Q4OS 6.1 "Andromeda" released, based on Debian 13.1 "Trixie", with KDE Plasma 6.3.6 and Trinity desktop 14.1.5

https://q4os.org/blog.html#news250912

#q4os #debian #linux #kdeplasma #trinitydesktop #linuxdesktop #debiantrixie

With a little Debian VM magic (vmctl, pf, ssh), you can run Signal Desktop mostly seamlessly; even with a menu icon.

Write-up here 👉 https://geekyschmidt.com/post/signal-debian-vm-openbsd/

#OpenBSD #Debian #Signal #FOSS #Privacy

#linux #debian #ubuntu #meme

Been looking at https://mastodon.cr/@Linux/115169452668677399 and thinking that it's probably time to leave #Ubuntu and try something based outside of the #USJurisdiction .

I was hoping to stick with a #Debian based #LinuxDistro, but looks like that isn't possible.

Currently, I'm looking #AlpineLinux (https://www.alpinelinux.org) for no other reason than it looks nice, supports #flatpak and has native packages for some of the core apps/utilities that I currently use.

Somewhere I have a spare laptop so can try it on that first. A nice project for this weekend. 🙂

upgraded #mariadb from 10.5 to 10.6 on #debian #linux

#pve #pve8 #pve9 #airgapped #offline #airgap #debian #repository #apt #mirror #aptmirror #opensource #virtualization

https://gyptazy.com/blog/proxmox-in-air-gapped-environment-local-repository-mirror/

https://gyptazy.com/blog/debian-13-trixie-final-lxc-container-image-for-proxmox8-proxmox-9/

Just upgraded my test laptop to #Debian #Trixie. Upgrade process couldn't have been any smoother...or any more boring!

Will be upgrading the daily driver this week.

This is one of the reasons why I love Debian. Rock solid stability, predictable, and boring aren't just for servers!

#Linux

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A newly upgraded Debian Linux system running the hyfetch command line program. Hyfetch, a neofetch fork, prints the system's specs along with a Pride-colored Debian logo in a terminal.

@jhx happy birthday, #Debian!

Ceci n'est pas Linux.

#illumos #SmartOS #Debian #Linux

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The default Apache Debian index.html - but actually running inside a LX zone on SmartOS

Debian 13 "Trixie" released with official support for riscv64, HTTP boot support, 64-bit time_t ABI, GNOME 48, KDE Plasma 6.3, Xfce 4.20, LXQt 2.1, Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS

https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/release-notes/index.en.html

#debian #debian13 #linux

My home desktop - 1 March 2000 - a Pentium 233 MMX.
The OS was Debian Linux - you can see a printed Tux near the keyboard.
No broadband connection, just a 56k modem.
Iomega Zip drive - so I could download stuff at Uni and bring it back home.
One year later, this became my first 24/7 server.

#IT #SysAdmin #Linux #Debian #Throwback #Memories #Vintage #OldPhotos #OldTimes #OldNerd #OldMe #VintageSetup

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A late 1990s - early 2000s computer setup on a white desk, featuring a large beige Sony CRT monitor, a beige tower PC with front-facing floppy disk and CD-ROM drives, an external 56k modem, a beige keyboard, and various scattered items such as CDs, cables, and glasses. Behind the monitor is a large black Sony speaker, and a motorcycle poster hangs on the wall. The photo’s timestamp reads “1.3.2000.”

Proxmox VE 9.0 released based on Debian 13 "Trixie", with snapshots for thick-provisioned LVM shared storage, affinity rules in HA clusters, new fabrics function for SDN, support for adding new devices to a ZFS RAID-Z Pool with minor downtime

https://www.proxmox.com/en/about/company-details/press-releases/proxmox-virtual-environment-9-0

#proxmoxve #proxmox #debian13 #debian #hypervisor #virtualization

The release of Debian 13 "Trixie" is near as the Full Freeze starts on July 27th. The final release it set for August 9th.

Debian 13 will add official support for riscv64, a total amount of 11294 new packages, over 42821 packages will be updated, and it will transition to 64-bit time_t ABI

More informations on their release notes:
https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/release-notes/whats-new.en.html#what-s-new-in-the-distribution

#debian #debian13 #linux

Kubuntu shutting down gracefully – without forcing off the computer – following an insane zpool-scrub(8) command:

https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/issues/14481#issuecomment-3053530299

#Kubuntu #Ubuntu #Debian #ZFS #OpenZFS #zpool #scrub

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Photograph: task zpool:15021 blocked for more than 368 seconds (before a power off message)

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Photograph: The system will power off now! … then, task zpool:15021 blocked for more than 491 seconds. I waited, power off succeeded.

#BSD #UseBSD #RunBSD #unix #FOSS

While tidying up the cabinet in my studio, I found this box with 3 CDs. Alpha, of course, refers to the architecture. And there's a long story behind it that made me smile - which I'll publish on one of my blogs soon.

#FreeBSD #NetBSD #Debian #Alpha

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A CD jewel case labeled by hand with several operating system names and versions: "FreeBSD 5.3", "NetBSD 2.0", "Debian 'Testing' Sarge", and "ALPHA". The case insert contains 3 TDK CD-R Speed-X discs. The handwriting suggests the CD contains installation or boot media for Alpha architecture systems.

Added 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝟯 - 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲𝗡𝗔𝗦 𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗘 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘅 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮 to the 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲𝗡𝗔𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲𝗡𝗔𝗦 𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗘 article.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2024/04/20/truenas-core-versus-truenas-scale/#truenas-drama

#freebsd #freenas #truenas #linux #openzfs #server #trueos #debian #zfs #ubuntu

A client sends me an email:
"Do you remember that internal backup server you set up a few years ago? Could you log in and check if everything’s okay? I’m not seeing any errors, but I’m not sure if it’s actually working properly".

I have a vague memory of it - I’m guessing “a few years ago” is quite a high number.
They send me the credentials and I log in:

08:46:41 up 2957 days, 18:01, 1 user, load average: 7.09, 2.34, 1.50

And, surprisingly, no errors.
Everything is working correctly, backups are present, and the disks show no issues whatsoever.
Debian.
Boot date: 14/04/2017.

Impressive.

#Debian #Linux #Uptime #ServerUptime

This time it's #Debian with #Docker. I used to avoid containers, preferring to run services directly instead. But setting up backups made me appreciate the separation between the application data in image and persistent state in mounted volumes. The final piece that convinced me is the ability to self-host my own container registry with @forgejo@floss.social

I'm doing the initial setup through #Ansible (learned from @notthebee@tilde.zone), but specific applications are managed via dockge. The ambition to do every adjustment through playbooks burns out really fast when working with a single instance.