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[?]The Medley Interlisp Project » 🌐
@interlisp@fosstodon.org

Interlisp source files embed control codes to style the code viewed in the Medley environment, which displays the proper fonts and text attributes. To view the syntax-highlighted code on modern Unix-like systems run the "lsee" shell script from a terminal.

github.com/Interlisp/medley/bl

Screenshot of a Linux terminal window that displays a portion of an Interlisp source file. The code is formatted with syntax highlighting and text colored in white, red, green, and yellow.

Alt...Screenshot of a Linux terminal window that displays a portion of an Interlisp source file. The code is formatted with syntax highlighting and text colored in white, red, green, and yellow.

    [?]JdeBP » 🌐
    @JdeBP@tty0.social

    @rl_dane

    > How do you scroll up in the console???

    Speaking of which:

    dropped the mechanism from its kernel entirely, in version 5.9, released in September 2020.

    The "Linux keyboard and console HOWTO" in the meanwhile is dated 1998.

    There are quite a number of outdated StackExchange answers that haven't been corrected for the new reality, too. So it's not solely the that was written "weeks ago". (-:

    superuser.com/a/281876/38062

      [?]JdeBP » 🌐
      @JdeBP@tty0.social

      @rl_dane

      You're a bit optimistic about doco, there, by the way. Weeks! (-:

      Many how-tos and such from the notoriously date from the 1990s and were last updated two decades ago.

      One wouldn't know from TLDP about the Bourne Again to Almquist shell switchover, for instance. And there's PalmOS and Psion as hardware platforms, but no .

        [?]Angelo Veltens 🏳️‍🌈 » 🌐
        @angelo@social.veltens.org

        Linux ist finally in unseriösen ClickBait-Anzeigen angekommen. Year of the Linux Desktop I guess...?

        Anzeige:

Ubuntu Vollversion gratis
Zu Windows parallel installieren - keine Fehler, kein Geld verschwenden!

Bebildert mit einer grauhaarigen Frau mit einem Laptop auf dem Schoß, die freudig die Fäuste in die Luft hebt und grinst.

        Alt...Anzeige: Ubuntu Vollversion gratis Zu Windows parallel installieren - keine Fehler, kein Geld verschwenden! Bebildert mit einer grauhaarigen Frau mit einem Laptop auf dem Schoß, die freudig die Fäuste in die Luft hebt und grinst.

          🗳
          #netbsd boosted

          [?]rocinante.sh :freebsd: » 🌐
          @rocinante@fosstodon.org

          To which platform(s) should we prioritize porting our lightweight configuration management and system automation?

          Select multiple or comment below:

          Linux (Ubuntu / Debian):0
          BSD (OpenBSD / NetBSD):0
          Linux (Fedora / Red Hat):0
          Other (comment below:0

          Closes in 6:14:01:31

            [?]KaiXin » 🌐
            @kaixin@snac.bsd.cafe

            I think what the installer does was simply create the openbsd directory in partition and copy boot.efi files there. Additionally it probably also copy these files to the boot dierectory there, which makes openbsd the default boot entry. However, if you want to change boot entry orders, for example for your four different systems, you will have to go to BIOS settings. OpenBSD is not able to handle that, in and is for this task.

              dch :flantifa: :flan_hacker: boosted

              [?]Matthew Sheffield » 🌐
              @mattsheffield@mastodon.social

              You can now run the very first versions of Unix on a modern computer thanks to some incredible restoration work github.com/felipenlunkes/run-a

                #netbsd boosted

                [?]KaiXin » 🌐
                @kaixin@snac.bsd.cafe

                I will say the gpt command in is closely friendly to gpart in and gdisk in . dkctl is fine. But I can never teach myself to use fdisk or disklabel without worrying every second that I will instantly mess up the whole disk with one typo/wrong command argument.😂

                  [?]Mike :nixos: » 🌐
                  @codemonkeymike@fosstodon.org

                  We had an event last night at a low income housing community here in Olympia. We brought some Nixbooks, gave them away and showed people how to use them.

                  These people are NOT technical and still all said that Nixbook was far easier to use than any other computer they had used in the past.

                  All these laptops were headed for the scrapyard, but now thanks to Linux are out there changing peoples lives. :)

                  80 year old woman in wheel chair getting a demo of nixbook

                  Alt...80 year old woman in wheel chair getting a demo of nixbook

                  Two men around an HP laptop running nixbook browsing the web

                  Alt...Two men around an HP laptop running nixbook browsing the web

                  One of our volunteers showing a woman how to use Nixbook

                  Alt...One of our volunteers showing a woman how to use Nixbook

                    [?]Cryptomator » 🌐
                    @cryptomator@mastodon.online

                    dave boosted

                    [?]GNU Guix » 🌐
                    @guix@hachyderm.io

                    Now is the time to submit a talk for the declarative and minimalistic computing room at FOSDEM

                    lists.fosdem.org/pipermail/fos

                    If you're into or then there's lots of interesting areas.

                    Some ideas:

                    * building and configuring and - how particular services are used.
                    * and containerization /
                    * deploying services in the cloud / on servers
                    * running on a hosted Linux distribution like or
                    * managing development work flows

                    And so much more ...

                    It's a super friendly room so submit your talk now! Or talk to @pjotrprins

                      [?]AI6YR Ben » 🌐
                      @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org

                      The Verge: Screw it, I’m installing Linux

                      theverge.com/tech/823337/switc

                      To be clear, my desktop works fine on Windows 11. But the general ratio of cool new features to egregious bullshit is low. I do not want to talk to my computer. I do not want to use OneDrive. I’m sure as hell not going to use Recall. I am tired of Windows trying to get me to use Edge, Edge trying to get me to use Bing, and everything trying to get me to use Copilot. I paid for an Office 365 subscription so I could edit Excel files. Then Office 365 turned into Copilot 365, and I tried to use it to open a Word document and it didn’t know how.

Meanwhile, Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10, including security updates, forcing people to buy new hardware or live with the risks.

                      Alt...To be clear, my desktop works fine on Windows 11. But the general ratio of cool new features to egregious bullshit is low. I do not want to talk to my computer. I do not want to use OneDrive. I’m sure as hell not going to use Recall. I am tired of Windows trying to get me to use Edge, Edge trying to get me to use Bing, and everything trying to get me to use Copilot. I paid for an Office 365 subscription so I could edit Excel files. Then Office 365 turned into Copilot 365, and I tried to use it to open a Word document and it didn’t know how. Meanwhile, Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10, including security updates, forcing people to buy new hardware or live with the risks.

                        [?]Stefano Marinelli » 🌐
                        @stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                        "The contrast with Docker is striking: while the Docker container required 100% CPU to reach peak for the HTTP and HTTPS throughput, the FreeBSD jail delivered the same speed with ~60% of the CPU sitting idle. In terms of performance cost per request, Jails are drastically cheaper."

                        it-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/19

                          [?]Jadi » 🌐
                          @jadi@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                          These are the things you need to fiddle with during your free time for fun (and to become a better candidate for jobs):

                          - Docker & K8s
                          - AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
                          - Python, Bash, Go
                          - CD/CD: Jinkins, GitHub Actions
                          - Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, …




                          linuxcareers.com/resources/blo

                            #netbsd boosted

                            [?]KaiXin » 🌐
                            @kaixin@snac.bsd.cafe

                            And oh boy all terms seem so foreign to me as a long time user. The same disk is called ada0 with a partition like ada0p2 in , will be called something like sd0 with wlsd0h in , ld0 and dk2 in . Then to experiment, all the , and commands are like blue and red wires on a dynamite you have to get rid of 😱. Linux distros nowadays seem to be going to the way which feels very much like in FreeBSD.

                              #netbsd boosted

                              [?]KaiXin » 🌐
                              @kaixin@snac.bsd.cafe

                              Another thing is, in and also , using to change boot entries is quite handy. But it is not available for and . However seems NetBSD has got something cooking already in -current and it is called efi.

                                #netbsd boosted

                                [?]Hacker News » 🤖 🌐
                                @h4ckernews@mastodon.social

                                [?]R1 Open Source Project » 🌐
                                @r1os@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                                Proxmox VE 9.1 released with support for OCI container images, TPM state support in qcow2 format, enhanced control for nested virtualization in specialized VMs, better SDN status reporting

                                proxmox.com/en/about/company-d

                                  #netbsd boosted

                                  [?]GripNews » 🌐
                                  @GripNews@mastodon.social

                                  🌘 Intel N150 上的靜態網站託管:FreeBSD、SmartOS、NetBSD、OpenBSD 與 Linux 效能比較
                                  ➤ 深入探討不同類Unix系統在迷你伺服器上託管靜態網站的實際效能
                                  it-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/19
                                  本文在 Intel N150 這款迷你電腦上,針對 FreeBSD、SmartOS、NetBSD、OpenBSD 和 Linux 等多種作業系統進行了靜態網站託管的效能比較。作者使用了預設的 Nginx 設定,並在相同的硬體環境和伺服器設定下,測試了 HTTP 和 HTTPS 協定下的請求處理能力。測試結果顯示,對於純 HTTP 流量,各作業系統間的效能差異並不大,大多能達到每秒 63,000 至 64,000 次請求;然而,

                                    #netbsd boosted

                                    [?]Curated Hacker News » 🤖 🌐
                                    @CuratedHackerNews@mastodon.social

                                    [?]sjvn » 🌐
                                    @sjvn@mastodon.social

                                    Linus Torvalds is surprisingly optimistic about vibe coding - except for this one 'horrible' use zdnet.com/article/linus-torval by @sjvn

                                    Linus Torvalds and Dirk Hohndel talk about , , and the kernel.

                                      #netbsd boosted

                                      [?]Lobsters » 🌐
                                      @lobste.rs@web.brid.gy

                                      Static Web Hosting on the Intel N150: FreeBSD, SmartOS, NetBSD, OpenBSD and Linux Compared

                                      Comments

                                      Static Web Hosting on the Intel N150: FreeBSD, SmartOS, NetBSD, OpenBSD and Linux Compared

                                      Alt...Static Web Hosting on the Intel N150: FreeBSD, SmartOS, NetBSD, OpenBSD and Linux Compared

                                      #netbsd boosted

                                      [?]HackerNews VN bot » 🤖 🌐
                                      @hackernews_bot_vn@mastodon.maobui.com

                                      NVMM – Trình quản lý máy ảo của NetBSD vừa ra mắt, cho phép tạo và chạy các VM trực tiếp trên kernel NetBSD với hiệu năng cao và hỗ trợ nhiều hệ điều hành. Đây là lựa chọn mới cho cộng đồng nguồn mở muốn triển khai ảo hoá trên nền tảng BSD.

                                      (Note: Không kèm URL)

                                      blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/from

                                      [?]Stefano Marinelli » 🌐
                                      @stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                                      Another data corruption, fortunately not fatal, with btrfs. Two mirrored disks that have little activity. On the same server, Proxmox 9, there is also a ZFS pool (mirrored, more active). Same type of disks.

                                      An employee mistakenly connected an electric heater to a socket protected by the UPS, and the server rebooted brutally.

                                      Upon reboot, one of the two btrfs disks reported:

                                      [ 167.015266] BTRFS error (device sdd): parent transid verify failed on 873906176 wanted 998679 found 998677
                                      [ 167.017007] BTRFS error (device sdd): parent transid verify failed on 873906176 wanted 998679 found 998677
                                      [ 167.052517] BTRFS error (device sdd): open_ctree failed mount: /btrfs: can't read superblock on /dev/sdd.

                                      Result: unable to mount, even in degraded mode. The only way was to disconnect sdd and mount the other disk in degraded mode.

                                      No issues with the ZFS pool.

                                      Needless to say, I'm now copying the data to ZFS, and before tomorrow, these two disks will be a new ZFS pool.

                                        Sam Cranford boosted

                                        [?]It's FOSS » 🌐
                                        @itsfoss@mastodon.social

                                        A true workhorse, I tell you. 💪🔥

                                        There is a buff terminator (man-like) with a machine gun in its right hand firing at something; the terminator is called "Linux".

On its left hand is a couch, with a person sat on it (Mr Bean) with a mop in his hand; he is called "My 15 years old PC".

                                        Alt...There is a buff terminator (man-like) with a machine gun in its right hand firing at something; the terminator is called "Linux". On its left hand is a couch, with a person sat on it (Mr Bean) with a mop in his hand; he is called "My 15 years old PC".

                                          #netbsd boosted

                                          [?]Lobsters » 🤖 🌐
                                          @lobsters@mastodon.social

                                          #netbsd boosted

                                          [?]HackerNews VN bot » 🤖 🌐
                                          @hackernews_bot_vn@mastodon.maobui.com

                                          Jay 🚩 :runbsd: boosted

                                          [?]Stefano Marinelli » 🌐
                                          @stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                                          Static Web Hosting on the Intel N150: FreeBSD, SmartOS, NetBSD, OpenBSD and Linux Compared

                                          Update: This post has been updated to include Docker benchmarks and a comparison of container overhead versus FreeBSD Jails and illumos Zones.

                                          it-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/19

                                            [?]IT Notes » 🌐
                                            @itnotes@snac.it-notes.dragas.net

                                            [?]Eva Winterschön » 🌐
                                            @winterschon@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                                            👋 The End of an Era 👋
                                            - Fact: time is an irreplaceable critical resource, too often in short supply
                                            - Resources: finite patience, focus, attention; infinite idgaf

                                            Requisite Changes
                                            - Core hardware from HomeLab will be moved to the colo this month (systems which matter)
                                            - Likely much will be given to specific OSS projects for free, easiest for those local to Milpitas (colo)

                                            Respond to thread or DM if you want to be updated with the inventory spreadsheet (partially complete, more to add)

                                              dch :flantifa: :flan_hacker: boosted

                                              [?]Ayukawa » 🌐
                                              @ayukawa@mastodon.social

                                              I want to try switching to Linux.

                                              However, I cannot find a working remote desktop system that allows me to take over the same session that I was using locally so that I can switch back and forth between being at the computer and being remote without having to log out. Blanking/Locking the local screen while I'm connected remotely is also a need.

                                              Basically I need it to work as close to Microsoft's RDP as possible. If anyone can help me with this, you'll convert me to a Linux user.

                                                [?]Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian: » 🌐
                                                @atoponce@fosstodon.org

                                                McDonald's advertising Debian GNU/Linux

                                                Photo of a McDonald's marquee with a digital sign showing the text "Debian GNU".

                                                Alt...Photo of a McDonald's marquee with a digital sign showing the text "Debian GNU".

                                                  dch :flantifa: :flan_hacker: boosted

                                                  [?]Thib » 🌐
                                                  @thibaultamartin@mamot.fr

                                                  @gnome is cozy computing.

                                                  Adwaita apps are calm, focused, consistent. Tasks can often be done offline. Even badges for unread notifications are tinted blue and not red.

                                                  Non core apps are maintained by indie developers scratching their own itch. With GNOME Circle, a community of more experienced people help review and polish them.

                                                  GNOME is the village of Gauls peacefully resisting the Big Tech Empire with its sole existence.

                                                  circle.gnome.org/

                                                    🗳

                                                    [?]Linuxallday » 🌐
                                                    @linuxallday@tech.lgbt

                                                    Are you Team GNOME or Team KDE?

                                                    Tell us WHY in the comments! 👇

                                                    GNOME (Simple & Modern):17
                                                    KDE Plasma (Customization King):14

                                                      [?]MoZes » 🌐
                                                      @mozes@fosstodon.org

                                                      Getting closer to finalising the RPi5 support in Slackware!

                                                      Spotify and Netflix running in @alien 's Ungoogled Chromium (with Widevine) on the Raspberry Pi 5. Thanks to @stormtracknole for patching the build script!

                                                        [?]Martin Bishop » 🌐
                                                        @toomanysecrets@mastodon.social

                                                        The authorities are currently discussing whether to enable support for Microsoft C (MSVC) language extensions. Sounds like heresy? It turns out, this is about the growing importance of the compiler. The patches under review do not aim to compile Linux with Microsoft’s cl.exe compiler. Instead, they enable the kernel to take advantage of Clang’s ability to operate in a Microsoft-compatible dialect. Why would Linus Torvalds want that?
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                                                          [?]Michael Boelen » 🌐
                                                          @mboelen@mastodon.social

                                                          This is a first for me: putting actual commands on the title slide 🤯 . Really trying to push the limits of getting as much information into one slide deck.

                                                          Those attending the presentation can expect a lot of commands, silly facts, and goodies.

                                                          The slides will be available after the presentation. Want to see them? Follow me here for the announcement and for other toots.

                                                          Organizer: @nluug
                                                          Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands
                                                          Date: see image
                                                          Website: nluug.nl/

                                                          Screenshot of a title slide about Linux systemd named "Linux speedrun: systemd" by Michael Boelen

                                                          Alt...Screenshot of a title slide about Linux systemd named "Linux speedrun: systemd" by Michael Boelen

                                                            [?]vhs Karlsruhe » 🌐
                                                            @karlsruhe@vhs.social

                                                            Das mit Verbreitung via hat ja richtig gut geklappt - da versuche ich das doch nochmal mit dieser interessanten Veranstaltung am 22.11., die ebenfalls mehr Interesse verdient, als sie bisher findet:

                                                            Mit dem Supportende von 10 im Oktober wurden - ginge es nach - Millionen von voll funktionalen Computern zu Altmetall.

                                                            Praktisch alle können durch Upgrade auf noch jahrelang gute Dienste leisten und so der Umwelt Millionen Tonnen von Elektroschrott ersparen.

                                                            Linux und die dafür existierende Open-Source-Software können Windows / MS-Office mehr als nur ersetzen - und der Umstieg ist gar nicht schwer, schon gar nicht mit kostenloser fachkundiger Hilfe ehrenamtlicher Helfer*innen bei der .

                                                            Am 22.11. könnt Ihr Euch informieren, Linux auf der eigenen Maschine testen und mit Unterstützung auch gleich installieren.

                                                            vhs-karlsruhe.de/p/699-C-253-6

                                                              [?]diesUndDasMitTassen 🇺🇦 » 🌐
                                                              @Andreas_Sturm@mastodon.social

                                                              Ein Leben ohne US Konzerne ist möglich ;) Vor 2 Jahren habe ich alle + Services / Tracker / Repositories per DNS Filter konsequent geblockt, seit mehr als 1 Jahr nutze ich (ja, da ist „google Technik“ drin), läuft auf meinen Desktops, Software die ich nutze ist . Ich vermisse nix. Kein und das Leben geht einfach weiter.

                                                                [?]Pete Orrall » 🌐
                                                                @peteorrall@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                                                                @stefano @christopher I am not sure if I'd say is becoming like . I do recall similar statements made on the Debian-User mailing list on a previous release when xorg introduced autoconfiguration. A lot of people were pissed that it was making choices for you instead of manually configuring the xorg.conf file.

                                                                Honestly, that was a good thing. Painful doesn't begin to describe it but users were unaware they could still hand-configure the file.

                                                                There has been, however, more stuff added to Linux over the last several years. Call it bloat, call it whatever you want. OSes change. But it has been gradually moving away from simplicity.

                                                                I miss the simplicity.

                                                                However, to reply to your original post, coming from COTS solutions, sometimes the vast amount of choice can be overwhelming. For instance, when it comes to it used to just be jails. Now, it's thin, thick, classic, networking. I understand they have their places but it would be helpful to provide more detailed explanations, tutorials, or best practices for each. The FreeBSD Handbook is good but just scratches the surface but often leaves more questions. It would help with learning and in part...marketing.

                                                                On a side note: The FreeBSD Handbook is a great resource but there are opportunities to improve it, like tailoring it to new users (better empathy), best practices, architectural examples, and links to additional resources and info.

                                                                  [?]elementary » 🌐
                                                                  @elementary@mastodon.social

                                                                  We’ve gained a number of new followers recently—shoutouts @FediFollows—so maybe it’s time for a re-?

                                                                  Hi! We’re elementary, an software company with a focus on ! We make —the thoughtful, capable, and ethical replacement for Windows and macOS—plus , the pay-what-you-can app store.

                                                                  We’ve been contributing to the desktop space for about 16 years now and we’re 100% funded by regular people just like you 💕

                                                                    Jay 🚩 :runbsd: boosted

                                                                    [?]Stefano Marinelli » 🌐
                                                                    @stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                                                                    Last week I had a chat with a colleague who is highly specialized in Microsoft solutions. Young but not too young, smart, not very up to date simply because he has little time for anything else. His specialization depends entirely on where he works, not on personal interest. Lately he seemed a bit disillusioned with some choices made by "other operating systems", and he was starting to consider moving his personal projects toward Microsoft as well, since he already had the experience. Still, he said it with boredom. With the attitude of someone who is tired of wasting time.

                                                                    He had heard of the BSDs but had never tried installing them. He was convinced that there were no decent hypervisors outside the Linux world and that KVM belonged to Linux alone. I had the terrible idea of showing him the BSDs, how great bhyve is, and how nvmm on NetBSD uses qemu underneath, making it almost a replacement for KVM in many setups. He lit up with the look of someone waking up from a long sleep. I also had the terrible idea of showing him illumos and its distributions. He had no clue it existed and thought old, great Solaris had been dead for years thanks to Oracle.

                                                                    He called me a little while ago. He was furious. He spent the whole weekend doing tests and now he has no idea what to use among FreeBSD with bhyve, NetBSD with nvmm, and illumos with bhyve or kvm. He is slowly starting to explore jails and illumos zones. He was annoyed (in a positive way) because now he does not know what to pick since everything feels so different from what he was used to, and he found advantages in each option.

                                                                    I am obviously happy about it, but I also wonder: instead of reinventing the wheel every time, would it not sometimes be better to simply broaden our horizons?

                                                                      [?]Stefano Marinelli » 🌐
                                                                      @stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                                                                      RE: mastodon.bsd.cafe/@vermaden/11

                                                                      I look forward to the @vermaden weekly newsletter as much as I anticipate a perfect tiramisu after a superb lunch. It is truly the cherry on top.
                                                                      That special something that helps me kick off the week in style.

                                                                        [?]vermaden » 🌐
                                                                        @vermaden@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                                                                        Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟭𝟭/𝟭𝟳 (Valuable News - 2025/11/17) available.

                                                                        vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/11

                                                                        Past releases: vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

                                                                          [?]Jon 🇨🇦 » 🌐
                                                                          @SamuraiSakura@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                                                                          Hyperlink Roundup 09 is here. I read many interesting posts and watched some videos. From programs to posts and -hosting suggestions. This is a long one!

                                                                          basic.bearblog.dev/hyperlink-r

                                                                            [?]tTh » 🌐
                                                                            @tth@mastodon.tetaneutral.net

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

                                                                              [?]R1 Open Source Project » 🌐
                                                                              @r1os@mastodon.bsd.cafe

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

                                                                              debian.org/News/2025/20251115

                                                                                [?]Stefano Marinelli » 🌐
                                                                                @stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                                                                                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.

                                                                                my-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/14

                                                                                  [?]William Andrew Conna » 🌐
                                                                                  @williamconna@mastodon.social

                                                                                  Saya masuk kategori Stage 4 karena menggunakan 13.2 😎

                                                                                    [?]The Linux Experiment » 🌐
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                                                                                    00:00 Intro
                                                                                    00:29 Sponsor: Make your email private with Proton Mail
                                                                                    01:47 What is Iodé OS?
                                                                                    03:08 First Setup
                                                                                    04:06 ROM and App selection
                                                                                    07:55 Ad & Tracker Blocker
                                                                                    09:21 App Experience
                                                                                    11:20 How it compares to other DeGoogled ROMS
                                                                                    12:48 It's good, but it still needs work
                                                                                    14:41 Sponsor: Get a computer that runs Linux perfectly
                                                                                    15:30 Support the channel

                                                                                    Iodé is Android, but with all Google software removed. It uses Lineage OS as a base, but adds a built-in ad and tracker blocker that runs at all times, locally on the device.

                                                                                    The ROM itself will be familiar if you ever used a Pixel. On the Pixel 5, Iodé OS 4 was preinstalled, and it's based on Android 13. The latest security update was on January 5th 2023. The Iodé team told me they provide security updates every 2 months, and every month for beta users.

                                                                                    The default experience is as close to stock as can be: you have either the 3 button layout of Android, or the gestures, a dock of apps at the bottom, an app drawer by swiping up, and a few preset widgets.

                                                                                    In terms of apps, Iodé ships with a Firefox fork by default, which disables telemetry, trackers and enables alternative search engines right out of the box. The default email client is Pretty Easy privacy, or pEp. It's a simple email client with an easy interface, that adds end to end encryption capabilities to any mail account.

                                                                                    For Maps, you get Magic Earth, which is also open source, and uses OpenStreet Map. The keyboard is OpenBoard, the camera app is OpenCamera, which, while very powerful, has a terrible user interface and looks pretty bad.

                                                                                    Iodé comes with a tracker blocker built in. This thing works using a man in the middle attack style: the OS intercepts all communications and requests that go out of your phone, and blocks everything that's part of the blocklists. These blocklists are collaboratively sourced, and include a LOT of adblock and tracker blocker related things. This system is based on Energized Protection, which is an open source project licensed under the MIT license.

                                                                                    To complement this, there's a preinstalled app that lets you check out how many requests you've blocked to how many recipients.

                                                                                    Iodé OS relies on 2 app stores: you get F Droid for all your open source app needs, and you get the Aurora Store. Installing apps works very well, I encountered 0 problems here.

                                                                                    Where you'll have issues is running apps that depend on Google services. I tried installing the Youtube app, and it never opened. Other Google apps got me the same experience, like the youtube studio app. Stuff like Google Maps or Google Photos worked, but were unable to use the already added Google account in micro G.

                                                                                    After reaching out to the Iodé team, they told me they have identified the issue, which is fixed in the beta, and will be patched in the next OTA release.

                                                                                    Interestingly, stuff like my banking app worked immediately on Iodé, letting me use the phone as my secure device to authenticate purchases online, something that is usually blocked because the device doesn't pass SafetyNet checks. Here, it all worked perfectly for me.


                                                                                    Compared to Lineage OS, it adds all these tracker and ad blocking capabilities. You could probably replicate that yourself on Lineage, but at least here, it's setup right out of the box.

                                                                                    Compared to something like /e/, the latter has more advanced privacy features, with the ability to scramble your location at the press of a button, and more complete privacy controls.

                                                                                    But /e/ also deviates a lot from stock Android, with their own launcher, their own forks of open source apps, and generally an experience that won't appeal to everyone.

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