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possiblylinux127, (edited ) to linux in Firefox 122 Enters Public Beta Testing with Improved Built-In Translation Feature

The feature is a privacy nightmare. I wish it was done locally.

Edit: it is

moon,

It is done locally

kugmo,
@kugmo@sh.itjust.works avatar

Bio checks out.

tsonfeir,
@tsonfeir@lemm.ee avatar

At least they are self aware.

mik,

Firefox Translations is an add-on that helps translate websites in Firefox without using the cloud. Additionally, Firefox version 118 introduces a built-in translation feature, allowing you to perform translations locally within your browser, prioritizing your privacy and security. This feature enables you to effortlessly surf the web in your preferred language. For in-depth guidance on utilizing this feature, explore our Firefox built-in fullpage translation guide.

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I think it is translated locally.

possiblylinux127,

Oh that is pretty cool

EccTM, to linux in Firefox 122 Enters Public Beta Testing with Improved Built-In Translation Feature

I wish they’d remove the US-only geo-restriction they have on half the autofill functionality.

Alto,
@Alto@kbin.social avatar

Isn't that due to stricter data collection/retention regulations in the EU?

Vincent,

I think it's just because some things have country-specific formats. For example, if you want to prefill credit card details, you have to figure out how the credit card fields are labelled.

moon, to linux in Firefox 122 Enters Public Beta Testing with Improved Built-In Translation Feature

I’m hoping their translation software ends up supporting Chinese/Japanese. Also come to Android please! Hopefully on Android in and out of reader mode.

shreddy_scientist,
@shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml avatar

I would dig this, I’d bet it’s in the works. Biggest question is when it’ll be released.

library_napper, to linux in Firefox 122 Enters Public Beta Testing with Improved Built-In Translation Feature
@library_napper@monyet.cc avatar

Is it local or cloud-based?

cupcakezealot,
@cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

it’s local (see the addon that it was based on: addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/…/firefox-translations/)

shreddy_scientist,
@shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml avatar

Local, that’s what’s so rad about it!

IrritableOcelot, to linux in Scribus 1.6 Open-Source Desktop Publishing App Released as a Major Update

This seems interesting and it seems like a big update. Has anyone used this for print media formatting? Can you speak to how well it works, how easy it is to use, and what it’s like to switch if you’re coming from Publisher or InDesign?

spacecow,

I mostly use it to make my resume. It works well for that, but feel like it would be annoying to make a large document using it.

cygnus, (edited )
@cygnus@lemmy.ca avatar

I tried it years ago and it felt more like Quark to me (not a compliment) but should give it another chance. For the past several years I’ve been using Affinity Publisher in a Windows VM.

Edit: just tried it out a bit (ver. 1.5.8 because that’s what’s in the Arch repo) and it’s better than I remembered. Adobe-like shortcuts. I made a new document and created a few text styles.

clb92,

I’ve previously used versions 1.4.* and 1.5.* quite a bit for print, because I’m a one-man marketing department in a tiny company.

Scribus was (is?) somewhat finicky and cumbersome to work with. It had certain quirks and workarounds you had to learn to deal with. It lacked many creative features you find in bigger suites. I didn’t feel like I worked quickly and efficiently in it. BUT I got my work done in it nevertheless, and I really appreciate that it exists for the people that simply can’t afford the alternatives.

Nowadays I use the Affinity suite, which includes Affinity Publisher, a competitor to InDesign. It’s quite affordable and not subscription-based.

jlow,

Used Adobe for years, made an effort in the last year to switch to FOSS, mainly Inkscape and Scribus. And yes, as other comments have mentioned these tools have some weird quirks and some things don’t work. But that’s the same for Adobe and most other software. I remember switching from Macromedia Freehand (lol, remember that) to Illustrator back in the day and everything felt just wrong and awful in tge beginning (until you learned to work around the quirks?). It’s super hard to tell how much it’s “Software Bad” vs “Not Used to New Thing” and this will be different for everybody as well. But nobody (including the software) is stopping you from using this professionally, I just finished a 20 page PDF for a client with Scribus, used it to print my 32 page comic etc.

Fizz, to linux in Debian Bookworm and Bullseye Users Receive Important Linux Security Updates
@Fizz@lemmy.nz avatar

As a headline reader I’d sure hope users of these distros receive security updates

nik282000, to linux in Debian Bookworm and Bullseye Users Receive Important Linux Security Updates
@nik282000@lemmy.ca avatar

Good thing my server still runs Jessie!

joeldebruijn, to linux in Debian Bookworm and Bullseye Users Receive Important Linux Security Updates

I had a security download (but not yet installed) ready yesterday. Logged off without installing. Turned on my device today and couldnt log in. Checked my pwd 3 times before seeing "authentication service not working " iirc.

After reboot it installed and logging in worked.

Is this related or not and is it expected? Not being able to log in without a mandatory patch first so to say?

DaPorkchop_,

no that just sounds like a bug

corvus, to linux in Debian Bookworm and Bullseye Users Receive Important Linux Security Updates
@corvus@lemmy.ml avatar

Still on 6.1.0-17 and nothing shows up after sudo apt update.

SpaceCadet, (edited )
@SpaceCadet@feddit.nl avatar

You’re good. That’s the latest image, it’s just the confusing Debian version scheme where the package version is not the same as the kernel version. Debian package version 6.1.0-17 = kernel version 6.1.69-1

See:


<span style="color:#323232;">$ uname -a
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Linux debian12 6.1.0-17-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.1.69-1 (2023-12-30) x86_64 GNU/Linux
</span>

And:


<span style="color:#323232;">$ dpkg-query --list linux-image-6.1.0-17-amd64
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
</span><span style="color:#323232;">| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
</span><span style="color:#323232;">|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
</span><span style="color:#323232;">||/ Name                       Version      Architecture Description
</span><span style="color:#323232;">+++-==========================-============-============-=================================
</span><span style="color:#323232;">ii  linux-image-6.1.0-17-amd64 6.1.69-1     amd64        Linux 6.1 for 64-bit PCs (signed)
</span>
idefix,

6.1.0-17 is the one I received today. I was on 6.1.0-16 until now.

Piya, to linux in Debian Bookworm and Bullseye Users Receive Important Linux Security Updates

This update underscores Debian’s commitment to user security. Bookworm and Bullseye users should promptly apply these important Linux security updates to enhance system protection. Staying current with these patches ensures a resilient and secure computing environment. Debian’s proactive approach is commendable in addressing potential vulnerabilities and maintaining the integrity of users’ Linux systems.

Secret300, to linux in PipeWire Camera Support is Coming to OBS Studio for Linux Desktops

What’s the advantage of this?

shreddy_scientist,
@shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml avatar

It’ll allow for streaming from a camera directly into OBS. Unless I’m truly horrible with OBS, I currently can only get my screen and audio on a recording. I haven’t found an option to also have my camera feed be recorded along with audio, even with my camera as the mic. Meaning there’s no option to have your face in the bottom corner of a screen recording. So this will allow that to be possible.

Secret300,

Ah okay thanks for the explanation

lemmyvore, to linux in XOrg Server and Xwayland Patched Against Multiple Security Vulnerabilities - 9to5Linux

But people told me X is not being maintained anymore.

ExLisper,

Yeah, they lied. X being dead and full of security issues is just a FUD. Keep calm and carry on using X.

superbirra,

which is in fact the only productive choice one can do :) when distro will force switch, then we will see

WarmApplePieShrek,

Distros already force switch, it doesn’t work as well.

superbirra,

I’m using debian sid and I’ve got no problem in using xorg until today so I’d say you are wrong :)

NamelessGO,

Actively developed is different from “maintained”

OpenOffice (OO) is being maintained and shouldn’t be used

LibreOffice is being actively developed and should be used as a replacement to OO

Legacy softwares such as X11 and OO get updates to fix vulnerabilities

You prob said as irony, so used this opportunity to promote LibreOffice :)

www.libreoffice.org/…/libreoffice-vs-openoffice/

phundrak,

I invite everyone to take a look at Open Office’s commits over the past few years, it’s hilarious

WarmApplePieShrek, to linux in XOrg Server and Xwayland Patched Against Multiple Security Vulnerabilities - 9to5Linux

funny wayland propaganda. They patched these issues, proving they don’t patch issues. Are you serious?

kbal, to linux in Mozilla Firefox 122 Is Now Available for Download, Here's What's New
@kbal@fedia.io avatar

will finally ship with a DEB package for Debian-based distributions

That's good news for the more specifically Ubuntu-based distributions and their users. I trust that Debian will continue to build its own packages.

SuperSpruce,

Interestingly, just today I switched Firefox from a snap to a deb due to the limitations of the former on Ubuntu.

wiki_me,

I had some issues that happened on debian and not on firefox nix package, maybe debian packaging is not great and this can help improve it.

kevincox,
@kevincox@lemmy.ml avatar

It may still be nice to have a reference implementation. For example maybe they can see if there are extra hardening options that they can enable or adopt the more seamless update flow.

Ephera,

Yeah, really happy about this. $WORKPLACE uses Ubuntu and the Snap is just mildly broken in multiple ways. The .tar.bz2 works, but we would have had to script the download + creation of the .desktop file. We successfully procrastinated doing the latter long enough, that Mozilla fixed it.

Deebster, to linux in Mozilla Firefox 122 Is Now Available for Download, Here's What's New
@Deebster@lemmy.ml avatar

In addition, the “Search Bar” settings in Settings > Search, which let you choose between using the address bar for search and navigation or add the search bar in the toolbar, is also gone in Firefox 122.

This doesn’t affect me, but I’m sure there’s going to be a vocal tiny percent that absolutely hate this news.

Spectacle8011,
@Spectacle8011@lemmy.comfysnug.space avatar

Motherfuckers!

kbal,
@kbal@fedia.io avatar

A quick look at the documentation seems to indicate that they have not removed or officially deprecated the feature, only made it more complicated to configure it.

soulfirethewolf,

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