Steam Machine with SteamOS Linux - initial thoughts https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/steam-machine-with-steamos-linux-initial-thoughts/

#SteamMachine #SteamOS #Steam #Linux

To devs who celebrate time zone bugs getting fixed:

An almost decade-old bug in systemd's handling of Daylight Saving changes is getting fixed:

https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/6036

Before timers (cron jobs) scheduled to run during the transition could get stuck.

#linux #systemd #devops

Today, the Linuxulator did its job, and it did it very well.
A client is experimenting with moving from Docker to FreeBSD and jails, and they seem very happy with it so far.
The issue is that part of their build process - as so often happens - relies on Node dependencies that only compile on Linux, macOS, etc., but not on FreeBSD, due to a missing binary that isn't provided for it. Currently, they build on their local machines and push the output to the server, but sometimes they need to make quick changes on the fly.

So, I set up a Linux jail (Ubuntu) using BastilleBSD, installed the dependencies, set up a bind mount, and granted them access to the jail. The result: now they can compile right from there too, improving their overall workflow.

The Linuxulator - and even more so, illumos's lx zones - are truly remarkable pieces of technology.

#FreeBSD #Linux #RunBSD #illumos #SmartOS #OmniOS #Tribblix #Linux #IT #SysAdmin

Just using sed to make indexes for books. This art of writing awk or sed from scratch is now vanishing. Sharing just in case if you love reading such stuff about #Unix and #Linux CLI/scripting

https://www.pement.org/sed/make_indexes.txt

recently figured out that gnome-terminal (the default in Linux Mint) stores its settings not in dotfiles, but in a binary you can only view/edit with gsettings/dconf-editor. i am vexed

anyone got a terminal emulator of choice that uses dotfiles and whose devs aren't fascists or LLM users?

i realize this is a tall ask, however, i don't need fancy features, just tabs and basic font/colour scheme customization

#linux #LinuxMint #terminal #CommandLine #cli

@cks

The sad thing is, as I was saying last year, all of this is unnecessary. The kernels, #FreeBSD, #NetBSD, #OpenBSD, and #Linux, all maintain almost all of the stuff that 'who' needs, and have done since the switch to POSIX sessions and process groups in the 1980s.

There aren't any needs for a parallel database outwith the kernel. A few sysctl/procfs extensions for reading the kernel's own list of sessions, and we'd be away.

https://tty0.social/@JdeBP/114505443570291573

@ariadne @ska
#utmp #utmps #ttylogin

From the Leanpub Blog: The Leanpub Podcast 🎙 Feat. Learn Linux TV, Author of Switching to Linux: A Practical Guide for Windows and Mac Users

https://leanpub.com/blog/the-leanpub-podcast-feat-jay-lacroix-author-of-switching-to-linux-a-practical-guide-for-windows-and-mac-users/

#books #leanpublishing #selfpublishing #Linux #OpenSource #LinuxDesktop #LearnLinux #Ubuntu #SystemAdministration #SoftwareDevelopment #OpenSourceSoftware #TechEducation #Leanpub

NEW! The Leanpub Podcast 🎙 Feat. Learn Linux TV, Author of Switching to Linux: A Practical Guide for Windows and Mac Users

https://youtu.be/dBJ-PvUJHaw

#books #leanpublishing #selfpublishing #Linux #OpenSource #LinuxDesktop #LearnLinux #Ubuntu #SystemAdministration #SoftwareDevelopment #OpenSourceSoftware #TechEducation #Leanpub

New article, although this one is a controversial one based on the situation of GNOME Calendar and Linux Mint. I present to you: How far would hostile distributions go to hurt application developers?

https://tesk.page/2026/07/18/how-far-would-hostile-distributions-go-to-hurt-upstream/

#FOSS #OpenSource #OSS #FreeSoftware #Linux

So for the #tech folks in the room:

What do you run for a #homelab and what projects are you working on?

#linux #runbsd #bsd #freebsd

"Twasn't me..."

"Well... it was teh case's fault!!!11!!!"

🤡

If you ever wanted a good reason to keep around your failed hard drives, scavenging screwed up logic boards is a good reason. Ha!

#Linux #RunBSD #SelfHosting #SelfHosted #Hardware #HDD

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Image of a HDD with the logic board removed and showing broken and bent interface pins.

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟳/𝟮𝟬 (Valuable News - 2026/07/20) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/07/20/valuable-news-2026-07-20/

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

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

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟳/𝟮𝟬 (Valuable News - 2026/07/20) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/07/20/valuable-news-2026-07-20/

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

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

Running microVMs in Proxmox VE, The Easy Way via @lproven https://lobste.rs/s/fdmitg #linux #virtualization
https://taoofmac.com/space/blog/2026/06/18/1845

The death and rebirth of my home server

https://sgt.hootr.club/blog/home-server-rebirth/

#linux

RE: https://tldr.nettime.org/@tante/116924874418802342

Linus Torvalds has repeatedly said that LLMs are "clearly useful" and "just a tool" and that the kernel maintainers will use LLMs for Linux development.

He fails to acknowledge that LLMs are based entirely on the theft of intellectual property and that they are destroying our habitat and the future of our species as a whole.

I find this extremely frustrating, coming not just from some random tech bro but the man who controls arguably one of the most important pieces of software in the world.

#Linux

Ted M. Young boosted

tante [he/him] » 🌐 2026-07-15
@tante@tldr.nettime.org

"In a burning world we need to hold ourselves and each other to a higher standard. “Useful” is far, far from being good enough."

https://tante.cc/2026/07/15/useful-is-not-sufficient/

Happy 33rd birthday to #Slackware #Linux

@volkerdi thanks for all the awesome work you do, and may there be many more years of Slackware to come :)

In light of all the #Linux drama lately, I thought I'd glance at what are the #FreeBSD equivalents to the various software I use.

Well, the network configuration story is very not good. You know how Linux has NetworkManager? On FreeBSD, if you want to configure network interfaces by GUI, you…run a GUI app as root via sudo.

https://github.com/ghostbsd/networkmgr/blob/324b90ce3775928692032f1f6cef9ed5ee097962/src/networkmgr.desktop

Which then shells out to sysrc to apply configuration settings:

https://github.com/ghostbsd/networkmgr/blob/324b90ce3775928692032f1f6cef9ed5ee097962/NetworkMgr/configuration.py#L611

You've got to be kidding me. That all's insecure as hell.

Follow the money, especially in open source

Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux kernel and git, is employed by the Linux Foundation. This Foundation is a non-profit organisation dedicated to, as the name obviously implies, the promotion of Linux. The primary use of the funds it collects is to "help fund the infrastructure and fellows, including Linus Torvalds, who help develop the Linux ker

https://www.osnews.com/story/145548/follow-the-money-especially-in-open-source/

#Linux

"I realize that some people really dislike #AI, but this is an area where I'm willing to absolutely put my foot down as the top-level maintainer.

#Linux is not one of those anti-#AI projects, and if somebody has issues with that, they can do the #OpenSource thing and fork it."

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/CAHk-=wi4zC+Ze8e+p3tMv8TtG_80KzsZ1syL9anBtmEh5Z40vg@mail.gmail.com/

🪦 A moment of silence, please, for the final release of Debian on x86-32

https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/07/15/a-moment-of-silence-please-for-the-final-release-of-debian-on-x86-32/5271198

#debian #linux #32bits #opensource

"Open source by definition keeps the door wide open, legally to boot. But a fork only gives you the code. An open source project is more than its code, it's the sum of its maintainers, infrastructure, trademarks, dependencies, and trust. You can copy the code in seconds, the rest you would need to rebuild from scratch in most cases. The people invoking the right to fork already know this."

- @tarakiyee

https://tarakiyee.com/fork-it-or-walk-away/

H/T @jbz

#FOSS #linux

#Linux #Meme #Memes

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"Wojack" "Gaussian Curve" meme Dumb left-of-curve guy is saying "Linux is Perfect for Games," and has logos of steamos, valve proton, and bazzite around him. Middle-intelligence uptight guy is saying, "Nooo! You have to do serious programming and self-hosting!!!" Smart monk-looking guy on the right of the curve is also saying "Linux is Perfect for Games," and has screnshots of NetHack and Netrek around him.

@radicalabacus @nixCraft @loadhigh @faraiwe @Stefan_S_from_H @geospacedman @marcusxms

All of the major #BSD⁠s allow AI code. Even #OpenBSD. https://codeberg.org/ethical-foss/open-slopware#operating-systems

In light of all the horror stories of vibe coders getting hacked, this seems really really really bad for security. I don't know what OS to use now.

#Linux #FreeBSD #NetBSD

We're number two! We're number two! Wahoo!

#Radicle #HardenedBSD #Linux

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Screenshot of largest repositories on storage, sorted by size. Linux is number one and HardenedBSD is number two.

@rl_dane

This is the second post where you'd dropped the F bomb....for good reason.

I have so much to say but not sure how to say it but I will do my best. For *years*, I've enjoyed using #Linux both as a hobbyist and professional #sysadmin. The OS is definitely not the one I started with 20+ years ago. Since at least COVID has....well, it's turned into a full blown corporate-controlled high speed sprawling mess. Not necessarily matured just grown exponentially wherever the various powers see fit. For this and other reasons, I am leaning more and more towards #FreeBSD.

Lastly, I will admit there are some #AI niche use cases which do interest me (related to my own hobbies) but shoving it into everything is not a good idea.

@patrick