This week's Linux and FOSS news

LINUX NEWS

Fedora 45 Is GO. It Ships November 3 After a Twofold Delay:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/fedora-linux-45-final-release-is-go-everything-you-need-to-know/

Fedora 45 ships its final release candidate ahead of a Thursday go/no-go vote:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/fedora-linux-45-rc13-released-final-vote-before-november-3-ship/

Fedora Linux 45 gets yet another Release Candidate as the distro races toward a November launch:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/fedora-linux-45-rc14-release-candidate-now-available-as-disturbing-toward-3-november-launch/

Ubuntu 27.04 ‘Tenacious T-Rex’ opens for development:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu-2704-opens-for-development

Ubuntu Core Desktop ‘accelerating’ development ahead of 27.04:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu-core-desktop-2704

Ubuntu plans firmware HWE to prevent issues on older kernels:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu-firmware-hwe-effort-moving-forward

Ubuntu users can now file bugs against specific Launchpad PPAs:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/launchpad-ppa-dedicated-bug-tracker

Linux Mint monthly news: hibernation support, preview panel for Nemo, new apps (terminal, system monitor, archive manager):
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=5093

Manjaro 26.1.3 ships with Linux 7.2, Plasma 6.7.5, and GNOME 50.5:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/manjaro-linux-2613-released-with-linux-72-plasma-675-and-gnome-505/

KDE neon 20261025 Ships Plasma 6.8.1 on 30th-Anniversary Release:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/kde-neon-20261025-ships-plasma-681-on-30thanniversary-release/

Linux Lite 8.2 Released with Linux Kernel 7.3, Based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS:
https://9to5linux.com/linux-lite-8-2-released-with-linux-kernel-7-3-based-on-ubuntu-26-04-lts

AnduinOS 2.0.5 Release: AI Coding Agents, New Bootloader and Cleaner Secure Boot:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/anduinos-205-release-ai-coding-agents-new-bootloader-and-cleaner-secure-boot/

4MLinux 52.2 STABLE Released With Linux 6.18.55 Kernel:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/4mlinux-522-stable-released-with-linux-61855-kernel/

Pavee OS: Ikey Doherty's New Daily-Driver Desktop Distro Being Built Atop Barney:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Pavee-OS

Kali Linux 2026.3 Released with Linux 7.1, KDE Plasma 6.7, and New Tools:
https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2026-3-released-with-linux-7-1-kde-plasma-6-7-and-new-tools

Tails 7.16 Updates Tor Browser to 16.0 and Fixes Thunderbird Email Encryption:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/tails-716-updates-tor-browser-to-160-and-fixes-thunderbird-email-encryption/

IPFire 2.29 Core Update 205 Now Available for Testing:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/ipfire-229-core-update-205-now-available-for-testing/

DietPi 10.8 delivers network overhaul with new tool to manage WireGuard servers & clients:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/10/dietpi-10-8-delivers-network-overhaul-with-new-tool-to-manage-wireguard-servers-and-clients/

Systemd Creator’s Startup Opens Signups for Private Preview of its Linux System:
https://itsfoss.com/news/amutable-foundations-private-preview/

(Post 1/7)

#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #Fedora #Ubuntu #LinuxMint #Manjaro #LinuxLite #TailsOS #FosseryTech

KDE Plasma 6.8.2 Desktop Environment Released with Numerous Bug Fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-8-2-desktop-environment-released-with-numerous-bug-fixes

KDE Plasma 6.9 Lands Some New Performance Optimizations:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.9-More-Performance

KDE Fixes 15-Year-Old File Copy Bug That Lied About Progress:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/kde-fixes-15yearold-file-copy-bug-that-lied-about-progress/
(KDE, KDE! Yes, user? Telling lies? No, user!)

KWin-Type Introduced To Address KDE Wayland Usability Gap For Auto-Typing Text:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-KWin-Type

GNOME Now Has An Established RFC Process, GNOME OS Continues Improving:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Establishes-RFC

Simple Taskbar V75 for GNOME Now Live: Dynamic and Floating Panels Added:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/simple-taskbar-v75-for-gnome-now-live-dynamic-and-floating-panels-added/

Simple Taskbar V77 for GNOME Ships Windows 11-Style Taskbar, Start Menu and Fixes:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/simple-taskbar-v77-for-gnome-ships-windows-11style-taskbar-start-menu-and-fixes/

Enlightenment 0.28 Desktop Adds PipeWire Support, NetworkManager Module:
https://9to5linux.com/enlightenment-0-28-desktop-adds-pipewire-support-networkmanager-module

Noctalia v5.4.0 Releases with Wave Visualizers and Modern Image Formats:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/noctalia-v540-releases-with-wave-visualizers-and-modern-image-formats/

Noctalia 5.4.1 ships lock-screen security fixes three days after v5.4.0:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/noctalia-541-ships-lockscreen-security-fixes-three-days-after-v540/

Hyprland 0.57.0 Ships With the Legacy Config File Finally Killed:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/hyprland-0570-released-legacy-conf-dropped-window-wobble-arrives/

Mir 2.31.0 Release Candidate Tagged, Freezes Wayland API Ahead of Final Release:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/mir-2310-release-candidate-tagged-freezes-wayland-api-ahead-of-final-release/

MangoWC 0.18.4 Ships with a Monocle Option and a Bunch of Bug Fixes:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/mangowc-0184-adds-monocle-option-clears-bug-fixes/

Weston 16.0.2 Release: Fixes for DRM Overlays, RDP Security, and Lua Shell:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/weston-1602-release-fixes-for-drm-overlays-rdp-security-and-lua-shell/

Shelly 3.1.10 Brings More Reliable AUR Builds and a New “Shell” Progress Bar:
https://9to5linux.com/shelly-3-1-10-brings-more-reliable-aur-builds-and-a-new-shell-progress-bar

IPFire Project Releases fireperf, a New Network Performance Measurement Tool:
https://9to5linux.com/ipfire-project-releases-fireperf-a-new-network-performance-measurement-tool

Kwi Is a New Ghostty-Based GPU-Accelerated Terminal Emulator for KDE Plasma:
https://9to5linux.com/kwi-is-a-new-ghostty-based-gpu-accelerated-terminal-emulator-for-kde-plasma

(Post 2/7)

#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #KDEPlasma #KDE #KWin #GNOME #SimpleTaskbar #Enlightenment #Noctalia #Hyprland #Mir #MangoWC #Weston #Shelly #ShellyALPM #IPFire #Fireperf #Kwi #DE #DesktopEnvironment #FosseryTech

CachyOS Linux working on a dedicated kernel for supporting Easy Anti-Cheat v2:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/cachyos-linux-working-on-a-dedicated-kernel-for-supporting-easy-anti-cheat-v2/

DLSS Updater 5.2 released with AMD FSR 4.1.2 support:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/dlss-updater-5-2-released-with-amd-fsr-4-1-2-support/

Bazzite Linux 44.20261026 Stable Release Brings OGC Kernel and Nvidia Driver Refresh:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/bazzite-linux-4420261026-stable-release-brings-ogc-kernel-and-nvidia-driver-refresh/

Bottles 67.5 Ships Eagle Tracing and Identity Bridge in Major Update:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/bottles-675-ships-eagle-tracing-and-identity-bridge-in-major-update/

Amethyst Mod Manager v2.6.0 Adds a Plugin System and a Headless API:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/amethyst-mod-manager-v260-ships-plugin-system-headless-api-and-new-game-support/

Faugus Launcher 2.5.3 Released: Speed and Polish for Linux Gamers:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/faugus-launcher-253-released-speed-and-polish-for-linux-gamers/

Faugus Launcher 2.5.5 Release: Draggable Launch Arguments and Trimmed UI for Steam-Free Linux Gaming:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/faugus-launcher-255-release-draggable-launch-arguments-and-trimmed-ui-for-steamfree-linux-gaming/

Proton Experimental brings new fixes for Helldivers 2, BeamNG.drive and more:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/proton-experimental-brings-new-fixes-for-helldivers-2-beamng-drive-and-more/

D7VK 2.4 released along with GXVK for Vulkan-based 3Dfx Glide:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/d7vk-2-4-released-along-with-gxvk-for-vulkan-based-3dfx-glide/

GXVK: 3Dfx Glide API Implemented Atop Vulkan For Modern Usage:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GXVK-3Dfx-Glide-Vulkan

DXVK-NVAPI 0.9.3 Brings Nice Improvements For Linux Gamers On Latest NVIDIA Drivers:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/DXVK-NVAPI-0.9.3

VKD3D-Proton 3.1 brings a new stable release, ahead of more important changes to come:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/vkd3d-proton-3-1-brings-a-new-stable-release-ahead-of-more-important-changes-to-come/

Wine 11.21 released with improved WoW64 OpenGL performance:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/wine-11-21-released-with-improved-wow64-opengl-performance/

Mesa 26.2.6 Released with Fixes for RADV, ANV, Zink, RadeonSI, and Freedreno:
https://9to5linux.com/mesa-26-2-6-released-with-fixes-for-radv-anv-zink-radeonsi-and-freedreno

Mesa 27.0 Switching To Kraid Compiler By Default For Arm Mali GPUs:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-27.0-Goes-Kraid

Nouveau-DKMS Aims For Better NVIDIA Open-Source Experience On Old GPUs:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Nouveau-DKMS

(Post 3/7)

#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #CachyOS #DLSSUpdater #Bazzite #Bottles #AmethystModManager #FaugusLauncher #Proton #ProtonExperimental #D7VK #GXVK #DXVK #VKD3D #Wine #WIneStaging #Mesa #Nouveau #Gaming #GamingNews #LinuxGaming #FosseryTech

TUXEDO Nano Pro Gen15 Mini Linux PC Launches with Intel CPU, Up to 128 GB RAM:
https://9to5linux.com/tuxedo-nano-pro-gen15-mini-linux-pc-launches-with-intel-cpu-up-to-128-gb-ram

System76 Teases Thelio Prime AMD Mini Linux PC Running Pop!_OS with COSMIC:
https://9to5linux.com/system76-teases-thelio-prime-amd-mini-linux-pc-running-pop_os-with-cosmic

PipeWire 1.6.11 Is Out with More Bluetooth and ALSA Plugin Improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/pipewire-1-6-11-is-out-with-more-bluetooth-and-alsa-plugin-improvements

Linux Kernel 7.3.1 Release: KASLR Leak, Coredump Races, and io_uring Fixes:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/linux-kernel-731-release-kaslr-leak-coredump-races-and-iouring-fixes/

Linux Kernel 7.4 is shaping up fast, led by a boot-time fix that could turn minutes into milliseconds:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/linux-kernel-74-is-shaping-up-fast-led-by-a-boottime-fix-that-could-turn-minutes/

openEuler New Releases Come With a Heavy Dose of AI and Agents:
https://itsfoss.com/news/openeuler-24-03-sp4/

F2FS Adds Opt-In Multi-Grain Timestamps With Linux 7.4, Other Improvements:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/F2FS-Linux-7.4

Graphics/NPU Driver Changes Already Begin Queuing Up For What Will Be Linux 7.5:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.5-drm-misc-next

EXT4 Lands Optional Buffered IOmap For Significant Performance Win With Large Writes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-EXT4

XanMod Releases 7.2.13 and 6.18.59 Kernels Same Day:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/xanmod-releases-7213-and-61859-kernels-same-day/

XanMod Releases EDGE, MAIN and LTS Kernels for Linux 7.3.1, 7.2.14 and 6.18.60:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/xanmod-releases-edge-main-and-lts-kernels-for-linux-731-7214-and-61860/

Liquorix Linux Kernel 7.2-22 Released: Stable 7.2.13 Build Caps Experimental Two Weeks:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/liquorix-linux-kernel-7222-released-stable-7213-build-caps-experimental-two-weeks/

KSMBD Adds New Options With Linux 7.4:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-KSMBD

KMSCON 10.1 Released With Support For Per-Monitor Configurations:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KMSCON-10.1-Released

Retiring BSD-Compress Proposed For Linux PPP Network Code:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-May-Retire-PPP-BSD-Comp

Raspberry Pi Zero 3 W & Raspberry Pi 4 Model A Surface In Linux Kernel Patches:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raspberry-Pi-Zero-3-W-Pi-4-A

New Wayland Protocol Proposed For VNC/Remote Software:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayland-ext-transient-output

yserver 1.8.0 Ships With VRR, Hardware Cursors, and OpenBSD Support:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/yserver-180-ships-with-vrr-hardware-cursors-and-openbsd-support/
(Beware, OpenBSD users, AI slop is coming to you! lol)

In a Setback to VMWare, Tesco is Looking to Migrate to Proxmox:
https://itsfoss.com/news/tesco-vmware-exit/

(Post 4/7)

#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #LinuxPC #LinuxKernel #PipeWire #Liquorix #XanMod #EXT4 #openEuler #Yserver #KMSCON #F2FS #FosseryTech

Episode 41 of Dark Blue Weekly released

https://darkblueproject.com/sites/news/dbw-e41.php

#darkblueweekly #darkblueproject #enlightenment #openshot #torbrowser #torproject #linuxdesktop #linux #netbsd #opensource #freesoftware

@mattblaze

Wow are you in for a good time.

I haven't got my Manifesto on me right now so I'll just send up a Bat Flare and manifestos and FOSS enthusiasts will soon be falling like rain.

#Linux #LinuxManifestos #Manifestos #FOSS

#Korneff is advertising their #AlphaRange vintage 60ties #channelstrip #vstPlugin, which is also available for #Linux.

They allow activation on 4 different machines for each license, which I fiend friendly for payware.

I'm already using some of their products, but my issue with this one is a little different, nothing Korneff at all, more conceptual:

Why should I want a 60ties mixing console? Most recordings from the 60ties were bad, audio-wise. I hear your protest now, yes, and you are right. Yet what we still regularly listen to from that time are the top-notch recordings, only the best engineers, the best bands, the best techs are on these recordings.

But then again, why do I use an Urei 1176 clone, a dbx 160A clone, and a Teletronix LA-2A clone in my modern Allen&Heath digital mixing console even when mixing live?

https://korneffaudio.com/product/sound-techniques-alpha-range-channel/

#LinuxProAudio #LinuxAudio #Mixdown #Tontechnik #Veranstaltungstechnik #Recording #Mixing #VintageGear

Most of the highly-publicized security vulnerabilities in #Linux these days, including the recent kernel TCP RCE, are the result of races and/or memory corruption.

If #BSD were to catch on, all those AI bug-finding bots would be turned on the BSDs…well, it's written in C. They'll probably find plenty of vulnerabilities there too.

Perhaps fewer than Linux, since Linux is so jam-packed with enterprise features and weird optimizations, but still… 😬

Are #NetBSD and #OpenBSD prepared for this?

RE: https://floss.social/@9to5linux/117536155517645203

today i hope i finally have some time to make another attempt at installing #OpenBSD in a #qemu VM in my #kdelinux host. my first attempt a week or two ago succeeded to the stage of being able to boot into a working cli, but then my attempt to install all the pkgs for #MATE was thwarted by running out of space; silly me had made the VM vHDD too small, d'oh!

anyway, having just seen this article for a new "e", i got stars in my eyes & thought

oh, how cool it would be to get a working #Enlightenment in #OpenBSD. i wonder if i could?

🤷‍♀️

#DropbearPooterising #Linux #LinuxWomen #FOSS
#FuckGenerativeAI #FuckSlopbots #AntiAI #NoAI #NoSlopJockeys #EscapeFromLinux

final para of that article:

Initial NetBSD support was added as well. Check out the release notes for more details

first item in the release notes, https://www.enlightenment.org/news/2026-10-31-enlightenment-0.28.0 :

Added initial NetBSD support, including power commands and signal handling

in my incompetent contemplations & wanderings as a know-nothing #BSD neophyte wondering about being able to find a safe unslopped home away from linux, my initial research had lead me to think my reasonable choices to learn & explore might be

1. #GhostBSD coz all the hard work is already done for me
2. #OpenBSD coz it's apparently good on security
3. #FreeBSD coz it's arguably easier than the other "traditional" BSDs for noobs

I'd not included #NetBSD as i assumed it would forever be way beyond any degree of competence to which i might aspire. however, given 👻 is now eliminated coz kind fedi-advice suggests it is slopped & has a root vulnerability in part of the desktop, & given this info about #enlightenment tilting its hat to Net, then maybe i need to change course?

🤔 🤷‍♀️

#DropbearPooterising #Linux #LinuxWomen #FOSS
#FuckGenerativeAI #FuckSlopbots #AntiAI #NoAI #NoSlopJockeys #EscapeFromLinux

Hob : une alternative open source à Claude et ChatGPT, qui fait tourner des modèles open-weight comme Gemma et gpt-oss directement sur votre ordinateur.

Elle choisit le meilleur modèle pour votre machine et configure tout. Gratuite (licence MIT), privée et hors ligne. ⬇️
https://github.com/FrigadeHQ/hob

#Linux #OpenSource #AI #LLM

📬 Ma veille dev, chaque vendredi par email → https://l.camilleroux.com/sig-Lg2

Alt...

Présentation de Hob, une alternative open-source gratuite à Claude et ChatGPT qui fonctionne localement sur votre ordinateur. L'interface montre un exemple d'utilisation avec un graphique d'analyse de données régionales, démontrant les capacités d'IA conversationnelle disponible sur Mac, Windows et Linux.

@passthejoe #vi on #netbsd is #nvi. If you need multibyte characters install #nvi2.
I used #vim many years on #linux, but I have become a minimalist, so when I started with #bsd I decided to use the installation defaults, on #netbsd it is #sh, #nvi, #ctwm, ...
All the scripts I wrote over the years work fine in #sh.

My first CDROM, 30 years later. The reason to buy my first a reader. I will have to check how to read it again, lol . #Linux #NetBSD

Alt...

Linux Conference 1996 , contains linux pre 2.0.4, LST Beta preview, Caldera Internet Office Suite and (gasp) netbsd

RE: https://mastodon.sdf.org/@netbsd/117344165572978863

I can't help it, I love their attitude. I have been using #Linux for 25 years. If there were a real competition of operating systems, that's the kind of competitor I would enjoy to be second place to. So very much unlike the distilled evil that's Microsoft's #Windows

#NetBSD

Parade du Grotesque 💀 boosted

NetBSD Foundation 🚩 » 🌐 2026-09-27
@netbsd@mastodon.sdf.org

Apparently, we get notifications when people add us to collections now.

Apparently, someone added us to a collection called "Linux Distros & Desktop Environments", which is of course Deeply Unacceptable.

Don't summon the dark forces—just run NetBSD! Portable, clean, and reliable enough to wake the dead (or at least that 20-year-old ThinkPad in your closet). 💻🚩

Happy Halloween to all the BSD daemons out there! 😈🎃

What’s the weirdest hardware you’ve resurrected with NetBSD? 🧙‍♂️

#NetBSD #Unix #Halloween #RetroComputing #OpenSource #RunBSD #Linux #noai #nollm #noslop

@mateitudor @ricardo @rozodru

I really appreciate your sense of humor guys :)

Now the problems that we identified together are:

1. #FreeBSD - no - because of slop/Omarchy
2. #OpenBSD - no - because of taking money from Dept of Defense (USA)
3. #Linux - no - because of slop
4. #NetBSD - no (at least for me) - because no hardware support
5. #Internet - no - because also DoD

Holy crap - my options are exhausted. Now what ?
Any advice ? :P

Buildstreamed elementary OS progress update!

Built from FreeDesktopSDK instead of Ubuntu

Now with unique features such as:
- Login in
- Rendering icons
- Rendering wallpapers (sometime)
- More software
- Repart and usr dissect (for sysupdate)

Unofficial, but still really cool!

#buildstream, #elementaryos #linux
https://github.com/jumpyvi/elementary-build-meta

Alt...

elementary OS screenshot with app menu, desktop and fastfetch

Although I'm the Barista at BSD Cafe and illumos Cafe, I've always enjoyed using some Linux distributions as well.

Just as I did with my article and installation script for Void Linux on ZFS (which I've since updated to use a TUI, although it still needs some polishing before I publish it), I'll be sharing articles and other material about Alpine Linux over the coming weeks.

And something I've been using for quite a long time already will, I believe, be particularly interesting to many of you.

Stay tuned!

#AlpineLinux #ITNotes #Linux

Remember everybody, if you are a recently updated #tmux user who has been losing their mind because you can no longer select text like a sane person.

This is the answer:

echo set -g mouse off >> ~/.tmux.conf

Then just restart all your sessions.

The alternative, IIRC, is to hold down shift while selecting, but who the frack would want that?

#Linux #UNIX #BSD

Those of us who are already #Linux users have been saying this for years if not decades.

#Canada could develop it's own version of GNU/Linux for use by the federal, provincial/territorial and municipal public sector and break #Microsoft's stranglehold once and for all.

Many governments around the world are already doing this.

#cdnpoli #digitalsovereignty

https://theconversation.com/canada-could-save-millions-by-developing-its-own-operating-system-instead-of-relying-on-microsoft-windows-294027

RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@midtsveen/117331278381810538

Let’s not talk about Fedora 31, which was released on this day seven years ago! 🙃

#FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #Unix #Linux #BSD #Meme #Memes #Humor #SpongeBob

𝙹𝚘𝚎𝚕 𝙲𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚝 ♑️🤪 boosted

Erik L. Midtsveen » 🌐 2026-09-25
@midtsveen@mastodon.bsd.cafe

When you say ‘I use Linux’ and accidentally summon the entire BSD family.

#FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #Unic #Linux #BSD #Meme #Memes #Humor #SpongeBob

Alt...

Six-panel cartoon featuring SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward. Patrick says, “I use Linux.” Squidward asks, “What is Linux?” SpongeBob replies, “It means he is afraid of BSD.” Squidward responds, “No it does not.” The next panel lists “FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD,” while Patrick looks funny. In the final panel, SpongeBob raises his hands in panic as Patrick says, “Stop it Patrick! You’re scaring him.”

Why am I being so hard on the @FreeBSDFoundation and developers associated with #FreeBSD in general? Because as someone who worked on Windows directly for a significant portion of my career, yet switched immediately to #linux the moment Microsoft announced the OpenAI partnership only to watch Linux embrace the slop I need to know the stand of wherever I go next.

Linux just wasted four years of my time. I want to know if FreeBSD will have better standards and ethics. It's a reasonable ask

#noAI

Mastodon UnWind Challenge:

You UnWindows a computer (install a different operating system), record owners reaction, post it to Mastodon and nominate 3 people who also have to do it too.

Can be your computer, can be someone else's.
Can be wholesome, can be rogue.
Can be on a repair coffee event, can be helping out a friend.

#UnWindChallenge #challenge #Mastodon #Windows #Microslop #Microsoft #Linux #NetBSD #OpenBSD #Unix #ChallengeStart

What ARE we gonna do with our desktop-toy project, which might be impossible with Wayland? I can't overemphasize how dispiriting the situation is. At the moment, aiming at non-Wayland targets still makes some sense if only because Wayland support is so irregular and inconsistent, to the point that it's easier simply to avoid dealing with Wayland entirely. Right now on our #Linux desktop we're running a Wayland environment but only because we can drop out of it at any time and log back in to an X11 desktop environment where graphical applications (whether pre-packaged or homemade) can be expected to work more consistently.

But you know how the #foss culture is: when those nerdbros are determined to make something impossible, they'll do it. There's already Wayland cops out there as I've described, people who seem to exist on programming forms only to shit on people who have problems with Wayland. Bullies like that wouldn't exist unless they felt that they had inevitability of enforced obsolescence backing them up.

I finally gathered my thoughts on the avalanche of vibe coded clones of proprietary software, and the potential impacts (positive and negative) that it could have on #Linux.

In short, I think this might be THE biggest opportunity we ever had to completely destroy every user lock-in measure Windows or macOS ever had, but that comes with significant costs in terms of open file formats and open source alternatives:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1htBFMQUL4

We tried to take look in the light of some of the W^X work we've been doing in #systemd and #Linux back to the PHP security issues that were recently discovered.

I'm not an exploit expert but I do think that a W^X image-based system is in a better position to deal with such attacks even if it doesn't remove all types of RCE bugs.

https://amutable.com/blog/recent-php-cves-retrospective

[$] The campaign to push Northstar into Linux distributions

There is not a broad selection of mature, open-source web-browser engines for Linux users. Most of the browsers available for Linux are based on one of just three projects: Chromiu [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1102738/

#LWN #Linux #Debian #ArchLinux #Rust #Git #Firefox

Why is it bad that some #Linux systems, e.g. #Debian or #Alpine , plan to let *some* #AI #code in as long as it's well-reviewed?

🎥 Watch here: https://youtu.be/C8gsyvTttfs

Note: I don't agree 100% with what's said in there, but the basic gist seems good.

Watch how #Linux going #pro #slop might also being a #social concern: 🐧 https://youtu.be/l9ARF2KcDgc - it includes a #NetBSD shoutout!

---
Notes:

- My apologies that some of the wording in this videos is a bit strong. But I think the core message is relevant.

- I'm not a lawyer, I don't know if these videos are accurate. judge for yourself.

#noslop #noai #ensloppification #slopnation #slop #foss #floss #dev

Is there a way to backup a system using btrfs features? I feel like snapshots aren't a real backup because they depend on the original data?

#techsupport #tech #linux #filesystems #btrfs #backup

(tags so people not interested can mute them)

Giving an old Orange Pi Plus 2E a new job as a low-power serial console server for my Slackware ARM build farm.

Replacing a laptop that draws 20–30W around the clock with a little ARM board. Running Slackware ARM 15.0, of course!

New video covers the project, including a little boot troubleshooting along the way.

https://youtu.be/9acC_lvxU9E

#Slackware #Linux

Basically, you need a #Plan9 to build Plan 9.

#9front provides you with all development tools you need (but maybe not those you are used to).

If you look for a unix kernel to play with, it's not.
It's very different, even just because it has a coherent architecture that evolves as a whole, instead of being a composition of independent projects like any #Linux or #BSD

But if you want a nice, minimal, self-contained and usable kernel (and operating system), it is.

@bedroomvampire@mstdn.jp @hipsterelectron@circumstances.run

#Mozilla #Firefox 159 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-159-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new

#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #Linux

Alt...

A screenshot of Mozilla Firefox 159 showing the main window while browsing the 9to5linux.com website and the About Mozilla Firefox dialog.

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟭𝟬/𝟮𝟲 (Valuable News - 2026/10/26) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/10/26/valuable-news-2026-10-26/

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

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

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟭𝟬/𝟮𝟲 (Valuable News - 2026/10/26) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/10/26/valuable-news-2026-10-26/

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

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

The don't call it Pawsix for nuthin' #Linux

BOMBSHELL TAPE STUNS THE PRESIDENCY

#content_review #omarchy #linux #runbsd #freebsd #comic #art #fediverse #programming #ai #neverslop

Alt...

Funhole Content Review OMARCHY 'ok, but can it suck my dick?' TOO LITTLE TOO LATE: you're not getting any money for porting it to freebsd, sucker! UNFAIR TREATMENT: I lost more friends by installing omarchy than when i killed my wife. If you dont stop, bryan is going to make a video about this. again. my friend lunic is still a little sick in the head. drawing the swastika: 7 helpful tips Interview with a victim of circumstance ONE FREE RUBY COUPON We need female models asap. dm if interested -FSF

@stefano I thought, silently, of many things when I moved from the Cafe.

A single-user instance was amongst my thoughts. It's a possibility, however I can't imagine it becoming a priority.

I'm more interested in spending my "IT" time on stuff that's directly related, or adjacent, to FreeBSD.

#Mastodon #FreeBSD #UNIX #Linux

@argv_minus_one good thing about #NetBSD or BSDs in general is it is hard for big techs to control it due to side effects of it's permissive license choice. #Linux for better or worse has already been taken over by big techs. No matter how anyone tries to promote Gpl advantages it doesn't help.

Why would the bottom address of a v6 /64 route to loopback? There's literally no entries in the routing table for interface lo.

#Networking #Linux

Alt...

# ip route get fd8c:3969:1494:: anycast fd8c:3969:1494:: from :: dev lo table local proto kernel src fd8c:3969:1494:0:fb29:9db1:ddbc:94db metric 0 pref medium # ip route get fd8c:3969:1494::1 fd8c:3969:1494::1 from :: dev eno1 proto ra src fd8c:3969:1494:0:fb29:9db1:ddbc:94db metric 1024 pref medium # ip -6 route show 2403:581e:ab78::/64 dev eno1 proto ra metric 1024 expires 86345sec pref medium fd8c:3969:1494::/64 dev eno1 proto ra metric 1024 expires 86345sec pref medium fda6:3c52:d12b:1::/80 via 2403:581e:ab78:0:48a2:b796:c065:dd46 dev eno1 proto kernel metric 1024 pref medium fda6:3c52:d12b:1:1::/80 via 2403:581e:ab78:0:df67:ffa6:45bc:8557 dev eno1 proto kernel metric 1024 pref medium fda6:3c52:d12b:1:2::/80 via 2403:581e:ab78:0:fe78:6929:cb86:5a7c dev eno1 proto kernel metric 1024 pref medium fda6:3c52:d12b:1:3::/80 via fd8c:3969:1494:0:cb78:b332:ff40:137f dev eno1 proto kernel metric 1024 pref medium fda6:3c52:d12b:1:4::/80 via 2403:581e:ab78:0:2b8:5903:8164:7aa7 dev eno1 proto kernel metric 1024 pref medium fda6:3c52:d12b:1:5::b180 dev cilium_host proto kernel metric 256 pref medium fda6:3c52:d12b:1:5::/80 dev cilium_host proto kernel src fda6:3c52:d12b:1:5::b180 metric 1024 pref medium fe80::/64 dev eno1 proto kernel metric 256 pref medium fe80::/64 dev cilium_net proto kernel metric 256 pref medium fe80::/64 dev lxc_health proto kernel metric 256 pref medium fe80::/64 dev lxcd7dc4287ae9e proto kernel metric 256 pref medium ...

@jmcunx @argv_minus_one Even if Debian hadn't voted for AI, all of the freedesktop projects and the Linux kernel make heavy use of AI. There's no way to use Linux without using AI code. #linux

@clf yes, sadly, which is why i like others have been exploring possible escape routes...

• #haiku tested, & i love it, but it's not yet able to do what i need
• #OpenIndiana researched, but noooooooooooo
• #GhostBSD tested, looked a great prospect with its old MATE pre-slop DE, til i learned of its dangerous security flaw viz apparently running the desktop as root
• #OpenBSD currently in early test phase atm
• #NetBSD - still to test
• #FreeBSD - still to test

🥺

@jmcunx @argv_minus_one

#DropbearPooterising #Linux #LinuxWomen #FOSS
#FuckGenerativeAI #FuckSlopbots #AntiAI #NoAI #EscapeFromLinux ?

I know most people are aware on how Linux can save old hardware, but here's to the folks that like to complain that GNOME is "bloated" and "runs poorly":

Today I salvaged this old laptop from going to the junk, added an old 4GB DDR3 RAM stick I had, popped the GNOME OS Nightly USB I had just to know what the specs were on this thing, and well... the screen is dying a slow and painful death but damn, this runs really, really well for a 13 year old chip that was already close to e-waste by the time it was produced and a just as old and slow HDD.

I obviously won't keep using it as a desktop due to the screen, but I'm baffled at the optimization work that is going on these days that enables this to be actully smooth and usable on hardware this bad.

#gnome #linux #hardware

Alt...

GNOME OS Nightly running on a 13 year old Lenovo G405 laptop with a faulty screen.

I have made a survey about showing icons on your desktop and how it should behave when screen changes. I would hope as many replies as possible! You don't need to use KDE Plasma to reply to this survey! It should take around 5 to 10 minutes.

https://survey.kde.org/355778

And if you want to read a bit more about the "why", here's mine and Nates blogpost:

https://akselmo.dev/posts/akademy-2026-desktop-icon-bof/

https://pointieststick.com/2026/10/23/help-shape-the-future-of-desktop-icons/

Thanks!

https://survey.kde.org/355778

#KDE #Linux #KDEPlasma

#Unix #FOSS #Linux #RunBSD

The Register: SparkyOS: Lightweight general-purpose Arch, on a pendrive https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/23/sparkyos-lightweight-general-purpose-arch-on-a-pendrive/5304984 @theregister @lproven #Linux