Whenever I read Linux still introduced as a "Unix-like" OS in 2025, I picture people going "Ah, UNIX, now I get it! got one in my office down the hall"

I am not saying that the definition is technically incorrect. I am arguing that it's comical to still introduce Linux as a "Unix-like" operating system today. The label is better suited in the historical context section of Linux

99% of today's Linux users have never encountered an actual Unix system and most don't know about the BSD and System V holy wars.

Introducing Linux as a "Unix-like" operating system in 2025 is like describing modern cars as "horseless carriage-like"

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Turn newly installed Ubuntu gnome desktop into pretty, slick, ready to work one in single command

I created noscript you can run in cli with just one command, no manual download required, that turns Ubuntu gnome desktop into pretty, slick, ready to work one with night light and other slick gnome settings already configured.

This is the WHOLE noscript at gnome_settings.sh. This project just runs this via cli. No cloning or installation required.

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# night-light settings
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.color night-light-enabled true
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.color night-light-schedule-automatic false
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.color night-light-schedule-from 20.0
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.color night-light-schedule-to 6.0
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.color night-light-temperature 4000

# dash-to-dock settings
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock dash-max-icon-size 24
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock dock-position 'BOTTOM'
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock extend-height true
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface clock-show-date false

# hides the trash from dash-to-dock
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock show-trash false

# shows apps from current workspace only
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.app-switcher current-workspace-only true
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.window-switcher current-workspace-only true

# reduces desktop icons size
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.ding icon-size 'small'

# hides home directory on desktop
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.ding show-home false

# turns off mouse acceleration
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.mouse accel-profile 'flat'

# disable "screen locking after period of inactivity"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay 0

# NOTE: ubuntu specific settings
# disable update notifications
gsettings set com.ubuntu.update-notifier no-show-notifications true

Check full showcase and documentation on github

https://redd.it/1jt4y17
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Nefoin - Auto Install Any Nerd Font You Want in seconds via CLI. No Manual Download or Cloning Required.
https://redd.it/1jt520q
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Accessing ReFS from Linux

I (the fool) created 2 mirrored drives using ReFS (Microsoft's proprietary "Resilient File System") before switching to Linux completely and realising I no longer had access to 3TB of data. Of all file systems I happened to us the only one that is incompatible with Linux drivers and the only way to read the data was a proprietary industrial solution from Paragon Software. After months of looking up how to read ReFS from Linux, I figured out a solution that doesn't seem to exist anywhere else on the internet: Passing the entire drive (not partition) to a Virtual Machine running Windows. This can be done completely offline and as far as I can see has no privacy implications. Here's how I did it:

1. Install Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) from your package manager
Very useful tool for managing KVM instances and more. I also used it to understand how to get KVM working at all.

2. Ensure KVM works
https://computingforgeeks.com/install-kvm-qemu-virt-manager-arch-manjar/
I used the above link and some troubleshooting skills to get everything running.

3. Download Windows 10 ISO
Windows 11 introduces login issues and install requirements and blah blah blah... Feel free to try with Windows 11 but I found 10 to provide a far simpler experience and since I didn't connect to the internet I wasn't worried about malware and security updates.

4. Install Windows 10 in a VM using VMM
I used OpenSnitch to block internet access, but the network can be configured before launching the ISO for install by checking the "Customize configuration before install" option and disabling the network. Other than that just read the prompts, click next, and wait for Windows to install.

5. Pass the drive to the VM
After the install is complete and Windows 10 is able to boot, shut down the VM. In the top left there are 2 icons: a monitor and an (i). These are tabs, the monitor shows the VM and the (i) shows "hardware" details. Open the hardware tab and Add Hardware. In the popup select Storage from the sidebar, then select "Select or create custom storage". In the text field beneath it type the path to the ReFS drive (eg. /dev/sdb, NOT the partition /dev/sdb1). After that just click Finish.

6. Pass an NTFS drive or partition to move the data to
Repeat the above process for a drive that both Linux and Windows can read. There are ways to make Windows read ExFAT drives, but that's beyond the scope of this post.

7. Run VM and copy the data
When Windows launches it should have both drives visible in the file explorer. You can copy and paste what you want, or use a Robocopy noscript (tutorial) for convenience.



Follow these steps and Bobs your uncle. At least in my case. This may not be the best way but it's the only one I found online. Please comment if something isn't clear, and good luck 🫡

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Looking for a music player that fits my requirements.

Needs:

Artwork thumbnails for all songs in playlist view (preferably search too)

A way to see quickly see all songs not in playlists (like smart playlists in iTunes)
Able to switch from playlist to album to artist view quickly

A recently added songs view, and recently added albums view.

Handles large libraries.

I currently use quod libet.

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Feeling defeated after failing to install Linux, maybe also ruined a USB

I followed three seperate video guides on how to install Linux. First Linux Mint 22.1, and then POP os 22.04

First attempt failed because I tried using the GPT partition scheme (using the program Rufus), turns out my laptop is too old for that. Second attempt I use MBR, and I actually thought it worked. The laptop booted into Mint, so I go to install it on the SSD, it says it worked. I restart the laptop and remove the USB when prompted only to be told there's no OS on the SSD... that feels like my best attempt

I later tried installing Pop OS, because desperation I guess. I used Belena Etcher, similar results to the above text

I have no idea if I'm missing something or I have a faulty piece of hardware or what

https://redd.it/1jtcxp5
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Centralized "headquarters" place - for all your notifications/mails/weather etc.?

Basically, do you have any solution/idea, (FL)OSS-based, preferably Linux, that would centralize all the information in one place. Kind of like an interactive dashboard.

Be it an ootB solution, series of hacks etc.

What I mean is - using KDE, I have all these programs, but they are not reactive nor centralized - I have an email client, ok I guess it does push notifications, calendar is only in my Thunderbird not in my taskbar, I have weather in my taskbar, then my notifs from phone which sometimes don't work with KDE Connect (I guess Android kills the background processes), then I have notes in a separate app, news in 2 different portals etc. Whereas I would like some central dashboard, maybe something like Firefox new tab page, where I could see all of this at at glance.

https://redd.it/1jtfpsa
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WebAssembly Compatibility with User-Space Linux
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3689031.3717470

https://redd.it/1jtided
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Tentative Nvidia modules patches for linux kernel 6.15-rc1

I've created 3 patches to make compiling the Nvidia modules (version 570.124.06) for linux kernel 6.15-rc1 work... You can find them here: github.

You can use them with dkms for instance.

P.S. This is not for the faint of heart and/or newbies and of course YMMV!

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Lessons from open source in the Mexican government
https://lwn.net/Articles/1013776/

https://redd.it/1jtl4p6
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Package manager apt makes version jump to 3.0.0
https://www.heise.de/en/news/Package-manager-apt-makes-version-jump-to-3-0-0-10342858.html

https://redd.it/1jtl0yu
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Thunderbird Launches Open-Source Premium Webmail Service
https://cyberinsider.com/thunderbird-launches-open-source-premium-webmail-service/

https://redd.it/1jtm53s
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Need a PDF reader app that can verify digitally signed PDFs

All my government ID cards are digitally signed by the government. In Adobe PDF Reader, I can usually add the signer’s details to the trusted list, so my ID cards no longer show the ‘?’ mark. Once added to the trust list, the ‘?’ mark changes into ✅.



https://redd.it/1jtp83j
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Is there a distro that boots from USB and gives a SSH server without needing a screen?

I have an old laptop motherboard. It has no screen and no way to output to an external display. Is there a way to boot up a distro that boots to an SSH server and accepts the input of the SSID and wireless password after an arbitrary time automatically without the need of a screen? I would need to find the IP in the router, but that's ok.

https://redd.it/1jtljhp
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WD My Book on linux?

I'm planning to buy a WD My Book to setup a NAS on my raspberry, but, at least in the official site of WD says that the only supported systems are Windows and Mac, and I couldn't find any relevant information about the compatibility with Linux.

https://redd.it/1jtwp7d
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What abandoned or unmaintained Linux things (software, hardware, etc) do you still use?
https://discuss.james.network/public/d/27-dead-tech-what-do-you-still-rely-on-software-hardware-or-other

https://redd.it/1ju068d
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Track your losses with style in polybar
https://github.com/axxml/stop

https://redd.it/1ju0ozk
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New Documentation Aims To Help Improve AMD Zen System Debugging On Linux
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Ryzen-Linux-Debug-Docs

https://redd.it/1ju2cq7
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Dev Space (Portainer Alternative) - The all-in-one developer toolbox with features for server/project/website management and status/error logging.
https://github.com/FluxpointDev/DevSpace

https://redd.it/1ju0pcu
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This is in my phone
https://redd.it/1ju6fvc
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How many laptop that support tuxedo driver?
https://redd.it/1ju9mk4
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