Gods, I've had my head down these last few months with family and life stuff, so I've not been kept fully abreast.

But Canonical doing the most Canonical thing and fully embracing AI just plain hurts.

I'm such a (classic) Luddite. It feels like the world is collapsing around me.

And its not just "new tech bad".

I love the advances we're having in balcony solar, and cutting edge hydroponics, and non-LLM automation, and machine learning as it relates to medicine and accessibility, and meshnet communication standards and tech.

I hate surveillance tech like Palantir and Flock, just like I hated blockchain and NFTs, and Generative AI LLMs, etc.

I'm just going to core out a space in my life and find folks who do the same and try to strengthen them.

Looks like I'm going to move to OpenBSD soon though, so that's nice.

https://www.neowin.net/news/ubuntu-is-going-all-in-on-generative-ai-and-other-linux-distros-might-follow/

#solarPunk #AI #OpenBSD #Linux #Ubuntu #Canonical

@rl_dane Does this come as a surprise to you?

#Linux is more corporate than ever but it didn't happen overnight. The OS drives #BigTech and companies around the world, and now it's pretty much the de facto OS for #AI.

Linus is a millionaire not because of the community but because of Big Tech and massive corporate contributions.

If one say wanted to move a ZFS root pool from a Linux host and re-install as a root pool on a FreeBSD host, is there anything "special" that needs to be done beyond the standard export/import type tutorials out there?

I mean, beyond mounting the rpool initially from the install media and deleting everything outside of /root and /home I mean?

Backups are verified; just trying to save the time involved for rebuilding ZFS under FreeBSD (vs import) and restoring TBs of data.

Anything special or considerations about the Linux -> FreeBSD movement of the pool?

#Linux #RunBSD #ZFS #OpenZFS

If I can't trust that the #Linux kernel won't be slop-free, looks like it's time to consider #BSD for the first time in three decades or so.
Therefore, I'm going to need some input.
Advice on which BSD for desktop use.
Will I be screwed in terms of gaming (my laptop has a 5070) via Steam/wine/Proton?

#FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #UNIX #LazyWeb #LazyFedi

It's 2026 -- DOES YOUR HARDWARE ACCELERATED WINDOW MANAGER CAST SHADOWS ACCURATELY?? 1996 for comparison.

#psion #wayland #linux #retrocomputing

Linux creator Linus Torvalds puts foot down on anti-AI comments https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/linux-creator-linus-torvalds-puts-foot-down-on-anti-ai-comments/

#Linux #AI #OpenSource

#password and #passphrase generators are a staple in our modern world. there's many implementations in different #frameworks that will generate complex output with #entropy calculation.

i decided to build my own. i call it #gopass it's built on #golang and will have build targets for #freebsd #openbsd #linux and maybe #macos (not sure i care enough yet).

this took about 20 minutes to wire up initially with a base implementation. what's taken a couple of weeks to nail down is the ui and more so the entropy calculation which has too many deltas to be super-realistic.

anyways, like the #unix #philosophy of doing one thing very well, this tool follows that tried and true pattern.

#hack everything.

🧱 BSD PF versus Linux nftables for firewalls for us // cks

https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/PFvsNftablesForUs

#nftables #pffirewall #bsd #freebsd #linux

Linus once more states that AI is just a tool:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-%3Dwi4zC%2BZe8e%2Bp3tMv8TtG_80KzsZ1syL9anBtmEh5Z40vg@mail.gmail.com/

"" #Linux [the #kernel] is not one of those anti-AI projects, and if somebody has issues with that, they can do the open-source thing and fork it.

Or just walk away.

AI is a tool, just like other tools we use. And it's clearly a useful one.

It may not have been that "clearly" even just a year ago, but it's no longer in question today.

There are other questions around AI (like what the economy of it will actually look like in the end), but "is it useful" is no longer one of those questions. […]""

#LinuxKernel

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Screenshot of the linked post

Measuring input latency on Linux: X11 vs Wayland, VRR, and DXVK

https://marco-nett.de/blog/measuring-input-latency-on-linux-x11-vs-wayland-vrr-dxvk/

#linux #gaming

Apparently the Alex Jones of Linux is making his own distro.

Totally not a cult.

#Linux

I sold my daily driver linux laptop because it was getting a little long in the teeth.

I have since been using windows 11 pro laptop.

With Linux, the idea of using WIndows isn't so bad knowing I can go back to Linux as soon as I want.

Now that I have been using Windows 11 for one full week, I am really starting to get tired of it.

The reason why I have a windows laptop is because one of my clients sends me inDesign assets that I need for website work.

dual boot? #linux #windows

CIQ Ascender Pro Gives Enterprise Linux the Power to Proactively Fix the Underlying Infrastructure https://techstrong.it/featured/ciq-ascender-pro-gives-enterprise-linux-the-power-to-proactively-fix-the-underlying-infrastructure/ by @sjvn

Ascender Pro can detect issues across #Linux servers, decide what to do, & automatically apply fixes.

New #blog post arrives!

I discovered that, unlike what the documentation says, you in fact do not need GDC to bootstrap GDC.

https://briancallahan.net/blog/20260713.html

#Unix #compiler #compilers #gcc #llvm #clang #gdc #d #dlang #linux #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #dragonflybsd #illumos #dmd

Debian 12.5 is the final Debian release with full 32-bit (i386) support. It will continue receiving LTS security updates until June 30, 2028.

Full details here: https://ostechnix.com/debian-12-last-full-32-bit-release/

#Debian12 #i386 #32bit #Debian13 #Trixie #Bookworm #Linux

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

ngIRCd 28 was just released, a lightweight Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server software. Note that this release includes a *security-related* bugfix, *all* instances should upgrade! More information on our homepage (https://ngircd.barton.de), the mailing list post (https://lists.barton.de/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/ngircd@lists.barton.de/thread/GWTPFPE6UJIAGRGA7UAEKMENGWOHJ5V6/) and on the GitHub release page (https://github.com/ngircd/ngircd/releases/tag/rel-28) – have fun! #ngircd #ircd #irc #unix #linux #bsd

🐧 'I'm not a programmer' anymore: Linus Torvalds on the only two tools he uses now

"I'm not very sentimental when it comes to technology," Torvalds added. "We're slightly more active in trying to drop support for hardware that literally nobody uses anymore, except in museum environments."

https://www.zdnet.com/article/open-source-summit-linus-torvalds/

#linux #kernel #ai #vibecoding #retrocomputing

Seems like it's been a busy week for the Alpine devs.

This weekend the repo upgrades linux-stable from 7.0.10 > 7.1.3; Plasma from 6.6.5 > 6.6.6. I'll be keeping an eye on the later. Ha.

Maybe I'll take a swipe at trying the 7800 XT (RDNA3) card in my main machine again to see if things have improved. It's too nice out to be screwing around in the lab today.

#Linux #AlpineLinux #AMDGPU

I've been running Linux since 1993 and to this day, I'm still learning. It's what I love so much about running Linux and FOSS. I can't even imagine what it would be like to be stuck running only a proprietary OS or apps.

I've also been running FreeBSD on and off for years, but that's about to change to running FreeBSD daily. Not replacing Linux, but running it along with Linux.

Sorry, just a simple appreciation post for FOSS, all the projects, and most importantly, all of the folks who devote their time to developing this wonderful software.

#foss #linux #freesoftware #bsd #freebsd

I will talk it in Taian #COSCUP 2020, 8/2 15:30〜16:00 online.
Let's enjoy to install Linux for Beginner, in English
https://coscup.org/2020/zh-TW/agenda/AL73DQ

Beginner for install Linux and *BSD in the inexpensive ARM and Intel based mobile devices in #COSCUP 2020 by @kapper1224
#linux #NetBSD #postmarketOS #Android #macbook

https://www.slideshare.net/kapper1224/beginner-for-install-linux-and-bsd-in-the-inexpensive-arm-and-intel-based-mobile-devices-in-coscup-2020

#Podman v6 is out! Particularly interesting to me: Modernised #networking (easier rootless #containers), a #REST API for #Quadlets (easier fleet management), enhanced podman machine (#applehv support, hopefully incl. #inotify support).

Make sure you're using #sqlite as a #database backend before upgrading. Upgrade to 5.8 first to migrate from #boltdb. 6.0 has dropped boltdb support, so everything will be gone if you don't migrate first.

https://blog.podman.io/2026/07/introducing-podman-v6-0-0/

https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/_static/api.html

#linux

Update below -

I'm looking for a #Linux replacement for #Clipy on #MacOS. It's a clipboard extension and the particular feature I'm after is the ability to save snippets of text that you can recall via keyboard shortcut and navigating your categories to find the snippet you want. Selecting the snippet inserts it where the cursor has focus.

I may be using the wrong search terms, but everything I find is just a clipboard history manager, or just does text expansion - and I can't remember a bunch of text strings to trigger my snippets.

Update: I've had better luck searching and have found three that might work:

• CopyQ
• Snyp
• Clipboard Indicator (Gnome-extension)

On to testing!

#AskFedi

@dnkl's Fuzzel launcher for #Linux has a couple video reviews on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4am_n25wOuI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXmzrarN2jk

If there's a summary from both, if might be that if you want a simple and blazing fast launcher and dmenu tool, choose Fuzzel. If you want advanced theming, stick with Rofi.

https://mark.stosberg.com/fuzzel/

As an upcycler and hardware liberator, I don't "unbox" computers; I salvage them, pick them, clean them and unwrap them. And save them with #freesoftware.

#plannedobsolescence #linux #bsd #RepairReuseRecycle

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used small form factor desktop being taken away from the bubble wrap I used to transport it safely.

Announcing ios-linuxkit: Linux on iPad, the Hard Way

I’m done waiting for Apple to fix things. And one of the things I think should exist is a decent way to run Linux binaries on my iPad.(...)

#arm64 #development #ios #ipad #ish #linux #runtime

https://taoofmac.com/space/blog/2026/05/16/1130?utm_content=atom&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Announcing ios-linuxkit: Linux on iPad, the Hard Way

🐧 Windows Drops Under 60% in Global Desktop OS Share for the First Time in Years

｢ Linux, meanwhile, continues its gradual rise. StatCounter’s June 2026 data puts Linux at 4.39% worldwide, one of its strongest recent showings in the company’s desktop OS statistics. While still far behind Windows, the figure keeps Linux firmly above the symbolic 4% line, which only a few years ago would have looked highly optimistic for the desktop ｣

https://linuxiac.com/windows-drops-under-60-in-global-desktop-os-share-for-the-first-time-in-years/

#windows #linux #opensource

Updated Debian Linux version 13: 13.6 has been released. If you regularly update your system using the APT you will get these updates but you may have to schedule system reboots.

https://www.debian.org/News/2026/20260711

#linux #debian #sysadmin

Btw if anyone's interested in declaratively configuring their Linux phones with Nix to avoid having to redo everything manually after flashing, system-manager works fine on postmarketOS!

Here's my Fairphone's configuration if you want something for reference: https://github.com/LuNeder/nixos-config/blob/strawberry/Luana-Fairphone6

The ensureAlpinePackages module is available in my Flake: https://github.com/LuNeder/merpkgs

#postmarketOS #Nix #Fairphone #LinuxMobile #Linux #NixOS

Does someone in the #Fedora Workstation packaging community know how to make the #Firefox updates release notes / changelogs / news show up in the appdata metainfo (or some other way for GNOME Software to show the news), like Chromium's updates?

The Firefox #Linux maintainer would welcome help on this front: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2486696

Hey people,

I recently graduated from my #SysAdmin apprenticeship and I am looking for an entry position in the field of #Linux/ #Networking Administration/Engineering or #DevOps in #NRW, #Germany (ideally around #Düsseldorf), or Remote.

As part of the apprenticeship I conducted an internship at a Neuroscience Institute of Research Centre Juelich, where I accomplished my project of automating #OpenBSD routers using #pyinfra #GitOps.

1/2

Boosts appreciated 🙏🏻

#FediJobs #FediHire #GetFediHired

```
find / -name "*FOO*txt" -ls

# match is case insensitive
find / -iname "*FOO*txt" -ls
```

will search '/', and all subdirectories, for files with 'FOO' and ending with 'txt' in the name. You don't need AI Terminal Wrapper or AI agents for this on your desktop. Stop sending data to big tech.

#linux #unix #macos

The Register: Ubuntu emphasizes Arm64 support – and gets Rustier https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/07/09/ubuntu-emphasizes-arm64-support-and-gets-rustier/5268563 @theregister @lproven #Linux #Ubuntu #Rust

@glyph @glen_malley Maybe you are talking about this video of a trio discussing their experiment of trying Linux for a month as Windows user.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KQFgWdiudo

In the end, they were all leaning towards maximizing #Linux and minimizing Windows, and it seems part of that success was that they could use LLMs to quickly solve problems they ran into.

To me, it was a positive story making of tools making easier to switch to Linux.

I've been messing around with #Ansible again. My old #HAProxy setup was way too clunky when it came to managing #TLS certificates. With my new playbook, all domain names in my inventory file get TLS certs automatically provisioned and primed for automatic renewal.
https://oxcrag.net/blog/2026/07/08/New-reverse-proxy.html

Repo: https://git.oxcrag.net/blog-repos/haproxy-with-acme

#HomeLab #Ubuntu #Linux #GitOps #ConfigAsCode

I finally published the CWM configuration I use on Slackware-current as a practical example of that approach.

The repository keeps CWM focused on window management, while sxhkd, small shell scripts, and shared .xinitrc components provide a portable desktop workflow that can be reused across different WMs.

Repository:
https://git.sr.ht/~r1w1s1/cwm-config

Background:
https://r1w1s1.srht.site/posts/window-manager-agnostic-workflows/

#OpenBSD #Slackware #Linux #X11 #cwm #Unix

Some of our #OpenBSD anti-ROP #research ended up on lobsters: https://lobste.rs/s/xclcel/final_return_for_openbsd_anti_return

#BSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD #Linux #Unix #Illumos #compiler #compilers #GCC #LLVM #Clang

Sharing for lulz 🤣 #linux #vim #unix

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In this meme we see an elderly veteran in a dress uniform looking emotional and on the verge of tears, with the text that reads: "Me, having fought in the Vim–Emacs wars, seeing juniors vibe-code in Cursor”.

Linux ported to the Atari Jaguar

Only a few days ago we had Linux on the Mega Drive, and someone took that as a challenge, so now we have Linux on the Atari Jaguar. The Jaguar has a very different architecture than the Mega Drive, but does happen to use a processor from the same 68000-family.

Interestingly enough, to this day, Linux has architecture code for the 68000-family of processors. 68040, 6803

https://www.osnews.com/story/145467/linux-ported-to-the-atari-jaguar/

#Linux

#Linux Kernel 7.1.x line finally landed in #Debian #Sid \,,/

Who is good for selling laptops that run Linux in the UK nowadays? I like my x220 but it's getting a bit long in the tooth, plus it's quite heavy. I used to use Tier 1 but I've no idea if they're still good.

Basically I want something like a MacBook Neo form factor but running Linux. I don't want to faff around with something that's difficult to get running - whilst I'm capable of tinkering, on this occasion I want something that Just Works.

#Linux #Laptop #AskFedi

Today the rat met the bear

#OverUnder 073 with @ratfactor

He shares his thoughts about #HTML #emails, #Letterboxd, #Zettelkasten, #rats, and, #apple #pies.

His #blog is older than #Google !

He also replied to @yannick's question.

And, we got a recommendation for two #books.

#bloggers #bookstodon #book #fediverse #mastodon #food #BSD #Linux

https://lazybea.rs/ovr-073

Banana Pi OpenWrt One router official support by OpenWrt community. This device runs on OpenWrt firmware and SoC has WiFi 6, dual-band, 3×3/2×2, 1 x 2.5Gbit WAN, 1 x 1Gbit LAN, 1GB DDR4 RAM, 256 MiB NAND, 16 MiB NOR, M.2 SSD and USB 2.0 support. This can be your all in one #Linux powered router + firewall and WiFi for home or small office.

https://openwrt.org/toh/openwrt/one

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