Blender is Free Software
https://code.blender.org/2019/06/blender-is-free-software/

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Hey linux community ! Thanks for helping me to make linux more poplar in Greece. In this video I gonna try Lubuntu.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn12yIGL5Vg&feature=youtu.be

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LMMS 1.2.0 released (music production software)
https://lmms.io/download/

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ArchLabs: A good Antergos replacement! (Review)

It does not have a GUI installer, but it has the probably best CLI installer. Bunch of menus where you select your options. Really well put together. Give it a try.

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First I selected the openBox WM and had a good experience. Tint2 was there out of the box, good preconfigurations. Small foot print (\~ 170 RAM in stand by). But I started missing XFCE because of all the nice things about it. Used the bootable USB again and selected the XFCE during the installation.

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**Things that I liked:**

\- The installer

\- Having access to Arch Linux repos

\- First time ever when I have a [screen tearing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_tearing)\-free experience out of the box with XFCE. (I had this problem on Ubuntu, Debian, Antergos)

\- ArchLabs-dARK theme is nice

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**Things that can improve:**

\- having a good GUI package manager included (i.e. [pamac](https://www.fossmint.com/pamac-arch-linux-gui-package-manager/); it's miles ahead of gnome software, kde discover or synaptic)

\- out of the box the PulseAudio plugin was not included in the panel and my sound card was deactivated :-(

\- having open source drivers for the video card preinstalled (I had to manually install libva-intel-driver, no big deal, but still)

\- don't preinstall Xfburn (who uses CDs anymore?) and parole media player (mpv + gnome-mpv would be a better option)

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**Why I don't use Arch Linux?** Because I like distros with an easy install process, where I have to type as little as possible.

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**Why I don't use Manjaro?** That distro I think is good for new Linux users. It has an easy & nice GUI installer and comes with a lot of preinstalled software. But for me, that's a problem. I want something light. The installer contains out of date software, the first update (if you do that before removing the things you don't need) will be a big one (\~ 1GB worth of download files). And also, manjaro uses its own repos, not Arch's repos.

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Release Notes for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Beta
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7-beta/html/7.7_release_notes/index

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Evolving KDE – Let’s set some new goals for KDE
http://blog.lydiapintscher.de/2019/06/09/evolving-kde-lets-set-some-new-goals-for-kde/

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Flashback: ArchLinux logo submissions
https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/byhvob/flashback_arch_linux_logo_contest/

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Tips for improving boot times
https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20190610#qa

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Installed MX Linux. I'm really loving it :-)
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Idea: make a GNU/Linux hybrid name

I think everyone is aware that 'GNU/Linux' ~~or 'GNU+Linux', as I have taken a like to calling it~~ as a term will never, ever, *ever* catch on. It's extremely clunky, it's long, it sounds complex and almost no one cares enough about giving GNU credit to push the idea. It's a lost battle that just raises the pressure of all parties involved.

Now, to the part people aren't all already aware of. Instead of debating whether to use that name or not, why not create and promote a new, simpler, hybrid name? I've thought of 'Ginux', but what it is really doesn't matter. The point is it'd solve everyone's issues.

So, thoughts on the idea? 😃

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JBKempf on bug bounty programs and VLC 3.0.7 - the largest VLC security release ever
http://www.jbkempf.com/blog/post/2019/VLC-3.0.7-and-security

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Linux Experiences/Rants or Education/Certifications thread - June 10, 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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On Ubuntu Updates – Michael Catanzaro
https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2019/06/09/on-ubuntu-updates/

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Excellent Read - BTRFS vs ZFS vs mdadm
http://www.unixsheikh.com/articles/battle-testing-data-integrity-verification-with-zfs-btrfs-and-mdadm-dm-integrity.html

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Why open source firmware is important for security
https://blog.jessfraz.com/post/why-open-source-firmware-is-important-for-security/

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off-the-shelf routers don't use BSDs (or OpenBSD)

why all the of the off-the-shelves router that I know (even Ubiquit/Microtik products) for prosumers/homeusers/smb are Linux based and not BSDs (or OpenBSD)?

I was just today reading about the openbsd advandtages in security (and how simple and easy is to install) so I'm really puzzled.

Thanks

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From Docker Container to Bootable Linux Disk Image
https://micromind.me/en/posts/from-docker-container-to-bootable-linux-disk-image/?utm_medium=reddit&utm_source=r_docker

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Why Zorin OS 15 is my New Favorite Distro

Before a few days ago, I had never given Zorin OS a second thought. Yesterday, one of my friends wanted me to set up a Linux/MacOS dual boot on their MacBook Pro to match mine after being astonished at the performance I was getting with Linux on my 2015 MacBook Pro. While deciding between Ubuntu, Elementary and PopOS to get him setup with, I couldn’t overcome my curiosity of Zorin 15 and decided, if Zorin doesn’t work out, I can always just rewrite the partition with a different distro.

The installation began, and the menu looked like a modern refined version of the Ubuntu installation menu. After a quick and easy installation I was immediately impressed by the out of box UI on the free version of Zorin. I went into the settings to play around and noticed a few great things. The first thing I did was change to adaptive mode. This gives you the best or dark and light mode dependent on the time of day, a feature that I use in MacOS Mojave. The dark mode in Zorin is the only Linux dark mode that I’ve ever used where the dark mode actually looks good on my retina screen. Additionally, dock settings are built in so unlike Ubuntu, you don’t have to install an additional package (gnome tweaks).

I could talk about the great features I’ve seen so far in Zorin all night, but I’ll only mention a few more and tell you what it means to me. The attention to detail is incredible, I installed brave and the default UI that Zorin has for brave is unlike any other browser UI I’ve ever seen with a beautiful cyber/carbon theme, small tabs and a full page search bar (you have to see it to even comprehend what that means).

My go to is Ubuntu with some extensions to change the dock, PopOS to change the UI, snap support, and a few others. I don’t mind the configuration required with most Linux distros, but when switching family and friends over I’m very cautious about using extensions. The more moving parts, the more things that can go wrong. Zorin simplifies and refined everything out of the box, while being identical to Ubuntu in its use as for a software development distro. Plus it uses software center, so when an Elementary user downloads software center anyway because of the limited selection in app center, they won’t corrupt app center.

Zorin provides the simplicity and beauty of Elementary with the capability of Ubuntu. I would recommend Zorin to anyone using Ubuntu as well as to any new users or family and friends that you’re planning on getting started with Linux.

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Change desktop environment

I've been using GNOME for the last 5 years and, even if I love it, I want to change DE. GNOME is very slow and I always have some issues with it. I tried with KDE and Budgie but I don't find them really useful for me, mostly because I rely heavily on keyboard shortcuts, like Alt+tab+q for closing stuff or Start+1,2,3,4... to open stuff in my dock and on KDE/Budgie those shortcuts don't work very well. Obviously on linux there is always a way but the ways I found are pretty bad and not that practical.

What do you guys suggest? I'm also open to try different window manager like i3 (even if I do a lot of graphical work with Gimp/Figma and I think i3 won't be the best solution)

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I need some help. Trying to install freenas on my server and keep getting a dracut error anyone seen this before?
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Mozilla will reportedly launch a paid version of Firefox this fall
https://thenextweb.com/apps/2019/06/10/mozilla-will-reportedly-launch-a-paid-version-of-firefox-this-fall/

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