Reason 7 To Choose Linux 😍

You decide when to install updates and reboot your computer!

Security updates are critical. They should be done early and often to keep your computer safe.

But you don't want your device to force an update - and then reboot - while you're working.

With #Linux, the decision when to update is yours.

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#EndOf10 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #GNULinux #Microsoft #Windows #Windows10 #Windows11

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Check this out – PyPos3DLO, an app based on LibreOffice to create mechanical characters, edit and optimize Poser files, and manipulate WaveFront files: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/08/26/pypos3dlo-python-3d-app-based-on-libreoffice/ #foss #OpenSource

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Woohoo a new version of GhostBSD distro is out along with another choice of DE Gershwin!

https://www.ghostbsd.org/news/GhostBSD_25.02-R14.3p2_Is_Now_Available

#BSD #ghostBSD #freeBSD #OpenSource #POSIX #distro #programming #Gershwin #DE

The AI crawler bot arms race has developed more quickly than we hoped, Google pretends to care what the community thinks, full Linux desktop apps are probably coming to Android, Thunderbird shares more details of their paid services and we are interested, and PuTTY has a great new domain name.

https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-348/

#podcast #linux #opensource

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#Proxmox #Homelab #Virtualization #Linux #OpenSource #ServerSetup #SelfHosting #TechBlog #KVM #LXC #ZFS #HPProLiant #ITLab #SysAdmin #Infrastructure

https://victornava.dev/2025/08/12/proxmox-for-the-home-lab/

I've just released a new nightly version of Mastodon Bird UI that supports the upcoming Quote Posts feature.

https://github.com/ronilaukkarinen/mastodon-bird-ui/releases/tag/2.3.4rc5

#MastodonBirdUI #OpenSource #QuotePosts #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #BirdUI #QuotePost

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What was your first contact with free (as free speech) softwares?

For me, I think it was in 2003 with (The) GIMP and OpenOffice.
Heard about the first one back in 1999/2000 with a CD full of softwares you can find with some magazines, and the second one at my high school as some PC were equipped with it to save some money.

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Computing

FFmpeg 8.0 is out, and it’s packed: Vulkan-based encoding/decoding (on any GPU that supports Vulkan 1.3), native ProRes RAW decoding, Whisper AI for speech-to-text, and new filters that offload to GPU.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/ffmpeg-8-vulkan-compute-codecs-professional-video?v1

#FFmpeg #Linux #OpenSource

Ahoy!

Call for sessions for Everything Open is out and loud and proud!

Canberra, Australia

21-23 January 2026

https://2026.everythingopen.au/programme/proposals/

#OpenSource #OpenData #OpenScience
#OpenGovernment #OpenGLAM #OpenAccess #OpenEducation #OpenWeb
#OpenHardware #OpenStreetMap
#CreativeCommons
#EverythingOpen
#AllThingsOpen

Please boost.
Please propose a session.
Please discuss with friends and colleagues.

And yes! If you have an idea or a project to share, please go ahead and submit a session.

Your voice is unique and we want to hear it!

Rising from the Ashes: How #AlmaLinux and #RockyLinux Redefined the Post-#CentOS Landscape
For over a decade, CentOS was the backbone of countless servers.
That stability came to an end when #Red Hatpivoted CentOS to a rolling-release model, #CentOSStream. Instead of offering a downstream, binary-compatible version of #RHEL.
This disruption created a vacuum, and the #Linux community quickly stepped up to fill it, and so were born AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux!
https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/rising-ashes-how-almalinux-and-rocky-linux-redefined-post-centos-landscape #Opensource

Forged In FreeCAD: Juze Crailsheim Summer RC Boat Workshops
A couple of weeks ago on the #FreeCADFriday hashtag over on Fosstodon, Hanser posted a lovely bit of FreeCAD design work for a RC boat hull. It was a great looking design, but even more wonderful was the story that unfolded in the thread that followed.

https://blog.freecad.org/2025/08/25/forged-in-freecad-juze-crailsheim-summer-rc-boat-workshops/
#UserStory #FreeCAD #CAD #Opensource

Retro x86-based machine emulator 86Box v5.0 brings a new integrated machine manager https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/retro-x86-based-machine-emulator-86box-v5-0-brings-a-new-integrated-machine-manager/

#86Box #OpenSource #Retro #Emulation

Many apps have code that is closed and not visible publicly. Other apps like CoMaps, have code that anyone can see and use. What makes open-source apps great?

Transparency: You or any developer can peek under the hood

Community Power: Developers worldwide collaborate and spot bugs faster

Innovation: Anyone can improve or fork the project, ideas evolve quickly.

Freedom: No lock‑in, no hidden fees

“Users” can be co‑creators.

#OpenSource #TechFreedom #CommunityPower #Innovation

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The Vulcan decoders are a fantastic addition to the Arsenal of ffmpeg. If a codec is specifically designed to run in parallel it can be implemented in the Vulcan 🖖 way

#ffmpeg #programming #Linux #BSD #freeBSD #Netflix #OpenSource #POSIX

This release of ffmpeg is the largest release to date.

Just reading over the features, all the new native decoders, a lot of work has been done. It is so much you just have to take the time to read it yourself

In case you did not know yet

Netflix uses freeBSD to stream their video data globally with ffmpeg as their master orchestrator

#ffmpeg #programming #Linux #BSD #freeBSD #Netflix #OpenSource #POSIX

https://ffmpeg.org/index.html#pr8.0

Made it to the #OpenSourceSummit opening! 🥳🥳

I'm wearing a pink suit (can't be missed) if you see me come say hi! 👋

#osseu #OSSummit #opensource

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Happy 34th Birthday, #Linux! https://9to5linux.com/happy-34th-birthday-linux

#OpenSource

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Happy 34th Birthday, Linux!

Someone casually dropped a URL for a place where some wonderful shell based goodies are discussed

I went to the URL and I got a few beautiful fantastic and sexy programs purely for *sh

So whether you like csh ksh zsh tksh fish sh or any shell which I may or may not have heard of, these programs will run in them

httping horst

These two are making my day

Check their man pages on the internet.

httping looks gorgeous with the -K switch

I will update this toot with an output of the commands. I shall make the screen caps on my Linux machine

#Thankful #FediVerse #POSIX #OpenSource #httping #horst #programming #networking #csh #ksh #zsh #bash #tksh #fish #sh

#CachyOS Release for August 2025 Introduces a New Package Dashboard, #Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS by Default on the Live ISO, and Other Changes https://9to5linux.com/cachyos-iso-snapshot-for-august-2025-introduces-a-new-package-dashboard

#ArchLinux #OpenSource @CachyOS

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CachyOS August 2025 released, with a new packages website, LTS kernel as a fallback option, Niri WM window manager, new features in Proton-CachyOS, bootable btrfs snapshots in GRUB when choosing btrfs, and more

https://cachyos.org/blog/2508-august-release/

#cachyos #archlinux #linux #linuxlts #linuxdesktop #opensource #freesoftware

LibreSpeed ein freier #OpenSource Internet #Speedtest ohne #Traking, Flash, Java oder Websocket. #Datenschutz'freundlich und praktisch inkl. Link zum teilen und vergleichen.

https://librespeed.org/

When I look at this photograph I miss my Raspberry Pi5. Let's fire 🔥 her up!

#Electronics #SBC #ARM #Pie #Raspberry #GPIO #OpenSource

#AMD's already taken down mistakenly released #FSR4 #sourcecode, but the internet never forgets — forked Github repositories remain accessible
When they were originally released, it was under the MIT #license, effectively allowing anyone who downloaded them to use, copy, or modify them as they wish. Taking the files down doesn't change the license, it merely prevents others from downloading the files.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amds-already-taken-down-mistakenly-released-fsr-4-source-code-but-the-internet-never-forgets-forked-github-repositories-remain-accessible
Accidental #OpenSource

Dans cette vidéo 🎥, je vous montre comment installer et utiliser ffSend en quelques commandes seulement. C'est simple, rapide et super pratique ! 🔥 #Linux #OpenSource #tutoriel #astuce #informatique

👉 https://peertube.blablalinux.be/w/ke7S2nAEwcxpSUCEkGJadg

Une petite question pour vous ! 👇

Quel est votre outil en ligne de commande préféré pour optimiser votre flux de travail ? Dites-le-moi en commentaire ! 👇

With #ProxLB (free and #opensource / #GPLv3) you can get something which comes close to it - also featuring things like affinity/anti-affinity rules, node pinning, grouping and maintenance mode for multiple nodes. And if you’re even more interested, there’ll be a talk about my project at the #DutchProxmoxDay next month :)

#drs #loadbalancing #gpl #gpl3 #pve #proxmox9 #virtualization #alternatives #vmware #esx #KVM

https://github.com/gyptazy/ProxLB

@moshidon

Over here moshidon and moshidon nightly work as a dream

THank you for the tremendous work

#moshidon #client #mastodon #android #magnifique #grateful
#OpenSource #POSIX

@sysop

Only after I have accessed the AP via the default password will I be able to install the webui to finally play with it. Of course I dont sit still. I will attack this interesting error tonight. I need to find where I misread the thorough docs

https://docs.raspap.com/authentication/

#raspap #Raspberri #SBC #AP #image #OpenSource #Router #AccessPoint

"This week in Plasma" brings the news that you'll soon be getting smooth sleek scrollable panels, a shimmering splash of HDR colour, and a sweet suave KISS💋.

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/08/23/this-week-in-plasma-kde-initial-system-setup/

#Linux #BSD #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Plasma6

@kde@lemmy.kde.social

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@sysop

I've downloaded this image of raspap for the Pi5 SBC

When I boot this one up and log in via the Access Point (wireless) it fails with the Changeme password

https://github.com/RaspAP/raspap-webgui/releases/download/3.4.0/raspap-bookworm-arm64-lite-3.4.0.img.zip

#raspap #Raspberri #SBC #AP #image #OpenSource #Router #AccessPoint

Oh, that's neat. The DavX5 team implemented WebDAV Push, including accompanying Nextcloud app. No more polling. (Less server load?)

https://github.com/bitfireAT/davx5-ose/releases/tag/v4.5-ose

#dav5x #ntfy #Nextcloud #Android #OpenSource

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Also, does anyone have any opinions on Codeberg? I've heard bad things about GitLab but heard a recommendation for Codeberg in the same breath.
#dev #opensource #git

Is there anyone who know the default password of the Raspap AP distro? THe one provided in the docs fails here

https://docs.raspap.com/quick_start/#installation-method

#raspap #Raspberri #SBC #AP #image #OpenSource #Router #AccessPoint

What features or improvements would you like to see in the next major release of FreeBSD?

Your feedback helps us keep FreeBSD strong and relevant for developers, sysadmins, and users everywhere.

💬 Share your thoughts below — what would make FreeBSD even better for you?
#FreeBSD #OpenSource #Community

FFmpeg 8.0 has been released https://ffmpeg.org/index.html#pr8.0

#opensource #linux #unix

2 ONLINE #LibreQoS trainings are coming.

📌LibreQoS Online Training without @proxmox@lemmy.world VE: Setup and Deployment

September 6, 2025

Register: https://forms.gle/ujgKfMAFwhrD2pLw6

📌 LibreQoS Online Training with Basic #Proxmox - Virtual Environment Setup and Deployment

September 27, 2025

Register: https://forms.gle/VJZ85L9zqAUoGXmk7

#bufferbloat #latency #jitter #QoE #QualityOfExperience #broadband #ISP #WISP #FISP #FQ_CoDel #sch_CAKE #FLOSS #RFC8290 #DaveTaht #BandwidthIsALIE #OpenSource #FQCoDel #schCAKE @proxmox@lemmy.ml

Hyped for Thunderbird Pro? The team has shared an update on what's planned, including Thundermail e-mail address, appointment scheduling, file sharing, and maybe a bit more!

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/new-details-on-thunderbird-pro-thundermail-ai-features

#opensource #Thunderbird #email

What's the closest thing to digital time travel? The #WaybackMachine.

With a trillion pages archived, the web’s history is preserved for research, verification, and public access.

Tell us why the Wayback Machine is important to you: https://blog.archive.org/2025/07/01/wayback-machine-to-hit-once-in-a-generation-milestone-this-october-one-trillion-web-pages-archived/

#Wayback1T #digitalpreservation #webhistory #opensource @internetarchive

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Hallo, verkaufe hier ein #Fairphone_4 mit dem #OpenSource #Betriebssystem #UbuntuTouch in #Grau mit 128GB und 6GB RAM

https://www.ebay.de/itm/116745783846

#ebay #ubuntu_phone #ubuntu #fp4 #ubuntu_mobile #linux #fairphone4 @ubports

I learned two things about illumos. I still have not seen it yet, but I know it's a wonderful operating system

The installation procedure wants a dd of the ISO / USB image for which you need to use a whole USB device temporarily

I know that after my experiments with the wonderful Ventoy ISO manager, which none of the installation procedures of the illumos distributions I tried, seem to like.

I haven't got the skills ATM, otherwise I would have looked in both the Ventoy source code and the iso images build code of the distributions to see where the problem lies and then I would patch it.

I've bought a USB stick, a small one, only days ago which is already in use and cannot be freed up.

When I can buy another USB stick I'll use it first to install illumos before I shall use it for its assigned task.

Thank you for reading

^Z

#OmniOS #OpenSource #illumos #illumosCafe #Ventoy

#FFmpeg 8.0 “Huffman” Multimedia Framework Released with AV1 Vulkan Encoder, VVC VA-API Decoder, and More https://9to5linux.com/ffmpeg-8-0-huffman-released-with-av1-vulkan-encoder-vvc-va-api-decoding

#OpenSource #Linux #FreeSoftware

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