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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How much “market share” would Linux need in order for developers to consider Linux as well?

Just a thought. I love open source and the alternatives that come free with it. That being said, specific software made by companies are often handy. Now that everything comes to Windows and MacOS as default , what would have to change in order to Linux being considered as well? And could this be something that changes in the future? Do you wish for a change like this? Please discuss.

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Q4OS vs Antix vs MX linux vs Debian 12 (based on performance and functionality on older Machine from 2007)

I have a 2007 old hardware - Dell Vostro 1400 with T7500@2.2 GHz processor, 4GB RAM (upgraded from 2GB), and a 128MB NVIDIA 8400M GS graphics card. This used to perform exceptionally well on Windows XP. Since Windows is longer option for this hardware, I tried several Linux distributions and settled on Debian 12 due to its stability. My main issue was with the NVIDIA driver, which forced me to switch distributions frequently. I resolved the NVIDIA driver issue on Debian with help from Ubuntu forums. However, I still didn't feel at home despite trying many desktop environments and window managers.

I continued searching and eventually settled on AntiX. AntiX could stream videos at 1080p, which is amazing, as I was only looking for stable 480p or 720p online video playback on YouTube. Everything felt smooth on AntiX. I always use Microsoft Edge for streaming videos and other web-related activities, so whatever the OS, it must be able to run Microsoft Edge. This was the main reason I had to migrate from Windows XP. While AntiX resolved performance and functionality issues, I still didn't feel at home.

So, I continued searching for more Linux distributions ended up installing MX Linux. It couldn't compete with AntiX on this laptop's hardware specifications. Finally, I found Q4OS with Trinity. It seemed to be the perfect balance of everything for this hardware. I was using AntiX on SysVinit, and although it was snappy, I felt I had to make a few compromises due to SysVinit. Q4OS Trinity can play live streams at 1080p without lags on this hardware, even with Systemd. In my opinion, Q4OS is worth a try.

As my hardware struggled with Linux MX - Linux Mint, Fedora, Ubuntu, and many others were not considered . Also tiny versions of Linux that can run in RAM were ignored due to functionality issues and lack of Microsoft Edge browser support. With Arch Linux and others, there is steep learning curve. Antix and Q4OS(trinity) are options that work without much hassle. If your hardware is from around 2007 and supports a 64-bit OS, can try these two to get the best performance with functionality in my opinion.

Conclusion: Q4OS (trinity) is best optimised operating system for older hardwares.

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Introducing Fedora Project Leader Jef Spaleta - Fedora Magazine
https://fedoramagazine.org/introducing-fedora-project-leader-jef-spaleta/

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Now introducing "lafn" -- Lame Ass File Navigator.
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GNOME & KDE Plasma Wayland Sessions Outperforming Xfce + LXQt On Ubuntu 25.04 For Linux Gaming
https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2504-x11-gaming

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Here's the latest quarterly progress report for Graphite, the FOSS 2D graphics editor I've been building for 4 years
https://graphite.rs/blog/graphite-progress-report-q4-2024/?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=linux

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WattWise: Terminal-Based Power Monitoring Using Smart Plugs
https://www.naveen.ing/cli-for-smartplugs/

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Chris's Wiki :: The order of files in /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/ matters (and may surprise you)
https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/OpenSSHConfigOrderMatters

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EU OS | Community-led Proof-of-Concept for a free Operating System for the EU public sector
https://eu-os.gitlab.io/

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It won't be EOL on Windows 10 that drives the world to Linux, it'll be these tariffs.

Tariffs equal more expensive laptops, which equals people opting for older machines, and older machines work terribly on Windows 11, but on Linux they work wonderfully, so Linux it is. Makes you start to dream a bit, picture a renaissance of OS minimalism, DWM and i3 trending on TikTok. Influencers rocking Hyprland.

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KDE Plasma higher power usage than Windows at IDLE?

Hi, I'm running Bazzite KDE Plasma as my main OS right now, having dual boot with Windows 10. I'm measuring power draw out of the wall using GreenBlue GB202 and what I've noticed is that - having no apps running in backround - just dekstop right after logging in, on Bazzite the power draw shows around 110 W, while on Windows it is around 90 W. This also corresponds to what is HWInfo64 and btop showing about power usage - Bazzite \~\~28 W idle, Windows \~\~9 W idle.
I also tried Linux Mint 22.1 Cinnamon, and it also shows after booting just around 10 W on idle. This power usage continues, eventually dropping to \~\~20 W at idle

HOWEVER, what is interesting - after some heavy gaming on Bazzite (like 4h straight using GPU for 95%+, ex. CP2077), when I measure the power of the GPU - it is lower at around 7-10 W.

Now the question is: is KDE just more demanding from GPU than Windows/Cinnamon? Is this some kind of driver issue, or maybe new GPU needs to get ran hot for some time (I bought it 2 months ago at the beggining of february).

My specs:

CPU: Ryzen 5 7600,
RAM: CL30 6000 MHz 32 GB,

GPU: Sapphire Pulse 7800 XT,

NVME: 1x gen 3, 1x gen 4,

2x SATA SSD's, 1x HDD.

resolution 1920 x 1080, 75 Hz.

Thanks for any reply.

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