I've got a weird issue with #XWayland. It's not a total deal-breaker, but it's just a bit annoying...

(I'm running KDE Plasma 6.3.6 on Debian Trixie (stable))

My laptop display (left) is set to 1.85x scaling. My 1080p display (right) is set to 1x.

If I don't turn on the option to manually scale XWayland applications ("Legacy applications (X11): Scaled by the system"), the X11 applications I use look SMALLER than normal on my main (right) screen. Left screen too, IIRC.

If I DO turn on that option ("Scaled by the system"), then the applications look great on the main (1x) screen, but they're of course a blurry mess on the left (1.85x) screen.

I thought the setting meant that the applications would be smaller than normal (unscaled) on the left screen, but they're actually tiny on both screens.

Any ideas?

#Linux #Wayland #X11 #AskFedi #HiveMind

Today I built a SATA enclosure holding structure out of LEGO for my Raspberry Pi 5. Fun! The Raspberry Pi stays decently cool at 50 degrees Celcius, idling.

#RaspberryPi #Linux #Lego #art

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A Lego structure looking a bit like a castle, colors are grey, beige and black. Houses a Raspberry Pi 5, with SATA enclosure. A black USB wifi dongle juts out of the Raspberry Pi 5.

LM Studio l’app che permette di eseguire modelli di intelligenza artificiale direttamente sul tuo computer, con privacy totale e prestazioni elevate #AI #Linux #Windows #Mac #Software

https://www.linuxeasy.org/lm-studio-intelligenza-artificiale-locale/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

DDWrap provides a graphical interface around the `dd` command that allows you to do things easily.

https://github.com/HarderLemonade/ddwrap/

It maybe useful to many users.

#unix #linux #opensource

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a screenshot of DDWrap GUI tool. it a lightweight, safety-focused Qt GUI wrapper for dd, written in Python

Woof. Zorin OS was running Crossover and Microsoft Word 2016 great. After a recent update, Word is now crashing randomly and displaying improperly.

Should I roll back the Zorin updates? I don't think there was any Crossover update.

If I should roll it back, how do I do that? I know how to use the command line but am very uncomfortable with it.

[Please don't come in my mentions and tell me to use Libre Office. That is not the question.]
#Zorin #ZorinOS #linux

Tails 7.4.1 emergency release patches critical OpenSSL vulnerabilities in Tor's encryption 🔒
Malicious relays could potentially deanonymize users; no known exploits so far ⚠️
Updates Tor to 0.4.8.22 and Thunderbird—essential upgrade for anonymity seekers 🛡️

@tails
@torproject

🔗 https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-7_4_1/

#TechNews #Privacy #Tails #Tor #OpenSource #Security #Cybersecurity #Encryption #Anonymity #DigitalRights #Linux #FOSS #UserFreedom #Mozilla #Firefox #Browser #Thunderbird

I went on a half-day journey of discovery through QubesOS, LVM, and device-mapper, so that I could get my laptop working again after it rebooted randomly at a very inopportune moment.

Frustrating and scary (this is my main work machine), but I also did learn a bunch.

For example, that LVM is basically an interface over device-mapper, and when something gets fscked in a weird way, you can use dmsetup directly to un-fsck it.

#Linux #QubesOS

Todd C. Miller has been maintaining the #sudo codebase for over 30 years. This is exactly one of those cases where an entire critical infrastructure is held together by the work of a single volunteer who apparently can’t find anyone willing to sponsor him for some financial support. #opensource #linux #foss #GNU

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Image showing a meme about the weakness of modern digital infrastrutture that often relay on old open source code maintained by one volunteer.

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Image showing the various commits over the for the sudo code by Todd C. Miller

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Image showing a brief text by Todd C. Miller

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Image showing a picture of Todd C. Miller

SkiftOS : https://skiftos.org/

It's not a *NIX!

"skiftOS isn’t POSIX. It’s a fresh API and userland inspired by Plan 9, Haiku, and Fuchsia. Familiar ideas, different contracts."

Problem: the GPL is poison. It has polluted Linux and the Linux userland software so that only large corporations can afford to monetize it. BSD License or MIT License would be much better allowing small players to produce unique work without then being forced to share their source code with the AI hegemony racket.

#SkiftOS #Tech #Linux #OS #Plan9 #Haiku #Fuchsia #Computing #SoftwareFreedom #AIHegemony #GPL #License #BSD #MIT

Visit the Fedora booth at @fosdem in building H! We'll be super happy to see you!

We will also be part of the Distributions DevRoom on Sunday, and be on the look out for office hours with different teams with the Fedora Project.

Have fun!

#FOSDEM #Fedora #Linux #OpenSource

"Switching to #Linux isn't hard, it's just a matter of having a few solid options to choose from."

https://n1cck.us/blog/switch-to-linux/

#blogpost #opinionated #rlshouldwriteaboutbsd

"After 34 years, the Linux kernel community finally has a contingency plan to replace Linus Torvalds — formal plan drawn up now community is 'getting grey and old'"

"Linux kernel community draws up contingency plan to replace Linus Torvalds"

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-kernel-community-draws-up-contingency-plan-to-replace-linus-torvalds-should-the-need-arise-only-34-years-in-the-making

#Linux

I wonder if there's an easy way to tell Linux/systemd "don't run this scheduled process if the system is already under heavy load". I *do* want it to run a file indexer on my documents directory, I just don't want it to do so while I'm in the middle of a game.

#Linux #systemd

Happy Data Protection Day!

20th anniversary online event: https://www.coe.int/web/data-protection/data-protection-day

#Data #DataProtection #DataPrivacy #Privacy #InfoSec #InformationSecurity #CyberSecurity #Encryption #E2EE #Security #PasswordManager #SelfHost #SelfHosted #SelfHosting #Linux #DataSovereignty #CouncilOfEurope #CoE #EDPS #EuropeanDataProtectionSupervisor #DPD #DPD2026 #OpenPGP #PGP #GnuPG #GPG #VeraCrypt #Tomb #LUKS #AES #P2P #VPN #LetsEncrypt #Argon2 #Tor #XMPP #OMEMO #TorBrowser #Tails #PrivacyBadger #JShelter

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Data Protection Day banner.

Umstrittene Terror-Ermittlungen
Der Messenger Signal als „Kult der Geheimhaltung“

"In einem Verfahren mit bislang wenigen Beweisen versuchen französische Ermittlungsbehörden die Nutzung von weit verbreiteten Verschlüsselungstechniken als Beleg für klandestines Verhalten heranzuziehen.
[...]
Auch würde mit der Betonung angeblich großer Computerkompetenz, die zum Beispiel damit begründet wird, dass ein Verdächtigter das Betriebssystem #Linux mit Verschlüsselung auf seinem Computer installiert habe, ein „alarmierendes Narrativ“ konstruiert, so La Quadrature. Handschriftliche Notizen zur Installation alternativer Handy-Betriebssysteme oder zur Nutzung der Videokonferenzsoftware #Jitsi bestätigten laut der Akte „den Wunsch von X, in den Untergrund zu gehen und ihre Aktivitäten zu verbergen“. Einem Verdächtigen wird laut den Akten vorgehalten, dass er seine Mutter zur Nutzung von Signal überzeugt hätte. Zu den Fragen, die sich die Verdächtigen anhören mussten, gehörte laut Quadrature auch, ob die Verdächtigen gegen Google, Apple, Facebook und Amazon (GAFA) seien."

https://netzpolitik.org/2023/umstrittene-terror-ermittlungen-der-messenger-signal-als-kult-der-geheimhaltung/

#Signal #verschlusselung #Frankreich #Repression #Überwachung #Staat #Herrschaft #netzpolitik

GOG job listing for a Senior Software Engineer notes "Linux is the next major frontier" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gog-job-listing-for-a-senior-software-engineer-notes-linux-is-the-next-major-frontier/

#GOG #Linux #LinuxGaming #PCGaming

This is the antithesis of the philosophy of programming for people. Really disappointed with this direction.

#BSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #GhostBSD
#Linux #KDE

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/26/plasma_6_6_systemd_login/

A Samsung #chromebook 4 about to live it's best life!

#nixOS #nixbook #linux

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Samsung Chromebook with the coreboot and NixOS logo

Great article if you're a data analyst wondering how to use R on Fedora! We appreciate the extra insight that Hank brings to the role as it has evolved.

➡️ https://fedoramagazine.org/creating-data-analysis-pipelines-using-duckdb-and-rstudio/

#Fedora #DataAnalyst #RStudio #DuckDB #Linux #OpenSource

🌀 Tor Browser 15.0.3 released with key security and privacy updates. 🔒
NoScript updates are now hosted directly on Tor’s infrastructure, improving update reliability and autonomy. 🧩
Enhanced protections reduce fingerprinting risks and tighten extension control. 🕵️

@torproject

🔗 https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1503/

#TechNews #Privacy #Security #OpenSource #DataProtection #Encryption #Cybersecurity #Anonymity #Transparency #Accountability #WebSafety #Internet #Linux #Software #Mozilla #Tor #Browser #Firefox

Get snac'd up (not just) for #fossdem !

You can now purchase #snac propaganda stickers and apparel to show your allegiance or to wage war with.

https://www.redbubble.com/people/analognowhere/shop?artistUserName=analognowhere&asc=u&collections=4443355&iaCode=all-departments&sortOrder=top%20selling

Blessed be the hacker @grunfink for they can C.

#snac2 #runbsd #linux #unix_surrealism #fediverse

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snac's suzie qr, points to comam.es/what-is-snac

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snac alien SINCE YOU LEFT ME IVE BEEN SNACPILLED comam.es/what-is-snac

"Use Arch," they said.
"It's difficult," they said, "but it has a great wiki."

Well, it's *not* all that difficult, and it *definitely* has a great wiki, but sometimes it is a stinky butt.

#Linux