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gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Birds_Server_Speed_and_GNU_Linux_Gains.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Birds, Server Speed, and GNU/Linux Gains⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 16, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Baby_sitatunga_lying_on_fresh_green_grass⦈_ Some site and_life news Today was a very productive day and I managed to publish a lot of articles in the sister site. On a more personal note, it was also rewarding to stay home, except the time I went out for an hour to grab vegetables and other food necessities. § Birds' paradise Today the birds came in vast numbers, perhaps 120 all in one go (it's hard to count). Maybe it's because of the weather lately. Hi-Dee lost her advantage because other birds learned to also stay until it's late and dark (by 5PM there were no less than 3 birds, Hi-Dee included). The more, the merrier. That means I need to haul over more sacks of seeds, and a lot more often. They eat all day long and there's more and more of them. § Site's speed A backup of everything was taken today and the server is a lot slower than usual since yesterday (when some upstream maintenance began). We hope it'll be back to normal soon. § Finland Earlier we wrote about GNU/Linux_gains_in_the_land_where_Linux_began. A reader said that "a 2% increase is good, especially since all that is aftermarket and the big box stores offer *nothing* except vista11 boxes and laptops No Chromebooks, no Macintoshes. They don't even warn about Vista11, there is no signage anywhere about the OS. Yet, 100% of the systems are infected." In light of some recent good news, e.g. GOG's_strongly_worded_statement, it seems safe to predict gains for GNU/Linux throughout this year. 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This enables customers to meet stringent operational autonomy and data residency requirements within the European Union (EU). * ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ Linux_network_interface_names_have_a_length limit,_and_Netplan⠀⇛ As mentioned in my Fediverse post, Netplan tells you nothing. One direct consequence of this is that in any context where you're writing down your own network interface names, such as VLANs or WireGuard interfaces, simply having 'netplan try' or 'netplan apply' succeed without errors does not mean that your configuration actually works. You'll need to look at error logs and perhaps inventory all your network devices. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 365 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/EDATEC_CM0_NANO_Combines_Raspberry_Pi_CM0_with_Full_I_O_in_a_Sm.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/EDATEC_CM0_NANO_Combines_Raspberry_Pi_CM0_with_Full_I_O_in_a_Sm.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ EDATEC CM0 NANO Combines Raspberry Pi CM0 with Full I/O in a Small SBC⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 16, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇ED-CM0NANO_Block_Diagram⦈_ Quoting: EDATEC CM0 NANO Combines Raspberry Pi CM0 with Full I/O in a Small SBC — The board supports Raspberry Pi OS in both 32-bit and 64-bit variants, including Desktop and Lite editions. According to EDATEC, the CM0 NANO remains compatible with standard Raspberry Pi software tools and ecosystems. Physically, the board measures approximately 100 × 85 mm and weighs about 52 g. It is rated for operation in temperatures ranging from −20 °C to 60 °C, with supported humidity levels from 5% to 95% non- condensing. 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In fact, I'd even go so far as to claim that KDE's desktop environment and tools were a big reason as to why I didn't bounce back onto Windows. I think if I would have gone back to Windows if I was stuck with GNOME as my daily driver. I really don't like it. Well, someone is working on a desktop environment that's a modern-day fork of the original KDE 1, which that released all the way back in 1998. It's called MiDesktop, and despite its highly developmental nature, I really wanted to check out what KDE looked and felt like before the turn of the millennium. So, I gave it a spin. 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Fedora Games Lab includes several genres, from first- person shooters to real-time and turn-based strategy games to puzzle games. Until now, Fedora Games Lab used the lightweight Xfce desktop environment by default, but due to the lack of maintainers and to leverage the latest and greatest Wayland stack for gaming, the Fedora Project decided to replace Xfce with the more modern and powerful KDE Plasma. 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This is free and open source software. * ⚓ Ianny_-_prevent_repetitive_strain_injuries_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ Ianny is a simple, lightweight, easy to use, and effective Linux Wayland desktop utility that helps with preventing repetitive strain injuries by keeping track of usage patterns and periodically informing the user to take breaks. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ X-CMD_-_command-line_toolkit_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ X-CMD (pronounced as “X Command”) is a compact yet powerful command-line toolkit that offers over 100+ functional modules tailored for various use cases, along with a package manager that supports downloading and installing over 500+ third-party open-source CLI tools. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ BOSGAME_M6_HX370_AI_PC_running_Linux_-_Fan_Noise_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ This is a new series looking at the BOSGAME M6 HX370 AI PC running Linux. In this series, I examine every aspect of this Mini PC in detail from a Linux perspective. I’ll compare the machine with other machines, including desktop machines, to put the results into context. The BOSGAME M6 HX370 AI PC is the latest addition to the wide range of mini PCs from BOSGAME. This mini PC is based on the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor with integrated AMD Radeon 890M iGPU. The processor has 12 cores (24 threads) with a CPU Mark of around 35077. The machine came with 32GB of RAM and a 1TB NVMe disk which will be sufficient for most use cases. My ideal PC is always a fanless model. A fanless setup uses passive cooling methods, such as heat sinks, to manage heat distribution effectively. This approach offers several advantages over traditional systems that rely on fans. One of the primary benefits is the complete silence—there’s no moving fan creating noise. This makes it perfect for settings where quiet is essential, like a media PC in the living room. I want something that looks good and operates silently, especially in a bedroom where the machine might run 24/7. ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⡙⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⣁⣠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⣁⣠⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⣿⣏⠉⠉⠉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⣠⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣧⡷⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⠛⠛⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⠁⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠁⢀⣴⣾⣿⣴⣿⣷⣦⡀⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⢿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠉⠉⠈⢿⣿⡘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⢨⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⡅⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⢠⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣸⣿⣷⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⠈⠛⠿⠿⡙⠿⠟⠋⢀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣛⣛⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣁⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣐⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣋⣀⣀⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣛⣛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 693 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Open_Access_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Open_Access_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Open Access Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 16, 2026 * ⚓ Jamie Zawinski ☛ XScreenSaver_6.14⠀⇛ XScreenSaver 6.14 is out now, including iOS (soon) and Android. A whopping eighteen new savers this time! As I mentioned last month, I wrote a new XScreenSaver module that is API-compatible with Shadertoy, which means that I am now able to pull demos written that way into the XScreenSaver fold. These 18 savers are the first of that batch. * ⚓ Arduino ☛ Meet_Larry_Bank:_the_performance_whisperer_making_code_faster and_open_source_better⠀⇛ His specialty? Code optimization. But Bank’s contributions to the open-source community go far beyond making software run faster. He’s spent years creating libraries, tools, and solutions that make difficult things simpler – especially for makers working with Arduino boards and other microcontrollers. His philosophy is refreshingly straightforward: “There’s no value in hoarding knowledge. It’s best just to share it.” * ⚓ Pi My Life Up ☛ Setting_up_Booklore_on_the_Raspberry_Pi⠀⇛ Booklore is a self-hosted web app that is designed to help you organize, manage, and read your eBook library. It has quickly become known for its modern web design and innovative design, and has easily earned its placement as one of the best alternatives to Calibre. This software boasts a wide range of functionality to improve your book management. It can quickly and easily fetch metadata for your book library while allowing it to be easily edited through its web interface. To make your organization even better, you can set up a feature called magic shelves that dynamically organizes your eBooks for you. o § SaaS/Back End/Databases⠀➾ # ⚓ Robert Haas ☛ Robert_Haas:_Hacking_Workshop_for_February 2026⠀⇛ For those who might need a reminder of how the hacking workshop works, this is simply an opportunity for anyone who is interested to have a conversation with a senior PostgreSQL hacker about a talk they gave, usually a talk on their area of specialty. Think of it as an extension of the Q&A period that would normally occur after a conference talk, except that there will only be 15-20 people on the call and we will have a full hour to talk things through with the talk author. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ SoCal Linux Expo ☛ Cindy_Cohn_|_SCALE⠀⇛ Keynote with Cindy Cohn o § Openness/Sharing/Collaboration⠀➾ # § Open Access/Content⠀➾ # ⚓ Anil Dash ☛ Wikipedia_at_25:_What_the_web_can_be⠀⇛ When Wikipedia launched 25 years ago today, I heard about it almost immediately, because the Internet was small back then, and I thought “Well… good luck to those guys.” Because there had been online encyclopedias before Wikipedia, and anybody who really cared about this stuff would, of course, buy Microsoft Encarta on CD-ROM, right? I’d been fascinated by the technology of wikis for a good while at that point, but was still not convinced about whether they could be deployed at such a large scale. So, once Wikipedia got a little bit of traction, and I met Jimmy Wales the next year, I remember telling him (with all the arrogance that only a dude that age can bring to such an obvious point) “well, the hard part is going to be getting all the people to contribute”. As you may be aware, Jimmy, and a broad worldwide community of volunteers, did pretty well with the hard part. # ⚓ [Old] Wikipedia ☛ Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2021- 01-31/Technology_report_-_Wikipedia⠀⇛ The source code was maintained and developed in a CVS repository on Sourceforge.net. Gabriel Wicke, a developer and later Principal Software Engineer at the WMF, said in an email, "Getting revision control access (CVS at the time) basically was about winning trust with whoever set up accounts, which I strongly suspect was [Vibber]." Tim Starling, an early developer and current Principal Software Architect at the WMF, said in an email he got CVS access from Lee Daniel Crocker as soon as he said he was interested. "There was no pre-commit review, but the code on the server (just one or two servers back then) was not automatically updated, so commits were theoretically reviewed before they went live," he said. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 839 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/FSF_Scheduled_Activities.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/FSF_Scheduled_Activities.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ FSF Scheduled Activities⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 16, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇FSF_logo⦈_ Quoting: Free/libre software and our freedom: Our shield against many digital injustices. — The talk will last around an hour, followed by an hour of Q&A. Seats are unreserved. Please bring cash to for FSF merchandise. Read_on Also: * ⚓ Meet_up_with_FSF_staff_and_Librephone_developer_at_FOSDEM_2026⠀⇛ FSF president Ian Kelling will join a panel of other speakers to discuss challenges in elected governing bodies for free software organizations, among others. Democratic governance institutions are messy. Kelling and the other panelists will consider some historical examples of problems that have occurred in various democratic free software initiatives and organizations. Kelling and the other panelists will consider the question: how can we design elected governance bodies for free software that truly represent the views of our community and are held properly accountable to their constituencies? ⠀⢠⣦⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⠔⠒⢂⣩⠭⠝⠛⠛⠛⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠛⠛⠀⣿⠛⢷⡄⢸⡟⠛⠃⢸⡟⠛⠃⠀⠀⢠⡞⠛⠀⢠⡞⠛⢳⡄⢸⡟⠛⠛⠘⠛⣿⠛⠃⢷⠀⣸⡆⢠⡟⠀⣼⡆⠀⢸⡟⠛⣦⠀⣿⠛⠛ ⣀⣠⣿⣀⣀⣠⡏⠀⠠⣊⣥⢤⣤⣀⣤⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⡿⠛⠃⠀⣿⠻⣏⠀⢸⡟⠛⠀⢸⡟⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢷⡄⢸⡀⠀⢸⡇⢸⡟⠛⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀⠀⠘⣧⡏⢻⣾⠁⣰⣏⣿⡄⢸⡟⢿⡁⠀⣿⠛⠃ ⠛⠛⡟⠛⠛⠛⠓⠶⠆⠀⠀⠀⢸⡿⣿⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠃⠀⠀⠀⠃⠀⠀⠀⠛⠀⠘⠃⠘⠓⠒⠂⠘⠓⠒⠂⠀⠀⠐⠳⠞⠁⠈⠛⠖⠋⠀⠘⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⠀⠀⠀⠙⠀⠈⠃⠀⠛⠀⠈⠓⠘⠃⠀⠛⠀⠛⠒⠒ ⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣶⠟⠃⣿⠷⠿⠿⠿⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡤⠤⠀⠀⠀⢀⠤⡀⠀⠀⠀⢠⠀⡄⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⡄⠀⠀⠀⠠⢤⡀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠤⡤⠄⠀⠀⠀⡄⠀⠀⠀⢀⠤⡀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⡄ ⠀⠀⠓⠒⠒⠒⠚⠛⠋⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣀⡔⠀⠀⠀⢸⣀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠸⠑⡇⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⠇⠀⠀⠀⡼⢵⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⢣⣀⠄⠀⠀⠀⠸⠑⡇ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 895 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Games_Valve_Less_Miserables_Terraria_and_More.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Games_Valve_Less_Miserables_Terraria_and_More.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Games: Valve, Less Miserables, Terraria, and More⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 16, 2026 * ⚓ Valve_reveal_all_the_Steam_events_scheduled_for_2026_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ We already had a list of the first lot of Steam events for the year but now we know everything that's coming, as Valve put up the second half. * ⚓ Valve's_documentation_highlights_the_different_ways_standalone_games run_on_Steam_Frame_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ With the upcoming new Steam Frame hardware from Valve, they want to get as many games as possible running - and there's multiple ways for developers to do it. * ⚓ Less_Miserables_is_an_upcoming_point-and-click_parody_of_Les_Misérables |_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ A point-and-click parody of Les Misérables. Could be a fun one to keep an eye on if you love classic adventure games with modern touches. Coming from College Fun Games, this will be their first full-length title. * ⚓ Multiple_years_later_Terraria_1.4.5_has_a_release_date_for_January_27th |_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Wow, they've been cooking for a while on this one huh? Terraria 1.4.5 will officially arrive January 27th and it's going to be massive. The question is - will this actually be the final update? Probably not. * ⚓ Steam_Machine_verification_will_have_"fewer_constraints"_than_Steam Deck_-_but_text_sizing_worries_me_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ It seems it will be easier to be Steam Machine Verified when compared with Steam Deck Verified, according to a Valve designer speaking with Game Developer. * ⚓ Even_more_AMD_ray_tracing_performance_improvements_heading_to_Mesa_on Linux_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Developer Natalie Vock working for Valve has sent in even more impressive performance improvements for AMD GPUs on Linux with Mesa. This is additional work on top of what was merged recently, and that was already impressive. * ⚓ D7VK_version_1.2_brings_more_Direct3D_6_improvements_and_a_little Direct3D_5_too_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Entering the land of what the developer calls diminishing returns, D7VK version 1.2 has rolled out delivering a bunch of Direct3D 6 improvements. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 977 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/GNOME_50_Alpha_Is_Now_Available_for_Public_Testing_as_a_Wayland.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/GNOME_50_Alpha_Is_Now_Available_for_Public_Testing_as_a_Wayland.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ GNOME 50 Alpha Is Now Available for Public Testing as a Wayland-Only Release⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Marius Nestor on Jan 16, 2026, updated Jan 16, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇GNOME_50_alpha⦈_ The biggest change of the upcoming GNOME 50 desktop environment series is the removal of X11 support in various core components, which was initially planned for the GNOME 49 release, as GNOME is going Wayland-only from here on, except for the ability to launch other X11 desktop sessions with a per-user X server. The GNOME 50 release also promises initial support for a session save/restore functionality, a new gnome-headless-session@username.service that makes it easier to start a headless graphical session (i.e. for RDP purposes), and support for the new “boot_display” sysfs attribute from Linux kernel 6.18 LTS in GDM. Read_on UbuntuHandbook: * ⚓ GNOME_50_Alpha_Finally_Released_for_Testing_Purpose_|_UbuntuHandbook⠀⇛ GNOME 50, the default desktop for Ubuntu 26.04 and Fedora Workstation 44, is now in alpha testing stage. This development version is postponed by more than one week according to the release calendar. Features include entirely removed X11 support, week-start-day setting, and more. ⠿⠿⠿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠒⠒⠒⠒⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠂⠸⠿⠿⠿⠿⠷ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠺⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠗⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣬⣭⣭⣭⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⣠⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠛⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣽⣿⣹⣿⡿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⡟⠋⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠑⣻⣿⣷⣿⡏⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⡿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⢻⢿⣿⡿⣟⠝⠏⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣮⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡽⠿⠻⣿⣧⣾⠀⣶⣷⣿⣼⣧⣾⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠋⠁⢀⣔⣋⣟⣟⣒⣻⣅⣛⣼⣟⣏⣻⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣝⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⢀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⡀⢀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⡀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠾⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠯⠷⠿⠿⠿⠿⠾⠿⠿⠿⠭⠿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1051 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ GNU/Linux Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 16, 2026 * § Desktop Environments (DE)/Window Managers (WM)⠀➾ o § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ GNOME ☛ Ignacio_Casal_Quinteiro:_Mecalin⠀⇛ Many years ago when I was a kid, I took typing lessons where they introduced me to a program called Mecawin. With it, I learned how to type, and it became a program I always appreciated not because it was fancy, but because it showed step by step how to work with a keyboard. Now the circle of life is coming back: my kid will turn 10 this year. So I started searching for a good typing tutor for Linux. I installed and tried all of them, but didn’t like any. I also tried a couple of applications on macOS, some were okish, but they didn’t work properly with Spanish keyboards. At this point, I decided to build something myself. Initially, I  hacked out keypunch, which is a very nice application, but I didn’t like the UI I came up with by modifying it. So in the end, I decided to write my own. Or better yet, let Kiro write an application for me. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § Arch Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ Distribution_Release:_EndeavourOS 2026.01.12⠀⇛ Bryan Poerwo has announced the release of EndeavourOS 2026.01.12, a minor "Neo" update of the project's Arch-based, rolling-release Linux distribution featuring a customised KDE Plasma desktop: [...] o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Tor ☛ New_Release:_Tails_7.4_|_The_Tor_Project⠀⇛ You can now save your language, keyboard layout, and formats from the Welcome Screen to the USB stick. These settings will be applied automatically when restarting Tails. If you turn on this option, your language and formats settings are saved unencrypted on the USB stick to help you type the passphrase of your Persistent Storage more easily. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu_26.04_on_AMD_EPYC_Turin:_Performance_Boosts_Over 24.04_LTS_Reviewed [Ed: Looks like low-grade plagiarism, maybe Phoronix ☛ based_on_Phoronix]⠀⇛ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1142 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/I_boosted_my_old_laptop_s_battery_life_by_switching_to_this_pow.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/I_boosted_my_old_laptop_s_battery_life_by_switching_to_this_pow.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ I boosted my old laptop’s battery life by switching to this power-efficient Linux distro⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 16, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Lubuntu⦈_ Quoting: I boosted my old laptop’s battery life by switching to this power- efficient Linux distro — This is where Lubuntu is a great OS to download. I didn’t pick Lubuntu because it’s trendy; I picked it because it’s boring in all the right ways. Lubuntu uses the LXQt desktop environment, which is lightweight without feeling stripped-down. It avoids heavy visual effects and doesn’t animate everything just because it can. It doesn’t assume your machine has power to burn. More importantly, Lubuntu sticks close to Ubuntu’s massive hardware and driver ecosystem. That means strong compatibility without the overhead of a heavier desktop environment. There's no driver roulette or obscure fixes; just working with hardware that has fewer background demands. What I wanted wasn’t a “minimalist challenge.” I wanted software that respected my battery, and Lubuntu delivered exactly that. 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The first maintenance release of the 25.12 series is with the usual batch of stability fixes and workflow improvements. Highlights of this release include further polishing of the new welcome screen, added AMF encoding profile for Windows, fixes to audio capture and effects alongside numerous smaller improvements throughout the interface. See changelog for more details. Read_on Also here: * ⚓ Kdenlive_25.12.1_released_with_bug_fixes_and_improvements⠀⇛ KDE team has updated Kdenlive to version 25.12.1, including improvements to the new welcome screen and other enhancements. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⣤⣤⡤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠹⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠤⠤⠄⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⠶⠶⠶⠶⠆⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⣸⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⢀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⡁⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⠀⠀ ⣀⣀⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⡃⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⢀⡴⠋⠀⠀⡴⠋⠉⠉⠉⢹⠀⠀⣰⠋⠉⠉⠙⢦⠀⠀⢸⡶⠋⠁⠈⠙⣦⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠘⡆⠀⠀⠀⣸⠁⠀⡴⠋⠉⠉⠹⡆ ⠀⠀⠀⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⠄⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⡴⠋⠀⠀⠀⢸⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⢠⣧⣤⣤⣤⣤⣼⠆⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⢹⡀⠀⢠⠃⠀⢸⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣼ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⠶⠶⠶⠆⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠙⢦⡀⠀⠀⢸⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⠀⠀⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⢣⠀⡟⠀⠀⠸⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⣛⣛⡃⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀⠉⠶⡀⠀⠳⢤⣀⣠⠞⢻⠀⠀⠘⠦⣄⣀⣠⡤⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠘⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠦⣄⣀⣠⠄ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1268 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Latest_Article_in_Linuxiac_Deemed_100_LLM_Slop_or_Most_Certainl.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Latest_Article_in_Linuxiac_Deemed_100_LLM_Slop_or_Most_Certainl.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Latest Article in Linuxiac Deemed 100% LLM Slop (or Most Certainly Slop)⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 16, 2026, updated Jan 16, 2026 This morning: Taking_the_Slop_Train_to_Nowhere,_Linuxiac_Reverts_Back_to Slopfarm_Mode Nothing has improved since, this is the latest 'article': 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇On_the_multimedia_side,_the_GStreamer_integration_prevents_a potential_clock_overflow_during_scaling,_addressing_a_rare_but_critical stability_issue.⦈_ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇PipeWire,_a_multimedia_framework_for_handling_audio_and video_on_Linux_systems,_has_just_rolled_out_version_1.4.10,_focusing_on_bug fixes_and_stability_improvements⦈_ Linuxiac is causing its own downfall. It's relaying a plagiarised mishmash of words, hoping readers won't notice the difference. But both authors and readers notice. 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The technology powers Audio/ Video calling, conferencing, live streaming, telehealth, and more. We strive to make Firefox the client that best serves humans during those experiences. § Expanding Simulcast Support Simulcast allows a single WebRTC video to be simultaneously transmitted at differing qualities. Some codecs can efficiently encode the streams simultaneously. Each viewer can receive the video stream that gives them the best experience for their viewing situation, whether that be using a phone with a small screen and shaky cellular link, or a desktop with a large screen and wired broadband connection. While Firefox has supported a more limited set of simulcast scenarios for some time, this year we put a lot of effort into making sure that even more of our users using even more services can get those great experiences. * ⚓ Mozilla_GFX:_Experimental_High_Dynamic_Range_video_playback_on backdoored_Windows_in_Firefox_Nightly_148⠀⇛ Modern computer displays have gained more colorful capabilities in recent years with High Dynamic Range (HDR) being a headline feature. These displays can show vibrant shades of red, purple and green that were outside the capability of past displays, as well as higher brightness for portions of the displayed videos. We are happy to announce that Firefox is gaining support for HDR video on Windows, now enabled in Firefox_Nightly 148. This is experimental for the time being, as we want to gather feedback on what works and what does not across varied hardware in the wild before we deploy it for all Firefox users broadly.  HDR video has already been live on macOS for some time now, and is being worked on for Wayland on Linux. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1423 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Open_Hardware_Modding_PureOS_RISC_V_Raspberry_Pi_Like_ARM_Devic.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Open_Hardware_Modding_PureOS_RISC_V_Raspberry_Pi_Like_ARM_Devic.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Open Hardware/Modding: PureOS, RISC-V, Raspberry Pi-Like ARM Devices⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 16, 2026 * ⚓ Purism ☛ PureOS_Crimson_Development_Report:_December_2025⠀⇛ "Fit and finish" appears in many industries. For much of the software industry, it refers to features that complete a fit for a target audience, ensuring that audience can use the product for their needs. At a frame shop, it means literally fitting the mounted artwork into a frame, then finishing the back of the frame. * ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ GlobalFoundries_acquires_ARC_and_RISC-V_IP_from Synopsys_—_company_gains_critical_CPU_IP_as_it_grows_beyond_being_a_mere chipmaker⠀⇛ GlobalFoundries acquires more CPU IP as it is reshaping its role in the semiconductor supply chain and becomes an IP and manufacturing partner rather than just a chipmaker. * ⚓ Pi My Life Up ☛ Classify_Birds_in_Real_Time_on_your_Raspberry_Pi_with BirdNET-Pi⠀⇛ This software is capable of doing this thanks to a very specifically designed Ai model called BirdNET. This model has been specifically trained and designed to recognize thousands of species and is actively developed and maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Chemnitz University of Technology. All you need for this to work is a USB microphone and a Raspberry Pi 3 or newer. The software has this requirement because it relies on a 64-bit operating system. The Pi 3 is the oldest Pi to support a 64-bit operating system. * ⚓ It's FOSS ☛ You_Can_Now_Use_ONLYOFFICE_on_Raspberry_Pi-Like_ARM Devices⠀⇛ Native ARM support expands the open source office suite's reach. * ⚓ CNX Software ☛ ESP32-S3_multi-radio_Smart_Home_gateway_features Ethernet,_Zigbee,_Thread,_Z-Wave,_Wi-Fi,_BLE,_and_optional_4G_LTE connectivity⠀⇛ SMLIGHT SLZB-Ultima is an ESP32-S3-based, multi-radio smart- home gateway with dual Zigbee/Thread radios, optional Z-Wave 800, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth LE, Ethernet with PoE, USB host expansion, and optional 4G LTE connectivity designed for advanced Home Assistant and DIY applications. The device also integrates an IR receiver and transmitter for controlling legacy appliances, GPIO and I²C for hardware expansion, a buzzer, physical buttons, service LEDs, and 12 on-board WS2812B RGB LEDs on the front for status indication. These features make it suitable for an all-in-one smart-home and IoT gateway rather than a simple coordinator. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1505 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Open_Hardware_Modding_ThinkNode_M3_ForgeFPGA_Raspberry_Pi_Latch.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Open_Hardware_Modding_ThinkNode_M3_ForgeFPGA_Raspberry_Pi_Latch.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Open Hardware/Modding: ThinkNode M3, ForgeFPGA, Raspberry Pi Latches Onto the Slop Cargo Cult⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 16, 2026, updated Jan 16, 2026 * ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ ThinkNode_M3_Uses_LR1110_and_nRF52840_for_Meshtastic Tracking⠀⇛ The ThinkNode M3 is built around the Nordic nRF52840 microcontroller, which handles Bluetooth Low Energy communication and overall system control. * ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Renesas_Expands_ForgeFPGA_Line_with_New_2k-LUT_Ultra- Low-Power_Devices⠀⇛ Renesas notes that ForgeFPGA is positioned as an alternative to traditional low-end FPGAs, emphasizing simplified development, low power consumption, and compact packaging. * ⚓ Jeff Geerling ☛ Raspberry_Pi's_new_AI_HAT_adds_8GB_of_RAM_for_local LLMs⠀⇛ You still can't upgrade the RAM on the Pi, but at least this way if you do have a need for an AI coprocessor, you don't have to eat up the Pi's memory to run things on it. And it's a lot cheaper and more compact than running an eGPU on a Pi. In that sense, it's more useful than the silly NPUs Microsoft forces into their 'AI PCs'. But it's still a solution in search of a problem, in all but the most niche of use cases. * ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Introducing_the_Raspberry_Pi_AI_HAT+_2:_Generative_AI_on Raspberry_Pi_5⠀⇛ While the AI HAT+ provides best-in-class acceleration for vision-based neural network models, including object detection, pose estimation, and scene segmentation (see it in action here), it lacks the capability to run the increasingly popular generative AI (GenAI) models. Today, we are excited to announce the Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2, our first AI product designed to fill the generative AI gap. Update More on the slop: * ⚓ Raspberry_Pi_Hey_Hi_(AI)_HAT+_2_Lets_You_Run_LLMs_Locally⠀⇛ The Raspberry Pi Hey Hi (AI) HAT+ 2 costs $130 but with 40 TOPS and 8GB of onboard RAM it can run LLMs like Qwen 2 and DeepSeek R1 locally, opening up new use cases. * ⚓ Raspberry_Pi_Hey_Hi_(AI)_HAT+_2_Review:_The_brains_and_the_brawn⠀⇛ Raspberry Pis latest Hey Hi (AI) accessory brings a more powerful Hailo NPU, capable of LLMs and image inference, but the price tag is a key deciding factor. * ⚓ Raspberry_Pi_Hey_Hi_(AI)_HAT+_2_targets_generative_Hey_Hi_(AI)_(LLM/ VLM)_with_Hailo-10H_accelerator⠀⇛ The Raspberry Pi Hey Hi (AI) HAT+ 2 is an add-on board based on the 40 TOPS Hailo-10H Hey Hi (AI) accelerator with 8GB of dedicated on-board RAM that brings generative Hey Hi (AI) capability to Raspberry Pi 5. While it delivers similar computer vision performance as the first-generation Hailo-8- based Raspberry Pi Hey Hi (AI) HAT+, the Hey Hi (AI) HAT+ 2 also adds support for large language models (LLMs) and vision- language models (VLMs) running locally without the need for Internet access. Target applications include offline process control, secure data analysis, facilities management, and robotics. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1612 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Opera_GX_Gaming_Browser_is_Coming_to_GNU_Linux_and_More_Takes.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Opera_GX_Gaming_Browser_is_Coming_to_GNU_Linux_and_More_Takes.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Opera GX Gaming Browser is Coming to GNU/ Linux and More Takes⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 16, 2026, updated Jan 16, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇For_years,_Opera_has_been_my_go-to_browser_on_Linux⦈_ * ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ Opera_GX_Gaming_Browser_is_Coming_to_Linux⠀⇛ Opera confirms it's working on a GNU/Linux version of Opera GX, its gaming-focused browser. No release date yet, but after years of users asking it's happening. * ⚓ Neowin ☛ Opera_GX_is_finally_making_its_to_way_to_Linux⠀⇛ Opera GX, the so-called browser for gamers, has been confirmed by Opera to be coming to Linux, marking another Windows/macOS exclusive that's making its way to the platform. * ⚓ ZDNet ☛ I've_used_nearly_every_browser_available_and_these_are_my_top_4 (spoiler:_Chrome_is_out)⠀⇛ Web browsers are among the most essential pieces of software we use daily, yet we often take them for granted. Most users settle for whatever default ships with their devices -- and that's a mistake. There are far better options available that improve upon the default in myriad ways. Over the decades, I've tried almost every browser that's come to market, from the most basic, terminal-based ones to the very complex and bloated. Within that spectrum, there are some browsers that rise so far above the rest that there's no comparison between the bad, the mediocre, and the good. * ⚓ XDA ☛ A_popular_browser_is_getting_an_official_Linux_version,_and people_aren't_happy⠀⇛ Will 2026 be the ever-elusive "Year of Linux?" While fans of the open-source operating system have hoped that previous years would be The One, things are actually looking pretty rosy for 2026's odds. After all, we're seeing record-breaking user counts on Steam and over one million Windows users downloading a specific distro in three months. As such, we're seeing companies begin to publish official Linux apps, some of which are more welcome than others. 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This release also enables support for allowing both sink and source pulse tunnels with the same name, adds support for handling some D-Bus errors better instead of crashing, limits resampler phases to avoid crashes, and implements support for more channel downmix positions. 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Audits are essential in avoiding worse outcomes for security in multiple domains (network, software, hardware, physical, etc.). However, they’re not a panacea, and an audit status should not be viewed as a simple binary “YES / NO” matter. Some “audit reports” are utterly worthless. * ⚓ Andrew Nesbitt ☛ Package_Manager_People⠀⇛ People who built, maintain, or research package managers. Tool creators, registry operators, resolver authors, and the academics studying how it all works. * ⚓ LWN ☛ Forgejo_14.0_released⠀⇛ Version_14.0 of the Forgejo software forge has been released. Notable changes in this release include several database improvements, new options for approving_actions_execution_from pull_requests, a new_file_editor, and progress toward making Forgejo's_web_UI_work_without_JavaScript. * ⚓ Rlang ☛ admiral_1.4_release⠀⇛ admiral 1.4 is here! There’s nothing like a new {admiral} release to start the new year with a bang, and that’s exactly what we have for you with {admiral} 1.4! * ⚓ Dirk Eddelbuettel ☛ Dirk_Eddelbuettel:_RcppSpdlog_0.0.25_on_CRAN: Microfix⠀⇛ Version 0.0.25 of RcppSpdlog arrived on CRAN right now, and will be uploaded to Debian and built for r2u shortly along with a minimal refresh of the documentation site. RcppSpdlog This release fixes a minuscule cosmetic issue from the previous release a week ago. We rely on two #defines that R sets to signal to spdlog that we are building in the R context (which matters for the R-specific logging sink, and picks up something Gabi added upon my suggestion at the very start of this package). * § Python⠀➾ o ⚓ It's FOSS ☛ After_Rejecting_US_Government's_Aid_Over_DEI,_Python Software_Foundation_Accepts_$1.5_Million_in_Funding_from_Claude_AI [Ed: A bribe to promote the agenda of some cargo cult made around Hey Hi (AI)]⠀⇛ A two-year partnership aimed at bolstering security for Python and PyPI. * § Standards/Consortia⠀➾ o ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ Safely_querying_Spamhaus_DNSBLs_in_Exim⠀⇛ When querying Spamhaus DNS blocklists, either their public mirrors or through a DQS account, the DNS blocklists can potentially return error codes in 127.255.255.0/24 (also). Although Exim has a variety of DNS blocklist features, it doesn't yet let you match return codes based on CIDR netblocks. However, it does have a magic way of doing this. o ⚓ Don Marti ☛ how_to_bounce_postal_mail⠀⇛ If you get mail to someone who doesn’t live with you (such as a previous tenant) the right thing to do is to bounce it. In the USA, all you have to do is... o ⚓ Artyom Bologov ☛ Pidgin_Markup_For_Writing,_or_How_Much_Can_HTML Sustain?⠀⇛ I am an HTML extremist. There’s this argument I often hear: “But HTML is cumbersome to write!” Wrong, as many other myths about HTML. In this post, I’m detailing how I write my dialect of HTML and why it’s easy. This Pidgin HTML dialect is intimately tied to my website setup: I’m using ed(1) as my Static Site Generator. Which means the setup is: [...] ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1905 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Raspberry_Pi_Imager_2_0_4_Improves_Handling_for_Files_Larger_Th.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Raspberry_Pi_Imager_2_0_4_Improves_Handling_for_Files_Larger_Th.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.4 Improves Handling for Files Larger Than 4GB⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Marius Nestor on Jan 16, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Raspberry_Pi_Imager⦈_ Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.4 is here with support for parsing .gz files to extract uncompressed size information, improves handling for image files larger than 4GB, and implements recovery strategies for async I/O, including queue depth reduction and sync fallback mechanisms. This release also enhances recovery event handling and monitoring diagnostics, adds a 5-minute emergency timeout as a fallback for stalled operations, improves root directory handling based on sectors per cluster, and improves thread safety for download cancellation. 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Their journey reveals how organizations can create meaningful technological communities that transcend traditional training boundaries. * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ New_efficiency_upgrades_in_Red_Hat_Advanced_Cluster Management_for_Kubernetes_2.15⠀⇛ Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15 redefines your daily workflow instead of just adding features. We’ve taken the capabilities you rely on and made them easier to use so you can stop hunting and start solving. * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Feature_store:_The_front-end_for_all_of_your_AI_data pipelines [Ed: IBM promotes slop]⠀⇛ As organizations scale their AI initiatives, an exciting opportunity emerges—building a unified data gateway that connects every step of your AI pipeline, from raw data through compute processing to feature catalogs and model serving. This isn't just about managing complexity, it's about creating a foundation that helps accelerate innovation. * ⚓ Red Hat ☛ A_deep_dive_into_OpenShift_Container_Platform_4.20 performance⠀⇛ This article will detail the performance and scale validation of the combined Telco_Core_Reference_Design_Specification_(RDS) and a data plane (DP) workload deployed on Red_Hat_OpenShift Container_Platform 4.20. We will compare the performance impact on three distinct networking configurations in the DP workload: OVN-Kubernetes (OVN), MACVLAN, and SR-IOV. We'll also vary the control plane (CP) workload churn to determine the impact in DP and the most stable configuration for telco-grade environments. * ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Introducing_the_Dynamic_Plug-ins_Factory_for_Developer_Hub⠀⇛ In my previous_article, I demonstrated how to manually build and package a Backstage plug-in to make it compatible with the dynamic plug-in system in Red_Hat_Developer_Hub. That approach gives you total control. However, it requires developer expertise and a deep understanding of Backstage and the JavaScript ecosystem. You also need Node.js and Yarn installed locally to manage dependencies, run build commands, and manually push images. * ⚓ AI_in_2026:_Experimental_AI_concludes_as_autonomous_systems_rise [Ed: Red Hat boosts slop garbage in a site about slop garbage, Red Hat Official ☛ then_links_to_it]⠀⇛ Hanen Garcia, Chief Architect for Telecommunications at Red Hat, argues that while 2025 was defined by experimentation, the coming year marks a “decisive pivot towards agentic AI, autonomous software entities capable of reasoning, planning, and executing complex workflows without constant human intervention.” * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ KRUK_Achieves_IT_Consistency_Across_Europe_and_66% Faster_Processing_with_Red_Hat_Technologies⠀⇛ Red Hat, Inc., the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that KRUK S.A., a leading Polish debt management company with operations across Europe, has modernized its core systems and application infrastructure using Red Hat’s open hybrid cloud technologies. * ⚓ Can_Red_Hat_and_NVIDIA_Remove_the_Friction_Slowing_AI_Deployments? [Ed: IBM Red Hat riding the_slop_bubble]⠀⇛ * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ AI_Is_Changing_The_Threat_Landscape [Ed: More boosting of slop by Red Hat, hype instead of substance]⠀⇛ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2072 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Security_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Security_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Security Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 16, 2026 * ⚓ Security Week ☛ isVerified_Emerges_From_Stealth_With_Voice_Deepfake Detection_Apps⠀⇛ isVerified provides Android and iOS mobile applications designed to protect enterprise communications.  * ⚓ LWN ☛ A_0-click_exploit_chain_for_the_Pixel_9_(Project_Zero)⠀⇛ The Project Zero blog has a three-part series describing a working, zero-click exploit for Pixel 9 devices. * ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ Beijing_blocks_Chinese_entities_from_using_U.S._and Israeli_cybersecurity_software_—_VMWare_and_Fortinet_among_the_affected vendors⠀⇛ China tells entities to ditch U.S. and Israeli cybersecurity software * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Traveler_Information_Stolen_in_Eurail_Data_Breach⠀⇛ Hackers stole the personal and reservation information of people with a Eurail pass and those who made a seat reservation with the company. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Central_Maine_Healthcare_Data_Breach_Impacts_145,000 Individuals⠀⇛ Hackers stole patients’ personal, treatment, and health insurance information from the organization’s IT systems. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Depthfirst_Raises_$40_Million_for_Vulnerability Management⠀⇛ The startup will use the investment to accelerate R&D, expand go-to-market efforts, and hire new talent. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ New_‘StackWarp’_Attack_Threatens_Confidential_VMs_on AMD_Processors [Ed: "Confidential VMs" was always a scam, more like a giant back door]⠀⇛ Researchers have disclosed technical details on a new AMD processor attack that allows remote code execution inside confidential VMs. * ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ New_Vulnerability_in_n8n⠀⇛ This isn’t good: We discovered a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026- 21858,_CVSS_10.0) in n8n that enables attackers to take over locally deployed instances, impacting an estimated 100,000 servers globally. No official workarounds are available for this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to version 1.121.0 or later to remediate the vulnerability. Three technical links and two news links. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ ICS_Patch_Tuesday:_Vulnerabilities_Fixed_by_Siemens, Schneider,_Aveva,_Phoenix_Contact⠀⇛ Only a dozen new advisories have been published this Patch Tuesday by industrial giants.  * ⚓ WordPress ☛ WordPress_Playground_Brings_Speed,_Stability,_and Momentum⠀⇛ WordPress Playground had a busy year in 2025, with updates that make it more capable for day-to-day development, plugin previews, and learning environments. The project’s latest year- in-review highlights progress across performance, compatibility, database support, and tooling, expanding what can be done in a WordPress environment that runs in the browser and through the command line. * ⚓ OpenSSF (Linux Foundation) ☛ OpenSSF’s_2026_Themes:_A_Community_Roadmap for_Securing_the_Future_of_Open_Source⠀⇛ Each year, the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) focuses its content and engagement on the security topics that matter most to the open source community. In 2026, we are organizing content around quarterly themes that reflect community priorities, global policy developments, and real- world security needs. * ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Thursday⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Debian (chromium, gnupg2, and mongo-c-driver), Fedora (firefox, gpsd, linux-firmware, and seamonkey), Mageia (net-snmp), Oracle (kernel, podman, postgresql16, postgresql:13, postgresql:15, postgresql:16, and uek-kernel), Red Hat (libpq, net-snmp, and transfig), Slackware (libpng and mozilla), SUSE (avahi, bluez, capstone, curl, dpdk, firefox, firefox-esr, fluidsynth, glib2, kernel, kernel-devel, libmicrohttpd, libpcap, libpng16, libsoup, libsoup-3_0-0, libtasn1, libvirt, mcphost, openvswitch, ovmf, podman, poppler, python-tornado6, python311, qemu, rsync, and valkey), and Ubuntu (erlang, klibc, libpng1.6, and ruby-rack). * ⚓ I Programmer ☛ Linux_Demonstrates_That_Bugs_Can_Hide_For_20_years!⠀⇛ A very nice analysis of Linux commits reveals some interesting things about bugs - and how long they take to fix isn't the most interesting. Jenny Guanni Qu, a researcher at Pebblebed, has written some code to find out how long it takes to find a Linux bug with some very interesting conclusions. If you want the details and many observations then read her blog post with the title "Kernel bugs hide for 2 years on average. Some hide for 20". This is data mining at its best. I just want to say a few things that occurred to me as interesting. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2236 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/statCounter_Reckons_1_in_5_Desktops_or_Laptops_in_Finland_Runs_.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/statCounter_Reckons_1_in_5_Desktops_or_Laptops_in_Finland_Runs_.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ statCounter Reckons 1 in 5 Desktops or Laptops in Finland Runs GNU and Linux (Not Counting Android)⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 16, 2026, updated Jan 16, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Desktop_Operating_System_Market_Share_Finland⦈_ At the start of the year we saw GNU/Linux_measured_at_about_16%_in_Finland, the home of the kernel, Linux (kernel.org). It_has_since_then_risen_to_about_18%: That's just what statCounter is seeing. Let's hope it stays that way until the end of the year. 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⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Taking the Slop Train to Nowhere, Linuxiac Reverts Back to Slopfarm Mode⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 16, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Railway_museum_in_York,_England⦈_ Back in August we_thought_Linuxiac_had_decided_to_quit_using_LLM_slop. It probably did (after getting caught and never denying it). Well, it's happening again [1, 2] and we've got no denials, only attempts to change the subject. I've just checked the latest 'article' and it is, indeed, more of the same: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇The_Forgejo_team_has_announced_the_release_of_Forgejo_14.0⦈_ "I'd try contacting him once more and try to find out what has happened," an associate told me, so we've contacted Linuxiac a second time and this time no response. It has been a long time, so they definitely got the message and avoid answering very simple questions. "Otherwise," the associate said, "I figure if he keep posting slop the simplest route is to just remove his feed from the OPML file(s)." So we have. We won't be linking to Linuxiac anymore. It seems to have become a part-time slopfarm. 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Yes, some options are more difficult to set up, more niche, and may confuse a newcomer more than other distros, but if someone really has their mind set on a specific one, I think people should give it a go, as long as they understand what they're getting into. For example, while I really like Arch Linux, and I don't want to dissuade anyone who really wants to use it, I wouldn't recommend it to someone who's simply curious about what Linux can do. However, I would recommend EndeavourOS, which is essentially Arch Linux but a lot simpler to get up and running. And now, with an ISO refresh, EndeavourOS just got even easier to install. Read_on Original: * ⚓ Ganymede_Neo_is_out_with_core_updates_and_upstream_NVIDIA_changes_- EndeavourOS⠀⇛ We’re kicking off 2026 with the release of Ganymede Neo. As you are accustomed to with our Neo releases, this release includes upstream updates and minor changes compared to the Ganymede ISO. 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NetBox stands out as a leading open-source solution for this challenge. Originally developed by DigitalOcean’s network engineering team, this powerful web application has become the industry standard for network documentation and infrastructure resource modeling. o ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_DBeaver_on_Debian_13⠀⇛ Database management has become increasingly critical in today’s data-driven world, and DBeaver stands out as one of the most versatile universal database tools available. This comprehensive guide provides detailed instructions for installing DBeaver on Debian 13 (Trixie), covering multiple installation methods to suit different user preferences and system configurations. o ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_FileZilla_on_Fedora_43⠀⇛ FileZilla stands as one of the most reliable FTP clients in the GNU/Linux ecosystem, trusted by developers and system administrators worldwide. Whether you’re managing website files, transferring large datasets, or maintaining remote servers, this powerful open-source tool makes file transfers straightforward and secure. o ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Pixeluvo_on_Debian_13⠀⇛ Looking for a powerful image editing solution on your Debian 13 system? Pixeluvo offers professional-grade photo editing capabilities that rival proprietary software, combining layer-based editing with an intuitive interface designed specifically for GNU/Linux users. * ⚓ Linux Host Support ☛ How_to_install_GitLab_on_Ubuntu_24.04⠀⇛ How to install GitLab on Ubuntu 24.04 will be explained in this blog post with step-by-step details. GitLab is a platform that provides a full lifecycle for software development, such as version control, CI/CD, security scanning, and project management. * ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ TCP_and_UDP_and_implicit_"standard"_elements_of things⠀⇛ TCP and UDP are more or less officially specified in various RFCs and are implicitly specified by what happens on the wire. As far as I know, nowhere in these standards (or wire behavior) does anything require that a multi-address host machine allow you to listen for incoming TCP or UDP traffic on a specific port on only a restricted subset of those addresses. People talking to your host have to use a specific IP, obviously, and established TCP connections have specific IP addresses associated with them that can't be changed, but that's it. Hosts could have an API where you simply listened to a specific TCP or UDP port and then they provided you with the local IP when you received inbound traffic; it would be up to your program to do any filtering to reject addresses that you didn't want used. * ⚓ Jan Wildeboer ☛ S3_Storage_At_Home_With_Garage_Part_2:_Reverse_Proxy⠀⇛ Warning. This whole series is not a simple HOWTO. This series is about how I run my own S3 storage in my homelab. You have been warned. This is part 2, adding nginx as reverse proxy. This will be at least a three part series. Maybe more. We will see. * ⚓ Jan Wildeboer ☛ S3_Storage_At_Home_With_Garage_Part_1:_Basic_Install⠀⇛ Garage is an open source S3 compatible object store. What follows is a description of how I set up my simple single-node garage instance for my homelab. This is the simple, most basic single-node setup that allows you to learn the basics. This is absolutely not meant to be connected to the internet. 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These devices are exposed as stereo devices to applications, and applications typically render stereo content to these devices. * ⚓ Linux Foundation ☛ Celebrating_the_Second_Year_of_Linux_Man-Pages Maintenance_Sponsorship⠀⇛ The Linux Foundation has announced a second year of sponsorship for the ongoing maintenance of the Linux manual pages (man- pages) project, led by Alejandro (Alex) Colomar. This critical initiative is made possible through the continued support of Google, Hudson River Trading, and Meta, who have renewed their sponsorship to ensure the long-term health of one of the most fundamental resources in the Linux ecosystem. * ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Set_Up_OpenVPN_Access_Server_on_Ubuntu_24.04_(VM)_& Connect_Using_OpenVPN_Connect⠀⇛ Do you know what was always there but has increased multiple times in the last decade? Yes, remote work. These days your teams are usually not in the same place, not in the same country sometimes. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ Stop_swapping_keyboards:_This_free_app_stitches_your_Linux and_Windows_PCs_together⠀⇛ Do you have multiple Linux PCs that you work with? Do you ever find yourself annoyed by switching between keyboards and mice? You're in luck thanks to this free and open source app. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 3103 ➮ Generation completed at 02:50, i.e. 31 seconds to (re)generate ⟲