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

Vulkan API developers try to address some developer frustrations with a new extension https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/vulkan-api-developers-try-to-address-some-developer-frustrations-with-a-new-extension/

#Vulkan #GameDev #Linux #OpenSource

10 years after release Dying Light: Retouched is a nice upgrade for the Techland zombie game https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/10-years-after-release-dying-light-retouched-is-a-nice-upgrade-for-the-techland-zombie-game/

#DyingLight #Gaming #Linux #SteamDeck

It took a while but the excellent co-op horror game R.E.P.O. just got a major content update https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/it-took-a-while-but-the-excellent-co-op-horror-game-r-e-p-o-just-got-a-major-content-update/

#REPO #Horror #Gaming #Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck #IndieGames

Repo: Apptainer (formerly Singularity) simplifies the creation and execution of containers, ensuring software components are encapsulated for portability and reproducibility https://github.com/apptainer/apptainer

#linux #opensource #devops

I'd like a solution to self-host services such as Vaultwarden, Immich and Home Assistant at home. I don't want to rely on cloud solutions for this so I'm thinking maybe along the lines of a Raspberry Pi for the Docker apps and a NAS for the backend storage, but I'm really clueless as what to get. I just know that I'd want something relatively simple and easy to maintain.

I'm also a bit of a Linux and Docker noob so I'm looking to get some advice and ideas from the Fedi community!

What would your suggestions be? What does your home lab setup look like?

#SelfHosted #HomeLab #Linux #Docker #NAS #RaspberryPi #VaultWarden #Immich #HomeAssistant

Chroma Blasters is a challenging music-driven twin-stick arcade shooter https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/chroma-blasters-is-a-challenging-music-driven-twin-stick-arcade-shooter/

#ChromaBlasters #IndieGames #PCGaming #Linux #SteamDeck

KDE devs disable potentially seizure inducing Plasma effect as accessibility work continues https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/kde-devs-disable-potentially-seizure-inducing-plasma-effect-as-accessibility-work-continues/

#KDE #Linux #Plasma #OpenSource

Number Machine is an open-ended factory and automation game with math mechanics https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/number-machine-is-an-open-ended-factory-and-automation-game-with-math-mechanics/

#NumberMachine #IndieGames #Linux #Gaming #SteamOS

Get Bioshock: The Collection and Mafia Trilogy in the latest Humble Bundle https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/get-bioshock-the-collection-and-mafia-trilogy-in-the-latest-humble-bundle/

#Gaming #Linux #SteamDeck #SteamOS #PCGaming

I woke up to a comment so smug, so perfectly soaked in gatekeeping and faux-righteous posturing, it earned its own blog post.
You want freedom? You want GNU/Linux to mean something?
Then maybe start by not telling disabled users to go fuck themselves with a smile.
This commenter thought they were defending "software freedom." What they were really doing was kicking people out of the room. Dismissing accessibility. Mocking effort. Pretending that cruelty is some kind of rite of passage. They quoted Stallman like it was scripture, ignored real-world experience like it was noise, and wrapped it all in condescension dressed as virtue.
I’ve spent over a decade in this ecosystem. Writing patches. Rebuilding broken stacks. Helping blind users boot systems upstream doesn’t even test. I didn’t "just install Arch and whine about the terminal." I lived in it. I survived it. I held it together when maintainers disappeared and no one else gave a damn.
But apparently, because I didn’t call it GNU/Linux™ and because I dared to talk about how this OS chews people up and spits them out, I’m lazy. I’m weak. I should "get a dog."
So I wrote a response. Line by line. No mercy. No euphemisms.
This isn’t just about one comment. This is about every time someone’s been told they don’t belong because they couldn’t learn fast enough, code well enough, or survive long enough. It’s about everyone who was pushed out while the gatekeepers patted themselves on the back for "preserving the spirit of free software."
You want a free system? Start by making it livable. Because freedom that demands you crawl bleeding through a broken bootloader isn’t freedom. It’s abandonment dressed in ideology.
And if this kind of gatekeeping is your idea of community?
You can keep it.
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 #GNU #FOSS #Accessibility #BlindTech #FreeSoftware #Gatekeeping #DisabilityInTech #OpenSource #Orca #ScreenReaders #ArchLinux #BurnItDown #blogpost

Games are the last defence for running Windows. Were.

Were the last wall to running Linux.

New Headline.

"Games run faster on SteamOS than Windows 11, Ars testing finds"

"Lenovo Legion Go S gets better frame rates running Valve's free operating system"

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/06/games-run-faster-on-steamos-than-windows-11-ars-testing-finds/

#linux #gaming

Few days left for #liberuxNexx to reach their goal (!). Fingers crossed and some advertisement here ! Dimensions of the phone are supposed to be relatively small, at least not huge, and together with SD card support it's my most limiting criteria when thinking of a new phone (now samsung s10e with #lineageos and root)

#linux #opensource

https://liberux.net

https://igg.me/at/liberux-nexx/x/38173666

KDE Plasma 6.4 is available on your Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop!

With it comes improved tiling, screenshots, accessibility, and color management.

Congrats on the release, @kde!

Learn more: https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.4.0/

#Fedora #KDE #FedoraKDE #Linux #OpenSource

#linux #xfs

Kennt jemand für #Linux eine #Smart-Home Zentrale oder Steuerung? Gerne #boost

Do you use a drawing tablet with Linux? You can share your device info in two easy steps - no coding skills required! 💙

Help KDE devs like @redstrate build driver support.

More info at:

https://github.com/linuxwacom/wacom-hid-descriptors?tab=readme-ov-file#contributing

#linux #tablet #wacom #huion #stylus #artwithopensource #kde #freesoftware

@kde@lemmy.kde.social

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A sticker-like square graphic with a dark background and colourful writing that reads: "HELP US IMPROVE TABLET SUPPORT" There s a "KDE Goals" logo in the upper right hand corner and a bunch of stylised images representing drawing tablets in the bottom right hand corner.

"The city of Lyon is making a bold move toward digital independence by phasing out Microsoft Office in favor of open-source alternatives."

"Officials confirmed the transition will involve adopting Only Office for productivity tools, alongside Linux for operating systems and PostgreSQL for database management."

https://digitrendz.blog/newswire/business/19813/lyon-drops-microsoft-office-to-boost-digital-sovereignty/

#digital #news #microsoft #gafam #bigtech #uspol #france #linux #LibreOffice #Software #OpenSource

One of our goals was making Network Time Security (NTS) the default in Chrony, not just for Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffin, but beyond.

We’ve now reached that milestone as part of the ongoing development of Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka.

Read more about it in our Ubuntu Server Gazette: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-server-gazette-issue-5-things-to-keep-safe-your-circle-of-friends-and-your-time/63295

#Ubuntu #Linux #OpenSource #Security #NTS

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Network Time Security and chrony as defaults: As part of the ongoing development of Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka

Broken Arrow devs confirm their anti-cheat will not block Linux, SteamOS https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/broken-arrow-devs-confirm-their-anti-cheat-will-not-block-linux-steamos/

#BrokenArrow #RTS #Gaming #Linux #SteamOS

Ridiculous Harry Potter-like wizard game Secret Agent Wizard Boy gets a huge upgrade https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/ridiculous-harry-potter-like-wizard-game-secret-agent-wizard-boy-gets-a-huge-upgrade/

#IndieGames #Gaming #PCGaming #Linux

Bazzite would shut down if Fedora goes ahead with removing 32-bit https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/bazzite-would-shut-down-if-fedora-goes-ahead-with-removing-32-bit/

#Bazzite #Fedora #Linux #LinuxGaming

Every so often, someone emails or DMs me (XMPP and Signal available too :)) to say that they are a lawyer, they've seen my various blogposts, and they want to try Linux for work purposes.

I am absolutely here for this.

I delight in people dipping their toe in these waters carefully and sensibly. One can try it easily, without having to make any immediate commitments or irreversible changes.

#Linux #lawfedi

Please consider filling out our annual user and contributors survey! It's to get feedback from our users... and contributors, who are also users.

This survey is a great way for the community to understand where we're at and where we should go, but other means of participation and contribution are always available!

➡️ https://fedoraproject.limequery.com/333434

#Fedora #Linux #OpenSource

I finally found that root of all my annoying notification problems. It's gnome software running gapplication-service in the bg.

Is there a way to stop this from running in #nixos #gnome #Linux

I still want gnome software so people have a gui way to install apps. But it doesn't need to handle updates and I don't want it running

hey all, my fiance wants to get a new laptop that works well with Linux, where on earth do we going to look up driver compatibility and what will work well? We've never been able to get the audio working on their current laptop.

Boosts welcome

#Linux

Arch Linux Is Adopting A Rust Based Init... #Linux #YouTube https://youtu.be/UTHIZTMoyIc

@osnews What this tells us, the needle is not moving when it comes to users migrating from #Windows10 to #Windows11. The other side of the coin, this deadline is actually hemorrhaging users to #macOS and #Linux for those who want to keep perfectly good PC's running. Maybe if #Microsoft actually removed those arbitrary requirements allow those perfectly good PC's to upgrade you would a change in the numbers.

Primarily a C Developer ( but not just that, I haz skillz ) looking for full time job or long contract; know #NetBSD, #FreeBSD, even #OpenBSD, some #Linux when I have to.

Indeed & Monster job sites have been a huge failure over 18 months.

Can anyone help?

http://www.snert.com/resume/

20m FT8 is hopping tonight. Poland, Lithuania, Croatia, Germany, Japan and Russia in the log from Central BC (CO83). Icom IC745 running 50 watts plus or minus into a G5RV. Laptop is an old Asus running Linux Mint.

#hamradio #linux

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Radio shack showing an Icom IC745 transceiver, antenna tuner, and laptop

Remember to share positive posts, memes, etc. about open source things you use and like. A simple “I like this” or “thanks for working on this” can go a long way!

Happy people carry on using things quietly while negativity gets shared, memed, and shoved in front of folks who work on your favorite projects. One negative comment too often outweighs ten positive ones, because human brains are dumb.

Spread positivity, save someone from burnout.

#OpenSource #GNOME #Linux #FOSS #FLOSS #FreeSoftware

"Let's face it: any script kiddie with a pair of pliers can put Red Hat on a Compaq, his mom's toaster, or even the family dog. But nothing earns you geek points like installing #Linux on a dead badger."

http://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/articles/installing-linux-on-a-dead-badger-users-notes/

Linus Torvalds and Bill Gates meet for the first time in decades! 🤯

Are they cooking something up?

#linux #microsoft #linustorvalds #billgates

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There are four people posing for a photo, with Bill Gates (black shirt) and Linus Torvalds (red shirt) in the center. We are not sure who the other two people are.

Stress-testing toolkit OCCT arrives on Steam with Linux and Steam Deck support https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/stress-testing-toolkit-occt-arrives-on-steam-with-linux-and-steam-deck-support/

#OCCT #Steam #Linux #PCGaming #SteamDeck #SteamOS