Sorry, I don't do Windows | LUP 127

Sorry, I don’t do Windows | LINUX Unplugged 127

We react to Remix OS and give it a go on a few of our machines, discuss the surprise feature in KDE 5.6 & chat with some of the folks behind SCALE 14x.

Plus how to tell family and friends you’re not the Geek Squad, we get our filesystem geek on & using tech support opportunities to be an open source ambassador.

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Follow Up / Catch Up

Snapcraft 1.0 Ubuntu Snappy Creator Tool Officially Released

Canonical’s Snappy team had the great pleasure of announcing the release and immediate availability for download of the Snapcraft 1.0 Snappy creator tool for Ubuntu Linux.

KDE Plasma 5.6 to Feature Unity Launcher Support, Media Controls in Task Manager

Let’s start with the Uni__ty Launcher support, as it would appear that KDE Plasma 5.6 will borrow the Unity API from Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux operating system to implement support for app notifications in the Task Manager. For example, the Chromium web browser will display the download progress.

Why do you think btrfs is better than zfs for home use

In ep 399 you talk about how ZFS is more designed for enterprise. While btrfs is more suited for home use. But you never really said why you think that, could you try to explain why you think this?

Semi-Official SCaLE 14x Jupiter Broadcasting thread

Register![1] and use the coupon code LAS40 for a 40% discount; thanks /u/irabinovitch [2] !

SCaLE 14x: The Southern California Linux Expo is upon us again! I’m looking forward to seeing & sharing with everyone in the free software community in Southern California this year; last year was a blast.

SCaLE 14x is January 21-24, 2016 at the Pasadena Convention Center[3]

Linux Action Show Meet Up

Jupiter Broadcasting Meetup Page

UbuCon portal

On the night before the event we will meet at around 19:00 for an informal gathering to get to know each other. Details to be added soon!

TING

Ting – mobile that makes sense

Ilan Rabinovitch and Gareth J. Greenaway on what’s new for SCALE14x

We’re always looking for help! If you would like to volunteer for one of these SCALE committees, please email the committee chair.

Linux Academy

Linux Academy | Linux and AWS Online Training

What’s Remix OS for PC? Remix OS for PC is built on the Android-x86

This is an alpha version intended for developers and early adopters who don’t mind a bug or two.

Android was designed for touchscreens and as there isn’t a touchscreen on most PCs, we want you to be aware that apps may perform differently. We’re asking for developers and testers to help us optimize Remix OS for Android PCs.
Join our Google Group for further discussion or give us your feedback here.We read all your messages and feedback but will not be replying to most due the volume of the feedback.

Remix OS—a multitasking, windowed Android OS—can now run on your PC

We tried Remix OS at the end of a recent article that looked at Android on the desktop. The OS definitely proved nicer than vanilla Android with a mouse and keyboard, but just like with Android tablets, the biggest software weakness is app support for the new environment. Remix actually comes out a little better here, since if you get stuck with a phone app, you can usually just shrink it down to a phone-sized window.

DigitalOcean

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