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But the OS quietly doing most of the heavy lifting online? That’s Linux. Technically, Linux falls under the broader “Unix-like” family. It shares roots with Unix and borrows much of its design philosophy, but it’s not Unix itself. The Linux kernel was written from scratch in the early 90s by Linus Torvalds and released as open source software. It gave developers and companies total freedom to adapt and scale it as needed. Today, that openness and the power when combined with the GNU project, has made Linux the default choice for the internet. According to W3Techs, Unix-based systems power nearly 90% of all websites, and Linux alone accounts for over 57%. That includes everything from cloud platforms to your bank’s login page. You won’t see a familiar logo, but behind the scenes, Linux is doing the work. 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KDE, source of one of Mageia’s flagship1 desktops, has an attractive multimedia website2 for the about-to-be orphaned Windows users. It lays out the case for switching to Linux, with Plasma and the KDE universe of software as the alternative. The site presents the modern features of KDE-Plasma, the advantages of Free and Open Source Software, and compatibility with files produced by proprietary software. It is a great resource which Mageia community members can offer friends and colleagues facing “the end”. And, of course, as mageians, we can provide that link along with an offer to help them in getting set up with Mageia. You do not use Plasma or do not think it is right for your friends or friends’ machines? The site also offers links to other popular desktops and, at the end, a link to the more general Endof10 website, which is also hosted by KDE. It not only offers the arguments for switching to Linux, but provides guidance in choosing a system and, most importantly, places around the world where people can find hands-on help in making the switch. Read_on ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 228 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Android_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Android_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Android Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jul 20, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Chromebook⦈_ * ⚓ 7_Best_Android_Apps_for_Chromebook_Productivity⠀⇛ * ⚓ These_are_the_6_Android_widgets_I_simply_can't_live_without_-_Android Authority⠀⇛ * ⚓ 5_underrated_Android_features_I_use_all_the_time,_and_you_should_too_- Android_Authority⠀⇛ * ⚓ OMBAR_DC42_Dash_Cam_Review_–_A_4K+1080p_dash_cam_with_dual-band_WiFi and_GPS_-_CNX_Software⠀⇛ * ⚓ What_a_unified_Android_and_ChromeOS_could_mean_for_users⠀⇛ * ⚓ Google_Maps_navigation_missing_media_controls_on_Android ⠀⇛ * ⚓ I_use_these_secret_Android_tricks_every_day_—_here's_why_you_should, too⠀⇛ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⠁⠈⠉⠉⠙⠛⠻⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠈⠉⠉⠉⠙⠛⠛⠛⠻⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⡄⠸⣶⣶⣶⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⡀⠈⠉⠉⠛⠛⠛⠻⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠉⠙⠉ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⣀⡉⠉⠉⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡄⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣷⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⠻⣟⢿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠇⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡆⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣇⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⡀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠋⠁⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⣀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⡾⠋⠉⢀⣱⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠟⠛⠛⠋⠉⠉⠁⡜⠀⠀⣰⣿⠿⠛⠋⠉⠛⠋⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠻⠟⠛⠛⠛⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠒⠀⠀⠀⢀⠁⣠⡾⠋⠀⠀⣠⣤⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⢀⣠⣤⣤⣀⣀⣿⣿⡏⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣴⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⣟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣠⣤⠴⢶⣒⡺⠭⣿⠞⠁⠀⠀⠺⠽⣿⣳⡦⠄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠐⠚⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⢿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⣀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠤⣤⣴⣶⣶⣛⣋⣩⣍⡒⠦⠭⢕⣒⣯⠽⢃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠤⠀⣋⠉⠐⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠒⠲⠶⠶⠄⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠙⠛⠛⠛⠿⠷⠶⢾⣯⣤⣄⣀⣀⣀⠀⠺⠿⠷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠁⠹⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠀⠒⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⡾⠿⠛⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⡞⢀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠟⠛⠁⠀⠀⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠈⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠛⠛⠉⠁⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⣺⣇⠀⠀⠀ ⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠟⠛⠋⠉⠉⣀⣀⣤⣤⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠈⣿⡄⠀⠀ ⣶⣤⣈⠉⠉⠛⠛⠻⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⡿⠿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠛⠛⠛⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣗⡇⠛⣿⠒⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 299 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Applications_Privacy_Note_Apps_Recording_the_Screen_and_More.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Applications_Privacy_Note_Apps_Recording_the_Screen_and_More.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Applications: Privacy Note Apps, Recording the Screen, and More⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 20, 2025 * ⚓ Hacker Noon ☛ Top_6_Privacy_Note_Apps_for_Linux_and_Android_That Actually_Sync⠀⇛ Your messages? Watched. Your location? Mapped. Your thoughts? ...maybe not yet, but some note apps come close. 👀 Most apps track everything. Notes, ideas, even to-do lists, all easy targets. And let’s be honest, inspiration shows up at the most random times: in bed, mid-commute, or on the toilet. 🚽💡 This list covers apps notes suitable for Linux desktop and Android, which are really good on privacy and sync over devices. No trackers, no creepy sync, just private, cross- platform tools built to protect what matters. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ Recording_Your_Screen_on_Linux_Is_Easy_With_This_App⠀⇛ A good screencast is useful for all kinds of things, from making a how-to video to showing off a program you coded. Spectacle, an app you might know already for taking screenshots, is one of the easiest way to do that on Linux. * ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Easy_Excalibur_6.111_V7-beta2_released⠀⇛ Lots of improvements and fixes since 6.108 was released. Blog posts: [...] * ⚓ The New Stack ☛ Docker_Desktop:_The_Easiest_Way_to_Debug_Docker Containers⠀⇛ If you’re a container developer and you use , you might have experienced that when you have problems, finding answers ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 359 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Clear_Linux_In_Memoriam.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Clear_Linux_In_Memoriam.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Clear Linux - In Memoriam⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 20, 2025, updated Jul 20, 2025 Do all good things come to an end? I disagree. However, reality can be brutal sometimes. Intel closed another open source project, Clear Linux OS, as announced in this thread. Can we say, "Big Evil Corp getting rid of open source"? Well, partially, at some point. Hopefully, Intel will continue to contribute to Linux and support Intel hardware, including CPUs, Intel Arc graphics cards, network cards, AI accelerators, and more. There are rumors about mass layoffs at Intel, and sadly, the Clear Linux team is probably part of these layoffs. Nearly 20,000 people will be laid off, with around 5,000 of those being from the Clear Linux team. Despite the morale- boosting statement below, this raises big questions about Linux support for Intel products. Read_on Tom's Hardware: * ⚓ Intel_axes_Clear_Linux,_the_fastest_distribution_on_the_market_— company_ends_development_and_support,_effective_immediately⠀⇛ As part of its global restructuring plan, Intel has been cutting not only engineers, technicians, and managers, but also its software unit. This week, Intel officially ended its Clear Linux project, a high-performance Linux distribution designed for x86-64 systems, according to Phoronix. The company announced that it will no longer maintain or update the OS, marking the end of a decade-long effort to optimize Linux performance aggressively. "After years of innovation and community collaboration, we are ending support for Clear Linux OS," a statement by a Clear Linux official reads. "Effective immediately, Intel will no longer provide security patches, updates, or maintenance for Clear Linux OS, and the Clear Linux OS GitHub repository will be archived in read-only mode. So, if you are currently using Clear Linux OS, we strongly recommend planning your migration to another actively maintained Linux distribution as soon as possible to ensure ongoing security and stability." LWN: * ⚓ The_end_of_Clear_Linux⠀⇛ Intel has announced the abrupt end of its Clear GNU/Linux cloud-oriented distribution: After years of innovation and community collaboration, we're ending support for Clear GNU/ Linux OS. Effective immediately, defective chip maker Intel will no longer provide security patches, updates, or maintenance for Clear Linux OS, and the Clear GNU/Linux OS Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub repository will be archived in read-only mode. So, if you're currently using Clear GNU/Linux OS, we strongly recommend planning your migration to another actively maintained GNU/Linux distribution as soon as possible to ensure ongoing security and stability. Forums: * ⚓ All_good_things_come_to_an_end:_Shutting_down_Clear_Linux_OS⠀⇛ A heartfelt thank you to every developer, user, and contributor who helped shape Clear Linux OS over the last 10 years. Your feedback and contributions have been invaluable. Neowin: * ⚓ Intel_is_shutting_down_Clear_GNU/Linux_OS⠀⇛ Intel has suddenly shut down the Clear GNU/Linux OS project, urging customers to migrate to some other GNU/Linux distro. One more: * ⚓ Intel_Shuts_Down_"Clear_Linux"_Distribution_Development⠀⇛ Linux enthusiasts gather to hear the latest news: Intel is officially shutting down its Clear Linux distribution after ten years of development and optimizations. As many recall, Clear Linux is an Intel-optimized Linux distribution that serves as a high-performance, optimized OS designed to extract every last ounce of performance from Intel hardware, especially Intel Xeons. As software optimizations, such as AVX-512, became more common, Intel consistently pushed these optimizations and specific pre-compiled software with compiler flags and kernel optimizations that increased performance on Intel and even AMD CPUs by a few percents. Discussion: * ⚓ Intel_Discontinues_Clear_Linux⠀⇛ It was only a matter of time. Personally, I never enjoyed hearing about Clear Linux, because many benchmarking sites were taking results from it to evaluate Intel CPUs. And of course, Clear Linux was running with mitigations like retbleed, spectre, and so on, completely disabled—not something you would normally do in a real-life scenario. Normally, you would keep them on, to avoid increasing the attack surface or exposing your computer to vulnerabilities. Benchmarking results were often better than in any other Linux, skewing the results. I won't miss it. Another site: * ⚓ Intel_shuts_down_Clear_Linux_OS,_its_high-performance_Linux distribution⠀⇛ Some unknown domain: * ⚓ Intel_Shuts_Down_Clear_Linux_OS_After_a_Decade_of_High-Performance Innovation⠀⇛ Intel has officially announced the immediate end-of-life for Clear Linux OS, marking the end of a ten-year journey for the distribution. Effective July 18, 2025, Intel will cease security patches, updates, and maintenance. Its GitHub repository is being archived in read-only mode. Users are strongly advised to switch to actively supported Linux distributions as soon as possible to maintain stability and security. Launched in 2015 on Intel’s 01.org platform, Clear Linux OS was designed as a performance-optimized, stateless distribution targeted at cloud, container, DevOps, AI, and machine learning environments. Built with compiler-driven optimizations such as profile-guided optimization (PGO), link-time optimization (LTO), and support for advanced instruction sets like AVX-512, Clear Linux routinely outperformed mainstream distributions—even on AMD hardware. Linuxiac: * ⚓ Clear_Linux_Discontinued_as_Intel_Pulls_the_Plug_Overnight⠀⇛ Unfortunately, there’s a bit of sad news out of the Linux world this week, with Clear Linux taking center stage. What I’m talking about is that Intel has formally ended support for Clear Linux OS, drawing a rapid close to a nearly decade-long effort to showcase aggressive, upstream-friendly performance optimizations on x86_64. In a blog post titled “All good things come to an end: Shutting down Clear Linux OS,” the announcement states that support ends immediately, with no trailing window for security updates. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 553 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Debian_13_Set_to_Launch_on_August_9.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Debian_13_Set_to_Launch_on_August_9.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Debian 13 Set to Launch on August 9⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jul 20, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Debian_13_logo⦈_ Quoting: Debian 13 Set to Launch on August 9 — Debian 13 (Trixie) is just around the corner, but up until now, there hadn’t been an official release date. That’s finally changed. In a message shared on the Debian mailing list, Release Manager Emilio Monfort confirmed that Debian 13 is expected to launch on August 9. That gives maintainers, testers, and derivative distribution builders just a few intense weeks to wrap up remaining work. Moreover, community release parties are being organized worldwide—an open invitation for users and contributors to celebrate and compare upgrade notes in real time. As we informed you earlier (here and here), the final stable Debian 13 release will include the KDE Plasma 6.3.5 and GNOME 48 desktop environments. The distro itself will be running on the Linux kernel 6.12 LTS. 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This is free and open source software. * ⚓ Designate_-_multi-tenant_DNSaaS_service_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ Designate is a multi-tenant DNSaaS service for OpenStack. It provides a REST API with integrated Keystone authentication. It can be configured to auto-generate records based on Nova and Neutron actions. Designate supports a variety of DNS servers including Bind9 and PowerDNS 4. 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Reminduck focuses on simple or recurrent reminders with set time and date and nothing else. It’s perfect if all you want are simple or daily/weekly/monthly reminders. Anything more than that is not achievable by Reminduck right now. And it quacks. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ DomainMOD_-_manage_your_domains_and_other_internet_assets_in_a_central location_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ DomainMOD is a self-hosted open source application used to manage your domains and other Internet assets in a central location. DomainMOD also includes a Data Warehouse framework that allows you to import your web server data so that you can view, export, and report on your live data. Currently the Data Warehouse only supports web servers running WHM/cPanel. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ Stratbook_-_strategies,_tips,_and_tricks_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ Discover strategies, tips, and tricks to dominate tactical FPS games. Built by players, for the community, Stratbook is an open-source project designed to help gamers improve and share their knowledge. * ⚓ SPFtoolbox_-_look_up_DNS_records_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ SPFtoolbox is a JavaScript and PHP app to look up DNS records such as SPF, MX, Whois, and more. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ v02enc_-_symmetric_encryption_for_multiple_recipients_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ v02enc is a password-based encryption application that supports several recipients and has the option to update an encrypted file as long as the user has access to the password of a single recipient. 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But have you ever wished it felt a little bit more... Real? With a car and SuperTuxKart, it can be done. Kind of. Researchers have transformed a standard hatchback into a fully functional controller that works for a racing video game. The project was undertaken by UK-based security consultancy Pen Test Partners (PTP). The team utilized their in-house research vehicle, a 2016 Renault Clio, for the experiment, and the ultimate goal was to demonstrate how to intercept and manipulate Controller Area Network (CAN) data, a critical skill for anyone entering the field of automotive security. The CAN bus is the internal communications network that allows various electronic control units (ECUs) throughout a car to exchange information, enabling functions like braking, accelerating, and steering. So this has legitimate, serious applications that aren't playing games. But you could. By tapping into this network, the researchers aimed to map the car's real-world controls to the inputs of "SuperTuxKart," a free and open-source racing game similar to "Mario Kart." Leading the technical effort was PTP's hardware hacker, David Lodge, who began by physically splicing into the Clio's CAN wiring. It also required decoding the torrent of data flowing through the network. This required a combination of studying vehicle documentation, using open- source tools designed to decipher Clio-specific codes, and of course, good old trial and error and some elbow grease (perhaps literally). Lodge meticulously pressed the pedals and turned the steering wheel to observe which "arbitration IDs"—unique identifiers for CAN messages—corresponded to each specific action. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ MAME_0.278_Has_Arrived_With_Overhauled_Sound_Emulation⠀⇛ MAME, the popular emulator for retro arcade systems and computers, just released a new update. MAME 0.278 has a completely new sound system, several new emulation additions, and more. The main exciting change here is the new sound emulation system, which the team says is still “rough around the edges in some ways.” It brings native WASAPI support on Windows and PipeWire support on Linux, multi-channel input and output, built-in effects like a parametric equalizer and dynamic range compressor, lower latency, and better quality sample rate conversion. There’s also sound input support, if the emulated system has microphones or other audio capture hardware. MAME 0.278 also has several systems and clones now marked as working, including several JAKKS Pacific TV games, Mattel Hot Wheels with the steering wheel controller, the Roland TR–707 Rhythm Composer, a Japanese release of Tekken 3, and some Bomberman clones. If there was a game or system you couldn’t previously get running in MAME, now might be the time to try it again. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 875 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Garuda_Linux_Retires_MHWD_and_Settings_Manager.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Garuda_Linux_Retires_MHWD_and_Settings_Manager.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Garuda Linux Retires MHWD and Settings Manager⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jul 20, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Garuda_Linux_logo⦈_ Quoting: Garuda Linux Retires MHWD and Settings Manager — Some interesting news just came out of the Garuda camp—a rolling- release distro based on Arch Linux, known for its focus on performance, eye-catching visuals, and user-friendly features. The team is implementing some significant changes under the hood, and more specifically, they revealed that modern hardware profiles will soon replace the old mhwd-powered ones automatically during the next system update. If you’re running Garuda, here’s what you need to know. The new hardware profiles—essentially metapackages that handle driver installations and system tweaks—will seamlessly replace their legacy counterparts for most users. The switch will happen on its own, with the following automatic replacements... 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We’ve also got new releases from the open source 3d rendering powerhouse Blender & the popular dynamic tiling wayland compositor Hyprland. Then, Plasma Bigscreen is back on the air from KDE. o ⚓ This_Week_in_Linux_320:_CachyOS,_Hyprland,_Chrome_OS_&_Android Merging?,_Lossless_Scaling_for_GNU/Linux_&_more_GNU/Linux_news⠀⇛ 00:43 CachyOS July 2025 Release 03:41 Hyprland 0.50 Released 05:50 Blender 4.5 LTS Released 08:31 Lossless Scaling's Frame Generation for Linux 12:42 OCCT for Linux 13:38 Chrome OS is Apparently Merging with Android 15:11 Plasma Bigscreen is Back on Air 17:08 Outro * § Desktop Environments (DE)/Window Managers (WM)⠀➾ o ⚓ Jamie Zawinski ☛ XScreenSaver,_Wayland_and_locking⠀⇛ Welp, I got crickets in answer to my question, "How do I find the wl_surface backing an Xwayland X11 Window?" and that does not bode well for XScreenSaver ever being able to lock your screen on Wayland. o § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ KDE_sources_and_custom_Git_commit_hooks⠀⇛ KDE’s Gitlab setup has a branch naming rule that I always forget about – branch names should start with work/ if you want the server to allow you to rebase and push rebased commits (that is, only work branches can be --force pushed to). I had to abandon and open new PRs a few times now because of this. # ⚓ Carl Schwan ☛ Backpacking_in_the_Balkans_-_Part_1⠀⇛ I’m currently backpacking in the Balkans and, considering that it’s been such a long time since I wrote a blog post on my blog, I figured it was a good idea to write about it. As I am traveling, I am also field testing KDE Itinerary and sending patches as I buy new my tickets and reserve my hostels. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1043 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/HDR_Video_Playback_Lands_in_Chromium_on_Wayland.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/HDR_Video_Playback_Lands_in_Chromium_on_Wayland.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ HDR Video Playback Lands in Chromium on Wayland⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jul 20, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Wayland_logo⦈_ Quoting: HDR Video Playback Lands in Chromium on Wayland — Big news for Linux users—Chromium has just taken a major step, as the browser now supports the color-management-v1 protocol for Wayland, which means smoother, more vibrant HDR video playback on compatible setups. For those unfamiliar, color-management-v1 is a Wayland protocol that enables apps to label the exact color/HDR format of what they draw and learn a monitor’s capabilities, allowing the compositor to map colors and tone accurately instead of guessing. The change, which recently landed in Chromium’s codebase, enables proper rendering on HDR surfaces —a feature that has been a long time coming for Wayland users. Early testing shows it’s already working on KDE Plasma 6.4.2, so if you’ve got an HDR-capable display, you might finally start seeing those deeper blacks and brighter highlights in supported videos. 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I’ve been on the hunt for new software lately, and found 10 tools that everyone should try at least once. In no particular order, here are tools that have (or will) change how I run my homelab. Each of these tools are something that I have currently running, or I have run in the past. You'll find things ranging from full-blown operating systems to small network tools and everything in-between, giving you quite a few new things to try out in your homelab this summer. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ I'm_a_Homelab_Enthusiast,_but_I_Refuse_to_Self_Host_These 5_Services⠀⇛ If you have a homelab, then you’ve likely considered self- hosting every service you use. I’ve thought about that too, but there are certain services that I outright refuse to host at home. While I've tried self-hosting many things, with services like email and music streaming, I simply found that it's better to pay for instead of self-host. There are a number of reasons why, so here's a list of services that I simply won't run in my homelab. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ 7_Self-Hosted_Apps_I_Run_24/7⠀⇛ I self-host a lot of apps in my homelab. Some are just for fun and I spin up and down as needed, and others are crucial parts of my homelab’s infrastructure that I can’t live without. Here are the seven services I make sure are always running. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ Why_I_Self-Host_Everything_Except_Email⠀⇛ On your self-hosting journey, it’s likely you’ll try to self- host everything you can. I know that’s my goal—except for one thing: email. I refuse to self-host my own email, and here’s why I won’t ever do it. § The Appeal of Self-Hosting Everything With so many data breaches, there’s definitely an appeal to just bring everything you can in-house. I know that I’ve gone down that road, and currently self-host several few services that I used to rely on other companies for. I self-host things for a few reasons. The primary one is to save money, because it’s cheaper for me to pay for the power bill of a server at my house than to utilize dozens of paid services from a bunch of random online companies. But another byproduct of self-hosting is the enhanced privacy that’s achieved by keeping the data on my own hardware. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ Why_Self-Hosting_an_eBook_Server_Is_Harder_Than_It_Should Be⠀⇛ Are you thinking of self-hosting an eBook server? Well, it’s actually pretty difficult. While other media servers are simple to set up, eBook servers are the exact opposite. Plex is known as one of the best do-it-all media server tools out there. Of course, there’s also Emby, Jellyfin, and Kodi, but all of them have one thing in common: a simple-to-use media server interface. Plex, for example, can host your movies, TV shows, audiobooks, and photos. While Plex Pass is a paid upgrade and adds a lot of features, that’s also another benefit: it pays developers’ salaries to continue to develop the app and improve it. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1218 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/I_switched_from_Windows_to_Linux_and_made_these_4_rookie_mistak.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/I_switched_from_Windows_to_Linux_and_made_these_4_rookie_mistak.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ I switched from Windows to Linux and made these 4 rookie mistakes - don't be like me⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jul 20, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Install⦈_ Quoting: I switched from Windows to Linux and made these 4 rookie mistakes - don't be like me — With the Windows 10 end-of-life date approaching rapidly, I've decided to upgrade my aging PC to Linux instead of Windows 11. The problem is, I haven't used Linux properly during my entire time using computers. The best I've ever done was about a decade ago, when I installed Ubuntu as a dual boot, tried it for a day, then went back to Windows and scrubbed Linux off my system again. Now that I know I enjoy Linux Mint, I've been making the move over from Windows. However, that isn't to say I haven't made a few mess- ups here and there during my journey. So, here are some mistakes I made in making the jump that you should avoid if you plan on doing the same. 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I loathe all forms of waste, but particularly tech-waste. Dumping a working computer in favour of a newer, shinier one is not only wasteful and destructive, but some old computers have features that few modern ones can match. How many modern laptops offer tool-free swapping of up to three hard drives, as my old Lenovo W520 does? How many can be powered indefinitely from a phone charger, like my old Yoga 720? It isn’t only about saving money – sometimes old equipment is actually better than new. Read_on ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1317 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Linux_is_the_best_thing_to_happen_to_PC_gaming_in_years.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Linux_is_the_best_thing_to_happen_to_PC_gaming_in_years.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Linux is the best thing to happen to PC gaming in years⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jul 20, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Steam_Deck⦈_ Quoting: Linux is the best thing to happen to PC gaming in years — PC gaming is an extremely active space, with frequent new hardware launches and features (alongside the never-ending stream of games coming out) that keep things fresh and exciting for enthusiasts. However, you can also argue that things have fallen into a bit of an uninspired rhythm in many ways, and for years, PC gaming was kind of stale. It kept getting better, of course, but no big paradigm shifts or evolutions were happening. In recent years, though, that's changed, and believe it or not, it's mostly thanks to Linux. The rise of gaming on Linux has contributed immensely to PC gaming as a whole, even if you're not using Linux yourself, and the improvements we've seen so far are just the beginning. 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Unfortunately, that caution was warranted yet again this week when three AUR packages were found to contain malware. The issue came to light on July 16 when a user uploaded a malicious package, librewolf-fix-bin, to the AUR. Within hours, two more packages—firefox-patch-bin and zen-browser-patched-bin—followed, all traced back to the same bad actor. Security researchers quickly identified the threat: a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) hidden in a script pulled from a GitHub repository. For those unfamiliar, a RAT is no joke—it can grant attackers full control over an infected system, enabling them to steal data, install additional malware, or spy on users. Read_on Update More in LWN: * ⚓ Malicious_packages_uploaded_to_the_Arch_GNU/Linux_AUR⠀⇛ The Arch GNU/Linux project has sent out an_advisory warning that a set of malicious packages, containing a remote access trojan, were uploaded to the Arch User Repository (AUR). The affected packages were librewolf-fix-bin, firefox-patch-bin, and zen-browser-patched-bin. "We strongly encourage users that may have installed one of these packages to remove them from their system and to take the necessary measures in order to ensure they were not compromised." ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣄⣠⣠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣤⣶⣤⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣲⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢈⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣴⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠘⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⠛⠉⠙⠛⠛⢟⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠈⠉⠁⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1468 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/NixOS_Containers_and_Why_Qubes_Is_the_Wrong_Linux_Distro_for_Yo.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/NixOS_Containers_and_Why_Qubes_Is_the_Wrong_Linux_Distro_for_Yo.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ NixOS Containers and Why Qubes Is the Wrong Linux Distro for You⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 20, 2025 * ⚓ XDA ☛ NixOS_containers_are_pretty_exciting,_and_here's_why_I_like_them more_than_Docker⠀⇛ I’ve been distro-hopping for well over a few years, and during the course of my journey, I’ve tinkered with everything from Debian and DietPi to Arch, Slackware, and beyond. But when it comes to weird yet functional Linux distributions, few can keep up with the sheer quirkiness of NixOS. It’s equal parts ingenious, feature-rich, and mind-bogglingly difficult, and this holy trifecta is what lured me to the NixOS ecosystem. During my recent escapades with a NixOS virtual machine, I tried running a Docker image via the oci-container module. A few searches later, I arrived at the NixOS container module, which can run containers the same way as Docker, except it integrates well with the underlying NixOS environment. Now that I’ve spent a couple of hours running NixOS containers, I must admit that I’m quite impressed by their capabilities. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ 7_Reasons_Why_Qubes_Is_the_Wrong_Linux_Distro_for_You⠀⇛ Choosing a new distro can be overwhelming. Installing a complex distro can be draining. If wasting wads of cash on the wrong hardware or getting neck-deep in technical jargon sounds daunting, then perhaps Qubes is not for you. [...] The first hurdle you will face is hardware choice. Qubes depends on specific technologies, namely, VT-x, VT-D, IOMMU, and SLAT. These are common in modern computers but are difficult to match with other requirements, like IOMMU groups (which I'll get to next) and cost. Speaking of cost, not everyone will spend thousands on a laptop, and the more specialized your requirements, the more expensive things are. That being said, it's easy to find affordable hardware if you're okay with secondhand. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1532 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Open_Data_Open_Access_and_Standards.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Open_Data_Open_Access_and_Standards.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Open Data, Open Access, and Standards⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 20, 2025 * § Openness/Sharing/Collaboration⠀➾ o § Open Data⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ China_proves_open_models_more_effective than_GPU_dominance⠀⇛ More importantly, the model weights were released in the open, alongside detailed technical docs showing how they'd done it. And in what should have come as a surprise to no one, it was just a matter of weeks before we began to see Western devs replicate these processes to imbue their own models with reasoning capabilities. o § Open Access/Content⠀➾ # ⚓ Matt Wedel ☛ Did_journal_articles_survive_the_last_ten years?⠀⇛ And here we are, ten years later. (Well: ten years and three days, in fact, as it took me a while to find the time to write this up.) Who was right? Well, me more than Matt. But I think we’d probably both says we’re surprised — and disappointed — at how little things have moved on in those ten years. Not only are we still publishing all our work as papers in journals, we are still desperate to get into one or two special anointed journals that we believe (rightly or wrongly) are necessary for career progression. Articles remain very static objects. PDF is still the preferred format — because HTML versions don’t use any of the affordances of the Web to let us do interesting things, but merely stuff the margins with adverts and menus. (Also: still no aquatic titanosaurs.) * § Standards/Consortia⠀➾ o ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Why_the_Future_of_PACS_Depends_on_Open_Standards⠀⇛ However, more than 90% of PACS installed today still rely on the Wiegand protocol, making it the most common communication method used by access control devices. The Wiegand standard was developed in the 1980s, so was not designed to keep pace with the security demands of today’s organisations and the increasingly complex threats that are emerging. In a recent survey of IT professionals, facility managers and physical security leaders conducted by HID, respondents said they were aware (39%) or somewhat aware (36%) of the security risks associated with the Wiegand protocol, yet continue to use it, while the remaining respondents (25%) reported being completely unaware of the security risks. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1622 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Programming Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 20, 2025 * ⚓ Loris Cro ☛ Asynchrony_is_not_Concurrency⠀⇛ What if I told you we’re missing a term to describe another aspect of concurrent programming and, because of it, we’re all collectively missing a key piece of understanding that has shaped our software ecosystems for the worse? Well, I spoiled it in the title: the missing term is ‘asynchrony’, but why? * ⚓ Howard Oakley ☛ A_brief_history_of_primary_coding_languages_–_The Eclectic_Light_Company⠀⇛ Plenty of great apps have been created using the Mac’s scripting languages, but commercial developers have largely relied on compiled languages used and supported by Apple for app and system development. Over the years those have included Object Pascal, C/C++, Objective-C and most recently Swift. This article provides a brief overview of how those changed. * ⚓ Async_I/O_on_Linux_and_durability⠀⇛ I've been working on a complex multi-model database for a few weeks now, and recently I took time to simplify and test out an idea I had on a simple key-value database. I started with the basics: A hash table in memory, a simple append-only log for persistence and durability, and the classic fsync() call after every write to the log for durability. It worked, but wasn't as fast as it could be. In Kevo, that's the approach I use, but in Klay (not public yet, but will be open sourced when ready), I'm taking a different approach. What would a database look like if you treated the individual sectors on disk as unreliable, and how could you make it as fast as possible? That's when I started reading about io_uring on Linux here (PDF) and here. * ⚓ Simon Ser ☛ Simon_Ser:_Status_update,_July_2025⠀⇛ Hi! Sway’s patch_to_add_HDR_support has finally be merged! It can be enabled via output hdr on, and requires the Vulkan renderer (which can be selected via WLR_RENDERER=vulkan). Still, lots remains to be done to improve tone mapping and compositing. Help is welcome if you have ideas! * § Go⠀➾ o ⚓ Carlos Becker ☛ Building_GoReleaser:_from_shell_script_to_paid product⠀⇛ By March 2016, almost one year later, I had a dozen Go projects, all of them needed releasing. So I did the next obvious thing: moved that script into its own repository, and made it “configurable” using flags. o ⚓ Jamie Brandon ☛ Go_allocation_probe⠀⇛ The profiling tools in go will tell you where allocations happened in the code, but won't record the type of the allocation. I suspected that in the code I was looking at, some specific types were causing a lot of allocation but that those allocations were spread over many locations. So with the help of Matt Knight I wrote perhaps the most appallingly fragile code I have ever written - go_allocation_probe. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1731 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Raspberry_Pi_Home_Assistant_Server_and_Plex_Media_Server.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Raspberry_Pi_Home_Assistant_Server_and_Plex_Media_Server.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Raspberry Pi, Home Assistant Server, and Plex Media Server⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 20, 2025 * ⚓ XDA ☛ 6_reasons_I_run_DietPi_on_my_original_Raspberry_Pi_Zero_W⠀⇛ My Raspberry Pi Zero W may be old, but it’s far from obsolete. With the right Linux distro, it still has real value in low- power projects and dedicated tasks. I chose DietPi because it maximizes the potential of limited hardware without requiring me to go through unnecessary hoops. It’s small, efficient, and purpose-built for exactly the kind of tinkering I want to do. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ 7_Projects_That_Turn_Your_Raspberry_Pi_Into_the_Perfect Travel_Companion⠀⇛ Are you prepping to head out on vacation with the family? If so, did you know that your Raspberry Pi is actually the perfect travel companion? The mini computer can actually do quite a few things that might surprise you. From acting as a full-blown media server to a blog that you can write offline and have automatically sync up when connected to the internet, your Raspberry Pi is the perfect travel companion for your upcoming vacation and trips. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ 7_Reasons_Why_a_Mini_PC_Makes_the_Perfect_Home_Assistant Server⠀⇛ Smart home ecosystems such as Alexa and Apple Home are great for simple smart home control and basic smart home automations. But if you want more powerful control and the ability to integrate with almost any smart home device you can think of, Home Assistant is one of your best options. The free and open-source smart home software has a reasonably steep learning curve, but it's becoming more and more accessible. One of the biggest sticking points is that you'll need a device to run the software on. There are plenty of options, but there are several big reasons why a mini PC makes an ideal Home Assistant server. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ 7_Things_Nobody_Tells_You_About_Hosting_a_Plex_Media Server⠀⇛ Are you thinking about starting a Plex server soon? While the initial setup of Plex is easy, there are definitely some nuances I wish I knew about at the beginning. That’s why I made this list: to keep you from making the same mistakes I did. These issues aren’t talked about often, yet they’re very important in the day-to-day running of a Plex server. So here are seven things that I wish I knew when I got started running my own media server. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ Why_I_Stopped_Using_RAID_on_My_Plex_Media_Server⠀⇛ RAID is typically the go-to method for redundancy in servers, and it definitely has stood the test of time. What if I told you I intentionally stopped using RAID on my Plex server? Here’s why. § RAID Requires All Drives to Be the Same Size My first home-built NAS ran on TrueNAS, which utilizes a traditional RAID structure for its drives. While TrueNAS handles all the RAID software-side (which I’ll get to why that can be important in a moment), I still was almost immediately turned off from using RAID. One of the biggest drawbacks to RAID, in my opinion, is that it requires all drives to be the same size. I had a wide range of storage drive sizes that I wanted to use for my NAS, including 3TB, 4TB, 6TB, and 8TB drives. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1835 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Recent_Articles_About_Proxmox.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Recent_Articles_About_Proxmox.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Recent Articles About Proxmox⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 20, 2025 * ⚓ XDA ☛ Here's_how_I_run_Docker_in_an_LXC_on_Proxmox,_and_why_it's_a solid_alternative_to_a_VM⠀⇛ A few weeks ago, I switched from Docker to Podman, as the latter provides some extra features for my containerization needs. That said, Docker is still a neat container runtime despite all its faults, and I’d recommend it to anyone looking to familiarize themselves with the nitty-gritty of containerization. In fact, I even have a Proxmox-based virtual machine dedicated entirely to Docker just so I can tinker with it in my spare time. But now that I’ve started converting old laptops into PVE nodes, I’ve armed each of them with a Docker LXC. Before you come at me with pitchforks for the preposterous idea of running Docker inside a container instead of a VM, I must confess that this weird setup has its advantages. * ⚓ XDA ☛ Proxmox_is_reporting_high_memory_usage_for_your_VMs,_but_here's what's_actually_happening⠀⇛ Let’s say you’ve built a home server with your dream components and armed it with everybody's favorite virtualization platform, Proxmox. The next course of action is to deploy a multitude of LXCs and virtual machines on your PVE node. If you’ve allocated your resources wisely, you’re unlikely to encounter performance issues from overcommitting the CPU cores and memory. However, keen-eyed Proxmox users might notice excessively high memory utilization on their virtual machines inside the web UI – RAM usage percentages that would seem downright preposterous on certain lightweight VMs. Well, chances are, your Proxmox node or VMs aren’t lacking in memory; it’s just Linux’s weird way of managing memory combined with Proxmox’s simplistic RAM consumption visualization utility. * ⚓ XDA ☛ If_you_boot_Proxmox_from_an_SSD,_disable_these_two_services_to prevent_wearing_out_your_drive⠀⇛ Although data hoarders tend to shy away from SSDs due to their limited write cycles and terrible long-term storage feasibility, these ultra-fast drives serve as amazing boot drives for consumer PCs and home servers alike. As such, I favor SSDs over HDDs when installing bare-metal containerization environments, virtualization platforms, and server/NAS operating systems. But unfortunately for me and my SSDs, certain services can end up degrading the drive health, especially in the case of hardcore server workloads. Since I rely on Proxmox for all my self-hosting tasks and computing experiments, I’ve taken a couple of precautions to ensure my boot drive remains in tip- top shape. * ⚓ XDA ☛ I'm_addicted_to_installing_Proxmox_on_old_devices⠀⇛ Over the course of my computing journey, I’ve built, upgraded, and replaced several PCs. But rather than labeling my older systems as e-waste and sending them to the scrapyard for pocket change, I try to come up with cool ways to leverage them in my home lab. For example, any mid-tier PC or laptop released in the last five years can be reborn as a solid general-purpose machine with a Linux distribution. Older rigs with spare drive bays double as incredible Network- Attached Storage systems, and if they're armed with a decent processor and memory, they can even run some VMs and containers. While we’re on the subject, outdated machines can become formidable self-hosting and experimentation rigs with the right virtualization platform. In fact, I’ve spent the last couple of weeks testing Proxmox on ancient hardware. Contrary to what you may believe, it works surprisingly well on cheap systems from a bygone era. * ⚓ XDA ☛ 6_of_my_favorite_TurnKey_templates_for_Proxmox⠀⇛ At first glance, Proxmox may seem like a dainty FOSS virtualization platform designed for casual home labbers. But hidden underneath its maze of menus, options, and toggles lies a formidable collection of features. For starters, Proxmox supports Ceph distributed storage and Cluster Manager, which let you deploy high-availability PVE setups. There's also ZFS support for folks looking to leverage this high-end file system in their home labs. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1953 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Retro_and_Open_Hardware.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Retro_and_Open_Hardware.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Retro and Open Hardware⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 20, 2025 * ⚓ Hackaday ☛ SymbOS_Is_A_Funhouse_Mirror_Look_At_A_Future_That_Never Was⠀⇛ The Z80 might be decades obsolete and a few years out of production, but it’s absolutely a case of “gone but not forgotten” in the hacker world. Case in point is SymbOS, a multitasking OS for Z80 machines by Amstrad, Sinclair, and the MSX2 family of computers that updated to version 4.0 earlier this year. * ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Software_Defined_Retro_ROMs⠀⇛ Here’s something fun from our hacker [Piers]: Software Defined ROMs. * § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ o ⚓ CNX Software ☛ MeshCore_is_a_lightweight_alternative_to Meshtastic_LoRa-based_off-grid_messaging⠀⇛ While Meshtastic is by far the most popular off-grid messaging solution relying on LoRa radios, MeshCore offers an alternative as a lightweight C++ library and firmware designed for multi-hop packet routing and made for developers who want to create resilient, decentralized communication networks that work without the internet. The project’s Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub repository provides some high-level differences compared to the Meshtastic and Reticulum projects: MeshCore provides the ability to create wireless mesh networks, similar to Meshtastic and Reticulum but with a focus on lightweight multi-hop packet routing for embedded projects. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Elegoo_Rapid_PETG_Vs_PETG_Pro:_Same_Price,_Similar Specs,_Which_To_Buy?⠀⇛ Even within a single type of FDM filament there is an overwhelming amount of choice. Take for example Elegoo’s PETG filament offerings, which include such varieties like ‘Pro’ and ‘Rapid’. Both cost the same, but is there a reason to prefer one over the other, perhaps even just for specific applications? To test this, [Dr. Igor Gaspar] over at the My Tech Fun YouTube channel bought some spools of these two filaments and subjected both to a series of tests. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2026 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Self_Hosted_Software_and_Free_Software_Articles.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Self_Hosted_Software_and_Free_Software_Articles.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Self-Hosted Software and Free Software Articles⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 20, 2025 * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ Looking_to_Self-Host_a_Blog?_Here's_How_WordPress,_Ghost, and_GitHub_Pages_Compare⠀⇛ Are you wanting to self-host your own blog? There are a lot of options out there for content management systems to handle your blog’s backend, and choosing the right one can be difficult. I'll break down the pros and cons of WordPress, Ghost, and GitHub Pages to help you make the most informed decision. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ 3_Lightweight_Apps_I_Self-Host_on_My_Mini_PC⠀⇛ I've got a fairly powerful mini PC running Unraid. And although I mainly use this PC for Plex and various desktop VMs, I've also set it up with a collection of handy, lightweight services. This article could be very long, but I just want to hone in on three of the most interesting lightweight services I host on my mini PC—an internet performance dashboard, a batch music metadata editor, and a digital Kanban board. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ I_Trust_These_Open-Source_Apps_for_All_My_PDF_Editing⠀⇛ Why pay for Adobe Acrobat or risk your data with online editors when excellent open-source PDF tools offer powerful, private alternatives? These PDF editors give you complete control over your documents and are free of cost. While it's true that open-source PDF editors with comprehensive editing capabilities are pretty rare, it's not hard to find apps that can do a specific set of PDF tasks and do them well. So, here are my top picks for your PDF editing needs. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ Why_I_Ditched_Paid_Productivity_Apps_for_This_Free_Open- Source_Alternative⠀⇛ Are you frustrated with free productivity apps offering bare- bones functionality? Or annoyed by paying a monthly fee for apps that fail to make you any more productive? Well, say hello to Super Productivity—a free app boasting powerful features that’ll put premium alternatives to shame! § What I Love About Super Productivity Super Productivity is a truly free-to-use productivity app that gives you all the tools you need to not only capture and organize your tasks but also help you complete them. Here’s a detailed overview of the amazing features it brings to the table. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2105 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Terminal_Multiplexer_and_the_Terminal_Fetish.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Terminal_Multiplexer_and_the_Terminal_Fetish.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Terminal Multiplexer and the Terminal Fetish⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 20, 2025 * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ This_Terminal_Multiplexer_Is_So_Much_Better_for_Beginners Than_Tmux⠀⇛ Managing lots of terminal windows can be a chore, and terminal multiplexers are often the go-to solution. However, you've probably found tmux difficult to configure, especially as a beginner. There is an easier alternative: Zellij, which works out of the box with zero configuration. § Terminal Multiplexers Are Like Window Managers for the Terminal For those that don't know, a terminal multiplexer is a software program that turns a single terminal window into multiple virtual terminals and provides session management features. Originally, they ran over remote login sessions to facilitate complex remote workflows; today, people also use them to manage local terminal workflows. A complex workflow might involve running several tasks concurrently, e.g., compiling software, searching for files, etc. When running such tasks without a terminal multiplexer, you cannot disconnect the terminal without stopping the processes. What if your task takes hours to complete, and a flaky connection interrupts it halfway through? This was a common issue back in the heyday of dial-up modems, and it still happens. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ Why_Do_Linux_Fans_Like_the_Terminal_So_Much?⠀⇛ The command-line terminal is still one of the most popular features of Linux, even though graphical interfaces have been common in desktop computers for decades. There are a few reasons for the terminal to stick around, but if you’re new to the platform, you don’t need to worry about it. The Linux operating system was created in the 1990s as a free alternative to Unix, and just like most other Unix-based platforms, the primary user interface was a command-line shell. A basic graphical desktop was available through the X Window System, and full-blown desktop environments eventually appeared (like KDE 1.0 in 1998), but the terminal was still required for getting the most out of a Linux system. These days, a terminal is rarely required when using desktop Linux. You can usually install software, change settings, manage files, and upgrade your operating system without ever typing a command. So, why is it still a popular way to use Linux, and why do so many online guides still ask you to use it? ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2182 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/This_Linux_distro_is_built_for_home_theatres_and_is_just_enough.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/This_Linux_distro_is_built_for_home_theatres_and_is_just_enough.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ This Linux distro is built for home theatres, and is "just enough OS for Kodi"⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jul 20, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Plasma_Screen⦈_ Quoting: This Linux distro is built for home theatres, and is "just enough OS for Kodi" — I think one of the coolest aspects of Linux distros is the sheer number of them. You might think of Linux distros as something akin to Windows and macOS, with a desktop that you run apps on. However, there are some distros that do one specific job, and they do it very, very well. LibreELEC is one such distro. The app's main motto is "Just enough OS for Kodi," and it lives up to that manta very well. LibreELEC will supply you with enough of an operating system to run the Kodi media player, and that's it. While that may sound like a downside, the truth is that LibreELEC's simplicity makes it an ideal pick for your home theatre. 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It is repetitive to do so, but it needs saying ⚓ New⠀⇛ often." 16. ⚓ Finland_(and_NATO)_Must_Move_to_GNU/Linux_and_Dump_Microsoft_Even Faster⠀⇛ "Microsoft is not a technology problem, it is a staffing problem." 17. ⚓ The_Microsofters_We_Sued_Helped_Microsoft_Make_GNU/Linux_'Expire'_This Year⠀⇛ "Linux and Secure Boot certificate expiration" 18. ⚓ linuxconfig.org_Joins_linuxtechlab.com_and_Others,_Becomes_a_Slopfarm With_Fake_Linux_'Articles'_(LLM_Slop)⠀⇛ They contain "linux" in their domain names, but they are just slopfarms 19. ⚓ Links_19/07/2025:_Microsoft_Cuts_in_China_and_Wall_Street_Journal_Sued for_Reporting_on_Jeffrey_Epstein⠀⇛ Links for the day 20. ⚓ Fascistic_Policies_Got_'Normalised'_in_'Public_Office'._Let's_Not_Let the_Same_Happen_in_'Tech'.⠀⇛ Political discourse typically guides what's "normal" and what "good citizens" should believe/feel 21. ⚓ Yes,_Your_Mastodon_Instance_Will_Also_Shut_Down⠀⇛ Few people run a one-person instance in the Fediverse 22. ⚓ The_Demise_of_GAFAM_Necessitates_Greater_and_Broader_Awareness⠀⇛ Morale at Microsoft is really bad 23. ⚓ Free_Software_Foundation_Reaches_75%_of_Funding_Goal⠀⇛ Not bad for this "Fosschild" 24. ⚓ Slopwatch:_7_New_Examples_of_Fake_'Linux'_Slop_Pieces_(Plagiarism_With Misinformation)⠀⇛ Serial Sloppers need to be shunned 25. ⚓ Links_19/07/2025:_Kapo-berg_Settles,_Software_Patents_Challenged⠀⇛ Links for the day 26. ⚓ Over_at_Tux_Machines...⠀⇛ GNU/Linux news for the past day 27. ⚓ IRC_Proceedings:_Friday,_July_18,_2025⠀⇛ IRC logs for Friday, July 18, 2025 ========================================================================= The corresponding text-only bulletin for Saturday contains all the text. 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This comprehensive IDE offers advanced code completion, intelligent debugging tools, integrated testing frameworks, and seamless version control integration. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2648 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/today_s_howtos.2.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/today_s_howtos.2.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ today's howtos⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 20, 2025 * ⚓ Michael Stapelberg ☛ Migrating_my_NAS_from_CoreOS/Flatcar_Linux_to NixOS⠀⇛ In this article, I want to show how to migrate an existing Linux server to NixOS — in my case the CoreOS/Flatcar Linux installation on my Network Attached Storage (NAS) PC. I will show in detail how the previous CoreOS setup looked like (lots of systemd units starting Docker containers), how I migrated it into an intermediate state (using Docker on NixOS) just to get things going, and finally how I migrated all units from Docker to native NixOS modules step-by-step. If you haven’t heard of NixOS, I recommend you read the first page of the NixOS website to understand what NixOS is and what sort of things it makes possible. * ⚓ 2025-07-11_[Older]_How_to_Get_UUID_of_a_USB_Flash_Drive_on_Windows, macOS,_and_Linux⠀⇛ * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ 9_Chromebook_Power_User_Tricks_You_Should_Be_Using⠀⇛ Your Chromebook is far more capable than you give it credit for. In fact, Chromebooks can do just about anything that other modern laptops can thanks to a few recent updates to ChromeOS. With just a few tips and settings changes, you’ll be off to using your Chromebook like a power user in no time. From enabling Linux to mastering the clipboard history tool, here’s my top power user tips to master your Chromebook. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ 5_Reasons_Why_Your_NAS_Needs_an_SSD_Cache⠀⇛ Are you tired of slow data transfers to your NAS? Well, it likely needs a SSD cache. If you don’t have a SSD as the first stop for incoming data to your NAS, then you’re doing networked storage wrong. There are several reasons why you should have a SSD cache on a NAS, ranging from faster incoming data transfers to improved performance with apps and services that you run on the system. Here are my five top reasons why you need to add a SSD cache to your NAS. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2720 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/today_s_howtos.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/today_s_howtos.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ today's howtos⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 20, 2025 * ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ 2025-07-12_[Older]_How_to_install_Synfig_Studio_on Kubuntu_24.04⠀⇛ * ⚓ 2025-07-13_[Older]_How_to_install_Synfig_Studio_on_Kubuntu_24.04⠀⇛ * ⚓ 2025-07-15_[Older]_Manual_intervention_required_for_OpenRC⠀⇛ * ⚓ Matthew J Ernisse ☛ Extracting_Apple_Notes_(via_IMAP!)⠀⇛ Amazingly Apple Notes still retains the ability to use an IMAP server to synchronize notes. I've been using IMAP to synchronize my notes since my BlackBerry days and while I almost never think about it I am sure glad this is still supported. Amongst all the other things I keep stashed in my notebook I keep a list of CDs I'm looking for. Until recently I would periodically copy/paste that list into a markdown document that is rendered into a static wishlist that I share with friends and family. I was batching up the most recent finds I had bookmarked and it occurred to me that I should be able to automate this. * ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ Checklists_are_hard_(but_still_a_good_thing)⠀⇛ We recently had a big downtime at work where part of the work was me doing a relatively complex and touchy thing. Naturally I made a checklist, but also naturally my checklist turned out to be incomplete, with some things I'd forgotten and some steps that weren't quite right or complete. This is a good illustration that checklists are hard to create. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2774 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/today_s_leftovers.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/today_s_leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ today's leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 20, 2025 * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o ⚓ Linux Made Simple ☛ 2025-07-13_[Older]_Linux_Weekly_Roundup #333⠀⇛ * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ DebConf25⠀⇛ Usually, I like to do a more detailed write-up of DebConf, but I was already quite burnt out when I got here, so I’ll circle back to a few things that were important to me in later posts. In the meantime, thanks to everyone who made this DebConf possible, whether you volunteered for one task or were part of the organisation team. Also a special thanks to the wonderful sponsors who turned this DebConf from running into a small deficit into a gain. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux On Mobile ☛ 2025-07-13_[Older]_Weekly_GNU-like_Mobile Linux_Update_(28/2025):_Automatically_Focussed⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ Slashdot ☛ LibreOffice_Lands_Built-In_Support_For_Bitcoin_As Currency⠀⇛ * § Windows TCO / Windows Bot Nets⠀➾ o ⚓ Wired ☛ At_Least_750_US_Hospitals_Faced_Disruptions_During_Last Year’s_CrowdStrike_Outage,_Study_Finds⠀⇛ Now a new study by a team of medical cybersecurity researchers has taken the first steps toward quantifying the cost of CrowdStrike's disaster not in dollars, but in potential harm to hospitals and their patients across the US. It reveals evidence that hundreds of those hospitals' services were disrupted during the outage, and raises concerns about potentially grave effects to patients’ health and well-being. o ⚓ The Record ☛ Japanese_police_release_decryptor_for_Phobos ransomware_after_February_takedown⠀⇛ On Thursday, Japanese officials published the free decryption tool and a guide in English for organizations impacted by the group’s attacks. 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