A new Debian release has landed! 🐧🔥

https://news.itsfoss.com/debian-13-release/

#linux #debian

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A screenshot of Debian 13 is in the middle, with a Fastfetch output being shown, Debian 13 is written below with its logo on left, and a green illustration is on the top left that says "new".

I cannot say what a relief it is to work with a computer for hours and not see a single, intrusive, "Try This AI Feature Now!!!"
#linux #ubuntu

#RunBSD #dragonflybsd #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #Linux

#Linux #btrfs
OH LE BOULET.
Je viens de me rendre compte que j'avais oublié de mettre le répertoire de torrents de mon NAS en NOCOW. Duh.

Correction:
- fermer le client torrent.
- créer un répertoire vide, le mettre en NOCOW (chattr +C nouveau)
- copier l'ancien répertoire dedans (cp -r -v --reflink=never ancien nouveau) (sinon ça gardera les blocs de données qui sont déjà en mode CoW)

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

Think Linux desktop market share isn't over 6%? This 15 million-system scan says otherwise
https://www.zdnet.com/article/think-linux-desktop-market-share-isnt-over-6-this-15-million-system-scan-says-otherwise/ by @sjvn

The #Linux desktop has finally taken off.

When I reboot my laptop's cell modem by running /reset, /remove, and rescan, the CPU becomes blocked from entering C-states deeper than 3, resulting in an appreciable increase in power consumption. #Linux #lang_en

I think I've gotten further with this #FreeBSD #wine issue, knowledge-wise. The program I run for it does some live patching in memory (basically reads in a .dll and binary patches it in memory)

This all runs just fine in #Linux but fails in FreeBSD.

The system call I could find for it in WINE debugging was: KERNEL32.ReadProcessMemory

I also get this dreaded message:
wineserver: file_set_error() can't map error: Cannot allocate memory

This is FreeBSD 14.3, wine-devel 10.12.
Have tried disabling ASLR, enabling W^X (which I know is bad), have tried both 64-bit and 32-bit (WINEARCH=win32) prefixes. Same problem happens.

Is FreeBSD preventing WINE programs from reading each others' memory? I don't even know if it even got to the write part, it couldn't read it at all.

Please boost far and wide and many thanks in advance to anyone in the FreeBSD gaming community who might know the answer here (or a friendly FreeBSD dev?)

@nixCraft

80 to 90% of the web is served on linux computers, Microsoft owned servers, serving Windows products, are linux.

If Intel can't provide linux kernel code for their hardware, they will stop selling hardware.

#linux #kernel #intel

Dream come true yesterday!

I got to talk to a packed room of normal (non technical people) at the local library about how important it is to upcycle computers, and how Linux can save the world in this respect.

Thanks to all the people who showed up, supported, donated laptops and listened. We even gave away 9 free laptops at the event.

Library said it was the most well attended event they've had! So will be many more of these in the future. :)

#nixos #Linux #Cosmic #system76

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Nerd in a cosmic shirt with NixOS on display behind me giving a talk

New #blog post:

"'Here's what I do' versus 'You should'"

A bit of a gripe about people who tell others what they *should* do.

https://neilzone.co.uk/2025/08/heres-what-i-do-versus-you-should/

#fedimeta #Linux #FOSS

I recently had to do some Docker related things which meant that it was time to retry Linux. My first idea was to install Debian SID and Void Linux - using dm-crypt and LVM on a spare laptop, and I wanted to tell the story of my time using each, as maybe you can get something out of it. Let'a get on with the story now.

# 1. Setting up Debian

I had no idea if the GUI installer for Debian was going to cause an issue, so I went for the next best thing: a KDE image and debootstrap. I was pretty confused by a lot of things, examples of which being setting rd.luks.uuid, locales, and I thought I install systemd in the initramfs as if it were Arch but I eventually gave up and used /etc/crypttab with it working. I had a Debian with full KDE setup in 2 days.

# 2. Setting up Void

I also set up Void while booted into Debian because I had prepared LVM for that when setting up Debian. I had to variate from the Void Linux disk encryption setup because using LUKS1 just felt weird. But I did borrow the crypttab setup from Debian which worked with a caveat: I had to decrypt twice. This was fixed by someone in the voidlinux libera channel thankfully. I had a nearly fully working Void with KDE setup at the end.

# 3. Issues with Void

With everything setup so that PipeWire could start with D-Bus, it did not start. I had another issue related to wireplumber and pipewire-pulse because I forgot to link their configs to `/etc/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d`. Other than that, no notable issues with Void.

# 4. Issues with Debian

I really like packaging things, and thought of adding a package I really wanted to Debian, but I really cannot wrap my head around packaging for Debian. I get it somewhat, use the `dh-*` set of tools to make a package for Meson, cargo, etc. but I'm still kind of stumped outside of that. I really like FreeBSD ports, NixOS packages and XBPS templates from Void as they are really simple to work with. I won't say that it's awful to work with Debian's packaging as I really have not had enough time to understand it.

# 5. Next stop, NixOS

I was previously a NixOS user, and I really need to revisit it as I used to really like it and haven't used it in a while. Additionally, I am also a maintainer for a few nixpkgs packages myself, so it would probably be a good idea for me to use NixOS to have the nicities of it while also contributing back to nixpkgs more. I like it for the same reasons as everyone else.

# 6. Why not FreeBSD

I love FreeBSD, and would like to put it on everything I own, but I had to use Docker. Installing Docker in FreeBSD looks really messy. I had no choice other than to set up Linux, on thankfully a spare laptop and not my main machine. I'll be honest, if I didn't need Docker, I would just use FreeBSD on that laptop.

# 7. The End

That's my chaptered semi-rant about my journey with 2 Linux Distributions, and any options I may also pick. Honestly, FreeBSD is not as complicated in my opinion due to documentation, tooling and ease of use of said tooling. Jails, bhyve and other nicities are also pretty cool. Tha ks for reading.

#voidlinux #debian #linux #lvm #luks #freebsd #nixos

Debian 13 "Trixie" released with official support for riscv64, HTTP boot support, 64-bit time_t ABI, GNOME 48, KDE Plasma 6.3, Xfce 4.20, LXQt 2.1, Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS

https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/release-notes/index.en.html

#debian #debian13 #linux

My home desktop - 1 March 2000 - a Pentium 233 MMX.
The OS was Debian Linux - you can see a printed Tux near the keyboard.
No broadband connection, just a 56k modem.
Iomega Zip drive - so I could download stuff at Uni and bring it back home.
One year later, this became my first 24/7 server.

#IT #SysAdmin #Linux #Debian #Throwback #Memories #Vintage #OldPhotos #OldTimes #OldNerd #OldMe #VintageSetup

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A late 1990s - early 2000s computer setup on a white desk, featuring a large beige Sony CRT monitor, a beige tower PC with front-facing floppy disk and CD-ROM drives, an external 56k modem, a beige keyboard, and various scattered items such as CDs, cables, and glasses. Behind the monitor is a large black Sony speaker, and a motorcycle poster hangs on the wall. The photo’s timestamp reads “1.3.2000.”

Dans les choix de laptop (pour #linux) je vois encore le concours : intel versus amd. La différence est forte aujourd'hui ?

Je trainais mes #apple depuis le rachat de la boite par la boite zombie. Bon avec Tim Cook c'est plus possible. Je reviens à #linux (linux de 95 à 2021 hein ok me brisez pas les croustillons). Quel laptop vous conseillez ? Lésinez pas ! merci !

"backdoor" is the new "virus" in overused and wrongly applied terminology.

Over at the facesite I came across a piece (Not linking to that sh*t) about "Linux malware PLAGUE" which describes a piece of software that is useful *post-compromise* to whoever wants to hide their tracks.

Not a backdoor because it requires already established access. #cybercrime #backdoor #security #linux #fluff

@nixCraft

I will stay wait a couple of weeks to distribute server load.

#Debian #Linux

Thanks to @s3phy again for helping me understand another area where IPv6 is broken in Linux desktop networking configuration tools: connecting to a SSH server to create a SOCKS proxy using the NetworkManager SSH plugin. That thing only checks if the gateway address is a valid IPv4 address

I reported the issue here: https://github.com/danfruehauf/NetworkManager-ssh/issues/130

#IPv6 #networking #sysadmin #réseau #réseautique #UX #SSH #proxy #VPN #GNOME #Linux #NetworkManager

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A screenshot of the nm-connection-editor GUI for NetworkManager-SSH, where an IPv6 address has been input into the "Gateway" field. With version 1.4.1 of the plugin, it will not work.

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 #hivemind

TL;DR: How would you deploy a maintainable Linux build to 14 PCs?

I have a lab network of 14 PCs at $dayjob. I want them all to have the same Linux build/image, with the same apps - (probably) Plasma, VirtualBox, LibreOffice, Packet Tracer (so JRE as well) as the basics, plus various other tools.

If the users mess up the machine somehow, they need to be easily re-imaged. It would be nice if /home could optionally be preserved, but not essential.

I am currently the most Linux-savvy person in the team that will be looking after these PCs. I'm not there all the time, so this needs to be maintainable by techies who don't daily drive Arch.

I know #Ansible could be a good option, meaning I have some flexibility with which distro. (I am open to different distros for this.) #Nix or #NixOS could also work, but the learning curve for that could be pretty steep (for me - steeper for the rest of the team), plus its non-standard approach to Linux might be confusing for some.

I guess some solution using a PXE boot and then an auto-deployed script or definition file?

#ITAdmins #ITAdministration #AskFedi #SysAdmin

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

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

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

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

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

TIL about wcurl, a wget/BSD fetch-like wrapper that's included with curl https://curl.se/wcurl/

/via @yaakov and https://floss.social/@omgubuntu/114965266421438259

#linux #bsd #cli

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

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