DebConf26 starts today, Monday July 20, 2026 in Santa Fe, Argentina! Most of the talks are streamed online. Watch out this space for our schedule: https://debconf26.debconf.org/schedule. Live talks can be watched by clicking on the venue links on the DebConf26 homepage. #debian #debconf26 #debconf #santafe #debianargentina

DebConf26 welcomes its sponsors! DebConf26, the 27th edition of the Debian conference is taking place at the Facultad de Ingeniería en Ciencias Hídricas of the Universidad Nacional del Litoral, in Santa Fe, Argentina. Thanks to the hard work of its organizers and sponsors! https://bits.debian.org/2026/07/debconf26-welcomes-sponsors.html #debian #debconf26 #debconf #santafe #debianargentina #07

Here we go: DebConf26 has started in Santa Fe! The DebCamp takes place from 13 to 19 July 2026 https://debconf26.debconf.org/about/debcamp/ #debian #debconf26 #debcamp #debconf #santafe #debianargentina #07

Security support for Debian 12 Bookworm handed over to the Debian LTS team three years after the initial release https://www.debian.org/News/2026/20260712 #debian #bookworm #debianLTS #07

Updated Debian Linux version 13: 13.6 has been released. If you regularly update your system using the APT you will get these updates but you may have to schedule system reboots.

https://www.debian.org/News/2026/20260711

#linux #debian #sysadmin

Updated Debian 13: 13.6 released https://www.debian.org/News/2026/20260711 #debian #trixie #07

Updated Debian 12: 12.15 released https://www.debian.org/News/2026/2026071102 #debian #bookworm #07

Curious about what will happen in DebConf 26 in Santa Fe? Check out the schedule that just came out of the oven! https://debconf26.debconf.org/schedule/ #debian #debconf #debconf26 #freesoftware #dc26 #santafe #debianargentina #07

@adamhavelka

I don't know of the specifics, but if it's anything like previous #Debian controversies, I'm sure it's been talked to death and then the folks with deepest corporate pockets eventually win anyway.

It's funny that I've often complained about #Debian being long in the tooth, but now I'm kinda considering sticking with #Trixie until 2030-06-30 (end of #LTS).

...becase it's relatively #slop-free, at least in "base."

#NoAI #AInt

@dalias

I think I've done that with Claude ("clod," I like to call it 😁), but I don't know what all the rest are.

#Debian should really file everything AI-"assisted" under contrib, but you know they hella won't. :P

@peteorrall

It's a pretty good n00b distro, honestly.

But #Debian has the same problem, even moreso as even the grub font is tiny.

@darkuncle @gumnos

I think it's in the 'sysstat' package in #Debian, but I don't see it in #FreeBSD ports/pkg.

rld@Intrepid:~$ pkg search -i sysstat
libsysstat-0.4.6               Library used to query system info and statistics
libsysstat-qt6-1.1.0_3         Library used to query system info and statistics ported to qt6
xsysstats-1.51_6               System information display tool
rld@Intrepid:~$ 

@alatartheblue @moses_izumi

At this point, my main reason for recommending #Fedora over #Debian is that both grub and the LUKS prompt are graphical, rather in teensy text mode. Also, Fedora lets you re-attempt the LUKS password more times before pooping you into an inscrutable (for newbies) grub recovery mode.

That may sound incredibly trivial to an old neckbeard like myself, but it's a huge difference for newbies.

I'm also now investigating #NixBook OS for newbie recommendations. I'm not in love with Nix as a distro, but massive props to @codemonkeymike for all of his efforts, in both creating that OS spin, and in serving his community by providing free laptops rescued from e-waste. That's honestly heroic shiz, may-un. ;)

OPEN SOURCE-BETRIEBSSYSTEM

Wie ein zweifacher Opa aus Wernigerode tausende Entwickler weltweit vernetzt
#Linux #Debian

‚"Schon beim Physikstudium habe ich freie Software benutzt. Das hatte große Vorteile für mich und ich habe gesehen, dass sich Probleme so sehr sinnvoll lösen lassen."

Seit 1996 läuft auf seinem Computer Debian, ein Grundsystem für Computer, vergleichbar mit Windows oder macOS. Seit 1998 arbeitet er an der Software mit. Dabei müssen sich tausende Entwickler auf der ganzen Welt selbst organisieren.

"Wir haben ein technisches Regelwerk. Darin steht, wie ein Softwarepaket aussehen muss. Und wir diskutieren per Mail und Chat."….‘

https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/sachsen-anhalt/magdeburg/harz/internet-software-ehrenamt-wernigerode-102.html

#OpenSource

https://lukasiewicz.tech/blog/6

#selfhosting #Debian #Docker #Dockge

#Debian #Calamares #BTRFS