@tcrouzet : Avec #Dillo sur #Linux, il y a un léger souci. Mais avec #Lynx, ça marche bien mieux.

Debian 13.2 is out. As always with a bunch of security and bug fixes.

https://www.debian.org/News/2025/20251115

#debian #debiantrixie #linux

This Isn't a Battle

After reading a post describing the FreeBSD community as 'toxic', I share a different perspective. This isn't a battle. It's a reflection on coexistence, the original Open Source spirit, and the quiet richness of taking a different path.

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/14/this-isnt-a-battle/

#MyNotes #IT #SysAdmin #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #Linux #OpenSource

Saya masuk kategori Stage 4 karena menggunakan #Debian 13.2 😎
#linux #ubuntu #linuxmint #manjaro #archlinux #BSD #linuxfromscratch

Hi, guys. I broke my Mastodon installation. Next time, I should use a server dedicated solely to Mastodon, lol, because it conflicts with my other apps, lol.

#mastodon #fediverse #selfhosting #devops #tech #technology #fail #learning #decentralisation #server #linux #it #networking #development #coding #sysadmin #openweb #community #troubleshooting #web

So… what browser are we supposed to be using in this the age of enshittification?

Firefox? Forcing unwanted AI on us
Chrome? Same, plus, it’s Google
Brave? No thank you for many reasons

So, what browser is safe and compatible?

#FreeBSD #Linux #OpenSource #privacy

Menschen nutzen auf allen möglichen Geräten schlechte Betriebssysteme und grauenvolle Programme, aber angeblich sind Linux und privatsphärefreundliche customrom durch „normale Verbraucher*innen“ nicht nutzbar. Immer mehr Menschen in meinem Umfeld ohne IT Background, auch ältere, nicht technikbegeisterte wechseln in letzter Zeit mit meiner Hilfe auf #Linux, kommen sehr gut klar. Die brauchten auch bei jedem #Windows Problem Hilfe.
#ux #userexperience #opensource #oss #floss #android #customrom

I've taken the time to read this IT notes Story where we are reminded to use Open Source Code in the diverse way it's intended

I can give you an example regarding the _if tools_
**ifconfig** is in my _muscle memory_ the things that I need executed from this program just fly out of my fingers in reflex mode
I've been using the if tools ever since we needed to _compile everything_ ourselves, when we wanted to run an Open Source Environment, where the kernel was written and delivered in source code only.
If this is the first toot you read by me, I've been with the Open Source community on the Linux side since the alpha versions were coded and distributed through Usenet, in comp.os.unix.*

In that period you were grateful when a task set that you needed to execute, had a program, which would either make your task easier or better manageable, than doing everything by hand in a laborious manner

Ever since the beginning there are different GNU programs, written in the Richard Stallman period, that can do similar things. All you need to do is choose what you like and stick with it
If you do not like the way it works, you can fork it & change the code, if you don't know how to write a line of code, there are _manual pages_ available which you can use as teaching methods to learn how to code yourself
All you need to be for that is an _autodidact_
You have the power of the **Source Code** readily available right in front of you

At a certain point in time _Bram Molenaar_ did not like the way VI worked; he want it more than vi offered. At this point in time Bram Molenaar programmed vim on the _Amiga_ computer. Since the true Open Source form was followed vim was also distributed in Source form and was happily adopted by others who were thinking in a similar manner as Bram Molenaar and they started to contribute to that program.
vi is a vital program on UNIX systems. What Bram has made, is create a _choice_ for people who want it more than what vi offered.

# vim & vi happily coexist!

## This is the beauty of Open Source

At a later point in time this is also what happened with the programmer who wanted more than what the if-tool set offers. Thus the command set of _ip_ was programmed. Similar to vi and vim they happily coexist.

### However on the distribution level something changed.

After a couple of decades I noticed that traditional tools, that have been tried, tested, stable and have withstood the test of time, were dropped from the base installations. You have to go and fetch them yourself. It was even done with _critical tools_ like the if tool set. It's not just one distribution that's doing it but different distributions.
I was busy with an installation; at a certain point I needed **ifconfig** to work on my network interface devices; I needed to configure something on the fly. Imagine my facial expression when I detected that ifconfig wasn't in the base installation!
The machine was in a _chicken egg_ situation because I had &no access to the network_ I had to stop, go to another place fetch the if tools separately, find out that they were dropped for reasons which were totally irrelevant to my work, go back to the machine, install them separately and in the process waste many valuable minutes of time.

It was then that I started to notice the pattern a pattern of **polarization** removing tools which are critical to base installations without leaving a warning

I had to _change_ my setup routine which has been working for decades in a _flawless_ manner, because someone somewhere decided that a good tool set became obsolete.

This polarization is not only in the choice of what commands are chosen to be in the base installation of a distribution, it's in many different sections of the open source community which is what Stefano has shed some light upon.

Polarization because of diversity is totally unnecessary, happy and peaceful coexistance is key

* You can love vim yet cherish vi
* You can glorify emacs yet admire vim
* I can love XCFE cherish LXDE, admire KDE & like GNOME all simultaneously

Depending up on what I'm doing, what machine I am working on (SBC server embedded system), what is needed on the task at hand, I simply adapt and work with the diverse tools available for free.

There is absolutely now need for polarisation or Toxic behavior in the Open Source ENV:

Another example is the direction that Gnome went many years ago.

In that period I used Enlightenment, Gnome, KDE and FVWM simultaneously on different machines. All WM are working in a manner that I like. When however the Gnome programmers decided to strip configuration features of the Desktop Environment, I didn't go on a rant, I didn't bother to fork, because of the massive amount of work involved.

I just left in Peace

Diversity is Vital. GNOME is Vital! We need them all

🦋💙#Lobi 💙🦋

#Story #Stefano #Programming #FVWM #LXDE #OpenSource #BSD #freeBSD #Linux #POST #X86 #technology #SBC

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/14/this-isnt-a-battle/

@stefano Great post! I've been using #Linux #FreeBSD for about two decades and want to share my experiences. For context, Linux became my daily driver and I dabbled in FreeBSD on the side.

As a newcomer to both the #technology and #culture of #Linux and the BSDs, *back then* there was more toxicity. And by toxicity I mean abrasive and unhelpful responses ("RTFM!") or some kind of "l337" attitudes in various mailing lists and forums. This, of course, was before YouTube and Reddit, where the former mediums were more prevalent.

Some Linux distros were friendlier than others. In those days, the #Debian mailing lists and forums were a rough place for newcomers and it drove a lot of people away. I left the forums because of that. I rarely post to the mailing lists but for other reasons.

At some point, there was considerable effort to improve the etiquette in said mediums, particularly the mailing lists. Sure, some fiery disagreements can take place but overall people are friendly and welcoming.

FreeBSD, on the other hand, has been a more positive experience. Yes, there are people who are vocal about their contempt for Linux, but they aren't disrespectful to other people.

Having witnessed both communities grow and change over the years, there's definitely less toxicity and FreeBSD is still a more welcoming community.

Lazy web question time. What accounting software can UK people recommend for a Linux using single person business? Ideally it should be able to take data directly from my bank account and credit card, if it can do paye and such like even better.

I have a feeling that I need to move beyond my current libre office spreadsheet with 2 columns.

#linux #accounting #uk #smallBusiness

This Isn't a Battle https://lobste.rs/s/l4vg9a #freebsd #linux #netbsd #openbsd
https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/14/this-isnt-a-battle/

This Isn't a Battle

After reading a post describing the FreeBSD community as 'toxic', I share a different perspective. This isn't a battle. It's a reflection on coexistence, the original Open Source spirit, and the quiet richness of taking a different path.

https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/14/this-isnt-a-battle/

#MyNotes #IT #SysAdmin #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #Linux #OpenSource

Let's talk about the Gabe Cube

https://youtu.be/1AIcdJw1oyI?si=C7QtNxmGSjjUUenn

#Steam #Linux

Schleswig-Holstein: Fast 80 Prozent der Microsoft-Lizenzen gekündigt

Im Interview zieht Minister Dirk Schrödter eine Zwischenbilanz des Umstiegs auf Open Source und gibt einen Ausblick auf den Wechsel zu Linux und "Digital Only".

https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Schleswig-Holstein-Fast-80-Prozent-der-Microsoft-Lizenzen-gekuendigt-10960941.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Digitalisierung #IT #Linux #OpenSource #news

It hasn’t shown up in /testing (and might never), because KDE6/Qt6 is still going through heavy upstream churn — exactly the kind of instability that can break a system-wide upgrade. So Pat is keeping KDE6 out-of-tree until it’s truly ready.

Pat’s post:
🔗 https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/requests-for-current-next-15-0-15-1-a-4175706801/page603.html#post6600820

If you want to experiment with precompiled KDE6 for Slackware, check out the great community builds provided by r0ni.

🔗 https://slackware.lngn.net/#kde6
👤 @jloc0@mastodon.sdf.org

You can also download KDE6 from this community build as well:
🔗 https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/building-the-plasma6-for-slackware-current-in-the-ktown-style-a-build-based-on-the-alienbob%27s-ktown-4175735773/

So no worries our BDFL won’t disappoint.
Plasma 6 will arrive at the right moment: stable, polished, and with that classic Slackware quality. 😉

#Slackware #SlackwareCurrent #KDE #Plasma6 #Linux

Quick reminder on the likely reason why Valve's New Steam Machine only supports #HDMI 2.0:

""At this time an open source HDMI 2.1 implementation is not possible without running afoul of the HDMI Forum requirements.""

This is what Alex Deucher, the maintainer of the amdgpu #kernel driver, said one and a half years ago here:

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/issues/1417#note_2303163

And from the ticket it looks like the problem remains.

See also Alex's earlier comment from early 2021 in the ticket:

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/issues/1417#note_830547

""HDMI 2.1 is not available on #Linux due to the HDMI Forum.""

#LinuxKernel #Valve #SteamMachine

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Screenshot of the first linked and quoted post

@nixCraft ...just yesterday, at a meeting there was a 30min rant from most of the staff regarding "the disrupting, unnecessary, undesired - yet forced-again changes" by updates of their previously "favorite mainstream OS":

Now they're asking for help replacing more and more IT parts with "stable, less-changing" #FOSS 😎 and #Linux. 🐧

#Valve Announces #Linux-Powered #Steam Machines PC, New Steam Controller, and Steam Frame VR Headset https://9to5linux.com/valve-announces-steam-machines-steam-controller-and-steam-frame-vr-headset

#gaming

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Photo of Steam Machines, Steam Controller, and Steam Frame

Here's my setup: https://schmonz.com/2025/11/12/small-macs/

(Writing... muscles... loosening.)

#macos #linux #netbsd

If you're looking for audio podcasts about Linux, open source software, systems administration, development, and or cloud then check us out!

https://latenightlinux.com/

Our shows are short and to the point, and we don't shy away from politics when the topic inevitably comes up.

#podcast #linux #opensource #development #sysadmin #cloud

#dinit 0.20.0 released today with lots of new features, improvements and fixes.

Enjoy :)
https://github.com/davmac314/dinit/releases/tag/v0.20.0

#init #linux #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd

Wir wollen hier lokal #Linux Install Parties anbieten, um von Windows wegzukommen, insbesondere auch für Senioren. Ich vermute, dass es Probleme geben könnte, wenn es um Zugangsdaten etc geht, die man nicht mehr weiß. Oder wenn es um die Sicherung persönlicher Daten auf dem alten Windows-Rechner geht.

Ich gehe mal davon aus, dass andere diese Probleme auch schon hatte: Gibt es irgendwo schon Listen oder Dokumente mit "best practices" dazu? Wäre für Hinweise dankbar.

Debian Mandates Rust for APT, Reshaping Ubuntu and Other Linux Distros: https://thenewstack.io/debian-mandates-rust-for-apt-reshaping-ubuntu-and-other-linux-distros/ via @TheNewStack &
@sjvn

Like it or not, if you're developing for Debian #Linux, you're going to need to start using Rust.

My son’s new Minisforum UN1290 is a silent mini PC that takes to #Fedora 43 just fine, with the exception of the piece-of-shit Mediatek MT7902 WiFi device. However, £20 later, the new Intel AX210 slots in and works a treat. #Linux

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A Mediatek MT7902 WiFi card.

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An Intel AX210 WiFi card.

MX Linux 25 "Infinity" released, based on Debian 13 "Trixie", with Xfce 4.20, KDE Plasma 6.3.6, Fluxbox 1.3.7, new mx-updater tool, Secure Boot support, new features in MX Cleanup

https://mxlinux.org/blog/mx-25-infinity-isos-now-available/

#mxlinux #debian #linux

#Note2Self

25GB are not big enough for a #Linux VM (e.g. Kali) you are really using.

And resizing isn't done with resizing the virtual disk, the partition, but also the luks container*, the physical volume, the logical volume, and the filesystem
(I seemed that I left out one or more steps, but now my data can roam free in the VM ;-)

• if you are using luks on a VM

https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/320957/extend-a-luks-encrypted-partition-to-fill-disk

#linux #poll

Securing your infrastructure is a marathon, not a sprint. Dedicate 30 minutes this week to learning a new command or setting up your first Bastille Jail. Small steps lead to massive knowledge gains!

#MotivationMonday #FreeBSD #Linux #BastilleBSD

I’m currently on the Apple ecosystem, but debating replacing things with Linux/android as they EOL. #linux

Hey Linux folks: is there a solution to showing RCS and SMS messages from an android phone on desktop? #linux

Did you see our recent blog post on externally verifying #Linux deadline scheduling with reproducible embedded #Rust?

We explore how Codethink used embedded Rust to measure Linux’s scheduling performance with an external clock, while maintaining bit-for-bit reproducibility of the testing firmware.

Read the blog post in full: https://www.codethink.co.uk/articles/externally-verifying-linux/

#Linux #RaspberryPi #Scheduling #CTRLOS #RTOS

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Blog post: 'Externally verifying Linux deadline scheduling with reproducible embedded Rust' By Theodore Tucker, Lawrence Hunter

bathing

I use @OpenBSDAms btw

#unix_surrealism #openbsd #vmm #vmd #poster #comic #linux #plan9 #glenda

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Girl and Penguin visit the fish vats.

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟭𝟭/𝟭𝟬 (Valuable News - 2025/11/10) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/valuable-news-2025-11-10/

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

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

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟭𝟭/𝟭𝟬 (Valuable News - 2025/11/10) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/valuable-news-2025-11-10/

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

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

Good reads. #FreeBSD Cheat Sheet for #Linux Admins

https://blog.hofstede.it/freebsd-cheat-sheet-for-linux-admins/

It is worth bookmark.

Heyyy guys! 💖 What PDF reader do you usually use? I’m low-key loving Atril, it’s super easy and perfect for everything 😊 Let me know yours! 💕

#Linux #PDF #Atril #Love

@mattblaze

🥲 that's a "no" on that #linux install I guess.

I swear it's better than that part of the userbase would lead you to believe, but me saying that is probably not helping either.

Yeah DMs on mastodon are a bit weird and I wouldn't use them...

IncusOS comes with all the missing things like ARM64 (aarch64) support, boot safety, full disk encryption, immutable images (read-only and signed) and fully locked down to operate in API only mode.

For me, it’s a mix of #Talos, #Harvester and Proxmox where it merges the best features of all ones!

Tags: #PVE #Virtualization #Containerization #Container #Containers #Linux #Debian #ARM64 #aarch64 #opensource #security #immutable #foss #LXC #LXD #VM #VPS #Immutable #secureboot #TPM

Blog post: https://gyptazy.com/incusos-a-platform-for-modern-virtualization-containerization-infrastructure/

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IncusOS - Showing the Incus logo

I did re-launch my personal blog website:

https://blog.hofstede.it

FreeBSD / Linux / Open Source. All things cleanly engineered !

Severel new articles currently in progress.

#weblog #blog #freebsd #linux #opensource #foss

The GAFAM poster campaign library

This page hosts the translations and corresponding resources of the GAFAM poster campaign texts from the group action against GAFAM by @LaQuadrature.

Visit the library: https://library.gafam.info/

#BanWindows #BanMicrosoft #BanGoogle #BanChrome #BanGAFAM #NoGAFAM #Linux
#OpenSource #Firefox #ZenBrowser #FloorpBrowser #Privacy #RegainPrivacy #NoSpy
#Debian #Fedora #LinuxMint #Solus #Ubuntu #Gnome #KDE #Xfce #openSUSE #LibreOffice #FOSS #FLOSS #Environnement #FreeSoftware

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The GAFAM poster campaign library This page hosts the translations and corresponding resources of the GAFAM poster campaign texts from the group action against GAFAM by @LaQuadrature@mamot.fr.

Ok! The Linux Install Party is done!

I am declaring it a success!

So we only had one week to prepare for this and notify folks in town about it.

Last week we:
- Reserved a room at the local library
- Created the website (just a digital flyer site)
- Printed out release forms
- Made a handful of install USB ISOs with Linux Mint on it
- Made a post on the town's subreddit, a couple local discord channels, and told people to tell others

Not a lot of advertising at all.

But!

We had:
- 7 volunteers show up
- 5 groups of people who got Linux installed on their laptops (including one family: a mom and dad who were updating an old laptop for their 8 year old to use)
- And a good handful of people who stopped by to see what it was about, ask questions, and try out our demo laptops running Linux

All installs went chill. We even popped open one laptop to try and repair it (the keyboard and touch pad were borked. It turned out to be a hardware issue. We determined that an external keyboard and mouse were the quickest and cheapest fix. the laptop itself and linux install worked great)

When we werent installing things, we were hanging out, discussing linux and various open source projects and town groups and events and getting to know each other and generally just having a great time. I met new people from town and had some wonderful conversations. No masking, just being myself.

Folks really wanted this to happen again. We even had a librarian come in and ask when we were doing it again so they could bring their laptop to get Linux installed! Some of the volunteers were from the local college and said they had a great time and want to do these events at college and in town again.

We're shooting for next February (in conjunction with a repair cafe) and will try and hold it every month thereafter. Once its a regular monthly event and word of mouth and proper advertisement and posting flyers up in cafes etc, more people will show up and it will grow!

We also think we can make it an official library event (and not just a community event using library space). Once that happens it gets into the town events notification and really attracts folks!

That was awesome.

#solarPunk #mutualAid #FOSS #Linux #LinuxInstallParty #endOf10

All set up for the Linux Install Party!!!

(This is the first one. And it was on short notice. There will probably be more volunteers than actual folks getting Linux Installed. BUUUUUT!!!! It'll be a good way to work out any other things that we can think of)

1st lesson already... bring a power strip and extension cords....

https://fxbginstall.party

#linux #linuxInstallParty #solarPunk

Anyone has a recommendation for #Linux #command line reference book for a beginner? I use to have one #BSD #Unix one back in the days.

The company I work at is hiring https://pointieststick.com/2025/11/07/techpaladin-is-looking-for-a-passionate-plasma-hacker/

#KDE #Linux