How to force reboot a frozen Linux or FreeBSD machine

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2023/01/08/how-to-force-reboot-a-frozen-linux-or-freebsd-servers/

I've just used this...

#Linux #FreeBSD

One of the most useful Red Hat products I use daily is also one of the least-known: the Red Hat Offline Knowledge Portal (RHOKP).

It is basically a self-hosted, locally searchable mirror of docs.redhat.com + the Red Hat Knowledgebase in a single container image.

Perfect for:

- air-gapped environments
- customer networks with painful proxies
- trains, planes, and terrible WiFi
- anyone who wants docs that still work offline

I wrote up how it works, why I think it matters, and how to run it locally with Podman:

https://blog.hofstede.it/red-hat-offline-knowledge-portal-all-the-docs-air-gapped-on-your-laptop/

#linux #redhat #ansible #openshift #rhokp #docs #devops

KDE Plasma 6.7 Beta arrives with Plasma Bigscreen, new Union theme system https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/kde-plasma-6-7-beta-arrives-with-plasma-bigscreen-new-union-theme-system/

#KDE #Linux #OpenSource #Plasma

Habe ich mal erwähnt, dass ich die Entscheidung meinen Router zu virtualisieren in einem Mini-PC extrem abfeiere?
Das System läuft jetzt seit gut 1,5 Jahren extrem zuverlässig, lässt sich per Snapshot sichern, ist extrem flexibel konfigurier- und erweiterbar…
Und wenn i h die Hardware wechseln will brauche ich auch nur die virtuelle Machine zu übertragen und behalte alle Konfigurationen…
#OpenWRT #Proxmox #Linux #Router

My main computer is now runnin @fedora 44 - The update was **almost** painless this time (I had to uninstall nodejs before it worked).
#Fedora #Linux #LinuxDesktop

La gendarmerie a économisé 1/2 milliard d’euros grâce au Libre et Linux en 20 ans - Next

> Le directeur de l’agence du numérique des forces de sécurité intérieure (ANFSI) reconnaît que la gendarmerie avait migré sur Linux « en mode très militaire, un peu brutal ». Il estime a contrario que « la souveraineté se gagne aussi sur le terrain des re…

https://next.ink/237345/la-gendarmerie-a-economise-1-2-milliard-deuros-grace-au-libre-et-linux-en-20-ans/

#Gendarmerie #Linux #Ubuntu #Logiciel_Libre #Argent_Public #Souveraineté_Numérique #FdC #RevueDePresse

Already I am feeling better about XFCE than MATE. The "Ctrl + Alt + t" keyboard shortcut for bringing up a termal works, in MATE it doesn't by default.

Without messing with it too much, it also seems more easily customizable.

Will report more later.

#Linux #XFCE #Artix

Alt...

screenshot of Artix live boot with XFCE

I wont lie.. I've been fascinated with #FreeBSD but also HATING it.

Like, I enjoy the minimalist cohesive way it's put together.. but everything else feels as painful as running Linux in the early 2000s.

Hardware support is trash, you're constantly jacking around with config files, available software is minimal.

I get why you might run a server or router on BSD.. but why would anyone run a desktop with this?

#linux feels 1000x more mature in my experience here

Kavic Marabush's Pocket Guide to Computers

#unix_surrealism #magnetic_nymph #comic #computers #linux #runbsd #foss #programming

Alt...

magnetic nymph: and now that you know how the machine works, you still won't give it up it's admirable really

I am exploring MATE and XFCE more now. I used to use Ubuntu MATE, but haven't really "daily driven" XFCE.

If you had to choose between the two, what would you prefer for a Linux or BSD desktop environment:

#Linux #BSD #MATE #XFCE

Reply to share more of your thoughts on this.

Moving to a new instance is a sly excuse to write an #introduction post (I never did one before).

I'm Drew, pleased to meet you. I'm male, middle aged, child-free, a Brit but don't feel like one, living in 🇵🇭 for the last few years. I'm #neurodivergent with quite severe #CPTSD. You can ask me about it, I'm trying to get better at discussing it. I'm married, I work in #tech and I love animals and nature.

I post about (takes deep breath): #DogsOfMastodon #WebDev #Linux #Fedora #RaspberryPi #Apple #NoAI #FuckAI #BanAI #Enshittification #Autism #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #ADHD #ChildhoodTrauma #MentalHealth #Stroke #PTSD #ModelRailway #NGauge #Philippines #SilentSunday #Bookstodon #Music

Almost forgot! I have a single-page personal profile website at https://drewtowler.me which expands on all this.

Während wir gerade alle feiern, wie geil #Linux inzwischen ist und ich gerade ein butterweich laufendes Resident Evil Requiem auf meinem Linux-PC zu Ende gespielt habe, flutet #Apple den #Notebook-Markt mit billigen Macbooks, auf denen Linux nicht läuft, lassen #Samsung, #Xiaomi und Co keine alternativen Systeme auf ihren Smartphones mehr zu, läuft Linux auf #Microsoft #Surface Geräten allenfalls nach übelstem Rumgefrickel und wirft #Google eine #Chromebook-Nachfolge mit #Android auf den Markt, das auch immer mehr zugenagelt wird.

Die Großen haben Angst um ihre Ökosysteme und den drohenden Verlust ihrer Kundenbindung und tun entsprechend alles dafür, dass wir es zukünftig schwerer haben, freie Alternativen zu wählen.

⚠️ Bitte achtet darauf, was für Hardware ihr kauft, und wählt Systeme, die euch keinen Riegel vorschieben.

#Macbook #MacbookNeo #Windows #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenBSD #FreeBSD #FreieSoftware #Laptop #PC #Smartphone

NetBSD 11 RC4 is here! Huge thanks to all the devs getting this ready for the final release.

Quick reminder since we are almost halfway through the year: The NetBSD Foundation needs our help to keep things running. If you appreciate clean code, software freedom, and an OS that literally runs on anything, OS which rejects A.I. slop, please consider making a donation. Let's help them hit their 2026 goals!
Grab the RC: https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_11_0_rc4_available
Support the foundation: https://www.netbsd.org/donations/
#NetBSD #FOSS #OpenSource #antiaislop #Linux

My #homelab server, which is accessible over the internet, stopped responding today. I walked back home and the server was fine from inside the house. After like five minutes, it was clear what the problem was: my ISP gave me a new lease and my external IP changed.

So today I spent an hour or so and go a bash script running on a cronjob that double check to see if my DNS records match my homelab external IP and updates the DNS if they don't.

Is this high availability? No, this is sustainable technology and owning your own platforms. There is no cloud, there's a macbook pro running #linux proped against a wall.

Not a single one of these LPE have been called Fraggle Rock. Yet. Disappointed. #linux #cve

Copy Fail, Dirty Frag and now Fragnesia...

Upside: if you have already ripped out esp4, esp6 and rxrpc for Dirty Frag, you already have the mitigation in place for Fragnesia.

#Linux #Security #Vulnerabilities

Is there anyone out there running an AMD 5650GE based system running Linux or BSD?

Can you tell us your CPU and GPU idle power numbers as displayed in btop?

Maybe this is an "easy button" of sorts to reduce power on an existing AMD AM4 system without going through the machinations of new mobo, ram, etc., etc. Get most of the way there?

#Linux #RunBSD #AMD #5650GE #PowerConsumption #Power #HomeLab #SelfHosting #SelfHosted #SOHO

RE: https://bonn.social/@FrOSCon/116560295928133582

Die @FrOSCon ist eine der ältesten und größten #FOSS-Konferenzen in Deutschland und droht dieses Jahr nicht stattfinden zu können. Daher werden dringend Konferenzpartner:innen und Spenden benötigt.

Firmen können die Veranstaltung unterstützen - aber auch private Spenden sind möglich: https://www.betterplace.org/de/projects/175478

Wir durften letztes Jahr einige Mitglieder des Teams und Teilnehmende zum Event befragen. Hier hört ihr, was die Konferenz so besonders macht: https://user.space/e007-froscon-2025-und-ein-jubilaeum/

#Linux #OpenSource

Markus Decke boosted

FrOSCon » 🌐 2026-05-12
@FrOSCon@bonn.social

Liebe FOSS-Community, die angespannte Lage in der IT-Wirtschaft führt dazu, dass viele unserer Partner dieses Jahr keinen Stand buchen. In Folge fehlt uns Budget für die Konferenz, u.a. für Veranstaltungstechnik, Messewände, Vortragsstreaming, Kinder- und Jugendprogramm, Helfer:innen-Verpflegung, Transportkosten, Versicherungen

Wir suchen insbesondere Konferenzpartner und auch noch einen Kaffeepartner 😭

Hilf uns die FrOSCon am Leben zu erhalten: https://froscon.org/en/cfp/cfpartners/

Inflation?
2015 kostete die von uns verwendete Barcode-Software einmalig 168 €. Seitdem läuft die ohne Probleme, macht also 16,80 € pro Jahr.
Heute möchte die Firma, dafür im Abo 249 € pro Jahr.

In meinem "ich stelle alles auf Linux um" Projekt fehlt leider noch eine brauchbare Barcode Software. Hat irgendwer einen Tipp? Wir brauchen EAN/GS1 Barcodes die wir dann als Grafik oder PDF in Label übernehmen können.

#barcode #ean #linux #software

Sovereign Tech Fund invests over €1 million in KDE software development https://kde.org/announcements/sovereign-tech-fund-invests-kde/

#opensource #linux #unix

"There are now many vi clones and derivatives to choose from, and I couldn’t find a good comprehensive list of all of them with links, so here’s mine."

https://lpar.ath0.com/posts/2026/05/the-vi-family/

#unix #linux #editing

(and I hold my breath for @ed1conf to release a good comprehensive list of all ed(1) releases with links 😜)

These TUXEDOs are tailored to your needs, if you frequently carry your notebook over long distances, looking for fast/high graphics & many more.

▶️TUXEDO InfinityBook Max 15
▶️TUXEDO InfinityBook Max 16

Take a look:
https://tuxedocomputers.com/index.php?modu
le=search&keywords=10900243+10900247+10900249+10900250

#tuxedo #linux #maximally #augsburg

What is your favourite code editor that is:
1) light (feature-wise)
2) pretty (in a customizable way)
3) running on Linux 👀

#Linux #Programming #OpenSource

#Linux and #BSD users: do you remap CapsLock to Ctrl?

Alt...

CapsLock key on ThinkPad up close CCBY Linux Renaissance

#OpenZFS 2.4.2 and 2.3.7 are here. Includes support for #Linux 7.0 and a big pile of fixes. Available now from all good software retailers!

https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/releases/tag/zfs-2.4.2

https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/releases/tag/zfs-2.3.7

So, it looks like Alpine Linux doesn't have anything like Debian's Backports concept? I don't want to switch my repos to edge, I just want to install a version of a package that's newer in edge than in stable, that's it. But it seems like the only way would be to download the apk and install it, which feels like a hacky solution to me, there should be a clean way to do this from the terminal like in Debian ​​

#Linux #AlpineLinux

Is there anyone out there running an AMD 5825U based system running Linux or BSD?

Can you tell us your CPU and GPU idle power numbers as displayed in btop?

#Linux #RunBSD #AMD #5825U #PowerConsumption #Power #HomeLab #SelfHosting #SelfHosted #SOHO

#Lenovo and #Dell are now funding #LVFS, the service that ships #firmware to millions of #Linux devices.

https://itsfoss.com/news/lvfs-finally-has-premier-sponsors/

New #blog #post: Package Manager Tier List

https://rldane.space/package-manager-tier-list.html

1521 words

Note: this is a very off-the-cuff tier list, using speed as the main qualifier, but the article explains exceptions to that as it goes on.

cc: my wonderful #chorus: @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @clayton @giantspacesquid @Twizzay @stfn

(I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)

#rlDaneWriting #blost #DeadLikeMe #Linux #BSD #RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #Debian #Arch #pacman #AUR #Fedora #homebrew #flatpak #snap #OpenSuSE #RPM

Interesting. It seems like there are way more Linux users here than I expected.

So, let’s do a little roll call:

What are you using?

Linux?
Windows?
macOS?
BSD?
Something beautifully weird?

I’m curious 👀

#Linux #LinuxUser #Fediverse #Mastodon #OpenSource #Tech #OldschoolInternet

Some moments from yesterday’s installation.
The clients are Debian Linux, and the server is FreeBSD.

#IT #Debian #Linux #FreeBSD

Alt...

Four Lenovo ThinkCentre boxes stacked on the floor in a small office room, with a desk, laptop, backpack, shelves, and blue chairs in the background.

Alt...

Two Lenovo ThinkCentre desktop computers set up on long white desks with monitors, keyboards, mice, and visible cables in a small office room.

Beneath the Linux surface: the UNIX legacy, a lively ecology
https://club.unix.rocks/commentary/under-linux/

An open invitation to Linux users across the board, offering a closer look at the penguin and its iceberg, a walk across the ecosystems that make it possible, an exploration beyond one’s biome.

#linux #bsd #solaris #unix #openbsd #freebsd #netbsd #illumos #plan9

#Linux users who haven't tried #NetBSD yet will be haunted by these tonight:

Seriously considering moving to a BSD as I watch Linux fall more and more to corporate influence.

#ageverification #systemd #redhat #ibm #linux #bsd #linuxfoundation

Gotta say I was a weeency bit disappointed when I booted Fedora 43 into Linux kernel 7.0.4 and wasn't greeted with THIS... 😁

cc: @dm

#Linux #Kernel7 #System7 #ClassicMac

Alt...

A screenshot of Macintosh System 7 (1991) courtesy of infinitemac.org

@ParadeGrotesque I would be surprised if there were no bugs like the ones recently found in #Linux in #OpenBSD ... it's just that nobody's paid for the LLMs to examine the OpenBSD kernel source like they have with Linux.

Releasing a universal #Linux #kernel #exploit with very little or even no previous time to distribute a patch through distributions is not cool. Doing it on the day before a weekend - on two weekends in a row - is just being an asshole. Looking at you, #CopyFail and #DirtyFrag.

You may think it helps your PR, that people will queue to use your cool new AI/agentic/whatever tool because you found the bug. You may think that releasing the full exploit because somebody else was even quicker with "leaking" your cool find makes it right. You're wrong. This is neither responsible nor coordinated disclosure. In security, we've tried to learn the hard lessons on keeping in-production, live systems on a global scale safer.

Yes, those bugs have existed for a long time in the kernel source. Yes, other bad actors may already have found them. But you're shining a light on it *and* giving every script kiddie in the world a working exploit to point their mass scans at. That's dangerous. There's a reason why the normal process is to reach out at least to the most widely installed distributions before releasing the bug details publicly. There's a reason why 90 days is a good default - it allows downstream percolation of patches. You can still get the credit. This way, you only create stress for admins.

[For a little relief, refer to https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/dirty-frag-exploit-gets-root-on-most-linux-machines-since-2017-no-patches-available-no-warning-given-copy-fail-like-vulnerability-had-its-embargo-broken for a quick mitigation, because updating kernels and rebooting a fleet of hosts just takes time, weekend or not. #HugOps]

Beneath the Linux surface: the UNIX legacy, a lively ecology https://lobste.rs/s/ct9mlh #freebsd #illumos #linux #netbsd #openbsd
https://club.unix.rocks/commentary/under-linux/

Okay. I realized if I'm going to do the #bsd challenge, do it properly. Not with ghostbsd but with #freebsd directly.

I downloaded the handbook on my #kobo and going to build my system brick by brick. Just like when I installed #arch #linux

Let's goooo

Alt...

Free bsd tty neofetch

Here we go again: #dirtyfrag
https://github.com/V4bel/dirtyfrag

Mitigation:
sh -c "printf 'install esp4 /bin/false\ninstall esp6 /bin/false\ninstall rxrpc /bin/false\n' > /etc/modprobe.d/dirtyfrag.conf; rmmod esp4 esp6 rxrpc 2>/dev/null; echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches; true"

#linux #security

Happy Friday patch! #sysadmin

If anyone wants to recruit a senior R&D code monkey with multiple degrees for a job that will involve neither "AI" bullshit nor "blockchain" bullshit nor "HFT" bullshit nor killing people nor destroying the planet just for the heck of it...

I get cheaper and cheaper by the minute as things descend deeper and deeper into nutty "More cloud and more AI will fix it!!" chaos around me.

Located in Germany. Will only work remote as we're tied to this place due to aging parental units. Strong preference for something related to actual green technology such as solar.

#FediHire #FediHired #Systems #Storage #ProgrammingLanguages #Compilers #GreenTech #Solar #Linux #BSD #Academia #Teaching #noAI #BoostsWelcome

@jaypatelani I note that firefox recently fixed 272 bugs which were found by AI. (or maybe found again). Does that mean #ai assisted contribution? #fedora #suse #linux #opensuse it is always useful to define terms. Support for AI doesn't necessarily mean AI in your face (but maybe so with #google )

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟱/𝟭𝟭 (Valuable News - 2026/05/11) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/05/11/valuable-news-2026-05-11/

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

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

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟱/𝟭𝟭 (Valuable News - 2026/05/11) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/05/11/valuable-news-2026-05-11/

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

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

Another Universal Local Privilege Escalation lets any user on most GNU/Linux distros gain root access in seconds! This time its called Dirty Frag.

More info here: https://github.com/V4bel/dirtyfrag

and I made a video explaining the concept here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve6qE-i2hhc

#Linux #video #security

I need some help with my linux system. I'm trying to upgrade my openSuse Tumbleweed, but I run into this file conflict, and I don't know what to do about it. Yast only gives me the option to continue or abort, but if I abort, then nothing gets upgraded. But I'm worried that if I continue, it will break something important. Here's what it says:
"File /usr/bin/dbus-launch
from install of
dbus-1-daemon-1.14.10-5.4.x86_64 (Main Repository (OSS))
conflicts with file from package
dbus-1-x11-1.14.10-4.3.x86_64 (@System)"

#linux #opensuse

#Fedora #Suse #Linux refugees are welcome to the #NetBSD world :)

https://www.theregister.com/oses/2026/05/10/both-fedora-and-ubuntu-will-get-ai-support-soon/5237409

I just discovered today that there are Pac-Man clones for the Unix terminal.

People truly will think of everything. Just a little ./configure; make; make install and you're good to go.

MyMan is the best:
https://termplay.github.io/posts/myman-terminal-pacman.html

#linux #freebsd #opensource

Alt...

A still from MyMan, a Unix terminal clone of Pac-Man featuring ASCII graphics for the characters

Ca y est avec l'IA, les projets pour remplacer les gros trucs qui n'avancent pas : #proton #drive #linux pour ne pas le citer, pullulent, et ça fait du bien !

Episode 16 of Dark Blue Weekly released

https://darkblueproject.com/sites/news/dbw-e16.php

#darkblueweekly #darkblueproject #omnios #illumos #parrotsec #hyprland #shellyalpm #linux #opensource #freesoftware