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Sebiturbo💉💉💉💉💉🌱🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@ralph" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ralph</span></a></span> <br>Wir lernen in kleinen Schritten den Respekt vor irgendwelchen Maschinen zu verlieren. <br>Wir lernen auch, dass in der Öffentlichkeit nur dummes Zeug kommuniziert wird.<br>Viele Leute können nur 10% des Office Paketes bedienen + sind Opfer von Programmen wie Outlook <br>Wer einen Schraubenzieher hat, kann seine Kiste aufpimpen oder jemand aus dem Freundeskreis bitten die Kiste ein bisschen zu tunen.<br>Wir verabschieden uns schrittweise von Microsoft.<br>Solche Monopole gehören zerschlagen.<br><a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMint</span></a></p>
GnuGoblin<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@itsfoss" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>itsfoss</span></a></span> 5 years<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linuxmint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linuxmint</span></a> , <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ubuntu</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kali" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kali</span></a></p>
Wilfredo 💬<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@itsfoss" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>itsfoss</span></a></span></p><p>I use <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/distros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distros</span></a> since 2001</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Conectiva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conectiva</span></a> (until its extinction)<br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Kurumin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kurumin</span></a> (for a short time)<br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Xubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Xubuntu</span></a> (first versions)<br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ubuntu</span></a> (old <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/GNOME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GNOME</span></a> era, for a short time)<br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMint</span></a> with <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/XFCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XFCE</span></a> (until now)</p>
🏳️‍⚧️ Christin Löhner 🏳️‍🌈<p>Windows nervt dich? Zeit für was Besseres! 🐧<br>Kennst du das? Zwangsupdates, mysteriöse Abstürze und dein PC, der plötzlich sein Eigenleben führt...</p><p>"Von Windows zu Linux in 12 Kapiteln" ist dein Ausweg – OHNE Nerd-Abschluss! (Link unten)</p><p>Was dich erwartet:</p><ul><li>Ein Schritt-für-Schritt-Guide, der dich WIRKLICH an die Hand nimmt</li><li>Keine Technik-Fachsprache, die nur Experten verstehen</li><li>Sicherheits-Tipps, mit denen Windows nicht mithalten kann</li><li>Praktische Lösungen für all deine "Ja, aber..."-Fragen</li><li>Zero Drama: Mit Snapshots &amp; Backups geht nichts schief!</li><li>Und für GAMER: Linux rockt mittlerweile richtig hart! Deine Windows-Spiele laufen meist nicht nur problemlos – sie performen meistens sogar BESSER! Das Buch zeigt dir genau, wie du als Gamer umsteigst, ohne auf deine Lieblingsspiele verzichten zu müssen. 🎮🔥</li></ul><p>Linux ist längst nicht mehr nur was für Nerds! ✨</p><p>Christin Löhner zeigt dir, wie auch DU dich von Windows-Problemen verabschiedest. Ein Betriebssystem, das DIR gehört statt umgekehrt? Das gibt's wirklich! Und es fühlt sich verdammt gut an. Du bekommst nicht nur eine technische Anleitung, sondern einen echten Begleiter für deinen Umstieg. Von den ersten Zweifeln bis zur stolzen "Ich nutze jetzt Linux"-Aussage. Die beste Nachricht? Du kannst es. Wirklich. Trau dich! Dein Windows-freies Leben wartet schon.</p><p><a href="https://www.christin-loehner.de/blog/von-windows-zu-linux-in-12-kapiteln" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">christin-loehner.de/blog/von-w</span><span class="invisible">indows-zu-linux-in-12-kapiteln</span></a></p><p><a href="https://lsbt.me/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://lsbt.me/tags/windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windows</span></a> <a href="https://lsbt.me/tags/umstieg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>umstieg</span></a> <a href="https://lsbt.me/tags/lernen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lernen</span></a> <a href="https://lsbt.me/tags/buch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buch</span></a> <a href="https://lsbt.me/tags/autor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autor</span></a> <a href="https://lsbt.me/tags/fachbuch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fachbuch</span></a> <a href="https://lsbt.me/tags/sachbuch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sachbuch</span></a> <a href="https://lsbt.me/tags/buchempfehlung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buchempfehlung</span></a> <a href="https://lsbt.me/tags/ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ubuntu</span></a> <a href="https://lsbt.me/tags/archlinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archlinux</span></a> <a href="https://lsbt.me/tags/linuxmint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linuxmint</span></a> <a href="https://lsbt.me/tags/gentoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gentoo</span></a> <a href="https://lsbt.me/tags/fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fedora</span></a> <a href="https://lsbt.me/tags/redhat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>redhat</span></a> <a href="https://lsbt.me/tags/suse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>suse</span></a> <a href="https://lsbt.me/tags/nitrux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nitrux</span></a> <a href="https://lsbt.me/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://lsbt.me/tags/linuxgamer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linuxgamer</span></a> <a href="https://lsbt.me/tags/treiber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>treiber</span></a> <a href="https://lsbt.me/tags/kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kernel</span></a> <a href="https://lsbt.me/tags/linuxumstieg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linuxumstieg</span></a> <a href="https://lsbt.me/tags/windowsade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windowsade</span></a> <a href="https://lsbt.me/tags/LinuxF%C3%BCrAlle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxFürAlle</span></a> <a href="https://lsbt.me/tags/WindowsAdios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsAdios</span></a> <a href="https://lsbt.me/tags/DigitaleFreiheit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitaleFreiheit</span></a> <a href="https://lsbt.me/tags/GamingAufLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GamingAufLinux</span></a></p>
Pablonius Monk 🇺🇦<p>Hard to believe Santa Clara didn't already have a Micro Center store. 3 decent man-on-the-street Linux advocates interviewed. </p><p>I Tried To Find Linux Users At Micro Center </p><p>At the opening of the Santa Clara Micro Center Adam went around asking people if they were Linux users to answer the question: is 2025 (finally) the year of Linux? </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@linuxmint" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>linuxmint</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@kde" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kde</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@gnome" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gnome</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8rtu6YNT44" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=z8rtu6YNT44</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><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/MicroCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicroCenter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PCWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCWorld</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rohit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rohit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArchLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArchLinux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMint</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CAD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KDE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheFullNerdPodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheFullNerdPodcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AdamPMurray" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AdamPMurray</span></a></p>
Jyoti Mishra<p>And just like that, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMint</span></a> is up to date, all my apps are up to date and the whole process was even less effort than <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MacOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacOS</span></a>. </p><p>(I'm not even gonna touch the nagging horror of some other OSes and their breakgrades.)</p>
Simon Hobeck<p>Got myself a new (2nd hand laptop). Paid £65 for an old Dell latitude E5470. Needed to spend another £10 for a charger, and will spend another £15 for a new battery.<br>£90 in total - Installed <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/linuxmint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linuxmint</span></a> and reused old RAM so now have 16Gb machine that zips along.</p>
Gegenwind :antifa:🇺🇳🖖<p>So, ich bin jetzt auch dabei. <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/unplugtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unplugtrump</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/linuxmint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linuxmint</span></a></p>
Fossery Tech :debian: :gnome:<p>This week's Linux and FOSS news:</p><p>LINUX NEWS</p><p>Ubuntu 24.10 will reach EOL on July 10, upgrading to 25.04 is recommended:<br><a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/ubuntu-24-10-oracular-oriole-eol-july-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/ubuntu</span><span class="invisible">-24-10-oracular-oriole-eol-july-2025</span></a></p><p>Ubuntu 25.10 (shipping GNOME 49) will remove GNOME X11 session:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka-to-remove-the-gnome-on-xorg-x11-session" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/ubuntu-25-10-que</span><span class="invisible">sting-quokka-to-remove-the-gnome-on-xorg-x11-session</span></a></p><p>Linux Mint 20 reached EOL, upgrading to 22 is recommended:<br><a href="https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-mint-20-eol/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.itsfoss.com/linux-mint-20</span><span class="invisible">-eol/</span></a></p><p>Linux Mint 22.2 adds out-of-the-box fingerprint authentication support with Fingwit app:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-22-2-will-feature-fingerprint-authentication-with-fingwit-app" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/linux-mint-22-2-</span><span class="invisible">will-feature-fingerprint-authentication-with-fingwit-app</span></a></p><p>Nitrux drops the Plasma-based NX desktop for Hyprland, due to the discontinuation of Plasma LTS released:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/nitrux-linux-drops-its-kde-plasma-based-nx-desktop-for-hyprland" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/nitrux-linux-dro</span><span class="invisible">ps-its-kde-plasma-based-nx-desktop-for-hyprland</span></a><br>(It's a bit weird choice that they ditched a full DE for a standalone compositor, which is tiling in fact, and requires editing some config files manually, not sure if DE users want that.)</p><p>Kali Linux 2025.2 released with revamped Kali Menu, GNOME 48, KDE Plasma 8.3, 13 new tools (including Azurehound, binwalk3, bloodhound-ce-python etc.):<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2025-2-released-with-revamped-kali-menu-13-new-hacking-tools" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2025-</span><span class="invisible">2-released-with-revamped-kali-menu-13-new-hacking-tools</span></a></p><p>GNOME 49 Alpha 0 available with preparations for disabling X11 by default:<br><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-49-Alpha-0-Packages" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">phoronix.com/news/GNOME-49-Alp</span><span class="invisible">ha-0-Packages</span></a></p><p>Sway 1.11 released with explicit sync support, support for the ext-image-copy-capture-v1 and ext-image-capture-source-v1 protocols for improved screen capture, support for the alpha-modifier-v1 protocol for setting an alpha multiplier for a surface, etc.:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/sway-1-11-tiling-wayland-compositor-adds-support-for-explicit-synchronization" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/sway-1-11-tiling</span><span class="invisible">-wayland-compositor-adds-support-for-explicit-synchronization</span></a></p><p>(More Linux and FOSS news in comments)</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/WeeklyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeeklyNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ubuntu</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Ubuntu2410" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ubuntu2410</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Ubuntu2510" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ubuntu2510</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMint</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxMint22" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMint22</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Nitrux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nitrux</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/KaliLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KaliLinux</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Kali" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kali</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/GNOME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GNOME</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/GNOME49" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GNOME49</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/GNOMEDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GNOMEDesktop</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Sway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sway</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/WaylandCompositor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaylandCompositor</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/DesktopEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DesktopEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxDistro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxDistro</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxDistribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxDistribution</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/DistroRelease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DistroRelease</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/DistributionRelease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DistributionRelease</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/DesktopLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DesktopLinux</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxDesktop</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FosseryTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FosseryTech</span></a></p>
Orion Ussner kidder<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMint</span></a> / <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LMDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LMDE</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Gnome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gnome</span></a> on <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Debian</span></a> all recognize and run MacBook webcams OUT OF THE BOX. This wasn't possible *last year*. Holy shit. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FLOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
Eugenia L<p>Another day, another good deed. Installed <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/Mint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mint</span></a> on this 2010 Fujitsu laptop and it works great. It's going back to its owner now with Linux in it.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linuxmint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linuxmint</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windows</span></a></p>
FiveSpeed :cinnamon: :python:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://4bear.com/@5klp471" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>5klp471</span></a></span> It can be overwhelming with so many options. But it can also be OK. One step at a time. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMint</span></a> is my daily driver and a good entry level option. I can't speak to <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fedora</span></a>, but hear good things.</p><p>Nice thing is that you can download a distro, put it on a flash drive, then boot from that drive to try it out before installing. There are numerous tutorials online. Good luck!</p>
Vintage Buses 🚌 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿<p>Linux Mint 22.1 Cinnamon is ok for now, that's all I care about.</p><p><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/ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ubuntu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linuxmint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linuxmint</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cinnamon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cinnamon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wayland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wayland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gnome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gnome</span></a></p><p>Ubuntu 25.10 Drops Support for Using GNOME on Xorg/X11 <a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/ubuntu-25-10-dropping-xorg-support" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/ubuntu</span><span class="invisible">-25-10-dropping-xorg-support</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>Interestingly, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a> claims that showing content on how to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/download" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>download</span></a> or even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/watch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watch</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/videos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videos</span></a> hosted on their site as <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HarmfulContent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarmfulContent</span></a>"</em>...</p><ul><li>And I'm not talking about <em>'bypassing paywalls'</em> or <em>'circumventing age restrictions'</em> but merely saying that <em>'<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/YoutubeDLP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YoutubeDLP</span></a> got an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/update" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>update</span></a>'</em> or <em>'a new <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Invidious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Invidious</span></a> release came out.'</em></li></ul><p>So not even encouraging <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/crimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimes</span></a>"</em> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/piracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>piracy</span></a>. (Which OFC they don't want to see on their platform!) </p><ul><li>Simply having <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ytdlp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ytdlp</span></a> being shown as one of many programs in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Flatpak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flatpak</span></a> Repo of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMint</span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftJ6eGll8HU&amp;t=349" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">is apparently sufficient</a> to get a video <em>yeeted</em> off the platform. </li></ul><p>Seriously, WTF!?</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftJ6eGll8HU&amp;t=414" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Even</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LinusTechTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinusTechTips</span></a> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@geerlingguy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geerlingguy</span></a></span> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftJ6eGll8HU&amp;t=482" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ain't safe</a>.</li></ul><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftJ6eGll8HU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=ftJ6eGll8HU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Alphabet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alphabet</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GAFAMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAFAMs</span></a></p>
The Tired Horizon<p>My gaming mad workmate has recommended me a £150 Asus mothered broad (plus Ryzen 7) for my Linux super desktop build..</p><p>However Ive seen this and its within budget (along with the Ryzen 9 CPU)</p><p><a href="https://rog.asus.com/uk/motherboards/rog-crosshair/rog-crosshair-x870e-hero/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rog.asus.com/uk/motherboards/r</span><span class="invisible">og-crosshair/rog-crosshair-x870e-hero/</span></a></p><p>Any point in me building an insane rig &amp;maxing out with memory etc for Linux? I'm doing audio recording/video work, plus some art.</p><p>Cheers in advance Linux and music people!<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/customPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>customPC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computer</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/audio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audio</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/recording" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recording</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DAW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DAW</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/musicstudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musicstudio</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ubuntu</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debian</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMint</span></a></p>
The Tired Horizon<p>My gaming mad workmate has recommended me a £150 Asus mothered broad (plus Ryzen 7) for my Linux super desktop build..</p><p>However Ive seen this and its within budget (along with the Ryzen 9 CPU).</p><p>Is there any point in me building an insane rig and maxing it out with memory and stuff for Linux? I'm doing audio recording and video work, plus some art.</p><p>Cheers in advance Linux and music people!<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/customPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>customPC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computer</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/audio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audio</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/recording" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recording</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DAW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DAW</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/musicstudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musicstudio</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ubuntu</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debian</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMint</span></a></p>
Eugenia L<p>I'm putting together a persistent USB installation of Linux Mint for a friend who wants to switch to Linux. It has both a tweaked Cinnamon in it, and an XFce that looks like MacOSX. Lots of apps &amp; games pre-installed too. He'll love it, I'm sure.</p><p>Switching people to Linux, one by one.</p><p><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/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/operatingsystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>operatingsystem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/xfce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xfce</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linuxmint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linuxmint</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mint</span></a></p>
It's FOSS<p>Linux Mint 20.x users take note.&nbsp;⚠️</p><p><a href="https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-mint-20-eol/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.itsfoss.com/linux-mint-20</span><span class="invisible">-eol/</span></a></p><p><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/linuxmint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linuxmint</span></a></p>
9to5Linux<p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> Weekly Roundup for June 8th, 2025: <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ubuntu</span></a> Touch OTA-9, <a href="https://floss.social/tags/VirtualBox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VirtualBox</span></a> 7.1.10, <a href="https://floss.social/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a> Imager 1.9.4, Rocky Linux 9.6, <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Wireshark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wireshark</span></a> 4.4.7, <a href="https://floss.social/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KDE</span></a> Gear 25.04.2, <a href="https://floss.social/tags/LibreOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibreOffice</span></a> 25.2.4, Linux 6.16 RC, <a href="https://floss.social/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMint</span></a> 22.2 introduces new fingerprint authentication app, <a href="https://floss.social/tags/fwupd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fwupd</span></a> 2.0.11, and more <a href="https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-june-8th-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly</span><span class="invisible">-roundup-june-8th-2025</span></a></p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a></p>
omg! ubuntu<p>Linux Mint has announced a new app to support fingerprint authentication. It includes 'smarter' PAM integration to preempt authentication issues, and fall back to password login if needed. </p><p><a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/linux-mint-fingerprint-support-coming" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/linux-</span><span class="invisible">mint-fingerprint-support-coming</span></a></p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/linuxmint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linuxmint</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a></p>