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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GTX 1080 tearing with official drivers

Hey guys,
Has anyone encountered screen tearing with Nvidia GPUs with their official drivers?

Compton is installed and full composition is set for all monitors

Edit: happens to me with Ubutu, Fedora, Debian and arch.

Tested with Gnome and KDE.

CPU govorner is set to performance.

I7 6700, 32gb ddr4, gtx 1080, 1TB nvme

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Windows bad
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Ubisoft joins Blender Development Fund
https://www.blender.org/press/ubisoft-joins-blender-development-fund/

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Anatomy of a GZIP file that infinitely expands to itself.
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Would you pay to have a feature implemented or a bug fixed?

The question is in the noscript.

Whether it's $5 or $5000 depends on you, but I'm trying to find out if you'd be willing to pay at all. Any project.

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Performance difference between XFCE and Gnome Shell is Shocking

After using Gnome shell for a long time and after being tired of slow and unresponsive experience across the DE, i tried mate and xfce desktop and finally settled on xubuntu couple of months back.

The performance difference between these two DEs and Gnome Shell is huge. I just can't believe that one DE flies and other crawls using same specs, kernel and graphics stack. I feel bad for stock Ubuntu users, who got moved to it from unity and still using it. I think Gnome will never be same again. In the name of modernization, a major part of it has been destroyed.

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Petition to Open Source All EU Government Software - Change how governments work forever!
https://publiccode.eu

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Dropbox Brings Back Support For ZFS, XFS, Btrfs And eCryptFS On Linux
https://www.linuxuprising.com/2019/07/dropbox-brings-back-support-for-zfs-xfs.html

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Pushback on a Fedora change proposal to update x86_64 micro-architecture

Today on Fedora's devel mailing list, a [Change Proposal](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/MPFXH4Y5LDC5L2VXWKUHAX3WAKBQXR4U/) to update the x86_64 micro-architecture was presented. The rationale is that since Fedora is still using the K8 micro-architecture (the original AMD64 version from 2003), without 3DNow! or other AMD-specific parts, it doesn't make use of architecture extensions and, as a result, doesn't run as good as it could. The Proposal says to lift the micro-arch to AVX2 level.

This caused a lot of stirrup on the mailing list, as many people chipped in saying that this proposal goes way too high and it would require them to throw away a lot of hardware. It was also pointed out that even though AVX2 was designed in 2013, there are still CPUs **in production** that do not fit this requirement [(link)](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WBS24VTLEAI455QZOJLDLJ5SB3MREMSK/).

If you'd like to check if your CPU fits this requirement, you can just run:
```
grep 'avx2' /proc/cpuinfo
```

Some suggested solutions were to:

1. Modify the proposal and use some other, less recent baseline.

2. Create a separate "modern x86_64" arch and provide the system in two versions. [(link)](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SH2IZBES2I3YWOOWTB6REVBQWS3LUCYK/)

3. Reject the proposal outright (duh).

I'm curious about /r/linux's opinion, seeing how every so often one can see here posts praising Linux for working perfectly with old or lower-end hardware.

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Monitoring Linux Logs with Kibana and Rsyslog

Hello guys!

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Recently, I played a lot with Kibana and I discovered that it was an amazing visualization tool! I managed to bind it with rsyslog, in order to have a complete monitoring dashboard showing all the system logs metrics for your Linux instances.

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https://i.redd.it/l7ezllkxcxb31.png

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Then, I wrote a complete guide on how to setup ELK with rsyslog to monitor your system.

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This extensive guide covers :

\- Key Concepts of Linux Logging

\- What does an actual monitoring architecture looks like

\- Installing the ELK stack on an Ubuntu machine

\- Configuring all the tools in order to have a complete log monitoring pipeline.

\- Illustrated details on how to build a killer dashboard in Kibana.

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I hope that you are going to enjoy it guys, it took me quite some time to write this, but I felt that it was worth sharing :)

[http://devconnected.com/monitoring-linux-logs-with-kibana-and-rsyslog/](http://devconnected.com/monitoring-linux-logs-with-kibana-and-rsyslog/)

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Have a nice week all :)

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"hello world!" most likely the worlds dumbest game

[https://imgur.com/zY8QXax](https://imgur.com/zY8QXax)

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im in the process of developing a game for programmers. where you look at source code (which sometimes makes sense but others doesnt, just as long as you understand where your supposed to go/what to do thats all im looking for)

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it mainly uses a javanoscript style syntax as i feel like its a programming style that both looks like big complicated programming while still being super simple and ubiquitous.

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it has pitfalls like recursion, interns and much more planned. its not a game thats meant to be executed, or compiled or anything. its a text based game that you look at the actual code of what the game actually is? i guess is the best way to describe it?

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