MR FARMBOY is like Stardew Valley but with automation and optimization https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/mr-farmboy-is-like-stardew-valley-but-with-automation-and-optimization/

#IndieGames #PCGaming #Linux #SteamDeck #Gaming

Vehicle No. 4 has you build your own vehicle in this horde survival game https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/vehicle-no-4-has-you-build-your-own-vehicle-in-this-horde-survival-game/

#PCGaming #Demo #Steam #Gaming #Linux #SteamDeck

Huh, I left my computer compiling pytorch with CUDA enabled, but instead of eventually succeeding, after a while, it dropped off the network, fans still spinning at 100% 😳

Looking at the metrics, it seems like it exhausted all memory, but then why didn’t the OOM killer kick in?

I think I saw something similar on a different machine a while ago, and am now wondering if there’s a #Linux bug (or change in behavior) with regards to OOMing…?

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screenshot of prometheus-node-exporter metrics in grafana

#linux #shitpost

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Will smith genie pointing sarcastically at Aladdin saying "*you*, wanna be normal about computers?"

The Containerization Guild is meeting tomorrow! Come check out all the awesome talks about #bootc, systemd system extensions, even our own ublue-os/image-template is making an appearance!

I spoke at this event last year and can highly recommend it, great technical content by people making the stuff!

#linux #containers #bootc

https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/containerization-guild-gathering-july-2025/9546?u=j0rge

New 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗕𝗦𝗗 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗶𝘁 [Crucial FreeBSD Toolkit] article on the blog.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/07/08/crucial-freebsd-toolkit/

#verblog #beadm #bectl #devfs #diskinfo #free #freebsd #fstab #gstat #jails #linux #lsblk #sensors #sockstat #systat #tar #truss #truncate #zfs

This Tuesday and Wednesday Linux install parties in #Netherlands and #Canada (all times local)!

* Tues. 8 July -- Fablab #Amersfoort (#Utrecht) 19h-22h

https://www.fablabamersfoort.nl/2025/05/07/linux-install-fest/

* Wed. 9 July -- #RichmondBC Public Library (#Vancouver) 17h30-19h30

https://www.meetup.com/vanlug-bc/events/308064074/

For details and more events worldwide: https://endof10.org/events/

#EndOf10 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #Linux #GNULinux #Windows #Windows10 #Windows11

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Flyer for the End Of 10 campaign. The background colors are a mix of blue and purple, with blobs of green on the edges. Top left: End Of 10 logo of four boxes falling over. Under a QR code is the website URL https://endof10.org. Top right: The title "End Of 10: FOSS Instead Of Toss". The text on the flyer reads: """ Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025. Microsoft wants you to buy a new computer. But what if you make your existing one fast and secure again? If you bought your computer after 2010, there's likely no reason to throw it out. By installing an up-to-date Linux operating system, you can keep using it for years to come! Installing an operating system may sound hard, but you don't have to do it alone. There may be some people in your area who have volunteers to help! Scan the QR code or visit the URL above to find someone to help upgrade your system to Linux. Five Reasons To Upgrade To Linux: 1. No new hardware or licensing costs 2. Enhanced Security 3. Good for the planet 4. Community and Pro Support 5. Better user Control """

Ok I got my c&c/dev node backing up via restic using systemd timers

How do people like dealing with failure notifications for restic backups
#Homelab #Linux #Restic #Backups

So I'm curious, #Musicians

There are now legions of people using #Linux for recording, synthesis, processing, etc - it's a full-on cottage industry at this point.

There are also a large number of Music Professionals using #BSD, but they call it MacOS.

But what I'm curious about, what is the state of Music Production on #FreeBSD and other non-Apple BSD.

I will not be surprised if it turns there are none, nor will I be surprised if it turns out that there is a tiny community of elite DSP nerds making high-end products with it.

Switched my config from swaywm to hyprland. Also switched from foot terminal to kitty. Have a weird issue where fishshell won't show nerd font glyphs if started automatically from the kitty config. Works fine in foot. Works fine if I launch fish from bash in kitty. Only doesn't work when I start fish automatically from the kitty config. Got this far in narrowing it down and now I'm stumped.

#FishShell #KittyTerminal #Arch #Hyprland #Linux

What is your favorite version of Fedora Linux to use?

#Fedora #Linux #OpenSource

The big Diplomacy Update for X4: Foundations is now in Beta https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/the-big-diplomacy-update-for-x4-foundations-is-now-in-beta/

#X4Foundations #SpaceSim #Gaming #Linux

I have a USB MTP device which doesn't work on Linux or Android.
Both system occasionally see the file structure, but can't retrieve the files.
However, when I use a Windows VirtualBox on Linux, I can retrieve the files via USB passthrough.

WTAF?

I thought MTP was widely standardised. How is that possible? How can a VM see something that the host refuses to acknowledge?

It's an embedded device, not an Android device, so I can't upgrade anything.

Very weird. Speculation welcome!

#MTP #Linux

Here's all the games to claim from Prime Gaming for Prime Day https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/heres-all-the-game-to-claim-from-prime-gaming-for-prime-day/

#PrimeGaming #Prime #PCGaming #Gaming #Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck

Bazzite gets a new app store, newly supported devices, improved WiFi and more https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/bazzite-gets-a-new-app-store-newly-supported-devices-improved-wifi-and-more/

#Bazzite #Linux #OpenSource #HandheldGaming

The GPD MicroPC 2 is a 7-inch laptop with swivelling touchscreen, Intel N250 chipset, and plenty of ports - will Linux users like it much as the original?

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/gpd-micropc-2-specs-price?v2

#gpd #tech #linux

Joe can’t decide which distro to use for a proper KDE Plasma test, an easy way to develop Home Assistant integrations, automating lights, fixing the Telegram snap on Wayland, some AI bollocks, and a browser extension to automatically use privacy-preserving versions of big websites.

https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-341/

#podcast #linux #opensource

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Late Night Linux artwork

shapez 2 is aiming for the 1.0 update in November with a new game mode https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/shapez-2-is-aiming-for-the-1-0-update-in-november-with-a-new-game-mode/

#shapez2 #Gaming #PCGaming #Linux

NonSteamLaunchers adds real-time Steam shortcuts and teases upcoming Steam integration https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/nonsteamlaunchers-adds-real-time-steam-shortcuts-and-teases-upcoming-steam-integration/

#SteamOS #SteamDeck #Linux #NonSteamLaunchers

When I complain that some software (or its dependencies) doesn't work on *BSD but requires Linux, I'm not criticizing Linux. For me, it's not an OS battle, but a matter of freedom and avoiding a dangerous and rampant computing monoculture. And when people reply to me with "well, just use it on Linux" - while they're giving me sensible advice - they're missing the crucial point: if it ONLY runs on Linux, it's not Linux's fault, but we are, precisely, creating a dangerous monoculture.

#Linux #SysAdmin #OSS #RunBSD #BSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #illumos

So the new #coreutils #uutils are now developed on a proprietary and exclusive platform. And I don't get it.

Rewrite it in #Rust, ok. Emancipate from #GNU and #Stallmann, ok. I get it.

But why on Earth put it in a walled garden, drag more users and contributors into a walled garden, and expand dependencies on Big Tech even for the base of #Linux systems? Why can't we have people who are both technically skilled *and* conceive basic freedoms and digital independence?

They have seen things 😨

#linux

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Mint user - Picture of a happy man. Arch user - Picture of a slightly serious man. Gentoo user - Picture of a man who has seen things, and is visibly dead inside.

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟬𝟳/𝟬𝟳 (Valuable News - 2025/07/07) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/07/07/valuable-news-2025-07-07/

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

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

Can any #Linux types explain why KDE Connect through Mint's store is version 23, but the most recent version is 25?

It's now easier to get Mesa 25.1 on the latest Ubuntu 25.04 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/its-now-easier-to-get-mesa-25-1-on-the-latest-ubuntu-25-04/

#Mesa #Linux #Drivers #LinuxGaming #Ubuntu #Kubuntu

lsfg-vk aims to bring Lossless Scaling's Frame Generation to Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/lsfg-vk-aims-to-bring-lossless-scalings-frame-generation-to-linux/

#Linux #OpenSource #LinuxGaming

I got a disk failure on my #hetzner server over the weekend, one of the NVMe disks completely died. I submitted a replacement request this morning, and within minutes, it was done, and now the mdraids are cheerfully being synced. :) 👍

Much quicker response time than I expected, I was prepared for them to react tomorrow, maybe within today. 🤩

#linux #server

Direct3D to Vulkan layer DXVK v2.7 released with performance improvements and Intel support upgrades https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/direct3d-to-vulkan-layer-dxvk-v2-7-released-with-performance-improvements-and-intel-support-upgrades/

#DXVK #Vulkan #Proton #OpenSource #Linux

Fresh Bluefin ISOs!

https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/fresh-bluefin-isos-and-bazaar/9496

#linux #gnome

Forget "oh ur IT, fix this printer"

"Oh ur a SysAdmin" - What the hell is xWayland11?

Look, `apopos rice` didn't find anything and neither did `man 5 neofetch`. Best I can do is a `systemctl reboot`.

#Linux

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Lucille bluth from arrested development captioned "I don't understand the question and I won't respond to it". She was pretty out of touch and aloof iirc so - that's vibes ig?

Decided to do some #Linux terminal hopping. (EDIT: Added Foot, Sakura and GPU metrics.)

This is my completely unscientific test: maximised window, tmux with a NeoVim session, paging quickly through some code. I wanted to see what the most CPU usage would be for these terminals. I'm testing on a Ryzen 7 7840U.

Why worry about CPU? Laptop users and low-power machine users will care about CPU usage. I'm trying to eke as much life out of my equipment as possible.

Tests

#Alacritty (with the Graphics patch)

Unfocussed: 0%
Focused: 0% (briefly 0.6% at initial focus)
Active: 6.4%
Active GPU: 3%

Notes: Just started using this. Line drawing seems better than Kitty to me. I think I slightly prefer the font rendering, too, although Alacritty will not render font ligatures. Has a Vi mode that I'm trying to get used do (although largely useless when using tmux).

Foot #FootTerminal

Unfocussed: 0%
Focused: 0%
Active: 15.6%
Active GPU: N/A (not even listed in nvtop)

Notes: Suggested by @oht. Simple, lightweight, no use of the GPU at all. Might not be enough to sway me from Kitty/Alacritty.

#Ghostty

Unfocussed: 0%
Focused: 0% (briefly 1.3% at initial focus, occasionally 0.6% blips)
Active: 19.1%
Active GPU: 6%

Notes: My guess is the reliance on libadwaita makes this more heavyweight. I'm pleased that there's now a "maximize" config option - setting the window size to big numbers never worked properly for me in KDE Plasma.

#Kitty

Unfocussed: 0%
Focused: 0%
Active: 7.6%
Active GPU: 4% (very briefly, mostly 3%)

Notes: Used most of the time recently, but many other OSes don't like being SSH'd into from it (I know you can set TERM, but the developer strongly discourages this). Its rendering of Nerd Font characters seems to be the best - for example, arrows have no pixel gaps at the top and bottom. I do like CTRL-SHIFT-G to search through the output of the last command (although largely useless when using tmux).

#Konsole

Unfocussed: 0%
Focussed: 0% (briefly 1.3% at initial focus)
Active: 31.2%
Active GPU: N/A (as reported by nvtop)

Notes: I like Konsole and have used it for years, but it's just too CPU hungry.

Sakura #sakuraterm

Unfoussed: 0%
Focussed: 0% (hits 1.3% at initial focus, occasionally 0.6% and 1.3% blips)
Active: 25.6%
Active GPU: N/A (not listed in nvtop)

Notes: Suggested by @scops. Unfortunately, it's one of the worst offenders. It's possible that the reliance on GTK is raising the CPU usage.

Final Thoughts

I've been using a combination of Kitty and Konsole for a while, depending on my needs. This has felt cumbersome and I've wanted to find a fix for a while.

I'm going to give Alacritty with the Graphics patch a go for now. I've bound Meta-Enter to a windowed terminal (was Konsole) and Meta-Shift-Enter to maximised (was Kitty).

I really want to like Ghostty, but I do think the focus on libadwaita adds a burden to a system that many people don't need, plus a skew towards GNOME users. Granted, it's still less CPU hungry than Konsole, but it doesn't feel like the lightweight terminal app that people claim it to be. I'm looking forward to libghostty being released to see if someone makes a non-libadwaita Ghostty.

I had the honour to be invited by @ZFAVClub to participate in an online live workshop exploring the mighty and wonderful CLI tool of the @internetarchive, in collaboration with @dweb 💕

If you are interested in data preservation and digital commons, please do watch it, as we did our best to shed some light on the most powerful yet little known features of this software.

The #InternetArchive is an invaluable resource for unlimited, public, open, and free storage for the whole Universe. It seems too good to be true, but it is!

We also touched upon the value of #FreeSoftware, #Linux, #decentralization, and #publicDomain.

https://archive.org/details/youtube-8Pr05zlXdlo

#archive #commonGood #librarian #library #hacker #hacking #hackerLibrarian #DWeb #CLI #terminal #tutorial #Python #workshop

Oh yeah, the 30 day download + Donate button combo feels goooooood!

#linux #gnome #FlatHub

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