Any decent online ALSA information ?

I'm trying to get whole ALSA concept to tzhe poihnt I would be comfortable configuring it and working with it, but www.alsa-project.org , at least from the documentation part, looks insane to me.

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So many haphazardly tossed bits of old, inconsistent, plainly wrong ( outdated?) examples mixed with non-working and/or empty links makes my head hurt.

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I can't even use given example for speaker-test useage verbatim, even though I have the PCM device with the same name as given in example etc.

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This is not some obscure, peripheral project. ALSA is central to the linux sound system. There is no good way around it. It should be documented accordingly.

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Is there any decent, and current (non-stale) online resource on ALSA?

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How to install Japanese Input in Linux (tutorial)

**Introduction:**
Hello, my name is Eitan. I am new to linux but i am learning rapidly.
I want to contribute to the community by writing a tutorials for things that might sound easy and unnecessary but for some it might help a lot. if you see that i wrote something wrong please be sure that your write in the comments so i will fix myself.

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(This tutorial was tested on debian based oses)

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**Step 1: Installing Japanese language** (Kubuntu users can skip step 1)
Go to system settings and than go to Region & Language.
Click on manage languages and than click on install/remove language and add Japanese and click apply to install.

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**Step 2: Installing Fcitx Mozc**

There are 2 ways to install Fcitx mozc.

I recommend through terminal just by writing.

sudo apt-get install fcitx fcitx-mozc kde-config-fcitx

Kubuntu users need to write only:

sudo apt-get install fcitx-mozc

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The second way is by going and installing Fcitx through the store

and than installing fcitx mozc through this [website](https://pkgs.org/download/fcitx-mozc) (choose for your os)

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**Step 3: Making fcitx your input method**

through terminal you just type

im-config -n fcitx

through GUI: go to system settings-> Region & language -> manage languages -> keboard method input system -> change to fcitx.

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**Step 4: Relogin**

you can relogin or restart your pc whatever you decide.

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**Step 5: Adding japanese to fcitx**

you will see and keyboard like icon on the panel (depending on what distro do you use)

right click on it and than configure.

click on the "**+"** sign and uncheck "Only show current language"

than search for mozc and add it.

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**Step 6: Enjoy + tips**

now you can enjoy using japanese by holding CTRL + SPACE.

If it doesn't work make sure you are on English input and than CTRL + SPACE.

If you want to change the shortcut for Japanese input just go to configuration in the keyboard icon and than go to Global Config and change "Trigger Input Method" to what ever you like.

If you want to add another language i suggest to you to add it through system settings and not from fcitx.

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Linux Commands Raspberry Pi Users Need to Know
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/raspberry-pi-command-line-commands,6159.html

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Please stop labeling posts as "Fluff." It's insulting and it's not fluff if people find it interesting and it's linux related. It's judgemental, discouraging, and is itself fluff.



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LKML: Kent Overstreet: bcachefs status update (it's done cooking; let's get this sucker merged)
https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/6/10/762

https://redd.it/bz9npb
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My encounters with linux page cache
https://blogs.eskratch.com/2019/06/walking-down-memory-lane.html

https://redd.it/bzb8jo
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Plasma 5.16 is out! Check out all the new features and marvel at the improvements that now make working with Plasma smoother and more fun
https://dot.kde.org/2019/06/11/plasma-516-kde-now-available

https://redd.it/bzbp9c
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KDE Plasma 5.16 released! Now Smoother and More Fun
https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/bzbpdr/kde_plasma_516_now_smoother_and_more_fun/

https://redd.it/bzbpyq
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What is a Linux user?
https://opensource.com/article/19/6/what-linux-user

https://redd.it/bzbef1
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Endless OS 3.6 released: Debian Buster base, GNOME 3.32, Linux Kernel 5.0 and support for Docker containers
https://community.endlessos.com/t/release-endless-os-3-6-0/9638

https://redd.it/bzd9kv
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Just enabled this COPR repo and I just can't believe what I see right now! GNOME shell blazingly fast even on VM
https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/pp3345/gnome-with-patches/

https://redd.it/bzd4w8
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Tmux is Awesome!

I used to zypper dup my Tumbleweed Desktop Upstairs at night before going to bed and from the comfort of my bedroom downstairs (by ssh in Termux on my android Mobile), i check if zypper is still running via ps -al , once dup is complete i will update Nvidia Drivers (The Hard Way) and shutdown the system. Due to to bad Internet connection zypper some times stucks at retries.

Though I have heard about tmux for long time i thought it is for tiling the terminal, only Today I learnt that Tmux allows session to be detached and allows to be re-attached from any client and that is awesome.

Now i can see the progress of zypper form my mobile, even if its started from Desktop, Wow!

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Introducing Matrix 1.0 and the Matrix.org Foundation
https://matrix.org/blog/2019/06/11/introducing-matrix-1-0-and-the-matrix-org-foundation

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What is Paint.net alternative in Linux for a non-designer?

One software that I really miss from Windows world is [Paint.net](https://www.getpaint.net/index.html). I am not sure if its a vector or raster editor (that is the only two terms I am aware of). I have edited, cropped and even made a logo which I used in the demo app and later a designer made a pro version of that in the correct resolution & pixel.

I was suggested [Sketch](https://www.sketch.com/), but I need something that will run in all 3 OS & open source. I need something offline.

In the Linux world I am aware of couple of softwares but not sure which is right:

* [Krita](https://krita.org/en/)
* [Gimp](https://www.gimp.org/)
* [Pinta](https://pinta-project.com/pintaproject/pinta/) (is it [discontinued](https://alternativeto.net/software/pinta/about/) as the last update was in [2015](https://pinta-project.com/pintaproject/pinta/releases/1-6)?)
* [Inkscape](https://inkscape.org/)
* [Fontforge](https://fontforge.github.io/en-US/)

I want to learn the basics of graphic design that will be applicable to me as a developer.

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Learn more about a command when no man info page is available
https://moopost.blogspot.com/2019/06/learn-more-about-command-when-no-man.html

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Debian Buster to be released on July, 6th 2019
https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2019/06/msg00003.html

https://redd.it/bzi4rf
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Basic Linux Commands
https://redd.it/bzhwko
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GParted 1.0, AMD Ryzen 3000, Zorin OS, Krita, HiddenWasp, Google Stadia | This Week in Linux 69 (Show notes in comments)
https://youtu.be/9BojTAnhjGg

https://redd.it/bzj8a0
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Set Up an Ethical Hacking Kali Linux Kit on the Raspberry Pi 3 B+
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ExWmpFnAnE&ab_channel=NullByte

https://redd.it/bzhzjh
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Bzip2 in Rust: porting the randomization table
https://people.gnome.org/~federico/blog/bzip2-in-rust-randomization-table.html

https://redd.it/bzkrtr
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Bring Back The Web!
https://www.linux.com/news/web-world-needs-can-be-ours-again-if-we-want-it

https://redd.it/bzd1se
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