Is slackware still widely used?
I’m looking into advanced distros (like arch) and slackware is fascinating. Is it still supported/used? If you’d like to comment an alternative distro, please do.
The GNU C Library version 2.38 is now available (lists.gnu.org)
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can we talk about driver support in linux.
Bought a new brother laser printer (fuck hp inkjet), decided to print something on Windows. Typical Windows could detect the printer even though it shows up in the network section as a device. Downloads and install barebone driver from brother website still refuses to work. Logged in to Linux mint 1 second later “New Brother...
How reliable are AUR packages in terms of stability?
I’m looking for the opinions and experience of unbiased Linux enthusiasts whose daily driver uses an arch based distro....
New Arch-based Distros (lemmy.sdf.org)
I have been looking around and found a few new Distros which I plan to test and perhaps use. These are all Arch based....
MX Linux 23 “Libretto” Is Out with Linux Kernel 6.4, Based on Debian Bookworm (9to5linux.com)
MX Linux 23 “Libretto” is now available for download as the latest stable version of this lightweight Debian-based distribution featuring KDE Plasma, Xfce, and Fluxbox editions....
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The Most Prolific Packager For Alpine Linux Is Stepping Away (www.phoronix.com)
Alice “psykose” who is easily responsible for the highest number of commits per author over the past year has decided to step down from maintaining her packages....
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Software Freedom & Trademarks: Examining Rust's New Policy through the Lens of FOSS History (sfconservancy.org)
I switched from Nixos to void Linux. Here's my experience so far.
I hopped from arch (2010-2019) to Nixos (2019-2023). I had my issues with it but being a functional programmer, I really liked the declarative style of configuring your OS. That was until last week. I decided to try out void Linux (musl). I’m happy with it so far....
The Cloud Native Linux Desktop Model (e.g. Silverblue) (www.youtube.com)
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Congratulations - you have finally won me over.. MS user since MS DOS (Not mine) (lemmy.world)
Post from u/BestRetroGames on the r/kde, not mine. Interesting perspective nonetheless...
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Emacs 29.1 released (lists.gnu.org)
Systemd 254 - now with soft-reboot (github.com)
Systemd 254 released and now has a new soft-reboot option:...
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I Installed The Hardest System Known To Man... (youtube.com)
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What happened to manjarno.snorlax.sh?
pine64 (pine64.com)
Anyone have a pine phone and running Linux (Ubuntu) as your EDC?...
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Mesa 23.2 Brings OpenGL 3.1 & OpenGL ES 3.0 Support on Asahi, New RADV Features (9to5linux.com)
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GNOME Devs Are Working on a New Window Management System (9to5linux.com)
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Will operating systems still be relevant?
With lots of things being developed through web technologies, and many things being web-based so that it is cross-platform, will operating systems still be relevant?...
Endeavour vs Manjaro
Is there anybody whose had experience with both?...
Gnome Dconf-editor: set terminal application with options
I’m able to set the default terminal using dconf-editor at this path:...
Backups on Linux seems overwhelmingly complicated...
Yeah another post about backups, but hear me out....
Appimages, snaps and flatpaks
Appimages, snaps and flatpaks, which one do you prefer and why?
Gnome designer shares prototype replacement for activities (mastodon.social)
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