So I should re #introduce myself; used to host my own instance at artemai when that was a thing; decided to get back on Mastodon again because the rest of social is a dumpsterfire.
I'm a #UNIX sysadm originally (from the late 90s) but started using #Linux 
I'm a #coder, #python 
Ten years ago I landed in #liveevents and #visionswitch / 
I'm a #ham 
I used to officiate 
I'm #queer 
Make Ubuntu packages 90% faster by rebuilding them
https://gist.github.com/jwbee/7e8b27e298de8bbbf8abfa4c232db097
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://gist.github.com/jwbee/7e8b27e298de8bbbf8abfa4c232db097
Asahi Lina Pausing Work On Apple GPU Linux Driver Development
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Asahi-Lina-Steps-Down-Linux-GPU
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.phoronix.com/news/Asahi-Lina-Steps-Down-Linux-GPU
Want to to delete all `foo` commands from your bash history. Here is how to do it with some bash kung-fu:
line=$(history | grep 'foo' | awk '{ print $1 }' | sort -r)
history -d $line
See https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/delete-command-from-history-linux-unix-osx-bash-shell/ for more info.
Registration is open for #bsdcan, program published - see the blog post at https://blog.bsdcan.org/2025/03/18/bsdcan-2025-talks-tutorials-and-registration/ for details, or go to https://bsdcan.org (direct to registration link: https://indico.bsdcan.org/event/5/registrations/8/) #bsd #unix #openbsd #freebsd #netbsd #development #devops #sysadmin #freesoftware #libresoftware
@mcc look up InitWare #lang_en #unix #InitWare https://github.com/InitWare/InitWare
![The InitWare Suite of Middleware allows you to manage services and system resources as logical entities called units. Its main component is a service management ("init") system. - InitWar...](https://pool.jortage.com/donphansocial/cache/preview_cards/images/000/925/713/original/be4cf2a007eea8ad.png "The InitWare Suite of Middleware allows you to manage services and system resources as logical entities called units. Its main component is a service management ("init") system. - InitWar...")
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is Steam Deck Verified
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/assassins-creed-shadows-is-steam-deck-verified/
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/assassins-creed-shadows-is-steam-deck-verified/
Download of the day: GIMP 3.0 is FINALLY Here! Let us explore how to download and install GIMP 3.0 on Linux, as well as the new features in this version.
https://www.cyberciti.biz/linux-news/download-of-the-day-gimp-3-0-is-finally-here/
RADV allows GCN and newer GPUs to Raytrace modern games.
https://youtu.be/VEo7066YoVo?si=0POYTyDXMHgTZtVc
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://youtu.be/VEo7066YoVo?si=0POYTyDXMHgTZtVc
Pro tip: You can use `sudo pkg version -vRL=` command to list all upgradeable packages on FreeBSD and then apply those updates using pkg. See https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/pkg-command-list-upgradeable-packages-freebsd/ for more info.
SteamOS 3.7.0 Preview Released (with KDE Plasma 6 & beginnings of support for non-Steam Deck handhelds)
https://steamcommunity.com/games/1675200/announcements/detail/529841158837240757
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://steamcommunity.com/games/1675200/announcements/detail/529841158837240757
Has Alacritty become significantly faster? A newer typometer benchmark of a few terminal emulators.
https://lwn.net/Articles/751763/
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://lwn.net/Articles/751763/
Running Out of RAM on Linux? Use ZRAM + these kernel tweaks.
https://linuxblog.io/running-out-of-ram-on-linux-use-this-before-upgrading/
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://linuxblog.io/running-out-of-ram-on-linux-use-this-before-upgrading/
A lot of Linux native games are on sales. Something you are going to pick up? Or recommend?
https://store.steampowered.com/search/?filter=globaltopsellers&os=linux&sort_by=_ASC&specials=1
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://store.steampowered.com/search/?filter=globaltopsellers&os=linux&sort_by=_ASC&specials=1
82% of KDE users who opted into telemetry use Wayland (KWin X11/Wayland split)
https://blogs.kde.org/2025/03/15/this-week-in-plasma-file-transfer-progress-graphs/#plasma-640-3
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://blogs.kde.org/2025/03/15/this-week-in-plasma-file-transfer-progress-graphs/%23plasma-640-3
Without looking it up what’s the default text messaging app called on stock Android?
Please note I said default text messaging (ie. SMS/MMS etc) and stock (as in what Google Android Open Source Project and many other Google Play enabled phones run for their OS.
@capeta@ursal.zone@vkc what I love the most about the terminal is how well it scales.
no only you can say "do-the-thing", but then put it inside a loop;
or a cronjob;
or run it with `watch` to execute again every x seconds or when any file changes;
or search the output for specific results
or export to html and host it somewhere
or etc etc etc.
+ the "do one thing really well" philosophy from #unix
+ pipes
= 
The offpunk-users mailing-list has suddenly seen a dramatic increase in volume. People are really starting to use #offpunk and asking questions, trying to understand how it works.
https://lists.sr.ht/~lioploum/offpunk-users
I’m doing my best to answer and helping people getting started. There’s now a "tutorial" command (which is simply redirecting you to https://offpunk.net/ )
People are also asking me about #gemini
Welcome to the #smolnet #SmallWeb #smallinternet #unix , welcome to the #resistance …
Valve could be about to release SteamOS for any device, says leaker
https://www.pcguide.com/news/valve-could-be-about-to-release-steamos-for-any-device-says-leaker/
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.pcguide.com/news/valve-could-be-about-to-release-steamos-for-any-device-says-leaker/
