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.

Chris Were is one of the longest-running vloggers on the Fediverse, posting chilled-out videos on many topics including Linux, FOSS, gaming, food, life etc since 2018. You can follow at:

➡️ @chris

Don't worry if it looks blank to you, that just means no one from your server follows it yet. Follow and its videos will gradually start showing up on your server too.

You can also follow Chris's non-video account at @ChrisWere

#FeaturedPeerTube #Vlogging #FOSS #Linux #Gaming #PeerTube

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

Maybe someone is interested in my blog-post about NFS-problems I didn't expect when I migrated storage to a new setup (an old #FreeBSD-setup with several SPOFs to a more a redundant setup running on Rocky #Linux - both with ZFS of course):

https://niels.kobschaetzki.net/2026/07/03/nfsproblems-i-didnt-expect-at.html

I won't go into the reasoning why I switched to Linux there.

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.🧵️

I particularly liked this sentence:

"cwm is the only one amongst the minimalist window managers that has managed to make me think the least."

Whether you agree or not, it's an interesting way to think about window managers—not in terms of features, but in terms of cognitive load.

Worth the two-minute read.
https://williamjansson.com/posts/cwm/

#cwm #OpenBSD #Unix #Linux

This is cute.

https://distrofighter.com/

#Linux #Distro #DistroWars

Falls jemand einen #Softwareentwickler braucht: Ich bin gerade auf der Suche nach einer neuen Stelle.

(Programmier-) sprachen: #TS, #JS, #Java, #Python sowie ein bisschen C++, PHP, CMD, C#, ...
und einiges an Erfahrung mir Shell/Bash/Batch Scrippting, (#GitHub-) Actions u.a., #Yaml, #Markdown, #RST, #JSON, ...
DB: NQL, SQL u.a. (meiste Erfahrung mit einer Eigenentwicklung der flexis und #PostgrSQL)
Bisherige Softwarebranche(n): #Webdevelopment, #Planungssoftware, #3D Darstellung, #Tools & #Scripting (#Arduino) u.a.

Ich hab vor allem Interesse(n) in den Bereichen: #Webentwicklung, IT-Security und allgemein der sinnvollen nachhaltigen #Softwareentwicklung (gerne auch im Bereich der Green IT) und sehr gerne mit #Linux.

Voraussichtlich werde ich demnächst fertig mit meiner #Ausbildung zum #Fachinformatiker für #Anwendungsentwicklung und wäre danach frei in der Entscheidung eine neue Stelle als Softwareentwickler / Software Engineer / Webentwickler oder ähnliches zu beginnen.

Also falls irgendeine Firma sucht, dann gerne mich erstmal hier kontaktieren und ich gebe euch dann meine Kontaktdaten.

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Kontaktiert mich bitte nicht, wenn ihr nur einen Entwickler oder Betreuer für Apple / Mac Geräte braucht. Dafür bin ich nicht qualifiziert.

#Jobsuche #Stellensuche #Mittelsachsen #Chemnitz #Leipzig #Döbeln #Mittweida #Remote

Codex CLI, the free local AI-agent developed by OpenAI, quietly ruined your SSD!
Rui Fan (Apache Software Foundation) discovered that the software has been writing up to 640 terabytes of logs per year, which is way more than a typical SSD lifetime endurance. This may cause user account issues, data loss and hardware damage.

https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/28224

Tip: make periodic backups of your files! 💾

#ai #llm #openai #foss #freesoftware #opensource #software #linux #windows #data #sysadmin #coding

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Screenshot of the Codex CLI executed in a Mac terminal, with a couple of lovely bugs placed on top.

Hey #fedi #linux users

I love one thing about COSMIC,
Stacked Windows!!!

Where you have a single window composed of multiple apps (filemanager, terminal, text editor) and switchable via Tabs.

kinda like BeOS

Is there ANYTHING like that on KDE or even GNOME??

You are not expected to understand this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Commentary_on_the_UNIX_Operating_System

#unix #history #linux #opensource

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A screenshot from Wikpedia. Title: You are not expected to understand this Text read: The infamous program comment "You are not expected to understand this" occurs on line 2238 of the source code (Lions' Commentary, p. 22) at the end of a comment explaining the process exchange mechanism. It refers to line 325 of the file slp.c.[9] The source code reads:[10][11] The source code: /* * If the new process paused because it was * swapped out, set the stack level to the last call * to savu(u_ssav). This means that the return * which is executed immediately after the call to aretu * actually returns from the last routine which did * the savu. * * You are not expected to understand this. */ if(rp->p_flag&SSWAP) { rp->p_flag =& ~SSWAP; aretu(u.u_ssav); } Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Commentary_on_the_UNIX_Operating_System

#FOSS #News #unix #KernelOrg

Switch all your creative needs to open source apps now, My favorite picks:

Photo library: #digiKam
Raw photo devel: #Darktable
Image manipulation: #Gimp
Painting: #Krita
Pixel Art: #Pixelorama
Drawn animation: #Tahoma2D
Gfx/Web animation: #Friction
Video editing: #Kdenlive
Compositing: #Natron
3D: #Blender
Audio: #Audacity
Music prod: #Ardour
3D CAD: #FreeCAD
2D CAD: #QCad (Free edition)
DTP: #Scribus

#linux #opensource #foss #graphics #audio #apps

🌟 Introducing BSD.cafe 🌟

Excited to present the first building block of the BSD Cafe project! When I registered this domain months ago, I envisioned a themed bar where we can casually chat about *BSD systems, Linux, and Open-Source technology among friends, acquaintances, and patrons. But like any bar, discussions can cover a wide range of topics while respecting everyone.

BSD.cafe will be a hub for various tools and services, powered by *BSD.

The first brick is a new Mastodon instance, a gateway to the Fediverse. Registration is open, and the server will be moderated under clear guidelines promoting good behavior and zero tolerance for hate towards anyone. Inclusivity, respect, and constructive dialogue are the key values of this new instance.

The main server is currently hosted in Finland on a small VM, based on #FreeBSD. Services are divided into VNET jails, connected in a LAN via a local bridge. A VPN system is also present and have been able to move individual jails to different, more powerful, machines.

Multimedia data and cache are hosted on another physical server (FreeBSD, within a jail), with Cloudflare in front. The aim is to cache and geodistribute data, reducing network traffic on the main VPS.

Reverse proxy (frontend), mail server, media server, and the instance itself are reachable via #ipv6.

The instance started empty. No unnecessary content was pre-loaded; I want it to grow organically based on users' interests and following. There won't be any preemptive blocks at this stage. Users are encouraged to promptly report anything they find worth flagging.

Join us at https://mastodon.bsd.cafe to build a constructive and inclusive community—a safe and relaxing space for everyone.

Our wiki, located at https://wiki.bsd.cafe, features essential links and articles related to the BSD world. It provides an overview of the tools, services, rules, uptime, and more information about the BSD Cafe Services.

A Matrix server, a Miniflux RSS Reader, the Wiki itself, and the BlendIT Lemmy instance are all part of the BSD Cafe services, with more to come.

#BSD #OpenSource #Fediverse #Community #Tech #Networking #Mastodon #Inclusivity #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DragonflyBSD #Linux #OSS #SysAdmin #Miniflux #RSS #Matrix

[MANGA][FREE DOWNLOAD] JAPANESE JESUS

https://triapul.cz/files/pmjv-japanese_jesus.cbz

I hereby announce the release of Japanese Jesus e-book. Enjoy!

If you want, you can buy something or put a dollar in the hat.
https://analognowhere.com/support

stay prayed up

#unix_surrealism #comic #japanese_jesus #art #foss #linux

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japanese jesus

ok! it was a fever dream week of rushed readme-driven #Rust development, but finally I have something for you all to test out. :)

the new #SparkleShare CLI codenamed Twinkle:

https://github.com/hbons/Twinkle

#linux #foss #OpenSource #git #GitHub #GitLab #CodeBerg

#Debian LTS contributors released 56 DLAs fixing 877 CVEs in May, a larger number than usual. The Kernel team deserves a special mention for handling the disclosed vulnerabilities on #linux regarding Local Privilege Escalation with public proof-of-concept exploits. On the LTS side, the Front Desk team also triaged a significant flow of high severity CVEs and notable security updates were released for exim, gnutls28, krb5, lemonldap-ng, imagemagick, openjdk-11, openjdk-17, php7.4, python3.9 and more.

Several patches were prepared by Catalyst for #Samba 4.17 shipped with Debian 12, to fix vulnerabilities disclosed in May, thanks to Freexian's partnership with them to extend the support.

LTS team also contributed with updates to the latest Debian releases, #bookworm and #trixie.

Read the details in our full report at https://www.freexian.com/blog/debian-lts-report-2026-05/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

This work is funded by Freexian's Debian LTS offering. Become a sponsor of Debian LTS (https://www.freexian.com/lts/debian/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social) and enjoy the benefits (https://www.freexian.com/lts/debian/details/#benefits).

#debianlts #freexian #exim #imagemagick #linuxkernel #LPE

Linux ported to Sega’s Mega Drive

If you have a Sega Mega Drive, you obviously want to run Linux on it. That's something you can do now. You do need to have an EverDrive, but don't worry, the port in question contains a custom fork of Qemu for those of us that don't.

I don't know what else to say, other than I wonder why nobody did this sooner.

https://www.osnews.com/story/145401/linux-ported-to-segas-mega-drive/

#Linux

@ChuckMcManis @AnachronistJohn @f4grx I'm oretty shure @pid_eins didn't start #SystemD "for the lulz", but because #SysVinit #Linux took longer to boot on a midrange laptop in 2007 than it took me to get out of bed, get dressed, brush my teeth and eat breakfast back then…

#occ2027 #vintage #Linux #Unix #FOSS

So I might have managed to organize a "Linux & Open-Source" interest group at work.

Who do I know that would like to visit the Norwegian state broadcaster and talk about Linux or FOSS this autumn?

#Linux #NRK #Norway #FOSS

In Go we format with gofmt. In Python we use black. What do we do in JavaScript?
I have tried installing oxfmt, but it says "not in #OpenBSD".
It should preferably work on all platforms, and be recent enough to include #ES6.
I prefere it to be strict.

#bsd #linux #nodejs

(it is not my post, just read about it)

dinit a new init system

#FOSS #unix

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

https://youtu.be/L4at5WJ3mKI

#books #leanpublishing #selfpublishing #linux #tech #computers

I don't think this is the right bird.

#linux #logo #pokemon

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Psyduck (duck pokemon) colored like a penguin. Accompanied by the text "Linux"

Additionally, I just enabled -ftrivial-var-auto-init=zero for the #Linux syscall emulation layer in #HardenedBSD to help mitigate CVE-2026-49424 (and issues like that in the future):

https://radicle.network/nodes/rad.hardenedbsd.org/rad:z2HLHXgL1xevBNQsf8BmQW7MpJmtm/commits/9581247a2cdc386f5c5f9fb1438779d972d1c929

#FreeBSD #infosec

@f4grx @ChuckMcManis if #SysVinit was a good, noone would've made #SystemD, much less would've #Linux moved to it!

https://mastodon.social/@kkarhan/116837519965252339