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Linux distribution Pop!_OS 20.04 LTS from System76 is out now with awesome Auto Tiling
2 May 2020 at 11:03 pm UTC

Quoting: fagnerlnThere's a big hype on this distro, I will try it later. The problem is Gnome, I'm on Ubuntu right now and I'm fighting with Gnome, as it makes everything harder. Want to change the audio output fast? Nope! Install a extension. Want to create a text file on Nautilus? Nope!

I love the look of it btw
Remember Linus Torvalds having a rant about Gnome several years back after he realized there was no straightforward way to add a printer because that interface was hidden from the user. He said something along the lines of "If you create something so simple that even an idiot can use it, then only an idiot will use it."

If you work for the NHS you can get free games from the Games for Carers initiative
30 Apr 2020 at 3:00 pm UTC Likes: 1

At first I thought somebody had misspelled "career".

Manjaro Linux 20.0 Lysia released with Xfce, KDE and GNOME editions - Snap and Flatpak support included
28 Apr 2020 at 11:08 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: Perkeleen_VittupääDistrohopping ended here on this distro. Nvidia-driver installation (as far as i remember) was a world of pain everywhere else.

Thanks Phil and the whole Manjaro crew!
I've never had a problem installing nvidia drivers on Kubuntu. Just open the driver manager, click, and you're done.

Red Hat sponsored Linux distribution Fedora 32 released
28 Apr 2020 at 11:02 pm UTC Likes: 1

One of my earliest forays into Linux was around 2000 with a version of Red Hat that was included with a book I checked out from the library.

Distro News - Ubuntu 20.04 'Focal Fossa', Ubuntu MATE and other flavours released
24 Apr 2020 at 3:40 pm UTC

Quoting: CatKiller
Quoting: eldakingI'll wait a bit anyway and probably will update to 20.04 if it isn't too obnoxious to avoid snaps for most things, or if at least it works well.
sudo apt purge snapd will get rid of snaps entirely. Easy enough.
Yes, but my understanding is that will also get rid of your ability to easily install certain software packages. In my case, I use spek to analyze audio files, but it can only be installed through snap now.

Although now that I've actually tested it, it seems that spek is extremely slow to start and doesn't even work (it says "The file contains no audio streams" when I know that's false). So hooray for snap? :p

Distro News - Ubuntu 20.04 'Focal Fossa', Ubuntu MATE and other flavours released
24 Apr 2020 at 2:42 am UTC Likes: 2

Just updated my Kubuntu box. Smooth sailing as usual. I have never had a problem upgrading Kubuntu in the many years I've used it. It always just works.

There's now over 6,000 Linux games on Steam plus thousands more playable with Steam Play Proton
23 Apr 2020 at 5:05 pm UTC

Great for us Linux geeks, but unfortunately, we are still a long, long ways from giving anybody who isn't already vested in Linux a reason to choose it over Windows, or even OSX.

Latest Steam Beta has Linux fixes plus (speculation) possible Steam Rewards, Subscriptions and Cloud Gaming
23 Apr 2020 at 5:02 pm UTC

Just as long as Steam itself doesn't suddenly become a subscription service...

Into the Breach from Subset Games (FTL) now supports Linux
22 Apr 2020 at 5:43 pm UTC

Bought this for the Switch last year. It's a very good game, but I'm not sure I want to double-dip.

Paradox are giving away Cities: Skylines - Parklife DLC free until April 26
22 Apr 2020 at 5:38 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: CatKillerOh, that's interesting. I already own the game and some of the DLCs and...
anyone who signs up for their newsletter
No. Just no.
Sign up, get the DLC, and then cancel the subscription (or just mark it as spam). Easy. You won't lose the DLC once it has been added to your Steam account.