Search results for tag #linux
Getting back into #FreeBSD purely for fun. It’s where my *NIX journey started many years ago.
Setting up my server, Jails, VLANs, and some public facing services came naturally. The two Raspberry Pi conversations were easy with the public docs. Laptop setup has seen many improvements over the years (well, suspend issues aside 😉).
What surprised me is the friction with Linux compatibility—finding a solid guide to run modern, bloated Electron apps is tough! The Linux distros haven't made it easy, changing libraries and systems. But I'm still surprised.
Once I finish reinstalling this laptop for the Nth time and get it sorted, I’ll share my docs here.
Erinnerung: Gestern war ein guter Tag, #Linux durch was Besseres zu ersetzen. Aber heute geht es auch noch.
I installed #fedora #kde on my 10 year old laptop over the weekend. It was easy, and I am happy to get away from Win10 and on a secure OS. Trouble is, it stopped booting today. It goes directly to BIOS. Nothing shows up in the boot options. I tried inserting the USB that I installed Fedora from and that doesn't show up as a boot option. I'm considering replacing the SSD for about $100, but am concerned that it won't work and I'll be out the money. I'm fairly savvy with tech but I would like some people with more experience to give me some guidance.
If USB doesn't show as a boot option, is my system cooked? If I get a new SSD, and that shows up as a boot option, can I still install from the USB? What else can I do to troubleshoot on the cheap?
Help me Fefdiverse, your my only hope. Thanks!
my root drive keeps filling up and i don't know how and none of the storage checks i've done make it make sense and my computer will explode when it hits 0 bytes left i think and im scared someone please help me #linux
My mom's 2018 x86 Macbook Air has reached planned obsolescence, she doesn't want to replace it, and her very basic needs don't require more powerful hardware. She basically uses Firefox, Zoom, Word and PowerPoint. So I'm experimenting to see if I can make Linux enough like MacOS that her routine won't be badly disrupted.
On one hand, I'm amused how plausible a MacOS you can make with an existing KDE Plasma theme and a couple tweeks. On the other hand, I doubt this can work. Has anyone else ever tried this?
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A screenshot of Debian 13.5 with a KDE Plasma desktop theme that imitates MacOS. The only change I made was moving the close/minimize/maximize buttons to the left side.
@strange_new_words I haven’t does experimenting with customization in #linux for a long time, but I find #cosmic to be pretty close to the look and feel of a Mac out of the box.
Sadly, there are some things about cosmic that don’t feel ready yet.
Do you guys still listen to music files locally on your PC? If so, what player do you use? Feel free to comment on which file formats you play and whether you adjust the sound to your liking using an equalizer.
#music #audio #player #multimedia #software #freeware #entertainment #equalizer #sound #mp3 #amp4 #m4a #flac #winamp #aimp #vlc #mpc #foobar2000 #playlist #microsoft #windows #linux #apple #macintosh
To play music files, I use:
| Winamp: | 1 |
| Foobar2000: | 1 |
| Media Player Classic (MPC): | 0 |
| AIMP: | 0 |
| VLC: | 4 |
| Pre-installed Player (OS): | 0 |
| Others: | 4 |
Closes in 6:16:10:04
Linux for Mac Users
> Six months into ditching my Mac for Linux. Here's what's working, what's not, and what might get there soon.
#Linux #Filmmaking #Opinion #OpEd #BryantReview @zahntron
https://gardinerbryant.com/linux-for-mac-users/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_source=mastodon
@gardiner_bryant @zahntron This is a pretty nice write up.
I’ll be making the transition soon enough when my new #framework laptop finally arrives, but I’m going to enjoy the fact that I will not have the, “Oh, you need or want to do? You need to upgrade your OS, but your computer is too old.”
Sure, #linux and #bsd drop support for stuff like Apple does, but we’re barely starting to see news of removing 32-bit support in Linux and BSD.
Dear esteemed Fedi #Linux braintrust:
Got a newbie question re: running #Ubuntu under #Parallels on #MacOS.
I'm an experienced Linux (and Mac) user but things behave differently under virtualization. What shortcut keys (if any) work in virtualized Ubuntu for Close Window [or Tab] and Hide <application>? On Mac it's ⌘W and ⌘H respectively, but in the Ubuntu environment ⌘W does nothing and ⌘H is intercepted by Parallels and hides the app at that level.
curl: Nobody wants to work with Windows
https://www.heise.de/en/news/curl-Nobody-wants-to-work-with-Windows-11409147.html
A while ago on my older seattle dot pink fediverse account I ran a survey about preferred desktop environments on #Linux / #BSD / other #UNIX systems. Now that there's bad news about #Xfce (which has been claimed by the genAI slop-monster it seems) and after a lengthy period of rebuilding my own system at home, the question seems ever more pertinent!
So, let me put together another poll or two. Let me figure out how I should do this...
~Chara of Pnictogen
The current order is currently tenuous at best, progressive liberalism and leftism not withstanding.
#Linux #OpenBSD #Xfce #QEMU #KVM
First time install OpenBSD+Xfce in QEMU-KVM Virtual Machine,There's a steep learning curve with OpenBSD.
OpenBSD Default user interface is FVWM.
OpenBSD Release Song 7.9: "Diamond in the Rough"
https://www.openbsd.org/lyrics.html#79
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First time install OpenBSD+Xfce in QEMU-KVM Virtual Machine
Django moves to an annual release cycle https://lwn.net/Articles/1088059/ #tech #linux
Security updates for Monday https://lwn.net/Articles/1088057/ #tech #linux
RefluXFS: A Linux Kernel Local Privilege Escalation to Root in XFS (CVE-2026-64600)
Indicators extracted from public reporting. Source: https://cdn2.qualys.com/advisory/2026/07/22/RefluXFS.txt
Pulse ID: 6a79ad042a98ff59dd788ad2
Pulse Link: https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a79ad042a98ff59dd788ad2
Pulse Author: CyberHunter_NL
Created: 2026-08-10 10:50:44
Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.
#CDN #CyberSecurity #HTTP #HTTPS #InfoSec #Linux #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #RCE #bot #CyberHunter_NL
Russian AI Slopsquatting Publishes 700+ Malicious NPM Packages
A threat actor published over 700 malicious packages to the NPM registry within 48 hours using AI-generated typo-squatting package names. These packages deploy a cross-platform RAT and infostealer without requiring install scripts, executing immediately upon import via require(). The downloader supports Windows, Linux, and macOS, rotating through three Cloudflare Workers hosts for payload delivery with a DNS TXT record fallback under wel1.ru. The macOS payload establishes persistence via LaunchAgents and downloads additional beacons. The Linux version delivers what appears to be a Sliver implant. The campaign shows connections to the earlier Moika malware operation, with shared tradecraft including focus on Russian financial institutions, fake telemetry camouflage, and similar kill switch mechanisms. The malware includes anti-analysis capabilities detecting debuggers, virtualization, and packet capture tools.
Pulse ID: 6a76515e8fbfccabf4dbb65b
Pulse Link: https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a76515e8fbfccabf4dbb65b
Pulse Author: AlienVault
Created: 2026-08-07 21:42:54
Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.
#Cloud #CyberSecurity #DNS #InfoSec #InfoStealer #Linux #Mac #MacOS #Malware #NPM #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #RAT #Russia #SMS #Sliver #Windows #bot #AlienVault
Microsoft entscheidet, ob dein Linux startet
Ende Juni ist ein Microsoft-Zertifikat ausgelaufen – und ohne das fährt dein Linux-Rechner nicht mehr hoch
Linux-Bootloader hängen an Microsoft-Signaturen. Das Zertifikat ist abgelaufen. Ob dein System noch bootet, hängt von BIOS-Version und Herstellersupport ab. Der Artikel zeigt, wie du das Problem löst – und warum Secure Boot ein Souveränitätsproblem ist. Reden wir drüber!
https://www.chrislo.de/blog/2026-08-10-07-25-18-microsoft-entscheidet-ob-dein-linux-startet/
#chrislo #digitaleunabhängigkeit #Linux #Microsoft #SecureBoot #UEFI #ITSicherheit #DigitaleSouveränität #OpenSource #Datenschutz #Azure #fwupd
I don't like Linux, but it's the only stupid thing that I can use without having a super expensive spyware computer.
I liked how pretty Mac was but it got to be all "buy all of our stuffs" and I don't LIKE iPhones. They're dumb.
I wish there was a good thing for non techies to use that didn't come w getting talked down to and mansplained when stuffs doesn't work.
What unholy thing is an "AppImage"? WTF?
I thought the #linux world learned it's lesson with "flatpacks" and "snap" garbage, but I guess some are giving it the ol' college try again.
If you want a standalone application, make a container or a statically linked binary. (#rustlang and #golang made that popular again)
Or, like, create a Makefile like a normal person.
Wtf Linux world.
Okay, this is literally incomprehensible: on my Alpine v3.24 VPS, drill github.com, nslookup github.com, getent ahosts github.com, ping github.com, lynx https://github.com/, and manually sending hand-written queries to the configured DNS servers all return/use the correct IPv4 address, and return nothing as expected when querying for AAAA records.
And yet, curl and git both have completely nonsense IPv6 addresses returned (they're random Cloudflare addresses) alongside the correct IPv4 address, and then prioritize them. Those tools also completely ignore any overrides in /etc/hosts and I can't find any way to see what fucking broken bullshit they're doing to resolve DNS (because it's apparently not fucking getnameinfo nor manually reading /etc/resolv.conf).
There is literally no possible source for those addresses to be returned when resolving github.com AFAICT and no way to override them other than having to edit literally everything that might touch github to add -4 to those utilities' command lines
Do mini PCIe hardware security modules or standalone cryptographically strong pRNGs exist? If they do, where can I get one? NetBSD is complaining about low entropy (laptop from 2011) & suggests I keysmash, use an entropy file, or get a USB pRNG. I would prefer to have all of my USB ports free.
I have no idea where to find such a thing & I can't even find USB HSMs besides the one that YubiCo sells. The closest thing I have found is a bunch of TPM2 chips with SPI headers on them & I don't think I have any free SPI connectors in the laptop. For now I'll use an entropy file but I would rather do something better like using a proper RNG device.
I think people watching these tags might know more than I can find with a search engine. Thank you.
Fix, Find, And Generate Contact Avatars On Linux Without (You) Using AI
Both introducing a useful script and talking about harm reduction with AI use.
Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/y26ho
#bash #technology #ai-ml #coding #contacts #linux #longread
https://ideatrash.net/2026/08/fix-find-and-generate-contact-avatars-on-linux-without-you-using-ai.html
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Fix, Find, And Generate Contact Avatars On Linux Without (You) Using AI
Wusstet ihr das Nordkorea eine eigene Linux-Distro entwickelt hat, namens Red Star OS?
Ist als iso-Datei zum Download verfügbar ... wenn wer sich traut :-)
#linux #backup
What is a good backup program? Where I can just use that program to write everything onto an external SSD and then open that same program up on a different computer and have everything just restore as long as I'm on the same distro.
#boost4reach
At this point, at this point, i'm just going to copy my home folder over and that's as much as I can figure out how to back up now. But if there's like a better way to do it, then I would love to hear suggestions for next time I do this.
Four weekend stable kernel updates https://lwn.net/Articles/1087949/ #tech #linux
Final-year CS student pivoting hard into offensive security. Currently working through the TryHackMe Jr Pentester path and learning Burp Suite properly instead of clicking buttons and
hoping.
Also grinding DSA in Java, which I am worse at than I'd like.
Here to learn from people who actually do this for a living. Posting writeups, dumb questions, and things I got wrong.
#infosec #pentesting #ctf #linux #cybersecurity #introduction
Had to compile himitsu and all its dependencies from source. It does not integrate well with KDE Plasma and has not been updated in a while. Vaultwarden stopped working with the official Bitwarden clients. KeePassXC integrates better with KDE Plasma, but is not as seamless as having your password filled for you in macOS, for example. Pass, the Standard UNIX Password Manager takes a weird filesystem approach so entries can't have sensitive titles, not to mention it relies on GPG. There has to be a way to have a password manager that works™, and integrates with your desktop environment/window manager on #Linux and #OpenBSD.
In case you're unclear why there is hubbub about #Linux 🧵
"And no, AI isn't perfect. But Christ, anybody who points to the problems at AI had better be looking in the mirror and pointing at themselves at the same time.
Because it's not like natural intelligence is always all that great either.
The kernel project has been and will continue to be about the technology."
1/
h/t @zzt (whom I won't tag in the rest of the thread)
"Sure, the social angle of working on open source is important and often a very motivating part of the project, but in the end that's a side benefit, not the _point_ of the project.
This is *NOT* some kind of "social warrior" project, never has been, and never will be.
In the kernel community we do open source because it results in better technology, not because of religious reasons.
And so we make decisions primarily based on technical merit. Not fear of new tools."
2/
Da hat er mir gegeben!!
Mir geht's das Herz auf. Wenn man mit seinen Videos zu #Linux und #digitalersouveranitat solche Bauern fängt, hat man genau die Zielgruppe getriggert, die man wollte ;-)
☀️ Hitze, 🛋️ Wochenende, 🥱 Langeweile – was macht man da?
Genau: Sinnfreie Statusseiten mit eigenem Design bauen. 😄
Da sich unser tolles Werkzeug #UptimeKuma ja so *hervorragend* designen lässt (Ja! Das war dezente Kritik. Dennoch: Danke für dieses tolle Stück Software! ;) - musste ich für die Optik mit der API ran.
Für zwei von drei Welten gibt es nun kleine eigene Statusseiten die zwar schon bestanden und auch weiterhin bleiben, aber eben im eigenem Kuma-Design.
Beide greifen auf die API ihres jeweiligen Origins zu:
🌐 #AWsite – mit eigener Subdomain:
https://status.weindl.biz
🌐 #FEROX – bekommt einen Pfad:
https://ferox.cc/status
Einzig #AWiT bleibt vorerst beim Kuma-Standarddesign. AWiT bekommt aber in absehbarer Zeit ein komplettes Redesign, sobald die Vereinsgründung abgeschlossen ist.
Nun aber: Weil ich heute durch einen anderen Post auf den Geschmack gekommen bin, heißt es jetzt #Couchen und #DemolitionMan in OV schauen. 📺
Sanfte Grüße 🌙 und wer Probleme mit seinem Bidet hat -> die 3 Muscheln benutzen!
#SelfHosting #OpenSource #StatusPage #Webdesign #Mastodon #Fediverse #Uptime #Homelab #Linux #Die3Muscheln
For eighteen years. No public exploit exists yet; no CISA catalog entry as of August 7.
Restrict SCTP access on multi-tenant systems and containers, and patch the Linux kernel when fixes become available.
Reward: You've received the Phantom Packet Badge. It does nothing. Much like eighteen years of SCTP audits.
#Linux #CyberSecurity #ZeroDay #ContainerEscape #PrivilegeEscalation #RootedAndBooted (2/2)
NatJack lets someone who controls one host behind a shared NAT hijack a neighbor's live TCP session and spoof its DNS.
Two CVEs, in Windows NAT and the Linux kernel.
Patch both, then stop trusting east-west traffic.
https://suriq.io/blog/natjack-shared-nat-session-hijack
#CVE #Linux #infosec #cybersecurity
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Isometric routing nodes linked to a central junction with one rerouted conduit
(more Linux news in previous posts)
IceWM 4.1.0 Drops Seven Months After 4.0, Brings Stability Tweaks and Scripting Upgrades:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/icewm-410-released-x11-window-manager-adds-alpha-fix-and-scripting-tweaks/
Hyprland 0.56.2 Released: 16 Backported Fixes Stabilize the 0.56 Series:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/hyprland-0562-released-16-backported-fixes-stabilize-the-056-series/
New Zapscape KVM Flaw Could Let Privileged L1 Guest Code Escape to Linux Hosts:
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-zapscape-kvm-flaw-could-let.html
New Debian 13 Kernel Security Update Fixes “Zapscape” and “SCTPhantom”:
https://9to5linux.com/new-debian-13-kernel-security-update-fixes-zapscape-and-sctphantom
Linux LTS Kernel 5.10.264, 5.15.215, 6.1.182, 6.6.150, and 6.12.102 Drop: Hardened Safe-RET Fix for AMD SRSO:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/linux-lts-kernel-510264-515215-61182-66150-and-612102-drop-hardened-saferet-fix-for-amd-srso/
Linux Kernel 6.18.43, 6.6.149, and 6.1.181 Patches New Spectre v2 Interrupt Injection Flaw:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/linux-kernel-61843-66149-and-61181-patches-new-spectre-v2-interrupt-injection-flaw/
While Torvalds Makes Peace With AI in Linux, Greg Kroah-Hartman Draws a Line (Sort of):
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17403762/linux-drivers-staging-ai-rejection
HyperX Driver Coming For Linux 7.3 Just To Report A Microphone's Mute Status:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/HID-HyperX-QuadCast-2-Linux-7.3
Nobody Touched This Linux Driver for Years, Until AI Started Poking Around and It Got Removed:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17404841/linux-old-moxa-driver-removal
Rust-Based uutils Coreutils 0.10 Reaches 93.5% GNU Compatibility:
https://linuxiac.com/rust-based-uutils-coreutils-0-10-reaches-93-5-gnu-compatibility/
NVIDIA 610.57.04 Linux Graphics Driver Improves Support for Many Games:
https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-610-57-04-linux-graphics-driver-improves-support-for-many-games
NVIDIA now supporting the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) as a premier sponsor:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/nvidia-now-supporting-the-linux-vendor-firmware-service-lvfs-as-a-premier-sponsor/
(So NVIDIA, not f*ck you then lol)
NetworkManager Adopts Policy For AI Coding Assistants:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NetworkManager-AI-Coding-Policy
zlib-rs 0.6.7 Released With LoongArch LSX Optimizations, Use-After-Free Fix:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/zlib-rs-0.6.7
Mesa 26.2 Open-Source Graphics Stack Officially Released, Here’s What’s New:
https://9to5linux.com/mesa-26-2-open-source-graphics-stack-officially-released-heres-whats-new
GStreamer 1.28.6 Adds H.266 Muxing Support to the Rust MP4 Muxers:
https://9to5linux.com/gstreamer-1-28-6-adds-h-266-muxing-support-to-the-rust-mp4-muxers
(FOSS news in comments)
#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #IceWM #Hyprland #Security #Debian #LinuxKernel #HyperX #RustCoreutils #NVIDIA #NVIDIADriver #NetworkManager #zlibrs #Mesa #GStreamer #WM #WindowManager #FosseryTech
(more Linux news in original post)
Tails 7.10.1 Is Out as an Emergency Release to Fix Critical Vulnerabilities:
https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-10-1-is-out-as-an-emergency-release-to-fix-critical-vulnerabilities
DietPi 10.6 Released with Support for Orange Pi 4 Pro and Orange Pi Zero 3W:
https://9to5linux.com/dietpi-10-6-released-with-support-for-orange-pi-4-pro-and-orange-pi-zero-3w
Proxmox Virtual Environment Officially Runs on ARM64, But Your Raspberry Pi Isn't Supported Yet:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17404895/proxmox-virtual-environment-arm64-support
Bazaar 0.9.2: Flatpak App Store Gets Daemon, Auto-Updates, and Major Distro Support:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/bazaar-092-flatpak-app-store-gets-daemon-autoupdates-and-major-distro-support/
Shotwell 33 "Elmshorn" RC Drops After a Year-Long GTK4 Migration:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/shotwell-33-elmshorn-rc-releases-with-full-gtk4-migration/
Seafoam-Labs Ships Shelly 3.0.2 with Security Hardening and a Zig-Based Tray Service:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/seafoamlabs-ships-shelly-302-security-fixes-and-native-zig-tray-for-arch-linux/
SteamOS 3.8.25 Beta ships Steam Machine firmware, expanded handheld support, and Steam Frame driver prep:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/steamos-3825-beta-steam-machine-firmware-handheld-support-and-steam-frame-drivers/
Bottles 65 released with Soda v11.0-4 runner and over 100 changes:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/8/bottles-65-released-with-soda-v11-0-4-runner-and-over-100-changes/
Bottles 65.2 ships with Steam advertising bug fix and Proton 11+ runtime support:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/bottles-652-fixes-steam-advertising-bug-and-adds-proton-11-support/
Heroic Games Launcher v2.22.1 Drops to Fix Critical Install and Library Bugs:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/heroic-games-launcher-v2221-fixes-critical-install-bugs-and-adds-gamepad-support/
Resources (Linux system monitor) adds new PowerPC, NPU stats:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/resources-51-beta-npu-powerpc-temps
Wine 11.15 brings improvements for Wayland, more format conversions in WindowsCodecs:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/wine-11-15-brings-improvements-for-wayland-more-format-conversions-in-windowscodecs/
Wine Staging 11.15 drops with major vkd3d sync and DComp refinements:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/wine-staging-1115-release-brings-major-vkd3d-sync-and-d3d12-fixes/
Proton Experimental gets fixes for Far Cry 5, Nightingale, Lords of The Fallen, various Command & Conquer games:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/proton-experimental-gets-fixes-for-far-cry-5-nightingale-lords-of-the-fallen-various-command-conquer-games/
dwproton-11.0-10 (Proton-CachyOS fork, with fixes from Proton-EM) released with a fix for Honkai: Star Rail:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/dwproton-11-0-10-released-with-a-fix-for-honkai-star-rail/
(more Linux and FOSS news in comments)
#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #Tails #DietPi #Proxmox #Bazaar #Shotwell #Shelly #SteamOS #Bottles #HeroicGamesLauncher #Wine #WineStaging #ProtonExperimental #dwproton #DistroRelease #LinuxDistro #LinuxGaming #FosseryTech
This week's Linux and FOSS news
LINUX NEWS
GNOME 50.4 Desktop Environment Released with Various Improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/gnome-50-4-desktop-environment-released-with-various-improvements
GNOME Boxes Won't Look Ancient Anymore Thanks to a Glow-Up:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17403075/gnome-boxes-glow-up
GNOME Mutter 51 Beta Added Native Background Blur:
https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/gnome-mutter-51-beta-added-native-background-blur/
GNOME Receiving Additional Design Help Thanks To Sovereign Tech Agency Fellowship:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Design-Fellowship
AI Slop Keeps Flooding GNOME Extensions, So They Wrote a Manual for Bots Instead:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17402426/gnome-shell-extension-instructions-for-bots
KDE Plasma 6.7.4 Is Out to Improve Spectacle, Discover, and Emoji Selector:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-7-4-is-out-to-improve-spectacle-discover-and-emoji-selector
KDE Plasma Development Roundup: Remote Desktop Gets Faster, Clipboard Cuts Back on RAM, and Kup 0.11.0:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/kde-plasma-development-update-remote-desktop-boosts-memory-savings-and-kup-0110/
KDE Reveals First Quarterly Update on €1M German Sovereign Tech Funding, Highlighting Foundational QA and Protocol Modernization:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/kde-quarterly-update-germanys-investment-targets-digital-sovereignty-and-pim-modernization/
KDE neon 20260806 Released: Plasma 6.7.4, Per-Screen Desktops, and Restored Oxygen Theme:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/kde-neon-20260806-released-plasma-674-perscreen-desktops-and-restored-oxygen-theme/
KDE Linux Making For Easier First-Run Experience Of Java & DOS Apps:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Linux-July-2026
Ubuntu’s turning another system Deb package into a snap:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-hwctl-deb-to-snap-transition
Curl dropped from Ubuntu 26.04 minimal cloud images by mistake:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-2604-server-cloud-minimal-curl-missing
(Another week, another mistake lol)
Ubuntu’s ready for Alberta and Morocco time zone changes:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-alberta-morocco-time-change
AerynOS 2026.08 Released with Linux 7.1, GNOME 50.3, COSMIC 1.5, and More:
https://9to5linux.com/aerynos-2026-08-released-with-linux-7-1-gnome-50-3-cosmic-1-5-and-more
ML4W OS 2.15 Lands With Full Quickshell Migration and New Scratchpad Workflow:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/ml4w-os-215-released-quickshell-migration-replaces-nwgdock-adds-scratchpad-support/
Ubuntu Touch update brings printing, notch support & a modern browser:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/ubuntu-touch-2404-2-update
(more Linux and FOSS news in comments)
#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #GNOME #KDE #Ubuntu #AerynOS #ML4W #GNOMEBoxes #Mutter #KDEPlasma #KDENeon #KDELinux #LinuxDesktop #DesktopEnvironment #LinuxDistro #MobileLinux #UbuntuTouch #FosseryTech
https://blog.hofstede.it/shell-tricks-that-actually-make-life-easier-and-save-your-sanity/ - ich gebs zu, einige kannte ich auch noch nicht. #shell #linux
Sooo.
I went and installed Artix Linux (the OpenRC flavour), and in some ways it is awesome. It is a bit lighter, but Incus gave me a headache. I had to write an OpenRC service script to initialise it and get it working.
After that, it has been awesome. Most of my configuration from Arch Linux works alright on Artix. I say “most” because I may find an issue later. All in all, I moved to Artix, and it is cool.
#artixlinux #archlinux #openrc #systemd #linux #scripting
It has been assembled. Tomorrow is first power and trying it out. Maybe it'll become my daily driver by the end of the week. But first the firmware update, then the OS install, then the data migration, then the reconfiguration of everything so I can use it all again.
And then comes turning the decommissioned desktop into my home server. And getting that reformatted, and built up, and...
Getting the new computer is awesome. Getting it ready to replace the existing one? Not so much 🙂 Here's hoping this one lasts as long as my current one did.
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A new computer build. It's a large black Corsair case with a glass panel. Inside the glass panel the major components are visible, including the GPU and the liquid cooler for the CPU. Some cables are still visible, but most are neatly hidden. The case is resting on its side on a well worn footstool next to a brown couch, in a living room with a laminate wood floor. In the background a mat is visible for wiping your feet after you come in the door.
