SSHFS in fstab or a user cronjob?
Or something else?

Trying to make a "permanent" share to a remote server

#illumos #omnios #trbblix #bsd #linux

The first version of Ubuntu Linux 4.10, codenamed "Warty Warthog," and it was released on Oct/2004. Ubuntu brought the Linux desktop experience to many developers and IT folks for the first time espcially forlks coming from Win/NT/2000 days. They were an early distro to support ease of installation for proprietary firmware and drivers for network, wifi, and sound/video, and that made them very popular as compared to other distros. They also used to send discs by post. #Linux #Ubuntu #OpenSource

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Ubuntu Linux 4.10, codenamed "Warty Warthog," desktop screenshot

!! VERY EARLY PREVIEW !!

KFediViewer (Preliminary name): An application for KDE Plasma, to view the personal data export of a Mastodon instance in a timeline-like manner.

Usefor if someone has exported the personal data as a .zip file from a Mastodon instance and want to view it locally.

Will be published sometimes 2025 on Codeberg under a free (FOSS) license 🙂

#fediverse #mastodon #kde #kdeplasma #linux #activitypub #opensource #foss

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Screenshot of KFediviewer. A local tool to view Mastodon data exports

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Expanded Image view of KFediviewer. A local tool to view Mastodon data exports

PuTTY, the renowned FOSS SSH client for Windows, is not the same people as those behind the PUTTY.ORG website." – and now putty.org is spouting anti-vaccination propaganda "because a bunch of communists hate me."

"An unfolding controversy over the contents of a website that contained links to several different pieces of SSH-related software has escalated. At the time of writing, the owners of the website have replaced this content with anti-vaccination propaganda." #Putty #SSH #Linux

https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/17/puttyorg_website_controversy/

🚨 The real Putty software website: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

🔗 putty.org archive before: https://archive.ph/oyGCU
🔗 Putty.org archive after: https://archive.ph/ArTC7
🔗 All: https://archive.ph/putty.org

has Unix or Linux command (more like bash script) checks presence of various command line tools on the PATH and reports their installed version https://github.com/kdabir/has

#linux #unix #opensource

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This screenshot shows has command which checks presence of various command line tools and their versions on the path.

Amazing how many people are installing a Linux distro on weekdays. Decades ago, it would be a weekend project.

Who knew that Microsoft would drive adoption rates so well? /s

#Linux

It's more than useful. It's correct. (-:

There's a behavioural contract for process 1 on #Linux, and shells do not fulfil it. They don't handle things that process 1 has to handle, and they conversely do things that process 1 should never do.

Ironically, sh as process 1 is nowhere near a truly minimal approach. With two significant exceptions, one of which was a BSD project that failed, there is no proper process 1 program that does parsing in process 1, for starters.

#BusyBox

Dear #NetBSD people:

It would be good if there were some sort of kernel command-line option that told it what program image file to run as process #1, that could be overridden from the boot prompt on the fly.

#Debian has had a switchable symbolic link for over a decade; #Linux itself has an init= kernel command line option; and #FreeBSD has the easy enough init_path setting in loader.conf.

Considerations on the loss of the old ways, from FOSS to OSS to "Subscription as a Service"

https://prose.winterschon.com/on-foss-oss-and-give-me-money/

#linux #freebsd #thecloud #foss #oss #surveillanceCapitalism

Read the original announcement: https://www.slackware.com/announce/1.0.php

#Slackware #Linux #FOSS #HappyBirthdaySlackware

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(Photo: Patrick Volkerding at a Linux event in the early 2000s)

I wanna learn how to make my own installation media and allow for a Live USB for a custom linux distribution.

Anyone know how to do that?

...it's a skillset all onto its own.

(note: I've been using FAI but that ain't proper. I want to make it like a Debian or Ubuntu or Mint or Elementary installation ISO where it has a Live option as well as proper installation options like full disk encryption, keyboard layout, etc.)

#linux

Today's #Debian amusement was reading @amckinstry's README warning that we should be prepared for a package to be deleted come the arrival of Debian "Etch".

https://sources.debian.org/src/console-data/2%3A1.12-9/README/

#Linux #kbd

The good news is that I now have functional Debian 12 and NetBSD 10 machines with #nosh service/system management, various #djbwares services running in addition the basic ones, and with user-space virtual terminals on the attached display and keyboards/mice in place of the kernel virtual terminals.

There are a couple of niggles that need sorting. I also need to re-test that the #NetBSD/#Debian #Linux work hasn't broken #FreeBSD, too.

But I can sit at the machines and do regular TUI stuff.

🚨LIVE NOW!🚨 DevOps/SRE Instructor Live Stream

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

https://monospacementor.com/live-stream/

Is there system information tool for linux that prints something like this on one line in terminal when run:

CPU: 40% | GPU: 20% | RAM: 12/16

Fastfetch does not support this kind of thing, it only has everything per line.

I want specifically everything on one line

#linux #terminal

Added 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝟭 - 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗢𝗦 [UPDATE 1 - Network Information on macOS] to 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗕𝗦𝗗 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗶𝘁 [Crucial FreeBSD Toolkit] article.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/07/08/crucial-freebsd-toolkit/

#verblog #freebsd #linux #mac #macos #macosx @apple

Linux tip: `strace -e trace=file program` traces only file-related system calls. Add `-o output.txt` to save results. Reveals which config files, libraries, or data files your program actually accesses. #Linux #SystemAdministration #SysAdmin

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟬𝟳/𝟭𝟰 (Valuable News - 2025/07/14) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/07/14/valuable-news-2025-07-14/

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

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

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟬𝟳/𝟭𝟰 (Valuable News - 2025/07/14) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/07/14/valuable-news-2025-07-14/

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

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

Europe is pushing for digital sovereignty 🇪🇺
XWiki and OpenProject are building an open source alternative to Confluence and Jira—aimed at reducing reliance on U.S. tech and giving users more control 🔐

Backed by public initiatives like ZenDiS, the project supports self-hosted, transparent collaboration tools.

@itsfoss
@xwiki
@openproject

https://news.itsfoss.com/europe-open-source-alternative-confluence/

#OpenSource #Privacy #DigitalSovereignty #FOSS #Linux #SelfHosted #Europe #EU #Collaboration #XWiki #OpenProject #FreeSoftware #US

Dear friends of the BSD Cafe,

This idea has been in my mind since the very beginning of this adventure, almost two years ago. Over time, several people have suggested it. But until recently, I felt the timing just wasn’t right - for many reasons. Today, I believe it finally is.

So I’m happy to announce a new service:
The BSD Cafe Journal - https://journal.bsd.cafe

At first, I thought I’d use BSSG for it (I even added multi-author support with this in mind), but in the end, it didn’t feel like the right tool for the job.

The idea is to create a multi-author space, with content published on a fairly regular basis. A reference point for news, updates, tutorials, technical articles - a place to inform and connect.
Just like people in Italy used to stop by cafes to read the newspaper and chat about the day’s news, the BSD Cafe Journal aims to be a space for reading, sharing, and staying informed - all in the spirit of the BSD Cafe.

What it’s not:
It’s not here to replace personal blogs, or excellent newsletters like @vermaden 's. And it’s not an aggregator.

What it is:
A place where authors can write original content, share links to posts on their own blogs or elsewhere, publish guides, offer insights, or dive into technical explanations.

The guiding principles are the same as always: positivity, constructive discussion, promoting BSDs and open source in general. No hype (sharing a cool new service is fine, posting non-stop about the latest trend is not), no drama, no politics. The goal is to bring people together, not divide them. To inform, not inflame.
Respect, tolerance, and inclusivity are key. Everyone should feel welcome reading the BSD Cafe Journal - never judged, offended, or excluded.

The platform I’ve chosen is WordPress, for several reasons: it’s portable (runs well on all BSDs), has great built-in role management (contributors, authors, etc.), and - last but not least - supports ActivityPub.
This means every author will have their own identity in the Fediverse (like: @stefano@journal.bsd.cafe ) and can be followed directly, and it’ll also be possible to follow the whole Journal.

Original and educational content is encouraged, but it’s also perfectly fine to link to existing articles elsewhere. Personally, I’ll link my technical posts from ITNotes whenever I publish them there.

The goal is simple: a news-oriented site, rich in content, ad-free, respectful of privacy - all under the BSD Cafe umbrella.

Content coordination will happen in a dedicated Matrix room for authors. There’ll also be a public room for discussing ideas, giving feedback, and sharing suggestions.

Of course, I can’t do this alone. A journal with no content is just an empty shell.
So here’s my call for action:
Who’s ready to lend a hand? If you enjoy writing, explaining, sharing your knowledge - the Journal is waiting for you.

#BSDCafe #BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeUpdates #BSDCafeAnnouncements #RunBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #illumos #Linux #OSS #OpenSource #BCJournal #BSDCafeJournal

Ok, any #video folks out there who know how to do what I want to do? I don't know what words to search for because I don't know what this technique is called. Boosts welcome, suggestions welcome.

I have a pool cleaning robot. Like a roomba, but for the bottom of the pool. We call it poomba. Anyways, I want to shoot an MP4 video with a stationary camera (a GoPro) looking down on the pool while the robot does its work. So I will have this overhead video of like 3-4 hours.

I want to kinda overlay all the frames of the video into a single picture. So the areas where the robot drove will be dark streaks (the robot is black and purple). And any area the robot didn't cover would show the white pool bottom. Areas the robot went over a lot would be darker. Areas it went rarely would be lighter.

I'm just super curious how much coverage I actually get. This thing isn't a roomba. It has no map and it definitely doesn't have an internet connection at the bottom of the pool. (Finally! A place they can't get AI, yet!) It's just using lidar, motion sensors, attitude sensors and some kind of randomizing algorithm.

I think of it like taking every frame of the video and compositing it down with like 0.001 transparency. By the end of the video the things that never changed (the pool itself) would be full brightness and clear. While the robot's paths would be faint, except where it repeated a lot, which would be darker.

I could probably rip it into individual frames using #ffmpeg and then do this compositing with #ImageMagick or something (I'm doing this on #Linux). But 24fps x 3600 seconds/hour x 3 hours == about 260K frames. My laptop will take ages to brute force this. Any more clever ways to do it?

If I knew what this technique/process was called, I'd search for it.

This is a much more interesting article than you’d expect from the headline.

I would have called it, “four decades of graphics on Unix and related OS” but that’s probably a worse headline.

Worth reading if you enjoy reading the same things I enjoy reading.

@lproven @theregister #Linux

I have now changed the ‘Develop a simple kernel module’ assignment for my operating systems course from #Linux to #FreeBSD. I'm curious to see how the assignment will be received by the students.

I have a theory about 6-month Linux and BSD upgrades having their own kind of "stability" because there's not as far to go between releases https://zola.passthejoe.net/blog/six-month-stability/

#Linux #Fedora #Silverblue #OpenBSD #Debian #Ubuntu