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Re:X11 screen locking: a secure and modular approach by speedgoose on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @09:24AM (#22737260)
Yes, sadly I think the best GNU/Linux for laptops is Windows 10 with WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux). By far.
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Re:X11 screen locking: a secure and modular approach by catblast on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @09:53AM (#22737527)
I think you may have had something, and then oversold it.

The only thing “by far” about Windows 10 is the distance it should be defenestrated.

In other news... look up Surface Pro “hot bag”. The chucklefucks at Microsoft couldn’t get reliable suspend working on their own hardware for years.

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Re:X11 screen locking: a secure and modular approach by darkwater on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @10:59AM (#22738131)
I don't want ads in my application menu, sorry. Good for you if you like them.
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Re:X11 screen locking: a secure and modular approach by speedgoose on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @12:23PM (#22739186)
Yes this sucks. Do you remember the Amazon store integration in Ubuntu?
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Re:X11 screen locking: a secure and modular approach by darkwater on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @03:27AM (#22746515)
Easy to disable within Unity itself + you have a shitload of other DEs/WMs to choose from anyway.
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Re:X11 screen locking: a secure and modular approach by gbrown on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @09:26AM (#22737278)
Or a distribution with Wayland instead of X11...
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Re:X11 screen locking: a secure and modular approach by tryauuum on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @09:55AM (#22737539)
I can't stop hating Microsoft for WSL. Yes, it is a way forward for the company but I still have a feeling they have found a perfect way to make younger generation ignore Linux completely.
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Re:X11 screen locking: a secure and modular approach by brokensegue on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @12:35PM (#22739332)
Ignore Linux by using Linux?
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Re:X11 screen locking: a secure and modular approach by JdeBP on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @01:40PM (#22740141)
In the first Windows Subsystem for Linux, Linux was the thing that was actually missing, with Windows NT taking its place.
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