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After all, when most people say they can't switch to Linux, it's usually because of something they just can't do without Windows or macOS or Android (which itself is Linux, even if most don't consider it such). So, let's take a closer look at some of the things you can do on/with a Linux system that you just can't typically do on Windows. 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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⣀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⠻⠧⠿⠽⠇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 318 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/Applications_Paperback_ROX_Filer_and_KPhotoAlbum_6_2_0.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/Applications_Paperback_ROX_Filer_and_KPhotoAlbum_6_2_0.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Applications: Paperback, ROX-Filer, and KPhotoAlbum 6.2.0⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 16, 2026 * ⚓ Arjen Wiersma ☛ Building_Paperback⠀⇛ Then I thought; can I make a comic book tracker in Emacs? I love comics, I have quite a collection, especially in the Spawn francise… * ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ ROX-Filer_compiled_in_woofQ2⠀⇛ Forum member Caramel reported being unable to compile ROX- Filer: https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?t=16337 The rox used in Easy Excalibur is the one compiled in 'oe-qky- scarthgap', for Easy Scarthgap. oe-qky-scarthgap is retired but is still online. rox-filer build recipe here: [...] * § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ o ⚓ KPhotoAlbum_6.2.0_released⠀⇛ I’m happy to announce the new release of KPhotoAlbum, the photo management software for KDE/Linux – version 6.2.0! Also, I’d like to introduce our new contributor Randall Rude (a.k.a. rsquared), who already worked quite hard on improving our beloved project – welcome to the team :-) The following changes have been documented in the ChangeLog: [...] ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 377 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/Audiocasts_Shows_LINUX_Unplugge_and_This_Week_in_Linux.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/Audiocasts_Shows_LINUX_Unplugge_and_This_Week_in_Linux.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Audiocasts/Shows: LINUX Unplugge and This Week in Linux⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 16, 2026 * ⚓ Jupiter Broadcasting ☛ Automated_Love_Crunch_|_LINUX_Unplugged_658⠀⇛ We each spent the week on our own projects, breaking then fixing things. Now we're back to compare progress, and a few lessons learned. * ⚓ Tux Digital ☛ This_Week_in_Linux_340:_Facebook_(Farcebook)_behind_Age Verify_laws?,_CachyOS,_EndeavourOS,_Lutris_Gen_AI,_&_more_GNU/Linux news⠀⇛ This week in Linux, we’ve got some new distro releases from EndeavourOS, CachyOS, and AlmaLinux. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 411 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/CachyOS_dethrones_Arch_as_the_top_desktop_distro_for_Linux_game.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/CachyOS_dethrones_Arch_as_the_top_desktop_distro_for_Linux_game.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ CachyOS dethrones Arch as the top desktop distro for Linux gamers on ProtonDB⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Mar 16, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇CachyOS_hit_the_top_spot⦈_ Quoting: CachyOS dethrones Arch as the top desktop distro for Linux gamers on ProtonDB — Gaming on Linux is no longer the joke it used to be. Once relegated to the world of professional use and nothing else, gaming support on the open-source operating system has been gradually growing over the past few years, and it has gotten to the point where some people claim that Linux runs their games better than Windows does. However, over on ProtonDB, one operating system had reigned supreme since 2021: Arch Linux. And I say 'had,' because its streak has just been ended by CachyOS in an upset that has slowly grown over the past two years. 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FFmpeg 8.1 also introduces EXIF metadata parsing support, Vulkan-based ProRes encoding and decoding, and DPX decoding, Rockchip H.264/HEVC hardware encoding, a hxvs demuxer, new drawvg and vpp_amf filters, as well as projection mode Ambisonic Audio Elements muxing and demuxing. 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Ralph TUI connects your AI coding assistant (Claude Code, OpenCode, Factory Droid, Gemini CLI, Codex, Kiro CLI) to your task tracker and runs them in an autonomous loop, completing tasks one-by-one with intelligent selection, error handling, and full visibility. Ralph selects the highest-priority task, builds a prompt, executes your AI agent, detects completion, and repeats until all tasks are done. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ Foondot_-_very_simple_dotfile_sync_utility_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ Foondot is a utility that manages symlinks from a local repository, linking files and folders according to a configuration file. It also features a built-in sync command to automatically pull, commit, and push changes using Git. This is free and open source software * ⚓ t-story_-_falling_block_puzzle_game_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ t-story is a falling block puzzle game using using Godot Engine 4.5.1+. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ sql-pipe_-_read_CSV_via_stdin,_run_SQL,_emit_CSV_via_stdout_- LinuxLinks⠀⇛ sql-pipe is a command-line utility that lets you run SQL queries directly against CSV data streamed through standard input. It loads CSV data into an in-memory SQLite database, executes your query, and writes the results back out as CSV. The project is designed for fast terminal-based data analysis without requiring a database server, schema files, or extra runtime dependencies. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ tori_-_remote_server_monitoring_without_the_infrastructure_- LinuxLinks⠀⇛ tori is a TUI remote server monitoring tool without the infrastructure. A single binary and an SSH connection — metrics, logs, and alerts for your Docker hosts. tori has two parts. The agent runs on your server collecting metrics, tailing logs, and evaluating alerts 24/7. The client runs on your machine and connects to the remote agent through an SSH tunnel to a Unix socket — no HTTP server, no open ports. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ upkeep_-_Arch_TUI_helper_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ upkeep is a terminal user interface (TUI) for managing Arch Linux system updates, installed packages, orphans, and rebuild issues. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ IxeRam_-_terminal-native_memory_scanner_and_debugger_for_Linux_- LinuxLinks⠀⇛ The program features a multi-threaded memory scanning engine capable of searching process memory for multiple data types including integers, floating-point values, strings, and byte patterns. Results can be refined iteratively to locate specific memory addresses. IxeRam also includes features such as pointer scanning, memory editing, watchlists for tracking values, and an interactive x86-64 disassembler for examining executable code. Additional capabilities include live patching of running processes through assembly injection, exporting scan results to JSON, and optional tooling designed to assist reverse- engineering workflows. The project aims to provide a fast, scriptable and fully terminal-based environment for analysing and modifying process memory on Linux systems. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ Developer_of_the_Week:_Todd_C._Miller_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ We kick off the series by spotlighting Todd Miller and his contributions to open source. Many of the most important components in the open source ecosystem are not flashy applications but small utilities that quietly underpin the daily operation of Unix and Linux systems. One such tool is sudo, and for more than three decades Todd Miller has been the sole maintainer of the project providing almost all the code commits. sudo is such an important tool. This command-line utility allows a permitted user to execute commands as another user, typically the superuser. Instead of logging in as root or sharing the root password, administrators can delegate specific privileges to users while maintaining detailed logs of administrative activity. The basic philosophy is to give as few privileges as possible but still allow people to get their work done. This approach improves both security and accountability on multi-user systems. * ⚓ roseate_-_simple_image_viewer_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ Roseate is an image viewer with a focus on speed, configurability, and a polished desktop experience. The project aims to provide a simple but highly controllable viewer with GPU acceleration, cross-platform support, and a Linux-first development focus, although it is still in heavy development and currently intended to be built from source. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ Logria_-_log_aggregation_tool_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ Logria is a terminal-based log aggregation and monitoring tool written in Rust. It is designed for working with live log streams from files or shell commands, letting you filter, parse, and inspect log output interactively without restarting the underlying process. The software is particularly useful for watching logs from multiple services or remote systems and applying parsing and aggregation rules in real time. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ lazykiq_-_rich_terminal_UI_for_Sidekiq_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ lazykiq is a rich terminal UI for Sidekiq. Sidekiq is a popular, high-performance background job processing framework for Ruby, commonly used in Ruby on Rails applications to handle tasks asynchronously (e.g., sending emails, data processing) without delaying web requests. 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During that time, we’ve built up an incredible player base, attracting lots of new players to the game. Starting today however, OpenTTD will no longer be directly available as a standalone game on Steam. It can instead be obtained as part of a bundle alongside the original Transport Tycoon Deluxe, which has been re-released by Atari and is now available to purchase via Steam for Windows, Mac, and Linux. You can purchase the bundle here for $9.99. Please read on for more details on this change. * ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ Lost_&_Found_Co._-_Cozy_hidden-object_game_-_Review⠀⇛ Help people find their stuff while surviving a big-(evil)-corp takeover in Lost and Found Co.. Cozy and wholesome game developed by Bit Egg Inc., and published by Gamirror Games and Bit Egg Inc. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1019 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/Is_Firefox_getting_a_new_logo_Mozilla_s_socials_suggest_so.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/Is_Firefox_getting_a_new_logo_Mozilla_s_socials_suggest_so.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Is Firefox getting a new logo? Mozilla’s socials suggest so…⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Mar 16, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Kit,_Firefox’s_new_mascot,_arrived_in_late_2025⦈_ Quoting: Is Firefox getting a new logo? Mozilla's socials suggest so… — Avatars on the browser’s official social media accounts have changed from the familiar Firefox logo to an empty purple ‘globe’, which is the centre of the normal logo, sans the orange, flamed-tailed fox usually wrapped around. If you don’t quite see it, this animated reel shared on the Firefox Instagram account2 makes it much easier to see... 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Ubuntu — The WebKit-based web browser from paid search engine Kagi has been stable on macOS and iOS for a while, but a Linux port was announced last year, and Linux alpha builds made available for paying Orion+ subscribers in January. Now the beta is here and (almost) anyone can give it a go on Linux, not just subscribers. Orion isn’t a recoloured Chromium or another Firefox fork, but a native Linux app built in GTK4/libadwaita and WebKitGTK, with platform-level integration. The closest comparison would be GNOME Web (aka Epiphany), though that tacks to a narrower scope than Orion. In an update shared with followers of its Linux newsletter, the company says: “We know many of you have been eagerly waiting for a chance to try Orion Browser on Linux, and we’ve been hard at work to make progress behind the scenes.” “After months of building the foundations, we’re excited to share this early beta with you. It’s our first opportunity to let you get hands-on with the new features we’ve been developing.” I installed the ‘early beta’ on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS to see how things are shaping up. 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For 26.04, the main release goal was to have a natural integration of systemd user services and system services in the log view workflow. This means... 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It works well with Gemini Protocol, as poems rarely require images and the formatting is simple. Poems can be easily done with plain text too. There are also articles about "whether_we_are_willing_to_treat_attention_as something_worth_defending" because modern attention-grabbing 'Tech' is all about distraction, trying to get our full attention all the time (e.g. with clickbait and rage-bait). In practice, however, the simpler we live, the more focused we can become on what matters, truly. This morning - like in some prior mornings - 'bottle' the bird came as early as 8AM asking for his seeds. 'Bot' is like a pet to me, he knows me and watches me while I type. It's like a parrot, except 'free-range' and entirely free (he comes here voluntarily). Try to find the things in your life that can make things simple. 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Then Thursday hit with the networking pull. And then on Friday everybody else decided to send in their work for the week, with a few more trickling in over the weekend. End result: what had for a short few days looked like a nice calm week turned into another "bigger than usual" release candidate. To be fair, that "almost everything comes in at the end of the week" is 100% normal, and none of this is surprising. I was admittedly hoping that things would start to calm down, but that was not to be. I no longer really believe that it was the one extra week we had last release cycle: I'm starting to suspect it's the psychological result of "hey, new major number", and people are just being a bit more active as a result. It's been fairly consistent: while -rc1 was a fairly normal size at 11.5k commits (not counting merges), we have now have rc2..rc4 all being just a bit larger than usual. Not by a _huge_ amount, by any means, but enough to be noticeable. Anyway, while the numbers are a bit larger than is typical for this stage in the release, it all looks fairly small and benign. For example, once again the selftest updates show up fairly noticeable in the diffstat, and the actual kernel diffs look mostly pretty flat and spread out - so it may be a fair amount of commits, but it's mostly all small stuff. Shortlog appended - I don't think there's any particularly odd pattern here worth pointing out. Linus * ⚓ Kernel_prepatch_7.0-rc4_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Linus has released 7.0-rc4 for testing. ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠉⠙⠛⠛⠛⠿⠛⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣦⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉ ⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣴⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣤⣄⣀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠋⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠈⠉⠙⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠻⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣤ ⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⡀⣀⣠⣴⣶⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠻⠿⠿⠿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⡿⠛⠟⠛⠛⠻⠿⣿⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣴⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⠟⣻⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣄⣀⠈⠣⡈⠉⢻⣿⣟⠉⠉⠉⠙⠛⠛⠛⠉⠀⠀⠘⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠟⠛⠉⠉⠉⠉⣁⣀⣤⣤⣤⣤⣴⣶⣿⡿⠛⢃⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣀⠀⠀⠻⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⠿⠛⠛⠛⠋⠉⣁⣀⣤⣤⣤⣴⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣆⠀⢹⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣤⣄⡀⢀ ⣀⣤⣤⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣟⡁⠀⠀⠀⢨⣿⣿⣿⠏⠉⠙⠛⢿⣿⠀⠀⣿⣯⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣙⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠛⢻⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣛⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣋⡁⠠⠄⠀⠀⠀⢉⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⠀⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣯⣀⣀⣈⣛⠛⠏⠉⠛⢻ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⠿⢿⣿⣯⣭⣭⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡔⠀⣠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⡄⢀⣼⣿⣿⣶⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣤⣤ ⠟⢛⣯⣤⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠀⠈⠉⠉⡿⠋⣻⡬⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣭⣿⣿⣿⣤⣬⣿⣿⣿⣁⣉⣻⣿⣿⠟⠉⠛⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⣿⠿⣿⣟⣛⣛⣻⣿⣿⣷⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠒⠂⠀⠤⠤⠾⠿⠗⢈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣦⣄⣀⣀⣉⣋⠁⠉⠉⠻ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⠛⠛⢛⣷⣤⣤⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣾⡶⢶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⠁⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣤⣦ ⣿⣿⣿⠿⠋⠉⠉⣉⣡⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠟⠛⠛⠉⠁⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣀⣀⣠⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⡀⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠉⠛⠿ ⣀⠀⢀⣀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⠿⠿⠋⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⠋⠙⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⠟⠛⠙⠛⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣤⣴⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⣠⣤⣴⣿⣿⣿⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣤⣤⣤ ⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣠⣤⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣎⠻⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢉⣽⣿⣿⡇⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣴⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡌⠻⡿⠟⠛⠉⠀⠤⣶⣀⣰⣿⣿⣿⠟⠁⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣤⣿⣿⡏⠉⢹⣿⡿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡀⠀⣦⡀⠀⠉⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣟⠀⣠⣤⡽⠛⢀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠛⠻⠿⠿⠛⠛⠿⠟⠛⠛⢿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣮⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣿⣿⣦⣄⠉⣴⡒⢿⣿⣷⣾⣿⣿⣅⠀⢸⣎⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠈⠙⠟⠛ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣽⢿⣧⢻⣿⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣽⡇⣿⣟⢉⣼⣿⣿⣆⠀⣿⣆⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣷⣝⢧⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣿⣿⣧⣻⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣦⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠅⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠏⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢹⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣾⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠃⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠋⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⣿⠟⠋⠉⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡛⠛⠛⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⢠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣫⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣄⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠈ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⢀⠙⢿⣿⣿⢳⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣤⣀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⡏⠀⠀⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⣀⠀⠙⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢠⠂⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⠉⠟⠙⠃⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢡⠏⠀⣀⠄⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠛⠿⠯⣭⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠷⠶⠒⠉⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠗⠒⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⣠⣿⣿⡃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠻⠟⠻⠿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠟⠛⠛⢋⣉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣤⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣀⢀⣠⣤⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⢳⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠁⣠⠀⢀⠀⢠⣴⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣦⣠⣴⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣮⣿⣤⣐⣄⡤⣤⢶⣤⣄⠡⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⢤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⣿⣯⣿⣿⣯⣭⣝⣿⣿⣿⣬⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠘⠻⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣧⣾⣿⣿⢿⣿⣏⣩⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⣽⣷⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⡿⢵⡿⣭⣭⣿⠟⠻⠿⠯⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡇⠉⣿⡘⣳⡞⠘⣍⠭⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⡿⠿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣗⠉⠙⠋⠙⠓⠲⠶⠄⠻⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢺⠿⡿⠿⠇⠩⠛⠋⠙⠛⠉⠉⢉⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣀⠓⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢩⣍⠉⠛⠛⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1429 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/My_laggy_Linux_desktop_looked_idle_but_something_was_clearly_wr.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/My_laggy_Linux_desktop_looked_idle_but_something_was_clearly_wr.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ My laggy Linux desktop looked idle, but something was clearly wrong⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Mar 16, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇konsole⦈_ Quoting: My laggy Linux desktop looked idle, but something was clearly wrong — A Linux system can feel slow without actually being slow. That’s the unsettling part. My CPU usage looked calm. Memory was nowhere near full. Disk activity was quiet. System monitors told a reassuring story about a machine that was happily doing almost nothing at all. And yet the desktop felt … wrong. Animations had a slight hitch. Typing lagged just enough to be noticeable. Windows hesitated when opening. Nothing was broken enough to scream “problem,” but everything was just sluggish enough to feel irritating. This is the kind of performance issue that drives Linux users slightly mad(der). The system looks idle, but something underneath is clearly misbehaving. After a few hours of investigation, I eventually found the cause. But I had to go through several misleading checks first before the real culprit revealed itself. If your Linux desktop ever feels mysteriously laggy despite showing healthy system stats, here’s how that investigation can unfold. 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Finally! Because it supports UEFI boot, Debian can be installed with the vanilla installation media. Neither custom images, nor additional firmware, nor any other tricks were required on my end. In fact, the entire process was indistinguishable from the amd64 installations I've been accustomed to for two decades: just plug in a USB flash drive, boot, and install. * ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ AMYboard_ESP32-S3_Synth_Board_Supports_MIDI,_CV,_and Eurorack_Integration⠀⇛ The system is built around the ESP32-S3-WROOM-1 module, which provides a dual-core Xtensa LX7 processor with integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. The module runs the AMY synthesizer engine and manages audio processing, MIDI handling, and communication with external peripherals. * ⚓ CNX Software ☛ M5Stamp_C6LoRa_tiny_(18×15×2.3_mm)_SMD_module_pairs ESP32-C6_with_SX1262_LoRa_chip⠀⇛ The M5Stamp C6LoRa is a compact LoRa SMD module that combines the ESP32-C6 Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth LE, and 802.15.4 microcontroller with the SX1262 LoRa transceiver for both high- speed and long-distance communication. The module targets applications such as smart agriculture, remote meter reading, industrial monitoring, and outdoor long-range wireless control systems. The module measures 18 × 15 × 2.3 mm, making it suitable for space-constrained systems and compact embedded designs. * ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Relays_Run_This_Balanced_Ternary_Adder⠀⇛ As you might guess from the prefix, “ternary” refers to a base- 3 numerical system. In this case, [Jeroen] implemented a balanced ternary system, which effectively uses values of -, 0, and + instead of just 1 and 0. The adder is built using relay logic, and is designed to handle 4 trits—the ternary equivalent of bits, where each trit can have one of the three aforementioned states. On a hardware level, trit states are represented with voltages of -5, 0, or 5 V in this case, and are handled with special tri-state switching elements that [Jeroen] constructed out of simple SPDT relays. * ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Building_A_Rad_Bluetooth_Speaker_That_Didn’t_Really_Exist⠀⇛ The key to the aesthetic of the build is the external case. [Nick] was able to recreate the rough design of the rendered device in SolidWorks, before having the components produced on a resin 3D printer which provided excellent surface finish. Internally, the Bluetooth audio receiver was cribbed from an old pair of wireless headphones. However, a little more oomph was needed to make the speaker really usable, so [Nick] hooked the audio output up to a small MAX98306 amplifier board and a pair of 3 W speakers. The tiny tactile buttons from the headphone PCB wouldn’t do, either. For a nicer feel, [Nick] hacked in a set of four hall effect keyboard switches to control the basic functions. * ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Magnetic-Suspension_Hoverboard_Is_Only_11_Years_Late⠀⇛ Anyone who saw Back to the Future II was disappointed when 2015 rolled around with nary a hoverboard in sight. There have been various attempts to fake it, but none of them quite have the feel of floating about wherever you’d like to go that the movie conveys. The little-known YouTuber [Colin Furze] has a new take on the idea: use magnets. Really big magnets. * ⚓ Matt Keeter ☛ An_x86-64_backend_for_`raven-uxn`⠀⇛ Uxn is a fictional CPU, used as a target for various applications in the Hundred Rabbits ecosystem. It's a simple stack machine with 256 instructions: [...] ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1610 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/OpenRazer_3_12_adds_Linux_support_for_a_good_selection_of_new_R.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/OpenRazer_3_12_adds_Linux_support_for_a_good_selection_of_new_R.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ OpenRazer 3.12 adds Linux support for a good selection of new Razer accessories⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Mar 16, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇keyboard⦈_ Quoting: OpenRazer 3.12 adds Linux support for a good selection of new Razer accessories — In an ideal world, companies that design and support PC accessories would ensure that their products work on every OS out there. Unfortunately, that's not always the case; sometimes a company will support only one or two operating systems, leaving the rest to make do without them. Fortunately, the Linux community is by no means a stranger to coding up solutions for hardware that doesn't have official support for their distros. As such, it created OpenRazer, an unofficial tool that aims to make Razer products work as smoothly as possible with open- source operating systems. So, if you've had your eye on a fancy new Razer accessory, but you don't want to uninstall Linux on your PC to use it, you might be in luck. 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This release also promises to fix a crash that could occur when the wrong memory was freed, add support for ACP_IGNORE_DB in udev, use 0x as a prefix for hex values, mark Props as write-only in the libcamera library, and fix the jack_port_type_id() function to return values that are compatible with JACK1/2. 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Recently, while training a team of IT professionals in the heart of Europe on network automation tools, I was asked a particularly thought-provoking question that prompted me to dive deeper and do some additional research: What is the best strategy for implementing network automation in an enterprise network? It’s a simple yet thoughtful question, which I’ll address in this post. * ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Disassembling_Opcodes_With_A_Font⠀⇛ Those who stay into the forbidden realm of font rendering quickly learn how convoluted and arcane it can be – LaTeX is a fully Turing-complete programming language, Unicode has over eighty invisible characters, and there are libraries that let you execute WebAssembly in a font. A great example of a font’s hidden capabilities is Z80 Sans, a font that disassembles Z80 opcodes to assembly mnemonics. * ⚓ Serge Zaitsev ☛ VisiCalc_reconstructed⠀⇛ Spreadsheets rule the world for almost half of a century. I strongly believe that it’s one of the best UXs ever created. Being fairly minimal and easy to learn, it allows users to quickly manipulate data, describe logic, visualise results, or even create art and run GameBoy games. It all started in 1979 when Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston created VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet software. With a few thousand lines of hand-written 6502 assembly, VisiCalc could successfully run on 16K RAM machines. It quickly became a “killer app” for Apple ][, selling over 1 million copies and turning early personal computers into serious business tools. I thought it would be an interesting exercise trying to rebuild minimal VisiCalc clone from scratch. All we need is a data model, formula evaluator, and a simple UI to display the cells. At the end we’ll have something like this: [...] * ⚓ GonzaloR ☛ GotHub_all_the_things⠀⇛ Well, the thing just got (;)) real and if you don't know what I am talking about... let me introduce you: GotHub. Yes, it is pretty cool and of course it runs all over OpenBSD. You can always fire up your own setup by running "$ doas pkg_add got gotd gotwebd", but have the peace of mind that your repositories and data are safe "in the cloud" feels much better. I’ve already copied all my repositories from github to GotHub and I plan to keep working on them right there. I’ll just take advantage of Microsoft (github) storage space and for all the mainstream stuff that typically requires it. * ⚓ Jazzband ☛ Sunsetting_Jazzband⠀⇛ I’m not pulling the plug overnight. There is a detailed wind- down plan that covers the timeline, but the short version: [...] * ⚓ Moment ☛ Lies_I_was_Told_About_Collaborative_Editing,_Part_2:_Why_we don't_use_Yjs_/_Moment_devlog⠀⇛ In part 1 of this series, we found that users generally view the most popular collaborative text editing algorithms (including the most popular library, Yjs) as silently corrupting their documents when the algorithms resolve direct editing conflicts. We argued that, while this is potentially ok for live collaborative editing (since presence cursors help users to avoid direct editing conflicts), this property makes them generally wholly inappropriate for the offline case, as users will have no ability to avoid such conflicts. This time, in part 2, we’re going to argue that these same popular algorithms—and Yjs in particular—are also currently inappropriate for the live-collab case. Mostly it comes down to two points: [...] * § Perl / Raku⠀➾ o ⚓ Arne Sommer ☛ String_Goal_with_Raku⠀⇛ This task is suitable for gather/take, where we use gather to collect the parts (the numeric values), the first - and hardest - part of this task. o ⚓ Perl ☛ Musical_Rhythms_with_Math_in_Perl⠀⇛ Let’s talk about music programming! There are a million aspects to this subject, but today, we’ll touch on generating rhythmic patterns with mathematical and combinatorial techniques. These include the generation of partitions, necklaces, and Euclidean patterns. Stefan and J. Richard Hollos wrote an excellent little book called “Creating Rhythms” that has been turned into C, Perl, and Python. It features a number of algorithms that produce or modify lists of numbers or bit-vectors (of ones and zeroes). These can be beat onsets (the ones) and rests (the zeroes) of a rhythm. We’ll check out these concepts with Perl. * § R / R-Script⠀➾ o ⚓ Rlang ☛ Little_useless-useful_R_functions_–_Date_Palindrome⠀⇛ It is a rare thing that a date can be a palindrome. But it happens. o ⚓ Dirk Eddelbuettel ☛ Dirk_Eddelbuettel:_RcppClassic_0.9.14_on CRAN:_Minor_Update⠀⇛ A maintenance release 0.9.14 of the RcppClassic package arrived earlier today on CRAN, and has been built for r2u. This package provides a maintained version of the otherwise deprecated initial Rcpp API which no new projects should use as the normal and current Rcpp API is so much better. o ⚓ Dirk Eddelbuettel ☛ Dirk_Eddelbuettel:_tidyCpp_0.0.10_on_CRAN: Even_More_Maintenance⠀⇛ Yet another maintenance release of the tidyCpp package arrived on CRAN this morning, a mere week and a half after the previous release. It has been built for r2u as well. o ⚓ Rlang ☛ Exploring_Piperacillin/Tazobactam_Probability_of_Target Attainment_(PTA)_in_Pseudomonas⠀⇛ First, we’ll obtain the population PK parameters, make a model, and then perform the simulation, and visualize the PTA. We’ll be exploring A Pooled Pharmacokinetic Analysis for Piperacillin/Tazobactam Across Different Patient Populations: From Premature Infants to the Elderly. This model is more sophisticated than the previous one as it’s a pooled popPK model. We’ll then compare the PTA of the recommended dosing and infusion time, compared to standard dosing of 30 mins. And then look at some maximum amount of fT>mic used in the literature, and then explore the PTA given the threshold of fT>mic. Also, a curious question is, why do we need tazobactam for pseudomonas when piperacillin itself has activity against it? Could it be because of co-resistance of beta lactamase? Let’s take a look at all pseudomonas isolate that is pip/tazo susceptible and check for proportion of these beta lactamase genes in NCBI. o ⚓ Rlang ☛ Text_Analytics_in_R:_Dense_embeddings_and_RAG_pipeline with_ragnar_and_ellmer⠀⇛ This earlier post, explored building a text analytics pipeline using quanteda. We created a Document Feature Matrix (DFM), weighted it with TF-IDF, and measured document similarity using cosine similarity. It worked, but we also ran into a limitation – cosine similarity alone might not be enough since the top most similar document did not match the document's sentiment * § Python⠀➾ o ⚓ Cemrehan Çavdar ☛ The_Optimization_Ladder⠀⇛ Every year, someone posts a benchmark showing Python is 100x slower than C. The same argument plays out: one side says "benchmarks don't matter, real apps are I/O bound," the other says "just use a real language." Both are wrong. I took two of the most-cited Benchmarks Game problems - - n-body and spectral-norm -- reproduced them on my machine, and ran every optimization tool I could find. Then I added a third benchmark -- a JSON event pipeline - - to test something closer to real-world code. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1969 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/PWAs_Without_the_Browser.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/PWAs_Without_the_Browser.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ PWAs Without the Browser?⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Mar 16, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇This_needs_serious_visual_TLC⦈_ Quoting: PWAs Without the Browser? › Ken Vermette — It’s been, what, 4? 5 years since I’ve had anything meaningful to talk about in the world of Open Source? Maybe it’s time to post about some nonsense I’ve been working on. I have a love/hate relationship with progressive web apps. My job these days is in a corporate environment, and there are some things you can’t escape. Outlook. Teams. Other web-based applications. Be it Chrome or Firefox, there’s just so many things PWAs don’t do well. No persistent system tray icons. No break-away from the browser. Odd menu entries. What’s worse is that the PWA standard itself is limited in a lot of ways, and it really does feel like an afterthought by every browser vendor. Also, you can’t exactly get PWAs easily listed in app stores. There’s Linux-y solutions. Electron-based apps. But those are an incredible time investment to maintain, and there’s about a dozen apps they don’t cover. My C++ fu has atrophied, having been replaced with Java as my daily working language, and I haven’t kept up with KDE frameworks and Qt… But this itch was driving me crazy, and I just wanted to see some proof-of-concept that the entire situation could be just a little bit better! Here’s the moronic idea: We split the difference between browser- based PWAs and hyper-tailored Electron apps. We just have… A pure “PWA Browser.” Read_on ⣤⣤⣤⣤⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⠟⠀⣠⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠛⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⡉⠁⢀⣀⣉⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣋⣉⣻⣀⣈⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣛⣿⣋⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢿⣿⡟⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣾⣿⣥⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠁⣩⣿⣿⣨⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣦⣤⣽⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣉⡉⠉⣉⡉⣭⣍⣉⣭⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⢉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣹⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⠁⢀⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡇⠉⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣷⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠃⠁⠿⠇⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⢻⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢉⣭⣯⣍⠉⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⡍⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⢉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣹⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠁⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠋⢡⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠇⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⢻⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣟⣫⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣠⣶⣶⣦⡀⣶⣤⣶⣶⣦⣴⣦⣤⣦⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢸⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣀⡀⢀⣀⠀⡀⣀⠀⠀⣀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣿⣿⣿⠃⠉⠀⠀⢸⣿⠙⠿⠿⠟⠁⠛⠻⠟⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⢹⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢻⢻⠁⠀⠀⠀⣀⣾⡿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⣴⡿⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⡘⠀⠀⠔⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢠⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣼⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2052 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/Red_Hat_IBM_CentOS_Fedora_and_More.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/Red_Hat_IBM_CentOS_Fedora_and_More.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Red Hat/IBM: CentOS, Fedora, and More⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 16, 2026 * ⚓ Christian Hofstede-Kuhn ☛ Why_I_Prefer_CentOS_Stream_Over_Old_CentOS⠀⇛ When Red Hat announced in December 2020 that CentOS Linux would shift to CentOS Stream, the community response was swift and polarized. Many users who had built infrastructure around CentOS’s bug-for-bug RHEL compatibility were understandably concerned about what this change meant for their workflows. * ⚓ Nullr0ute ☛ Fedora_44_on_the_Raspberry_Pi_5⠀⇛ So where has the last six months gone? I was planning on getting images done for Fedora 44 Beta but I was unwell and busy and ran out of time. So what better time to get them out than Pi Day!. * ⚓ suve's_ramblings:_The_new_old_wolf⠀⇛ Reminiscing about an old game project that I've had laying around and rotting away for the last 8 years. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2095 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/Review_d77void_GNU_Linux.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/Review_d77void_GNU_Linux.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Review: d77void GNU/ Linux⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Mar 16, 2026 Quoting: DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD. — The experiment with d77void this week was disappointing, unusually disappointing in most aspects. While Void, the parent distribution, usually works well for me, d77void generally gave a poor experience. Some of the problems were large, like the system failing to boot more than once, even if no changes had been introduced by the user. Having the package manager not work and having the graphical front-end give the wrong error message were also nasty problems to encounter. There were some issues I ran into which were specific to COSMIC and I tried not to hold those against the underlying distribution. The d77void project is trying to provide many desktop editions and not all desktops will have the same amount of polish or features. There were a number of smaller issues too. Void works with my sound card, but d77void does not. Void displays a clearly readable boot menu, d77void does not, thanks to its white logo underneath white text. Void ships with a fairly conservative, yet consistent, collection of applications; d77void ships with just a few working programs and a lot of duplicates (two file managers, four sound mixers, and at least three terminal applications) with no apparent benefit from the overlap. The only advantage I think d77void offers over its parent is the wide range of desktop editions, but it comes at a price in terms of reduced C library options, fewer CPU support options, less hardware support, and less polish. This project has a long ways to go to catch up with its parent, let alone stand out as a distribution I could recommend on its own merits. Read_on ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2148 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/Sparky_2026_03.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/Sparky_2026_03.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Sparky 2026.03⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Mar 16, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇sparky9⦈_ Quoting: Sparky 2026.03 - SparkyLinux — New SparkyLinux 2026.03 “Tiamat” ISO images are available of the semi-rolling line. This release is based on the Debian testing “Forky”. 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In fact, the SparkyLinux Rolling repositories also appear to include the recently released Linux 6.19.8 kernel, which will probably be installed when you update your SparkyLinux 2026.03 installation, as well as the long-term supported Linux 6.18.18 LTS and 6.12.77 LTS kernels for those who prefer stability. 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The prevailing logic was that if we can just make the desktop look enough like Windows, the average user might not notice they've switched. This identity cosplay always had a shelf life, though. The moment a user tries to run a native Windows installer or hits a wall with file permissions, the illusion shatters, and it leaves them feeling more tricked than transitioned. Then came SteamOS, an operating system that finally stopped apologizing for what it wasn't. It doesn't try to win the "Windows- clone" wars, but rather, just sidesteps it. SteamOS prioritizes a curated, platform-first experience over a traditional desktop-first experience, and that's how Valve proved that users just want friction-less utility instead of familiarity. It turns out, Linux doesn't need to wear a Windows mask to be approachable. All it does need is a purpose that makes the OS itself invisible. 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But I noticed I had a pattern of opening a browser, a terminal, chats, notes, and before doing any meaningful work, I was arranging everything. Resize. Move. Line up. Adjust again. It was pretty constant. Floating windows are flexible and familiar, but the catch is that flexibility comes with a steady stream of small choices. When you switch contexts often, you end up making layout decisions all day long. No dramatic decisions, but they just repeat. I didn't switch to tiling because of some kind of productivity theater. I heard a lot of stories about how tiling helped folks that had similar annoyances as me, and trust me, I was annoyed by the friction once I realized it was actually happening. Tiling isn't for everyone, and I'll explain that, but it worked wonders for me. o § K Desktop Environment/KDE⠀➾ # ⚓ XDA ☛ I_switched_from_GNOME_to_KDE_Plasma_6.6_and_it_fixed all_my_complaints_about_the_Linux_desktop⠀⇛ When you think of Linux, you probably think of Ubuntu first, and with Ubuntu comes GNOME, the desktop environment most people are familiar with. On top of Ubuntu being so massively popular, GNOME is also the default desktop for a lot of well-known distros, including Debian and Fedora, so it's no wonder it's the most popular. But popularity doesn't always equal quality, and upon switching to the latest version of KDE Plasma, I was instantly in love with it, much more than I ever was with GNOME. KDE Plasma quickly became my favorite Linux desktop, and I believe it would be yours, too. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2403 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Today in Techrights⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 16, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Bright_autumn_leaves_on_trees_in_the_forest⦈_ ⚓ Updated This Past Day⠀⇛ 1. ⚓ Microsofters'_SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_13_Out_of_200:_Abuse_of_Process to_Make_False_Accusations_of_UKGDPR_Violations⠀⇛ familiar barrister and same lawyers 2. ⚓ What_Puts_the_Brakes_on_GNU/Linux_Adoption_on_Laptops_and_Desktops_is Monopoly_Control_(or_Monoculture)_Over_the_Distros⠀⇛ Distros that adopt systemd are controlled by IBM and GAFAM ⚓ New⠀⇛ 3. ⚓ Links_15/03/2026:_WB_Games_Montréal_Undergoes_Layoffs,_"Swiss_Reject Cuts_to_Public_Broadcasting"⠀⇛ Links for the day 4. ⚓ Gemini_Links_15/03/2026:_Messages_in_Bottles_and_Audio_Streaming_in Lagrange_for_Android⠀⇛ Links for the day 5. ⚓ Thrown_Under_the_Microsoft_Bus⠀⇛ Microsoft wants disposable contractors 6. ⚓ Quitting_IBM_and_"Rumors_of_an_Upcoming_RA_[Mass_Layoffs]_in_April 2026"⠀⇛ Blue layoffs or "RAs" were confirmed upfront by the CFO 7. ⚓ GNU/Linux_Distro_Builders_Barely_Paid_Enough_to_Pay_Basic_Bills,_Chief of_"Linux"_Foundation_(Not_Even_Using_Linux!)_Increases_His_Own_Salary_by Over_50%_in_5_Years⠀⇛ Salaries or compensation correlate with the ability to exploit people, not to create things 8. ⚓ The_"Zero-Sum"_Fallacy⠀⇛ Fallacies like "zero-sum" - especially in the context of foreign affairs including war - are utterly ruinous 9. ⚓ A_Happy_Birthday_to_Richard_Stallman⠀⇛ Richard Stallman will turn 73 10. ⚓ Jürgen_Habermas_is_Dead,_But_the_Politicised,_Inherently_Corrupt, Corporatised_Court_for_Patents_That_He_Inspired_Is_Not⠀⇛ In the news throughout the weekend 11. ⚓ Mountains_of_Abuses_of_Process_by_Brett_Wilson_LLP_on_Behalf_of Americans_and_Sometimes_at_the_Expense_of_British_Taxpayers⠀⇛ a virtual "limited liability" 12. ⚓ linuxteck.com_FUD_by_LLM_Slop,_ubuntupit.com_Passes_the_Slop_Baton⠀⇛ Unless they get back to doing long-form authentic articles, as opposed to slop, no good will come out of it 13. ⚓ Links_15/03/2026:_New_Shortages,_Lynx_Populations_Depletion⠀⇛ Links for the day 14. ⚓ Sruthi_Chandran_&_Debian_Diversity,_Favoritism,_Hidden_Conflicts of_Interest⠀⇛ Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock 15. ⚓ software_in_the_public_domain⠀⇛ Reprinted with permission from Alex Oliva 16. ⚓ Links_15/03/2026:_Slop_"Bubble_Driving_Interest_in_Chip_Alternatives" and_Wildlife_Erosion_Reported⠀⇛ Links for the day 17. ⚓ Over_at_Tux_Machines...⠀⇛ GNU/Linux news for the past day 18. ⚓ IRC_Proceedings:_Saturday,_March_14,_2026⠀⇛ IRC logs for Saturday, March 14, 2026 ========================================================================= The corresponding text-only bulletin for Sunday contains all the text. 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gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/today_s_howtos.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ today's howtos⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 16, 2026 * ⚓ Dan Langille ☛ Hacking_openvpn_to_use_syslog_with_something_other_than facility_=_daemon⠀⇛ I don’t see a way to specify the syslog facility for OpenVPN – perhaps I can change that in the code. It would allow logging openvpn to a specific file and being able to rotate that log file. –log-append does not allow for log rotation. In this post: FreeBSD 15.0 OpenVPN 2.6.19 Signals sent to OpenVPN do not affect logging. Thus, I must rely upon syslog and newsyslog to achieve log rotation. * ⚓ Linuxize ☛ git_stash:_Save_and_Restore_Uncommitted_Changes⠀⇛ How to use git stash to temporarily save uncommitted changes, switch branches, and restore your work — with examples for stashing untracked files, named stashes, and partial stashes. * ⚓ Linuxize ☛ env_Cheatsheet⠀⇛ Quick reference for listing, clearing, and overriding environment variables with env in Linux * § idroot⠀➾ o ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Spotify_on_Debian_13⠀⇛ Spotify is one of the most widely used music streaming platforms in the world, but if you just upgraded to Debian 13 “Trixie,” you already know it is not sitting in the official Debian repositories waiting to be installed. o ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_webERP_on_Debian_13⠀⇛ Managing business operations efficiently requires robust enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. webERP stands out as a powerful, open-source accounting and business management system designed specifically for small and medium enterprises. o ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_CiviCRM_on_AlmaLinux_10⠀⇛ CiviCRM is a free, open-source constituent relationship management platform built for nonprofits, civic organizations, and associations that need to manage donors, memberships, events, and email campaigns in one place. o ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_OpenRGB_on_Fedora_43⠀⇛ Managing RGB lighting on GNU/Linux has always been a fragmented experience. Corsair has iCUE, ASUS has Aura Sync, MSI has Mystic Light, and none of them ship a GNU/ Linux client. * ⚓ Linux.org ☛ Proxmox_VE_Series_Part_3:_Basic_Configuration⠀⇛ Initially after installation, there are a lot of things that you may want to 'fix'. These are some basic configuration issues that are made not only on the Proxmox Server, but from the remote systems using the Web UI for connection through Port 8006. * § how-to⠀➾ o ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ How_to_Install_Apache_Spark_on_Ubuntu_26.04⠀⇛ o ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ How_to_Install_Specific_Java_Version_on_Ubuntu 26.04⠀⇛ o ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ Install_Java_on_Ubuntu_26.04⠀⇛ o ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ How_to_Install_Flatpak_on_Ubuntu_26.04⠀⇛ o ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ How_to_Set_Root_Password_on_Ubuntu_26.04⠀⇛ * ⚓ Linux Host Support ☛ How_to_Install_SuiteCRM_on_Ubuntu_26.04⠀⇛ SuiteCRM is an open-source CRM solution designed to optimize sales processes, CRM marketing, and customer support. With its modules, SuiteCRM provides comprehensive tools for managing leads, creating PDF templates for quotes and invoices, generating CRM reports, and more. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2958 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/today_s_leftovers.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/today_s_leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ today's leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 16, 2026 * § Kernel Space / File Systems / Virtualization⠀➾ o ⚓ arXiv ☛ [2601.12811]_Docker_Does_Not_Guarantee_Reproducibility⠀⇛ The reproducibility of software environments is a critical concern in modern software engineering, with ramifications ranging from the effectiveness of collaboration workflows to software supply chain security and scientific reproducibility. Containerization technologies like Docker address this problem by encapsulating software environments into shareable filesystem snapshots known as images. While Docker is frequently cited in the literature as a tool that enables reproducibility in theory, the extent of its guarantees and limitations in practice remains under-explored. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ DistroWatch.com:_Put_the_fun_back_into_computing. Use_Linux,_BSD.⠀⇛ [...] We share details on what it is like to install and run d77void in our Feature Story. While Void has a smaller family tree than Debian, Fedora, and Arch, its unusual combination of technologies makes it an interesting base and a clean starting point for spins. [...] o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ DR-DOS_Is_Back,_But_Not_Quite_As_We_Knew_It⠀⇛ He’s gone so far as to purchase the trademark, so this re-creation is the official DR-DOS. In any case [CheeseWeezel]’s DR-DOS is considered version 9.0, and is currently in Beta. The clean-sheet re-implementation of DR-DOS’s API was sadly necessary due to the rather tortured history of the IP after DR was bought by Novel, who sold DR-DOS to Caldera, who briefly open-sourced the code before retracting the license and selling on. Some of you may remember a controversy where a previous rights holder, DR DOS INC, was found purloining FreeDOS code in violation of the GPL. Perhaps because of that, [CheeseWeezel] isn’t using any old code, and isn’t open- sourcing what he’s done. Right now, the beta of DR-DOS 9 is free for non-commercial use, but as is standard for EULAs, that could change at any time without warning. [CheeseWeezel] is still working full compatibility, but at this point it at least runs DOOM. o § BSD⠀➾ # ⚓ Dave Gauer ☛ OpenBSD_Blog_#13:_Moving_ratfactor.com_to OpenBSD.amsterdam⠀⇛ I can say this now that it’s over: That VM was running Slackware 14.2. You read that right, I was serving my website from a distribution of Linux that was released in 2016, TEN YEARS ago. Of course, I had every intention of upgrading the OS, and, later, of moving to OpenBSD. But life kept happening and Slackware kept working. I don’t think I had a security event. I didn’t see anything concerning in the traffic or logs (monitorable externally). I’m sure I could have salvaged it somehow. But since I was planning to move anyway, I’ve simply embarked on an emergency crash dive into OpenBSD and a new VM host. * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § SaaS/Back End/Databases⠀➾ # ⚓ Jonathan Kamens ☛ It_should_not_be_this_hard_to_run_SQL queries_on_some_data_–_Something_better_to_do⠀⇛ I’m doing some simple analysis of some data at work in a spreadsheet with about 8,000 rows, essentially to decide which rows I care about and which I can ignore. My first attempt at this involved many iterations of “build a filter filter in LibreOffice Calc to match certain rows I know I can ignore, delete those rows, resetting the filter, repeat.” After several hours of this I got myself down to about 4,000 rows remaining before realizing that some rows I’d decided to delete quite a ways earlier in the process, I really should have kept. Oh, well, time to start over. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3084 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/To_tackle_plastic_waste_tackle_DRM.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/To_tackle_plastic_waste_tackle_DRM.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ To tackle plastic waste, tackle DRM⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Mar 16, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇graphics⦈_ Quoting: To tackle plastic waste, tackle DRM — Digital Restrictions Management (DRM), the "handcuffs" restricting how you can use most digital media, isn't just an issue that affects files, formats, websites, and streaming (dis)services. It has consequences in the physical world, too. Perhaps none of them are more notorious than DRM-locked printer ink cartridges. You buy them, but arbitrary restrictions set by the manufacturer like specific page counts force you to toss them out prematurely, even if they can continue to work well for months or years more. Landfills needlessly grow, increasing the spread of microplastics and other harmful chemicals as these cartridges disintegrate, potentially even ending up in our food chain. All this simply because of software that restricts our freedom. It's been encouraging to see forward-thinking city councils like that of Los Angeles do the right thing and ban a kind of Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) so ubiquitous that we often forget it is DRM. Whether physical or not, the worst part about DRM isn't the daily inconveniences it gives us. It's how we collectively forget that things could be a different way. 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To my surprise, both worked better than I expected. This is what I found. * ⚓ XDA ☛ If_you're_running_Docker_on_bare_metal,_Proxmox_LXC_containers are_lighter_and_easier_to_manage⠀⇛ When most people run Docker for the first time, they'll usually do so on bare metal, and there's nothing wrong with that. You can do essentially all the same things on bare metal that you could do virtually, and it's often the path of least friction for newcomers. But if you haven't tried it, I implore you to attempt to run your Docker containers within Proxmox LXCs. They give you a completely clean slate to work with, where control of resources and networking are done through conventional and not some obscure advanced flags in the Docker configurations themselves. * ⚓ XDA ☛ Proxmorph_is_the_easiest_way_to_make_Proxmox_look_beautiful_(or hideous)⠀⇛ Proxmox is an amazing tool for self-hosting enthusiasts, and it gives you a way to run a wide range of services with little performance overhead. But as great as it is, it's not the most beautiful tool around. It's very much focused on being functional, but why can't we have something that's both functional and beautiful? Thankfully, we can, and it's all thanks to Proxmorph. This simple shell script installs a wide range of new themes for your Proxmox dashboard that make it look — dare I say — dashing. * ⚓ XDA ☛ I_can_run_my_entire_home_lab_on_Proxmox_LXCs_while_using_a fraction_of_the_resources_VMs_would_need⠀⇛ Considering that Proxmox uses the uber-powerful KVM under the hood, you can deploy virtual machines for most operating systems on your server node – and this includes everything from Windows 11 and FreeBSD flavors to Unix-based platforms and Android distros. But if you’re primarily using your Proxmox home lab to experiment with Linux environments, LXCs become a pretty viable option for your DIY projects. I used to deploy tons of VMs for my tinkering escapades before finally hitting the max resource utilization on my Xeon server and realizing that many of these tasks can be performed on their lightweight LXC counterparts. While I wouldn’t say that I’ve ditched all my virtual machines in favor of LXCs, I’ve started relying on Linux containers a lot more than I used to in the past. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ Your_first_year_of_homelabbing:_What_to_expect,_what_to break,_and_what_to_learn⠀⇛ So, you’re just getting started in homelabbing, and you think you’re going to do everything just right. News flash: you won’t. You’re going to make mistakes in the first year of running your homelab, and that’s perfectly okay. ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠻⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣾⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠉⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠉⠉⠉⢙⣛⡛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠶⠶⠆⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠚⠁⠀⠉⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢻⣿⣿⣿⣻⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢨⠀⠀⡆⠀⠀⡸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠋⠙⠉⣷⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠂⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠤⠄⠤⠄⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠉⠀⠙⠋⠛⠉⠿⠿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠲⠶⠷⠶⢶⣶⣶⣦⣤⣤⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⣤⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠟⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠋⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠉⠙⠛⠻⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣀⣤⣀⣀⡀⠀⠸⠿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠦⠶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⢛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⡄⢄⠀⠀ ⠐⠂⠶⢿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣻⢿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⠘⢷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠁⠑⠈⠀⠁ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3273 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/Valnet_Linux_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/Valnet_Linux_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Valnet Linux Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 16, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Emergency_mode⦈_ * § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ o ⚓ XDA ☛ This_one_terminal_command_tells_you_everything_wrong_with your_Linux_install⠀⇛ Many times, you might not know something is wrong with your computer until it starts to directly affect your use of the computer. But when it does happen, it's good to know what's causing it, and Linux users have a very powerful command at their disposal that makes it much easier to troubleshoot their problems. o ⚓ XDA ☛ I_broke_my_Linux_install_on_purpose_to_learn_how_to_recover it⠀⇛ When your computer fails to boot, it's really hard to see it as a learning opportunity rather than "an annoyance that's stopping me from getting my work done", especially if you weren't planning on wasting hours troubleshooting that day. The first time this happens to you when using Linux, it can really feel like the sky is falling, and for Windows vets coming over to Linux for the first time, going with the nuclear option of reinstalling completely can seem like the only solution. When I was first learning how to use Linux in an academic setting, I'd break my install a lot by accident due to mismanagement of packages and flippant command usage, and I started learning a lot from having to fix it in order to save my work properly. After I graduated, I started breaking it a lot more on purpose to further my learning, and it did a lot for my confidence in using Linux day-to- day. * § Operating Systems⠀➾ o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ Who_needs_AirDrop_on_Android_when_this_open- source_alternative_exists⠀⇛ AirDrop is amazing, and iPhone owners everywhere use it regularly. However, its biggest limitation is that it only works on Apple devices. And while Google recently broke through that wall and got AirDrop working on Pixel devices, my Samsung Galaxy doesn't have that luxury. I don't need it, though, because this open-source alternative already exists. When it comes to sharing photos, videos, or documents between friends and family, especially between iPhone and Android, it's always a struggle. True cross-platform support is severely lacking. There's nothing worse than taking photos of the kids or puppy, sending them to a family member, and realizing they are compressed and no longer original quality. And while RCS support is helpful, it's still not enough. Thankfully, a free (and ad-free) open-source alternative exists, and it works wonderfully. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ XDA ☛ I_tore_apart_the_most_common_Linux_malware_in_a sandbox,_and_it_uses_layer_after_layer_of_tricks_to_survive⠀⇛ There's a common misconception that Linux is somehow immune to malware. It's not hard to see why people think that; Linux's market share on the desktop is small, and the kind of people who run Linux tend to be more technically savvy. But Linux runs on everything else. Servers, IoT devices, routers, NAS boxes, and cloud infrastructure all run Linux, and that makes it one of the most valuable targets for malware authors in the world. I wanted to see for myself what the most common Linux malware actually does when it runs, so I grabbed a sample of XorDDoS, set up a sandboxed virtual machine, and tore it apart. On taking this piece of malware apart, what I found wasn't some flashy zero-day exploit or a sophisticated rootkit, although I didn't really expect that to be the case. Instead, it was layer after layer of astonishingly simple tricks, each one backing up the others, that make this thing incredibly hard to get rid of once it's on your system. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣤⣤⡄ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⡄⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⡄⣤⣤⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠃⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣀⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠿⠿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠇⣿⣿⠿⠿⣿⢿⢿⡿⣿⢿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⢿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿ ⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⣤⣤⣤⣄⡿⠿⠿⠭⣍⢠⣵⣵⣗⣵⣷⣿⣮⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣷⣷⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣷⣷⣷⣶⣻⣿⣷⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣗⢿⣿⣿⡻⣻⢟⣛⠻⣳⣼ ⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⢰⣷⣵⣷⡥⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⡽⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⢰⣶⣼⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⡟⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣮⣛⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣛⣟⡻⣿⣿⡿⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣷⣷⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣮⣽⣭⣼⣽⣼⣯⣟⣿⠽⠿⡿⡿⣟⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⠛⠃ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢘⣿⣟⣻⣺⣻⣿⣻⣿⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣽⣽⣿⣷⣟⢽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠇⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⢿⣿⣿⣟⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣭⣿⣿⣿⣾⣾⣿⡿⡿⠿⢿⢿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⠟⣛⢯⠯⡻⣇⣺⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢭⢝⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣽⠿⡽⣿⡛⡹⣽⣿⣿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣮⠈⠈⠀⠁⠁⠁⠁⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⢸⣿⣿⣶⣶⣾⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡟⣋⣩⣭⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣀⣸⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠛⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣾⡇⣶⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠉⠉⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⣭⣭⣭⣭⡅⣭⣭⣭⣭⣥⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⣭⣭⣭⣭⡍⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⣿⣿⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠛⠃⠛⠛⢻⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⠿⠇⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠇⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⡏⣭⣭⣭⣭⡍⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣶⣶⣦⣤⣤⣤⣤⡄ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⢻⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡿⠿⠟⠛⠛⠛⠛⠃ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3432 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/Valnet_on_GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_MX_Linu.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/Valnet_on_GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_MX_Linu.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Valnet on GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems: MX Linux 25, the ‘Big Three’, and "4 derivatives of popular Linux distros that are better than the originals"⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 16, 2026 * ⚓ XDA ☛ MX_Linux_25_may_be_the_best_distro_for_old_PCs_that_nobody_talks about⠀⇛ Windows 11 is a fairly heavy operating system, and it's spurred a wave of people breathing new life into old laptops using Linux. And while there are many Linux distros that can be great for an older machine, a truly old, low-power laptop may need a little bit of extra help. Recently, I tried to revive a Windows laptop with antiX Linux and that went alright, but there's another option that doesn't get discussed nearly as much. MX Linux is another great distro with a keen focus on older machines. It's actually a collaborative effort with antiX Linux, but it comes with some changes of its own. And truth be told, this may be the best distro for an old PC that just can't quite handle the more "modern" options out there. * ⚓ XDA ☛ I_configured_my_entire_home_lab_with_a_single_Nix_flake,_and_I'm never_going_back_to_shell_scripts⠀⇛ I sometimes view my home lab like a Factorio playthrough. It must grow, but in a way that's easier to manage with each iteration and change. Just like a combinator, some belts, and a few splitters can transform a line in Factorio, using shell scripting or even Nix flakes can completely change the way you approach and manage the home lab. This is precisely what happened to mine as I started to transition to more deploy- friendly solutions. The thing is, you can take Nix flakes as far as running your entire home lab from a single config file. That's pretty wild, right? But it's much easier than you'd initially assume. Scripting can be terrifying for those with little previous experience. It's one thing to get GitHub and other integrations working on Home Assistant, but to dive into YAML files and create your own scripts that handle things outside of deploying Proxmox community code and hoping for the best is where things can quickly get scary. I'm here to calm your nerves. Take a breather, and by the end of reading this, you'll be wanting to create your own Nix master flake. * ⚓ XDA ☛ Why_I’m_tired_of_the_‘Big_Three’_Linux_distros_and_what_I’m_using instead⠀⇛ Linux is a buffet, but most of us end up eating the same three plates on repeat. Ubuntu, Fedora, and Arch have become the gravitational center for a lot of guides, memes, and “just works” advice, and I get why. They’re popular for good reasons, and they’ve pushed the ecosystem forward in meaningful ways. Still, living in that orbit starts to feel less like a choice and more like a routine. * ⚓ XDA ☛ 4_derivatives_of_popular_Linux_distros_that_are_better_than_the originals⠀⇛ There will always be a dedicated group of people that think the original is better than the spin-off, and that's true with Linux distros as well. The big names like Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, and others have played a massive role in the creation of other distros, and as a beginner, you wouldn't be blamed for thinking that using one of the originals should be better because of their ubiquity. Sometimes that's true; there are distro derivatives that purposely strip down a base distro for lighter usage, like Xubuntu is to Ubuntu. Those distros serve a specific purpose, but they're not necessarily better. Other times, a distro brings a lot more to the table in the form of kernel modifications, changes to package management, preloaded applications, and sane defaults. These four distros take what's already a good foundation and improve upon it with these things, making them worth using over the originals. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3534 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_Compass_Web_Access_and_Curl.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/16/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_Compass_Web_Access_and_Curl.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Web Browsers/Web Servers: Compass, Web Access, and Curl⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 16, 2026 * ⚓ Jeremy Cherfas ☛ Found_My_Way_Back_to_Compass⠀⇛ I am extremely happy and satisfied to have got Compass up and running on Hetzner. It was by no means plain sailing, so this is a trail of breadcrumbs for anyone who needs to follow me, like myself at some point in the future when I break it all. I’m going to skip most of the back and forth that got me here, because who needs that? * ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ Making_empirical_decisions_about_web_access_ (here_in_2026)⠀⇛ What an attacker tells you (deliberately or accidentally) is a signal, and it's up to you to interpret and use that signal (which I think you should these days). This is an empirical thing, something that depends on the surrounding environment (for example, you have to interpret the attacker's signal in terms of its difference from the signals of legitimate visitors), what you're doing, and what you care about, but then security is always ultimately people, not math, even though tech loves to avoid this sort of empiricism (which is a bad thing). * ⚓ Daniel Stenberg ☛ One_hundred_curl_graphs⠀⇛ In the spring of 2020 I decided to finally do something about the lack of visualizations for how the curl project is performing, development wise. How does the line of code growth look like? 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