Signal is working on a standalone version for Signal Desktop that does not require a smartphone 🤩

Also more adjustable options when using Desktop as a linked device

👉 https://aboutsignal.com/news/signal-desktop-without-a-mobile-phone-standalone-version-in-development/

#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #news #windows #linux #macOS #desktop #tech #aboutsignal

Is anyone interested in starting our own Linux distribution? I want to dump newly AI-addled Ubuntu.

#Linux #Ubuntu

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

"I open Handbrake from the terminal."

*me speaking with my face fifteen centimeters from the mirror*

#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

Ubuntu integra l’AI, ma senza hype: funzioni introdotte solo quando mature, con focus su privacy, modelli open‑weight e inferenza locale. #Ubuntu #AI #Linux

https://www.linuxeasy.org/ubuntu-prepara-funzioni-ai-graduali-puntando-inferenza-locale/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Let's talk CLI/TUI and Developer Workflows!

I’m looking to refresh my local toolkit and I’m curious: what are the absolute "must-have" CLI or TUI programs in your current rotation?

Whether it's a specialized utility for a specific language, a terminal-based interface for a common service, or a workflow-changing alias, I want to hear about it. I’m especially interested in tools that prioritize keyboard-driven navigation and accessibility.

My Current Favorites:

To get the ball rolling, here are a few tools I’ve been leaning on lately:

• uv — Fast, reliable Python package and project management.
• fzf & ripgrep — The classic duo for fuzzy finding and searching.
• tmux — For session management and persistent terminal workspaces.
• jq / yq — Essential for wrangling JSON and YAML without leaving the prompt.

What about you?

1. What is one tool you've discovered recently that you can't live without?
2. Are there any TUI-based clients for web services (like Mastodon, GitHub, or RSS) that you recommend?
3. Do you have a favorite "hidden gem" script or small utility?

Mentions & Groups

@programming
@linux @terminal_u_i@lemmy.ml @selfhosted

Hashtags

#CLI #TUI #Terminal #OpenSource #FOSS #Programming #DevTools #Linux #SysAdmin #Workflow #Python #Backend #ArchLinux #KeyboardDriven #Accessibility #SoftwareDevelopment #TechTalk

BREAKING: #Canonical says it's going all in on #AI in #Ubuntu #Linux -- time to look for alternatives

They wrote a long post explaining their reasoning and plans. Lots and lots of words. Perhaps written by an AI. I wonder.

Still AI Slop.

#Colorado Adds #OpenSource Exemption to Age-Attestation Bill

https://linuxiac.com/colorado-adds-open-source-exemption-to-age-attestation-bill/

#privacy #FOSS #Linux #AgeVerification #IdentityVerification #System76

D'ailleurs c'est toujours les autres OS qui meurent.

https://analognowhere.com/_/hrerng/

#analognowhere #comic #ubuntu #linux

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Cirno, Glenda, Girl, Puffy and Penguin come across a brand new MATA poster in a ruined city. "MATA LINUX (WITH AI!) COMING SOON!" Cirno: "Anyway... It's always other operating systems that die."

Was a blast seeing everyone at the @dma LinuxFest NW booth!

#linuxfestnorthwest #bellingham #Linux #BTC #HackerSpace

NoID Privacy for Linux audits desktops with 390+ checks across 42 sections — zero dependencies, pure Bash. AI-powered fixes via --ai produce prioritized remediation commands. Full check reference & script: https://github.com/NexusOne23/noid-privacy-linux 🛡️🔒 #Linux #Privacy #Infosec

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

New ‘#Pack2TheRoot’ flaw gives hackers root #Linux access

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-pack2theroot-flaw-gives-hackers-root-linux-access/

#cybersecurity #FOSS

You can now help spread the word that:
📣 SeaGL 2026 Call For Presentations is now OPEN!!

📄 https://seagl.org/news/2026/04/24/CfP-Open

#SeaGL2026 #cfp #linux #opensource #FLOSS #OSS #libre #open #event #seattle #tech

Midori 11.7 porta VPN integrata e più controllo sulla privacy 🌐 #Linux #Browser #Privacy #OpenSource

https://www.linuxeasy.org/midori-11-7-introduce-vpn-integrata-e-nuove-funzioni-per-la-privacy-su-linux/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

«Firefox Has Quietly Integrated Brave's Adblock Engine:
Back in March, Firefox 149 was released with many changes, like a free built-in VPN, a Split View that allows the loading of two pages side by side, and the XDG portal file picker as the new default on Linux.»

…or/and use and config the @ublockorigin plugin for more security and privacy in Firefox.

🦊 https://itsfoss.com/news/firefox-ships-brave-adblock-engine/

#firefox #AddBlock #brave #browser #vpn #web #webbrowser #internet #security #privacy #linux #filepicker #xdg

AI/ML Security

<https://openssf.org/groups/ai-ml-security/> @openssf @linuxfoundation

＂This working group is situated at the intersection between security and artificial intelligence (AI). We explore the security risks associated with Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI (GenAI), and other forms of artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML), and their impact on open source projects, maintainers, their security, communities, and adopters. Furthermore, we explore using AI and ML to strengthen the security of other open source projects.

This group in collaborative research and peer organization engagement to explore topics related to AI and security. This includes security for AI development (e.g., supply chain security) but also using AI for security. We are covering risks posed to individuals and organizations by improperly trained models, data poisoning, privacy and secret leakage, prompt injection, licensing, adversarial attacks, and any other similar risks.

This group leverages prior art in the AI/ML space,draws upon both security and AI/ML experts, and pursues collaboration with other communities (such as the CNCF’s AI WG, LFAI & Data, AI Alliance, MLCommons, and many others) who are also seeking to research the risks presented by AL/ML to OSS in order to provide guidance, tooling, techniques, and capabilities to support open source projects and their adopters in securely integrating, using, detecting and defending against LLMs. …＂

#AI #ML #security #cybersecurity #infosec #Linux

RE: https://ravenation.club/@CCirco/116460048706658755

Tonight I’ll let loose my new “electronic music” alter ego: Rural Moose

This is the result of me fooling around with Linux for music production, and it was a no-brainer to finally join the #Bonkwave movement, which I have enjoyed following on Fedi!

Tonight there will be a release event but you can already now hear my take on the sample challenge.

Please give a warm welcome to The Linux Bonk: https://music.bonkwave.org/the-four-seasons-of-bonkwave-autumn-waves-3/13/

#LinuxAudio #Linux #MusicProduction

Fedora Linux 44 release party happening now!

Watch live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuxNnfllxco

#Fedora #Fedora44 #Linux #OpenSource

Will this have any meaningful size on the images?

@phoronix https://masto.ai/@phoronix/116459959289895446

#linux

🇫🇷 France wants to switch from #Windows to #Linux 🎉

Find out which other countries in the #EU no longer want to waste tax payers' money on Big Tech 👉 https://tuta.com/blog/countries-ditching-microsoft-choosing-linux-digital-sovereignty

#digitalsovereignty

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Logos of Windows being replaced by Linux and country flags: France, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Netherlands

Ready for a bit more linux snippet fun? post #5 in my linux snippet series is out and it is all about recovering deleted files via /proc. Enjoy

https://schulz.dk/2026/04/24/linux-snippets-5-recovering-deleted-files-from-the-void/

#linux #schulzdk @blog #lsof #proc #filerecovery #tip #linuxtips

A wee gift for my friends at @tuxjam :

[dwroulette]: a web scraper (written in #POSIX #shell) for #DistroWatch that gives you one of the top 100 #Linux distros completely at random. 😅

#TuxJam @kevie @solusspider

@aral Yep. It’ll be interesting to see if it’s as easy as I hear it is. I’ll be migrating…9 containers, I suppose, since I shouldn’t need wud or dockhand anymore. Maybe 8 if I don’t need cockpit? I guess I’ll find out!

I’l post updates as it goes along.

#HomeLab #SelfHost #Proxmox #Linux

I must have installed Linux dozens of times by now, and I learn something new EVERY TIME. Here I go again:

My new server arrives tomorrow. Proxmox will be its OS.

https://proxmox.com/en/products/proxmox-virtual-environment/overview

#linux #homelab #selfhost #proxmox #m90q

System76 founder Carl Richell says Colorado’s SB26-051 may be amended to exempt open source software, including OSs, repos, and containers. 🏛️
The change follows advocacy, but wider state and federal proposals still risk verification rules that could limit open access and user control. 🔐

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/colorado-age-attestation-bill-open-source-exemption/

#TechNews #Linux #OpenSource #System76 #Colorado #Privacy #FOSS #GitHub #GitLab #Docker #Podman #Security #Policy #Freedom #Regulation

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is now available to download, with Linux 7.0, GNOME 50 and plenty of other changes.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-26-04-lts-released?v1

#Ubuntu #Linux #OpenSource

New #GoGra #malware for #Linux uses #Microsoft Graph API for comms

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-gogra-malware-for-linux-uses-microsoft-graph-api-for-comms/

#cybersecurity

Carl Richell, founder of System76 and Linux version Pop!_OS, is proposing an amendment to Colorado's age verification bill to exempt open source software.
The amendment would exclude open source operating systems and apps, code repositories like GitHub and GitLab, and containers like Docker and Podman.
Richell is scheduled to appear before Colorado lawmakers today, April 23, and asks for backup in the form of stories about kids who have built or made things thanks to unhindered use of open source software.
https://itsfoss.com/news/colorado-age-attestation-bill-open-source-exemption/
#AgeVerification #Colorado #Linux #PopOs

Another chapter in my Linux snuppets series #4: Stop filling up your disk with temporary zip files. Here is how to stream a directory directly from one server to another using tar and SSH in a single pipeline.
https://schulz.dk/2026/04/23/linux-snippets-4-the-zero-storage-network-clone/

#linux #tar #cli #terminal #tip #schulz.dk @blog #techtip

Framework aimed to build a 'MacBook Pro for Linux', which their new 13 Pro arguably achieves – haptic touchpad and LTPS display with in-cell touch.

Better yet, it's also Ubuntu Certified.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/framework-13-pro-ubuntu-certified?v1

#ubuntu #framework #linux

This is a must! 💯

#linux

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Every Linux user needs this. Agree? There is a picture of a modded keyboard with a Tux-themed key instead of the usual Windows-themed super key.

🚀 It’s time to come together for the Fedora Linux 44 Virtual Release Party this Friday, April 24! 🚀

The Fedora Linux 44 Release Party is a virtual event where contributors, users, and friends of Fedora gather to celebrate, share updates, and highlight the work happening across the project.

While our release engineering team and packagers are finalizing F44, we’ll be celebrating slightly ahead of the final release 🎉

Join us on Matrix:
👉 https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-linux-44-release-party/

#Fedora #Fedora44 #Linux

An #Inferno VM running in a Windows 2000 VM (software i686 emulation) running in a web browser on #Linux.

What a time to be alive. XD

https://copy.sh/v86/?profile=windows2000 (click on "Inferno OS GUI" icon on desktop)

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A web browser window showing a wasm-based vm running Windows 2000, in which an inferno OS vm is running, showing a memory monitor, a graphical manual viewer, a shell, and a graphical about screen