fork and exec system calls in Linux

[fork and exec in Linux](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i5FAt2uq7Q)

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USB key and distro

Hi,

​

I am new to all that is about distros, terminal, shell, etc. I read somewhere that you can use a USB key to use a distro on any computer until you unplug the key.

​

Can you tell me the name of it and how to do it?

https://redd.it/c8a34s
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The state of Linux in Japan !

I know this topic might not be interesting or directly related to Linux in general , but this question rises in my head multiple times.

Maybe because I have affection to Japanese culture but since my entry to Linux last May and this question makes me curious , **is Linux popular OS in Japan ?**

In my conclusion , I expect it's not since I'm emulation enthusiast and I know that Japanese console-emulators are all Windows-only .... examples like [XEBRA](http://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/XEBRA) which is a PSX emu and [SSF](http://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/SSF) a SEGA Saturn emu.

Also I witnessed a discussion on [r/emulation](https://www.reddit.com/r/emulation/) about [emulation scene in Japan](https://www.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/bjtria/what_is_the_emulation_scene_like_over_in_japan/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x) and for the most part they are tech-centric nation that emulation doesn't really matter there , considering also Japanese are becoming less and less dependent on desktops and instead they are leaning more to portable systems market.

I never travelled out of my country so my evidence maybe isn't enough , I think it's better to hear your opinions ?

https://redd.it/c8atnm
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Canonical’s Desktop Team is hiring
https://blogs.gnome.org/laney/2019/07/02/canonicals-desktop-team-is-hiring/

https://redd.it/c8bmp2
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salientOS

Hey everyone,

So I asked this question on r/linux4noobs and I thought I would also ask it here. Does anyone have any info on salientOS it seems new and I want to try it out but there does not seem to be a lot of info out there on it.

https://redd.it/c8csa5
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Linux Mint Monthly News - June 2019
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3766

https://redd.it/c8d6mh
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Just a short slick python noscript to detect Bitcoin price movements and play audio notifications

Inspired by Gilfoyle in HBO's Silicon Valley. Have fun!

[https://github.com/ianpan870102/bitcoin-price-alert](https://github.com/ianpan870102/bitcoin-price-alert)

https://redd.it/c8dkxv
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GTK Constraint layouts
https://blog.gtk.org/2019/07/02/constraint-layouts/

https://redd.it/c8emv5
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FLASHBACK( Oldest kernel.org website)
https://web.archive.org/web/19980130085039/http://www.kernel.org/

https://redd.it/c8e8yg
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Weekly Questions and Hardware Thread - July 03, 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/c8jiab
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KDE in the enterprise and OEM world

Hi all,

The purpose of this post is not to trigger a further debate on which DE is best, but rather to reach out to people in the enterprise world, developers, OEMs, to try to explain their reasons about choosing GNOME as the default desktop environment.

All the distributions tailored for the enterprise world (SLES, RHEL, Ubuntu, Clear Linux) and for the regular users (Ubuntu, Pop_OS!, Librem's Pure OS, Debian) come with GNOME as their desktop environment of choice.

People keep saying that GNOME is removing features, lacks customisability, its apps provide less functionality than other counterparts (e.g. Evince Vs Okular), lacks a good and simple theming engine, the desktop usage paradigm is completely different and with a steep learning curve (e.g. no system tray for background apps' icons, the shell, etc...), and then some...
On the other side, people say KDE provides a complete desktop suite, with less disruptive desktop paradigm, system tray, powerful apps, a lot of customisation options, etc...

So here comes the question: why do OEMs, enterprise environments and in general distributions aimed at spreading to the masses provide GNOME as the desktop of choice?
Why do they not choose to provide for example KDE and customise it accordingly or anyway contribute to further polish the KDE environment in general?

Thank you in advance for your contribution in trying to explaining that.

https://redd.it/c8kkeq
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India's First CPUs Are Ready for App Development
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/india-shakti-cpu-processors-sdk-risc-v,39781.html

https://redd.it/c8l6x5
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Suggest any game for kids that run on Linux?

Do you suggest any games for kids to introduce them to computer that run on Linux. I tried some web games but they're very short. I think it's time for some offline games, but I'm not a gamer, have never played games before, just one to use game to make the kids interested in learning about computer. It would be better if it's educating games.

https://redd.it/c8lf72
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Ubuntu causes a girl to drop out of college. (x-post r/cringe)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qj8p-PEwbI&fbclid=IwAR3zOCPloWwHhAyACVLYrsTSKMRUQcwkj7j1sP-o-AC06qTLZqVYT_iG_T4

https://redd.it/c8m9qb
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I've about had it with Windows

Just 15 more years left until I can retire and be DONE with Window$. It's really there only reason I can see that would make my life difficult at this point. An operating system shouldn't be so cumbersome that it can barely diagnose and/or give you the information that you need in order to repair it because the code is walled off. Windows Insider is a hot mess that managed to commit suicide last night during a hard drive migration. Yes, a simple hard drive change went insanely wrong because Window$ threw a hissy-fit. I'm seriously considering walking away from the dumpster fire that is Window$ and going with Mint running the Cinnamon DE. My only qualm is with my network card (no Linux support). 🤦🤬

https://redd.it/c8mfkk
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Finding out what 32-bit x86 Linux programs your users are running
https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/Finding32BitProgramsWithAudit

https://redd.it/c8nxcl
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Getting my project packaged by distros

Hi people,

​

I've been doing free software for over a decade now and I've contributed to many projects. Many distros have at least one line of code that I wrote.

​

I'm starting a second academic adventure and I'm going to have less free time, but I do want some projects of mine (especially [https://github.com/dimkr/nss-tls](https://github.com/dimkr/nss-tls) and [https://github.com/dimkr/loksh/](https://github.com/dimkr/loksh/)), which don't change much, to be apt install away from users. I'm not a Debian developer, nor a Fedora or Arch developer, so I don't think I can be the maintainer. And even if I take care of the packaging bureaucracy, I won't be a responsive maintainer. I have enough free time to be a developer, though - these projects are small and don't require that much attention, yet, they're very useful IMHO.

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What is the best way to get these projects packaged by major distros?

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Android Q&A: Android Engineers take us on a deep dive of Android Q (And Linux kernel used in Android)
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/07/android-qa-android-engineers-take-us-on-a-deep-dive-of-android-q/3/

https://redd.it/c8od7g
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Interesting new packages (mostly desktop) to try in Debian 10

Debian 10 _Buster_ will be released in a few days. A while ago I subscribed to http://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/newpkg?format=rss (yeah now it's empty but expect some noise when buster comes out) to stay informed of upcoming packages in the next release. Here are some interesting packages on the **desktop** side that I bookmarked, and want to try when Debian 10 comes out. What other shiny new (NOT VERY NEW BUT STABLE AM I RIGHT) stuff are you people waiting for?

- [chkboot](https://packages.debian.org/buster/chkboot) - detection of malicious changes for boot files
- [reflex](https://packages.debian.org/buster/reflex) - Run a command when files change
- [fzf](https://packages.debian.org/buster/fzf) - general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder
- [ripgrep](https://packages.debian.org/buster/ripgrep) - Recursively searches directories for a regex pattern
- [catimg](https://packages.debian.org/buster/catimg) - fast image printing in to your terminal
- [mp3splt](https://packages.debian.org/buster/mp3splt) - split MP3, Ogg Vorbis, or FLAC files without re-encoding
- [playerctl](https://packages.debian.org/buster/playerctl) - utility to control media players via MPRIS
- [lr](https://packages.debian.org/buster/lr) - list files, recursively
- [fasd](https://packages.debian.org/buster/fasd) - command-line productivity booster
- [pdd](https://packages.debian.org/buster/pdd) - Tiny date, time diff calculator
- [termrec](https://packages.debian.org/buster/termrec) - terminal videos/noscripts recorder and player
- [ripgrep](https://packages.debian.org/buster/ripgrep) - Recursively searches directories for a regex pattern
- [stopmotion](https://packages.debian.org/buster/stopmotion) - create stop-motion animations
- [education-video](https://packages.debian.org/buster/education-video) - Debian Edu video applications
- [gnome-tweaks](https://packages.debian.org/buster/gnome-tweaks) - tool to adjust advanced configuration settings for GNOME
- [deepin-icon-theme](https://packages.debian.org/buster/deepin-icon-theme) - Icon Theme for Deepin software and Deepin Desktop Environment
- [feedreader](https://packages.debian.org/buster/feedreader) - simple client for online RSS services like tt-rss and others
- [fonts-open-sans](https://packages.debian.org/buster/fonts-open-sans) - humanist sans serif typeface by Steve Matteson
- [fonts-fork-awesome](https://packages.debian.org/buster/fonts-fork-awesome) - fork of the iconic font and CSS toolkit
- [dino-im](https://packages.debian.org/buster/dino-im) - modern XMPP client
- [gnome-dvb-client](https://packages.debian.org/buster/gnome-dvb-client) - client for gnome-dvb-daemon
- [ddupdate](https://packages.debian.org/buster/ddupdate) - Tool updating DNS data for dynamic IP addresses
- [natpmpc](https://packages.debian.org/buster/natpmpc) - portable and fully compliant implementation of NAT-PMP (client)
- [weevely](https://packages.debian.org/buster/weevely) - Stealth tiny web shell
- [dirb](https://packages.debian.org/buster/dirb) - URL bruteforcing tool
- [dhcpig](https://packages.debian.org/buster/dhcpig) - DHCP exhaustion noscript using scapy network library
- [wafw00f](https://packages.debian.org/buster/wafw00f) - identify and fingerprint Web Application Firewall products
- [smbmap](https://packages.debian.org/buster/smbmap) - handy SMB enumeration tool
- [wig](https://packages.debian.org/buster/wig) - WebApp Information Gatherer
- [tomb](https://packages.debian.org/buster/tomb) - crypto undertaker
- [safeeyes](https://packages.debian.org/buster/safeeyes) - Protect your eyes from eye strain using this continuous breaks
- [flameshot](https://packages.debian.org/buster/flameshot) - Powerful yet simple-to-use screenshot software
- [taskcoach](https://packages.debian.org/buster/taskcoach) - friendly task manager
- [pamix](https://packages.debian.org/buster/pamix) - Pulseaudio terminal mixer based in pavucontrol
- [ipset-persistent](https://packages.debian.org/buster/ipset-persistent) - boot-time loader for netfilter rules, ipset plugin

- [pencil2d](https://packages.debian.org/buster/pencil2d) - Create hand-drawn animation using both bitmap and vector graphics
- [lxc-templates](https://packages.debian.org/buster/lxc-templates) - Linux Containers userspace tools (templates)
- [docker.io](https://packages.debian.org/buster/docker.io) - Linux container runtime
- [docker-registry](https://packages.debian.org/buster/docker-registry) - Docker toolset to pack, ship, store, and deliver content
- [docker-doc](https://packages.debian.org/buster/docker-doc) - Linux container runtime -- documentation
- [anbox](https://packages.debian.org/buster/anbox) - Android in a box
- [dxvk](https://packages.debian.org/buster/dxvk) - Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 10/11
- [play.it](https://packages.debian.org/buster/play.it) - Installer for drm-free commercial games
- [naev](https://packages.debian.org/buster/naev) - 2D action/rpg space game
- [gamemode](https://packages.debian.org/buster/gamemode) - Optimise Linux system performance on demand
- [git-sizer](https://packages.debian.org/buster/git-sizer) - compute various size metrics for a Git repository
- [lintian-brush](https://packages.debian.org/buster/lintian-brush) - automatically fix lintian problems
- [csvkit](https://packages.debian.org/buster/csvkit) - command-line tools for working with CSV
- [npm](https://packages.debian.org/buster/npm) - package manager for Node.js
- [fswatch](https://packages.debian.org/buster/fswatch) - file change monitor based on inotify
- [chafa](https://packages.debian.org/buster/chafa) - Image-to-text converter supporting a wide range of symbols, etc.
- [godot3](https://packages.debian.org/buster/godot3) - Full 2D and 3D game engine with editor
- [mbpfan](https://packages.debian.org/buster/mbpfan) - fan control daemon for Apple Macbooks
- [usbtop](https://packages.debian.org/buster/usbtop) - utility to show bandwidth on USB buses and devices
- [lightdm-remote-session-x2go](https://packages.debian.org/buster/lightdm-remote-session-x2go) - LightDM Remote Logon Support for X2Go sessions
- [x2godesktopsharing](https://packages.debian.org/buster/x2godesktopsharing) - Share X11 desktops with other users via X2Go
- [x2goserver](https://packages.debian.org/buster/x2goserver) - X2Go Server
- [x2goserver-desktopsharing](https://packages.debian.org/buster/x2goserver-desktopsharing) - Share X11 desktops with other users via X2Go
- [x2goserver-extensions](https://packages.debian.org/buster/x2goserver-extensions) - X2Go Server (extension support)
- [x2goserver-x2goagent](https://packages.debian.org/buster/x2goserver-x2goagent) - X2Go Server's X2Go Agent
- [x2goserver-xsession](https://packages.debian.org/buster/x2goserver-xsession) - X2Go Server (Xsession runner)
- [tinysshd](https://packages.debian.org/buster/tinysshd) - Tiny SSH server - daemon
- [barrier](https://packages.debian.org/buster/barrier) - Share mouse, keyboard and clipboard over the network

(Some of them were already part of stretch-backports)

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How do I make a bootable USB drive with Ubuntu with persistent data?

I have an 8GB USB drive and I want a Linux Distro on it. I picked Ubuntu as I feel it is the best one for keeping track of networks and hosting websites. Any tutorials or documentation would be appreciated.

https://redd.it/c8rcol
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