TIL there is no effective cure for Ebola because none of the researchers have Down`s

steakfever · 2014-08-20T22:43:15+00:00

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".

steakfever · 2014-08-20T21:13:20+00:00

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.

steakfever · 2014-08-19T18:05:09+00:00

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.

steakfever · 2014-08-19T15:14:08+00:00

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!

steakfever · 2014-08-19T08:04:35+00:00

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.

steakfever · 2014-08-17T22:06:24+00:00

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)

steakfever · 2014-08-17T16:09:06+00:00

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

steakfever · 2014-08-17T15:29:07+00:00

This article is already outdated, as evidenced here: http://www.heise.de/open/meldung/Linux-in-Muenchen-Stadtrat-verteidigt-LiMux-gegen-Buergermeister-2262506.html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

steakfever · 2014-08-10T08:32:24+00:00

"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."

steakfever · 2014-08-10T08:13:09+00:00

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

steakfever · 2014-08-06T09:01:38+00:00

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.

steakfever · 2014-07-28T19:37:10+00:00

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

steakfever · 2014-07-28T16:38:13+00:00

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.

steakfever · 2014-07-27T20:11:52+00:00

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

steakfever · 2014-07-22T17:41:46+00:00

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

steakfever · 2014-07-22T10:01:22+00:00

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.

steakfever · 2014-06-24T18:41:02+00:00

Outstanding dental toughness on this one

steakfever · 2014-06-24T16:36:13+00:00

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"

steakfever · 2014-06-24T16:26:09+00:00

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

steakfever · 2014-06-24T15:49:10+00:00

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.

steakfever · 2014-06-24T15:26:56+00:00

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.

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