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Follow-up to a post I made a while ago: those who use forks of forks/lesser-known distros: do you trust their update repos?

Yet another reason I try to stay with “mainstream” Linux is because of the update repos some forks use. For me, putting all of your trust into a repository with little known about it, or its security, makes me feel uneasy. I feel that it is a security risk, mainly because you’re allowing arbitrary code to be downloaded and run on your machine. You might argue that since it’s open-source people are constantly auditing, which has some merit to it, but with these lesser known repos there are bound to be less people reviewing code, and more opportunities for bad actors. What do you think?

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Post #41880 53
Keeping expectations grounded, but my little hobby project just made it onto the awesome-zsh-plugins list.

Thought I would share a small personal milestone with the community. Hope you don't mind.

A hobby project of mine called Mend was recently accepted into the awesome-zsh-plugins list.

Linux users are understandably sceptical about new tools that promise to make life easier, so I am keeping my expectations firmly grounded, but seeing it get a bit of official recognition feels brilliant.

It is essentially a distro-agnostic terminal assistant designed to help out when things go wrong. If you make a typo, a command fails, a library is missing, or a database is locked, it hooks into your history to get things sorted right from the terminal without a fuss.

It also includes a system scan feature that looks at your hardware to recommend the right drivers and specific packages, which comes in handy during a fresh setup.

It is completely a spare-time passion project, and having it included in the main list is a massive boost.

If anyone fancies giving it a look, the code is on GitHub and it is available on the AUR. I am just really happy to see something I built for myself actually becoming useful to the wider community.

Thank you all for your support throughout the whole journey.

Without your suggestions and the terminal outputs that have been kindly provided by the r/linux and r/commandline community I would not be able to get Mend where it is now.

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GitHub GitHub - Rakosn1cek/mend: A modular, lazy-loaded recovery tool for Linux. Instead of manually searching wikis when a command fails… A modular, lazy-loaded recovery tool for Linux. Instead of manually searching wikis when a command fails, Mend uses fzf to resolve package conflicts, map missing libraries, and clear database locks...
Post #41876 54
Updating the whole system to 26.04 LTS Kubuntu went faster than updating VS Code on my faster Win 11 corporate machine

True story bro, true story...

This is how you know, something went horribly wrong with Windows over the years. HW keeps getting faster, Windows keeps getting slower. Sometimes it feels less snappy than my 486 DX4 running Windows 95 on 4MB of RAM

I consider Kubuntu to be the ultimate PC experience, been around PC since C64.

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Post #41875 51
I built a free, handwriting notes app for Linux (xnotes)

I wanted a clean handwriting app on Linux for my stylus and didn't love the existing options, so I built one. xnotes has pressure-sensitive pen, calligraphy and highlighter tools, PDF import/export (write on a PDF, export it back), and a vector .xnote format that keeps every stroke editable.

Download: https://github.com/shardulvs/xnotes/releases

https://preview.redd.it/zoqohov85i1h1.png?width=1360&format=png&auto=webp&s=81641314723f849635e12e0331969ac9fd3acb8e

It's a personal project I'm sharing to see if it's useful to anyone else - honest feedback appreciated.


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Post #41871 68
Internet Download Manager style downloader for Linux with floating capture buttons

Hey r/linux!

I’ve been working on a project called Linux Download Manager (LDM). If you’re like me and have been missing the seamless experience of tools like IDM since switching to Linux, I think you’ll appreciate this. It comes with a companion Firefox extension designed to integrate into your workflow without getting in your way.

Here is a quick look at what it can do for you:

* Ghost Interceptions: The Firefox extension catches your downloads completely silently. No annoying "Cancelled" popups from Firefox—the file just instantly hands off to LDM.
* Smart Video Downloading: It handles video URLs from YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook Gaming. You even get a clean quality and format picker right before you download.
* No More Right-Click Restrictions: It bypasses those annoying site scripts that lock down right-clicking, making it easy to grab video links directly.
* Automatic File Sorting: It cleans up your downloads directory by automatically sorting files into color-coded categories like Videos, Music, and Documents.
* The Essentials: Full pause/resume support, a real-time progress tracker, and a native dark/light theme toggle.

Check out the project here:

* Source Code:[https://github.com/matewinslet/linux-downloader]()
* Firefox Extension:[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/49cdbb655b5d47a7bce3/]()

I have been testing it heavily on Zorin and Ubuntu, but I would love to get your feedback—especially from the data hoarders and heavy downloaders out there. Let me know what you think!

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GitHub GitHub - matewinslet/LinuxDownloader: A powerful download manager for Linux with Firefox extension support A powerful download manager for Linux with Firefox extension support - matewinslet/LinuxDownloader
Post #41870 51
CMP/KMP vs Electron for desktop app?

I'm building an android app using kotlin and I'm planning to build one for desktop as well. Which is the better way to build? Cmp/kmp would be easier because i dont have to rewrite all the logic again whereas building in electron will attract more open source devs to contribute but i have to build from scratch which will take a lot of time.

What would you suggest in your opinion?

PS: I'm also a CS student so which will have a better impact on resume? For SWE roles.

Thanks!

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