Tux Machines Bulletin for Friday, August 08, 2025 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Sat 9 Aug 02:49:47 BST 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 - 10 Linux features you should be using to get the best performance and functionality ⦿ Tux Machines - A Linux terminal app for native Android development? 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However, to really get the most out of Linux and your computer(s), there are certain skills and habits you need to bolster; otherwise, you're not really enjoying the riches that can be mined from Linux. Read_on ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 120 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/A_Linux_terminal_app_for_native_Android_development_Here_s_why_.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/A_Linux_terminal_app_for_native_Android_development_Here_s_why_.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ A Linux terminal app for native Android development? Here's why I'm bullish⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Aug 08, 2025 Quoting: A Linux terminal app for native Android development? Here's why I'm bullish | ZDNET — For some time, Android has had access to a terminal app that ran a full-blown, text-only Linux environment. This app is enabled via Android's developer options feature and makes it possible for users to run Linux commands (even SSH). But it seemed a bit odd when they went mum on the Linux Terminal app at the annual I/O developer conference. Even with that silence, a bit of new news has surfaced that points to Google releasing a new take on the Linux terminal app, one that targets developers. Read_on ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 156 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Calibre_8_8_Open_Source_E_Book_Manager_Improves_Support_for_Kob.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Calibre_8_8_Open_Source_E_Book_Manager_Improves_Support_for_Kob.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Calibre 8.8 Open-Source E-Book Manager Improves Support for Kobo Devices⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Marius Nestor on Aug 08, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Calibre_8.8⦈_ Calibre 8.8 comes with an updated Kobo driver that supports the latest Tolino firmware, improved display of lookup results from Google in the E-book viewer, and the ability to handle -epub-text-emphasis properties used in some Japanese language EPUB books during conversion. This release also updates the Piper Neural text-to-speech engine by rewriting the backend used to run the Piper speech models to no longer need an external binary, which should improve performance and robustness. 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This new version brings significant updates in security, privacy, and performance. At the same time, we’ve added our latest KDE version exclusively for our Gnoppix members. This includes KDE 6.4.4 with Linux Kernel 6.15.9 and all the latest software * ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ Distribution_Release:_Gnoppix_AI_Linux_25_8⠀⇛ Andreas Mueller has announced the release of Gnoppix AI Linux 25_8, a major new update of the project's Debian-based distribution with focus on privacy and security, and with integrated artificial intelligence frameworks, libraries and development tools: [...] * ⚓ Jan Lukas Else ☛ Trying_Proxmox_VE_9_and_should_I_virtualize_my router?⠀⇛ With the recent release of Proxmox VE 9, it seemed like the perfect time to experiment. I had my old ASRock DeskMini A300, which was mostly unused, so I decided to install Proxmox on it. I put the installer on a USB stick, got it all set up, and then downloaded an Ubuntu ISO directly to the Proxmox host to spin up my first VM. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 271 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Desktop_Laptop_GNU_Linux_Desktop_Market_Share_Rescuing_Machines.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Desktop_Laptop_GNU_Linux_Desktop_Market_Share_Rescuing_Machines.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Desktop/Laptop: GNU/Linux Desktop Market Share, Rescuing Machines With Hardware Faults, and Updating the Kernel⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 08, 2025 * ⚓ ZDNet ☛ Think_GNU/Linux_desktop_market_share_isn't_over_6%?_This_15 million-system_scan_says_otherwise⠀⇛ This news comes after several other studies have shown the GNU/ Linux desktop is right around the 6% mark. Indeed, according to the US Federal Government Website and App Analytics count, the GNU/Linux desktop market share over the last 90 days has reached 6.3%, a new high. In July, according to StatCounter, the GNU/Linux desktop also set a record high by its metrics with 5.24%. * ⚓ ZDNet ☛ GNU/Linux_PC_acting_up?_Here's_my_first_course_of_action_(and why_it_fixes_things_most_of_the_time)⠀⇛ I've had it happen before. Back when drives consisted of spinning, magnetic platters, that dreaded "tick" was a sure sign a hard drive was failing. Once upon a nightmare scenario, I waited too late and wound up losing everything on my drive. Sure, I could have recovered that data, but at a pretty high monetary cost. * ⚓ XDA ☛ Updating_your_Linux_kernel_sounds_scary,_but_here's_why_it's_no different_from_a_Windows_update⠀⇛ The idea of updating your Linux kernel can sound intimidating, especially if you're new to the ecosystem or if your experience with Linux is limited to occasional tinkering. After all, the kernel is the heart of the operating system, and touching it feels like stepping into dangerous territory. But for the vast majority of users, updating the Linux kernel is no more complicated or risky than letting Windows install its monthly security patches. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 328 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Review.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Review.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Free and Open Source Software, and Review⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Aug 08, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇a_picute_of_lungs⦈_ * ⚓ Breathing_-_guides_your_breathing_pattern_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ Breathing is a simple application that guides your breathing pattern. This pattern is recommended by experts to help ease anxiety. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ vacuum_-_OpenAPI_and_Swagger_linter_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ vacuum is billed as an ultra-super-fast, lightweight OpenAPI linter and quality checking tool. It’s inspired by Spectral, and is compatible with existing Spectral rulesets. Designed to reliably lint OpenAPI specifications, very, very quickly. Including very large ones. Spectral. can be quite slow when used as an API and does not scale for enterprise applications. vacuum will tell you what is wrong with your spec, why, where and how to fix it. It will work at scale and is designed as a CLI (with a UI) and a library to be consumed in other applications. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ playerctl_-_MPRIS_media_player_command-line_controller_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ Playerctl is a command-line utility and library for controlling media players that implement the MPRIS D-Bus Interface Specification. Playerctl makes it easy to bind player actions, such as play and pause, to media keys. You can also get metadata about the playing track such as the artist and title for integration into statusline generators or other command- line tools. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ fanxiang_S880_2TB_NVMe_SSD_Review_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ The SSD boasts a sleek and minimalist appearance. It’s a single-sided drive. While the device is well priced, it looks reasonably well manufactured which helps to give some confidence. But never judge a book by its cover. My drive has a cooling sticker applied but it’s also available with a heatsink. The cooling sticker model retails for around £90 although I’ve seen it cheaper. The installation process is straightforward as you’d expect. Included in the package, Fanxiang provides a M.2 mounting screw and a screwdriver. The NVMe uses the M.2 2280 form factor, and is best paired with a PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 slot, although it will, of course, work with a PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 slot but the motherboard will be a limiting factor. ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⠃⠘⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⠓⢲⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⢶⣄⣬⣷⣶⣶⣦⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠘⠀⠀⠀⠈⡎⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢋⣤⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⢿⡿⠋⠉⠉⠻⠁⠀⣀⣻⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⠉⠉⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⣠⣀⠀⠀⢠⣇⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⣷⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⠋⣽⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⢰⠞⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣈⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠁⢠⣿⡀⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠻⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⠿⠏⠀⠚⠂⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⠀⣠⣿⣿⣧⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠋⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠉⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡯⠭⠭⠭⠭⠭⠭⠭⠭⠭⠭⠭⠭⢭⣭⣿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣀⡈⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⢀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡟⠋⡽⠋⠉⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⣾⣥⠀⠉⠈⠙⢿⡿⠒⠺⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠉⠉⠀⠀⠻⣿⣿⠉⠈⠋⠙⠻⣏⠀⠃⠀⠀⠠⠦⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡹⣯⡄⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣏⠁⠀⠀⢀⣼⣇⠀⠓⠂⠄⠺⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⠀⠀⣤⡄⠸⠘⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⣷⡀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡄⣸⣿⢿⠀⡂⠨⠷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢀⣿⣿⡄⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣶⣶⣿⣶⣎⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠋⠛⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠀⢸⣿⣿⡿⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠻⠿⠿⠫⠾⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 447 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_the_Web.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_the_Web.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and the Web⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 08, 2025 * ⚓ [Old] Angelino Desmet ☛ What_if_I_paid_for_all_my_free_software?⠀⇛ I've always felt guilty by taking for granted the rare breed of virtuous humans that provide free excellent software without relying on advertising. Let's change that and pay, how much would I “lose” anyway? * § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ o ⚓ Daniel Stenberg ☛ curl_tells_the_%time⠀⇛ Some users have right out started to use the -w output for logging of the performed transfer, and when you do that there was a little detail missing: the ability to output the time the transfer completed. After all, most log lines actually feature the time in one way or another. Starting in curl 8.16.0, curl -w knows the time and now allows the user to specify exactly how to output that time in the output. Suddenly this output is a whole notch better for logging purposes. * § Productivity Software/LibreOffice/Calligra⠀➾ o ⚓ Document Foundation ☛ Join_the_LibreOffice_Team_as_a_Paid Developer_focusing_on_UI_with_initial_emphasis_on_macOS,_preferably full-time,_remote_(m/f/d)⠀⇛ Love LibreOffice development? Want to turn your passion into a paid job? We are The Document Foundation (TDF), the non-profit entity behind LibreOffice. We’re passionate about free software, the open source culture and about bringing new companies and people with fresh ideas into our community. * § Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG)⠀➾ o ⚓ Manuel Moreale ☛ Sticking_with_it⠀⇛ And I can’t really tell you why I find that approach appealing to me. Maybe because it spares me from constantly having to reconsider my choices. It’s probably the same reason why, for years, I was wearing the same set of clothes: when all you have are white t-shirts, you don’t have to waste time thinking about how to dress; you just get dressed. * § Openness/Sharing/Collaboration⠀➾ o ⚓ C4ISRNET ☛ Space_Force_wargame_could_inform_framework_for_allied info_sharing⠀⇛ Speaking Monday during a virtual Mitchell Institute event, Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt said this year’s wargame will include a forum for discussing sensitive capabilities with coalition partners, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. * § Standards/Consortia⠀➾ o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ VRML_And_The_Dream_Of_Bringing_3D_To_The_World_Wide Web⠀⇛ You don’t have to be a Snow Crash or Tron fan to be familiar with the 3D craze that characterized the rise of the Internet and the World Wide Web in particular. From phrases like ‘surfing the information highway’ to sectioning websites as if to represent 3D real-life equivalents or sorting them by virtual streets like Geocities did, there has always been a strong push to make the Internet a more three-dimensional experience. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 555 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Games_Farlight_84_Terra_Nil_and_More.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Games_Farlight_84_Terra_Nil_and_More.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Games: Farlight 84, Terra Nil, and More⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 08, 2025 * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Farlight_84_is_now_broken_on_Linux,_SteamOS_/_Steam Deck⠀⇛ Farlight 84 has relaunched with a massive new upgrade that brings a first-person mode, but it's sadly now broken on Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Terra_Nil_gets_a_bit_less_chill_in_the_free_Heatwave Update_out_now_plus_a_big_discount⠀⇛ In Terra Nil you're tasked with restoring life to barren environments and things have begun heating up in the new free update. Named Heatwave, the free expansion brings an entirely new region to bring back to life with sandy deserts, salt pans, canyons and floodplains. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Here's_all_the_games_to_claim_from_Prime_Gaming_for August_2025⠀⇛ Need more games? Here's all that's coming to Prime Gaming in August 2025. An easy way to add more games to your library across Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Heretic_+_Hexen_get_a_definitive_re-release_with_new content_from_id_Software_and_Nightdive_Studios⠀⇛ Just like what happened with DOOM + DOOM II, Nightdive Studios have remastered the classics Heretic + Hexen as one bundle with new content. Although, they're actually not calling them a "remaster" instead they're opting to call them a "definitive re-release". * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Grab_some_classic_Warner_Bros._Games_in_this_Humble Bundle⠀⇛ This latest Warner Bros. Games Humble Bundle looks to be great value with lots of games for a small price and good overall Linux compatibility. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Solve_mysterious_murders_in_Casebook_1899_-_The_Leipzig Murders_with_a_launch_set_for_September⠀⇛ Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders is a richly atmospheric, retro-inspired point-and-click adventure set in Leipzig, Germany at the dawn of the 20th century. The developer has now confirmed it's going to launch on September 4th, with Native Linux support and a demo is available still. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Don't_miss_out_on_grabbing_a_free_copy_of_the_new GUNTOUCHABLES⠀⇛ From Ghost Ship Publishing and Game Swing, GUNTOUCHABLES is a new frantic online co-op doomsday roguelite for 1-4 players. For 24 hours from the release today it's also free to claim and keep, so act fast and grab it right now. Otherwise, it will be $4.99 from tomorrow after 9am UTC. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 643 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 08, 2025 * § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ o ⚓ The BSD Now Podcast ☛ BSD_Now_623:_Two's_interview⠀⇛ Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) for FreeBSD Project, Your Guide to Lock-In Free Infrastructure, and we interview David Gwynne from the University of Queensland and developer on the OpenBSD project. * § Applications⠀➾ o ⚓ It's FOSS ☛ FOSS_Weekly_#25.32:_proprietary_trap_AWS_Fiasco,_AUR Poisoned_Again,_Ubuntu_Manual,_Firefox_New_Tab_Customization_and More_GNU/Linux_Stuff⠀⇛ Do you really own a digital product? The quick answer is No. * § Desktop Environments (DE)/Window Managers (WM)⠀➾ o § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ GSoC_Midterm_Update⠀⇛ * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ (Updated)_Lyra_Zero_W_Packs_RK3506B_and_Wi- Fi_6_into_Raspberry_Pi_Zero-Sized_Board⠀⇛ Luckfox has just launched a new development board with a form factor similar to the Raspberry Pi Zero, but based on the Rockchip RK3506B system-on- chip. The Lyra Zero W is designed to offer a low- cost, compact solution for embedded Linux development, priced at $16.99. # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ XIAO_ESP32S3_Sense_Kit_Now_Bundled_with_Free Machine_Learning_Textbook⠀⇛ Seeed Studio has reintroduced its 2022-era XIAO ESP32S3 Sense as part of a new educational kit bundled with accessories and the open-access textbook Machine Learning Systems: Design and Implementation, developed by Prof. Vijay Janapa Reddi and contributors from Harvard and the open- source community. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 724 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Graphics_Animated_Vector_Graphics_in_Qt_6_10_LibInput_and_Lua_P.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Graphics_Animated_Vector_Graphics_in_Qt_6_10_LibInput_and_Lua_P.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Graphics: Animated Vector Graphics in Qt 6.10, LibInput and Lua Plugins⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 08, 2025 * ⚓ Qt ☛ Animated_Vector_Graphics_in_Qt_6.10⠀⇛ We've been steadily improving the vector graphics support in Qt Quick in the past few years, and this continues in Qt 6.10 with several new and useful features. The main focus of this blog will be the support for animated vector graphics, added to the existing components in Qt 6. * ⚓ libinput_and_Lua_plugins_(Part_2)⠀⇛ The moon has circled us a few times since that last post and some update is in order. First of all: all the internal work required for plugins was released as libinput 1.29 but that version does not have any user-configurable plugins yet. But cry you not my little jedi and/or sith lord in training, because support for plugins has now been merged and, barring any significant issues, will be in libinput 1.30, due somewhen around October or November. This year. 2025 that is. Which means now is the best time to jump in and figure out if your favourite bug can be solved with a plugin. And if so, let us know and if not, then definitely let us know so we can figure out if the API needs changes. The API Documentation for Lua plugins is now online too and will auto-update as changes to it get merged. There have been a few minor changes to the API since the last post so please refer to the documentation for details. Notably, the version negotiation was re-done so both libinput and plugins can support select versions of the plugin API. This will allow us to iterate the API over time while designating some APIs as effectively LTS versions, minimising plugin breakages. Or so we hope. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 778 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/GStreamer_1_26_5_Adds_JPEG_XS_Support_Videorate_and_Imagefreeze.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/GStreamer_1_26_5_Adds_JPEG_XS_Support_Videorate_and_Imagefreeze.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ GStreamer 1.26.5 Adds JPEG XS Support Videorate and Imagefreeze⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Marius Nestor on Aug 08, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇GStreamer_1.26.5⦈_ GStreamer 1.26.5 is here to introduce JPEG XS support to the videorate and imagefreeze elements, support for discarding select services on each input to cea708mux, and support for brevity in awstranslate, along with an option to partition speakers in the transcription output of awstranscriber2. This release also improves cea608overlay and cea708overlay to accept GPU memory buffers if the downstream supports the overlay composition meta, improves the Speechmatics speech-to-text engine to expose the mask-profanities property, and improves wasapi2 audio device monitoring. Read_on ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠛⠛⠛⠛⠿⠿⣿⣿⠿⠿⢛⣽⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣷⣶⣤⣄⣀⣀⣀⣤⣴⣿⣿⡋⢀⣾⡇⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡧⢀⣙⣥⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢂⣈⣉⠉⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⠹⠿⠿⢃⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⢸⣿⡾⣪⣗⣗⣿⣇⣿⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣾⣶⣿⣷⣷⣷⣷⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 838 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/GStreamer_1_26_5_Brings_WebRTC_Vulkan_and_Audio_Improvements.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/GStreamer_1_26_5_Brings_WebRTC_Vulkan_and_Audio_Improvements.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ GStreamer 1.26.5 Brings WebRTC, Vulkan, and Audio Improvements⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Aug 08, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇GStreamer_1.26.5⦈_ Quoting: GStreamer 1.26.5 Brings WebRTC, Vulkan, and Audio Improvements — The GStreamer team has released a new bug-fix update, 1.26.5, of its cross-platform open-source multimedia framework for the stable 1.26 series. This release tackles a mix of regressions, crashes, and performance hiccups across different components. Some of the most noticeable fixes include... 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On July 16, 2025, three AUR packages—librewolf-fix-bin, firefox-patch-bin, and zen-browser- patched-bin—were found to contain the CHAOS RAT (Remote Access Trojan), as reported by Linux Security. A second incident, reported by Linuxiac, occurred on July 31, 2025, when a re-uploaded google- chrome-stable package appeared in the AUR. This package’s build script included a Python one-liner that fetched and executed a remote script from an untrusted server. Thankfully, AUR users quickly noticed something was wrong, and the malicious packages were removed from the AUR within 48 hours in both instances. That said, these are not isolated events. In the past, there have been multiple such incidents where bad actors tried to use the AUR to spread malware across various systems. So does this make the AUR, and in turn Arch Linux, unsafe and risky? Well, the answer is more complicated than a simple yes or no! 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As soon as you boot into the live environment, you’re greeted with a centered taskbar, a “Start” button, and a system tray layout that mirrors Windows 11. Even the desktop icons follow the same design language. The Gnome desktop is heavily themed to resemble Microsoft’s latest, from rounded corners to fluent-style menus and animations. What makes this interesting is how complete the illusion is right out of the box. There’s no need to hunt for icon packs, tweak your panels, or install custom window themes. It’s already done for you. The tweaks are subtle but effective, making it feel like someone put real thought into not just copying the look, but also maintaining usability. That said, there are limits to how much any distro can resemble Windows without being Windows. The Gnome system settings, while skinned, still have a Linux structure beneath. Click deep enough into a dialog box and the illusion starts to fade. Some system utilities and pop-up menus reveal their true nature, especially when they pull in unthemed or GTK-based interfaces. It’s a clever trick, but not a perfect one. 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Talking about QtQuick-based apps, this release also improves the NavigationTabButton component used throughout System Settings pages and various QtQuick-based apps to use a more obvious style to communicate keyboard focus, which should improve accessibility. 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One task is one card. The application has help sections for any of the rules todo.txt format follows, but you can use as many or as little of them as you want. I wanted to go through in this blogpost about the process, or what I remember of it anyway. I've always just fixed bugs in Plasma or Frameworks or even in apps like Dolphin, but never made anything from scratch. So I thought that writing this down might be helpful for someone in similar position. As with any KDE project, it's open source and the repository can be explored right here: utilities/komodo. Read_on ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1142 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Latest_From_RedHat_com_Lots_of_Hey_Hi_Hype.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Latest_From_RedHat_com_Lots_of_Hey_Hi_Hype.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Latest From RedHat.com (Lots of "Hey Hi" Hype)⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 08, 2025 * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ What’s_new_with_Ansible_Automation_Platform_content [Ed: Hey hi (AI)... because what's not to like about mindless hype and basically a giant Ponzi scheme for fake valuations and phony inertia?]⠀⇛ 1. Ansible Content Collections for AI * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Top_10_articles_Red_Hat_customers_are_reading_right now [Ed: "Hey hi" and other mindless buzzwords aplenty]⠀⇛ In this roundup, our customers and communities have been particularly drawn to topics spanning the future of AI in IT, the ongoing evolution of our core platforms, and the strategic shifts in critical industries like telecommunications. From groundbreaking product releases that enhance virtualization and accelerate AI workloads to essential insights on security, developer productivity, and sovereign cloud, these articles offer a pulse on what's driving the open hybrid cloud. Explore the top stories that are shaping the future of enterprise IT and empowering you to innovate with confidence. * ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Batch_inference_on_OpenShift_Hey_Hi_(AI)_with_Ray_Data,_vLLM, and_CodeFlare⠀⇛ Inference is the process of using a trained model to make predictions on new, unseen data. While running a prediction on a single row in a Jupyter notebook is straightforward, this approach doesn't scale to the millions of rows found in large datasets. This scaling problem often requires collaboration between data scientists and platform engineers to configure Kubernetes-based infrastructure for these compute-heavy workloads. In a Red_Hat OpenShift_AI environment, the goal is to provide an efficient way to run inference at scale, allowing data scientists to evaluate their models without becoming infrastructure experts. * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Red_Hat_Named_a_Leader_in_2025_Gartner®_Magic Quadrant™_for_Cloud-Native_Application_Platforms_for_the_Second Consecutive_Year [Ed: Bribes_for_fake_endorsements]⠀⇛ Source: Gartner, “Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Native Application Platforms,” August 2025 * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Multicluster_management_secrets_Bradesco_revealed_at Red_Hat_Summit_2025⠀⇛ By the end of 2023, Bradesco's environment was a picture of modern IT complexity. The bank was running 90 Red Hat OpenShift clusters across on-premises, Microsoft Azure Red Hat OpenShift, and Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud environments. This scale brought significant challenges, including decentralized management, inconsistent standards, high operating costs, and configuration drift that created operational risk. Their goal was clear: standardize settings, centralize management, and enforce a consistent configuration state across the entire fleet. * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Getting_to_know_Navtez_Singh_Bal,_Vice_President_& General_Manager,_India_and_South_Asia [Ed: Red_Hat's_Latest_Talent_Hunt, Day_Ahead_of_Mass_Layoffs,_is_Yet_Another_Microsoft_Executive]⠀⇛ Prior to joining Red Hat, Navtez held several leadership roles, including chief operating officer for India at Microsoft, senior partner at McKinsey India, and vice president and general manager for Strategic Business Development for IBM, covering India and South Asia. * ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Build_trust_in_your_CI/CD_pipelines_with_OpenShift Pipelines⠀⇛ Red_Hat_OpenShift_Pipelines offer a cloud-native CI/CD solution utilizing Tekton pipelines. To address concerns around running pipelines with elevated privileges, this article will discuss the usage of Red_Hat_OpenShift sandboxed containers, which isolate workloads using virtual machines.  < ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1253 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/New_Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU_Linux_Clients_and_Bottles_Proje.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/New_Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU_Linux_Clients_and_Bottles_Proje.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients and Bottles Project Receives EU-Backed Grant⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 08, 2025 * ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ Framework_Desktop_Hands-on:_First_Impressions⠀⇛ So it’s time to talk about the Framework Desktop! We mentioned it back in March 20025 ahead of its release. It’s a significant machine for Framework for several reasons: - it’s their first foray in the Desktop (or mini-desktop) category - it’s also their first machine that is not entirely upgradeable Framework has built its brand on delivering devices to end users that can be easily opened, upgraded, and repaired. Moving to a desktop where the RAM is now soldered (LPDDR5x RAM) on the mainboard is a kind of step back. * ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ New_Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU/Linux_Clients, including_Liftoff:_Micro-Drones_-_2025-08-06_Edition⠀⇛ Between 2025-07-30 and 2025-08-06 there were 57 New Steam games released with Native GNU/Linux clients. A lot of indie games again in this week, and a fairly good set at that! One of them that stands out is Liftoff: Micro-Drones, that gives you a chance to experience the insane speed of piloting a racing drone! Here’s the full list of games worth considering: * ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Bottles_Project_Receives_EU-Backed_Grant⠀⇛ Bottles secures NLnet Commons Fund grant, ensuring continued development of Bottles Next to improve running backdoored Windows software on Linux. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1305 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Open_Hardware_Modding_RISC_V_SBCs_and_More.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Open_Hardware_Modding_RISC_V_SBCs_and_More.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, SBCs, and More⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 08, 2025 * ⚓ CNX Software ☛ VisionFive_2_Lite_low-cost_RISC-V_SBC_launched_for $19.90_and_up_(Crowdfunding)⠀⇛ StarFive VisionFive 2 Lite is a low-cost, credit card-sized RISC-V SBC powered by a 1.25 GHz JH7110S quad-core 64-bit processor and equipped with 2GB to 8GB RAM, and a microSD card slot for storage. It’s the little brother of the VisionFive 2 Pico-ITX SBC introduced in 2022, but in a more compact Raspberry Pi-like form factor with an M.2 2242 socket for storage, Gigabit Ethernet, optional WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.4, four USB ports, HDMI 2.0, MIPI DSI and CSI connector, and a 40- pin GPIO header. * ⚓ CNX Software ☛ XIAOML_Kit_with_ESP32-S3,_camera,_microphone,_and_IMU complements_a_free_Machine_Learning_Systems_book⠀⇛ The XIAOML Kit is one of the devkits that complements Harvard University Professor Vijay Janapa Reddi’s book “Introduction to Machine Learning Systems“, available for free as a 2050-page PDF file. Made by Seeed Studio, the XIAOML Kit is composed of the XIAO ESP32S3 Sense with an ESP32-S3 WiFI and Bluetooth SoC, a microSD card slot, a built-in OV3660 camera and microphone, and the “IMU Breakout board” featuring a 6-axis IMU and 0.42- inch OLED display. * ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Teardown_Of_A_Persil_Smartwash_Smart_Laundry_Detergent Ball⠀⇛ Ever since the invention of washing machines, the process of doing laundry has become rather straightforward. Simply toss the dirty laundry into the machine, fill up the detergent, and let the preset program handle the rest. This of course has not prevented companies from coming up with ways to add more complexity to doing laundry, with Henkel’s Smartwash technology the latest example, as demonstrated by German YouTube channel [ZeroBrain] with a complete teardown. * ⚓ CNX Software ☛ DisruptorX_V2_–_An_ESP32-based_BLE_penetration_testing device_with_Sour_Fashion_Company_Apple_exploit_mode⠀⇛ DisruptorX V2 is an ESP32-based wireless security and penetration testing tool designed to analyze, jam, spoof, and disrupt Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) signals. Developed by C1PH3R-FSOCITEY in India, it’s designed for cybersecurity professionals, penetration testers, and ethical hackers for BLE-focused security testing. Built around an ESP32-WROOM-32 module, DisruptorX V2 supports BLE signal jamming, scanning, spoofing, and packet analysis. * ⚓ Hackaday ☛ 2025_One_Hertz_Challenge:_The_Easy_Way_To_Make_A_Nixie_Tube Clock⠀⇛ Let’s say you want to build a Nixie clock. You could go out and find some tubes, source a good power supply design, start whipping up a PCB, and working on a custom enclosure. Or, you could skip all that, and just follow [Simon]’s example instead. * ⚓ Let’s_talk_about_cameras_on_the_new_Fairphone_(Gen._6)⠀⇛ It’s 2025. Mobile phones have come a long way since the days of T9 and grainy, pixelated selfies that are in desperate need of photo sharpening. Your smartphone is only as good as the camera (s) on it. You can go full flagship and buy one that will shoot the moon for you. * ⚓ PC World ☛ The_Framework_Desktop_may_be_the_easiest_PC_you've_ever built⠀⇛ Enter the Framework Desktop. If you have the time, money, and desire, you can build a desktop PC from scratch! It’s fun and rewarding. For the suburban parent who will happily change their wiper blades but not their oil, the Framework Desktop offers configurability for little effort. Building an Ikea bookshelf is complicated compared to this. * ⚓ Robotic Systems LLC ☛ Output_limit_reason_reporting_-_mjbots_blog⠀⇛ There are many configurable values and internal firmware limits in the moteus brushless motor controller that result in the output current being less that would exist in an ideal system or less than what was commanded. To date, the only way to know if any of these factors was resulting in limiting behavior was to know all of the possible limiting factors, and look at factor specific diagnostic values one by one to see which was the culprit. Now, as of firmware release 2025-07-21, moteus will report exactly which feature is limiting the output at any given point in time, making that diagnostic process much simpler. * ⚓ Arduino ☛ A_robotic_hand_with_the_dexterity_to_sign_the_whole_ASL alphabet⠀⇛ Gonzalez was even able to achieve that on a modest budget of $300. Most of that went into the 24 servo motors (four in each finger, five in the thumb, and three for the wrist/forearm). Almost all of the mechanical parts are 3D-printed. The two other major components are an Arduino Mega 2560 board and a PCA9685-based servo driver board. * ⚓ Lars Wikman ☛ Booting_5000_Erlangs_on_Ampere_One_192-core⠀⇛ In the previous post on 500 virtual linux devices on ARM64 I hinted that I expected serious improvements if we got KVM working. Well. We’re there. Let’s see what we got going on. * ⚓ Chris Aldrich ☛ |_Chris_Aldrich⠀⇛ The grinding/sticking I was originally getting mid-carriage was due to a piece of the right carriage cover being bent back and over itself. Removing it and forming it back remedied the situation fairly quickly. I cleaned and treated the rear body panels which show signs of rust developing underneath the paint. (Rust on other portions of the machine indicate it was kept in a less-than-ideal location for years.) ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1459 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Programming Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 08, 2025 * ⚓ Matt Stein ☛ Creating_a_Laravel_Unsend_Transport⠀⇛ I’ve been using Unsend all over the place now that I’m self- hosting it. * ⚓ Andy_Wingo:_whippet_hacklog:_adding_freelists_to_the_no-freelist space⠀⇛ August greetings, comrades! Today I want to bookend some recent work on my_Immix-inspired_garbage_collector: firstly, an idea with muddled results, then a slog through heuristics. § the big idea⠀➾ My mostly-marking collector’s main space is called the “nofl space”. Its name comes from its historical evolution from mark- sweep to mark-region: instead of sweeping unused memory to freelists and allocating from those freelists, sweeping is interleaved with allocation; “nofl” means “no free-list”. As it finds holes, the collector bump-pointer allocates into those holes. If an allocation doesn’t fit into the current hole, the collector sweeps some more to find the next hole, possibly fetching another block. Space for holes that are too small is effectively wasted as fragmentation; mutators will try again after the next GC. Blocks with lots of holes will be chosen for opportunistic evacuation, which is the heap defragmentation mechanism. * § Perl / Raku⠀➾ o ⚓ Perl ☛ SUSE_Donates_USD_11,500_to_The_Perl_and_Raku_Foundation⠀⇛ The Perl and Raku Foundation (TPRF) is thrilled to announce a substantial $11,500 donation from SUSE, one of the world’s leading enterprise Linux and cloud-native and AI solutions providers. This generous contribution bolsters the Perl 5 Core Maintenance Fund and demonstrates SUSE’s commitment to the open-source ecosystem. This donation from SUSE is actually made up of two parts. $10,000 is being donated by SUSE LLC and an additional $1,500 is being provided by The SUSE Open Source Network, to support the development and sustainability of Perl. This aligns with the network’s mission to empower and support open source communities. * § Python⠀➾ o ⚓ James Bennett ☛ Litestar_is_worth_a_look⠀⇛ A few years ago at work, I had a project which offered an opportunity to look at the new generation of async-first, type-hint-driven Python web frameworks. For reasons which aren’t particularly relevant today, on that project I ended up choosing Litestar, which is the one that doesn’t have a ravenous all-consuming hype machine surrounding it. And I’m very glad I did, because today I’m more convinced than ever it was the right choice, and for the last 18 months or so every new project I’ve started at my day job has been built with Litestar. But even if you’re someone who does Python web apps for a living, and even if you’re someone who builds asynchronous type-hint-driven web apps, you might not be familiar with this absolute gem of the Python web ecosystem, and today I want to remedy that. * § Java⠀➾ o ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ IntelliJ_IDEA_2025.2_Released_with_Offline_Hey_Hi_ (AI)_Code_Completion⠀⇛ JetBrains releases IntelliJ IDEA 2025.2 with offline Hey Hi (AI) code completion, Java 25 support, Spring tools, and Maven 4 enhancements. * § Rust⠀➾ o ⚓ Rust Weekly Updates ☛ This_Week_In_Rust:_This_Week_in_Rust_611⠀⇛ Hello and welcome to another issue of This Week in Rust! o ⚓ LWN ☛ Rust_1.89_released⠀⇛ The release of Rust 1.89 has been announced. Changes this time include support for inferring the length of certain arrays, lint messages suggesting how to clarify potentially confusing uses of lifetime elision in function signatures, and improvements to the C Hey Hi (AI) The full_changelog is also available. o ⚓ Rust Blog ☛ The_Rust_Programming_Language_Blog:_Announcing_Rust 1.89.0⠀⇛ The Rust team is happy to announce a new version of Rust, 1.89.0. Rust is a programming language empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software. If you have a previous version of Rust installed via rustup, you can get 1.89.0 with: [...] ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1603 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/RefreshOS_2_5_Smooth_Stylish_and_Almost_Spotless_Linux.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/RefreshOS_2_5_Smooth_Stylish_and_Almost_Spotless_Linux.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ RefreshOS 2.5: Smooth, Stylish, and Almost Spotless Linux⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Aug 08, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Who_is_a_good_boy?_RefreshOS_s_desktop_still_features_the “Boundless_Beagle”⦈_ Quoting: RefreshOS 2.5: Smooth, Stylish, and Almost Spotless Linux - FOSS Force — To put it mildly, Linux distros provide a wide range of responses to folks installing them onto their systems. But very rarely does one make you want to sit up and say, “Who’s a good boy?” RefreshOS just might. From the moment you land on the desktop, you’re greeted by an irresistible portrait of a beagle—one that’s hard not to fall in love with. While the project’s earlier version 2.0 went by the codename “Boundless Beagle,” the beagle spirit clearly lives on in version 2.5, released this past June. Based on Debian — specifically on Debian 12 “Bookworm” Stable for the 2.5 release — RefreshOS has been known historically for its user- friendliness, speed, and elegant design that focuses on stability and customization. The latest iteration of the distro does not disappoint in any of those areas. It should be noted that RefreshOS’s ties to Debian are strong; so much so that there is no native Snap or Flatpak support — only APT is spoken here. The distro features the KDE Plasma desktop, and some of its main features include a wide range of apps from the KDE software family as well as extended driver support. 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Products from 27 vendors were found to be impacted by zero days, with Microsoft making up around a third (30%). * ⚓ Cybersecurity_News:_Microsoft_&_Google_lead_zero_day_exploits,_Plague malware_maintains_SSH_access,_panel_to_create_US_Cyber_Force⠀⇛ Forescout’s latest threat review released at Black Hat USA shows zero-day attacks rose 46% in the first half of 2025, with Microsoft and Google at the top of the most exploited products. Ransomware attacks were up 36%, increasingly targeting unconventional devices like IP cameras and BSD servers to bypass defenses and move laterally across networks. Of 137 tracked threat actors, 40% were state-sponsored, with Iran- aligned hacktivists particularly focusing on critical OT infrastructure. * § Windows TCO / Windows Bot Nets⠀➾ o ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ CISA_directs_agencies_to_mitigate_‘high- severity’_Abusive_Monopolist_Microsoft_vulnerability⠀⇛ CISA is giving agencies until 9 a.m. Monday to address a vulnerability that, left unaddressed, could allow hackers to achieve "total domain compromise." o ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ CISA,_Abusive_Monopolist_Microsoft_warn organizations_of_high-severity_Abusive_Monopolist_Microsoft Exchange_vulnerability⠀⇛ The public disclosure and advisories came late Wednesday during Black Hat, but Abusive Monopolist Microsoft said the timing was coordinated. o ⚓ Security Week ☛ Organizations_Warned_of_Vulnerability_in_Abusive Monopolist_Microsoft_Exchange_Hybrid_Deployment⠀⇛ CISA and Abusive Monopolist Microsoft have issued advisories for CVE-2025-53786, a high-severity flaw allowing privilege escalation in cloud environments.  o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Microsoft’s_New_Agentic_Web_Protocol_Stumbles_With Path_Traversal_Exploit⠀⇛ If the term ‘NLWeb’ first brought to mind an image of a Dutch internet service provider, you’re probably not alone. What it actually is – or tries to become – is Microsoft’s vision of a parallel internet protocol using which website owners and application developers can integrate whatever LLM-based chatbot they desire. Unfortunately for Microsoft, the NLWeb protocol just suffered its first major security flaw. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1801 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Tails_7_0_Now_Available_for_Testing_Based_on_Debian_13_Trixie_a.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/08/Tails_7_0_Now_Available_for_Testing_Based_on_Debian_13_Trixie_a.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Tails 7.0 Now Available for Testing, Based on Debian 13 “Trixie” and GNOME 48⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Marius Nestor on Aug 08, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Tails_7.0⦈_ Based on the soon-to-be-released Debian GNU/Linux 13 “Trixie” operating system series and powered by the long-term supported Linux 6.12 LTS kernel series, Tails 7.0 will be shipping with the latest GNOME 48 desktop environment by default, featuring the GNOME Console and GNOME Loupe apps. Among some other noteworthy changes, the Tails 7.0 release will remove the obsolete Network Connection option from the Welcome Screen, will remove the Kleopatra app from the Favorites menu, and will also remove some packages from the live ISO image, including unar, aircrack-ng, and sq. 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This comprehensive guide provides multiple installation methods, configuration tips, and optimization strategies for running Vivaldi seamlessly on AlmaLinux 10 systems. o ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Power_Tab_Editor_on_Linux_Mint_22⠀⇛ Musicians and guitar enthusiasts making the switch to Linux Mint 22 often face a common challenge: finding reliable tablature software that matches their creative needs. While backdoored Windows users have long enjoyed access to Power Tab Editor, GNU/Linux users have historically struggled with limited options for professional guitar tab creation and editing. * ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Remove_builtin_packages_fixed⠀⇛ The "Setup" menu category has "Remove builtin packages". This does a pretend remove of packages from the easy.sfs read-only file, for the purpose of remastering, usually with a smaller and/or different selection of packages. * ⚓ [Inside_LBS_Ⅰ]_Dividing_and_Conquering_Linux_High-Capacity_SSD_Support with_LBS⠀⇛ We recently contributed an article to LWN to describe how as of the v6.12 release, Linux now supports large block sizes (LBS). The filesystem block size is no longer limited to the CPU page size, dictated by the memory management unit (MMU). The first filesystem to support this is XFS, and bcachefs follows on the upcoming v6.15 release. By pure coincidence the v6.12 release also happens include support for another long-term Linux kernel community effort, the 20-year community real time preemption effort. The LBS effort was also a long-term Linux kernel community effort, adding support on v6.12 was the culmination to a 17-year community effort. To many, an unexpected gain from the LBS effort, was the ability for the community to leverage LBS to swiftly add support for large atomic writes to XFS through the v6.13 kernel release. LWN describes this effort, how LBS helped make XFS the first filesystem to support this and the ongoing R&D challenges of supporting large atomics without LBS. While the value of LBS and large atomics for HC SSDs may seem obvious now, just two years ago in June 2023 even the prospects of LBS seemed very unclear. At the 2023's LSFMM large block sizes session I presented the lofty objectives which we needed to aim for through objective key results (OKRs) in a spreadsheet to get LBS support. The OKRs were useful to make it clear we had a steep road ahead of us. Why did we do all this work? How did we get here so quickly? ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 2449 ➮ Generation completed at 02:50, i.e. 23 seconds to (re)generate ⟲