This is why I use linux
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Belgium Introduces “Freedom Fee” on US Commercial Software, Open Source Spared
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Firefox 137.0, See All New Features, Updates and Fixes
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/137.0/releasenotes/

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BREAKING: Linus merged /dev/llm0 into kernel 6.16

In a surprise move, Linus Torvalds has merged /dev/llm0 into Linux 6.16. This new character device responds to plain English prompts with context-aware code suggestions, shell pipelines, and sarcastic comments about your coding habits.

The merge commit message reads:

“As long as it doesn’t break userspace, I don’t care if it hallucinates.”

Early benchmarks show /dev/llm0 consumes 3GB RAM just to say “it depends.”

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LibreOffice project and community recap: March 2025
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/04/01/libreoffice-project-and-community-recap-march-2025/

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I like this one better yet
https://a.hollywood.computer/

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A solution I found for fixing monitor speaker (HDMI sound problem) (Debian 12, Alsa)

In short, input aplay -l in your terminal, it should list all the sound card & device, usually the first one is the right one. (In my case it is card 0, device 3)

DON'T create .asoundrc file in your home folder. Create one with "defaults.pcm.card 0" and
"defaults.pcm.device 3" do give your monitor speaker sound, but it will have cracking sound all the time.

INSTEAD, edit the /user/share/alsa/alsa.conf file with sudo, find the "defaults.pcm.card #" and
"defaults.pcm.device #" and replace the # with your correspond number listed by aplay earlier.

I guess system generate the sound signal with default sound driver setting first, then check if .asoundrc setting exist, if so, edit the sound signal with personal setting. < By doing so, it cause the sound signal inconsistent, thus the monitor speaker sound cracking. So user have to to edit the system sound driver file.

Hope this post help some unfortunate souls who suffer the tyranny of HDMI.

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linux is so GOOD!!!!!!

I just switched to linux mint xfce(from win11) even though my hardware is good (since i m using a laptop and dont want a heavy os)
and I am blown away!!!!!!!!
I used to have AUDIO driver issues all the time ;-;
and i didn't even had to click a button and wallah the audio works fine
the temps are so stable!!!!!!!!!
m ready to spend time learning this rather than getting frustrated over a non working os
ALSO I have so much space left !!!!!!!!
FUCK MICROSOFT

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Why have I never seen anyone recommending Ubuntu as a distro? By "never," I mean never.

I’ve been exploring Linux distros for a while, and I’ve noticed that when people recommend distros, Ubuntu almost never comes up, despite being one of the most popular and user-friendly distros out there. I’m curious why that is. Is it that Ubuntu is too mainstream for hardcore Linux users, or do people simply prefer other distros for specific reasons?

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worst april fool's
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Linux in the wild!
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Call for testing: OpenSSH 10.0 ¶ Potentially-incompatible changes: This release removes support for the weak DSA signature algorithm, completing the deprecation process that began in 2015 (when DSA was disabled by default) and repeatedly warned over the the last 12 months.
https://lists.mindrot.org/pipermail/openssh-unix-dev/2025-April/041855.html

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Thinking of Moving from macOS to Linux – Advice, Experiences, and Regrets?

I’m seriously considering moving my entire computing setup from macOS to Linux and wanted to reach out to the community to get some real-world insight before I dive in.

I’ve been in the Apple ecosystem for years – MacBook, iMac, iPhone, iCloud, the whole deal – but I’m growing increasingly uncomfortable with the direction Apple is heading in terms of control, privacy, and increasingly closed systems. I’m looking for a more open, flexible, and privacy-respecting environment, and Linux seems to tick a lot of boxes. That said, I need to be realistic about the potential challenges as I use Mac for work the most of which is analysis of research papers. writing and content creation. I mainly use Ai, word, pdf apps, obsidian, Dropbox, zoom, copy and paste etc. and then some image / photo manipulation software, terminal commands in Python 3 and web development stuff. I also share documents with other academics a lot.

A few things I’m wondering and would really value your experiences on:

• Has anyone here made a full switch from macOS to Linux? What prompted your move?

• What do you miss, if anything, from macOS?

• What apps or workflows were hardest to replace or replicate?

• How did you handle cloud storage, sync, and backups after moving away from iCloud and Dropbox?

• Are there any distros or desktop environments that feel like a “natural” transition from macOS in terms of UI and UX?

• Have you found Linux to be a stable, daily-driver option for professional/creative work (especially for writing, light media production, and research)?

• Any unexpected benefits or regrets since making the change?

I’m particularly interested in any advice for making the transition smoother – apps to install first, settings to change, habits to build, etc.

Thanks in advance – I’ve been lurking here for a while and love the community’s depth of knowledge. Looking forward to hearing your experiences and thoughts.

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Any Linux Distro that protects shadow file using SELinux or something else even against root, similar to PPL in Windows?

In Windows, only PPL processes are allowed to read (or inject) lsass process memory and get user password hashes. so even SYSTEM processes cannot read the hashes from lsass.

Was wondering, is there any Distro in Linux that has a similar protection? Meaning, even as an attacker I gain root, I still wouldn't be able to read the password hashes from the shadow file? Tried chagpt but it said no, and at least in my Fedora and Ubuntu no such protection seems to be implemented, no SELinux label and I can easily read the file as root and get the hash.

I know that I can probably do it by myself using SELinux rules, but I am looking for any distro that has implemented this by default because that would be interesting and impressive.

Any distro?

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Thermaltake TOUGHLIQUID Ultra 240 LCD Screen

Anyone knows if it is possible to have the LCD screen display custom images (preferably gifs) on this AIO cooler on Linux?

Apparently, that feature is locked behind their TT RGB Plus software which is Windows only.

I'm asking because with Windows 10's end of service coming soon, I was planing on migrating to Linux (probably Arch) for a gaming PC using proton.

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A GTK3 frontend for xorg-xinput

I'd love to introduce you to a little project I'm working on - [xinput-gtk3](https://github.com/mehedirm6244/xinput-gtk). It is written using C++ and gtkmm3

# Features

* List available input devices
* View detailed information of a device
* Float or reattach devices
* View and modify device properties
* Popup describing errors if anything goes wrong

https://preview.redd.it/kc3dobke3ese1.png?width=586&format=png&auto=webp&s=bca5d3185aee100c8ec650595a7ee2369ad49c2c



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Qt 6.9 released
https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-6.9-released

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No Frills, Big Impact: How Outlaw Malware Quietly Hijacks Linux Servers
https://sensorstechforum.com/outlaw-malware-linux-servers/

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Dave Täht, influential network engineer, has passed away
https://libreqos.io/2025/04/01/in-loving-memory-of-dave/

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Rest in peace, Dave!....the world gets a little dimmer
https://lwn.net/Articles/1016109/

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Orbitiny Desktop 1.0 Pilot 3 Released - (Milestone Release) - Finally a Standalone Mode Support, Countless Cosmetic Theme and Icon Changes + Bugfixes and New Features

Orbitiny Desktop 1.0 Pilot 3 has been just released released. This new release is a major step forward to making Orbitiny a truly independent and standalone desktop so you no longer need a host desktop to run it. Orbitiny Desktop 1.0 Pilot 3 has a completely (yet again) re-redesigned Control Panel with a modern up to date theme, a new file manager sidebar and overall many cosmetic changes so the old Windows 95 theming is gone! Some of you that have been following my progress will already be aware of all this so it may seem like an old news but many aren't following me so hence for posting it here.

Here is how Orbitiny Desktop 1.0 Pilot 3 looks. Mind you, this is nowhere near finished and it will only get better with every new release.

https://preview.redd.it/4jd4g01dzese1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=b875afa1a9e3a4bf2776a2370f71c9b8adf364b7

Portable mode along with running it as an application is still supported and always will be so that's not going anywhere as portability and modularity is my primary goal but now you can also run it as an independent desktop.

Most icons (but not all) have been replaced with modern ones.

The tabs in Qutiny file manager are now draggable and detachable and the Qutiny file manager also has a new sidebar and overall there are many bug fixes across the entire desktop.

What's still missing? Well, a lot but it is a progress. As you can see in the Control Panel sidebar, there is no "Power Manager", no "Screensaver Settings", no "Display Settings" and no "Keyboard Shortcuts". Don't worry, it's coming!

About the panel, like I have said before. You can make it look and behave like a dock but the default configuration isn't like that.

Download here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/orbitiny-desktop/files/

Source code here: https://sourceforge.net/p/orbitiny-desktop/code/ci/master/tree/

There is a new standalone-run directory in the orbitiny-bin-release directory with instructions about how to make it appear in your Display Manager menu and run it as a stand-alone DE.

Again, I can't stress enough, please don't get disappointed if you see something broken or annoying. All you need to do is report it and I will try to fix it.

Technology used to develop Orbitiny Desktop: C++ and Qt.

I won't be able to reply to your comments until after 8-9 hours from this post. It's 11:55 PM in Melbourne at the time of this post :)

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