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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First time deleting Windows and using Linux as main system. Wish me luck guys, in 2024 you showed me a new world.
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help with command /../

Hello!

Im quite new to Linux, and read a file location with /../data/cent/things

Now my question is, .. is upp one, but how does /../ work?

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What distro should I use for dual boot? (considering Arch)

I only own a windows machine, and have so far in my pentesting journey strictly used Kali Linux, more specifically mostly I sit in WSL for Kali (windows subsystem for linux) and solely work with the terminal for my projects and exploits, which I enjoy a lot. I have also used VMs for ubuntu and have some experience with that.

However, I would still call myself a beginner, since I have A LOT to learn still.

I am considering in getting a dual boot to get a more authentic and native linux feel, to learn more and to also be able to do some exploits that a VM might not be able to where you need to access hardware etc.

I think that I want this dual boot environment to be more aimed towards cybersecurity and pentesting work, but I wouldn't mind if it can be used as a daily driver for programming/other software engineering projects etc. as well.

I will of course use my windows environment for my real personal use, gaming etc.
Is dual boot a good choice for me, and what distro would you recommend me to get?

I am quite interested in Arch/BlackArch. Since that would really force me to understand how OS works under the hood, which might make me a better pentester which can increase my chances to land jobs in the future. So I could see it as an investment, but I'm also unsure whether it's really a good idea and if Arch/Black arch would give me too much unnecessary headache and s too much hassle, and if it could mess up my windows machine if I do something wrong?

Or maybe it's not as difficult as I imagine as long as I do each step carefully and read the documentation?

Can arch/blackarch be used as a daily driver for both programming and security projects?

Would you maybe recommend another distro for dual boot - like ubuntu, kali, garuda or something else?

All tips are appreciated, and thanks!

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Audio Routing system?
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APK on Chromebook using linux

Im trying to install APKs on Chromebook using Linux, I've been following a guide and I've tried to use the command: adb devices
However when it says list of devices attached it shows nothing.
And when trying adb install after it says install requires an argument

What's the fix?

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How do you use GNU stow? Entire .config folder (stow .), or individual packages (stow bash nvim tmux)?

First, if you've never heard of GNU stow, it allows you to keep your config files in a Git repo, do git clone git@github.com:myusername/dotfiles, then run cd dotfiles; stow . and all your config files in your home directory are now symlinks into the Git repo.

But there are two ways to use stow. One is to create a "unified" dotfiles repo, which contains the same structure as your home directory (a .config dir, and some individual files like .bashrc and so on). Then after checking out your dotfiles repo, you just run stow . and all your config files are in place.

The other way is to create a directory in your dotfiles repo for each individual config you might want to use (GNU stow calls these "packages") and then pass the names of each piece of software to stow, like stow bash nvim lazygit.

Some examples might be in order. Here's what a "unified" dotfiles repo might look like:

dotfiles-unified/
├── .bashaliases
├── .bashcompletion
│   └── alacritty.bash
├── .bashrc
└── .config
├── lazygit
│   └── config.yml
└── nvim
├── about.txt
├── .gitignore
├── init.lua
├── lazy-lock.json
├── lazyvim.json
├── LICENSE
├── lua
│   ├── config
│   │   ├── autocmds.lua
│   │   ├── keymaps.lua
│   │   ├── lazy.lua
│   │   └── options.lua
│   └── plugins
│   ├── example.lua
│   ├── lush.lua
│   └── nvim-notify.lua
├── .neoconf.json
├── README.md
└── stylua.toml

8 directories, 20 files

And here's what a "packages-based" repo might look like:

dotfiles-packages/
├── bash
│   ├── .bashaliases
│   ├── .bashcompletion
│   │   └── alacritty.bash
│   └── .bashrc
├── lazygit
│   └── .config
│   └── lazygit
│   └── config.yml
└── nvim
└── .config
└── nvim
├── about.txt
├── .gitignore
├── init.lua
├── lazy-lock.json
├── lazyvim.json
├── LICENSE
├── lua
│   ├── config
│   │   ├── autocmds.lua
│   │   ├── keymaps.lua
│   │   ├── lazy.lua
│   │   └── options.lua
│   └── plugins
│   ├── example.lua
│   ├── lush.lua
│   └── nvim-notify.lua
├── .neoconf.json
├── README.md
└── stylua.toml

12 directories, 20 files

The advantage of the "unified" approach is that you just have to run stow . and all your configs are in place. The disadvantage is that now ALL your configs are in place, including some configs that might be machine-specific (you might not have the same software on every machine, for example).

The advantage of the "packages-based" approach is that you can pick and choose: if on one machine you use fish while on the other one you use bash, you can run "stow fish" or "stow bash" and only the appropriate config will be put in place. The disadvantage is that it's more complicated: instead of running "stow ." and having all your configs in place, you have to run "stow package1 package2 package3" and you might forget one. (Or you have to create a per-machine shell noscript and put that in your dotfiles repo; either way, it's an extra step).

Those of you who use GNU stow, which approach did you choose? The unified "all configs at once" approach with stow .? Or the package-based approach where you have to run stow bash lazygit nvim but you can keep different machines' configs all together? Also, why did you choose the approach you chose, and why do you like that one better than the other

approach?

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