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/fglt/ - Friendly GNU/Linux Thread 2017-02-24 04:21:21 Post No.59091302
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Welcome to /fglt/ - Friendly GNU/Linux Thread.
Users of all levels are welcome to ask questions about GNU/Linux and share their experiences.
*** Please be civil, notice the "Friendly" in every Friendly GNU/Linux Thread ***
Before asking for help, please check our list of resources[*].
Previous thread: >>59076457
If you would like to try out GNU/Linux you can do one of the following:
0) Install a GNU/Linux distribution of your choice in a Virtual Machine.
1) Use a live image and to boot directly into the GNU/Linux distribution without installing anything.
2) Dual boot the GNU/Linux distribution of your choice along with Windows or Mac.
3) Go balls deep and replace everything with GNU/Linux.
>What distro should I choose?
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Babbies_First_Linux
>What's the alternative for x?
https://alternativeto.net
http://www.linuxalt.com
Search for software by category:
http://www.linuxlinks.com/Software
https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Main_Page
News:
http://phoronix.com
http://www.webupd8.org
https://www.linuxjournal.com
https://lwn.net
Gaming news:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com
https://linuxgameconsortium.com
/t/'s GNU/Linux Games: >>>/t/749768#
/t/'s GNU/Linux Training Videos: >>>/t/713097#
* Resources:
Your friendly neighborhood search engine
(try to use a search engine that respects your privacy such as searx, ixquick or startpage)
$ man <insert command here>
$ info <insert command here>
$ <insert command here> --help
Don't know what to look for?
$ apropos <anything>
Check the Wikis (most troubleshoots work for all distros)
https://wiki.archlinux.org
https://wiki.gentoo.org
Learn the command line:
http://linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php
Break out of the botnet:
https://prism-break.org/en/categories/gnu-linux
Learn more about Free Software:
https://www.gnu.org
/g/'s Wiki on GNU/Linux:
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Category:GNU/Linux
/fglt/'s website:
http://fglt.nl
/fglt/'s copypasta collection:
https://p.teknik.io/wJ9Zy
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fedora is literally shit
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It's Linux, not GNU/Linux
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/tpg/ - ThinkPad General 2017-02-23 09:56:44 Post No.59086381
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Previous thread: >>59051740
IRC: #/tpg/ on irc.rizon.net
Other business laptops are also welcome in /tpg/ (e.g. Dell Latitude/Precision, HP EliteBook/ZBook).
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If you're looking for purchase advice, READ THE BUYERS GUIDE FIRST. Then post, stating budget and requirements (e.g. size and performance).
Don't buy anything OTHER THAN T, X AND W/P SERIES if you want the Real ThinkPad Experience™
Recommended models:
T420 - 14", normal size
X220 - 12.5", ultraportable
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Why ThinkPad? (also applies to other business laptops)
>Used machines are plentiful and cheap.
>Excellent keyboards - tactile feel and quiet.
>Great durability: chassis uses a magnesium rollcage for structural integrity, with high quality plastic body panels.
>Utilitarian design: e.g. indicator LEDs, 7 row keyboard layout on older models.
>Docking stations that easily turns your laptop into a desktop.
>Easy to repair, upgrade and maintain thanks to readily available service manuals for every model. Spare parts are easy and cheap to obtain.
>The best trackpoint (that red thing in the middle of the keyboard). Great for those who type a lot or hate swiping their fingers all over a touchpad.
>Excellent GNU/Linux & *BSD support.
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Used ThinkPad buyers guide:
http://ktgee.net/tpg
xsauc buyers guide:
http://www.dankpads.com
EPP discount for new ThinkPads (USA & Canada only, usually 15%+ off):
http://pastebin.com/JVwVGVTW
Helpful links and resources (Wiki, lookup tools and wallpapers):
http://pastebin.com/DYjEnVq1
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>>59085927
Really? That blows... and yes I did mean T420
>>59086032
Uh.. Mostly internet surfing and trolling on YouTube but I will be learning C on my own at home..
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>>59086416
If you're going to be using it at a desk most of the time, get a W series or T5xx with a nice screen.
For high mobility get an X230 or X230T.
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2560p confirmed comfiest laptop.
The express card blank is the perfect size to store a sd card
Is Linux getting games yet?
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>>59083396
Just install Windows and stop with bullshit.
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What are you talking about? GNU/Linux has several fully libre games!
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>>59083396
there's only one game worth playing
Minesweeper
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libreboot anti-rms/gnu stuff 2017-02-23 05:48:38 Post No.59082742
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libreboot anti-rms/gnu stuff
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I haven't looked at this in a while but yikes! seriously, how does one avoid this?
https://libreboot.org/gnu/
>you will be persecuted for your beliefs to the fullest extent of the morality of the now
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>>59082742
These people are the reason some think transpeople are always mentally ill.
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>>59082803
>implying
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>>59082803
They are always mentally ill.
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What's a good desktop pci-e wifi card for a decent price? (
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>>59103325
are you mentally challenged? this is not google
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>>59103325
https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100158094%20600014297&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=36
was that hard
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>>59103333
>>59103463
Maybe I was wondering what others were using? Calm down.
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thinking about getting e-reader
kobo was on my list, but dunno, Aura H2O seems bit aged at this point
now I learned about Tolino vision 4 HD
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they all function more or less the same, their job is such a basic one: displaying text
just buy whatever is cheapest/most convenient for you
>aged
isn't relevant w/ e-readers, with current colorless e-ink screen technology they've been perfected already - approximately at the point where they added the frontlight. I guess water resistance is "nice" if you want to read in the tub or something.
preferably don't buy amazon though, they're shitheads
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I have a kindle paperwhite, it's pretty fucking great.
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kobo glo hd it's literally perfect
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Are we ever going to see a general purpose CPU that wasn't made by Intel or AMD?
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VIA. But it's trash.
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I think the market's reduced it to 2 for a reason, dunno how a 3rd could come into play.
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>>59103264
You mean x86-64 right?
There are plenty of general purpose CPUs on other instruction sets.
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Uninstall me.
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Why?
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>>59103128
I already did
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>>59103128
>autists think that letting a private organisation compile their apks is more secure than using play store
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Pajeets, explain this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNpoTSx_C_A
Pic unrelated.
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>not even bothering to say anything, just posting a youtube link
Video is the cancer that killed the internet. Go back to watching TV.
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>>59102936
lol
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can someone tl;dw?
how did i do?
is this shit better than yeti?
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HEY GAYMERRS!
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>>59102930
just start buying proper audio shit. XLR or trash
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Someone in my class asked for help with their code and sent me it. There are so many things wrong with this shitty code.
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>>59102835
if they were experts, they wouldn't need to take a programming class, smart guy
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>>59102835
Any tips to improve code like that. Im a begginer and trying to avoid stupid shit
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>>59102887
>asking for help from the guy who belittled someone for asking for help
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Running a 12 thread xeon processor at 4ghz
... Youtube 4k lags like hell and struggles at 1440p 60fps on both chrome and firefox.
WTF is happening?
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>>59102571
maybe disable hardware acceleration?
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>>59102571
What GPU do you have? Do you know gpu is the one in charge of decoding the video right?
Its only done on the cpu when you don't have a powerfull enough GPU, but the thing is that they only use 1 core when using a web browser.
If you download the video and you use MPC-HC for playback it will probably run smoothly.
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>>59102571
Does it lag on Microsoft Edge? I'm not shilling but it seems to be the best optimized browser, at least on Windows 10
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It's not fair I bought a Skylake 8 months ago I desrve to have better performance than AMD CPUs.
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Don't worry, it won't. Remember what happened with Polaris?
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Don't worry, remember Bulldozer?
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>>59102827
Nice dead memes friendos
So with all this talk of Ryzen, who wants to bet that there won't be a single that can fulfill these two points?
1. Beat a 7700k in any benchmark
2. Also have integrated graphics
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>>59102364
>integrated graphics
Oh anon you so funny.
But seriously, the Zen+Vega APUs coming out will shrek Intel integrated garbage and still put out decent CPU speeds.
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>>59102404
If it can't beat a gtx1080 then it will just be another poor man's video card.
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>>59102433
>If I can't find a reason to buy it, it's useless
Autism incarnate.
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I understand sudo code, yet the act of programming is brain mush for me. How do I help the Devuan Project with Pure Math and Arts exp?
BONUS for OC:
Trying to suggest fixing GNOME3 for Devuan →→ Refracta distro conversion. Any thoughts?
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>I understand sudo code
someone get this man a participation trophy
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>>59102347
>I understand sudo code