat, and tears into making product, and sharing with the world free of charge.

Linux is the best thing that ever happened to me. I use **Mixxx** for DJing, I've made flyers/posters in **Krita**, **Libre Office** is just as good, if not better than MS Office, and the **'cmatrix'** command in the terminal is fun is want to feel like Neo!

I feel like a lot of people are missing out on what Linux has to offer, but at the end of the day, I'm glad I made the switch.

**'sudo apt-get install gratitude'**

Capt. Broverdose. :D

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journal print or online

Hey everyone,
I hope this subreddit is the right place to ask.
So I‘am searching for a journal about Linux, IT-Security/Hacking.
If possible not just news also technical inforamtion and practical examples.
If there is a print journal it should be possible to get it in Germany per post or in store.
Language should be german or english.

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My {shell,perl}noscript controlled RGB lights
https://gir.st/blog/esp8266-ledberg.htm

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Help a beginner, don't know which distro to pick.

I'm currently on ubuntu gnome, with an old laptop. I love it but I experience many bugs.
(Lonnnnng start, video echo lag bug, gimp crash, ...)
I use my PC mainly for
-youtube
-gimp
-TrackMania stadium 2 & indie steam games
But I don't want a "bios looking distro " :x
What distro should I switch for ?

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Is GNOME shell meant to be a launcher for touch devices?

I recently went back to Linux at work after using Mac OS for years.

I installed Ubuntu and immediately noticed the default GNOME desktop looks and works like an android phone launcher.

Was this originally designed to be used on touchscreens? The app drawer, the animations and the dock don't seem to be made for desktop use.

Are Linux touchscreen devices a thing?

I ended up switching to KDE and I think it's much better for desktop use and for productivity.

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Joining Collabora for a summer of Panfrost
https://col.la/g4k3d

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Anoterh approach at joystick mapping

Hi I wanted to make my joystick mapping project public.

What is it. I basically have programmed as supporting driver for my rather complex arcade panel an input mapper which allows from mapping from n input devices to m virtual output devices.

My usecase simply was to have 4 sticks several dozends of buttons spinners and a trackball into 2 xbox gamepads a set of keystrokes and a virtual mouse.

Anyway here is the link, it is a first version with a binary build only for x86 linux (although if you build it yourself it might run on any architecture under linux which supports the dependent python libs)

[https://github.com/werpu/input\_pipe](https://github.com/werpu/input_pipe)

So what is the difference in general?

Most mappers usually cover either only one gamepad or limit themselves from keyboard to gamepad simulations or gamepad to keyboard.

There was only one mapper I could find which seemed to be flexible enough to cover a real m:n multiplex situation, Moltengamepad, but I quickly hit a wall with that one was well, thanks to documentation leaks thanks to bugs and its C nature which made it hard to fix.

After months of banging my head against MG I simply decided to write a mapper for my personal needs, which I now have opened for others to check out.

So have fun with it.

​

Just additional info if you are interested:

Here is the hardware I wrote the mapper for:

[https://imgur.com/a/WAv7XZl](https://imgur.com/a/WAv7XZl)

​

And here you can see an earlier build in action;

​

[https://youtu.be/-sXzkkbfamI](https://youtu.be/-sXzkkbfamI)

​

[https://youtu.be/EZ97CZf8OBs](https://youtu.be/EZ97CZf8OBs)

​

The videos are a little bit rough, because they were private videos which I decided to publish

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[pull] amdgpu, ttm drm next 5.3
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dri-devel/2019-June/220490.html

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Juan Linietsky: The State of Godot | GDC 2019, at GitHub HQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0szslgA8VY

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Hey Linux community ! I am trying to make a youtube series about linux in Greece. This is my first episode about puppy linux.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26Dj-E4zXzY&feature=youtu.be

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What distro of Linux when you open the downloads folder, identifies the folder as stn-12-5434?



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Tutorial Completo De Los Cronjobs En Linux Con Ejemplos De La Vida Real
https://youtu.be/5_MA9HrEVhs

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Do you believe software should be open source for you to trust it?

I don't think so. For example, I drive my car every day, I've never inspected the engine but I trust it not to explode on me. Much the same way, I trust my closed source operating system not to be spying on me or stealing my credit card information, as such events would (if found out) terribly hurt the software creator's brand.

So, what is your stance on it? Are you okay with closed software and if not why not?

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Booting Kernel > 4.19 on HP Envy x360 (2017 Ryzen 5 2500U)

**TL;DR:** If you're using the F.20 BIOS for this laptop, you might be having issues booting kernels newer than 4.19. If you have the F.19 BIOS, you can boot newer kernels.


**Disclaimer**

If you're already on F.19, this post might be useful. If you are F.20, maybe it'll shed light on why newer kernels aren't booting on this machine. If you are on F.17, then flashing to F.19 might be an option, but you do so at your own risk. Take careful note of model numbers. YMMV.

**Overview**

The 2017 Model of the HP Envy x360 with the Ryzen 5 (my model is 15m-bq1xx) had a BIOS update F.19 Rev A that increased VRAM from 256 MB to 1024 MB, updated AGESA to 1.1.0.5, and had a number of security fixes.

However this release saw issues if you were running older HP-provided graphics drivers. HP released a higher version BIOS (F.20) that reverts the VRAM & AGESA back to 256MB and 1.0, respectively. You cannot downgrade from F.20 -> F.19.

**Relevance to Linux**

I was debating about following the steps I found [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/avn2f3/amd_ryzen_mobile_new_drivers_tested_ryzen_5_2500u/ehithat/) to flash the BIOS to F.19 with working drivers.

When searching a bit more, I found posts talking about [Linux not booting](https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Operating-System-and-Recovery/Downgrade-BIOS-on-HP-Envy-x360-cp0004no/td-p/6824819) when they upgraded to F.19. So I held off.

I remained on F.17 and upgraded my kernel to 5.0 only to find it could not boot. So I've been staying on 4.18 for the time being.

Flash forward a few months, I decide to flash F.19 forgetting about the Linux issue. After flashing, I'm able to boot any of the kernels I have for my Lubuntu install. I even re-tested a 19.04 Live USB that previously did not boot, and that also worked!

Now everything is running smoothly on both OS's.

**Additional Links**

* [Kernel 4.20 amdgpu fails to load firmware on Ryzen 2500U](https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109206)
* [F.19 BIOS from HP](https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/swdetails/hp-envy-15m-cp0000-x360-convertible-pc/20270308/model/21925604/swItemId/ob-217449-1)

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Google confirms that advanced backdoor came preinstalled on Android devices
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/06/google-confirms-2017-supply-chain-attack-that-sneaked-backdoor-on-android-devices/

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Connecting hdmi over lan zero clients.

I have two centerm 75 devices connected to some monitors over hdmi and connected on the local network.

Anyone have experience with these type of devices?

How do I get these setup on my linux workstation..

Thanks

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First time using Linux (running it on Chromebook)

Coding is very foreign to me so anything I look up online leaves me more confused. I downloaded Linux to run steam, well I didn't have enough memory for my games so I tried plugging in a usb and it's not showing up in the terminal. Using sudo fdisk -l or lsusb shows nothing.

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ALL ANDROIDS HAVE BEEN HACKED I SEENT IT

HIDE YO KIDS HIDE YO WIFE

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My experience on Wayland so far (Sway)
https://an3223.github.io/My-experience-on-Wayland-so-far-(Sway)/

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Kdenlive 19.04.2 is out
https://kdenlive.org/en/2019/06/kdenlive-19-04-2-is-out/

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Simple hardware sound mixer controller?

Hi! I think it would be handy to have a little usb gadget sitting on the desk next to my laptop, with knobs connected to the laptop's internal soundcard. Each time I want to adjust the mixer settings, I would not need to open a mixer application, but instead turn a knob. Btw I am not a musician, so nothing fancy. Does anyone know of such a gadget, or has anyone perhaps built one themselves?

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