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'Useful programs'
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/list_of_applications

'Wikis'
4/g/ Wiki
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/
8/tech/ Wiki
https://wiki.cloveros.ga/Main_Page (link dead)
Linux distro wikis (can apply to all distros)
https://wiki.archlinux.org
https://wiki.gentoo.org

'Tech article sites (need to add more)'
https://digdeeper.neocities.org/ [ onion: http://digdeep4orxw6psc33yxa2dgmuycj74zi6334xhxjlgppw6odvkzkiad.onion/ ]
https://spyware.neocities.org/ [ onion: http://spywaredrcdg5krvjnukp3vbdwiqcv3zwbrcg6qh27kiwecm4qyfphid.onion/ ]
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Thread dedicated to Questions That Don't Deserve Their Own Thread
(but are worth asking)

Before asking a question here, please search the web first or put in effort towards answering your own question. If you put in effort but you still can't find the solution, feel free to ask here.

If you are looking around for useful applications/programs, see >>531
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>>16094
Unix mememalism LARPing is also an ideology.
Should I switch over to Korn from Bash, specifically oksh? And if yes, what kind of oksh specific stuff is there that would make my life that much better, and how can I learn about it?
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>>16061
Try scrot -s or grim+slurp.

>>16020
It's best to set up a Tor hidden service: https://community.torproject.org/onion-services/setup/
Also, see https://landchad.net
Also, see >>15827

PS.
Don't forget to turn on automatic security updates.

>>16008
You mean something like Kodi?

>>16100
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>>16101
>You mean something like Kodi?
Yeah, basically I am a idiot and was wondering if there was something easier to set up.
I only fucked with it for a few minutes.
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>>16102
>Renamed 50 different movies
>Now it works fine
What a pain.

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Spotify ad blocker doesn't seem to work, I am not using jewtube, and not paying money to jewish record companies. How do I circumvent the record label jew?
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>>13966
looks like blockthespot from github is the answer, thanks >>13944 for the idea
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>>13945
NTA but when streaming you don't have to use up any storage space, besides the one of the application used, and RAM, but no need to store files for all of the songs you want to hear, and often it's just a matter of searching and then listening to what you'd like, no need to download anything before listening it.
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>>16105
>you don't have to use up any storage space
>no need to store files for all of the songs you want to hear
>no need to download anything
Are you by any chance a Brazilian who daily drives an old Android phone with 8 GB of internal storage? Or a kid who daily drives a Chromebook with 15 GB of internal storage?
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>>16111
No, I prefer to download my music, I'm just playing devil's advocate because I get what OP's trying to get at and it seems most people either misunderstood his question and/or tried to convince him to download instead, I prefer it, but that's not what OP's asking and if he wants to stream, I can see some motives.
>>13929 (OP) 
yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 INSERT PLAYLIST LINK

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is this really what sex will be like in the future?
INTERGALACATIC TACTILE DATA FUCK
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>>2888
There's little PC hardware or software in the mag. Most the ads were for phone sex. The highlights I found were an electric male masturbator described to feel like "fucking a latex jellyfish", an anarchist BBS that glowed brighter than 8kunt, and pic related.

>>2908
This could have been predicted by anyone who spent any amount of time on AIM or IRC. It used to be that normal people made fun of creeps pretending to be little girls, but now the lunatics are running the asylum.

>>2911
Not in the land of the free yet, but if you want actual interactivity there's going to be a creepy tranny on the other end of the line. You might like this from the old /agdg/ though: https://viva-project.org/
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>>2887 (OP) 
I fear we might get to this point soon, it just looks grim and dystopic... why not just pay for a real hooker?
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>>16103
But why would you give money to a woman who wants nothing with you? same thing can be said for "dating" apps.
The future no matter how you look at it is bleaker than you would always think.
>We might
Robo fucking is going to be in style very soon.
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>>16108
I don't see much of an issue, it sort of adds to the power element... "this woman that would normally be disgusted by the very thought of making out with me is exposing herself and being submissive to me because I have money and right now she needs that from me, she's my toy to do as I please" it does remind me of those revenge hypno/blackmail doujins, but in real life.
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>>16109
You do you, but I find it disgusting even as a guy. But the real point I'm making is women are obsolete in this day and age and can be replaced by a few hundred dollars.
<Just  an Simple VR headset and fleshlight
>bought into the I don't no man joke and probably will die husbandless
I can't even watch Japanese cartoons without wondering how much is CGI or AI now.

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Repost of the Julay /tech/ sticky with some minor edits: https://archive.vn/znAXT
Beginner Info
If you would like to try out GNU/Linux because of https://itvision.altervista.org/why-windows-10-sucks.html, you can do one of the following:
0) Install a GNU/Linux distribution of your choice in a Virtual Machine (preferably using KVM or Oracle VirtualBox for newfriends).
1) Use a live image and to boot directly into the GNU/Linux distribution without installing anything (keep in mind that the performance of live distros might be very different than from distro that was booted from your HDD, as most distros are loaded in RAM and don't include the proprietary drivers for NVIDIA GPUs or up-to-date Mesa libraries in their isos).
2) Dual boot the GNU/Linux distribution of your choice along with Windows (make sure to install Windows first, as it can "replace" GRUB or other UNIX bootloaders, and troubleshooting of Windows replacing your bootloader of choice might be painful for people that just started learning about the Linux kernel)
3) Go balls deep and replace everything with GNU/Linux (you really shouldn't do this, if you don't know what you're putting yourself into, see: https://itvision.altervista.org/why.linux.is.not.ready.for.the.desktop.current.html).

Resources:
Use your web browser and search engine of choice. Good comparison between them is hosted here:
https://digdeeper.neocities.org/ghost/browsers.html
https://digdeeper.neocities.org/ghost/search.html
If not sure which browser to choose, just use the Tor Browser Bundle:
https://www.torproject.org/
or paste these commands to your terminal emulator of choice (please make sure to first learn what they're exactly doing):
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>>15854
As in similar Aesthetic or just functionality or both? because mint is closest in old school windows from functionality to appearance. I loved windows 7 but I still prefer Kubuntu because it feels more modern.
Aesthetic can be easily fixed with just some tweaking on basically any distro.
>>15854
Any distro can be made to look like Windows 7 if you install KDE or XFCE, I think the KDE in particular is closer to Windows but may be a little rough around the edges. As for functionality, you will need to install WINE and juggle several prefixes with different settings according to each Windows program you use. Download WINE from here: https://github.com/Kron4ek/Wine-Builds/releases
>>15854
Xubuntu or Lubuntu. I recommend Lubuntu, since LXQT is a tiny bit more lightweight.
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>>530 (OP) 
Ubuntu is still where it's at for me, despite Snaps and stuff like that, among other odd Canonical decisions... if it worked for Terry, then it works for me, afterall... it just works.
>>15854
I figure you mean a distro that Just Works most of the time and doesn't get in your way, but does give you context for making decisions and doesn't require command line usage. If that's the case, then Mint. It's the most widely compatible and the people who make it have actually put in the work to make the setup and user experience process as headache-free as possible.

It does have systemd because the distro is based on Ubuntu, but if you're hopping from Windows then none of that will matter. A "bloated" systemd PC is still leagues faster than current year Windows. Way more customizable, too.

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Today is Windows XP's 20th birthday. Say something nice about it.
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>>3444 (OP) 
Everything downhill ever since. I'd buy a windows xp handheld if they made one for retro gaming and such, just non-Internet things. It'd be neat if it had no wifi nor bluetooth. I wonder if an atompi can do it? Too big though. Win7 works they say but then mini-itx would be better for that.. when win7 works.  I still have a dell inspiron b130 and it runs an older project64 pretty good for common n64 titles. Older/weaker consoles even better of course. 
>>3451
>>3453
And yet systemd took Linux over and Linux comes with Chromium installed also now days I'm sure. The way you install things is dick with Linux. Javascript, cookies... why even complain? Post 2007 CPU's got backdoors in them to where they can hack from afar as I understand it rather than crack up close. Why move on past 2007 devices? Are you using Debian 5 on a 2005 cpu? 

It's okay I like Lakka and Slacoware version Puppy Linux and dual booting them using Pinn. 

>but slackware HATES Wifi!
Good.
>>3444 (OP) 
>Say something nice about it.
Most comfy OS I have ever used. Privacy and security concerns were limited and easy to deal with back in the day. Easy to modify to hell and back. Great useful programs out of the box for people to make their first baby steps with a PC. Great for video games old and new at the time. The definition of the home computer in the early 2000s.

Two years ago I build an offline XP machine from the best eary 2000s hardware I could find to play with some old games that don't run correctly on modern systems. Was fun to fiddle with the old hardware again. But oh man was it slow. Once the games were running it's fine, just like today. But everything else took it's minutes and seconds longer than you expect it.
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>>3444 (OP) 
It's the 2nd best OS of all time and paved the way to the 1st place one (Windows 7).
>>3444 (OP) 
Windows Xp and Windows 2000 were the first Windows OSs where BSODs weren't a frequent occurrence.

Anyway, there's basically a /tech/ thread about running Windows Xp on >>>/b/242968 so I'm going to try salvaging some posts that give advice about installing Xp:

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║ Post 1:│>>>/b/249876║ 
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Install MyPal browser (a Firefox fork), because it's the only browser that still supports Windows Xp. You'll also want a firewall to block most insane shit, but odds are your router is already doing much of that for you just by not forwarding ports. You don't really need updated firewall software, so you should be able to find something if you want. I think Avast AntiVirus has a legacy Windows Xp client that still takes updated antivirus definitions.

You can also install shit like 7-zip and OpenOffice (not the LibreOffice fork - that one doesn't support Xp). So it's still a functioning rig. Gaming will be mostly retro gaming, but iirc you can install "DirectX 10 For XP by KM-Software" to try to get it running or even "One Core API" - https://github.com/shorthorn-project/One-Core-API-Binaries - which should support up to Dx11 and raise the amount of software you can install. Honestly, there's a shitload of backporting to get Windows Xp to stay operational, much of it on forums.mydigitallife.net.

Still, this feels more like a >>>/tech/ thread.

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>>16036
Off topic, but I like how you made those boxes around the links, it's charming.

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>invest in an expensive mechanical keyboard because if I'm typing on it all day anyway then it might as well be the best I can get
>find a keyboard with "speed silver" switches because supposed to be quiet and I hate pressing the keys very deep down
>turns out the fucking brick is thicker than your mom and I have to bend my hands up in an awkward way
>keys activate at like 20% the way down, which means you have literally no physical feedback whatsoever for when it activates
>need to press the keys almost a whole centimeter before it's at the bottom
>loud as fuck "clack" sound if the key hits the bottom
>the fucking keys are laid in a niggerlicious concave curve where I need to lift my fingers higher to press the key above the current one
I've literally never touched a keyboard that felt worse to use, this thing cost like $200 or something. I could have gotten one for cheaper but this was the only one of it's type that didn't have disco lights all over it. Speaking of which, it's almost impossible to find a mechanical keyboard that doesn't bleed rainbow lights out of it's ass, some of them even advertise themselves as having "blinding lights".

Are mechanical keyboards the biggest meme in computers? I've used a flat chiclet keyboard (
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>>3258
With a few more dollars I can get myself a nice silent mouse and keyboard combo, wireless via dongle or bluetooth. Take care of your wallet anon.
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>>3261
You could get a piece of shit. One that wouldn't last very long.

>wireless
>bluetooth
Shameful.
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>>3262
My cheap ass dongle wireless mouse works perfectly fine even after I hit it with a hammer, never lag once. Don't know about Bluetooth but I have only had bad experience with that. Not a problem though because they usually have both options now. Next time I would like to buy a rechargeable one so I don't have to waste money buying battery every 3 months.
>>3261
>>3255
>being this poor
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>>1043 (OP) 
>tfw I literally use a cheap bluetooth on my tablet...
It works well enough I think, got used to it quicker than I thought I would really.

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Did the CIA use a train to kill him? Or did he realize his physics waifu never loved him and he killed himself?
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>>16053
He for sure would have moved on from Ubuntu. And probably go to another Distro based off it we can only just imagine what he would say. 
but I doubt it would be much different than if he were alive our very own idea of what he would had said.
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>>16055
I think he would've moved onto Mint, Debian or Arch.
>>16055
>>16053
Ubuntu was as much of a cancer 10 years ago as it is now. It already had all the RedHat jewniggercock.
>>13960 (OP) 
I reminder this guy was constantly stalking some girl insanely on twitter
Like checking her profile 20 refresh per minute
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>>16098
Oh no, what an evil sexist creep.

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WINDOWS 11 IS FUCKING WEBSHIT
THE UI IS RUNNING INSIDE MICROSOFT EDGE
THE PROGRAMS ARE RUNNING INSIDE MICROSOFT EDGE
Yes, I stole these screenshots from Twitter. News this fucking retarded does not deserve a good thread.
The absolute fucking state of Microsoft.
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>>16075
>How are GUI's regressive?
>>16079
>designed to work with a mouse only
and that can be a very annoying regression when working on larger screens
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>>16083
That's just a regression in general with bigger screens but having a small screen will help you go blind early.
>>16078
No, I can't choose and I have to use all of that.
Even "systemd-free" distros have systemd. Sound systems other than pipewire and pulseaudio are unmaintained and using them means using apulse and other such shims. Wayland setups use more CPU and memory than X11 setups while simultaneously claiming a performance/memory advantage that just isn't true and and introducing all sorts of bugs that X11 either never suffered from or fixed sometime in the 1980s, while simultaneously being the "new" "future" thing and X11 being "old" and "deprecated"

Linux gaining more market share by attracting Windowsniggers like >>16076 means it's only going to be destroyed further. 

>>16076
Go back to Windows, there you can have your clickyclacky GUI and Microsoft Store all you want. There you can have your clickyclacky GUI with thousands of lines of code built around a library with millions of lines of code just so you can spend 4 hours clicking your way around a program that could solve the same task from the command line in minutes. There you can have a dozen copies of the same DLL in each program all you want because their package management is as broken as flatpak.



The issue with most freetards isn't that they hate Windows, they love it as evidenced by the fact that they want to turn L
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>>16089
>I can't choose and I have to use all of that
Skill issue, RTFM.
>>16089
You are terminally retarded son.

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The modern internet is absolute cancer, so here's some old-school alternatives to some of the major aspects of the modern web. If you have any others you'd like to mention and discuss, feel free.

Instead of social media and forums, try using Usenet and BBSes. There exists many a BBS to choose from, and you can even create your own. Usenet newsgroups exist for many, many topics, and if you wanna create one (ideally based on a topic with some decent amount of appeal), you can even present your idea to the folks at alt.config and they *may* create a newsgroup for you.

Instead of blogging on sites like Tumblr, Myspace, and all those sites with period blood smeared all over them, try running a Gopherspace. It's text-only and uncluttered, and there's no JavaShit to bog down the experience.

Instead of GitHub, host all your code on an FTP site. And instead of posting videos to JewTube, you can make the videos downloadable on that same FTP site, along with anything else you wanna offer up.

Finally, instead of insecure messaging applications, use encrypted email.
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>yes because we are totally going to do that and it won't be a ghost town like at all 
>>15629
>knowing about the new normalnigger "services"
Ok normalfag. 
>>16012
>mods
That and spambots when there are no mods at all is why I gave up on it myself years ago.
>>16019
I used IRC a whole lot in the 90's (EFnet and Undernet) and it was very active. Later on in mid 2000's I hopped on another IRC network (Freenode) to get some technical help. That one too was very active. But I haven't bothered with IRC since then. And I basically never used other chat software, other than the old Unix talk program.
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>>15628 (OP) 
The latest browsers decided to be niggers and drop support for FTP on account of it being insecure. The idea that they should support FTPS was also quickly discarded because they're fags.

FTP is still worth using though, yeah.

>>16033
IRC is a chat protocol, not chat software. The most popular IRC client is mIRC followed by stuff like HexChat. You can also just use irssi for a command-line client or if you're bored like I have been you can just straight up telnet or netcat into an IRC session.
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Instead of using e-mail, couldn't you exchange GPG encrypted messages over usenet? You set up a server that exchanges news with a bunch of well-established ones, your online fren does the same, but you also forward them to each other, and on top of that you could make your own newsgroup where you can exchange these messages, or even larger files. Or you could even try to hijack some random newsgroup on alt that haven't received anything for the better part of a decade, and then your private messages would bounce around for quite a while. In either case, you'd just need dynamic DNS for the server, and it would have a relatively high amount of traffic to mask those few messages you want to exchange.
>>16040
Sure I did the telnet thing for fun, but it's hardly usable, and you'll get ping timeout if you don't manually do it. For clients I used ircII and then BitchX. In the early days I modified someone's Tcl bot script, as a learning exercise. Anyway whatever, I don't bother with this chat crap anymore.

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