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Links 08/03/2023: DeaDBeef 1.9.5 and Linux Format Reaches 300



  • GNU/Linux

    • Linux Format 300

      We celebrate the best in open source ever, the Linux kernel and wonder where we’d be without the free software movement. Discover our top picks for the best free software, what the oldest open source projects are and revel in our retro distro reviews!

    • Applications

      • UbuntubuzzPenpot 1.0 - The New FOSS Design & Prototyping Platform for Teams

        PenPot version 1.0 released on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. Released with the slogan "Bring Design Freedom to your Product team", it is the first official stable release of the new web-based, collaborative design & prototyping platform. Its purpose is to design User Interface (UI) of any computer program. To many people in UI & UX field, PenPot can be viewed as a very good Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) alternative to Figma. In this article we convey to you the news, introduce it, quick guide to use it and some useful information to learn more about it. Finally, we'd love to say congratulations and welcome to PenPot!

      • OMG! LinuxNeed to Edit PDF Metadata on Linux? Try Paper Clip

        Paper Clip is a terrifically simple app for editing PDF metadata on Linux.

      • Ubuntu HandbookDeaDBeef Music Player 1.9.5 Adds PipeWire output Support

        The lightweight DeaDBeef music player got an update recently. Here's how to install it in Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 20.04, and Ubuntu 18.04. Just like Audacious did in v4.3, DeaDBeef 1.9.5 added the low-latency PipeWire sound server support.

    • Instructionals/Technical

      • ID RootHow To Install Apache Maven on Linux Mint 21

        In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Apache Maven on Linux Mint 21. For those of you who didn’t know, Apache Maven is a popular build automation tool used in Java-based software development projects.

      • LinuxConfigSetup FTP server on Linux
      • UNIX CopHow to install Telegram Desktop Client on Ubuntu 22.04 | Linux Mint 21

        Hello, friends. Although WhatsApp is incredibly popular in the world, there are those of us who value the privacy and features of other similar applications.

      • LinuxConfigLinux: Setup SSH
      • Linux CapableHow to Install and Enable SSH on Linux Mint 21 or 20

        Secure Shell (SSH) is a protocol used to connect and remotely manage systems over a network securely. It is a crucial tool for Linux Mint users who need to access their systems remotely, transfer files securely, and perform administrative tasks.

      • Linux CapableHow to Enable BBR in Debian 12, 11 or 10

        As internet usage continues to grow, it's crucial to have a fast and reliable network. One way to achieve this is by enabling BBR, a congestion control algorithm developed by Google. BBR (Bottleneck Bandwidth and Round-trip propagation time) optimizes your network’s speed and reliability, ensuring your data gets transmitted faster and more efficiently.

      • Linux CapableWhat is Pamac AUR Helper? Everything You Need to Know

        Pamac AUR Helper is a powerful package manager for Arch-based Linux systems that allows for easy package installation, removal, and updating. It is user-friendly and provides a graphical interface that simplifies the management of software packages.

      • Make Tech EasierHow to Install Windows in VirtualBox in Linux

        There are several reasons a Linux user would want to create a Windows virtual machine, and VirtualBox is easily one of the most popular hypervisors available for Linux. It’s simple to use, easily accessible, and extremely flexible in what it allows you to do with your virtual machines.

      • Linux CapableRemove Packages from Manjaro Linux in Command Terminal

        Removing packages from Manjaro Linux can be done easily from the command terminal using your chosen package manager or AUR helper. Pacman is the default package manager for Manjaro Linux and other Arch Linux-based systems, and it is particularly useful for managing packages from official repositories.

    • Games

      • Godot EngineGodot & Friends at GDC 2023

        We are going to be at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2023, which will take place in San Francisco from March 20th to March 24th.

  • Distributions and Operating Systems

    • LinuxConfigMX Linux vs Ubuntu

      MX Linux has quickly risen in popularity in recent years and is one of the most trending Linux distributions currently. Since most Linux users are very familiar with Ubuntu Linux already, it is common to use it as a base for comparison to other distros like MX Linux. Knowing how these two distributions stack up and compare to each other can lead users to a reliable conclusion about which one would be the best for their preferences and workflow.

      The average user can get overwhelmed when it comes to choosing a Linux distribution to use, just because of the sheer number of choices available. It is common to dip a toe into the Linux pool by installing Ubuntu, before graduating to a different distribution that is more tailored to the individual needs of the user. Could MX Linux be the next step for you?

      In this tutorial, we will compare MX Linux and Ubuntu across a few key areas and give a brief review of both distros. Read on to learn more about MX Linux and Ubuntu and how they compare. By the end of this article, you will be armed with enough information to choose the best distro for your needs.

  • Free, Libre, and Open Source Software

  • Leftovers

    • Ruben SchadeFilter jugs should be rectangular

      I did an episode of my silly show back in 2015 that dealt with the nonsensical application of slanted bottlecaps on shampoo, thus preventing the orientation of the bottle upside down and letting gravity assist in removing the last of its contents. Like an ocean liner of yore, it was riveting. Riveted. River. Water. Foreshadowing.

  • Gemini* and Gopher

    • Personal

      • RE: Rewilding Music

        To anyone who is not a musician, these days music experience is probably neatly packaged in well-designed products. Listening to recorded music, as opposed to live performances, has become the norm. Before there were any audio recording technologies, the ladies of the bourgoisie learnt to play the piano so that they could entertain family and friends with popular tunes in piano reductions of the full score. Later, in the Hippie era, everyone had an acoustic guitar and were able to find three chords, enough to accompany their singing of most songs they knew. Other instruments have been in widespread use in various geographical areas and times. No doubt, the easy access to digital music technologies have contributed to a decline in attention to traditional instrumental skills.

      • Do You Live in a City or a Town?

        Here in the US cities are weird. Los Angeles is an example of a sprawl with multiple 'downtowns' connected with 8-lane highways and suburbia in-between, full of malls and swimming pools. Not what I would call a city personally (more like a vision of hell). But it's big and largely unwalkable, whatever it is.

        Cities are formed by inflated towns that run into each other. Like that game where small cells are consumed by larger ones, towns are absorbed into larger and politically mightier townships and eventually form cities. But that's not what I am talking about.

        Look out the window. Do you see electrical wires on a pole? Town.

      • Launching my capsule

        Hey all! I've known about gemini for a couple of years now and have looked around in it semi-regularly since then (mostly through Antenna), so I figured now was a good time for me to launch my own capsule and join in.

      • It gets pretty tilty in that house.

        I'll have some jimbeam, the white label, a double. Maybe it's just time I got away from that Tax Rd. house. To be sure I'll be sad to leave those bunch, even though they mostly don't pay their rent share and I tend to cover. Yeah, I'll miss their pills, but it's their companionship I'll mostly miss. Tinny too, you know, even though the frogness is pretty far along in her by now. She can't even talk anymore, or maybe even listen. She's about ready for to move to the pond for good, so our time's up either way. I got to accept the regress, same as death. Still hard, though.

      • Why do we build robots?

        I'm nearing the end of my PhD in robotics and often wonder what the purpose of robots is. But first let me clarify what I mean by robots. A robot is a machine that can autonomously act on and react to its environment. The key word here is “autonomously”. Different kinds of robots have different degrees of autonomy.

        Surgical robots are on the lower end of the autonomy spectrum, having practically no autonomy. A surgical robot needs to be continuously operated by a surgeon, like any other tool in the surgeon's disposal. Surgical robots can only act on their environment if commanded to by a human operator. It's fairly easy to find useful applications for human-operated robots, surgery, search and rescue operations in dangerous environments or safe inspection of difficult to access structures.

    • Technical

      • Internet/Gemini

        • Kraut

          The smol internet (as supported by the current global system) perhaps pairs well with slow food (as supported by the current global system). And unto this age came Cabbage, destined to bear the salty crown of aqualonia upon a troubled brow. Doubtless it is easier to buy jars of the stuff at a store, given how much beating and chopping and weighing and making a general mess of the kitchen is involved. On the other hand such jars can range from being too expensive, too spicy, too salty, or to simply not being available in a food desert. Probably food deserts have neither cabbage nor kraut.


* Gemini (Primer) links can be opened using Gemini software. It's like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter.



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