#Linux nerd complaint:

In 2017 we discovered a severe bug in the session-starter part of the #lxdm display manager, which completely breaks Kerberos. The fix is to remove one line of code (a PAM session-end call made at the start of the session, makes no sense at all).

We use Ubuntu, and I looked in the #Launchpad bug system and found someone had reported the problem five years earlier, but nobody had diagnosed it fully. I added a note explaining the problem, with a tiny patch file with the fix, and an explanation also of why it was a severe problem.

We were in the midst of moving to Ubuntu 18.04, so I also just installed a local copy of the binary.
The bug was still unfixed in Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04, and I have just discovered that it's still unfixed in 24.04, even though the Ubuntu changelog shows other changes to the package.

I am going to make a locally-fixed binary again, but the bug has been sitting unaddressed for 13 years, even though I supplied a fix eight years ago.

I am not happy.

Added 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝟮 - 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲 [UPDATE 2 - Sensors Available in Ports Tree] to 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗕𝗦𝗗 [Sensors Information on FreeBSD] article.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2022/02/15/sensors-information-on-freebsd#ports

#verblog #freebsd #hardware #linux #monitor #sensors #smart

#linux 😂

Alt...

A tiny lonely cat on a huge sofa. On the sofa there is the text in big letters: "The 32 GB of RAM I installed on my laptop." Below the cat there is a text in small print: "my Linux system".

Netmaker uses WireGuard to create secure, scalable virtual networks (VPN) that connect data centers, clouds, and edge devices including home routers. It's highly customizable and can be configured for a variety of use cases, from small businesses to large enterprises. https://github.com/gravitl/netmaker

#linux #vpn

Bonjour

Il y a des associations Linux & logiciel libre en Dordogne / Périgueux ?

#linux #dordogne #opensource

NetBSD 11.0 sắp ra mắt! 🚀 Bản cập nhật này tập trung cải thiện khả năng tương thích Linux và hỗ trợ RISC-V. Hứa hẹn nhiều điều thú vị cho người dùng NetBSD!
#NetBSD #RISCV #Linux #opensource #netbsd11 #mãnguồnmở

https://www.phoronix.com/news/NetBSD-11.0-Released

Interest in LibreOffice, the open-source alternative to Microsoft Office, is on the rise, with weekly downloads of its software package close to 1 million a week as users look to avoid subscription costs. That’s the highest download number since 2023. It works on Linux, macOS, Windows and Unix like systems. https://www.computerworld.com/article/3840480/libreoffice-downloads-on-the-rise-as-users-look-to-avoid-subscription-costs.html

#opensource #macos #windows #linux

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟬𝟴/𝟬𝟰 (Valuable News - 2025/08/04) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/08/04/valuable-news-2025-08-04/

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

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

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟬𝟴/𝟬𝟰 (Valuable News - 2025/08/04) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/08/04/valuable-news-2025-08-04/

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

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

This afternoon I tried to boot a KDE Linux image on my mini PC. Plasma kept crashing, so I couldn't try it out.
I'll wait for the next snapshot.

#KDE #Plasma #Linux

I have something else to be thankful for today. At this moment in time I am busy restoring functionality on systems so that I will be able to resume important remote tasks, which shall enable me to restore the level that I am used to, when it comes down to actual value of goods

This work is highly specialized and needs a set of computing systems, communication systems which use GSM messaging systems and other means of signalling, in order to properly Act, monitor react and deploy the remote systems, of which a set of those are managed deployed monitored and configured through Proxmox.

@gyptazy has made incredibly wonderful contributions to the community of Open Source and I'm specifically highlighting his work in for example the great Proxmox load balancer.

Through the Work Of Him and other hundreds to thousands nameless Open Source coders, programmers en hackers am I able to do this work.

I am fortunate enough to have virtually met him here on the FediVerse through a beautiful forward that @stefano has made, who also makes great contributions in Open Source

Without the work of these incredible people none of this would have been possible. I would be sitting watching this beautiful scenery that I would have made myself with props

There would not be any Open Source Operating Systems, plural, driving the displays.

Being Grateful is important. Giving Thanks sends a beautifully Modulated Pulse of Energy, through the Universe to everyone.

I am thankful to you all

#OpenSource #programming #GNU #GPL #license #BSD #freeBSD #Linux #POSIX #Proxmox #thankful #thanks #FediVerse #Love #UniversalLove

Alt...

The photograph shot in total absolute darkness shows a collage of four IPS LED panels, each displaying different content. The top screen features a blue background with a flower image and a text editor window Bash shells tabbed, with code. The middle screen displays a vinyl record label of Kraftwerk Autobahn, with a colorful design and a digital audio workstation interface. The bottom screen shows a blue-toned image with abstract patterns, possibly a visualizer or a live performance. The screens are arranged vertically, with the top screen at the top, the middle screen in the center, and the bottom screen at the bottom. The background is dark, emphasizing the screens' content. Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.156 Wh

NetworkManager 1.54 released with support for per-device IPv4 forwarding, updated nm-cloud-setup for OCI baremetal setups, loopback configuration support in nmtui, and NVMe Boot Firmware Table support in the builtin initrd-generator

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/blob/1.54.0/NEWS

#networkmanager #linuxnetworking #linux #freedesktop

KDE released their own immutable distribution KDE Linux that is based on Arch Linux (without Pacman) and uses Flatpak/Snap as the primary package managers. It comes with Distrobox and Toolbox pre-installed

https://kde.org/linux

#kdelinux #kdeplasma #linux

@evan

There be zeroes.

Oh, you meant windows, not factorial.

Carry on.

#Linux

A weird thing about #Slack on #Linux #X11: whenever it gains keyboard focus, it immediately reads the X11 clipboard, even if you didn't try to paste anything. I see no evidence that it _does_ anything with what it reads, but I know it reads it.

I found this out by accident, because I wrote a stunt X11 client which owns the clipboard for just long enough to paste _once_, and then terminates. The idea was to queue up three different pastes on the command line, and paste them in quick succession into fields of a form. Works very well, _unless_ I accidentally mouse over Slack on the way to the form I want to paste into – then my focus-follows-mouse activates it, and it consumes one of my clipboard strings!

I have no idea why, or whether it's on purpose. I'm prepared to give it the benefit of the doubt, by assuming until further evidence that it's some unforeseen emergent consequence of the huge wobbly tower of libraries and wrappers and browsers that the desktop Slack app is built on top of. But it's not great. Some password managers will put passwords in the clipboard!

Anyone tried one of the Waveshare 7.5inch E-Paper HAT Display units?

I'm planning to DIY an eBook reader with the kids - think 3D printed case, eink display, RPi running Linux & booting straight into an open source reader.

Not sure what these displays are like to use though, & given their low price I'm suspicious.

#linux #ebook #diy #hardware

@nixCraft I know I'm just adding the usual "my Linux is more awesome than yours" here, buuuut... 🙊

I'm 20+y #Linux desktop user, and I've left KDE 3.5 and have become quite fond of medium-lightweight desktop distros.

#MXLinux is one I recently fell in love with. And #AntiX to revive all my <1GB RAM notebooks to modern times: All running super-smooth! 🍰

...just saying... 😉

So /is/ KDE worth checking out again?

Introducing KDE Linux, a free operating system that can turbocharge new computers and breathe new life into old ones. Linux has been used for decades powering the world’s supercomputers, data centers, web servers, and most smartphones. Now KDE makes it available for you too! https://kde.org/linux/

#linux #opensource #kde

`neofetch` developer discontinued the project and took up farming. i think that is beautiful and i think about it all the time.

#linux #unix #opensource

My os/2 poll just ended with 52 votes and I am fascinated by these results.

48% yes awesome.
48% yes meh.

#retrocomputing #os #linux #windows #ibm

Do you use lots of Linux containers? Try, `ctop` cli utility on Linux, macOS or Windows, that provides a concise and condensed overview of real-time metrics for multiple containers. It is `top` like interface for container metrics and a good tool for all developers and IT pros.

Repo https://github.com/bcicen/ctop

#opensource #linux

Alt...

A screenshot of ctop which is nothing but top-like interface for container metrics.

As a Barista at BSD Cafe, I'm also an admirer of tea – a metaphor for my appreciation of the good features of other operating systems. And the fact that I like and support BSDs doesn't mean I don't appreciate those other solutions.
For example, #SmartOS, #OmniOS, and #Tribblix are superb examples of well-crafted operating systems.

Similarly, #Linux - #openSUSE Tumbleweed-based desktops give me a lot of satisfaction every day.

The foundation of my passion for Open Source also stems from the ability to study, explore, and choose without constraints or restrictions. It's that sense of freedom that drives me to appreciate the good in every solution.

If and when I feel caged or forced, all of that vanishes.

#Freedom #OS #IT

Message in a bottle time again #GetFediHired (not a peep from anyone yet).

Growing desperate in search for (remote) software developer work in the #Ottawa #Montreal areas. #C C# #Erlang #Java #NodeJS #Shell #SQL #BSD #Linux #English #French and more. Very versatile, adaptable, experienced.

http://www.snert.com/resume/

Hey! If its remote, its possible to work world wide too!

The long version of why you need key authentication for your SSH servers - "The Hail Mary Cloud and the lessons learned" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/hailmary_lessons_learned.html #ssh #passwordgroping #unix #linux #openbsd #freebsd #pf #packetfilter

Also The 4th edition of the Book of PF is coming soon: https://nxdomain.no/~peter/yes_the_book_of_pf_4th_ed_is_coming.html

Linux Kernel 6.16 released with XFS support for large atomic writes, USB audio offload support, support for Intel Trusted Domain Extensions and Intel Advanced Performance Extensions, ext4 performance improvements

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-kernel-announce/20250728042036.release-6.16@kdist.linux.kernel.org/T/#u

#linux #linuxkernel