Tux Machines Bulletin for Thursday, March 27, 2025 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Fri 28 Mar 02:49:44 GMT 2025 Created by Dr. Roy Schestowitz (𝚛𝚘𝚢 (at) 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚣 (dot) 𝚌𝚘𝚖) Full hyperlinks for navigation omitted but are fully available in the originals The corresponding HTML versions are at http://news.tuxmachines.org ╒═══════════════════ 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐗 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⦿ Tux Machines - 5 best Linux distros for staying anonymous - when a VPN isn't enough ⦿ Tux Machines - 7 Linux Features I Miss Every Time I Boot into Windows 11 ⦿ Tux Machines - A look at /e/OS on tablet hardware [LWN.net] ⦿ Tux Machines - Android Devices as GNU/Linux PCs, Disappointment With Samsung, Phones Getting Bloated ⦿ Tux Machines - Android Leftovers ⦿ Tux Machines - A Roadmap for a modern Plasma Login Manager ⦿ Tux Machines - Audiocasts/Shows: FLOSS Weekly, Geerling on TV, Going [GNU/]Linux ⦿ Tux Machines - Credible nerd says stop using atop, doesn't say why, everyone panics ⦿ Tux Machines - Dolphin file manager, rar files & available space problem ⦿ Tux Machines - Free and Open Source Software ⦿ Tux Machines - Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Celebrating Document Freedom Day ⦿ Tux Machines - Games: Batocera, Bazzite, ChimeraOS, and More ⦿ Tux Machines - Games: Godot, Steam Deck, and More ⦿ Tux Machines - How-To Geek on Plex Media Server and Raspberry Pi ⦿ Tux Machines - Kernel Articles in LWN ⦿ Tux Machines - LibreOffice 25.2.2 Office Suite Is Now Available for Download with 83 Bug Fixes ⦿ Tux Machines - OpenSUSE: Freedom Does Not Come From One Vendor, Some Security Advisories Detailed ⦿ Tux Machines - Plastics are good. 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I couldn't ignore this suspicion, but they offered to pay me rates I'd never been paid before. I accepted the gig, knowing I'd have to take extra precautions to keep my information safe. Instead of a VPN, I opted for a Linux distribution geared toward anonymity, privacy, and security. When dealing with anything related to that client, I'd fire up the specialized Linux distribution and do whatever I needed to do. Once finished, I'd shut down the distribution, knowing I'd have to fire it back up soon. Read_on ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 138 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/7_Linux_Features_I_Miss_Every_Time_I_Boot_into_Windows_11.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/7_Linux_Features_I_Miss_Every_Time_I_Boot_into_Windows_11.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 7 Linux Features I Miss Every Time I Boot into Windows 11⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Mar 27, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇penguin_walking_from_windows_laptop_going_to_linux_laptop⦈_ Quoting: 7 Linux Features I Miss Every Time I Boot into Windows 11 — Ever wondered what you're missing by sticking to Windows and not trying out Linux? As a dual booter, I jump between Linux and Windows every day, and I find Linux far more feature-rich compared to Windows. I use Linux for my personal projects and Windows for my professional responsibilities. This puts me in a unique position where I get to do the same tasks in two different ways—and, from my personal experience, I find the Linux way superior. Here are the seven reasons why! Read_on ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⠁⠰⠶⢄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⠤⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⢠⣶⠄⢠⡅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⠠⠤⠒⠊⠉⠁⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣶⣶⣶⣤⣤⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡠⠃⠀⣿⣾⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡤⠄⠒⠂⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣂⣤⣒⣩⠶⠛⠉⠁⢠⣷⣠⣿⡏⠀⠒⠂⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣷⡒⠀⣸⠀⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⣿⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⢿⣿⣿⣿⣷⢸⠹⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⣴⣽⣿⣿⣿⢀⣷⠄⠈⠻⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣖⣻⣹⣿⣿⣥⣼⣿⣄⣠⣶⣶⡿⠛⣿⣿⣟⣋⣀⣤⣤⣤⣶⣾⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡶⠶⠞⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣤⣤⣄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠃⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣾⣭⣭⣭⣭⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣦⣤⣉⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⢟⣛⣯⣭⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣤⡉⠻⢿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⢛⣛⣩⣭⣴⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⣤⣴⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 203 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/A_look_at_e_OS_on_tablet_hardware_LWN_net.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/A_look_at_e_OS_on_tablet_hardware_LWN_net.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ A look at /e/OS on tablet hardware [LWN.net]⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 27, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇fork_of_LineageOS⦈_ /e⁠/⁠OS is a privacy-centric, open-source mobile operating system that has primarily been targeted at mobile phones, with only a few community supported images available for tablet devices. In December, Murena—a company that sells devices with /⁠e⁠/⁠OS preinstalled—announced that /⁠e⁠/⁠OS now officially supports tablets as well, starting with the Pixel tablet. The user experience is close enough to mainstream alternatives to make it attractive, but there are some under-the-hood problems that may give users pause. /⁠e⁠/⁠OS is a "deGoogled" fork of LineageOS and continues to pull patches from Android Open Source Project as well. It was originally "Eelo", inspired by moray eels, but it was renamed due to a conflict with a company called eelloo. It is produced by the e Foundation, a non-profit organization in the public interest under French law. The foundation was registered by Mandrake Linux founder Gaël Duval in 2018. Mandrake Linux later became Mandriva Linux due to trademark issues, suggesting that Duval might want to pick future names more carefully. Murena is a privately held "sister company" that has run crowdfunding campaigns to put /⁠e⁠/⁠OS devices into the market. It helps to fund the e Foundation, which also receives donations from individuals and other organizations. The most recent release is version 2.8, a minor security and bug-fix release, announced on February 27. It is based on LineageOS 21, which is based on Android 14. It incorporates updates from LineageOS up to January 29 and the Android security patches available as of January 2025. The project seems to put out its minor updates on a monthly cadence, and is about a month behind on integrating security updates from Android. The most recent major LineageOS release is 22 from December 2024, based on Android 15. This means that /⁠e⁠/⁠OS lags behind its upstreams by a fair amount for security updates, and won't be the best choice for users who want to get the newest Android features quickly. /⁠e⁠/⁠OS also includes the microG project, which is an open-source implementation of proprietary Android apps and libraries. It replaces Google Play Services, and users do not need to authenticate with Google or even have a Google account. 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tablet, has been getting increasingly blurrier. For example, we can see this in the web browser market share: as StatCounter reports, as of today, 62.23% of the web market share extracted from browser statistics comes from mobile phones, with only the remainder of that coming from desktops and tablets. * ⚓ Andre Franca ☛ Disappointment_with_Samsung⠀⇛ Samsung, a global leader in the technology industry, is often recognized for its cutting-edge devices and innovative features rivaling with Apple. From their flagship smartphones to smart home appliances, the brand has built a reputation as a powerhouse in the electronics market worldwide. Yet, despite their impressive hardware capabilities, there is one area where Samsung consistently lets users (including me) down: the delivery of timely software updates and the persistent, unavoidable issue of bloatware. As someone who relies heavily on my devices to stay connected and productive, these shortcomings have become a constant source of frustratio.ntco * ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ A_large_dearth_of_small_phones⠀⇛ There may be unusual devices from obscure companies that are smaller, but I didn’t see a single device for sale in those general electronics stores that were the size of my SE3, let alone smaller. This is amazing to me, considering the SE3 shares the shell of the original iPhone 6 that launched as “the larger iPhone family”. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 388 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/Android_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/Android_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Android Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Mar 27, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Pixel_Watch⦈_ * ⚓ Pixel_Watch_users_hit_with_wave_of_bugs_after_Wear_OS_5.1_update_ (Update:_Google_investigating)⠀⇛ * ⚓ Android_Auto_14.0_is_rolling_out_now_– and_it'll_soon_swap_Google Assistant_for_the_smarter_Gemini_|_TechRadar⠀⇛ * ⚓ Lilbits:_Google_is_moving_more_Android_development_behind_closed_doors, Nothing_Phone_(3a)_Community_Edition,_and_a_31.2_inch_color_E_Ink_display with_an_18_Hz_refresh_rate_-_Liliputing⠀⇛ * ⚓ Google's_Android_OS_Will_Reportedly_Be_Developed_Privately_as_Company Shifts_Strategy_|_Technology_News⠀⇛ * ⚓ Report_claims_Google_may_move_to_'privately'_develop_Android's_future_| Android_Central⠀⇛ * ⚓ Gee_whiz,_Gboard!_An_invaluable_new_Android_typing_upgrade_– Computerworld⠀⇛ * ⚓ Google_will_move_Android_AOSP_development_behind_closed_doors⠀⇛ * ⚓ Google_Takes_Android_Development_Private⠀⇛ * ⚓ Google_makes_Android_development_private,_will_continue_open_source releases_-_Ars_Technica⠀⇛ * ⚓ Exclusive:_Google_will_develop_the_Android_OS_fully_in_private,_here's why⠀⇛ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⣽⣿⣿⡿⠟⣛⠋⠉⠉⠉⣛⠻⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⢫⣿⣿⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣯⢀⣾⣿⡿⠁⠀⢠⣤⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠹⠛⠙⠿⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣥⣭⣽⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠴⢧⣄⣉⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠈⠁⠹⠿⠟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⣹⢷⣿⣿⢿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠛⠒⠢⢬⡃⣛⠳⠂⠀⠀⠀⠙⠒⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠋⠙⠻⢿⣇⢠⡟⣾⣿⠛⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠘⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⢻⣾⠁⣿⡟⢉⢽⣿⡇⠀⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⠈⡿⠀⡧⠞⠋⠘⢿⣗⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣍⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠘⠶⠈⠁⠀⢸⣿⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠙⠛⠛⠛⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⢨⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⠟⠛⠙⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠁⠀⢀⣾⣿⣿⣟⣉⣀⣀⣀⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠷⠦⢿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⠛⠟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣠⣄⣄⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣀⣄⣀⡀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠃⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⠆⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡻⠿⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 469 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/A_Roadmap_for_a_modern_Plasma_Login_Manager.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/A_Roadmap_for_a_modern_Plasma_Login_Manager.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ A Roadmap for a modern Plasma Login Manager⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Mar 27, 2025, updated Mar 27, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Gnome⦈_ Quoting: # A Roadmap for a modern Plasma Login Manager – David Edmundson's Web Log — Plasma's login experience is an area that we know requires some improvement — it works OK in the basic case, but it's very barebones and doesn't handle anything beyond that. As a complete desktop experience, it's our job to provide support for the edge cases too. Read_on Linuxiac: * ⚓ KDE_Proposes_New_Plasma_Login_Manager_to_Replace_SDDM⠀⇛ Several years ago, KDE retired its bespoke display manager (KDM) in favor of SDDM. However, despite the community’s best efforts, SDDM’s architecture made it challenging to incorporate everything from advanced power management to specialized input methods. So, now looks like it is entering its final chapter, too. Why do I say that? A bit surprising, KDE developer David Edmundson unveiled a proposal to overhaul Plasma’s login manager. The main goal is to address limitations in the existing SDDM while creating a more seamless and cohesive login experience for users. As you know, currently, SDDM has been the go-to display manager for Plasma, offering a modern, QML-based approach. 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What’s new, what’s coming, and why is flagship status such a big deal? * ⚓ Jeff Geerling ☛ Never_in_a_million_years...⠀⇛ Never in a million years... ...would I have imagined my video_on_whether_a_pigeon_is_faster than_the_Internet would end up on a popular Italian quiz show, L'Eredita. * ⚓ Going Linux ☛ Going_GNU/Linux_#465_·_Listener_Feedback⠀⇛ Episode_Time_Stamps 00:00 Going GNU/Linux #465 · Listener Feedback 01:35 Bill can breathe again 07:40 Reid: About the Lemur Pro 11:39 George from Tulsa: Learning the lesson again - buy hardware with GNU/Linux pre-installed 16:02 Guimar: Seeking advice on GNU/Linux 25:02 Roger: Abusive Monopolist Microsoft news - Solar Winds 30:03 George: Commented on computer/monitor stands 33:13 George: On the M4 Mini 39:42 Harry: Shares his decision 41:26 Ambrose: About GNU/Linux kernel headers 50:18 Costas: The Ubuntu MATE installer 54:58 Gus: Comments on Snap packages 56:34 Ian: Remote access 58:05 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 59:11 End ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 617 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/Credible_nerd_says_stop_using_atop_doesn_t_say_why_everyone_pan.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/Credible_nerd_says_stop_using_atop_doesn_t_say_why_everyone_pan.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Credible nerd says stop using atop, doesn't say why, everyone panics⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Mar 27, 2025 Quoting: It might be a good time to temporarily uninstall atop — Atop is a system monitoring tool for Linux and FreeBSD, and most distros include it in their repositories. It's been around for years and the last release, version 2.11.0, was out in June last year. Even Red Hat has recommended it in the past. Atop is in the family of the well-known top command. "TOP" stands for "table of processes" – at least colloquially – and it's a sort of task manager for the Unix shell. It shows you a live, constantly updating list of the most active processes running on your computer, which you can sort by various criteria, such as CPU or memory usage. Pretty much all Unix-like OSes include the top command, and there are a bunch of similar ones, including the popular htop by Hisham Muhammad, co-creator of Reg FOSS desk favorite GoboLinux, and btop++, which we recently used to demonstrate the tiny resource usage of Pi- hole. Read_on ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 658 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/Dolphin_file_manager_rar_files_available_space_problem.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/Dolphin_file_manager_rar_files_available_space_problem.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Dolphin file manager, rar files & available space problem⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Mar 27, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Dolphin⦈_ Quoting: Dolphin file manager, rar files & available space problem — Here's a wee issue you won't come across every day. Or even every week. Say you're using Linux. A Plasma desktop, to be more precise. Let's say Kubuntu. There, the default file manager is a program called Dolphin, and it's extremely capable. It can do many wondrous things. It can extract archives in various formats, like say tar, zip, and others. But most of the time, it must rely on what your system has. For instance, it won't do 7z natively, unless you add a package. I encountered a problem with a rar file extraction recently. The funny thing is, the error message is quite weird, and does not indicate you have an issue with the file format. Instead, you will get a "bogus" message that your system does not have enough free space available. At this point, you might start sweating and fretting. No need, let's fix this. 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Think of Machine Learning as cutting-edge, and Deep Learning as the cutting-edge of the cutting-edge. Deep learning has revolutionized pattern recognition, introducing tools that power a wide range of technologies in such diverse fields as computer vision, natural language processing, and automatic speech recognition. Applying deep learning requires you to simultaneously understand how to cast a problem, the basic mathematics of modeling, the algorithms for fitting your models to data, and the engineering techniques to implement it all. This roundup picks some useful books to learn about Deep Learning. The books are free to read. The article is divided into 2 pages. * ⚓ Qt-DAB_is_a_DAB_decoder_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ Qt-DAB is software for listening to terrestrial Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB and DAB+). Qt-DAB is designed to be used with different SDR devices. A simple and clean interface is used and Qt-DAB-6.9 has support for a DABsticks, all models of the SDRplay, Airspy, HackRF, LimeSDR, Adalm Pluto etc. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ PAR_Scrape_is_a_web_scraping_tool_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ PAR Scrape is a versatile web scraping tool with options for Selenium or Playwright, featuring AI-powered data extraction and formatting. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ w2vgrep_is_a_semantic_grep_tool_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ It’s designed to find semantically similar matches to the query, going beyond simple string matching. Supports multiple languages. The experience is designed to be similar to grep. w2vgrep requires a word embedding model in binary format. The default model loader uses the model file’s extension to determine the type (.bin, .8bit.int). A few compatible model files are also available. This is free and open source software. ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠛⠈⠉⠀⠈⠉⠙⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠋⠀⢀⣀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠛⠿⣿⣏⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⡃⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠟⠁⠀⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠛⠻⠂⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠈⠁⠀⠀⠙⢻⡟⠙⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⠻⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡦⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣤⠄⣠⣤⠀⣀⣀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⣿⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 821 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Celebrating_Document_Fr.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Celebrating_Document_Fr.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Celebrating Document Freedom Day⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 27, 2025 * ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Cloudflare_Open-Sources_OPKSSH:_SSH_with_Single_Sign-On⠀⇛ Cloudflare released OPKSSH (OpenPubkey SSH) as open source (Apache-2.0 license) under the umbrella of the OpenPubkey project. And let me tell you, this is big because this move brings single sign-on (SSO) to SSH without requiring any changes to the standard SSH protocols or software. * ⚓ It's FOSS ☛ FOSS_Weekly_#25.13:_Kernel_6.14,_Zorin_17.3,_EU_OS,_apt Guide_and_More_GNU/Linux_Stuff⠀⇛ GNU minus Linux? * ⚓ Open Source For U ☛ Essential_Open_Source_Tools_for_Network Administrators⠀⇛ Let’s delve into a wide array of open source tools designed to address critical areas such as connectivity testing, traffic monitoring, security, automation, and advanced networking. These tools empower network professionals to enhance reliability, fortify security, and streamline operations by leveraging the flexibility and innovation of open source technology. * ⚓ Open Source For U ☛ MongoDB_Atlas_Expands_In_Southeast_Asia⠀⇛ MongoDB Atlas Expands to proprietary trap AWS in Malaysia and Thailand // Local availability enables businesses like Botnoi and EasyEat to drive innovation and enhance user experiences. MongoDB has announced that MongoDB Atlas, its industry-leading multi-cloud data platform, is now available in Amazon Web Services (AWS) Regions in Malaysia and Thailand. * ⚓ Libre Arts ☛ LibreArts_Weekly_recap_—_23_March_2025⠀⇛ Week highlights: new releases of GIMP, Blender, PDF4QT, libwacom, and LosslessCut. * ⚓ Kubernetes Blog ☛ Kubernetes_v1.33_sneak_peek⠀⇛ As the release of Kubernetes v1.33 approaches, the Kubernetes project continues to evolve. Features may be deprecated, removed, or replaced to improve the overall health of the project. This blog post outlines some planned changes for the v1.33 release, which the release team believes you should be aware of to ensure the continued smooth operation of your Kubernetes environment and to keep you up-to-date with the latest developments. The information below is based on the current status of the v1.33 release and is subject to change before the final release date. § The Kubernetes API removal and deprecation process The Kubernetes project has a well-documented deprecation_policy for features. This policy states that stable Hey Hi (AI) may only be deprecated when a newer, stable version of that same API is available and that Hey Hi (AI) have a minimum lifetime for each stability level. A deprecated API has been marked for removal in a future Kubernetes release. It will continue to function until removal (at least one year from the deprecation), but usage will result in a warning being displayed. Removed Hey Hi (AI) are no longer available in the current version, at which point you must migrate to using the replacement. * § Events⠀➾ o ⚓ FSF ☛ FSF_Blogs:_FSD_meeting_recap_2025-03-21⠀⇛ Check out the important work our volunteers accomplished at today's Free Software Directory (FSD) IRC meeting. * § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ o § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ Mozilla ☛ The_Mozilla_Blog:_A_smarter_VPN_experience: Introducing_the_Mozilla_VPN_extension_for_Windows [Ed: Mozilla tries to seem like it promotes (sells) privacy, but it leaves out privacy-respecting platforms and instead promotes a back-doored one which takes screenshots all the time, making them available to police, Microsoft, etc.]⠀⇛ * § Productivity Software/LibreOffice/Calligra⠀➾ o ⚓ Document Foundation ☛ Celebrating_Document_Freedom_Day⠀⇛ Why Document Freedom Day Matters More Than Ever Every year, Document Freedom Day reminds us of a simple but powerful idea: we should have control over our own data. Not just where we store it, but how we access it, share it, and keep it usable for years to come. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 956 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/Games_Batocera_Bazzite_ChimeraOS_and_More.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/Games_Batocera_Bazzite_ChimeraOS_and_More.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Games: Batocera, Bazzite, ChimeraOS, and More⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 27, 2025 * ⚓ XDA ☛ 5_reasons_why_Batocera_is_the_best_OS_for_retro_gaming emulation⠀⇛ There’s no shortage of retro gaming operating systems out there. Options like Retrobat, RetroPie, and Lakka are solid choices. In fact, RetroPie makes up 3% of the total operating system downloads through the Raspberry Pi Imager, which speaks to its popularity. However, when it comes to the best OS for retro gaming, Batocera stands out. The front-end interface for RetroArch comes with numerous bundled emulators, making it compatible with almost any device that has an open bootloader and a compatible CPU. It lets you emulate some of the greatest games ever made. Plus, it’s packed with features and has a super user-friendly interface. * ⚓ XDA ☛ 5_reasons_you_should_use_Bazzite_instead_of_Windows_on_your gaming_PC⠀⇛ For decades, Windows has dominated the PC landscape, and that's particularly true for gaming, since most games are designed for Windows and you can't just find alternatives to a specific game like you can with other software. That's slowly been changing over the years, but since Valve introduced the Steam Deck, based on Linux, things have evolved even more quickly. And thanks to Bazzite, you can bring that kind of experience to any PC. Bazzite is an unofficial implementation of a Steam OS-like UI that can run on any PC, and if you're setting up your gaming rig, you might actually be better off using it instead of Windows. Let's take a look at a few reasons why. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ ChimeraOS_Linux_48_brings_new_hardware_support_for_your handhelds_and_living_room_PCs⠀⇛ There's a good few ways of getting Linux on handhelds and living room PCs, with ChimeraOS Linux being one of the great ones. ChimeraOS Linux 48 has just released bringing in a whole lot of improvements. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Humble_launch_the_Tactical_Triumph_and_Dice_and_Destiny bundles_both_with_some_great_games⠀⇛ Humble Bundle just launched two new bundles with Tactical Triumph and Dice and Destiny. Each have some pretty great looking games, so here's your usual run over what compatibility to expect for Linux platforms like Steam Deck. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Dig_up_planets_for_skeletons_and_fight_huge_guardians in_the_latest_No_Man's_Sky_update⠀⇛ Hello Game have somehow done it again. No Man's Sky has another surprisingly large update available adding in more new content like a fossil beds to dig up skeletons and big fights against huge guardians. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Triple-i_Initiative_returns_April_10_with_over_30 announcements_-_here's_all_the_devs_involved⠀⇛ The Triple-i Initiative have now announced their gaming announcement event is scheduled for April 10th, taking up only 45 minutes of your time. Taking place exactly a year since the first event at 9am PDT /6pm CEST / 4PM UTC. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Monsterpatch_is_Pokemon_meets_Stardew_Valley_from_the dev_of_Littlewood_and_Kindergarten⠀⇛ Monsterpatch is the latest game from Sean Young developer of Littlewood and Kindergarten, blending together Pokemon and Stardew Valley with a little of their own Littlewood thrown in. It will have Native Linux support like their previous games. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Folkways_DLC_for_the_excellent_village_builder_dotAGE released_-_here's_a_little_interview_with_the_developer⠀⇛ dotAGE is a very unique turn-based village builder that blends in roguelike survival elements. It's one that you should definitely add to your list, and a new DLC expansion is out now so I took the chance to speak to the developer a bit. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ UnderMine_2_comes_to_Early_Access_in_July_with_co-op⠀⇛ UnderMine 2 from developer Thorium is set to enter Early Access on July 22nd, promising to take the best bits of the fun original and expanding on it. It will also feature local co-op play this time around too so you can bring a partner along for the ride. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Infinity_Nikki_devs_are_working_on_Steam_Deck_support for_the_Steam_release⠀⇛ While there's no current release date for the Steam release, Infold Games are still working towards it for Infinity Nikki and it seems it may be good news for Steam Deck players. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Junk_Store_plugin_for_Steam_Deck_plans_new_release_as closed-source_paid_software_to_run_other_stores⠀⇛ Junk Store may have failed to get released on Steam as Valve removed their store page, but that hasn't stopped their team working on this special Steam Deck plugin to bring other stores like Epic Games, GOG and Amazon Games to the Steam Deck. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Neverwinter_Nights_2_Enhanced_Edition_hasn't_been announced_yet_but_it_just_got_a_Steam_Deck_Playable_rating⠀⇛ We know Neverwinter Nights 2 Enhanced Edition is probably coming, thanks to the previous leak, but it still hasn't actually been announced yet. However, it's clearly getting closer. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1109 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/Games_Godot_Steam_Deck_and_More.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/Games_Godot_Steam_Deck_and_More.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Games: Godot, Steam Deck, and More⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 27, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Steam_Deck⦈_ * ⚓ Godot Engine ☛ Maintenance_release:_Godot_4.4.1⠀⇛ Godot 4.4 was a massive success, and with most users migrating to it, we discovered and fixed a number of significant bugs which warrant a first maintenance release. * ⚓ The Gamer ☛ You_Might_Get_Better_Performance_On_Your_Steam_Deck_One Day⠀⇛ Linux just released a new update, Kernal 6.14, which is filled to the brim with technobabble you don't need to worry about. The real hook? It could mean a huge performance boost on Steam Deck, making your existing hardware run better without needing to fork out for an upgrade. * ⚓ Noë Flatreaud ☛ Bootsector_Games_(1/3):_Hello_World⠀⇛ I always was fascinated with the fact that you can program a shitload of mini games using only 510 bytes. Tetris, Bricks, Snake, and many more can literally be programmed under this constraint. But the fact that bootsector games are, well, at the bootsector, makes it hard to test at scale on bare metal. Changing the game would mean changing the image or USB. To keep the 510-byte constraint but also allow yourself to combine and choose at runtime the game you want to play, I decided to make a tiny bootloader. * ⚓ Juha-Matti Santala ☛ “Shrink_designing”_board_games⠀⇛ What I mean with shrink design is that I enjoy taking existing board games that often come in big boxes and look into what I can do (or what others have done) to shrink them down into travel size format. * ⚓ Xbox's_Perfect_Dark_Co-Developer_Announces_Several_Layoffs⠀⇛ One of the major development teams working on Xbox's Perfect Dark reboot has laid off multiple employees this week, the studio has confirmed on social media. Crystal Dynamics, the Tomb Raider developer which has also been drafted in to work with Xbox on Perfect Dark, has let go of 17 workers in total. The team goes on to say that "this change does not alter our current project plans". ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⡟⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠟⠛⠛⠋⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣷⣾⡇⠈⠉⠙⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠟⠛⠛⠉⡉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣯⠈⢻⣥⣾⡏⣳⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠛⠛⠋⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⢸⣿⣿⣿⡇⣀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⢀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⡎⠘⢹⣠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣹⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣾⢝⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⡀⠀⠖⣲⢾⣿⠿⠷⣬⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠳⣿⣳⣾⠙⠀⠀⠖⠒⠂⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣭⣀⣤⡆⠀⠀⠀⠈⠨⠈⢠⡇⢠⠖⠐⢀⣩⠷⠤⡀⠀⠀⠐⣋⣅⠥⠅⠀⡉⠀⠈⠘⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡕⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢵⠦⣿⡿⠟⣙⢣⡬⠿⠗⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠠⠶⠗⠀⠀⣂⡂⣀⠤⠠⠀⠒⠂⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠒⠒⠚⠋⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣴⡶⠆⢶⣾⣿⣿⠀⠀⢿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣶⡶⢿⡿⠿⡿⠿⣿⣟⢣⡀⠬⠁⠆⠂⠀⣀⣸⣿⣿⣿⠿⠆⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣠⡠⠠⠴⠆⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠘⣉⣉⣠⣤⣤⠶⠶⠖⠛⠛⠉⠉⠁⠀⣀⣀⣄⣠⣤⣤⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣝⣿⢿⣇⠀⠀⢈⣉⡉⡁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣤⡤⠶⠶⠚⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⣀⢀⣤⣴⣦⣴⣶⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⢀⣉⣉⣤⣤⡴⠶⠶⠛⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣠⣀⣤⣤⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠛⠛⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣠⣤⣤⣴⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1205 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/How_To_Geek_on_Plex_Media_Server_and_Raspberry_Pi.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/How_To_Geek_on_Plex_Media_Server_and_Raspberry_Pi.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ How-To Geek on Plex Media Server and Raspberry Pi⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 27, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Plex⦈_ * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ Plex_Is_Ending_Support_for_This_Once-Popular_NAS_Brand⠀⇛ It's been two years since Drobo filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and stopped providing support for its NAS hardware. Now, Plex says it will end Drobo compatibility following the Plex Media Server 1.41.7 release in Q2 2025. Existing Drobo setups may continue running Plex Media Server, but Plex will not provide updates for Drobo NAS boxes. In other words, your Drobo-based media server will continue working for some time, but it will slowly lose functionality as Plex, TMDB, and associated services make server-side changes that require newer versions of PMS. Running an outdated version of Plex Media Server also presents some security risks, particularly if you leave remote access enabled. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ This_Raspberry_Pi_Can_Survive_in_Cold_Conditions⠀⇛ Aside from Raspberry Pi's main releases, its Compute Modules are also pretty exciting for all kinds of embedded applications. Now, it's a lot more resistant to challenging scenarios, including hotter and colder temperatures. The Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced a significant upgrade to its Compute Module 4 (CM4). The Compute Module 4 can now operate reliably within a temperature range of -40°C to +85°C, a substantial improvement over the previous -20°C lower limit. How did they achieve this, exactly? Raspberry Pi said that it has partnered with Samsung to incorporate extended-temperature- range SDRAM and eMMC storage parts. This helps us maintain data integrity and system stability under extreme temperature conditions. All other stuff on the board had already been certified for these operating temperatures, so getting the whole system there was just a matter of swapping out the memory/storage chips. This means that the Compute Module 4 now works at even lower temperatures and can therefore be deployed in more extreme situations. Many regions experience winter temperatures well below -20°C. This update allows for the reliable deployment of CM4-based systems in these previously inaccessible areas, including parts of North America, Europe, and Asia. After all, the CM4 can be embedded in all kinds of projects and devices. If you're going to deploy something using a CM4 in a remote and very cold location, a system certified to work in these extreme low temperatures can also cut down on frequent maintenance. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ Raspberry_Pi_5_Now_Supports_Interlaced_Video⠀⇛ The Raspberry Pi 5 is a big step up in processing power, but it lacked support for the interlaced video output mode present on earlier models. Thankfully, that has now been fixed. Originally, the Raspberry Pi 5's Display Parallel Interface (DPI) couldn't manage that type of video. So it couldn't send full-resolution RGB signals to CRT TVs, which is important for people wanting to use them for retro gaming or media. However, a recent software update has fixed this issue, allowing the Raspberry Pi 5 to output interlaced video now. The main part of the solution involved using the Raspberry Pi's Programmable Input/Output (PIO) block, which is also found in RP2040 and RP2350 microcontrollers. The PIO's ability to create real-time signals was key in overcoming the problems related to producing interlaced video. Since interlaced video wasn't supported, the Raspberry Pi team had to make three important software changes. First, the team adjusted the DPI to output field data (either the even or odd lines of a frame) instead of full frames. The team did this by changing an address and doubling the line stride in the DPI settings. An interrupt to alternate between even and odd fields at a rate of 50 or 60 times per second was also set up. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ A_Pi_5_Is_Overkill_for_Most_Projects,_Get_an_Older_Pi Instead⠀⇛ While the Raspberry Pi 5 might be the latest tiny computer, for most people it's honestly overkill. Instead of a Pi 5, I chose to use a Pi 3 B for a recent deployment in my homelab just last week. Here's why I chose an older Pi 3 B over the Pi 5, and why I think you should too. § The Raspberry Pi 5 Offers Quite a Bit of Power What started as a low-power SBC (single-board computer) has grown into a full-fledged desktop replacement, for all intents and purposes. The Raspberry Pi 5 now comes with a 2.4GHz quad- core processor, dual 4K60 HDMI outputs (with HDR support), and up to 16GB of RAM. You'll even find a PCIe 2x1 interface hookup on it to connect PCIe storage, controllers, network cards, and more. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ 9_Popular_Raspberry_Pi_Operating_Systems_That_Aren't Raspbian⠀⇛ Raspberry Pi OS—formerly known as Raspbian—may be the default operating system for your Raspberry Pi, but it’s far from your only option. 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Several of those have multiple variants, or multiple mitigations that apply on different microarchitectures. There are different kernel command-line options for each of these mitigations, which leads to a confusing situation for users trying to figure out how to configure their systems. David Kaplan recently posted a patch set that adds a single, unified command-line option for controlling mitigations and simplifies the logic for detecting, configuring, and applying them as well. If it is merged, the patch set could make it much easier for users to navigate the complicated web of CPU vulnerabilities and their mitigations. * ⚓ LWN ☛ Warming_up_to_frozen_pages_for_networking⠀⇛ When the 6.14 kernel is released later this month, it will include the usual set of internal changes that users should never notice, with the possible exception of changes that bring performance improvements. One of those changes is frozen pages, a memory-management optimization that should fly mostly under the radar. When Hannes Reinecke reported a crash in 6.14, though, frozen pages suddenly came into view. There is a workaround for this problem, but it seems there is a fair amount of work to be done that nobody had counted on to solve the problem properly. The kernel uses reference counts to keep track of which pages of memory are in use. For example, a page in shared memory that is mapped into the address space of several processes will track a reference from each of those processes. As long as at least one of those processes exists and keeps the page mapped, that page will not be freed. The management of reference counts is not free, though; their manipulation requires expensive atomic operations, and the counts themselves take up memory. That has led to a desire to do without reference counting in places where it is not strictly necessary. The slab allocator, for example, tracks the objects it manages within each page and does not need a separate reference count for the page as a whole. In kernels prior to 6.14, though, slab pages are duly reference-counted anyway. Frozen pages were introduced as a way to eliminate this overhead when possible; in a frozen page, the reference count is set to zero and stays there. Since the lifecycle of the page is tracked separately, there is no need to increment or decrement its count, so that overhead is avoided. Eventually, it will become possible to eliminate the reference count for frozen pages entirely (rather than just keeping it at zero), but there is work yet to be done to reach that point. * ⚓ LWN ☛ Looking_forward_to_mapcount_madness_2025⠀⇛ One of the many important tasks that the kernel's memory- management subsystem must handle is keeping track of how pages of memory are mapped into the address spaces of the processes running on the system. As long as mappings to a given page exist, that page must be kept in place. As it turns out, tracking these mappings is harder than it seems it should be, and the move to folios within the memory-management subsystem is adding some complexities of its own. As a follow-up to the "mapcount madness" session that he ran at the 2024 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory-Management, and BPF summit, David Hildenbrand has posted a patch series intended to improve the handling of mapping counts for folios — but exact accounting remains elusive in some situations. In theory, tracking mappings should be relatively straightforward: when a mapping to a page is added, increment that page's mapping count to match. The removal of a mapping should lead to an associated decrement of the mapping count. But huge pages and large folios complicate this scenario; they have their own mapping counts that are, essentially, the sum of the mapping counts for the pages they contain. It is often important to know whether a folio as a whole has mappings, so the separate count is useful, but it brings some complexities. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1471 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/LibreOffice_25_2_2_Office_Suite_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_w.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/LibreOffice_25_2_2_Office_Suite_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_w.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ LibreOffice 25.2.2 Office Suite Is Now Available for Download with 83 Bug Fixes⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Marius Nestor on Mar 27, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇LibreOffice_25.2.2⦈_ Coming a month after LibreOffice 25.2.1, the LibreOffice 25.2.2 point release is here to address various bugs, crashes, and other annoyances reported by users in an attempt to improve the overall stability and reliability of this popular open-source, free, and cross-platform office suite. Also today, The Document Foundation released LibreOffice 24.8.6 as the sixth maintenance update to the LibreOffice 24.8 office suite series addressing 31 bugs. The LibreOffice 24.8 series will be supported until June 12th, 2025, and the next point release, LibreOffice 24.8.7, is expected in early May 2025. 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Governments and organizations across the globe are reassessing their dependencies, especially those tied to large, centralized tech firms. While headlines paint a world splintering along geopolitical lines, the open-source community is quietly doing what it has always done best; building global tools for global freedom. A recent example of this is an EU_OS initiative—a European blueprint for a locked-down, KDE_Plasma-based GNU/Linux distribution aimed at public-sector use. Though technically not a new operating system, EU OS serves as a proof-of-concept for deploying a GNU/Linux system. The project’s core value proposition centers on: [...] * ⚓ wait3()_System_Call_as_a_Side_Channel_in_Setuid_Programs:_nvidia- modprobe_case_study_(CVE-2024-0149)⠀⇛ nvidia-modprobe is a setuid-root helper utility for the proprietary Nvidia GPU display driver that loads kernel modules and creates character devices required for userspace GPU access. Normally, drivers do this via udev. However, kernel licensing restrictions prohibit Nvidia’s proprietary kernel module from generating uevents, which are required for udev to work. Therefore this special helper is needed. We reviewed nvidia-modprobe as part of our whitelisting process, which requires an audit for all newly introduced setuid binaries in openSUSE. The version we reviewed was 550.127.05 and this report is based on that version. Upstream released a bugfix in version 550.144.03 and a security advisory. * ⚓ SUSE_Security_Team_Spotlight_Winter_2024/2025⠀⇛ Winter time is coming to an end (at least in the northern hemisphere, where most of the SUSE security team members are located), and with this we want to take a look back at what happened during the last three months in our team. We have already posted about a number of bigger topics that kept us busy over the winter: ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1601 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/Plastics_are_good_As_long_as_they_are_recycled.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/Plastics_are_good_As_long_as_they_are_recycled.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Plastics are good. As long as they are recycled⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Mar 27, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Approximately_350_million_tonnes_of_plastic_waste_is generated_every_year._Unfortunately,_a_lot_of_it_is_lost_to_landfills,_dumped in_water_bodies,_or_incinerated⦈_ Quoting: Plastics are good. As long as they are recycled. - Fairphone — A cursory internet search will show you that approximately 350 million tonnes of plastic waste is generated every year. That is a LOT of plastic. The only good thing about that figure is that there’s a lot of plastic that can be reused and recycled. At Fairphone, we have always believed in reusing and recycling whenever and wherever possible. It was in 2015 that we first started using recycled plastics in our smartphones. By 2021, we had launched the Fairphone 4 with 100% post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastics in the back cover, the first smartphone in the world to do so. The Fairphone 5 took this even further; 75% of the overall structural plastics used within is made of 100% PCR plastics. It wasn’t just smartphones. By weight, over 80% of the Fairbuds XL is made of structural plastic parts, all of which is 100% PCR plastic. Our new in-ear Fairbuds takes it even higher, where a whopping 98% of the plastics used is of the post- consumer recycled variety. 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This decision was based on real user insights, not internal preferences. By consolidating efforts, we could enhance the user experience, reduce confusion, and allocate resources more effectively. Looking forward, future iterations will focus on improving the style and usability of each individual widget, ensuring a cohesive, accessible, and user-friendly experience across the entire platform. This project reinforced a critical UX lesson: design is not about trends, but about solving real problems. By putting research before assumptions, observation before quick fixes, and usability before aesthetics, we were able to guide RIPEstat toward a more sustainable and user-centred future. * ⚓ Sandor Dargo ☛ C++26:_an_undeprecated_feature⠀⇛ During the last two weeks, first we saw what are the language features deprecated or removed from C++26 then we did the same for library features. Life is not so straight and easy though. Sometimes, features cannot be removed after deprecation. There is an example for that in C++26 too. Which we are going to review today. * ⚓ Rachel ☛ Problems_with_the_heap⠀⇛ Again, this is not my world. I've never written a heap exploit, but reading about it briefly makes me think that there's meat on these bones. user1 does something... and gets user2 to blow up. If you can make that do something useful, then you get user2 to run stuff on your behalf. * ⚓ Karl Seguin ☛ Allocator.resize⠀⇛ There are four important methods on Zig's std.mem.Allocator interface that Zig developers must be comfortable with: [...] * ⚓ Terence Eden ☛ Create_a_Table_of_Contents_based_on_HTML_Heading Elements⠀⇛ It is not a good idea to use Regular Expressions to parse HTML - no matter how well-formed you think it is. Instead, use XPath to extract data from the DOM. * ⚓ Groot Koerkamp ☛ [WIP]_Semi-global_alignment,_mapping,_and_string searching⠀⇛ In this post, we will look at the problem of semi-global alignment, as a next step after previous posts on global alignment. In fact, we will quickly see that there is no such thing as ``just’’ global alignment. Rather, there are many variants that have applications in different domains. Thus, we will survey the problem of semi-global alignment. (It seems that this hasn’t really been done before.) We will briefly mention some existing algorithms and literature, but we’ll mostly just go ahead and (re)invent some ideas from scratch. * ⚓ Richard_W.M._Jones:_Graphical_differences_between_two_disk_images⠀⇛ I was investigating possible disk corruption when copying a disk image between servers, but needed a way to visualise what might be happening. The disk image is tens of gigabytes, so looking at it in hexdump wasn’t a lot of fun. A little Python to the rescue instead: [...] * ⚓ Ruby_3.2.8_Released⠀⇛ Ruby 3.2.8 has been released. This release includes CVE-2025- 27219,_CVE-2025-27220_and_CVE-2025-27221_fixes. [...] This version is a last version of normal maintenance for Ruby 3.2 series. We will fix only security issues for Ruby 3.2 series until end of March 2026. Please consider upgrading to Ruby 3.3 or 3.4 series. * ⚓ Ruby_3.1.7_Released⠀⇛ Ruby 3.1.7 has been released. This release includes CVE-2025- 27219,_CVE-2025-27220_and_CVE-2025-27221_fixes and update bundled REXML and RSS gems. * ⚓ Buttondown LLC ☛ Betteridge's_Law_of_Software_Engineering_Specialness⠀⇛ § Logic for Programmers v0.8 now out! The new release has minor changes: new formatting for notes and a better introduction to predicates. I would have rolled it all into v0.9 next month but I like the monthly cadence. Get_it here! * ⚓ Dirk Eddelbuettel ☛ Dirk_Eddelbuettel:_RcppRedis_0.2.5_on_CRAN:_Fix Bashism_in_Configure,_Maintenance⠀⇛ A new minor release 0.2.5 of our RcppRedis package arrived on CRAN today. RcppRedis is one of several packages connecting R to the fabulous Redis in-memory datastructure store (and much more). RcppRedis does not pretend to be feature complete, but it may do some things faster than the other interfaces, and also offers an optional coupling with MessagePack binary (de)serialization via RcppMsgPack. * § Rust⠀➾ o ⚓ Rust Blog ☛ The_Rust_Programming_Language_Blog:_Adopting_the FLS⠀⇛ § Adopting the FLS Some years ago, Ferrous Systems assembled a description of Rust called the FLS1. They've since been faithfully maintaining and updating this document for new versions of Rust, and they've successfully used it to qualify toolchains based on Rust for use in safety-critical industries. Seeing this success, others have also begun to rely on the FLS for their own qualification efforts when building with Rust. The members of the Rust Project are passionate about shipping high quality tools that enable people to build reliable software at scale. Such software is exactly the kind needed by those in safety-critical industries, and consequently we've become increasingly interested in better understanding and serving the needs of these customers of our language and of our tools. o ⚓ Rust Weekly Updates ☛ This_Week_In_Rust:_This_Week_in_Rust_592⠀⇛ Hello and welcome to another issue of This Week in Rust! ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1864 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/Red_Hat_Buying_Articles_About_Itself_Hey_Hi_AI_Hype_in_Full_Swi.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/Red_Hat_Buying_Articles_About_Itself_Hey_Hi_AI_Hype_in_Full_Swi.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Red Hat Buying Articles About Itself, Hey Hi (AI) Hype in Full Swing⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 27, 2025 * ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Red_Hat_streamlines_data_access_for_Hey_Hi_(AI) application_training_and_inference [Ed: siliconangle is still producing Red Hat-sponsored puff pieces about Red Hat; siliconangle is like a pay- to-say platform]⠀⇛ The open-source software giant Red Bait Inc. is strengthening the case for its platforms to become the foundation of enterprises’ artificial intelligence systems with a host of new features announced today aimed at accelerating development and deployment. * ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Deliver_generative_Hey_Hi_(AI)_at_scale_with_NVIDIA_NIM_on OpenShift_AI⠀⇛ Native support for NVIDIA_NIM microservices is now generally available on Red_Hat_OpenShift_AI to help streamline inferencing for dozens of AI/ML models on a consistent, flexible hybrid cloud platform. NVIDIA NIM, part of the NVIDIA Hey Hi (AI) Enterprise software platform, is a set of easy-to- use inference microservices for accelerating the deployment of foundation models and keeping your data secured. * ⚓ Red Hat ☛ How_to_fine-tune_LLMs_with_Kubeflow_Training_Operator⠀⇛ Since the rise of gen AI, many companies have been working to integrate large language models (LLMs) into their business processes to create value. One of the key challenges is providing domain-specific knowledge to LLMs. Many companies have chosen retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), storing internal documents in a vector database and querying the LLM while referencing stored knowledge. Another approach is fine- tuning, which slightly modifies the original model weights to incorporate new knowledge and skills. In the past, fine-tuning_LLMs was not an easy task for many organizations. It required a specialized training cluster and a broad range of technical expertise. However, the open source ecosystem has lowered the barrier to entry. For example, Hugging Face offers a variety of popular tools for training and customizing models, while Kubeflow provides a cloud-native approach to running training jobs across distributed containers. * ⚓ Red Hat ☛ RHEL_for_Real_Time:_CPU_throttling_and_risks⠀⇛ In the automotive industry, safety and compliance requirements demand a level of predictability in compute workloads. In support of this, our Red Bait Performance and Scale team is constantly working with customers and partners to ensure they can rely upon robust real-time capabilities in embedded systems. In a recent study, we found ourselves exploring unexpected periodic latency spikes reported by a partner. This was a puzzling symptom, since every second a low-priority, real-time process briefly affected a high-priority, real-time process on the same CPU. This is explicitly counter to the design of the scheduler's process prioritization. Our team dove in for analysis. With excellent collaboration among various experts, we not only quickly dissected the root cause, but also provided the partner with insight into real-time application design considerations and found a design flaw with a test. This article discusses CPU throttling and risks as well as Red Hat_Enterprise_GNU/Linux_for_Real_Time. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1958 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/redhat_com_propping_up_the_large_language_models_LLMs_hype_inst.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/redhat_com_propping_up_the_large_language_models_LLMs_hype_inst.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ redhat.com propping up the large language models (LLMs) hype instead of Linux and Free software⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 27, 2025 * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Scalable_and_cost-effective_fine-tuning_for_LLMs [Ed: Red Hat is posting nothing today except about this hype, buzzword, and maybe Ponzi scheme]⠀⇛ So the question becomes: To gain a competitive advantage, how can you adapt a general purpose LLM to a specific use case, knowledge domain, lingo, customer input, etc.? And how can you do it in a cost-effective way? Ideally, you want to start small, evolve quickly and continuously provide value to your business. * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Optimizing_GPU_ROI:_Inference_by_day,_training_by night [Ed: More "AI" nonsense]⠀⇛ A fundamental shift in workload management can dramatically improve this inefficiency. Artificial intelligence (AI) workloads naturally fall into two distinct categories: inference and training. Inference runs during business hours, responding to real-time user demands with low-latency requirements. Training, on the other hand, is compute-intensive but can tolerate delays, interruptions and batch processing—making it the perfect candidate for off-hour execution. * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Alignment_tuning_and_RAG:_What_you_should_know [Ed: Still propping up the large language models (LLMs) hype]⠀⇛ Incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into an organization isn't a matter of flipping a switch; it requires careful customization to suit specific business needs. When adapting large language models (LLMs) for the enterprise, alignment tuning and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) are two strategies that can be used separately or together to tune an AI model. While alignment tuning, a variation of fine tuning, focuses on shaping the model's responses and behavior, RAG relies on integrating external data into the model's workflow. Both approaches customize LLM behavior and output suited for a variety of different use cases and types of data. So, let’s explore each method to help you determine the best fit for your needs. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2023 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/Security_Leftovers_and_Windows_TCO.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/Security_Leftovers_and_Windows_TCO.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Security Leftovers and Windows TCO⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 27, 2025 * ⚓ Google ☛ Blasting_Past_Webp⠀⇛ * ⚓ LWN ☛ The_burden_of_knowledge:_dealing_with_open-source_risks⠀⇛ Organizations relying on open-source software have a wide range of tools, scorecards, and methodologies to try to assess security, legal, and other risks inherent in their so-called supply chain. However, Max Mehl argued recently in a short talk at FOSS Backstage in Berlin (and online) that all of this objective information and data is insufficient to truly understand and address risk. Worse, this information doesn't provide options to improve the situation and encourages a passive mindset. Mehl, who works as part of the CTO group at DB Systel, encouraged better risk assessment using qualitative data and direct participation in open source. Mehl started with a few assumptions about the audience and open-source usage at the organizations they worked at. The first assumption was that audience members were in some way responsible for the use of open source in their organization. Next, those organizations have a five- to seven-digit number of open-source packages in use, spread out among a three- to five- digit number of internal projects. Many of the packages in use at those organizations are direct dependencies—the software the organization's developers actively chose to use—but the majority are indirect dependencies that are required for the software the organization wants to use. * § Windows TCO / Windows Bot Nets⠀➾ o ⚓ Security Week ☛ Russian_Ransomware_Gang_Exploited_Windows_Zero- Day_Before_Patch⠀⇛ Exploitation of the zero-day, flagged as CVE-2025-26633 and fixed on Patch Tuesday, is being pinned on a group identified as EncryptHub (an affiliate of RansomHub that Trend Micro calls Water Gamayu). o ⚓ The Record ☛ British_company_Advanced_fined_£3m_by_privacy regulator_over_ransomware_attack⠀⇛ The company had initially faced a fine of £6 million before coming to a voluntary settlement with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) which announced on Thursday that the company’s security failings “put the personal information of 79,404 people at risk.” Under both the European Union and United Kingdom’s data protection laws, organizations controlling and processing personal data are required to protect that data and can face investigations and fines from regulators in the wake of an incident. * § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾ o ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Public-facing_Kubernetes_clusters_at_risk_of total_takeover⠀⇛ Kubernetes (K8s) clusters are exposed more often than you might think to external HTTP/S traffic, to allow outside access to the applications they run. Putting the cluster admission controller out there, too, doesn't seem a great idea to us, but apparently thousands of them are accessible. o ⚓ ABC ☛ Identity_of_hacker_behind_NSW_court_website_data_breach unknown,_police_say⠀⇛ "Upon further examination, they worked out that an account holder within the justice link system had gained an unlawful entry into that system," Mr Daley said. o ⚓ ABC ☛ NSW_court_website_involved_in_major_data_breach,_9,000 documents_downloaded⠀⇛ The portal, which is overseen by the DCJ, provides access to sensitive information about both civil and criminal cases across the NSW court system. NSW Police said detectives were investigating the "major data breach". o ⚓ Sydney Morning Herald ☛ NSW_courts_data_breach:_at_least_9000 documents_exposed⠀⇛ The breach, which was discovered last week during maintenance and referred to the NSW Police State Crime Command’s Cybercrime Squad on Tuesday, affected the NSW Online Registry Website, an online platform that gives access to information from both civil and criminal cases in the NSW court system. o ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ Three_ways_I_know_of_to_authenticate_SSH connections_with_OIDC_tokens⠀⇛ Suppose, not hypothetically, that you have an MFA equipped OIDC identity provider (an 'OP' in the jargon), and you would like to use it to authenticate SSH connections. Specifically, like with IMAP, you might want to do this through OIDC/OAuth2 tokens that are issued by your OP to client programs, which the client programs can then use to prove your identity to the SSH server(s). One reason you might want to do this is because it's hard to find non-annoying, MFA-enabled ways of authenticating SSH, and your OIDC OP is right there and probably already supports sessions and so on. So far I've found three different projects that will do this directly, each with their own clever approach and various tradeoffs. (The bad news is that all of them require various amounts of additional software, including on client machines. This leaves SSH apps on phones and tablets somewhat out in the cold.) ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2177 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/This_is_the_most_helpful_new_Linux_tool_I_ve_tried_in_years_her.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/This_is_the_most_helpful_new_Linux_tool_I_ve_tried_in_years_her.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ This is the most helpful new Linux tool I've tried in years - here's why and how I use it⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Mar 27, 2025 Quoting: This is the most helpful new Linux tool I've tried in years - here's why and how I use it | ZDNET — How many applications have you installed that promised to make your desktop life a bit easier? I cannot even begin to total up the software I've tried that made such overtures. That's why, any time I see such a tool advertised or available for Linux, I grow immediately doubtful. Sometimes, an app shrugs off that doubt to prove itself invaluable. Such is the case with Linux Assistant. This handy little app helps you search your system for files and folders, can help you install applications and upgrade your system, offers self-learning search, runs a security check, and so much more. I could go on and on about what Linux Assistant can do, but we'd spend a lot of time covering it. I'll show you how much it can do by way of a demonstration. Read_on ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2225 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Today in Techrights⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 27, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Children_who_were_playing_together_in_the_holidays.⦈_ ⚓ Updated This Past Day⠀⇛ 1. ⚓ LLM_Slopfarm:_A_Site's_Last_Incarnation_Before_Throwing_in_the_Towel, Going_Offline_Permanently⠀⇛ A lot of coverage that claims to be about Finland is chatbot- generated nonsense or poorly-plagiarised work 2. ⚓ LLM_Slop_(Lots_of_It_Spewed_Out_by_Microsoft)_Versus_Linux⠀⇛ Microsoft is a very, very evil company. It doesn't mind destroying the Web if there's a chance it'll make a buck in the process or mess up people's brains (in Microsoft's favour). 3. ⚓ Slopfarms_(Sites_That_Only_Ever_Publish_LLM_Slop)_Are_Killing_Google News⠀⇛ pair of slopfarms still propped up by Google News 4. ⚓ Microsoft's_Serial_Strangler's_Law_Firm_Has_a_Long_History_of_Fronting for_People_Who_Do_Bad_and/or_Illegal_Things⠀⇛ Whose terrible idea was this? ⚓ New⠀⇛ 5. ⚓ Links_26/03/2025:_Healthcare_Cuts_and_Turkey's_Own_"2025_Project"_ (Culling_Opposition)⠀⇛ Links for the day 6. ⚓ Microsoft_Canonical_Pays_IDG_to_Spread_FUD_(Fear,_Uncertainty,_Doubt)⠀⇛ this seems a tad exploitative and reminds us of the time Novell kept telling companies that using anything other than SUSE was dangerous 7. ⚓ Gemini_Links_26/03/2025:_GTD,_Zenshuu,_and_Geminispace_Community⠀⇛ Links for the day 8. ⚓ Links_26/03/2025:_Media's_Failures,_Arrests_of_Journalists,_Limitations of_End-to-End_Encryption⠀⇛ Links for the day 9. ⚓ Novell_and_Microsoft_Apologist/Booster_Bruce_Byfield_Writing_About_the FSF_is_a_Recipe_for_Problems⠀⇛ Totally not shoehorning some agenda 10. ⚓ Looking_Forward_to_the_Fall_of_UPC_and_Revocation_of_the_Unified_Patent Court_(UPC)_Agreement,_Which_Was_Always_Illegal_and_Unconstitutional⠀⇛ We'll try to keep abreast of any progress in this case 11. ⚓ Slopwatch:_Google_News,_LinuxSecurity.com,_and_the_General_Demise_of the_Web⠀⇛ many supposed or so-called "news" pages are just spewed out by some chatbots (or tools which help plagiarise original articles without getting caught; detection gets harder) 12. ⚓ Over_at_Tux_Machines...⠀⇛ GNU/Linux news for the past day 13. ⚓ IRC_Proceedings:_Tuesday,_March_25,_2025⠀⇛ IRC logs for Tuesday, March 25, 2025 ========================================================================= The corresponding text-only bulletin for Wednesday contains all the text. 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This guide breaks down how to define scope, design realistic tests, verify results, and ensure repeatability for reliable benchmarking. Learn how to avoid common pitfalls and measure storage performance with confidence. * ⚓ [Repeat] APNIC ☛ Automating_ISP_networks_with_Ansible_and_phpIPAM⠀⇛ I work for ADN Telecom Ltd, an ISP in Bangladesh. Like any ISP, there are times when we need to push bulk updates to customers, so we decided to go for automation. However, as we began automating, we realized that we had two separate inventories — one for automation and one for the database — and these inventories were not synchronized or regularly updated. This issue led us to look for a solution, which I’ll describe in this post. * ⚓ [Repeat] SANS ☛ Privacy_Aware_Bots⠀⇛ Staring long enough at honeypot logs, I am sure you will come across one or the other "oddity." Something that at first does not make any sense, but then, in some way, does make sense. After looking at the Next.js issue yesterday, I looked through our logs for other odd headers I may spot. I came across a header that is somewhat normal, but not usually used by bot: [...] * ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Windsurf_on_Debian_12⠀⇛ Windsurf is rapidly becoming a favorite tool among developers seeking an AI-enhanced coding experience on GNU/Linux systems. As Codeium’s next-generation Hey Hi (AI) IDE, it offers unprecedented capabilities that can transform your development workflow on Debian 12. * ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_LibreNMS_on_Ubuntu_24.04_LTS⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install LibreNMS on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. LibreNMS stands as a powerful, community- driven network monitoring system that provides comprehensive visibility into your network infrastructure. This feature-rich platform offers automated device discovery, detailed performance graphs, customizable alerting, and extensive SNMP support—all through an intuitive web interface. * ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Opera_Browser_on_Debian_12⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Opera Browser on Debian 12. Debian 12, codenamed “Bookworm,” offers a stable and reliable operating system environment. While Firefox comes as the default browser, many users prefer alternatives like Opera for its unique features and capabilities. * ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Valgrind_on_Ubuntu_24.04_LTS⠀⇛ Valgrind stands as one of the most powerful debugging and profiling tools available for GNU/Linux developers. On Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat), you have multiple options to install this essential utility. * ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Kitty_Terminal_Emulator_on_Linux_Mint_22⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Kitty Terminal Emulator on GNU/Linux Mint 22. Terminal emulators have become an essential tool for GNU/Linux users, providing an interface to execute commands, manage files, and control the system efficiently. * ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Fwupd_on_openSUSE⠀⇛ Firmware updates play a crucial role in maintaining the security and optimal performance of your hardware devices. As technological threats evolve, keeping your firmware updated has become as important as updating your operating system. Fwupd is a powerful daemon designed specifically for GNU/Linux systems that simplifies the process of updating firmware for various devices. o ⚓ Hackster ☛ Microchip_FPGA_Design_Tools_v2024.2_Install_on_Ubuntu 20.04⠀⇛ This project details the installation and setup of Microchip's FPGA design tools Libero SoC Design Suite 2024.2 and SoftConsole v2022.2 ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2741 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/today_s_leftovers.1.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/today_s_leftovers.1.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ today's leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 27, 2025 * § Security⠀➾ o ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ String_of_defects_in_popular_Kubernetes component_puts_40%_of_cloud_environments_at_risk⠀⇛ Researchers aren’t aware of active exploitation in the wild, but they warn the risk for publicly exposed and unpatched Ingress Nginx controllers is extremely high. o ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Wednesday⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Debian (nginx and ruby-rack), Fedora (expat and libxslt), Mageia (bluez, dcmtk, ffmpeg, and radare2), Red Hat (container-tools: rhel8, gvisor-tap-vsock, kernel, kernel-rt, libreoffice, and podman), SUSE (buildah, forgejo, gitleaks, google- guest-agent, google-osconfig-agent, govulncheck-vulndb, grafana, helm, libxslt, php8, python-gunicorn, and python-Jinja2), and Ubuntu (freerdp2 and varnish). * § Desktop Environments (DE)/Window Managers (WM)⠀➾ o § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ KDE ☛ KdeGuiTest_(KdeEcoTest)_in_SoK25:_Debugging,_Building an_Interactive_User_Interface,_and_More⠀⇛ KdeGuiTest (previously called KdeEcoTest) is an automation and testing tool which allows one to record and simulate user interactions with the GUI of an application. It is being developed as part of the KDE Eco initiative to create usage scenario scripts for measuring the energy consumption of software. The main goals in Season of KDE 2025 are (i) to debug remaining issues, and (ii) to make KdeGuiTest more user-friendly by creating a Graphical User Interface so it is easier to create, edit, and run emulation scripts. Progress of the KDE season so far: [...] o § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ Georges Basile Stavracas Neto ☛ Georges_Basile_Stavracas Neto:_A_Sysprof_enhancement⠀⇛ I’ve_blogged_in_the_past about how WebKit on GNU/ Linux integrates with Sysprof, and provides a number of marks on various metrics. At the time that was a pretty big leap in WebKit development since it gave use a number of new insights, and enabled various performance optimizations to land. But over time we started to notice some limitations in Sysprof. We now have tons of data being collected (yay!) but some types of data analysis were pretty difficult yet. In particular, it was difficult to answer questions like “why does render times increased after 3 seconds?” or “what is the CPU doing during layout?” * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Mediocregopher ☛ Terrace_Workbench⠀⇛ This time around I learned from my old mistakes, and made some fresh new ones! The result looks like this: [...] ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2847 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/today_s_leftovers.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/today_s_leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ today's leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 27, 2025 * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o ⚓ XDA ☛ 4_of_the_best_operating_systems_for_your_virtual_machines⠀⇛ Let’s say you’ve assembled the best server PC money can buy and outfitted it with a powerful virtualization platform. The next step involves deploying some virtual guests where you can build your projects. But with a myriad of operating systems floating online, you might have a hard time choosing the perfect OS for your VMs. So, here’s a quick list of the best distros you can run inside virtual machines. [...] Designed to help you make the most of computationally- challenged SBCs, DietPi stands out from other CLI distros with its ultra-lightweight nature. Despite the name, DietPi is compatible with several platforms besides Raspberry Pi boards – including virtual machines. But you shouldn’t let its low resource overhead deceive you; this optimized distro can be armed with all the necessary packages for your demanding projects. While DietPi consumes more memory than Alpine Linux, it’s free from the musl compatibility issues you may encounter on the latter, making it a solid option when you want to get every last drop of performance out of your virtual machine. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Oxidizing_Ubuntu:_adopting_Rust_utilities_by_default [Ed: Is_Ubuntu_Compromised?_Push_Away_From_GNU_and_GPL_Led_by Army_Officers.]⠀⇛ If all goes according to plan, the Ubuntu project will soon be replacing many of the traditional GNU utilities with implementations written in Rust, such as those created by the uutils project, which we covered in February. Wholesale replacement of core utilities at the heart of a Linux distribution is no small matter, which is why Canonical's VP of engineering, Jon Seager, has released oxidizr. It is a command-line utility that helps users easily enable or disable the Rust-based utilities to test their suitability. Seager is calling for help with testing and for users to provide feedback with their experiences ahead of a possible switch for Ubuntu 25.10, an interim release scheduled for October 2025. So far, responses from the Ubuntu community seem positive if slightly skeptical of such a major change. * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ SJVN ☛ The_Open_Source_Initiative_Election_is_over [Ed: A_rigged 'election']⠀⇛ The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has confirmed the results of its recent board elections. The winners and new affiliate directors are Carlo Piana, an Italian corporate attorney who helped write the controversial Open Source AI Definition (OSAID), and Ruth Suehle, SAS Open Source Director and President of the Apache Software Foundation. At the same time, McCoy Smith, an American intellectual property (IP) lawyer, will join as an individual director. The election was conducted using the Scottish Single Transferable Vote (STV) system. In the Affiliate director polls, Piana and Suehle emerged as winners from a field of four valid candidates. The election saw 48 ballots, 47 being valid and one empty. Suehle was recommended by OSI Affiliates, while Piana secured his position through the Affiliate vote. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2956 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/Trisquel_Linux_handles_both_your_desktop_and_server_needs_or_do.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/Trisquel_Linux_handles_both_your_desktop_and_server_needs_or_do.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Trisquel Linux handles both your desktop and server needs - or does it?⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Mar 27, 2025 Quoting: Trisquel Linux handles both your desktop and server needs - or does it? | ZDNET — Nearly all Linux distributions could serve as either a desktop or server OS. It's not like you'd want to slap a desktop environment onto Ubuntu Server and use it as a desktop OS, but you could. You could also use Ubuntu Desktop as a server, but you won't. Why? Because Ubuntu Desktop was designed as a desktop OS, and Ubuntu Server was designed as a server OS. Even though the 'twain could meet, they probably shouldn't. Then there are distributions like Trisquel, which is a 100% free Linux operating system (meaning every piece of software included is open-source) based on Ubuntu. Trisquel includes a wide range of software and offers several different editions, from the standard desktop to a "mini" edition (for netbooks and older computers) and the network-based installer for custom and server installations. Read_on ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2999 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/Ubuntu_25_04_Plucky_Puffin_Enters_Public_Beta_Testing_with_Linu.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/03/27/Ubuntu_25_04_Plucky_Puffin_Enters_Public_Beta_Testing_with_Linu.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Ubuntu 25.04 “Plucky Puffin” Enters Public Beta Testing with Linux 6.14, GNOME 48⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Marius Nestor on Mar 27, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Ubuntu_25.04_beta⦈_ Powered by the recently released Linux 6.14 kernel and featuring the latest and greatest GNOME 48 desktop environment, Ubuntu 25.04 (codename Plucky Puffin) promises many goodies like the triple buffering feature from Ubuntu, Papers as the default document viewer replacing Evince, and BeaconDB-powered geolocation services. The Ununtu Desktop installer received a new option to replace an existing Ubuntu installation and improvements to dual boot user experience with a focus on BitLocker-protected Windows systems. Users can now install Ubuntu alongside existing BitLocker partitions if enough unallocated space and dual boot support is now available for encrypted installations and other advanced scenarios. 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