recently I've started working with an open source java gui app that uses `jpackage` to generate system packages for distributions. I'm interested in creating a flatpak for this, but I'm not sure what best practices look like for this. Should I attempt to take the files that are generated by `jpackage` and put those into a flatpak, or should I just take the jar file alone as provide that with a dependency on a runtime that provides java? fair warning I am a noob in regards to flatpak

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Is Linux As Good As We Think It Is?
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    1mo ago 100%

    The only thing holding me back from asking for an Ubuntu laptop at work is email certificates that we need to install on windows for outlook. Otherwise I'd love to be able to switch

    They don't even let us install wsl2, so annoying

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    LibreOffice development in 2023 – TDF's Annual Report - The Document Foundation Blog
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    4mo ago 100%

    for an entire year's worth of development, I honestly would have expected more. Good to see that improvements are being made, but still, it's pretty small

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  • How to send a fax from an Android phone
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    5mo ago 100%

    Bilt is backed by Wells Fargo I'm pretty sure. All of their other communication has been through email, it's just this one thing

    Context: I'm trying to get points for rent

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  • I put in a credit card application for Bilt and they want address and id verification via fax. They really want me to send a fax apparently Most of my documents are virtual now, and I don't have a fax machine. I see that on Google play there are a variety of apps for sending faxes. Is this a good option to go through? Or should I print stuff and find a library with a fax machine

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    Help me choose linux's best option for public school lab (distro, desktop, etc.)
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    Sinfaen
    6mo ago 100%

    This 100%. Even if you don't like canonical, you can get Ubuntu for free and then later pay for support if you need. They have experience managing fleets of systems.

    There's a post on Reddit where a Brazilian state government org is testing out Ubuntu at scale.

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  • My Experience with Tax Filing Software (Spring 2024)
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    6mo ago 100%

    PC version. It had some weird bugs when it came to me putting in our income and looking like it duplicated stuff, but at the end it showed everything just fine.

    Got my tax return recently, was a good chunk too compared to last year which was nice

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  • My Experience with Tax Filing Software (Spring 2024)
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    Sinfaen
    7mo ago 100%

    I used H&R block this year because my wife is a contractor and I don't understand the rules in that scenario lol

    Thanks for the info!

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  • Windows-as-a-nuisance: How I clean up a “clean install” of Windows 11 and Edge
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    Sinfaen
    8mo ago 100%

    I use Linux mint on my old Thinkpad and for the most part it works great. I use Kubuntu on my desktop. Asides from from weird hardware issues I had when initially setting it up, works great as well (Wayland too).

    I agree with others: Linux mint, fedora, Ubuntu. Honestly, whatever gives you the least number of issues

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  • The fall of Firefox: Mozilla's once-popular web browser slides into irrelevance
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    Sinfaen
    10mo ago 100%

    I didn't think that the market share was actually changing much? Like it's low but it's still used, especially on Linux workstations with nothing else pre-installed

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  • Just recently started using thunderbird to see how it would help managing múltiple Gmail accounts. Has anybody used the app version? Is it good? Bad?

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    Found a new cafe today and they're using a bunch of old programming language books in their display

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    We've been promised [modules](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/modules) for years now, but I haven't heard of anybody using them in a professional setting yet. Has anybody here been using them seriously?

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