schmonz.com is a Fediverse instance that uses the ActivityPub protocol. In other words, users at this host can communicate with people that use software like Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc. all around the world.
This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.
Sony's introduction of the PS2 Linux Kit caught the attention of researchers at NCSA. They combined 70 PS2 consoles in 2003 to form a supercomputer, highlighting its ability to perform complex scientific calculations.
I thought it might be fun to share the current Terminal Tilt workload and the state of things for February 2026.
We recently crossed 1000 subscribers (currently at 1033) and 100,000 views since starting the channel in December. That is pretty amazing and it shows there is a thirst for honest #NoAI Linux based videos that explore all things technology (especially privacy).
The "Sovereign Authentication" Series Video 0 of the hardware security key series is already live (published Feb 9!). Today was a heavy production day, I recorded the voiceovers for 3 of the 4 remaining videos. I have one more VO to capture, and then the heavy lifting begins in Kdenlive.
Each video usually takes me between 2 and 8 hours to edit. I’ve already finished the thumbnails, so once that final recording is done (hopefully tomorrow, depending on life in general), I’m jumping straight into the timeline.
Once the security series wraps, I am looking at my 4-year-old Keychron Q1 V2. I have heavily modified it, lubed Gateron Ink v2 Blacks, custom padding, and keycaps. That video will serve as a primer for future keyboard reviews, followed immediately by a look at the Epomaker TH99 Pro currently sitting in the box next to my desk.
In the future, I am also working on:
A look at the Divoom Pixoo 64 (pixel art display) and the Fanttik E2 Ultra electric screwdriver.
A giant overview of ~50 Debian-based (non-Ubuntu) distros. I have had requests for "shiny" trend chasing distros like CachyOS, but I am resisting chasing the views.
I am researching Linux-friendly networking equipment for future reviews, probably going to look at a few switches.
I am also exploring the potential of doing live streaming. I have concerns about doing it on YouTube as their algorithm can penalize your long-form videos when you post VODs from past streams. I might just start streaming on Twitch, but that audience doesn't seem to fit what we are building. OwnCast would be ideal but I don't think my homelab is ideal for that setup. I could stream on PeerTube but I am also worried about filling up my allotted storage with VODs on my instance.
Some ideas I have had for a live streaming are things like maintenance of my Thinkpad by cleaning and reapplying thermal paste, or we could do "Sysadmin Sundays Mornings" where I update and maintain all of the systems I am responsible for, or even blindly exploring obscure and unique distros together. We could also just do some Linux Gaming. We will see, no promises.
I have a .md file overflowing with ideas, so there is plenty more to come. Thanks for following the journey!
#TerminalTilt #GNULinux #GNU #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource #Debian #Privacy #MechanicalKeyboards #NoAI #EpoMaker #Keychron #Divoom #Pixoo64 #Fanttik #Kdenlive #YouTube #PeerTube #Twitch #OwnCast
Ich kann im #Adidas-Webshop unter Debian-Linux nichts bestellen. Artikel lassen sich nicht in den Einkaufswagen legen. Egal ob Firefox oder Chromium mit Standardeinstellungen – es kommt immer die Meldung "Aktualisiere die Seite, wechsle zu einem anderen Browser oder Gerät oder versuch es später nochmal".
Mit dem Android-Phone unter FF ging es problemlos.
Woran könnte es liegen – und wie kann ich das rausfinden?
Rust, Go, systemd, are projects very well engineered to steer the entire #FOSS momentum to a direction that advances corporate interests.
Who is funding #Rust #Linux and some "other popular" projects?
Ok, who do you think is funding them? Why do other projects with high value and long history, in terms of functionality, written in C and portable everywhere, don't get a line on corporate tech media, like "funded" projects?
5 Linux servers that let you ditch the public cloud and reclaim your privacy - for free https://zdnet.com/article/personal-digital-sovereignty-choices-free-linux-servers/ via @ZDNet & @sjvn
What are your #Linux-based Personal Digital Sovereignty choices?
Linux 7.0 Officially Concluding The Rust Experiment - Phoronix
「 formally concluding the "Rust experiment" with upstream kernel developers now in acceptance that Rust for the Linux kernel is here to stay 」
It is nice they looked at #rust and found it good for #Linux, but may limit what platforms #Linux can run on. Curious what that means for #IOT, which I think tends to have little resources when compared to amd64.
I saw this post here on sdf/mastodon from a #NetBSD developer and it nicely explains why #rust as it is now is not really good for use on some systems:
Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟮/𝟬𝟵 (Valuable News - 2026/02/09) available.
https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/valuable-news-2026-02-09/
Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/
#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday
Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟮/𝟬𝟵 (Valuable News - 2026/02/09) available.
https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/valuable-news-2026-02-09/
Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/
#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday
This might be a very #nerd thing but I'm not sure about that on my #linux keyboard *that* key is called the #windows key. I'm also not sure renaming it the "super" key is any better. (Maybe "Menu" key or some such would keep me happy.)
And I'm also wondering about the combination I use to expand a command window: #AltSpaceX , it seems to have a sinister ring to it.
boostedI'm #Linux #distrohopping for thirty years now: #buzz → #rex → #bo → #hamm → #slink → #potato → #woody → #sarge → #etch → #lenny → #squeeze → #wheezy → #jessie → #stretch → #buster → #bullseye → #bookworm → #trixie → #forky. Not sure what to try afterwards. Maybe #duke? Or go back to buzz?
Siempre se vuelve al primer amor.
Adventures in Guix packaging
We talked about Nemin's first impressions of the Guix System as someone coming from a Nix environment, but today they've got a follow-up article diving into the experience of creating new packages for Guix.
I spent about a week packaging WezTerm and learning the ropes of being a Guix contributor along the way.
During the packaging process I stumble many times, only to stand
https://www.osnews.com/story/144359/adventures-in-guix-packaging/
¡Hola Fediverso! 🌿⚙️
Soy Orlando Hernández, saludando desde Guacara, Venezuela. Me uno para compartir mi camino construyendo WanadiGeek OS, un ecosistema donde la pasión por la tecnología (Fedora/Linux) se encuentra con el optimismo práctico del Solarpunk.
Mi misión: Geek the Future Green.
Intereses: #Agile #AudioEngineering #Fedora #Solarpunk #Linux #OpenSource.
¡Analicemos la profundidad y compartamos el futuro! 🚀
Attention #opensource professionals: Your voice matters!
Spend 5 minutes to take the 2026 Open Source Professionals Job Survey from @osjobhub and Linux Professional Institute (LPI), and tell organizations how they can shape working conditions that fit your needs.
Make your voice heard: https://lpi.org/ox6w
#freesoftware #Linux #developers #admins #BSD #Mozilla #Canonical #LPI #OSJobhub #FOSSjobs #techcareers #techsurvey
Episode 3 of Dark Blue Weekly released
https://darkblueraven.com/sites/news/dbw-e3.php
#darkblueweekly #darkblueraven #freesoftware #opensource #linux #linuxfromscratch #cosmicdesktop #system76 #kdelinux #libreoffice
I saw this on a Finnish post, so let me reformulate it a bit and post it in English.
Finnish universities 1996:
"Here's an operating system we created for you. Here's a chat network we created you can use with the operating system."
Finnish universities 2026:
"We don't know how to replace Facebook for public communications."
Learned helplessness.
This week's Linux and FOSS news:
LINUX NEWS
Debian's Challenge When Its Developers Quietly Drift Away:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Developers-Quiet-Away
Debian's CI Data No Longer Publicly Browseable Due To LLM Scrapers / Bot Traffic:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-CI-LLM-Restrictions
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Users Get Linux 6.17 and Mesa 25.2 Ahead of Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS:
https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-24-04-lts-users-get-linux-6-17-and-mesa-25-2-ahead-of-ubuntu-24-04-4-lts
Ubuntu To Support The SpacemiT K3 As One Of The First RISC-V RVA23 SoCs:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-SpacemiT-K3
Dank Fedora MiracleWM & Other Fedora 44 Changes Approved:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-44-Dank-MiracleWM
KDE Linux To Provide Better Hardware Support & Better Performance:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Linux-Performance-Hardware
openSUSE Tumbleweed brings transactional-update 6.0.6 and Ruby 4.0 updates:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/opensuse-tumbleweed-brings-transactional-update-6-0-6-and-ruby-4-0-updates/
Linux Lite 7.8 releases 12 rewritten apps and expands software selection:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/linux-lite-7-8-releases-12-rewritten-apps-and-expands-software-selection/
Linux From Scratch Abandoning SysVinit Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/LFS-Dropping-SysVinit
TrueNAS 26 Looks Toward OpenZFS 2.4, Linux 6.18 LTS & LXC Container Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/TrueNAS-26-Plans
GNOME Shell & Mutter 50 Beta Releases Bring Stable VRR, Improved Frame Scheduling:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Shell-Mutter-50-Beta
GNOME's Glycin 2.1 Beta Enables JPEG 2000 Support By Default:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Glycin-2.1-Beta-JPEG-2000
Papers adds handwriting & text annotations in latest Nightly builds:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/papers-gnome-app-annotations-signature
KDE Plasma 6.6 Fixing Significant Issues With Fingerprint Authentication:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Plasma-6.6-Fingerprint-Fixes
KDE Gear 25.12.2 Brings Improvements to Dolphin, NeoChat, Kate, and Other Apps:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-25-12-2-brings-improvements-to-dolphin-neochat-kate-and-other-apps
System76 plans for COSMIC include Vulkan, HDR, gaming improvements and more:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/system76-cosmic-vulkan-hdr-linux-gaming/
Steam Survey Results For January 2026:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Survey-January-2026
(more Linux and FOSS news in comment)
#WeeklyNews #Linux #LinuxNews #Debian #Ubuntu #Fedora #MiracleWM #KDE #KDELinux #openSUSE #LinuxLite #LinuxFromScratch #TrueNAS #GNOME #KDEPlasma #KDEGear #COSMIC #SteamSurvey #Steam #COSMICDesktop #Ubuntu2404 #openSUSETumbleweed #GNOMEShell #LinuxDesktop #DesktopLinux #DistroRelease #DistributionRelease #DesktopEnvironment #DE #LinuxDistro #FosseryTech
(more Linux news in original post)
GNU Coreutils 9.10 Released With Many Improvements:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Coreutils-9.10
Rust Coreutils 0.6 Brings Increased Compatibility, Removing Some Unsafe Code & More Perf:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Rust-Coreutils-0.6
Resources 1.10 can now monitor AMD NPU usage on Linux:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/resources-amd-npu-monitoring-linux
CLI shell Fish 4.4 brings Vi mode improvements, new color themes, and other enhancements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/cli-shell-fish-4-4-brings-vi-mode-improvements-new-color-themes-and-other-enhancements/
Reworked NTFS Linux Driver Posted With More Improvements & Fixes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NTFS-Remake-Linux-v6
Linux 6.19-rc8 Released Ahead Of Linux 6.19 Stable Next Week:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-rc8
Framework 13 To See Fan Target & Fan Temperature Thresholds Support With Linux 7.0:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Framework-13-Fan-Target
Linux's b4 Kernel Development Tool Now Dog-Feeding Its AI Agent Code Review Helper:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-b4-Tool-Dog-Feeding-AI
ML-LIB: Machine Learning Library Proposed For The Linux Kernel:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Kernel-ML-LIB-RFC
X.Org Developers Conference 2026 Being Hosted By Arm In Toronto:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/XDC2026-Toronto
Mesa 25.3.5 Brings Vulkan Driver Fixes & Other Minor Changes -- Even For The Old R600g:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-25.3.5-Released
Mesa 26.0-rc3 Released With More Graphics Driver Fixes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.0-rc3-Released
GTK Developers Working On Session Saving Support & Better Accessibility This Year:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GTK-FOSDEM-2026-Hackfest
(FOSS news in comments)
#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #Coreutils #GNUCoreutils #RustCoreutils #NPU #FishShell #LinuxKernel #Framework13 #XOrg #Mesa #GTK #FosseryTech
Since some people have asked me if I they could collaborate on my rust IPS work, I decided to publish the Repo now on @Codeberg
https://codeberg.org/Toasterson/ips
Note: illumos is the main OS using this package manager but we should make this available for many operatingsystems as we can,
Happy if someone makes ipsOS based on linux aswell. (Please choose a better name though)
The Goal is to bring the IPS innovations to as many people as possible.
Just updated my notes to force uptime-kuma to "use my own DNS and not Quad9" and add the upgrade steps that will prevent loosing the persistent data where you're too confident on a Saturday afternoon 🫢
https://www.tumfatig.net/2026/exploring-docker-containers-on-freebsd/#update-the-jail
The new Microsoftslop copilot key always sends the following key-sqeuence when pressed:
left-shift-down left-meta-down f23-down f23-up left-meta-up left-shift-up
This there’s no real key-up event when you release the key --> it can’t be (properly) used as a modifier like ctrl or alt.
The workaround is to send a pretend key-up event after a time delay, but then you mustn’t be too slow / fast when pressing a shortcut.
tldr: AI took a perfectly working modifier key from you.
KDE Linux developers report the project is 62% complete on its path toward a public beta release.
https://linuxiac.com/kde-linux-reaches-62-percentage-toward-beta-release/
New blog post: Dark Blue Weekly published
https://darkblueraven.com/sites/blog/dark-blue-weekly-published.php
By the way, 2 episodes are already published.
#darkblueweekly #darkblueraven #opensource #freesoftware #linux #bsd
Dummy question.
On one of my Kali Linux installations there isn't enough space on /boot. So, installing a new kernel image fails.
Usually this is caused by having too many old kernels installed. But I my case I only have the running kernel installed. But the initrds have a size of ~200MB. As the initrds on a different Kali system are only around 125 MB I wonder if something goes wrong creating the initrds? Any ideas what I should check?
What are #linux folks using for reminders and calendar? I use apple products and have always used apple reminders and calendar. Switching to linux has me flummoxed. I need cross platform compatibility.
Instead of an #introduction post, I'm just going to put a whole bunch of tags in here:
#adhd #amiga #antifa #audhd #autistic #c64 #chiptune #civilrights #classical #classicalmusic #coding #commodore #commodore64 #debian #emulation #europe #eu #fanfiction #fiction #foss #gabber #gamer #gnulinux #linux #linuxgaming #metal #music #openbox #random #transgender #wargaming #warhammer40k #woman #writer #writing #writingcommunity #xorg
Linux : l’unique mainteneur du projet sudo a besoin de soutien et c’est dans l’intérêt de tous ! https://www.it-connect.fr/linux-projet-sudo-a-besoin-de-soutien/ #Logiciel-OS #Linux
"Which Linux distro do you prefer and why? 🐧💻 #Linux #OpenSource #LinuxCommunity #DistroChoice #Ubuntu #Debian #Fedora #ArchLinux #Mint #Tech #FOSS #SysAdmin #LinuxLife #Coding #Programming #GeekLife"
| Ubuntu: | 20 |
| Linux Mint: | 40 |
| Fedora: | 27 |
| Other: | 68 |
Closed
Does anyone here know #linux mount namespaces well?
I need to #ssh to an old phone supporting only #RSA but I don't want a huge #container .
When I override /etc/ssh_config in a namespace to add rsa, that file is not owned by root and ssh exits...
Quick hallway usability poll for #Linux #CLI users: if you were running a program to print selected lines from a file, what syntax would you want to use to tell it which lines to choose? Example use cases for inspiration:
- print only line 12
- print lines 15 through 42
- print the first 10 lines
- print the last 10 lines
- print the 100th-last to 90th-last lines
- print every third line
- print every other line between the 10th and 50th
and so on. (No need for a complete answer; I'll take any constructive input whatsoever)
(yes I am writing this, more as an excuse to learn Rust than anything else, but I do want to make a good go at it)
It's time for an #introduction.
I'm glad to meet you! I'm the barista and main administrator of the bsd.cafe and illumos.cafe instances (and other projects), a computer science enthusiast who's been fascinated by technology since childhood. I'm a big supporter of open-source solutions and enjoy working with #BSDs as well as #illumos based OSes and #Linux systems. I enjoy #music and #photography. I've been an avid traveler and am now looking forward to getting back to traveling.I'm married to a wonderful wife and strive to live each day with a positive attitude,making the most of every day to improve our lives.
I like writing blog articles, especially tech ones (https://it-notes.dragas.net) and, from time to time, some of them are widely appreciated, especially in the open-source community.
Thank you for passing by and reading my introduction, enjoy your stay here in the #fediverse
I do enjoy a desktop environment that allows you to _easily_ create an old skool right-click menu on your desktop.
There's some quirks to configuring the ordering, not sure if I'll need to hand edit the menu once I get it most of the way there.
For a mutli-head setup this avoids having to have an Application Launcher on every screen, but it does require access to unobscured desktop in order to work.
And my nerdy part likes the '80s-'90s UNIX desktop vibes it creates. Ha.
#Linux #RunBSD #KDE #KDEPlasma #desktop #DesktopEnvironment #GUI #UX
I was asked about the @Vivaldi Browser. It is a powerful tool and has some nice features, but I cannot recommend it because it is not fully open source. Following GNU Freedom 1, I believe users must have the right to study and change their software, not just audit some of the files.
With Firefox now introducing a one click AI opt out in version 148, it remains the superior recommendation for people who value privacy and code transparency over proprietary UI features. Don't get me wrong, I am completely #NoAI but knowing a browser has a toggle I can verify is better than trusting a corporation’s word.
Vivaldi claims only 5% is proprietary, yet they keep it closed to prevent forks. They benefit from the open-source community while intentionally blocking others from doing the same. That is hypocritical.
For most people, @librewolf and @zenbrowser remain my top recommendations.
#Vivaldi #FOSS #OpenSource #Librewolf #Zen #GNU #Linux #GNULinux #NoAI #TerminalTilt
I’M RUNNING LINUX!!! I’M RUNNING LINUX!!
YAY!!! 🎊🤩🎊🎉🎊🤩
Honestly I love how easy on the senses it is compared to Windows! Ahhhh! What a breath of fresh air! It’s pretty Autism-friendly so far! ☺️
(Special thanks to @tychotithonus for setting me on the path! 🥳🥂)
I've got a weird issue with #XWayland. It's not a total deal-breaker, but it's just a bit annoying...
(I'm running KDE Plasma 6.3.6 on Debian Trixie (stable))
My laptop display (left) is set to 1.85x scaling. My 1080p display (right) is set to 1x.
If I don't turn on the option to manually scale XWayland applications ("Legacy applications (X11): Scaled by the system"), the X11 applications I use look SMALLER than normal on my main (right) screen. Left screen too, IIRC.
If I DO turn on that option ("Scaled by the system"), then the applications look great on the main (1x) screen, but they're of course a blurry mess on the left (1.85x) screen.
I thought the setting meant that the applications would be smaller than normal (unscaled) on the left screen, but they're actually tiny on both screens.
Any ideas?
Installing #Slackware #Linux using #vmm on #OpenBSD. Got some help from this video on getting the console to display correctly in the terminal.
#RunBSD #BSD #virtualization
I finally reached a milestone in my "using #Linux applications on #FreeBSD" journey. Here are notes and thoughts on running #Docker containers on FreeBSD #Jail using #podman (or not). No big news for some. But a nice hiking session for me :D
https://www.tumfatig.net/2026/exploring-docker-containers-on-freebsd/
Digging into the talk page of the article on the FAT filesystem and Linux, one finds that, back in 2009, #Wikipedia people thought the same thing. (-:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/UMSDOS
It was past tense even then. Linux 2.6 had come out some 6 years beforehand.
Amusingly, the Linux Documentation Project has a UMSDOS how-to written in the present tense that has not been updated since 2001.