Hey #rust community, crazy idea:

A crate registry without #Microsoft as a gatekeeper.

If I started one, would you publish your library there?

What should I name it?

Background:

you can't publish on crates.io without #Github account = #microsoft's permission.

https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io/issues/326

As we all know, Microsoft has a history of supporting #Linux and we should trust them.

https://www.theregister.com/2001/06/02/ballmer_linux_is_a_cancer/

pffft lol. Just no.

#opensource #community #floss

Anyone got any wise ideas how I resolve this? It's a fresh install of #Debian 13 with #Gnome 48 on an AMD 7600 gpu, plugged into a monitor via DVI.

Possibly related, I don't have access to fractional display scaling either.

#Linux

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Gnome settings menu showing "night light unavailable" and "this could be the result of the graphics driver being used, or the desktop being used remotely."

I got off Mac, which means I got off Apple Music, and for the first time in many years, I'm listening to the music collection I meticulously assembled over the course of the 90s and 2010s.

I missed this music. I missed listening to an album as an assembled piece of art.

I'm starting to really like getting simple.

(The album is #NiceNiceVeryNice by #DanMangan, who is not surprisingly not on Mastodon AFAICT.)

#Mac #Apple #AppleMusic #FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource #Linux #Debian #Gnome

I kind of want Don McMillan to do some sketches on #Linux for non-tech folks.

#comedy

Shots fired, Google! I expected better of you.

I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed 😞

#VIM #Linux #TextEditor #HolyWar

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A picture of Google Search suggesting emacs when the user has searched for vim, with the vim website being the first link after the "Did you mean: emacs" suggestion from Google.

KDE Linux has hit alpha! It is an immutable Linux distro aiming to be a 'reference implementation' OS showcasing Plasma, KDE apps and development tooling.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/kde-linux-immutable-distro-alpha-released

#Linux #KDE #OpenSource

The ability of people to blame #Linux for not running optimally on any Windows Laptop out there ever made never ceases to amaze me.

Just because Linux can technically run on almost any Designed-For-Windows potato (which in itself is a small miracle) doesn't mean the potato will be perfectly supported or maintained. You gotta blame our technological and economical system, not the FOSS projects that try to deal with piles of shit.

Learn to do constructive criticism, or tag your rant if you vent.

Already 4 months since the #Synology 2025 models are out and #Plex hardware transcoding still doesn't work on the J4125 models (#DS425+ and #DS225+).

The 5.10 #linux kernel changes from Synology and the missing support to utilize the #QuickSync support are the main showstoppers.

#selfhost #selfhosting #homelab #plexpass

Here is this week's #Linux and #opensource news video!
in this one, we have a date for the #Cosmic Beta, #GNOME deciding to keep X11 sessions a bit longer, plenty of #SteamOS related news, and more:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkQw8m4X4Zk

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#linux

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What do you like the most about Linux?

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/11931-sync-updates-for-week-35-2025

#FOSS #Linux #Solus #OpenSource

- Evan

A useful combination of options for the #netstat command on #linux is "-n -p -u -t -l -e": show all listening udp and tcp sockets, include program PID and extra information, do not translate numbers.

If you speak german, these options are easy to remember in this order: `netstat -tulpen` -- what means "tulips" 🌷. A single tulip, `netstat -tulpe` turns on number resolution.

#FreeBSD equivalent is `sockstat -l -Ptcp,udp`

REMATCH finally adds cross-play in the latest update out now https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/rematch-finally-adds-cross-play-in-the-new-update-out-now/

#REMATCH #Gaming #PCGaming #SteamDeck #Linux

Checkmage! is a casual, free-form chess RPG with sandbox deck-building elements https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/checkmage-is-a-casual-free-form-chess-rpg-with-sandbox-deck-building-elements/

#Checkmage #IndieGames #Linux #Gaming #PCGaming

Cronos: The New Dawn releases today - Steam Deck Verified with Linux support https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/cronos-the-new-dawn-releases-today-steam-deck-verified-with-linux-support/

#CronosTheNewDawn #SteamDeck #SteamOS #Linux

@wyatt Personally I'd consider just doing some sort of "#FTP on demand" thing or just have a cheap storage VPS on hand for that (or some #Linux Server on the Network that once-a-day pulls the latest installer file and just redistributes it locally.

Seeing all these posts about how MacOS Tahoe is a clusterfuck of bugs makes me glad my Mac can’t run it and I’ll be moving to #Linux.

Weirded out, that #XLibre doesn't seem to be vanishing. I mean, I know folks might have legit reasons to want an #X11 fork. BUT this one is explicitly anti-DEI; in the age of US fascism and bigotry on the subject. SO you are telegraphing shit about your values or your community when you include that project. #politics #floss #linux #bsd

The thing I keep coming back to, over and over, about Linux is this:

It's an operating system. You can make it do all kinds of cool tricks, but I'm extremely fortunate to get in at a time when it's just a functional OS that *doesn't* have a bunch of spyware and "AI" garbage in it.

[contented sigh]

#FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource #Linux

SteamOS 3.7.15 Beta brings fixes for audio, security issues, Asus ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion Go https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/steamos-3-7-15-beta-brings-fixes-for-audio-security-issues-asus-rog-ally-and-lenovo-legion-go/

#SteamOS #SteamDeck #ROGAlly #LegionGoS #Linux #HandheldGaming

The current state of annotating (highlighting) a #PDF in #Linux and other FOSS OSes:

• Firefox (and forks): kind of perfect, but the highlighter menu dropdown has to stay open while the tool is in use, partially obscuring your view. WHY?!?
• Okular: Pretty great, but there's no way to double-click to highlight things on a per-word basis, or to modify a highlight once it's made (only delete or re-color), so it's fiddly.
• Evince/Gnome Document Viewer: No undo. Is this supposed to be a joke?
• Inkscape/LibreOffice Draw/Xournal++/others: Too heavy for the task, IMO. Full-blown PDF vector editing, not just highlighting/annotations. Excellent tools, just not the right tools for the job. Xournal++ comes the closest, I think, but still isn't viable for simple edits like highlighting.

ICMYI: The latest dev snapshot of GIMP adds Link Layers, a long-requested non-destructive editing feature similar to Smart Objects in Photoshop.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/gimp-adds-link-layers-photoshop-smart-objects

#gimp #opensource #linux

I might start daily driving GNOME OS soon… but not how you’d expect. 👀

#GNOME #GNOMEOS #Linux #OpenSource

ICYMI: Dome Keeper set for full online and local multiplayer with a new trailer https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/dome-keeper-set-for-full-online-and-local-multiplayer-with-a-new-trailer/

#DomeKeeper #Godot #IndieGames #Linux #SteamDeck #PCGaming

ICYMI: Quartet is a fresh retro-styled RPG out now with Linux and Steam Deck support https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/quartet-is-a-fresh-retro-styled-rpg-out-now-with-linux-and-steam-deck-support/

#Quartet #IndieGames #Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck #RPG

Get some fabulous indie games in the Indie Likes & Lites Humble Bundle

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/get-some-fabulous-indie-games-in-the-indie-likes-lites-humble-bundle/

#Gaming #PCGaming #IndieGames #Linux #SteamDeck

Game Settings is a mystery adventure about a journalist being sent a strange console https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/game-settings-is-a-mystery-adventure-about-a-journalist-being-sent-a-strange-console/

#GameSettings #IndieGames #Gaming #Linux #PCGaming

Happy Pride Month! Especially grateful to the LGBTQ+ members of the Fedora community. :)

We hope to see you on the Fedora Week of Diversity on Jun 17-22!

➡️ https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/week-of-diversity-fwd-2024/

#FWD #Fedora #Linux #OpenSource

Linux Mint 22.2 "Zara" is officially out now https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/linux-mint-22-2-zara-is-officially-out-now/

#LinuxMint #Linux #OpenSource

Linux Mint 22.2 has been released! The new version includes theme updates, a new fingerprint utility, and refreshed software — plus the Linux 6.14 kernel.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/linux-mint-22-2-released-new-features

#Linux #OpenSource #LinuxMint

EVERYBODY'S GOLF HOT SHOTS rated Steam Deck Playable with the anti-cheat enabled for Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/everybodys-golf-hot-shots-rated-steam-deck-playable-with-the-anti-cheat-enabled-for-linux/

#SteamDeck #SteamOS #AntiCheat #EAC #EasyAntiCheat #Linux

Selaco is getting some big upgrades with Chapter 2 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/selaco-is-getting-some-big-upgrades-with-chapter-2/

#Selaco #FPS #PCGaming #Linux #SteamDeck #GZDoom

Contemplating which Linux to install on my teenage kid's laptop. Ubuntu is out, as I don't want to touch snaps ever again (been using Ubuntu myself for the past 20 years, thank you). So I'm thinking @debian, @fedora or @elementary.

She's an artist (so Krita, Shotcut, Inkscape), and she'll probably get used to any DE pretty quickly. What I do care about is drawing tablet support and color management. Is Wayland ready for this yet? Any artists care to share their setups?

#linux #art