IncusOS comes with all the missing things like ARM64 (aarch64) support, boot safety, full disk encryption, immutable images (read-only and signed) and fully locked down to operate in API only mode.

For me, it’s a mix of #Talos, #Harvester and Proxmox where it merges the best features of all ones!

Tags: #PVE #Virtualization #Containerization #Container #Containers #Linux #Debian #ARM64 #aarch64 #opensource #security #immutable #foss #LXC #LXD #VM #VPS #Immutable #secureboot #TPM

Blog post: https://gyptazy.com/incusos-a-platform-for-modern-virtualization-containerization-infrastructure/

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IncusOS - Showing the Incus logo

I did re-launch my personal blog website:

https://blog.hofstede.it

FreeBSD / Linux / Open Source. All things cleanly engineered !

Severel new articles currently in progress.

#weblog #blog #freebsd #linux #opensource #foss

Ente completes CERN sponsored audit

This includes (especially so) Ente Auth.

I wanted to bring some awareness to this because when I think of MFA I typically think of TOTP Authenticators. Like my friend Eric Hameleers (alienbob), I bent the knee way back and adopted the proprietary, closed source product Authy by Twilio.

Why? Because there were considerations to raise, such as, "What if I drop my phone in the fricken' toilet?", or, "I want my authenticator to support installs on multiple platforms and sync" - Actually, both of those considerations are really the same thing. The mess about this really was that Google Authenticator and others didn't sync, existed on a single device, and I had no need or desire to enjoy passwordless authentication offered by Microsoft for some resources.

Authy provided multi-devices w/sync, on #Android, #Linux, and #Windows, okay I guess, and my phone(s). And then Ente Auth came out, they were working on the desktop version and close to a release, it sync'ed with multiple devices and second best of all, it was the first truly cross-platform (Okay I never tried running it on a BSD) authenticator - it could sync between a Linux box and a Windows desktop and an Android - that's everything in my Universe, and actually, who cares about Windows anyway?

Just about that time, as I started considering the move, Twilio informed everyone that Authy support on Desktop was going Bye Bye!

So the choice at that point was Easy Peasy - migrate nowwwww!!! And so I fired up my rarely used wYnd0z3 box and got an alert - "This desktop version will be retired soon, you need to update to the lastest version as soon as possible"... in so many words.

Hmmm... Yeah, I dunno. I think I'mma do some online searches, this sounds fishy to me. And oh boy did it stink to high heaven. I'm glad I checked that out and found a little blurb (over on Reddit, IIRC) that covered the steps required to export everything, a script, a hacked up patch, and voila! done - got it!

There was one caveat there, for those who ventured into those same murky waters that I had - DO NOT APPLY THE TWILIO UPDATE!!!* For those who did, they found out quickly that the a patch no longer worked, they could not perform the export, and this was by design since the export had to be performed on a desktop version of Authy, effectively subjugating the non-daring with the typical enshittification that we've always known as #Vendor_Lockin.

By the time Eric apparently got around to making the move to #Ente_Auth from #Authy, the laborious process was entirely manual - one site at a time, which you can READ ABOUT HERE.

You really gotta watch these sneaky proprietary types of folks.

So anyway, fast forward a bit to where we are now, and although I mentioned my second fav reason to select Ente Auth, I didn't disclose my fav - which should be obvious: It's #FOSS. And not just that, but #Self_Hosted FOSS, if you prefer to keep things close to your breast.

Anyway, that's the backstory and the long way around my announcement here that you an read up on the Audit of all Ente products here:

https://ente.io/blog/cern-audit/

So, IMNSHO, There's really no reason to choose another authenticator, really, truly, there just isn't.

I hope that helps. Enjoy!

#tallship #redundancy #TOTP

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🍿📽️ Take some time out of your day to watch the @SeaGL talks! I'm watching Brady Dibble of @rockylinux talking about SBOMs & #security in #freesoftware projects. https://pretalx.seagl.org/2025/talk/HM7MSP/

👇#linux #gnulinux #foss #opensource
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxO3smXXjY4

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SeaGL talk

Every so often, I see a Free software project which I think would benefit from some free, friendly legal / data protection advice, particularly at an early stage.

But lawyer ethics rules make it tricky to offer unless someone is explicitly asking about legal advice / looking for help. A sensible rule to stop ambulance chasing, but not so great in an environment based on volunteering.

#FOSS #lawfedi

#FOSS #Unix #init #dinit #Debian @Devuan #Linux

Nach dem das österreichische Bundesheer zu #LibreOffice wechselte, nun die nächste frohe Botschaft für #Datensouveränität

https://nextcloud.com/de/blog/austrias-ministry-of-economy-takes-decisive-steps-toward-digital-sovereignty/

#Nextcloud #BMWET #FOSS

Keep Android Open
https://keepandroidopen.org/

This is important. We already have a basic duopoly in mobile operating systems, now Google is trying to lock down their platform even more. Nobody benefits from this other than Google's shareholders.

Whether you are a device owner, a developer, or a public institution, this affects you and should matter to you.

Everyone can meaningfully help to push back.

#FuckGoogle #Android #FOSS #Mobile

Happy Birthday @inkscape !

22 years old right now!

Long may we continue.

#inkscape #foss #oss

thanks to @paige for the very flattering and in depth video largely about the #FediAlgo project!

https://video.fedihost.co/w/a1522517-704e-44a3-aa0e-5c4e7d49e7d1

#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #GoToSocial #hashtag #hashtags #javascript #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #MastodonApi #mastohelp #mastojs #node #nodejs #opensource #socialmedia #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #typescript #webdev

Introducing Refine, an app to tweak advanced and experimental settings in GNOME. It is an alternative to GNOME Tweaks, and is a pet project I'm currently working to experiment with PyGObject and dconf, while following the data-driven, object-oriented, and composition paradigms.

The entire codebase is made up of widgets that provide all the functionality needed to add an option. For example, instead of adding each option programmatically in Refine, the ultimate goal is to have it all done in the UI file.

For example, if we want to add an option to enable or disable middle click paste, all we need is the following code in the UI file:

$RefineSwitchRow {
  title: _('Middle Click Paste');
  schema-id: 'org.gnome.desktop.interface';
  key: 'gtk-enable-primary-paste';
}

That's it. The RefineSwitchRow widget will do whatever it needs to do to ensure the option is available, grab the setting if it's available, and display it to the user. Many of these widgets provide extra functionality, such as a Reset button.

You can get Refine on Flathub: https://flathub.org/apps/page.tesk.Refine

Everything else (source code, screenshot, etc.) is in the project website: https://tesk.page/refine/, as well as the Flathub link.

#GNOME #Flatpak #Flathub #FOSS #OpenSource #GTK #Libadwaita

Refine, an app to tweak advanced and experimental features in GNOME, has reached 100,000 downloads on Flathub!!

https://flathub.org/en/apps/page.tesk.Refine

If you appreciate Refine and have the means to help a developer out, please consider donating to support my work: https://tesk.page/#donate

#GNOME #GTK #GTK4 #Libadwaita #FOSS #OpenSource #Flathub #Flatpak #Refine

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Day 4: Numbers

Everybody knows Ctrl-a to increment a number, and Ctrl-x to decrement a number. Just put the cursor on the line of a number and hit, the keys! Ma - gic !

Another thing that you may want to try:

- open a file
- type:

0
0
0
0
0
0

- then Ctrl-v or V to select the lines "visually"
- hit the keys: g Ctrl-a
- Enjoy the result:

0
1
2
3
4
5

It works also if you do with two or more zeros (00, 000, etc)

1/2

#Vimovember #vim #neovim #opensource #FOSS #fediverse #editors

What's a good alternative to Audacity? Preferably one that's Foss

#foss

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#FrOSCon #FOSS #OpenSource #Community #Sponsoring

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#FrOSCon #FOSS #OpenSource #Community #Sponsoring

@jaredj Could it be that the www user does not work for you because you need to attach to ports 443 and 80? If so, then mac_portacl(4) might be of interest to you.

https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mac_portacl&sektion=4&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+14.3-RELEASE+and+Ports

#FreeBSD #OSDev #FOSS

# "Using LibreOffice and other Free software for documents as a lawyer"

I was asked recently about how I get on using LibreOffice for document-related legal work, and I promised to write down some thoughts.

The short answer is that I use a mix of LibreOffice and other FOSS tools, and I’m very positive about it, with no particular concerns.

If you have questions, please do ask!

https://neilzone.co.uk/2025/11/using-libreoffice-and-other-free-software-for-documents-as-a-lawyer/

#LibreOffice #Linux #FOSS #lawfedi #vim #git #Markdown

Have you used, successfully, a script/tool for converting dovecot configs from 2.3 to 2.4?

If so, could you share a link, please?

I've done one, reasonably simple, config by hand, but I am looking for a tool for a more complicated one.

(I have searched, but found nothing; I'm looking only for first-hand experiences, please.)

#dovecot #FOSS #Linux

I just found a 4 minute video by Elena Rossini, @elena It's a really well-done intro video about the #fediverse.

https://news.elenarossini.com/fediverse-video/

It describes what the fediverse is, where it came from and why you are just now hearing about it.

#foss #floss #openSoftware #socialMedia #video

Espero que vídeos como esse abram essa "janela" para mais pessoas conhecerem o GNU/Linux. Em 2022, quando descobri o "Tiling Window Manager" por meio da Cosmic, fiquei com entusiasmo semelhante:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ycz0wfSAjyI

#Linux #Pop_Os #FOSS #OpenSource

What do you use to securely store and manage private #SSH keys?

#Linux #BSD #FOSS #security

@nathan

Oh, I also just remembered that #darktable was just becoming a thing about 10 years ago, but at the time was still to immature for me to use & I was invested in/used to the aftershot workflow so I didn't really use it much other than to experiment. That fact that it is still around and is getting regular updates is a good sign that maybe this is now the defacto #FOSS raw image editor.

https://www.darktable.org/

💰 OpenSource heißt nicht gratis! 💰

Die unglaublich wichtige Arbeit der Menschen, welche an diesen Projekten (oft "ehrenamtlich") mitarbeiten, muss
gewürdigt und die Projekte dahinter finanziert werden.

Deshalb spende ich jeden ersten Montag im Monat an ein #FOSS Projekt, welches
ich aktiv nutze und mir im Alltag treue Dienste erweist.

Diesen Monat ging meine Spende an #Signal

#Spendenmontag #FOSS #OpenSource

My brother proudly mentioned he started up his older more powerful PC as he wanted to prepare it for a project with his son to do some audio mixing. My side question if that still was a windows 10 PC was countered with hollow eyes.

It quickly showed his beautifully working PC was not capable of running windows 10, so we had the usual discussion with the available options.

As he was not willing to toss this PC, he's now willing to give Linux a try. For video editing I know kdenlive is a powerful option. Have quickly searched for audio editing and found Audicity in quite some lists. Is this indeed the best option? Does not have to be free per se.

Thanks for any suggestions.

#Linux #Foss #Editing

Earlier this year, I developed "ansible_jailexec", a modern Ansible connection plugin that can manage FreeBSD Jails via jexec from the host (incl. transparent file copy into the jails filesystem). All released under a BSD license.

That way, you can automate FreeBSD Jails via Ansible, even when they have no ssh or network connectivity.

On Codeberg: https://codeberg.org/Larvitz/ansible_jailexec

On GitHub: https://github.com/chofstede/ansible_jailexec/

The connection-plugin comes as a single python file (jailexec.py) and comes with Unit tests and internal safety checks.

Maybe someone finds it useful Happy automating 🙂

#freebsd #ansible #automation #bsd #automation #opensource #foss #jails