Right on the tail of GNOME 50, something else exciting is coming from GNOME very soon… 👀

#GNOME #Linux #OpenSource

NVIDIA driver 595.58.03 released as the big new recommended stable driver for Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/nvidia-driver-595-58-03-released-as-the-big-new-recommended-stable-driver-for-linux/

#NVIDIA #Linux #LinuxGaming #Drivers

LiteLLM on PyPI is compromised

https://lwn.net/Articles/1064479/ #LWN #Linux #security

Down: Debunking zswap and zram myths

https://lwn.net/Articles/1064478/ #LWN #Linux #kernel

Krita 5.3.0 and 6.0.0 released

https://lwn.net/Articles/1064477/ #LWN #Linux

Security updates for Tuesday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1064474/ #LWN #Linux #security

One $30 donation today would keep our FOSS Force 2026 Independence Drive on track to hit our March goal and keep independent FOSS journalism funded. Please chip in if you can: https://www.gofundme.com/f/foss-forces-2026-independence-drive #FOSS #Linux

I only use #Windows to game. In particular Battlefield 6 but as much as I enjoy the game I am starting to feel like being on Windows even for a short time and even just for a game, is not worth it.

I can play a ton of games on #Linux even if not that one.

I might just format and install #Bazzite

Meme scene from Star Wars Rogue One where Krennic confronts Galen Erso on the plain before abducting him...

Krennic: What?! You don't have any distros running systemd? A man of your talents?

Galen: It's a peaceful life.

#systemd #Linux #RunBSD #meme

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Meme scene from Star Wars Rogue One where Krennic confronts Galen Erso on the plain before abducting him... Krennic: What?! You don't have any distros running systemd? Galen: It's a peaceful life.

Sometime around 2017 (IIRC) I got nostalgic for a little "netbook" type computer and decided, for some reason, that an HP Stream 14 would scratch that itch.

These are really low spec machines, even for 2016-2017. It came with Windows 10 and the first Windows Update basically filled the disk and effectively bricked the device. LOL!

I installed Linux on it after that (ofc) but didn't really use it much. So slow....

I was digging around in my service manuals library this evening and stumbled over it in a drawer of files... for some unknown reason it was in the drawer.

I started it up thinking it was still running Arch from back before Covid and might be entertaining to try to get it to update to the present.

Hmm, Alpine 3.21 boots console but sway is installed. Weird, no recollection of doing anything with this machine 12-18 months ago. "I'm not saying it's aliens..."

Ok, Alpine updates to 3.23 without issues. I'm not much of a tiling window manager person so I installed Plasma. Bad idea! With 4GB of ram and an afterthought of a CPU and storage it doesn't run very well at all.

Installed LXQt with labwc and it runs great! Tweaking and themeing to come. (Hi @Tionisla 👋 )

Not sure what I'm going to do with this machine but currently it is pretty usable for simple stuff. Screen and keyboard sucks, pretty close to e-waste. Lesson: ~$200 (retail) laptop is about as good as you would expect a $200 laptop to be. Ha.

#Linux #AlpineLinux #LXQt #netbook #labwc #windows #Windows10

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Fastfetch output: chris@blue ---------- OS: Alpine Linux v3.23 x86_64 Host: HP Stream Laptop 14-ax0XX Kernel: Linux 6.18.19-0-lts Uptime: 49 seconds Packages: 1157 (apk), 7 (flatpak) Shell: sh Display (LGD0508): 1366x768 in 14", 60 Hz [Built-in] Theme: Breeze-Dark [GTK2], Breeze [GTK3] Icons: Reversal-dark [GTK2/3/4] Font: Sans (9pt) [GTK2/3], Noto Sans (10pt) [GTK4] Cursor: breeze (24px) Terminal: /dev/pts/0 CPU: Intel(R) Celeron(R) N3060 (2) @ 2.48 GHz GPU: Intel Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Int] Memory: 611.66 MiB / 3.74 GiB (16%) Swap: 0 B / 4.00 GiB (0%) Disk (/): 7.05 GiB / 24.06 GiB (29%) - ext4 Local IP (wlan0): 192.168.86.16/24 Battery (Primary): 100% [AC Connected] Locale: en_CA.UTF-8

@trisweb Right there with you. I stopped hopping once I put Gnome on Debian. Everyone has their own preference, and that's mine.

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

There's something satisfying about having a real #Debian #Linux desktop on my new Thinkpad.

It feels so much simpler and more straightforward to manage than some of the Debian-derivatives I've been using.

I was on Pop!_OS for the longest time, on both a laptop and my main desktop, and it was solid, but the lack of updates and focus on Cosmic has really taken away from having a solid reliable and predictable desktop experience (sadly).

Debian is just rock solid, predictable, easy to manage, and simple without being limited. There's a reason it's a standard.

Age declaration and verification in Linux gathers pace, Google blesses us with some hoops to jump through to install the software we want on stock Android, the FSFE lost their payment provider, great new KDE Plasma and GNOME features, and more.

https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-378/

#linux #podcast #opensource

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I'm gonna miss SUSE shipping wicked as the default.

-Literally no one

#Linux

When you visit https://archlinux32.org/ and it gets blocked due to stupid laws. They blocked visitors from Brazil and California.

Soon, pretty much all you will get this message on many such Linux and open source projects.

#linux #opensource

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You get "Access Restricted" message on Arch Linux 32 which read as follows: Direct access to archlinux32.org has been suspended for your region. Due to legislative changes - specifically Brazil Law No. 15.211/2025 (ECA Digital) and California AB 1043 - the project cannot provide services in certain jurisdictions. It notes that as a community run Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) project, they lack the legal and financial resources to implement the mandated "auditable age assurance" and "identity verification" mechanisms. To avoid catastrophic fines that could close the project globally, they have implemented a regional block. What this means for you:

[$] Tracking when BPF programs may sleep

BPF programs can run in both sleepable and non-sleepable (atomic) contexts. Currently, sleepable BPF programs are not allowed to enter an atomic context. Puranjay Mohan has a new [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1062868/ #LWN #Linux #kernel #BPF

Universal Blue contributor metrics are now available via @linuxfoundation on3 LFX collection:

https://insights.linuxfoundation.org/collection/details/universal-blue

#linux

Kernel prepatch 7.0-rc5

https://lwn.net/Articles/1064306/ #LWN #Linux #kernel

When it used to be fun and no age verification required.

#linux #playstation #sony #gaming

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Linux kit for the Sony PlayStation 2.

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟯/𝟮𝟯 (Valuable News - 2026/03/23) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/03/23/valuable-news-2026-03-23/

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

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

@woollypigs I love the Klipper clipboard app on my #Linux desktop (currently set to hold 20 entries).

Security updates for Monday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1064298/ #LWN #Linux #security

D7VK version 1.6 gets improved vertex processing and VSync handling https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/d7vk-version-1-6-gets-improved-vertex-processing-and-vsync-handling/

#Linux #Wine #Proton #OpenSource #Vulkan #Direct3D #D7VK

GE-Proton 10-34 brings fixes for God of War Ragnarök, Assassin's Creed, Final Fantasy XIV https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/ge-proton-10-34-brings-fixes-for-god-of-war-ragnarok-assassins-creed-final-fantasy-xiv/

#GEProton #Proton #Linux #OpenSource #SteamDeck

Wine 11.5 released with support for Syscall User Dispatch on Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/wine-11-5-released-with-support-for-syscall-user-dispatch-on-linux/

#Wine #Linux #Proton #LinuxGaming

Jool(stateful and stateless), NAT46 (OpenWRT only), CLAT with eBPF, now ipxlat within Kernel, tayga outside....

I am getting confused.

#nat64 #linux

Are there any other #logging systems for #Linux that can answer queries like “show me all log entries of level warning or higher that were emitted by service xyz since the last reboot”?

#Systemd journalctl can do this, but is that the only one?

Note: I need to be able to select log entries by service name, not the self-reported program name in syslog, because some programs (such as cron) don't report their name correctly.

I Tried @elementary again and I did not get very far because I had a massive headache. I was impressed with the ease of use though. A real easy way to see what needs improvement for cognitive impairment, use your thing with a splitting headache. I do not have a chronic cognitive impairment, but I did have a massive headache today, and the OS did super great! It was remarkably easy to set up. I just did not know enough orca commands to get going. I know it will probably annoy the sighted folk but could you consider a very, very, very, basic but evergreen getting started text file on the desktop for orca? I would even write it for you! It can even be taken from existing creative commons guides. If it annoys sighted people to see that text file there every time they install a fresh copy, let them get over it and let them complain. #Linux @danirabbit

I've got a weird annoyance on one of my #Linux laptops, and maybe someone knows something I don't... (details continue in self replies)
When I shut the lid, the laptop goes to sleep. Sometimes, when I open it, and it wakes up, the keyboard doesn't work at all. I can fix this by closing the lid, letting it sleep again, and then opening it. Usually that works on the first reopen, occasionally it takes 2 or 3, and on very rare occasion, I have to force restart or ssh in and reboot.

Well this is exciting!

I just got word that #lfnw is giving the Computer Upcycle Project it's own booth at the fest!

You'll be able to swing by, check out Nixbook, get more info about the project ANDDD we're giving away TONS of hardware

(jail broken chromebooks, SFF pc's, cables, etc)

We'll have at least 100 computers and tech to give away at the event! And of course you can drop off your old laptop in donation as well!

#linux #nixbook #nixos #openSource #lfnw2026

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Help !!!
Mon ancien #laptop #acer sous #linux ne démarre plus, et je n'ai pas encore récupéré toutes mes données 🤦 😭
J'ai fait plusieurs tentatives de trucs au démarrage pour essayer de les récupérer, mais en fait je n'y comprends absolument rien, du coup ça n'a rien donné...
Que faut-il faire dans ces cas-là ? (j'ai pas envie d'aller à la ville samedi prochain à l'atelier linux, même si les gens sont super : j'en ai marre d'utiliser ma voiture pour un oui pour un non, puis j'ai plus d'essence...)

In the wake of Discord’s recent announcement about age verification, Matrix recently came in for a lot of criticism by a lot of people who said it’s not a viable replacement. Andy works on Matrix for a living and Amolith is invested in the XMPP world so we get into secure messaging, trade-offs between security and user experience, federation, and more.

https://linuxdevtime.com/linux-dev-time-episode-146/

#podcast #linux #development #matrix

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Today I've stumbled across old screenshots from my distro hopping adventures I made 4-6 years ago and remembered when I first learned about the differences between distributions and also between Linux and BSD.

Here are two of them that I've made from two i3wm setups, one on FreeBSD and one on Gentoo.

#freebsd #gentoo #linux #bsd

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FreeBSD 13.0 with the i3 window manager and two open terminals side by side, one showing a neofetch output and the other the cmatrix program.

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Gentoo with the i3 window manager and three open windows, a terminal, the Vivaldi web browser, and a terminal file manager.

Episode 9 of Dark Blue Weekly released

https://darkblueproject.com/sites/news/dbw-e9.php

#darkblueproject #darkblueweekly #linux #gnome #gnome50 #fedoraasahiremix #asahilinux #almalinux #riscv64 #blender #opensource #freesoftware

Going to work on an elusive Wine/Unity memory leak issue in 20 minutes!

Fixing VNyan, VTube Studio, and Warudo on Linux ^^

https://youtube.com/live/IPkLdVnoPqo
#VTuber #ENVTuber #Linux #Dev

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So, im giving `syncthing` a try because there's an official-ish android app fork for it, and its otherwise #FOSS on desktop (#linux at least). And I know that I could self-host my own discovery and pairing relays. Oh and the last de-#enshittification task on my journey to #selfhost emancipation is ditching #Dropbox. #Nextcloud would be my candidate if I needed my files to be web accessible (I don't - or I could use `copyparty` which is hecka good).

#syncthing #rsync

With the recent age verification stuff on Linux, be assured all users on machines i control will at least be 400 years old, just in case.

#Linux #AgeVerification

I've mostly been indifferent to #Systemd over the years. I have had reservations about it, wrt being so monolithic and seemingly getting it's tentacles into everything. Always did feel a bit over complicated and I could definitely see the comparisons people make saying it is trying to make #Linux more like Windows. I generally prefer things to be more simple and straight forward. Think it might be time to make a decision between #Artix and #FreeBSD.