Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is now open source

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/windows-subsystem-for-linux-wsl-is-now-open-source/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/windows-subsystem-for-linux-wsl-is-now-open-source/

#gaming #linux #unix

Valve just replied that they believe they've fixed the lag bomb

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/11446#issuecomment-2892172851

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/11446%23issuecomment-2892172851

#gaming #linux #unix

Just released: #swad 0.10

https://github.com/Zirias/swad/releases/tag/v0.10

Swad is the "Simple Web Authentication Daemon". If you're looking for a way to add #authentication (and/or proof-of-work access as known from #anubis) to your #nginx reverse proxy -- without adding yet another reverse proxy -- swad could be for you! It's written in pure #C, has few external dependencies (just zlib, and optionally OpenSSL/Libressl and/or libpam) and compiles to a pretty small binary. It's designed for usage with nginx' 'auth_request'.

Swad is tested on #FreeBSD, some basic functionality tests were also done on #Linux and #illumos (descendant from #solaris). It *should* build and work on most #POSIX-alike systems.

This release mainly brings performance improvements and a few bugfixes. It's now stress-tested with Apache jmeter, verifying it can deal with at least 1000 requests per second on my personal (somewhat limited) FreeBSD host machine.

I've been meaning to write about the state of #accessibility support in #tech for a while now but figured it was a good time to do it now since The Register published this article.

As a #parent of a child with #disabilities, as well as being a #disability #advocate and #technology professional, I appreciate The Register's coverage of Global Accessibility Awareness Day and Apple's pursuit in improving accessibility in their OSes. Accessibility support is simultaneously necessary and perpetually a challenge. Often it seems like a clumsy afterthought or just prohibitively expensive.

As much as I am an #opensource advocate, the reality is out of all the mainstream OSes, #Microsoft #Windows has, unquestionably, the best support. #Apple has some catching up to do. The open source world trails behind with projects in various states of quality.

One of the areas needing serious improvement is eye gaze technology. Users who have serious motor impairments (spinal cord injury, stroke, cerebral palsy, ALS) rely on this technology to communicate. Windows 10 supports this functionality natively yet #Linux still treats it as a #DIY project, at best. There is little coordination between desktop environments like #KDE #GNOME and #XFCE nor is there any kind of unified API.

It's 2025, we have reached the first quarter of the 21st century and accessibility support is still an afterthought. We can and must do better.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/18/apple_accessibility_features_2025/

#news #technews #technology

ProtonGE unlike it's predecessors (both GE and official) enables mouse pointer acceleration in games (when the Wayland driver is enabled)

https://youtu.be/eRVL9Tymg8A?si=DIn6PEBXF4xhWT5x

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://youtu.be/eRVL9Tymg8A?si=DIn6PEBXF4xhWT5x

#gaming #linux #unix

A client sends me an email:
"Do you remember that internal backup server you set up a few years ago? Could you log in and check if everything’s okay? I’m not seeing any errors, but I’m not sure if it’s actually working properly".

I have a vague memory of it - I’m guessing “a few years ago” is quite a high number.
They send me the credentials and I log in:

08:46:41 up 2957 days, 18:01, 1 user, load average: 7.09, 2.34, 1.50

And, surprisingly, no errors.
Everything is working correctly, backups are present, and the disks show no issues whatsoever.
Debian.
Boot date: 14/04/2017.

Impressive.

#Debian #Linux #Uptime #ServerUptime

I'm finding the weird politics inside the #Linux world kinda exhausting right now.

Like, guys, I'm a glorified shell script kiddie that cosplayed as a sysadmin for five years a lot of years ago (and hated it).

I don't have the technical knowhow to really dive into just what the flip #SystemD is and why so much money is being poured into it by literally one of the most evil corporations in die flipperwaltd gersput.

I strongly desire to find a good distro to recommend to newbs (including a cow-orker that I will be forcibly upgrading away from Windows 10 later this year), but then I'm divided between the knowledge that I'm adding to the SystemD/Linux userbase (for whatever monstrosity that will some day become), and the fact that non-systemD distros generally can require more effort to maintain, and lack the polish of something like the Fedora-derivatives.

I read this #Debian announcement/note today and kinda flipped my lid:

• Drop systemd-resolved package. The ctte has declared that the way the systemd-resolved tool works is incompatible with their decision to prioritize avahi in Debian. Furthermore, the resolved tool is being used to inflict pain on the maintainer, and induce burnout. Regrettably, the only safe solution to ensure this package is compliant with this decision is to drop it, as all reasonable alternatives put forward have been rejected:
  https://salsa.debian.org/systemd-team/systemd/-/merge_requests/289 (Closes: #1098914)
  (Emphasis added)

WHAT THE FARGLESNUFF DOES THAT MEAN?!?

Can anyone explain to me rationally what in the world is happening in the Linux world?

Because the obviously anti-systemd crowd are still mostly talking about PID 1, which I'm honestly not that concerned about, and the pro-systemd crowd are all like, "No, no, it's great you're all being crazy, I got the Harkonnen blood plug just last week and it feels great!"

What's the new hot #Linux distro? I'm bored and I want to fuck up my laptop.

Anyone who says Nix OS is getting a middle finger emoji.

People working on Linux or the BSDs (or illumos based OSes, etc), are you using two monitors? And, if so, what do you use them for?
I'm trying to understand if it makes sense to keep two monitors on my desk

Please boost

#Linux #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #illumos #SmartOS #OmniOS #IT #SysAdmin

The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source

https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2025/05/19/the-windows-subsystem-for-linux-is-now-open-source/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2025/05/19/the-windows-subsystem-for-linux-is-now-open-source/

#linux #unix #windows #windows11

What I'm still missing is a custom #recovery that can actually do any useful stuff (especially full #backup).

My device has recovery as a #ramdisk in vendor_boot, and there are some prebuilt vendor_boot images with #twrp around, which I don't want to use directly because there's also an init-boot ramdisk in there that needs patching for root with #magisk ... and as far as I understood now, these ramdisks are userland only, using the shared #kernel from the boot partition, so it's unlikely a recovery built for #HyperOS1 (#Android 14, #Linux 5) will work with #HyperOS2 (Android 15, Linux 6).

What I *did* try nevertheless was modifying my vendor_boot using Magisk's #magiskboot utility, replacing ONLY the recovery ramdisk. It resulted in #bootloop trying to boot the normal system, so there seems to be something I still don't understand (I *thought* this ramdisk would only ever be loaded when booting to recovery).

For now, I'll live with the useless stock #Xiaomi recovery. Attempting to do my own build of twrp or orangefox really is too much hassle 🙈

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟬𝟱/𝟭𝟵 (Valuable News - 2025/05/19) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/05/19/valuable-news-2025-05-19/

Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday

KDE keyboard shortcut note:

Goto

system settings > shortcuts > kwin

Check out the actions which can be bound to keyboard shortcuts.

#KDE #Xorg #Desktop #Environment #OpenSource #POSIX #GNU #is #not #UNIX #Linux #freeBSD #Konnect #Android

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The screencap shows a screenshot of the "Shortcuts" settings in the system settings kwin application, likely from a KDE-based Linux distribution. The left sidebar is labeled "Shortcuts" and includes options such as "Applications," "System Settings," and "Custom Shortcuts." The main area displays a list of shortcuts, with the "Switch to Desktop" shortcuts highlighted. These shortcuts are labeled from 1 to 17, 18 to 20 are not visible There are corresponding key combinations like "Ctrl+Shift+F1" for Desktop 1 and "Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F5" for Desktop 17. The "KWin" section is also visible, indicating the window manager being used. The interface has a dark theme, and the "Apply" button is visible at the bottom right. Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.168 Wh

The KDE team has created a wonderful Network for your Androids it's called Konnect (actually KDE Connect) and the things that it can do are so various that I'll just show you one of them in the included photographs

The ease with which I can control a music 🎵 player that works on one Android from all my devices which run Konnect opens up possibilities which are just marvelous for a sound engineer like me

@kde

#KDE #Xorg #Desktop #Environment #OpenSource #POSIX #GNU #is #not #UNIX #Linux #freeBSD #Konnect #Android

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The photograph composed in warm light portrays two smartphones placed on a red fabric with a floral pattern. The phone on the left has a lock screen displaying the time "23:05" and the date "Tue, Apr 29." The background features a vibrant image of a red flower with green leaves. The phone is charging, with a battery level of 82%. A music player widget is visible, showing the song "13_18_21_aug_2021_19Lyntr" by "RadioAzureus (Musicolet)" with a play button and a progress bar. A notification from Mastodon is also visible, mentioning the user by Luca Sironi. The phone on the right shows a similar time "23:05" and date "Tue, Apr 29." The background is dark blue, and the music player widget displays the same song and artist. The weather widget shows "26°C MonPlaisir" with "Clear" conditions. The battery level is also 82%, and the phone is connected to "GSM provider." Both phones are displaying the same time, indicating they are synchronized. The Android on the right is in slight Bokeh due to the shallow DOF because of the wide aparture Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.266 Wh

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The image shows a mobile device screen displaying Konnect "KDE Connect Devices" interface. The background is dark, and the text is white, providing a clear contrast. At the top, the time is shown as 23:06, with various status icons indicating Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and battery level at 84%. The main title "KDE Connect Devices" is prominently displayed, followed by a message stating that other devices running KDE Connect in the same network should appear here. Below this, there is a section titled "Connected devices," listing four devices: "SM-A260G," "Xiaomi Redmi A2 Blakka," "Galaxy A2 Core Lucã," and "Krasiwati," each accompanied by a device icon. The "Remembered devices" section follows, listing three devices: "Devakprata," "Xiaomi Note 12S," and "Polawiri," each with a corresponding icon. The interface is designed for easy navigation, with a menu icon on the left and a back arrow on the right, indicating the ability to return to the previous screen. Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.264 Wh

At this moment I'm roughly tuning a very nice FluxBox Desktop in an OpenSource POSIX driven OS.
I'm working on tuning my Desktops Environments in such a way that it doesn't matter whether I run them in Linux or *BSD

That way I'll just fire up the Operating System inject my own configuration for the desktop environment fire up X.org and then start working

FluxBox has been a favorite window / desktop manager of mine a couple of decades ago.

Since it has been written efficient it's blazingly fast
I combine tools that I love from Xfce with FluxBox so that my muscle memory for shortcuts can be used in a super smooth manner

#FluxBox #Xorg #Desktop #Environment #OpenSource #POSIX #GNU #is #not #UNIX #Linux

Since this command...

`xfce4-screenshooter -S -d 2 --window -s "$HOME/Pictures/$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S)_Screenshot2.png"`

...segfaults in fluxbox atm I did not bother with a screenshot, because xfce4-screenshooter rocks way too much to use another one

#FluxBox #Xorg #Desktop #Environment #OpenSource #POSIX #GNU #is #not #UNIX #Linux

I've been able to configure KDE to my liking so that I feel at home again in the K Desktop Environment.

This is critical because it means that everything from way back in the beginning, decades ago when KDE was released, is still in the current new and fresh version of the K Desktop Environment

It means that the teams which have worked on KDE for the past decades have kept the core of KDE alive

It means that we have an excellent group of programmers, before and current, who have worked on KDE and who have kept KDE beautiful fantastic and magnifique for a wide range of people all over the globe

@kde

#KDE #Xorg #Desktop #Environment #programming #OpenSource #POSIX #GNU #is #not #UNIX #Linux #freeBSD #Konnect #Android

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The photograph composed in total darkness shows an IPS LED computer screen displaying the K Desktop Environment with a dark blue theme. The screen is divided into two main sections: the top section shows a settings menu with various options such as "Audio and Sound," "Display and Monitor," "Input Devices," "Hardware and Devices," "Network," "Settings," "Connections," "User Feedback," "Online Accounts," "Accessibility," "Region and Language," "Notifications," "Personalization," "Search and Shutdown," "Shortcuts and Startup," "Workspace Behavior," and "Appearance." The bottom section features a wallpaper of a gorgeous woman standing in a room with a wooden floor and a window in the background. The woman is wearing a white top and a black skirt with a lace pattern, and she is smiling. The screen also shows a sidebar with options like "General," "Global Themes," "Connections," "Appearance Style," and "User Style." The time displayed on the screen is 22:38, and the date is the 15th of May. The overall image is in subtle Bokeh, because of the translucent effect programmed in KDE The screen is surrounded by a dark background, and has been captured with a puny Android analogue sensor smaller than the tip of my Pinky nail Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.264 Wh

I've easily & smoothly configured KDE Konnect to work in Fluxbox WM

#FluxBox #KDE #Xorg #Desktop #Environment #OpenSource #POSIX #GNU #is #not #UNIX #Linux #freeBSD #KDEKonnect #Android

FreeBASIC is a free/open source BASIC compiler for Windows DOS and Linux

https://freebasic.net/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://freebasic.net/

#linux #programming #unix

mpd radio

How to stream and listen to music across the network.

https://nein.triapul.cz/openbsd/mpd/radio/

#openbsd #mpd #audio #linux #serpico #tutorial

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Ema struggles with mpd configuration

Firefox 138.0.4: critical security fix. Update now

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2025-36/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2025-36/

#linux #unix

@debian ❤️

#debian #gnu #linux

My shot at FOSS: declaro - turn any package manager declarative (AUR too)

https://github.com/mantinhas/declaro

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://github.com/mantinhas/declaro

#archlinux #linux #unix

A Citizens EU Countries Initiative, following the recent successful ones, to make Linux, LibreOffice and other EU Apps from https://www.goeuropean.org the standard OS, Apps in the EU public administrations since are funded by Germans, French People 40% tax money, is it a good idea? Have your say?

https://www.reddit.com/r/BuyFromEU/comments/1kopwwn/a_citizens_eu_countries_initiative_following_the/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.reddit.com/r/BuyFromEU/comments/1kopwwn/a_citizens_eu_countries_initiative_following_the/

#linux #unix

X11 vs XWayland vs Wayland | Gaming Benchmark

https://youtu.be/aXg2qVA0WmE

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://youtu.be/aXg2qVA0WmE

#gaming #linux #unix

Coding without a laptop: Two weeks with AR glasses and Linux on Android

https://holdtherobot.com/blog/2025/05/11/linux-on-android-with-ar-glasses/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://holdtherobot.com/blog/2025/05/11/linux-on-android-with-ar-glasses/

#linux #unix

Steam Wallpaper Engine for Linux is HERE!

https://youtu.be/cf2IvP4B4aA

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://youtu.be/cf2IvP4B4aA

#gaming #linux #unix

@debian
Bei #sarge bin ich eingestiegen, da war das noch Testing. Heute bei #bookworm angekommen. Bestes #linux für mich.

@tauon @radmin not really tho.

Have you ever had to deal with #SysVinit?

• #SystemD is at worst a "#NecessaryEvil" because #Linux evolved and the old systems that came before were neglected if not unmaintainable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_AIw9bGogo

• That being said it's #OpenSource and you're free to not use it and go back to the basics of the /etc/init file...

I do so myself in my free time...

A kernel developer plays with Home Assistant

https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1017720/7155ecb9602e9ef2/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1017720/7155ecb9602e9ef2/

#linux #unix

AMD Ryzen AI Max+ "Strix Halo" Delivers Best Performance On Linux Over Windows 11 - Even With Gaming (30% lead)

https://www.phoronix.com/review/amd-strix-halo-windows-linux/9

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.phoronix.com/review/amd-strix-halo-windows-linux/9

#hardware #linux #unix

Canonical Donating to Open Source Projects This Year

https://ubuntu.com/blog/canonical-thanks-dev-giving-back-to-open-source-developers

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://ubuntu.com/blog/canonical-thanks-dev-giving-back-to-open-source-developers

#linux #unix

A wild #blog post appears!

I revived pkgsrc on AIX.

(Yes, I already sent a PR to NetBSD.)

https://briancallahan.net/blog/20250516.html

#linux #unix #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #dragonflybsd #aix #ibm #solairs #illumos #pkgsrc #opensource #freesoftware

Linux Swap Table Code Shows The Potential For Huge Performance Gains

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Swap-Table-Patches

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Swap-Table-Patches

#linux #unix

All you never wanted to know about creating fast socket I/O on #Linux. Unless you are a real geek.

A small, ultra-high performance publish-subscribe server doing kind of TCP #multicast using #sendfile, #io_uring, #splice, (mapped) files, and #fallocate for file hole punching.

Saturating a 10 Gbps link with useful data with just 8 cores.

A beautiful writeup for anyone into fast Linux networking. Not just for #ATproto

h/t @nohillside
#PubSub #Kernel #Hacking
https://www.asayers.com/jetrelay

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Ersatz social image for the article; screenshot of title and abstract: " Let the kernel do the work! Tricks for implementing a pub/sub server This post explains the design of jetrelay, a pub/sub server compatible with Bluesky’s “jetstream” data feed. Using a few pertinent Linux kernel features, it avoids doing almost any work itself. As a result, it’s highly efficient: it can saturate a 10 Gbps network connection with just 8 CPU cores. May 2025 "

AMD Is Hiring Again To Help Enhance Ryzen On Linux

https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Hiring-2025-Ryzen-Linux

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Hiring-2025-Ryzen-Linux

#gaming #linux #unix

When you can't xwininfo or xprop under Wayland on KDE to get window information, you can instead.

qdbus org.kde.KWin /KWin queryWindowInfo

Create an alias in your .zshrc or .bashrc or whatever shell you use so you don't have to remember that entire line to something like;

alias "qwinfo"='qdbus org.kde.KWin /KWin queryWindowInfo'

q = qdbus
win = window
fo = info

or Query Window Info

something easy to remember. c:

#kde #linux #wayland

My 2025 high-end Linux PC

https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2025-05-15-my-2025-high-end-linux-pc/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2025-05-15-my-2025-high-end-linux-pc/

#hardware #linux #unix

PSA: In case you run #Ubuntu 24.10 with #ZFS on Root, DO NOT TRY TO UPGRADE YET! You are very likely to run into a #Linux kernel deadlock mid-flight during the upgrade which leaves you with a broken system.

Also: Use zfs snapshot before trying to upgrade. zfs-auto-snapshot to the rescue! #openzfs #linuxmint

https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/issues/17337

The one thing that makes systemd run0 annoying to use is that it'll ask you every time for the password. With sudo you have this 10 minutes where it won't ask again.

I know the technical reasons, but still this drives me back to sudo.

#systemd #run0 #sudo #Linux

‘Doom: The Dark Ages’ DRM Is Locking Out Linux Users Who Bought the Game

https://www.404media.co/doom-the-dark-ages-drm-is-locking-out-linux-users-who-bought-the-game/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.404media.co/doom-the-dark-ages-drm-is-locking-out-linux-users-who-bought-the-game/

#gaming #linux #technology #unix

Is there a #CLI tool that can convert markdown files to PDFs that is not Pandoc? Pandoc has a lot of dependencies that I won't use, so I'd like to avoid that.

#Linux #markdown

Believe it or not, Microsoft just announced a Linux distribution service - here's why

https://www.zdnet.com/article/believe-it-or-not-microsoft-just-announced-a-linux-distribution-service-heres-why/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.zdnet.com/article/believe-it-or-not-microsoft-just-announced-a-linux-distribution-service-heres-why/

#linux #linuxadmin #technology #unix

Powerhouse Linux server announced by IBM
https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/IBM-Announces-Powerhouse-Linux-Server?utm_source=mlm
#Linux #server #IBM #LinuxONE #AI #security #quantum #NIST

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Google to pay $1.38 billion over privacy violations

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/05/google-to-pay-1-38-billion-over-privacy-violations

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/05/google-to-pay-1-38-billion-over-privacy-violations

#linux #unix

Edit: I think I have it sorted. It is a browser thing.
Browser updates meant I couldn't find the setting.
Thank you.

Linux Cinnamon advice please.

When I download a document, it default saves to the Downloads folder.

Is there a way to have it ask where I want a file to be be saved so I can save it into the correct folder?

Sometimes a download has such a silly name that once in the Downloads folder I can't find it.

Thank you.

#Linux #TechHelp #MakersHelp

Steam Deck sales still going strong over three years later

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/steam-deck-sales-still-going-strong-over-three-years-later/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/steam-deck-sales-still-going-strong-over-three-years-later/

#gaming #linux #unix

From servers in a data center to desktop computers, many devices communicating on a network will eventually have to filter traffic, whether for security or performance reasons. Bpfilter is a project that allows packet filtering to be done with BPF, which can be faster than other mechanisms. Even small performance improvements in this area can lead to significant gains.

#linux #kernel #bpfilter #bpf

HDR software

https://github.com/143domi1/OpenHDR-

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://github.com/143domi1/OpenHDR-

#linux #unix

Wayland: An Accessibility Nightmare

https://github.com/asweigart/pyautogui/blob/master/pyautogui/_pyautogui_x11.py

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://github.com/asweigart/pyautogui/blob/master/pyautogui/_pyautogui_x11.py

#linux #unix

To clear the terminal after logging out, here is a method that works in all modern shells (I'm using `ksh`).

Add to `~/.profile`:

test -f $HOME/.exitrc && trap ". $HOME/.exitrc" EXIT

Create `~/.exitrc` with:

type clear >/dev/null 2>&1 && clear

Useful!

Source: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/12013

#Shell #RunBSD #Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Release Dates: RHEL 10 is GA

https://access.redhat.com/articles/3078

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://access.redhat.com/articles/3078

#linux #redhat #unix

I've been talking about it for months, but I finally followed Jami Kettunen's instructions and got Chimera Linux installed in my Yoga Slim 7x ARM laptop.

Windows was crashing every few days (while unattended) with the error "The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error is caused because the system stopped responding and the hardware watchdog triggered a system reset." even after a full restore.

I'm hoping Linux is more stable.

#ChimeraLinux #Linux #SnapdragonX #ARM

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Screenshot of the the default Chimera Linux GNOME desktop with a terminal running. The terminal is showing the output of fastfetch.

What's the lifespan of a "temporary" workaround in IT?

Approximately the same as the universe, according to the ancient IT proverb: "There's nothing as permanent as a temporary solution."

#sysadmin #IT #linux #unix

✏️ Input Remapper is a program for remapping mouse buttons, keyboard, and other devices

©️ Free and open source program

⬇️ Install: Software Center (Appstream), Deb package

👉 https://linuxmasterclub.com/input-remapper/

#Linux #Review #OpenSource #Software #InputRemapper

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Input Remapper. Editing keyboard shortcuts. Screenshot taken from the official website

Nobara Linux 42 released as a rolling release with Brave as new default browser, new in-house flatpak store called Flatpost, updated driver manager, GNOME 48, KDE Plasma 6.3.4, Mesa 25.1 and Linux Kernel 6.14.6

https://nobaraproject.org/2025/05/13/may-132025/

#nobaralinux #fedora #linux #linuxgaming

Just released: #swad 0.7! 😎

Swad is the "Simple Web Authentication Daemon". If you're looking for a solution to add cookie/form #authentication to your #nginx reverse proxy, or maybe even a #lightweight alternative to #Anubis which leaves the actual proxying to nginx, this might be for you! It is designed for use with nginx' auth_request, written in pure C, with minimal dependencies (zlib and, depending on build options, openssl/libressl and/or libpam), and compiles to a small binary (currently between 150kiB and less than 300kiB depending on compiler and target platform).

Swad should work on many #posix (and almost) systems. It's actually tested on #FreeBSD (in "production" use, but on a very low-traffic private site), and quick functionality tests also done on #Debian (#Linux) and #OpenIndiana (#Illumos, open-source #Solaris descendant).

As announced, this release doesn't bring any new features (in terms of WHAT it can do), but great improvements "under the hood", that should help performance at least on some platforms, see release notes for swad 0.7.

Read more, and download the .tar.xz (to build and install it 😆) here:
https://github.com/Zirias/swad

5 factors steadily fueling Linux's desktop rise

https://www.zdnet.com/article/5-factors-steadily-fueling-linuxs-desktop-rise/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.zdnet.com/article/5-factors-steadily-fueling-linuxs-desktop-rise/

#linux #technology #unix

Ce guide est bien complet pour commencer sur Fedora : https://github.com/devangshekhawat/Fedora-42-Post-Install-Guide

#fedora #fedorafr #Linux

AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 Linux Benchmarks: Outright Incredible Performance

https://www.phoronix.com/review/amd-ryzen-ai-max-pro-395

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.phoronix.com/review/amd-ryzen-ai-max-pro-395

#amd #hardware #linux #unix

In case you wish to liberate your #Kindle, here is my no-commentary walk-through. Thank for sharing.

P.S. After jail-breaking it I found out that it runs #Linux 4.9.77

https://youtu.be/WD8ADF9sum0

Avec la fin de #Win10, pensez-vous qu'il soit intéressant de refaire un site web pour mettre en relation des « experts » #Linux qui soient capables de migrer un PC d'utilisateurs cherchant de l'aide ?

Firefox Source Code Now Hosted On GitHub

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-On-GitHub

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-On-GitHub

#linux #unix

p156

#unix_surrealism #technomage #openbsd #9front #linux #comic #ksh

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Puffy is going on a trip, leaving behind Girl and Penguin. He addresses them as he's getting dressed. Puffy: "I'll be back in a few days. You know what to do?" Girl, holding The NEW Kornshell book: "Page 156!" Puffy, to Penguin: "And you?" Penguin, annoyed: "Nobody touches your nethack save..." Puffy leaves. Girl to Penguin: "Get the 9front iso." Penguin gulps. ... Puffy traverses the desert at night, reaching a memorial stone. It reads: "In honor of the fish who gave their lives for freedom" Dozens of fish emblems follow.

Quick tip: You can use the last argument of the previous command at the CLi. The syntax is:
command1 !$

For example, make a new dir:
mkdir foo_dir1

Then:
cd !$

which becomes cd foo_dir1, thus saving you typing time. Give it a try.

#linux #unix #tips #tricks

Heads up: Multiple Security Issues in GNU Screen - mostly affecting release
5.0.0 and setuid-root installations (Local Root Exploit and others) https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/12/1

#linux #security #gnu #infosec

Hoy seguimos trabajando en el nuevo curso de nftables en GNU/Linux! 🎉

✅ ¿Saben qué es nftables?
✅ ¿Qué diferencias tiene con iptables?
✅ ¿Quieren aprender sobre la arquitectura de netfilter en Linux?

Y por supuesto...
✅ ¿Quieren jugar un poco con el comando nft? 😃

Si la respuesta es sí, pasen por este post en nuestro blog! 😜 👇

https://juncotic.com/nftables-vs-iptables-algunas-notas/

#nft #nftables #iptables #firewall #gnu #linux #curso

Valve fixes DOOM: The Dark Ages launch failure on SteamOS (runs horribly on Steam Deck anyway)

https://www.pcguide.com/news/it-runs-doom-valve-fixes-launch-failure-but-steam-deck-isnt-ready-for-the-dark-ages-yet/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.pcguide.com/news/it-runs-doom-valve-fixes-launch-failure-but-steam-deck-isnt-ready-for-the-dark-ages-yet/

#gaming #linux #unix

Valve Announces new SteamOS Compatibility rating system

https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamworks/announcements/detail/532097310616717411

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamworks/announcements/detail/532097310616717411

#gaming #linux #unix

You can quickly toggle between your two most recent directories with ‘cd -‘:

If you find yourself frequently jumping back and forth between two directories, stop typing out long paths repeatedly! Simply use the command:
cd -

This command will take you to the directory you were in just before your current one. Executing it again will take you back. It saves me a lot of typing and time so give it a try 😌

#unix #linux #bash #tips #tricks

setuid root screen is a gift that just keeps on giving…

#CVE #CVE_2025_23395 #InfoSec #Linux #OpenSource
https://security.opensuse.org/2025/05/12/screen-security-issues.html

My #Linux journey began over 20 years ago with this book. It will forever be in my collection. This weekend I was flipping through it - wow, what a great book. It's also crazy how much Linux has grown over the years. As much as I reminice over those old days, I definitely do not miss manually configuring my xfree86 config file! 🤣

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Classic O'Reilly text, "Running Linux, 4th Edition" from the early 2000s.

The Audio Stack Is a Crime Scene

https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-post-2-the-audio-stack-is-a-crime-scene/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-post-2-the-audio-stack-is-a-crime-scene/

#a11y #linux #unix

Europa Universalis V from Paradox will only support Windows, no Linux or macOS this time

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/europa-universalis-v-from-paradox-will-only-support-windows-no-linux-or-macos-this-time/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/europa-universalis-v-from-paradox-will-only-support-windows-no-linux-or-macos-this-time/

#gaming #linux #unix

Realize the following; **you** are in control of the fun you have when you are computing.

The only way you can guarantee that is by running an Open Source Operating System on that device.

If you happen to be in a closed Source operating system with an open source kernel {Android} there are ways to dechain yourself fully

They will probably be hard or painful but they are worth the effort.

If it seems to be too hard, plan your next device to be one that is designed to run with an open source operating system especially if you are going to buy your next Android.

First check if your device is supported by an open source operating system, fully supported!, then you buy it.

Make sure that the grip of the closed Source operating system underlords on you is released Free yourself

#Android #OpenSource #POSIX #GNU #Linux

Dear Linux users who recently bought a Nvidia RTX 5000 series card

https://gist.github.com/jatinkrmalik/86afb07cbe6abf5baa2d29d3842aa328

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://gist.github.com/jatinkrmalik/86afb07cbe6abf5baa2d29d3842aa328

#linux #unix

Firefox Forever

https://www.quippd.com/writing/2025/05/07/firefox-forever.html

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.quippd.com/writing/2025/05/07/firefox-forever.html

#firefox #linux #unix

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟬𝟱/𝟭𝟮 (Valuable News - 2025/05/12) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/05/12/valuable-news-2025-05-12/

Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday

#freebsd #unix_surrealism #linux

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It's the SataNIX Linux Distribution, Power to Rock.

Build iOS Apps on Linux and Windows

https://forums.swift.org/t/xtool-cross-platform-xcode-replacement-build-ios-apps-on-linux-and-more/79803

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://forums.swift.org/t/xtool-cross-platform-xcode-replacement-build-ios-apps-on-linux-and-more/79803

#linux #unix

Arch linux survey

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepLAzTeWxGh8vDlN7XECfqC89MSIQX5nV3sf5C_aEgzy6WoQ/viewform?usp=dialog

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepLAzTeWxGh8vDlN7XECfqC89MSIQX5nV3sf5C_aEgzy6WoQ/viewform?usp=dialog

#archlinux #linux #unix

Comparison of C/POSIX standard library implementations for Linux

https://www.etalabs.net/compare_libcs.html

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.etalabs.net/compare_libcs.html

#linux #programming #unix

#fishlinux

#unix_surrealism #openbsd #linux #art

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It's the fish princess with her hand painted to resemble a penguin.

@unix_discussions This is genuinely a good article.

#linux #accessibility

@unix_discussions
Wow. Never assumed That #Linux and their Desktops #Gnome, #KDE and also distributions like #Ubuntu sucks more and more in such cases instead of getting better it gets mor worse.

#Orca #Accessibility

I Want to Love Linux. It Doesn't Love Me Back

https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-post-1-built-for-control-but-not-for-people/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-post-1-built-for-control-but-not-for-people/

#a11y #linux #unix

Bcachefs, Btrfs, EXT4, F2FS & XFS File-System Performance On Linux 6.15

https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-615-filesystems

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-615-filesystems

#btrfs #linux #unix

Plus, everything feels so snappy with my trusty TWM. What does your desktop look like?
Share your screenshots! ☻☻☻
#Desktop #Linux #TWM #WindowManager #Bitmap #Wallpaper #Minimalism #ShowYourDesktop

Mine -> https://deskto.ps/u/r1w1s1/d/pfpn2j

[ANNOUNCE] mesa 25.1.0

https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/mesa-dev/2025-May/226499.html

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/mesa-dev/2025-May/226499.html

#gaming #linux #unix

fui: the joys of writing to the framebuffer

https://github.com/martinfama/fui

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://github.com/martinfama/fui

#cprogramming #linux #programming #unix

as an xorg-bro: what made worse impact on linux?

#linux #systemd #wayland #bsd

Do not fall for the trap of the ClosedSource operating system underlords. Your computing hardware is perfectly capable of Running a proper operating system maintained currently and run on full open source components

Just go to the following Place read learn and adapt

Stop using closed Source operating systems and software; dechain yourself become unslaved

When you program in C++ use GCC when you write text use markdown. Go full platform independent and full OpenSource and remain dechained

@kde
@gnome
@xfce

#OpenSource #Linux #distribution #Debian #XFce #Gnome #KDE #programming

https://endof10.org/

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The screencap displays a mobile phone screen with a blue background and white text. At the top, the time is shown as 06:05, and the battery is at 89%. The text "END OF 10" is prominently displayed in large white letters. Below this, there are three navigation options: "Places," "Events," and "DIY Install," with "DIY Install" underlined. The main text reads: "Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025. Microsoft wants you to buy a new computer. But what if you could make your current one fast and secure again?" At the bottom of the screen, the website address "endof10.org" is visible, along with a search bar and navigation icons. Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.202 Wh

How Android 16's new security mode will stop USB-based attacks -- "Advanced Protection can block USB devices when your Android phone is locked"

https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-usb-data-advanced-protection-3548018/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-usb-data-advanced-protection-3548018/

#linux #linuxadmin #unix

Linux kernel is leaving 486 CPUs behind, only 18 years after the last one made | Linus Torvalds sees "zero real reason for anybody to waste one second" on them.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/linux-to-end-support-for-1989s-hottest-chip-the-486-with-next-release/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/linux-to-end-support-for-1989s-hottest-chip-the-486-with-next-release/

#linux #technology #unix

Progress towards universal Copy/Paste shortcuts on Linux

https://mark.stosberg.com/universal-copy-paste/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://mark.stosberg.com/universal-copy-paste/

#linux #unix

Just dropped oksh-7.7, get it from the usual place: https://github.com/ibara/oksh

#unix #linux #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #shell #ksh #kornshell #opensource #freesoftware

Palworld devs confirm game changes due to the Nintendo / Pokemon lawsuit

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/palworld-devs-confirm-game-changes-due-to-the-nintendo-pokemon-lawsuit/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/palworld-devs-confirm-game-changes-due-to-the-nintendo-pokemon-lawsuit/

#gaming #linux #nintendo #unix

Meet AnduinOS - a custom Ubuntu-based Windows 11-like Linux distribution developed by a Microsoft engineer.

https://www.anduinos.com/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.anduinos.com/

#linux #unix

Ventoy Is Saving Me Time, Money, and USB Sticks

https://smustafa.blog/2025/05/08/ventoy-is-saving-me-time-money-and-usb-sticks/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://smustafa.blog/2025/05/08/ventoy-is-saving-me-time-money-and-usb-sticks/

#linux #unix

Linux drops support for 486 and early Pentium processors - 20 years after Microsoft

https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-drops-support-for-486-and-early-pentium-processors-20-years-after-microsoft/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-drops-support-for-486-and-early-pentium-processors-20-years-after-microsoft/

#linux #technology #unix

Gnome Foundation Names Steven Deobald as New Executive Director

https://blogs.gnome.org/steven/2025/05/06/introducing-myself/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://blogs.gnome.org/steven/2025/05/06/introducing-myself/

#gnome #linux #unix

Added 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝟭 - 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 to the 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗕𝗦𝗗 𝗝𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 article.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/04/11/freebsd-jails-security/

#containers #CVE #docker #freebsd #jail #jails #linux #podman #security #server #vnet #cve

Added 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝟭 - 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 to the 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗕𝗦𝗗 𝗝𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 article.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/04/11/freebsd-jails-security/

#containers #CVE #docker #freebsd #jail #jails #linux #podman #security #server #vnet #cve

Progetto 'End of 10': salvare i PC obsoleti con Linux

https://www.tomshw.it/hardware/progetto-end-of-10-salvare-i-pc-obsoleti-con-linux-2025-05-07

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.tomshw.it/hardware/progetto-end-of-10-salvare-i-pc-obsoleti-con-linux-2025-05-07

#italia #linux #unix

Removal of Deepin Desktop from openSUSE due to Packaging Policy Violation

https://security.opensuse.org/2025/05/07/deepin-desktop-removal.html

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://security.opensuse.org/2025/05/07/deepin-desktop-removal.html

#linux #opensuse #unix

It's hard to keep track of all the types of permissions and security mechanisms on #Linux. Does `chattr +i` on a directory make it *immutable*, so you can't create files in it (even root), or was it that it makes the directory *insatiable*, so it devours all data that is on or near the system, never satisfying its file-lust?

Valve developers continue to impress, fixing Proton in less than a day for the Starfield Beta

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/valve-developers-continue-to-impress-fixing-proton-in-less-than-a-day-for-the-starfield-beta/

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/valve-developers-continue-to-impress-fixing-proton-in-less-than-a-day-for-the-starfield-beta/

#gaming #linux #unix

The @kde Plasma development announces the end of LTS releases
https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Plasma-Ends-LTS-Releases?utm_source=mlm
#KDE #Plasma #Linux #OpenSource #desktop #LTS #FOSS

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LINUX MAGAZINE NEWS

Minimal Linux Bootloader (2018)

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Stefan20162016/linux-insides-code/master/bootloader.asm

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Stefan20162016/linux-insides-code/master/bootloader.asm

#linux #unix

The next release of #swad will probably bring not a single new feature, but focus on improvements, especially regarding #performance. Support for using #kqueue (#FreeBSD et al) to handle #signals is a part of it (which is done and works). Still unsure whether I'll also add support for #Linux' #signalfd. Using kqueue also as a better backend for #timers is on the list.

Another hopefully quite relevant change is here:

https://github.com/Zirias/poser/commit/798f23547295f89fa0c751f0e707c3474b5c689c

In short, so far my #poser lib was always awaiting readiness notification (from kqueue, or #epoll on Linux, or select/poll for other platforms) before doing any read or write on a socket. This is the ideal approach for reads, because in the common case, a socket is NOT ready for reading ... our kernel must have received something from the remote end first. But for writes, it's not so ideal. The common case is that a socket IS ready to write (because there's space left in the kernel's send buffers). So, just try it, and only register for notifications if it ever fails, makes more sense. Avoids pointless waiting and pointless events, and e.g. with epoll, even unnecessary syscalls. 😉

The "End of 10" project wants to save aging PCs with Linux instead of Windows 11 | As Windows 10 support ends, 240 million PCs face obsolescence

https://www.techspot.com/news/107819-end-10-project-wants-save-aging-pcs-linux.html

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.techspot.com/news/107819-end-10-project-wants-save-aging-pcs-linux.html

#linux #news #technology #unix

Canonical is adopting sudo-rs by default in Ubuntu 25.10

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/adopting-sudo-rs-by-default-in-ubuntu-25-10/60583/1

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/adopting-sudo-rs-by-default-in-ubuntu-25-10/60583/1

#linux #ubuntu #unix

This past weekend... "I need to swap NICs and change L2, re-logic the L3, clean up the patch panels, install PoE++, etc... shouldn't take long."

Three days later, mostly done.. no. Everything else got in the way, hastily cabled basic bare minimum in-place. Maybe I'll finish it up on Saturday.

#homelab #freebsd #linux #networking

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messy cabling on Eva's server rack, mostly ethernet, some DAC

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patch panels and keystone jacks, various short length ethernet, some cable making tools