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28 votes
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Microsoft announces first paid-for $20 Linux Distro for Windows 10 October 2018 update
22 votes -
Six Years of Space Nerds In Space – a video overview of a co-op StarTrek-like space sim game
4 votes -
Why Your Server Monitoring (Still) Sucks
9 votes -
Solus Blog: In Full Sail
10 votes -
Sailfish 3 is here!
13 votes -
Setting the Record Straight: containers vs. Zones vs. Jails vs. VMs
7 votes -
IBM to acquire software company Red Hat for $34 billion
54 votes -
Linux users: after finishing distro hopping, where did you land?
I've been running Linux for a little over a year now and, after a recent conversation on Tildes, I decided that I need to wipe and re-install so that I can enable full-disk encryption. Thus, right...
I've been running Linux for a little over a year now and, after a recent conversation on Tildes, I decided that I need to wipe and re-install so that I can enable full-disk encryption.
Thus, right now I'm shopping around for a distro and trying out different live environments to find something that works for me. My question isn't necessarily for right now though (my hardware is old enough that I'm definitely going to need to use a lightweight distro, which severely limits my options). It's more for the future, in that I plan to replace this computer in a year or two with something up-to-date, which means I'll be able to run any distro under the sun! Any!
So, I'm curious to hear from people who have found their "forever distro." What do you run for your everyday use, and why? Also, what's your level of technical expertise? I am very far from a power-user at present, but I'd like to be somewhere closer to that when I replace my computer.
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What are the best practices regarding personal files and encryption?
Over the past year I have done a lot to shore up my digital privacy and security. One of the last tasks I have to tackle is locking down the many personal files I have on my computer that have...
Over the past year I have done a lot to shore up my digital privacy and security. One of the last tasks I have to tackle is locking down the many personal files I have on my computer that have potentially compromising information in them (e.g. bank statements). Right now they are simply sitting on my hard drive, unencrypted. Theft of my device or a breach in access through the network would allow a frightening level of access to many of my records.
As such, what are my options for keeping certain files behind an encryption "shield"? Also, what are the potential tradeoffs for doing so? In researching the topic online I've read plenty of horror stories about people losing archives or whole drives due to encryption-related errors/mistakes. How can I protect against this scenario? Losing the files would be almost as bad as having them compromised!
I'm running Linux, but I'm far from tech-savvy, so I would either need a solution to be straightforward or I'd have to learn a lot to make sense of a more complicated solution. I'm willing to learn mainly because it's not an option for me to continue with my current, insecure setup. I do use a cloud-based password manager that allows for uploading of files, and I trust it enough with my passwords that I would trust it with my files, though I would like to avoid that situation if possible.
With all this in mind, what's a good solution for me to protect my personal files?
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Sway 1.0-beta.1 release highlights
15 votes -
Ubuntu 18.10 released
28 votes -
Flashpoint, the flash game archival project, hits version five with a new Linux-supported client
21 votes -
WireGuard v6 might be ready for the mainline kernel
11 votes -
Nim: Deploying static binaries
8 votes -
Linux gaming finally doesn't suck!
31 votes -
On holy wars, and a plea for peace
9 votes -
The GOG client for Linux is no longer actively being worked on
42 votes -
Changes made to Linux's Code of Conduct
41 votes -
The New Yorker on Linus Torvalds & Abusive Behavior
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New Chrome OS will add support for Linux apps
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Linus Torvalds apologizes for personal attacks in emails and announces he's taking time off from kernel development
69 votes -
Linux gaming: GOG vs. Steam?
I started prioritizing GOG a couple of years ago, buying most of my games there because I love their DRM-free stance. I have an entire backup of my GOG gaming library on my hard drive, so even if...
I started prioritizing GOG a couple of years ago, buying most of my games there because I love their DRM-free stance. I have an entire backup of my GOG gaming library on my hard drive, so even if something happened to my account I'd still have everything I've bought from them over the years. On the other hand, their Linux support isn't great. For example, GOG Galaxy, their all-in-one frontend, is still not available on Linux despite being out for other platforms for years.
Steam, on the other hand, is DRM-agnostic, and there isn't an easy way to separate my games from the service. I worry about what would happen if I somehow lost access to my account. When a game is available on Steam and GOG, I opt for GOG each time because I'd rather have a DRM-free copy that I can control. Nevertheless, Valve has done a lot to support Linux gaming, especially with their recent debut of SteamPlay and Proton. Right now, Steam gives a much better user experience to Linux users and supporting Valve helps move Linux gaming forward. It also helps that their selection is much greater than GOG's, (though that's less of a pull for me as I do appreciate GOG's heavier-handed curation).
I'm torn because I want a little of column A and a little of column B. I keep hoping that GOG will eventually catch up with Steam with regards to Linux support, but that's already been the dream for a while (and a lot of people are done holding their breath). At this point I'm wondering whether I should just hop on the SteamPlay train and start putting my eggs back in that basket. Anyone have any thoughts? Who do you choose to buy from, and why?
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Getting started with qemu
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Do technologies like Snap and Flatpak have a future?
I just gave up on installing Gimp via flatpack because it required a 2GB download. I run i3 on top of Xfce. I have lots of Gtk libraries already. Storage is cheap and my internet has no limits,...
I just gave up on installing Gimp via flatpack because it required a 2GB download. I run i3 on top of Xfce. I have lots of Gtk libraries already. Storage is cheap and my internet has no limits, but this seems very inefficient to me. What if I had to install all my software that way?
27 votes -
An interview with the developer of DXVK, part of what makes Valve's Steam Play tick
11 votes -
Interested in Linux Gaming? I run a website just for that
45 votes -
Progress update from the Librem 5 hardware department
15 votes -
GIMP has received a $100k donation from the GNOME foundation (the foundation received a $400k donation from Handshake.org)
28 votes -
Making C less dangerous
16 votes -
The "Chatty" messaging app for Librem 5 (Linux phone) with SMS and XMPP support
16 votes -
Valve officially confirm a new version of Steam Play for Linux, including a modified version of Wine called "Proton" - available now in Steam Beta
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Now that Ubuntu 18.04.1 is out, have you upgraded from 16.04 LTS?
The first point release came out July 26, and enables upgrades from 16.04 LTS. https://blog.ubuntu.com/2018/07/26/first-point-release-of-18-04-lts-available-today Have you upgraded your desktop?...
The first point release came out July 26, and enables upgrades from 16.04 LTS.
https://blog.ubuntu.com/2018/07/26/first-point-release-of-18-04-lts-available-today
Have you upgraded your desktop? Server?
Happy with it? Any pitfalls?
20 votes -
Intel reverses controversial update license
19 votes -
Where Vim Came From
20 votes -
Valve seems to be working on tools to get Windows games running on Linux
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Top Linux developers' recommended programming books
7 votes -
Meltdown strikes back: the L1 terminal fault vulnerability
6 votes -
Tracktion T7 Digital Audio Workstation is now free (Linux, Mac, Windows)
6 votes -
Linux 4.19 is shaping up to be interesting
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What are the first things you install on a new computer?
Or phone, or after an OS reinstall, etc. Just got to thinking about it because I did a fresh install of Arch on my chromebook the other day, and I'd be curious what other people's priority...
Or phone, or after an OS reinstall, etc. Just got to thinking about it because I did a fresh install of Arch on my chromebook the other day, and I'd be curious what other people's priority software installs are. For me, after the basics like drivers, it's xfce, Firefox, Transmission, Libreoffice, and VLC on linux. Pretty much the same on Windows, plus a few utilities like 7zip, PuTTY, and notepad++. For Android installs I grab nova launcher, Hangouts Dialer, F-Droid, NewPipe and MoonReader before anything else.
EDIT: Forgot firefox on android, as well as ublock origin on all platforms.
Also not completely sure if this belongs more in ~tech or ~comp.
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Public access unix server for tildes.net?
Reading about tilde.club and cmccabe's excellent post about public access unix servers has made me want one for tildes.net. I realize that there are several alternatives, like tildes.team and...
Reading about tilde.club and cmccabe's excellent post about public access unix servers has made me want one for tildes.net. I realize that there are several alternatives, like tildes.team and sdf.org, but I think it would be really cool to have one specifically for the people here, and once the API is done, it could even integrate with the site.
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SDF Public Access UNIX System .. Est. 1987
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Michael MacInnis: Oh a new Unix shell - BSDCan 2018
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Battle of the Schedulers: Linux's CFS vs FreeBSD's ULE
7 votes -
Linux boots on Shakti processor, India's first RISC-V chip
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SteamOS 3.0 is on the way codenamed Clockwerk
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Has anyone here backed the Librem 5?
For those unaware the Librem 5 is an upcoming Linux smartphone developped by Purism that seems to be doing everything right. Frankly I think this might be humanity's last chance to have a Libre...
For those unaware the Librem 5 is an upcoming Linux smartphone developped by Purism that seems to be doing everything right. Frankly I think this might be humanity's last chance to have a Libre mobile option before the Google/Apple duopoly gets too far ahead.
I really, really want to back the thing but after going through the exchange rate, duties and customs I think it works out to nearly 900CAD which I just can't afford right now, though I might end up pulling the trigger anyway. Call it 400$ for a phone and 400$ to support a worthy cause, eh?
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Linux.Pictures | gnu/linux related pictures (wallpaper, posters, playing card, etc.)
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Have any of you set up GPU passthrough for a virtual machine?
Right now I dual boot windows 10 and fedora, windows for gaming, fedora for everything else. I'm considering running linux as my only native operating system, and running windows in a virtual...
Right now I dual boot windows 10 and fedora, windows for gaming, fedora for everything else. I'm considering running linux as my only native operating system, and running windows in a virtual machine for gaming. This will be more convenient than restarting my pc every time I want to play a game, and I'll feel better about having windows sandboxed in a VM than running natively on my computer.
To get gaming performance out of a virtual machine, I'm planning to have two gpus. One for linux to use, and one reserved exclusively for the virtual machine.
Have any of you set up a computer like this before? What was your experience like? How was the performance?
16 votes