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

I wasn't going to post anything about #linux #a11y today, but some things keep coming up, and I think it's time I took a break from yelling.

So an interlude, then. Lets look at some of the good that's happening.

As always, feedback is welcome, and subscribe via email or rss for more of what I write.

https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-interlude-a-thank-you-where-its-due/

#linuxAccessibility #blogging #accessibility #linuxDesktop

Here it is. Post 2 in my series on #Linux #accessibility. This time, I'm digitally screaming about the audio stack.
As always, feedback is encouraged and welcomed, and subscribe via rss or email to receive plane-text versions of what I write, the day after publishing at 10 am UTC
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 #linuxAudio #linuxAccessibility

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.

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

#unix or #linux users will understand this one 😅

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A glass bottle of "Chmod 777" liquor with a silver cap shows a label with an image of a man and a woman.

Linux removes support for the 486, and now I’m curious what that means for Vortex86 processors

I had to dig through our extensive archive - OSNews was founded in 2007, after all - to see if we reported on it at the time, but it turns out we didn't: in 2006, Intel announced that in 2007, it would cease production of a range of old chips, includi

https://www.osnews.com/story/142343/linux-removes-support-for-the-486-and-now-im-curious-what-that-means-for-vortex86-processors/

#Linux

Our household living room computer runs Debian 12 and KDE and we each have our own sessions and use CTRL-ATL-F7 CTRL-ATL-F8 ... to switch between sessions.
Generally it works really well, but every so often, a Plasma process consumes all the RAM causing the PC to lock up. Sometimes it recovers, but the fastest thing to do is a hard reboot.
Any suggestions how I might find out what is going on and how to fix? The PC is usually so nailed, that is it is not possible to run any commands.
#Linux
#Debian
#KDE

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

yes. the op mentioned somewhere down only browser is needed. so, RHEL workstation is a great choice combined with firewalld + SELinux. It offers great protection + privacy. Just install Adblocker on FF and your gradma will thank you. this is another way to support opensource. No Recall. No spyware. No Ads. Nothing. It saves elderly from scams https://www.reddit.com/r/redhat/comments/1kkb8b1/is_redhat_workstation_good_for_a_grandma_pc/

#Linux #rhel

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Is Redhat workstation good for a grandma PC? I am looking for an install and forget distro for my mother's pc. Is it a good choice to install Rhel with no cost developer account? Rhel is bullet proof for servers, how is it for workstations?

@graste

I hate that: In the late 90s, the #Linux community was proud to be better at #accessibility than commercial operating systems.

Nowadays, the total lack of it, makes Linux an absolute NoGo for institutional and corporate environments.

I believe that the task of fixing that is too much for a community of volunteers.

If states (or the EU) don't fund the necessary developments, it will be the end of Linux and FOSS in many professional settings.

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

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

#fishlinux

#unix_surrealism #openbsd #linux #art

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

Ce soir, c'est découverte de #TrueNAS Scale, tout de suite sur https://twitch.tv/ahp_nils ! #sysadmin #devops #twitchfr #twitchstreamer #TwitchStreamers #linux #zfs #openzfs

NetBSD 10.x kernel MATH_EMULATION
#NetBSD #linux #RunBSD #pkgsrc

https://mezzantrop.wordpress.com/2025/02/04/netbsd-10-x-kernel-math_emulation/

Another 12 year old Mac Mini brought back into a working life - even if only temporarily - thanks to #Linux.

#Debian runs beautifully on it.

Thank goodness for #FOSS, keeping old hardware useful.

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

#linux #systemd #wayland #bsd

Déjà Dup Backups UI Refresh https://discourse.gnome.org/t/deja-dup-backups-ui-refresh/28771

#gnome #linux #opensource #backups

This is a good news. Progress towards universal Copy/Paste shortcuts on Linux https://mark.stosberg.com/universal-copy-paste/

#linux #opensource

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

#openSUSE removes Deepin from #Tumbleweed and later #Leap due to numerous violations of packaging policy.
Sounds probably bad for Deepin users, but what surprised me is this:
"In January 2025, during routine reviews, we stumbled upon the deepin-feature-enable package, which was introduced on 2021-04-27 without consulting us or even informing us."
This package basically asked user permission and then injected D-Bus configs and Polkit policies from custom tarballs to circumvent openSUSE strict policy about new D-Bus and Polkit. Sounds shady, right?
But it has been happening for four years! It seems modern OSes and #Linux in particular are overbloated.
How can we expect normal user to know their system, if even maintainers have no idea what's happening behind the curtains?
It's good to see this resolved at last, but man, four years!
What's funny, this "shady" package description plainly states that it asks the user if they agree to openSUSE security circumvention to install D-Bus configs and PolKit policies.

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

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

Do you know why most sysadmins & experienced DevOps folks like to use #Vim ? It's because learning all of Vim's (A-Z) commands actually grants the user temporary telepathic abilities. You see it all the time. All hardcore Vim users, like those sysadmins, often seem to anticipate your needs before you even type them. They can practically fix server /cloud issues by editing text config files or deploy Ansible playbook before they even happen! Vim gives them superpower. I have spoken #unix #linux

Audiobookshelf is an open-source self-hosted media server for your audiobooks and podcasts https://www.audiobookshelf.org/

#opensource #linux #unix

Does anyone know of a good way to avoid port number clashes with ephemeral ports on Linux? I forward local ports such as 33070 into containers (e.g. 33070 -> 3306) so I can connect to services running with them from the host. Occasionally though I get conflicts because another piece of software has chosen that port - usually for a HTTP connection.

Is there a range I can use / avoid?

#Linux

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

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/ by @sjvn

Well, I guess since it's been 18 years since the last 486 shipped, it was about time for #Linux to drop it.

Progress towards universal Copy/Paste shortcuts on Linux
https://mark.stosberg.com/universal-copy-paste/

#Linux #keyboards

i need more RSS feeds. especially programming and/or linux ones.

I have few of them but if you write such a blog, please share. Or just share any ones you like!

edit: High preference on personal blogs!

#RSS #Blogs #linux #programming

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. 😉

This tool can be used to convert a Docker image to an executable https://github.com/rzane/docker2exe

#linux #golang

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

@wolf480pl @cas it's easy...

The reasons one can despise something and the reason one appreciates it can be different.

I.e. I can appreciate #macOS for it's #accessibility right from the #installer but I can #despise it for #Apple not selling it as a commercial #Unix distro for a #subscription

Same with #bash: I can appreciate it for being better than #sh (unix-#shell) , #tcsh or #csh but I despise it for not having modernized like #fish.

• And with fish I appreciate it but I despise it's not the default #shell for any #Linux distro I can use in #production.

It's called having "mixed feelings" or rather #NuancedOpinion.

• Kinda like how every #skiddie and #TechIlliterate can use #Windows but that Windows is shit and the only reason they can is because they got groomed into being #consoomers that accept #enshittification as a fact of life.

@wolf480pl So yeah, I think that everything has compromises to some extent.

• I'm shure #OpenBSD could even up their #security if they were willing to break #POSIX and #compatibility in general for their distro, but that'll only introduce more headaches and pain along the way.

I chose #Linux as basis for @OS1337 because it solves the #driver problem for me and I know it. I'm just complete shit with #NetBSD which may arguably be the better option targeting low-end systems, but that'll again result in more pain and frustration getting other #apps ported over when I can't just say: "Target linux-#i486 and statically compile in all your dependencies" to any 3rd party as starting point.