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Matt × 🇳🇴 🇺🇦<p>Started playing <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/PapersPlease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PapersPlease</span></a> tonight. Happy I chose to download it on <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/GOG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOG</span></a> instead of <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/Steam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Steam</span></a>. DRM-free and comes with a <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> installer. Good stuff.</p>
t3rminus<p>Can we bring distinct title bars back to desktop applications?</p><p>I don’t even care if you wanna hide the menu under a hamburger, I just want a title bar I can drag around and and resize. Something that clearly shows focus and keeps an app and all its bullshit contained within a clearly defined border.</p><p><a href="https://calamity.world/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://calamity.world/tags/desktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>desktop</span></a> <a href="https://calamity.world/tags/apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apps</span></a> <a href="https://calamity.world/tags/windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windows</span></a> <a href="https://calamity.world/tags/windowmanager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windowmanager</span></a></p>
Unix Weekly<p>I'm a solo gamedev and I use Debian to make my own games and I've just released my third title on Steam !</p><p><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1810050/Fortune_Avenue/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">store.steampowered.com/app/181</span><span class="invisible">0050/Fortune_Avenue/</span></a></p><p>Discussions: <a href="https://discu.eu/q/https://store.steampowered.com/app/1810050/Fortune_Avenue/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">discu.eu/q/https://store.steam</span><span class="invisible">powered.com/app/1810050/Fortune_Avenue/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unix</span></a></p>
Beardy Star Stuff<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@WarnerCrocker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WarnerCrocker</span></a></span> Glad to hear that Apple's obedience to fascism is paying off for them. And glad that I've rid myself of my dependence on iCloud. I'll never purchase Apple hardware again nor will I invest another penny in their App or media ecosystem.</p><p>For all their lofty statements about ideals, at the end of the day, of course it's profit they serve. All else is marketing. </p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a></p>
Serge Matveenko ♻️☮️Ⓐ<p>- Hey! What's "reoffice"?<br>- IDK, why?<br>- Something named libreoffice is being installed on my computer<br>- o_O? </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humor</span></a></p>
T’Chris<p>This Simple Terminal Tool Provides You with a Cheatsheet for Any <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> Command</p><p><a href="https://www.maketecheasier.com/cheatsheet-for-linux-command/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">maketecheasier.com/cheatsheet-</span><span class="invisible">for-linux-command/</span></a></p>
in_sympathy<p>Question to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> community: is it necessary/recommended to reboot my Raspberry Pi running Raspbian Bookworm after I update my packages via apt? What about those installed via Flatpak? And most importantly - why? </p><p>I want to set up a cron job for that and not sure whether or not I should also add a reboot after updating 🤷🏻‍♂️ </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/raspberrypi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>raspberrypi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/raspbian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>raspbian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/help" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>help</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fedihelp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fedihelp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a></p>
DeadTOm's Den Of Nerdery<p>Just went live on Owncast 🔴</p><p>Saturday morning Minecraft #Minecraft</p><p><a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/Linux" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/Debian" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Debian</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/Games" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Games</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/Tech" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tech</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/JustChatting" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JustChatting</a></p><p><a href="https://owncast.deadtom.me" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://owncast.deadtom.me</a></p>
hatniX plays<p>[LIVE] hatniX plays games</p><p>Adventure Night: „Lucy Dreaming” #4</p><p><a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/streaming" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#streaming</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/gaming" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gaming</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/linux" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/videogames" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#videogames</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/english" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#english</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/deutsch" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deutsch</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/hatclan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hatclan</a></p><p><a href="https://live.hatnix.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://live.hatnix.net</a></p>
hatniX<p>[LIVE] with „Lucy Dreaming” by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@tallstorygames" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tallstorygames</span></a></span><br>Lucy muß sich Gehör verschaffen, auch wenn sie sich davor fürchtet. Und Lucy muß den Kopf des Frettchens finden. Es ist noch so viel zu tun.<br><a href="https://live.hatnix.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">live.hatnix.net</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Owncast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Owncast</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DRMfree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRMfree</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Livestream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Livestream</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/hatclan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hatclan</span></a></p>
libUnderseaMonkey.so 🇪🇺<p>I'd switched to <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Wayland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wayland</span></a> in the intervening time. Reverting to X11 fixed it. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/openSUSE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openSUSE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/UNIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UNIX</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/tumbleweed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tumbleweed</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NVIDIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NVIDIA</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@opensuse" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>opensuse</span></a></span></p>
Larvitz :fedora: :redhat:<p>Running Fedora CoreOS (FCOS) on Hetzner Cloud :fedora: with a custom image and Ignition via user-data :-) </p><p>How To:<br><a href="https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-coreos/provisioning-hetzner/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/f</span><span class="invisible">edora-coreos/provisioning-hetzner/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://burningboard.net/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://burningboard.net/tags/fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fedora</span></a> <a href="https://burningboard.net/tags/coreos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coreos</span></a> <a href="https://burningboard.net/tags/fcos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fcos</span></a></p>
jos<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@framaka" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>framaka</span></a></span> beaucoup de parents ne savent même pas ce qu'est <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <br>Alors super si les enfants leur apprennent</p>
Will37<p>Du libre dans un vieil iMac, ça évitera qu'il finisse à la poubelle. <br>Viva linux!<br>Ma petite victoire du jour.<br>Un grand merci aux donateurs de La Charpentière.<br><a href="https://mastodon.zaclys.com/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.zaclys.com/tags/ressourcerie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ressourcerie</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.zaclys.com/tags/lacharpentiere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lacharpentiere</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.zaclys.com/tags/tours" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tours</span></a></p>
Frits van der Holst<p>Breek de ketenen met <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> op uw desktop<br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/joop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>joop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/bnnvara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bnnvara</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ubuntu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/mint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mint</span></a><br>En niet alleen <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/repaircafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>repaircafe</span></a> biedt hulp er zijn er meer zoals b.v. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nl/@nllgg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nllgg</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/hanvanderhorst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hanvanderhorst</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Hanvanderhorst" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Hanvanderhorst</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikelen/wees-niet-langer-slaven-van-bill-gates" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bnnvara.nl/joop/artikelen/wees</span><span class="invisible">-niet-langer-slaven-van-bill-gates</span></a></p>
Daniel Quinn<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bitbang.social/@jaruzel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jaruzel</span></a></span> people keep telling me I should read Pratchett. Is Discworld the best intro?</p><p>Also, I'm here for the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/startrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>startrek</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a>, so I'll follow you!</p>
Jordan<p>Yes, "Several" vulnerabilities found 😂</p><p>Update your boxen, Linux folks! :linux:</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kernel</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/vulnerability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vulnerability</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/update" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>update</span></a></p>
Agenda du Libre<p>Le Mans: Permanence du mercredi, Le mercredi 16 avril 2025 de 12h30 à 17h00. <a href="https://www.agendadulibre.org/events/32077" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">agendadulibre.org/events/32077</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/linuxmaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linuxmaine</span></a> <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/gnuLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gnuLinux</span></a> <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/demonstration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demonstration</span></a> <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/assistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assistance</span></a> <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/permanence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permanence</span></a> <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/logicielsLibres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>logicielsLibres</span></a> <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a></p>
libUnderseaMonkey.so 🇪🇺<p>I rarely use my personal laptop at my desk, I use it on my lap in front of the TV unless I have a specific need for external displays. Last night, I went to use it at my desk.<br>Hardware: The same USB-C dongle, two ultrawide and single FHD monitors as ever.<br>Software: Fully updated <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@opensuse" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>opensuse</span></a></span> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Tumbleweed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tumbleweed</span></a> with <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NVIDIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NVIDIA</span></a> drivers.</p><p>This all "just worked" last time I used it. Now, I can only use enable one ultrawide at a time.</p><p>I shall dig into logs later.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/UNIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UNIX</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/openSUSE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openSUSE</span></a></p>
NL Linux Gebruikers Groep<p>In oktober komt Windows met een nieuwe versie en. 1 op de 5 computers en laptops die nu nog goed draaien op Windows 10 dreigen dan onbruikbaar te worden. <br>Wereldwijd gaat het om 240 miljoen laptops en computers. Repair Café International wil voorkomen dat al die pparaten worden weggegooid en biedt hulp bij het installeren van een alternatief.</p><p>Luister het NPO Radio 1 ragment van vanochtend hierover terug op <a href="https://www.nporadio1.nl/fragmenten/nieuwsweekend/01962907-9cce-7007-95eb-031cd13e9588/2025-04-12-repair-cafe-heeft-list-om-250-miljoen-computers-van-de-schroot-te-redden" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nporadio1.nl/fragmenten/nieuws</span><span class="invisible">weekend/01962907-9cce-7007-95eb-031cd13e9588/2025-04-12-repair-cafe-heeft-list-om-250-miljoen-computers-van-de-schroot-te-redden</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/repaircae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>repaircae</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/oss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oss</span></a></p>