Das @mxlinux mit dem #liquorix Kernel macht schon richtig Freude.

🌀 https://liquorix.net/

#linux #kernel #debian

So, I'm trying #LibreWolf. Installed via packed on #Debian sid. This is done through something I didn't even knew existed: `extrepo`. There's a lot of 3rd party software there, I didn't even had the time to look at it all: https://salsa.debian.org/extrepo-team/extrepo-data/-/tree/master/repos/debian

At first launch nothing out of the ordinary happened. A normal #Firefox like window appeared. Except for two things:

* #DuckDuckGo is the default search engine
* #uBlockOrigin is already installed.

So far so good.

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Seit Tagen teste ich bereits wieder #Linux Distributionen. Weil ich die Nase voll davon hatte, wollte ich mich mit dem altbewährten #LinuxMint zufrieden geben. Doch die #Debian Edition erkennt bislang als erste und einzige nicht mal meine #WLAN Hardware. Schwach.

He was really happy with it. His face lit up when he saw the MediaWiki page show up on his work computer with the logo already customized with his company logo.

#Linux #Debian #MediaWiki

RT: https://social.retroedge.tech/objects/97e80d20-2ab5-4086-8686-57be34546a73

Since my #librenms was a complete failure.
Only got partial success on #NixOS
#Debian was a nogo

i found #ntopng
Presents all sorts of cool stats
And it doesn't blow my memory budget on my NixOS gateway/ firewall

Are there any more tools that are worth checking out?

@bazkie The #Debian installer offers this. #Ubuntu, on the other hand, has standardized on giving the first user unrestricted sudo access 20+ years ago.

I'm glad that more people are adopting and using #Linux, especially on the desktop, but poor security practice has been normalized.

📺 https://peer.adalta.social/w/3LVbW1ZJzfz5HSyVQUvJrK
🔗 [🇩🇪🇺🇸🇫🇷](https://p4u.xyz/ID_KFW5IVCB/1)
🔗 [ℹ️](https://www.journalduhacker.net/s/cakbhb/sudo_est_en_danger_et_tout_le_monde_sen")

Die Abhängigkeit von einem einzelnen Maintainer gefährdet die Grundfesten der Linux-Sicherheit.

#linux #opensource #security #debian #ubuntu

I am pretty sure it would work fine in Legacy mode.

Since UEFI is newer, I am guessing that is the recommendation... but will Linux work fine on Legacy boot with current kernels in the current year? Any reasons or features that I really should have with UEFI? Or is Legacy boot going to be fine?

#UEFI #boot #Linux #Dell #Optiplex #LinuxMint #Debian

Prompted by a news item that #GNU #Guix now supports 64-bit Hurd, I went back and checked the debian-hurd mailing list archives—it looks like it was about a month shy of 22 years ago that I got #Debian GNU/Hurd installed on some spare hardware. (This is the only documentation I checked, anything below is from memory, so the timeline/details may be wrong. Forgive me.)

At the time, the installation guide was a 10–15 page document of a series of commands that had to be typed in correctly, and which it was recommended to print out so that you'd have them in front of you; unfortunately, there was a "bug" in the document: if you printed it out, at least one very important command was too long for the page and got truncated. (This one bit me, but the mailing list set me right fairly quickly.) I installed it partly out of a whim to run a system that was as purely "GNU" as I could make it, and partly because my other project, a eBay-acquired Sun #SparcStation 5, was on hold while I waited for delivery of a Sun keyboard.

The thing that I remember most about the Hurd was that while it was mostly—as expected—Unix-like, you could also login as guest without a password and do some things. I thought this was very strange at the time, but having learned more since then about the history of computing, I now realize that it's very much in the vein of older systems and the culture surrounding them. The culture of communities around computer systems (both OSs and hardware) and software is still around—witness @stefano's efforts with bsd.cafe and illumos.cafe for a great example—but I think what's gone away, or at least become greatly attenuated, over the decades is the experience of community around literally using those systems.

I am, just, old enough to remember telnetting into the university mailserver (which ran #IRIX for some reason I can't fathom) both to check my mail and to run who to see who was around to talk to. Everything was local. In that sort of environment—to which GNU's history is heir—it absolutely makes sense to me to have a guest user: because I might have a guest, who, I don't know, wants to play nethack or something. That sort of shared use by a local community was already on the decline when I experienced it, and it quickly became less and less of the norm to the point it's now mostly nonexistent, at least statistically; but as I've noted elsewhere, we still see the relics of it in software and systems like vestigial appendices—has literally anyone ever actually used the talkd(8)/talk(1) that still comes installed (or is at least available) in 2026 with Unix-like systems, not excluding macOS?

Don't misunderstand me: I'm not complaining or being grumpy! Things change, the world changes, the way we interact with the world changes. That's life. If I have any point at all, it's that the sort of intentional communities we make on the internet are even more important when the default interaction is no longer with someone we might bump into on the way to class or work, or can easily buy a cup of coffee. Just remember that behind every post or chat message is a real person, with a family, with friends, with hopes and dreams—and yes, faults to deal with and forgive, just like us (just like me, for sure).

Not what I expected to write when I started out with the Hurd, but take it for what it's worth.

So if I have a #systemd service for mariadb running, is there some way I can figure out what the heck I installed that is using mariadb? Because I cannot remember to save my life. I mean, I guess I could try disabling it and see what breaks, but that could take a while.

Edit: Prob installed by the system, not me, gonna save it for a "feel like starting all over" day to mess with.

#linux #debian #incompetence

@venya You can use "aptitude why <packagename>" to see which packages depend *on* some specific package. So you could try for example "aptitude why mariadb-common" and then work your way back from there. See https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/aptitude/rn01re01.en.html

#Debian #Linux

How can they enforce this #os #ageverification bullshit? Sure, #apple, #google, and #microslop have the infrastructure to ID everyone, and maybe even #fedora and #ubuntu, but what about #Linux distros run by a small team or one person? What if I compile my own #lfs kernel? What if I write my own OS with blackjack and hookers? Will it soon become illegal to run #Linux or #BSD? I need to start downloading the entire #debian repository before it's too late...

Kali Linux führt optionale KI-Unterstützung ein
https://linuxnews.de/kali-linux-fuehrt-optionale-ki-unterstuetzung-ein/ #kalilinux #claude #ki #ai #debian #linux #linuxnews

Debian 13.2 ist da – das Upgrade für stabile Home-Server.

Sicherheitsupdates, optimiertes Paketmanagement und robustere Kernel-Module machen den Unterschied. Besonders für Home-Server, Langzeitbetrieb und alle, die Wert auf Sicherheit legen, ein Pflicht-Update.

Wer auf Effizienz und Zuverlässigkeit setzt, sollte jetzt updaten und von den Verbesserungen profitieren.

Checkt eure Systeme, sichert eure Daten und bringt eure Server auf den neuesten Stand.

#Debian #Linux #HomeServer

#CaliforniaLaw is written by people who are either very ignorant or very incompetent.

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1043

They have assumed that all operating systems are like Microsoft Windows 11, Android, or iOS; and have written legislation for operating systems where people download glorified WWW client 'apps', from 'stores', which use 'accounts' that they have with vendors or Microsoft/Google/Apple.

But the legislation *as worded* *also* covers everything from #Debian and #Ubuntu through #Arch Linux and #MobaXTerm to #FreeBSD and #NetBSD and #OpenBSD; where users anonymously use package managers or ports systems to install applications, written by developers, on operating systems, from 'publicly available internet website' repositories.

There is no age field in the GECOS data in master.passwd(5) of course, and the reality is that no BSD or Linux-based operating system has this concept of apps/stores/accounts.

#MidnightBSD #FreeSoftware #Unix #California #USLaw #AgeVerification #GDPR

I use #IRC channels for e.g. #Debian but the feature set is pretty limited, compared to xmpp. I never considered really using #matrix as it felt slow and buggy in my tests.

https://www.heise.de/news/sudo-rs-zeigt-Passwort-Sternchen-standardmaessig-Bruch-mit-Unix-Tradition-11192641.html

hier steht wie ihr bei debianartigen OS die sternchen anzeigen lassen könnt. ist super einfach.

https://hackershell.noblogs.org/post/2019/11/17/sternchen-beim-passwort/

#Linux #Debian #pwfeedback

Transparence totale : Mes utilisateurs n'ont rien senti passer (voir capture 2).

Modernité : PostgreSQL 15 géré proprement et Watchtower pour les mises à jour auto.

Scalabilité : Déploiement en un clic via Docker Compose.

Migrer 4000+ articles et une dizaine d'extensions sans perdre une miette de donnée, c'est ça le plaisir de l'auto-hébergement bien géré ! 🛠️✨

#SelfHosted #FreshRSS #Docker #Proxmox #SysAdmin #BlablaLinux #Databasus #Debian

Lightweight Distro BunsenLabs Carbon Is Here with Support for Wayland Sessions, Based on #Debian 13 https://9to5linux.com/bunsenlabs-carbon-is-here-with-support-for-wayland-sessions-based-on-debian-13

#Linux #OpenSource

Alt...

Screenshot of BunsenLabs Carbon with the Openbox window manager showing the right-click context menu and the Conky setup.

Morgen wäre der 3. Tag schönes Wetter und die ersten Leute werden fassungslos vor den geschlossenen Türen der Freibäder stehen. "Wozu zahle ich steuern!?“ und so fragen kommen auf.

Der pensionierte Bauarbeiter bastelt hier inzwischen an seinem Disneyland im Garten rum. Alle 45min hört man von ihm "Meiiiine Fresse!"

Ich installiere inzwischen meinen Rechner am offenen Fenster und bin "erledigt" laut Installer. Warum die immernoch bei #Debian im life-System einen Screenlook mit unbekanntem user-passwort drin haben? keine Ahnung. Hauptsache klicki bunti und bugs im workflow sind egal. "Meine Fresse!"

BunsenLabs Carbon has been released.

Download links:
https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic.php?id=9711

Release Notes:
https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic.php?id=9675

#bunsenlabs
#debian #carbon

Y'know what? As an #opensource #advocate and #tech enthusiast, it's genuinely awesome to see increased mainstream coverage of #Linux and #FreeBSD. Unfortunately, a lot of these articles are riddled with mistakes, misinformation, clickbait, and overall low quality. A few minutes ago, while catching up on tech news I came across one #ZDNet author's frequent posts on Linux and FreeBSD.

To emphasize my point, I am only going to focus on one article titled, "After decades on Linux, FreeBSD finally gave me a reason to switch operating systems."

The following passages stuck out like sore thumb:

1.) "FreeBSD is more challenging than Linux."

-But is it really? Subjective, particularly if coming from a GUI-driven Linux distribution. Frankly I find FreeBSD easier because of the excellent documentation and coherent design.

2.) "FreeBSD is Unix-like" but further down he states, "Essentially, FreeBSD is Unix, where Linux is based on Unix."

-Contradictory, incorrect, and confusing for newcomers. FreeBSD is Unix. Linux (neither the kernel nor OS) is based on Unix.

3.) "Think of FreeBSD as a more challenging version of Linux. This operating system doesn't hold your hand, so you might learn a thing or two as you install it and the software you require. Even for a seasoned Linux veteran like me, FreeBSD can often be a head-scratcher."

-Challenging because it's *different than Linux*? FreeBSD doesn't hold your hand? What about #Debian, #Gentoo, #Arch, heck even #RHEL? Since the author didn't mention it, I'm going to assume he did not check the FreeBSD Handbook and his "seasoned Linux" experience has been using a Linux desktop for a couple years. Also, head-scratcher?! Being an experienced Debian user, I'd be scratching my head too if I just decided to use Gentoo on a whim. The trauma of hand-configuring the xorg.conf file was real.

Finally, contrary to the article's title, the author ended up not switching to FreeBSD.

-Clickbait.

I am all for more people exploring FreeBSD and Linux. They are great OSes but it is critical the information being reported is both accurate and consistent. For reference the article is linked below.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/freebsd-linux-review/

Exosphere:

― aggregated patch and security update reporting
― basic system status across multiple Unix-like hosts via SSH

<https://exosphere.readthedocs.io/> | <https://github.com/mrdaemon/exosphere>

<https://untrusted.website/@mr_daemon/114980024541462116> @mr_daemon

<https://mastodon.social/@terminaltrove/114977286773333343> @terminaltrove

#Unix #Linux #BSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #Debian #Ubuntu #RedHat #macOS #Windows #SSH

Alt...

A frame from the animated demo at the Welcome page.

Happy #ilovefs day, everyone!

A huge thank you to all the amazing free software community members who build and distribute the software we use everyday.

A special thank you (because I like and use these projects) to the Xfce team, the GrapheneOS developers, the Fedora and openSUSE community, the LibreOffice community, and the wonderful people behind the BSDs.

On another year of awesome free and open source software.

#opensource #freesoftware #linux #bsd #fedora #opensuse #archlinux #gentoo #voidlinux #debian #ubuntu #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #almalinux #rockylinux #libreoffice #grapheneos #xfce #gnome #kdeplasma #lxqt

It appears Linux root-on-ZFS is a mess. No standard way to do it. Kernel updates require recompiling ZFS. Boot environments are a cornucopia of constantly evolving hacks.

If you're actually using #ZFS on root, on #Debian, what's your preferred hack to make that happen? #sysadmin

I suspect #openzfsmastery might need to assume root on extFS and data on ZFS, leaving root-on-ZFS for the advanced user or a terminal chapter.

OpenMediaVault 8 "Synchrony" released, based on Debian 13, with WPA3 authentication support for wireless networks, linux-cpupower instead of cpufrequtils, and several improvements

https://www.openmediavault.org/?p=4002

#openmediavault #debian #debiantrixie #linux

Proxmox Backup Server 4.1 released with user-based traffic limiting, configurable parallelism for verify jobs, bandwidth rate limiting for S3 endpoints

https://proxmox.com/en/about/company-details/press-releases/proxmox-backup-server-4-1

#proxmox #proxmoxbackup #debian #linux #linuxserver

@stefano This is indeed a great post. Refreshing to read - the author didn't distro-bash but instead highlighted how needs were met.

I have been leaning toward #FreeBSD after 20 years on #Debian, which has a special place in my heart. However, FreeBSD's *consistency*, elegant design, and better documentation are driving factors and I just can't look away.

Over these two decades, Linux has definitely changed. It's no longer what it once was: a #Unix clone. It's evolved into its own thing. Software does that and that's OK. But a lot of the changes or "improvements" have been needlessly reinventing the wheel with a worsening user experience and convoluted results. The audio subsystems (ALSA -> PulseAudio -> Pipewire and of course the mess that is/was JACK) and #SystemD are two big examples.

On SystemD, I don't disagree that Linux needed a modern init system. SystemD is faster, but from a human perspective it's worse. I am now typing *more* characters to manage services. Is there a reason why it couldn't be designed to manage services like:

> $SERVICE start/stop/restart

Instead, we are left with:

> systemctl $SERVICE start/stop/restart

But I digress.

#TBT I fell in love with FreeBSD when I first started my Linux journey in the mid-2000s, but only dabbled in it as it was never in any production environment I managed.

I have a FreeBSD VM sitting in my lab somewhere but due to other factors rarely do I get to it. I'm thinking it's time I grab a spare laptop, load it up, and use it as a daily driver to really force myself to learn it.

@stefano Great post! I've been using #Linux #FreeBSD for about two decades and want to share my experiences. For context, Linux became my daily driver and I dabbled in FreeBSD on the side.

As a newcomer to both the #technology and #culture of #Linux and the BSDs, *back then* there was more toxicity. And by toxicity I mean abrasive and unhelpful responses ("RTFM!") or some kind of "l337" attitudes in various mailing lists and forums. This, of course, was before YouTube and Reddit, where the former mediums were more prevalent.

Some Linux distros were friendlier than others. In those days, the #Debian mailing lists and forums were a rough place for newcomers and it drove a lot of people away. I left the forums because of that. I rarely post to the mailing lists but for other reasons.

At some point, there was considerable effort to improve the etiquette in said mediums, particularly the mailing lists. Sure, some fiery disagreements can take place but overall people are friendly and welcoming.

FreeBSD, on the other hand, has been a more positive experience. Yes, there are people who are vocal about their contempt for Linux, but they aren't disrespectful to other people.

Having witnessed both communities grow and change over the years, there's definitely less toxicity and FreeBSD is still a more welcoming community.

MX Linux 25 "Infinity" released, based on Debian 13 "Trixie", with Xfce 4.20, KDE Plasma 6.3.6, Fluxbox 1.3.7, new mx-updater tool, Secure Boot support, new features in MX Cleanup

https://mxlinux.org/blog/mx-25-infinity-isos-now-available/

#mxlinux #debian #linux

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.