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It streamlines your workflow and opens up a whole new way of computing that graphical apps simply can't match. This includes writing Bash scripts for system management and automation or administering a remote machine over SSH. That said, if you're just getting started and relying on online guides or AI chatbots for help, you need to be extra careful. Some commands can look completely harmless, but will break your system in seconds. Here are my top five picks for innocent-looking commands that you wouldn't think twice about but can completely ruin your day. 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https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Applications_Calibre_Laser_Systemtap_and_More.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Applications_Calibre_Laser_Systemtap_and_More.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Applications: Calibre, Laser, Systemtap, and More⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 19, 2026 * ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ Calibre_ebook_manager_adds_AI-powered_writing_game⠀⇛ The latest update to Calibre, the popular open-source ebook manager, features an AI-powered writing game. Calibre v9.15’s “Create Your Own Adventure” mode, per the release notes, lets you build a fictional world and hand control of it to an Hey Hi (AI) who will manage it in real time based on your responses. A bit like old text-based RPGs, I guess. The changelog notes, with obvious understatement, that the feature is “a little different” from Calibre’s usual fare, adding it began as a way for developers to test the tool’s Hey Hi (AI) backend before developing into “something fun to use”. * ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ Laser_is_a_new,_modern_CD_ripper_for_Linux⠀⇛ Under my bed is a giant box of CDs that I’ve been meaning to rip for years. Some aren’t on Spotify, some are, but not the right version and one is by an artist I’m half convinced is a folk memory – perhaps the Mandela effect in action. Laser is a new GTK4/libadwatia CD ripping application for GNU/Linux that’s coaxed me into getting on with the job. It’s not just old timers who may have need. CD sales in the UK are booming as younger buyers put off by the gentrified price of vinyl turn to cheaper physical formats. * ⚓ LWN ☛ Systemtap_5.6_released⠀⇛ Version 5.6 of the Systemtap tracing tool has been released. BPF LSM hooks and XDP packet-processing probes for the --bpf runtime, BTF-based kernel.tracepoint probes, statement execution tracing, a new @enumname() operator, richer runtime error context, dyninst hardware watchpoints, modern systemd service templates, and broad GNU/Linux 7.2 runtime/tapset compatibility work. * ⚓ Linux Handbook ☛ LHB_GNU/Linux_Digest_#26.13:_Know_Your_File,_File- based_Workspace_Certifications_and_More⠀⇛ Sometimes the fastest fix is just asking the right question first. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 332 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Assessment_of_ChromeOS_or_GNU_Linux_Proper_on_the_Desktop_Lapto.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Assessment_of_ChromeOS_or_GNU_Linux_Proper_on_the_Desktop_Lapto.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Assessment of ChromeOS or GNU/Linux ("Proper") on the Desktop/Laptop⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 19, 2026 * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ My_Google_Pixel_replaced_my_Raspberry_Pi_(it’s_now_my portable_Linux_PC)⠀⇛ We keep saying our smartphones are more powerful than the computers we grew up with, but almost nobody actually uses their phone like a computer. That always bugged me, so I’ve tried to make my phone double as my PC for some time now. Granted, the experiments have always been hit or miss — until I finally tried it on my Google Pixel. While it can’t replace a proper workstation, I found it to be pretty good as a portable Linux PC. In fact, it’s so good that it has practically replaced my Raspberry Pi. * ⚓ PC Mag ☛ Your_Computer_Might_Demand_Your_Age_Soon,_No_Matter_Where_You Live⠀⇛ New state laws are pushing age verification into macOS and Windows. By 2027, logging in might require a facial scan or government ID. * § Benchmarks⠀➾ o ⚓ PC Mag ☛ The_Ultimate_OS_Showdown:_Windows_vs._macOS_vs._Linux vs._ChromeOS⠀⇛ You don’t have a huge number of choices when it comes to your computer's operating system, but the one you pick has wide-ranging consequences. PCMag has been testing operating systems since the dawn of personal computing in the '80s, so we have the experience to inform your decision. The four OSes here are the most popular options: Windows 11, macOS, ChromeOS, and Ubuntu. Each has distinct strengths and weaknesses. macOS and Windows support the widest range of hardware peripherals and software, ChromeOS is lightweight and runs on inexpensive computers, and the Linux-based Ubuntu embraces the open- source model. macOS Golden Gate and Windows 11 are our current Editors' Choice winners because they strike the best balance of features, usability, and support. Read on for a summary of each desktop operating system (in order of usage share), followed by links to our in-depth reviews and advice on how to decide which is best for you. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 400 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Best Free and Open Source Software⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Sep 19, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇OpenXPKI⦈_ * ⚓ OpenXPKI_–_enterprise-grade_PKI_management_platform⠀⇛ OpenXPKI can manage multiple separate certificate authorities from a single installation and supports automated rollover between CA generations. It offers SCEP and EST enrollment and can interact with external certificate authorities, including services using ACME. Cryptographic operations can be delegated to supported hardware security modules, allowing private CA keys to be protected by dedicated hardware. The platform also offers extensive automation facilities for organisations managing large numbers of certificates. OpenXPKI is built around Perl and OpenSSL and is designed for Unix-like systems. Its combination of workflows, multiple CA support and lifecycle management makes it particularly suited to more complex internal PKI deployments. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ agevault_–_directory_encryption_using_age⠀⇛ agevault is a small command-line utility for treating a directory as an encrypted vault using age. Its workflow deliberately stays narrow: generate a passphrase- protected identity, lock a directory, and unlock it again when access is required. When locking a vault, agevault archives the directory and encrypts that archive to the public recipient embedded in the identity filename. Unlocking requires the passphrase needed to decrypt the corresponding private identity. This means possession of either the identity file or passphrase alone is insufficient. The project intentionally exposes no general configuration system, keeping the workflow close to age’s simplicity. Upstream explicitly states that agevault has been tested but has not undergone a formal security audit. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ IPED_-_digital_evidence_processor_and_analysis_tool⠀⇛ IPED (Digital Evidence Processor and Indexer) is a Java-based digital forensics platform for processing and analysing large collections of digital evidence. It combines command-line case processing with an integrated analysis interface, allowing investigators to ingest evidence, create searchable indexes and examine files, metadata and relationships within a case. The software was originally developed by digital forensic specialists from the Brazilian Federal Police and remains focused on efficient processing and handling substantial evidence sets. IPED supports Linux and Windows and can create portable cases that can subsequently be examined without installing the full processing environment. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ SBOM_Tool_-_scalable_Software_Bill_of_Materials_generator⠀⇛ SBOM Tool is a command-line utility for creating Software Bills of Materials from software build artifacts. It is intended for scalable use in development and release pipelines, where an inventory of files, components and dependencies needs to accompany shipped software. The program scans both the material being distributed and the source or build-component directories used to produce it. Component discovery is delegated to Microsoft’s Component Detection libraries, while ClearlyDefined can supply additional licensing information. The resulting manifest can then be retained with an artifact or passed to other compliance and security processes. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ Pawn_Appétit_-_modern_chess_analysis_and_training_application⠀⇛ The application supports UCI chess engines, allowing users to install and manage different engines for position and game analysis. Stockfish can be used for immediate analysis, while other compatible engines can be added according to preference. Games can be opened from PGN files or imported from online chess services including Lichess and Chess.com. This makes the program suitable both for analysing individual games and for maintaining a larger personal collection. Pawn Appétit includes facilities for building and practising opening repertoires. Repertoire material can be trained using spaced repetition, which schedules positions according to previous performance rather than presenting every line equally often. The application also provides exact and partial position searches across stored games, helping users locate positions that share particular piece arrangements or structures. The GUI includes dedicated areas for playing games, analysing positions, solving puzzles and studying material. Appearance settings and keyboard shortcuts can be customised, and engine and database management are handled from within the application rather than requiring separate utilities. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ SD_–_dynamic_directory_navigation_utility⠀⇛ SD is a command-line directory navigation utility for ksh, Bash and Zsh. It behaves like cd when given a valid pathname, while adding pattern-based navigation through a dynamically ranked directory stack. Unlike many directory jumpers that store only an aggregate score for each location, SD retains an explicit history of directory-change events. Rankings can therefore be recalculated when scoring parameters change without discarding that history. Its scoring model combines frequency and recency over a configurable trailing window, and repeated searches using the same pattern cycle predictably through matching directories in rank order. The repository is maintained as a read-only snapshot of stable project states. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ transcrypt_–_transparent_encryption_for_Git_repositories⠀⇛ transcrypt is a Bash utility that configures transparent encryption for selected files inside a Git repository. It uses Git clean and smudge filters so protected files are encrypted when committed and decrypted again in an authorised working copy. Other contributors can still work with unencrypted parts of the repository without knowing the encryption password, which makes it useful for selectively protecting credentials, keys and configuration data rather than encrypting an entire repository. The tool relies on OpenSSL for its symmetric cryptography instead of implementing its own cipher primitives. Upstream also documents an important limitation: its default CBC-based encryption does not provide authenticated encryption, so malicious ciphertext modification is possible in some circumstances. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ step-ca_–_online_certificate_authority_for_automated_certificate management⠀⇛ The software can issue X.509 certificates for servers, clients, APIs, containers, virtual machines, databases and other infrastructure. It can also operate as an SSH certificate authority, issuing certificates for users and hosts instead of relying entirely on conventional SSH public keys. Automation is a major focus. step-ca includes an ACME server supporting common ACME challenge types and can authorize certificate requests using mechanisms including OpenID Connect identity tokens, cloud instance identity documents, JWK tokens, SCEP and existing X.509 certificates. The software can operate as an online intermediate beneath an existing root certificate authority. It supports multiple key types and configurable certificate lifetimes, including short- lived certificates intended to reduce reliance on conventional revocation mechanisms. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ Nexterm_–_self-hosted_server_management_platform⠀⇛ It is designed to replace a collection of separate tools with one central workspace for working with machines, files, scripts and virtualised or containerised workloads. Resources can be arranged into folders and tabs, while organisation support helps teams keep users and infrastructure logically separated. Nexterm also includes a remote browser which runs from the server-side network: pages and internal hostnames are reached through an SSH server, making it possible to open interfaces for routers, firewalls, NAS devices and other systems that are not directly reachable from the administrator’s local network. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ 13_Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Linux_Raster_Image_Editors⠀⇛ These applications are useful for photographers, designers, illustrators, web developers and anyone who needs to manipulate digital images. Typical tasks include correcting exposure or colour, removing unwanted objects, preparing graphics for websites and social media, combining several images into a composition, restoring photographs, creating banners and other artwork, or simply cropping and resizing an image. Some raster editors are lightweight applications aimed at straightforward everyday editing, while others provide sophisticated toolsets suitable for professional creative work. We exclude software primarily designed for RAW development, batch processing, digital painting, pixel art and vector graphics, as these are covered in separate roundups. Here’s our verdict captured in a legendary LinuxLinks-style ratings chart. Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion here. * ⚓ Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Scala_Linter_Tools⠀⇛ A linter is a tool used in software development to analyze source code for potential errors, stylistic issues, and adherence to coding standards. It essentially acts as a static code analyzer, examining the code without actually executing it. Linters help developers catch issues early in the development cycle, improving code quality and maintainability Linters are useful tools for maintaining code quality and consistency in your Perl applications. They analyze code for potential issues, enforce coding standards, and help catch errors before they are pushed into production. Linters are not necessarily a quick fix, can be a distraction, and it’s not inconceivable that they may not be helpful with old, large code bases. This article picks some useful tools to help you fix Scala code. Here’s our verdict captured in a legendary LinuxLinks-style ratings chart. Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion here. * ⚓ Zsh-z_-_fast_directory_navigation_for_Zsh⠀⇛ It learns from the directories you visit and uses “frecency” — a combination of frequency and recency — to predict where you want to go from a short search string. Instead of repeatedly typing long paths, you can enter a fragment such as z src and let Zsh-z choose the highest-ranked matching location. The project is a native Zsh port of rupa/z, replacing its mixture of shell code and external utilities with a pure Zsh implementation. It can use the same database as z, which makes migration straightforward and allows the two tools to coexist when different shells are used. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ 2FAS_Auth_–_private_two-factor_authenticator_for_Android⠀⇛ The interface offers tools for managing larger token collections, including search and token customization with groups, icons, badges and labels. Access to the application can be protected with a PIN, while tokens can be hidden until they are needed. 2FAS Auth also integrates with the project’s optional browser extension. After pairing a browser with the mobile application, a login request can be confirmed on the phone and the required token passed to the browser over an end-to-end encrypted connection. This avoids manually finding and typing six-digit codes while leaving the user in control of the authorization. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ Aegis_Authenticator_–_secure_2FA_app_for_Android⠀⇛ The software gives users considerable control over their authentication data. Entries can be imported from a wide range of other authenticator apps, including Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator, Authy, FreeOTP, andOTP and 2FAS Authenticator, although some import methods require root access. Users can also export their vault in plaintext or encrypted form. Aegis provides automatic backups to a user-selected location, making it easier to recover authentication tokens after replacing or losing a device. Entries can be grouped, searched and sorted, while custom and automatically generated icons make larger collections easier to navigate. Its interface supports several themes and viewing styles. 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Not even an Arch-based distro. When I came across CachyOS, it didn't scream "Arch-based" to me, though under the hood, it was. After spending some time with CachyOS, I realized there was another way into the Arch world. Beginner Linux users avoid Arch in favor of a simpler and more popular distro. But that also means they miss out on the fun side of learning how Linux works and Linux's philosophy. That's what I've found interesting about CachyOS. Vanilla Arch gives you all those decisions with no guidance. Most "easy Arch" distros make the decisions for you and hide them under layers of tweaks. CachyOS gives you the same choices with explanations and sensible defaults while staying close enough to Arch that what you learn carries over. Read_On! ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣯⣭⣭⣭ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⣿⢱⣶⡆⠀⣈⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⡉⠉⠉⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⡏⠘⠛⠃⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠙⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⡇⢸⠶⠶⠶⢶⣦⣤⣦⣦⣤⣤⣤⡄⣄⣀⣀⠀⡀⣄⡄⢀⣀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠙⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠻⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠛⠃⠘⠛⠛⠛⠛⠟⠿⠿⠷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠋ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣁⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣤⣄⣠⣤⣀⣤⣀⣀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⢉⠉⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠙⠋⠙⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢼⣷⣶⣶⣶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣈⠙⠛⠃⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣉⣉⠉⠉⠙⠙⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠶⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠙⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣉⠙⠛⠛⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⠿⠏⠀⠿⠶⢶⣾⡆⢰⡀⣦⣤⣤⣤⡀⢀⣀⣤⣀⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣈⣉⡛⠛⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⠿⠷⠶⡖⡆⠀⣶⣶⣦⣤⡄⢠⣤⣉⣉⠁⢈⡉⠛⠛⠤⠜⠗⠗⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣉⣉⡉⠛⠛⠛⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⠷⣶⣶⣤⣴⡆⡄⠉⣭⠉⣁⢈⡉⠋⠋⠀⠻⠻⠿⠿⠿⠶⣶⡆⢀⣶⣰⢰⡆⠀⣤ ⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⠀⠀⢉⣉⡛⠛⠛⠛⠓⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢶⣶⣴⣴⣤⣄⣁⡁⠀⡉⠛⡚⠛⠓⠸⠟⠒⠶⢶⢶⣲⣦⣦⣈⢡⡄⠀⠉⠈⠁⠀⠉ ⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠦⠤⣄⣀⣈⣉⠛⠛⠛⠃⠰⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣤⣤⣬⣉⣉⣉⠀⠐⠃⠀⠻⠿⠶⠶⢲⣆⡀⠀⣲⢤⠄⢁⣀⣈⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠶⠤⠤⣤⣀⣀⣉⠉⠉⠛⠓⠲⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⣬⣉⣍⣍⠻⠛⠛⠛⠁⠠⠇⣇⣶⣲⠀⢠⢂⣄⣉⣈⣀⠈⠛⠛⠛⠻⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠜⠒⠲⠤⣤⣤⣀⣉⣉⠉⠛⠒⠒⠖⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣤⣍⣉⣉⡙⠛⠀⠿⠾⠶⠾⡆⢰⡆⠀⣤⠈⢘⣉⡋⠓⠛⠻⠿⠗⡽⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠊⠓⠲⠶⠦⣤⣤⣍⣉⡉⠛⠛⠓⠶⠶⢦⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢨⣭⡉⠙⠋⠓⠿⠖⠆⠀⣲⣶⣤⣠⣄⡁⡉⣈⢚⠓⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣉⣙⡛⠛⠲⠶⢤⠀⠀⠀⠉⠙⠛⠛⠶⠶⢦⢤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣈⣉⡙⠀⠘⠻⠿⠇⢰⠶⡆⣄⣈⣈⠉⠁⠛⠛⠻⠿⠃⢰⣷⠀⣴⣠⣠⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⣤⣬⣉⣙⠛⠓⠦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠷⠶⢶⣤⡤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢉⣉⠛⠀⠸⠷⢶⢠⡄⢠⢤⣉⡉⠙⡛⠀⠸⠇⠄⡆⡀⣠⠀⠀⠉⠈⠉⠙⠙⠛⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡘⠶⠶⣤⣍⣉⣙⠓⡋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠳⠶⠶⣤⣤⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣈⠛⠛⠿⠶⠲⠀⣴⣤⣈⣈⠉⠋⠏⠃⠶⠶⢶⡆⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣙⠛⠶⠶⣤⣬⣩⡛⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠶⠶⡦⣤⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣛⠛⠛⠷⠶⡀⠀⣤⣈⣈⠙⠙⠛⠓⠲⠷⣦⣤⣤⠄⢀⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⡌⠉⠛⠓⠒⠀⠀⠁⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢈⠙⠛⠲⠶⠦⣤⣤⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡉⠛⠷⠶⢦⣤⣤⡍⡁⠉⠛⠛⠲⠂⢰⣣⣦⡦⣬⢁⠘⣚⠛⡛⠿⢽⣣⢖⣶⢰⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠄⠂⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠘⠋⡓⠶⢦⣤⣠⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡛⠳⠲⢶⣦⣤⣤⡅⢁⡐⠛⠧⠶⢖⡤⢤⢠⢁⡉⠛⠊⠸⠣⠇⠀⠐⠀⠒⠂⠛⠐⠒⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 866 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/EasyOS_Changes_and_New_Release.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/EasyOS_Changes_and_New_Release.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ EasyOS Changes and New Release⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 19, 2026, updated Sep 19, 2026 * ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Audacious_rolled_back⠀⇛ Having a bit of a saga with Audacious music player. Easy 7.4.7 has Audacious package from Easy Scarthgap. I have been gradually recompiling them in woofQ2, in Easy Excalibur; and that is the case for Audacious in Easy 7.4.8. * ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ EasyOS_Excalibur-series_version_7.4.10⠀⇛ Changes since 7.4.9: [...] * ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Evince_PDF_viewer_rolled_back_to_gtk2_version⠀⇛ I continue to be frustrated with Evince. This post from peasythope reminded me: https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?t=17445 Yes, 1-pixel wide window borders, how useless. I also think the UI is poorly designed. * § More EasyOS⠀➾ o ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Precaution_when_insufficient_space_in_working- partition⠀⇛ A couple of people have run into this problem, of having insufficient free space in the working-partition. There are various scenarios where this is a problem. o ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ EasyOS_7.4.8_and_7.4.9_removed⠀⇛ Decided to remove these from ibiblio.org, as too many issues. The latest version is now 7.4.7. Doing this because thinking of newcomers. I expect to upload version 7.4.10 soon.    ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 938 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Education_Free_Software_and_Standards.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Education_Free_Software_and_Standards.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Education, Free Software, and Standards⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 19, 2026 * ⚓ Watts Martin ☛ Org_Mode,_Marked,_and_Workflows⠀⇛ Which is true. The thing is, the obverse is also true: when you focus purely on the markup semantics, it’s hard to argue that Markdown is “better” than any other system. I’ve been doing more writing in Org Mode lately, partially just as an experiment, and partially because—as I’ve noted more than once—the strength of Org Mode isn’t the markup part, it’s the mode part: properties and tags and dates and other bits and bobs entirely outside Markdown’s purview. Here’s a few things I’ve noticed: [...] * ⚓ Sal ☛ Re:_Org_mode⠀⇛ It’s so true. Org mode should be called God mode because that’s what it is for plain text inside Emacs. But that’s the catch: inside Emacs. As Watts says: [...] * ⚓ Protesilaos Stavrou ☛ Emacs:_beframe_version_1.6.0⠀⇛ beframe enables a frame-oriented Emacs workflow where each frame has access only to the list of buffers visited therein. In the interest of brevity, we call buffers that belong to frames “beframed”. * ⚓ James Cherti ☛ Is_Emacs_slow_on_files_with_very_long_lines?_Here_is_how to_fix_it_(e.g,_minified_JavaScript_or_CSS,_SQL_dumps,_large_JSON files...)⠀⇛ Emacs can slow down when opening files with exceptionally long lines, such as minified JavaScript or CSS, SQL dumps, or large JSON files. One solution to prevent these files from slowing down Emacs is to use the built-in global-so-long-mode (or so- long-mode). When you visit such files, this mode detects abnormally long lines and automatically disables expensive minor modes that could slow down or, in the worst cases, freeze Emacs. Below is a configuration to improve how global-so-long-mode handles these files, balancing performance and usability. * § Web Browsers/Web Servers/Feed Readers⠀➾ o § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ Firefox_Tooling_Announcements:_Firefox_DevTools_MCP_0.10.3 released⠀⇛ # ⚓ It's FOSS ☛ Bonjour!_Firefox_Smart_Window_Users_Now_Get_to Use_a_French_AI [Ed: Mozilla pushing slop is moral bankruptcy of this "GAFAMozilla" outfit, which once upon a time has a goal of Open Web; If slop browsers had real potential, not just hype and buzzwords, many people would use them; instead many of them shut down and throw in the towel, there's nothing to see there]⠀⇛ Mistral Small 4 is the latest in Smart Window's model lineup, available for users in France, Canada, and the US. * § Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG)⠀➾ o ⚓ Paul Tagliamonte ☛ Paul_Tagliamonte:_Why_Write?⠀⇛ As a graduate of a liberal arts university, I wound up, unsurprisingly, taking a lot of classes in every possible academic discipline. Thinking back to the person that I was going into university, I don’t think I would have chosen to take them – after all, my degree was in the sciences; I’d have been stoked to do nothing more than wall-to-wall computer science until I ran out of coursework and filled the rest of my hours with research and independent studies with my professors (which, I guess I did actually do, just not as much as I would have otherwise). * § Education⠀➾ o ⚓ Chris Coyier ☛ I’ll_be_at_Axe-Con_2027⠀⇛ Axe-con ’27: The world’s largest digital accessibility event. * § Standards/Consortia⠀➾ o ⚓ Victor Kropp ☛ Modern_graphic_file_formats⠀⇛ There are now not one, but two formats, that can efficiently handle both 12MP photos and 16×16 icons. WebP is slightly older and supported more widely, AVIF is even more compact, and has wide enough support in modern browsers. o ⚓ John D Cook ☛ Phone_words⠀⇛ The telephone keypad mapping (ITU E.161 standard) is a poor attempt at making phone numbers more memorable. For starters, there’s no way to encode 0 or 1 [2]. It’s unlikely a phone number will correspond to anything memorable unless you come up with the word first and then try to obtain the phone number, such as 800 FLOWERS. o ⚓ Jeff Geerling ☛ NTP,_an_atomic_clock,_and_having_a_great_time_at the_world's_largest_VCF⠀⇛ After being blown away last year, I decided to get a table of my own this year, to demonstrate NTP Time on a bunch of old Macs, representing every era up to the pinnacle of the PowerPC, an Xserve G5 (serving duty as a Stratum 2 ntpd server). Attending as an exhibitor is a lot different. In some ways better (I got to interact face-to-face with at least 200 people—after that I ran out of my 'time tokens'), and in some ways worse (I only got to see about 10% of the exhibits—if that). But I made this video summarizing my experience: [...] ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1103 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Games_Factorio_EVE_Vanguard_BELTFED_and_More.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Games_Factorio_EVE_Vanguard_BELTFED_and_More.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Games: Factorio, EVE Vanguard, BELTFED, and More⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 19, 2026 * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Factorio_gets_a_full_ARM64_Linux_port_to_play_anywhere -_especially_nice_for_the_Steam_Frame_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Wube Software gave Factorio something players have been asking for 11 years - a full ARM64 Linux port to play anywhere, which is ready for the Steam Frame. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Extraction_shooter_EVE_Vanguard_starts_Alpha_in November_-_Linux_supported_with_the_anti-cheat_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Online extraction shooters are still a genre pretty lacking on SteamOS / Linux, but EVE Vanguard will be another you can add to your wishlist. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Factory_defence_in_BELTFED_looks_juicy_as_you_take_down millions_of_bugs_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ A genre blending roguelike that casts players as a rogue AI automating an escalating war against waves of bugs - BELTFED is an instant wishlist. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Dune:_Awakening_v1.5_brings_a_full_single-player_mode and_much_more_customization_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ A big day for what was previously an MMO, Dune: Awakening version 1.5 has been released expanding the game to let you play however you want. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Nuke_your_neighbours_in_the_massively_multiplayer_RTS game_'OpenFront'_now_on_Steam_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ OpenFront has jumped over from being a browser game to a Steam release, and I can see it easily sucking away lots of my time firing off nukes at my neighbours. Note: personal purchase. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Raw_Fury_to_publish_Dungeon_Automata,_auto_battler meets_logic-based_visual_scripting_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Raw Fury announced they're publishing the very unique looking Dungeon Automata, that blends dungeon crawling with visual scripting for auto battling. What a thoroughly odd combination - but it looks really cool and different. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Gears_of_War:_E-Day_final_system_requirements_revealed |_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Gears of War: E-Day has gone gold, making it ready for release - and now the final system requirements have been revealed. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Build_a_city_on_top_of_a_giant_creature_in_The_Crab_is Walking_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ From the developers of the rather good The King is Watching, an apocalypse city-builder with giant creatures! The Crab is Walking sounds fun. This was an instant add-to-wishlist for me! * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ SteamOS_0.3.0_for_Steam_Frame_released_| GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Valve are now beginning to announce SteamOS updates for the Steam Frame, with the first public notification being SteamOS 0.3.0 for Steam Frame. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1201 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ GNU/Linux Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 19, 2026 * § Kernel Space / File Systems / Virtualization⠀➾ o ⚓ Bootlin ☛ Device_tree_addons:_describing_non-discoverable_addon boards_and_connectors⠀⇛ Lots of embedded devices exist that have a connector for addon boards: BeagleBone Black Capes and Raspberry Pi Hats are just some common de facto standards, each with a whole ecosystem of base boards and addon boards that can be mixed and matched in countless ways. * § Graphics Stack⠀➾ o ⚓ Mike_Blumenkrantz:_Out_Of_Jail⠀⇛ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Q3: Big Updates⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Hi. Long time no see. I’ve been in Big Triangle jail for the past several months, but now I’m out and “free” once again. I can feel the news sites trembling. I can hear the RSS readers dinging. That’s right. SGC is back. ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Future Posts⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ I had a lot of plans going into 2026. I promised cool stuff. I promised a new level of insanity. I’ll give you a couple weeks to prepare yourselves, but it’s coming, and you are not prepared. * § Games⠀➾ o ⚓ Geeky Gadgets ☛ Bazzite_44_Enables_HDMI_2.1,_Variable_Refresh Rates_and_More⠀⇛ The latest Bazzite 44 update brings a host of enhancements aimed at improving gaming compatibility, hardware support and overall user experience. Gardiner Bryant highlights key additions like the Input Plumber, which simplifies controller management and input remapping and the SteamOS Manager, offering streamlined session switching and TDP control for better performance and energy efficiency. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o ⚓ Ryan Himmelwright ☛ My_Path_Back_to_Daily_Driving_Linux_(2026)⠀⇛ After several years with various MacBooks as my main computer, I think I’ve started to shift back to a Linux computer as my ‘daily driver’ again. To be clear, I still own and even use my MacBook often. However, for the last month or two, I’ve defaulted to my nixOS laptop, and used the Mac secondarily. Here’s how (from what I recall), that long road back has unfolded. * § Debian Family⠀➾ o ⚓ Petter_Reinholdtsen:_Long_term_storage_of_Mattermost_messages with_Noark_5_XML⠀⇛ It is said that those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it, a quote often attributed to the American philosopher George Santayana. And to remember the past, records must be maintained and kept accessible to learn from. With this in mind, it is no wonder that archivists worldwide consider it crucial to ensure the archival records are both complete and accurate, with a constant frustration caused by the knowledge that the archives are neither due to challenges in tracking down and collecting what should be archived. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1324 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/_Good_Enough_File_System_for_OpenBSD_and_NetBSD_on_Netbook.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/_Good_Enough_File_System_for_OpenBSD_and_NetBSD_on_Netbook.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ "Good Enough File System" for OpenBSD and NetBSD on Netbook⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 19, 2026 * ⚓ Undeadly ☛ GEFS,_the_"Good_Enough_File_System"_on_the_horizon_for OpenBSD⠀⇛ Filesystems on OpenBSD have come in two varieties, UFS1 or UFS2. Ori Bernstein has set out to possibly introduce a new option, the "Good Enough File System", which Ori describes as [...] * § NetBSD⠀➾ o ⚓ Peter Hofmann ☛ NetBSD_on_my_Netbook⠀⇛ I wanted to try something new and different. I'm running Linux for over 25 years now (and almost 20 years exclusively Linux on my PCs at home), my servers are on OpenBSD for almost ten years, and I had toyed with FreeBSD every now and then. And then there's the distant past with DOS, OS/2, and Windows, of course. But NetBSD? Somehow slipped through the cracks. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1368 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Hardware_and_Gadgets_GrapheneOS_OpenMote_and_More.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Hardware_and_Gadgets_GrapheneOS_OpenMote_and_More.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Hardware and Gadgets: GrapheneOS, OpenMote, and More⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 19, 2026 * § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ o ⚓ Arduino ☛ Digitize_analog_gauge_readings_with_edge_AI⠀⇛ Expense calculations in the industrial world tend to be unintuitive to individuals, because service and maintenance often consume larger chunks of the budget than the equipment itself. For that reason, modifications to equipment are usually seen as too risky to justify — they can too easily impact serviceability. o ⚓ CNX Software ☛ OpenMote_–_An_ESP32-S3_programmable_universal remote_in_a_Wiimote_shell_(Crowdfunding)⠀⇛ Hat & Hammer has launched the OpenMote, an ESP32-S3- powered programmable universal remote that adopts the familiar, nostalgic form factor of a Nintendo Wiimote. It features WiFi, Bluetooth LE, an infrared (IR) transceiver, a 6-axis IMU, and Home Assistant integration, letting it control smart home devices and media centers and act as a Bluetooth gamepad without relying on cloud services. o ⚓ CNX Software ☛ ASUS_Ascent_QN10_mini_PC_is_powered_by_Qualcomm Snapdragon_X2_Elite_18-core_Armv9_processor⠀⇛ ASUS Ascent QN10 is the first mini PC powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite 18-core Armv9 processor with 80 TOPS of Hey Hi (AI) performance for backdoored Windows Copilot+ PCs. The powerful Arm computer ships with up to 32GB LPDDR5 memory and a 512GB to 2TB NVMe SSD. It supports up to four video outputs through one HDMI and three USB4 (40 Gbps) ports, and offers 2.5GbE and WiFi 7 networking, an audio jack, and a few extra USB 3.2/2.0 ports. o ⚓ Arduino ☛ Bring_ideas,_leave_inspired:_Maker_Faire_Bay_Area_2026 is_coming!⠀⇛ Are you ready for Maker Faire Bay Area? We sure are! The family-friendly festival of invention, creativity, and hands-on DIY culture – some call it the “the greatest show-and-tell on Earth” – is holding its special 20th anniversary edition this year, and we wouldn’t dare miss the celebrations.  o ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Review_of_Elecrow_ThinkNode_M9_QWERTY_terminal with_MeshCore_firmware⠀⇛ Last August, CNX Software covered the launch of the Elecrow ThinkNode M9, a standalone LoRa terminal running MeshCore firmware with a QWERTY keyboard, a color display, GPS, and a built-in 2,300mAh battery. Elecrow has now sent us two units (923 MHz version) for review, allowing us to test mesh communication right out of the box without relying on other nodes in the area. Besides being preloaded with MeshCore, what sets the M9 apart from the earlier ThinkNode M1 and M5 is that it is fully standalone. Users can type messages, read messages, and share location directly from the device itself, without pairing it to a smartphone over Bluetooth as with previous models. In this review, we will go through an unboxing before using MeshCore through field testing in a 3-node network mixing hardware from different brands to evaluate MeshCore firmware mesh capability. o ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ nRF54LC10A_SoC_features_Cortex-M33,_RISC- V_coprocessor,_Bluetooth_LE,_Thread_and_Zigbee⠀⇛ Nordic Semiconductor has expanded its nRF54L Series with the nRF54LC10A, an entry-level multiprotocol SoC aimed at compact, cost-sensitive IoT devices. The chip integrates a 128MHz Arm Cortex-M33, a 128MHz RISC-V coprocessor, 1MB of non-volatile memory, 192KB of RAM, and a 2.4GHz radio supporting Bluetooth LE, Thread, Zigbee, Matter, and proprietary protocols. o ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Coin-sized_Radxa_rCore-Q8550_module_features_48- TOPS_NPU_and_PCIe_Gen_4⠀⇛ Described by Radxa as its flagship edge AI module, the rCore-Q8550 targets robotics and machine vision with the Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS8550 platform and an optional Hexagon AI processor delivering up to 48 Dense INT8 TOPS. The 36 x 32mm module also supports up to 16GB of LPDDR5X, 128GB of UFS 3.1 storage, PCIe Gen 4, and six four-lane MIPI-CSI interfaces. o ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Everything_is_better_with_lasers⠀⇛ Back in August 2024 we launched RP2350, our latest secure microcontroller. At the same time, we kicked off our first of two Hacking Challenges centred around defeating the security measures we’d built into RP2350. The challenge was fun and informative, and multiple winners were awarded, leading us to respin RP2350 to fix most of the breaks that were found in the chip. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Making_A_Digital_Music_Player_For_Cassette_Decks⠀⇛ In the cross-over between the era of tapes into that of MP3s, you’d see quite a few of those special cassette tapes that were actually digital music players inside. Some simply provided a 3.5 mm input, while others were complete MP3 players or Bluetooth receivers that just happened to also output to the magnetic read head of a cassette player. Recently [Jonathan Rowny] decided to make his own version of the latter. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Brain_Control_Your_Appliance,_Sort_Of⠀⇛ The instrumentation amplifier is where the main value is. You probably can’t just hook biosensors up to an ESP-32 analog input. The software, too, does a lot of heavy lifting for signal processing. Once you have reliable indicators that an eye or muscle moved, the rest is pretty simple. o ⚓ Jake Howard ☛ Building_a_Dashboard_for_my_Fridge⠀⇛ However, plenty of what I do is on a computer, and probably hosted on my home server. My partner has had a physical calendar in our kitchen since we moved in together - but I never got on with it. Partly because my handwriting is so bad I'm not allowed to write on it, but mostly because it's not where I need it. If I'm at my desk, trying to organise something, I can't glance at the calendar to see what we're doing - I have to go to a different room on a different floor. We have a shared calendar in Nextcloud, but she didn't like having to get her phone out if we're downstairs planning our week. * § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ o ⚓ It's FOSS ☛ GrapheneOS_Isn't_Happy_With_Surveillance_Giant_Google Over_Pixel's_Widening_Head_Start⠀⇛ GrapheneOS is calling out Surveillance Giant Google over its negligence in providing certain patches. * § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Hackaday_Podcast_Episode_387:_Superhuman_Clocks,_CAN In_USB-C,_And_The_Joys_Of_Bare_Metal⠀⇛ This week, Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi start the episode off by discussing the latest CircuitPython developments before covering some impressive reverse engineering efforts, the benefits of modeling your projects in 3D, and some of the most incredible timepieces that have ever graced the pages of Hackaday. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1567 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Inside_Linux_AI_OS_I_tested_a_distro_with_built_in_local_AI.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Inside_Linux_AI_OS_I_tested_a_distro_with_built_in_local_AI.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Inside Linux-AI OS: I tested a distro with built-in local AI⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Sep 19, 2026 Quoting: Inside Linux-AI OS: I tested a distro with built-in local AI - ZDNET — When you think of Linux, AI probably doesn’t come to mind. Some distributions have even taken a hard stance against AI playing any role in the OS. For example, the maintainer of Void Linux orphaned over 100 packages due to their use of AI, which breaks the distribution’s AI policy. But some distributions have embraced AI. In some cases, it’s usually just the inclusion of an AI chatbot, whereas in others (such as Shadowfetch), AI plays a much more important role. And then there’s Linux-AI OS. Read_On! ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1605 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/LibreOffice_Conference_2026_Videos_and_Software_Freedom_Day_202.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/LibreOffice_Conference_2026_Videos_and_Software_Freedom_Day_202.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ LibreOffice Conference 2026 Videos and Software Freedom Day 2026 Celebrated by LibreOffice⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 19, 2026 * ⚓ Document Foundation ☛ First_batch_of_videos_from_the_LibreOffice Conference_2026⠀⇛ Last week we had the LibreOffice Conference 2026 in Pordenone, northern Italy. It was a great event – thanks to the local organising team! And now we’ve started editing and uploading videos of the talks to our YouTube channel. * ⚓ Document Foundation ☛ Software_Freedom_Day_2026:_What_Freedoms_Does Libreoffice_Offer⠀⇛ Today, 19 September, is Software Freedom Day, a special day that the free software community celebrates every year on the third Saturday in September all over the world. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1642 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Linux_95_lightweight_distribution_recreating_the_Windows_95_exp.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Linux_95_lightweight_distribution_recreating_the_Windows_95_exp.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Linux 95 – lightweight distribution recreating the Windows 95 experience⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Sep 19, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Linux_95⦈_ Quoting: Linux 95 - lightweight distribution recreating the Windows 95 experience - LinuxLinks — The distribution is based on Tiny Core Linux and supplements Tiny Core’s software collection with packages from the FLinux repository. The project aims to provide a deliberately retro desktop experience without attempting to emulate Windows itself. Linux 95 uses the IceWM window manager together with the Xorg display server. Despite its visual inspiration, the underlying software stack is contemporary. The distribution supports x86 systems from the 486 onwards. The system is deliberately small. It makes Linux 95 suitable for older hardware as well as users interested in lightweight and retro- styled systems. Wi-Fi and ALSA audio support are included. Preinstalled software includes SeaMonkey, nano, DOSBox, FLWriter, FLPlayer, XMMS and ROX-Filer. Additional Tiny Core extensions can be installed using Tiny Core’s extension management tools. Read_On! ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡿⠿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⠀⣶⣾⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣥⣭⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣦⡀⢠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠭⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1715 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Linux_fixed_a_Windows_frustration_I_didn_t_know_I_had.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Linux_fixed_a_Windows_frustration_I_didn_t_know_I_had.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Linux fixed a Windows frustration I didn’t know I had⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 19, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Tux,_Credit:_Pexels⦈_ I don’t know about you, but when I tuned into this week’s episode of The Full Nerd I was mostly just excited to hear about the Steam Frame. I haven’t bought a VR headset since the Quest 2 but I’m still curious about the state of VR gaming, and I’m sorely tempted to buy a Frame despite the eye-watering $1,000+ price tag. But as it turns out, I was a lot more excited to hear about Linux! My colleague (and TFN fill-in host) Adam Patrick Murray chatted a bit about his time testing a System76 laptop running Linux on this week’s episode, and I was intrigued by the way the automatic tiling window manager works in System76’s Pop_OS distro. I’d heard about tiling window managers over the years, but never really understood what the fuss was about. After all, Windows lets you drag and drop windows wherever you want, and with Windows 11’s Snap Layouts I find myself nearly overwhelmed with options on how to lay out running apps on my desktop. Why would I want to cede control of where and how my windows appear to my PC? 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For those unfamiliar with miracle-wm, it’s a tiling window manager built around the Wayland compositor Mir, created to be a “hackable and flashy” alternative to other tiling WMs, like hyprland and sway. The overview mode gives users an easy way to select windows and workspaces. One tap of the action key (configured in the config file) enters a window selector, while a double tap of the action key will enter a workspace selector. * ⚓ [Repeat] PC World ☛ Linux_fixed_a_Windows_frustration_I_didn't_know_I had⠀⇛ But in Pop_OS I discovered the option to turn on a tiling window manager that automatically resizes and moves your open windows to make space for every new one you open, and I kind of fell in love. Because as simple as it sounds, that basic automation eliminates 5-10 seconds of thought, effort and distraction every time I launch a new program. That’s not a big difference if it only happens once or twice, but this week I’ve noticed it actually happens 10-20 times a day. That’s adding up to ten or fifteen minutes of wasted time and effort saved every week, as well as noticeably less wasted thought and annoyance during my day-to-day work. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1832 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/My_5_favorite_Linux_distros_for_AI_and_why.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/My_5_favorite_Linux_distros_for_AI_and_why.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ My 5 favorite Linux distros for AI – and why⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Sep 19, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Pop!_OS⦈_ Quoting: My 5 favorite Linux distros for AI - and why - ZDNET — No matter how hard you try, it’s becoming harder to escape the pull of AI. It’s embedded in most apps, services, and operating systems we use. AI is in Windows as Copilot, in MacOS as Apple Intelligence, and AI is also starting to make its way into Linux. The good news is that most Linux distributions don’t have the technology so embedded into their systems that it can’t be ignored or removed. Read_On! ⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⣁⣿⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣯⣽⣽⣯⣽⣭⣯⣽⣭⣯⣯⣽⣭⣯⣭⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣥⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢠⣤⡤⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠘⠛⠃⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣭⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⠛⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡁⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣤⣤⠿⠻⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡝⠋⠝⣿⣿⠏⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠙⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣽⣿⣿⡦⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⢾⣿⠛⠛⢻⣷⣿⠟⢿⣥⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣿⢷⣿⣿⣿⣵⡿⠓⠈⠀⡀⠀⠸⠿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢤⡆⠀⡀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠑⠒⠻⢿⣧⠀⠀⠉⣀⣘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢟⣋⢻⣿⣿⣯⣾⣿⠿⡏⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣶ ⠈⠀⢀⣽⣿⣶⣿⣷⣶⣷⣤⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠻⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣭⣿⣾⣿⡟⠄⠁⠻⠿⣠⣽⣿⣿⣿⣬⣠⣶⣠⣿⣣⣀⢀⣠⣤⣴⣿⣷⣶⣿⣶⠖⣿⠟ ⣀⣤⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣄⡀⠺⠗⠀⠀⠀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣒⣾⣠⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⢿⣿⠀⠀⠀⢀⠄⣙⣿⣿⣿⣝⠹⠝⢯⣿⣟⣫⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠈⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡛⠷⣄⠀⠀⠷⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠌⠀⠀⠐⢶⡄⢘⣴⣿⡿⠍⢽⢶⡵⠦⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡦⣄⣀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⡟⣦⣄⣾⣿⣯⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⠁⠀⠀⣘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⢛⣻⣿⣷⣶⣄⡀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⡉⠀⢛⣿⣿⡟⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢯⠛⢉⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠉⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠃⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠀⢼⣿⣇⣀⣿⣛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣋⠌⠀⠈⠀⠞⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣙⣽⣿⣿⣿⣧⣴⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⢻⣧⡐⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿ ⣧⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣥⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣦⣄⣰⣴⣄⣸⣿⣿⣾ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⣀⣤⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣀⣿⣟⡟⣿⡹⢿⣭⣭⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢿⢿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⡯⠙⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⡼⢟⠟⠟⠛⡟⡋ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⢺⣿⣽⠛⡶⢹⣳⣾⡄⡞⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⡿⠿⠛⠛⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠛⠙⡿⠹⠛⠉⢛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣴⣦⣿⣾ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡍⣹⡎⡟⣿⠉⢽⡏⠉⣿⠉⣿⠉⢙⡏⠙⣿⠹⢹⡏⢹⣿⣻⣿⠉⢹⡏⢌⣟⠩⣻⠀⠈⡇⠉⣿⠉⢹⡋⢉⣟⢙⣷⠀⢸⠀⠀⣦⠀⢱⠈⠀⣿⡿⢿⣿⢻⣿⡟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1891 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/My_6_favorite_Microsoft_Office_alternatives_for_Linux_and_why.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/My_6_favorite_Microsoft_Office_alternatives_for_Linux_and_why.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ My 6 favorite Microsoft Office alternatives for Linux – and why⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Sep 19, 2026 Quoting: My 6 favorite Microsoft Office alternatives for Linux - and why - ZDNET — The office suite is a tool unlike any other. It’s an absolute requirement for many, a necessity for some, and a convenience to others. Without an office suite, things would be more challenging than you can imagine. Think about it: writing a book in a text editor (I’ve tried), creating a spreadsheet in a desktop publishing app (don’t bother), or developing a presentation with a graphics editor (sure, why not?). Read_On! ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1924 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/OpenSUSE_Open_Build_Service_GAFAM_and_Planet_News_Roundup.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/OpenSUSE_Open_Build_Service_GAFAM_and_Planet_News_Roundup.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ OpenSUSE: Open Build Service, GAFAM, and Planet News Roundup⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 19, 2026 * ⚓ Medium ☛ Fixing_a_UTF-8_Encoding_Crash_in_OBS’s_Workflow_YAML Downloader⠀⇛ A few weeks ago I picked up my first real bug in the Open_Build Service (OBS) codebase, part of the openSUSE project: a production crash that had been showing up on Errbit every time a Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub workflow config with the “wrong” character in it got synced. Here’s what broke, why it broke, and how the fix closed it out. § The bug⠀➾ OBS lets you wire up a Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub repository so pushes trigger a workflow, things like package rebuilds via webhooks. When that webhook fires, Workflows:: YAMLDownloader pulls down the workflow's YAML config file from Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub and writes it to a Tempfile so OBS can parse it. * ⚓ Medium ☛ Eight_Modules,_One_Summer:_My_Amazon_ML_Summer_School_2026 Journey⠀⇛ The email came on July 2nd. The program didn’t start till July 11th, so I had a few days to just sit with it. Getting in wasn’t one step - Amazon first ran an SOP and Resume screening round that narrowed about 134,000 applicants down to 30,000, then an online assessment cut that down to the final 3,000. Clearing that assessment is what actually got me in. * ⚓ OpenSUSE ☛ Planet_News_Roundup⠀⇛ This week highlights the release of Agama 24 with a two-for-one announcement covering versions 23 and 24, the beta release of Plasma 6.8 along with its first “This Week in Plasma” review, the first bug-fix update of KDE Gear 26.08 plus feature overviews of Kdenlive and Minuet, the Tumbleweed week 37 review and a September ARM update roundup, Intel’s OpenVINO 2026.4.0 release, the openSUSE Kudos report for August, the reveal of the GNOME 51 wallpapers, and a fond farewell to the Linux Hispano comic strip after 1,144 installments. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1990 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/PearOS_is_the_MacOS_of_Linux_and_the_latest_version_is_better_t.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/PearOS_is_the_MacOS_of_Linux_and_the_latest_version_is_better_t.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ PearOS is the MacOS of Linux, and the latest version is better than ever⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Sep 19, 2026 Quoting: PearOS is the MacOS of Linux, and the latest version is better than ever - ZDNET — As my regular readers know, I love a beautiful UI. It may seem shallow, but a gorgeous desktop environment makes what could be a drudge of a day a bit more enjoyable. For instance, when Apple released Liquid Glass, I was thrilled. And then System76 one-upped Apple with Frosted Glass. A developer even gave GNOME the glassy look with Aura Glass. Read_On! ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2024 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Programming Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 19, 2026 * ⚓ Yossi Kreinin ☛ Unit_tests_mark_territory_more_than_squash_bugs⠀⇛ But we could look at it from another angle — how is software actually tested, and why? I mean, if you don’t care about bugs, you could have no tests at all, which indeed was fairly common till the 2010s. Now, on the other hand, you have unit tests roughly doubling the size of the code base on average. What happened, and what does this testing buy the programmers doing it? Unit testing definitely doesn’t do much in terms of squashing non-trivial bugs, for two reasons: [...] * ⚓ Tyler Sticka ☛ That_Tear-Off_Tab_Copy_Button_Effect⠀⇛ I won’t dive deeply into how the effect works, as the details are pretty specific to my site. At a high level, I’m applying the same jagged clip-path to the button and an element matching the page background color, placing them in the same grid cell, then translating and rotating the button alone. * ⚓ Daniel Lemire ☛ Faster_JSON_parsing_with_SVE2_on_ARM_processors⠀⇛ ARM processors, like those in your phone, have instructions capable of processing several elements at once (SIMD). These instructions are called NEON. But many newer processors have a different SIMD extension called SVE. * ⚓ Ian Erik Varatalu ☛ Labeled_matches:_why_is_this_not_in_every_regex engine?⠀⇛ The state machine is a way to pay the expensive part up front, such that execution is extremely fast. What I like about this the most is that it barely differs from the way RE# normally works, we get SIMD acceleration, simplifications and everything else to these methods as well, for free. It's like it was always meant to be. Algebraically the label is a glorified empty string, a marker at the end of each member that changes nothing about the union, but survives into the derivatives and ends up as metadata on whichever states accept. the code is there if you're curious. * ⚓ FOSS Force ☛ What’s_Wrong_with_Microsoft's_proprietary_prison_GitHub ?⠀⇛ GNU Project founder Richard Stallman and developer Jacob Bachmeyer argue that Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub’s licensing guidance, nonfree JavaScript, Hey Hi (AI) services, and centralized workflows undermine software freedom. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2104 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/RHEL_Fedora_and_Flatpaks.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/RHEL_Fedora_and_Flatpaks.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ RHEL, Fedora, and Flatpaks⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 19, 2026 * ⚓ Jakub Steiner ☛ Building_Flatpaks_Locally⠀⇛ I like to run my Linux_as_an_operating_system, so I usually resort to toolbox for packages and development. However flatpak-builder is distributed as a flatpak itself, so here's how you can go about building flatpaks yourself for when GNOME Nighlies are not enough. On GNOME OS, some developer tools like git and toolbox are in the base image. * ⚓ Christian Hofstede-Kuhn ☛ No_Proxmox_Backup_Client_for_RHEL?_Hold_My Container_Runtime⠀⇛ I have a server running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 on aarch64, because apparently choosing an enterprise distribution was not enough. I also wanted the architecture to make package availability interesting. I will call it server01 here. Hostnames and repository addresses in the examples and log excerpts are anonymized. I also have a Proxmox Backup Server. The goal was simple: back up the machine to PBS, with encryption and incremental uploads, using the infrastructure I already have. The missing piece was a convenient native Proxmox Backup Client package for this particular combination of operating system and architecture. There was, however, a container image with the client inside it. You can probably see where this is going. * ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Red_Hat_OpenShift_networking:_Default_OVN-Kubernetes_vs. Cilium_operator⠀⇛ As platform engineering teams scale their Red Hat OpenShift environments to support microservices, Hey Hi (AI) workloads, and declarative multi-cluster management with Cluster API (CAPI), decisions around Container Network Interface (CNI) architecture carry far-reaching consequences. In modern enterprise Kubernetes, networking is the foundation of your cluster's security posture, application performance, and operational visibility. * ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Matching_OpenShift_edge_topologies_to_your_physical footprint⠀⇛ In Red_Hat_edge_platforms:_Choosing_the_right_one_for_your_use case, we discussed multiple options with Red_Hat_Device_Edge. Now let's take a closer look at the topologies of Red_Hat OpenShift and where each one fits. * ⚓ Red Hat ☛ What_did_Hey_Hi_(AI)_cost_you_this_quarter? [Ed: Slop promotion]⠀⇛ "What did Hey Hi (AI) cost us this quarter?" That question lands in every platform team's lap eventually, and most teams can't answer it. The CFO isn't trying to be difficult when they ask, but they do need a number, broken down by department, and they need it before the next board meeting. * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Beyond_OCR:_Achieving_98%_billing_accuracy_with GroundX_and_Red_Hat_OpenShift_AI [Ed: Slop also]⠀⇛ When a utility provider changes a font or a customer submits a photo of a crumpled bill, these legacy systems break. To solve this, we need to move away from rigid string searches and toward semantic understanding. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2209 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Security_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Security_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Security Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 19, 2026 * ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Friday⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (.NET 10.0, coreutils, kernel, libevent, libsoup3, microcode_ctl, perl-Net- DNS, postgresql18, postgresql:16, postgresql:18, tomcat, and unbound), Debian (bind9, chromium, libapache2-mod-auth-openidc, nginx, xz-utils, and zip), Fedora (chromium, freeipmi, GitPython, gnatcoll, nodejs-undici, parted, python-django5, and sblim-cmpi-base), Mageia (imagemagick and python-starlette), Oracle (.NET 10.0, .NET 8.0, .NET 9.0, coreutils, corosync, firewalld, kernel, libevent, libsoup, microcode_ctl, nginx: 1.24, perl, perl:5.32, postgresql:16, postgresql:18, redis, rsync, rsyslog, tesseract, and unbound), Red Hat (vim), SUSE (alsa, chirp, chromium, cjose, cups, discount, firefox, gh, glibc, gvfs, jq, kernel, libcjose-devel, libmbedcrypto7, libpcap, mbedtls-2, netcdf, nodejs18, openai-codex, openvpn, pcre2, perl-net-dns, sngrep, tiff, and znc), and Ubuntu (bison, bubblewrap, and gst-plugins-good1.0). * ⚓ SANS ☛ HTTP_QUERY_Method:_The_Grey_Zone_Between_GET_And_POST.,_(Fri, Sep_18th)⠀⇛ * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Brevo_Supply_Chain_Attack_Injects_Malware_Into_100,000 Websites⠀⇛ Hackers used a compromised API key to deploy a Clownflare worker that injected malicious scripts. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ In_Other_News:_Ransomware_Developer_Sentenced, Plugin4Shell_Hey_Hi_(AI)_Attack,_Critical_SAP_Flaw⠀⇛ Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Mandiant's 2026 Hey Hi (AI) risk report, PhantomRaven malware used by bug bounty hunter, WordPress plugin bug exploited. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Check_Point,_Kaspersky,_Tanium_Patch_Product Vulnerabilities⠀⇛ Check Point Security Management and Log Servers are affected by a critical vulnerability that can allow remote code execution with root privileges. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Critical_Orkes_Conductor_Vulnerability_Exploited_in Attacks⠀⇛ CVE-2026-58138 is an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability that attackers can exploit via inline workflow definitions. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ NightmareStresser_DDoS_Service_Disrupted_in International_Operation⠀⇛ Active since at least 2022, NightmareStresser was one of the longest-running DDoS-for-hire services in the world. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ 23_Million_User_Records_Compromised_in_Gyazo_Data Breach⠀⇛ Gyazo maker Helpfeel said the attacker exploited a vulnerability in its image upload server to gain unauthorized access. * ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Are_AIs_Still_Struggling_with_CAPTCHAs?⠀⇛ Anthropic’s recent security-incident document contains a bit about how CAPTCHAs are still frustrating Claude. * ⚓ Cybersecurity_Threat_Advisory:_KATARU_IoT_malware⠀⇛ KATARU is a newly identified IoT malware family that targets internet-facing Linux devices and recruits them into Mirai- style DDoS botnets. It commonly gains access through exposed Telnet services protected by weak or default credentials. * ⚓ Cybersecurity_Threat_Advisory:_Linux_kernel_RDS_vulnerability⠀⇛ * ⚓ Hacker News ☛ Public_Exploits_Released_for_Four_Linux_Kernel_Flaws_That Enable_Local_Root⠀⇛ The flaws are called DirtyAH6, TUNderflow, PPPoEject, and DiagSpill. Researcher Asim Manizada found them and reported them to the Linux kernel security team in mid-July. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2331 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Slimbook_Executive_report_15_The_good_streak_did_not_last.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Slimbook_Executive_report_15_The_good_streak_did_not_last.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Slimbook Executive report 15 - The good streak did not last⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Sep 19, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇slimbook_executive⦈_ Quoting: Slimbook Executive report 15 - The good streak did not last — Back in the day, when you wanted to connect to a Wi-Fi access point, you'd click on it, and Plasma would show you the password prompt in the center of your screen. But this wasn't modern or ergonomic enough, so the KDE team aped Windows, and now, you input your password in the bottom-right corner. Inconvenient and ugly, and pointless, as the UI moves under your fingers (a big ergonomic no- no), plus the list of access point constantly gets updated, by signal strength (another no-no). What does this mean in practice? When I wanted to connect to an access point halfway doing the list, it took me something like 10 attempts to succeed just writing my password, because the list would keep jumping, and the input field focus would get lost. TL;DR: Here we have yet another example of pointless modern anti-design that goes against simple logic. 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That principle is at the heart of our next-generation enterprise data lake stack. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Canonical_improving_Ubuntu_Linux_Desktop_stability under_memory_pressure_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Canonical developers have been working to improve Ubuntu Linux Desktop performance, specifically when under memory pressure making it a bit smarter. Hopefully in future if you run out of memory, it won't just kill off things you're actually using - like the entire desktop environment (woops). Writing in a post on the Discourse Forum, Canonical developer Jean Baptiste Lallement announced some changes for the upcoming Ubuntu 26.10 release. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2452 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Software_Freedom_Day_2026_Celebrated_in_At_Least_Four_Continent.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Software_Freedom_Day_2026_Celebrated_in_At_Least_Four_Continent.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Software Freedom Day (2026) Celebrated in At Least Four Continents⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 19, 2026, updated Sep 19, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Students_lined_up_to_register_at_the_Software_Freedom_Day 2011_event_in_the_University_of_Santo_Tomas,_Manila,_Philippines⦈_ From what we've been able to gather, there are South_American_events celebrating_Software_Freedom_Day_today/this_coming_week. There are also some_in Europe_and_North_America and in_Australia_two_such_events_have_already_ended. █ =============================================================================== Image source: Students_lined_up_to_register_at_the_Software_Freedom_Day_2011 event_in_the_University_of_Santo_Tomas,_Manila,_Philippines The Document Foundation Planet: * ⚓ Software_Freedom_Day_2026:_What_Freedoms_Does_Libreoffice_Offer⠀⇛ Today, 19 September, is Software Freedom Day, a special day that the free software community celebrates every year on the third Saturday in September all over the world. It is a good opportunity to look at LibreOffice from a perspective that is often taken for granted: not what the software does, but what it allows users to do and what it does not impose on them. Free software is defined by four freedoms. 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The distribution targets newcomers, people migrating from Windows, students, and users who want a desktop that requires relatively little configuration after installation. KDE Plasma is supplied with a customised layout featuring a top panel and centred application dock. The project also provides its own branding, welcome experience, recovery facilities, hardware checks, diagnostic tools, and several predefined Plasma layouts. TR Linux uses the Calamares graphical installer and can be tested from a live environment before installation. Software is primarily managed through Debian’s APT package system, with KDE Discover providing a graphical interface. The default installation includes applications such as Firefox ESR, LibreOffice, Thunderbird, VLC, GIMP, Dolphin, and Timeshift. 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As of the time of writing, there are only four open regression reports for Plasma 6.8, which means either the release is already amazing, or people aren’t testing the beta release enough! You know what you need to do. :) Also, notice that we have bug fixes going into four concurrent Plasma releases right now. FOUR! That’s a lot of release management, but it seems like the Plasma team is up to the task! Read_On! ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2702 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Today in Techrights⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 19, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Straw_in_the_field⦈_ ⚓ Updated This Past Day⠀⇛ 1. ⚓ Slop_Ruins_Development_and_Reverse_Engineering,_It_Rewards_Retarded "Slop_Kiddies"_(to_Quote_Andy_‘TheFlow0’_Nguyen)⠀⇛ Slop is just a fatal cancer that kills the body, then dies with the body it killed 2. ⚓ Snooping_EPO_Management,_Sniffing_Up_Every_Staff_Action⠀⇛ It this a problem for whistleblowers? Of course. 3. ⚓ Don't_Do_That⠀⇛ Options do exist. 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Prolonged screen time can cause eye fatigue, dryness, and discomfort, making it important to give your eyes regular rest. Fortunately, Linux offers several utilities that can remind you to take periodic breaks. Safe Eyes is one such application, designed to help reduce eye strain by encouraging regular breaks during extended computer use. In this tutorial, we’ll explore Safe Eyes, its key features, and how to install and use it on Linux. * ⚓ ComiCSS ☛ comiCSS_#257:_Nobody_Will_Remember...⠀⇛ * ⚓ State-Isolated_KVM_Hypervisor_Architecture_for_Sparky_2026_06_(Assisted by_Surveillance_Giant_Google_AI) [Ed: There is no such thing as "Google AI", slop plagiarism is not AI and endorsing or relying on plagiarism is always bad]⠀⇛ * ⚓ Adam_Young:_Find_the_IP_address_of_a_machine_I_just_booted⠀⇛ I am booting VMs via qemu (no libvirt) and sometimes they don't tell me what IP address they got when booted. * ⚓ Jon_Chiappetta:_I_recently_learned_of_a_new_IP_address_space_in_case you_need_extra_internal_routing_addresses⠀⇛ 100.64.0.0/10 = 100.64.0.0 - 100.127.255.255 Thanks to Lawrence Systems who covered his own network setup! * ⚓ Why_can’t_I_access_192.168.0.1⠀⇛ 192.168.0.1 is the default address used by many routers to open their admin page, where you can change the Wi-Fi name and password, set up port forwarding or check the connection status. When it will not load, the cause is usually simple. * ⚓ Linuxize ☛ nice_and_renice_Commands_in_Linux:_Set_Process_Priority⠀⇛ Control GNU/Linux process priority with nice and renice. See how nice values work, start lower-priority jobs, and change the priority of running processes. * ⚓ dwaves.de ☛ get_overview_of_network_devices_nic⠀⇛ * ⚓ [Old] Andy Bell ☛ A_highly_configurable_switch_component_using_modern CSS_techniques⠀⇛ Safari Technology preview has recently added a native switch component with version 185 and 186, which is great! It’s going to be a long while before this is ready to rock on a production website though. Still, this collection of demos is worth enjoying. Here’s a video for those who don’t have the latest version of Safari Technology Preview. * ⚓ [Old] Gilles Chehade ☛ Decentralised_SMTP_is_for_the_greater_good⠀⇛ So YES, I’d rather see a lot more people self-host or rely on smaller geolocalized providers, spreading the SMTP network as much as possible across multiple operators in multiple countries. I don’t think everyone should self-host, I just think MORE people should self-host or move away from Big Mailer Corps into ANY other provider… so there is at least a bit of constraint for them to interoperate with operators outside their gang, as well as a financial risk for them IF they suddenly went rogue. I’ll say it again: [...] * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ These_50-year-old_Linux_commands_still_beat_modern alternatives⠀⇛ Many Linux commands we still use every day originated with Version 1 Unix, all the way back in 1971. Some still outperform their modern equivalents, either in pure processing speed or in other measures like availability and flexibility. Come with me on a trip through the ages, from the very early days of Unix, to see which tools endure, even in the face of stiff competition. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3224 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Valve_Quietly_Open_Sources_Its_Android_Compatibility_Layer.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Valve_Quietly_Open_Sources_Its_Android_Compatibility_Layer.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Valve Quietly Open-Sources Its Android Compatibility Layer⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Sep 19, 2026, updated Sep 19, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇lepton⦈_ Quoting: Valve Quietly Open-Sources Its Android Compatibility Layer — Yeah, Valve has not bothered putting out a proper announcement for this. I got to know about this thanks to Liam Squires-Hand, who covered it briefly yesterday. The gaming giant has open-sourced the Android compatibility layer it built for the recently launched Steam Frame. Lepton lets users play games exclusive to Android on Linux by launching them inside a container. Valve says most users will not interact with Lepton directly since the Steam client itself handles that job. The project is aimed at game developers who want to bring VR-focused Android titles over to Steam Frame, though the repository does note other use cases are possible. Read_On! GamingOnLinux: * ⚓ Lepton_from_Valve_to_run_Android_games_on_Linux_is_now_open_source⠀⇛ Valve have officially opened up the source code for Lepton, their compatibility layer to run Android games on Linux for the Steam Frame. It's available on their GitLab instance, under the MIT license for their code. Much like Proton for running Windows games on SteamOS / Linux, Valve have a laser-focus here specifically on getting Android games working, making it easy for developers to bring over their standalone games to the Steam Frame. How-To Geek: * ⚓ Valve's_new_open-source_tool_is_bringing_Android_games_to_Linux_and Steam⠀⇛ ou could soon see more mobile games on Steam. Valve has released Lepton, an open-source tool that brings Android games to Linux and, of course, Steam. The repository code is meant to help game developers port VR Android games to the newly available Steam Frame headset, which can run the titles independent of a PC. Valve notes Lepton isn't limited to VR or other purposes, but that they "were not the focus of development and may lack polish." You can't use the tool to run Android itself, as it only includes the "bare minimum" features needed to launch games, according to Valve. The company adds that everyday people should use Lepton built into the Steam client itself. More Update: * ⚓ Valve_has_open-sourced_Lepton,_its_tool_to_bring_Android_games_to Steam.⠀⇛ Valve has open-sourced Lepton, its tool to bring Android games to Steam. “Lepton is intended to help game developers bring their VR Android games to the Steam Frame,” Valve writes. “Lepton is not designed for general Android use, instead opting to keep the bare minimum functionality required to launch into games.” Developers have already used it to port Meta Quest games to the Steam Frame. But could it do more? * ⚓ Valve_'Lepton'_tool_brings_Android_games_to_Steam_Frame⠀⇛ Valve has just released its Lepton tool as an open-source resource for bringing Android-native games to Linux and, in turn, Steam. On GitHub, Valve has released Lepton as an open-source repository, allowing developers to use the tool primarily for porting games to the Steam Frame. Valve explains: [...] Also here: * ⚓ Valve_Quietly_Open-Sources_Its_Android_Compatibility_Layer⠀⇛ The Lepton project is aimed at game developers who want to bring VR-focused Android titles over to Steam Frame. ⢠⣶⣶⡆⣀⠀⣀⡀⢀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣤⣤⣤⣠⣤⡀⢀⠀ ⢸⣿⣿⡇⠛⠻⠟⠛⠛⠋⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠇⠘⠃ ⢰⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣦⣤⣤⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣶⣶⣶⣶⣦⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⠀⡄⠀⠀⢠⣄⣄⣤⣠⣀⣀⣄⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠈⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣁⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣉⣉⣉⣉⣁⣙⣉⣉⣉⣉⣀⣀⠀⠀⠰⠶⠷⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠆ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⢀⡀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠘⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠀⠀⢀⡁⣉⣉⣉⡉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢰⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⡆⠀⢈⣅⣍⣍⣉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠈⠁⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠰⡶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠰⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⢀⣀⢀⣀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⢨⣭⣭⣭⣭⣥⣠⣤⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢨⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢨⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠘⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3380 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Wine_11_18_Released.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/19/Wine_11_18_Released.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Wine 11.18 Released⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 19, 2026 * ⚓ Wine_11.18⠀⇛ The Wine development release 11.18 is now available. * ⚓ WINE Project (Official) ☛ Wine_11.18_Released⠀⇛ What’s new in this release: o More NTOSKRNL support for kernel drivers. o A wide range of fixes for various code correctness issues. o Some compatibility fixes in standard C headers. o Various bug fixes. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 3414 ➮ Generation completed at 02:50, i.e. 31 seconds to (re)generate ⟲