I just installed a two months old bios/firmware on my 2018 #ThinkPad T480. Meanwhile HP DevOne - zero firmware updates since it was released. Good job HP! Excellent example on how you support #Linux users.

"Windows? Everyone is using #Linux now"

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A penguin talking to a seal

Ce matin avant de démarrer. Installation #NeuralAmpModeler en #LV2 sur mon #reaper dans #linux.

via https://github.com/mikeoliphant/neural-amp-modeler-lv2

et puis avec #tone3000 quelques essais fructueux.

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@MLE_online I wasted quite a bit of time yesterday trying to put #Debian on my daughter's old laptop. It was a shitshow. #Lubuntu mostly works but how many people would persevere through three installations to find something that works enough to type a letter? #Linux

Loko Scheme: where optimizing compilers meet the chaos of #Linux and #NetBSD bare metal 🤖. A delightful trip back to the 90s, complete with a Git clone adventure 🚀. Because who doesn't want to crosscompile while speaking fluent R6RS and R7RS? 😂
https://scheme.fail/ #LokoScheme #OptimizingCompilers #CrossCompilation #RetroTech #HackerNews #ngated

fzf is a general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder.

It’s an interactive filter program for any kind of list; files, command history, processes, hostnames, bookmarks, git commits, etc. With its novel “fuzzy” matching algorithm, you can quickly type in patterns with omitted characters and still get the results you want.

🧑‍💻 https://github.com/junegunn/fzf

#fzf #FuzzyFinder #Findfiles #terminal #cli #linux #filter #fuzzy #match #linux #opensource #type #git #commandline

My relay at https://fedi-relay.gyptazy.com has currently 139 instances connected, mostly tech related sharing the same mindset and interests like #Linux, #BSD, #Ansible, #Proxmox, #Coding, and many more! You can easily join from your instance when using #Pleroma, #snac (#snac2), #Mastodon and its forks 🙂

#fedi #fediworld #fedicommunity #community #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #homelab #Python #Debian #RockyLinux #Feditips

@nixCraft Hmmm... so neither the flatpak or appimage seem to be working on Fedora 42.

All i get is 'processing...' and nada after pasting a link.

If people are looking for a #linux gui for yt-dlp... Parabolic works fine.

https://flathub.org/en/apps/org.nickvision.tubeconverter

So my plea to users is:

• Write detailed bug reports! (Blogpost about it https://akselmo.dev/posts/how-i-report-bugs/ )
• Try to be patient, avoid aiming frustration towards the devs (Unmotivated burnt out devs dont want to fix things)
• If you have any ways to help further, it is appreciated: it is a community effort

#Linux

I think as Linux has gained popularity as desktop system, these problems are popping up more and many of them are just being discovered. So it's gonna take more time to resolve these, especially the edge cases.

It's totally fine to try again later. I did that too. But in my case it was using outdated distribution. Due to the openness we have a lot of these little gotchas too, which is annoying IMO. But having choices is good too.

#Linux

It's totally fair to have problems with Linux systems. There is no perfect computer stuff. And the frustrations it bring are totally valid feelings. Just yesterday I had trouble streaming a game over Discord screensharing, sound didn't work when using browser, and the actual client just crashes. (Granted this is Discords fault!)

We can't solve everything immediately, a lot of us are volunteers with limited time and resources, and some problems are very edge-case.. But trust me, people try their best.

Still, I try to approach these problems people have with empathy and try my best to help, even if the frustrations are scary to read.

For users, I hope you can meet us devs in the middle: We are not a big evil corporation that doesn't listen. We're just bunch of passionate nerds.

#Linux

For 10 years now, people from the Linux side tell me systemd is so much easier and "Unit-Files" are so much cleaner and better than init-scripts ...

Well, I still don't get it. A well implemented init-system like that of FreeBSD is:

- Clean
- Flexible
- Way more lightweight
- Works with just shell code

I have written a rc.d init-script for zigbee2mqtt today and honestly? It's not going to be shorter than that. Would chose that instead of systemd! ANY TIME! K.I.S.S.

10 years in and I still don't see a real advantage of monolithic-binary init-systems with static configuration files.

#freebsd #init #systemd #kiss #simplicity #scripting #linux

Ich habe hier ein #Lenovo #T500, auf dem ich ein frisches #Linux #Mint installieren wollte. Allerdings mag es scheinbar nicht von USB booten. Mit F12 wird ein Bootmenü angeboten, was nur das optische Laufwerk und die Festplatte kennt, auch wenn der Stick mit eingesteckt ist.

Der USB-Stick ist bootfähig, die Partitionsverwaltung der alten Mint-Installation erkennt ihn auch als bootfähiges Device. Gibt es bei den T500 einen Trick? Oder muss ich doch eine Disk brennen?

Hey this is a question to all #linux users here, I am looking for a desktop environment that does not frequently change up the way you do stuff like windows does, for my parents who are fed up with having to relearn where shit is everytime when Microsoft has a brainfart. I know #XFCE is very stable, haven't touched #Gnome until very recently and #KDE I last used 2000. So what is your recommendation?

Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" released with GNOME 49, Linux Kernel 6.17, Rust-based implementations of sudo and coreutils, Network Time Security (NTS) used by default for time synchronisation, and toolchain updates

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka-released/69067

#ubuntu #ubuntu2510 #linux #linuxdesktop #gnome #gnome49

@geerlingguy Its too bad that non-techies can't do a search for "How to install and use GUI-based-thing on Linux" and get something that matches their desktop environment. This is like 98% of the time; if it were 50% it would still be unacceptable.

Android handles GUI customization much better. There is one reference implementation, and the variants are more like skins with the same basic, recognizable structure underneath.
#linux #windows #android

Due to lack of FreeBSD support for the RPI5 I've been forced back to Linux and :shudder: Docker.

Everything about this feels backwards and non-intuitive.

It's almost enough to inspire me to begin work porting Bastille to use Linux cgroups.

All I want for Christmas is to be able to install FreeBSD on this RPI5 (wired is fine. I know we're not likely to support Broadcom wifi anytime soon!)

#FreeBSD #Linux #Docker #RPi5

@nixCraft that #Linux doesn't come default on most PCs. (and a couple of the other ones in this thread that add up to this being a basic impossibility.)

Looking for suggestions on a great, modern router for the ~1400sq ft cabin I'm living in this winter.

The existing Google Wifi (came with the place) is dying and needs a replacement.

What can you recommend?

#FreeBSD #Linux #homelab #wifi #router

🆕 blog! “How to *actually* test your readme”

If you've spent any time using Linux, you'll be used to installing software like this:

The README says to download from this link. Huh, I'm not sure how to unarchive .tar.xz files - guess I'll search for that. Right, it says run setup.sh hmm, that doesn't work. Oh, I need to set the permissions. What was the…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/10/how-to-actually-test-your-readme/
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#developers #FreeSoftware #linux #OpenSource

A set of patches from Google engineer Eric Dumazet, merged via the networking pull request for the Linux 6.18 will help servers better cope with distributed denial of service DDoS attacks #Network #Linux https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-DDoS-Improvement

Decided to give #FreeBSD a try, after having #NetBSD as a daily driver in my old (and defunct) #netbook

The onboarding experience is certainly far from what you get in modern #Linux and just a tad above what I got with the minimalist install for NetBSD.

Pictured is my #RaspberryPi 4 encased in a #JoyPi Note 1.

I had to borrow the ethernet cable from the Vodafone STB, so I can install the required stuff for Wifi (sure, I could do it by hand, but meh).

Might do some #Mesa3D hacking on that :)

#opensource #pve #proxmoxve #foss #debian #linux #apt #security #homelab

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New video! I'm showing two (and a half) ways of getting the TL866 EPROM programmer to work in Linux.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/_oacXhtaLsk
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/kKdacAjugvbd6cDGyUSZew

#TL866 #EPROM #EPROMProgrammer #XGecu #MiniPro #Linux #LinuxMint #Wine #VirtualBox #Tutorial #HowTo #EPROMBurner

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