Steam Beta fixes games from large libraries on Linux / SteamOS showing as not valid on current platform https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/steam-beta-fixes-games-from-large-libraries-on-linux-steamos-showing-as-not-valid-on-current-platform/

#Steam #SteamOS #Linux #LinuxGaming

Hollow Knight gets a patch adding 21:9 & 16:10 resolution support and more https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/hollow-knight-gets-a-patch-adding-21-9-16-10-resolution-support-and-more/

#HollowKnight #SteamDeck #Linux #Gaming #PCGaming

Omg. Staying at a family members house and they live 5 miles from @system76 ! How wild!

#linux royalty

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Map showing im 5 miles from system76 hq

What does `git pump out` do? Wrong answers only

#Linux #Git

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A fire hydrant pump? Stencil font is cut out saying "post office square Git pump out"

I've been looking for a clean, #NoAI Markdown editor to replace Logseq. Logseq is great but has a lot of bloat that I don't need for simple writing (like my scripts). I tried MarkText and I enjoy it, but I just learned that it hasn't been updated in over a year with little to no activity on their github, which is a concern for security and longevity.

What are you all using for distraction free writing, especially for markdown?

#FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #Debian #Markdown

Why oh why did I "upgrade" my iphone?! I should know better. It's suddenly absolute shit now.

I want to blame "AI," but "upgrades" have been *downgrades* for a decade now.

I think maybe Linux and FOSS re-attenuated me to the idea that upgrades actually make your software function better...?

#FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource #Linux #Debian #Gnome #AI #iphone #Apple

It's been 2½ months since the AerynOS @zulip server went public. Some interesting key stats as of yesterday:

250 members
32.5k messages sent
14.3% of all those messages sent by me (NomadicCore)

The server has been working really well for us as a community with zero reliability issues and the use of channels and topics allowing for focused and varied discussions!

The server has been sponsored by Zulip as part of their commitment to open source and we want to thank them for that! All round success!

Come and check it out and get involved with AerynOS!

https://aerynos.zulipchat.com/

#AerynOS #Zulip #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource #OSS

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LWDW #Linux news this week!
😂💖🐧🐧🐧

GeForce NOW Linux beta,
Thoughts on renting hardware,
Alpakka 2 controller from Input Labs,
Firefox AI kill switch,
Raspberry Pi price increases

#OpenSource #podcast
https://open.spotify.com/episode/29rA0YUiyfgOiwLTdlbSFY?si=eN_hw6kFQl-43Qzfe4aBIQ&t=34&pi=MsRP8_sRSo2fe

Anyone using #asahiLinux (and #gnomeDesktop, not sure if relevant) know how to tell the OS "never sleep/suspend when on power"? #fediHelp #linux #macbookpro

@stux @torvalds I totally agree. I have to use Windows 11 for a couple of pieces of software. I am always amazed by how poor Windows is. I have so many problems with Windows, but very few problems with Linux. I guess with enough marketing and monopoly power, you can keep people using such a poor product. Thank you to all the people who develop and support Linux. #DeleteWindows #linux

GeForce NOW celebrates six years with new games like Delta Force and PUBG: BLINDSPOT https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/geforce-now-celebrates-six-years-with-new-games-like-delta-force-and-pubg-blindspot/

#GeForceNOW #NVIDIA #Linux #SteamOS #PCGaming #CloudGaming

"Which Linux distro do you prefer and why? 🐧💻 #Linux #OpenSource #LinuxCommunity #DistroChoice #Ubuntu #Debian #Fedora #ArchLinux #Mint #Tech #FOSS #SysAdmin #LinuxLife #Coding #Programming #GeekLife"

Do you want an alternative to airdrop? You can go two ways KDEConnect, which I covered already and am running

You can also go to localsend!
It works on all platforms Linux Android Apple win64

https://github.com/localsend/localsend?tab=readme-ov-file

#airdrop #localsend #kdeconnect #ftp #Linux #ARM #SBC #programming #opensource #technology

I should note that you can not make the mistake of comparing KDEconnect extended capabilities with those of localsend.

They operate on totally different realms.

KDEconnect has a set of plugins which work like functional libraries. There so many that I will have to include a screenshot, just to give you a sample of what KDEconnect can actually do.

Local follows The Unix Principle; it does One thing in a does it very well.

In case you've gotten curious; you can install KDEconnect with its accompanying libraries on another working environment apart from KDE. You do not need to run a full KDE Desktop Environment.

Over here I run KDEconnect on machines which have Xfce4 running, while it's counterpart runs on a couple of Androids.
KDEconnect also runs on Ancient Android Operating Systems

The programming team of KDE does not care where you run it's wonderful software as long as you can enjoy it.

The same goes for The GNOME programming team. I run Cairo Dock ** and GPartED also on Xfce4. In fact I run many Gnome libraries in Xfce4 to have crucial functionality in many parts of the Xfce4 Desktop Environment. Without those wonderful libraries I would run a crippled version of Xfce4.

I have include screenshots from one of my energy efficient desktop computers where I will show you that I run GNOME software and KDE software in Xfce4 DE

I've just finished configuring the weather applet in Cairo Dock which gets its feed from OpenMeteo (not visible in screencap01)

**Update: Cairo Dock is programmed by it's own dedicated team. They have been doing the awesome work since 2007

In screencap 01 you see
* KDEConnect to the left
* Thunar from XFce4 to the right with important GNOME libs giving it extra functionalities
*Cairo Dock from GNOME at the bottom with advanced launch capabilities

https://open-meteo.com/

#KDE #Gnome #Cairo #library #Xfce4 #airdrop #localsend #kdeconnect #ftp #Linux #ARM #SBC #programming #opensource #technology

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In the screencap you see * KDEConnect to the left * Thunar from XFce4 to the right with important GNOME libs giving it extra functionalities *Cairo Dock from GNOME at the bottom with advanced launch capabilities

@florke64

I've read your responses to my toot twice. Thank you 💕 for reacting.

IMHO your though process does not justify the hate you've got for localsend.

Your hate towards, the for you unknown program, localsend is **unfounded*"

Cherish the fact that there is choice and diversity in OpenSource programming.

Stable release versions for synchronizing files exist since the 1970s, not the 1990s. You've clearly not been around long enough to realize that fact **

Ever since plain simple sh existed, such programs were coded. One such program was coded more than fifty years ago and is still in active use.

Please be so kind to use wisdom and intelligence when you react and respond to toots. You acted like a typical snobbish Linux user. Reactions like yours don't contribute anything positive, no one learns from toots like the ones you posted in this thread.

I've never had such responses from the people in the BSD range of Operating Systems.

Even here on the FediVerse the diverse responses from Linux only users and programmers were not of such nature and low caliber.

I'm surprised, yet paradoxically expected your motivational chain.

** If you have been around long enough, to know open source code from the 1970s, look in the mirror and ask yourself why you have reacted in such a manner .

I will still wish you a good day / night, wherever you may reside.

EOF
^Z

#KDE #Gnome #Cairo #library #Xfce4 #airdrop #localsend #kdeconnect #ftp #Linux #ARM #SBC #programming #opensource #technology

In your window manager what do you prefer:

#linux

It's time for an #introduction.

I'm glad to meet you! I'm the barista and main administrator of the bsd.cafe and illumos.cafe instances (and other projects), a computer science enthusiast who's been fascinated by technology since childhood. I'm a big supporter of open-source solutions and enjoy working with #BSDs as well as #illumos based OSes and #Linux systems. I enjoy #music and #photography. I've been an avid traveler and am now looking forward to getting back to traveling.I'm married to a wonderful wife and strive to live each day with a positive attitude,making the most of every day to improve our lives.

I like writing blog articles, especially tech ones (https://it-notes.dragas.net) and, from time to time, some of them are widely appreciated, especially in the open-source community.

Thank you for passing by and reading my introduction, enjoy your stay here in the #fediverse

Hahahh #thinkpad .. more like ThinkBrick.

What a legendary machine

#linux

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OLD IBM Thinkpad

The recording of my #FOSDEM talk (~25 minutes) on Rockchip mainlining is now available! #linux #uboot

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/KLFW73-no-line-like-mainline-rockchip/

Hi Fediverse,

I am new here and would like to give a short #introduction.
I am currently doing my #PhD in #biomechanics at the #HUBerlin where I focus on motor control of the trunk in the presence of low-back pain. As part of an interdisciplinary research team around the #CharitéBerlin our group is adressing #mechanics, #morphology and #motion of the spine.
I am interested in #rstats, #Linux, #OpenScience, #FAIRData and #FreeSoftware.

#Neuhier #introductions #PhD #Berlin #movementscience

I do enjoy a desktop environment that allows you to _easily_ create an old skool right-click menu on your desktop.

There's some quirks to configuring the ordering, not sure if I'll need to hand edit the menu once I get it most of the way there.

For a mutli-head setup this avoids having to have an Application Launcher on every screen, but it does require access to unobscured desktop in order to work.

And my nerdy part likes the '80s-'90s UNIX desktop vibes it creates. Ha.

#Linux #RunBSD #KDE #KDEPlasma #desktop #DesktopEnvironment #GUI #UX

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Cropped screenshot showing the KDE Menu Editor app with the resultant right-click desktop menu beside it. Nothing fancy, just basic usability and customization.

@GossiTheDog Too little, Too late! We now have very competitive and capable office suites like #LaSuiteNumerique from France, #Nextcloud and #Mailbox from Germany with powerful EU-based Hosting platform like #Hetzner and #Linux desktops have become very capable and intuitive. Most importantly almost all EU governments have #DigitalSovereignty on their agendas

#Microslop and other destructive US #fascist #techbros will wither and go down within the decade. Don’t look back, good riddance to them!

Now live for Building #Budgie 11 #3: Getting #Qt with Key Sequences & Mir API Exploration

https://youtube.com/live/2NBZ9E-h0ag

#OpenSource #Linux

I was asked about the @Vivaldi Browser. It is a powerful tool and has some nice features, but I cannot recommend it because it is not fully open source. Following GNU Freedom 1, I believe users must have the right to study and change their software, not just audit some of the files.

With Firefox now introducing a one click AI opt out in version 148, it remains the superior recommendation for people who value privacy and code transparency over proprietary UI features. Don't get me wrong, I am completely #NoAI but knowing a browser has a toggle I can verify is better than trusting a corporation’s word.

Vivaldi claims only 5% is proprietary, yet they keep it closed to prevent forks. They benefit from the open-source community while intentionally blocking others from doing the same. That is hypocritical.

For most people, @librewolf and @zenbrowser remain my top recommendations.

#Vivaldi #FOSS #OpenSource #Librewolf #Zen #GNU #Linux #GNULinux #NoAI #TerminalTilt

*They* made me install this. It's a reminder app that goes quack. I kid you not. #Ducks #apps #Linux #Flatpak

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App description featuring a smiling yellow duck. Text: QUACK! I'm Reminduck The duck that reminds you (below that is a small white rectangle like a small a4 page and green inside plus symbol with the words: Create a new reminder for a set date and time)

Legend for a reason 💪

#linux #git

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DID YOU KNOW? Without Linux, we wouldn’t have Git. When the Linux team lost free access to their management tool, BitKeeper, in 2005, Linus Torvalds built his own replacement in just weeks. That tool now powers almost every major coding platform. Linux didn’t just give us an operating system; it built the foundation for how the world collaborates on code. git logo Follow us IT’S FOSS

Heya folks, routine updates on the package server have gone slightly wrong. Unfortunately, this coincides with our hosting provider also performing routine maintenance, so we can't fix it for a few hours. Nothing is lost, and Solus packages will be available again very soon!

#Solus #Linux

- Evan

🚨 FREE GAME ALERT

Enjoy the action and adventure in this classic game Alone in the Dark: The Trilogy 1+2+3. Claim your free copy for a limited time via GOG DRM Free.

🎮 https://www.gog.com/en/game/alone_in_the_dark_the_trilogy_123

Don't forget to use the helpful information from Lutris https://lutris.net/games/alone-in-the-dark-1/, https://lutris.net/games/alone-in-the-dark-2/ and https://lutris.net/games/alone-in-the-dark-3/.

#games #gaming #free #DRMFree #DOS #linux #windows

The recording of my #fosdem talk is now available!

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/RAUUL9-reproducible-xfs-images/

#linux #filesystem #xfs #reproducible #builds

RE: https://mastodon.social/@jimmac/115989543616930121

I maintain that while this app ecosystem shines best on GNOME (whether on a laptop, desktop, or phone), there would be a ton of value in getting it in front of Android users; a long-term path towards them actually using Linux on mobile once it’s ready for “normies.”

Getting these apps on Android feels far more urgent to me than getting Android apps on Linux phones today.

#GNOME #OpenSource #Linux #LinuxMobile

Cassidy James boosted

Jakub Steiner ⭐ » 🌐 2026-01-31
@jimmac@mastodon.social

I am still amazed that these super polished "simple" apps exist in the oss world. The likes of Fragments, Decibels and other apps with a completely different approach to the "mission control" UX, here's Ear Tag. A super simple music metadata editor that is a godsend for occasional music producers like myself. Thank you, @knuxify:postmarketos.org. It is a joy to use.

https://flathub.org/en/apps/app.drey.EarTag

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The super polished, straigh forward interface of Ear Tag. Contrasting to the madness I'm used to in the case of (still great to have, mind you) apps like EasyTag or Musicbrainz Picard it's a world of difference.

I've got a weird issue with #XWayland. It's not a total deal-breaker, but it's just a bit annoying...

(I'm running KDE Plasma 6.3.6 on Debian Trixie (stable))

My laptop display (left) is set to 1.85x scaling. My 1080p display (right) is set to 1x.

If I don't turn on the option to manually scale XWayland applications ("Legacy applications (X11): Scaled by the system"), the X11 applications I use look SMALLER than normal on my main (right) screen. Left screen too, IIRC.

If I DO turn on that option ("Scaled by the system"), then the applications look great on the main (1x) screen, but they're of course a blurry mess on the left (1.85x) screen.

I thought the setting meant that the applications would be smaller than normal (unscaled) on the left screen, but they're actually tiny on both screens.

Any ideas?

#Linux #Wayland #X11 #AskFedi #HiveMind

Installing #Slackware #Linux using #vmm on #OpenBSD. Got some help from this video on getting the console to display correctly in the terminal. ​ #RunBSD #BSD #virtualization

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZnM-T6Os-s

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Screenshot of MATE Desktop on OpenBSD showing MATE System Monitor on the lower right showing brief system information, and MATE Terminal maximized underneath the System Monitor showing three terminal tabs, but focused on the left one where the Slackware installation process is taking place via a serial console connection to vmm. It's waiting for me to select a partition on which to install Slackware, and highlighted on device /dev/sda2 which is 8 gigabytes.

A new #DestinationLinux has hit the road! 😂❤️🐧🐧🐧
https://youtu.be/tC0YqbATHoI

We have a fun discussion with Ilan Rabinovitch and Hannah Anderson from the Southern California Linux Expo, SCaLE 23x! 🎉🐧
The Ultimate #SCaLE23x Guide!

@socallinuxexpo #Linux
#OpenSource #podcast

RE: https://layer8.space/@killyourfm/116007108478056800

This was a super fun chat with Jason about #linux #nixos #nixbook and upcycling computers!

chfkch boosted

Jason Evangelho 🐧🎒 » 🌐 2026-02-03
@killyourfm@layer8.space

He has given away more than 1500 Linux laptops to people in his community, and he's just getting warmed up.
https://youtu.be/lka_vjcPDEI

#NixOS #NixBookOS #Community #Podcast #Linux

He has given away more than 1500 Linux laptops to people in his community, and he's just getting warmed up.
https://youtu.be/lka_vjcPDEI

#NixOS #NixBookOS #Community #Podcast #Linux

An alternative mirror for the bash reference manual.

#bash #linux #unix #shell

Civilization VII major update "Test of Time" will stop the forced civ swapping https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/civilization-vii-major-update-test-of-time-will-stop-the-forced-civ-swapping/

#CivilizationVII #Civilization #Gaming #Linux #PCGaming

Aaaaaand the #bananaphone is ringing! Thanks to @affe_null 🙏

cc @postmarketOS

#dumbphone #linux #linuxmobile

Linux From Scratch Abandoning SysVinit Support

Floppinux – An Embedded Linux on a Single Floppy, 2025 Edition

https://krzysztofjankowski.com/floppinux/floppinux-2025.html

#linux

I would love to work on a start-up to develop a #Linux and #OpenHardware based audio platform for developing #MixingConsoles, #DSPs, #AudioDistribution and more.

I wonder if anyone is working on such a thing?

Malware in the Snap store highlights the risks of modern package management, but users accidentally ending up with a totally different desktop environment shows the perils of the older approach. Plus the UK government wants to do more age-gating, and we hear about a project to get kids into Free Software with @carmenlisandrette of @missionlibre

https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-371/

#linux #podcast #opensource

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Late Night Linux artwork

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (05/2026): Farewell, FOSDEM!

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-05-2026/

#FOSDEM #FOSDEM2026 #LinuxMobile #LinuxOnMobile #FOSSonMobile #MechaComet #FuriLabsFLX1s #UbuntuTouch #SailfishOS #Phosh #Mobian #postmarketOS #Linux

These things kinda break my heart. These HP streams. I get lots of them donated. And they're these small cute laptops, sleek, brightly colored.

I get why people buy them. However, they're so pathetically spec'd that they must be awful to use. Nearly every one of those I get look like they're brand new and never touched. And yet the batteries are always completely dead.

I guess these were instant buyers remorse

#nixOS #nixbook #linux #upcycle

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HP stream on the Nixbook screen

VOD for yesterday's Magpie development stream is now out at https://youtu.be/JlIyRndV5ck

#OpenSource #Budgie #Linux

Well, well, well. 😑

#linux #epsteinfiles

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Bill Gates was friends with Jeffrey Epstein. Guess who wasn't? There is a picture of Linus Torvalds below, wearing a black sweatshirt.

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟮/𝟬𝟮 (Valuable News - 2026/02/02) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/valuable-news-2026-02-02/

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

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

DDWrap provides a graphical interface around the `dd` command that allows you to do things easily.

https://github.com/HarderLemonade/ddwrap/

It maybe useful to many users.

#unix #linux #opensource

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a screenshot of DDWrap GUI tool. it a lightweight, safety-focused Qt GUI wrapper for dd, written in Python