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erik1984 , in On Monday morning we (Mozilla) detected a very large crash spike affecting Firefox users on Linux, specifically on an older version of a Debian-based distribution
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Nice to see a good example of telemetry use

ono , in On Monday morning we (Mozilla) detected a very large crash spike affecting Firefox users on Linux, specifically on an older version of a Debian-based distribution

Highlights:

The crash started apparently out-of-the-blue, hitting thousands of Argentinian users on a Debian-based distro called Huayra, and specifically on version 5 which was based on Debian 10.

Everybody seemed to crash while searching for images on Google.

Google’s code was allocating 20000 variables in a single frame.

techviator , in On Monday morning we (Mozilla) detected a very large crash spike affecting Firefox users on Linux, specifically on an older version of a Debian-based distribution
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Here’s the rest of the thread (should open entirely from the first link, but posting all 6 links just in case):

(1/6) fosstodon.org/@gabrielesvelto/110592904713090347

(2/6) fosstodon.org/@gabrielesvelto/110592906325095640

(3/6) fosstodon.org/@gabrielesvelto/110592907269834415

(4/6) fosstodon.org/@gabrielesvelto/110592908903430968

(5/6) fosstodon.org/@gabrielesvelto/110592909828889441

(6/6) fosstodon.org/@gabrielesvelto/110592910420926394

snake_cased , in I am thinking about switching from Windows to Debian 12 Bookworm
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Stable just means no major version jumps in software that might break your current setup. That’s important for operating servers, not desktops.

I use debian Sid (unstable) at work and never had problems. Most of the time I get updates prior to other distributions I am using.

At home I use arch (derivates, manjaro), with great success.

I would abstain from Ubuntu. There, I had problems, it is very opinionated and not in s good way.

In a general sense I would always chose a distribution that isn’t too locked in to a certain desktop environment and provides updates, quickly.

khaosoi ,
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+1 for Manjaro

carcus , in How can I get better at the CLI?

Dedicate a set amount of time when you only use the cli to accomplish things. Pick simple, low risk things like cleaning up unneeded downloads in your downloads directory. Start with one file then try wildcards, brace expansion and regex.

View logs and grep to find specific events. Investigate (read only) what type of data is provided under different directories under /.

Use online resources to learn a scripting language, bash is convenient to start with, as it’s a common default shell and can be used for scripting. Learning bash can translate to one liners and eventually scripts.

This is a good resource, but I would recommend to not read it like a book, but maybe investigate sections of interest after you get a feel for some of the early topics: tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/

Mugmoor , in good ubuntu based distro?
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I’d go the other direction and choose Debian. It’s what Ubuntu is based on, and actually lives up to the spirit of FOSS.

doink , in Dear Red Hat: Are you dumb?

Please don’t fuck up my beloved fedora. Kind regards.

Infiltrated_ad8271 , in Wayland pros and cons?
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Many users seem to think that the only problem is nvidia, but it's not true, app compatibility is still a very noticeable problem sometimes.
For example, as far as I know there are still no on-screen keyboards, except for those integrated into desktops, if they have them at all.

x3i , in Tearing protocol merged for XWayland. Wayland gets closer to being suitable for gaming purposes

As someone who games exclusively (okay, except fucking PUBG) on Linux and Wayland for two years now, I find the implicit claim that (x)Wayland would not be suitable for Linux pretty misleading. The problem is that this is repeated a lot throughout the community, mainly by people who haven’t tried it recently. However, good for the few people that need that feature!

UrbenLegend OP ,

I feel like you’re just doing the same thing but from the other side. You’re dismissing other people’s experiences with Wayland simply because it doesn’t line up with what you’re personally seeing on your specific hardware.

On my Radeon 680M, Wayland has been an absolute no-go for gaming in terms of input latency and frame pacing. I tried it with Valheim and God of War in KDE Wayland and the performance is drastically worse than KDE X11. Other games like Spiderman Miles Morales show less of a performance gap, but it’s still there. And yes I tried it very recently.

redcalcium , in Dear Red Hat: Are you dumb?

I was wondering when Red Hat enshittification would began the moment IBM announced the acquisition. Turns out it begins today.

StarkillerX42 , in [YouTube] Redhat goes CLOSED SOURCE? | Chris Titus Tech

I remember people on reddit saying the IBM buyout “is no big deal” and IBM will maintain Redhat “in good faith”

flickertail , in Dear Red Hat: Are you dumb?
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sigh Do I have to go abandon Fedora now too? I really hope they don’t pull a CentOS on that one

hozl ,

I highly doubt this would affect Fedora. Thankfully, it’s community driven and self-goverened so Red Hat execs can’t go and tell them what to do. (Though I don’t know how many ties the Fedora council had to Red Hat)

nan ,
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All of Fedora’s funding and IP comes from and belongs to Red Hat, this would be very persuasive. At least openSUSE has more sponsors than just SUSE.

Crabhands OP , in [Question] to Linux from Windows as a daily driver
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Thank you to everyone’s support. I did not expect as much support as you all provided. I’m happy to announce a huge success! Ubuntu is installed, I’ve overcome several hurdles, and have a few more to go. I’ll try to post in next week to summarize my progress and challenges.

FrankTheHealer , in Dear Red Hat: Are you dumb?

Yeah fuck this move. Seems incredibly short sighted and a huge fuck you to the community.

rustbuckett ,
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@FrankTheHealer @REdOG I guess Debian based distros win.

domi ,
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Is there even a Debian based distro that is up to date like Fedora, does not have snaps and does not have “Unstable” in its name?

BubblyMango ,

Siduction. It is rolling release though.

fulano ,

Just checked their website and it seems like they’re using debian sid packages. What’s the difference between using siduction and plain debian sid, besides having a preconfigured desktop?

BubblyMango ,

I never used siduction, im juat aware of its existence. I think they add some stability(=reliability) on top of sid and also keep updating packages during sid’s freezes. Dont quote me on this.

Bene7rddso ,

Mint?

domi ,
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Does Mint still use the Ubuntu packages?

As @addie mentioned they are way out of date for gaming on AMD, especially if you purchase a new GPU at some point.

I switched from Ubuntu to Fedora when I got my 6900 XT because it would have taken another 2-3 months for Ubuntu to catch up to a kernel version where I could use it.

nan ,
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Mint is also based on Ubuntu LTS, so it is way behind Fedora by the time another release comes out. I like it as a distro but it doesn’t meet the request.

bishopolis ,

consider PCLinuxOS for a mageia (mandriva, conectiva and mandrake, both branches from RedHat pre-Enterprise Linux) descendant.

schmonie , in TIL about /dev/full

The bottom of that Wikipedia page has a reference to something else that sounded interesting called “/dev/mordor” in some Plan 9 OS fork called 9front. Sent me down a really interesting rabbit hole 9front.org

thedaemon ,
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9front is a great rabbit hole. Plus, Plan9’s mascot is Glenda, the rabbit.

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