New blog article: How to blacklist a #Linux #kernel module, 2026 edition.

https://shallowsky.com/blog/linux/kernel/linux-blacklist-module-2026.html

I have been interested in Linux distros without SystemD for quite a while. Been using Devuan on a few systems for quite a few years, so has my oldest son.

Trying Artix Linux again and really liking it. Truth is that I haven't yet spent significant time with it, though.

#Linux

Smile and wave, boys. We’re not leaving until he installs Linux. 🐧

#linux

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Excuse me, sir. Got a minute to hear about a free and open source operating system? Below there is a picture of a man (CJ from GTA San Andreas) surrounded by armed penguins.

( #NixOS #KDE #Linux ) In the past week I saw faster downloads when I disconnect from wifi and only use ethernet.

I dug into the KDE networking settings, there's a connection priority for each Wi-Fi and Wired connection. Does that affect traffic priority? I'd rather have some background process that switches interface priority to the one with the lowest latency.

Is that a thing I can do in Linux?

I was an Ubuntu fanboy for nearly 15 years, so most of my Linux experience has been with GTK based programs and desktop environments (typing this from a Cinnamon desktop now, as it is the DE on my laptop along with the i3 window manager).

Possible big step: Yesterday I installed Artix Linux with the latest KDE Plasma desktop environment on a computer for family room use (mostly videos and music).

My children have been using Krita for art and Kdenlive for video editing for years.

#KDE #qt #Linux #change

Four days left!
Submit your talk for Linux App Summit 2026 now! The CFP closes April 10th!

Join us in Berlin, May 16-17, and share your work with a community that cares about the future of Linux apps and much more!

Submit now: https://linuxappsummit.org/cfp/

#LAS2026 #KDE #GNOME #Linux #opensource

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Text "LAS 2026 Call for Proposals: Extended" set on top of a skyline photo of Berlin.

Mahlzeit,

DARF ICH EUCH EINLADEN ZU MEINER GESCHICHTE!

DIE GEBURT VON LINUX! – Wie ein Hobby‑Projekt die Welt veränderte.

Kapitel neun ist fertig!

https://hedgedoc.linuxat.de//hc/s/wAM_IpHDDm

#Linux #Geschichte #OpenSource #freiheit #Foss

@mjdxp This is perhaps a bit of problem to post if not true. Can we please get some clarification about #LibreOffice which is the main reason people are OK with using #linux and rumours of its demise might not be fair and disproportionately destructive. #FactCheck

#KDE 4’s Air Theme Making a Comeback, Oxygen Gets Major Revamp for Plasma 6.7 https://9to5linux.com/kde-4s-air-theme-making-a-comeback-oxygen-gets-major-revamp-for-plasma-6-7

@kde #Linux #OpenSource

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Screenshot of the KDE Plasma desktop environment with the Oxygen theme showing the Kickoff application menu, Dolphin file manager, Konsole terminal emulator, and the System Settings app.

This Linux driver looks to catch malicious USB devices before they do any damage.

https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-driver-proposal-malicious-hid-devices/

#linux

Is er iemand die Jan kan helpen om z'n Synology te verbinden met #Linux Mint? https://mastodon.nl/@59b/116356500752919053

#PeaZip 11.0 Open-Source Archive Manager Speeds Up File Browsing, Enhances Bookmarks, and Adds New Functions for Batch Archive Testing https://9to5linux.com/peazip-11-0-archive-manager-speeds-up-file-browsing-and-enhances-bookmarks

#OpenSource #Linux #FreeSoftware

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Screenshot of PeaZip 11.0 with the GTK3 interface showing the main window while browsing the local file system.

Happy Easter! 🐧 #Linux Weekly Roundup for April 5th, 2026: #GNOME 51's release schedule, #Archinstall 4.0, #KDE Plasma 6.7's new features, #Coreboot 26.03, #Netrunner 26, OBS Studio 32.1.1, #Artix Linux 2026.04, #AerynOS 2026.03, #OpenVPN 2.7.1, GNOME 49.5, #4MLinux 51.0, #Elive Linux's return, and more https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-april-5th-2026

#OpenSource #FOSS #GNU

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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup - April 5th, 2026

#Linux 7.0-rc7 is now available for public testing from Linus Torvalds's Git tree https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git

#LinuxKernel #OPenSource

iptables now defaults to the nft backend

https://archlinux.org/news/iptables-now-defaults-to-the-nft-backend/

#linux #ArchLinux #iptables #nftables #opensource

Arch Linux developers have announced that iptables now defaults to the nft backend, replacing the previous iptables-nft package name.
https://linuxiac.com/arch-linux-makes-nft-the-default-backend-for-iptables/

#archlinux #linux #opensource #firewall

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Arch Linux developers have announced that iptables now defaults to the nft backend, replacing the previous iptables-nft package name.

I had not noticed that there was a new edition of "The Linux Command Line" until today.

If you use Linux, and perhaps especially if you are new to Linux, and want to get to grips with command line / terminal usage, it is well worth dipping into this free (CC BY-NC-ND) tome:

https://www.linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php

#books #Linux

Die Adobe #Lightroom Alternative

#rapidraw (RapidRAW)

ist ein RAW-Bildeditor, entwickelt von einem 18-jährigen Schweizer Entwickler. Die App ist GPU-beschleunigt, läuft auf #Windows , #macOS und #Linux , ist #opensource und #kostenlos . Sie bietet u.a. nicht-destruktive #bildbearbeitung , KI-Masken, Kurven, HSL, Batch-Bearbeitung und Presets.

Wohl (noch) nichts für Profis. Aber für uns Normalos super❣️

#did #dut #photography #fotografie #lightroomalternative

https://www.getrapidraw.com/

Successfully migrated the login to my Forgejo Git-Forge from an outdated installation of Authentik to a containerized Keycloak 26 with Passkey (WebAuthN) authentication 🥳

Getting the users from my FreeIPA LDAP via a secured Wireguard tunnel that only allows port 636 to the IPA replica server in my DMZ.

Works like a charm. Once the handful of users on my instance have linked their new Keycloak identity with their Forgejo account, I can disable the old OIDC with Authentik 🙂

#keycloak #oidc #authentik #forgejo #linux #devops

#Ventoy 1.1.11 is out now with support for KylinSecOS and improved support for Porteus Linux and T2SDE https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy/releases/tag/v1.1.11

#Linux #OpenSource #FreeSoftware

Op een #DoeiDag een goede daad gedaan: Linux Mint geinstalleerd naast Windows. Zo kan ik de overstap makkelijker maken.

Alle mail via Thunderbird, niet meer via Gmail of Outlook.

Wel goed opletten: als je in het verleden enthousiast gmail of outlook gebruikt hebt, zijn er mogelijk ook websites waarop je je inloggegevens moet aanpassen.

Gebruik daarvoor altijd een password manager, dan gebruik je tenminste op alle websites een ander password, wel zo veilig.

Ik heb goede ervaring met ProtonPass.

#linux

Today’s Vim discovery: `:x` vs `:wq`.

While `:wq` writes the file regardless, :x only writes if there are unsaved changes. It preserves the file's `mtime` if you just opened it to look around.

#til #linux #devops #vim #sysadmin #opensource

@doeidag Ondertussen al jaren lang #Linux gebruiker, maar onlangs #Instagram en #WhatsApp vaarwel gezegd en gebruik nu #mastodon #pixelfed en #signal. Als webbrowser gebruik ik #Firefox en #Brave en als zoekmachine #DuckDuckGo en #Qwant.
Navigeren doe ik met #organicmaps.
Ik gebruik nog een #Android telefoon zonder Google account.

Running Podman in production for years now, and I don't miss the Docker daemon one bit.

I just published a deep dive on managing OCI containers the Unix way: daemonless, rootless, and natively integrated with systemd via Quadlets.

I cover:
- Real secrets management
- Auto-updates via systemd timers
- The Docker compatibility layer

This is the guide I wish I had when making the switch.

Read it here: https://blog.hofstede.it/podman-in-production-quadlets-secrets-auto-updates-and-docker-compatibility/

#Podman #Linux #DevOps #Systemd #Homelab #Sysadmin #Containers

Is vandaag (of morgen) echt een dag waarop je lekker veel tijd voor jezelf hebt en zin om te experimenteren? Heb je nog een oude laptop liggen? @mboelen heeft op zijn site een fantastisch stappenplan voor je klaarstaan om Linux Mint er op te installeren.

https://linux.vooreenbeginner.nl

#DoeiDag #linux #WegMetBigTech

CachyOS chroot

https://wiki.cachyos.org/es/features/cachy_chroot/

#Linux #CachyOS #chroot

Oii gente! 🐰

Passando pra desejar uma Páscoa maravilhosa pra vocês! Que o dia seja cheio de risadas, família reunida e, óbvio, MUITO chocolate (porque a gente merece, né? 🍫💖).

Independente de como você comemora, que seu coração se encha de gratidão e renovação. Aproveitem cada segundinho desse domingo doce! 🐣🌷

Beijos e boa Páscoa! ✌️🌈❤️

#Páacoa #EasterVibes #ChocolateLovers #Gratidão #Domingo #Love #Happy #Linux

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I run 21 OCI containers with Podman (and Quadlets!) on my ARM aarch64 server on Netcup with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10.1. Memory utilization is a bit high, but the system is working absolutely stable for months.

TLS certificates and ingress-routing is handled fully automatically by Traefik and labels, attached to the containers.

Having everything containerized, makes it really easy to clean up 🙂 There's some applications, that I don't even use anymore. Time to clean up.

Then I'll continue, replacing the old Authentik installation with Keycloak for my OIDC applications (Forgejo, Wallos etc.)

#linux #redhat #rhel #podman #devops #containers #forgejo #netcup

Episode 11 of Dark Blue Weekly released

https://darkblueproject.com/sites/news/dbw-e11.php

#darkblueweekly #darkblueproject #netrunneros #artixlinux #aerynos #openssh #linux #archlinux #opensource #freesoftware

Well, well, well. 👀

#linux #archlinux

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God give me a sign which distro I should use There is a picture of an intersection with a green traffic light, and the traffic sign saying "Arch."

Still needs unjankening, but them walls are better integrated into the environment. Oh yeah, boost pads/ramps are back in too, that feels important. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #linux

For any #Canadian Linux users out there who haven't done their #taxes and are wondering about whether they have to fire up a Windows VM just to run tax software again, here's an option. There's also potentially a nasty surprise in store for you if you do this in VirtualBox.

I've used a number of tax packages over the years, as they merged or got bought out by other companies. For the last 10, it's been #UFile, which is #Windows-only. [1] I usually fire up an old Windows VM in #VirtualBox, but if you're running a recent Linux kernel, you'll find VirtualBox is broken and won't run. Oops. Now you're in a panic because you need to do your taxes before the end of the month...

I haven't checked to see if you could use kvm/virt-manager or another #VM system.

The next obvious way, if you don't want to install Windows on bare metal, is to try using #Wine to run the software directly on #Linux. If you search the net, you'll find a little info about doing this. A lot is ancient, but still seems to apply - but the stuff I found was not detailed at all, just people saying "it works" or similar.

I was able to finish the process, but ran into some issues, a few of which were not obvious. I thought this might help others.

[1] Well, they have an online version you can use in a browser, but I don't know why anyone would feel comfortable putting such sensitive information into some random company's web page.

#TaxSoftware #IncomeTaxSoftware #CRA #CanadaRevenueAgency #Canada

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Four solid months into my Linux journey, and I had a realization:

I will never need Microsoft Windows again, for anything. I really cannot express how liberating this feels.

It feels like escaping the matrix.

#linux #foss

I've been working on something during the last week 🫣

What? Yes. Yes, it is a Gnome3 git GUI. It is far from finished, yet, but I make steady progress

#gnome #linux

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Screenshot of a Git GUI application: left sidebar showing “Workspace,” “Branches,” and “Tags”; center panel features a commit box with a „stage all“ and „commit“ button and a list of changed files (including “src/git.rs” and “src/working_copy_view.rs”); right panel displaying a diff viewer with highlighted code changes and buttons to stage or discard changes.

goob morning. it's a new dawn

wanna know how many times I was asked to install AI, use #copilot , sign in to my online account, or have my stuff stored on some cloud infrastructure by default?

✨ ZERO TIMES ✨ (the way it should be)

(yes there are still some issues - you will note not all apps have an icon in the panel 😂 there's a bug that means currently no shortcuts that use Tab can be assigned to anything, but hey.)

@pop_os_official #popOS #linux #Catppuccin

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Screenshot of OP"s new Pop OS install. On the left, a terminal showing fastfetch output. On the right, a browser window with the Catppuccin website open. Bottom left, Cosmic Tweaks. The colour scheme is bright and pastel pink, with the wallpaper being a Catppuccin cat.

Linux keeps winning! 🔥🐧

#linux

Don't update to GNOME 50! It takes control of your computer to turn her gay!!! It will also steal your gf!!!

#gnome #linux

I've just finished watching @BrodieOnLinux's interview with Jurgen Gaeremyn from the @dff about the Software, Hardware and Document Freedom Days. What a lovely Tech Over Tea episode!

https://youtu.be/-Sm0ptUJjGE

#FreeSoftware #hackspaces #SoftwareFreedomDay #HardwareFreedomDay #DocumentFreedomDay #Linux #FOSS

"This Month in #KDELinux" brings the news that...

You should never deploy alpha software in production machines 😬! A systemd bug broke booting an updated system, a systemd update broke Discover, but the good news is everything has been sorted and hardened now.

On the plus side, KDE Linux users get friendlier feedback, better connectivity with Apple devices, and improved multi-language support.

https://pointieststick.com/2026/03/31/this-month-in-kde-linux-march-2026/

#distro #Linux #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

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Dolphin, showing a more explicit message explaining why an RPM cannot be installed.

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KRunner, displaying the improved spell-checker.

I saved a doomed Windows laptop by embracing Linux

> If your laptop is stranded on Windows 10, the solution isn’t a new laptop. It’s a new operating system.

https://www.theverge.com/tech/905946/windows-11-forced-obsolescence-linux-thinkpad

> This machine kills forced obsolescence.

#technology #Linux #Foss #environment #plannedObsolence #windows

@nielsa no, that's not what I'm telling you.

I prefer to believe that most people will be thoughtful.

＂… a huge number of bugs. I have so many bugs in the Linux kernel that I can't report because I haven't validated them yet. I'm not going to make some open source developer validate bugs that I haven't checked yet. I'm not going to send them potential slop … I now have … several hundred crashes that they haven't seen because I haven't had time to check them. We need to find a way to fix this …＂

– Nicholas Carlini

#Linux #FreeBSD #security #cybersecurity #infosec #AI #LLMs

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Nicholas Carlini - Black-hat LLMs | [un]prompted 2026

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sd26pWhfmg> (3rd March)

― essential viewing for anyone with an interest in cybersecurity or infosec.

@dch thanks for the encouragement.

A few more links in the comment that's pinned under <https://redd.it/1sapr8a>, but Carlini's half-hour presentation is a must.

#Linux #FreeBSD #security #cybersecurity #infosec #AI #LLMs

From FreeCAD to Vivaldi's new 'follower tabs' (nifty feature, that), I recap a crop of Linux app releases in March you might have missed…

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/linux-release-roundup-march-2026

#linux #opensource #krita

#KDE Plasma 6.7 Desktop Environment Is Coming on June 16th, Here’s What to Expect https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-7-desktop-environment-is-coming-on-june-16th-heres-what-to-expect

@kde #Linux #OpenSource #FreeSoftware

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Screenshot of the KDE Plasma desktop environment showing the Kickoff application menu.

Ok! Initial build script for writerdeckOS v2.0 is done.

I even coded a menu to allow for easy change of default word processor / text editor.

The Terminal Edition defaults to using wordgrinder, but the follow word processors and text editors are loaded into the system and its easy to swap over to them:

- WordGrinder
- Tilde
- Word Perfect
- Joe
- Emacs
- Vi / Vim
- Nano
- Micro

And it's easy to install and run a custom app (text editor or otherwise!).

Also, I added nmtui - a Terminal User Interface for Network Manager to connect to the internet if needed (eg to install a new app or to configure synced cloud folders).

I need to run a couple more QA tests for this and then I'll start putting together the installation media. After testing that on a couple of laptops, I'll push it out officially!

#writerdeckOS #linux #permaComputing

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Screenshot of writerdeck OS with Word Grinder loaded. The text on the screen states: Hello! This is writerdeck OS. It is currently using word grinder as the default terminal word processor. Visit https://writerdeckOS.com for more information!

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A bash prompt showing that wdmenu can be run to bring up the custom OS menu.

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A screenshot of the menu showing the ability to change the word processor thats loaded at startup and to run the network manager terminal user interface.

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A list of all the preloaded word processors and text editors.

You can choose one desktop for your collection of Linux and BSD computers, a mix of laptops and desktops. Your only choices are MATE or Xfce. All of your computers will use that same desktop.

Your computers are at most ten years old, and their operating systems are no more than a year old.

What do you install?

Feel free to add nuance below.

#BSD #DesktopEnvironment #Linux #MATE #Xfce #Poll

Cryptomator

Verschlüsselung in der Verschlüsselung hat so seine Tücken :-) Statt Flatpak-Variante zum AppImage greifen, dann klappt es auch ohne den WebDAV-Umweg.

#linux #stick #cryptomator

The Arch Linux installation article has been updated with Limine as boot loader option and Chrony for NTP time sync.

https://darkblueproject.com/sites/articles/arch-install-guide-apr26.php

#archlinux #linux #darkblueproject