Throwback to 1986 with Steve Ballmer hyping up Windows 1.0 like it’s the future.

Little did they know… the real future was open source. 🐧💻

#linux #windows

To all those who are annoyed by the video having the wrong orientation (and I am too): please tell me how to rotate a video on Linux without making a mess (that is: re-encoding, installing obscure software, piping 58932570 terminal commands), and I will absolutely do it next time!

Edit: done, thanks to all the people who replied, and thanks again to @yawnbox

#Linux #video #videoRotation #terminal #videoEditing (I guess it’s gonna be a #ffmpeg thing, so this hashtag, too)

Linux Kernel Runtime Guard (LKRG) 1.0 https://lobste.rs/s/trvolm #slides #linux #security
https://www.openwall.com/presentations/NullconBerlin2025-LKRG/

kernel: Introduce multikernel architecture support https://lobste.rs/s/d82moa #linux
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20250918222607.186488-1-xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com/

Multikernel architecture proposed for Linux https://lobste.rs/s/jjqdal #linux
https://www.osnews.com/story/143398/multikernel-architecture-proposed-for-linux/

#Linux #Distros

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"The reason there are so many distro forks is so that everyone can share a donate button because they made an ubercool wallpaper, theme and some preinstalled useless programs. And most important beside the donate button: don't forget to print in front of the webpage: "DESIGNED FOR BEGINNERS, SPEED AND STABILITY". ⇒ $$$ profit"

Throw-away fruity laptop

We now live in a throw-away society — there's no denying it. Fast fashion often dominates the news, but Tech is not squeaky-clean by any means.

https://forkingmad.blog/throw-away-apple-laptop/

#blogpost #linux #mint

37C3 Unlocked: Turning Chromebooks into Laptops
37C3 was the 37th Chaos Communication Congress, held in 2023, and a talk was given there by elly and sdomi on the subject of unlocking and using Chromebooks as regular Linux-running computers.

That's it. That's all for today. It's 39 minutes though, so it should keep you going for a while. If you'd like
https://setsideb.com/37c3-unlocked-turning-chromebooks-into-laptops/
#niche #37c3 #chromebook #elly #hardware #linux #niche #sdomi #talk

Revolution OS (2001) https://lobste.rs/s/eok9vh #video #historical #linux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0RYQVkQmWU

Linux 6.17 File-System Benchmarks, Including OpenZFS & Bcachefs https://lobste.rs/s/db2pcs #linux
https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-617-filesystems/

Project Rain:L1TF https://lobste.rs/s/h3wrbg #hardware #linux #security
https://bughunters.google.com/blog/4684191115575296/project-rain-l1tf

I talk a lot about how computing is on a pendulum. The most recent swings of the last 4 years have brought me to an era where packages of software for #macOS and #linux variants are available, but if you're on #windows you're going to need to compile some code or otherwise generate a binary or executable, because the developers and engineers that write the #software (in this case for `opcode` formerly Claudia; an agentic shepherd) only use macOS and GNU/Linux 😂

weird! I like it.

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a screenshot of a Warp terminal tab where i'm generating an executable of Opcode. text follows: *** ./doit-buildprod.bat Compiiing Lomi ve.s.c3 Compiling kuchikiki v0.8.2 Compiling url v2.5.4 Compiling publicsuffix v2.3.0 Compiling futures-executor v0.3.31 Compiling embed-resource v3.0.3 Compiling cargo_toml ve.22.1 Compiling urlpattern ve.3.0 Compiling tauri-winres ve.3.1 Compiling tray-icon ve.20.1 Compiling futures ve.3.31 Compiling tauri-utils v2.4.0 Compiling cookie store v.21.1 Compiling rusqlite v0.32.1 Compiling tokio-util ve.7.15 Compiling tower v0.5.2 Compiling tokio-native-tls v0.3.1 Compiling h2 v@.4.10 Compiling tower-http v@.6.6 Compiling tokio-rustls ve.26.2 Compiling tauri-plugin v2.2.0 Compiling tauri-build v2.2.0 Compiling tauri-codegen v2.2.0 Compiling tauri v2.5.1 Compiling tauri-macros v2.2.0 Compiling tauri-plugin-fs v2.3.0 Compiling tauri-plugin-global-shortcut v2.2.1 Compiling tauri-plugin-dialog v2.2.2 Compiling tauri-plugin-clipboard-manager v2.2.3 Compiling tauri-plugin-shell v2.2.1 Compiling tauri-plugin-notification v2.2.3 Compiling tauri-plugin-process v2.2.2 Compiling tauri-plugin-updater v2.8.1 Compiling tauri-plugin-http v2.4.4

Just wrapped up a blog post about my recent experience contributing to NixOS and nixpkgs. It was great to help bring Drupal to such a unique a Linux distribution and that experience helped me learn a ton about reproducible operating systems design.

It also helped me realize that using NixOS as a all-in-one solution for building and deploying simple webservers could be a big win for the web and web publishers if implemented correctly.

https://abmurrow.com/blog/using-drupal-nixos

#NixOS #Nix #Nixpkgs #FOSS #Drupal #Blog #Linux #Lix

PythonBPF - Writing eBPF Programs in Pure Python | mallya's blog https://lobste.rs/s/0dgxt2 #linux #python
https://xeon.me/gnome/pythonbpf/

Three decades in kernelland via @fanf https://lobste.rs/s/xpbt4h #video #linux
https://youtu.be/LS2LGMRzE1I

@XLibreDev @antijingoist @resingm well, I've read enough drama re: this whole ordeal.

• The original idea (make a new #Xorg release so people don't use random #git snapshots) might've been noble but got self-sabotaged by an unbearable (as in ESR & RMS) maintainer giving everyone the finger.

Or to put it in simple terms:

• "Please, fork off!"

As shitty as it may seem, #Xorg is 'on live support' (like a braindead organ donor) and #Xlibre won't change the fact that the course of #Wayland is locked in.

• It feels like #HDVMD: A hack that isn't gonna be the future.

OFC people have the right to build their own Wayland & #SystemD-free #Linux or #Unix-esque distro.

• I just don't see anyone wanting to build drivers for at best 1% of Desktops and nieche Distros not following #LSB conventions.

Instead I'm convinced #Wayback by @ariadne will be the solution for the problem when it comes to #X11 applications & desktops that don't work on #Xwayland!

KDE is now my favorite desktop https://lobste.rs/s/gpxh3k #linux
https://kokada.dev/blog/kde-is-now-my-favorite-desktop/

Nick Wellnhofer steps down as libxml2 maintainer https://lobste.rs/s/whxl2y #browsers #linux
https://discourse.gnome.org/t/stepping-down-as-libxml2-maintainer/31398

Introducing GNOME 49, “Brescia” https://lobste.rs/s/xm1lqy #linux
https://release.gnome.org/49/

Pairing to a Logitech Unifying Receiver Under GNU/Linux

How to pair a device to a Logitech Unifying receiver using GNU/Linux in the command line or using a graphical application.

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/pair-device-logitech-unifying-receiver/

#blog #commandline #linux #100DaysToOffload

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A large Logitech Unifying logo stands next to prominent text of 'Pair Devices Under GNU/Linux' and a Logitech K400r wireless touch keyboard against a background where light is radiating upward.

Installing and Using Debian With My Decades-Old Genuine DEC vt510 Serial Terminal https://lobste.rs/s/rsuojg #linux #retrocomputing
https://changelog.complete.org/archives/10886-installing-and-using-debian-using-my-decades-old-genuine-dec-vt510-serial-terminal

@landley @rootwyrm @david_chisnall @davidgerard @0xabad1dea @dougwade @zeyus I know.

• Because enforcement didn't work and everything that needs #maintenance will eventulally get people paid for (see #Linux)…

#FLOSS doesn't mean it's gonna be a free all-you-can-steal for #corporations, but rather it's a "#luckpot" #picnic where everyone brings some stuff to the table.

Happy Linux Day! What distro is powering your setup? 🐧 🎉

#Linux #Distro #LinuxDay

Ubuntu 25.10's Rust Coreutils Transition Has Uncovered Performance Shortcomings https://lobste.rs/s/jpxmcj #linux #rust
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Rust-Coreutils-Perf

Fucking people! STOP! If you do a #tutorial for #Linux or any #FOSS app on fucking #YOUTUBE, just to subject me as a captive audience to whatever fucking fadish content creator get rich scheme there is today...I'm not fucking watching your video! I'm not going to sit there just to find the ONE fucking thing I'm looking for. Just do a goddamned #blog

Linux 6.17 Security: New Kernel Hardening & Mitigation Controls https://lobste.rs/s/7bd5z6 #linux #security
https://www.armosec.io/blog/linux-6-17-security-features/

#Linux #19

Adios Chicos, 25 Years of KDE https://lobste.rs/s/t6mjeq #linux
https://jriddell.org/2025/09/14/adios-chicos-25-years-of-kde/

@benni Also ich widerspreche: Unter #Linux sind #CLI - Anwendungen i.d.R. sehr gut strukturiert und Daten von einer in ne ander Anwendubg packen geht dank pipe einfach...

#Sarkasmus #Shitpost

Allerdings ist es dann doch schon eine Umstellung des Workflow, wenn man wie ich jahrzehntelanger KDE/Plasma Nutzer ist (seit KDE 0.9 benutze ich – abgesehen von kurzen Unterbrechungen – nichts anderes). Aber nichts, was jetzt dramatisch wäre. Während ich bei Plasma in der oberen Leiste mit angedockten Schnellstartern arbeite (die Leiste bleibt eingeblendet) und da ganz rasch von einer zur anderen Anwedung wechseln kann, muss ich bei Cosmic halt das zusätzliche untere Dock nutzen (bei mir  automatisch ausgeblendet).

Bis jetzt, nach wenigen Tagen nerven mich eigentlich erstmal zwei Sachen:

1. Es gibt keine ordentliche Clipboard-Verwaltung, wie Klipper unter KDE. Das fehlt schon sehr. Alternative Clipboard-Verwaltungen funktionierten bisher mit Cosmic nicht. Es gibt da wohl ein Projekt, das man aber nur als Flatpak haben kann (was bei mir dann außerdem auch nicht klappt). Ich hoffe, dass das noch Einzug hält.

2. KeepassXC funktioniert, aber leider ohne das Minimieren in den System-Tray. Ich behelfe mir derzeit damit, dass ich KpXC in das Docke gepinnt habe und es damit wieder auf den Bildschirm hole (es ist bei mir ohnehin so eingestellt, dass nur eine Instanz laufen darf).

Die Anwendungen des Desktop sind brauchbar. Der Dateimanager ist gut brauchbar. Der Editor ist "gnaaah", ein Editor. Nicht nach meinem Geschmack. Aber ich kann ja bei Kate und Featherpad beiben. Das Cosmic Terminal macht mir ebenfalls keinen Spaß. Die Darstellung von TUI-Anwendungen ist nicht sehr schön... da hilf auch nicht das Umstellen auf einen anderen Font. Aber gut... dann nutze ich halt Konsole oder Ghostty weiter.

Das Screenshot-Tool ist ausgesprochen rudimentär. Da gibt es noch viel Arbeit. Spectacle funktioniert unter Cosmic erwartungsgemäß nicht. Auch andere Tools habe ich nicht dazu gebracht, anständige Screenshots zu erstellen. Sehr schade! Gerade das ist eine Funktion, die ich oft nutze, weil ich doch etliche Tutorials erstelle.

Cosmic macht also einen anständigen Eindruck... schon jetzt. Aber für die tägliche produktive Arbeit taugt es – zumindest in meinem Fall – noch nicht. Ich behalte Cosmic aber im Auge.

#linux #cosmic #desktop

#Nikon people, does anyone know if:

* metadata in JPGs or NEFs include the settings used to "develop" the photo?
* if they can be extracted with anything, in particular under #Linux?
* if they can be used by any FOSS software like #DarkTable or #RawTherapee ?

#photography

Automating Distro Updates in CI https://lobste.rs/s/cly8x2 #linux #testing
https://paretosecurity.com/blog/automating-distro-updates-in-ci/

What not-so-well-known #linux distro did you loved to use and why?