When and how to use benchmarking in your project, why it’s hard, and why optimising your code can be even harder.

https://www.linuxdevtime.com/linux-dev-time-episode-127/

#linux #podcast #development

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@stefano I had no problem with 24.10 as a starting point. Switched to Kubuntu and upgraded to 25.04. Repeatedly (using VirtualBox for most tests).

I recently tested, repeatedly, the ability to recover after aggressively resetting the VM during an offline system update. A simple command successfully repaired things (online).

What's pictured is recommended on Linux, should not be set on FreeBSD.

#Linux #Ubuntu #Kubuntu #FreeBSD #updates #upgrades

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KDE settings for software update, recommending application of system updates after rebooting – to maximise stability.

I decided to try Ubuntu 24.04 with root on ZFS - supported by the installer.
It installed and ran fine.
I decided to upgrade ro 24.10 - it worked, but lost my display settings as it switched from XOrg to Wayland. But it was ok.
I decided to upgrade to 25.04 - I don't know what happened, but a white screen with an alarming text appeared. It says the system is broken and should be restarted.
As soon as I restart it, it reappears.
zfs rollback could help - but I gave up.

Luckily, my daily driver on that PC is openSUSE Tumbleweed

#Linux #Ubuntu #openSUSE

I tried tuning various parameters but after some reading came to the conclusion that lots of small files with very little RAM is about the worst case scenario for XFS.

#linux #snac #btrfs

My #gpn23 talk about Linux + Go self-hosting seems to be well-received! ❤️

https://cfp.gulas.ch/gpn23/talk/U8D9KR/ if you missed it and want to catch up on the recording or slides :)

It covers the entire spectrum, starting from a Raspberry Pi (with my very own https://gokrazy.org/!) to Mini-servers running #NixOS 🚀

#linux #golang #selfhosting

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Someone commenting on BuyMeACoffee: Thanks for your recent talk about gokrazy and your smart home setup. It has not only inspired me to look at gokrazy again, but has also renewed my love for Raspberry Pi's again.

So this is going really well...

Now also getting "init: line 38: can't cope dev/sr0: no medium found" in repeat. All I did was hit boot from usb. I hadn't event chosen any of the options after that.

Now "unable to find a medium containing a live file system"

#Linux

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x86/cpu: VMX (outside TXT) disabled by BIOS Windows is hibernated, refused to mount. Falling back to read-only mount because the NTFS partition is in an unsafe state. Please resume and shutdown Windows fully (no hibernation or fast restarting.) Could not mount read-write, trying read-only 48+0 records in 48+0 records out usb 2-1.2.4: device descriptor read/64, error -110

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Wayland or X11: What are you using, and how's it treating you?

"This Week in Plasma" brings the news that QtQuick-based KDE software acquires inertial scrolling using touchpads, the inbuilt RDP service supports syncing clipboard text between client and server, and session restore (Plasma remembering the position and size of windows) is coming to Wayland, among many other things:

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/06/28/this-week-in-plasma-inertial-scrolling-rdp-clipboard-syncing-and-more-session-restore/

#desktop #linux #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Plasma6

@kde@lemmy.kde.social

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A screenshot of KDE's Plasma 6.4 desktop with several applicatios open, including System Settings (on the RDP configuration page), Discover (showing the most popular downloaded apps) and Dolphin, showing and open folder with several files.

@SecureOwl

Tech Bros weren't drafted into the fascist coup, they volunteered.

Delete windows, get a non google, non apple phone, drop twitter, delete Facebook, install linux, use blockers.

You may have ignored tech bro spying and control before, but now your life and family and country is at stake.

#techbro #nazi #spying #manipulation #control #linux

my todo.txt app now has name: KomoDo!

There's a screenshot here too, but it's far from done: https://invent.kde.org/akselmo/todoapp/

#KDE #Linux #TodoTxt

WAIT A MINUTE: #Steam working with #464XLAT in #Linux ??? Am I delusional??? 🤯

#IPv6 #IPv6Mostly

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Steam client application working and downloading a game update while the OS is connected to a IPv6-Mostly network via 464XLAT

Heya folks! It's sync day, and that means it's time for the weekly Solus roundup!

This week, we've switched our package manager, eopkg, to default to the Nuitka-compiled Python 3 version! Read about it on our forums: https://discuss.getsol.us/d/11752-sync-updates-for-week-26-2025

#FOSS #Linux #Solus #OpenSource

- Evan

I am slowly oxidizing my unix CLI. A lot of people have made rust based versions of common unix utilities and some of them are REALLY good.

Like fd-find for doing essentially find . -name blah. And rg (ripgrep) which does grep -R but it's aware of git, files like pyc or .bak files, and it excludes them by default.

Now I have sd which is hopefully replacing the last thing I used perl for. I write perl -pi -e s/x/y/g a lot. Just doing a quick string replace inside a file. So sd can start doing that.

I'm also trying to get used to zellij instead of tmux and starship for modern prompt decorations like the kids do.

These kids, my friends, are welcome on my lawn.

#rust #cli #linux

Does anyone know of a piece of software which enables someone to boot up their decentralised instance(s) through an easy to follow webgui ?
Think of something like UmbrelOS, CasaOS or even TrueNAS with a focus on decentralised projects, like the Fediverse we have here, Matrix and others.

#decentralized #opensource #fediverse #selfhosted #linux

How it started: (late 2018)
"You know, I think I'll buy a used ThinkPad and put Linux on it. Just a really basic, distraction-free writing machine! I'll still have my Macbook Air as my main machine."

How it's going:
"OH MY GOODNESS, YES, buy ANOTHER used thinkpad! MOAR LINUX! MOAR COMMAND-LINE!! MAXIMUM DISTRACTEDNESS!!!" (bounces off the walls)

🤦‍♂️

cc: @amin

#ADHD #Linux

DayZ Badlands expansion announced with the biggest map yet https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/dayz-badlands-expansion-announced-with-the-biggest-map-yet/

#DayZ #Gaming #PCGaming #Linux #SteamOS

Pricing announced for the Orange Pi Neo gaming handheld with Manjaro Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/pricing-announced-for-the-orange-pi-neo-gaming-handheld-with-manjaro-linux/

#OrangePiNeo #Manjaro #Linux #HandheldGaming

Two Point Museum's first DLC announced with Fantasy Finds coming in July https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/two-point-museums-first-dlc-announced-with-fantasy-finds-coming-in-july/

#TwoPointMuseum #Gaming #PCGaming #Linux #SteamOS

Apocalypse Express has some frantic train combat out in Early Access https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/apocalypse-express-has-some-frantic-train-combat-out-in-early-access/

#ApocalypseExpress #IndieGames #Linux #SteamOS #Gaming

Are you in the Dandenong Ranges or surrounds?

Interested in helping to run a Linux InstallFest helping people whose machines would otherwise go to eWaste with the end of Windows 10?

#DandenongRanges #Linux #Windows10 #InstallFest

Blending a comedy visual novel with pachinko, Jump the Track adds Linux and macOS support https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/blending-a-comedy-visual-novel-with-pachinko-jump-the-track-adds-linux-and-macos-support/

#JumptheTrack #IndieGames #Linux #SteamDeck

I Want to Love Linux. It Doesn’t Love Me Back: Post 4 – Wayland Is Growing Up. And Now We Don’t Have a Choice

https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-post-4-wayland-is-growing-up-and-now-we-dont-have-a-choice/

Great up-to-date post on the state of Linux and Wayland accessibility.

Also read:

https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/you-dont-own-the-word-freedom-a-full-burn-response-to-the-gnulinux-comment-that-tried-to-gatekeep-me-off-my-own-machine/

And:

https://ar.al/2024/06/23/fedora-has-been-shipping-with-a-broken-screen-reader-for-nine-years-but-the-real-problem-is-me/

#Linux #accessibility #a11y

THIS.
I gonna save this to just post it every time one of those entitled FOSS-bros crosses my path.

If the only way for people to use a computer is to either become a developer yourself or suffer through exploitation by big corporations it isn't an individual failure of those people, it's an absolute failure of the FOSS / Linux community to build good software.
https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/you-dont-own-the-word-freedom-a-full-burn-response-to-the-gnulinux-comment-that-tried-to-gatekeep-me-off-my-own-machine/
#Linux #Accessibility

Upgrade zu Ubuntu Studio 24 LTS eine einzige Katastrophe.* Musste letztlich das System neu einspielen. LUKS Verschlüsselung bei Installation nur noch wenn man die Platte viped, da bei mir dual boot, fiel das also aus.

Das hätte ich mir im Jahr 2025 etwas unnerdiger gewünscht.

* bei nem anderen Rechner lief das do-release-upgrade 1A durch.

#linux #ubuntu24 #ubuntustudio

Any computer-touchers looking for a job? The Cambridge Computer Lab is looking for a mostly Linux sysadmin. Great place to work, I still pop in sometimes, but don’t let that put you off!

EDIT: I believe this requires the ability to be physically in Cambridge (UK) at least some of the time. I am not sure if they can sponsor visas for this job, but they often can.

#Linux #Jobs #GetFediHired #sysadmin

Just finished PewDiePie's latest Video: "I'm DONE with Google"

Going into it I was hoping that he discovered the Decentralized Web with things like Mastodon or even PeerTube but overall amazing video showing off DeGoogling, I do wonder if he will eventually discover PeerTube and things, along with if he does if he'd even actually host his own instance for his videos but I dealt it due to there's not really money in moving across to the Fediverse for creators like that.

I still highly suggest the video either way.

https://youtu.be/u_Lxkt50xOg?si=Tl8RQuFe4QV6gijY

#PewDiePie #Felix #Linux #LinuxMobile #DeGoogle #Google

You're going to hear a lot of dumb takes about the #fedora 32 bit discussion.

Here's what you need to know directly from the source:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgabGSI82M0

If you prefer the written word, I depend on https://gamingonlinux.com and https://lwn.net for the correct details.

#linux

Feeling like a fraud on a Friday: been using Arch Linux for like four years now, and off and on for something like 14 years?

Today I learned they have an installer. I didn't know if it's good, but they have an installer.

#linux

Slick download queue management landing in bazaar!

Donate here! https://ko-fi.com/kolunmi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU0keYoDMgU

#gnome #linux #flathub

#Microsoft "accidentally" blocked every browser but Edge launching on my kid's #windows device. Chrome, Opera and Firefox don't launch anymore.

While you would think they could rollback the change, Microsoft hasn't got a fix out about one week later and doesn't have much to say about it either.

https://windowsreport.com/microsoft-family-safety-is-blocking-chrome-after-recent-update-heres-how-to-fix/

I don't even remember opting into Microsoft Family Security. Seems like Microsoft detected the age and turned it on.

Maybe time to explore #Linux gaming?

Lol 2 of the 3 things this guy "needs" are completely out of the control of Linux devs

#linux #tech #techmedia #XDADevelopers #clickbait

https://www.xda-developers.com/3-things-linux-needs-to-have-before-i-can-make-the-swap/#thread

OK next #Linux question: what does it mean if when following the (very confusing and overwhelming) verify instructions (https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=291093) I keep getting "command FAILED: 0x80070002 (WIN32: 2 ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)"?

Why is it so hard to just install it????

Edit: I think it might be because I downloaded the torrent and not the file? But I don't know what a torrent is and it doesn't explain it on the website, so...

Is #Linux Mint still good?

I'm trying to decide which Linux to go for on my desktop. I've used Mint before but a very long time ago.

Please do not fill my replies with techy talk. I want something easy.

Ich hab hier zwar bei weitem noch nicht so viele Follower wie drüben auf der eX-Vogelseite (pun intended), aber vielleicht mag ja jemand boosten?

Ich arbeite als "Hobbyprojekt" an einem Videotelefon für Senioren. Und es wäre echt schick, wenn sich noch ein paar Leute fänden, die das Projekt unterstützen. Boosten und Faven (auch auf andere Social-Media-Plattformen) hilft, direkt im Projekt mithelfen (Wiki pflegen, Social Media bespielen, Code schreiben, Mitbasteln) natürlich auch, und wer ein paar Euronen übrig hat, darf gerne selbst was in die Kasse werfen:

https://www.grannophone.de/unterstuetzer

#grannophone #senioren #makerfaire #hannover #make #maker #linux #voip #voipfone

Edit 1: Bild ergänzt, da es hier leider keine Linkvorschau mit Bild gibt.
Edit 2: Einen Satz entfernt, der mittlerweile keine Relevanz mehr hat.

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Drei Grannophone-Prototypen und ein Werbeschild auf einem Tisch