Discussion, Freedesktop.org Standards & Specifications & Linux Distribution Compatibility

Standards and specifications are a very important topic when it comes to the web, and largely responsible for the growth and maturity of the modern web into what it is today. Web standards are decided upon by the W3C, and web browsers are held responsible for maintaining as much compatibility with those standards as possible, while being free to also implement additional functionality/features if they wish as long as doing so does not break compatibility with those standards.

For Linux desktop distributions and desktop environments, as far as I can tell *(and I implore readers to correct me if I am wrong)*, the nearest equivalent of the W3C for Linux desktop is [Freedesktop.org](https://Freedesktop.org), who act as a central point of cooperation between Linux desktops for creating and maintaining standards, for important things such as how .desktop launchers should work, how menus should be organised, conventions for storing icons, and so on. [Freedesktop.org](https://Freedesktop.org) themselves say, they are not a formal standards body and do not offer compliance certification, regardless they appear to the nearest equivalent so I have picked them for this post.

For web browsers, we have useful websites such as [https://caniuse.com/](https://caniuse.com/) and [https://html5test.com/](https://html5test.com/) to assess how well web browsers adhere to standards and to aid in making decisions regarding which web browser to use, and to aid web developers to know what standards they can rely upon when creating web applications.

I am not aware of any similar resources for Linux desktops. Does anyone know if there is an equivalent to these websites for Linux desktops that compiles information about how well Linux desktops adhere to [Freedesktop.org](https://Freedesktop.org) standards and specifications. If something like that does not exist, what is everyone's thoughts on the idea of establishing a resource like that, that compiles information on standards created by [Freedesktop.org](https://Freedesktop.org), and the level of compatibility that each popular Linux distribution has with those standards.

The benefit in my view is that compiling that information together and making it more visible, will encourage more movement towards Linux distributions implementing and adhering to open standards to become more broadly compatible with each other, and even encourage the creation of more standards for areas that need them, in addition to helping users decide which distro to use, and helping developers decide on what standards they can expect to be supported across Linux desktops.

I also feel that in absence of any community lead effort to establish, nail down, promote and adopt standards and specifications, that Linux desktop leaves itself open to large and powerful corporate entities to try doing so themselves, by using their market power to achieve the same result. If there's a void to be filled, it will be filled, either the Linux desktop FOSS community steps in and fills it, or a large commercial entity does so, and their motivations might not align with everyone else's.

I'm eager to hear everyone's thoughts on this subject and hope this sparks a healthy debate!

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Help me bash file noscript.

~ $ du path: // cdrom

Enter du to know the size.

If you get this and have a capacity of 750462, run "cp a b".

For 650329, run 'cp b c'

For 570362, run 'cp c d'

Otherwise, run 'cp d e'

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I want to make this noscript Bash file.
Help me.

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Parrotsec.org down

sorry if this is the wrong subreddit, but could anyone share the Parrot OS 4.6/4.7 ISO with me. As stated in the noscript the official website, and thus the download, is not available.

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Modern text rendering with Linux: Part 1
https://mrandri19.github.io/2019/07/18/modern-text-rendering-linux-ep1.html

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Found an old screenshot from my 2004 Suse 9.2 desktop....includes a MySpace folder....oof
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Programming on DSL

So I’ve been looking into a portable way to do lisp programming. I have a old windows 8 table that I believe either has a atom processor or something really basic. It was never powerful enough to run windows but Linux??

Being looking into damn small Linux and was wondering if anyone has any experience using this OS for programming?

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Better mode extension support: status sync and disabling
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/merge_requests/1

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All Chrome (and Chromium) extensions can execute remote code in their own context.
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=985759

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Using Mint/Libre for job apps, or other stuff for noobs

I used Ubuntu in the past, enjoyed it a lot except I found difficulty with using open office when applying for jobs because when going back to Windows /office it didn't seem to format correctly and looked quite bad. Open office was what it pre installed at the time but this was about 8 years ago I think?

Anyway now I'm using Mint and see that it has Libre, so how well would writing a resume with proper formatting and other such professional purposes be seen by various employers, presumably using Windows and MS Office predominately?

Also, any other recommendations for smooth operations? I'm quite novice but enjoying branching out.

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KDE Usability & Productivity: Week 80
http://pointieststick.com/2019/07/21/kde-usability-productivity-week-80/

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If it is public money, it should be public code as well. If you're from the EU consider signing this campaign from the FSFE
https://publiccode.eu/

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Dropbox added support for zfs, eCryptFS, xfs, and btrfs filesystems in Linux

The latest version 77.3.127 Dropbox added support for zfs (on 64-bit systems only), eCryptFS, xfs (on 64-bit systems only), and btrfs filesystems in Linux: [https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Desktop-client-builds/Beta-Build-77-3-127/td-p/354660](https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Desktop-client-builds/Beta-Build-77-3-127/td-p/354660)

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Headset - Desktop Music Player Powered by YouTube And Reddit

Used this music player for a while now. HIGHLY recommended. It's Free, no ads and has LastFM scrobble. My favorite thing about it by far is the Reddit integration.

[https://headsetapp.co/](https://headsetapp.co/)

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Tips on setting up disk quotas using either traditional or ZFS filesystems
https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20190722#tips

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Debian 10 vs Ubuntu 19.04 performance test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KEB0S8GV-0&feature=youtu.be

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Linux Experiences/Rants or Education/Certifications thread - July 22, 2019

Welcome to r/linux rants and experiences! This megathread is also to hear opinions from anyone just starting out with Linux or those that have used Linux (GNU or otherwise) for a long time.

Let us know what's annoying you, whats making you happy, or something that you want to get out to r/linux but didn't make the cut into a full post of it's own.

For those looking for certifications please use this megathread to ask about how to get certified whether it's for the business world or for your own satisfaction. Be sure to check out r/linuxadmin for more discussion in the SysAdmin world!

_Please keep questions in r/linuxquestions, r/linux4noobs, or the Wednesday automod thread._

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GTK updates
https://blogs.gnome.org/mclasen/2019/07/21/westcoast-hackfest-gtk-updates/

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Is it better to use linux for web development?

Apologies if this is a wrong subreddit to ask but I've been thinking if I should use linux as my primary OS to develop websites or just stick to my Windows installation. Windows is currently usable but slow and barely handle multiple tasks. It takes several minutes to run nodejs apps and composer is incredibly slow. I've used linux before and the experience was great. But I use windows to do school related stuff and switching OS is a hassle for me. So is it better for me to use linux or just stick with windows?

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Netsurf 3.9 released (web browser with its own engine)
http://www.netsurf-browser.org/

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Plamo (PlasmaMobile) debug build 2019-06-20 [VIDEO]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxNlApC1tB4

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Can you recommend a Linux?

I wish to install a Linux OS on a 2GB flash drive, all I want is to boot from it so I can use the Linux terminal

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