📢 There is only a week left to submit your talk for #SeaGL2026 !!!

Don't delay: http://seagl.org/cfp

We are the free/libre/open source grassroots conference in Seattle. A counter weight to technological dystopia.

#cfp #linux #opensource #FLOSS #FOSS #OSS #oshw

New blog post: tools i use - part 1 in x

https://randomized.hadoly.fr/2026/05/24/the-tools-hardware-os-and-environment/

#sysadmin
#linux
#fedora
#it
#i3

I’ve been using Linux Mint for several years now, but I’m not 100% happy anymore.

My laptop is old:

Lenovo ThinkPad X250
Intel i5-5200U
4 GB RAM
128 GB SSD
Intel HD Graphics 5500

Currently running Linux Mint Xfce, but I’d like to see what else is out there.

What distro would you recommend for this setup?

#Linux #LinuxMint #ThinkPad #OpenSource #DistroHopping #xfce

Episode 18 of Dark Blue Weekly released

https://darkblueproject.com/sites/news/dbw-e18.php

#darkblueweekly #darkblueproject #openbsd #proxmox #netbeans #valkey #linux #bsd #opensource #freesoftware

I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as #Linux, is in fact, Systemd/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, #Systemd plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning Systemd system made useful by the Systemd daemon, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX...

https://transfem.social/notes/amkt7djzjnza0009

(every year this joke gets better | more sad)

My turn to do an #introduction

My name is Erika, and I'm a programmer and general fan of computers. Currently, I'm most interested in all things #kubernetes, #rust, and #linux. I'm an avid Linux ricer, who's fallen in love with #niri and writing my own shell.

In my free time, if I'm not tinkering with my computer, I practice #taekwondo, in which I also have a black belt.

By day, I'm a software engineer working on cloud-native microservice architecture in software supply chain security

Super happy to be part of the fedi!

“Long-term support” does not mean what you think it does

You may think you know what "long-term support" means when picking a Linux distribution and version, but judging by the multitude of utterly wrong takes and deeply confused users I come across online, I'm starting to get the feeling that in fact, no, you don't know what it means. KDE's Nate Graham is seeing the same confusi

https://www.osnews.com/story/145069/long-term-support-does-not-mean-what-you-think-it-does/

#Linux

I am grateful to the people who spend their time writing and maintaining software, and making it available to me - and others - under licences that let me use, remix, and share.

I won't always love their decisions, but unless I'm going to step up and make a difference myself, so be it. I will need to adapt my own computing accordingly.

#FreeSoftware #FOSS #Linux

For some reason my wife thinks that this laptop is embarassing. What's wrong with giant letters on the keys made with a paint pen? And my call sign? Lol, yes, so nerdy.

#hamradio #Linux #AntiX

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An old Asus laptop running AntiX Linux with painted letters on the keyboard.

I'm looking for good resources for learning POSIX compliant shell scripting. So far I have found not much that hasn't been written with AI or just isn't very in depth. I can easily find specific stuff, but I'd love a general guide of some sort.

I found one that seemed like it would he fantastic, then found out it was made using Claude.

I haven't done a lot of sh in a while, and my partner wants to learn, so it would be great to have some quality resources.

Thank you to anyone who can helop me out.

#ShellScripting #Linux #Programming #Computers #WhyTheFuckDoesAIHaveToRuinEverything

Ugh. I really like Gnome but CAN NOT STAND the notifications. When I click on a link to open from another app, just open the fucking browser! Don't tell me the "app is ready". KDE and others don't do this. Why are notifications in gnome so god-awful?

#linux #gnome

In around two weeks I’m migrating from iOS to a postmarketOS phone. Please leave app suggestions, I’m definitely going to need them!

Waydroid is… fine, but not preferred

Some examples of what I’m looking for, probably for Plasma Mobile:

1. Is there like… LibreOffice Mobile or something? To substitute the iWork suite?
2. Apple Music clients
3. Something self-hosted to substitute Siri, with ability to set timers and stuff
4. A reminders app that can sync with a caldav server
5. Is there a port of GadgetBridge for Linux?
6. I’ll probably make my own water logging and HealthKit-alternative app/“protocol” if that’s not a thing yet, but less work is less work if that exists
7. A XMPP client, preferably with spaces support
8. Immich client (preferably with some form of caching for recent photos)
9. Bitwarden client
10. HomeAssistant client
11. E-mail client
12. These will probably go on waydroid, but: WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord and Signal clients
13. Some kind of map app, maybe with live traffic data?
14. Some kind of backup wizzard to my NAS, tho I’ll probably just make some rsync scripts

And also just anything y’all find useful in your daily life with a postmarketOS daily driver, I’m sure I’m forgetting a lot of stuff here.

I know some of those exist for desktop Linux, but I’m obviously looking for stuff made with phones in mind (so like… apps made for gnome should be automatically fine maybe?)

(Also, has anyone managed to get nix’s system-manager to work on postmarketOS? There’s no way I’m configuring all of this by hand every time I need to flash it lmao)

#postmarketOS #LinuxMobile #Linux

A large set of stable kernel updates

https://lwn.net/Articles/1074117/ #LWN #Linux #kernel

#introduction
Hi! I'm Jan. I'm from Slovenia. Currently working as a ServiceNow developer/architect which is a bit hypocritical since I firmly believe in #digitalsovereignty and #opensource.

I am currently trying to get better at #linux and #selfhosting as much as possible. I'm also improving my French.

I have an irrational fear of posting random things/thoughts on social media but I'm hoping to overcome that and to be able to have some interesting discussions. Any advice is welcome

Steam Client Update 22.05.2026: Released for Linux and Steam Deck https://playingtux.com/en/articles/2026/05/steam-client-update-22052026-linux-und-steam-deck-released/ #Linux #Gaming #LinuxGaming

Here is this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SGqX7rgrEo

Heya folks! It's sync day, and that means it's time for the weekly Solus roundup! Read all about it on our forums: https://discuss.getsol.us/d/12732-week-21-2026

#FOSS #Linux #Solus #OpenSource

- Evan

My main harddrive died this week. Since we had to reinstall an OS anyway, I decided no time like the present to make the jump to #Linux.

I gotta say, I'm impressed. I attempted it a couple years ago when my previous machine started struggling, but I couldn't get half of the software I needed to run with any semblance of stability. It just wasn't worth the hassle.

Now, it worked almost out of the box. Several key programs in my setup finally have proper Linux installers as well. Couldn't be happier. ⭐

No more Microsoft bloatware bullshit or having their subscription offerings shoved down my throat after every update. 🎉

And I cannot overstate how happy I am to be able to actually customise my desktop again. Windows has been going downhill so hard on that front it's not even funny. Like, I've never been a fan, but fucking hell, get a grip.

This video by @mako has been on my playlist for a month or so. i finally watched it, and it's *really* good.

Two key takeaways, IMO:

#FOSS/ #FLOSS must learn from and be in solidarity with other social movements. It cannot be "apolitical" (bc it never was apolitical).

FOSS/FLOSS must appeal directly to governments and users--so stop being gatekeepers!!--and not corporations (bc they never were our allies).

I agree with this 100%.

#OpenSource #Linux

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBknF2yUZZ8&list=WL&index=7

Does anyone know a tool that will create a directory tree of hashes with modification dates and can later Be used to detect bitrot or content changes? #duckduckFedi #homelab #askfedi #linux #nas #homeserver

Heads up for local Olympia folks. Tomorrow at 2pm at the Lacey Library, I'll be giving a talk and workshop about computer upcycling, and giving away AT LEAST 10 laptops, and will have some hands on demos.

If you're in the area and curious, please check it out. And please feel free to re-share!

https://timberland.bibliocommons.com/events/69b09e6f6724c63d00f800e3

#olywa #nixbook #linux #upcycle

We all seem to be moving away from Ubuntu, but there are still quite a few reasons to keep using it.

https://linuxafterdark.net/linux-after-dark-episode-122/

#podcast #linux #opensource #ubuntu

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Linux After Dark artwork

Opening a can of worms based on a conversation I had with a charity yesterday, I have a question for the linux folks here:

If you were going to pick a linux distro for old (Win10/11) laptops for *completely novice-level computer users* what would you pick? Needs to run Zoom, OpenOffice, and a few other apps computer newcomers would use, what would you pick? Has to be as simple to use and manage as is practical. Probably have an install party to do them all at once.

Ideas?
#Linux #OSS

[$] Custom page-cache policies with BPF

The kernel's page cache is charged with maintaining pages (or, more correctly, folios) containing copies of data from files in the filesystem; its performance has a big effect on t [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1073103/ #LWN #Linux #kernel #BPF

[$] Toward better handling of major page faults

A major page fault occurs when a process attempts to access a page that is not currently present in RAM; satisfying such faults usually involves I/O, and can thus take some time. [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1073071/ #LWN #Linux #kernel #Android #BPF

Security updates for Friday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1074040/ #LWN #Linux #security

QEMU: all aarch64 FreeBSD guests no longer boot.

Virtual Machine Manager, Kubuntu 26.04.

#QEMU #FreeBSD #Kubuntu #Linux

Alt...

Screenshot: five virtual machines. Some show 'Display output is not active', other show 'Guest has not initialized the display (yet)'.

Alt...

Screenshot: Virtual Machine Manager.

SN Operator from Epilogue brings SNES carts to modern PCs and its now up for order https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/sn-operator-from-epilogue-brings-snes-carts-to-modern-pcs-and-its-now-up-for-order/

#SNOperator #SNES #Gaming #Emulation #PCGaming #Linux

RE: https://mastodon.social/@emaste/116597496244280489

We booted Debian and FreeBSD 15 using QEMU accelerated with bhyve/vmm for the first time. This is an epic milestone for the FreeBSD community and beyond ! : r/freebsd

<https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1tk0eja/we_booted_debian_and_freebsd_15_using_qemu/> – Mario Zio.

＂Further development is needed...a lot of development...but anyway this is a storic moment....we can use another hypervisor. This time in cooperation with the storic and mature QEMU. FreeBSD is second to none.

This success has been possible thanks to the competence of Abhinav Chavali who started this project for the GSOC 2025 ; thanks bro.

It's built on top of dumrich's work. …＂

#FreeBSD #bhyve #QEMU #Linux #Debian

@freebsd

SummerOfCode2025Projects/VMMAcceleratorSupportForQEMU - FreeBSD Wiki — <https://wiki.freebsd.org/SummerOfCode2025Projects/VMMAcceleratorSupportForQEMU>

Cc @stefano @dexter @seanwbruno @dch

Stefano Marinelli boosted

Ed Maste » 🌐 2026-05-18
@emaste@mastodon.social

Interesting #FreeBSD Forums post:

> We have booted Debian with qemu accelerated with bhyve/vmm for the first time.

https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/we-have-booted-debian-with-qemu-accelerated-with-bhyve-vmm-for-the-first-time-this-is-an-epic-milestone-for-the-community.102735/#post-760324

New instance, new #introduction, right?

Hi there! I'm Vito! 30-something self-taught computer #engineer ✨
I currently live in São Paulo, Brazil, with plans to move to Italy some time in the future. Maybe.

I have a reeeally deep interest in #parsers, #interpreters & #compilers, but I'm also using my free time to build computers from scratch based on architectures from the 70's, 80's, and 90's, and some other projects, sometimes around #retrocomputing.

I'm usually using Macs (#Mac Studio Ultra/M4 #MacBook Pro <3) I also have a large #ESXi host hosting a lot of VMs and a "bare-metal" K8s cluster, but I've been a long-time user of #BSD and #Linux! <3

If I follow you, I will end up interacting with your toots in some way! Either boosting, replying, or favouriting them! Please do let me know in case any of that makes you uncomfortable!

Also feel free to let me know in case I missed a CW, Alt, or said something wrong or technically incorrect!

I think that's about it! Thanks for reading! Have a nice day! 🌻

Vulnerabilities in various GTK-based PDF readers

https://lwn.net/Articles/1073944/ #LWN #Linux #security

Ok @jzb and @sjvn - here we go.

You two have been the scribes of this entire #linux desktop journey. Would now be a good time to get going?

Does anyone else have a better plan? And if someone does please bring charts. Now more than ever we need you to ask all the right questions.

Also I already have you written in as NPCs in the Bluefin comic book so this is like your cameo panel. We have all the parts now, we just need the bodies!

#linux

https://youtu.be/Sv1dbcZGTro?si=wbSr0lif-sUHzCva

@thelinuxEXP Cool video! I installed some of the tools you highlighted, specifically Skanlite, Defuse, and Eloquent.

And alas, I, too, have had to disable my Plasma Global Menu…

#Linux #Joplin #KDEPlasma

@Gargron SystemD is getting more pushback.

#MXlinux #AntiX #linux #FOSS

Gamers, hear me!

#linux #gnome #kde #flathub

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv1dbcZGTro

Happy to announce ce-provision from @codeenigma now fully* supports #Ubuntu #Linux. We've supported #Debian since forever, but Ubuntu was just different enough. My colleague Drazen finally managed to pick through the differences and make it all work! 🎉

*there will probably be odd roles/packages that still need a tweak.

At least once every three months, I discover something new in KDE Plasma Desktop environment. #Linux #kde

Okay. So question for #linux or #security folks.

I want to set up a #nixbook (#nixos) computer set up as a public access computer.

I know how to harden the OS to avoid tampering. But how can I filter content? I'm already getting questions like, how can we prevent people from looking up inappropriate things?

How would you do it?

#Linux sur #MacBookNeo ?
Ça arrivera. Ça avance !
https://www.reddit.com/r/AsahiLinux/comments/1ss6cc5/boot_linux_on_an_macbook_neo/?tl=fr

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Image d'un MacBook Neo affichant un BSOD avec un pingouin ASCII blanc au milieu. [Pas taper pas taper ; je suis déjà sorti ====>🚪]

[$] BPF support in GCC 16 and beyond

José Marchesi and the GCC-BPF developers opened the BPF track at the 2026 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory-management, and BPF Summit with a 90-minute summary of what has changed [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1071973/ #LWN #Linux #kernel #Gentoo #GCC #LLVM #Clang #systemd #BPF #LSFMMBPF

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is now available pre-loaded on System76 hardware.

DDOS attacks hit Ubuntu's infra and slowed us down, so we built our own and dropped the Launchpad dependency entirely. Faster releases from here on out.

When you configure your next machine, you can now choose from:

• Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (new!)
• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
• Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS with COSMIC DE (our favorite!)

#Linux #Ubuntu #system76

OpenBSD 7.9 released

https://lwn.net/Articles/1073933/ #LWN #Linux

[$] Support for private memory nodes

Gregory Price started his session in the memory-management track of the 2026 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit by saying that, in current kernels, if a N [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1072881/ #LWN #Linux #kernel #BPF

Security updates for Thursday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1073860/ #LWN #Linux #security

I keep getting questions about what I use on #Linux, so I decided to make a video listing every single tool, app, utility, desktop, whatever, that I use on a day to day basis.

Here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2RXI7yuIQI

🙄 RHEL 10.2 Released With New AI Command Line Assistance

｢ Goose is an optional CLI AI assistance with model context protocol (MCP) integration. There is also improved visual output via color output enhancements. ｣

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Red-Hat-RHEL-10.2-RHEL-9.8

#rhel #linux #ai