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Links 05/04/2023: GTK 4.11.1, Wayland 1.22, and Gajim 1.7.3



  • GNU/Linux

    • Desktop/Laptop

      • LiliputingSystem76 teases made-in-Denver Linux laptop

        System76 has been selling PCs that ship with Linux pre-installed for years. But for most of that time the company has worked with third-party manufacturers. A few years ago System76 announced plans to establish its own factory in Denver. Since then, the company has begun building its own desktops and keyboards.

        Now the company’s CEO says the first System76 laptop built in-house is on the way, and he’s posted pictures of an aluminum LCD panel that he says will be part of the upcoming notebook.

    • Linux Magazine's Latest (New) Issue

      • Linux MagazineIntroduction

        This month in Linux Voice.

      • Linux MagazineText-based menus and information pages

        Whiptail interfaces add menus and information pages to your Raspberry Pi projects.

      • Linux MagazineKernel News

        Chronicler Zack Brown reports on the little links that bring us closer within the Linux kernel community.

      • Linux MagazineA Deep Dive into the ELF File Format

        Linux and other Unix-based systems use the ELF file format for executables, object code, and shared libraries. Take a peek inside to learn how an ELF file is organized.

      • Linux MagazineFOSS Picks

        Graham has finally taken delivery of a couple of RISC-V development boards for Linux experimentation. Expect plenty of cross-build tools in future issues!

      • Linux MagazineBooting up the coreboot firmware alternative

        Coreboot is an open source firmware alternative with an emphasis on speed and simplicity.

      • Linux MagazineAnalyze network traffic with Sniffnet

        Network traffic remains a closed book for many users. Sniffnet lets less experienced users monitor their network traffic with ease.

      • Linux MagazineDuckDuckGo from the Terminal [Ed: Linux Magazine shilling MICROSOFT SPYWARE in your UNIX/GNU/Linux terminal]

        Since 2008, DuckDuckGo has been making waves as an efficient and much more private search engine alternative to Google. The unaffiliated command-line tool ddgr is designed to make running DuckDuckGo searches from the terminal a breeze.

      • Linux MagazineFind files and directories with FSearch

        In a crowded field of search applications, FSearch offers many interesting functions for quickly searching files and folders, with more promised in the future.

      • Linux MagazineFlatpak updates with systemd

        You can automate Flatpak updates without a package manager using systemd's services and timers.

      • Linux MagazineHistorical Record

        A new effort to record the history of open source is underway.

      • Linux MagazineBetter Boundaries

        Is the whole high-tech scene imploding? If so, it won't be the first time, but every time it implodes, it comes back a little different, so even temporary implosions are relevant.

      • Linux MagazineThis Month's DVD

        Fedora 37 Workstation and TUXEDO OS 2

      • Linux MagazineBookmark organization with floccus and LinkAce

        LinkAce and floccus synchronize and manage bookmarks while storing your data locally.

      • Linux MagazineNews

        In the news: Gnome 44 Release Candidate; Flathub Vying to Become the Standard Linux App Store; Debian 12 to Ship with KDE Plasma 5.27; Planet Computers Launches ARM-Based Linux Desktop PCs; Ubuntu No Longer Shipping with Flatpak; openSUSE Leap 15.5 Beta; Linux Kernel 6.2 Released with NewHardware Support; Kubuntu Focus Team Releases NewMini Desktop; and US National Cybersecurity Strategy Released.

      • Linux MagazineA simpler packet filter

        Filter rules for firewalls can be tricky. As the successor to iptables, nftables simplifies the process of creating and maintaining firewall rules.

      • Linux MagazineRepositories for energy-saving software

        A number of open source projects offer tools for analyzing energy usage in software.

      • Linux MagazineTUXEDO OS 2 Preview in test

        The popular Linux PC forge TUXEDO extends Ubuntu to include the latest KDE packages and says goodbye to Snap for its in-house TUXEDO OS distribution. The latest version is suitable for any PC.

      • Linux MagazineThe disaster of MIPI cameras on Linux

        Linux users have long gotten used to the standard hardware in their systems working perfectly. Recently, however, things have gotten dicey for webcams supporting the MIPI specification. We'll tell you why and what to do about it.

      • Linux MagazineViewing wildlife with a Pi Zero photo trap

        Armed with no more than a Raspberry Pi photo trap, you can discover who pays a visit to your garden at night.

      • Linux MagazineA command-line dictionary tool

        With the dict client, you can quickly search dozens of natural language dictionary databases for the perfect word.

      • Linux MagazineEnergy-efficient programming with Go and beyond

        Go has a reputation for producing energy-saving applications, but you still have to know what you are doing.

      • Linux MagazineLet an AI chatbot do the work

        The electronic brain behind ChatGPT from OpenAI is amazingly capable when it comes to chatting with human partners. Mike Schilli picked up an API token and has set about coding some small practical applications.

    • Kernel Space

      • LWNLinux 5.15.106
        I'm announcing the release of the 5.15.106 kernel.
        
        

        All users of the 5.15 kernel series must upgrade.

        The updated 5.15.y git tree can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-5.15.y and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser: https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-s...

        thanks,

        greg k-h
      • LWNLinux 5.10.177
      • LWNLinux 5.4.240
      • LWNLinux 4.19.280
      • LWNLinux 4.14.312
      • LWNLinux 6.2.10
      • LWNLinux 6.1.23
    • Graphics Stack

      • Free Desktop[ANNOUNCE] wayland 1.22.0
        This is the official release for Wayland 1.22.
        
        

        This new release adds explicit events for the preferred buffer scale and transform, adds an event to indicate the pointer's physical scroll direction, adds a few new convenience functions, and includes various spec clarifications and bug fixes.

        Commit history since RC1 below.

        Simon Ser (1): build: bump to version 1.22.0 for the official release

        git tag: 1.22.0
      • [ANNOUNCE] xf86-input-libinput 1.3.0
        xf86-input-libinput 1.3.0 is now available. The main feature
        in this version is support for the new 'custom' pointer
        acceleration profile in libinput 1.23.0. This acceleration profile is
        quite flexible, so it is exposed via several properties:
        
        

        - "libinput Accel Custom Fallback Points" and "libinput Accel Custom Fallback Step" - "libinput Accel Custom Motion Points" and "libinput Accel Custom Motion Step" - "libinput Accel Custom Scroll Points" and "libinput Accel Custom Scroll Points"

        For details on what these mean, please see the man page and the libinput documentation: https://wayland.freedesktop.org/libinput/doc/latest/pointer-acceleration.html

        In addition, the "libinput Accel Profiles Available" and "libinput Accel Profile Enabled" properties have been expanded to 3 values. For backwards compatibility, the "libinput Accel Profile Enabled" continues to support setting 2 values only.

        Alan Coopersmith (2): gitlab CI: enable commit & merge request checks gitlab CI: enable gitlab's builtin static analysis

        Hong Xu (1): Better explain HorizontalScrolling.

        Peter Hutterer (7): Drop HAVE_CONFIG_H, we always have it defined man: replace the various suffixes with their actual numbers man: use @VERSION@ for the driver version Add meson build system configure.ac: inputproto 2.4 is optional Add support for custom pointer acceleration xf86-input-libinput 1.3.0

        Shin-myoung-serp (1): Correct the coordinate transform parameters for an absolute pointer

        Yinon Burgansky (1): Add support for the scroll movement type of the custom acceleration profile

        git tag: xf86-input-libinput-1.3.0
    • Applications

      • Gajim 1.7.3 - Gajim

        Gajim 1.7.3 enables you to mute notifications for specific contacts and brings some improvements and bug fixes. Thank you for all your contributions!

    • Instructionals/Technical

      • Ubuntu HandbookHow to Detach Child Pop-up windows from Parent in Ubuntu 22.04

        In Ubuntu, Fedora and other Linux with GNOME desktop, you may found that many applications have child dialogues attached to parent windows.

      • Real Linux UserHow to easily run multiple Linux distributions on one computer with Boxes

        I've been writing regularly for years now about one of my favorite topics, Linux.

      • What is the difference between ‘git pull’ and ‘git fetch’?

        Out of many different Git commands ‘Git Pull‘ and ‘Git Fetch‘ allow users to update their local repository with changes made in a remote repository. Although they are relative, however, work differently.

      • HowTo ForgeHow to Install Percona XtraDB Cluster on Debian 11

        Percona XtraDB Cluster is a fully open-source database clustering solution for MySQL. It allows you to create a robust, high-availability MySQL server deployment that provides high performance.

      • How to install Erlang on Amazon Linux 2 – AWS EC2?

        Erlang which is also known as Erlang/OTP, or Open Telecom Platform (OTP) is a programming language with similar syntax to other functional languages such as Haskell and Lisp. It is designed to build scalable, distributed, and fault-tolerant systems. At Ericsson Telecom in Sweden, it was created by Joe Armstrong, Robert Virding, and Mike Williams around 37 years ago, which makes it quite trustable. That’s why Erlang has been used to build many high-profile systems, including the telephony infrastructure of Ericsson, WhatsApp, and RabbitMQ, among others.

      • nixCraftHow to install PHP 8.2 with Apache on Debian 11 Linux

        Debian 11 is an excellent server OS to run the LAMP stack. PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language especially suited for web development. However, Debian 11 comes with PHP version 7.4. Here is how to install PHP 8.2 with Apache server on Debian 11 using the CLI or over ssh based session.

      • FOSSLinuxCopying all files and folders to another directory in Linux

        We'll walk you through the step-by-step process of copying all files from one directory to another using the cp command. We'll also provide examples to help you understand how to use the command in different scenarios. By the end of this guide, you'll have a good understanding of how to copy files in Linux using the cp command.

      • TecAdmin15 Practical Examples of Linux bc Command

        In Linux, the bc command is a versatile tool that can be used to perform complex mathematical calculations, automate tasks, and write scripts. The bc command supports a wide range of functions, operators, and variables that allow you to perform calculations with great precision and flexibility. In this article, we will discuss 15 practical examples [...]

      • TecAdminbc Command in Linux With Examples

        In Linux, the bc command is a powerful tool for performing mathematical calculations. The bc command can be used in scripts or on the command line to perform calculations, set variables, and even write scripts. In this article, we will discuss the bc command in Linux and provide practical examples to illustrate its use.

      • UNIX CopHow to install Checkmk on Rocky Linux 9 / Alma Linux 9

        Hello, friends. In this post, you will learn how to install checkmk on Rocky Linux 9 / Alma Linux 9.

      • Linux CapableHow to Install FileZilla on Linux Mint 21/20

        FileZilla is an incredibly powerful and user-friendly File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client that allows users to transfer files between a local computer and a remote server. With its cross-platform compatibility, FileZilla supports Windows, macOS, and Linux systems, making it a preferred choice for webmasters, developers, and casual users alike.

      • Linux CapableHow to Install Python 3.11 on Linux Mint 21/20

        Python 3.11 is one of the latest iterations of the popular programming language and brings many improvements and changes to enhance the overall coding experience. Building upon the solid foundation of Python 3.10, this new version introduces several enhancements that streamline development, boost performance, and refine syntax.

      • Linux CapableHow to Install VidCutter on Linux Mint 21/20

        As a Linux Mint user, you might seek efficient, user-friendly video editing software that caters to your needs. Look no further because VidCutter is here to save the day! This robust, open-source video editor offers many features and is perfect for novice and experienced users.

      • Linux CapableHow to Install VLC Media Player on Linux Mint 21/20

        VLC Media Player is a versatile and powerful multimedia player renowned for its ability to play virtually any media file format without the need for additional codecs. Developed by the VideoLAN organization, VLC is free, open-source software compatible with multiple platforms, including Linux Mint.

      • Linux Network Command Cheat Sheet

        Using Linux network commands, you can manage and troubleshoot network connections, interfaces, routing tables, and other networking-related functions. Command Description arp This command is used to display and manipulate the kernel's ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) cache. ifconfig This command is used to display and configure network interfaces on the system.

      • User Management Command Cheat Sheet

        Linux user management commands create, modify, and delete user accounts and groups. Similarly, these commands are used to manage user account properties such as login shells, primary groups, and passwords. User management commands help system administrators control access to resources and manage user permissions on Linux systems to ensure security and accessibility.

      • Linux System Information Command Cheat Sheet

        A Linux operating system provides system information commands that provide information about various elements of the system, such as hardware, software, and configuration. A variety of information can be obtained from these commands, including kernel version, distribution name, distribution version, processor type, memory usage, networking configuration, and running processes.

      • Text Processing Command Cheat Sheet

        Text Processing Commands are a set of built-in commands that are used to manipulate text. These commands allow users to quickly and efficiently search, modify, and extract data from text files.

      • File Management Command Cheat Sheet

        In Linux, file management commands are used to manage files and directories. Those who regularly work with the Linux operating system, whether they are users, system administrators, or developers, will find these commands invaluable.

      • ID RootHow To Install OTRS on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

        In this tutorial, we will show you how to install OTRS on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

      • ID RootHow To Install Node.js on Fedora 37

        In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Node.js on Fedora 37. For those of you who didn’t know, Node.js is a powerful and flexible runtime environment for building scalable, efficient, and high-performance network applications.

      • ID RootHow To Install NTP on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

        In this tutorial, we will show you how to install NTP on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, NTP is a client-server-based protocol that is used to synchronize the time between different devices on a network.

    • Desktop Environments/WMs

      • GNOME Desktop/GTK

        • GTK 4.11.1

          Here is the first GTK snapshot of the new development cycle. A lot of things fell into place recently, so it is worth taking some time to go through the details of what is new, and what you can expect to see in 4.12.

          The family of GtkListView, GtkColumnView and GtkGridView widgets was one of the big additions in GTK 4. They are meant to replace GtkTreeView, but up until now, this was clearly still a bit aspirational.

          In GTK 4.10, we’ve finally taken the big step to port GtkFileChooser away from tree views—a sign that list views are ready for prime time. And the next GTK 4 release will bring a number of missing features...

  • Distributions and Operating Systems

  • Free, Libre, and Open Source Software

    • OpenSource.comOpen source community analysis with actionable insights

      Organizations are increasingly adopting open source software development models and open source aspects of organizational culture. As a result, interest in how open source communities succeed is reaching an all-time high.

      Until recent years, measuring the success of open source communities was haphazard and anecdotal. Ask someone what makes one community more successful than another, and you will likely get observations such as, "The software is great, so the community is too," or "The people in this community just mesh well." The problem with these evaluations is not that they are necessarily wrong, but that they don't provide information that others can use to reproduce successful results. What works for one community is not necessarily going to work for another.

      Research universities, businesses, and other organizations interested in determining what makes open source projects successful have begun to collaborate on finding ways to measure aspects of community in a qualitative and data-driven way. One of the more prominent efforts is CHAOSS, a Linux Foundation project focused on creating metrics, metrics models, and software to better understand open source community health on a global scale. Unhealthy projects hurt both their communities and the organizations relying on those projects, so identifying measures of robustness isn't just an interesting project. It's critical to the open source ecosystem.

    • Web Browsers/Web Servers

      • It's FOSSMullvad VPN and Tor Project Unite to Create a New Browser - It's FOSS News

        Mullvad x Tor Project collaborates on building a new web browser with its VPN integration!

      • CNETNew Privacy-Focused Browser Aims to Protect Your Data Online

        The Tor Project and Mullvad VPN, two organizations that are all about user privacy, released a new privacy-focused web browser, called Mullvad Browser, on Monday. The browser is free to download and works on Windows, MacOS and Linux. There's also a Firefox extension in beta you can download.

        "The mass surveillance of today is absurd," Jan Jonsson, Mullvad VPN's CEO, said in a news release. "The Mullvad Browser is all about providing more privacy alternatives to reach as many people as possible and make life harder for those who collect data from you."

    • Programming/Development

      • Bryan LundukeFunny Programming Pictures Part XXVIII

        Because, sometimes, a picture is worth a thousand pull requests.

      • Medevel7 Best Open Source Free React Landing Page Templates

        What is a landing page?

        A landing page is a specialized web page designed to create a strong first impression and encourage visitors to take a specific action. It's not just another page on a website, but a standalone page crafted in response to a marketing campaign or offer. Landing

      • MedevelEverShop Is an Open-source React eCommerce Platform

        EverShop is an eCommerce platform based on GraphQL and React that includes essential commerce features. It is built with React, is modular, and fully customizable. The platform is easy to install, set up, and customize.

      • Godot EngineMaintenance release: Godot 4.0.2

        As the work on Godot 4.1 continues, more fixes and enhancements become available to existing 4.0 users as patch releases. Meet Godot 4.0.2, addressing more of your reports, including several regressions from 4.0.1, and improving platform support for Android, macOS, and Windows!

      • Python

        • Linux HintPython Delete File If Exists

          To remove a file only if it exists, use the remove() method and the unlink() methods. However, you need to wrap these methods in try-except statements.

        • QtQt for Python: the new 6.5 version is out!

          You may have seen the many cool things that Qt 6.5 includes, so now we want to talk about everything being developed by the Qt for Python team.

        • Built InTop 10 Python GUI Frameworks for Developers | Built In

          Graphical user interface, or GUI, as it’s more commonly known, is one of the three main cornerstones of any application, along with security and performance. Maintaining the right balance between these three vital aspects can help you ensure an intuitive and seamless user experience. We can’t stress enough how important it is to have a user interface that’s minimalistic and, at the same time, robust. Gone are the days when developers would lose their minds creating the perfect user interface in the absence of powerful tools like frameworks.

  • Leftovers

    • France24Switzerland to host women's Euro 2025 football tournament

      Switzerland€ will host the 2025 Women's European Championship, European soccer's governing body UEFA said on Tuesday.

    • Antipope2023-03-30 [Older] Crib Sheet: Escape from Yokai Land
    • CNN2023-04-01 [Older] Italian government seeks to penalize the use of English words
    • Common DreamsKind Of A Jesus Christ Thing

      As you may have heard, some big mob boss got arraigned today in New York for the first 34 of his bounteous crimes, sins, grifts and unholy transgressions, and as Biden likes to say, it's a big fucking deal. It seems law enforcement offered to do it quietly, but the mobster wanted it splashy. So it will be, with "law enforcement zoo," snipers, perp walk, shrieking zealots. Says one poor cop burdened with it, "It'll be a shitshow.” Update: It was.

    • The NationLetters From the April 17/24, 2023, Issue

      The subheading to Joan Walsh’s article declares “ecstasy and community return on Bruce Springsteen’s 2023 tour” [“Our Lost Years,” March 6/13]. If that’s the case, it must be a community of the wealthy and privileged. I once had the pleasure of meeting Bruce Springsteen at a campaign stop in Columbus for John Kerry, but I cannot afford seats for his current tour. In Tampa, tickets went for $199 for the “cheap seats,” other tickets selling for $299 and soaring with “dynamic pricing” to as much as $5,000. Part of the problem is Ticketmaster’s monopoly. But performers like The Cure have found ways to respect their fans and keep ticket prices more affordable. Springsteen could certainly afford to do the same.Mary Jo Kilroy columbus, ohio2

    • Common DreamsFacing Compounding Crises, Syria Requires Long-Term Investments

      Nothing could have prepared us for what we sawin the wake of the Türkiye-Syria earthquake.

    • HackadaySupercon 2022: Chris Combs Reveals His Art-World Compatibility Layer

      [Chris Combs] is a full time artist who loves using technology to create unique art projects and has been building blinky artwork since about a decade now. In his 2022 Supercon talk “Art-World Compatibility Layer: How to Hang and Sell Your Blinky Goodness as Art” (Slides, PDF), [Chris] takes us behind the scenes and shows us how to turn our blinky doodads in to coveted art works. There is a big difference between a project that just works, and a work of art, and it’s the attention to small details that differentiates the two.

    • EFFPodcast Episode: Losing Until We Win: Realistic Revolution in Science Fiction
    • Gemini* and Gopher

      • Personal

        • 🔤SpellBinding: BEFILSU Wordo: DUOMO
        • The chickadee

          When I moved in with my him, his daughter was one and a half. Between the daycare and her mom who took her half the time, she wasn't there much, but I cherished it. Time seemed lighter when she had left her trail of joy in the appartment.

        • Daniel Janus, Ted Nelson, and the Web of Documents

          A couple of weeks ago I read a blog entry by Daniel Janus on what he calls the web of documents, tracing the idea of a digital document repository from Ted Nelson's Xanadu project to the current state of the World Wide Web.

      • Technical

        • Internet/Gemini

          • how to make a true 90s website?

            Recenly I got an idea of making a little website for sharing my drawings (im not an artist. yet.), and I wanted it to be like typical Geocities page. I shared the result with my friend. He answered "dude..." with attached screenshot of my code where I used "display: flex" for positioning.


* Gemini (Primer) links can be opened using Gemini software. It's like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter.



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Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Sunday, October 19, 2025
IRC logs for Sunday, October 19, 2025
Campaign of FUD Against Framework Laptops and GNU/Linux (Using Microsoft's Attack on Linux, 'Secure Boot')
Ritual Defamation Cult has turned its attention over to Framework
Microsoft Lunduke: Freedom of Speech Means Spreading What I Have to Say and Banning People I Disagree With
4Chan is one he aims for and he is siccing 4Chan trolls at people he doesn't like
Liberation From 'The Feed'
They rank things based on the editor's choice/ideology (he or she knows the sponsors, hence the masters)
Microsoft's Killing of Vista 10 Seems to Have Resulted in More Articles About GNU/Linux (But Also FUD)
We not only saw a rise in traffic, we also saw a remarkable rise in the number of articles