I sold my daily driver linux laptop because it was getting a little long in the teeth.

I have since been using windows 11 pro laptop.

With Linux, the idea of using WIndows isn't so bad knowing I can go back to Linux as soon as I want.

Now that I have been using Windows 11 for one full week, I am really starting to get tired of it.

The reason why I have a windows laptop is because one of my clients sends me inDesign assets that I need for website work.

dual boot? #linux #windows

CIQ Ascender Pro Gives Enterprise Linux the Power to Proactively Fix the Underlying Infrastructure https://techstrong.it/featured/ciq-ascender-pro-gives-enterprise-linux-the-power-to-proactively-fix-the-underlying-infrastructure/ by @sjvn

Ascender Pro can detect issues across #Linux servers, decide what to do, & automatically apply fixes.

New #blog post arrives!

I discovered that, unlike what the documentation says, you in fact do not need GDC to bootstrap GDC.

https://briancallahan.net/blog/20260713.html

#Unix #compiler #compilers #gcc #llvm #clang #gdc #d #dlang #linux #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #dragonflybsd #illumos #dmd

Debian 12.5 is the final Debian release with full 32-bit (i386) support. It will continue receiving LTS security updates until June 30, 2028.

Full details here: https://ostechnix.com/debian-12-last-full-32-bit-release/

#Debian12 #i386 #32bit #Debian13 #Trixie #Bookworm #Linux

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟳/𝟭𝟯 (Valuable News - 2026/07/13) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/valuable-news-2026-07-13/

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

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

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟳/𝟭𝟯 (Valuable News - 2026/07/13) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/valuable-news-2026-07-13/

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

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

ngIRCd 28 was just released, a lightweight Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server software. Note that this release includes a *security-related* bugfix, *all* instances should upgrade! More information on our homepage (https://ngircd.barton.de), the mailing list post (https://lists.barton.de/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/ngircd@lists.barton.de/thread/GWTPFPE6UJIAGRGA7UAEKMENGWOHJ5V6/) and on the GitHub release page (https://github.com/ngircd/ngircd/releases/tag/rel-28) – have fun! #ngircd #ircd #irc #unix #linux #bsd

🐧 'I'm not a programmer' anymore: Linus Torvalds on the only two tools he uses now

"I'm not very sentimental when it comes to technology," Torvalds added. "We're slightly more active in trying to drop support for hardware that literally nobody uses anymore, except in museum environments."

https://www.zdnet.com/article/open-source-summit-linus-torvalds/

#linux #kernel #ai #vibecoding #retrocomputing

Seems like it's been a busy week for the Alpine devs.

This weekend the repo upgrades linux-stable from 7.0.10 > 7.1.3; Plasma from 6.6.5 > 6.6.6. I'll be keeping an eye on the later. Ha.

Maybe I'll take a swipe at trying the 7800 XT (RDNA3) card in my main machine again to see if things have improved. It's too nice out to be screwing around in the lab today.

#Linux #AlpineLinux #AMDGPU

I've been running Linux since 1993 and to this day, I'm still learning. It's what I love so much about running Linux and FOSS. I can't even imagine what it would be like to be stuck running only a proprietary OS or apps.

I've also been running FreeBSD on and off for years, but that's about to change to running FreeBSD daily. Not replacing Linux, but running it along with Linux.

Sorry, just a simple appreciation post for FOSS, all the projects, and most importantly, all of the folks who devote their time to developing this wonderful software.

#foss #linux #freesoftware #bsd #freebsd

I will talk it in Taian #COSCUP 2020, 8/2 15:30〜16:00 online.
Let's enjoy to install Linux for Beginner, in English
https://coscup.org/2020/zh-TW/agenda/AL73DQ

Beginner for install Linux and *BSD in the inexpensive ARM and Intel based mobile devices in #COSCUP 2020 by @kapper1224
#linux #NetBSD #postmarketOS #Android #macbook

https://www.slideshare.net/kapper1224/beginner-for-install-linux-and-bsd-in-the-inexpensive-arm-and-intel-based-mobile-devices-in-coscup-2020

#Podman v6 is out! Particularly interesting to me: Modernised #networking (easier rootless #containers), a #REST API for #Quadlets (easier fleet management), enhanced podman machine (#applehv support, hopefully incl. #inotify support).

Make sure you're using #sqlite as a #database backend before upgrading. Upgrade to 5.8 first to migrate from #boltdb. 6.0 has dropped boltdb support, so everything will be gone if you don't migrate first.

https://blog.podman.io/2026/07/introducing-podman-v6-0-0/

https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html

#linux

Update below -

I'm looking for a #Linux replacement for #Clipy on #MacOS. It's a clipboard extension and the particular feature I'm after is the ability to save snippets of text that you can recall via keyboard shortcut and navigating your categories to find the snippet you want. Selecting the snippet inserts it where the cursor has focus.

I may be using the wrong search terms, but everything I find is just a clipboard history manager, or just does text expansion - and I can't remember a bunch of text strings to trigger my snippets.

Update: I've had better luck searching and have found three that might work:

• CopyQ
• Snyp
• Clipboard Indicator (Gnome-extension)

On to testing!

#AskFedi

@dnkl's Fuzzel launcher for #Linux has a couple video reviews on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4am_n25wOuI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXmzrarN2jk

If there's a summary from both, if might be that if you want a simple and blazing fast launcher and dmenu tool, choose Fuzzel. If you want advanced theming, stick with Rofi.

https://mark.stosberg.com/fuzzel/

As an upcycler and hardware liberator, I don't "unbox" computers; I salvage them, pick them, clean them and unwrap them. And save them with #freesoftware.

#plannedobsolescence #linux #bsd #RepairReuseRecycle

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used small form factor desktop being taken away from the bubble wrap I used to transport it safely.

Announcing ios-linuxkit: Linux on iPad, the Hard Way

I’m done waiting for Apple to fix things. And one of the things I think should exist is a decent way to run Linux binaries on my iPad.(...)

#arm64 #development #ios #ipad #ish #linux #runtime

https://taoofmac.com/space/blog/2026/05/16/1130?utm_content=atom&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Announcing ios-linuxkit: Linux on iPad, the Hard Way

🐧 Windows Drops Under 60% in Global Desktop OS Share for the First Time in Years

｢ Linux, meanwhile, continues its gradual rise. StatCounter’s June 2026 data puts Linux at 4.39% worldwide, one of its strongest recent showings in the company’s desktop OS statistics. While still far behind Windows, the figure keeps Linux firmly above the symbolic 4% line, which only a few years ago would have looked highly optimistic for the desktop ｣

https://linuxiac.com/windows-drops-under-60-in-global-desktop-os-share-for-the-first-time-in-years/

#windows #linux #opensource

Updated Debian Linux version 13: 13.6 has been released. If you regularly update your system using the APT you will get these updates but you may have to schedule system reboots.

https://www.debian.org/News/2026/20260711

#linux #debian #sysadmin

Btw if anyone's interested in declaratively configuring their Linux phones with Nix to avoid having to redo everything manually after flashing, system-manager works fine on postmarketOS!

Here's my Fairphone's configuration if you want something for reference: https://github.com/LuNeder/nixos-config/blob/strawberry/Luana-Fairphone6

The ensureAlpinePackages module is available in my Flake: https://github.com/LuNeder/merpkgs

#postmarketOS #Nix #Fairphone #LinuxMobile #Linux #NixOS

Does someone in the #Fedora Workstation packaging community know how to make the #Firefox updates release notes / changelogs / news show up in the appdata metainfo (or some other way for GNOME Software to show the news), like Chromium's updates?

The Firefox #Linux maintainer would welcome help on this front: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2486696

Hey people,

I recently graduated from my #SysAdmin apprenticeship and I am looking for an entry position in the field of #Linux/ #Networking Administration/Engineering or #DevOps in #NRW, #Germany (ideally around #Düsseldorf), or Remote.

As part of the apprenticeship I conducted an internship at a Neuroscience Institute of Research Centre Juelich, where I accomplished my project of automating #OpenBSD routers using #pyinfra #GitOps.

1/2

Boosts appreciated 🙏🏻

#FediJobs #FediHire #GetFediHired

```
find / -name "*FOO*txt" -ls

# match is case insensitive
find / -iname "*FOO*txt" -ls
```

will search '/', and all subdirectories, for files with 'FOO' and ending with 'txt' in the name. You don't need AI Terminal Wrapper or AI agents for this on your desktop. Stop sending data to big tech.

#linux #unix #macos

The Register: Ubuntu emphasizes Arm64 support – and gets Rustier https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/07/09/ubuntu-emphasizes-arm64-support-and-gets-rustier/5268563 @theregister @lproven #Linux #Ubuntu #Rust

@glyph @glen_malley Maybe you are talking about this video of a trio discussing their experiment of trying Linux for a month as Windows user.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KQFgWdiudo

In the end, they were all leaning towards maximizing #Linux and minimizing Windows, and it seems part of that success was that they could use LLMs to quickly solve problems they ran into.

To me, it was a positive story making of tools making easier to switch to Linux.

I've been messing around with #Ansible again. My old #HAProxy setup was way too clunky when it came to managing #TLS certificates. With my new playbook, all domain names in my inventory file get TLS certs automatically provisioned and primed for automatic renewal.
https://oxcrag.net/blog/2026/07/08/New-reverse-proxy.html

Repo: https://git.oxcrag.net/blog-repos/haproxy-with-acme

#HomeLab #Ubuntu #Linux #GitOps #ConfigAsCode

I finally published the CWM configuration I use on Slackware-current as a practical example of that approach.

The repository keeps CWM focused on window management, while sxhkd, small shell scripts, and shared .xinitrc components provide a portable desktop workflow that can be reused across different WMs.

Repository:
https://git.sr.ht/~r1w1s1/cwm-config

Background:
https://r1w1s1.srht.site/posts/window-manager-agnostic-workflows/

#OpenBSD #Slackware #Linux #X11 #cwm #Unix

Some of our #OpenBSD anti-ROP #research ended up on lobsters: https://lobste.rs/s/xclcel/final_return_for_openbsd_anti_return

#BSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD #Linux #Unix #Illumos #compiler #compilers #GCC #LLVM #Clang

Sharing for lulz 🤣 #linux #vim #unix

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In this meme we see an elderly veteran in a dress uniform looking emotional and on the verge of tears, with the text that reads: "Me, having fought in the Vim–Emacs wars, seeing juniors vibe-code in Cursor”.

I just got a portable travel display for my #laptop. 15.6", 1080p. Single cable, .5" thick and light as a feather.

$30

wtf

#linux #software

Linux ported to the Atari Jaguar

Only a few days ago we had Linux on the Mega Drive, and someone took that as a challenge, so now we have Linux on the Atari Jaguar. The Jaguar has a very different architecture than the Mega Drive, but does happen to use a processor from the same 68000-family.

Interestingly enough, to this day, Linux has architecture code for the 68000-family of processors. 68040, 6803

https://www.osnews.com/story/145467/linux-ported-to-the-atari-jaguar/

#Linux

🎉A new foundation for TUXEDO OS: Switching to Debian🎉

Today, we can finally explain why Ubuntu will no longer serve as the foundation of TUXEDO OS in the future.

Further information:
https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/A-new-foundation-for-TUXEDO-OS-Switching-to-Debian.tuxedo

#tuxedo #tuxedoos #debian #linux #switch

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photo of a terminal with tuxedo logo and information

#Linux Kernel 7.1.x line finally landed in #Debian #Sid \,,/

#job #unix #linux #legacy

Hello All

On va bientôt rechercher un gourou axé système. Un peu de détail dans l'image.

Pour vous, repouetteuses, repouetteurs, vous aurez mon éternelle reconnaissance.

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Notre métier, faire du neuf avec du vieux (replatforming). Vous aimez le système, la transformation de langage, transformation de données, le scripting, le scheduling, le spooling, (non, non pas le curling, enfin après tout, ça peut être un plus). Et oui, le replatforming est un métier où l'on touche à beaucoup de choses... On redécouvre des systèmes de fichiers, de langages, des gestionnaires de terminaux... Un peu de contact client, un peu d'avant-vente, pas mal de recherches et de dev, un peu de télétravail. Poste basé au Nord de Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, PDL, France, Europe, Univers. Pour vous, repouetteuses, repouetteurs, vous aurez mon éternelle reconnaissance.

Who is good for selling laptops that run Linux in the UK nowadays? I like my x220 but it's getting a bit long in the tooth, plus it's quite heavy. I used to use Tier 1 but I've no idea if they're still good.

Basically I want something like a MacBook Neo form factor but running Linux. I don't want to faff around with something that's difficult to get running - whilst I'm capable of tinkering, on this occasion I want something that Just Works.

#Linux #Laptop #AskFedi

What a milestone! 🎉 In just 6 weeks, the Linux Association of Canada has welcomed over 8,000 unique visitors to our website. Today we also proudly welcomed the Kitchener-Waterloo Linux User Group as our newest Group Member. Thank you to everyone who has visited, joined, volunteered, shared our mission, or supported us. This is only the beginning! 🇨🇦🐧 #Linux #OpenSource #Canada #Community

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What a milestone! 🎉 In just 6 weeks, the Linux Association of Canada has welcomed over 8,000 unique visitors to our website. Today we also proudly welcomed the Kitchener-Waterloo Linux User Group as our newest Group Member. Thank you to everyone who has visited, joined, volunteered, shared our mission, or supported us. This is only the beginning! 🇨🇦🐧 #Linux #OpenSource #Canada #Community

Today the rat met the bear

#OverUnder 073 with @ratfactor

He shares his thoughts about #HTML #emails, #Letterboxd, #Zettelkasten, #rats, and, #apple #pies.

His #blog is older than #Google !

He also replied to @yannick's question.

And, we got a recommendation for two #books.

#bloggers #bookstodon #book #fediverse #mastodon #food #BSD #Linux

https://lazybea.rs/ovr-073

Banana Pi OpenWrt One router official support by OpenWrt community. This device runs on OpenWrt firmware and SoC has WiFi 6, dual-band, 3×3/2×2, 1 x 2.5Gbit WAN, 1 x 1Gbit LAN, 1GB DDR4 RAM, 256 MiB NAND, 16 MiB NOR, M.2 SSD and USB 2.0 support. This can be your all in one #Linux powered router + firewall and WiFi for home or small office.

https://openwrt.org/toh/openwrt/one

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟳/𝟬𝟲 (Valuable News - 2026/07/06) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/07/06/valuable-news-2026-07-06/

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

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

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟳/𝟬𝟲 (Valuable News - 2026/07/06) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/07/06/valuable-news-2026-07-06/

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

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

#Mastodon tip: There is a way to use only part of a word as a hashtag!

For example, you might want to say the word “toots”, but use the hashtag “toot”.

To do this, place a U+2060 WORD JOINER before the “s” in “toots”. Example: #toot⁠s.

If you're using #X11 or #Wayland (i.e. #Linux or #BSD desktop), you can add the following line to ~/.XCompose to give yourself a keyboard shortcut:

<Multi_key> <w> <j> : "⁠" U2060 # WORD JOINER

Then just type Compose, then W, then J.

I remember saying I'd install #freebsd on my laptop a while ago. Life got in the way, but I've done it now. Tried #LuminaDesktop didn't like it much. Happy with #XFCE. Next up, install a web browser and #Tuba for #mastodon

After decades with #linux, it was very easy to get FreeBSD running (cli WiFi, desktop etc). 😁👍

Whereas DirtyClone exploits a kernel module (which can be tackled by unloading and blocking it), Bad Epoll (CVE-2026-46242) does not.

#Linux #Kernel #Vulnerability #Security

@lproven on how we lost more advanced #computers:
https://liam-on-linux.dreamwidth.org/98868.html

"So we went backwards. [...] Out went multiple different purpose-built OSes for different purposes and platforms. Out went using the best language for the job and the best platform and OS for the job. And out went #GUI-only OSes.

Instead, in came the lowest-common-denominator, stupidest, simplest, but !!FREE!! #OS that could with a tonne of work do everything.

[...]

1980s computers were all amazing and very cool.

1990s ones turned into boring beige boxes, as dull as staplers, but there were occasional flashes of brilliance - most of which you couldn't afford.

Then by the 2000s nothing was left but staplers. It's all just office equipment now.

Devices like modern phones and the #ReMarkable make me want to cry, they are so stupid and so clunky.

[...]

I watched my chosen field go from bold and innovative to a sad bunch of efforts to polish turds. It is heartbreaking."

#macOS #Windows #Linux #UNIX

It's not just #Spectre and #Meltdown — dozens of similar CPU bugs have been discovered since 2018, and they're still being found:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transient_execution_CPU_vulnerability

The foundations of modern computing are ricketier than we like to imagine.

In the past, I've always bought a decent computer and held on to it for years and years: it saves money and it's the green thing you do. My main machine right now is seven years old and still going strong. Updating the OS and apps is no problem — I run #Linux. But #CPU bugs make me wonder whether I should replace computers more often for security reasons. I really hope not.

Screen reader users using a free and open-source calendar app on Linux, what do you use? I'd like to use one as a reference to make GNOME Calendar more screen reader friendly.

(Boost appreciated)

#a11y #accessibility #accessible #GNOME #GNOMECalendar #Linux

Summer of code continues, today I'm releasing mini-snmpd v2.0 with a HUGE list of new features 🎉

https://github.com/troglobit/mini-snmpd/releases/tag/v2.0

It's a follow-up to the v1.7 release a short while back, which fixed a lot long-standing bugs.

#SNMP #Linux #FreeBSD #OpenSource

On #Linux how to share package list and env deets across distros & laptops?

Previously I used #Ansible for packages and global config and YADM for local dotfiles.

YADM has worked well. It's basically git for $HOME so there's not much to learn and it's stays in sync.

My Ansible configs quickly and repeatedly drifted out of sync because it's to easy to install something manually and never go back reflect it in Ansible. Cross-distro, things get even hairier.

Today I'm looking at #Nix instead.🧵️