🎤 Upcoming at SeaGL 2026:
📍 05:00 PM on October 23
🗣️ "Alternate Technological Futures; What We Sacrifice at the Altar of AI"
👥 Speaker(s): Adrian Cochrane
📍 Room: Room 340
🏷️ Track: Community and Culture
📝 This talk will discuss the importance of environmentally-minded technologists, how you can become on...

#SeaGL2026 #community #ai #FLOSS #opensource #linux
🔗 https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/S3AADB/

🎤 Upcoming at SeaGL 2026:
📍 05:00 PM on October 23
🗣️ "Network Infrastructure at 10K+ Snapshotted VM Scale"
👥 Speaker(s): Shivendra Srivastava, Prashant Kumar Singh, Kshitij Gupta
📍 Room: Room 332
🏷️ Track: Cloud and Infrastructure
📝 Running thousands of snapshotted VMs pushes Linux networking to its limits. This talk covers battle-...

#SeaGL2026 #cloud #networking #performance #security #linux
🔗 https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/FPTRLD/

#Ubuntu Currently Suffering From Sustained #DDoS Attack

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-DDoS-October-2026

#FOSS #Linux #cybersecurity

#Ubuntu 26.10 Will Have a #Rust-based #GnuPG Replacement

https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-sequoia-pgp-inclusion/

#FOSS #cybersecurity #Linux

A release with real bite – Ubuntu 27.04 is codenamed 'Tenacious T-Rex'.

Quite the contrast to the last 't' release mascot, a tahr (even writing that is giving me flashbacks to a certain Jurassic Park feeding scene…)

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu-2704-is-tenacious-t-rex?v1

#ubuntu #linux #dinosaurs

🎙️ Meet Myna! Local, privacy-friendly speech-to-text is coming to #Ubuntu #Linux Desktop. Try the tech preview and let us know what you think! 🐧 ⤵️

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/try-myna-speech-to-text-on-ubuntu-desktop/89292?u=popey

9to5Linux: Ubuntu 27.04 “Tenacious T-Rex” Is Slated for Release on April 22nd, 2027 https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-27-04-tenacious-t-rex-is-slated-for-release-on-april-22nd-2027 @9to5linux @mariusnestor #Ubuntu #Linux

Your artwork could be featured in the next #Debian release

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/your-artwork-could-be-featured-in-the-next-debian-release/

#Linux FOSS #privacy

🎤 Upcoming at SeaGL 2026:
📍 05:00 PM on October 23
🗣️ "Scan My Brainrot"
👥 Speaker(s): James Sundquist (Living Cartoon Company)
📍 Room: Room 250
🏷️ Track: Performance Art
📝 Bring your questions and get local, offline answers on the spot! Or, just watch a parade of sketche...

#SeaGL2026 #art #networking #linux #ai #FLOSS
🔗 https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/GJUD9U/

"Will #Linux phones become a viable alternative to the #Android / iOS duopoly?"

Good review of the state of play. No tl;dr but interesting to observe that here too, China is pushing ahead with its own mobile OS, whereas Europe's entire digital economy can literally be switched off on a whim.

How much failure in digital governance do we need to live through? (And why?)

#digitalsovereignty

https://amosbbatto.wordpress.com/2026/10/05/linux-phones-alternative/

Wow. One of the #FVWM core devs, @thomasadam is on the #fediverse and....he's a fan of XTeddy too! As many of you know, teddy bears are my thing. Asbjornsen, means "Son of the Bear God" which is why I choose it, and bears have always been a thing with me. And I have #PTSD, and in High School, I had my ThinkPad 380ED loaded with RedHat and FVWM and XTeddy. So classic. FVWM is still so good. #linux

We need to raise a few thousand dollars to get PWNies to market and finish testing our Linux patches.

As few as 50 patrons will make iPhone 11 Linux a reality.

Please consider supporting the team today! 👇🏿

https://www.patreon.com/partshacker

#Linux #iPhone #PWNie

Big announcement, my hacker crew got Linux running on the iPhone 11 ✨ 🐧 🎉

We built a hardware tool we call the PWNie which got us a foothold running code on the A13. After months of grinding we've VERY close to a Linux patch to bring A13 support to mainline Linux!

Massive props to Jose at @SourceParts for months of slogging and grinding on this!

Be sure to follow and subscribe on Patreon as we work on bringing the PWNie to life!

https://www.patreon.com/partshacker/posts/linux-boots-on-172091834

#Linux #cybersecurity

Phoronix: Linux Landing Kernel Workaround For AMD TLBI Erratum #1718 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-WA-TLBI-Erratum-1718 #Linux #AMD

Everything seems to be working fine on my NetBSD laptop, but yesterday I realised that the microphone isn’t working (although it is recognised)!
It’s not a big problem as I never use it, but I’d still like to sort it out.
I’ll look into it over the next few days... 🧐

#bsd #netbsd #bsdunix #unix #unixITA #unixitalia #guuf #guufxmpp #guufITA #linux #linuxITA #linuxitalia

We're still pulling together all the parts of the first episode of PartsHacker. The first episode will cover some long running projects like #PWNie, #BYOMesh and #PocketPC.

https://www.youtube.com/@PartsHacker

#HackerTV #cybersecurity #openhardware #Linux #Radio #LoRa #podcast

#AstroBot just ran on a PC. No emulator.

#AnyPS5 doesn’t emulate the #PS5. It turns its games into native #Windows and #Linux programs.

Dead Cells already reaches up to 60 FPS at 4K.

This is how it works: https://geekrealmhub.com/anyps5-run-ps5-games-natively-pc/

🎤 Upcoming at SeaGL 2026:
📍 03:00 PM on October 23
🗣️ "Mapbattle: how RTM is building a community around OSM"
👥 Speaker(s): mmar
📍 Room: Room 340
🏷️ Track: Community and Culture
📝 Resist Tech Monopolies (RTM) runs a game called Mapbattle, at which participants use public transpor...

#SeaGL2026 #community #openstreetmap #FLOSS #opensource #linux
🔗 https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/ELD8HD/

🎤 Upcoming at SeaGL 2026:
📍 03:00 PM on October 23
🗣️ "The Small Web Is Huge"
👥 Speaker(s): Romeo Solano
📍 Room: Room 332
🏷️ Track: Community and Culture
📝 It's larger than you can comfortably fit in your head.

#SeaGL2026 #community #web #FLOSS #opensource #linux
🔗 https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/GQZEUY/

🎤 Upcoming at SeaGL 2026:
📍 03:00 PM on October 23
🗣️ "Share the dead ends too: a hands on argument for sharing your failures"
👥 Speaker(s): Trevor Johnson
📍 Room: Room 250
📝 Open hardware and open source run on shared knowledge, but we mostly share the things that worked. T...

#SeaGL2026 #FLOSS #opensource #linux
🔗 https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/PY7UXH/

The second anniversary of this post is coming up, and surprise surprise these little "end of life" laptops are continuing to run well with #linux and do what we need them to, which includes spending less on tech so we can buy more actual books for the school library. #schooltech #endof10 #edtech #foss #reading #kidlit

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A mastodon post from October 2024 showing a photo 8 laptops running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and libre office, the post explains the school has added Ubuntu to some old windows 10 devices that their IT support told them were end of life.

How people with standing desks look replying to an #email, keep rocking it pals

note: this post is from the Debugging Memes Channel in #ArcaneChat, to join click here:

https://i.delta.chat/#B68D965B65A63BBE7EB32D56234652E2C899213F&v=3&x=ImcSr1dp4fEWrZreS4Emlb5u&j=eX6UqJEePp9y_i-225abLctf&s=NKEuhQYd9UlzXhnW7rCTHNbF&a=57cyvwkiidqqxnryms0q%40chat.in%2Dthe.eu&n=Debugging+Memes&b=Debugging+Memes

discover that and many more channels at:
https://arcanechat.me/channels

#memes #fun #meme #channel #decentralization #encryption #e2ee #ArcaneChat #DeltaChat #linux #opensource #gnulinux #developers #development #dev

Viendo cómo están las cosas, creo que es interesante para todo el mundo, en especial si eres activista, tener un plan B: una cuenta de email secundaria no asociada a nada tuyo, con la que poder crearte perfiles en redes sociales y acceder a herramientas, comunicación y servicios online, sin que lleven directamente a tu persona real.

Ahora mismo ellos ya saben quién eres, dónde estás y cuáles son tus intereses. Tener un alias con el que borrarte de sus registros debería ser una prioridad, sobre todo si organizas, movilizas o protestas.

Ya con el anonimato total en mente, tu “persona” alternativa habría que darla de alta y utilizarla siempre desde un dispositivo que tampoco sea tuyo, usando una conexión de internet que no esté a tu nombre. Un móvil viejo comprado de segunda mano sería lo ideal, uno que no lleves encima normalmente y solo uses para conectar a wifis públicas, en lugares donde no haya cámaras.

Como equipo de escritorio, un portátil con una distribución Linux orientada a la seguridad, como Tails, pinchada en un USB live, para que puedas retirarla cuando no utilices y no dejar rastro.

Las VPN no son una solución, porque pocas veces pueden garantizar que ellas mismas no estén filtrando y registrando el tráfico, pero siendo consciente de ello cualquier capa adicional de protección es interesante, ya sea el navegador Tor, programas de mensajería anónimos y descentralizados, encriptación, etc.

¿Cuánta paranoia es demasiada? En mi opinión el panorama puede cambiar muy rápido y nunca sabes qué va a ser considerado delito, o a quién van a señalar como agitador, criminal, o incluso terrorista, en el futuro.

Quizá nadie quiera detenerte, pero pueden tumbar tus redes como represalia si no les gusta lo que haces. Asume que siempre te pueden estar vigilando y no se lo pongas fácil.

#cibervigilancia #linux #anonimato #paranoia

Here is this week's #Linux and #OpenSource news video, bright and early (for me at least), in which we now have 2 different ways of getting the full Adobe suite on Linux:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAeT63x338Y

Can anyone get me a linux-heavy blue team security job in Marquette or Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan?

https://aisleofbob.com/cv

#GetFediHired #UP #Linux #InfoSec #CyberSecurity #BlueTeam #PurpleTeam #Marquette #Michigan #TheSoo #DaUP #Yooper

🎤 Upcoming at SeaGL 2026:
📍 02:30 PM on October 23
🗣️ "Using Debian-Linux Desktop GUI since 2003: a user tour"
👥 Speaker(s): Delib
📍 Room: Room 340
🏷️ Track: Everything Else
📝 I have high demands for my private computing! Data privacy, control over my CPU usage, fast perform...

#SeaGL2026 #tech #debian #linux #cli #performance
🔗 https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/LYXQ8H/

Steam’s latest Client Beta now runs #Windows executables added as non-#Steam games through #Proton by default!

No more manually enabling compatibility for each shortcut. It’s a handy upgrade for #Linux gamers and #SteamDeck users adding games from other launchers.

#Steam #GeekRealmHub

🎤 Upcoming at SeaGL 2026:
📍 02:30 PM on October 23
🗣️ "Chasing perfection: websites that pass all the tests"
👥 Speaker(s): airbr
📍 Room: Room 332
🏷️ Track: Education
📝 ### Have you ever wanted to achieve website perfection?

Ever wanted to get (and maintain) four 100/...

#SeaGL2026 #education #a11y #FLOSS #opensource #linux
🔗 https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/WADZHG/

petition to bring back Keith the diseased rat but as a linux kernel mascot given the sloppy state of things. #linux #AgainstAISlop #sloperators #wakeupandsmelltheshitlinus

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Keith the three legged diseased rat, once a proud mascot of C++ before his fall from grace.

Tokyo hackers, I need your advice.

I have:

¥10,000
a wired USBA keyboard
a wired USBA mouse
an old iPad

I want:

a machine running #Debian #Linux

I am in #Akihabara

Is it possible to get some bargain to make this happen? Maybe a tablet and a USBA hub? Any side street stores to recommend?

Heads up.

Open Source Summit keynote: Linus Torvalds, Friday October 9, 2026 09:55 - 10:25 CEST https://osselceu2026.sched.com/event/d12cc5d351f82c6c64e88c1de17efebb#sched-content #Opensource #Linux #LinusTorvalds

Palo Alto has a a long list of advisories, addressing at least two critical vulnerabilities, among others: https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/

CRITICAL: CVE-2026-0310 PAN-OS: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability via XML Processing https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0310

CRITICAL: PAN-SA-2026-0012 Chromium: Monthly Vulnerability Update (September 2026) https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/PAN-SA-2026-0012

- Tenable Research Advisories:

HIGH: Hermes Agent - PKCE Session Takeover via Redirect-URI Parser Confusion https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2026-65

There are also two WordPress vulnerabilities and a few others here https://www.tenable.com/security/research #WorPress

- Microsoft:

In case you missed this, Microsoft posted quite a few patches yesterday https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide #infosec #vulnerability #Microsofot #Azure #Linux

🎤 Upcoming at SeaGL 2026:
📍 02:00 PM on October 23
🗣️ "Beyond --help: A Beginner's Guide to Man Pages"
👥 Speaker(s): Joni Hendrickson
📍 Room: Room 340
🏷️ Track: Languages and Tools
📝 **Learn how to use the `man` command on Linux to read documentation!**

Man pages have a reputation ...

#SeaGL2026 #programming #documentation #cli #ubuntu #linux
🔗 https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/VWDXGN/

GitHub, from yesterday: AnyPwn: AnyDesk Pre-auth Heap Buffer Overflow RCE https://github.com/v12-security/pocs/tree/main/anydesk

More:

The Hacker News: Researchers Publish Working Exploit for Pre-Auth AnyDesk Linux Flaw That Gives Root Access https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/researchers-publish-working-exploit-for.html @thehackernews #infosec #Linux #vulnerability

Carlos Solís » 🌐 2026-10-09
@csolisr@hub.azkware.net

I know it's niche, but I'm not happy about frame generation still depending on proprietary software on #Linux. It's either #LosslessScaling / #LSFGVK (proprietary engine, interface moved from free software to non-commercial), or #BorderlessGaming (used to be free software, then moved to proprietary)

Location: Avenida 4, San Joaquín (Uruca), Río Oro, Uruca, Santa Ana, San José, 10904, Costa Rica

After the Summer break, we're back with another social, free for everyone in the city of Oxford!

Summer Common Room, Magdalen College, 18:00-19:30, 14 October.

Details: https://events.floxford.org/event/free-software-and-open-source-social

- Come whether you're new or obsessed, technical or not!
- Chat about more collaborative, equitable, & liberatory computing.
- Celebrate KDE's 30th Anniversary.

#event #inPersonEvent #floxfordEvent #Floxford
#FOSS #FLOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Oxford #KDE #Linux

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A poster: Free Software & Open Source Social Wednesday 14 Oct 2026, 18:00 - 19:30 (or drop in within these times) Summer Common Room Magdalen College Oxford OX1 4AU Free and Open to All in Oxford city No Registration Required More information @ floxford.org - Come whether you're a newbie or obsessed, technical or non-technical! - Learn or chat about more collaborative, equitable, and liberatory computing. - Celebrate KDE's Anniversary if you use Plasma Desktop, Krita, or Kdenlive. Our code of conduct applies: floxford.org/coc. See floxford.org/acknowledgements for transparency details. Contains various trademarks: see https://floxford.org/tm. Tower Photo CC-BY-SA-2.0 © Steve Daniels via Wikimedia Commons and Mascots Photo CC-BY-4.0 © David Revoy via Pepper&Carrot. Which mascots in the tower can you name?

aerynOS unstable stream update: 9th October 2026

We have landed:
- Budgie 10.10.3
- Cosmic 1.10.0
- KDE Gear 28.08.2
- GNOME 51 updates
- + more

We also have a major changes coming to the moss CLI structure, though they have not landed yet.

https://aerynos.discourse.group/t/unstable-stream-update-9th-october-2026/112

#aerynOS #linux #BudgieDE #CosmicDE #moss

🎤 Upcoming at SeaGL 2026:
📍 02:00 PM on October 23
🗣️ "Art of the Fork: Reclaiming Community Trust"
👥 Speaker(s): Edward Ly
📍 Room: Room 332
🏷️ Track: Community and Culture
📝 On March 27th, 2026, a coalition of European companies including IONOS and Nextcloud announced "[Eur...

#SeaGL2026 #community #nextcloud #FLOSS #opensource #linux
🔗 https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/7QPE7N/

🎤 Upcoming at SeaGL 2026:
📍 02:00 PM on October 23
🗣️ "Learning an Ancient Language with an Ancient Text Editor"
👥 Speaker(s): Mike Hamrick
📍 Room: Room 250
🏷️ Track: Education
📝 There is a vast treasure trove of free Latin language pedagogical content available on the Internet,...

#SeaGL2026 #education #gnu #FLOSS #opensource #linux
🔗 https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/ANUBN3/

Meet SeaGL 2026 keynote speaker Toby Betts, who has spent 25+ years as a system administrator, SRE, incident response engineer, and FOSS consultant. His interests include system security, free cryptography, and fun file systems.

📅 Fri, Oct 23 at 9:10 AM PT
🎤 The mv Command Doesn't Move Things & Other Stuff New Users Don't Know
🔗 https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/TGRTZU/

#SeaGL2026 #keynote #linux #security #FLOSS

Canonical reports a DDoS attack has taken several of their websites offline.

Critical services, like repos, PPAs, Snaps, etc are not affected.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu-website-ddos-part-2?v1

#ubuntu #security #linux

9to5Linux: Blender 5.3 Enters Public Beta Testing with Vulkan Backend by Default on Linux https://9to5linux.com/blender-5-3-enters-public-beta-testing-with-vulkan-backend-by-default-on-linux

KDE Gear 26.08.2 Released with More Improvements for Your Favorite KDE Apps https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-26-08-2-released-with-more-improvements-for-your-favorite-kde-apps @9to5linux @mariusnestor #Linux

If you were buying a new or used #Linux laptop, what would your preferred vendor and/or marketplace be?

Meet 🌟 Stonking Stingray 🌟.
Created with Krita, Blender and 1% GNU Image Manipulation Program. It took a month to paint it. Inspired by the Ubuntu release name 26.10 scheduled for release on October 15!

#art #mastoart #fediart #stingray #animals #colorful #digitalArt #noai #portrait #linux #wallpaper #krita #blender #stonking #landscape #nature

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A colorful stingray portrait inspired by Ubuntu release name 26.10, created with Krita, Blender and 1% Gimp - GNU Image Manipulation Program. There are at least 220 species of stingrays. The cownose ray caught most of my attention, probably because it looks so cute. Stonking, a British slang adjective, describes something massive or heavy, something extremely good (no pressure!) or impressive. The stingray spends most of the time on the ground of the ocean. It camouflages by burying itself in the sand. Therefore I was drawn to the moment it casts a shadow on the ocean floor. The shadow developed into an oasis in the desert surrounded by sand dunes and puffy clouds. It also resembles the nights sky on its belly. This tiny oasis (at least in comparison to the giant stonking stingray floating above) is celebrating the annual stingray festival. You can see lots of tents in different sizes, sand buildings, flora (palm trees & shrubs), stingray kites, fire places, boats, jetties. You can also get a glimpse of the inhabitants celebrating with their friends, families, visitors and pets. This stingray is also giving everybody a cooling break from the extreme heat in the desert. A special moment captured for eternity. Happy Stonking Stingray Day! :) It took a month to finish this artwork. https://www.deviantart.com/sylviaritter/art/Stonking-Stingray-1389931075

hey #linux people who like #photography and use a #ricohgr camera, would yous be interested in a command line app to import photos via wifi?

I'm tempted to build one even if only for my own usage, but am wondering if more people would like it.

plz boost for reach, this account is quite limited atm.

Elena Reshetova opening @LinuxSecSummit EU 2026 in Prague.

#linux #infosec

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Elena standing at a podium with scenic views of Prague out the window.

🎤 Upcoming at SeaGL 2026:
📍 11:30 AM on October 23
🗣️ "From E-Waste to Empowerment: The Story of The Computer Upcycle Project"
👥 Speaker(s): Mike Kelly
📍 Room: Room 250
🏷️ Track: Everything Else
📝 A small effort to keep old laptops out of landfills grew into The Computer Upcycle Project, a commun...

#SeaGL2026 #tech #ewaste #fedora #debian #linux
🔗 https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/DEKVE9/

🎤 Upcoming at SeaGL 2026:
📍 11:00 AM on October 23
🗣️ "Choosing a Distro"
👥 Speaker(s): Larry Cafiero
📍 Room: Room 340
🏷️ Track: Education
📝 This is a presentation about how to pick a Linux distribution. For new users, it can be a guide. For...

#SeaGL2026 #education #linux #FLOSS #opensource
🔗 https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/Q7WBAS/

Changes in the way Ubuntu 26.10 boots on systems with Secure Boot enabled – though, mainly affecting those with customised boot setups.

Or customised GRUB bootloaders.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu-2610-secure-boot-grub-change

#ubuntu #linux #openSource

🎤 Upcoming at SeaGL 2026:
📍 11:00 AM on October 23
🗣️ "Engineerspeak - Translation Skills Between Teams"
👥 Speaker(s): Bri Hatch
📍 Room: Room 332
🏷️ Track: Community and Culture
📝 To non-engineers, geeks often sound like a chorus of doom. When we say a codebase is "complete garba...

#SeaGL2026 #community #FLOSS #opensource #linux
🔗 https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/97YMUS/

9to5Linux: OpenVPN 2.7.8 Released with Security and Bug Fixes, Various Improvements https://9to5linux.com/openvpn-2-7-8-released-with-security-and-bug-fixes-various-improvements

NVIDIA 615.78.08 Linux Graphics Driver Improves Support for The Last of Us Part II https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-615-78-08-linux-graphics-driver-improves-support-for-the-last-of-us-part-ii

Multiple Security Issues Patched in XOrg Server 21.1.25 and Xwayland 24.1.14 https://9to5linux.com/multiple-security-issues-patched-in-xorg-server-21-1-25-and-xwayland-24-1-14

They'll probably get a lot of slop for this.

Debian 14 “Forky” Artwork Proposals Are Now Open for Submission https://9to5linux.com/debian-14-forky-artwork-proposals-are-now-open-for-submission @9to5linux @mariusnestor #Linux #Nvidia #Debian

@protonprivacy This title does not make a lot of sense. You should have named it Windows vs Mac. Otherwise, I can have #Linux on my PC (which is the case) and no privacy issue ;)

Precision matters!

RE: https://mastodon.social/@protonprivacy/117400015341800075

Of digital autonomy is important to you there is only one system #Linux

Proton » 🌐 2026-10-07
@protonprivacy@mastodon.social

For most people, a computer runs either Windows or macOS.

Both operating systems collect information about how they work, and both connect to large cloud ecosystems. The difference is how much data they collect, where that data can go, and how much control you have over it.

So if privacy is the priority, which is the better operating system?

https://proton.me/blog/mac-vs-pc-privacy

𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀:

#Admin #Linux #Unix

https://thewhale.cc/posts/test-your-sysadmin-skills

This project contains examples of test questions and answers that can be used during an interview or exam for positions such as *nix System Administrator.

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This project contains examples of test questions and answers that can be used during an interview or exam for positions such as *nix System Administrator.

"Nothing to hide" doesn't mean "everything to share." 🔒

Take control of your digital life and reclaim your privacy with #OpenSource alternatives:

💻 OS: #Linux
📱 MobileOS: #GrapheneOS
💬 Social & Chat: #Mastodon , #Pixelfed , #Loops , #SimpleX , #Deltachat
📧 Core Workspace: @Tutanota for E2E encrypted mail, calendar, and contacts (with an E2EE drive on the way!)

#Privacy #DigitalSovereignty #FOSS #Fediverse

🎤 Upcoming at SeaGL 2026:
📍 11:00 AM on October 23
🗣️ "What is a flight computer, anyway?"
👥 Speaker(s): Ian Botashev
📍 Room: Room 250
🏷️ Track: Everything Else
📝 A talk on how modern rockets use software (often times Open Source) to accomplish nigh-impossible ta...

#SeaGL2026 #tech #aerospace #FLOSS #opensource #linux
🔗 https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/TUEC9T/

@felwert Looks like a useful change. Unfortunately, it did not work for me. Now I see it is because my #Linux Mint machine uses Nemo and this project is for Nautilus, as stated in the post.

I use both pandoc and markdown sometimes, and convert the files with a command, which is probably what you previously did. Example, of the last conversion I did:

pandoc "Guide to replace side mirrors.md" -o "Guide to replace side mirrors.odt"

That converted markdown from AI chat to a document I printed.

🎤 Upcoming at SeaGL 2026:
📍 10:30 AM on October 23
🗣️ "Refining the Linux Elevator Pitch"
👥 Speaker(s): Alex Byrne
📍 Room: Room 340
🏷️ Track: Community and Culture
📝 As duopolies in technology continue to flex their power for purposes contrary to what users want to ...

#SeaGL2026 #community #linux #FLOSS #opensource
🔗 https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/HANBXQ/

hi @thunderbird congrats & thanks for v157. am curious about the ongoing beta feature within Settings...

New Calendar Event Dialogue
Experimental
View calendar events in the new dialogue
Experimental new calendar dialogue for viewing events

...atm i cannot see how to actually edit an event once i've enabled this setting. the traditional dialogue windowlet provides both viewing & editing capability, but so far i can't intuit how now to change to editing from viewing in this beta version...? advice pls?

#thunderbird #linux #wayland #LinuxWomen

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tb 157 UI with a popup windowlet atop the usual UI, after double-clicking an event in my "Events & Tasks" panel in my "Today Pane" at the RHS of the UI. the windowlet shows the calendar-type, event name, event description, reminder info.

@thunderbird a new bug in 157, it seems...

today's update to 157 seems to have broken dark theme for event & task windows, which are now dark grey background with black text, ie, almost illegible. ergonomically light text is needed when background is dark.

#thunderbird #linux #wayland #LinuxWomen

@dgar @thunderbird well 157.0.1 just came, & i was relieved & excited, saying to myself how fab it is that they fixed their contrast error so fast... only to then see it is not fixed at all so the contrast remains terrible. bigly disappointed! sassen frassen rassen -- & btw i imagine vision-impaired users prolly regard this as just more ableist exclusion.

#thunderbird #linux #wayland #LinuxWomen

No idea if these are AI-spiked.

9to5Linux: Debian Trixie-Based Raspberry Pi Desktop Is Now Available for PC and Mac https://9to5linux.com/debian-trixie-based-raspberry-pi-desktop-is-now-available-for-pc-and-mac

GNOME 52 “Terengganu” Desktop Environment Is Scheduled for March 17th, 2027 https://9to5linux.com/gnome-52-terengganu-desktop-environment-is-scheduled-for-march-17th-2027 @9to5linux @mariusnestor #Linux #Debian

🎤 Upcoming at SeaGL 2026:
📍 10:30 AM on October 23
🗣️ "Be a Starter, Not a Finisher: For Yourself and For the World"
👥 Speaker(s): Deb Nicholson
📍 Room: Room 332
🏷️ Track: Community and Culture
📝 Even though finishers will nearly always get the credit, starters are the secret power that changes ...

#SeaGL2026 #community #FLOSS #opensource #linux
🔗 https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/V7RKJW/

#Kagi Ends #Orion Browser Development for #Linux, Will Open-Source It

https://linuxiac.com/kagi-ends-orion-browser-development-for-linux-will-open-source-it/

#FOSS #privacy #Windows

Continuing on my Sailfish OS discovery journey, in this video I talk about the history of Sailfish OS.

From the groundbreaking work at Nokia to the ambitious Open Source movement that underpins today's OS.

#sailfishos #jolla #nokia #linux

https://youtu.be/HMKwCoX4XkA

🎤 Upcoming at SeaGL 2026:
📍 10:30 AM on October 23
🗣️ "BadgeFed: Open, Decentralized Badges via ActivityPub"
👥 Speaker(s): Maho Pacheco
📍 Room: Room 250
🏷️ Track: Everything Else
📝 Digital badges promise portable, verifiable recognition, but in practice, they’re locked behind prop...

#SeaGL2026 #tech #activitypub #selfhosting #fediverse #linux
🔗 https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/UC3VVG/

Open for Business turns 25 today! In honor of the anniversary, @trbutler writes, "Twenty-five years ago today, the lights turned on here at #OFB. We were going to help the #Linux Desktop revolution happen. We're not there yet, but it has been an interesting ride." https://ofb.biz/safari/article/1464.html

@brouhaha

Just a fyi, I have an issue where my MBP will do something similar but that when the audio out to my monitor breaks. As the video is tied to audio, it won't play, but switching to internal speakers will make the video play.

Just a thought for future debugging.

#fedora #linux #firefox #video

I updated my Fodora system last week, and just noticed today that Firefox couldn't play Youtube videos. The download progress bar showed some video had downloaded, and I could see stills if I hoved over it, but it just showed a cycling circle non-progress indicator instead of the video.
So I did an update again, and now now it's working again. W00t!
#fedora #linux #firefox #video

Happy Anniversary!

Announcement: 27.09.1983
Source: https://www.gnu.org/gnu/initial-announcement.en.html

Thank you to everyone that has contributed to the project.

Website: https://www.gnu.org
Mastodon: @fsf

#GNU #GPL #FreeSoftware #FSF #FLOSS #Linux #GNULinux #Copyleft #GNUHealth #Emacs #GnuPG #Taler #Nano #Jami #GCompris #GIMP #GnuCash #Guix #Wget #Trisquel #LinuxLibre #Dynebolic #Parabola #Hyperbola #Mediagoblin #Savannah #IceCat #FreeFont #GNUHurd #Gnumeric #Shepherd #Guile #GCC #GNUBoot #GNURadio #GNUnet #FOSS

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GNU logo.

🎤 Upcoming at SeaGL 2026:
📍 09:10 AM on October 23
🗣️ "The mv Command Doesn't Move Things & Other Stuff New Users Don't Know"
👥 Speaker(s): Toby Betts
📍 Room: Room 250
🏷️ Track: Keynote
📝 If you think Linux dating all the way back to 1991 is old, wait'll you hear about AT&T UNIX. This ta...

#SeaGL2026 #keynote #linux #FLOSS #opensource
🔗 https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/TGRTZU/

How to use dithered brushes (screentones) in GIMP (and have it behave like it would in traditional monochrome drawing programs)

https://triapul.cz/automa/gimp_dither

#gimp #tutorial #monochrome @GIMP #linux #art

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GIMP Dither Brush

Bloodborne is running natively on Linux PC without traditional emulation! The bbport project targets PS4 version 1.09 and reportedly runs on an i5-9400, RX 580 and 16GB RAM.

You can find the link to the project in the comments.

#Bloodborne #PlayStation #PCGaming #Linux #GeekRealmHub

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Development has ended on the Linux port of Orion browser.

Kagi, the company who made it, says it plans to open source the code this month, but will not be continuing work itself. Users of the Linux beta will get no further updates.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/orion-linux-browser-development-ended?v1

#linux #openSource #tech

Is er qua prijs/prestatie verhouding wel iets wat in de buurt komt van een Mac Mini M6 (bijv 24GB voor €1500) voor het lokaal draaien en experimenteren met AI modellen, in de zin van Windows/Linux systemen, nog niet veel tegengekomen ? 🤔 Maar suggesties zijn welkom!
#AI #MacMini #lokaal #windows #linux

Tried to install an old Canon b/w laser printer on my Debian pc… pure madness 🫩 No way to make it work, and I'm not buying a “Linux‑compatible” printer.... 😑🖕🏻

Ended up spinning a free Windows 10 VM on VirtualBox, installed the drivers, shared a folder, done.
That tiny VM now handles all printing tasks 👊🏻

Life’s too short to fight printers on Linux.

#linux #debian #virtualbox #windows10 #printer

sdme: Clone your own Linux as a container

Quickly clone your own Linux system to test something: That’s what sdme, the systemd Machine Editor, offers.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/sdme-Clone-your-own-Linux-as-a-container-11472064.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Containerisierung #IT #Linux #OpenSource #news

OpenShot, Shotcut,
Fooyin and Audacity,
And Plank Reloaded.

(And a few others).

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/linux-app-release-roundup-september-2026?v1

#linux #openSource #foss

Ubuntu 26.10 has entered beta, with ISOs for the the 'Stonking Stingray' now available to download.

Highlights include Linux 7.3, GNOME 51 and a new window snapping experience with echoes of Windows 11.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu-2610-beta-released?v1

#Ubuntu #Linux #GNOME

New Release: #Tails 7.14

https://tails.net/news/version_7.14/

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

New #SpectreV2 attack variant leaks #Linux root password hash in minutes

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-spectre-v2-attack-variant-leaks-linux-root-password-hash-in-minutes/

#cybersecurity #FOSS #Spectre

October is upon us!
#Seagl2026 is about 3 weeks away!

So here is the schedule:
https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/schedule/

October 23rd and 24th. Seattle,WA

#linux #FLOSS #opensource #FOSS #OSS #oswh #free #libre #open

Blanc is a new open-source and cross-platform web browser built on Electron.

There's no tab strip or address bar as it uses a 'dynamic island' that doubles up as a command palette.

It even claims to use less memory than Chrome or Vivaldi.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/blanc-web-browser-new?v1

#opensource #webDev #linux

#Flatpak 1.18.4 Released With Fixes for Six Security Vulnerabilities

https://linuxiac.com/flatpak-1-18-4-released-with-fixes-for-six-security-vulnerabilities/

#FOSS #cybersecurity #Linux

Here's a fun little @libreoffice trick, that I've just stumbled across by accident:

If you select some text (e.g. triple click, or drag-to-select), and then type an opening bracket, it is automatically closed at the end of the selected text.

It works for (, [, and {.

#LibreOffice #Linux

I feel like poking the hornet's nest.

Hey #Unix #Linux #BSD

I've currently got weak, incel /bin/sh on my FreeBSD server

Should I switch to Bash, or Zsh? Why?

Free liqour and canes over on the right there.

New Attack Can Track You Across Operating Systems Without Elevated Privileges

https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/09/28/new-attack-can-track-you-across-operating-systems-without-elevated-privileges/

#privacy #cybersecurity #Linux #Windows #Mac #Android #iOS #Apple #FOSS

#AI is finding so many #Linux bugs that #Canonical is changing how #Ubuntu gets security fixes

https://nerds.xyz/2026/09/ubuntu-linux-ai-security-fixes/

#FOSS #cybersecurity

𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗢𝗦:

#Linux #OS #Distribution

https://thewhale.cc/posts/elementary-os

The fast, open, and privacy-respecting replacement for Windows and macOS.

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The fast, open, and privacy-respecting replacement for Windows and macOS.

So, my move to a BSD isn't going as quickly as I would like, and I wanted to get off of Debian since the whole vote to go pro-AI debacle. I figured moving to a Linux distribution that has a very strong anti-AI policy would be the right choice until I can get a BSD installed properly on my desktop or extra laptop. More than a year ago, I tried @elementary. It's an awesome project but I could never get my workflow working with the desktop environment. Most definitely not the fault of Elementary. I just have a weird workflow. Earlier today, I decided to give the latest release another try. I'm going to keep it on here and actually work with the desktop environment, instead of giving up after a day.

The project is staunchly anti-AI. And that is important to me. I know the Linux kernel is tainted but unless we want to fork the kernel from a version prior to Torvalds allowing the use of AI, we're just going to have to deal with it. I don't like it, but I'm no developer and who in the world would want to take on a forked project as big as the Linux kernel? Yikes!

Anyway, I'm really liking how I have Elementary setup on my ThinkPad T14 and I'm going to keep using it for now. Who knows? It might keep me on Linux with one piece of my hardware even after moving to BSD.

#linux #bsd #elementary_OS #noAI

Any #Linux users have a remote desktop app(s) they recommend?
(Linux Mint)

Silent Horizon is a transformation pack for Linux Mint, with desklets, panel applets and a custom dock theme.

It gives the desktop a darker, sleeker revamp – albeit with a performance hit.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/linux-mint-silent-horizon-design?v1

#linuxmint #linux #foss

Fedora users are debating whether to drop LibreOffice for Collabora Office.

A Discourse thread proposing the swap has become one of the forum's most active discussions in recent memory but no formal proposal has been filed.

Collabora Office ships the same LibreOffice engine with a redesigned interface, drops Base and Draw, and ships mainly as a Flatpak, clashing with Fedora's RPM-first standards.

Full article: https://digitalescapetools.com/2026/09/fedora-libreoffice-collabora-office-debate.html

#Linux #Fedora #LibreOffice #Collabora #OpenSource

The Netherlands is building its own Linux-based government workplace

DAWO uses NixOS as the foundation for a broader open-source stack covering cloud, collaboration, IT management and more. Version 0.1.2 is already stable, with 1.0 targeted for 2027.

#Linux #OpenSource #GeekRealmHub

Armbian for Amlogic, Rockchip, and Allwinner devices brings Linux to a wide range of TV boxes, including models without official support.

Replace Android TV with Armbian and use your device as a small server, with Docker support, kernel updates, eMMC/SD/USB storage, and backup tools.

⚠️ This is an independent Armbian-based project, not the official Armbian repository.

More details : https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/armbian.html

#Armbian #Linux #SelfHosting #Docker #HomeLab #OpenSource #ARM

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Screenshot of Armbian showing a green circuit-board graphic with orange “ARM” lettering and the title “Armbian.” The description explains that Armbian is a lightweight Debian/Ubuntu-based Linux distribution for ARM devices, extending support to unofficially supported hardware such as Android TV boxes that can be repurposed as Linux servers.

No time to play with CoW today but did log back into the machine after running around on my main box (Plasma) all day.

Swaylock needs some themeing but once in and seeing the partially modified twm I was working on yesterday it gave me a big smile. Simple and sharp!

Anyway, still going to pick at this in the background. Need to figure out how to manage minimized apps and launching and stuff using waybar, waybar-wlr-taskbar, cowiconbox, sway*, and friends.

So customizable! You can make your own desktop paradigms for the most part. I love it! Ha.

Is there a way to create animations? Something like a Picom add-on but for Wayland?

I installed Budgie (iirc 10.10.2) on my test box just to have a look - launching from sddm gives a login loop so I'll ignore that for now as that's more time to debug than I'm willing to invest ATM.

Fun!

#Linux #RunBSD #CoW #RiverWM #Wayland #WaylandDesktop #Sway

The Q4OS team created a Breeze theme for the Trinity desktop so Trinity can now look like modern KDE Plasma 6. Great!

https://www.q4os.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=6292

#q4os #trinitydesktop #kdeplasma #kdeplasma6 #kde6 #linux #debian #linuxdesktop

Ubuntu 26.10 Beta has been delayed by a week.

It was supposed to be released on 24 September, but the 'Stonking Stingray' proven too slippery – it'll now be out on 1 October.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-2610-beta-release-delay?v1

#ubuntu #linux #stonking

Ubuntu 26.10 adds a new way to tile windows.

A late feature addition introduces a layout picker, which slides in from the top of the screen each time you drag a window.

The concept will be familiar to those who've used Windows 11, or the Tiling Shell GNOME extension.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-2610-tiling?v1

#Ubuntu #Linux #GNOME

Qualcomm announces Linux support for Snapdragon X2

In the future, Qualcomm processors will also support Linux operating systems, initially Debian, followed shortly by Ubuntu.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Qualcomm-announces-Linux-support-for-Snapdragon-X2-11464447.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Debian #Hardware #IT #Linux #Notebooks #Qualcomm #Ubuntu #news

Ubuntu's been working on a new voice to text tool called Myna, powered by local voice speech recognition models.

This week, the various components were added the Snap Store, making it possible to try the tech out early.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-myna-ai-install?v1

#Ubuntu #Linux #AI

Sublime Text 4 has received its first update in over a year.

Syntax highlighting was improved, a rewritten C# highlighter added and it now supports file icon themes to let users customise the sidebar.

Plus, a stack of bug fixes for Linux.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/sublime-text-python-3-14-update?v2

#Linux #DevTools #coding

sketches for @tautropfli's Ripples.

#gnome #app #icon #design #sketch #cd #dvd #audio #music #linux

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Closeup of a notebook with grid paper on a wooden table showing 3 pencil icon sketches: 1. a CD with a water ripple pattern appearing from the centre. 2. a CD with 3 waves ribbons flowing out of the he disc 3. a CD containing a mini artwork of a wavy ocean clouds and some birds

sketches for @lwindolf's Liferea.

#gnome #app #icon #design #sketch #rss #feed #reader #linux #foss

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Closeup of a notebook with grid paper on a wooden table showing 3 pencil icon sketches: 1. a portable retro metal magazine stand showing 3 booklets. 2. a stack of newspapers held together by a rope. 3. a newspaper with an RSS symbol + the text "RSS".

Turned an Arduino Uno into a real PLC today 😃

First steps with #OpenPLC: two timers, three ladder rungs and a 500 ms heartbeat later, the built-in LED blinks. Yes, I used ladder logic for what delay(500) does in one line. No regrets 😆

Plot twist: the LED stayed on until I learned the pin address comes from Pin Mapping, not from tutorials 🕵️

#Arduino #PLC #LadderLogic #OpenSource #Embedded #Linux

Ubuntu kernel security updates will soon be arriving weekly.

Canonical has changed it cadence to keep pace with what it says is an 'explosion' in vulnerabilities being found and reported by researchers using AI tools.

The changes take effect from the end of this month.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-kernel-security-updates-faster?v1

#ubuntu #linux #openSource

Can you believe it? #SeaGL2026 is happening a month from today!!!

October 23rd and 24th @ UW in Seattle, WA

See you all there, tell your friends!
Free to attend, Registration is optional https://seagl.org/register

#linux #opensource #seattle #FLOSS #FOSS #OSS #oshw #security #privacy #tech #free #libre #open

Revel in your #Linux nerddom with two #xkcd fonts

mkdir -p $HOME/.local/share/fonts/xkcd
cd $HOME/.local/share/fonts/xkcd
wget https://github.com/ipython/xkcd-font/raw/refs/heads/master/xkcd/build/xkcd.otf
wget https://github.com/ipython/xkcd-font/raw/refs/heads/master/xkcd-script/font/xkcd-script.ttf
fc-cache -f

A new system monitor app that runs on Linux – from an unlikely author.

TMOG is made by David Plummer, a developer who worked on the original Windows Task Manager in the mid-90s.

Though free to use, it's not open-source, and some features require a $40 license.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/tmog-task-manager-linux-beta?v1

#linux #microsoft #tech

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I've been fussing around with Labwc a bit. The out of the box Labwc config on Alpine is very minimal. Labwc uses Openbox themes, but before I go down that rabbit hole I want to explore CoW.

Following the build instructions "bouncing ball" on both the river and CoW Codeberg pages resulted in success with CoW selectable and launch-able in sddm with zero dramas.

Clicking on the empty desktop and getting the minimalist CoW (fvwm!) menu to appear for the first time was a bit of a comfy old shoe moment. Ha.

Thanks River and @thomasadam !

Now the fun, hard, and time consuming part: making CoW look the way I want it to look and selecting tools to flesh out the rest of the desktop.

I did go looking for some of my old fvwm configs in my code repo but I guess I never saved my desktop configs - just my carputer stuff. 2008 was a long time ago. Oh well.

Fun!

#CoW #CompositorOnWayland #RiverWM #River #Labwc #Linux #AlpineLinux #RunBSD #fvwm #sddm

The Framework Laptop 12 ships with Fedora KDE Plasma pre-installed.

On Fedora Podcast 61, Framework's Michael Tunnell explains why KDE won on stylus and touchscreen support, and what officially supported actually means.

https://youtu.be/vcpIPi2kuYc

#Fedora #Framework #Linux

@w3c

poke @ekimia @ordinateurs_secondemain @chatons #installparty #linux @12train @libreoffice @lessanspages @maisouvaleweb @FediTips