ninja'd myself a laptop from prev employer. #ASUS Vivobook 17.

Assumed this company was decent, but can't get wifi working in #Linux. Dejavu like Im' trying to install Red Hat 6.0 from the 90's ugh.

So I managed to get the last of my troublemaker #abandonware games working on my 2021 #gpdwinmax under #bazzite. I plan on making a guide as a thread around the Christmas holiday on how to get many abandonware/ #gog GoG(Good Old Games)/ #steam games working that may not work out of the box. I'm hoping I can save at least one person the headaches of going Windows-free for #pcgaming / #retropcgaming ! #endof10 #windows #windows10 #linux

My #linux distributions history:

1995: #slackware, my first linux experience, in my campus lab as a student of information engineering, also install this on my PC using dozens of floppy disk.

2000: #redhatlinux (not #RHEL), mainly used as my cybercafe router and servers. Also try #knoppix on my PC occasionally

2003: Fedora Core Linux (called as #Fedora Linux now) as a continuation of of #redhat linux. Fedora was also the first time linux was used as my primary OS on my PC and laptop.

Potentially awesome handheld gaming news incoming!
https://linuxforeveryone.net/rumor-lenovo-launching-powerful-legion-go-2-with-steamos-in-2026/

#Linux #Gaming #SteamOS

Surfshark adds Dedicated IP support to its Linux GUI app, simplifying access to stable, personal IP addresses.

Details: https://www.technadu.com/surfshark-brings-dedicated-ip-support-to-linux-gui-app/616147/

#Linux #VPN #Privacy #InfoSec

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Surfshark Brings Dedicated IP Support to Linux GUI App

I'm thinking of using the Christmas holidays to wipe my old #Win10 notebook and install #Linux.

Which Linux system would you recommend?
▶️ It should be easy to use and
▶️ user-friendly.

I'm almost a complete novice; I briefly looked into it many years ago.
#help #service #servicetweet

The federated feed is great, but I want to follow more experts who are deep in the weeds.

Tag a Mastodon account that posts high-quality content about:

• Reverse Engineering
• Vintage Computing
• Network Security
• Accessibility / UX
• Privacy
• Enshittification
• Art
• Photography

Who is your favorite "must-follow" account that deserves more eyes?

#weekend #followfriday #feditips #askfedi #linux #sysadmin #mastodon #vintage #infosec #enshittification #art #photography #writing #design #ux

Whew. Biggest donation to date!

15 upcycled Dell Latitudes with 10th gen i7, 16 gigs of ram, and NVMe drives.

We partnered with a local program that helps families with Christmas presents, and they always want laptops.

This year, The Computer Upcycle Project was able to deliver.

Freaking love this work!

#nixbook #nixos #linux #upcycle

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15 boxes with a nixbook logo on them

Wow. COSMIC Files is really boring. It has like, barely any settings or options.

I need an alternative file manager.

Send me your favorites!

I already have Gnome Files installed, but I'd like to try different ones!

HMU with your faves in the replies! <3

#linux #ubuntu #popos #cosmicdesktop #cosmicfiles #foss #filemanager

The ultimate #NAS-setup is a single-node #Ceph, is that correct?
#ZFS can't rebalance data (unless using dangerous rewriting)
#BTRFS shouldn't RAID5.
#LVM can't rebalance data.

#CephFS is able to mix and match any number of striping, mirroring and erasure coding on the same set of hard drives.

Windows Storage Spaces is LVM in better, but CephFS makes all of this available on Linux. Have I missed any FS that is as flexible as either, Storage Spaces or CephFS?

#Linux #HomeLab #SelfHost

"Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Confirms its Kernel Version"

"Ubuntu. Canonical confirms Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will ship with Linux kernel 6.20 (7.0) in April, bringing latest hardware support and performance improvements to users.You're readingUbuntu 26.04 LTS Confirms its Kernel Version, a blog post fromOMG!"

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/ubuntu-26-04-lts-kernel-version-confirmed

#Linux #Ubuntu

🎮 'Time to Explain!'
a game by falafelovore
France

A time loop puzzle game about communication.

🧐 Will you manage to manage time in time?

Details about this award winning game and links to access it on itchio and Game Jolt:

🌐 https://communicating.games/time.html

Play in your browser or download to Windows or Linux computers.

#communication #game #indiegame #Renpy #itchio #gamejolt #education #puzzle #windows #linux @gamingagainstv @stopTDV @stoptdv.bsky.social @stopTDV@mastodon.social

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Get a pen and paper You will need them

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Interior of a spaceship's flight controls. A large frame is labelled COMPUTER with a dialogue box: "Welcome back."

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Interior of a spaceship's flight controls. A large frame labelled OM contains an image of a woman wearing a spacesuit and has a dialogue box: "Sup! Everything good?"

FreeBSD laptop progress https://lwn.net/Articles/1051394/ #tech #linux

We Run On Linux is now live on Spotify.

Thanks for the kind reactions earlier - this is meant as a small year-end thank-you to the people quietly keeping things running.

https://open.spotify.com/track/1fzLiIJiEbD4twkTCPILDP

Also available on other streaming services - or as a free download if you ask.

#Linux #OpenSource #FOSS

A small year-end tribute to the people quietly keeping open systems running.

A teaser of 'We Run on Linux'.

Share the Linux love!

https://www.thefreelantern.com

#Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #SysAdmin

[$] A visualizer for BPF program state https://lwn.net/Articles/1050585/ #tech #linux

#viernesdeescritorio previo a las navidades con @CachyOS y escritorio Plasma sin mayor inconveniente #linux #gnu

Security updates for Friday https://lwn.net/Articles/1051384/ #tech #linux

@Gargron wrote...

"I've finally switched to the @Vivaldi browser. I've been using Firefox for as long as I've been on the internet, but the focus on AI means it's no longer the browser for me. Thankfully unlike Chrome, Vivaldi supports the uBlock Origin extension which is the most important extension for being able to browse the web nowadays."

I've had exactly the same experience! Migrated from #MacOS to #Ubuntu #Linux over the summer. #Firefox was the default browser. In my case FF had/has a huge memory leak that was left to fester for over a month. Looked around and switched to the #Vivaldi browser thinking I'd lose #uBlock--but (pleasant surprise!) there was no limitation on that or any other plug-in I have. 🙂

So far (less than a month) I'm very impressed and happy with Vivaldi. Recommended! 👍

@Vivaldi

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Vivaldi on Mastodon Main Page

Jouluisa perjantai menee rattoisasti asentelel pelejä Optimukseen. Stumble Guysia kävin jo pelaamassa hetken. Niin hauska party-peli se semmonen. Mulla on semmonen Nuka-Cola skin ja e on kyl siisti. 😎

Toisen kerran Hogwarts Legacya asennel, tällä kertaa oikeaan levyyn. Tai oikeastaan asensin tässä nyt kaikki tonne Games-levyosioon valmiiksi, niin ovat heti pelattavissa.

#gaming #linux

that day the #windows 10 vm you use only for rsat tells you it's missing important updates. does anybody know of a decent graphical #samba tool for administration of an AD using samba? i think the ones i've bumped into don't do the internal dns.

#linux #freebsd

Which CLI text editor do you use? If you don't use Nano, Vim, or Emacs, what do yo use?

#GNULinux #GNU #Linux #cli #editor #emacs #vi #vim #nano #helix #neovim #kakoune #JOE #zile #vis #ne #niceeditor #ed #mg #tilde #amp #mle #slap #ash #Debian #Arch #poll

just wow! i was making notes in an app on my #Android phone using vtt as i oft do, when it stopped working. a note on the mic said to restart my phone to use the function

when i restarted it, an icon for #GeminiAI appeared. went to Apps to remove it but wasn't there. I checkd Info, & #Google appeared. I now cant remove Gemini w/o removing Google which operates most of the phone😱

looks like i have to move up my plans to migrate to a #Linux OS like #Sailfish

suggestions? #fediverse #mastodon

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The Evolution of Google “Don’t be evil.” “Do the right thing. (but a little evil is necessary to compete)” “Hell yeah, evil! Who knew it was so profitable?” #BreakTheOligarchy ~ WT7

Linux has got its first Rust CVE!

https://itsfoss.com/news/first-linux-kernel-rust-cve/

#linux #rust

😔 Why do I feel bad about posting I'm on the market for a job? Its a mix of shame and guilt which I don't know the source of?

Is putting yourself out there in a two-liner, upselling yourself this cringy? Am I alone in this? It feels betrayal of some unspoken rule of social media.

#askfedi #jobs #ux #foss #opensource #noai #indieweb #design #linux #tumblr #remotework #programming #mentalhealth #adhd #depression

OpenShot 3.4: Simplitate, putere și stabilitate în editarea video

https://penguinreviewslinux.blogspot.com/2025/12/openshot-34-simplitate-putere-si.html

#Linux

Kodi vs Stremio: Care este cea mai bună platformă multimedia pentru tine?

https://penguinreviewslinux.blogspot.com/2025/12/kodi-vs-stremio-care-este-cea-mai-buna.html

#Linux

Cele mai bune aplicații de email și calendar pentru Linux în 2025: De la securitate la productivitate

https://penguinreviewslinux.blogspot.com/2025/12/cele-mai-bune-aplicatii-de-email-si.html

#Linux

Linux nu mai este doar pentru programatori: Cele mai bune jocuri gratuite și open-source disponibile în 2025

https://penguinreviewslinux.blogspot.com/2025/12/linux-nu-mai-este-doar-pentru.html

#Linux

Kali Linux 2025.4: O nouă eră pentru securitatea cibernetică

https://penguinreviewslinux.blogspot.com/2025/12/kali-linux-20254-o-noua-era-pentru.html

#Linux

Distribuțiile Linux mai puțin cunoscute: între mituri și realități de securitate

https://penguinreviewslinux.blogspot.com/2025/12/distributiile-linux-mai-putin-cunoscute.html

#Linux

Chimera Linux: Un ghid clar pentru începători și utilizatori avansați!

https://penguinreviewslinux.blogspot.com/2025/12/chimera-linux-un-ghid-clar-pentru.html

#Linux

me and my colleagues got a non-negligible number of cases of thrashing on #fedora #linux recently, with swapping and the system becoming completely unresponsive, have to hard reboot. i think a few years back the OOM killer would have our backs but somehow it seems to work less well recently :/

#Firefox Will Ship with an “AI Kill Switch” to Completely Disable all AI Features https://9to5linux.com/firefox-will-ship-with-an-ai-kill-switch-to-completely-disable-all-ai-features

#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Linux

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Screenshot of the Firefox web browser showing a Private Browsing window.

Okay #Gamer #Gamers... A friend's 16 year old is looking to build a PC for #gaming over the holidays... Now, I have a bunch of old PC components lying around... So I have to ask the question... Is an #AMD #Radeon Vega RX 64 or a WX9100 usable for a modern game machine? I remember these as monsters for #OpenCL -- but I don't think I *ever* connected a monitor to them.

Mostly interested in running #Linux for now, but might move over to #Windows eventually...

#Linux_Gaming #LinuxGaming #Steam #SteamOS #Minecraft

The focus for us at @Vivaldi has always been to do what our users want us to do. So we have spent time on things like:

- Work spaces and tab stacks
- Tab tiling
- Mouse gestures
- Customizable keyboard shortcuts
- Tracker and ad blocker
- Panels and Web panels
- Cross platform, encrypted sync function
- Advanced bookmarking function with speed dials
- Customizable dashboard
- Massive customization options in general.
- Notes functionality

We have also added stuff like this in our desktop browser

- Mail client
. Calendar
- Feed reader
- Proton VPN integration

Not everyone uses everything we make, but that is also the point. The fact that we listen to special requests is IMHO a feature and not a bug. We value power users as well.

On the other hand, we have stayed away from certain things. Things like:

- Blockchain / Crypto currencies
- AI

You can find us on Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android and iOS. You can even find us in many cars running Android Automotive.

We are not the largest browser company in the world, but we are dedicated and we are growing. More and more are giving us a try. Have you?

#Windows #Macos #Linux #Android #ios #Browser #Vivaldi #AI #Technology #Computing

https://vivaldi.com

New blog post doing cursed things again

This time, forcing Podman to update inside GitHub Actions runners...

https://blog.infected.systems/posts/2025-12-18-force-updating-podman-inside-github-actions/

#linux #podman

I haven't tried Distrobox yet, but I've bookmarked this great review by @jzb for when I do:

https://lwn.net/Articles/1049423/

#Distrobox #Linux

Sometimes the biggest pain about #Linux is divining what file path the config file you want to edit exists in.

After reading a bunch of different (incorrect/out-of-date) posts and blogs I finally figured out that I could just edit {/usr/share/lightdm/guest-session/setup.sh} to change the background AND to stop using the 24 hour clock in #LinuxMint Guest Sessions.

I'm getting closer to being ready for a Linux Install Party!

"Linux Desktop is Fragmented (And That&#x27;s NOT a Bad Thing)"

"It isn't, and so it doesn't. Linux desktop is often described as fragmented, but with the right perspective, it becomes clear that this description only makes sense if you see Linux as a single, unified product, and expect it act like one."

https://itsfoss.com/linux-fragmentation-as-positive/

#Linux

A change of maintainership for linux-next https://lwn.net/Articles/1051179/ #tech #linux

Helppo asennus Linux Mintissä

Firefox ESR ei kuulu Mintin virallisiin ohjelmistolähteisiin, mutta Mozilla tarjoaa tällaisia tilanteita varten oman lisäohjelmistolähteen. Yleensä ohjelmistolähteitä ei kannata itse lisätä, koska käyttöjärjestelmän vikaantumisen riski päivitysten ja pakettien asennuksen yhteydessä kasvaa. Lisäksi itse lisätyn ohjelmistolähteen ylläpitäjän on syytä olla hyvin luotettava taho, joka huolehtii tietoturvasta asiallisesti.

Asennus tapahtuu Mintin Ohjelmistohallinta-sovelluksella, eli päätteeseen ei tarvitse koskea.

1. Avaa Ohjelmistohallinnan ikkunan oikeassa yläkulmassa oleva hampurilaisvalikko ja valitse Ohjelmalähteet.

2. Valitse avautuneen ikkunan vasemmasta reunasta kohta Varmennusavaimet ja paina alareunan Lataa-painiketta. Kopioi avautuvaan tekstikenttään seuraava tunniste ja paina OK: 35BAA0B33E9EB396F59CA838C0BA5CE6DC6315A3

Avainlistaan pitäisi ilmestyä “Artifact Registry Repository Signer”, jolla on Googlen sähköpostiosoite.

3. Valitse ikkunan vasemmasta reunasta kohta Lisäohjelmistolähteet (ei PPA) ja paina alareudan Lisää-painiketta. Kopioi tai kirjoita avautuvaan tekstikenttään seuraava teksti ja paina OK: deb https://packages.mozilla.org/apt mozilla main

4. Paina ikkunan oikean alakulman vihreää painiketta, jossa lukee: “Paina ja päivitä APT-välimuisti”. Sulje Ohjelmistolähteet-ikkuna.

5. Avaa jälleen Ohjelmistohallinan hampurilaisvalikko, mutta valitse tällä kertaa Päivitä pakettiluettelo. Sulje Ohjelmistohallinta ja avaa se uudelleen.

6. Kirjoita vasemman yläkulman hakukenttään firefox-esr, valitse löytynyt sovellus ja asenna se.

Nyt Mintin sovellusvalikko listaa kaksi Firefoxia Internet-osion alla.

#Linux #LinuxFI #LinuxMint #Firefox #FirefoxESR

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Kuvakaappaus Ohjelmistolähteet-ikkunasta joka näyttää onnistuneesti lisätyn Mozillan lisäohjelmistolähteen.

Am I the only one who thinks the opensource/Linux community needs an “iTunes” like media library manager and player? I would love a single application – usable on both my Kubuntu system and my Android phone – that:

• Organizes my media library;
• Dedupes my library to save disk space;
• Syncs files, playlists, and stats to my Android phone.

While I love that in this space we have so many options it does kind of stink that this space is also so fractured that it makes it kind of frustrating to manage a large library of music.

Honestly this is an app that I would probably pay for - definitely donate to and help support in other ways.

#music #media #itunes #opensource #linux #killerappidea #sponsorship

Testing Linux Kernel 6.18 (from Fedora Koji) on my ThinkPad. Everything working suuuper smoothly 🙂 Amazing new release with lots of improvements

- eDP ALPM support
- VRR (Variable Rate Refresh) fixes
- Backlight ctrl of my OLED works again
- Suspend improvements

I am satisfied with that state 🙂

#linux #linux6.18 #testing #fedora #opensource #thinkpad

Friends,
Is there a good kind of course/ guide/ how to for learning how to use the terminal (I'm currently running Fedora Linux) for dummies. No crypic abbreviations, no "run this string of code" and then no further explanation, no assuming I know anything but how to open the terminal. Something that starts with telling me what everything means that I see even when I first open the terminal. How to do the most basic things, before going into the more interesting things. One stept after the other.

Please tell me there is such a thing? I really want to learn.

#Fedora #FedoraLinux #Linux #Terminal

Vähän parempi vointi tänään. Eilisen Windowsin poiston jälkeen mun piti uudestaan asentaa Genshin. Eka asennus oli testaus ja peli testilevyllä. Nyt se peli on siellä missä pitääkin olla. Sen jälkeen laitoin Genshinin Steamiin. Tein myös custom taustakuvan, ettei näytä karulta. :D Tässä ohjain toimii täysin normaalisti ja oikein. Laitoin ohjaimiin piuhan, kun tuo bluetooth on vähän arvaamaton. Peli ok, ohjain ok.

Sitten asensin Gimpin. Piti muokata se GI custom taustakuva sopivan kokoiseksi. Siinä samassa tuli laitettua uudet kirjamerkit Dolphiniin, jotta esim. Gimpissä pystyn sitten tallentaa kuvat minne nyt ikinä haluankaan. Levyjä kun on useampi.

#linux #Gimp #Steam #GenshinImpact #tietotekniikka

[$] Episode 29 of the Dirk and Linus show https://lwn.net/Articles/1050317/ #tech #linux

Anyone having problems with the #Intel AX211 wifi or bluetooth recently on #linux it's not just you. Thread over at Intel for this >> https://mer.gy/211linux