Linux 7.0-mk2 Released For Multi-Kernel Linux With Promising Performance Results


Wayland Found To Be "Intrinsically Faster Than X11, But Not Necessarily More Efficient"


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qubes+privacy for idiots??


Im using framework. my home networks isnt safe (it belongs to my family and google) and i would like to use the internet in public uncensored. someone also has a virus (they will not remove it dont ask why i do not know either) I know qubes is for security but Tails isnt for me. any reasonable ways to make Qubes private in my situation?

btw heres why i want security/privacy (i dont know my terminology)

I will be opening risky files and pirating

Don't like survillence policing/capitalism or censorship

Will be reading political things but dont want to be manipulated by my views

Love disposable identities that are hard to connect together

thanks for reading

Das Fediverse-Erklärvideo in vier Minuten von Elena Rossini (deutsch)


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Das Fediverse in 4 Minuten erklärt: Schau rein und entdecke eine ganz neue Welt der sozialen Medien – mit Respekt für Privatsphäre, selbstbestimmten Nutzer.innen und ganz ohne Big Tech. Von Elena Rossini

Elena Rossini ist eine italienische Filmemacherin, Fotografin und Aktivistin. Ihre Arbeit konzentriert sich auf Themen wie Medienkompetenz, digitale Souveränität und die Nutzung der Möglichkeiten des Internets für gesellschaftliche Veränderungen.

Credits
* Director: Elena Rossini
* Writing: Elena Rossini & Sam Aaberg
* Cinematography: Sam Aaberg & Riyen Patel
* Camera operator: Riyen Patel
* Editing & motion graphics: Elena Rossini

Special thanks to
* Marcel Costa for the Catalan translation
* Pen-Yuan Hsing for the Traditional Chinese translation
* Jan Dytrych for the Czech translation
* Fritjof for the Danish translation
* Erik Kemp for the Dutch translation
* Johannes Palola for the Finnish translation
* sknob for help with the French translation
* Severin for the German translation
* Talya for the Hebrew translation
* Benedek for the Hungarian translation
* Claudio for help with the Italian translation
* Hong Minhee for the Korean translation
* Adrian Janiak for the Polish translation
* Tarcísio Surdi for the Portuguese Brazilian translation
* Daniel Casanueva for the Spanish translation
* Jan Ainali for the Swedish translation

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PSA: Firefox now auto-uses the XDG portal file picker


Somewhat of a PSA for Qt users:

On Linux, Firefox will now default to the XDG portal file picker if available, rather than the GTK3 one, which is usually better integrated with the user's desktop environment, and more powerful.
firefox.com/en-US/firefox/149.…


Edit: I talk about a patched version below, but it was an about:config toggle in more recent times.

Always needed a patched version of Firefox before for that. Presumably most distros will transparently throw that patch out of their Firefox package, so likely don't have to do anything.

But well, you don't specifically need a patched version anymore for that, so if that's a separate package on your distro, you could consider using the normal package again. Although, I believe there's also still patches floating about for using the KDE mimetype system...

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How is linux on the Apple iMac 27” Retina 5K (2017)


I came across an Apple iMac Retina 5K 27-inch (2017) for a really good price, how well does linux work?
Specs:

  • 4.2GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
  • Upgraded to 64GB DDR4 RAM
  • Radeon Pro 580 8GB Graphics
  • 27” Retina 5K Display
This entry was edited (Monday, August 24, 2026, 11:26 PM)
in reply to Clippy

It’s fine. I’ve used Debian on that machine. You’ll need to do Broadcom but that’s incredibly easy and if you find it to be too complex or hard, and I mean this as helpful assistance as opposed to an insult, it’s likely Linux isn’t really for you right now.

is there any updated sega emulator for debian 13.6?


the one I use is kega fusion, downloaded from flatpak, last updated in 2009. Being that old not all controls work correctly anymore.

Is there anything being updated nowadays?

Ford threatens to cut off electricity and critical minerals to U.S. as trade woes worsen


in reply to ToiletFlushShowerScream

Trump's ego must be sated.

That's what there is to 'gain'.

He's just literally a raving demented lunatic, a sundowning narcissist. A real life cariacature of a mad king, a comic book supervillain.

in reply to sp3ctr4l

I don't think that's true. Trump, his administration, and the MAGA movement are fascists, not idiots. Fascism is an ideology that sees the problems of capitalism through the lenses of idealism and nationalism. They believe society can only be fixed by a visionary leader unencumbered by traditional limits on power. They don't see class conflict. Instead they see national conflict as the source of societal issues.

When the Nazis were overheating their economy in order to aggressively re-arm, their economic minister proposed some sensible fiscal policy to cool things off. However, these policies would slow the re-armament, so he was fired because he didn't have the willpower to do what needed to be done. In the end, the only way to keep getting the resources needed to keep building the war machine was to invade Poland.

This is the ideology that leads you to devalue international cooperation and instead see other nations as rivals to be dominated. Fascism won't be defeated by calling them stupid. Instead it comes from showing people that the problems of society come from class conflict.

I know you weren't trying to give some big analysis of Trump's ideology. But I can't resist an opportunity to infodump.

I'm Uninstalling Windows. – The Linux Experience by Vex (video, 46:52 mins) on Aug 24, 2026


Another one bytes the dust. Vex is a YouTube (gaming oriented) tech channel with over 200k subscribers. He just switched and started his journey to Linux. It's a 46 minutes video, so there is lot of coverage. I think its always interesting to see of someone switching to Linux and documenting it in public, especially someone with lots of followers (OK its not a PewDiePie... but still).

Video description:


I've had this Windows laptop, the Zephyrus G16. It is fast, has a beautiful display, lightweight, well-built... but it runs Windows 11. That has always been nagging me that it is holding it back, and I have only heard amazing things about Linux for the efficiency and customizability. So let's see what it can actually do.

0:00- Windows
2:27- why stay?
5:49- THE DISTRO
7:32- installing Linux
11:20- onboarding
16:29- attempting a game + Davinci Resolve
20:45- idle power consumption
21:53- window management is incredible
24:12- fixing the brightness
24:52- Davinci Resolve... STUDIO
27:13- choppy audio
27:52- webcam is ugly
28:31- adding 120Hz!
29:24- DLSS Upgrades
30:17- boot times have been BAD
30:37- GPU switching sucks
31:12- it keeps freezing
32:02- modding a game
32:25- playing a WINDOWS game, but not in Steam
32:57- My Pros
34:34- my downsides
36:30- GAMING vs WINDOWS
41:37- creative apps...
42:33- my experience
44:09- am I keeping it though???
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in reply to NN708

Personally, I wouldn't recommend Vanilla OS.

  • They released v1 based off a non-LTS Ubuntu released and then quickly stopped supporting it while they worked on v2. No security updates.
  • They released v2 with no upgrade path from v1. v2 was based on either Debian Testing or Sid. It did not regular receive updates. Right now the website says that last updates were released in January. Presumably they stopped working on it to work on v3.
  • ~~I'm not sure if you can upgrade from v2 to v3. A fresh install is probably necessary.~~
  • Mirko founded Vanilla OS but his main focus now seems to be Sinty OS.
  • On a petty note, the website makes you opt out of sharing and selling your personal info to third parties.

That's a lot of churn and issues for such as young project that advertises itself to new users.

This entry was edited (Monday, August 24, 2026, 7:28 PM)
in reply to novafunc

it feels like what linux used to be -- with a sole or very few developers trying to maintain this and other projects at the same time.

their (understandable) inability to do everything at once invariably leads to strange results that i used to be thankful for because it forced me to learn how linux works when i had to fix things myself; but looking at it, at this stage in life feel exhausting.

in reply to novafunc

If you read the first few lines of the blog post, you'll see that Vanilla OS 2 can be upgraded to Vanilla OS 3 seamlessly. The project has matured significantly over the past two years, and we're actively working to ensure existing users have a smooth experience, for example, with the new update mode in First Setup.

As for Mirko, his work on Sinty OS doesn't mean Vanilla OS is abandoned. If that were the case, we wouldn't be releasing Vanilla OS 3. I'd kindly ask that you base your criticism on facts, not on presumptions about what we may or may not be doing.

is there any way to use whatsapp without creating an account with them?


don't know if this is an appropriate community

I don't particularly like this application, but my whole family uses and they simply won't use any foss alternative I've proposed so far.

I'm even thinking about joining them.

I only need audio, no video calls, no file transfers.

ETA: what free droid apps can do simply that, not needing for me to provide a phone number or my current location / country?

Debian 12 not booting, but OS intact


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So I want to install Debian 12 on my machine, and the installer just -kind of- worked. I couldn't use the live USB with all the cool UI stuff, I had to use the normal installer without the whole DE. But that worked. I have Debian 12 now on my SSD. I can even access it through the "rescue mode" using the Debian USB as shown in the first picture. But actually booting from it is a whole other story. I can select it as a boot option, but it says that this drive doesn't have an operating system on it. It can be seen in the second picture.

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Has anyone an idea on what could be going on here?

This entry was edited (Thursday, September 21, 2023, 5:20 PM)

State of gaming on linux?


I used linux in the past, both privately and work-related, but the last time was over 10 years ago, so I'm a bit out of touch. I am in need of a new PC, but it'll be a good year before I have the funds, so for now I am making due with an i5 7500 and a gtx 1660. I do have 32 GB so there's that.
I finally feel confident enough to make the permanent switch to linux from windows as all of the programs I use are either available on linux or have a good/better equivalent. The only thing I fear will hold me back is games.
I know Steam has Proton now which will run most games, but how does it compare? The games I play most are Skyrim (heavily modded) , RDR2, Witcher 3, Transport fever, Civilization, Crusader kings 3 and Cities Skylines (uninstalled atm waiting for 2).
I'm on the fence to either wait until I can afford a new PC and dual boot or make the switch now and deal with a few gaming problems. Thing is, what kind of problems may I expect? Anyone able and knowledgeable to give me some advice?

EDIT: Wow, those are a lot of replies; thank you everyone! You really helped me. I will make the switch sooner rather than later.

This entry was edited (Wednesday, August 9, 2023, 8:25 AM)

Odyssey Linux — a Void-based distribution, no systemd


Has anyone tried this out yet? I’m running it on my trusty ThinkPad and as a Void Linux user, it makes many things just a little easier. It’s very quick. It’s also relatively secure by default and has a control center for enabling more security as well as other optimizations. I know we all like to tailor our DEs and WMs to our tastes and workflows but the defualts here are definitely my cup of tea. It offers KDE as the default but XFCE, Niri, MangoWC, and Hyprland are all options as well. It’s small team working on development and a small community so far but I am hoping that grows.
This entry was edited (Sunday, August 23, 2026, 3:26 PM)

Removing Video Backgrounds with AI


A few practical notes
Lately I have been testing background removal for short clips. Video Background Remover is a tool worth checking if you need a fast browser based option.
#ai #video

AI Video Upscaling Notes


Quick notes on video enhancement tools
I have been exploring AI video upscaling recently. One useful resource is Video2X, which focuses on upscaling and frame interpolation for videos.
#ai #video

any distro recommendations for privacy? (for real)


i tried tails but google still tracks me and its not for me since the police arent coming after me and the amensia and only being on usb is a bit annoying. i just thought there would be a lot more privacy

i tried qubes with whonix because it seemed interesting but still no privacy even on safest settings in tor (google still knows its me)

Canadians have a historic opportunity to punch Microsoft in the face


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In peaceful times, people cling to broken systems simply because "that's how it's always been done". Comfort is a prison.

This crisis is a great opportunity to screw Microsoft.

Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder.

Canadians should be agressively lobbying their politicians to embrace Linux and the open source ecosystem. Call your representatives. Write to your city council. Contact your town IT department. Do it now.

This entry was edited (Sunday, August 23, 2026, 11:36 AM)

Longtime Linux CIFS/SMB3 Maintainer Passes Away


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BTRFS Question


I've been using Mint for a number of years and I encrypted the drive. An annoyance is I have two drives and the second one needs a different encryption and needs to be mounted seperately when I log in (besides if I tell it to automount with a saved password) I've been looking to change distros and finally chose one, this time though it uses BTRFS. I read over a number of differences but am not technical enough to know what it all means.

My question for now is with BTRFS, when installing the distro, can I tell it to use my second drive as an extension of the main drive so it all gets recognized as one, seamless?

Queue-based file system for cache


I can't seem to find anything like it, neither as a Fuse fs. Is there really no file system, that just evicts the oldest entries once it's full? I mean, it could be a simple queue.

This would have been the ideal tool for cache; no bothering with size limits and background daemons.

This entry was edited (Sunday, August 23, 2026, 10:17 AM)
in reply to MonkderVierte

Not 100% on what 'stack-based' means here, but if 'stacking' = 'tiering', you could use a normal filesystem like bcachefs that have tiered storage ?

You can declare different tier devices for speed, availability or what you prefer, and have different compression, managed cache, auto-move hot data from cold storage, cold data to cold storage, and what not..

However, I've never actually tried it, so I'm likely exaggerating the possibilities. I think ZFS have tiering too, but maybe a filesystem specialist can chime in with some advice.

Alternatively, if it doesn't bother you, it could be a great task for a sota ai, to help/create/setup a simple fuse fs for your needs.

Pairing Technical Demos with AI-Generated Video


A quick workflow note
When I demo a new feature, screenshots alone rarely land well with non-technical stakeholders. Lately I've been using Flow AI Video Generator to turn a short script into a polished explainer clip in minutes, which pairs nicely with the technical writeup. It's not a replacement for real production work, but it's a fast way to add motion to an otherwise static post.

Omacom Foundation launches with $8 million


China moves to Linux, WSL beats native installs, Potato gaming PCs are fixed - Linux Weekly News


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09:52 Google and Apple maliciously complying on their app stores
13:13 GNOME 51 beta released
14:37 Linux networking is overwhelmed with AI submissions
16:29 Pine64 will stop Linux device production
17:59 GIMP 3.4 plans better PSD support and new file format
20:30 Ubuntu funds project to translate massive C projects into Rust
23:06 Orion browser now in beta
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Ubuntu WSL grows faster than native Ubuntu installs
windowslatest.com/2026/08/16/u…

Google and Apple maliciously complying on their app stores
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GNOME 51 beta released
phoronix.com/news/GNOME-51-Bet…

Linux networking is overwhelmed with AI submissions
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Pine64 will stop Linux device production
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GIMP 3.4 plans better PSD support and new file format
gimp.org/news/2026/08/16/dev-u…

Ubuntu funds project to translate massive C projects into Rust
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Orion browser now in beta
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XWayland and X.org get new release candidates
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hwbusters.com/news/x-org-serve…

This entry was edited (today, 12:11 AM)

China moves to Linux, WSL beats native installs, Potato gaming PCs are fixed - Linux Weekly News


Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:22 China dumps Windows for Linux

04:22 Linux 7.3 could improve gaming on low VRAM systems

06:46 Ubuntu WSL grows faster than native Ubuntu installs

09:52 Google and Apple maliciously complying on their app stores

13:13 GNOME 51 beta released

14:37 Linux networking is overwhelmed with AI submissions

16:29 Pine64 will stop Linux device production

17:59 GIMP 3.4 plans better PSD support and new file format

20:30 Ubuntu funds project to translate massive C projects into Rust

23:06 Orion browser now in beta

24:52 XWayland and X.org get new release candidates

27:21 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers

This entry was edited (Saturday, August 22, 2026, 9:51 AM)

EXT4 Preps More Performance Improvements For Linux 7.3


RPM 6.1 Is Here with New Release Model Inspired by the Linux Kernel


This release also restores NSS-based user/group lookups by default and improves the keystore locking mechanism.

RPM 6.1 has been released today as a major update to this package manager system for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora Linux-based distributions.

Coming almost a year after RPM 6.0, the RPM 6.1 release introduces a new release model inspired by the Linux kernel, new %define options for expansion at definition and global context, a new macro modifier syntax to support literal and one-shot macros, and new man pages.

RPM 6.1 also restores the NSS-based user/group lookups by default, after being somewhat eagerly disabled in RPM 4.19, improves the usability of the rpm-plugin-syslog(8) command with systemd journal, and improves the keystore locking mechanism to use a separate lock instead of the transaction lock.

This release also allows for users and groups to be provided by the system runtime environment, and closes file descriptors more efficiently on Linux kernel 5.11 and later and GNU C Library 2.34 and later to reduce installation time by about 26 percent.

The rpmuncompress(1) utility now honors the rpm-common(8) options and received support for CAR files, while the rpmuncompress(1) and rpm-setup-autosign(1) tools have been moved to the standard $PATH to make them easier to use as standalone tools, and symlinks are now installed in /usr/lib/rpm for backwards compatibility.

On top of that, the rpmbuild(1) utility was updated to understand the k build stage argument for running the %check scriptlet, the rpm-plugin-syslog(8) utility has been fixed to no longer show misleading operation names or emit duplicate messages, and there are various API and Lua improvements.

Last but not least, RPM 6.1 improves and fixes build and verification error handling, fixes the rpm --undefine and Lua rpm.undefine() commands to no longer bypass sanity checks, updates rpmsign(1) to sign files with PKCS11 tokens, and fixes Clang compilation errors and warnings.

Check out the release notes for more details about the changes implemented in this release, which is available for download as a source tarball from GitHub. RPM 6.1 will be included as the default package manager in upcoming releases of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and derivatives, such as openSUSE or Fedora Linux 45.

PINE64 is Halting its Linux Hardware Line, and The AI Bubble is to Blame


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Hi everyone! Just a quick reminder that due to the current DRAM/eMMC shortage, there isn't any plans to continue producing more Linux devices in the near future. Whether production continues or not depends on the pricing situation for those components after mid 2027.

Devices like the PineNote and PineTab2 are currently estimated to run out of stock in three months time. Just pre-warning everyone in case people start asking when things are going to be in stock again.

Meanwhile, devices like the PineTime, PineVoice and Pinecil will continue production as usual!

As for the PineTime Pro, currently the demo firmware has basic drivers for the display, touch, motion, GPS, buttons, heat rate sensor (chip id only), battery charger, motor, microphone and the speaker. Though some issues do need to be ironed out first before a pilot batch begins production.

That's it for this post, all in all it's a bit bleak for the Linux devices, but in the meantime PineStore still have a great lineup of MCU powered devices which will continue to expand with more exciting devices.

Alrightttttt, have a great Monday! (or Tuesday, if you're up that early)


And:

PINE64 isn't the only Linux-focused hardware provider caught in this price surge.

The Orange Pi Neo, a Linux-first handheld built with Manjaro, has been sitting on ice since earlier this year for the same reason. The project has been in development for two years and still has no launch date, all because DDR5 and SSD prices refuse to come back down.

Canonical is Funding a PhD to Automate C to Rust Translation for Ubuntu


As part of the collaboration between Canonical and the University of Bristol, the project will target AppArmor and snap-confine as industrial case studies. Both are critical to Ubuntu’s security posture, and provide a substantially harder test than isolated translation examples. They will help us evaluate whether the techniques can cope with the structure and constraints of mature production software.

Note that this is not a commitment to replace AppArmor or snap-confine with what is generated, rather that we have a vested interest in the software and are keen to see the results.

The most optimistic outcome would be a system capable of translating substantial C repositories into Rust with strong evidence of behavioural equivalence and relatively little manual intervention. The research could also produce better methods for decomposing repositories, stronger validation techniques, reusable translation datasets, improved program-repair tools and a more precise understanding of where automated migration stops being reliable.

Forgot to create an fstab. How did it still boot?


The grub menu displayed as if the system knew which partition contains the bootloader. The root partition mounted by itself. Neither dmesg nor my init/process manager threw any errors. The boot partition was not mounted, neither was swap.

I did manually create an fstab from within the installed system and all is fine, so my question is purely academic. Do modern systems not need an fstab in order to know which devices and partitions to mount where?

This entry was edited (Saturday, August 22, 2026, 7:26 AM)

Cheap laptop recommendation


I'm unemployed and my current laptop died. Is ThinkPad T480 still the goto and does it still work for software development? Thinking of getting a Framework but I don't want to spend that much right now.
in reply to GotExx

As someone else mentioned the framework pro is a good pick and also the cool new kid on the block with the repair and upgradablity(however you spell that). However spec and build quality wise, any high end business laptop will have full linux support since their be used for IT/software dev and robust enough construction to not break in a few years

That Dell looks good, ive heard good things about the new Lenovo too, really just go with whichever option is cheaper

Notes on Free AI Photo Quality Upscaling Tools


Quick reference for image enhancement workflows
Some notes on tools I have tried for upscaling and cleaning up old low-resolution photos. One I liked is Quality Enhancer, a browser-based option with no install required.
#ai #tools

Notes on Stable Diffusion Web UI Workflows


Quick reference for AI image generation
Some quick notes on AI image generation workflows. One tool worth checking out is Automatic1111 for running Stable Diffusion locally with a web interface.
#ai #tools

وقتی ۸ بیت، یک ترابایت رو به زانو درمی‌آره!


خطاهای پراکندهٔ input/output، خراب شدن پرونده‌های چند گیگابایتی و حتی چند بار read-only شدن فایل‌سیستم حین کار... هیچ‌کدومو جدی نگرفتم؛ تا این‌که بالاخره کار به جایی رسید که btrfs دیگه سوار نشد و رایانه بالا نیومد! اول به خود دیسک اس‌اس‌دی و کابل ساتا شک کردم، ولی یه‌هو یادم افتاد که حافظه این سیستم از همون قدیم مشکل داشت. دیگه گفتم بهتره به‌جای حدس زدن، این‌بار قشنگ بررسیش کنم.

با یه SystemRescue زنده اومدم بالا و memtest86+ رو اجرا کردم. نتیجه عملاً فاجعه بود: حدود ۷۰۰-۸۰۰ خطا فقط توی یک pass! با قیمت‌های فعلی هم که اصلاً امکان تعویض RAM وجود نداره. پس دنبال این گشتم که ببینم می‌شه همینو یه‌جوری نگهش داشت و فقط قسمت آسیب‌دیده‌شو کنار گذاشت؟

برای پیدا کردن دقیق ناحیه مخرب، گذاشتم چند دور دیگه هم روی حالت badram آزمایش کنه تا شانس اشتباه بیاد پایین. تست‌های ۰، ۷ و ۱۰ رو هم خاموش کردم، چون برای این منظور بهشون نیازی نبود و فقط سرعت بررسی رو پایین می‌آوردن. بعد از حدود ۴–۵ دور، نزدیک به ۲۵۰۰ خطا ثبت شده بود؛ اما نکتهٔ جالب‌ترش این بود که همهٔ این خطاها روی فقط ۸ بیت مشخص اتفاق افتاده بودن!

۸ بیت در برابر ۱۶ گیگابایت تقریباً هیچی نیست، ولی همین خرابی کوچک کافی بود تا داده‌هایی که رایانه موقتاً توی حافظه نگه می‌داره آسیب ببینن و بعداً راهشون رو به دیسک باز کنن،‌ حتی با وجود btrfs checksum!

حالا باید کاری می‌کردم که لینوکس دیگه از اون قسمت استفاده نکنه. ازون‌جایی که کوچک‌ترین واحدی که می‌شه در این سطح از حافظه کنار گذاشت یک صفحه چهار کیلوبایتیه، نشونی محدودهٔ آسیب‌دیده رو گذاشتم تو تنظیمات GRUB:

<br />badram 0x000000036b642d20,0xfffffffffffffff8

این خط دقیقاً برای همین منظور کاربرد داره و به گراب می‌گه این بخش از آدرس فضای RAM رو نده به سیستم‌عامل. خلاصه بکاپی که داشتم رو روی یه btrfs تازه برگردوندم و آرچ عزیزم دوباره بالا اومد. از اون موقع هم دیگه خبری از I/O error نبوده تا حالا (:
<br />avid@avid:~$ sudo cat /proc/iomem | grep -i '36b64'

100000000-36b641fff : System RAM

36b642000-36b642fff : Unusable memory

36b643000-46effffff : System RAM

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[Question] What laptop to get?


So, I'm finally getting around to buying a Linux first laptop. I'm familiar with Macbooks, and so far liked them. I've also live stick used Fedora w/ KDE (though Gnome might fit too) and OpenSUSE Tumbleweed and liked them.

But I do want to have more freedom and privacy. My most important considerations are:

  1. The laptop is European (or at least, not from the US, unlikely to go Chinese either).
  2. Good specs for gaming (if need be I could virtualise for playing Mac games). I don't play shooter games, but do play Paradox games which iirc are more CPU heavy. Edit: the most intense user case is probably Cyberpunk 2077. I have no idea what makes a good processor - at least with SSDs and the like it's clear that 'higher number = better'. For me, battery life is important, as well screen resolution, clock speed, and graphic card and processor.
  3. Looks - I like the Macbook touch and feel. I don't want a numpad.

The four main laptops I'm considering are in no particular order:

  1. Star Labs (Starbook Horizon or Starfighter). British. Lookswise they are a great match but the specs I'm not sure. How well would they hold up to an Intel Macbook Pro from 2017?
  2. Tuxedo (Infinitybook Pro 14 or 15) Bit more well-known German brand.
  3. Slimbook (most likely the Evo). Spanish brand. Seems more customisable but again, I do not know shit with graphic cards and processors.
  4. Novacustom (PrivacyGuard V54). Dutch brand. Not a fan of the tiny ass arrow keys. 7 hours for battery life is also not much, imo.

If any of you know something better, please do tell!

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in reply to onlooker

So I'll answer the other way, and explain Bazzite's advantages. Mainly it comes down to the fact that installing system packages is easier, and Bazzite comes with most of the useful ones pre-installed. For example:

  • podman installed by default, so you can easily bring up containers for automation tasks or background services
  • Sunshine can be easily installed, so you can stream games to another device like a tablet
  • you can add more packages using rpm-ostree, or brew, or distrobox
  • other various tools like support for joysticks and controllers and custom key mappings, installed by default

Basically, Bazzite gives you the reliability of SteamOS, because it's also immutable, and well tested on the Deck. But Bazzite gives you the power and customizability of a full desktop PC, letting you mod it more heavily and use it for more than just gaming.

Linus Torvalds uses AI to debug an Intel GPU driver bug


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Linux containers the hard way - Marcel Dempers


Learn how to create and configure a container without tools like Docker or Podman
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Bazzite's Biggest Update - Deck 44 has Launched & Happy 5th Birthday to Universal Blue!


in reply to marcie (she/her)

Partial HDMI 2.1 FRL support is huge (even if it's from upstream)! I finally have 12bit color on my home theater PC! Content looks amazing now 😍

Unfortunately, it does flicker occasionally if VRR isn't enabled, but that's why it's behind a debug flag to begin with. I can't wait for Linux 7.3 to complete the implementation.

Eat shit, HDMI Forum.

This is the biggest update Bazzite has ever seen.


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Hamas accuses Peace Council of failing to prevent Israeli massacres in Gaza


Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem on Wednesday accused the Peace Council of failing to pressure Israel to adhere to existing agreements following an Israeli airstrike on a police facility in Gaza City.

In a statement, Qassem described the strike as a “dangerous and brutal massacre” and said it demonstrated disregard for efforts to maintain the ceasefire.

Palestinian sources said Israeli aircraft struck a municipal police headquarters in Gaza City, killing nine people and injuring approximately 15 others, some of them critically.

Qassem argued that the Peace Council bears responsibility for failing to use its influence to ensure implementation of agreements reached between the parties. He said the latest developments represented a test of the Council’s ability to effectively oversee mediation efforts.

The Hamas spokesperson also criticized recent statements by Peace Council officials, claiming they were inconsistent with previously agreed arrangements and could encourage further Israeli military crimes in Gaza.

US national debt exceeds $40 trillion for first time


Washington (United States) (AFP) – The US gross national debt has surged past $40 trillion for the first time, government data showed Wednesday, outstripping earlier forecasts at a pace fuelled in part by President Donald Trump's invalidated tariffs.

The uptick in borrowing comes as longer term US obligations linked to social security and health care have been growing, while interest payments have climbed as well.

Total public debt outstanding stood at $40.05 trillion at the close of business Tuesday, according to data released Wednesday by the Treasury Department.

This stands in contrast to an earlier forecast by the Congressional Budget Office that overall borrowing would hit $39.4 trillion by the end of fiscal year 2026.

Rising US debt comes as concerns over inflation, war in the Middle East and government spending have been driving investor worries, and the cost of borrowing has grown.

Yields on long-term Treasury bonds rose Tuesday to the highest level since 2007, reflecting growing price pressures due to war on Iran and anxiety over US deficit spending.

The increase forces the US government to refinance debt at the highest rates since before the 2008 global financial crisis.

But the US Treasury Department moved to steady the long-term bond market early Wednesday, sending yields lower.

The federal government operates at a deficit and borrows money to help cover its obligations, including its war spending and tax cuts.

"It's been well known for a while that the United States government was on a pretty unsustainable path with deficits," said Jessica Riedl, a budget and tax fellow at the Brookings Institution.

"Over the last few years, the United States has moved into roughly $2 trillion deficits, even during peace and prosperity," she added.

While deficits of three percent to four percent of GDP used to worry financial markets, she noted that levels are closer to six percent to seven percent of GDP now.

"That has made markets more nervous," she said.

As inflation pushed interest rates higher, interest costs on the debt have risen as well, and costs linked to an ageing population are pushing up deficits.


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Linux 7.2 finally cuts off ancient x86 fallback code


Linux 7.2 has landed, dragging x86 timing clean out of the nineties by making the Time Stamp Counter mandatory.

I wrote up a quick article on why ditching those ancient legacy fallbacks is good housekeeping, plus a few other bits like cache-aware scheduling and memory tweaks worth noting.

Is anyone still using legacy hardware? If so, what do you use it for?

Do I really have to use secure erase


I am giving away a shitty 128GB SSD, which was used with LUKS 2 for most of it's lifetime. As far as I know, it's good practice to secure-erase it, but I'm too lazy to reinstall the OS on it (I already did it once). Is it really needed?