today's leftovers
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Launch Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop on Google Cloud [Ed: Ubuntu as spyware: worse than Amazon in "scopes"]
Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish was published in April this year. Ubuntu users are excited about its advanced desktop features, such as support for Wayland and GNOME 42 (I will use SliM this time since I won’t play any game in this demo). But recently, some Ubuntu users say that they can’t launch the Jammy Jellyfish desktop in Google Cloud by following my previous blog: Launch Ubuntu Desktop on Google Cloud. That’s too bad because Google Cloud gives Ubuntu users such a seamless experience through Chrome. Don’t worry, you can continue using Chrome access to your Ubuntu Desktop on Google Cloud. Just follow this article.
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The lsb_release program and the /etc/os-release file
The 'no' part is that the implementation of lsb_release isn't standardized; in fact, Fedora and Ubuntu have two entirely different versions. Fedora's version is a shell script originally from the 'Free Standards Group' that has been made to check /etc/redhat-release first. Ubuntu's version is a Python program that seems to ultimately wind up reading /usr/lib/os-release, supplemented by interesting information that's found in /usr/share/distro-info. The Ubuntu lsb_release seems to have originally been written for Debian, but I don't know its history beyond that. While the arguments and behavior of lsb_release may be standardized, that's the limit.
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Build an open source project using this essential advice
Open source is a flourishing and beneficial ecosystem that publicly solves problems in communities and industries using software developed through a decentralized model and community contributions. Over the years, this ecosystem has grown in number and strength among hobbyists and professionals alike. It's mainstream now—even proprietary companies use open source to build software.
With the ecosystem booming, many developers want to get in and build new open source projects. The question is: How do you achieve that successfully?
This article will demystify the lifecycle and structure of open source projects. I want to give you an overview of what goes on inside an open source project and show you how to build a successful and sustainable project based on my personal experience.
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Best Selling Organic Chemistry Textbook Goes Open Access After Professor Regains The Copyright
It’s well known that textbook prices are generally high. That’s in part because academic publishers effectively have a monopoly when it comes to standard texts. Very often, these are texts that students simply must have as part of their course, which means they will pay even exorbitant prices.
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Star Labs StarFighter Linux is a 3.1 pound laptop with a 16 inch 4K display and Intel or AMD processor options - Liliputing
Linux PC maker Star Labs has announced that it’s next laptop will be a powerhouse that also has a few nifty privacy and security features.
The upcoming StarFighter laptop has a 16 inch, 4K display, support for up to an Intel Core i9-12900H or AMD Ryzen 7 6800H processor, up to 64GB of RAM, and up to 8TB of storage. But it weighs just 3.1 pounds and has a starting price of around $900.
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To avoid incurring charges to your Google Cloud account for the resources used by this tutorial, you may delete the VM instance.