Discussion: the future of the operating system

It is well known that the architecture that GNU/Linux is built on is robust but old and especially POSIX feels outdated. also, some new operating systems (fuchsia, redox, haiku) are slowly emerging. there are few old but interesting OSes as well ( eg: Plan9, hurd ).

Now, what new inventions / breakthroughs / gradual upgrades do you expect in OS space? ( server / desktop / embedded etc.. ).. What features / techniques from existing research is interesting in this regard? I would like to hear a bit more about OS research....

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The PGP Problem
https://latacora.micro.blog/2019/07/16/the-pgp-problem.html

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Tutanota now has an encrypted calendar, also available in the F-Droid app.
https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/free-encrypted-calendar

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The Best Linux Distros 2019
https://writeabout.tech/programming/the-best-linux-distros-2018

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SSH Tunneling Explained
https://3keys.dev/2019/07/17/ssh-tunnel/

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Found these great options/Debiandog
https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions/comments/7z7wnj/smallest_debian_distro/

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Checking Out Machine Check Exception (MCE) Errors in Linux
https://www.cnx-software.com/2019/07/17/machine-check-exception-mce-errors-linux/

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Fedora CoreOS official preview release
https://getfedora.org/coreos/

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EvilGnome: A New Backdoor Implant Spies On Linux Desktop Users
https://thehackernews.com/2019/07/linux-gnome-spyware.html

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How To Build Your Own DDoS Pro
https://javapipe.com/blog/iptables-ddos-protection/

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Lightweight i3 developer desktop with OSTree and chroots
https://piware.de/post/2019-07-14-ostree-i3/

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Wanna work on Debian LTS (and get funded)?
http://layer-acht.org/thinking/blog/20190716-wanna-work-on-lts/

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Runs on Librem 5, Day 24 - July Librem 5 Update
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5hISNi_Jws

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Bios flashback on linux?

I am planning on getting a 3600 in the next few weeks and i have the choice of m450, x470 or x570 mobo. The first two options would need a bios flashback and while i have an old xp system, the usb ports don’t recognise a thing and a lot of time spent on trying to fix this has yielded no results. Is a bios flashback from linux possible?

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Run gnupg-2.2.17 on your EL7 system
https://people.kernel.org/monsieuricon/run-gnupg-2-2-17-on-your-el7-system

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Distinguish Linux kernel from android



Hello, sorry to ask here but I need more people.

I want to make (100%) sure if it is Linux kernel or android, of an embeded device (If you think that android is linux, please dont join this post).

The kernel version seems to be 3.18.20, boot loader is little kernel , the device is a 4g modem(quectel ec21). The boot partition (MTD8) is unmounted, but I have the file from an update (used android too to extract) and the kernel size is 5M.

I have access to the console.

I analyzed the kernel symbols.

If I did it correctly I can say that of the android only code (from [here](https://elinux.org/Android_Kernel_Features)) :

THERE IS NOT: binder, ashmem, pmem, logger, lowmem, paranoid network, ram console.

THERE IS: wakelocks, timed outputs/gpio, usb gadget(adb).

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**Dmesg:**

\[ 0.000000\] Booting Linux on physical CPU 0x0

\[ 0.000000\] Initializing cgroup subsys cpu

\[ 0.000000\] Initializing cgroup subsys cpuacct

\[ 0.000000\] Linux version 3.18.20 (quectel@quectel-OptiPlex-7050) (gcc version 4.9.2 (GCC) ) #1 PREEMPT Thu Jun 21 11:57:03 CST 2018

**Debug log:**

androidboot.authorized\_kernel=true androidb

oot.baseba\[1050\] Updating device tree: start

\[1160\] Updating device tree: done

\[1160\] booting linux @ 0x80008000, ramdisk @ 0x80008000 (0), tags/device tree @ 0x81e00000

INIT: version 2.88 booting

**From commands:**

**root@mdm9607-perf:/dev# uname -a**

Linux mdm9607-perf 3.18.20 #1 PREEMPT Thu Jun 21 11:57:03 CST 2018 armv7l GNU/Linux

root@mdm9607-perf:/# cat /proc/version

Linux version 3.18.20 (quectel@quectel-OptiPlex-7050) (gcc version 4.9.2 (GCC) ) #1 PREEMPT Thu Jun 21 11:57:03 CST 2018

**root@mdm9607-perf:/# cat /proc/cmdline**

noinitrd rw console=ttyHSL0,115200,n8 androidboot.hardware=qcom ehci-hcd.park=3 msm\_rtb.filter=0x37 lpm\_levels.sleep\_disabled

=1 earlycon=msm\_hsl\_uart,0x78b3000 androidboot.serialno=f36b0cf9 androidboot.authorized\_kernel=true androidboot.baseband=msm

rootfstype=ubifs rootflags=bulk\_read root=ubi0:rootfs ubi.mtd=18 ubi.mtd=13

**More Info:**

[startup debugging](https://pastebin.com/ZDUjFmTm)

[dmesg](https://pastebin.com/z5HG29vj)

[generic info](https://pastebin.com/ji3GeX4n)

Thankyou.

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Using nvidia-xrun to unlock your optimus laptop's full potential on Linux
https://www.devpy.me/nvidia-xrun/

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I got the kernel onto this i3 system, but it just hangs and the driver is terrible
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XP-Pen Artist 15.6 running on Lunix Mint

I don't know where to put this. I am kinda new to this whole Reddit and I just want to share and help.

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Please ask anything or point me in the right direction to help.

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EndeavourOS first stable release has arrived!
https://endeavouros.com/endeavouros-first-stable-release-has-arrived/

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Configure a beautiful terminal on Unix with Zsh
https://dev.to/deepu105/configure-a-beautiful-terminal-on-unix-with-zsh-4mcb

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