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GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
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Desktop/Laptop
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Brad Frost ☛ The History of Themeable User Interfaces
Design tokens may be the latest incarnation, but software creators have been creating themeable user interfaces for quite a long time! As with all things, we can study history to learn from our past to inform our future. So let’s dig in!
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Audiocasts/Shows
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The BSD Now Podcast ☛ BSD Now 626: USB webcam testing
FreeBSD Journal Summer 2025 Edition, Java hiding in plain sight, BSDCan 2025 Trip report, Call for testing OpenBSD webcams, recent new features in OpenSSH, Improved 802.11g AP compatibility check, and more
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Kernel Space
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Hobby OS Development Hub ☛ Object-oriented design patterns on OSHub
It was fascinating to see how something as low-level as the kernel can still borrow the benefits of object orientation "encapsulation", modularity, and extensibility. This lead me to experimenting with implementing all my kernels services with this approach.
The basic idea is to have a "vtable" as a struct with function pointers. Describing the interface for the object.
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LWN ☛ Seven stable kernels for Thursday
Greg Kroah-Hartman has announced the release of the 6.16.4, 6.12.44, 6.6.103, 6.1.149, 5.15.190, 5.10.241, and 5.4.297 stable GNU/Linux kernels. Each one contains important fixes.
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Distributions and Operating Systems
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Eerie Linux ☛ A gentle introduction to CP/M
This article is just what the headline promises: an introduction to the CP/M operating system. No previous knowledge of 1970s and early ’80s operating systems is required. However, some familiarity with Linux or a BSD-style operating system is assumed, as the setup process suggested here involves using a package manager and command-line tools. But why explore CP/M in the 2020s? There are (at least) two good reasons: 1) historical education 2) gaining a better understanding of how computers actually work.
Last year I wrote two articles about CP/M after having taken a first look at it: [...]
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Arch Family
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Geeky Gadgets ☛ Omarchy 2.0 : GNU/Linux OS Designed for Developers and Creators in 2025
What if your operating system wasn’t just a tool, but a canvas for your workflow? Imagine a desktop environment so streamlined that every keystroke feels intentional, every application tailored to your needs, and every resource optimized for peak performance.
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Fedora Family / IBM
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Red Hat Official ☛ Red Hat contributes Trustify project to OpenSSF’s GUAC community
In an effort to create a more unified and scalable solution for managing security metadata, Red Hat is proud to contribute Trustify to the Graph for Understanding Artifact Composition (GUAC), an Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) incubating project. This contribution reflects Red Hat’s belief that transparent, upstream-first innovation is essential to building security solutions that are more scalable, interoperable, and community-driven. Under the OpenSSF umbrella, end-users will be able to contribute and collaborate to Trustify, helping to grow the project adoption and mature the technology.
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Orbital data center heads to ISS to test real-time edge computing in space
The project is in partnership with Axiom Space and Red Hat, and employs Red Hat Device Edge to provide in-orbit computing power. The system will be designed to survive the rigors of space, with self-healing and damage-tolerant capabilities.
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Devuan Family
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Dyne ☛ vdev available for devuan
Vdev is now installable in devuan without any workaround from the following repository: [...]
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Canonical/Ubuntu Family
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OMG Ubuntu ☛ Ubuntu 25.10 Snapshot 4 is Available to Download
The fourth monthly snapshot of Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) is out, the final before the Ubuntu 25.10 beta release in September. Fancy testing it?
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