GNU/Linux Leftovers

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 07, 2025

• Desktop/Laptop

  • XDA ☛ 4 ways to make any Linux distro feel more like Windows

    Switching from Windows to Linux can be daunting, especially if you're not handy with a command-line. If you're totally new, you've definitely been hit with that wave of disorientation when you try and navigate the context menus for an option that isn't there, or using a Windows key shortcut that isn't bound on Linux.

    Fortunately, there are ways to tweak essentially any Linux distro to make it more comfortable for new converts from Windows. Whether it's Ubuntu, Fedora, or an Arch-based distro, these 4 tips can go a long way to bring back that sense of familiarity from Windows over to your new operating system.

• Server

  • Istio Change Notes

    Traffic Management

    Promoted Istio dual-stack support to beta. (Issue #54127)

    Updated the default value for maximum accepted connections per socket event. The default value now is 1 for inbound and outbound listeners explicitly binding to ports in sidecars. Listeners with no iptables interception will benefit from better performance under high connection churn scenarios. To get the old behavior, you can set MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_SOCKET_EVENT_LOOP to zero.

• Games

  • Tom's Hardware ☛ Vectrex Mini retro console shatters Kickstarter goal within minutes — it will now cost $173, up from $115 and $150, to secure yours.

    The Vectrex Mini vector retrogaming console blasted past its €100,000 funding goal within just 15 minutes

• Desktop Environments (DE)/Window Managers (WM)

  • K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt

    • VTubing on Fedora KDE 42

      I finally have a good desktop computer for streaming, and I have been testing streaming KDE documentation work on Twitch (with occasional Silksong speedrunning) while using a bunny avatar.

      It’s time to announce it: I now stream mondays to fridays at 8 PM UTC (5 PM UTC-3 / Brasilia time) on twitch.tv/herzenschein. Come and say hi, ask about KDE stuff there!

• Distributions and Operating Systems

  • Devices/Embedded

    • New Electronics ☛ Peridio’s production-grade Linux stack accelerates physical AI deployment

      This design shows how embedded device manufacturers can develop an NVIDIA Jetson board-based prototype by using Peridio’s fully production-hardened Avocado OS, which is an off-the-shelf Linux distribution which is easy to work with during prototyping, but which is also optimised for use in volume production designs.

      The Avocado OS is backed by Peridio’s device management, update, security and maintenance features which enable robotics and embedded device manufacturers to take products to market without spending months on reworking and having to harden prototypes for production.