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[?]Jon S. von Tetzchner » 🌐
@jon@social.vivaldi.net

One of the special functions we have in @Vivaldi is single key keyboard shortcuts. Off by default, this allows you to bind just about any key to a function. My personal favorites are Z and X for going back and forth in history and 9 and 0 to zoom.

Why we have it? It is all about speed of operation and accessibility.

We had this in Opera as well. I think I even implemented the first version myself.

We got great feedback from users that used this extensively, including users using this for accessibility.

help.vivaldi.com/desktop/short

    [?]Pete Orrall [Pete/Pete] » 🌐
    @peteorrall@mastodon.bsd.cafe

    Another great shout out to @vermaden for this thorough introduction to , especially if one is coming from . It may be several years old but much of the info is still relevant today.

    The FreeBSD Handbook is great but the additional details and context for the topics covered are where this document really shines.

    This needs to be required reading for anyone curious about the OS.

    vermaden.wordpress.com/2020/09

      [?]Sofasophia » 🌐
      @sofasophia@fairmove.net

      Wegen Systemüberlastung hab ich vorhin den Rechner leider mit eingesteckter ext. Festplatte notausgeschaltet. Hatte sich aufgehängt.

      Jetzt komme ich immer nur bis zu diesem Bildschirm hier und wenn ich Manjaro anwähle, kommt lange nichts (schwarz), dann wieder das hier.

      Mit Stick booten geht. Bevor ich den Rechner aber neu aufsetze, frsge ich mich und euch: Was könnte ich noch probieren?

      Starten lässt sich unterbrechen, aber was ich dort machen könnte, weiß ich grad nicht.

      Das Bild zeigt einen Computerbildschirm mit einem Startmenü, das die Optionen „Manjaro“, „Ubuntu“ und „Linux-Firmware-Updater“ enthält. Am unteren Rand sind Navigationshinweise zu sehen.

      Alt...Das Bild zeigt einen Computerbildschirm mit einem Startmenü, das die Optionen „Manjaro“, „Ubuntu“ und „Linux-Firmware-Updater“ enthält. Am unteren Rand sind Navigationshinweise zu sehen.

      Ein Computerbildschirm, auf dem das „Startup Interrupt Menu“ mit Optionen für das BIOS-Setup, rechtliche Hinweise, Hardware-Diagnose und die Auswahl eines temporären Startgeräts angezeigt wird.

      Alt...Ein Computerbildschirm, auf dem das „Startup Interrupt Menu“ mit Optionen für das BIOS-Setup, rechtliche Hinweise, Hardware-Diagnose und die Auswahl eines temporären Startgeräts angezeigt wird.

        [?]Jon S. von Tetzchner » 🌐
        @jon@social.vivaldi.net

        My first company, Opera, was built on word of mouth. The same applies to my 2nd company, @Vivaldi. We have never had the means that Big Tech has. In the case of Vivaldi, we have even avoided investors, to not end up like Opera.

        We have also made it harder for our selves. We likely could have generated more funds through adding stuff like Crypto, AI or just plain old data collection in the browser, but we choose not to. We are also not an Ad company like most of our larger competitors. Instead we have added a wealth of features and customization.

        Now people are starting to understand that just going with Big Tech may be easy to start with, but ends up not being worth it. In fact we now have governments and companies thinking that they need to move away from Big Tech and quickly.

        We welcome you all.

        vivaldi.com/blog/how-can-a-dug

          [?]Klaus Zimmermann :unverified: [He/Him] » 🌐
          @kzimmermann@c.im

          Ah, yes, the two types of users.

          Two keychains showing Sanrio characters Tuxedo Sam and Badz Maru. The former is a friendly, cute-looking penguin wearing a bowtie and hat. The latter is a "not amused"-faced one.

          Alt...Two keychains showing Sanrio characters Tuxedo Sam and Badz Maru. The former is a friendly, cute-looking penguin wearing a bowtie and hat. The latter is a "not amused"-faced one.

            [?]Michael Dexter » 🌐
            @dexter@bsd.network

            Inspiring from a @bsdcan attendee: “Our traditional -based product is more profitable than our -based ones.

              [?]Leanpub » 🌐
              @leanpub@mastodon.social

              From the Leanpub Blog: Leanpub Book LAUNCH 🚀 Switching to Linux: A Practical Guide for Windows and Mac Users by Learn Linux TV

              leanpub.com/blog/leanpub-book-

                [?]Leanpub » 🌐
                @leanpub@mastodon.social

                NEW! Leanpub Book LAUNCH 🚀 Switching to Linux: A Practical Guide for Windows and Mac Users by Learn Linux TV

                youtu.be/L4at5WJ3mKI

                  [?]nixCraft 🐧 » 🌐
                  @nixCraft@mastodon.social

                  The Optimist: The universe is expanding and the glass is half full!!!

                  The Pessimist: The universe is heading toward maximum entropy and the glass is half empty.

                  The / Sysadmin: > /dev/null 2>&1
                  The glass does not exist, the universe is a simulation and have successfully muted all alerts about it.

                    [?]Pete Orrall [Pete/Pete] » 🌐
                    @peteorrall@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                    Here's some for you. This is the Data General Nova 2. These 16-bit were very popular in the 1970s. Coincidentally this was taken in the office of my last job, the of a facility. I didn't take the photo but the link to the post is below.

                    I spent just over two years here managing and servers. My was just around the corner from these , below flickering fluorescent lights. Exactly what you'd expect from working in the basement of a government building.

                    While these systems haven't been in use for decades and should have been in a museum, they were still on the books and inventoried annually. 🤦‍♂️

                    reddit.com/r/retrocomputing/co

                    Photo of two of three Data General Nova 2 minicomputers in the basement of a government research facility.

                    Alt...Photo of two of three Data General Nova 2 minicomputers in the basement of a government research facility.

                      [?]nixCraft 🐧 » 🌐
                      @nixCraft@mastodon.social

                      new Arch powered gaming device is here. This is Steam Machine and specs and other details are below. This mainstream gaming device that ships with Linux. Get rid of Microsoft and you now have working Linux gaming device.

                      more info here store.steampowered.com/hardwar

                        [?]nixCraft 🐧 » 🌐
                        @nixCraft@mastodon.social

                        haha. Joke asides, there are few ways to ignore bash aliases. For example, to ignore python alias, type the `command` followed by alias name:
                        ```
                        command python ...
                        ```
                        Both \ and " symbols allows you to run real python command and ignore python alias at the CLI:
                        ```
                        \python ...
                        "python" ...
                        ```
                        Or just full path:
                        ```
                        /usr/bin/python ...
                        ```

                        more @ cyberciti.biz/faq/ignore-shell in case if you wish to read.

                        This is meme about Linux or Unix CLI especially alias feature offered by bash.  An inmate in prison asks a small fellow inmate, "What you in for?" The small inmate replies that they added 'alias python=echo "bash: python: command not found"' to a friend's .bashrc file. The large inmate backs away in terror, yelling, "Dude, WTF?!"

                        Alt...This is meme about Linux or Unix CLI especially alias feature offered by bash. An inmate in prison asks a small fellow inmate, "What you in for?" The small inmate replies that they added 'alias python=echo "bash: python: command not found"' to a friend's .bashrc file. The large inmate backs away in terror, yelling, "Dude, WTF?!"

                          [?]David Revoy » 🌐
                          @davidrevoy@framapiaf.org

                          Why Drawing Tablet Brands Won't Collaborate on Linux FLOSS Drivers

                          After investigation; Gaomon, XpPen, and Huion won't collaborate on open-source drivers because of outdated naming conventions. Here's what I learned from direct contact with their technical teams, and what I plan to do to move forward.

                          Link to article: davidrevoy.com/article1154/why

                            [?]Laurent Cheylus » 🌐
                            @lcheylus@bsd.network

                            lsdisplay: a useful CLI Tool for Linux users and admins to list connected Displays with Details and ASCII Layout Diagram ; Zero-dependency, just Python 3.7+ github.com/AGuyMarc/lsdisplay

                              #netbsd boosted

                              [?]vermaden » 🌐
                              @vermaden@mastodon.social

                              Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟲/𝟮𝟮 (Valuable News - 2026/06/22) available.

                              vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/06

                              Past releases: vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

                                [?]vermaden » 🌐
                                @vermaden@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                                Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟲/𝟮𝟮 (Valuable News - 2026/06/22) available.

                                vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/06

                                Past releases: vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

                                  [?]SeaGL 2026: Oct 23rd and 24th » 🌐
                                  @SeaGL@mastodon.social

                                  10 more days until our is closed.

                                  Remember we moved our dates and is now happening October 23rd and 24th. Same location.

                                  Visit: seagl.org for details

                                    [?]R.L. Dane :Debian: :FreeBSD: :OpenBSD: :NetBSD:🍵 :MiraLovesYou: [he/him/my good fellow] » 🌐
                                    @rl_dane@polymaths.social

                                    Dearest #Fedora and other miscellaneous #Linux #distros,

                                    This is ridiculous. For the love of all that is good in the universe, please pick a larger default font for the fbdev console. 🤓

                                    Photo of a dnf update with me holding my thumb on the screen so you can see that my thumb is nearly a dozen lines wide.

                                    Alt...Photo of a dnf update with me holding my thumb on the screen so you can see that my thumb is nearly a dozen lines wide.

                                      [?] » 🌐
                                      @grahamperrin@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                                      RE: mastodon.social/@rustaceans/11

                                      yserver

                                      ― a modern X11 server written from scratch in Rust.

                                      <github.com/joske/yserver>

                                      "… there are multiple projects on GitHub with this name (but none for X11 servers), the name is subject to change. …"

                                      <lobste.rs/s/yy8je0/yserver_mod>

                                      <phoronix.com/news/YSERVER-Rust>

                                      "… can currently run a full MATE, Xfce, or Cinnamon X11 desktop. The prominent X11 extensions from RandR to DRI3, GLX, MIT-SHM, Composite, and others are supported. And, yes, with working Compiz goodness too:

                                      … open-source under an MIT license. …"

                                      <news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4>

                                      <reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1u>

                                        [?]nixCraft 🐧 » 🌐
                                        @nixCraft@mastodon.social

                                        strncpy() has been removed from the kernel. All former callers have +been migrated to safer alternatives. strncpy() is major source of bugs. The replacements are listed now.
                                        git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/k
                                        FYI, this is starting from Linux kernel v7.2 but it was the need of the hour.

                                          [?]nixCraft 🐧 » 🌐
                                          @nixCraft@mastodon.social

                                          Every one is a expert until they try to install drivers on a fresh Debian install 👩🏻‍💻

                                            [?]Nick (Alatar the Blue) » 🌐
                                            @alatartheblue@polymaths.social

                                            "Switching to #Linux isn't hard, it's just a matter of having a few solid options to choose from."

                                            https://n1cck.us/blog/switch-to-linux/

                                            #blogpost #opinionated #rlshouldwriteaboutbsd

                                              [?]nixCraft 🐧 » 🌐
                                              @nixCraft@mastodon.social

                                              What’s stopping you from building a nice little home lab running multiple VMs, a personal DNS resolver with Ad blockers, a ZFS based NAS and firewall with or ? 🤔

                                                Jay 🚩 :runbsd: boosted

                                                [?]jbz » 🌐
                                                @jbz@indieweb.social

                                                :tux: Thx to AI Linux will soon stop being a platform for retrocomputing hardware. Old hw support is getting deprecated to reduce the attack surface.

                                                Meanwhile the Linux Foundation is creating its nth AI/crypto related group.

                                                  [?]nixCraft 🐧 » 🌐
                                                  @nixCraft@mastodon.social

                                                  Rust is becoming a major part of the kernel. Even long time C veteran Greg Kroah Hartman (GKH) supports the shift. Rust is next big thing if you are into kernel or device drivers or other stuff where memory safety is essential for security reasons

                                                  A stage screen showing a presntation slide titled Greg's unscientific opinion. The text claims 80% of Linux CVEs would be impossible if the code was writen in Rust

                                                  Alt...A stage screen showing a presntation slide titled Greg's unscientific opinion. The text claims 80% of Linux CVEs would be impossible if the code was writen in Rust

                                                    [?]Hyde 📷 🖋 :debian: » 🌐
                                                    @hyde@lazybear.social

                                                    After reading @rl_dane's post, I wanted to share how I manage my , and add some quick using .


                                                    lazybea.rs/ils-bookmarks-and-n

                                                      [?]r1w1s1 » 🌐
                                                      @r1w1s1@snac.bsd.cafe

                                                      Are you familiar with dwm's powerful tag feature?
                                                      THE TAGGING MODEL
                                                      Many desktop environments organize windows using rigid workspaces:
                                                          Workspace 1
                                                      Workspace 2
                                                      Workspace 3
                                                      A window belongs to a single workspace.
                                                      dwm uses a different model, treating workspaces as bitmask labels (tags).
                                                      This allows a single window instance to hold multiple tags simultaneously,
                                                      acting as a persistent visual anchor across different contexts:
                                                          Firefox            -> Tag 1 (Web Browsing)
                                                      st (nvi/dev) -> Tag 2 (Code/Scripts)
                                                      st (Monitor/Logs) -> Tag 1 + Tag 2 (Persistent)
                                                      When you view Tag 1, you see your browser and the log monitor. When you
                                                      switch to Tag 2, the browser disappears, but the exact same log window
                                                      remains on screen, now sharing space with your text editor.
                                                      The application is never duplicated or restarted in memory.
                                                      The UI remains minimal while enabling workflows that are difficult to
                                                      express using traditional workspace-oriented desktops.
                                                      Two decades later, this tagging model remains one of the most
                                                      distinctive features of dwm.


                                                        [?]Root Moose » 🌐
                                                        @RootMoose@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                                                        I love that feeling you get when you finish tuning your Linux desktop box with everything optimized and "just so" and nothing left to mess with or install. Colours, wallpaper, apps, hardware acceleration, menus, widgets/plasmoids, filesystems backed up, etc.

                                                        Oh, that's just me?

                                                        Never mind. Carry on.

                                                          [?]nixCraft 🐧 » 🌐
                                                          @nixCraft@mastodon.social

                                                          Step 1: Open terminal
                                                          Step 2: Type `alias nano='vim -c "smile"'`
                                                          Step 3: Enjoy this whenever someone type `nano`!

                                                          This screenshot shows green ASCII art of the Vim ester eggs on a dark retro terminal screen, with the "Press ENTER or type command to continue" prompt displayed at the bottom when you type nano at the cli via bash alias: alias nano='vim -c "smile"'

                                                          Alt...This screenshot shows green ASCII art of the Vim ester eggs on a dark retro terminal screen, with the "Press ENTER or type command to continue" prompt displayed at the bottom when you type nano at the cli via bash alias: alias nano='vim -c "smile"'

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