Tux Machines Bulletin for Wednesday, January 28, 2026 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Thu 29 Jan 02:49:50 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 - 3 reasons KDE Plasma is still my go-to Linux desktop ⦿ Tux Machines - Android Leftovers ⦿ Tux Machines - Applications: Astrology Hooey, Notepad Next, Ptyxis, and IBKR Desktop ⦿ Tux Machines - Audiocasts/Shows: This Week in Linux, LINUX Unplugged, Late Night Linux ⦿ Tux Machines - Brax Open_Slate offers an open source Ubuntu and Android tablet with M.2 SSD support ⦿ Tux Machines - Debian-Based GParted Live 1.8 Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, GParted 1.8 ⦿ Tux Machines - Desktop Environments: COSMIC Desktop and Xfwl4 ⦿ Tux Machines - 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I'm yet to find one I like better than KDE Plasma, though, and these are the reasons why. In case you aren't familiar, KDE Plasma is a desktop environment you can use when you install a Linux or FreeBSD computer. A desktop environment is made up of all the interface elements you interact with. Think Windows' famous task bar and start menu. Like in the case of Plasma, it can also involve various frameworks and function- extending software that improve your PC experience. 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released new 0.13 version few days ago. In case you don’t know about the app, it’s a Qt6-based text editor that replicates the Notepad++ functionality and user interface with cross-platform support. * ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ Ptyxis_Terminal_Emulator_Released_49.3_with_APX Containers_Support⠀⇛ Ptyxis, the free open-source container-oriented terminal emulator, released new 49.3 version few days ago. As you may know, Ptyxis is a GTK4 terminal emulator that’s default in Ubuntu since 25.10. It features first-class container integration with automatic discovery, direct spawning, and context preservation support for Podman, Toolbox, Distrobox, and JHBuild. * ⚓ Interactive_Brokers_makes_IBKR_Desktop_platform_available_on_Linux⠀⇛ Electronic trading major Interactive Brokers has made the IBKR Desktop available on Linux. The launch is in response to traders’ demand. The IBKR Desktop for Linux has full feature parity to Windows and MacOS. Interactive Brokers’ clients can trade seamlessly on their preferred platform. The latest build of the IBKR Desktop platform also features a raft of design improvements. The Options tab navigation has been streamlined, there is a quick “Add to Watchlist” from the mini watchlist, and other quality-of-life updates to enhance trading experience. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 386 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Audiocasts_Shows_This_Week_in_Linux_LINUX_Unplugged_Late_Night_.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Audiocasts_Shows_This_Week_in_Linux_LINUX_Unplugged_Late_Night_.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Audiocasts/Shows: This Week in Linux, LINUX Unplugged, Late Night Linux⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 28, 2026 * ⚓ Tux Digital ☛ This_Week_in_Linux_333:_Photoshop_on_Linux?,_CachyOS,_MX Linux,_ReactOS,_PikaOS,_NexPhone,_&_more_GNU/Linux_news⠀⇛ * ⚓ Jupiter Broadcasting ☛ Uptime_Funk_|_LINUX_Unplugged_651⠀⇛ When your self-hosted services become infrastructure, breakage matters. We tackle monitoring that actually helps, alerts you won't ignore, and DNS for local, and multi-mesh network setups. * ⚓ Late_Night_Linux_–_Episode_370⠀⇛ Wikipedia is 25 years old and has found a good way to deal with the Hey Hi (AI) scraping problem, the Python Software Foundation funds the security work they had planned, curl’s bug bounty program is ending, Raspberry Pi has new underwhelming hardware, and European proprietary trap AWS hasn’t won Félim over. Plus a reminder about the upcoming OggCamp event, and a call for participation. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 427 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Brax_Open_Slate_offers_an_open_source_Ubuntu_and_Android_tablet.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Brax_Open_Slate_offers_an_open_source_Ubuntu_and_Android_tablet.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Brax Open_Slate offers an open source Ubuntu and Android tablet with M.2 SSD support⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 28, 2026, updated Jan 28, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Brax_tablet⦈_ Quoting: Brax Open_Slate offers an open source Ubuntu and Android tablet with M.2 SSD support — The tablet should ship with a 12-inch 1600 x 2400 Gorilla Glass IPS touch-screen with stylus support and 4096 pressure levels. Radios include Wi-Fi 6E, GPS and Bluetooth 5.3, as well as hardware privacy switches. 5G support has yet to be confirmed, but is likely to be provided through an external module, and there are a range of accessories promised, including folio cases and keyboards. Like the Brax3 before it, the Open_Slate differentiates itself by supporting multiple operating systems, including Ubuntu, Ubuntu Touch, Debian, iodeOS, Lineage OS, and the company's own BraxOS. Braxtech claim they are: Read_on Update Also here: * ⚓ Brax_open_slate_is_a_privacy-focused_tablet_with_Ubuntu_and_de-Googled Android_support_(crowdfunding)⠀⇛ The open_slate is an upcoming tablet with a 12 inch, 2.4K IPS LCD display, a MediaTek Genio 720 processor and support for up to 16GB of RAM and 256GB of onboard storage. But what makes it unlike most tablets on the market is that it’s designed to run open source software, has hardware kill switches to help protect your privacy, and some replaceable components including a removable battery and an M.2 2280 slot for user-upgradeable storage. 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This release also includes a mechanism to avoid blank screen issues on some systems, as well as all the latest package updates, bug fixes, and security patches from the upstream Debian repositories. 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System76 co-founder Carl Richell has given us our first look at the ‘Frosted Glass’ effect coming to the COSMIC desktop in Epoch 2 (as the desktop releases are named): System76’s engineering team is opting to use a ‘more performant’ Dual Kawase blur, commonly used in gaming, to handle the dynamic effect. This apparently offers a ‘close approximation’ of Gaussian blur, but is not as resource intensive. That’s important. * ⚓ XDA ☛ I_tried_COSMIC_Desktop_as_a_KDE_Plasma_fanboy,_and_one_thing stopped_me_from_switching⠀⇛ A little while ago, one of our editors gave COSMIC Desktop a try. Being someone who will die on the KDE Plasma hill, I was very interested to take a look at what COSMIC Desktop could bring to the table. After all, if I just blindly stuck with one desktop environment forever, I would miss out on all the cool stuff that other environments were up to. So, I decided to give COSMIC Desktop a try. I put aside my undying adoration for KDE Plasma, downloaded Pop!_OS with COSMIC pre-installed, and gave it a go. And I would have been a covert, if it wasn't for one problem that ended up being a dealbreaker for me. * ⚓ LWN ☛ Xfwl4:_the_roadmap_for_a_Xfce_Wayland_compositor⠀⇛ The Xfce team has announced that it will be providing funding to Brian Tarricone to work on xfwl4, a Wayland compositor for Xfce: Xfwl4 will not be based on the existing xfwm4 code. Instead, it will be written from scratch in rust, using smithay building blocks. ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠟⢛⣉⣭⣤⡿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⠟⣋⡡⣤⣤⣭⣭⣭⡝⣯⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠙⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠛⠛⠛⠛⠀⠈⠉⠉⠐⠋⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⢻⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣀⣀⣀⡀⢀⣀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⡆⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⢦⠀⠀⠠⠀⠀⣬⣭⠉⠉⣭⡉⠉⢉⣈⠁⠀⣀⣀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⢠⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠄⠀⠄⠀⠀⠘⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠚⠓⠂⠐⠒⠢⠀⠿⠿⠀⠠⠿⠧⠀⣼⠶⠀⢠⣧⣞⠀⠀⣛⠃⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⢀⡄⠀⠐⠂⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠂⠀⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⡧⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠐⠖⠀⠠⣖⠀⠀⣴⣶⠀⠀⡤⠄⠀⢠⣠⠄⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⢈⡇⠠⠀⠀⣹⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣤⠀⢀⣉⡁⠀⠛⡉⠀⠈⣉⠑⠀⢘⡓⠀⠐⠒⠒⠀⠚⠛⠷⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠯⠶⣀⣒⡚⠢⢿⡋⠆⣀⡀⣲⣄⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠏⠀⠈⠭⠁⠀⠼⠧⠀⠘⣿⠃⢀⣻⣿⡀⠀⣿⡇⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠁⢹⣿⡄⠁⣘⡒⢐⢿⣷⣄⣹⣿⣿⣷⣦⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢺⣿⠀⠀⣶⠄⠀⢴⡆⠀⢠⣤⠀⠀⣤⢄⠀⢀⣤⡀⠀⣉⣉⠉⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⡚⡿⠇⠀⠿⠵⠆⠀⠈⠙⠀⠿⠿⣿⠿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠰⠀⠀⣶⠀⠀⣥⠀⠀⡍⠉⠀⡌⠛⠁⠀⠛⠛⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⣠⣯⠀⠀⠀⠀⢨⢀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣛⣓⣂⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⠛⠿⠿⠶⠶⠿⠶⠾⠽⢤⣴⣤⣤⠀⣤⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣘⣿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠸⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠒⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⡿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢻⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣿⣭⣟⣛⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢨⣽⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣄⣀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠛⠻⢿⣿⣿⣶⣿⣭ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣴⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣶⣶⣶⣶⣦⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⣀⠀⠉⠉⠛⠛ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠚⠻⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⡶⢶⣶⣦⣤⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣭⣭⣭⣉⣉⣉⣉⣛⣛⣛⡛⠛⠛⠶⠶⠦ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠉⠉⠉⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶ ⣿⣿⣿⣛⣛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⠀⠀⠘⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 683 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/ESP32_Jetson_Raspberry_Pi_and_Running_DOOM_On_Earbuds.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/ESP32_Jetson_Raspberry_Pi_and_Running_DOOM_On_Earbuds.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ESP32, Jetson, Raspberry Pi, and "Running DOOM On Earbuds"⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 28, 2026 * § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ o ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Meterbit_Pixlpal_–_An_open-source_ESP32-S3_smart display_with_128×64_RGB_LED_matrix,_Hi-Fi_audio_output_ (Crowdfunding)⠀⇛ Designed by Meterbit Cybernetics in Nigeria, the Pixlpal is an open-source, ESP32-S3-based 11.25-inch 128×64 RGB LED matrix display designed as a customizable ticker for news, crypto, and smart home notifications, while also offering Hi-Fi audio playback. The device also includes a multi-function rotary encoder for local control, a digital MEMS microphone, and a 3.5 mm headphone output driven by a TI PCM5102A DAC for Hi-Fi audio playback. Pixlpal also provides a USB Type-C OTG port for power and programming, and a USB Type-A adapter port for firmware updates and peripherals. o ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Lanner_EAI-I351_–_An_NVIDIA_Jetson_Thor_Edge_Hey Hi_(AI)_computer_with_100GbE_QSFP28_port_and_8x_GMSL2_camera⠀⇛ Lanner EAI-I351 is a rugged edge Hey Hi (AI) computer built around the NVIDIA Jetson Thor platform, featuring a 100GbE QSFP28 port for high-bandwidth networking and 8x GMSL2 camera inputs for low-latency vision processing. o ⚓ Turn_a_Raspberry_Pi_Zero_into_a_Global_Ad_Blocker_with_Pi-hole and_Tailscale⠀⇛ Today I’m going to show you how to block ads and trackers, not just at home, but on every network you connect to. We’ll do this for the once-off cost of a Raspberry Pi Zero, which costs about the same as a takeaway meal and has no ongoing subscription fees. * § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Pi_Compute_Module_Powers_Fully_Open_Smartphone⠀⇛ The star of the show and the thing that puts the ‘phone’ in ‘smartphone’ is the Quectel EG25-GL LTE (4G) and GPS module which is also used in the still-not-very-open PinePhone. Although the design of the carrier board and the 3D printable enclosure are still somewhat in flux, the recent meeting notes show constant progress, raising the possibility that with perhaps some community effort this truly open hardware smartphone will become a reality. * § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Running_DOOM_On_Earbuds⠀⇛ Thus, [Arin] figured the easiest way to get the video data out would be via the Cortex-M4F’s serial UART running at 2.4 mbps. Running the game at a resolution of 320 x 200 at 3 frames per second would consume this entire bandwidth. However, all those extra clock cycles allow running an MJPEG compression algorithm that allow spitting out up to 18 frames per second. Much better! ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 774 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Fedora_Red_Hat_and_CentOS_More_People_Exit_Red_Hat_Join_Amutabl.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Fedora_Red_Hat_and_CentOS_More_People_Exit_Red_Hat_Join_Amutabl.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Fedora, Red Hat, and CentOS (More People Exit Red Hat, Join Amutable)⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 28, 2026 * ⚓ Fedora Project ☛ Fedora_Community_Blog:_Packit_as_Fedora_dist-git_CI: final_phase⠀⇛ Hello Fedora Community, We are back with the final update on the Packit_as_Fedora_dist- git_CI change proposal. Our journey to transition Fedora dist- git CI to a Packit-based solution is entering its concluding stage. This final phase marks the transition of Packit-driven CI from an opt-in feature to the default mechanism for all Fedora packages, officially replacing the legacy Fedora CI and Fedora Zuul Tenant on dist-git pull requests. * ⚓ Red Hat ☛ How_to_install_Red_Bait_Developer_Hub⠀⇛ In previous articles, we described how components, APIs, resources, and Templates are used within Red_Hat_Developer_Hub to map enterprise service offerings and enable discovery with teams. Today the focus is on the installation of Developer Hub in a basic configuration.  * ⚓ Red Hat ☛ A_guide_to_Hey_Hi_(AI)_code_assistants_with_Red_Bait OpenShift_Dev_Spaces [Ed: IBM Red Hat boosting slop instead of code, as it's not a tech company anymore]⠀⇛ AI code assistants have emerged as powerful tools that are changing how developers write, edit, and debug code. An Hey Hi (AI) code assistant is powered by a large language model (LLM) trained on (among other things) billions of lines of public code, allowing it to become the ultimate paired programming assistant. An Hey Hi (AI) code assistant can autocomplete partially written code, find bugs, explain and summarize a codebase, generate documentation, convert code between languages, and even generate a project. A recent McKinsey_study showed double-digit productivity growth as a result of multiple efficiency gains from Hey Hi (AI) code assistants. * ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Performance_and_load_testing_in_Identity_Management_(IdM) systems_using_encrypted_DNS_(eDNS)⠀⇛ This article is the first in a two-part series examining how Identity Management (IdM) behaves from a performance perspective when encrypted DNS (eDNS) is used under sustained high load. As discussed in Using_DNS_over_TLS_in_OpenShift_to_secure communications, a dedicated task force was established to ensure that Red Bait complies with the U.S. government memorandum MS-22-09, which mandates that internal networks supporting hybrid workloads must adhere to zero-trust architecture (ZTA) principles. Under this model, all traffic must be authenticated, authorized, and encrypted. We must also consider that organizations are increasingly moving unencrypted DNS traffic to protocols like DNS_over_TLS (DoT), and while the security benefits of this transition are clear (particularly with IdM using standard clients, and also with CoreDNS in OpenShift environments), the deployment of new security layers can introduce performance overhead. * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Sovereign_AI_architecture:_Scaling_distributed training_with_Kubeflow_Trainer_and_Feast_on_Red_Hat_OpenShift_AI [Ed: IBM Red Hat promotes slop and Ponzi schemes, as usual.]⠀⇛ The survey highlights that data privacy and infrastructure silos are paralyzing AI development efforts. As a result, sovereign AI has rapidly moved from being a theoretical "cloud challenge" into a practical necessity. By mitigating the specific risks identified in the Red Hat survey, sovereign AI allows regulated enterprises to move confidently from pilot to production without compromising on: [...] * ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Migrate_BuildConfig_resources_to_Builds_for_Red_Bait OpenShift_with_Crane⠀⇛ For years, OpenShift BuildConfig has been the standard way to build container images directly on Red_Hat_OpenShift clusters. Now, new build tools are available as the clown-native ecosystem changes. Builds_for_Red_Bait_OpenShift is Red Hat's extensible framework for building container images on OpenShift. It is based on the open source project Shipwright, which provides a vendor-neutral framework for building container images on Kubernetes. * ⚓ Lennart_Poettering:_Introducing_Amutable⠀⇛ Today, we announce Amutable, our ✨ new ✨ company. * ⚓ Best_Use_Cases_for_CentOS_VPS_Hosting_in_2026⠀⇛ You might remember CentOS as the calm and stable twin of Red Bait Enterprise Linux. The project changed a lot, yet it did not disappear. In 2026, you will see CentOS mostly as CentOS Stream. You use it in a different way, but the value still feels real. * ⚓ GA_of_Oracle_AI_Database_26ai_for_Linux_x86-64_on-premises_platforms⠀⇛ Oracle AI Database 26ai Enterprise Edition for Linux x86‑64 is now generally available for on-premises platforms as part of the January 2026 quarterly Release Update (version 23.26.1). This milestone release brings the full power of Oracle AI Database 26ai, including AI Vector Search, globally distributed database with RAFT‑based replication, in‑database SQL firewall, quantum-resistant encryption, True Cache, JSON Relational Duality, Apache Iceberg Lakehouse support, and more to your data centers. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 922 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Firefox_Tooling_Announcements_and_Mozilla_is_Promoting_Slop_Ins.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Firefox_Tooling_Announcements_and_Mozilla_is_Promoting_Slop_Ins.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Firefox Tooling Announcements and Mozilla is Promoting Slop Instead of Web⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 28, 2026 * ⚓ Firefox_Tooling_Announcements:_Firefox_Profiler_Deployment_(January_27, 2026)⠀⇛ The latest version of the Firefox_Profiler is now live! Check out the full changelog below to see what’s changed: [...] * ⚓ Mozilla ☛ The_State_of_Mozilla:_Are_you_ready_to_choose_your_future? [Ed: Slop instead of Web.]⠀⇛ We’re at a fork in the road. [...] The future of Hey Hi (AI) — and the future of the web — is ours to define. We want to make that future to be one where humanity thrives, and technology helps out. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 962 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/FOSDEM_2026_Call_for_Volunteers_and_the_Drew_DeVault_Problem.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/FOSDEM_2026_Call_for_Volunteers_and_the_Drew_DeVault_Problem.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ FOSDEM 2026 - Call for Volunteers and the "Drew DeVault" Problem⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 28, 2026 * ⚓ FOSDEM ☛ FOSDEM_2026_-_Call_for_volunteers⠀⇛ With FOSDEM just a few days away, it is time for us to enlist your help. Every year, an enthusiastic band of volunteers make FOSDEM happen and make it a fun and safe place for all our attendees. We could not do this without you. This year we again need as many hands as possible, especially for heralding during the conference, during the buildup (starting Friday at noon) and teardown (Sunday evening). No need to worry about missing lunch at the weekend, food will be provided. * ⚓ Aethrvmn ☛ Open_Letter_to_FOSDEM_2026⠀⇛ Today, as I plan on going to the FOSDEM 2026, I was checking the speakers, and I noticed that Drew DeVault will be giving a talk about Hare, his programming language. For those not in the know, Drew DeVault has been accused (with what seems as pretty compelling evidence), of being both a pedophile, and a misogynist. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1008 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Free and Open Source Software⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 28, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Xfetch⦈_ * ⚓ Xfetch_-_system_information_tool_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ Xfetch is a cross-platform system information fetching tool inspired by fastfetch and neofetch, written in Rust. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ pretty-yaml_-_human-readable_YAML-serialized_data_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ pretty-yaml (or pymail) is a PyYAML-based python module to produce a bit more pretty and human-readable YAML-serialized data. This module is for serialization only, see ruamel.yaml module for literate YAML parsing (keeping track of comments, spacing, line/column numbers of values, etc). This is free and open source software. * ⚓ LiDM_-_light_login_manager_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ LiDM is a really light unix login manager made in C which aims to be highly customizable LiDM is like any Display Manager you have seen such as SDDM or GDM but without using any X.org graphics at all. Instead being a purely text based interface inside your terminal/TTY. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ sdn_-_simple_directory_navigator_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ sdn is a simple directory navigator that you can invoke while editing shell commands. It enables you to: take a quick peek at directory contents without running ls; select files to insert into the command line; browse the filesystem without all the mess that Midnight Commander does: there’s no need to create a subshell in a new pty. The current command line can be simply forwarded if it is to be edited. What’s more, it will always be obvious whether the navigator is running. sdn runs on Linux, all BSD derivatives, and within MSYS2. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ Rataplay_-_TUI_to_search,_play_and_download_videos_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ Rataplay is a Terminal User Interface (TUI) for searching, playing, and downloading videos. Built with Rust and inspired by GopherTube, it provides a sleek, modern experience for media consumption directly from your terminal. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ ugdb_-_TUI_for_gdb_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ ugdb is an unsegen based alternative TUI for gdb. The interface consists of 4 containers between which the user can switch with vim-like controls: To enter selection mode, press ESC (indicated by orange separators). You can then navigate between containers using arrow keys or hjkl. Press Enter to enter insert-mode and interact with the selected container. Alternatively press the shortcut key for the specific container to directly enter it (see below) from selection mode. 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As stated in the update, the issue that was causing my long build times was not the minifying itself, but rather the way I had configured the CSS and JS bundling in the base layout file. This meant that for every page of the site, the CSS and JS bundles were being re-bundled and minified, leading to excessive build times. Eliminating the minification step dramatically reduced the build time. That said, what I was left with was the bundling process happening for every page, though it is far less expensive. This did not sit totally right with me and some members of the 11ty Discord community suggested that I look at configuring the bundling outside of the base layout file so that the bundling only happens once per build, rather than once per page. And so, here we are and here's how I've done exactly that. * § GNU Projects⠀➾ o ⚓ LWN ☛ The_GNU_C_Library_is_moving_from_Sourceware [Ed: IBM outsourcing to GAFAM]⠀⇛ GNU C Library maintainer Carlos O'Donell has announced that the project will be moving its core services away from Sourceware in favor of services hosted at the 'Linux' Foundation. * § Licensing / Legal⠀➾ o ⚓ FSF ☛ FSF_Blogs:_GPL-compliant_reasonable_legal_notices_and author_attributions⠀⇛ * § Openness/Sharing/Collaboration⠀➾ o § Open Data⠀➾ # ⚓ Rlang ☛ nycOpenData:_A_unified_R_interface_to_NYC_Open_Data APIs⠀⇛ I am pleased to announce the release of nycOpenData, an R package providing convenient, tidy access to dozens of datasets from the New York City Open Data platform. The package is designed as part of an open-science and reproducible-research effort, with the goal of lowering the friction between public data and statistical analysis—especially for teaching, exploratory research, and applied civic work. o § Open Access/Content⠀➾ # ⚓ Eric Bailey ☛ How_an_accessibility_designer_adds_keyboard shortcuts_to_a_web_app⠀⇛ This is another window into the sometimes unglamorous-yet-vital tasks that being an accessibility designer demands. Keyboard shortcuts occupy a strange area for web design. Most websites don’t have them, and that’s totally fine. However, it makes more sense for web apps to utilize them. * § Standards/Consortia⠀➾ o ⚓ Runxi Yu ☛ It_is_incorrect_to_“normalize”_//_in_HTTP_URL_paths⠀⇛ Collapsing // to / inside an HTTP URL path is not normalization. o ⚓ Mark-Jason Dominus ☛ An_anecdote_about_backward_compatibility⠀⇛ A long time ago I worked on a debugger program that our company used to debug software that it sold that ran on IBM System 370. We had IBM 3270 CRT terminals that could display (I think) eight colors (if you count black), but the debugger display was only in black and white. I thought I might be able to make it a little more usable by highlighting important items in color. I knew that the debugger used a macro called WRTERM to write text to the terminal, and I thought maybe the description of this macro in the manual might provide some hint about how to write colored text. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1291 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Games_903_Million_Lawsuit_Against_Valve_and_Heroic_Games_Launch.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Games_903_Million_Lawsuit_Against_Valve_and_Heroic_Games_Launch.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Games: $903 Million Lawsuit Against Valve and Heroic Games Launcher on GNU/Linux⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 28, 2026 * ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ UK_activist_hits_Valve_with_a_$903_million_lawsuit_— claims_Steam_is_abusing_its_market_dominance_and_forcing_UK_consumers_to pay_too_much_for_Steam_games⠀⇛ UK activist hits Valve with a lawsuit for charging gamers too much commission on the games they buy from the Steam store. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ Heroic_Games_Launcher_for_Linux_just_got_a_big_update⠀⇛ After five months of work, the developers of Heroic Games Launcher have debuted version 2.19 of its open source game manager targeting Linux users. It includes experimental support for a new gaming platform to go alongside its existing support for Epic Games Store, GoG Store, and Amazon Luna. The new game store being added is the ZOOM Platform, sometimes called ZOOM-Platform.com. No, that's not the Zoom conferencing software that makes us all groan when we have to use it. It's a retail gaming platform similar to GoG in that it offers a mix of old and new games on a DRM-free basis. It notably has a lot of the educational JumpStart games you might remember from the 2000s. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1336 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Games_Terraria_Valve_Lawsuit_MECHBORN_GOG_Heroic_Games_Launcher.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Games_Terraria_Valve_Lawsuit_MECHBORN_GOG_Heroic_Games_Launcher.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Games: Terraria, Valve Lawsuit, MECHBORN, GOG, Heroic Games Launcher, and More⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 28, 2026, updated Jan 28, 2026 * ⚓ Terraria_1.4.5_the_absolutely_huge_Bigger_and_Boulder_update_is_now live_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ With a huge bumper of additional content for the game, Terraria version 1.4.5 the "Bigger and Boulder" update is now officially live. * ⚓ UK_lawsuit_against_Valve_given_the_go-ahead,_Steam_owner_facing_up_to £656_million_in_damages_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Valve, creator of Steam, now face legal action in the UK as a lawsuit has been given the go-ahead that could result in up to £656 million in damages. * ⚓ MECHBORN_is_a_roguelike_deckbuilder_that_fuses_'90s_mech_anime_with Greek_mythology_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ MECHBORN captured my attention with the wild sounding setting that blends elements of a '90s mech anime with Greek mythology inside a deck-builder. Coming from developer Turtle Juice, who previously made Fluffy Horde back in 2018. * ⚓ The_simple_GOG_client_for_Linux,_Minigalaxy_version_1.4.1_is_out_now_| GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Minigalaxy is a simple and to the point GOG client for Linux, making it easier to download and install all your GOG games. A new bug-fix release is out now with Minigalaxy version 1.4.1. * ⚓ GOG_job_listing_for_a_Senior_Software_Engineer_notes_"Linux_is_the_next major_frontier"_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Will 2026 truly be the real year of Linux gaming on the desktop? Perhaps! And now even GOG are hiring towards building up their Linux support for GOG Galaxy. * ⚓ Plague_Inc:_Evolved_gets_a_"vastly_improved_playing_experience_on_Steam Deck"_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Plague Inc: Evolved is a classic strategy sim that's still going strong and a new update was released to make playing it on Steam Deck even better. * ⚓ ARC_Raiders_latest_update_adds_a_Solo_vs_Squads_mode,_long-term_Trophy Display_project_and_lots_more_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ While it may not yet be the extra content many players are hoping for, the latest ARC Raiders update overall sounds pretty great actually to pull me back in. Lots more is still to come as they detailed in a recent roadmap, and I'm very excited about new enemies and maps coming to it. * ⚓ Heroic_Games_Launcher_v2.19_released_adding_ZOOM_Platform,_AppImage updates_and_more_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ [...] version 2.19.1 was also released, as a bug-fix for the Linux version due to issues launching games. * ⚓ Valve_released_Proton_10.0-4_bringing_more_game_compatibility_to SteamOS_/_Linux_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ The latest stable numbered version of Valve's compatibility layer Proton has arrived. Proton 10.0-4 brings lots of fixes and new game support for SteamOS Linux. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1437 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 28, 2026 * ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ I_ditched_Windows_for_a_Linux_and_macOS_combo,_and_I'll never_go_back⠀⇛ There was a time when I preferred macOS over Linux for almost everything. But as time went on, I started realizing I was missing out on a lot by not giving Linux more space in my workflow. That got me thinking about why I had to choose just one. So I decided to try using both at the same time as part of my daily setup, and I think I have found the perfect setup for myself. * § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ o ⚓ AppleInsider ☛ It's_not_usable_yet,_but_Asahi_Linux_runs_on_M3 Macs_now⠀⇛ While Apple Silicon Macs natively only support macOS, that hasn't stopped enthusiasts from finding a way to install Linux on M3-based machines, with big caveats. As far back as 2021, users have been trying to port Linux to Apple Silicon machines. Eventually, the operating system was made usable on Macs equipped with Apple's M1 and M2 chips. With some effort, you can even run it on the original Mac Studio. The Asahi Linux project has the goal of making the Linux kernel compatible with Apple Silicon, making the operating system available to users and gamers with Macs featuring an M-series chip. * § Server⠀➾ o ⚓ Kubernetes Blog ☛ Experimenting_with_Gateway_API_using_kind⠀⇛ This document will guide you through setting up a local experimental environment with Gateway_API on kind. This setup is designed for learning and testing. It helps you understand Gateway API concepts without production complexity. ⚓ Caution:⠀⇛ This is an experimentation learning setup, and should not be used for production. The components used on this document are not suited for production usage. o ⚓ Kubernetes Blog ☛ Cluster_API_v1.12:_Introducing_In-place_Updates and_Chained_Upgrades⠀⇛ Cluster_API brings declarative management to Kubernetes cluster lifecycle, allowing users and platform teams to define the desired state of clusters and rely on controllers to continuously reconcile toward it. Similar to how you can use StatefulSets or Deployments in Kubernetes to manage a group of Pods, in Cluster API you can use KubeadmControlPlane to manage a set of control plane Machines, or you can use MachineDeployments to manage a group of worker Nodes. The Cluster_API_v1.12.0 release expands what is possible in Cluster Hey Hi (AI) reducing friction in common lifecycle operations by introducing in-place updates and chained upgrades. ✐ Emphasis on simplicity and usability⠀✐ With v1.12.0, the Cluster API project demonstrates once again that this community is capable of delivering a great amount of innovation, while at the same time minimizing impact for Cluster API users. What does this mean in practice? * § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ o ⚓ OpenSSF (Linux Foundation) ☛ What’s_in_the_SOSS?_Podcast_#49_– S3E1_Why_Marketing_Matters_in_Open_Source:_Introducing_Co-Host Sally_Cooper⠀⇛ * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Coding_for_EasyOS_PART2⠀⇛ Every now and then, I get around to updating and adding to the EasyOS documentation. One thing very much needed is an explanation of the "devx" container, so have written a new page: https://easyos.org/dev/how-to-compile-source-code.html    o § BSD⠀➾ # ⚓ Miod Vallat ☛ Audio_on_hp300⠀⇛ You might remember the NeXT Computer among the first workstations with digital audio capabilities, in 1988. But, apart from NeXT, other companies were also testing the waters, first with phone-quality (8KHz mono, 8-bit u-law encoding) capabilities, then later on with CD-quality (44.1KHz stereo, 16- bit) when CD-ROM drives started to become commonplace. From memory, here is an incomplete list of workstations with phone-quality audio devices: [...] # ⚓ FreeBSD ☛ The_Q4_2025_Issue_of_the_FreeBSD_Journal_is_Now Available!⠀⇛ We are pleased to announce the October/November/ December 2025 issue of the FreeBSD Journal, focused on FreeBSD 15.0, is now available. This online publication provides the FreeBSD community with valuable insights and technical knowledge each quarter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1611 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/GNU_Linux_Leaps_to_Almost_10_in_Trinidad_And_Tobago_This_Year.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/GNU_Linux_Leaps_to_Almost_10_in_Trinidad_And_Tobago_This_Year.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ GNU/Linux Leaps to Almost 10% in Trinidad And Tobago This Year⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 28, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago⦈_ Trinidadians are making_some_headlines_this_week (not for good reasons). So we've decided to take a quick look at Web statistics originating from Trinidadian users and use statCounter measures to observe this in Trinidad And Tobago: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Desktop_Operating_System_Market_Share_Trinidad_And_Tobago⦈_ This leap is unbelievably steep/sharp, but for a country with 1,512,779 people (as per last year's census) it's probably not a coincidence or pure noise either. 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It's_at_almost_5%_in_Poland,_for_instance. 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People wouldn't develop games for Linux because gamers didn't use it, and gamers didn't use Linux because people wouldn't develop games for it. However, with the advancement of tech like Proton, we're beginning to see people take Linux seriously as a gaming powerhouse. Still, that doesn't mean that the Linux community won't welcome developers who create Linux-native versions of their games and related apps. So, when the news broke that GOG was hiring a developer to help get its library app over into the world of FOSS, it was good news for everyone who wants to bring the classics over to Linux. 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Accidentally shared by Google, 9to5Google managed to capture some screen recordings of this new creation that Google has been developing behind the scenes. A recent submission to the Google Issue Tracker revealed a Chrome Incognito bug, complete with video evidence from a system running Aluminium OS. Before the video was removed, 9to5Google obtained recordings showing a new Android-powered PC operating system. Running on the latest Android 16 platform, the system is being internally tested on an HP Elite Dragonfly 13.5 Chromebook laptop equipped with 12th Generation Intel "Alder Lake-U" Core processors. As a test unit, this marks a significant shift from the Android OS used on mobile Arm-based systems, as Aluminium OS now operates smoothly on x86 architecture. 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I had heard that people were giving Linux Mint a try after Pewdiepie did a video on it, and I thought, why not? The last time I gave Linux a go was with Ubuntu back in 2010, and I got so annoyed with the lack of drivers and no support for my fave apps that I rebounded back to Windows the same day. So, I downloaded Linux Mint and gave it a shot. Read_on ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠛⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠟⠛⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠉⣉⡉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⢉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⡉⠉⣉⣉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠘⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣥⣤⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣤⣭⣭⣥⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢠⡤⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⡄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢀⣠⣀⣴⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣛⣛⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠰⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠸⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠛⠻⣿⣿⡟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣴⣿⣿⣇⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠐⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⣀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠙⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⠛⠛⠉⠃⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠟⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣤⠤⠤⠶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠋⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣶⣶⡶⠶⠶⠶⠏⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠉⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣤⣤⣤⣴⣶⣶⡶⠶⠿⠿⠿⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠛⠛⠛⠛⠋⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣤⣤⣴⣶⠖⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠰⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1952 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/It_s_time_for_the_Mageia_10_art_contest.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/It_s_time_for_the_Mageia_10_art_contest.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ It’s time for the Mageia 10 art contest!⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 28, 2026 Quoting: It’s time for the Mageia 10 art contest! | Mageia Blog (English) — As in previous releases, the artwork for Mageia 10 will be made with input from our community that uses, collaborates and makes it possible for Mageia to move forward. Our first Alpha version has already been released, and we are collecting all your feedback to improve Mageia 10 and get it in the best shape for its final release. Now it’s time to prepare the artwork! We are looking for your contributions and ideas for images, logos, icons, any graphic art proposition on how Mageia 10 could look like in its full splendor, it’s time to step up and show us what you can offer to your reference distro. We select a piece of digital abstract art composed of the colors of the Mageia Logo for the main background. As it should easily adjust to different aspect ratios without losing image quality, it should have a minimum resolution of 4096 by 2160 px, to fit a wide variety of monitors. As the quality and size of monitors increases over the years, we should have a main wallpaper that can cover 4K resolutions without loss of quality. Read_on ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1998 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/I_turned_my_phone_into_a_Linux_desktop_with_this_free_app.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/I_turned_my_phone_into_a_Linux_desktop_with_this_free_app.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ I turned my phone into a Linux desktop with this free app⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 28, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇phone⦈_ Quoting: I turned my phone into a Linux desktop with this free app — Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Plenty of devices can serve as desktop replacements when configured the right way. Gaming handhelds are a great example of this, with the Steam Deck being capable of serving as a server or a desktop with ease. But what about your phone? You can already install multiple distros with Termux, but Local Desktop is a full-on Arch Linux installation with a desktop GUI. It can be a bit buggy at times, and there are limitations on what you can run, but it does work. I was able to launch VS Code and Firefox on my phone, and all I needed to do was hook up a keyboard to use it like a desktop. You can install alternative desktop environments, too, and you don't need root access to use it. You launch Local Desktop, and approximately ten minutes later, you now have a Linux desktop ready to go. 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Here are the new modules available in the Plasma 6.6 beta: plasma-login-manager plasma-keyboard plasma-setup Some important features and changes included in 6.6 beta are highlighted on KDE community wiki page. Read_on ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2103 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Kernel_Preparing_for_Disaster_and_AMD_Prepares_Radeon_Low_Laten.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Kernel_Preparing_for_Disaster_and_AMD_Prepares_Radeon_Low_Laten.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Kernel: Preparing for Disaster and "AMD Prepares Radeon Low-Latency Video Decode for Linux Drivers"⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 28, 2026 * ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Succession:_Linux_kernel_community_gets_continuity plan_for_post-Linus_era⠀⇛ The Linux kernel project has finally answered one of the biggest questions gripping the community: what happens if Linus Torvalds is no longer able to lead it? The "Linux project continuity document," drafted by Dan Williams, was merged into its documentation last week, just ahead of the release of Linux 6.19-rc7. Notably, the document's path is Documentation/process/conclave.rst. It notes that the kernel development project is "widely distributed, with over 100 maintainers each working to keep changes moving through their own repositories." * ⚓ AMD_Prepares_Radeon_Low-Latency_Video_Decode_for_Linux_Drivers⠀⇛ AMD has introduced a new low-latency video decode solution for Radeon GPUs on Linux with the RadeonSI Gallium3D driver as part of the Mesa 26.1 release. This Linux patch, utilizing Video Core Next (VCN), is designed to maximize the performance of AMD Radeon hardware-accelerated multimedia decode and encode. The patch aims to deliver a high-performance decoding kernel that reduces video decoding latency, although it requires more power consumption from the GPU, trading off some efficiency. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2154 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Krita_5_2_15_bugfix_release.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Krita_5_2_15_bugfix_release.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Krita 5.2.15 bugfix release!⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 28, 2026 Quoting: Krita 5.2.15 bugfix release! | Krita — Today we're releasing Krita 5.2.15. This is a bug fix release with a number of crash fixes and workarounds to improve use with the Xiaomi Pad. Read_on ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2182 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Linux_is_still_a_developer_OS_and_that_s_why_it_won_t_go_mainst.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Linux_is_still_a_developer_OS_and_that_s_why_it_won_t_go_mainst.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Linux is still a developer OS, and that’s why it won’t go mainstream⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 28, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇terminal⦈_ Quoting: Why Linux is the go-to platform for developers and tinkerers — Linux fans like to dream of the day when Linux is a mainstream OS instead of a hacker's tool. As much fun and useful as Linux is, it seems that Linux will still be a "geek" OS. Here's why the Linux community should embrace this rather than fight it. 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Currently in alpha, it sits somewhere between Matrix and Discord in terms of its practical position in the broader chat ecosystem. That said, it aims to fill the niche currently dominated by Discord, while remaining a free, fully federated solution for full user freedom and greater privacy. In this article, we'll look at what Roomy is today, what it’s aiming to become, and what it could bring to this space. 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The device ships with a dedicated voice chip (CI1302) that enables always- on wake-word detection, and a 4-pin I2C interface allows it to act as a smart vision/voice sensor for external controllers like Arduino, STM32, or other ESP32 boards. * ⚓ CNX Software ☛ SONOFF_Dongle_Max_(Dongle-M)_Review_–_A_Zigbee/Thread PoE,_USB,_and_WiFi_adapter_tested_with_Home_Assistant⠀⇛ SONOFF sent us a sample of the SONOFF Dongle Max (also known as Dongle-M) Zigbee/Thread adapter with PoE support for review. It is based on Espressif ESP32-D0WDR2-V3 and Silicon Labs EFR32MG24 SoCs, and can serve as both a Zigbee coordinator and Thread Border Router, with connectivity options including Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and USB. The dongle is specifically designed for popular smart home platforms like Home Assistant, Zigbee2MQTT, ioBroker, and OpenHAB. Key advantages of the Dongle Max over the recently reviewed Dongle Plus MG24 include built-in Wi-Fi and Ethernet support (in addition to USB), Power over Ethernet (PoE), and a convenient Web Console for easier device configuration. * ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Electric_Lawnmower_Gets_RC_Controls⠀⇛ The first step in the project was to remove the human interface parts of the push mower and start working on a frame for the various control mechanisms. This includes adding an actuator to raise and lower the mower deck on the fly. Driving the new rear wheels are two wheelchair motors, which allow it to use differential steering, with a set of casters up front for maximum maneuverability. An Arduino Mega sits in a custom enclosure to control everything and receive the RC signals, alongside the mower’s batteries and the motor controllers for the drive wheels. * ⚓ Hackaday ☛ How_HP_Calculators_Communicate_Over_Infrared⠀⇛ The video focuses on the HP 27S Scientific Calculator, which [Ready? Z80] found in an op-shop for just $5. Introduced in 1988, the HP-27S had the ability to dump screen data over an infrared link to a thermal printer to produce paper records of mundane high-school calculations or important engineering math. In the video, [Ready? Z80] explains the communication method with the aid of Hewlett-Packard’s own journal publication from October 1987, which lays out of the details of “the REDEYE Protocol.” Edgy stuff. It’s pretty straightforward to understand, with the calculator sending out bursts of data in six to eight pulses at a time, modulated onto a 32.768KHz square wave as is the norm. [Ready? Z80] then goes a step further, whipping up custom hardware to receive the signal and display the resulting data on a serial terminal. This is achieved with a TEC-1G single-board computer, based on the Z80 CPU, because that’s how [Ready? Z80] does things. * ⚓ Arduino ☛ WireDrum_forces_your_muscles_to_learn_skills⠀⇛ To work, the system needs to “record” the muscle activity of an experienced drummer and then “play” that recording through the target user’s muscles. WireDrum does the former with a custom two-channel EMG (electromyography) device called bioSense. It then does the latter with an EMS (electrical muscle stimulation) device called bioStim, built around an Arduino Nano ESP32 board. The bioStim device provides electrical stimulation through a DC-DC converter putting out 35V to electrodes placed on the user’s arms. * ⚓ Zit Seng ☛ Home_Lab_Developments⠀⇛ The last few months, I’ve been busy building out my HomeLab. I’m not new to self-hosting my own services, but I’ve rapidly added on quite a few more services recently. Some came about due to own personal needs, while others are slightly work- related. It’s time to share an update on the developments. A Home Lab is a personal, self-contained IT environment at home for self-hosting various services like storage and media streaming. They often serve learning, experimentation, and exploration objectives while also actually being used by the individual and possibly family and friends. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2418 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Open_Invention_Network_is_Trying_to_Make_Money_Out_of_Its_Softw.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Open_Invention_Network_is_Trying_to_Make_Money_Out_of_Its_Softw.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Open Invention Network is Trying to Make Money Out of Its Software Patents 'Protection Racket' (Piggybacking the "Linux" Name)⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 28, 2026 * ⚓ Unicorn Media ☛ Open_Invention_Network_Shifts_to_Tiered_Funding_and Expands_GNU/Linux_System⠀⇛ After two decades of endowment‑backed patent monopoly defense, Open Invention Network is moving to a tiered funding model and expanding its GNU/Linux System coverage. * ⚓ Open_Invention_Network_to_charge_member_fee_for_Linux_patent_non- aggression⠀⇛ Alibaba, Amazon, Google, Microsoft among the OIN members that have already embraced the open-source software organisation’s next phase of growth... ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2454 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/PostgreSQL_News_WAL_G_3_0_8_pgDay_Paris_2026_and_Nordic_PGDay_2.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/PostgreSQL_News_WAL_G_3_0_8_pgDay_Paris_2026_and_Nordic_PGDay_2.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ PostgreSQL News: WAL-G 3.0.8, pgDay Paris 2026, and Nordic PGDay 2026⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 28, 2026 * ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ WAL-G_3.0.8_released⠀⇛ The WAL-G team is pleased to announce the release of version 3.0.8 of WAL-G. WAL-G is a tool for archival database restoration for PostgreSQL and several other databases. This release includes several improvements relevant to PostgreSQL users: [...] * ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ pgDay_Paris_2026_-_Schedule_is_posted!⠀⇛ pgDay_Paris_2026 will be held in Paris, France, on Thursday, March 26, 2026 at the Espace_Saint-Martin. It features two tracks of PostgreSQL presentations from leading experts of various disciplines covering a wide range of topics. Alongside the main track it will include a second track with sponsored presentations showcasing innovative products and services from our partners. The schedule_for_the_regular_talks is now published and the sponsor talks will get posted soon. * ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ Nordic_PGDay_2026_-_Schedule_is_posted!⠀⇛ Nordic_PGDay_2026 will be held in Helsinki, Finland, on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at the Scandic_Park_Helsinki. It features two tracks of PostgreSQL presentations from leading experts of various disciplines covering a wide range of topics. Alongside the main track it will include a second track with regular presentations as well as sponsored presentations showcasing innovative products and services from our partners. The schedule_for_the_regular_talks is now published and the sponsor talks will get posted soon. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2518 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Programming Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 28, 2026 * ⚓ Seth Godin ☛ Insulation_>_power⠀⇛ In the long run, though, insulation always wins. You invest in it once and get the rewards forever. * ⚓ J Kenneth King ☛ Least_Frequently_Used_Cache⠀⇛ Back with another post of data structures! This time, the Least Frequently Used cache, also in C++23. In the last post we walked through the Least Recent Used Cache. That cache uses a policy that evicts keys that haven’t been used in the longest amount of time. The Least Frequently Used Cache is also a cache but with a different policy: evict the key that has been accessed the least. * ⚓ Fabian Beuke ☛ Ralph_Wiggum_Loop:_Goal-Oriented_Autonomous_AI_Agent Loops⠀⇛ Popularized in summer 2025, this pattern - and the philosophy behind it - gained significant attention in developer communities. The term describes a minimal implementation (often a shell script or wrapper) that turns a conversational code assistant into a self-correcting, repeatedly-executing worker. The defining characteristic is not a new model or training method, but an engineering wrapper around an existing model: the wrapper captures failures (for example, test output or error logs), then re-prompts the model with that information until a stop condition is satisfied. * ⚓ Earthly ☛ What_Is_a_Guardrails_Engine?⠀⇛ These approaches fall short because they assume a level of uniformity that does not exist in real engineering organizations. SDLC signals are messy, unstructured, and distributed across many systems. Teams differ in architecture, risk profile, maturity, and constraints. A central group cannot realistically anticipate every valid variation through templates or static rules. * ⚓ Andrew Nesbitt ☛ The_C-Shaped_Hole_in_Package_Management⠀⇛ System package managers and language package managers are both called package managers. They both resolve dependencies, download code, and install software. But they evolved to solve different problems, and the overlap is where all the friction lives. If you drew a venn diagram, C libraries would sit right in the middle: needed by language packages, provided by system packages, understood by neither in a way the other can use. As Kristoffer Grönlund put it in 2017: “Why are we trying to manage packages from one package manager with a different package manager?” * ⚓ [Repeat] Godot Engine ☛ Godot_4.6_Release:_It's_all_about_your_flow⠀⇛ With the stability gained over the past five Godot 4 releases, the engine has matured enough to enter a new development phase. Godot 4.6 kicks off a period of polish, quality-of-life improvements, tighter integration of industry standards, and doubled-down effort on performance optimization. * ⚓ [Old] Luke Lau ☛ Closing_the_LLVM_RISC-V_gap_to_GCC,_part_1⠀⇛ LLVM developers upstream have been working hard on the performance of generated code, in every part of the pipeline from the frontend all the way through to the backend. So when we first saw these results we were naturally a bit surprised. But as it turns out, the GCC developers have been hard at work too. Sometimes a bit of healthy competition isn’t a bad thing, so this blog post is the first in a series looking at the work going on upstream to improve performance and catch up to GCC. Please note that this series focuses on RISC-V. Other targets may have more competitive performance but we haven’t measured them yet. We’ll specifically be focusing on the high- performance application processor use case for RISC-V, e.g. compiling for a profile like RVA23. Unfortunately since we don’t have access to RVA23 compatible hardware just yet we’ll be benchmarking on a SpacemiT-X60 powered Banana Pi BPI-F3 with -march=rva22u64_v. We don’t want to use -mcpu=spacemit-x60 since we want to emulate a portable configuration that an OS distribution might compile packages with. And we want to include the vector extension, as we’ll see in later blog posts that optimization like auto-vectorization can have a major impact on performance. * ⚓ Luke Lau ☛ Closing_the_gap,_part_2:_Probability_and_profitability⠀⇛ Welcome back to the second post in this series looking at how we can improve the performance of RISC-V code from LLVM. Previously in part 1 we looked at how we can use LNT to analyze performance gaps, then identified and fixed a missed fmsub.d opportunity during instruction selection, giving a modest 1.77% speedup on a SPEC CPU 2017 benchmark. In this post we’ll be improving another SPEC benchmark by 7% by teaching the loop vectorizer to make smarter cost modelling decisions. It involves a relatively non-trivial analysis, but thanks to LLVM’s modular infrastructure we can do it in just a handful of lines of code. Let’s get started. * § Perl / Raku⠀➾ o ⚓ Rakulang ☛ Rakudo_Weekly_2026.04_Hello,_Goodbye⠀⇛ TPRF sponsor the FOSDEM Perl and Raku community dinner which is is traditionally held on the Saturday evening. All food is included and guests are free to purchase their own drinks. o ⚓ Perl ☛ Podlite_comes_to_Perl:_a_lightweight_block-based_markup language_for_everyday_use⠀⇛ One of the core ideas behind Podlite is its consistent block-based structure. Every meaningful element of a document — a heading, a paragraph, a list item, a table, a code block, a callout — is represented as a block. This makes documents both readable for humans and predictable for tools. Podlite supports three interchangeable block styles: delimited, paragraph, and abbreviated. * § Python⠀➾ o ⚓ Seth Michael Larson ☛ Use_“\A...\z”,_not_“^...$”_with_Python regular_expressions⠀⇛ Two years ago I discovered a potential foot-gun with the Python standard library “re” module. I blogged about this behavior, and turns out that I wasn't only one who didn't know this: The article was #1 on HackerNews and the most- read article on my blog in 2024. In short the unexpected behavior is that the pattern “^Hello$” matches both “Hello” and “Hello\n”, and sometimes you don't intend to match a trailing newline. o ⚓ Julia Evans ☛ Some_notes_on_starting_to_use_Django⠀⇛ Hello! One of my favourite things is starting to learn an Old Boring Technology that I’ve never tried before but that has been around for 20+ years. It feels really good when every problem I’m ever going to have has been solved already 1000 times and I can just get stuff done easily. I’ve thought it would be cool to learn a popular web framework like Rails or Django or Laravel for a long time, but I’d never really managed to make it happen. But I started learning Django to make a website a few months back, I’ve been liking it so far, and here are a few quick notes! ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2721 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Recent_News_Developments_Server_Birds_Trolls_and_Richard_Stallm.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Recent_News_Developments_Server_Birds_Trolls_and_Richard_Stallm.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Recent News/Developments: Server, Birds, Trolls, and Richard Stallman⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 28, 2026, updated Jan 28, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇_High_Court⦈_ § Service Under Maintenance There's a remote possibility of power going down. "The scheduled maintenance has been completed," the upstream hosting provider said about the datacentre one hour ago, but the power is still being tested: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Data_Center_Power_Status_⦈_ There's no further scheduled maintenance at this time. This means we can focus on adding pages, having also cleared up about 60 GB of disk space on the server yesterday afternoon. § Guarding the Birds This morning I had to get some large rocks to prevent the cats from ambushing the birds. They recently made some unsuccessful attempts, so prevention would be better than escalation or injury. Aside from that, the_birds_are_happy. § Guarding From Trolls We've not been attacked by trolls for quite some time and we suppose firm response to trolls (in the past) taught them not to even bother. It has now been a month since_the_last_escalation (after I lost spoke to the police about this subject). § RMS Coverage More coverage about Richard Stallman (RMS) will likely follow in February. He plans to give more_talks. █ ⣷⣶⣦⣤⣶⣆⣈⠉⠛⠻⠿⠀⠀⢴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⣿⣿⣮⣍⡛⠿⣷⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⢹⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⠛⠋⠁⠉⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⡟⠃⣠⣾⣿⣷⣀⠀⢤⣤⣄⠀⠀⠀⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠿⠿⠟ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⡤⠀⠈⠝⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣤⣤⣤⣭⣽⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⡏⠻⠟⣻⣿⣿⣿⣧⡄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢶⣄⠀⢀⣠⡄⠘⠟⠁⠀⠎⠃⡈⠀⠈⠙⠢⡀⠙⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣤⣲⢀⣂⣀⣠⣶ ⣧⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⣠⠂⠀⠀⢦⣤⡀⣀⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⣲⣖⠳⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⣼⡿⠂⠀⠀⢀⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡐⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣏⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⢀⠔⣵⣷⣄⠀⠨⢻⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣧⣷⣎⣽⣗⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢀⠀⢁⣉⡉⣹⣿⠿⠃⣀⣠⢄⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⢄⠀⡈⠻⠁⠀⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣾⡟⢿⣿⣿⠀⠀⡇⠀⢀⢹⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠛⣿⣿⠥⡙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⡟⠴⠯⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣞⠉⠙⣿⣿⣧⡟⠁⣠⣾⠟⣒⣉⠀⢀⠠⠀⠀⠀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⡈⠪⢈⢦⠀⠘⡇⠉⠉⠈⠉⠉⢹⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢀⣼⡇⢠⣔⣤⣛⣿⣷⡀⠠⠀⢹⣿⡀⢓⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣵⡭⢭⣻⣿⣿⣿⡆⡄⠀⠀⠠⢌⢿⣿⠇⢸⣿⡏⣽⡿⠀⡔⠁⠀⠀⠀⠈⠪⡳⡄⠈⠢⡀⠐⣦⠱⣊⢳⣄⠀⣿⠋⡜⣿⡟⠺⢿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢰⣿⣇⢀⣀⣈⡉⠉⠛⠒⠶⡇⢸⣿⡇⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣟⣓⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⠀⠀⠐⡐⣈⢿⠀⢸⡏⢲⢟⢀⡞⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢘⢆⠄⠱⣆⠹⣧⣻⡞⣿⢲⠋⠀⠈⣜⣇⠀⣹ ⣿⡟⠻⠿⠿⠿⢻⡟⡿⠿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⢿⡿⡿⡿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⡿⡶⢿⢿⠶⡶⡷⢷⢶⠶⡾⡿⢿⢿⠿⡿⢿⢿⠿⡿⡿⢿⢿⠿⠿⡿⠿⢿⢿⠿⡿⣿⢿⠿⡿⡿⢿⢿⠿⡿⡿⢿⢿⠿⡿⡿⢿⢿⠿⡿⡿⢿⢿⠿⡿⡿⢿⢿⠿⡿⡿⢿⢿⠿⡿⡿⢿⢿⠿⡿⡿⢿⢿⠿⡿⣿⣿ ⣿⡇⡇⢸⢸⠀⡇⡇⢸⢸⠀⡇⡇⢸⢸⠀⡇⢸⢸⠀⡇⡇⢸⢸⠀⠀⡇⠀⢸⢸⠀⡇⣿⢸⠀⡇⡇⢸⢸⠀⡇⡇⢸⢸⠀⡇⡇⢸⢸⠀⡇⡇⢸⢸⠀⡇⡇⢸⢸⠀⡇⡇⢸⢸⠀⡇⡇⢸⢸⠀⡇⡇⢸⢸⠀⡇⣿⣿ ⣿⡷⣷⣾⣾⣶⣷⣷⣾⣾⣶⣷⣷⣾⣾⣶⣷⣾⣾⣶⣷⣷⣾⣾⣶⣶⣷⣶⣾⣾⣶⣷⣿⣾⣶⣷⣷⠾⡾⡶⣷⣧⣾⣾⣶⣷⣷⣾⣾⣶⣷⣷⣾⣾⣶⣷⣷⣾⣾⣶⣷⣷⣾⣾⣶⣷⣷⣾⣾⣶⣷⣷⡾⢾⣶⣷⣿⣿ ⣿⣷⣶⣷⣶⣶⣷⣵⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣾⣶⣷⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣦⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⠛⣿⢻⠛⠻⣛⠿⣻⡿⡻⠿⢟⣿⡻⢛⡿⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢟⢿⡟⠿⢿⢿⢟⡿⡻⠿⣿⣿ ⣿⡿⡿⢿⢿⠿⡿⡿⢿⢿⠿⡿⡿⢿⢿⠿⡿⢿⢿⠿⡿⡿⢿⢿⠿⠿⡿⠿⢿⢿⠿⡿⣿⢿⠿⡿⡿⢿⢿⠿⡿⡿⢿⢿⠿⡿⡿⢿⢿⠿⡿⡿⢿⢿⠿⡿⡿⢿⢿⠿⡿⡿⢿⢿⠿⡿⡿⢿⢿⠿⡿⡿⢿⢿⠿⡿⣿⣿ ⣿⡇⡇⢸⢸⠀⡇⡇⢸⢸⠀⡇⡇⢸⢸⠀⡇⢸⢸⠀⡇⡇⢸⢸⠀⠀⡇⠀⢸⢸⠀⡇⣿⢸⠀⡇⡇⢸⢸⠀⡇⡇⢸⢸⠀⡇⡇⢸⢸⠀⡇⡇⢸⢸⠀⡇⡇⢸⢸⠀⡇⡇⢸⢸⠀⡇⡇⢸⢸⠀⡇⡇⢸⢸⠀⡇⣿⣿ ⣿⣷⠷⡾⠾⠶⡷⢷⢾⣾⣶⣷⣷⣾⣾⣶⣷⣾⣾⣶⣷⣷⣾⣾⣶⣶⣷⣶⣾⣾⣶⣷⣿⣾⣶⣷⢷⢾⡾⡶⢷⡷⠾⠾⡶⣷⣷⣾⣾⣶⣷⣷⣾⣾⣶⣷⣷⣾⣾⣶⣷⣷⣾⣾⣶⣷⣷⣾⣾⣶⣷⣷⣾⡾⢶⢷⣿⣿ ⣿⣷⣶⣷⣾⣷⣷⣾⣾⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣶⣷⣿⣾⣶⣶⣶⣷⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2803 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Security_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Security_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Security Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 28, 2026 * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Organizations_Warned_of_Exploited_GNU/Linux Vulnerabilities⠀⇛ The flaws allow threat actors to obtain root privileges or bypass authentication via Telnet and gain shell access as root. * ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Tuesday⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (kernel, kernel- rt, python-urllib3, python3.11-urllib3, and python3.12- urllib3), Debian (imagemagick, openjdk-11, openjdk-17, and openjdk-21), Fedora (bind, bind-dyndb-ldap, chromium, ghostscript, glibc, mingw-glib2, mingw-harfbuzz, mingw-libsoup, mingw-openexr, and qownnotes), Mageia (kernel-linus), Red Hat (osbuild-composer), SUSE (go1.24-openssl, go1.25-openssl, govulncheck-vulndb, kernel, nodejs22, openCryptoki, openvswitch3, python-pyasn1, python311, and qemu), and Ubuntu (git-lfs, node-form-data, and screen). * ⚓ LWN ☛ A_critical_GnuPG_security_update⠀⇛ There is a new GnuPG update for a "critical security bug" in recent GnuPG releases. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ ‘PackageGate’_Flaws_Open_JavaScript_Ecosystem_to_Supply Chain_Attacks⠀⇛ The protections against NPM supply chain attacks could be bypassed, leading to arbitrary code execution. * ⚓ XSAs_released_on_2026-01-27⠀⇛ The Xen_Project has released one or more Xen_security advisories_(XSAs). * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Chrome,_Edge_Extensions_Caught_Stealing_Abusive Monopolist_Microsoft_Chaffbot_Sessions⠀⇛ Marketed as Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot enhancement and productivity tools, the extensions allow the threat actor to access the victim's Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot data. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Microsoft_Patches_Office_Zero-Day_Likely_Exploited_in Targeted_Attacks⠀⇛ The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-21509 and it can be exploited to bypass security features.  * ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Cybercriminals_and_nation-state_groups_are exploiting_a_six-month_old_WinRAR_defect⠀⇛ Nation-state groups are consistently exploiting the defect to target victims in military, government and technology for espionage. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Over_100_Organizations_Targeted_in_ShinyHunters Phishing_Campaign⠀⇛ Domains set up by the threat actor suggest attacks aimed at Atlassian, Canva, Epic Games, HubSpot, Moderna, ZoomInfo, and WeWork. * ⚓ CERT-In_Flags_High-Risk_Chrome_Flaw,_Urges_Immediate_Update_for Windows,_Mac_and_Linux_Users⠀⇛ Google Chrome users in India have been advised to update their browsers without delay after the Indian government issued a serious cybersecurity warning. The alert, released by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), identifies a high-severity vulnerability that could expose millions of Windows, macOS and Linux devices to potential attacks. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2916 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Today in Techrights⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 28, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Chinese_Life_in_California⦈_ ⚓ Updated This Past Day⠀⇛ 1. ⚓ Links_27/01/2026:_Japan-China_Feud_Escalates_Again,_"Iran's_Internet Blackout_Persists"⠀⇛ Links for the day 2. ⚓ The_"Alicante_Mafia"_-_Part_XIII_-_Is_EPO_Vice-President_Steve_Rowan_in Cahoots_With_the_"Alicante_Mafia"?⠀⇛ that deserves much media attention, political intervention, and condemnation 3. ⚓ “Wikilaundering”_Explained⠀⇛ "London PR firm rewrites Wikipedia for governments and billionaires" ⚓ New⠀⇛ 4. ⚓ Expect_More_XBox_Layoffs_Shortly⠀⇛ As expected 5. ⚓ Online_'Gathering'_Held_Today_to_Organise_Industrial_Actions_in_EPO, Strikes_Will_be_Starting_Shortly⠀⇛ "Online Extraordinary General Meeting on Action Plan" 6. ⚓ It's_Not_About_What_You_Know,_It's_About_Who_You_Know_(and_Stay_Quiet About_the_Cocaine)⠀⇛ This is not an organisation that exists to ensure laws are followed 7. ⚓ FOSDEM_2026:_democracy_panel:_FSFE_uses_women_as_stooges,_gerrymander⠀⇛ Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock 8. ⚓ Must_Use_Proprietary_JavaScript_to_Submit_Feedback_to_the_European Commission_About_Moving_From_GAFAM_to_Free_Software⠀⇛ Nevertheless, go tell them why Software Freedom would benefit Europe's defence and economy 9. ⚓ Distortion_of_the_Facts_About_Mass_Layoffs_at_IBM⠀⇛ more layoffs are ahead 10. ⚓ Gemini_Links_27/01/2026:_"Waiting_Isn't_a_Waste",_Posting_from_Lynx, and_Bookmarks⠀⇛ Links for the day 11. ⚓ Links_27/01/2026:_"Oracle_Debt_and_TikTok_Transition_Troubles_Vex_the Ellison_Media_Empire",_Richard_Stallman_Quoted_on_Copyrights⠀⇛ Links for the day 12. ⚓ Steven_Field_(Red_Hat)_Speaks_of_"Recent_Layoff"_(RA/Wave)_in_Red_Hat⠀⇛ IBM really doesn't like it when people talk about "RAs" 13. ⚓ A_Week_Ago_We_Contacted_the_EPO's_Stephen_(Steve)_Rowan_About Cocainegate⠀⇛ Tomorrow we'll write some more about Rowan 14. ⚓ IBM_Reports_'Results'_Tomorrow,_Expect_More_"RAs"_(Mass_Layoffs)⠀⇛ they use words like "efficiency", "optimisation", "AI", "pivot", "modernisation" and so on 15. ⚓ Earlier_This_Month_Microsoft_Lunduke_Said_in_Public_It_Was_Good_That Renee_Good_Was_Murdered,_Now_He_Mocks_or_Demonises_People_for_Saying_the US_is_Unsafe⠀⇛ Don't be easily conned by demagogues 16. ⚓ Google_News_and_"Linux"_Slop⠀⇛ Why won't Google be interested in tackling this issue? Instead Google has been trying to participate in this issue. 17. ⚓ IBM_Kills_Red_Hat_in_the_Darkness⠀⇛ What IBM does to Red Hat is malicious 18. ⚓ IBM_Red_Hat's_Goal_Is_Not_Real_Security_(It_Probably_Never_Was)⠀⇛ Spies and trolls are very malicious people and sometimes they're the same thing 19. ⚓ With_Absurd_Lies_About_Slop,_Which_Lacks_Intelligence_or_Financial Potential,_GAFAM_and_IBM_Will_Twist_Mass_Layoffs_as_'Efficiency_Drive'_or 'AI_Pivot'⠀⇛ More layoffs are on the way 20. ⚓ Animal_Advocacy_Works⠀⇛ All it takes is effort and determination 21. ⚓ EPO_Strike_This_Week⠀⇛ What has happened to Europe? 22. ⚓ Over_at_Tux_Machines...⠀⇛ GNU/Linux news for the past day 23. ⚓ IRC_Proceedings:_Monday,_January_26,_2026⠀⇛ IRC logs for Monday, January 26, 2026 ========================================================================= The corresponding text-only bulletin for Tuesday contains all the text. 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In Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), the Service Gateway has long enabled private, on-cloud access to the Oracle Service Network (OSN), keeping service traffic off the public internet and within the Oracle network. However, because it allowed access to all OSN services in a region, customers with strict compliance or security mandates often found themselves needing finer control. They wanted to restrict connectivity to only the services they trust, enforce precise policies that reflect Zero Trust security principles, and protect against risks like data exfiltration or unauthorized service use. They also needed the ability to use private IPs for service endpoints—ensuring a stronger security posture without complicating operations. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3509 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/today_s_leftovers.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/today_s_leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ today's leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 28, 2026 * § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ o ⚓ Minimal_Runtime_Kernel_Module_Dependency_View⠀⇛ o ⚓ Roman Komarov ☛ Solving_Shrinkwrap:_New_Experimental_Technique⠀⇛ In this article, I present my new technique for solving a CSS problem that was deemed impossible — true shrinkwrapping of an element with auto-wrapped content. By using anchor positioning and scroll-driven animations, we can adjust our element’s outer dimensions by measuring its inner contents, demonstrating that for many cases this can already work and might unlock a future native feature. o ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ The_two_subtypes_of_one_sort_of_package managers,_the_"program_manager"⠀⇛ I've written before that one of the complications of talking about package managers and package management is that there are two common types of package managers, program managers (which manage installed programs on a system level) and module managers (which manage package dependencies for your project within a language ecosystem or maybe a broader ecosystem). Today I realized that there is a further important division within program managers. I will call this division application (package) managers and system (package) managers. * § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ o ⚓ SUSE's Corporate Blog ☛ Declarative_RPM:_Cleaning_Up_Your_Spec Files⠀⇛ * § Debian Family⠀➾ o ⚓ Anton_Gladky:_Introducing_v2/changelogs_FTP-Master_API⠀⇛ v2/changelogs – FTP-Master API released and how can it be used to track your uploads * § So-called 'FSFE'⠀➾ o ⚓ FSFE ☛ 2026-01-22_[Older]_The_FSFE_at_FOSDEM_2026:_connect, learn,_and_celebrate_Free_Software_with_us_in_Brussels!⠀⇛ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3585 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Transmission_4_1_Open_Source_BitTorrent_Client_Released_as_a_Ma.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/28/Transmission_4_1_Open_Source_BitTorrent_Client_Released_as_a_Ma.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Transmission 4.1 Open-Source BitTorrent Client Released as a Massive Update⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Marius Nestor on Jan 28, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Transmission⦈_ Coming almost three years after Transmission 4.0, the Transmission 4.1 release introduces support for IPv6 and dual-stack UDP trackers, support for trackers that only support the old BEP-7 module, optional sequential downloading, support for IPv6 Local Peer Discovery, and support for using a proxy server for web connections. Transmission 4.1 also introduces a new option to verify a torrent immediately after it finishes downloading, the ability to cache IP addresses used in global communications and use them to fix the UDP6 warning log spam, as well as support for sending an IPv4 parameter during the Extension Protocol handshake. 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The Linux laptop also includes mid-range graphics cards in the form of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 with 8 GB GDDR7 VRAM, which are connected to a gorgeous 15.3-inch WQXGA Omnia LED display featuring a productivity-friendly 16:10 aspect ratio, 500 nits brightness, and 300Hz refresh rate. 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VirtualBox 7.2.6 brings quite a few improvements to Linux Guest Additions by fixing an issue where Guest Additions processes were left running on system reboot or shutdown, an issue when user session services weren’t started on old Linux distros, and a VirtualBox build issue with Linux 2.5.52 kernels and older. 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However, statistically, you're probably not a committed desktop Linux user. Globally, as of 2025, just over 4% of desktop PCs run Linux. That's a tiny slice of the market, and yet it's a milestone for Linux worth celebrating. You'd think that at this point, waiting for the "year of desktop Linux" is pointless, and that overall desktop Linux is irrelevant. I'm here to tell you that even if desktop Linux never gains a single point of market share again, it's important and needs to exist. Here's why. 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