France quietly deployed 100,000+ Linux machines in their police force - GendBuntu is a silent EU tech success story

https://www.reddit.com/r/BuyFromEU/comments/1lfxdsd/france_quietly_deployed_100000_linux_machines_in/

Well done. Let us get free from Microsoft spyware OS. They are not trustworthy vendors, and all taxpayers' money should go to fund open-source apps/software and not to Bill Gates' fortune.

#linux #OpenSource

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From Reddit post: France quietly deployed 100,000+ Linux machines in their police force - GendBuntu is a silent EU tech success story I wanted to spotlight a quietly massive success story in European digital sovereignty: GendBuntu — France’s custom Ubuntu distribution used by the National Gendarmerie. The GendBuntu project derives from Microsoft's decision to end the development of Windows XP Back in 2005, France’s Gendarmerie began switching from Microsoft products to open-source software — starting with OpenOffice. Fast forward to 2024, and GendBuntu(Linux) is now running on 97% of their workstations (over 103,000 computers!). France has shown what’s possible when a government actually backs open-source, in-house, and EU-grown solutions. More countries should follow suit. Source - Reddit post https://www.reddit.com/r/BuyFromEU/comments/1lfxdsd/france_quietly_deployed_100000_linux_machines_in/

https://cablespaghetti.dev/hosting-a-fediverse-instance-on-an-original-raspberry-pi.html

#snac #snac2 #alpinelinux #linux #raspberrypi

Question for anyone out there on fedi with experience:

My mum has increasingly bad ataxia: very wobbly hands and feet. She's got to the point of barely being able to write legibly. Using a mouse is also getting difficult, but she can still use a keyboard at this point.

Are there assistive technologies or techniques that she might be able to use on her Ubuntu machine that would reduce or eliminate the need to use a mouse?

#Ataxia #Accessibility #Ubuntu #Linux

I note that isc-dhcp-server is now deprecated in #Debian

Can anyone recommend a DHCP server for Debian?

Want to be able to configure fixed IPs for specified MAC addresses, and have a failover server.

#Debian
#Linux
#DHCP

From Collaborators to Consumers: Have We Killed the Soul of Open Source?

The Open Source community is becoming increasingly polarized. From the "distro wars" to Wayland vs. X11, the spirit of collaboration is fading. Are we shifting from "collaborators" to "consumers", and what can we do to build bridges instead of walls?

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/06/19/from-collaborators-to-consumers-have-we-killed-the-soul-of-open-source/

#OpenSource #OSS #Linux #BSD

»Digitale Ökonomie – Die Gatekeeper umgehen:
Es gibt längst Alternativen zu den Tools und Diensten der US-Techkonzerne - Eine Handreichung zur digitalen Selbstermächtigung«

Im @woz Artikel wird ua im Allgemeinen auch über @kde so wie @fdroidorg und deren Apps klar und verständlich erklärt. Dies ist ein Artikel der mMn klar verständlich für Laien ist.

📱 https://www.woz.ch/2525/digitale-oekonomie/die-gatekeeper-umgehen/!M44FC5J9CXJP

#fediverse #opensource #internet #app #android #socialmedia #tools #fdroid #selbstbestimmung #mastodon #kde #linux #it

KDE Plasma 6.4 released with better tiling capabilities in virtual desktops, new accessibility features, Breeze theme optimizations, new HDR calibration wizard, colors in KRunner, renewed Spectacle

https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.4.0/

#kdeplasma #kdeplasma6 #linuxdesktop #linux #opensource #freesoftware

RetroArch makes playing classic games on Linux super easy. 🎮🪄

https://news.itsfoss.com/retroarch/

#linux #linuxgaming

Plasma 6.4 is out and it's' more welcoming than ever!

https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.4.0/

Check out the tweaked tiling that lets you have different layouts for every virtual desktop; the overhauled Spectacle that makes capturing your desktop faster; how KRunner now understands color; and in general the literally dozens of other fixes and features that make Plasma friendlier and easier to use.

#freesoftware #opensource #desktop #linux #plasma6

@kde@lemmy.kde.social

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Spectacle, KDE's inbuilt utility for capturing screenshots and desktop recordings, show off it's new minimalistic interface.

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A general view of Plasma 6.4 with several applications open, as well as the launch menu. The launch menu shows you which new apps you have installed with a "New" flair.

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A screenshot of KDE's improved drawing tablet stylus configuration page.

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PLasma 6.4 darkens the rest the desktop when you need to input your password in an authentication dialog.

Thanks to all our customers who run their own #selfhosting #NetBSD VMs with us for helping with this migration. Our #FreeBSD and #OpenBSD VMs were already running HVM. Yes, we #RunBSD and provide hosting in our UK datacentres (also #Windows and #Linux as required)

I made a flyer for our Linux Adventure Day on September 20th in Hannover and translated it into English just for fun. 😎

#Linux #endof10 #foss #floss #freesoftware #lughannover

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Flyer for the LUG for our "Linux Adventure Day" on September 20th, 2025, in Hannover, Germany, Foyer VHS, Burgstr. 14. It says: "No Windows 11 support for your computer? Just install Linux and keep using it without spyware."

CVE-2025-5689 😂🙃

Fire up your "anyone we don't know gets root!" account SSH sessions to gain unmitigated control over Ubuntu systems running "Systemd AuthD"

Clown shoes over there, ffs how is this even a real CVE 🤦🏼‍♀️

- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5689
- https://github.com/ubuntu/authd/security/advisories/GHSA-g8qw-mgjx-rwjr

#systemd #uhuhuhubuntu #ubuntu #infosec #cve #noreally #linux #authd

My #Linux system's uptime is staring at me.
I'm staring back.
One of us is going to need a reboot (it's not me).

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟬𝟲/𝟭𝟲 (Valuable News - 2025/06/16) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/06/16/valuable-news-2025-06-16/

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

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

Want to run the given command in the background as root or other user? Try:
```
sudo -b /path/to/job.py
sudo --background /path/to/foo.pl
sudo -u {user_name} -b /path/to/job.py
```
Please note that you can't use shell job control to manipulate background processes started by sudo which is both pro and con at a time.

#linux #unix #sudo #tips #tricks #sysadmin #devops

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟬𝟲/𝟭𝟲 (Valuable News - 2025/06/16) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/06/16/valuable-news-2025-06-16/

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

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

An excuse to mention Void Linux: XBPS 0.60 released

Since Void Linux uses a rolling release model, there's not much to report on in the form of new releases and major new features, so I'm taking the release of version 0.60 of XBPS, Void Linux' package manager, to cheat my way into talking about this excellent Linux distribution. I always think of Void as the "BSD of Linux distributions",

https://www.osnews.com/story/142573/an-excuse-to-mention-void-linux-xbps-0-60-released/

#Linux

XBPS 0.60 released with fixed memory and file descriptor leaks, staged packages support with --staging flag, parsable dry-run output, better error handling, and other bug fixes

https://voidlinux.org/news/2025/06/xbps-0.60.html

#voidlinux #xbps #linux

In a world of closed doors, #Linux opens up endless possibilities. We love the freedom, the transparency, and the power it puts in our hands.

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A pencil drawing of Tux (penguin - Linux mascot) with text: We love Linux

The #FreeBSD pw useradd/usermod commands are not compatible in scripts with everyone else's useradd/usermod commands.

With the #NetBSD/#OpenBSD and indeed #Linux shadow-utils useradd/usermod commands, the account name goes last, and it is a syntax error to place it before the options.

With the #FreeBSD pw command, the account name goes first, and it is a syntax error to place it after the options.

So pw() { "$@" ; } doesn't work for making portable scripts.

https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow/blob/master/src/usermod.c#L1272

Alright, I am one day into using #Bazzite #Linux as a replacement for Windows 11 as my #gaming platform.

Games that run flawlessly so far (via Steam).

Coral Island
FTL
BSG: Deadlock
Starfield

Many more to check.

Starfield actually runs better under Bazzite than it ever did under Windows 11, no more random freezes, and I have the graphics cranked higher!

#games #microsoftSucks

I am building gcc-15.1.0 on my iMac G4 (Tiger) machine. It is on stage2, which is a good sign.

It will include C, C++, Fortran, Modula-2, Objective C, and Objective C++ compilers.

It will depend on my new PowerPC Mac OS X modernization library, libpcc: https://github.com/ibara/libppc

I'll write a blog post about how to use it once it is all compiled; my goal is to produce a turnkey solution that just works(TM), including assembler, linker, and other utilities, as recent as possible for PowerPC.

And libppc can be instantly extendable to incorporate more C11 and later features. Hopefully others in the retro Mac community are interested in building that up with me.

My ultimate goal is to build some flavor of WebKit some day and have a modern web experience (even if slow, and possibly using X11). But in the meantime we will probably build a lot of excellent modern software to keep these machines going.

#gcc #compiler #compilers #c #unix #linux #macos #macosx #osx #apple #powerpc #retro #retrocomputing #bsd #mac #macintosh

Are there any #linux distros left which support i586?
I'd like to install it on an EBOX-553350DX2, Vortex86DX2 A9125 CPU.
I've tried Netboot.xyz - Gentoo and Arch fail to load, Debian wants the CMOV extension, Kali wants i686, and Alpine kinda tries to load then barfs.
The only OS I've had success with (so far) is OpenBSD 7.6.

The meaning of life, according to my #Linux server, is to silently serve files until the power goes out, at which point it enters a profound state of unresponsive thought

How to build and run a minimal Linux: compile kernel, create an initramfs, embed BusyBox and test it with QEMU - Article by David Legrand #Linux https://labs.davlgd.fr/posts/2024-05-whats-a-minimal-linux/