Do you pray?

#unix_surrealism #magnetic_nymph #technomage #comic #runbsd #linux

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Girl acquires a vintage machine from a malevolent spirit. Magnetic Nymph: "You know, normally we use these to trap souls. You hackers truly are weird."

dirty dozen

#japanese_jesus #unix_surrealism #linux #gentoo #openbsd #fish #mnt #thinkpad #ibm #darts #pool

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the twelve apostles and japanese jesus in a milkbar

Use `tmux` for persistent terminal sessions on servers. Your work survives SSH disconnections. `tmux new -s work` creates a named session, `tmux a -t work` reattaches to it. #Linux #tmux

Linux tip: `rsync -avz --progress source/ user@host:/destination/` syncs files via SSH with progress display. The `-a` preserves permissions, `-v` is verbose, `-z` compresses during transfer. #Linux #SystemAdministration #SysAdmin

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟭𝟮/𝟮𝟵 (Valuable News - 2025/12/29) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/12/29/valuable-news-2025-12-29/

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

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

D'ailleurs, c'est toujours les autres OS qui meurent...

#9front #linux #openbsd #unix_surrealism #technomage

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Cirno, Glenda, Girl, Puffy and Penguin come across a brand new MATA poster in a ruined city. "MATA LINUX (WITH AI!) COMING SOON!" Cirno: "Anyway... It's always other operating systems that die."

Great update

Bash Static Site Generator

Stefano coded an important update

#Programming #OpenSource #HTML #site #generator #BSD #freeBSD #Linux #ghostBSD

https://blog.bssg.dragas.net/2025/12/28/announcing-bssd-0-33-0-full-content-homepage/

New 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘀 [Scripts Stats] article on vermaden.wordpress.com blog.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/12/28/scripts-stats/

#verblog #freebsd #linux #scripts #shell #stats #unix

Linux tip: `lsof -i :8080` shows which process is using port 8080. Essential when you get "port already in use" errors during development or when troubleshooting service conflicts. #Linux #SystemAdministration

Linux tip: When monitoring system performance, `htop` shows real-time CPU, memory, and process info in a colourful interface. Much more intuitive than basic `top` for spotting resource bottlenecks. #Linux

OpenMediaVault 8 "Synchrony" released, based on Debian 13, with WPA3 authentication support for wireless networks, linux-cpupower instead of cpufrequtils, and several improvements

https://www.openmediavault.org/?p=4002

#openmediavault #debian #debiantrixie #linux

Eh, pls #boost my request to #getfedihired, if you could spare two clicks? 🥺

I've been humming and hawing about posting this, it feels strange, something about generational guilt & working class shame & ... but it's either this or start putting my CV through LLMs to include every buzzword on the listing I'm applying to. I haven't been able to stomach that, even though I presume that's a lot of my competition.

I simply can't get to an interview. Historically, I've done three interviews and got the job each time, because I'm a real human being who is friendly and chatty and presents himself sincerely (or, that's my guess, anyway).

#Christmas miracles appreciated!

In #Ireland with my partner, but we've lived in different places and would move happily. I've a year experience doing an IT support role the last year, but have transitioned to this stuff later than usual.

Before I've done: bartender; bicycle courier for Deliveroo in #Berlin for two years (best job ever); private tutor for five years in #Lyon (mostly piano but also maths, Irish, English, flute, tin whistle); bookies clerk for a short period; a few other odd bits - one highlight was writing reviews for a theatre company.

Oh, very comfortably fluent in #French, pretty fluent in #Irish (my first love), and intermediate #German (which I would love to have a chance to go back speaking and learning).

Tech-wise, it's been mostly on the #Linux / #Emacs / #Lisp side of things. I would happily work on anything that is one or more of challenging, interesting, useful, or moral.

Money doesn't rule me. I want to live with a humane level of comfort, that's all.

CVs and references available, DMs open. Thanks so much for any and all help!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all the #Linux #BSD and #FOSS folks out there! 🎄 🎅

SysVinit vs systemd on #Debian #Linux 13 Trixie. #ThinkPad T480. It's a default install with KDE Plasma.

Just two weeks left to reserve your spot in our upcoming "FreeBSD for Linux Users" training course. Seats are limited!

In this course you'll learn how to use FreeBSD through hands-on lab exercises in a secure environment, utilizing Bastille to experiment in jailed sandbox environments.

You'll become a pro with the most advanced filesystem in the wold, ZFS, and soon wonder how you ever used anything else!

Email training@bastillebsd.org for more details.

#FreeBSD #Training #Linux #BastilleBSD

Linux tip: For troubleshooting network issues, `ss -tuln` shows all listening ports and services. Faster than `netstat` and comes pre-installed on modern systems. #Linux #SystemAdministration

#conectivalinux #installfest #linux

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Conectiva Linux Marumbi

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟭𝟮/𝟮𝟮 (Valuable News - 2025/12/22) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/12/22/valuable-news-2025-12-22/

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

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

Use `systemctl mask servicename` to completely prevent service starts - stronger than `disable`. Masked services can't start accidentally. Use `systemctl unmask` when needed.

🔗 Learn more in my course: https://monospacementor.com/courses/linsys-1/

#Linux #SystemAdministration

Installing Void Linux on ZFS with Hibernation Support

A practical guide to installing Void Linux on an encrypted ZFS root with LUKS-encrypted swap and working hibernation support."

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/12/22/void-linux-zfs-hibernation-guide/

#Linux #Void #VoidLinux #LinuxDesktop #ZFS #OpenZFS #ITNotes

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/12/22/void-linux-zfs-hibernation-guide/

#ITNotes #NoteHUB #desktop #linux #ownyourdata #server #tutorial #voidlinux #zfs

My current MiniPC setup

#Linux #VoidLinux #Desktop

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Screenshot of a terminal window running the command "fastfetch" as root. On the left, there is a large ASCII art logo associated with Void Linux rendered in green and cyan characters on a dark background. On the right, system information is listed in colored text. The prompt shows "root@voidmini". Details include: operating system Void Linux x86_64, host Venus series, kernel Linux 6.12.63_1, uptime of 1 day, 1 hour, 42 minutes, and package counts of 989 via xbps and 23 via flatpak. The shell is bash 5.3.0. Display information shows an external Dell S2725QS monitor at 3840 by 2160 resolution, scaled 1.75x, 27 inches, 120 Hz. Window manager is KWin on X11, terminal is Konsole 25.08.3. Hardware details list an AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS CPU with 16 cores up to 5.26 GHz, AMD Radeon 780M integrated GPU, 61.60 GiB of RAM with 37.58 GiB used, swap of 65.00 GiB with 1.22 GiB used, and a ZFS root filesystem using 18.55 GiB of 271.00 GiB. Network information shows local IP 192.168.14.101 on interface enp1s0. Locale is it_IT.UTF-8. A small color palette bar appears at the bottom.

@stefano The *perception* that #Linux is anti- #Windows or #MacOS was understandable back in the day when Steve Ballmer was running the show and #Microsoft pumped out no shortage of anti-Linux FUD and propaganda.

It's also important to note at that time the OS landscape was very different.

@ajlewis2 @stefano Microsoft's anti-Linux #FUD was probably the #best #marketing and #advertising and #promotion for #Linux.

At the time, if memory serves correctly, Windows XP/2003 were the current OSes then. It wasn't like they were stable or secure. MS poured millions into those ads. 😂

Just in time before christmas, the R1OS Forum is ready and registrations are open. The forum is for all people that need some support or want to discuss about free and open source software, especially Linux and BSD operating systems.

Please note that the forum is not affiliated with any projects and cannot help with official problems related to these. Please use the official channels if you need specific help with a project.

https://forum.r1os.com

#r1os #linux #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd

🚨LIVE NOW!🚨 DevOps/SRE Instructor Livestream

On this lovely Thursday, let's chat about #Linux #SystemAdministration, #SelfHosting, or any other topic in the #DevOps and #SRE space you're interested in!

Owncast: https://live.monospacementor.com/

Almost an hour spent trying to figure out why Flatpak-installed apps looked different on openSUSE Tumbleweed and Void Linux, configured the same way.
I just could not make sense of it.
Then I realized one was running Xorg and the other Wayland.

Needless to say, that was the problem…

#IT #GoodMorningStefano #OneMoreCupOfCoffee #Linux

📖 Interesting read: "Mix and match Linux distributions with Distrobox"

Distrobox lets you run containers from any Linux distribution on any Linux host so you can mix and match desktops and apps. It tightly integrates containers with the host (home, devices, audio) instead of sandboxing. It makes installing and exporting apps or moving dev environments simple without VMs or dual-boot.

https://lwn.net/Articles/1049423/
#linux #containers #systemadministration

"What if" Wednesday

What if we could continue using the computers we have but no new computers could be built, what would that look one year, five years or even ten years later?

How long would your laptop last?

How long would your operating system last?

How long would the internet last?

#ShowerThoughts #WhatIfWednesday #FreeBSD #Linux #Computing #NetBSD #OpenBSD #OpenSource

Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS and Cosmic Epoch 1 released

https://r1os.com/sites/news/pop-os-24-04-lts-released.php

#r1os #popos #cosmicdesktop #ubuntu #linux #linuxdesktop #system76

Fish Alpinism

How I make digital art.

https://triapul.cz/_/1765291397

#unix_surrealism #openbsd #alpine #linux #gimp #art #foss

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artist keyboard

Salvatore Sanfilippo (creator of Redis, and more) published a beautiful video inspired by my latest blog post. I was really pleased! It's in Italian, but auto-generated English audio track is available.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNqbKEx2mBM

#ITNotes #Linux #OpenSource #OSS #OpenSource

DUFF v KORN 2

prev: https://merveilles.town/@prahou/115508225024561937

#unix_surrealism #plan9 #9front #korn #ksh #rc #comic #linux #lo0 #technomage #openblade #openbsd

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Daemon: "I think that looks pretty good! Don't you?" Kshboy: "Haha, yeah! You made it in troff?" Daemon: "Yeah!" Kshboy: "Cool!" DEAR MISTER DUFF, MY BEST FRIEND AND I WERE WONDERING, IF YOU COULD BEAT KORN IN A FIGHT. WE KNOW OF A GREAT PLACE WHERE YOU COULD DO BATTLE. Daemon: "We can just swap the names with sed for the other letter!" Kshboy: "But how do we get it to them? We don't even know where they live..." Daemon: "I have an idea. Let's rewrite it!"

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Random penguins hand a leaflet to Techno-Mage. DUFF V KORN DUEL OF THE AGES WHEN: NEXT FULL MOON WHERE: THE BIG HILL OUTSIDE FOSSTOWN WHOEVER DOESN'T SHOW AUTOMATICALLY LOSES! PLACE YOUR BEST AT THE DRUNKEN BIRD BARD OpenBlade: "Oh yeah, I heard about this." Mage: "You heard about this?" OpenBlade: "You have a lot of money riding on Korn btw."

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Lo0: "YOU AND I WERE MEANT TO BE!" Lo0 KORN TRIBUTE practice Korn: "STOP! That's not what they sounded like..." Mec: "Sorry, Mister K." Korn: "Are you? The gig is in a week. Do better!" Bot_Manager: "YO! CASH MONEY K! Why didn't you tell me about the fight?!" Korn: "What fight?" Bot_Manager: "I could get the band to play there!"

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Penguin Postman walks up a mountain. Penguin: "Mister Duff? Mail!" Duff: "Vincent! Is it next year already?" Penguin: "No sir, just some admin stuff regarding your fight." Duff: "Fight?"

Static Web Hosting on the Intel N150: FreeBSD, SmartOS, NetBSD, OpenBSD and Linux Compared

Update: This post has been updated to include Docker benchmarks and a comparison of container overhead versus FreeBSD Jails and illumos Zones.

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/19/static-web-hosting-intel-n150-freebsd-smartos-netbsd-openbsd-linux/

#ITNotes #freebsd #illumos #jail #linux #netbsd #openbsd #ownyourdata #server #smartos #sysadmin #zoneshosting

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/19/static-web-hosting-intel-n150-freebsd-smartos-netbsd-openbsd-linux/

#ITNotes #NoteHUB #freebsd #illumos #jail #linux #netbsd #openbsd #ownyourdata #server #smartos #sysadmin #zoneshosting

the list

#unix_surrealism #comic #poster #openbsd #freebsd #netbsd #dragonflybsd #9front #plan9 #glenda #cirno #girl #daemon #puffy #rabbit #mata #openblade #penguin #linux #foss

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MATACORP'S MOST WANTED HACKERS Fish Daemon Cirno OpenBlade Rabbit Frederick "the Hammer" Glenda II Sphence Purple "Penguin" Pentium-M Man Girl

This Isn't a Battle

After reading a post describing the FreeBSD community as 'toxic', I share a different perspective. This isn't a battle. It's a reflection on coexistence, the original Open Source spirit, and the quiet richness of taking a different path.

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/14/this-isnt-a-battle/

#MyNotes #IT #SysAdmin #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #Linux #OpenSource

bathing

I use @OpenBSDAms btw

#unix_surrealism #openbsd #vmm #vmd #poster #comic #linux #plan9 #glenda

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Girl and Penguin visit the fish vats.

dating culture clash

#9front #openbsd #gnu #linux #plan9 #dating #comic #unix

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plan9bunny-person meets with a fish-daemon-person. Daemon: "So, how was the date?" Bunny: "He talked about docker for 35 minutes and then asked, if I have wine." Daemon: "Did you tell him you're not Unix?" Bunny: "Yeah, he said: 'oh, like GNU?'"

Plus:
• Fedora KDE pkg mgmt
• Debian vs systemd
• raconn — a smart tool for parallel SSH connections to multiple hostnames/IPs in one ProxyCommand. (https://blog.izissise.net/posts/raconn/)
• UBIOS (China’s UEFI-alt)

Read it 👉 https://newsletter.nixers.net/entries.php#311

“There are no life hacks, only trade-offs.” — James Clear

#Unix #Linux #FreeBSD #FOSS #SysAdmin #ReproducibleBuilds #SSH #Nixers

The Man of MATA pt1

next: https://merveilles.town/@prahou/115271822786360293

pls consider supporting my work: https://analognowhere.com/support

#unix_surrealism #comic #technomage #openbsd #linux #penguin #mata

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Somewhere in a desert... Girl and Penguin are eating breakfast. Penguin: "Morning, slept well?" Girl: "mhmhmhm" Penguin: "What's today?" Girl checks her school schedule. It's Monday, morning class - history. Girl: "History. Penguin, unenthusiased: "Sounds exciting."

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Classroom. Fish begins the lesson. Fish: "I wanted to call this class mythology, but Purple said history suggests that some of it might actually be true. Nobody remembers how long ago, but as you know, the world ended. While the inheritors of the ravaged land learned to adapt to their predicament, three brothers, successors of those who brought about the end, set out into the destroyed world to ruin it some more." LAST REMAINING MATACORPBUNKER B_73; three brothers "Well, gentlemen, we ate all the women, children and uly. The water purifier is busted and the only person who could fix it was Parkinson." "We ate her last week." "We ate her last week." "Nothing to eat, nothing to drink. So now what?" "I think it's time to do what our great great great grandparents spoke of - Go outside and restart civilization." "Ugh..."

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Penguin and Fish are dressed as the MATA brothers. Penguin: "I have the best ideas." Fish: "You're going to have to help us play the third brother." Girl, ecstatic: "School trip!" analognowhere presents: techno-mage in: Girl, Fish and Penguin stand outside their cave home. Fish: "... they gathered a bunch of thumbdrives with ancient CORPO tech and went on a journey to find people and machines they could poison." Penguin: "It's a good day to fuck shit up. Come on, bros!" Girl: "He's really into it!"

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The three brothers cross the ancient desolate land. "This suuuuuuuuuuuucks." "Shut up."

I found this screenshot again and I still think it's brilliant. The best OS overview I've ever read.
#Linux #FreeBSD

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Screenshot of a Reddit comment saying this: Time for my OS opinion that's guaranteed to be unpopular with someone... Sun Solaris used to be the OS that required overpriced proprietary hardware and still couldn't compete with Linux. That OS is now MacOS. MacOS used to be the colorful and friendly walled garden OS that your non-techie parents would enjoy but was completely useless to you as a power user. That OS is now Windows. Windows used to be the OS that could run a lot of apps, but was a headache to setup and maintain correctly and would sometimes blow up for no reason. That OS is now Linux. Linux used to be the techie and developer oriented command-line OS that was lacking in desktop apps and might not support your hardware, but once you got it going, was rock solid and had no limits. That OS is now FreeBSD.

Codeberg - We stay strong against hate and hatred

https://blog.codeberg.org/we-stay-strong-against-hate-and-hatred.html

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://blog.codeberg.org/we-stay-strong-against-hate-and-hatred.html

#linux #opensource #unix

UPDATE: I haven't seen Recall in action there. I was just asking the doctor how they'll deal with it.

This morning, I went to the doctor for a scheduled appointment. While she was looking at the results of blood tests from two years ago on the screen (and suggested repeating them for a follow-up), I realized she was using Windows 11. A detail came to mind. The doctor is extremely polite and friendly, so I asked her, "How do you handle the feature called Recall?" The doctor was taken aback and had no idea what I was talking about. I was about to drop the conversation, but she, being a serious professional, immediately called the technicians who manage their PCs to ask for clarification. They downplayed it, saying it's not an issue and that it's a feature "on all PCs, so we can't do anything about it." She started to express that she didn’t like it and wanted it deactivated. No luck: they won’t proceed because, according to them, even deactivating it is "a hack that could compromise future updates." She’s furious and will talk to her colleagues and the decision-makers. She wants secure systems because "there’s patient data involved."

In reality, patient data is stored on servers (which I haven't investigated), but everything that appears on the screen is, in my opinion, at risk.

I’ve offered to help them find a solution—because, if I'm right, all they need is LibreOffice and a browser. In that case, I’ll suggest one of the *BSD or Linux systems and do it for free.

I don’t want to make money off my doctor. I just want patient data to be (sufficiently) secure.

#IT #Recall #Windows #OwnYourData #Security #Privacy #RunBSD #Linux

If you are thinking of moving from Windows to Linux and are not sure where to start, here's the software that I am using day to day:

https://decoded.legal/blog/2024/09/running-a-law-firm-on-free-software-2024-edition/

(Work-focus, as that is where I spend most of my (computing) time, but I am Linux-only for personal computing too.)

And don't forget that many Free software programs have Windows versions too, so you can test before you leap.

Good luck!

#Linux #FOSS