/fglt/ - Friendly GNU/Linux Thread

[Nicholas Carter]

Previously on: Welcome to /fglt/ - Friendly GNU/Linux Thread.
Users of all levels are welcome to ask questions about GNU/Linux and share their experiences.

*** Please be civil, notice the "Friendly" in every Friendly GNU/Linux Thread. ***

Before asking for help, please check our list of resources[*].

If you would like to try out GNU/Linux you can do one of the following:
0) Install a GNU/Linux distribution of your choice in a Virtual Machine using VirtualBox or other software made for this puporse for safety purposes.
1) Use the Live ISO (if your distribution of choice has one) to boot directly into the GNU/Linux distribution without installing anything, that way, you can get to experience the GNU/Linux operating system without installing it.
2) Dual boot the GNU/Linux distribution of your choice along with Windows or macOS, this is recommended if you want to know more about the GNU/Linux operating system.
3) Go balls deep and replace everything with GNU/Linux.

Meet the /fglt/ team:

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* Resources:
Your friendly neighborhood search engine (searx, ixquick, startpage, whatever.)
$ man
wiki.archlinux.org (Most troubleshoots work on all distros.)
wiki.gentoo.org (Please see comment above.)
wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Category:GNU/Linux
prism-break.org/en/categories/gnu-linux/
linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php
gnu.org

[Jacob Hall]

How can I discover new open-source programs for my GNU/Linux, beside APT SEARCH? I would like some programs that I couldn't find there...

[Liam Evans]

I was trying to get rid of some bloat on KDE through Discover (games, duplicate applications, etc.) and when I rebooted, I got the black screen. I was able to save myself by using sudo apt-get install kde-full. What's a better way to get rid of bloat?

[Hunter Parker]

>freedom
>GPL license forces you to publish ALL your project under it should you use a bit of GPL licensed code

[Grayson Sullivan]

to ensure the freedom of your users.
if you are a proprietary fag, just use another license, it is not hard, nobody forces you to use the GPL.

[Juan Allen]

You think that freedom is get freedom-full source code and turn it proprietary?

[Liam Gomez]

Is there an "interjection"-style copypasta that we can use to reply to people using the term "open source" when they mean "free/libre and open source" or "FLOSS"?

[Camden Reyes]

you could make one out of this: gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.en.html

[Aiden Lee]

Is there a way to lock firefox addons? I had a bit of a scare, with some website asking me to install some garbage, and now I'm worried something is hidden in my addons somehow.

[Ian Powell]

I'm a freetard in my free time. I use MIT license for my stuff. I don't think it would be for my "freedom" if gnu RMS forces me to use his license should I take inspiration from a code under GPL. Also, if a dude wants to fork me, who am I to force him to use the exact same license?

There's no such ego battle with MIT and BSD hence my personal inclination not to use GPL except if I *really* need it. (Which is the same inclination I have toward proprietary code)