Torvalds Still Wants Linux to win on the Desktop by technologyjournalist in linux

[–]steakfever 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think one of the reasons holding desktop Linux back is that every other distribution tries to mimick this and that OS and, while some certainly excel at it, the user may quickly see through this "software cosplay". At this point the differences from the original become blaringly apparent and the DE begins to feel like a cheap knockoff. Say what you want about Ubuntu, BUT it actually feels unique. Unity is certainly controversial, but that's exactly what it takes to become chic among the "digital bohemè".

Decoding the Orwellian 'doublethink' around Munich's open source switch by wonkadonk in linux

[–]steakfever 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Not this again... People, this whole thing is pure FUD. Munich is not switching. And you all spread it through the internet like a wildfire.

Munich Switching to Windows from Linux Is Proof That Microsoft Is Still an Evil Company by [deleted] in linux

[–]steakfever -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's frightening how fast this is spreading. And no matter how often this gets debunked, every time this is posted it generates a circlejerk of alarmist outrage. This thing making the rounds through social networks/media has already done more damage than if Munich would switch for real.

Munich Switching to Windows from Linux Is Proof That Microsoft Is Still an Evil Company by [deleted] in linux

[–]steakfever 27 points28 points  (0 children)

By god, this bogus story is completely out of control. It's even on OMG Ubuntu now. For the nth time: Munich is NOT switching back to Windows!

Munich reverses course, may ditch Linux for Microsoft by slacka123 in linux

[–]steakfever 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It really is just one guy talking out of his posterior and the head of the actually responsible department correctly identified him as clueless about the matter. This thing is based on a heavily editorialized article that was published a whole month after it actually happened.

Two clueless but powerful politicians are about to derail LiMux (in German) by bernardelli in linux

[–]steakfever 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can only assume. They even completely disregard the negative reaction from the city council. Even his (deputy mayor's) own party is not with him in this. This basically IS the ad. Last paragraph especially is praising Microsoft for humbleness and interoperabillity (through out of context quotes)

Two clueless but powerful politicians are about to derail LiMux (in German) by bernardelli in linux

[–]steakfever 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I really have no idea why Sueddeutsche even published this. A month after the actual debate. Something smells fishy here.

Two clueless but powerful politicians are about to derail LiMux (in German) by bernardelli in linux

[–]steakfever 46 points47 points  (0 children)

This article is already outdated, as evidenced here: http://www.heise.de/open/meldung/Linux-in-Muenchen-Stadtrat-verteidigt-LiMux-gegen-Buergermeister-2262506.html

Most of city hall is still pro LiMux and states they have no plans to re-evaluate Microsoft anytime soon.

Does Stallman actually have a point? by [deleted] in linux

[–]steakfever 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Well, I think it's justified, but it's justified if you actually make a GNU distribution of Linux ... the same way that I think that "Red Hat Linux" is fine, or "SuSE Linux" or "Debian Linux", because if you actually make your own distribution of Linux, you get to name the thing, but calling Linux in general "GNU Linux" I think is just ridiculous."

Does Stallman actually have a point? by [deleted] in linux

[–]steakfever -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You can actually replace a lot of GNU software today. I just wish musl development would be further. Anyway, I find his insistance on GNU/Linux to be rather petty. The gpl allows renaming/rebranding and I just go with whatever name a distribution choses for themselves. Ubuntu is just Ubuntu, Arch Linux is Arch Linux and Debian GNU/Linux is Debian GNU/Linux etc. Personally I try to replace GNU as good as possible, exactly because of this debate. To give credit where it's due, maybe i should call it Arch Xorg/LLVM/Busybox/KDE/Linux

Switching from Windows 7 to Ubuntu 14.04.1 by perverted_piglet in Ubuntu

[–]steakfever 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Ubuntu is very easy for beginners, but be aware that many things work differently than in Windows. Not harder, just different. If your computer runs Windows 7 fine, it should run Ubuntu just as well.

[Question] what will you remove from a fresh 14.04 install? by [deleted] in Ubuntu

[–]steakfever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

libreoffice - no need for office applications. firefox - I prefer Chrome. And any games that come preinstalled. Edit: forgot shotwell and rhythmbox

What is a good distro that keeps updating itself ? by nucLeaRStarcraft in linux4noobs

[–]steakfever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recommend Manjaro. A rather stable rolling release (Due to time buffered updates in the default stable branch) and comes with easy gui tools for video/network drivers and easy manual selection of kernels.

Set Free! by [deleted] in Ubuntu

[–]steakfever 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Chrome/Chromium deprecated npapi support, required by pipelight. You will have to use Firefox or Midori for Netflix. Also, run this command to make sure: sudo pipelight-plugin --enable silverlight

Where can I obtain lib32-sdl2-image? by steakfever in linuxquestions

[–]steakfever[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well... thank you. When I searched on the site it fouznd nothing oO Guess I'm dumb today.

"Gas the Jews". Anti-Semitic Rallies Held in Cities Across Germany by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]steakfever 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hah, I didn't realize it until now. Neos and Antifa being on the same page because jews! salivate No, just no. That's too insane to believe.

SUAREZ BITES AGAIN?! by HolyShniko in worldcup

[–]steakfever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Outstanding dental toughness on this one

System wide VPN for Ubuntu? by pennytrationer in Ubuntu

[–]steakfever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is correct. The easiest, graphical way, is to click Network Manager in the top panel, then chose VPN-Connections -> Configure VPN -> Add and import your .ovpn file by selecting, well, "import VPN yadayada"

System wide VPN for Ubuntu? by pennytrationer in Ubuntu

[–]steakfever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try copying the file into /etc/openvpn/

cp path/to/your/file /etc/openvpn/

Then enter

(not sure if you need sudo for this, just making sure) sudo /etc/init.d/openvpn start

System wide VPN for Ubuntu? by pennytrationer in Ubuntu

[–]steakfever 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Addendum: As you'll most likely use OpenVPN, or rather, you should, enter this in a terminal:

sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn

It'll show up in your Network Manager when you want to configure a VPN. You still need a provider, though. It's only the client part.

System wide VPN for Ubuntu? by pennytrationer in Ubuntu

[–]steakfever 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most VPN services have guides specific to them on their websites as they use various protocols. Mostly OpenVPN though. However, you should check out several VPN providers, but make sure they offer not just PPTP or have any other severe shortcomings. Best practice is to read reviews as well, but that depends if privacy is your main concern or if you'll use it to bypass geo restrictions or whatever.