Mozilla released a Firefox Nightly test build with vertical tabs - gHacks Tech News (www.ghacks.net)
Switch to Container Tabs – These Weeks in Firefox: Issue 157 (blog.nightly.mozilla.org)
reflections on distrusting xz - joeyh blog (joeyh.name)
Podcast -- A chat about the xz backdoor with the guy who found it - Risky Business (risky.biz)
Aesthetics matter (nibblestew.blogspot.com)
Tilde in /usr/local/share/applications~?
I’m creating shortcuts for Syncthing, when I noticed this: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/pictrs/image/7385aa13-aa7a-4ff8-b0c6-483f91e0eba6.pngIs there supposed to be a “~” after the folder name?
Fedora proposal to change default desktop to KDE (fedoraproject.org)
have you successfully installed a custom rom / foss on a redmi 10c?
the device is so bloated
Thunderbird goes from DEB to snap in Ubuntu 24.04 (www.linuxadictos.com)
Qt 6.7 released (www.qt.io)
Qt 6.7 is out with lots of large and small improvements for all of us who like to have fun when building modern applications and user experiences. Several additions are released as technology previews, and we are looking forward to your feedback so that we can get everything ready for the next LTS release!
XZ backdoor in a nutshell (lemmy.zip)
Linux GUI termserv
Due to hardware reqs we’re tossing the idea at work to replace the Microsoft termserv with Linux. Due to the userbase being all windows fans we’d need a full on GUI and i’ve been prodded towards Mint. Good idea or bad?...
Best article about XZ backdoor?
Hey, I’ve been hearing a LOT about the xz backdoor. Crazy story, but rather than reading 10 different articles about it from 3 days ago when the story was quite new, does anybody know a high quality write-up that has all the juicy details and facts? I really like in-depth guides that cover every aspect of the story....
Nine: a tui sliding puzzle (Bash) (lemmy.world)
https://gitlab.com/christosangel/nine...
research!rsc: The xz attack shell script (research.swtch.com)
hachyderm.io/
Linux Mint 22 Adopts PipeWire, New Linux Kernel Cadence - OMG! Ubuntu (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
Vim prank: alias vim='vim -y' (learnbyexample.github.io)
Did you know that Vim has an Easy mode? It’s the hardest mode for those already familiar with Vim 🙃
Tried Arch for the first time | My experience and impressions (lemmy.ml)
I used linux intermittently in the last 15 or so years, migrating from early Ubuntu versions, to Manjaro, Pop!_OS, Debian, etc. And decided to give Arch a try just recently; with all the memes around its high entry point, I was really expecting to struggle for a long time to set it up just as I want....
Recover deleted media files with testdisk and photorec?
A friend of mine has 2 Windows Laptops, where in the process of moving from an old 2TB storage laptop to a newer 256GB storage laptop, moving files manually (somehow, dont ask me)....
Will antivirus be more significant on Linux desktop after this xz-util backdoor?
I understand that no Operating System is 100% safe. Although this backdoor is likely only affects certain Linux desktop users, particularly those running unstable Debian or testing builds of Fedora (like versions 40 or 41), **Could this be a sign that antivirus software should be more widely used on Linux desktops? ** ( I know...