LibreOffice Impress doesn't impress Students

I love LibreOffice and what it stands for, but I have to say that it doesn't do a good job of replacing PowerPoint. It's no secret that PowerPoint is the superior product, but there are a couple shortcomings of Impress that really stop it from doing its job *well*.

As a student who has to take notes from professors all day long, the speaker notes interface is atrocious. Instead of showing a giant sheet of paper, it should have a nice pull up panel like in PowerPoint. This is by far the most irksome thing that keeps it from being my daily PowerPoint solution. I opened up Impress, not Writer.

I tried using Impress for project presentations as well and I really have to say that the fact that its default toolbar is missing text formatting is a huge turn off for me. I can't believe that something this basic doesn't come by default. Instead, you have to take the time to add all the options and tools yourself.

I would rather avoid depending on Microsoft Online or running a VM just to get basic PowerPoint functionality, but it can't be avoided until Microsoft Office ports to Linux (Hah!) or LibreOffice becomes more user friendly.

Thanks for coming out to my rant.

TL;DR Impress isn't a substitute for Microsoft PowerPoint until it keeps the everyday user in mind

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Finally did it

I finally did it. it might seem like nothing to some, but i managed to setup kali linux with live usb persistence! I mean its amazing not gonna lie

https://redd.it/c1zpm1
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Capture GLava

`<iframe width="560" height="315" src="`[`https://www.youtube.com/embed/r5gKanbeNh4`](https://www.youtube.com/embed/r5gKanbeNh4)`" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>`

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Eric S. Raymonds Loadsharers Page

Eric S. Raymond has set up [Loadsharers Page](http://www.catb.org/esr/loadsharers/) to help Load-Bearing Internet People (LBIP), individuals who do critical work developing and maintaining key infrastructures used on the Internet.

* Blog Post : [Load-Bearing Internet People | Armed and Dangerous](http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=8383 "Load-Bearing Internet People | Armed and Dangerous")
* Follow-up : [Sharing the load effectively | Armed and Dangerous](http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=8387 "Sharing the load effectively | Armed and Dangerous")
* FAQ : [Loadsharers FAQ](http://www.catb.org/esr/loadsharers/faq.html "Loadsharers FAQ")


Personal opinon : I've made random donations to different websites I've used and Open Source Software I use in the past (not going to list them here) and will continue to do so but will now be including some LBIPs.

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Debian GNU/Linux riscv64 port in mid 2019
https://people.debian.org/~mafm/posts/2019/20190617_debian-gnulinux-riscv64-port-in-mid-2019/

https://redd.it/c228bc
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Would Linux users actually pay for Adobe or Affinity software?

There is a [loonngggg topic](https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/626-affinity-for-linux/) on the Serif forums about Affinity products for Linux (since 2014).

There is some fierce resistance against a Linux version by community members, and some more calm responses by Serif staff. But the gist is that no one believes there are enough Linux users willing to pay for quality software for it to be profitable.

&#x200B;

**2014:**

> we would at least consider any platform where we can make our investment back. So, for Linux - that'll be $100,000 a copy for each of the five users for us to break even. ;) :P

**2019:**

> This thread is popular, but ultimately we've only had a fraction of a percent of people request a Linux version so far. Now, if this post had 20,000 people in it, we'd be clamouring to build for Linux...

&#x200B;

There was also a [petition on Adobe](https://adobe-video.uservoice.com/forums/911233-premiere-pro/suggestions/36257581-yes-please-support-linux-this-would-be-a-huge-m) about making Linux versions. It was signed 10.000 times. Surely \[make up a number here\] of people signed out of frustration for a lack of Linux support but wouldn't actually pay the hefty Adobe fees. Is there anything, anything in the world, that we can look at, that might give a rough analogy for the amount of people that would actually pay for commercial graphic software on Linux? Is there any commercial software that got a Linux version after being convinced by Linux users, or by a crowdfund? Any success story?

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I386 architecture will be dropped starting with Ubuntu 19.10
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/i386-architecture-will-be-dropped-starting-with-eoan-ubuntu-19-10/11263

https://redd.it/c23t7o
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CentOS 8 Status 17-June-2019
https://blog.centos.org/2019/06/centos-8-status-17-june-2019/

https://redd.it/c24n8l
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Building Debian images for Le Potato and OrangePi with debos
https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2019/06/18/building-debian-images-lepotato-orangepi-with-debos/

https://redd.it/c25f1r
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Searching a new option.

Hi guys, I have a problem. For a few months I have Linux Lite in a 3.5 / 10 gamma netbook. It has worked quite well in terms of performance but it brings more problems and discomforts than anything else. So, what distribution do you recommend? Thanks, I'll be reading.

https://redd.it/c26lm6
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k3rmit: A VTE-based terminal emulator that aims to be simple, fast and effective.
https://github.com/KeyLo99/k3rmit

https://redd.it/c27d05
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Reddit, we just got a chance to finally force Congress to do something about the NSA surveillance programs that Edward Snowden exposed -- and maybe even facial recognition too -- but we have to act fast
https://old.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/c1wwwe/reddit_we_just_got_a_chance_to_finally_force/

https://redd.it/c27iwr
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Netflix Finds Bug That Creates Linux Kernel Panic
https://www.itprotoday.com/linux/netflix-finds-bug-creates-linux-kernel-panic

https://redd.it/c2867x
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Bluetooth stack modifications to improve audio quality on headphones without AAC, aptX, or LDAC codecs
https://habr.com/en/post/456476/

https://redd.it/c28c8r
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I'm looking for a backup client for amazon s3 so I can have safer backups of my masters

I've found discontinued tools as dragon disk and cloudbery but there must be something better and cleaner. What do you guys suggest?

https://redd.it/c289gg
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Does anyone here use Homebrew on their Linux builds?

https://formulae.brew.sh/ it looks interesting but I'm not sure what I would use it for or how useful it is on Linux

https://redd.it/c2784l
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TIL that Haiku has Btrfs Support
https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/brj/2019-05-07_gsoc_2019_improving_the_btrfs_filesystem/

https://redd.it/c2avek
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Do you know easy, practical example, step-by-step how to verify a file using .sig file & GnuPG?

All the tutorials on the internet confuse me because I find nothing easy, practical step-by-step how to do it (for Linux newbie like me).

https://redd.it/c270ag
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Weekly Questions and Hardware Thread - June 19, 2019

Welcome to r/linux! If you're new to Linux or trying to get started this thread is for you. Get help here or as always, check out r/linuxquestions or r/linux4noobs

This megathread is for all your question needs. As we don't allow questions on r/linux outside of this megathread, please consider using r/linuxquestions or r/linux4noobs for the best solution to your problem.

Ask your hardware requests here too or try r/linuxhardware!

https://redd.it/c2cdi8
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Migrating MySQL from EC2 to RDS using AWS DMS
https://www.linuxtutorialsblog.com/2019/06/18/migrating-mysql-from-ec2-to-rds-using-aws-dms/

https://redd.it/c250yk
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What's the Point of Ubuntu in 2020?

*I want to preface this by saying that this isn't meant to be an anti-Ubuntu or Canonical-bashing rant session. I'm not 100% what this IS supposed to be, frankly. But nevertheless, I want to share my thoughts on Ubuntu in a kind of "open letter" format and maybe we can build a discussion from there. And, I know, it's a wall of text.*

Like many others, Ubuntu was my stepping stone into the world of Linux ~15 years ago; introduced to me as a mere tool for extracting files from a broken Windows install, I came away impressed by the polish, power, and ease-of-use of this strange little beast called "Ubuntu Linux". For me, Ubuntu not only opened the door to the world of Linux, but it also proved the concept that Linux was accessible--not only to programmers, but to everybody and anybody with a passion for computers and an appreciation for community. As a user and fan of Linux today, I'll always be grateful for Ubuntu for providing that great first experience and I'm very happy to give them credit for everything that they do well. I want to see them succeed, because they are no small part of our ecosystem and community.

But over the last few months I couldn't help but wonder, "what exactly is the *point* of Ubuntu today?". More specifically, what do Canonical and the Ubuntu insiders see as the *role of their distribution now and in the future*? It almost goes without saying that no project or distro has to fully justify its existence and the leaders and maintainers of that project have every right to act as they see fit. But in the larger context of an ecosystem where Ubuntu is no longer objectively the easiest, prettiest, or most well-rounded user experience, it seems to be an existential question. And, [in light of today's somewhat bizarre news](https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/i386-architecture-will-be-dropped-starting-with-eoan-ubuntu-19-10/11263), I think the question is only more pertinent. Heading into 2020, what is Ubuntu's role, what are their goals, and how exactly are they working towards those goals?

To put things back into perspective, Ubuntu was, for quite a long time, the de facto distribution to recommend to new users. Why not? It was free, open source, easy to install, easy to use, well supported and often discussed. It fell into a sweet spot of stability and modernness that I think appealed to many desktop users at the time who mainly just wanted things to work but didn't want to sacrifice or impede their ability to run recent versions of their favorite software. Again, it was accessible and easy, and required much less technical skill or in-depth knowledge to use than some other distributions--the idea, or so it seemed, was to allow normal people to jump in freely do what they want with their computer without jumping over hurdles or through hoops. It didn't always work that way, of course, but over a decade as an on-and-off Ubuntu user, that felt like something that we were building towards, closing in more and more each year.

But today, I find myself wondering again if Ubuntu is veering off course, if they have new ambitions, or if they have simply forgotten to apply a healthy dose of self-reflection by asking the key question, "what are we trying to do and how are we trying to do it?"

At any rate, Ubuntu seems to be losing its niche within the Linux desktop. For stability, there is Debian. Fedora seems to be where new ideas are explored. Arch is for the endless tweakers and customization geeks. And, even when you look at Ubuntu's old stomping ground, accessibility and ease-of-use, Ubuntu seems to be losing mindshare to things like PopOS (despite being its 'parent' distribution). I'm sure that if you look at the numbers (i.e.: page visits, downloads, community members, etc.) alone, you might decide that this interpretation is slightly (or completely) off-base, but numbers without context can be (and often are) misleading. The bigger picture is that, for a variety of reasons, Ubuntu is becoming harder and harder to recommend and advocate for, and to ignore that broade