@gamingonlinux @anthropy @fedora

"Those reports probably come from a system that was configured in a weird and esoteric way, probably doesn't impact 'real users', we don't need to fix those. 🧐 "

🤣 #linux

(Just to be sure, this is meant as friendly banter, because I think it's ironic.)

@lzg yes you are right #simpletech is the best tech, that is why a #UNIX philosophy is that if something can be simplified, it should be done.

Ok 1 button mouse was not a good idea XD

cars have been made complicated on purpose (more money with spareparts)

Show me something more simple that #mate #gnu #linux #debian #desktop an the best: unlike your #windows #desktop (puke) it barely changes over time :D

But please yes have fun with windows 193737828

Why I (still) love Linux

I usually publish articles about how much I love the BSDs or illumos distributions, but today I want to talk about Linux (or, better, GNU/Linux) and why, despite everything, it still holds a place in my heart.

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/24/why-i-still-love-linux/

#Linux #OwnYourData #Server #SysAdmin #Workstation #OpenSource #ITNotes

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟭𝟭/𝟮𝟰 (Valuable News - 2025/11/24) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/11/24/valuable-news-2025-11-24/

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

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

A few people have asked me how to add in an "App Launcher" into #nixbook (especially on Macs and Chromebooks).

I wrote a super easy to follow guide on how to do that.

https://codemonkeymike.medium.com/how-to-add-a-launcher-to-nixbook-78a509888545

#nixos #linux

So #VLC actually kind of sucks. I can see it pixelate in real time. It loses it entirely when I alt-tab away. But it's the only Linux-based video player I can find that actually does start the file from where I left off.

Suggestions?

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

Great #nixbook update!

Now Nixbook will also include the SOF firmware and other chromebook tweaks to have audio work seemlessly.

Also some better config organization. Huge shout out to @chocolateloverraj for the lionshare of work on this PR.

https://github.com/mkellyxp/nixbook/commit/fbb0b92f00ecccc0a263413faa3b69c82f4cd91c

#linux #nixos

@tschaefer tokenized IID with SLAAC and DAD is fine to me.
Like that it is implemented in #Linux although it did not become an RFC if I did not overlooked something.

#IPv6

Chromebook -> Nixbook conversion almost complete!

#nixbook #linux #nixos

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Chromebook showing write protection is off

"780,000 Windows Users Downloaded Linux Distro Zorin OS in the Last 5 Weeks"

"Zorin announced one million downloads of the operating system in a single month [since its launch on October 14]. While this is plenty impressive by itself, the developers go on to reveal that, out of that million, 👉 78% of the downloads came from a Windows machine. 👈

https://m.slashdot.org/story/449409

#linux #windows10 #coup

✨️ I'm back~! ✨️

More Spout2 on Linux dev in 1 hour~

What do you mean I need to learn Vulkan now?!

▶️ https://youtube.com/live/UlMdGBdPvps
#VTuber #ENVTuber #Linux

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ME: I wonder what #DNS resolution is like on #Linux these days, vs the turn of the century
#SYSTEMD: it's just me bro
ME: let's strace ping, do some light digging into glibc, etc
SYSTEMD: I'mma save you some time: it me
ME: huh nsswitch.conf still in play, cool, tho a lot of entries I don't recall
SYSTEMD: those would be my entries, you're welcome
ME: man libnss_resolve.so.2
SYSTEMD: *heavy sigh*
MAN LIBNSS_RESOLVE.SO.2: *is literally systemd-resolved*
SYSTEMD: 😭 you didn't believe me???

#opensuse Leap 16.0 is out! I have some free time today so I'd figure I'd try it out in a VM.

Initial impressions:

New, streamlined installer just requires a few clicks with minimal input required. In a few minutes the installer finished. Rebooted and BAM! The OS boots straight into this mess!

This is not XFCE with Wayland. Time to troubleshoot.

...sigh...

#linux #homelab

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An error message presented by openSUSE Leap 16.0 while trying to boot into the OS.

Heya folks, we have some exciting news to share! Today, after many months of work, Solus has a new website! A lot of work has gone into this project, and we are all very excited to finally deploy it for everyone to use.

Check out our blog post for more details about this endeavor: https://getsol.us/2025/11/22/unveiling-our-new-website/

https://getsol.us

#Solus #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource

- Evan

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Screenshot of the new Solus webpage, split evenly between light mode and dark mode. Centered in the image is a new laptop image showing Budgie Desktop running on Solus. Above this is the title "The Personal OS for Personal Computers", with the subtitle "A modern Open Source operating system to power your daily needs. Install today, update forever."

@lzg All the more reason that we really need to get #megacorps out of our #education system. Now!

#FOSS #Linux #Microsoft #Windows #Win11 #ransome #ransomware

New #documentation: Enabling My laptop's fingerprint reader for #authentication on #linux

I found out that my work laptop has a fingerprint reader built into it (turns out the power button doubles up as a reader), so I wanted to get it set up for easy authentication on the move (it means not having to worry about CCTV catching you enter your password)

It turned out to be pretty simple, this post documents how to do so.

https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/documentation/linux/enabling-fingerprint-authentication-on-linux.html

Here is this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video, in which it seems like #Nvidia is really starting to take an interest in Linux, and the #EU is walking back a lot of the privacy protections it offers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dmNW3tmi08

Oh nice, the latest #Waydroid version now has native support for forwarding #Android notifications to the host system https://github.com/waydroid/waydroid/releases/tag/1.6.0

#postmarketOS #LinuxMobile #Linux

LibrePods brings AirPods Pro features to Linux desktops, including ANC, ear detection and battery levels.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/airpods-linux-librepods-anc-transparency-mode

#Linux #AirPods #Apple

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@centos/115588045684086223

Reach Linux contributors by submitting a CFP! Here are the focus areas:

* Package management, automated testing, and release deployment
* Long term maintenance, backporting security updates, & secure supply chains
* Developments in image-based operating systems and container base images
* Delivering multiple-architecture or architecture-agnostic software.
* Building community around distributions
* Emerging technologies in the Linux ecosystem

#FOSDEM #FOSDEMDistros #Linux #OpenSource

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/12158-solus-updates-for-week-47-2025

#FOSS #Linux #Solus #OpenSource

- Evan

Proton Experimental for SteamOS / Linux gets fixes for Marvel Rivals, BlazBlue Centralfiction and more https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/proton-experimental-for-steamos-linux-gets-fixes-for-marvel-rivals-blazblue-centralfiction-and-more/

#MarvelRivals #Gaming #SteamOS #Linux

So I've been using Linux Mint for almost a month and I'm really happy with it.

As with all FOSS I use, I've started donating to Linux Mint too. Nice to see their month by month donations increasing markedly.

Whatever distro you might be using, and if you can afford it, it would be great if you could contribute to them.

https://www.linuxmint.com/donors.php

#LinuxMint #LinuxDistro #Linux #Donate #FOSS

@freezr also the truth:

― for me, Kubuntu is not only UNIX-like, it's also far better than FreeBSD for testing FreeBSD.

@rl_dane

#FreeBSD #Linux #Kubuntu

If you like and are excited about Bazaar, consider donating to support Kolunmi! it would help them a lot!

https://github.com/sponsors/kolunmi

https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.kolunmi.Bazaar

#gnome #linux #gtk #flatpak #flathub

I just learned that Niri has a "center this window on the screen" mode.

You can configure it to automatically center the focused window, which wouldn't work for me since I sometimes want to split my workspace evenly.

BUT!

You can also press Ctrl + Super + c, and it will center the focused window, regardless of its width.

Did I tell you I love Niri?

#niri #linux

I have two desktop computers, and at first, I was a bit confused about the name of the device I need. It turns out I’m looking for a KVM switch, and need some tech support!

Do you have any recommendations for a reliable KVM switch that works well with Linux? I’m looking for something that handles USB and HDMI.

Edit: I live in Norway, if that helps.

#Linux #KVM #USB #HDMi #Debian #Secureblue #GamingOnLinux #Switch #Gaming #Computers #PC #Tech #Support #Norway

@coreysnipes Thank you. :) It's super fun and rewarding work, and helps so many people out.

Cannot overstate how much the #foss #linux and #opensource community makes this possible. All the ingredients are there, just takes someone to mix them together

More precise measurements of #FreeBSD #S3 #Suspend times on my #Thinkpad X260:

wake to suspend:
Screen off by 5.4 seconds
Status LED starts slow-blinking by 6.6 seconds
(triggered by doas zzz, password not needed)

suspend to wake:
Screen on by 3.5 seconds
Screen responding to keystrokes by 10.2 seconds
(triggered by power button)

Will compare with #Linux on same hardware...

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Ok, now using #Solus Linux KDE live USB:

wake to suspend (systemctl suspend):
Screen off and status LED change by just a touch over 1 second

suspend to wake (power button):
Screen on by 1.5 seconds
Screen responding to keystrokes by 2.2 seconds.

Ok, so still slower than Linux, but totally usable. 😂

Want to install Nextcloud All-in-One on #Linux server? 🐧

Get your #NextcloudAIO set up in minutes with our step-by-step guide.👇
https://nextcloud.com/blog/how-to-install-the-nextcloud-all-in-one-on-linux/

Bonus! Hear from Simon Lindner, the engineer behind it: 🎧 https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-aio-the-easiest-way-to-self-host-nextcloud-with-simon-lindner/

Things are mostly silly inside my head. 😵‍💫

#linux #terminal

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What I type: tar czf data.tar.gz data tar xzf data.tar.gz What I say in my head: "create ze file" "extrakt ze file" There is a bearded man holding a large pint of beer on the right.

Play dice against the guardian of the underworld in Dice of Kalma https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/play-dice-against-the-guardian-of-the-underworld-in-dice-of-kalma/

#DiceofKalma #IndieGames #Linux #Gaming

Folks, if your #Python desktop app doesn't set a custom name for its process, please do your #Linux users a favor and make sure to set a pretty name instead of letting it call itself "python3" by default

It would be neat to have a patch for @GettingThingsGNOME in https://github.com/getting-things-gnome/gtg/issues/638

A few other examples of affected apps:
* https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/apostrophe/-/issues/650
* https://github.com/mike-fabian/ibus-typing-booster/issues/833
* https://github.com/AlexanderVanhee/Gradia/issues/277
* #LibreOffice is… hard to convince: https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=164305

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Screenshot from gnome-system-monitor showing a bunch of Python apps, most of which are showing a recognizeable process name (gajim, secrets, showtime, powerline-daemon, etc.) vs one app that still has the default "python3" process name.

Catch the livestream for the Fedora 43 release party, LIVE NOW!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc11xW9XCU8&pp=ygUOZmVkb3JhIHByb2plY3Q%3D

And if you want to connect with Fedora community members, register for the event to join the Matrix chat for the party!

https://rsvp.fedoraproject.org/releases/f43/

#Fedora #FedoraReleaseParty #Linux #OpenSource

Looking for some really solid #linux advice please.

Home server runs #ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) and all is well.

However Ubuntu is up to 24.04.3 LTS now, with 25 LTS not far off probably and I am thinking of updating. To 24.04.3 LTS that is.

Sever hosts Wordpress websites, Nextcloud and Postfix/Dovecote email

Online "blah" ranges from "Sure, no worries!" to "No! The sky will fall!" so is there anyone out there who really knows their Linux onions that can offer a sensible comment?

Our anti-cheat page for Linux / SteamOS was updated. It now lists the last update date in the main list below the name: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/anticheat/

*Some may have no date, as their status was set before the page existed.*

#Linux #SteamOS #AntiCheat