Tux Machines Bulletin for Sunday, January 25, 2026 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Mon 26 Jan 02:49:47 GMT 2026 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 - AfagOS – Linux distribution ⦿ Tux Machines - Android Leftovers ⦿ Tux Machines - Best Free and Open Source Software ⦿ Tux Machines - Bouncy Ball will always bounce back ⦿ Tux Machines - CachyOS is the latest Linux distro to put Wayland first in its new update ⦿ Tux Machines - EasyOS Development News ⦿ Tux Machines - Emmabuntüs DE 6: A newbie-friendly Linux to help those in need ⦿ Tux Machines - Free and Open Source Software ⦿ Tux Machines - Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers ⦿ Tux Machines - Free Software Has No "Kings" or "Queens" ⦿ Tux Machines - Games: ARC Raiders, Sid Meier Collection, and Steam Deck Milestone ⦿ Tux Machines - Games: Oldies, Steam, and WINE ⦿ Tux Machines - GIMP 3.0.8 Image Editor Released with Wayland and Font Handling Improvements ⦿ Tux Machines - GIMP 3.0.8 Released ⦿ Tux Machines - GNU/Linux Leftovers ⦿ Tux Machines - I’m new to Ubuntu, but these 6 things are already better than Windows 11 ⦿ Tux Machines - I Replaced Windows 11 With Linux Mint. 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It’s a respin of Void Linux. AfagOS translates to “caresses” in English. It conveys a sense of gentle touch, care, and affection, which is a fitting name for a distro that aims to provide a smooth, pleasant, and user-friendly experience. It includes a minimum set of applications (all included in the official repositories) so you can build your system on your own. 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I was one of many users who got to play with it back in the day, as it was shipped out of the box with KDE 4. Then came Plasma 5 with significant technical changes in tandem with certain rather strong feelings towards the applet, and the ball bounced no more. In came the seasoned KDE developer Eike Hein, porting it “at ludicrous speed over a Friday night” in 2017. Bouncy Ball bounced back. This Friday’s night I felt just like Eike. Upon finding out that Bouncy Ball was nowhere to be found in the KDE Store (… such injustice), I lasered in on one thing and nothing else. I was going to burn the midnight oil to bring it back. Like its predecessor, Plasma 6 demands changes in existing applets and fixing this one proved challenging. But I am delighted to report that I managed to get it running and that it’s now available in the KDE Store and thereby through Get Hot New Stuff! 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Most of them are scrapping X11 altogether, such as the Budgie desktop environment and GNOME 50. And while there's nothing stopping people from installing X11 manually, it does feel like the FOSS community is moving away from it as a default. Now, CachyOS is the latest operating system to put Wayland first. While it doesn't seem like the team is completely canning X11 just yet, the new ISO will put Wayland at the forefront of the setup process. Plus, there's a shiny new installer, too. 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I noticed that sometimes there was a 20 second delay after the speed-test and before it asks for the password. Very occasionally, which made it difficult to capture. * ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Midnight_Commander_has_multiple_entries_in_menu⠀⇛ Forum member tigerflag reported this: https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?p=163664#p163664 I have edited the script /usr/local/petget/installpkg.sh to fix There may still be an issue with the icon not appearing in the menu, but I'm unsure of the logic to fix it, so will just implement the category fix for now, which might have a flow-on effect to fix the icon.    * ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Strange_Debian_package_renaming⠀⇛ Running PKGget, I installed Midnight Commander; however, although it did install, the list of installed files is supposed to be in /root/.packages/filesdb/mc*.files, but the file doesn't even get created. I traced the reason to lines starting at 398 in /usr/local/ petget/installpreview.sh; it reads /tmp/ petget_missing_dbentries-DEVUAN which has this: * ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Tweak_updating_db_when_PKGget_starts⠀⇛ Forum member tigerflag reported an issue when start PKGget from the menu: No, it makes no difference whether start PKGget from the "pkg" desktop icon or the menu "Setup" section. * ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ fstrim_detect_fix⠀⇛ Did a bit of work on detection if a USB SSD supports fstrim. It was doing unnecessary repeat testing at every bootup. This in the initrd.  ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 630 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Emmabuntus_DE_6_A_newbie_friendly_Linux_to_help_those_in_need.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Emmabuntus_DE_6_A_newbie_friendly_Linux_to_help_those_in_need.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Emmabuntüs DE 6: A newbie-friendly Linux to help those in need⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 25, 2026 Quoting: Emmabuntüs DE 6: A Linux to help those in need — Emmabuntüs is just another Linux distro, but it's one guided by ethics more than tech. With exceptional help, documentation, beginner-friendly tooling and accessibility, there's a lot to like. The Emmabuntüs collective is a group of mostly French Linux folks which has been maintaining its eponymous Linux distribution for about 15 years. The collective has multiple goals, including helping several non-profit groups – notably, Emmaus International – an international humanitarian charity, headquartered in France, which aids people around the world. The goals of the Emmabuntüs collective are to help the reuse of old computers, to help beginners and newcomers to discover Linux, and to reduce electronic waste by keeping old computers useful. The project got its name because the first four releases of Emmabuntüs, between 2012 and 2015, were based on Ubuntu – but since Emmabuntüs DE in 2016, the collective switched their basis to Debian. It released the latest Emmabuntüs DE 6 a month ago, and this one is especially focused on improving accessibility. It has built-in screenreaders for both the graphical desktop and text console, available from the first boot; it supports both Braille displays and Braille embossers (the equivalent of printers); it has additional sound effects and tools for visually impaired users, for example to notify of USB device insertion, tools to make it easier to eject and safely remove media, as well as options to do things like simplify the screen display. Read_on ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 683 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Free and Open Source Software⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 25, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇trzsz-ssh⦈_ * ⚓ trzsz-ssh_-_drop-in_replacement_for_openssh_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ trzsz-ssh ( tssh ) is an ssh client designed as a drop-in replacement for the openssh client. It aims to provide complete compatibility with openssh, mirroring all its features, while also offering additional useful features not found in the openssh client. trzsz-ssh ( tssh ) with tsshd also supports intermittent connectivity, allows roaming, and can be used on high-latency links such as cellular data connections, unstable Wi-Fi, etc. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ tcgui_-_Web-GUI_for_Linux_traffic_control_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ tcgui is a lightweight Python-based Web-GUI for Linux traffic control (tc) to set, view and delete traffic shaping rules. The Web-GUI is intended for short-term isolated testbeds or classroom scenarios and does not contain any security mechanisms. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ Surge_-_terminal-based_download_manager_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ Surge is a terminal (TUI) download manager built in Go. Designed for power users who prefer a keyboard-driven workflow and want full control over their downloads. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ Flowrs_-_TUI_for_Apache_Airflow_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ Flowrs is a TUI application for Apache Airflow, an open-source workflow management platform for data engineering pipelines. Flowrs allows you to monitor, inspect and manage Airflow DAGs from the comforts of your terminal. It is built with the ratatui library. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ kubefwd_-_port_forward_pods_within_a_Kubernetes_namespace_- LinuxLinks⠀⇛ kubefwd enables developers to work on their local machine while seamlessly accessing services running in a Kubernetes cluster. If you’re building a new API that needs to connect to a database at db:5432, an auth service at auth:443, and a cache at redis:6379, all running in your development cluster, kubefwd makes them available locally by their service names, exactly as they would appear in-cluster. No environment-specific configuration, no local service setup, no Docker Compose files. Just run kubefwd and your application’s existing connection strings work. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ rustledger_-_Rust_implementation_of_Beancount_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ rustledger is a drop in Rust replacement for Beancount, a double-entry bookkeeping computer language that lets you define financial transaction records in a text file, read them in memory, generate a variety of reports from them, and provides a web interface. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ 7_Useful_Free_and_Open_Source_Go_TUI_frameworks_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ The software featured in this roundup helps developers create TUI programs. There is a diverse range of programs included, mostly best described as frameworks. All of the software is written in the Go language. Go is a versatile, high-level programming language that combines the benefits of being statically-typed and compiled. Its syntax is notably simple, which allows for efficient development. Additionally, Go comes with an extensive standard library that caters to many common project needs, making it a great choice for a wide range of applications. Here’s our verdict captured in a legendary LinuxLinks-style ratings chart. Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion. * ⚓ GitType_-_turn_your_source_code_into_typing_challenges_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ GitType turns your own source code into typing challenges. Because why practice with boring lorem ipsum when you can type your beautiful fn main() implementations? This is free and open source software. * ⚓ senpai_-_modern_terminal_IRC_client_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ senpai is an IRC client that works best with bouncers. 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That post covered architecture, design patterns, and lessons learned along the way. At the time, Triton was ready to launch, but I needed extra time to review its code one more time to ensure everything worked exactly as intended. * ⚓ It's FOSS ☛ Good_News_for_Mobile_App_Developers:_Skip_Is_Now_Open Source⠀⇛ The tool gets rid of its subscription model and open-sources the engine. * § Events⠀➾ o ⚓ CNX Software ☛ FOSDEM_2026_schedule_–_Embedded,_RISC-V,_Robotics, Rust,_Open_Hardware,_and_more⠀⇛ FOSDEM 2026 will take place on January 31-February 1, with thousands of developers meeting in Brussels to discuss open-source software & hardware projects. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ James G ☛ Share_your_website_at_events⠀⇛ Yesterday I attended a Code Jam event organised by the EdinburghJS community. During the event, I met many wonderful people. At one point, someone asked me to share my LinkedIn, to which I responded that I’ll share my website instead. I stopped for a moment to consider that this was a conscious decision. I want to share my website. # ⚓ HaikuOS ☛ FOSDEM_2026⠀⇛ No Haiku booth this year… but: • Birds of a feather on Sunday 1st, 10am: What are you missing in Haiku? * § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ o ⚓ How Browsers Work ☛ How_Browsers_Work⠀⇛ The guide is for engineers and curious people who use the web every day, but never built a mental model of how browsers work. I find most guides too technical, too detailed, or too shallow, so I have decided to take a different approach. I built the guide with many tiny interactive examples you can play with to help you go get through the technical details and build an intuition of how browsers work. To keep it short and straight to the point, many critical details are omitted like different versions of the HTTP protocol, SSL, TLS, nuances of the DNS, and many more. o ⚓ Aethrvmn ☛ RSS_Update⠀⇛ Hello, I am updating how the RSS works on the site The layout of the site has two parts (now three): The “garden” or whatever it is called these days (my note dump), and the blog (now also the microblog). * § SaaS/Back End/Databases⠀➾ o ⚓ Dan Langille ☛ ERROR_1524_(HY000):_Plugin_‘mysql_native_password’ is_not_loaded⠀⇛ Earlier today, I copied the mysq01 jail to a new mysql02. That’s all part of my migrating from 8.0 to MySQL 8.4 jail adventure. I hit a problem. I couldn’t log in. The password procedure has changed. o ⚓ Dan Langille ☛ Migrating_a_MySQL_8.0_jail_to_a_new_MySQL_8.4 jail⠀⇛ It’s time for me to get off MySQL 8.0. It is not my database of preference, PostgreSQL is, however, I’m moving to MySQL 8.4. * § Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG)⠀➾ o ⚓ Kevin Lawver ☛ A_Shiny_New_Bloggy_Home⠀⇛ This blog is almost twenty six years old (here's the first post from July of 2000). Just like me, it's gone through a lot of changes. It started on Blogger, moved to Movable Type, where I think I had to move it between hosts a couple of times, and then to WordPress where I know I moved it at least four times. It changed text formats at least four times between HTML, Textile, Markdown, back to HTML, to WordPress's Gutenberg. It has over 2,400 published posts, and the archives were always an anchor around my neck when it came to thinking about migrating it again. I'd think about going through and cleaning up the weird formatting (a lot of weird line breaks and backslashes all over the place), and give up after going through a couple dozen posts. I'd attempted migrating to several static site generators over the years: Jekyll, Middleman, etc, and always ran into at least one deal breaker either technical or personal - mostly personal. I just didn't want it enough to invest the time to fiddle with the code to convert my gigantic archive into something that would work, when what I had was good enough. * § GNU Projects⠀➾ o ⚓ LWN ☛ GNU_C_Library_2.43_released⠀⇛ Version 2.43 of the GNU C Library has been released. Changes include support for the mseal() and openat2() system calls, experimental support for building with the Clang compiler, Unicode 17.0.0 support, a number of security fixes, and much more. * § Standards/Consortia⠀➾ o ⚓ Polypane B V ☛ Understanding_the_fundamentals_of_CSS_Layout⠀⇛ When developers say that CSS is hard, they're usually talking about CSS layout. What often gets omitted though is that developers are assumed to understand and effectively use CSS without being taught how it works in the first place. I think this is because the syntax of CSS is simple, especially compared to JavaScript and even to HTML. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1065 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Free_Software_Has_No_Kings_or_Queens.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Free_Software_Has_No_Kings_or_Queens.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Free Software Has No "Kings" or "Queens"⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 25, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇King_Arthur⦈_ If people respect the enterpreneur who established GNU and the FSF (and articulated a large number of things), it's not because of some presumed cult- like reverence or inheritance or dynasty. We don't have CEOs or bosses or "line managers", we do have people who we can voluntarily look up to and speak to. Kings exist in the UK, but they don't have the same powers they used to have. I can "insult" our King all I want, it's unlikely I'll get in trouble for it so long as there are no violent allusions. Kings are a symbol of dependence or misuse of power; contrariwise, Free software is about self-determination, i.e. the opposite of Kinghood (except one's own). █ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Libre_Acces_2010-11-14_Richard_Stallman_Christine_Treguier⦈_ =============================================================================== Image source: King_Arthur ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⣿⡀⢽⡚⠇⢿⡃⢠⡀⢐⠂⠀⢘⣽⣧⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣷⠈⢻⣧⡌⠲⢶⣸⡷⠈⡟⠤⠤⠠⠚⢻⣿⡋⠹⢿⣿⣿⣿⡆⣾⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠻⣧⡈⠻⢿⠆⠐⠘⢦⠈⡀⠀⠀⠐⠂⠈⣽⣿⡀⢾⡻⠏⠉⢠⣿⠇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠈⠇⡠⠄⣌⠀⡌⠄⠐⠙⠂⠀⠹⢷⢶⡀⠱⡄⠀⠻⠏⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣛⣻⣯⡀⠛⡃⠀⠸⡷⢆⢾⡇⠈⠀⠈⠀⡀⢠⡀⠠⣶⣛⣦⡀⠀⠌⠁⢾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠷⢶⣤⠀⠀⢛⢺⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⠙⢦⣿⣶⠺⢿⣟⡧⠀⠉⣅⣼⡽⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠉⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣶⡝⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠘⣧⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⡋⠀⠀⠙⣿⣿⡟⢿⣿⣝⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠣⠤⠀⠀⠀⠐⠀⠀⠀⡚⢻⣿⠟⣼⣿⣿⣿⠇⠀⠘⠋⢽⣿⣿⣿⡿⠇⠀⠀⠘⠿⠇⠀⠀⠉⣿⣿⣮⡛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ 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and Steam Deck Milestone⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 25, 2026 * ⚓ ARC_Raiders_has_a_new_content-filled_roadmap_for_early_2026_| GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Embark Studios have released a fresh roadmap for ARC Raiders covering the next few months, and it sounds like it's adding a whole lot to the game. * ⚓ Get_some_Sid_Meier_greats_like_Civilization_VI_in_a_big_Humble_Bundle_| GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ The Best of Humble Bundle: The Sid Meier Collection is live with a bunch of great strategy games that you can get for a great price. Some absolute classics available in this bundle, along with some modern games too so you can build up your Steam library even more. * ⚓ Steam_Deck_hits_25,000_games_Valve_have_rated_Playable_or_Verified_| GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ With over 100,000 games on Steam - verifying all of that takes a long time but the Steam Deck now has over 25,000 that are Steam Deck Playable or Verified. The last major milestone of 20,000 games was hit back in June 2025. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1242 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Games_Oldies_Steam_and_WINE.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Games_Oldies_Steam_and_WINE.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Games: Oldies, Steam, and WINE⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 25, 2026 * ⚓ Yarn Spinner Pty Ltd ☛ We_Pitched_a_Museum_a_1993_Game_Hint_Line_(And They_Actually_Said_Yes)⠀⇛ Early 2025, ACMI, the Australian museum of screen culture, put out a call for commissions for Game Worlds. They wanted to commission microgames from Australian developers, and the brief was deliberately open: make something playable for a museum context, 5-10 minutes of experience, ready in two months. The games were to feature compelling world-building, interesting relationships between player and maker, be easily understood by a wide variety of visitors in terms of game design, playability and mechanics, and be a playful, and thoughtful response to the context of ACMI as a museum of screen culture. We were excited to pitch, but after brainstorming a few ideas, we realised that we wanted to do something that was a bit different. Something that would be a bit of a surprise. So we pitched a ridiculous idea Paris had: a hint line simulator with a 300-page physical binder. * ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ New_Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU/Linux_Clients, including_Hungry_Horrors_-_2026-01-21_Edition⠀⇛ Between 2026-01-14 and 2026-01-21 there were 56 New Steam games released with Native GNU/Linux clients. For reference, during the same time, there were 605 games released for backdoored Windows on Steam, so the GNU/Linux versions represent about 9.3 % of total released titles. This week there’s a lot of stuff, but not all of it is exceptional. This being said, I did find Hungry Horrors to be a great concept: you have to feed famous folkore monsters, and if you fail you end up being their next meal. All of this roguelite elements. Sounds pretty fun and the trailer is very entertaining. * ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ New_Steam_Games_Playable_on_the_Steam_Deck,_with Bladesong_-_2026-01-24_Edition⠀⇛ Between 2026-01-17 and 2026-01-24 we selected 9 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting specific criteria in terms of user ratings. A lot of good games to feed your Deck after the holidays, including Bladesong which is all about sword-making! * § WINE or Emulation⠀➾ o ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ 6_Software_for_Running_backdoored_Windows_Apps/ Games_in_Ubuntu_&_Other_Linux⠀⇛ Need to run backdoored Windows only applications or games in your GNU/Linux Desktop? Here are some free open-source software to do the job! Many GNU/Linux users have their computers dual-boot with a backdoored Windows system, so they can use GNU/Linux for daily work and boot backdoored Windows regularly for gaming or other purposes. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1326 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/GIMP_3_0_8_Image_Editor_Released_with_Wayland_and_Font_Handling.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/GIMP_3_0_8_Image_Editor_Released_with_Wayland_and_Font_Handling.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ GIMP 3.0.8 Image Editor Released with Wayland and Font Handling Improvements⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Marius Nestor on Jan 25, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇GIMP_3.0.8⦈_ Coming almost four months after GIMP 3.0.6, the GIMP 3.0.8 release is here with better support for Wayland systems when listing input devices, and several font handling improvements by making font loading on startup a lot faster, waiting for fonts to be fully loaded before loading any file, and special-casing the Skia font family. GIMP 3.0.8 also improves the Symmetry tool by fixing the initial stroke symmetry when using pixmap brushes, improves the Move tool by fixing weird position jumps in some cases, improves Quick Mask handling, and improves export even if no drawables are selected. Read_on ⣾⢿⡏⡾⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⡿⢿⡿⡿⣿⠿⠿⡿⠿⢿⢿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⠿⠷⠶⠷⠿⢷⠷⠾⠾⠷⠾⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿ ⣭⢽⣭⣽⡭⣥⣽⣭⣽⡏⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⠭⢭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⡍⢉⠉⣭⢩⡍⣭⢩⣭⣭⣭⣽⣭ ⣚⣸⣿⡿⡿⢟⣾⣿⣿⡷⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠉⣉⡁⢩⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⢍⣩⣉⣉⣍⣉⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⡍⢀⣀⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣐⣀⡀⢀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⡀⢂⣷ ⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⡟⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⡈⠉⠉⢭⣉⣩⡁⠈⢀⣀⣤⡈⠀⠈⣍⡍⠉⠉⣭⣁⣄⣀⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⣿⣽⣽⣏⡿⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡁⢀⣠⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢺⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡅⠁⠁⠈⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⢉⣂ ⢉⠉⣭⢻⡍⣽⣹⣿⣿⣭⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⢸⣧⢵⡦⣴⢦⣴⣦⣰⡮⢽⣏ ⣷⡗⣒⣶⢷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠰⠂⠿⠙⠏⠛⠛⠓⠛⠛⠫⠛ ⡿⢷⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠙⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣾⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣷⡮⠤ ⡷⡿⢿⡿⣿⡿⢿⠿⢿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠋⠙⠛⠛⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠒⠕⠿⠻⠿⠿⠿⠷⠷⠿⠾⠻ ⣫⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣅⠁⠀⠠⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠛⠃⠀⠰⠴⢾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⠀⣦⡄⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡃⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⡀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣀⣀⢈⣭⣽⣿⣿⣛⣁⣀⡀⣀⣀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣷⣟⣻⣿⣛⡛⣿⣿⣿⣟⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢧⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⣿⡇⠰⠶⠶⠶⠀⢾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠆⠶⠶⠶⠶⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣨⡍⣈⣉⣉⣉⣉⣐⡛⣻⣿⣿⣿⣯⣥⣭⣩⣥⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⣉⣁⣀⣤⣤⣥⣤⣤⣤⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣉⣉⣉⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣽⣟⣛⣯⣿⣭⣿⢛⣿⢟⢾⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣤⢤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤ ⠰⡶⠀⣶⣶⠀⢴⡦⢸⣿⣿⠀⣿⡇⠀⣶⡆⠀⣿⡆⠀⣶⠆⢐⣷⡆⢰⣿⡆⢰⣷⡆⠰⣶⠀⠠⡶⠀⢰⣶⠀⢸⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠄⠀⠠⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠀⠠⠤⠄⠦⠤⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1384 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/GIMP_3_0_8_Released.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/GIMP_3_0_8_Released.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ GIMP 3.0.8 Released⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 25, 2026, updated Jan 25, 2026 Quoting: GIMP 3.0.8 Released - GIMP — We are happy to announce the fourth micro-release GIMP 3.0.8! As we close in on the release of GIMP 3.2, we wanted to share with you what may be the last set of bugfixes for GIMP 3.0. Read_on UbuntuHandbook: * ⚓ GIMP_3.0.8_Released_with_Faster_Font_Loading,_New_APIs_&_Security Fixes_|_UbuntuHandbook⠀⇛ GIMP, the popular GTK-based image editor, released version 3.0.8 last night. The new version of this free open-source image editor might be the final release in the 3.0 series. It primarily includes bug- fixes and performance improvements, while there are also some minor new features. First, it noticeably speeds up the app start-up time for users with large number of fonts by backported the changes from GIMP 3.2 RC. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1435 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ GNU/Linux Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 25, 2026 * § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Choosing_a_Plus!_95_theme⠀⇛ It’s hard to belive given the current state of the industry, but there was a time in the 1990s when even large commercial software companies allowed you to customise your desktop. The horror! Even moreso, some of these companies even offered first-party visual enhancement packs with themes you could install. * § Graphics Stack⠀➾ o ⚓ Neowin ☛ CachyOS_newest_release_drops_X11_for_Wayland_in_Live ISOs⠀⇛ CachyOS's first release of the year is out, with the Plasma Login Manager replacing SDDM in Plasma environments and Wayland replacing X11, among other changes. * § Desktop Environments (DE)/Window Managers (WM)⠀➾ o § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ Adriaan de Groot ☛ In_praise_of_memory-leak-detection⠀⇛ Nicolas Fella wrote a bit about enabling memory leak_detection_in_KDE_CI, and I thought I’d add some comments from a different software engineering environment (e.g. my work-work). o § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ Sam_Thursfield:_Slop_or_so-called_Hey_Hi_(AI)_predictions for_2026 [Ed: Automated plagiarism isn't AI and isn't a revolution; it's plunder and a Ponzi scheme]⠀⇛ Its a crazy time to be part of the tech world. I’m happy to be sat on the fringes here but I want to try and capture a bit of the madness, so in a few years we can look back on this blogpost and think “Oh yes, shit was wild in 2026”. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o ⚓ The Register UK ☛ China's_Deepin_Linux_has_built-in_AI,_snazzy desktop⠀⇛ It's not profoundly technologically radical, but Deepin does the job while looking fresh and modern and attractive. If this is a showcase of the state of the art of Chinese domestic desktop Linux, it really is not bad at all. China has taken FOSS tech developed in the West and used it to create its own OSes with its own desktops and its own tools and apps – which run on its own processors, too. o § Arch Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ Distribution_Release:_Liya_Linux_2.5⠀⇛ The Liya Linux distribution is an Arch-based project which runs the Cinnamon desktop and features the Pamac package manager. The project has published a new snapshot which introduces integrated AI chat and improved support for connecting with Windows file shares. [...] # ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ Distribution_Release:_CachyOS_260124⠀⇛ The CachyOS team has announced the release of an updated ISO image of CachyOS, a Arch-based Linux distribution with the latest KDE Plasma as the chosen desktop on the live image. The new version 260114 comes with a reworked system installer, new Plasma login manager, and Wayland as the preferred display server: [...] o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Kevin_Fenzi:_misc_fedora_bits_for_third_week_of_jan_2026⠀⇛ Another week another recap here in longer form. I started to get all caught up from the holidays this week, but then got derailed later in the week sadly. # ⚓ Oracle_Linux_7_(ARM)_support_ended—actions_for_OKE customers⠀⇛ Oracle Linux 7 (OL7) support for ARM (aarch64) ended on January 1, 2025 and is not covered by OL7 Extended Support. As a result, security patches and bug fixes for OL7 on ARM have not been issued since. To align with this upstream status, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Kubernetes Engine (OKE) will begin deactivating the capability to create new OL7 ARM worker nodes. OKE will no longer build or ship new OL7 ARM images or support OL7 ARM platform images for creating new worker nodes. This change does not affect OKE control planes and applies only to worker node OS images on ARM. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1582 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/I_m_new_to_Ubuntu_but_these_6_things_are_already_better_than_Wi.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/I_m_new_to_Ubuntu_but_these_6_things_are_already_better_than_Wi.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ I’m new to Ubuntu, but these 6 things are already better than Windows 11⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 25, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Ubuntu_laptop⦈_ About a month ago, I decided that it was time to repurpose the old Chromebook that I had lying around and turn it into a Linux-powered Home Assistant Hub. Rather than fully removing the Ubuntu build in favor of Home Assistant OS, I decided to keep Linux on this laptop so I could experiment with it for a while. While I experimented with Linux Mint back in High School, this is my first "dedicated" Linux machine. I'm glad that I kept Ubuntu on here, because I've learned that Linux is nowhere near as terrifying as it was always made out to be. In fact, there are quite a few things I prefer over my Windows 11 desktop. Maybe it's time to finally make the plunge after all? 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Here Are 7 Things It Does Much Better⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 25, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Linux_Mint⦈_ Interface elements in Windows 11, such as the Start menu and Settings app, have become increasingly cluttered in recent OS updates. For example, the Start menu in Windows is no longer just a launchpad for the apps you need most often. It can now include a mobile sidebar, clusters of app icons, and recommended apps, files, and Microsoft services. Mint uses clear, simple, and well-organized panels. Some standard interface elements, however, including the Files app and the virtual desktop interface, look similar to their Windows counterparts, which are already quite simple. I do like that Mint's Files app allows for regular expression searching, and that many functions use the same keyboard shortcuts as in Windows, too. The Windows key, for example, opens the simpler main Menu in Mint. 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Here Are 7 Things It Does Much Better⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 25, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇linux_Mint⦈_ Quoting: I Replaced Windows 11 With Linux Mint. Here Are 7 Things It Does Much Better — Windows 11 is great, but I've spent more than enough time with it to say with confidence that it's far from a perfect desktop OS. Whether you're sick of Copilot, have a device that's ineligible to upgrade from Windows 10, or simply want to embrace open-source software, you have several alternative OS options that don't require you to buy new hardware, including the somewhat limited ChromeOS Flex. But a Linux distro, such as Linux Mint, might actually make the most sense. For a change of pace after a somewhat tepid year of Windows releases, I decided to spend some time working in the popular Linux distro. Installing Linux Mint isn't a major ordeal, but I nonetheless decided to set it up on a live USB drive. Although I found that the OS is still missing some key capabilities from Windows, I largely enjoyed the experience and even discovered quite a few things it does better. Here's what stood out to me the most. 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I don't blame you because it sounds like a horrible idea, and one that I believe will end in disaster—I have three reasons why. To some, such operating systems are the future. AI is poised to overrun our lives through uncanny TikToks and sloppy spreadsheets. With big tech including it in every product, it won't be long before your toaster humbly apologizes for ruining your breakfast. But do we need all these gadgets? Is the word "agentic" just marketing spin to plug a trillion-dollar mistake? ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1827 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Microsoft_just_gave_us_another_great_reason_to_switch_to_Linux.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Microsoft_just_gave_us_another_great_reason_to_switch_to_Linux.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Microsoft just gave us another great reason to switch to Linux⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 25, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Microsoft_can_hand_over_BitLocker_recovery_keys_to governments⦈_ Forbes report explains that federal investigators on the island of Guam asked Microsoft to recover data encrypted with BitLocker on three laptops believed to hold evidence in an important fraud case. Microsoft complied, handing over the encryption keys to the investigators—revealing an enormous problem with how it suggests you back up your keys, along with forcing all Windows 11 users to use an online Microsoft Account. Microsoft revealed it receives around 20 requests for BitLocker keys per year from government agencies, and understandably complies with the FBI et al to help law enforcement investigations. However, it's generally understood that the Guam example is the first time Microsoft has actively complied with such a request, though back in 2013, Mashable reported on a Windows engineer pushed by the FBI to add a backdoor. 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That belief used to be fair. For a long time, even basic tasks, like sound tweaks, Bluetooth fixes, or simple system changes, often meant copying commands from a forum post or editing config files you barely understood. That history still shapes Linux’s reputation, even though the desktop has moved on. Modern Linux desktops now include polished graphical tools for a huge range of everyday workflows. The terminal is still there, and still powerful, but it is no longer the entry fee. Here are 16 things that we used to do in terminal 20 years ago. We can still do these in terminal, but that's a choice, not a compulsion. 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The Mecha Comet is powered by an NXP i.MX 8M Plus or i.MX 95 Arm SoC, ships with up to 8GB RAM and 128GB flash, but also supports MicroSD and NVMe storage. It also features a 3.91-inch touchscreen display, a mini HDMI 2.1 port, an 8MP camera, a dual-mic array and a speaker, a 3.5mm audio jack, WiFi 5 and optional 4G LTE/5G cellular connectivity, as well as a few USB- C ports and built-in sensors. * ⚓ Gunnar Wolf ☛ Gunnar_Wolf:_Finally_some_light_for_those_who_care_about Debian_on_the_Raspberry_Pi⠀⇛ Finally, some light at the end of the tunnel! As I have said in_this_blog and elsewhere, after putting quite a bit of work into generating the Debian Raspberry Pi images between late_2018 and 2023, I had to recognize I don’t have the time and energy to properly care for it. * ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Wireless_MIDI_Controller_Has_Lots_Of_Knobs⠀⇛ The controller can be built using the Raspberry Pi Pico or Pico 2. It’s set up to read a 4×4 array of clickable encoders, plus two bonus control knobs to make 18 in total, which are read via a 74HC4067 analog mux chip. There’s also an SK6812 RGB LED for each encoder, and an OLED display for showing status information. MIDI output is via USB, or, if you purchased the W variant of the Pi Pico/Pico 2, it can operate wirelessly over Bluetooth MIDI instead. The controller is set up to send MIDI CC messages, program changes, or note on/off messages depending on its configuration. Flipping through different modes is handled with the bottom set of encoders and the OLED display. * ⚓ Quentin Santos ☛ Asynchronous_I²C_in_C⠀⇛ I have a RP2350 and an SSD1306 module. I want to use the former to display stuff on the latter. The most common modules are connected over I²C: [...] * ⚓ Hannah Robertson ☛ Telegraph_Key(singular)board:_Morse_for_the_modern era⠀⇛ The Key(singular)board has two modes: “raw” and “alphanumeric”. In raw mode, the telegraph key’s state—pressed or unpressed—is segmented into a series of dot, dash, and space keystrokes. In alphanumeric mode, those dots and dashes are translated from Morse code into their corresponding alphanumeric character keystrokes. As a user, the raw mode acts as training wheels to calibrate against how tap durations translate into dots, dashes, and inter-tap pauses.5 Update Also here: * ⚓ Mecha_Comet_modular_Linux_handheld_hits_Kickstarter_for_$189_and_up⠀⇛ The Mecha Comet is a modular handheld Linux computer featuring a modular input section below a 3.92 inch AMOLED display, allowing you to swap out a QWERTY keyboard for a gamepad, I/ O board, or other modules. After first introducing the device a year ago, the makers of the Mecha Comet have now launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign with Early Bird reward levels starting at $189 for an entry-level model. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2069 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Original_screenshot_courtesy_of_hikari_no_yume.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Original_screenshot_courtesy_of_hikari_no_yume.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Original screenshot courtesy of hikari_no_yume⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 25, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Original_screenshot_courtesy_of_hikari_no_yume⦈_ Quoting: loss32 is a Linux Distro Nobody Asked For (But Still Has Its Usage) — The project makes it a point to differentiate itself from others like ReactOS, which, as the developer notes, tries to reimplement the Windows NT kernel and has struggled with hardware compatibility and stability. But loss32 does take some components from ReactOS, most notably the user space ones, to achieve a similar desktop experience while making use of a more practical foundation comprised of Linux and Wine to bring it all together. This is the brainchild of hikari_no_yume, who wants to preserve the late 90s to early 2010s PC desktop experience that was beloved by power users. She also argues that a desktop environment where everything runs inside Wine would create strong incentives to improve Wine for everyone, addressing the rough edges people currently tolerate only as a last resort. Read_on Original Post: * ⚓ loss32:_let's_build_a_Win32/Linux⠀⇛ I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, Win32/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, loss32 Win32 plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning system made useful by WINE, the ReactOS userland, and other vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by Microsoft. A dream of a Linux distribution where the entire desktop environment is Win32 software running under WINE. A completely free and open-source OS where you can just download .exe files and run them, for the power user who isn't necessarily a Unixhead, or just for someone who thinks this sounds fun. ReactOS tries to reimplement the Windows NT kernel, and that has always been its Achilles heel, holding it back from a hardware compatibility and stability standpoint. The loss32 concept is to achieve a similar-feeling end result to ReactOS, but built on a more usable foundation, using components known to work well (the Linux kernel, WINE, everything that glues those together, and a sprinkling of ReactOS userland niceties). As a bonus, the OS would still technically be a Linux distro, so it would be possible to run Linux software when necessary, something ReactOS can't do. ⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠹⠏⠉⠉⠛⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣗⣒⣒⣖⡐⣒⣒⣒⣒⣲⣖⣄⣶⣒⣲⣒⣒⣒⣒⣶⣖⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠻⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠷⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⢤⣤⠤⠤⣤⠄ ⡇⠼⠼⡤⠧⠤⢬⡤⠸⣧⠢⠯⠭⢼⣧⣼⣥⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⠀⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀⢀⣀⣀⡀⣀⣀⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣀⡀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣬⣭⣤⣤⣥⣤ ⡏⣙⣋⣟⣉⣿⣹⣹⣿⣿⡉⣙⣏⣿⣉⣙⣽⣫⣛⣿⣋⣿⣍⣿⣟⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣤⣼⣧⣤⠘⠛⠀⢀⠚⠃⠀⠀⠐⠛⠀⠀⠀⠛⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣻ ⡗⠒⠒⠶⠖⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⢒⢿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⣿⣽⠀⠁⢈⣿⣀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠘⢳⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣯⣭⣭⣯⣍⣭⣭⣭⣭⣽⣯⣯⣿⣺⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣡⣾⣁⣪⠠⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠧⠤⠤⠼⠿⠴⠾⠿⠿⠿⠿⠧⠴⠿⠧⠤⠤⠤⠤⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿ ⣿⡏⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⣿⢏⣽⣟⢹⢰⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⠿⢃⠀ ⣿⣷⠖⠲⣶⠖⠲⣶⡖⢲⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣽⠿⣻⡿⢻⢸⣿⣄⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣤⣁⡀⢸⠀ ⣿⣿⣤⣤⣿⣤⣤⣿⠦⠴⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⡿⢾⣿⡖⢺⢸⣿⣿⣿⡛⠿⠟⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⠀ ⣿⣿⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣹⢀⣀⣘⣛⣛⣛⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣦⣾⡴⢼⢸⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⢴⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⢶⡴⣷⣦⡴⣴⡤⣾⣿⢿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢘⣀ ⣿⣷⣒⡆⠀⣰⣒⣒⣒⣲⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⡖⠀⠲⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⣿⣦⣻⣇⣾⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣧⣤⣤⣤⣤⣴⣤⣤⣤⣧⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣦⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣇⣄⡤⢡⣤⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⢛⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣂⣹⣓⣸⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣈⣈⣀⣁⣅⣈⣭⣀⣉⣅⣀⣠⣀⣀⣀⣈⣸⣀⣀⣨⣅⣁⣈⣀⣅⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⢾⠇⣚⡶⠶⠷⠶⠶⣶⣿⣿⣿⡗⠺⢶⣽⣬⣭⣭⣬⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⠍⣻⡿⢹⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠈⣛⣛⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠘⡶⠶⢶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣛⣛⣛⣻⢸⣿⣿⡧⠤⠤⠬⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠀⠤⠤⠄⠤⠤⠄⠤⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣽⡟⣛⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠐⠟⠛⢻⠟⡟⢻⢻⠟⠛⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⡇⢭⣭⣯⠬⣭⣭⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠁⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⢾⠄⠠⠤⠴⢾⡥⡧⠼⠼⢤⠴⡇⠉⣋⣉⣹⣛⣏⣹⣙⣛⣋⣏⣙⣹⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⡇⣒⣒⣚⣒⣓⣚⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣃⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿ ⠛⢻⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣾⣾⣶⣷⣾⣶⣶⣾⣧⣤⣭⣭⣭⣭⣯⣭⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⡇⠬⠭⠽⠬⢭⣭⣭⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢘⠋ ⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⣼⣶⠤⢤⣾⡶⡶⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠈⠁⣿⡇⣙⣛⣻⣟⣛⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢰⣶ ⠀⢸⣿⠟⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠿⠿⢿⣿⠿⠿⢿⡿⠳⠶⠷⠶⠶⠖⠾⠿⠿⠿⢻⠿⣰⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡇⠒⠶⣶⠶⠾⠶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⡇⢸⠟ ⠀⢸⣿⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⢤⣤⣤⣤⣬⠥⠀⠠⢤⣤⣘⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣟⣛⣻⡛⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡇⢭⢭⣭⣭⣯⣭⣭⣭⣩⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠤⠤⠤⠇⠤⠤⠤⠼⠿⠇⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⢸⣿⣿⠋⣴⣶⣶⣄⠙⣿⡿⢁⣴⣶⣶⡄⠹⣍⣋⣉⣋⣍⣩⣝⣙⣋⣉⣹⣉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣲⣶⣚⣒⣲⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⡏⣉⣉⣉⣉⡉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⠙⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⢸⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⣏⢈⡆⢸⠃⣾⣿⣿⣁⣸⡀⢩⣭⣭⣭⣭⣥⣭⣭⣥⣥⣼⣥⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣬⣭⣽⣬⣬⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣗⣂⣿⡇⠛⠛⠛⠛⠀⠀⠛⠛⠛⠛⠀⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⢸⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⢸⡀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠴⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⡷⠶⢾⠶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣭⡭⢭⠭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⠭⠭⡭⠭⠭⣭⣭⣭⡭⡭⠭⠭⠭⠭⠭⠭⡭⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀ ⠀⢸⣿⣿⡈⠻⢿⡿⠋⢀⣾⣧⡈⠻⣿⠿⠃⣠⡷⠿⠾⠗⠷⢛⠷⠿⠞⠒⢺⠖⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣻⠓⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡛⠲⡗⠷⠶⣿⣿⣿⡷⠖⠒⠖⠒⡻⡿⠛⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣦⣤⣤⣴⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣤⣤⣶⣿⣟⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣻⣛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣛⣻⣋⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣛⣛⣟⣛⣛⣿⣿⣿⣟⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣭⣭⣩⣭⣹⣩⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⣍⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣭⣭⣯⣍⣩⣿⣿⣿⣍⣍⣍⣩⣩⣭⣭⣭⣭⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⡆⠰⠀⠐⠀⠀⠐⠂⠂⠒⢲⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⡶⠀⠐⠒⠒⠒⠂⣖⠀⠂⠂⢶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⡆⠀⠀⠒⠀⠐⠒⠒⠒⠒⠂⠒⠐⣒⣶⣶⣶⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣶⣶⠂⠠ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2181 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Programming Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 25, 2026 * ⚓ Vidit Bhargava ☛ A_collection_of_Design_Frameworks_for_designing emerging_technologies⠀⇛ Over the last couple of years, I have been prototyping, researching and designing for emerging technologies as part of my graduate studies and then work. There's a lot of noise in the emerging tech world right now. This is my attempt at cutting through it and focusing on design principles, and a vision of a more humane future. Feel free to share them with your design and leadership teams. * ⚓ Sean Goedecke ☛ How_I_estimate_work_as_a_staff_software_engineer⠀⇛ This is, of course, false. As every experienced software engineer knows, it is not possible to accurately estimate software projects. The tension between this polite fiction and its well-understood falseness causes a lot of strange activity in tech companies. * ⚓ Redowan Delowar ☛ Your_Go_tests_probably_don't_need_a_mocking_library⠀⇛ Also, since almost no one writes tests by hand anymore and instead generates them with LLMs, the situation gets more dire. These ghosts often pull in all kinds of third-party libraries to mock your code, simply because they were trained on a lot of hastily written examples on the web. So the idea of this post isn’t to discourage using mocking libraries. Rather, it’s to show that even if your codebase already has a mocking library in the dependency chain, not all of your tests need to depend on it. Below are a few cases where I tend not to use any mocking library and instead leverage the constructs that Go gives us. * ⚓ Sebastian Wick ☛ Best_Practices_for_Ownership_in_GLib⠀⇛ For all the rightful criticisms that C gets, GLib does manage to alleviate at least some of it. If we can’t use a better language, we should at least make use of all the tools we have in C with GLib. This post looks at the topic of ownership, and also how it applies to libdex fibers. * § Java/Golang⠀➾ o ⚓ Vikash Patel ☛ Go_Struct_Field_Alignment⠀⇛ Your Go structs might be wasting up to 32% of their memory due to invisible padding bytes. This deep dive into struct field alignment reveals how the compiler arranges memory, why field order matters, and provides benchmarks showing real memory savings. Learn the simple reordering rules that can shrink your heap, reduce GC pressure, and improve CPU cache efficiency. o ⚓ Andrew Nesbitt ☛ Rewriting_git-pkgs_in_Go_|_Andrew_Nesbitt⠀⇛ Go compiles to a single binary with no runtime dependencies. It’s pure Go, so there are no C extensions or platform-specific compilation issues to deal with. You download it and it works. o ⚓ Pi My Life Up ☛ Installing_Newer_Versions_of_Java_on_Debian Systems⠀⇛ Java is a powerful programming language that relies on the Java runtime to execute. This runtime takes Java code and converts it into something that your system can actually utilize. There is a wealth of services that rely on Java to operate. This includes popular services such as the UniFi Network Controller and game servers for Minecraft and Hytale. o ⚓ Zach Musgrave ☛ Golang_Panic_Recovery⠀⇛ Even if your application never calls panic() and always prefers using errors, you’re still going to want to know how to recover from panics, since panics can happen for many reasons other than the panic() function being called, such as an incorrect cast, dereferencing a nil pointer, or an out-of-bounds reference on a slice. In this blog post, we’ll go over the basics of recovering from panics, explain a few gotchas with panic recovery that have bitten us in the past, and suggest some ways to avoid those in your projects. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2311 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Raspberry_Pi_s_USB_upgrade_Photoshop_on_Linux_and_more_Linux_ne.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Raspberry_Pi_s_USB_upgrade_Photoshop_on_Linux_and_more_Linux_ne.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Raspberry Pi's USB upgrade, Photoshop on Linux, and more: Linux news roundup⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 25, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Raspberry_Pi⦈_ Quoting: Raspberry Pi's USB upgrade, Photoshop on Linux, and more: Linux news roundup — This was another busy week for Linux news, with a helpful update to Raspberry Pi boards, a new way to use Adobe Photoshop on Linux, work on a VR mode for KDE Plasma, and much more. Here are the biggest stories you might have missed. 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I didn't grow up dual- booting Ubuntu, and I wasn't the guy on forums telling people to "just use the terminal" like it's a personality trait. But I have used a Steam Deck, and more importantly, I've seen what SteamOS represents. Because SteamOS hasn't magically turned Linux into the world's default desktop OS overnight. Linux remains a small slice of the desktop pie globally, but what SteamOS has done is prove something way more valuable: Linux doesn't need to look like Windows to earn more users. It needs to feel like it knows what it's trying to be. And SteamOS might be one of the clearest answers Linux has ever had to that problem. 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Then, I wake up, and it's 2026. Where did time go? I can tell you one thing: time went to helping Linux rise in popularity. Okay, the death of Windows 10 also had something to do with that, but everyone in the business of covering Linux knew this would one day happen: the masses would finally realize that there is an alternative OS that's more reliable, safer, and easier to use. We may not be declaring 2026 the year of Linux just yet, but several Linux distros are likely to have a very good year. These are my picks for that list. Read_on ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2476 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Today in Techrights⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 25, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Puss_in_Boots_costume_worn_by_Heinrich_Lang⦈_ ⚓ Updated This Past Day⠀⇛ 1. ⚓ Giving_a_Voice_to_the_Community_(Even_When_It's_Inconvenient_or 'Scary')⠀⇛ Once upon a time we were threatened with deplatforming for merely reposting articles by Daniel Pocock; we no longer have this problem 2. ⚓ Judgment:_French_army_vanquishes_German_FSFE_on_Hitler's_birthday, Microsoft_contract_dispute_(1716711)⠀⇛ Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock ⚓ New⠀⇛ 3. ⚓ Projection_of_Fanatic_From_Microsoft⠀⇛ Microsoft Lunduke is pandering to the 4Chan 'crowd' 4. ⚓ Digg.com_(Digg)_is_a_Censorship_Platform,_Just_Another_Social_Control Media/Network,_Controlled_by_the_Few⠀⇛ We are not going to bother with any social control media 5. ⚓ Spam,_Slop,_and_Fake_'Articles'_Regarding_"Linux"⠀⇛ Serial Sloppers like these are harming real reporting about Linux and GNU 6. ⚓ Rape_investigation_dropped:_Will_Fowles_&_ALP_transgender deception⠀⇛ Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock 7. ⚓ Diversity,_Grooming_&_Debian_transgender_Zero⠀⇛ Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock 8. ⚓ Pauline_/_Maria_/_Alice_Climent(-Pommeret)_&_Debian_transgender offensive_cybersecurity_deception⠀⇛ Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock 9. ⚓ Did_judge_with_transgender_sister_&_Debian_conflict_of_interest help_cover-up_a_death?⠀⇛ Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock 10. ⚓ Links_24/01/2026:_CBS_News_Demolished_From_the_Inside_and_Many Publishers_Admit_Layoffs⠀⇛ Links for the day 11. ⚓ Gemini_Links_24/01/2026:_Dreams_and_Raspberry_Pi_Zero_2W⠀⇛ Links for the day 12. ⚓ Richard_Stallman's_First_Talk_in_US_College_Since_2018:_Videos_and Photos⠀⇛ There are some backstories 13. ⚓ Judge_Richard_Oulevey_(Grandcour_Choeur,_Tribunal_Vaud)_&_Debian shaming_abuse_victims_and_witnesses⠀⇛ Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock 14. ⚓ EDPB/CNIL_privacy_expert_Amandine_Jambert_(cryptie,_FSFE)_implicitly admitted_lying_about_harassment_when_she_resigned_admitting_conflict_of interest⠀⇛ Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock 15. ⚓ Links_24/01/2026:_TikTok_Controlled_by_Alt_Reich_in_US_Now,_White_House Shares_Fake,_Manipulated,_Misleading_Images_Already⠀⇛ Links for the day 16. ⚓ Dirty_Laundry_at_Debian_and_Elsewhere⠀⇛ We cannot just brush aside real issues involving real people and their families 17. ⚓ Illegal,_Unconstitutional_Kangaroo_Court_for_Patents_Drops_the_Masks, Shows_Its_Real_Purpose_is_to_Serve_Multinational_Monopolists_and_Crush European_SMEs⠀⇛ Europe (or the EU) is rapidly becoming a corporate project, not a unified governance initiative 18. ⚓ The_"Alicante_Mafia"_-_Part_X_-_EPO_Strikes_to_Begin_Next_Week⠀⇛ Things gradually escalate this month 19. ⚓ Gemini_Links_24/01/2026:_Snow,_Boxing,_and_Lisp_is_Fun⠀⇛ Links for the day 20. ⚓ Over_at_Tux_Machines...⠀⇛ GNU/Linux news for the past day 21. ⚓ IRC_Proceedings:_Friday,_January_23,_2026⠀⇛ IRC logs for Friday, January 23, 2026 ========================================================================= The corresponding text-only bulletin for Saturday contains all the text. 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⣿⣿⣿⣿⣮⣔⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠫⠰⣿⣿⣭⣤⣿⣷⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣀⢀⢀⣤⣄⣀⣀⣀⣠⣿⣇⣠⣿⣿⣯⣿⣿⣿⣭⣤⣤⣽⣿⣿⣿⣮⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2929 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/today_s_howtos.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/today_s_howtos.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ today's howtos⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 25, 2026 * ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ How_to_Install_Ubuntu_26.04_Desktop_on_ZFS_Root⠀⇛ * ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Latest_Linux_Kernel_on_CentOS_Stream_ (10,_9)⠀⇛ The default kernel shipped with CentOS Stream prioritizes stability over new features. If you need support for the latest hardware, improved performance for modern workloads, or access to new kernel features, the ELRepo project provides newer kernel packages. * ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Abusive_Monopolist_Microsoft_Teams_on_Fedora 43 [Ed: Proprietary spyware of hostile company; use Free software instead, e.g. BBB]⠀⇛ Collaboration tools have become indispensable for remote work, hybrid teams, and digital communication. * ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_HandBrake_on_Debian_13⠀⇛ HandBrake stands as one of the most powerful open-source video transcoders available for GNU/Linux systems today. Whether you need to convert video files between formats, compress large media files, or rip content from DVDs, this versatile application delivers professional results without costing a penny. * ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Yandex_Browser_on_Fedora_Linux⠀⇛ Yandex Browser is a Chromium-based web browser developed by Yandex, the Russian technology company known for its search engine and cloud services. * ⚓ Matthew J Ernisse ☛ tcpdump_filters_(pcap_filters,_really)_for_Fun_and Profit?⠀⇛ I've been fighting what I'm pretty sure is a silly firewall problem while trying to get Synctrain to work when my iPhone isn't on my WiFi. Long time readers will know that when I am not on a trusted WiFi network my i{Pad,}OS devices automatically VPN into my network so they can tunnel all their traffic through my security apparatus (and multi-layer ad and tracking prevention systems). I'm getting ready to re-build one of my main servers and I'm trying to modernize some of the services it runs. According to the debian-installer logs the server was built on November, 5, 2011 in the early evening and I installed the recently released Debian 6.0 (squeeze) Linux distribution on it. One of the services it provides is a sync location for data from my i{Pad,}OS devices, specifically I use OwnCloud's app to sync my photos so I can edit them on my laptop and then organize them using my image-process python script. I want to get rid of OwnCloud and while the other services it provides (contact and calendar sync) are easily replaced, the file syncing is not. Enter syncthing. * ⚓ Christian Hofstede-Kuhn ☛ Self-Hosted_CryptPad_on_FreeBSD_with_VNET Jails_and_Caddy⠀⇛ CryptPad is an end-to-end encrypted collaboration suite. Think Google Docs, but where the server never sees your content. It’s a compelling option for privacy-conscious teams or anyone wanting to own their data. This post documents installing CryptPad in a FreeBSD VNET jail, served behind a Caddy reverse proxy, with network isolation enforced by PF. This guide assumes familiarity with FreeBSD jails, PF, and BastilleBSD. It focuses on architecture and pitfalls rather than introductory jail setup. * ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ Understanding_query_response_in_Prometheus Blackbox's_tcp_prober⠀⇛ Prometheus Blackbox is somewhat complicated to understand. One of its fundamental abstractions is a 'prober', a generic way of probing some service (such as making HTTP requests or DNS requests). One prober is the 'tcp' prober, which makes a TCP connection and then potentially conducts a conversation with the service to verify its health. For example, here's a ClamAV daemon health check, which connects, sends a line with "PING", and expects to receive "PONG": [...] * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ I_stopped_using_the_Linux_start_menu:_This_"fuzzy" launcher_is_so_much_faster⠀⇛ I used to treat my Linux app menu like a forgotten drawer. I rarely opened it, only to switch to my terminal a bit later. Then I found Ulauncher. It quietly replaced my start menu, app grid, and desktop shortcuts. Once I got used to it, I wondered why I ever clicked through menus in the first place. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3054 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Tux_Machines_Grew_Because_of_Attacks_on_Tux_Machines.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Tux_Machines_Grew_Because_of_Attacks_on_Tux_Machines.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Tux Machines Grew Because of Attacks on Tux Machines⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 25, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Public_domain_vintage_illustration_of_dogs_and_cats_and_a bird⦈_ As counter-intuitive as it tends to be, defiant entities stand_to_gain from attacks on them. The attacks have a galvanizing, inoculating effect and they serve to increase the sympathy quotient or martyr effect. They motivate both the actors and the spectators. The martyr effect or Martyrdom_Effect (not quite martyr complex, that's another_thing though both boil down to self-sacrifice) has been studied for many years; it's a way of cautioning people that cracking down on things can instead popularise them even more, especially if the crackdowns are conducted by supremely unpopular entities. Tux Machines is bigger and more potent than it has ever been. It cannot be silenced, it won't be silenced, and it has more momentum than ever before. This past week we attained another all-time high of 311,025 Gemini requests. Tux Machines is read a lot over Gemini Protocol. █ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇The_‘martyrdom_effect’:_why_your_pain_boosts_a_charity’s gain⦈_ =============================================================================== Image source: Public_domain_vintage_illustration_of_dogs_and_cats_and_a_bird ⠀⢬⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⡦⠐⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣮⣰⢠⠤⢤⣽⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣽⣷⠠⠄⠔⡈⠀⠀⠐⣐⢐⡄⡬⠁ ⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣯⣯⣅⡀⣤⠭⡭⢯⡾⣾⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⡟⠻⠄⠧⠀⠠⢁⠆⢤⠎⠙⢣⡄ ⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⡏⠐⠏⠯⣽⠹⠷⠲⣾⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡷⠎⢀⠂⠀⠀⠋⡤⡶⡇⠂⠀ ⠀⠀⠐⣿⣿⢿⡅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣾⣿⠟⢒⢂⣺⡅⡟⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⠠⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⣌⠐⡦⠀⣀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⢈⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⡦⠤⠤⠤⡶⢚⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣵⣷⣂⡀⣀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢩⣁⣠⡝⢉⢴⣴⣿⣿⣯⣭⣹⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼⣾⣿⣿⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣭⡤⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⢈⡩⡃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⠌⠼⡟⡿⡏⣿⡿⢟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⡇⡄⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢘⠲⠖⣥⠴⠬⢻⢿⣷⣿⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠟⢛⣻⣤⣤⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠧⠀⠐⡂⠐⠀⠀ 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═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Vanilla_OS_2_is_the_bulletproof_Linux_distro_I_recommend_to_fri.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Vanilla_OS_2_is_the_bulletproof_Linux_distro_I_recommend_to_fri.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Vanilla OS 2 is the bulletproof Linux distro I recommend to friends⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 25, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Vanilla_OS⦈_ Quoting: Vanilla OS 2 is the bulletproof Linux distro I recommend to friends — Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Most people on Windows use the latest version of the OS—because they don't have much of a choice. If support ends for your current version, you shift to the version Microsoft still supports, unless you use workarounds as some did with Windows 10. Linux, however, is far more diverse. You start with a specific distribution and, over a few years, you may encounter bottlenecks or become dissatisfied and decide to try other distros. I recommend Vanilla OS 2 as a bulletproof distribution. It's not some magical or perfect distro, but it's built to survive human behavior. The design ensures bad tutorials, random installs, and half- understood terminal commands don't destroy your system. In the Linux ecosystem, this is rare. 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In the meantime we've made a_WebM_version_of_that_same_talk. The file size is smaller. 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For example, I might be logged into a remote Linux server, and I need an easier way to manage files than the usual commands. Or, I might already be in a terminal window on a local machine and figure I might as well stay there. Or, maybe I just prefer the command line. There are plenty of reasons why you might want to adopt a terminal- based file manager on Linux. No, they aren't as convenient as a GUI, but when they are necessary, they are great to have around. Read_on ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 3324 ➮ Generation completed at 02:50, i.e. 32 seconds to (re)generate ⟲