Linux For The Rest Of Us #246 – (Audio Fixed) So Much Pain, So Much Content

aristocratos/bashtop
Resource monitor that shows usage and stats for processor, memory,
disks, network and processes. Bashtop now has theme support and a
function to download missing local themes from repository.

https://github.com/aristocratos/bashtop
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stup - a CLI tool to save, access and organize standup and other types
of daily notes Over the past few years I have been participating in
Stand-up meetings and it took me some time to find a convenient and
effective way for keeping notes about what I was doing every day. The
source code of the project is available on GitHub here.

https://iridakos.com/programming/2020/04/20/stup-cli-notes
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Krita
Stichting Krita FoundationArt & DesignCreativity Everyone Offers in-app
purchases

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.krita&hl=en_US
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FreeFileSync: Open Source File Synchronization Tool
Brief: FreeFileSync is an open-source folder comparison and sync tool
with which you can back up your data to an external disk, a cloud
service like Google Drive or any other storage path. FreeFileSync is an
impressive open-source tool that can help you back up your data to a
different location.

https://itsfoss.com/freefilesync/
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FreeFileSync Open Source File Synchronization
Far better than other sync tools for my needs. I was looking for
something to backup new and updated games from my Steam library (over
200GB) to an external drive so I can uninstall games to free up space
and not have to waste bandwidth re-downloading if I want to play them
again.

https://freefilesync.org/
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Windows Terminal 1.0
Windows Terminal Preview v0.10 Release Welcome to the v0.

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/windows-terminal-1-0/
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First look at the Windows Package Manager
Microsoft released a preview of the Windows Package Manager today
during the virtual Build 2020 conference. Windows administrators may
use it to install first-party and third-party programs such as 7-Zip,
KeePass, Arduino IDE, or Discord.

https://www.ghacks.net/2020/05/19/first-look-at-the-windows-package-manager/
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2020 will be the year of Linux on the Windows desktop
Linux on the desktop has had more than its fair share of troubles.
Sure, the Linux desktop has long been a favorite of top-flight
developers, system administrators, and loyal fans. But, when it comes
to the mass audience, Linux has only about 1% of users.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/2020-will-be-the-year-of-linux-on-the-windows-desktop/
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Enlightenment Desktop Environment Sees Major Release, Here’s What’s New
Enlightenment lead developer Carsten “Rasterman” Haitzler announced
over the weekend the release and general availability of version 0.24.0
of the lightweight and open-source Enlightenment desktop environment,
compositing window manager and Wayland compositor.

https://9to5linux.com/enlightenment-desktop-environment-sees-major-release-heres-whats-new
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Brave launches Brave Together video calling in latest Nightly version
The makers of the Brave web browser announced the launch of a "private
and unlimited video calling service" in Brave called Brave Together on
May 26, 2020.

https://www.ghacks.net/2020/05/27/brave-launches-brave-together-video-calling-in-latest-nightly-version/
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MultiCD
The ISO images that MultiCD writes can also be written to a flash
drive, although the filesystem will be read-only; see the ISOLINUX
documentation for more info. The script can be downloaded from a git
repository as a tarball (see the top of the page.) MultiCD is hosted on
GitHub.

https://www.lakora.us/multicd/
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Home
The Open Compute Project (OCP) is reimagining hardware, making it more
efficient, flexible, and scalable. Join our global community of
technology leaders working together to break open the black box of
proprietary IT infrastructure to achieve greater choice, customization,
and cost savings.

http://www.opencompute.org/home/
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Modicia OS Ultimate Comes With Cool, Unique UI Twists
If you are looking for a really cool Linux computing platform with lots
of extras and a twist on traditional desktop design, check out Modicia
OS Ultimate. Italy-based Modicia Web Design and Development Company on
May 2 released its latest upgrade, Modicia O.S. 20.144.

https://linuxinsider.com/story/modicia-os-ultimate-comes-with-cool-unique-ui-twists-86661.html
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Microsoft: we were wrong about open source
Microsoft has admitted it was wrong about open source, after the
company battled it and Linux for years at the height of its desktop
domination.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/18/21262103/microsoft-open-source-linux-history-wrong-statement
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Windows 10 moves closer to 'true' Linux with graphical support for WSL2
Microsoft is adding GPU and graphical user interface (GUI) support to
the Windows Subsystem for Linux, pushing the intriguing Windows feature
ever closer to becoming a full-fledged Linux instantiation. The company
announced the changes during its digital Microsoft Build 2020 event for
developers.

https://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/679842/windows-10-moves-closer-true-linux-graphical-support-wsl2/
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Sxmo brings a simple Unix-inspired UI to the PinePhone
While Android and iOS dominate the smartphone space these days, there
are multiple projects underway to create free and open source,
Linux-based operating systems. For the most part, developers have
focused on making touch-friendly operating systems that resemble
Android and iOS in some ways.

https://liliputing.com/2020/05/sxmo-brings-a-simple-unix-inspired-ui-to-the-pinephone.html
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Linus Torvalds Switches To AMD Ryzen Threadripper After 15 Years Of
Intel Systems An interesting anecdote shared in today's Linux 5.7-rc7
announcement is word that Linux and Git creator Linus Torvalds switched
his main rig over to an AMD Ryzen Threadripper.

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Torvalds-Threadripper
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You can build Linus Torvalds' PC: Here's all the hardware and where to
buy it Linus Torvalds is the most famous programmer in the world,
father of the Linux operating system, and maker of the near-universal
Git distributed version control system. He also builds his own
developer workstation and recently upgraded his PC to a speedy AMD
Threadripper 3970x-based processor.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/you-can-build-linus-torvalds-pc-heres-all-the-hardware-and-where-to-buy-it/
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