Jit for firefox ppc64

Discalmet: I'm not a dev or affiliate to this project, i'm just a regular user who want to see this technology succeed and i try to help as i can.

As many of you already know for some people free software are important for privacy, security and ideology, i think the same for open hardware that's why i'm interested on raptorcs systems, this platform is based on powerpc and some distros already support it, as debian, ubuntu and fedora. Of course there are some programs do not really work as it should, one of them is firefox, it miss JIT for this architecture and won't work good in some webpage. Firefox is the only other choice otherwise it's just google chrome and derivates, so i think it's important to preserve diversity and give a real choice to people.

I'm here to spread a voice hoping someone could give some help to this project who trying to port JIT for ppc64

[https://github.com/classilla/jitpower](https://github.com/classilla/jitpower)

That's the link, i hope you could help as you can if you are a dev joining the project or if you are a regular user spreading the word as i'm doing

https://redd.it/c0hoxa
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Google are disabling Google Photos to/from Google Drive sync, so I'll no longer be able to backup my photos with Insync on Linux. Thanks Google.
https://support.google.com/photos/thread/7895693?hl=en

https://redd.it/c0iuak
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Fractional scaling on HiDPI monitor

Do any distro or DE, actually supports fractional scaling for HiDPI? Because scaling to 2.0 makes things to big and 1.0 is too small for a 4K monitor.

https://redd.it/c0img5
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How To Enforce Conventional Commit Messages Using GIT Hooks
https://prahladyeri.com/blog/2019/06/how-to-enforce-conventional-commit-messages-using-git-hooks.html

https://redd.it/c0jbnk
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Linux Plumbers Conference 2019

Hey guys,

This year, the Linux Plumbers Conference is going to be on my hometown and I wanted to get *some things* sorted out.

I love Linux and open source in general. I've even participated on some open projects and have some public code. But from what I've seen on YouTube, this conference is more *low level* and I consider myself a mid/high level developer, even though I understand general computer architecture (and have a Bachelor's in Computer Engineering and I'm finishing my Master's in Information Security).

I'm trying to figure out if it's worth my time and money for a conference that I wouldn't be enjoying for not understanding half of it.

I'd love to hear about your opinions and experiences with such conferences.

https://redd.it/c0kis2
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There is no such things as a free lunch. So how can I help?

Everything has a price but how to do my part?


I do not have time/energy to contribute source code but I do have some extra cash in my pocket. But where should it be put to do the best? Should it be the distro I use? The Desktop or selected programs or frameworks?

https://redd.it/c0jjk4
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CERN is switching to Linux for less cost, and embraces open-source.
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3077338/cern-ditches-windows-for-linux

https://redd.it/c0lza2
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Weekend Fluff / Linux in the Wild Thread - June 14, 2019

Welcome to the weekend! This stickied thread is for you to post pictures of your ubuntu 2006 install disk, slackware floppies, on-topic memes or more.

When it's not the weekend, be sure to check out r/WildLinuxAppears or r/linuxmemes!

https://redd.it/c0mmik
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Xournal++ is a handwriting notetaking software with PDF annotation support
https://github.com/xournalpp/xournalpp

https://redd.it/c0ltnl
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André Staltz - Software below the poverty line
https://staltz.com/software-below-the-poverty-line.html

https://redd.it/c0mxhb
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Grub is not necessary and causes slower boots!

Over the years I've noticed a few people mention that Linux didn't boot up as fast as they originally thought it would before they switched. Although this is probably a result of multiple reasons, (BIOS options, drive speed, services, and drivers enabled for startup) a lot of the time grub is one of the culprits. If you're using a systemd distro, grub is not needed and you can use systemd-boot to improve boot times.

Other things you can do to improve boot times:

- Go through BIOS and disable boot splash image and other boot checks like non-installed drives or the network chip you're not using.

- Set the systemd timeout selector to 0 to skip the selection menu (/boot/loader/loader.conf)

- Reduce the number of services being started by systemd

- Use a custom kernel that has a minimal amount of modules/drivers for your system.

- Use an SSD(preferably NVME)

With all of these optimizations, I've been able to go from powerbutton to login (userland) in 6 seconds.

edit: I've also heard that using coreboot or libreboot can improve boot times but I haven't been able to personally verify it.

edit2: Apparently `EFI Stub` is faster than both systemd and grub.

https://redd.it/c0m4uf
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Basic DMS. Full text search on image pdf,jpg and png files

I've created a very simple bash noscript which I decided to share here because it may be useful to many linux user. The goal is to have all your documents easily searchable using only default Ubuntu/Gnome tools.

It will first convert all jpg/png image to pdf, then it will verify each pdf if they are only image or if it has text on it. If it doesn't, the noscript will run OCR and append the text to the file. Using any Pdf reader, you will be able to copy/paste text regardless if the file was originally only image or not.

Beside that, you will be able to search inside all the files using only Nautilus (default Ubuntu/Gnome file manager), just remeber to select "Full text" under the arrow down search menu.

## Instructions:

1. Install the following packages: tesseract-ocr, tesseract-ocr-lang, ocrmypdf, imagemagick (*)
1. Create a text file with the noscript below. Save it on a directory on your $PATH. Give execution permission
3. Usage: imgtopdf [directory] [lang] (*)

(*) To know all available languages, type on the terminal: ` apt search tesseract-ocr-* `

*This noscript will remove the jpg/png image after converting*

## Script: imgtopdf

```bash
#!/bin/bash
OLDIFS="$IFS"
IFS=$'\n'
DIR="$1"

trap "echo Exited!; exit 2;" SIGINT SIGTERM
test -n "$DIR" || (echo "Error: Unknown directory"; exit 1)

cd "$DIR" || (echo "Error: Unknown directory"; exit 1)
IMAGES=$(find . -iname "*.jpg" -o -iname "*.png" 2>/dev/null)
for IMAGE in $IMAGES; do
IMAGE_PDF="${IMAGE%.*}.pdf"
if convert "$IMAGE" "$IMAGE_PDF"; then
echo "Created $IMAGE_PDF"
rm "$IMAGE"
else echo "Error when creating pdf from $IMAGE"
fi
done

PDFS=$(find . -iname "*.pdf" 2>/dev/null)
for PDF in $PDFS; do
HAS_TEXT=$(pdftotext "$PDF" - | wc -c)
if [ "$HAS_TEXT" -lt 10 ]; then
if ocrmypdf -l por "$PDF" "$PDF";
then echo "Extracted text from $PDF";
else echo "Couldn't extract text from $PDF"
fi
else echo "Text from $PDF already extracted"
fi
done

printf "\\n All files from directory\\n"
IFS="$OLDIFS"
```

https://redd.it/c0lrmh
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zfsonlinux 0.8.1 released
https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/releases/tag/zfs-0.8.1

https://redd.it/c0pn8h
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Lenovo is Now Shipping ThinkPads with Ubuntu 18.04 Pre-Installed!

Lenovo finally followed Dells footsteps and is now offering all their P series ThinkPads with the option to have Ubuntu 18.04 pre-installed! The new P1 2nd gen, P53, P53s, P73 and P43s can be ordered with Ubuntu pre-installed beginning this June!

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

https://redd.it/c0q4ra
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Command highlighting in interactive shell?

Hello,

Is there any way to color highlight commands entered in BASH terminal?

For example, if my foreground color is set to white and background set to black, are there any utilities or way to make the last command I entered appear orange or green? I'm not talking about color highlighting in vim--just the standard output to host in the interactive shell.

It would be so cool to have this feature because if I type a command and a big block of text spits out right after, it's a little difficult to look back at my command and see what it is I did. It would be great to have it color coded for easier readability.

https://redd.it/c0p29n
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Security flaws in Vim's modeline, Exim mail transfer agent, etc.
https://hackaday.com/2019/06/14/this-week-in-security-use-emacs-crash-a-windows-server-and-a-cryptocurrency-heist/

https://redd.it/c0rl4f
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Hello im creating a new distro for newbies, based from mx ,any suggestions?

Hello im creating a new distro for newbies, based from mx ,any suggestions?

Does the ui look good its alpha 0.3 :D

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[https://snag.gy/VQhUwH.jpg](https://snag.gy/VQhUwH.jpg)

​

[https://snag.gy/yiqBmE.jpg](https://snag.gy/yiqBmE.jpg)

https://redd.it/c0rlie
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I think Arch is becoming more of a beginner distro.

I don't think it deserves the fame of "being difficult to install". The wiki is great, and you can just straight up copy all of the commands.

You don't even compile the kernel, cause the whole installation part is handled by 'pacstrap'. Most Arch users probably don't even know what/where a kernel is.

Also I see many questions on r/archlinux asking about complex partition setups. People don't know how to handle them thanks to the 'genfstab' command.

Then 'arch-chroot' command hides everything that is actually happening behind the scenes.

I think you don't actually install Arch, you just run a bunch of noscripts that do it for you. I realized this after installing Gentoo. Don't get me wrong, I like Arch as a distro (I have it on my main pc). But I don't like how noscripts obscure most of the installation and people come to the forums asking stupid questions. What I would prefer is Gentoo, with the binaries and the wiki from Arch.

Basicly to sum up people want to be cool so they install Arch and just paste all the commands from a guide without understanding anything, and when something doesn't work they come to reddit and say 'Installing steam doesn't work, what do I do?' without any more information.

Hope you enjoyed my little rant

https://redd.it/c0qdul
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Why I love Linux and why it will never be popular or mainstream

You build your own system from the ground up. There's so many options, a lot of distros hold your hand and create an easy user experience like Windows or Mac OS (Ubuntu, Mint, Elementary, Debian), and then other distros are very time-consuming, but ensure a much more secure and stable system (Gentoo, Void, Arch, Slackware, OpenBSD). But the best part is, because of the free and open source software, you can control every inch of your own system and adjust it to your heart's content. You can have a shell noscript for every single task that can be automated, and eventually your daily workflow becomes easier and smoother. I'm not crazy about systemd, so I chose a distro that leaves it out on purpose with Devuan. I love compiling my own programs and kernel and experimenting with build systems, so right now I'm happy with Void Linux and its XBPS.

If someone makes a piece of software you really like, like a window manager, terminal, web browser, music player, video player - you can improve on that software yourself and re-compile it yourself, until it solves your problems and you're happy with the result. Sure, you can make a pull request on GitHub and everything, and if you're lucky the maintainers will like it and you'll contribute to open source, but there's absolutely nothing stopping you from just running your own modified version of whatever software you like.

Me, I run a minimal, stripped-down system. Herbstluftwm or Bspwm, Polybar, Dmenu, Ncmpcpp + Mpd, and the suckless simple terminal are really all I need. Transmission-remote-cli for extra fun. I like the idea of DWM even though I don't use it. I love putting unicode icons in my Polybar and in my terminal, I love Vim status lines, I love Z Shell, I love icons in Ranger. Sure, it takes a while for a new or inexperienced user to re-learn all the key bindings for a certain program, but once they do, it's worth it.

I'm not really trying to say anything. I think it's kind of self-defeating and futile to expect the Linux world, which is very niche and time-consuming and hard on new users, to be a bigger, mainstream, commercial thing like Windows. It's fun like this.

https://redd.it/c0pgxf
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Features Microsoft "stole" from linux, that linux already had for years

Hello,

I have recently read somewhere, that they finally separated userspace from kernelspace. Maybe hoax, maybe not, but ghis question rose in my mind: name things linux had for years and windows copied it calling it a new feature, like virtual desktops. Or name a thing linux stole from windows, I am curious :)

https://redd.it/c0u073
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My personal journey from MIT to GPL
https://drewdevault.com/2019/06/13/My-journey-from-MIT-to-GPL.html

https://redd.it/c0ugg0
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