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Farooq | فاروق

A #reboot is a solution to many tech problems. But if you are on #Linux, did you know you need to reboot only if your kernel has changed? Otherwise you can do a "soft reboot" and get the same thing. You need to kill the init process and make it respawn. It varies from distro to distro but on #systemd ones, you can do systemctl soft-reboot and it'll do the job for you.

Also if you have problem with your graphical shell, you can simply restart your graphical stuff. Not even a soft reboot is needed. For instance if your display manager is lightdm like me, simply do systemctl restart lightdm.

I think this applies to other #unixlike operating systems with the similar kernel and system architecture as Linux. Maybe #BSD people can share their experience?

#techtips#linuxtips#opensource
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Farooq | فاروق

So someone here did a poll so we can have some numbers about people who know about #BSD and their age:

fosstodon.org/@linux_mclinuxfa

It seems most BSD people are old. 71% have chosen "over 35 and know about BSD".

But a another good poll could be that how many #Linux users know about BSD. Maybe I should do one?

PS: I'm under 35 myself.

FosstodonKyle Davis (@linux_mclinuxface@fosstodon.org)I had a conversation today at work and someone said “No one under 35 knows what BSD is”. Let see how that works in here: (35th birthday + 1 second is over 35.) [ ] Under 35 & know about BSD OSes [ ] Under 35 & don’t know about BSD OSes [ ] Over 35 & know about BSD OSes [ ] Over 35 & don’t know about BSD OSes
#FreeBSD#NetBSD#OpenBSD
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Farooq | فاروق

What #unixlike operating systems do you know which are easy to port? Something like #NetBSD. I wonder if there is anything written in #commonlisp or #rust

There are some options but I'm not sure how much easy are they to port. I've heard many positive comments about bare metal development using Rust. I wonder how is common lisp in this regard.

I have extensive programming experience but not on bare metal or kernel programming.

Boosts for wider participation in the discussion are welcome.

#foss#baremetal#baremetalprogramming
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Fossery Tech :debian: :gnome:

Brave open sources Cookiecrumbler, an AI-powered tool to automatically detect and block cookie consent banners, currently running on Brave servers, with plans to move it to the browser:
betanews.com/2025/04/27/brave-

Kdenlive 25.04 released with AI-powered background removal plugin, OpenTimelineIO import/export, refactored audio thumbnail system, ability to change the duration of multiple adjacent clips in a single action and more:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/4/
(That background removal tool is actually a pretty good use of AI, and it runs locally, so no need to give Kdenlive Internet access.)
(The ability to change duration of multiple clips at once is also pretty useful, I might attempt to update Kdenlive to get that feature, and hope it doesn't break lol.)

Joplin 3.3 released with various accessibility improvements (keyboard navigation, screen reader support, higher contrast UI elements etc.), option to collapse or expand all notebook hierarchies with a single button, run multiple independent instances for better workspace management on desktop, new search dialog for quick linking of notes, Markdown auto-replacement in Rich Text Editor, improved focus handling in modals on mobile, support for attaching audio recordings to notes and enhanced voice typing on Android, redesigned "New Note" menu:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/4/

AdGuard's CLI adblocker for Linux reached version 1.0, includes app exclusion feature, differential filter updating, interactive setup wizard:
betanews.com/2025/04/29/how-to

OpenBSD 7.7 released with performance boosts, expanded hardware support, support for Scalable Vector Extension (SVE) and enabling PAC on hardware with the new QARMA3 cipher, improved support for running the system in QEMU, kernel improvements etc.:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/4/

(more FOSS news in comment)

BetaNews · Brave open sources Cookiecrumbler to make cookie consent blocking smarterBrave just made a move that should make privacy enthusiasts pretty happy. The company has officially open sourced Cookiecrumbler, a tool designed to automatically detect and help block those obnoxious cookie consent banners you see across the Web. These pop-ups are not only annoying but, according to research, often track users even when they click reject. Cookiecrumbler aims to stop that nonsense while avoiding the headaches that can come with sloppy blocking rules.
#WeeklyNews#News#FOSS
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Aptivi

Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffin released!

After 6 months of development of the Plucky Puffin version, especially bug fixes, performance improvements, and feature additions, Ubuntu’s Release Team has released this version! Not only is it released in the original distribution, but also in Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Xubuntu, and all other official flavors.

To upgrade your system to 25.04, either open the terminal and run do-release-upgrade as root, or open Software Updates and start the upgrade. Make sure that your packages are upgraded first and that you’ve enabled non-LTS upgrades.

To download this awesome release, check out the following links:

Stay up-to-date with us by following our blog!

#2024 #2410 #2410Oracular #2410OracularOriole #Computer #Desktop #docker #Linux #LinuxDistro #LinuxRelease #linuxUpdate #OpenSource #OpenSourceSoftware #operatingSystem #Oracular #OracularOriole #Oriole #Technology #Ubuntu #Ubuntu2410 #Ubuntu2410Oracular #Ubuntu2410OracularOriole #UbuntuLinux #UbuntuUpdate #ubuntulinux #Windows

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Rad Web Hosting

CentOS Stream vs #AlmaLinux vs Rocky Linux vs Oracle Linux for VPS Hosting This article provides a detailed comparison of #CentOS Stream vs AlmaLinux vs Rocky Linux vs Oracle Linux for VPS Hosting. We aim to help users choose the best operating system to run on their VPS server.
CentOS Stream vs AlmaLinux vs Rocky Linux vs Oracle Linux for VPS Hosting
Choosing the ...
Continued 👉 blog.radwebhosting.com/centos- #rockylinux #operatingsystem #centosstream #centosstream #ostemplates #oraclelinux #vpsguide

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Kevin Karhan :verified:

@BernieDoesIt @Catvalente there is:

  • REFUSE TO RELEASE ON #iOS UNTIL THE TERMS ARE CHANGED!

As with every #Platform, #Software makes #OperatingSystems and the #OperatingSystem makes #Hardware.

  • This worked with #WindowsPhone and #UWP: everyone refused to build #Apps for it and thus it died pretty quickly.

And if you want to say that's not an option, take a look at #AltStore which automates all the necessary work to perpetually #sideload any #App on iOS in a noob-friendly way.

Remember: "Everyone else does it" never was and never will be a valid excuse for any shit system!

  • Also you could just refuse to offer the sales on Apple's platform and add any "#Premium Features" post-launch with your own payment & licensing infrastructure. If you're big enough or small enough you may get away with it. #NotLegalAdvice

Otherwise band together with other #developers and coordinate.

And if you allow Apple to exploit you harder than #Valve, then you normalize that shit!

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