Is NixOS a good first distro?

(By all means, explain your reasoning as to why or why not below.)

#NixOS #Nix #Linux

ICYMI: Ubuntu 26.10 (the one after the one that's released on Thursday) has received its official codename.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-26-10-codename-confirmed?v1

#ubuntu #linux #OpenSource

You know this #AgeVerification at OS level which might come into effect?

Is that already a way to resist this? Are there measures people can take? I guess it defends of how the age verification operates, but perhaps some clever people know exactly what to expect?

#Linux

What's new in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS versus 24.04 LTS?

You better grab a coffee for this, as with 4 releases over 2 years, there's 1 huge cumulative update heading your way

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-26-04-lts-changes-since-24-04?v1

#ubuntu #linux #tech

https://linuxiac.com/mx-linux-takes-clear-stance-against-age-verification-requirements/

#mxLinux #ageVerification #privacy #linux

What does bootc look like when it's actually running in production, not just in a lab? James Harmison joins the Fedora Podcast to talk about building custom bootc images across wildly different contexts: NVIDIA drivers, AGX Orin hardware with custom kernel RPMs, replacing RHCOS images in OpenShift, and even a stripped-down SteamOS-style couch gaming rig.

➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_ZzEIvNySc

#Fedora #FedoraPodcast #bootc #Linux #OpenSource #FedoraAtomic

PH4NTXM is now in a stable state.

6+ months straight, day and night, countless builds, trial and error with a lot of work and research. Built something that isn’t just a project — it’s an ecosystem.

It’s not “finished.” It never will be. That’s the point.

This isn’t ours anymore.
It belongs to all of us.

PH4NTXM is now a piece of the open source community — something we shape together, break together, rebuild together.

Take it:
- download it,
- run it,
- break it,
- rebuild it,
- fork it,
- contribute to it,
- make it your own.

If you’re into low-level systems, Linux internals, networking, runtime behavior — this is your playground.
If you’re not (yet), even better. Learn by getting your hands dirty inside it.

Everything you need is here:
https://github.com/PH4NTXMOFFICIAL/PH4NTXM

This is bigger than a system.

It’s a step toward building the future of privacy we deserve — and that should belong to all of us by right.

In an era of constant surveillance, we need tools that give power back —
systems that reinforce our right to privacy, not take it away.

PH4NTXM is a foundation for that direction.

Take it apart. Push it further. Contribute!

PH4NTXM is yours now.

#ph4ntxm #linux #debian #os #live #privacy #security #opsec #infosec #research #tech #technology

Firefox 150 migliora privacy, PDF e sviluppo web su Linux #Linux #Firefox #OpenSource #WebDev #Privacy #Linux #Windows #Mac

https://www.linuxeasy.org/rilasciato-firefox-150-novita-concrete-tra-privacy-pdf-e-sviluppo-web/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Just updated to Linux 7.0. What could possibly go wrong?

#linux #nixos

Firefox 150 arrives this week with a solid set of improvements, including oft-requested GTK emoji picker support.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/firefox-150-features?v1

#linux #opensource #firefox

@Tutanota If you must run Windows, try #Winboat inside of a #Linux distro.

Privacy totale per i tuoi appunti personali con Mini Diarium 🔐 #Linux #OpenSource #Privacy #Security #Rust

https://www.linuxeasy.org/mini-diarium-diario-desktop-cifrato-e-completamente-offline/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Me when someone asks me how my LFS journey is going. 😵

#linux

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There is a digital sign that says "[ok]" five times in green.

mini-rant

I guess I'd be less annoyed if a reboot-to-apply-changes cycle didn't mean that I'd have to enter my LUKS password twice.

#Linux #LossyPNG

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"Lisa Simpson Presentation" meme Presentation text: "Non-Immutable Linux distros shouldn't ask the user to reboot after applying updates if the kernel or core services weren't changed." Comment underneath: "This isn't Windows, y'all."

Is #LinuxMint in trouble?

https://nerds.xyz/2026/04/linux-mint-trouble/

#Linux #FOSS #privacy #Mint

Ooh, that's cool. I get to actually see for a fact that wayland's ability for different monitors to have different refresh rates actually does matter. One monitor is running at 60hz, and when I move the window to the other monitor, it jumps up to 120hz. I mean, of course I *knew* it did, but I don't think I'd ever actually seen the evidence so clearly.

#Linux #Wayland

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The output of glxgears. "Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate." followed by 8 lines showing the number of frames rendered in 5 second increments and the calculated framerate. The first two framerates are 61.1 and 59.9, then there's 101.8 as I'm moving the window to the other monitor, then 119.9, 118.9, and 119.9, followed by 90.9 as I move it back to the first monitor, and finally 59.9.

@raster @darth

The thing with Linux is that it's neither a democracy nor a meritocracy, but actually, functionally, an oligarchy. :(

Whoever has the money to dedicate programming resources gets to determine what the #Linux user space will look like, and more often than not, they resort to REALLY FORKING UNDERHANDED tactics to get their way when there's pushback and meritocratic resistance.

The BSDs are more like somewhat democratic (to varying degrees) monarchies. A limited number of people get to make the decisions, like it or lump it. But there isn't so much cloak & dagger crap.

📢 📰 New blog post: Keynote Nominations and CfP Preview

#SeaGL2026 is coming together nicely, and we have a handful of exciting updates to share.

https://seagl.org/news/2026/04/16/keynote-nominations-CfP-preview

#SeaGL #linux #opensource #seattle #event #cfp #keynote #LFNW2026

ICMYI: Someone created a GTK4 version of Rhythmbox music player (written, ofc, in Rust).

Called Tributary (it's a tribute), it also supports Jellyfin, Plex and other streaming integration.

Worth checking out if Rhythmbox is your groove (sorry/not sorry), but its aging GTK3 codebase isn't.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/tributary-music-player-gtk4?v1

#rust #opensource #linux

#Tails 7.6.2 Released

https://tails.net/news/version_7.6.2/

#privacy #cybersecurity #anonymity #Tor #Linux #FOSS

it's getting cereal

#unix_surrealism #technomage #openbsd #linux #comic #ai #mastoart #fediart #foss

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Girl is eating cereal. There's some slop in it. Girl: "Master, my fish food is sloppy!" Fish: "Eat something else." Girl examines the pantry. It's all cereal.

This is why I like crash and error notifications on #Linux better than on Windows. On Windows you just get some standard error type and a number you have to go rummaging around the Internet to figure out. On Linux everything's just laid out there, this is what went wrong, this is what was happening at the time. Am I any better at solving this problem than one on Windows? Well, no. Other than it seems like it might be related to OpenGL, I really don't know why it did that.

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Caught fatal signal - signo:6 code:-6 errno:0 addr:0x3e8002b5d22 Obtained 18 stack frames. #0 0x007f6b8524d2d0 in __sigaction #1 0x007f6b852a7a2c in pthread_key_delete #2 0x007f6b8524d1a0 in gsignal #3 0x007f6b852345fe in abort #4 0x007f6b81ceea1e in (Unknown) #5 0x007f6b824df5ba in (Unknown) #6 0x007f6b823ee119 in (Unknown) #7 0x007f6b8430093c in vkEnumerateInstanceVersion #8 0x007f6b842cebd0 in (Unknown) #9 0x007f6b8657f059 in X11_GL_SwapWindow #10 0x007f6b85a88ea3 in PresentContextGL(ObjectHandle<GraphicsContext_Tag, void*>) #11 0x007f6b85a93c08 in GfxDeviceGLES::PresentFrame() #12 0x007f6b85a57866 in GfxDeviceWorker::RunCommand(ThreadedStreamBuffer&) #13 0x007f6b85a5884b in GfxDeviceWorker::RunExt(ThreadedStreamBuffer&) #14 0x007f6b85a4e745 in GfxDeviceWorker::RunGfxDeviceWorker(void*) #15 0x007f6b85e5b5ea in Thread::RunThreadWrapper(void*) #16 0x007f6b852a597a in pthread_condattr_setpshared #17 0x007f6b853292bc in __clone

wish me luck, y'all. #linux #archlinux

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A pacman update running. There are 999 packages to download and install.

Zorin OS 18.1 is out! First point release brings Linux 6.17, improved multitasking and other tweaks.

Plus, a new version of Zorin OS Lite, an Xfce-based edition aimed at older devices, is available – the first in the 18.x series. Sweet!

Details: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/zorin-os-18-1-released

#Linux #ZorinOS #Xfce

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Laptop displays the Zorin OS 18.1 Core desktop.

https://linuxiac.com/federal-bill-would-bring-os-level-age-verification-to-the-entire-us/

There is a new Federal bill being proposed, that would Force OS level Age verification For the entire US.

Filed as H.R. 8250 on April 13, 2026, the measure is titled “To require operating system providers to verify the age of any user of an operating system, and for other purposes.”

#AgeVerification #Legal #Linux #OpenSource

🐧 30 years later, I returned to Enlightenment Linux to test the Elive beta - and it's much better

https://www.zdnet.com/article/elive-linux/

#linux #distro #opensource