A #Linux server is just a #Tamagotchi for nerds.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

TIL: Do not run a #Linux upgrade (in this case to Debian 13) when the SW raid is degraded. Grub will complain "Couldn't find physical volume (null)" and not boot.

#DockerHub still hosts dozens of #Linux images with the #XZ #backdoor

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/docker-hub-still-hosts-dozens-of-linux-images-with-the-xz-backdoor/

#cybersecurity #FOSS #Docker #XZUtils

Y recuerden chicos:

Cuando actualicen sus servidores de Debian 12 a Debian 13 (y en cualquier upgrade grande), apaguen el #Apache antes de actualizar, si no puede pasar que el servidor web siga activo mientras se descarga el módulo #php y se cambia por una nueva versión.

Durante ese tiempo, todo el código PHP del servidor queda expuesto como si fuera TXT, y sí, podemos tener contraseñas ahí dentro.

#gnu #linux #debian #upgrade #update #apache #php #infosec #ciberseguridad #cybersecurity

Make the biggest mess possible in the local multiplayer game Splatterbot - releasing September 4 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/make-the-biggest-mess-possible-in-the-local-multiplayer-game-splatterbot-releasing-september-4/

#Splatterbot #IndieGames #Linux #SteamDeck #Gaming

Okay, I am now reaching a critical frustration-level with #Debian #Linux
My distro-usage pattern is that I stay with a distro until my frustration level rises higher than my tolerance level, and I've just hit it, due to Debian's "I'm not going to update stuff" tendency. In this case, "ydotool", whose current version is 1.04, has a version on Debian of... 0.1.8! That's...
How am I going to change over to a Wayland-based environment if I don't have a usable replacement for xdotool?

Grrrr.

Now, of course, y'all have your own opinions about what distro to change to... with the leading condenders in our recent discussion about tiling window managers being #Arch and #NixOS - I think my Cunning Plan is to take it slowly -- which is why I was trying to install ydotool in the first place!

Step 1: Replace the hard drive on my laptop with a BIG drive. I'd been meaning to do this anyway, eventually, because I made a stupid mistake when I'd ordered that laptop originally, not getting a big enough drive.
Step 2: Since a replacement drive requires one to install a distro from scratch, then I will install a NEW distro from scratch.
Step 3: Take a couple of weeks to set up the laptop to my exact desires.

#Linux #LinuxDistro #LinuxDistribution

So, #Linux geeks, tell me, between #ArchLinux and #NixOS which one? Okay, sure y'all love your favourites, but I need more data than "this is great".
My requirements:
1. Has LOTS of packages
2. The packages are up-to-date without being bleeding edge
3. I am not forever trying to fix bugs with the packages/distro.

#KDE Gear 25.08 Open-Source Software Suite Released with Many Improvements for Your Favorite KDE Apps https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-25-08-open-source-software-suite-released-with-many-improvements

@kde #Linux #OpenSource #FreeSoftware

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Hardware companies making heavy use of the Linux Vendor Firmware Service to push firmware updates out to users are being asked to contribute back – with cash, in order to firm up a certain future for this vital service. 💸

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/lvfs-sustainability-plan-vendor-funding?v1

#linux #foss #opensource

Thought #1 (when seeing this article):

It's slow-news season, so someone yet again wrote something about what happens when Linus for one reason or another stops maintaining #Linux, as it's been a while since that topic made the rounds.

Thought #2 (when reading ""When @torvalds goes, the sense of discontinuity will be hard to bear, and the opportunism of commercial interests to grow influence will be non-zero. These are problems now that need addressing before they are ripened by events, and this is where succession planning should take place.""):

I might be wrong, but my gut feeling says that "planning the succession" bears more risk that commercial interests will try to use those plans to grow influence.

Thought #3:

Someone should ask 10 or 15 core developers if they think Linux would be at risk if Linus would be hit by a bus tomorrow.

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Thought #4:

There for 20+ years now was always someone that was clearly considered "second in command" that could take over when needed (and the current person actually did for one cycle); sure, it's neither public nor written down as such, but it's kind of agreed on among the core developers afaics, so it's not like there is no "succession plan".

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https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/14/the_plan_for_linux_after/

#Linux #kernel #LinuxKernel

With the release of the Linux distribution Debian 13 "Trixie", you could now upgrade your APT sources lists to the DEB 822 format (see results from 'apt update --audit' command) #Linux #Debian https://wiki.debian.org/SourcesList

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A political appeal by a democratically minded European based on the dramatically changing situation and its consequences in the field of technology and IT:

Guys, if for whatever reason you are still working with Windows (or Apple, Google...), I can only urge you to take the current circumstances as a reason to switch to Linux and free software! Never has such a switch been more appropriate and important!

The end of Windows 10, Microsoft's coercion towards MS accounts and cloud compulsion, all the advertising spam from MS within Windows 11, the artificial hardware requirements for it, the AI compulsion in Windows, the data exploitation including data sales and telemetry behavior, the integrated spyware, and so many other negative and bad things!

And on top of that, there are the current political developments in the fascist states of America. Uneducated idiot, fascist, anti-democrat and narcissist with a severe minority complex – and best friend of child molester Epstein – Trump is turning the country into a fascist dictatorship, and the big American tech companies are bowing to the convicted criminal, most recently Tim Apple– ready to hand over all the data he demands and install surveillance tools, and not even stopping at Europe and Europeans.

Trump's hatred of Europe is well known, as is his admiration for war criminal and mass murderer Putin. Who knows what other brown crap will spill over the Atlantic to us.

That's why, dear people, and especially those outside the US (unfortunately, we can't help the good and decent people there, but they elected the brown problem in the White House themselves): Linux and free software now!

#linux #opensource #freesoftware #windows #endof10 #microsoft #google #apple #bigdata #bigtech #surveillance #fascism #trump #europe #eu #meta #amazon

I am thinking of starting a Linux users' group in Batemans Bay. Any advice?

#linux #BatemansBay

At this point me and every #linux convert are at the window looking in like that “Sickos” cartoon meme.

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-teases-windows-12-next-version-os-agentic-ai-ambient-computing-copilot

Introduction to VirtIO, Part 2: Vhost

https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/introduction-to-virtio-part-2-vhost

Jonah Palmer writes: ""[…] #Vhost is a key optimization to #VirtIO that was created to offload data-plane processing from #Qemu into more efficient components.

We’ll start off by taking a more in-depth look into the causes of overhead in the data plane of a pure VirtIO configuration. We’ll talk about the costly operations that are involved, such as VM exits, VM entries, context switches, and userspace processing by Qemu. Then we’ll introduce vhost and elaborate on how it addresses these issues by moving data-plane operations either into the kernel (kernel-based vhost) or into a specialized userspace process (via vhost-user).

We’ll then dive into both #kernel-based vhost and vhost-user architectures, examining each in detail—including their advantages, drawbacks, typical use cases, and how they affect performance. […]"

#Linux #LinuxKernel

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#btrfs-progs 6.16 is out:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250813181054.9949-1-dsterba@suse.com/ & https://github.com/kdave/btrfs-progs/releases/tag/v6.16

Among the highlights are:

* defrag: new option --nocomp to request no compression (#Linux #kernel 6.17)
* build: add build support for Android
* mkfs: print label of existing filesystem if attempting to overwrite
* device usage: fix printing units of partition sizes, used to be in 512B sectors

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I finally got the time to look at #Debian 13, what's new in there, and why I think it is highly suitable for a non-nonsense, solid desktop #Linux distro.

I started of thinking "I could never use that daily", and in the end, what I currently use isn't newer than Debian 13, so... yeah. Debian 13 is good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScSOMRqS5FE

Oh cool! Another #linux using @homebrew ootb!

Welcome to the club, hell yeah!

https://caligra.com/workbench/

Rogue-lite slot machine nightmare CloverPit launches September 3 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/rogue-lite-slot-machine-nightmare-cloverpit-launches-september-3/

#CloverPit #IndieGames #Gaming #PCGaming #Linux

I have a couple of questions about a customized Distro I’m making for my dad (sending him a USB to install it from) that’s easy to use (he’s always been extremely tech illiterate - he only learned how to use a computer thanks to Linux, but that version of Ubuntu he had learned on is over 10 years old now) and I can connect to via Rust Desk that has a custom icon that says “help” (using Mint 22.1)

So far, the closest to success I’ve had is using Systemback - it perfectly copied the system as set up.

But, there’s just one big problem - the installer.

The installer, despite being a GUI, is not user friendly. Not only are there a lack of instructions (making it unintuitive on what you need in order to be able to click “next” even if you are basically tech literate), but it involves manually partitioning the hard drives into 3 partitions - there’s also no “erase all and use the whole drive” option.

My question is, can I edit or replace the installer Systemback uses, for something slightly easier, or if not feasible:

Can I use the terminal in Cubic to change a program’s icon, move the panel (optional), and pin a program to the panel, as well as set up Firefox to not have AI, change the search engine, font size, and bookmarks, as well as install uBlock? (I’d install Librewolf, except that it doesn’t store browsing history by default, which he relies on).

Fun fact: there is no rule that says the EFI System Partition can't be on #Linux software #RAID.

Provided, of course, that neither the BIOS nor any other operating system ever tries to write to it. If they do, bad things will happen.

#mdadm

hello ! je vais installer Linux Mint sur le PC de mes parents mais je sais pas si j'utilise la version basé sur Ubuntu ou celle sur Debian (LMDE) ?? Vous avez une idée de ce qui est le mieux ?

merciii

#debian #linuxMint #ubuntu #LMDE #linux

Super Farming Boy is a bizarre farming sim about chain reactions with a Cuphead inspired style https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/super-farming-boy-is-a-bizarre-farming-sim-about-chain-reactions-with-a-cuphead-inspired-style/

#SuperFarmingBoy #Gaming #PCGaming #Linux #SteamDeck

If you recently upgraded to #Debian 13, there's a stable kernel update that fixes several CVEs. Just check for and install system updates like normal to get it.

Link: https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2025/msg00139.html

#Security #Linux

If you host #Jellyfin on #Debian, they have updated their repositories to contain the native builds for Trixie. You can enable the repo in Debian with:

extrepo enable jellyfin

Or, if you already have the Jellyfin repo added, just make sure it's pointing to "Trixie" and not "Bookworm" and it should auto update your packages.

Link to manual downloads: https://repo.jellyfin.org/?path=/server/debian/latest-stable

#Linux

A new #blog post appears!

I discovered that the GNU D compiler has been broken on FreeBSD 14 for over a year and it seems no one noticed. Let's discover the issue and brainstorm some solutions to it.

A great case study for why operating system package maintainers matter.

https://briancallahan.net/blog/20250813.html

#dlang #dlanguage #freebsd #bsd #openbsd #netbsd #dragonflybsd #unix #gcc #gdc #gnu #compiler #compilers #d #linux #opensource #freesoftware

Windows 11 : un test montre que l'IA Microsoft Recall est toujours capable d'enregistrer cartes bancaires, mots de passe et données sensibles malgré le paramètre « Filtrer les informations sensibles » activé

https://microsoft.developpez.com/actu/374346/Windows-11-un-test-montre-que-l-IA-Microsoft-Recall-est-toujours-capable-d-enregistrer-cartes-bancaires-mots-de-passe-et-donnees-sensibles-malgre-le-parametre-Filtrer-les-informations-sensibles-active/

PASSEZ A LINUX !

J'utilise depuis très longtemps Linux MInt en version Mate et j'en suis toujours très content !

https://www.malekal.com/meilleurs-distributions-linux-choisir/

#microsoft #securite #linux

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Mon ordinateur avec Linux Mint Mate

I got a start in upgrading 7 donated laptops. 4 are done. GNU/Linux Mint with Xfce desktop installed in about 30 minutes per computer. Another 10-15 minutes to run updates. Specs: 4 to 8GB of memory, hard drives (rather than SSDs). Instead of being recycled they are ready for continued use. Totally usable for day-to-day general use. Anyone can do this kind of direct action, community mutual aid that conserves energy and resources.

#GNU #Linux #Endof10 #MutualAid #Computing #Tech #Climate

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Four computers running GNU/Linux Mint on a circular table. Three are laptops and are in various states of installation and/or software updates. The room has grayish/maroon carpeting, a dark green couch and a rocking chair is a comfortable waiting/recreation room at a non-profit that supports adults in recovery.

Go on the hunt for or a simple pilsner in a world full of craft beer in Dude, Where Is My Beer? A New Hop https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/go-on-the-hunt-for-or-a-simple-pilsner-in-a-world-full-of-craft-beer-in-dude-where-is-my-beer-a-new-hop/

#Gaming #AdventureGames #PCGaming #Linux

Pretty soon we're PRing Bazaar to #flathub -- we're likely going to need some guidance as we go through the review process.

So I'd like to put some background out there to share our experiences shipping Bazaar in Bazzite, Bluefin, and (soon!) Aurora.

https://discourse.flathub.org/t/bazaar-as-a-flathub-store/10276/1

#linux #gnome

GE-Proton 10-12 hotfix adds a few more needed tweaks for video playback https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/ge-proton-10-12-hotfix-adds-a-few-more-needed-tweaks-for-video-playback/

#Linux #Proton #SteamOS #SteamDeck #GEProton

Your Windows PC has a secretly useful backup tool - here's how to access it
https://www.zdnet.com/article/your-windows-pc-has-a-secretly-useful-backup-tool-heres-how-to-access-it/
Err, your #Windows PC has a secretly tool to steal your #personaldatas too (and impossible to access) ? 😡😡😡
#fuckwindows and #fuckmicrosoft
Just use free (as in freedom) OS as #linux #distro

It's concerning to me that arguably *the* way to get Linux apps, Flathub, has all of its packaging data hosted on GitHub, with seemingly no plans to move away from it. With the direction GitHub is going, I am worried that Flathub will want to move and it'll be too late to do it cleanly.

#Flatpak #Flathub #Linux

#Linus #Torvalds blasts #kernel dev for 'making the world worse' with 'garbage' #patches. When #Linux's lead developer isn't happy, nobody's happy.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-blasts-kernel-dev-for-making-the-world-worse-with-garbage-patches/

Elevation-of-Privilege Vulns Dominate #Microsoft's Patch Tuesday. The company's August #security #update consisted of #patches for 111 unique Common #Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs).
https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/elevation-privilege-vulns-dominate-microsoft-patches
Well, just change your OS to a gnu #linux #distro, more secured and free (as in freedom)

Linus QOTD from a recent #Linux #kernel merge commit:

""I am on a mission to write out the more obscure TLAs in order to keep track of them.

Because while math tells us that there are only about 17k different combinations of three-letter acronyms using English letters (26^3), I am convinced that somehow Intel, AMD and ARM have together figured out new mathematics, and have at least a million different TLAs that they use.""

https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/20e0d8576484c60c8c0c9d5d6665541c37dee327 #LinuxKernel

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Introducing BusKill: A Kill Cord for your Laptop - Michael Altfield's Tech Blog - This post will introduce a simple udev rule and ~$20 in #USB hardware that effectively implements a kill cord Dead Man Switch to trigger your machine to self-destruct in the event that you’re kicked out of the helm position.
https://tech.michaelaltfield.net/2020/01/02/buskill-laptop-kill-cord-dead-man-switch/
#hardware #opensource #freesoftware #linux #debian #ubuntu #security
via https://magicfab.ca/liens

GitHub - libratbag/piper: GTK application to configure gaming devices - Piper is a free and open-source GTK+ application for #Linux for configuring #gaming mice, serving as a graphical frontend to the ratbagd DBus daemon. It is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 (#GPL v2)
https://github.com/libratbag/piper/?tab=readme-ov-file
#ubuntu #debian #arch #fedora #opensuse #solus
via https://magicfab.ca/liens

Don't worry big gorgeous 2011 iMac.. I know Apple doesn't love you anymore, and wants you in the dump...

But Linux is here to make sure you continue to kick ass for years to come!

#linux #apple #NixOS #nixbook

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iMac 12,2 with nixbook installer

I got new stickers from @fsf so I fixed the outside of my 2012 Mini to match the inside which runs Trisquel GNU/Linux.

Many of us spend a lot of time using computers everyday and we can do more to make sure we use an OS and software that is built to respect our freedom, privacy and security.

Bonus: It runs great on old computers, is climate and resource friendly, saves money.

#Apple #FreeSoftware #GNU #Linux #Computing #FreeComputing #repair #Resist #BigTech #Degrowth #ClimateDiary

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A rounded square computer made of aluminum covered with stickers leaning against a white wall. Sticker text: GNU/Linux Inside, GPL 3 Free Software Free as in Freedom, I am a part of the Rebel Alliance FediverseForFreedom, Freesoftware Foundation, Science, It's like magic but real, Protect Freedom #1 Eliminate DRM

Cette différence souligne l'efficacité énergétique de l'écosystème Linux.

J'ouvre la discussion : Avez-vous observé des résultats similaires ou d'autres configurations qui optimisent l'autonomie sur vos machines ?

#Linux #Debian #Gnome #ÉconomieDÉnergie #IT #AutonomieLaptop

Ceci n'est pas Linux.

#illumos #SmartOS #Debian #Linux

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The default Apache Debian index.html - but actually running inside a LX zone on SmartOS

Choosing the Right Wireless Module for Your Framework Desktop (and avoiding landmines): https://boilingsteam.com/chosing-the-right-wifi-module-for-your-framework-desktop/
#linux #update #release #hardware #wireless #module #intel #amd #frameworkdesktop #wifi #bluetooth #landmines

I've never hidden my admiration for #illumos-based systems. I have a few setups based on #OmniOS and #SmartOS, and they're solid as a rock. I like them both: OmniOS is more "malleable", while SmartOS is more of a hypervisor like #xcp-ng or #xen - meaning you install it on the host and delegate everything else to the zones.

I also love #FreeBSD jails, but zones sometimes cover use cases that jails can't (and vice versa). For example, imposing RAM limits in jails works, but it effectively "denies more ram" to a process when it requests more memory. The end user doesn't see this directly. On illumos, the user sees everything. I have some `lx` zones with Debian and Virtualmin, and users have never noticed that they aren't really on #Linux. A free or top will show only the assigned RAM.

And that's one of the biggest problems with open-source operating systems: they all have something good, and I always feel the urge to use them all! 🙂

#OpenSource #IT #SysAdmin

NVIDIA 580.76.05 released for Linux as the new recommended stable driver https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/nvidia-580-76-05-released-for-linux-as-the-new-recommended-stable-driver/

#NVIDIA #Linux #LinuxGaming

We're in the @dublininquirer with our advertisement for https://endofwin10.ie/ #endof10 #dublin #ireland #linux #windows10 #win10 #opensource

Aujourd'hui, sur des PC familiaux, un

sudo apt autoremove

a permis de passer la partition racine de 24 Go occupés à 16 Go.

Cela prend de la place les noyaux #Linux...

Et pour d'autres tips nettoyage, j'avais écrit un article en 2020 :

https://www.frayssinet.org/2020/07/15/faire-le-menage-sur-ubuntu/

#neofetch of my 2011 #ThinkPad #X220 running #Debian #Linux 13 Trixie, freshly upgraded from 12 Bookworm. Love this little tank of a laptop.

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neofetch of my 2011 ThinkPad X220 running Debian Linux 13 Trixie, freshly upgraded from 12 Bookworm.

Thanks to our network of supporters, #EU_OS benefits from early access to a study from the Commission @EC_DIGIT on the in-house use of #Linux on the workspace. It is from 2005 and was revealed through an request for access to documents. Stay tuned and follow #EU_OS as we will publish the report on https://eu-os.eu in the next days and analyse which aspects apply still in 2025.

#endof10 #Windows10 #DigitalSovereignty #DeutschlandStack #EuroStack #opensource

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cover page of EC report from 2025 on "The usage of Linux and Open Source"