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Software: ncmpcpp, GNU Make and gedit
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Friday 23rd of October 2020 03:11:14 AM Filed under
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Ncmpcpp: The Best MPD Client With The Worst Name - YouTube
I picked a good place to start with MPD client, I think it's fair to say that ncmpcpp might be one of the best mpd clients that exist, I'll be trying out other but I don't know how anything will top this one.
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Things I do: Proposal to add build graph output to GNU Make
In 2015 I worked as a consultant at a large company in Lund. My position was with the build team and one of our responsibilities was managing and maintaining the build system for their Android based phones.
The problem I was tasked with solving was the fact that running 'make' for a product after a successful build resulted in a lot of stuff being rebuilt unnecessarily.
A stock Android build tree behaved nicely: a second run of 'make' only produced a line about everything being up-to-date. But the company products were taking a good 15 minutes for a rebuild even if nothing had been changed.
The Android build system works by including all recipes to be built (programs / libraries / etc) using the GNU Make include directive, so that you end up with one giant Makefile that holds all rules for building the platform. Possibly to avoid the problems laid out in the paper Recursive make considered harmful.
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Sébastien Wilmet: gedit crowdfunding
The gedit text editor has a long history of development, it has been created in 1998 at the beginnings of GNOME. So it is one of the oldest GNOME application still alive and usually installed by default with Linux distributions that provide GNOME as their desktop environment.
It is this – the fact that many Linux users know and have gedit installed – that motivates me to improve it, to make it a top notch core application. It is not an easy undertaking though, the codebase is old and large, and there are several underlying software components (libraries) that are critical for the main functioning of gedit.
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Audiocasts/Shows: Ubuntu Podcast, ZaReason Review and BSD Now
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 22nd of October 2020 02:24:56 PM Filed under
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Ubuntu Podcast S13E31 – Cheers with water
This week we’ve been upgrading computers and Ebaying stuff. We discuss the Windows Calculator coming to Linux, Microsoft Edge browser coming to Linux, Ubuntu Community Council elections and LibreOffice office getting Yaru icons. We also round up our picks from the general tech news.
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Review - The Verix 9100 Linux Laptop from ZaReason
Time for another laptop review! This time I have the Verix 9100 in the studio sent over from ZaReason, an awesome local Linux laptop vendor that has some great hardware available.
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BSD Now #373: Kyle Evans Interview
We have an interview with Kyle Evans for you this week. We talk about his grep project, lua and flua in base, as well as bectl, being on the core team and a whole lot of other stuff.
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GNU RCS 5.10.0 available
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 22nd of October 2020 02:16:16 PM Filed under
release notes:
A spate of bugfixes, new support for nanosecond mtime, etc.
README excerpt:
GNU RCS (Revision Control System) manages multiple revisions of files.
RCS can store, retrieve, log, identify, and merge revisions.
It is useful for files that are revised frequently, e.g.,
programs, documentation, graphics, and papers.
NEWS for 5.10.0 (2020-10-20):
- bug fixes
- RCS file search skipped RCS/FILENAME by default
The default set of candidate filenames for the RCS file is:
RCS/FILENAME,v
RCS/FILENAME
FILENAME,v
RCS 5.8 (released 2011-08-30) introduced a bug which caused the
default RCS file search to skip RCS/FILENAME. Regression fixed.
- ‘rlog -w’ behaved like ‘rlog’ (sans ‘-w’)
RCS 5.8 (released 2011-08-30) introduced a bug which caused
‘rlog -w’ (without any logins specified) to fail to default to
the user login. Instead it behaved as if option ‘-w’ were
omitted entirely.
The cases where logins are specified (e.g., ‘rlog -wjrhacker’)
were not affected.
- missing string in comma-v detected, diagnosed
Previously, if foo,v contained fragment:
1.1
log
text
@@
i.e., there was no string value following the ‘log’ keyword,
then rlog (et al) would interpret that as an "empty log message"
instead of as a violation of the RCS file format grammar, which
stipulates that a string value must follow the keywords ‘desc’,
‘log’ and ‘text’ -- (info "(rcs) comma-v grammar").
Now, such a situation causes rlog (et al) to abort w/ message
"missing string after KEYWORD" (KEYWORD ∈ {desc, log, text}).
- subsecond resolution maintained for ‘-d’, ‘-T’
An RCS ‘delta’ includes a ‘date’ component w/ second (whole
number) resolution. Previously, on filesystems that support
subsecond (fractional) resolution for the file modification time
(aka "mtime"), RCS commands given the ‘-d’ and/or ‘-T’ options
would disregard, on read, and specify 0 (zero), on write, the
fractional mtime.
Now, RCS preserves subsecond mtime in those cases. More details
in new manual section -- (info "(rcs) Stamp resolution").
- portability fixes
- now buildable under ‘gcc -std=c11’ (default for GCC 5)
RCS previously failed to build under ‘-std=c11’, which happens
to be the default mode of GCC 5. In particular, ‘-std=c11’ is
more strict about function attributes syntax than ‘-std=c99’.
Now, the offending code has been rectified. (Specifically,
attribute ‘_Noreturn’ now is at the start of a func decl.)
- threads support
RCS itself is clueless about threads, but it uses gnulib, which
may or may not require threads support. This manifests as the
configure script options ‘--enable-threads=MODEL’ as well as
‘--disable-threads’.
Previously, "make" would ignore MODEL (even implicitly), acting
as if ‘--disable-threads’ were specified. Now, it takes into
account MODEL by propagating makefile var ‘LIBTHREAD’.
- consult ‘USER’ first if ‘LOGNAME’ read-only
To determine the user (login) name in the absence of a specific
command-line option, RCS normally checks first the env var
‘LOGNAME’ and second, ‘USER’. Alas, this is unworkable under
AIX, where ‘LOGNAME’ is read-only. So now, if the configure
script finds ‘LOGNAME’ to be read-only, it arranges to build RCS
to check ‘USER’ first and then ‘LOGNAME’. See README.
- configure script avoids ‘date -r’
Unfortunately ‘date -r’ is not POSIX. This made AIX unhappy.
- other AIX accomodation
The AIX compiler complains about the implicit casting that
occurs when returning a pointer from a function whose return
type is ‘bool’. So, we are now explicit.
- documentation improvements
- docfix: add "Log message option" to Detailed Node Listing
Probably Emacs by now has some automagic way to sync the
‘@detailmenu’ section w/ the text body... hmmm.
- style change due to ‘-zZONE’ option
Specifying option ‘-zZONE’ to ‘rcs log’ changes the date output
style to use hyphens (ISO) instead of slashes (YYYY/MM/DD).
- rlog, use with CVS
Since RCS 5.8 (released 2011-08-30), there have been sporadic
reports of rlog (aka "rcs log") failing with CVS files. The
manual now addresses this -- (info "(rcs) comma-v particulars").
- delim-separated list
GNU RCS has always supported comma to separate items in a list
(e.g., ‘rcs frob -o1.1,2.2’ to remove (or "outdate") revisions
1.1 and 2.2). But did you know that most places a comma is
welcome and you can use other delimiter characters as well?
Read all about it -- (info "(rcs) Delim-separated list").
- (style) pargraphs no longer indented
This looks nicer (IMHO) for Info and Text output formats.
- testing improvements
Many new tests and test cases for existing tests were added, to
catch regressions and exercise infrequent code paths. For "make
check" (locally), function coverage is 97.3% (considered "high")
and line coverage is 84.9% (considered "medium"), per lcov.
- bootstrap/maintenance tools
upgraded:
GNU gnulib 2020-10-19 23:37:09
GNU texinfo 6.7
GNU Automake 1.16.2
GNU Autoconf 2.69c
as before:
(none)
tarballs and detached signatures:
http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/rcs/rcs-5.10.0.tar.lz
http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/rcs/rcs-5.10.0.tar.lz.sig
http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/rcs/rcs-5.10.0.tar.xz
http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/rcs/rcs-5.10.0.tar.xz.sig
source code:
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/rcs.git/?h=p
homepage:
https://www.gnu.org/software/rcs/
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Audiocasts/Shows: Coder Radio, The Linux Link Tech Show, Talk Python and FLOSS Weekly
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 22nd of October 2020 11:20:08 AM Filed under-
Leaping Lizard People | Coder Radio 384
It's confession hour on the podcast, and your hosts surprise each other with several twists and turns.
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The Linux Link Tech Show Episode 876
repairing 3ds, power issues, ubuntu 20.10, games
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Episode #287 Testing without dependencies, mocking in Python - [Talk Python To Me Podcast]
We know our unit tests should be relatively independent from other parts of the system. For example, running a test shouldn't generally call a credit card possessing API and talk to a database when your goal is just to test the argument validation.
And yet, your method does all three of those and more. What do you do? Some languages use elaborate dependency passing frameworks that go under the banner of inversion of control (IoC) and dependency injections (DI). In Python, the most common fix is to temporarily redefine what those two functions do using patching and mocking.
On this episode, we welcome back Anna-Lena Pokes to talk us through the whole spectrum of test doubles, dummies, mocks, and more.
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FLOSS Weekly 601: Open Source Creative - Blender, Gimp, Audacity
Looking at open source software from a creative lens and discussing the importance and ease of using open-source software to make art, graphics, video, and more. Doc Searls and Jonathan Bennett talk with Jason van Gumster a creator, engineer, and host of the podcast, Open Source Creative. They talk about the positive side of customizing your workplace with open source software such as Blender, Gimp, Hydrogen, and Audacity. They also discuss the simplicity of open source creative software support and the great community surrounding open source creative software.
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Septor 2020.5
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Wednesday 21st of October 2020 11:24:41 PM Filed under
Tor Browser is fully installed (10.0.2)
System upgrade from Debian Buster repos as of October 21, 2020
Update Linux Kernel to 5.9.0-1
Update Thunderbird to 78.3.1-2
Update Tor to 0.4.4.5
Update Youtube-dl to 2020.09.20
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Regressions in GNU/Linux Evolution
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Wednesday 21st of October 2020 11:16:51 PM Filed under-
When "progress" is backwards
Lately I see many developments in the linux FOSS world that sell themselves as progress, but are actually hugely annoying and counter-productive.
Counter-productive to a point where they actually cause major regressions, costs, and as in the case of GTK+3 ruin user experience and the possibility that we'll ever enjoy "The year of the Linux desktop".
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We live in an era where in the FOSS world one constantly has to relearn things, switch to new, supposedly "better", but more bloated solutions, and is generally left with the impression that someone is pulling the rug from below one's feet. Many of the key changes in this area have been rammed through by a small set of decision makers, often closely related to Red Hat/Gnome/freedesktop.org. We're buying this "progress" at a high cost, and one can't avoid asking oneself whether there's more to the story than meets the eye. Never forget, Red Hat and Microsoft (TM) are partners and might even have the same shareholders.
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When "progress" is backwards
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Streaming services, beware: International Day Against DRM (IDAD) is coming Dec. 4
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Wednesday 21st of October 2020 10:03:58 PM Filed under
The fourteenth International Day Against DRM (IDAD) is coming soon, and the Defective by Design (DbD) campaign needs your help to spread the word. This year's annual day in protest of Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) will be on December 4th, 2020, and will focus on streaming services' unjust use of DRM. We need your help to spread that message far and wide to both anti-DRM activists and those simply concerned with how in a world with continued technological advancement, our digital freedoms are increasingly under threat.
While in quarantine, we've all been conscious of how the way we engage with our favorite films, television, and music has been changing. Many (if not most) homes connected to a high-speed Internet connection have turned to streaming services that peddle DRM to seek entertainment, subjecting themselves to onerous restrictions in exchange for a way to pass the time. The Defective by Design campaign exists to raise awareness about the injustice of these services and other ways that media conglomerates use DRM to deprive computer users of their freedom.
In the last few years since the rise of these services, we've seen their influence grow from a mere drop in the bucket of video distribution to a stranglehold on global culture. Each more poorly named and unnecessary than the last, these services dictate what we watch, surveil us while we watch it, and through it all, make use of digital restrictions to keep viewers helpless and unable to exert meaningful control on how they choose to experience movies, music, and television. Not only do they keep subscribers trapped in the "walled gardens" of their service, but these dis-services dictate exactly how the works they distribute can be viewed, down to mandating the use of proprietary software and hardware that curtails user freedom. We deserve better.
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10 Linux Based Mini PCs to Buy in 2020
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Wednesday 21st of October 2020 09:50:30 PM Filed under
It won’t be wrong to say that mini PCs have all the potential in the world to take over the computer market shortly. Not only do they save a lot of space on your computer desk but also work in a very power-efficient manner while also causing less noise. Although they could be a tad more expensive than regular desktop PCs, they will actually save you some money in the long run.
With that being said, one thing that should be noted here is that most of these mini PCs are not as powerful as your regular desktop computers when it comes to processing power, memory size, and storage space. Accordingly, users who don’t plan on either gaming or video editing should definitely give these computers a shot.
The 10 Best Linux-based Mini PCs
Mini PCs aren’t anything new since they’ve been in the computer market for quite a while now. However, the number of such computers that have optimal support for Linux distros is still relatively small. So, in this article, we’re going to do all the research for you and provide you with some of the best Linux-based mini PCs out there right now.
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Magazines and Shows: Linux Format, Firewalls, Destination Linux and mintCast
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Wednesday 21st of October 2020 03:39:43 PM Filed under-
Linux IS fun! | Linux Format
Some people have gained the impression that Linux might not be fun. How did that happen? So this issue we’re putting the fun back into Lin(f)u(n)x! We’re not sure that’s going to catch on…
This issue we’re going to look at Plex. While no longer open source, it’s always treated Linux as a first-class citizen and delivers a super-slick media streaming experience across networks, devices and all media. You can use it for free and if you get on with it there are membership levels that unlock extra features and app access. It’s certainly a system that works for Plex.
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Enabling A Firewall Is Easy In Linux - YouTube
I am going to show you how to install and enable the Uncomplicated Firewall (ufw) and how to add and delete rules for it. Ufw is a very easy-to-use command line utility, and for those that want a graphical tool, gufw is available as well.
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Destination Linux 196: Going Sub-Atomic With Quantum Computing - Destination Linux
This week We’re going to take a look at what’s new for KDE’s latest Plasma 5.20 release! We’re going visit the Quantum Realm to discuss Quantum Computing and an article Red Hat released about the subject including what sysadmins will need to do to manage in this new realm without an Ant Man suit. In our gaming section, we’re going to be howling at the moon because this week we’ll be checking out Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest. Later in the show, we’ll give you our popular tips/tricks and software picks. Plus so much more, on this week’s episode of Destination Linux.
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mintCast 346 – It’s Not You, It’s Me – mintCast
First up, in our Wanderings, Leo makes web apps, Moss sends a Telegram, Joe gets an upgrade, Josh fights with a mic, and Bo gets a gnome.
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Alpine 3.12.1 released
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Wednesday 21st of October 2020 03:36:19 PM Filed under
The Alpine Linux project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of version 3.12.1 of its Alpine Linux operating system.
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Wine 5.20 Released
The Wine development release 5.20 is now available. What's new in this release (see below for details): - More work on the DSS cryptographic provider. - A number of fixes for windowless RichEdit. - Support for FLS callbacks. - Window resizing in the new console host. - Various bug fixes. The source is available from the following locations: https://dl.winehq.org/wine/source/5.x/wine-5.20.tar.xz http://mirrors.ibiblio.org/wine/source/5.x/wine-5.20.tar.xz Binary packages for various distributions will be available from: https://www.winehq.org/download You will find documentation on https://www.winehq.org/documentation You can also get the current source directly from the git repository. Check https://www.winehq.org/git for details. Wine is available thanks to the work of many people. See the file AUTHORS in the distribution for the complete list.
Also: Wine 5.20 Released With Various Improvements For Running Windows Software On Linux
| PostmarketOS update brings HDMI support for the PinePhone and PineTab
When the PinePhone postmarketOS Community Edition smartphone began shipping to customers in September it came with a version of the operating system with one important feature missing: HDMI output.
So when my phone arrived a few weeks ago I was able to spend some time familiarizing myself with the operating system and I could plug in the included Convergence Dock to use USB accessories including a keyboard, mouse, and storage. But I wasn’t able to connect an external display.
Now I can.
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