Just need to copy the data from the customer's old Windows computer and then it will be ready.

Fastfetch was not in the repositories, probably due to Zorin being based on a slightly older Ubuntu LTS version.

Neofetch was there and helped me accomplish on screen what you are supposed to have in screenshots.

#Linux #ZorinOS #NeoFetch #gNome

RT: https://social.retroedge.tech/objects/27811c52-8fd2-49bc-8e28-e73a5a01a685

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screenshot of Zorin OS on an HP mini computer

“Works on my laptop” is a configuration problem, not bad luck.

Execution Environments make your Ansible control node a versioned, reproducible container image. Same artifact locally, in CI, and in AAP/AWX.

I wrote a practical walkthrough of ansible-builder + ansible-navigator, with real-world gotchas:

https://blog.hofstede.it/reproducible-ansible-with-execution-environments/

#ansible #automation #devops #linux

Hello #BSDCafe !
I have recently launched a website: https://fionescu.princeps-poesis.xyz/ - Here I posted what may be the only text in Romanian about #OpenBSD that isn't a news announcement or a recent AI slop translation!
Tl;dr: I have celebrated one year since having switched from #Windows to #Linux by... switching from Linux to OpenBSD my daily driver OS. Why? OpenBSD's "proactive security by default" stance is the best for me - and it runs on my somewhat legacy hardware. Most of the essential software I used on Linux is also here, so for most purposes OpenBSD is fine for me.

sh games

cp -prva ~/gate/secret/files* /media/my_user_id/gate/public/deep/dive

works in the following sh:

• bash
• ksh
• csh
• zsh
• tcsh
• dash
• ash
• psh

#Programming #Bash #zsh #OpenSource #BSD #freeBSD #openBSD #netBSD #ghostBSD #Linux #Debian #mxLinux #MX #RPM #POSIX #ash

Command:

echo hello,there |sed 's/,/\n/g'

Result:

#Linux:
hello
there

#FreeBSD:
hello
there

#NetBSD:
hello
there

#OpenBSD:
hellonthere

OpenBSD.... brah. 😓

hey so. looking for a job (NZ or fully remote willing to hire a kiwi) in SRE, security, or linux/Unix system administration. 15 years experience administering Linux and Unix boxes, intermediate level of experience working with docker compose and containerisation and container security. No prior job experience unfortunately, all those 15 years were mostly personal projects and small-scale stuff for friends. I'm also 26, so I started when I was 11, explaining the no jobs so far. Currently running an entire multi-machine personal cloud infrastructure with a demonstration of all the services I have running at https://status.highenergymagic.net. Three machines, 72 docker containers. One running most of them, one running Mastodon+glitchsocial, one running the uptime monitor. encrypted root on ZFS, alpine linux, gVisor on supported containers, plan to move to Kata. Entirely willing to accept entry-level job placements, no expectation of being paid a lot or anything, just want to be doing something and move the needle a little on my current "being broke" status. Currently using gVisor, docker compose, and kata containers in production, experience with Linux, docker, Net/Open/FreeBSD, Cisco IOS, Juniper Junos, Mikrotik and UniFi, configuring and administering Asterisk, plus extensive experience with IBM AIX and Sun Solaris. #fedihired #infosec #cybersecurity #linux #unix #docker #sre #DevOps #GetFediHired

Please boost for reach, any job offers please DM me.

I"m leaning towards #dnsmasq

#Linux

what do you #Linux folks use as a stupid simple DHCP server daemon? #Kea seems a bit overkill for what I need, and isc-dhcpd is effectively unmaintained.

$ sudo resolvctl status is taking forever.

I really, really, really wish #Linux would implement SIGINFO.

Today I came across a weird #printer problem. From #Debian #Linux I could print to the #Canon PIXMA printer in simplex or #duplex.

BUT, in duplex mode it would print a side, eject the paper, re-load the paper, then eject it again without printing anything on it, and then start the second page on a separate sheet of paper.

This happened from my PC and a separate one using the stock #IPP driver in #CUPS

Annoyingly it works perfectly in Windows...

Your nightly reminder that the bugs are Long Term Stable too and the maintainers of those projects can't fix your distro.

#Linux

Une très bonne synthèse sur la faille CopyFail impactant le noyau Linux : historique de la faille, mécanisme d'exploitation, gestion érratique de la divulgation, mitigation - par Linuxtricks #Infosec #Linux https://www.linuxtricks.fr/news/10-logiciels-libres/600-copy-fail-cve-2026-31431-synthese-technique-sur-cette-faille-linux/

#copyfail also affects #wsl. #linux #windows #infosec

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A WSL terminal window. The user has run the proof-of-concept copyfail exploit script and immediately got a root prompt.

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟱/𝟬𝟰 (Valuable News - 2026/05/04) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/05/04/valuable-news-2026-05-04/

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

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

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟱/𝟬𝟰 (Valuable News - 2026/05/04) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/05/04/valuable-news-2026-05-04/

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

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

Recently I got asked about my @BoxyBSD@bsd.cafe project, which offers free VPS instances of vary #BSD based systems for learning and educational purposes and I'm happy to share that this projects remains available. Several things could finally be clarified to continue this service to make sure people can learn and practice on real #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD, #NetBSD systems to #RUNBSD. Also, BoxyBSD starts moving over to #Sylve on #bhyve.

But not only that! We could also get some more new resources and locations to scale and this also brings up another new project for #free Linux #VPS instances at https://boxedtux.com (Fedi: @BoxedTux@mastodon.social) where people will be able to learn and practice on different #Linux based distributions (e.g., #Debian, #Ubuntu, #Rocky,...). BoxedTux utilizes #Proxmox clusters as a foundation.

Hope you like this small update... Over & out!

#freeVPS #VPS #VM #Hosting #education #learning #learningplatform #service #opensource #BoxedTux

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BoxyBSD Logo - a free BSD based VPS Service by gyptazy

Installing #windows11 on this #thinkpad x13s is just about the weirdest install I've ever seen.

Over an hour and still going. "Doing work"

I'm only doing all this so I can update the bios and get #linux on it.

Wenn ihr mal ein richtig abgefahrenens #Linux erleben wollt, dann schaut euch

#commodore OS Vision

https://commodore.net/downloads/

an!

#dit #dut #dutgemacht #retrocomputing

Episode 15 of Dark Blue Weekly released

https://darkblueproject.com/sites/news/dbw-e15.php

#darkblueproject #darkblueweekly #fedora #bazziteos #cachyos #proxmox #gcc #archlinux #linux #linuxdesktop #opensource #freesoftware

@sam@cablespaghetti.dev @BoxyBSD@mastodon.bsd.cafe @BoxyBSD@bsd.cafe

#BoxyBSD #BoxedTUX #freeVPS #education #learning

Anyone have recent experience with the PineTab2?

Usability when running pmos or some other distro?

#pine64 #pinetab #pinetab2 #linux #tablet #rk3566 #rockchip #pmos #postmarket #postmarketos

I spent the last couple of days examining the source code and understanding the Copy.Fail vulnerability in detail. This vulnerability happens on the shoulders of 4 key components:

- Page cache
- AF_ALG
- algif_aead
- splice()

In this video, I talk about these components and demonstrate how the CVE-2026-31431 vulnerability allows attackers to gain root access by modifying the “su” entry in the page cache.

https://youtu.be/OftLQ1uPh4M

#copyfail #linux #video

Heute ist #diday !

Meine digitale Unabhängigkeit:

• #Linux seit 30 Jahren statt Windows oder Mac OSX
• #Fairphone Gen. 6 statt Samsung Galaxy, Apple iPhone, Google Pixel, ...
• die eigenen Server bei Hetzner
• regionale Anbieter statt Amazon
• Signal statt Whatsapp
• mailbox.org statt gmail, ...
• #startpage statt #google
• #nextcloud statt dropbox, icloud oder amazon cloud
• nextcloud statt google calendar
• nextcloud office und libreoffice statt Microsoft Office oder Microsoft 365
• #homeassistant statt amazon alexa, google home, apple homekit
• #mastodon statt X (Twitter)
• #friendica statt facebook
• #pixelfed statt instagram
• #peertube statt youtube
• #selfhosted #Vaultwarden statt Google Passwords
• #ollama mit lokalem model statt ChatGPT, Gemini, Groq oder Claude

Und du? Wie digital unabhängig bist du?

systemd-boot: wtf is this dreck?

It works, but like lilo back in the '90s. Actually, that's probably not fair to lilo.

Now I understand why most distros configure it to not display and make you press/hold space to access the menu at boot time. The less we see it the better.

#Linux #systemdboot

"Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone"

https://www.theregister.com/2026/05/01/buy_a_foss_fondleslab/

I use a #Librem5 #Linux #phone. With the default #PureOS operating system.

Enjoy your #freedom, break free from #Google and #Apple.

Have a full Linux computer in your pocket that you can also use for calling.

Questions? Ask me.

#opensource #digitalsovereignty #FOSS #MobileLinux #privacy

🍷 #Linux #Wine
ALLEZ ZOU ! WinePortable est disponible 🎉
Il vous permet de jouer aux jeux Windows sous Linux sans avoir à vous emmerder à installer Wine.
1️⃣Décompressez WinePortable
2️⃣Copiez vos jeux Windows dedans
3️⃣Lancez "explorer.sh" et jouez à vos jeux

C'est un Wine portable packagé avec tout le nécessaire pour faire tourner plus de 90% des jeux Windows (dxvk, vkd3d, vcrun2003 à 2026, physx, OpenAL et des tas de runtimes et codecs).

https://sebsauvage.net/wiki/doku.php?id=wineportable

Canonical confirms Ubuntu web infrastructure is facing a sustained cross-border DDoS attack, causing service disruption.
https://linuxiac.com/canonical-says-ubuntu-infrastructure-is-facing-cross-border-ddos-attack/

#ubuntu #linux #opensource

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Canonical confirms Ubuntu web infrastructure is facing a sustained cross-border DDoS attack, causing service disruption.

I can't speak to the accuracy or "correctness" of the guy's instructions, but the way he opens the video is freaking hilarious.

https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=uTrOIPIx7pY

How to Install OpenBSD (2027 Edition)

#OpenBSD #Linux #Install #MemeVideo

Just about every consumer facing operating system, search engine and service is using AI now to some extent. I’ve seen folks switching to #openbsd from Linux/Mac/Windows…but what about other services? Proton has AI, and damn near every internet search engine has AI, even the ones that claim to be private and secure. I’d be interested in hearing some realistic tech stacks and workflows that don’t involve tools with AI in them or created with the help of AI. If you are willing to share please comment.

#ai #noai #linux #macos #windows

I've been working on Guestlet for a few years now. It is a #hypervisor platform built on #opensource technologies. This is the first #blog post in a series that lays out the early decisions that were made.

https://nwcs.sh/blog/guestlet/a-hypervisor-platform-built-with-open-source-technologies

#linux #postgresql #selfhosted #homelab #golang

Can someone give me the tl;Dr version of why folks don't like systemd? I don't know what it does or doesn't do compared to whatever the options are. #linux #fedora #homelab

Put #CachyOS #Linux on my daughters old and slow laptop yesterday. I've never used Linux before so it was a bit daunting at first but ended up being really easy to install and set up, and she loves it :) Its suddenly nice and fast and gaming is 'good enough'. Laptop is like new! My gaming desktop is next 🥳

Gkrellm is one of the lightest system monitoring tools that I use, only top and htop are lighter. Of course it's a Natural Choice on not only the SBC Pi5 but on all machines here

@rl_dane

#Raspberry #Pi5 #SBC #hardware #programming #gkrellm #top #htop #Linux

Mine...Mine...Mine...

Now THAT will be a nerdy weekend §8-)

Buy here:
https://vivianvoss.net/print/integrated-by-design

#freebsd #book #bsd #nerd #linux #unix #openbsd #netbsd #ghostbsd #learn

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FreeBSD Book - Integrated by design. https://vivianvoss.net/print/integrated-by-design

On these displays you see the SBC in action. The screen on the lower right belongs to a very old sturdy notebook which couldn't even run an important piece of OpenSource software I use to make certain types of connections. I had to degrade The Notebook to a music player after I got it out the two and a half inch hard drive

#Pi5 #Raspberry #SBC #hardware #programming #Linux

They: "On a scale from 1 to 10: How lazy are you?"

Me: Using the copy fail exploit instead of sudo to avoid having to type my password

#copyfail #linux #cybersecurity

If you’re a Linux user looking to supercharge your workflow with a fast, customizable, and versatile launcher, look no further than Rofi. Rofi (short for "Runner Of Everything") is a lightweight, extensible tool that started as a window switcher but has evolved into a multi-purpose utility.

https://www.thelinuxvault.net/blog/how-to-use-and-install-rofi-on-linux-tutorial/#themes-applying-and-creating

#rofi #Linux #BSD #i3wm

Wir freuen uns auf den 22. Augsburger Linux-Infotag, morgen am 2. Mai 2026. Von 9:30 bis 17:00 gibt es an der Technischen Hochschule Vorträge, Workshops und Projektstände. Alles ohne Anmeldung. Eintritt frei.

Wir haben für alle, Einsteiger wie Profis, spannende Inhalte eingeplant. Hier findet Ihr das Programm: https://www.luga.de/static/LIT-2026/program/ #lit2026 #Augsburg #Linux #OSS

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Poster für den 22. Augsburger Linux-Infotag

👩‍💻​ My So Called Sudo Life - day 500: still a newbie edition 🆕​

Dear Fedi friends,

Today marks the 500th day of my self-hosting adventures and I'm celebrating it with... a slice of humble pie:

🔗​: https://blog.elenarossini.com/my-so-called-sudo-life/my-so-called-sudo-life-day-500-still-a-newbie-edition/

Also: please remember to update your Linux system to patch the critical vulnerability that has been found.

#Linux #CopyPaste #security #MySoCalledSudoLife #SelfHosting #YunoHost

Oh, and @zeitkapsl have a #Linux desktop app and one for the command line!

(The desktop app only works as flatpak for me, the RPM has conflicts on my Fedora install).

(EDIT: Problem solved! With this reply https://techhub.social/@konform/116490565176455678)

Librewolf keeps opening the tabs that were opened last, even though I have this tickbox unchecked. I want a fresh session all the time. I never want it to restore anything ever - even if it crashed.

I was able to get this behaviour in my last setup, but I forgot what I did (recently I wiped my hard drive and did a fresh linux install).

Does anyone know how to get this behaviour?

#tech #linux #techsupport #firefox #librewolf

(tags here so people that aren't interested in these topics can ignore them and still follow me)

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A screenshot from my librewolf settings

RE: https://social.tchncs.de/@cark/116459954767698913

#TIL You can copy or rename files without retyping the path:

❯ cp /your/long/path/config.toml{,.bak}

This expands to:

cp /your/long/path/config.toml /your/long/path/config.bak

Works also with `echo` (nice for testing).

Thanks to @irom for recently pointing me in this direction. 👍️

#bash #linux #cli

I would like thank past me for choosing Debian for my servers 😌

#IndieDev #Debian #Linux

So you read about #CopyFail, and are like… owww, shit. But then you see that it was responsibly disclosed after being fixed in main, we had releases since, they went stable in #Gentoo (over other #security fixes), so we should be good, right?

Except that it turns out that after it has been fixed in mainline, nobody bothered actually backporting the fix to all the LTS branches. And it doesn't apply cleanly (https://social.treehouse.systems/@thesamesam/116490971618284574). What a shitshow!

(And we've been only talking how 5.x don't get vulnerability fixes in time — but it turns out that anything but the latest is insecure to use!)

#Gentoo #Linux

#KDE #Linux #KDEConnect #computers #software

The exploit includes cpu-specific shell code (ELF). I have the toolchain working to build working shell code and the exploit binary on both Linux/86 and Linux/ARM, but the exploit doesn't work out of the box on ARM.

Anyone got further details if this vulnerability is only valid for x86?

#arm #copyfail #linux #exploit #x86

Holy. Fucking. Fuckballs.

This exploit is... insane.

> An unprivileged local user can write 4 controlled bytes into the page cache of any readable file on a Linux system, and use that to gain root

https://copy.fail/

#copyfail #linux

[$] Python packaging council approved

The Python packaging world now has a formal governance council, of the form described in PEP 772 ("Packaging Council governance process"), which was approved by the steering counci [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1068704/ #LWN #Linux #Python

@rl_dane @anselmschueler

#Linux has gotten so large that honestly I miss the days of the 2.6.x kernel.