Readit NewsThe complaint that it looks old-fashioned is addressed partly by using ttk (themed tk) but also just about every aspect of the widgets can be styled using a simple xresources-style config.
It's fast and lightweight, free forever, stable as hell, and there's lots of resources online.
Shit. Just don't use Ubuntu. The writing is on the wall.
The author of this article claims it's too difficult to find Flatpak apps and that the Ubuntu software center prioritizes Snaps over .deb. Are platforms never allowed to migrate to a new standard? Why is it Canonical's fault that authors of individual applications have yet to migrate Snaps?
If we all agree that on the whole auto-updating software is generally better and more secure than manually updated software, why not single out the applications that haven't migrated instead of blaming the whole standard?
Maybe I'm just naive and not doing advanced super user stuff these Snap haters are doing but from a distance to me this resembles the systemd vs init controversy. One which, IMHO, Linux super users seemed unusually attached to an older standard for not always clear reasons. Snaps offer real benefits: maybe instead of complaining that 'this sucks' users could offer constructive criticism about how to improve the new standard.
Just my opinion tho.
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There are no secure networks. Your options are vpn, third party ssl, or ssl in the service. Sometimes, your datacenter/cloud will guarantee "secure" network (ie: manage vpn for you).
But in many instances having ssl "inside" can be simpler.
Postgres also offers secure transport.
If I have a laptop encrypted with luks or whatever, then what? What are the consequences of non-compliance?