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.

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#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.

Plus, everything feels so snappy with my trusty TWM. What does your desktop look like?
Share your screenshots! ☻☻☻
#Desktop #Linux #TWM #WindowManager #Bitmap #Wallpaper #Minimalism #ShowYourDesktop

Mine -> https://deskto.ps/u/r1w1s1/d/pfpn2j

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

be wary of blaming the tool when the real tool may have just been yourself

#sysadmin #openbsd #freebsd #netbsd #linux

#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

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.

forbidden #unix OS 😲 Hah! #Linux users don't like this one for sure

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A collection of SCO OpenServer software, including CDs labeled "SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.5" and "SCO OpenServer Optional Services," a floppy disk, and product packaging.

Installing #linux packages brrrr 😉

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Drake meme format. Drake disapproves of package manager commands (apt, yum, pacman). Drake approves of compiling from source (git clone, cd, ./configure, make, sudo make install).

@NostalgicKitsune damn...

And I guess there is no #NetBSD #LiveDVD / #BootCD you can plop in on a #BlueBomb'd #WiiMini?

• Or am I too optimistic?

Sorry, I'm too used to #Linux on #Xbox360…

Probably interesting for some #Windows users - during my break here, I also switched to #Linux on my main/every day laptop. I'm everything but a computer expert, but things work absolutely flawless.
Old laptop -> Linux Mint
New laptop -> Pop OS

For the gamers among you: #Civ6 wouldn't run on my laptop on Windows as the OS consumed too many resources, but does so on Linux.

@gamingonlinux

Howdy #everyone!

Time for an #introduction. I'm Pete, a #neurodivergent and #actuallyautistic #humanbeing who is enthusiastic about #technology especially #linux and #unix systems.

I've been on #Mastodon for a few years now and really enjoy it. After having many positive interactions with folks from the BSD Cafe, I recently joined this instance for tech-specific posts.

My "main" account on mastodon.social is for human rights, social issues, and politics.

I look forward to engaging discussions with you all!

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