Mesa 25.2.8 and Mesa 25.3.1 released for open source Linux graphics drivers https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/mesa-25-2-8-and-mesa-25-3-1-released-for-open-source-linux-graphics-drivers/

#Mesa #Linux #OpenSource

Today's #FreeSoftwareAdvent is `tmux`, the terminal multiplexer.

I know that `tmux` will be second nature to many of you, but I've been gradually learning it over the last year (https://neilzone.co.uk/2025/06/more-tinkering-with-tmux/), and I find it invaluable.

Although I had used `screen` for years, I wish that I had known about `tmux` sooner.

I use `tmux` both on local machines, for a convenient terminal environment (from which I can do an awful lot of what I want to do, computing-wise), and also on remote machines for persistent / re-attachable terminal sessions.

https://github.com/tmux/tmux

#Linux #tmux #terminal

The mighty world of BSD

Playing with again smolBSD, a fantastic metaOS system that I talked about a few weeks ago.
I'm a newbie, a greenhorn, when it comes to meta-operating systems built on top of NetBSD.

I am very eager to learn by doing, making mistakes in the process, correcting and feel the warmth of the BSD community, who is happy to correct, esp when I show that I read the docs after making the mistakes

The journey is fantastic, the learning process is fun. microVM's are amazing. I've registered 11ms boot times on this small machine with a few CPU cores (and 40GB RAM). The fun is endless

#programming #technology #BSD #netBSD #metaOS #microVM #networking #qemu #host #bmake #curl #sshd #Linux

https://smolbsd.org/

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The image depicts a terminal window running a command line interface (CLI) environment. The background is a dark, blurred image of a tree with red and orange foliage. The terminal window is titled "smolBSD" in the top left corner, and the prompt displays "nbuser[@]nbakery" followed by the current directory and a bash prompt. Three separate windows are visible, each with a slightly different title and content.

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smolBSD installation lines

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pkg installations smolBSD

Looks like api.snapcraft.io will be removed from the blocklist in the near future:

https://github.com/RPiList/specials/issues/2252#issuecomment-3604485387

The #malware has been remove from the #snapstore (I've checked the store pages and snap download <pkg>)

https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/report-of-fake-crypto-wallet-exodus-snap-s/49161/10?u=dwd

#Snapcraft #Ubuntu #Linux

Fin de Windows 10 : cette ville française refuse de jeter ses PC, passe à Linux et économise 69 300 €

“Un véritable diktat”, comment Blois échappe à l'obsolescence programmée de Microsoft

https://www.lesnumeriques.com/informatique/fin-de-windows-10-cette-ville-francaise-refuse-de-jeter-ses-pc-passe-a-linux-et-economise-69-300-n247520.html

#linux #windows10

Blender gains HDR workflows, Vivaldi simplifies its start page, and Shotcut video editor can make video clips from HTML – a digest of app updates that happened in November.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/linux-app-release-roundup-november-2025?v1

#Linux #OpenSource #tech

Got my home server upgraded to #Fedora #Linux 43 and #Nextcloud 32 this evening. 🚀🚀🚀

Is it cool that Linus Torvalds uses Fedora Linux? Yes!

But the really cool thing is to use the Linux distro that works best for you. :)

Having Linux get covered on LTT is such a big win for the open source community as more techies realize there is another way!

➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfv0V1SxbNA

But it is pretty neat tho what Linus uses 😎

#Fedora #Linux #OpenSource

Beautifully said, @degville 💙
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(Today was the first of several big, fun conversations with people in the community for the relaunch of the Linux For Everyone podcast! So, a huge thanks to Graham for being the first person to join me in the virtual recording studio. Stay tuned!)

#Linux

The last new #Linux #kernel for 2025 was just released and there are some really cool changes all around. One of the new additions is detection for FreeBSD's #bhyve #hypervisor. Wicked cool!

From the article:

"In what might be a sign of the quiet continued spread of FreeBSD, the kernel can now detect and handle that it is running under FreeBSD's built-in bhyve hypervisor. Coincidentally, FreeBSD 15.0 just appeared as well, and in this release bhyve supports over 255 virtual processors [PDF] in a VM. Now Linux can handle that configuration."

The juicy details are here:

https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/03/kernel_version_618/

#openSource #technews #FreeBSD #tech

Red is Dead, 4K Anniversary Remaster Director's Cut

https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/176437648

(consider supporting my work pls https://analognowhere.com/support )

#unix_surrealism #analognowhere #redisdead #penguin #linux #arch #debian

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Red is Dead poster featuring 3 penguins with weapons and computers in a trench during the Corpo-Foss war.

Since we’re gonna be around all day to read, respond, and boost stuff on the fediverse… what are YOUR favorite things about GNOME? 👀

#GNOME #OpenSource #FOSS #Linux

Back in 2022, my son (now 9) needed a homeschool computer to just do basic stuff like pop on zoom classes.

I almost just got a cheap chromebook, but the #hp Dev One was just released partnered with @system76 and I had to get one. So decided to go overboard and get it.

Other than the hinge issue that I fixed, the laptop has been great. Deal with daily abuse from a child, and he's now even developing 3d games with #gdevelop on it.

It's also one of the testing computers for #nixbook #linux

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HP dev one sitting in a desk

RE: https://floss.social/@alcinnz/115656753727530902

Can't understate how annoyed I am with #windows for doing exactly this. At least #linux is saving the day for me. I have too many functional devices at home that are now thriving thanks to linux desktop distros.

Humble Choice for December 2025 has Nine Sols, Like a Dragon Gaiden, Streets of Rage 4 and more https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/humble-choice-for-december-2025-has-nine-sols-like-a-dragon-gaiden-streets-of-rage-4-and-more/

#Gaming #PCGaming #NineSols #SteamDeck #SteamOS #Linux

For the #RaspberryPi crowd, the welcome news that Raspberry Pi OS "Trixie", based on Debian 13, has *finally* received support for the Raspberry Pi AI Kit and AI HAT+ Hailo-based machine learning/artificial intelligence accelerators.

Oh, and the AI Camera's got a new trick up its sleeve, too.

https://www.hackster.io/news/raspberry-pi-os-trixie-gets-hailo-based-ai-kit-ai-hat-support-and-a-new-ai-camera-feature-5e8523191150

#Technology #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #SingleBoardComputer #Linux #News #Hackster

Valve have been funding FEX to get x86 games on Arm Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/valve-have-been-funding-fex-to-get-x86-games-on-arm-linux/

#FEX #Arm #Linux #SteamOS #LinuxGaming #SteamFrame

#Linux 6.18.y is now officially a longterm kernel series, as can be seen here:

https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html

Projected EOL is Dec, 2027 (two years from now) – just like the 6.1.y series. All the other series as of now are scheduled for EOL in about one year from now – and 5.4.y just was EOLed, as planned (see https://social.kernel.org/objects/da258e20-22b9-4805-a9e5-5a506eb2bf91 and https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/kernel/website.git/commit/?id=0f52d79a5053091c95a269ff6fddbece27ea1d64 ).

Note, the kernel.org front page for the next ~two months (e.g. until 6.19 is out) will keep listing 6.18.y as latest stable series, as it might break peoples scripts to call it longterm there:

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/kernel/website.git/commit/?id=b9ea3472ee1d973f4c27d075c7e4445afa7ade89

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Screenshot of the table in the section "longterm" on https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html

Fixed the Steam Tracker for the Linux user share over time page not working with some date selections: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/steam-tracker/

#Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck

Fedora Linux 44 will get improved NTSYNC enabling for Proton / Wine https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/fedora-linux-44-will-get-improved-ntsync-enabling-for-proton-wine/

#Fedora #Linux #NTSYNC #Wine #Proton

New Server. New #Introduction

I love #technology #music #reading and #whisky ( #Whiskey ).

I run #Linux on my main PC, and #Android on my phone and tablets.

I listen to a wide range on music primarily on #PlexAmp. A buy music on #bandcamp.

I read a book per week, mainly Sci-Fi or Fantasy.

I drink a large number of whiskies from all over the world, and have been known to make rambling posts about them.

I've been here since the very first #TwitterMigration but I was over at @stevenixon so there is a large post history over there!

Our NVIDIA driver article was updated to note the change to the Supported Products list for Linux on the 590 Beta driver https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/nvidia-beta-driver-590-44-01-released-for-linux/
Maxwell, Pascal and Volta no longer supported.

#NVIDIA #Linux

@BrodieOnLinux

https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:56/the-biggest-linux-culture-shocks:0

#Linux Culture Shocks for me:
- all packages come from a repo, never hunt stuff online
- if you are on a stable distro, you have outdated software that might just break (didnt know #Flatpak back then...)
- there are often zero protections from destroying your system
- Switching from Ubuntu-based to Fedora was scary, as it wasnt officially supported. But if packagers use good automatic builds and tests, that is totally fine.
- Linux is free and works literally anywhere. It is pretty easy to run Linux within other operating systems, even using things like Distrobox
- extreme modularity and standards, you can install 2 separate desktops on the same system!
- instead of obscure error codes that are literally meant for you to run to "official tech support" without giving you helpful information, the system dumps a heap of technical info at you. Go to public forums with that, learn to ask good questions and you will soon be a benefit to the community!

But I have to argue against "automatic updates bad":

A scary amount of Windows users dont really know how to manage an operating system (and Windows might be a big cause of this). Many are on Windows 7,8,10 and dont upgrade if they dont "need to".

It should be auto-updates with opt-out, nothing else. Many Linux users coming from Windows, Android, iOS, etc. also never update and have broken and vulnerable systems.

Thoroughly enjoying the #bazzite comments on reddit from #linux users who can't possibly believe that normal users prefer to use computers without mangling packages.

(Pro tip, experts hate that shit too)

It's remarkable how often the "Linux version" of a desktop program is literally just a web app. At least tell me that rather than going through the charade of bringing it down from flathub. That way, I'll know not to bother.

#FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource #Linux #Debian #Gnome

Hey @jay - this video about 5 problems with #linux - many of your things are linux users that inflict on themselves lol.

I don't think I've yet expressed enough yet how great the out of box experience of #Fedora #Linux on a new #Lenovo #ThinkPad has been. Don't get me wrong, Fedora runs great on my other hardware, too, but this pairing feels much more intentionally supported and it really shows in the experience.

We are launching an end-of-year fundraising campaign with a simple goal: to reach 1,500 Friends of GNOME. And we need your help!

https://blogs.gnome.org/foundation/2025/12/01/join-friends-of-gnome/

This week, we will also be sharing and celebrating the accomplishments of GNOME over the past year here on the fediverse; be sure to follow #FriendsOfGNOME!

Finally, if you’re already a Friend of GNOME or join this month, please join us in posting with #FriendsOfGNOME as well so that we can thank you. 😊

#GNOME #OpenSource #FOSS #Linux

NVIDIA Beta driver 590.44.01 released for Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/nvidia-beta-driver-590-44-01-released-for-linux/

#NVIDIA #Linux

Valve's version of Android on Linux (based on Waydroid) is now called Lepton https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/valves-version-of-android-on-linux-based-on-waydroid-is-now-called-lepton/

#Lepton #Linux #SteamOS #SteamFrame #LinuxGaming

Linux players on Steam hit an all-time high for November 2025 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/linux-players-on-steam-hit-an-all-time-high-for-november-2025/

#Linux #Steam #SteamOS #SteamDeck #LinuxGaming

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 48: Byzantine Labyrinthine https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/building-a-retro-linux-gaming-computer-part-48-byzantine-labyrinthine/

#Retro #Linux #LinuxGaming

Favourite #Linux distro and why? 🐧

@bitbraindev Used #linux for 26 years now, current favorite would be @fedora #KDE variant.

It works, updates, even upgrades without issue.

Not a big fan of #GNOME myself but it makes sense to me that even Linus Torvalds uses #Fedora himself.

There's a lot to be said for something working consistently.

It has been an exceptional 2025 when it comes to what GNOME has delivered. Let’s help the Foundation reach 1,500 Friends of GNOME by the end of the year to be able to deliver even more in 2026!

https://cassidyjames.com/blog/looking-back-gnome-2025-looking-forward-2026/

#GNOME #GNOMEFoundation #OpenSource #FOSS #Linux #FriendsOfGNOME

KDE Plasma is finally moving on from X11, Tuxedo Computers abandons their Arm laptop project, Mozilla completely loses the room, but there might be a glimmer of hope.

https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-362/

#linux #podcast #opensource

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