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GNU/Linux on Low-End Machines: Ubuntu, Manjaro, Migrating From Fvwm2 to Fvwm3, Routers

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 15, 2023

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Will installing Ubuntu Linux make a laptop faster? - Linux Shout

↺ Will installing Ubuntu Linux make a laptop faster? - Linux Shout

> Then you should consider installing Ubuntu Linux distro as it may be able to help you boost your laptop performance considerably. In some situations, you will be surprised by the performance gap that could be seen in the Laptop after switching to the free Ubuntu distribution.

Manjaro Vs. Ubuntu 2023 – Which is the best Linux Version?

↺ Manjaro Vs. Ubuntu 2023 – Which is the best Linux Version?

> If you are the kind of user who is associated with computer technology 24/7 and spend most of your time in the open-source arena then you may have worked with popular Linux distributions. Some of these are Red Hat, CentOS, Debian, Mint and Arch. Today we are comparing Manjaro Vs. Ubuntu for you.

> In spite of Linux having more than 600 distros available today; we believe that there is that one for which everyone has a soft spot. This could be due to its performance, stability, availability of software, or a certain feature that is not available in other distributions.

Things I ran into when moving from Fvwm2 to Fvwm3

↺ Things I ran into when moving from Fvwm2 to Fvwm3

> I don't use a standard desktop environment like Gnome, KDE, XFCE, or Cinnamon on my home and work desktops (I do use Cinnamon on my work laptop because it was the easy way). Instead I use a custom X11 environment with FVWM as the window manager. Specifically, I used FVWM version 2 ('fvwm2'), until recently when I had to switch to fvwm3, (aka 'fvwm 3') because that was the easiest way to work around what was effectively an API change in libX11 1.8 (see this Fedora issue, also (via)). Fvwm 2 isn't being actively updated any more so it was unlikely to get a 'fix' for the libX11 API change, while Fvwm3 had been fixed as part of general updates to its code.

What’s Old Is New Again: A Linux PC From A Set Top Box

↺ What’s Old Is New Again: A Linux PC From A Set Top Box

> There was a time around two decades ago, when the new hotness was taking control of home routers to use as small Linux computers. An echo of this era lives on in the name of the OpenWrt minimal Linux distribution, in reference to the Linksys WRT54G router which started it all. Routers as small computers were displaced by small cheap Linux machines from the likes of Raspberry Pi, and the promise of discarded home network gear doing interesting stuff receded. Now it might just be back, as [Jasper Devreker] shows us an Android TV set-top box from a mobile carrier repurposed as a Linux computer that can even run a desktop environment.

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