I love "Preview" on macOS, and there doesn't appear to be an equal on #Linux. Lots of things are pretty good.

Preview lets me open a PDF, annotate it, delete pages, add pages, and save it. It's quick, easy, and super effective.

I had to annotate a PDF on Debian just now, and I did it with a 3-step process.

1. for i in 0 1 2; do convert -density 300 document.pdf[${i}] page${i}.png; done
2. Open the page I want to annotate in Drawing and do my annotations
3. convert page*.png document-annotated.pdf

At the end of the day, this was OK. It turned a 100K 3-page PDF into a 700K PDF.

But I have rasterized all the pages when they weren't rasterized before. It worked for my purposes, but it isn't as good as directly editing a PDF doc with some annotations.

Hey #lenovo , can you stop this crap?

I have a #thinkpad x13s that apparently needs a SPECIAL version of #windows11 that only YOU have.

And when I go to get it, not only do i have to register, provide a serial number and deal with captca.. but then you give me an EXE to create the media??!?!

I have a machine that can't boot windows so you give me a windows executable?

Why not just a damn ISO? I wish #linux would boot on this thing

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Lenovo recovery site

[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for April 30, 2026

The LWN.net Weekly Edition for April 30, 2026 is available.

https://lwn.net/Articles/1069206/ #LWN #Linux

Holy. Fucking. Fuckballs.

This exploit is... insane.

> An unprivileged local user can write 4 controlled bytes into the page cache of any readable file on a Linux system, and use that to gain root

https://copy.fail/

#copyfail #linux

A security bug in AEAD sockets

https://lwn.net/Articles/1070454/ #LWN #Linux #kernel #Git

Omg it's finally happening!! I got my hands on a #thinkpad x13s, the #arm one.

Time to #nixOS ify it.

Cannot wait to see how #linux runs on this

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Thinkpad x13s in bios

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X13s logo

We are also testing sealed bootable container images! These are installs which "include all the components needed to create a fully verified boot chain, from the firmware to the operating system composefs image."

Please give them a try and give us feedback.
https://fedoramagazine.org/sealed-atomic-desktops-test-images/

Lastly, here is how you can rebase to Fedora 44 from Silverblue or other Atomic Desktops. :)
https://fedoramagazine.org/how-to-rebase-to-fedora-linux-44-on-silverblue/

#Fedora #bootc #Linux #OpenSource #CloudNative

Welp, as I type, Arch(btw) is installing on my gaming machine. And in theory /home will remain intact.

In theory...

#Linux #LinuxFingering

[$] Python packaging council approved

The Python packaging world now has a formal governance council, of the form described in PEP 772 ("Packaging Council governance process"), which was approved by the steering counci [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1068704/ #LWN #Linux #Python

Buildstream goes brrrrrrrrrr....

Cloud native gentoo let's gooooooooooooooooooo!

#linux

Security review of Plasma Login Manager (SUSE Security Team Blog)

https://lwn.net/Articles/1070434/ #LWN #Linux #security #SUSE

Security updates for Wednesday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1070428/ #LWN #Linux #security

@rl_dane @anselmschueler

#Linux has gotten so large that honestly I miss the days of the 2.6.x kernel.

Linux kernel 7.0.2: 29,893,067 SLOC, according to cloc (kernel-only)
9front 11554:        2,031,330 SLOC, according to cloc (*entire* OS)

Hmmm...

#Linux #9front

deets (output converted to CSV to make it fit in a toot):

rld@prometheus:tmp$ cloc linux-7.0.2
 92975 text files.
 81091 unique files. 
 11888 files ignored.

github.com/AlDanial/cloc v 2.08 T=183.93 s (440.9 files/s, 215422.3 lines/s)
Language,files,blank,comment,code
C,36544,3753694,2871484,19348231
C/C++ Header,26366,780389,1558883,8141105
JSON,788,3,0,537120
reStructuredText,3931,194961,81174,532329
YAML,5460,100824,24940,494050
Assembly,1359,48384,100209,233628
Bourne Shell,1252,38984,25907,151802
Text,1001,20085,0,91662
Rust,345,11439,35504,90604
Python,362,17822,15550,78292
make,3179,12697,13285,59148
SVG,87,98,1311,56094
Perl,67,6754,4529,34486
XML,31,1469,1685,21064
yacc,10,722,447,4841
PO File,7,1106,1269,4336
Bourne Again Shell,63,614,407,2458
lex,10,366,355,2218
C++ 9,356,143,1917
awk,16,374,480,1722
CSV,11,126,0,1389
Jinja Template,102,69,98,794
NAnt script,2,167,0,609
XML (Qt/GTK),1,50,0,486
Markdown,6,151,3,467
XSD,1,46,9,349
Logos,2,53,0,230
CSS,3,59,76,193
Cucumber,1,37,97,188
TeX,1,6,73,155
TNSDL,2,33,0,140
Windows Module Definition,2,20,0,137
Snakemake,5,14,13,130
Linker Script,5,25,11,126
m4,1,15,1,95
Clojure,33,1,0,87
XSLT,5,13,26,61
BitBake,5,65,178,58
Umka,2,18,0,46
MATLAB,1,17,37,35
INI,3,6,0,34
sed,2,23,52,31
TOML,3,7,12,28
vim script,1,3,12,27
HTML,2,4,5,25
Ruby,1,4,0,25
Velocity Template Language,1,0,0,15
SUM:,81091,4992173,4738265,29893067

rld@prometheus:9front$ doas mount 9front-11554.amd64.iso /mnt
doas (rld@prometheus) password: 
mount: /mnt: WARNING: source write-protected, mounted read-only.
rld@prometheus:9front$ cd /mnt/sys/src
rld@prometheus:src$ cloc .
 8545 text files.
 7103 unique files. 
 1519 files ignored.

github.com/AlDanial/cloc v 2.08 T=18.94 s (374.9 files/s, 134541.3 lines/s)
Language,files,blank,comment,code
C,4980,208394,167453,1618860
C/C++ Header,1401,31197,60111,196230
HTML,50,29751,715,139357
Assembly,351,4565,5449,23791
yacc,34,1345,722,18197
Bourne Shell,44,1165,1466,7507
R,18,324,126,6970
Text,10,671,0,3120
C++,4,404,347,2888
XML,2,6,0,2873
lex,18,238,520,2822
Windows Resource File,58,477,141,2660
make,17,233,211,1019
Pawn,3,21,13,650
DOS Batch,54,164,49,614
Lisp,1,182,114,405
ReasonML,1,0,0,403
JavaScript,3,60,1,356
Nemerle,1,31,72,356
m4,1,44,62,322
WebAssembly,2,32,0,239
Perl,2,57,77,214
Smalltalk,5,9,0,211
Clojure,2,0,0,210
awk,7,19,85,197
SAS,2,38,89,168
Protocol Buffers,10,3,0,166
diff,6,2,120,135
F#,1,5,0,123
Windows Module Definition,10,0,5,87
MATLAB,2,0,0,77
CSS,1,15,5,60
TNSDL,1,9,0,29
Mathematica,1,0,0,14
SUM:,7103,279461,237953,2031330

NVIDIA 580.159.03 driver released for Linux with some essential fixes https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/nvidia-580-159-03-driver-released-for-linux-with-some-essential-fixes/

#NVIDIA #Linux #Drivers #LinuxGaming

If you say "folder" instead of "directory", you don't play at my level.

Many of my actual colleagues, I'm looking at you.

#UNIX #Linux #SysAdmin #DevOps

The ps5-linux project can turn some PlayStation 5 consoles into a Linux gaming machine https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/the-ps5-linux-project-can-turn-some-playstation-5-consoles-into-a-linux-gaming-machine/

#Linux #PS5 #PlayStation #OpenSource

Bazzite Linux 44 lands for desktop gamers and it's a big release https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/bazzite-linux-44-lands-for-desktop-gamers-and-its-a-big-release/

#BazziteLinux #Bazzite #Linux #Gaming #LinuxGaming #OpenSource

Fedora Linux 44 is out now as one of the best Linux distributions https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/fedora-linux-44-is-out-now-as-one-of-the-best-linux-distributions/

#FedoraLinux #Linux #OpenSource #LinuxGaming #Fedora

Steam update adds battery indicator for wireless gamepads, quick chat, remote downloads management and more https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/steam-update-adds-battery-indicator-for-wireless-gamepads-quick-chat-remote-downloads-management-and-more/

#Steam #SteamDeck #Linux #PCGaming #SteamOS

@paco

Let me be the first of the ... massed legions of well intentioned, starry-eyed, fervent & zealous bearers of reminders that you have a moral and ethical obligation to force those Windows 7 users to switch to Linux.

The rest of us will form a queue behind me and sing the Linux national anthem while they wait their turn to tell you what to do.

😃

#Linux #LinuxPromotion

Our two desktop editions bring some big updates with Fedora 44!

Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop Edition brings you Plasma 6.6, more Plasma integration in a new install, and joins the Fedora Ready program for hardware support starting with @starlabssystems!
https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-in-fedora-kde-plasma-desktop-44/

Fedora Workstation Edition brings with it GNOME 50, parental controls, and general ecosystem improvements.
https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-fedora-workstation-44/

#Fedora #KDE #GNOME #StarLabs #Linux #OpenSource

Remembering Seth Nickell

https://lwn.net/Articles/1070213/ #LWN #Linux

MASSIVELY regretting updating my gaming PC to Kubuntu 26.04.

Something's gone awry with the Nvidia drivers (obv), and there appears to be no way to install an older version. I specifically requested the 535 version, but it went ahead and installed 580 anyway, and now I can't boot into Plasma.

I have an older, now unsupported GTX1060, so I suspect the new drivers won't play ball with it. And now I'm kinda fucked.

#Linux

Timothee is once again uppinng the bar for what good base images should look like.

Looking forward to playing with this!

https://fedoramagazine.org/sealed-atomic-desktops-test-images/

#linux

NVIDIA 595.71.05 stable driver released for Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/nvidia-595-71-05-stable-driver-released-for-linux/

#NVIDIA #Linux #LinuxGaming #Drivers

Fedora Linux 44 was released today!

I’ve been running the prerelease/beta since mid-February, and it’s been rock solid 🙂

Highlights:

- GNOME 50 on Workstation
- KDE Plasma 6.6 + Plasma Login Manager
- PackageKit now backed by DNF5
- NTSYNC enabled for better Wine/Steam performance
- MariaDB 11.8 by default
- LLVM 22 + GCC 16.1 toolchain updates
- Nix package tool added

KDE KMail still segfaults for me when interacting with GPG, but that’s literally the only issue I’ve encountered in 2.5 months of usage.

Great work! @fedora

https://fedoraproject.org

#Fedora #Fedora44 #Linux #OpenSource

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Screenshot of Fedora Linux 44 KDE Plasma Desktop Edition running on a ThinkPad T14s Gen 4. The KDE System Settings “About this System” window shows Fedora Linux 44, KDE Plasma 6.6.4, KDE Frameworks 6.25, Qt 6.10.3, kernel 6.19.14, Wayland, and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U hardware. Two Konsole terminal windows are open: one shows Fastfetch system details, and the other lists `/dev/ntsync`. The desktop uses a blue Fedora/KDE wallpaper with a dark Breeze theme.

Happy @fedora 44 release day! 🎉🎉🎉

https://fedoraproject.org/

#Linux #Fedora #Fedora44

Fedora Linux 44 has been released

https://lwn.net/Articles/1070198/ #LWN #Linux

Presenting Fedora Linux 44!

This release brings @gnome 50, @kde Plasma 6.6, tweaks to the Anaconda installer, and more!

Thank you to all of the contributors for another successful release. We hope you enjoy it!

➡️ https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-44/

#Fedora #Linux #OpenSource #GNOME #KDE

[$] Strawberry is ripe for managing music collections

There are dozens of music-player applications for Linux; the options range from bare-bones programs that only play local files to full-blown music-management projects with a full s [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1069368/ #LWN #Linux #Git

In Memoriam: Tomáš Kalibera

https://lwn.net/Articles/1070185/ #LWN #Linux

All FOSDEM 2026 videos are online

https://lwn.net/Articles/1070094/ #LWN #Linux #FOSDEM

Security updates for Tuesday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1070184/ #LWN #Linux #security

Proton Experimental and Proton 11 Beta updated to fix issues with the EA App https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/proton-experimental-and-proton-11-beta-updated-to-fix-issues-with-the-ea-app/

#EA #Linux #Proton #SteamOS #SteamDeck

Right, question for Linux users - I'm getting some surprise money and I'm thinking I'll invest in a colour printer so that I can make my own art prints at home.

I had an Epson Eco-Tank in South Africa but was having a hell of a time calibrating the colours.

Suggestions for printers that work well on Linux (I know Brother are good), that are good for colour art prints?

#AskFedi #Linux

Canonical clarify their AI plans for Ubuntu Linux - opt-in and easy to remove (fixed the title, third times the charm eh)

Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/canonical-clarify-their-ai-plans-for-ubuntu-linux-opt-in-and-easy-to-remove/

#Ubuntu #AI #Linux #OpenSource

Clever engineering roguelike Rogue Voltage 1.0 arrives May 1st https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/clever-engineering-roguelike-rogue-voltage-1-0-arrives-may-1st/

#RogueVoltage #IndieGames #PCGaming #Linux #Roguelike

Valve have plans for the Steam Deck 2, plus a brief Steam Machine / Steam Frame update https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/valve-have-plans-for-the-steam-deck-2-plus-a-brief-steam-machine-steam-frame-update/

#SteamDeck #SteamMachine #SteamFrame #Linux #SteamOS

BLUG, Bergen 2026-05-28: Social anarchic, mad, and misbehaving agents collaboratively solving tasks v/Bjarte Johansen

https://blug.linux.no/events/2026-05-agents/

Bergen (BSD and) Linux User Group er tilbake!

#bergen #linux #agents #development #programming

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟰/𝟮𝟳 (Valuable News - 2026/04/27) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/04/27/valuable-news-2026-04-27/

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

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

As I've seen people confused about this.

Yes, the chassis and the keyboard can support older standard Framework 13 non-pro.

Quote: "Compatible with both the Framework Laptop 13 and Framework Laptop 13 Pro."

https://frame.work/products/framework-laptop-13-pro-chassis-kit-graphite?v=FRANKK00A1

Register your interest, folks. If this is what you want. #Linux #Framework

Thanks to everyone to came to chat and support the computer upcycle project over at #lfnw this weekend.

Some of you donated your old computers too. I love getting donations like this old MacBook pro from nerds like you all.

8 gigs of ram and 500gig SSD is def not the standard specs lol

#linux #nixbook loves it though!

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Old MacBook pro with super nice stats