Listen , the "Connection refused" ssh message is a polite way of the #Linux or #Unix server saying, "I'm just not that into you right now." Try again later when it's in a better mood or has had its morning coffee ☕️

Open the terminal app and type `curl style.ysap.sh` to see Bash Style Guide for your scripting needs on a #Linux or #Unix machine.

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A terminal macOS window displays the "YSAP" (You Suck at Programming) logo and the beginning of a "Bash Style Guide" by Dave Eddy, by typing the simple curl command.

Why are SSH keys better than passwords for authentication under #Linux ??

Because trying to brute-force a good SSH key is like trying to find a specific grain of sand on all the world's beaches... while blindfolded... and the beaches are on different planets 😂

Quiz: Which term describes the interpreter that executes commands typed as strings? #linux #unix #devops

NixOS 25.05 "Warbler" released with GNOME 48, initial support for the COSMIC desktop, reworked Mesa graphics drivers packaging, new modules, Cinnamon 6.4

https://nixos.org/blog/announcements/2025/nixos-2505/

#nixos #linux #nixpkgs

🤭😆

#podman #container #devops #linux #pokemon

Linux kernel driver plugs rotary phone dial into the kernel

A Linux kernel driver that turns a rotary phone dial into an evdev input device.
↫ Stefan Wiehler

The year of Linux on the desktop is finally here. Thanks to Oleksandr Natalenko for pointing this gem out.

https://www.osnews.com/story/142436/linux-kernel-driver-plugs-rotary-phone-dial-into-the-kernel/

#Linux

“Unix is simple. It just takes a genius to understand its simplicity.” — Dennis Ritchie

#Slackware #Linux #IceWM #x11 #terminal #neofetch #twm

[Перевод] Сервер, которому не суждено было жить

На днях я прочитал новость, которая оживила воспоминания о важном — и болезненном — эпизоде моей карьеры. Это история о доверии, технологиях… и задачах, которые не всегда можно решить. Где-то 16 лет назад со мной связался давний друг. Его беспокоила ситуация, связанная с одним общим знакомым. Если в двух словах, то дело было в том, что один наш знакомый предприниматель — администратор и владелец нескольких компаний — внезапно скончался. Это был человек, который рулил всеми процессами, и его уход поставил жену с детьми в затруднительное положение.

https://habr.com/ru/companies/ruvds/articles/911044/

#ruvds_перевод #администрирование #обслуживание_серверов #бизнес #системное_администрирование #linux #netbsd

I'm proposing updating the default theme for #Fuzzel (by @dnkl). It's my favorite launcher and menu app for #Linux. Here's my first draft.

Discussion: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/fuzzel/issues/561

#swaywm

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I’m really eagerly following the progress of FreeBSD as a Desktop. On the latest hardware I’ve acquired, I had to fall back to Linux — which is fine — but I don’t find the level of granularity I’d like to have.
For example: openSUSE Tumbleweed works well "out of the box", but:

- if you enable snapshots of the home directory with Snapper (which I personally find useful), you have to manually disable quotas, otherwise, when there are many snapshots, the system freezes while deleting the old ones. This has been a longstanding “issue” with Btrfs — tolerable, but annoying. I disabled quotas, I don’t need them.

- I have to tweak SDDM for HiDPI — otherwise it’s tiny.

- LUKS iterations need to be adjusted — the default one is so complex that the system maxes out the CPU for about 30 seconds decrypting at every boot.

- an idle system has a ton of running processes — like other OSes.

- I didn't use ZFS

Alpine Linux is a pleasure to install and use, but:

- ZFS is not supported by the native installer. I'm optimizing a script (found online, which I’ve deeply modified) to install with ZFS, LUKS for encryption and boot, etc. Everything works, but I can’t get hibernation resume to work. I’m converting it to use ZFSBootMenu — a great solution, but hibernation remains a problem. I’ll keep working on it.

- the native installer supports Btrfs and encrypts everything (uses LUKS), but not the /boot — it’s acceptable, but not ideal. In this case, just adding resume= to GRUB makes it work.

For now, Alpine Linux. But I do miss native ZFS, jails, bhyve, etc., so I often find myself using the old desktop with the new monitor 😄

#FreeBSD #Linux #AlpineLinux #openSUSE

🤦‍♀️ Kernel Ops or Kernel Oops 🤦‍♀️

- Which group makes more sense?
- Which group tab-completes to show you all of the associated commands within the same sub-class of purpose?
- Which group is backwards and tragic and requires rote memorization over associative structs?

The following example is one of the many reasons why engineers prefer FreeBSD over Linux. It's the simple usability on a day to day basis.

Cognitive load matters, and efficiency of memory matters, effeciency of keystrokes matters, and it's present everywhere. Backwards thinking is wasteful.

kldstat
kldconfig
kldload
kldunload

~ or ~

lsmod
modprobe
insmod
rmmod

#freebsd #linux #kernel #engineering

How to terrify a #Linux user 👇

maybe FCKGW-RHQQ2-YXRKT-8TG6W-2B7Q8 works?

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A fake screenshot of a Linux installer window asking for a product key with the wording: Your Product Key uniquely identifies your copy of Linux. Please see your License Agreement Administrator or System Administrator to obtain your 25-character Volume License Key. For more information see your product pakaging.

I tried multiple sets of Bluetooth headphones with Windows, but when watching YouTube videos in Firefox the audio was always slightly delayed. Now running Chimera Linux on this laptop and the sync is perfect. If only poor little Microsoft had the resources to get this right.

#Windows #Linux #Bluetooth

I just came across a really weird problem with my Linux laptop. I'm plugging in the charger, and the touchpad becomes laggy. When I unplug the charger, it's responsive again.

Anyone saw this issue before?

#linux

RockyLinux Official Support for RISC-V in RL10! https://rockylinux.org/news/rockylinux-support-for-riscv

#linux #opensource

This morning I installed Alpine Linux (one of my favourite Linux distributions) on my little N150 (which I got for 124 euros), replacing OpenSUSE Tumbleweed. I hooked it up to the new monitor (4K, although the N150 only handles 60 Hz) and worked on it all day.
It took me ten minutes to install Alpine Linux, KDE Plasma, and all the apps I needed.
Everything ran beautifully, without a single issue. A 124-euro MiniPC. Suspension to ram worked out of the box, hibernation just required to add "resume=swap device" to the grub configuration.

My only regret: FreeBSD doesn’t run on it yet - but I’m fairly confident things will improve soon, given the recent progress.
Most of us don't need a multi thousands euro devices to work comfortably.

#AlpineLinux #MiniPC #Linux #OpenSource

New #blog post!

Let's explore virtualizing the different BSDs on Apple Silicon.

https://briancallahan.net/blog/20250222.html

#BSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD #Unix #Linux #virtualization #apple #macOS #arm #aarch64 #arm64

Red Hat Introduces RHEL 10 https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-introduces-rhel-10

#linux

I've been meaning to write about the state of #accessibility support in #tech for a while now but figured it was a good time to do it now since The Register published this article.

As a #parent of a child with #disabilities, as well as being a #disability #advocate and #technology professional, I appreciate The Register's coverage of Global Accessibility Awareness Day and Apple's pursuit in improving accessibility in their OSes. Accessibility support is simultaneously necessary and perpetually a challenge. Often it seems like a clumsy afterthought or just prohibitively expensive.

As much as I am an #opensource advocate, the reality is out of all the mainstream OSes, #Microsoft #Windows has, unquestionably, the best support. #Apple has some catching up to do. The open source world trails behind with projects in various states of quality.

One of the areas needing serious improvement is eye gaze technology. Users who have serious motor impairments (spinal cord injury, stroke, cerebral palsy, ALS) rely on this technology to communicate. Windows 10 supports this functionality natively yet #Linux still treats it as a #DIY project, at best. There is little coordination between desktop environments like #KDE #GNOME and #XFCE nor is there any kind of unified API.

It's 2025, we have reached the first quarter of the 21st century and accessibility support is still an afterthought. We can and must do better.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/18/apple_accessibility_features_2025/

#news #technews #technology

A client sends me an email:
"Do you remember that internal backup server you set up a few years ago? Could you log in and check if everything’s okay? I’m not seeing any errors, but I’m not sure if it’s actually working properly".

I have a vague memory of it - I’m guessing “a few years ago” is quite a high number.
They send me the credentials and I log in:

08:46:41 up 2957 days, 18:01, 1 user, load average: 7.09, 2.34, 1.50

And, surprisingly, no errors.
Everything is working correctly, backups are present, and the disks show no issues whatsoever.
Debian.
Boot date: 14/04/2017.

Impressive.

#Debian #Linux #Uptime #ServerUptime

If you contribute in some way to GNOME, are you already a GNOME Foundation member? If not, you should apply ASAP: https://foundation.gnome.org/membership/

Once you do (or if you’re already a member), don’t forget to VOTE in the upcoming Foundation elections!

The GNOME Foundation Board of Directors is elected by Foundation members. If you want to influence how the Foundation is run, one of the most effective things you can do is to become a member and vote.

#GNOME #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS

What's the new hot #Linux distro? I'm bored and I want to fuck up my laptop.

Anyone who says Nix OS is getting a middle finger emoji.

People working on Linux or the BSDs (or illumos based OSes, etc), are you using two monitors? And, if so, what do you use them for?
I'm trying to understand if it makes sense to keep two monitors on my desk

Please boost

#Linux #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #illumos #SmartOS #OmniOS #IT #SysAdmin

And of course, as it's Cambridge, the beer festival is sponsored by a #Linux debugging tool.

KDE keyboard shortcut note:

Goto

system settings > shortcuts > kwin

Check out the actions which can be bound to keyboard shortcuts.

#KDE #Xorg #Desktop #Environment #OpenSource #POSIX #GNU #is #not #UNIX #Linux #freeBSD #Konnect #Android

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The screencap shows a screenshot of the "Shortcuts" settings in the system settings kwin application, likely from a KDE-based Linux distribution. The left sidebar is labeled "Shortcuts" and includes options such as "Applications," "System Settings," and "Custom Shortcuts." The main area displays a list of shortcuts, with the "Switch to Desktop" shortcuts highlighted. These shortcuts are labeled from 1 to 17, 18 to 20 are not visible There are corresponding key combinations like "Ctrl+Shift+F1" for Desktop 1 and "Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F5" for Desktop 17. The "KWin" section is also visible, indicating the window manager being used. The interface has a dark theme, and the "Apply" button is visible at the bottom right. Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.168 Wh

The KDE team has created a wonderful Network for your Androids it's called Konnect (actually KDE Connect) and the things that it can do are so various that I'll just show you one of them in the included photographs

The ease with which I can control a music 🎵 player that works on one Android from all my devices which run Konnect opens up possibilities which are just marvelous for a sound engineer like me

@kde

#KDE #Xorg #Desktop #Environment #OpenSource #POSIX #GNU #is #not #UNIX #Linux #freeBSD #Konnect #Android

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The photograph composed in warm light portrays two smartphones placed on a red fabric with a floral pattern. The phone on the left has a lock screen displaying the time "23:05" and the date "Tue, Apr 29." The background features a vibrant image of a red flower with green leaves. The phone is charging, with a battery level of 82%. A music player widget is visible, showing the song "13_18_21_aug_2021_19Lyntr" by "RadioAzureus (Musicolet)" with a play button and a progress bar. A notification from Mastodon is also visible, mentioning the user by Luca Sironi. The phone on the right shows a similar time "23:05" and date "Tue, Apr 29." The background is dark blue, and the music player widget displays the same song and artist. The weather widget shows "26°C MonPlaisir" with "Clear" conditions. The battery level is also 82%, and the phone is connected to "GSM provider." Both phones are displaying the same time, indicating they are synchronized. The Android on the right is in slight Bokeh due to the shallow DOF because of the wide aparture Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.266 Wh

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The image shows a mobile device screen displaying Konnect "KDE Connect Devices" interface. The background is dark, and the text is white, providing a clear contrast. At the top, the time is shown as 23:06, with various status icons indicating Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and battery level at 84%. The main title "KDE Connect Devices" is prominently displayed, followed by a message stating that other devices running KDE Connect in the same network should appear here. Below this, there is a section titled "Connected devices," listing four devices: "SM-A260G," "Xiaomi Redmi A2 Blakka," "Galaxy A2 Core Lucã," and "Krasiwati," each accompanied by a device icon. The "Remembered devices" section follows, listing three devices: "Devakprata," "Xiaomi Note 12S," and "Polawiri," each with a corresponding icon. The interface is designed for easy navigation, with a menu icon on the left and a back arrow on the right, indicating the ability to return to the previous screen. Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.264 Wh

At this moment I'm roughly tuning a very nice FluxBox Desktop in an OpenSource POSIX driven OS.
I'm working on tuning my Desktops Environments in such a way that it doesn't matter whether I run them in Linux or *BSD

That way I'll just fire up the Operating System inject my own configuration for the desktop environment fire up X.org and then start working

FluxBox has been a favorite window / desktop manager of mine a couple of decades ago.

Since it has been written efficient it's blazingly fast
I combine tools that I love from Xfce with FluxBox so that my muscle memory for shortcuts can be used in a super smooth manner

#FluxBox #Xorg #Desktop #Environment #OpenSource #POSIX #GNU #is #not #UNIX #Linux

Since this command...

`xfce4-screenshooter -S -d 2 --window -s "$HOME/Pictures/$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S)_Screenshot2.png"`

...segfaults in fluxbox atm I did not bother with a screenshot, because xfce4-screenshooter rocks way too much to use another one

#FluxBox #Xorg #Desktop #Environment #OpenSource #POSIX #GNU #is #not #UNIX #Linux

I've been able to configure KDE to my liking so that I feel at home again in the K Desktop Environment.

This is critical because it means that everything from way back in the beginning, decades ago when KDE was released, is still in the current new and fresh version of the K Desktop Environment

It means that the teams which have worked on KDE for the past decades have kept the core of KDE alive

It means that we have an excellent group of programmers, before and current, who have worked on KDE and who have kept KDE beautiful fantastic and magnifique for a wide range of people all over the globe

@kde

#KDE #Xorg #Desktop #Environment #programming #OpenSource #POSIX #GNU #is #not #UNIX #Linux #freeBSD #Konnect #Android

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The photograph composed in total darkness shows an IPS LED computer screen displaying the K Desktop Environment with a dark blue theme. The screen is divided into two main sections: the top section shows a settings menu with various options such as "Audio and Sound," "Display and Monitor," "Input Devices," "Hardware and Devices," "Network," "Settings," "Connections," "User Feedback," "Online Accounts," "Accessibility," "Region and Language," "Notifications," "Personalization," "Search and Shutdown," "Shortcuts and Startup," "Workspace Behavior," and "Appearance." The bottom section features a wallpaper of a gorgeous woman standing in a room with a wooden floor and a window in the background. The woman is wearing a white top and a black skirt with a lace pattern, and she is smiling. The screen also shows a sidebar with options like "General," "Global Themes," "Connections," "Appearance Style," and "User Style." The time displayed on the screen is 22:38, and the date is the 15th of May. The overall image is in subtle Bokeh, because of the translucent effect programmed in KDE The screen is surrounded by a dark background, and has been captured with a puny Android analogue sensor smaller than the tip of my Pinky nail Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.264 Wh

I've easily & smoothly configured KDE Konnect to work in Fluxbox WM

#FluxBox #KDE #Xorg #Desktop #Environment #OpenSource #POSIX #GNU #is #not #UNIX #Linux #freeBSD #KDEKonnect #Android

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