GNU/Linux, BSD, and Hardware Leftovers

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 11, 2025

• HowTo Geek ☛ I brought my Linux desktop back to Christmas 1993

  I love the Christmas season, especially nostalgic callbacks to Christmases past. Up until this year, I'd limited my decorating to just my house, but I came across a throwback animated decoration for Linux desktops I couldn't help but install.

• Kernel Space / Git

  • Neowin ☛ Linux kernel's 'd_genocide' function removed to align with inclusive language guidelines

    The controversial d_genocide() function has been stripped from the GNU/Linux kernel's upcoming update. Introduced two years ago, the code's name likely violated inclusive language rules.

  • Git Log Styles Every Developer Should Know (With Examples)?

    🚀 20+ git log Styles Every Developer Should Know (With Examples)git log is one of the most powerful commands in Git, but most people only use the default view.

    With the right options, you can turn raw history into clean summaries, graphs, statistics, and custom reports that are perfect for debugging and code reviews.

    In this post, you'll see different styles of git log with ready-to-use commands and example outputs that you can copy into your terminal.

• Applications

  • ZDNet ☛ My favorite Linux search tools make it easier to find your files - no command line needed

    In the early days of Linux, searching for files was a command-line affair using either locate or find. Although the tools were suitable for the job, they would sometimes fail to find what I was looking for or would require complicated regular expressions to function properly.

    New users to Linux should avoid using regular expressions. This is especially true now, with the many great GUI applications available for Linux. After all, why would you bother with the command line when you can point and click your way to finding the files and folders you need?

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

  • GNOME Desktop/GTK

    • Ubuntu Handbook ☛ New Extension to Enable GNOME Top Bar in Multiple Displays

      For Ubuntu, Fedora Workstation, and other GNU/Linux with recent GNOME Desktop, there’s now a new extension to enable the top-bar in multiple monitors. As you know, GNOME top-bar by default only shows in the primary display for multi-monitors working in the “Join Mode”.

• Distributions and Operating Systems

  • BSD

    • FreeBSD ☛ FreeBSD Foundation Q3 2025 Status Update

      Here are some of the ways we supported FreeBSD in the third quarter of 2025.

  • SUSE/OpenSUSE

    • Open Build Service Service Disruption

      The Open Build Service (OBS) experienced a service disruption. Last Monday, December 1st, immediately following a deployment, OBS was inoperative for about 35 minutes. All OBS users were affected, and build.opensuse.org returned to normal operation around 12:30 UTC. We want to give you some insight into what happened and what steps we are taking to prevent similar problems in the future.

  • Open Hardware/Modding

    • Ruben Schade ☛ Modern Commodore 64 cartridge loaders

      First, the Commodore 64 is awesome! I’ve been getting more stuck into 486-era PC hardware and the Apple II of late, but it bowls me over just how good the graphics and sound are every time I use it, especially for the time it was designed and released. It’s no wonder so many of my GenX friends and older have these machines etched into their soul. Compared to everything else at the time, it must have felt like an alien delivered the goods. I’m more a tinkerer than a gamer, but wow.

    • CNX Software ☛ STEVAL-ROBKIT1 – A robot evaluation kit based on STM32H725 and STM32G0 microcontrollers

      The STEVAL-ROBKIT1 is an evaluation kit for robotics applications based on ST’s STM32H725 and STM32G0 Arm microcontrollers. It’s the first such robot kit from the company, and it targets both traditional engineering teams, educators, and students.