GNU/Linux Leftovers

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 24, 2025

• Audiocasts/Shows

  • Jupiter Broadcasting ☛ Tunneling Home for the Holidays | LINUX Unplugged 642

    Chris cooked up a wild remote-access trick for Jellyfin that skips VPNs entirely. One tiny toggle spins up a secure tunnel on demand. Simple, absurd, and shockingly effective.

• Instructionals/Technical

  • Linux.org ☛ Custom Screen Resolutions in GNU/Linux with xrandr (VirtualBox-Friendly Guide)

    I came across this issue when using VirtualBox. I know you may be thinking that this is something simple. All you need to do is press the HOST key and 'F' for full screen, but this is a completely different way without losing the windowed screen.
    Personally, I prefer to leave it with the window so I have access to the minimize, restore and close buttons in the top right corner. It also leaves my menu at the top left, while the hardware information is at the bottom right.

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

  • K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt

    • XDA ☛ My favorite Linux desktop environment is getting a brilliant new screen-recording trick

      Ever since I got into Linux six months ago, I've fallen in love with KDE Plasma. I've added it to pretty much every distro I've tried: Fedora with Plasma, EndeavourOS with Plasma (a default, but still), Arch Linux with Plasma, and one time, just the plain KDE Plasma OS. For me, KDE Plasma is the BBQ sauce of Linux desktop environments: you can slap it on anything and it'll taste great.

      So, you can imagine that I'm always watching the KDE blogs like a hawk to see what's coming next to my beloved environment. Today, the developers posted an update on how progress is going with version 6.6.0, and one of the highlights made my jaw drop.

• Distributions and Operating Systems

  • Distro Watch ☛ DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD.

    [...] We also talk about the Debian Libre Live project publishing ISO files which strip non-free components from Debian for a completely free and open software experience. [...]

  • Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications

    • Android Police ☛ I don't trust Pixel phones anymore — here's why

      It has a lot of potential, but it needs work. Unfortunately, Google seems to be on the wrong track and has inadvertently revealed an inherent flaw with its devices in the process.