2020/09/30/#ubuntu-discuss.txt

=== Glassjoe is now known as funnycalzoneman
[02:34] <lotuspsychje> good morning to all
[04:08] <gimzmoe> I've got a noob question, I've got 5 laptops I'm trying to cluster for a project.  I've installed python3 on all of them but some have 3.8.2 and others have 3.8.6 as installed from the repo when I added deadsnakes ppa... can someone explain why and maybe a clue to how to fix it?
[05:24] <guiverc> gimzmoe, are all running the same release?  different releases can have different versions of packages even with PPAs
[05:25] <gimzmoe> that's what started this mess, but I upgraded.  I think... I've sorted something out, I'm stripping the python3 from each of the machines and starting over.  it's not fast or pretty but it's progress
[17:31] <lotuspsychje> welcome xMeia
[17:31] <xMeia> what r we discussin?
[17:31] <xMeia> thanks
[17:31] <lotuspsychje> xMeia: currently not much, you can start a topic :p
[17:33] <xMeia> Give me some of your best tips on software to download and what they do
[17:34] <xMeia> What is good/bad about Xubuntu (I am on it) in regards to other distributions?
[17:34] <lotuspsychje> xMeia: wich version of xubuntu?
[17:34] <xMeia> latest
[17:35] <lotuspsychje> lts or non-lts
[17:35] <xMeia> what does that mean? im new to this
[17:35] <xMeia> and how do I check it? =)
[17:36] <lotuspsychje> xMeia: i always install these: preload, haveged, gnome-tweaks, dconf-editor, vlc, qbittorrent, stacer, bleachbit
[17:36] <lotuspsychje> xMeia: lsb_release -a
[17:38] <xMeia> commando wont work
[17:40] <mgedmin> cat /etc/os-release
[17:41] <mgedmin> look for VERSION="..."
[17:41] <xMeia> 20.04.1 LTS (Focal Fossa)
[17:41] <mgedmin> the latest ubuntu is an lts in any case
[17:41] <xMeia> What is LTS
[17:42] <mgedmin> long-term support
[17:42] <mgedmin> ubuntu releases twice per year every year
[17:42] <xMeia> ah, thats good
[17:42] <mgedmin> not everyone likes upgrading their machines that often
[17:42] <mgedmin> therefore once every two years a release is designated the current Long Term Support release, and is supported for 5 years
[17:42] <mgedmin> (non-LTS releases are supported for 9 months)
[17:43] <xMeia> Ok, still very much 2 learn on linux so LTS for me should fit fine I think
[17:43] <mgedmin> support == software updates are made available with bugfixes and especially security fixes
[17:45] <xMeia> how do I configure preload with say.. Firefox
[17:46] <lotuspsychje> xMeia: preload you can just install and reboot, after that its all automatic
[17:47] <xMeia> nice =)
[17:47] <xMeia> Sittin on an old laptop I breath new life into so it will be nice
[17:47] <xMeia> and haveged, can it help me anyhow?
[17:48] <lotuspsychje> xMeia: also the same, install reboot done
[17:48] <xMeia> explain some software and stuff for me that I could have good use for if you'd like and what they do
[17:48] <lotuspsychje> xMeia: i highly reccomend stacer, as it can help you tweak on older machines, shred files, tweak systemd services etc
[17:48] <xMeia> Ok
[17:49] <xMeia> is it automatic or do I manage manually?
[17:49] <lotuspsychje> xMeia: stacer has different sections, some automatic some manual tweaking
[17:52] <lotuspsychje> xMeia: like on older laptops and other cases, i disable braille,cups,openvpn,bluetooth
[17:52] <lotuspsychje> depends on your personal case ofc
[17:55] <xMeia> how do I do it?
[17:55] <xMeia> maybe let bluetooth be there still as I might use a speaker for it
[17:57] <lotuspsychje> xMeia: click the services icon on the left and disable your unwanted services
[18:01] <xMeia> nice with stacer!
[18:01] <xMeia> openvpn I cant find haha
[18:01] <xMeia> the other ones is off!
[20:18] <xMeia> any tips for performance software on linux to an old laptop? (4gb, dual core 1,8GHz)
[20:18] <daftykins> software isn't going to polish a turd
[20:22] <xMeia> just tweak the hardware max poss
[20:22] <xMeia> tips?
[20:22] <xMeia> using Xubuntu XFCE 20.04.1 LTS
[20:51] <daftykins> such patience
[21:19] <sarnold> doesn't look good for using a slow machine..