Dearest #Fedora and other miscellaneous #Linux #distros,

This is ridiculous. For the love of all that is good in the universe, please pick a larger default font for the fbdev console. 🤓

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Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 53: The Rabbit's Foot https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/building-a-retro-linux-gaming-computer-part-53-the-rabbits-foot/

#Lugaru #Retro #Linux #LinuxGaming

RE: https://mastodon.social/@rustaceans/116755672316463652

yserver

― a modern X11 server written from scratch in Rust.

<https://github.com/joske/yserver>

"… there are multiple projects on GitHub with this name (but none for X11 servers), the name is subject to change. …"

<https://lobste.rs/s/yy8je0/yserver_modern_x11_server_written_from>

<https://www.phoronix.com/news/YSERVER-Rust-X11-Server>

"… can currently run a full MATE, Xfce, or Cinnamon X11 desktop. The prominent X11 extensions from RandR to DRI3, GLX, MIT-SHM, Composite, and others are supported. And, yes, with working Compiz goodness too:

… open-source under an MIT license. …"

<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48531394>

<https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1u31shc/comment/or1re0p/>

#AI #Linux #X11 #yserver #Rust

me when I install #Linux

Any of y'all have experience with KVM to USB device like this? Would love to hear about any models that are good or to steer clear of.

#Linux #IT #HomeLab #SysAdmin

https://openterface.com/minikvm/

strncpy() has been removed from the #Linux kernel. All former callers have +been migrated to safer alternatives. strncpy() is major source of bugs. The replacements are listed now.
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1a3746ccbb0a97bed3c06ccde6b880013b1dddc1
FYI, this is starting from Linux kernel v7.2 but it was the need of the hour.

#security #infosec

SteamOS 3.8.11 released to fix getting stuck on the Desktop Mode lock screen https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/steamos-3-8-11-released-to-fix-getting-stuck-on-the-desktop-mode-lock-screen/

#SteamOS #SteamDeck #Linux

Every one is a #Linux expert until they try to install #Nvidia drivers on a fresh Debian install 👩🏻‍💻

Things I *say* I judge a #Linux OS by:
- ease of install
- privacy
- security
- documentation
- package manager
- hardware support
- resource usage
- release stability

Things I *actually* judge a #Linux OS by:
- pretty default wallpapers

Tell me you want me to never use your distro again without actually saying it.

"Explicit features are new additions powered by AI for things like generative text when writing documents, agents for automated file management, and so on... The features will rely on local models, for which Canonical has been laying groundwork via its inference snaps, which offer optimised/quantised models including Qwen and DeepSeek..."

Link : https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/the-future-of-ai-in-ubuntu/81130

How about FUCK NO.

#Linux #Ubuntu #AI #Cooked

Here is this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video for the week:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxzle1WPTos

Proton Experimental gets fixes for The Division 2, METAL GEAR SOLID V, ARC Raiders and more https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/proton-experimental-gets-fixes-for-the-division-2-metal-gear-solid-v-arc-raiders-and-more/

#Proton #Linux #SteamOS #ARCRaiders

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/12798-week-25-2026

#FOSS #Linux #Solus #OpenSource

- Evan

Systemd v261 released

https://lwn.net/Articles/1078708/ #LWN #Linux #systemd

[$] Suspending and resuming BPF programs

BPF programs can be used to extend many aspects the Linux kernel, but BPF programs must run to completion in the same context that they began. Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi is working on [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1076210/ #LWN #Linux #kernel #Rust #BPF #LSFMMBPF

868-BACK is a roguelike game where hacking is cool https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/868-back-is-a-roguelike-game-where-hacking-is-cool/

#868BACK #IndieGames #PCGaming #Linux

[$] AURpocalypse now: a look at the recent AUR attacks

The Arch User Repository (AUR) has been subjected to a sustained attack recently. The attacker, or attackers, have spun up a series of new accounts then used them to adopt orphaned [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1077619/ #LWN #Linux #ArchLinux #Rust #Git #Firefox

"Switching to #Linux isn't hard, it's just a matter of having a few solid options to choose from."

https://n1cck.us/blog/switch-to-linux/

#blogpost #opinionated #rlshouldwriteaboutbsd

Security updates for Friday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1078662/ #LWN #Linux #security

Eight new stable kernels for Friday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1078590/ #LWN #Linux #kernel

What’s stopping you from building a nice little home lab running multiple VMs, a personal DNS resolver with Ad blockers, a ZFS based NAS and firewall with #Linux or #FreeBSD? 🤔

Thx to AI Linux will soon stop being a platform for retrocomputing hardware. Old hw support is getting deprecated to reduce the attack surface.

Meanwhile the Linux Foundation is creating its nth AI/crypto related group.

#opensource #linux #ai #cybersecurity #retrocomputing #retrogaming

A new yay release with some new tools to catch suspicious packages. ⚙️👇

https://itsfoss.com/news/yay-v13-release/

#linux #archlinux #yay

RE: https://floss.social/@kde/116758969592817721

Get KDE Plasma 6.7 on Fedora KDE Desktop Edition!

➡️ https://fedoraproject.org/kde/

#Fedora #KDE #FedoraKDE #Linux #OpenSource

Timothée Ravier boosted

KDE » 🌐 2026-06-16 / 2026-06-18
@kde@floss.social

Plasma 6.7 is out and landing soon on your distro of choice!

You can look forward to easier menu customization, better control over your mics, and, as for virtual desktops... Well, well, well! You get keyboard navigation and the much anticipated feature of having separate virtual desktops on different monitors.

All the new stuff packed into Plasma 6.7 is here:

https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.7.0/

#Plasma6 #desktop #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

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Become a Supporting Member:

https://kde.org/anniversaries/30/

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An animation showing how you can move stuff in and out of the "favorites" section in your launch menu just be dragging and dropping.

Been a while since I posted a blogpost so this is a quick one.

Raspberry Pi OS can cloud-init now for pre-boot config which is awesome.

But there's not many guides out there that cover the right syntax for static IPv6 networking with it, so I threw together my working config and notes in case it helps anyone.

https://blog.infected.systems/posts/2026-06-18-static-ipv6-config-with-cloud-init-on-raspberry-pi-os/

#linux #raspberrypi #ipv6

Valve give more detail on Steam Controller reservations - you'll be waiting a while https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/valve-give-more-detail-on-steam-controller-reservations-youll-be-waiting-a-while/

#SteamController #Linux #SteamOS #Valve #PCGaming

Today is my last day as #DevRel at #CIQ. Grateful for the time in the Rocky Linux ecosystem and the team I got to work with.

Once again #opentowork looking for my next TPMM or #DevRel role in open source/Linux/enterprise infra.

Know someone? I'd appreciate the intro.
#Linux #OpenSource #OpenToWork #FediWork

The Software Freedom Conservancy's LLM-backed generative AI recommendations

https://lwn.net/Articles/1078521/ #LWN #Linux

[$] The first half of the 7.2 merge window

The 7.2 merge window started with the 7.1 kernel release on June 14. As of this writing, just over 7,000 non-merge changesets have been pulled into the mainline for the next kerne [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1078068/ #LWN #Linux #kernel #LLVM #Clang #Rust #Git #XFS #BPF

Mastodon 4.6 released

https://lwn.net/Articles/1078466/ #LWN #Linux

[$] Single-hop block replication with RMR and BRMR

How can cloud providers efficiently supply durable virtual block devices? Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) provides a way for servers in a cluster to share chunks of memory, but [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1074291/ #LWN #Linux #kernel #BPF

Security updates for Thursday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1078465/ #LWN #Linux #security

Canonical reveal Myna, a speech to text system for Ubuntu Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/canonical-reveal-myna-a-speech-to-text-system-for-ubuntu-linux/

#Ubuntu #Linux #OpenSource

Rust is becoming a major part of the #Linux kernel. Even long time C veteran Greg Kroah Hartman (GKH) supports the shift. Rust is next big thing if you are into kernel or device drivers or other stuff where memory safety is essential for security reasons

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A stage screen showing a presntation slide titled Greg's unscientific opinion. The text claims 80% of Linux CVEs would be impossible if the code was writen in Rust

After Bluesky, Threads, and so on, the whole #WSocial thing is another reminder that it was never about the #Fediverse being "too complicated" or "just for nerds".

A bafflingly large amount of people genuinely only act on a gut feeling telling them that only commercial products with fancy marketing owned by a for-profit corporation can be trustworthy, 'official' and 'legal', for the lack of a better word.

If something is a commercial offering by a competent-looking, rich family man in a suit, it's clearly an official, legal, trustworthy product. You can be proud of using such a fancy-looking service.

When they see a community-run open-source project or a grassroots initiative, their first instinct is that it must be shady, illegal, complicated, broken or predatory in some way. It's probably some aftermarket grey area bootleg made by weird tech nerds, political groups with an ulterior motive, conspiracy theorists or some naive teenage hackers. They'd also be embarrassed for using it in front of their peers and neighbours; who uses some free back-alley software, are you poor or something?

The same people are the reason why Google is using the word 'sideloading', why scammers love wearing fancy suits, why people suddenly act childishly helpless in front of LibreOffice, or why DIY HRT is so demonised.

They trust any kind of 'official approval' over their own senses. If someone does something that isn't 'approved', they're a bad person or clearly endangering themselves and others. No idea why exactly, but psh, it must be wrong somehow, or everyone would do it, right?

If people on the Fediverse understood that the whole "it's all so complicated and clunky" thing is just a thinly veiled excuse for a general disdain for non-commercial software, we could finally stop making all our software imitate their corporate equivalents in a futile attempt to appease people who never gave us a chance in the first place.

You'll never convince them to treat it in good faith no matter how much effort or money you put into UX or 'ease of use'. All you're doing is making the software worse, e. g. through things like dot-social, verified accounts or begging brands, corporations and politicians to join and give your product some kind of 'official' validation.

#mastodon #openSource #linux

CONTROL Resonant will have Steam Deck support at launch https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/control-resonant-will-have-steam-deck-support-at-launch/

#CONTROLResonant #SteamOS #SteamDeck #Linux #CONTROL

Can anyone suggest a way to unlock my #Linux PC with my @GrapheneOS phone?

I'm wondering whether it's possible to use an SSH command in Termux, attached to a widget or shortcut of some kind. I've had a quick look around, but haven't found anything that works.

Valve update Proton Hotfix for ARC Raiders compatibility on Linux / SteamOS https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/valve-update-proton-hotfix-for-arc-raiders-compatibility-on-linux-steamos/

#ARCRaiders #AntiCheat #Linux #SteamOS #Bazzite

SteamOS 3.8 is out with initial Steam Machine support, Desktop Mode upgrades, new Graphics Drivers https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/steamos-3-8-is-out-with-initial-steam-machine-support-desktop-mode-upgrades-new-graphics-drivers/

#SteamOS #SteamDeck #Valve #Steam #Linux

[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for June 18, 2026

The LWN.net Weekly Edition for June 18, 2026 is available.

https://lwn.net/Articles/1077459/ #LWN #Linux