The last new #Linux #kernel for 2025 was just released and there are some really cool changes all around. One of the new additions is detection for FreeBSD's #bhyve #hypervisor. Wicked cool!

From the article:

"In what might be a sign of the quiet continued spread of FreeBSD, the kernel can now detect and handle that it is running under FreeBSD's built-in bhyve hypervisor. Coincidentally, FreeBSD 15.0 just appeared as well, and in this release bhyve supports over 255 virtual processors [PDF] in a VM. Now Linux can handle that configuration."

The juicy details are here:

https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/03/kernel_version_618/

#openSource #technews #FreeBSD #tech

@nixcraft why, is there windows still? #linux #opensource #freedom

Given the increased popularity of #Linux, I am pondering switching to #FreeBSD or #OpenBSD for all but my "main" computer (due to music making).

Should I? And what should I pick?

It's not a "linux is becoming bad" take, but I have always enjoyed using and supporting alternatives, and this will continue to be important for innovation, in the "non-capitalized version" of that word.

My @turris Omnia #Linux #router is 9 years old, but still receiving updates regularly. My favorite detail from the last update e-mail:

• Updated package syslog-ng from version 4.7.1-1 to version 4.10.2-r1

#syslog_ng #LogManagement

@rl_dane

You wrote

• Detects if a browser tab is using a lot of CPU resources

I use the build in process manager of Firefox

about:processes

It's manual but works

#Firefox #process #programming #technology #manager #BSD #Linux

And just like that, we’ve hit 50% of our goal for the end of the year! 🎉

Have you joined #FriendsOfGNOME yet? If not, this is your sign to join 750 other amazing supporters:

https://donate.gnome.org

If so, help us keep up the momentum by sharing with your friends, especially those outside of the typical contributor community. Let’s end the year strong!

#FriendsOfGNOME #GNOME #GNOMEFoundation #OpenSource #FOSS #Linux

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750/1500 #FriendsOfGNOME. donate.gnome.org

Il web che amo.
Quello dei piccoli blog indipendenti, magari ospitati su qualche VPS dove si offrono anche servizi open source e privacy oriented, istanze del #fediverso, e tanto altro.

Si può parlare di #indieweb?
In ogni caso, impegniamoci per alimentare un WWW più sano.

Per non creare un'accozzaglia di url, mi limiterò a taggare alcuni profili (in ordine sparso), da cui poi ricavare i link:

@stefano
@lorenzo
@dado
@denial403

@internet

#linux #web #blog #vps #selfhosting #homelab

Today is the last day of our Black Friday sale.

Use code BLACKFRIDAY25 for 42% off all titles until 11:59pm PT tonight. Round out that technical library for the start of the new year.

nostarch.com

#books #programming #cybersec #infosec #hacking #design #gaming #coding #devops #python #R #linux #hardware #DIY

I don't think I've yet expressed enough yet how great the out of box experience of #Fedora #Linux on a new #Lenovo #ThinkPad has been. Don't get me wrong, Fedora runs great on my other hardware, too, but this pairing feels much more intentionally supported and it really shows in the experience.

We are launching an end-of-year fundraising campaign with a simple goal: to reach 1,500 Friends of GNOME. And we need your help!

https://blogs.gnome.org/foundation/2025/12/01/join-friends-of-gnome/

This week, we will also be sharing and celebrating the accomplishments of GNOME over the past year here on the fediverse; be sure to follow #FriendsOfGNOME!

Finally, if you’re already a Friend of GNOME or join this month, please join us in posting with #FriendsOfGNOME as well so that we can thank you. 😊

#GNOME #OpenSource #FOSS #Linux

Are you at one with your code? 🙃

https://xenodium.com/at-one-with-your-code

#cli #macos #linux #golang #foss #oss #unixporn #emacs #vim

BorgBackup 1.4.3 was just released!

This is primarily a bugfix release, the Linux and FreeBSD binaries built on Github now have working FUSE support (borg mount).

Our CI testing now includes *BSD and Haiku OS!

https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/1.4.3

#borgbackup #linux #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #macos #haiku

FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE released

https://r1os.com/sites/news/freebsd-15-0-released.php

#freebsd #bsd #bhyve #pkgbase #opensource #freesoftware #intel #linux #openbsd #netbsd

Mon PC de jeu tourne sous Linux : après 6 mois, je ne reviendrai pas en arrière
https://www.frandroid.com/os/gnu-linux/2880789_mon-pc-de-jeu-tourne-sous-linux-apres-6-mois-je-ne-reviendrai-pas-en-arriere

Pour sortir des écosystèmes des géants américains, j’ai essayé l’aventure Linux pendant 6 mois, à la place de Windows, sur mon PC de jeu.

#linux #linuxgaming #gaming

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟭𝟮/𝟬𝟭 (Valuable News - 2025/12/01) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/valuable-news-2025-12-01/

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

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

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟭𝟮/𝟬𝟭 (Valuable News - 2025/12/01) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/valuable-news-2025-12-01/

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

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

It seems like most every other browser is all in on AI. We have chosen a different path at @Vivaldi

If you would prefer AI not to be integrated into your browser, but still like a feature rich browser, I welcome you to try Vivaldi.

https://vivaldi.com/blog/keep-exploring/

#vivaldi #AI #LLM #browser #firefox #Mozilla #Linux #windows #Macos

#linux

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Scene from The Good Place: Tahani and Jason on an old timey train. Jason: "Any time I had a problem and I upgraded my linux distro. Boom, right away, I had a different problem."

@joel she knows how to pronounce MATE, that's better than me.

No kidding.

#FreeBSD #BSD #Linux

I think Chimera Linux is an intriguing mix of components: Linux kernel, FreeBSD userland, apk package manager, (non-systemd) dinit. I checked it out briefly last year. Now I want to take a second, closer look.

Installed Chimera Linux with Root-on-ZFS with ZFS native encryption and ZFSBootMenu as bootloader on a VM. Time to explore!

#ChimeraLinux #Linux #FreeBSD #apk #dinit #ZFS #ZFSBootMenu

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Screenshot of output from the 'fastfetch' command displaying system parameters of a fresh install of Chimera Linux.

I recorded something WAY out of my comfort zone, but I felt like it wanted to get out of me in this way.

https://youtu.be/-ELUJ2Qofnc

#Linux #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #FOSS #FreeSoftware

I'm looking for an audiobook player for Linux. What is your favourite recommendation?

#books #audiobook #linux

Today I have added #sydbox' Signal Counting mitigation for SROP as an item under defense and mitigations in the #wikipedia SROP article. Watch my #balccon2k25 talk for a live demo ;) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigreturn-oriented_programming#Signal_Counting #exherbo #linux #security

So, my #NovaCustom laptop arrived last week. I sadly have not had time to do the install until today. I'm going to work on it today and I'll post on this thread in case anyone is bored on a Sunday and wants to watch me struggle to install #Debian — having not installed it from scratch in nearly a decade.

This might be fun — if for no other reason than the lolz of an aging technologist struggling with installing a #Linux-based system.

You have my permission to laugh. Follow along today here.

Looks like my old ThinkPad T480 has or is finally dying. Anyone have strong feelings about a #Linux native replacement?

I have been leaning towards a Framework because I like their philosophy, but I have heard System76 makes some nice machines as well.

I'm looking for a guide to help a new #linux user migrate from an old #Mint install to a new computer with Mint installed. There are no windows or apples involved.

thanks in advance.

What's the common wisdom regarding #Ubuntu #Linux and systemd-resolved, dnsmasq, and NetworkManager?

Had a weird thing happen where a #Wireguard tunnel didn't go up but DNS was still trying to connect to the DNS server over the WireGuard tunnel and was failing.

Is there any way to stop the DNS madness? It looks like they're both clobbering each other.

@gumnos @rl_dane

GNOME has had that system for more than two decades or so IIRC {if I recall correctly} they're 27 ATM.
I had seen it in the first couple of years of GNOME spawn and development, when the programmers chose the route of less configuration & more dictation

#sh #GNOME #reg #editor #OpenSource #programming #Linux #UI #Xorg #POSIX

@rl_dane

I'll post some tips in a few minutes

Update

https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@Dendrobatus_Azureus/115633555188007861

#bash #csh #zsh #ksh #fish #sh #Linux #command #line #termux #programming #OpenSource #POSIX #technology

#Signal #Electron #Ram #usage #BSD #2048MB

FreeBSD 15.0 (almost)-RELEASE, using pkgbase, on my Ryzen 9 MiniPC (and compared to openSUSE Tumbleweed):

- Full disk encryption works beautifully via GELI, as usual.

- Installing KDE is easy and it works perfectly on Wayland.

- All my main apps work. Others will run via the Linuxulator or Wine (Linux browsers, WinBox for MikroTik, etc).

- The fan seems more relaxed.

- The system generally feels snappier.

- Native ZFS. I can autosnapshot every 5 minutes. If I try to do this with btrfs - snapshots of the home directory included and quotas enabled - the system hangs while handling them (which is why Tumbleweed doesn’t snapshot home by default).

- The media keys on my keyboard work, but volume control uses huge steps and 30 percent is already extremely loud. This can be fixed. The monitor brightness setting is also a bit off, but I don't care.

- amdgpu works perfectly.

- The wifi card works. I haven’t tested the speed because I immediately installed the realtek-re-kmod driver to use the 2.5 Gbit ethernet connection.

- Suspend doesn’t work. This is a big problem for me. It’s probably more psychological than technical, but I can’t leave the computer powered for hours when I’m not using it. I already have servers running 24/7 here. I even considered putting my Qotom FreeBSD server in a VM. It would probably work, but next summer it might be an issue because temperatures here aren’t low and spinning disks don’t love heat (and I don’t love their noise).

- It’s stable and reliable. I’ve done almost everything and it just works, as expected.

- Some small glitches remain, mostly due to missing configuration or packages (I didn’t tune anything. I just installed it and started using it).

A much smoother experience than a year ago, when I bought it.

Will I keep using FreeBSD on this minipc?
I’m not sure yet, since Tumbleweed works great and the lack of suspend really influences my choice. I'll contact Aymeric and try to offer some help to improve this.

For now, I’ll keep it on an external SSD and switch from time to time, especially when I know I’ll be using the minipc for hours.

#Linux #FreeBSD #Desktop #openSUSE

FYI, S3 suspend/wakeup works flawlessly with #FreeBSD and #OpenBSD on this laptop without any hack.

#BSD #RunBSD #Unix #FOSS

Android friends! A question for you:

I currently use Termux to run shell scripts, SSH, and a few other tools on my phone.

Is it worth switching to the new Terminal app in Android 16?

(Running GrapheneOS if that makes a difference to your answer.)

#Linux #Android #Termux #Android16

Hyperlink Roundup 10! I'm proud I made it this far!

Several blogs and articles I've read since the last Hyperlink Roundup. Another good-bye to Firefox and some self-hosting media server posts.

https://basic.bearblog.dev/hyperlink-roundup-10/

#linux #bsd #blogs #smallweb

Self-hosting is rising because Linux users refuse to wait for permission.

https://itsfoss.com/self-hosting-rising/

#linux #selfhost

Kürzlich habe ich versucht, für einen sehbehinderten Menschen einen Laptop von Windows 10 auf Linux Mint Cinnamon umzustellen.
Folgende Anforderungen hat er gestellt:
Die Textgröße sollte sich genauso wie unter Windows mit einem Schieberegler unter Barrierefreiheit verstellen lassen. Dabei sollen alle Vergrößerungswerte zwischen 100% und 200% einstellbar sein. Außerdem benötigt er einen hohen Kontrast. Mit der Einstellung hoher Kontrast unter Linux Mint konnte er nicht arbeiten. Der Kontrast war nicht hoch genug. Andere Hilfsmittel, wie z.B. die Lupe, möchte er nicht verwenden.
Kann mir hier vielleicht jemand einen Tipp geben, welche #Linux-Distribution und/oder Desktopumgebung besser für diese Anforderungen geeignet sind?

Looking for #Linux hardware? Find out about #Slimbook's Black Friday discounts and other #opensource info at planet.opensuse.org

Two things that would've made my #Thinkpad x260 a perfect laptop:

• A little nicer screen (>1366x768, not TN (that's on me for not reading the ebay description more closely))
• A backlit keyboard, or heck, even a derpy ThinkLight XD

Otherwise, this is a pretty sweet bit of kit. 6th gen i5, 8GiB RAM, 256GB SSD, responsive keyboard, TouchPoint (ThinkNubbin) and touchpad, internal and external battery, roughly 6.5-8 hours battery life (I got 5:21:00 active usage yesterday and it only got down to 48% on the little internal battery (0% on the external) when I was done (it estimated 1:20:00 remaining)), super friendly to both #Linux and #BSD. Oh, and it's dirt cheap right now.

10 Are you doing something with #Linux, #BSD, #opensource, #security, networking, or anything related? If NOT, goto 30

20 Submit a talk proposal at the @nluug conference at https://cfp.nluug.nl/nluug-voorjaarsconferentie-2026/cfp

30 Have a nice day!

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NLUUG conference picture

I'm looking for a remote Rust/Elixir role (EU-friendly timezones, US East is ok).

I have 7 years of #rustlang, 9 years of #elixirlang, 20+ years of #linux.

I have over 20 years of experience as a professional developer, and I've been working remotely for 12 years, during which I helped US and EU companies build reliable software.

On the side, I've been developing #asciinema, the best tool to record and stream your terminal sessions. I talk about it in the context of Rust in this #RustaceanStation interview: https://rustacean-station.org/episode/marcin-kulik/

My current contract ends soon, so this is a great time to talk! I'm open to both full-time roles and short term contracts.

My linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcinkulik/

Boost please!

#fedihire #getfedihired

Hey is it still(?) correct that if I have a VM on a #Linux host that is connected by wifi, I can't bridge the network connection? Seems to be the consensus, and the evidence backs it up, but I'm hoping for a workaround.
My guest OS is Windows Server 2019, I'm using #QEMU and #virt-manager on #Arch.
#AskFedi #FediTechSupport

#Slackware #Linux users who use #KDE6:

Because Slackware doesn't ship #Plasma6 by default, how do you use it, from the LuckyCyborg packages, the slack-a-roni packages maintained by our friend @jloc0, some other package set I don't know about, or compiled from source?

Let me know in the replies, I wanna gauge the userbase for these packages (at least among fedi users). Sadly, LuckyCyborg will soon stop working on the packages, so @jloc0's packages are your best bet (I prefer them at least)

@kabel42

Yeah, #FreeBSD is VERY #Linux-from-25-years-ago feeling. ;)

In some bad ways, but in many, many good ways.

Forget the chaotic Black Friday sales! 🤯 NetBSD 🚩 offers the BEST deal: it's 100% FREE! Always has been, always will be. Perfect for self-hosters and anyone seeking pure, open-source goodness without spending a dime. No catches, just solid OS. #NetBSD #BlackFriday #FreeSoftware #SelfHost #RetroComputing #OpenSource #Linux #RunBSD

#POLL Results:

44 people are in deep denial about their existential dread, and should consult a counselor and read #Kierkegaard immediately 😁
139 people like teh pretty tings, and can't be bothered
188 people have started down the path towards enlightment
354 people are cool_kids
92 people are very_cool_kids
55 people laugh at your inadequate security model
27 people can run a server on a bit of bailing wire and a microcontroller from 1987 — fear them.
26 people are keeping Gassée's dream alive, and are plenny cool in my book
4 people are totally cool, and totally in a class by themselves
and 21 people kinda scare me, but I'd like to know more. 🤣

#humor #humour #houmor #houmour

#Windows #MacOS #Linux #CommandLine #BSD #RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #Haiku #HaikuOS #BeOS #Amiga #Workbench #AROS #AmigaOS #Plan9 #9Front #TempleOS

P.S., wherever you find yourself, you're awesome. This is all for fun.

As part of our volunteer-driven accessibility initiative in GNOME Calendar, and for the first time in the 10+ years of Calendar's existence, we finally completed and merged the first step needed to have a working calendar app for people who rely on keyboard navigation. This merge request in particular makes the event widgets focusable with navigation keys (arrow left/up/right/down) and activatable with space/enter. This will be available in GNOME 49.

Most of GNOME Calendar's layout and widgets consist of custom widgets and complex calculations, both independently and according to other factors (window size, height and width of each cell, number of events, positioning, etc.), so these widgets need to be minimal to have as little overhead as possible. This means that these widgets also need to have the necessary accessibility features reimplemented or even rethought, including and starting with the event widgets.

We also hope to get other parts of GNOME Calendar accessible before GNOME 49, but I can't promise anything at the moment. We did start working with making the month view accessible: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-calendar/-/merge_requests/564

#GNOME #Calendar #GNOMECalendar #GTK4 #GTK #Libadwaita #Accessibility #a11y #Linux

Continuing our volunteer effort to make GNOME Calendar fully accessible with a keyboard (see thread for context), we fixed a major bug that was causing the focus to disappear into the abyss when the user tried to tab into the month view in merge request !576. This means, as of this commit, events should now be completely functional and accessible within the month view. Additionally, the merge request changes the keyboard and focus behavior within the month view: Events can only be cycled using arrow buttons, the focus can't escape the month view with arrow buttons, and entering/exiting the month view can only be done with tab. These improvements will be available on GNOME 49.

#GNOME #Accessibility #a11y #GNOMECalendar #Calendar #FOSS #FreeSoftware #Linux

After two weeks of writing, revising, and trying to make everything as digestible as possible, I finally published "GNOME Calendar: A New Era of Accessibility Achieved in 90 Days", where I explain in detail the steps we took to turn GNOME Calendar from an app that was literally unusable with a keyboard and screen reader to an app that is (finally) accessible to keyboard and screen reader users as of GNOME 49!

https://tesk.page/2025/07/25/gnome-calendar-a-new-era-of-accessibility-achieved-in-90-days/

#GNOMECalendar #GNOME #Accessibility #a11y #DisabilityPrideMonth #Linux #FOSS #OSS #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #GTK #libadwaita

@wagesj45

I wonder if they really make money from Windows anymore, or if they're just passive-aggressive little berks that don't want to give up their paper kingdom.

Because AFAIK their web services (running #LINUX, of course!) are their real money makers. And I guess the "365" crap. lol

It's been interesting the last couple of years watching as #Windows slowly moves from being the beginner friendly #OS to the one that requires the most expertise to have a half-decent experience. You need de-bloat scripts, registry hacks, and you're constantly fighting Windows Update, never mind giving over some percentage of your system resources so that #Microsoft can spy on you.

Simultaneously, #Linux has unironically become the OS that's most beginner friendly.