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Show HN: Donut Browser, the most private anti-detect browser

Hi everyone!About 2 years ago, I began to work on Donut Browser as a tool to manage browser profiles, which over time has evolved into a proper anti-detect browser.Anti-detect browsers let you create browser profiles that look like as if you have a completely different computer. I believe Donut is the most private anti-detect browser because: - It has no telemetry and doesn't track your browsing activity - It spoofs your browser identity in a way that looks like a real device for every prof

Epic confirms Fortnite is coming to Linux but Steam Deck support isn’t guaranteed

Epic Games has confirmed that Fortnite is coming to Linux as part of a major overhaul of its Easy Anti-Cheat system ...

Steam for Linux finally goes 64-bit

Valve has moved the Steam Linux client to 64-bit in the latest beta. However, the new version still requires 32-bit libraries ...

Fortnite is finally coming to Linux thanks to Epic rebuilding Easy Anti-Cheat, though Steam Deck support is still in the wind

Epic have rebuilt Easy Anti-Cheat to support Fortnite on Linux, after years of worrying about kernel configurations, but no Steam Deck support for the moment.

My favorite AI GUI for Linux works with local or cloud models – and it’s free

The Plans feature alone makes Askimo worth using. I’ve been on the hunt for a one-stop-shop AI tool that can handle most of ...

Easy Anti-Cheat Linux Version 2 Fixes Desktop Multiplayer

Epic Games Linux support expands with Easy Anti-Cheat Version 2. This new preview launcher requires secure boot and tests ...

Linus Torvalds is using AI to develop Linux kernel code now

The move is a turning point in the developer's relationship with AI and Linux.

Epic Games plans Fortnite for Linux with new Easy Anti-Cheat system

Epic Games is developing EAC Linux v2 to bring Fortnite to Linux, but the Anti-Cheat system is still being refined and has no ...

Epic Games Launcher Preview Launches on Linux, Fortnite to Follow

Epic Games releases its rebuilt launcher preview with native Linux support, faster library tools and plans for Fortnite once Easy Anti-Cheat is upgraded.

Why the future of Linux is rolling – thanks to AI

With the speed of AI pushing the limits of development, only these releases will keep up.

My top 5 Linux server distros for your home network – and they’re all free

Looking for an operating system to power the servers on your LAN? From hundreds of Linux distributions, I've hand-picked five that will more than meet your needs.

Epic Games Releases Redesigned Launcher for Windows, Mac and Linux

Epic Games’ redesigned launcher enters preview on Windows, Mac and Linux. Explore speed claims, compatibility limits and what to check before installing.

Fortnite is coming to Linux so we may soon be able to play it and other games like Apex Legends on Steam Deck and Steam Machine

Even if you don't care about Fortnite, the news should be celebrated by anyone who wants PC gaming to expand beyond Windows.

Show HN: RDST – A local agent that watches Postgres/MySQL for query regressions

We noticed during the course of many many years of DBA related work that fixes to database issues and queries are always reactive. An entire database can fall over extremely quickly when an unbounded query grows without warning.Traditionally, DBAs hear complaints of slowness and follow a methodical process: - manually browse pg_stats or other database related performance internal tables - see which queries are slowest - figure out what indexes are missing - figure out which indexes are actuall

DragonFly BSD

DragonFly BSDDragonFly BSD – a Unix-like operating system belonging to the BSD family. It has been under development since 2003 as a fork of FreeBSD 4.8 and is POSIX-compliant. https://archiveos.org/dragonfly-bsd/

The 2038 Timestamp: Deadline For a Potential Digital Catastrophe Is Closer Than You Think

Unix Y2K38 bug hits January 19, 2038: audit your 32-bit timestamp fields now or risk corrupted records and system crashes.

Show HN: Pippin – macOS High-Performance Screen Sharing Client for Linux

Hi HN, I built pippin, a native Rust client for macOS's "High-Performance" Screen Sharing mode on Linux. There are lots of options that can get you usable, high resolution remote access to macOS from non-Apple devices, but until recently there were no options that did not require installing and maintaining a server on your Mac.Apple normally restricts High-Performance Screen Sharing (HEVC 4:4:4 video, system audio, and dynamic display resizing) to Mac-to-Mac connections. A week or

Show HN: Hatoba, an open-source SSH client with an AI assistant and E2EE sync

I've used SSH tools for years and didn't really plan on building yet another SSH client, but I ended up building one the way I wanted. Hatoba is a desktop SSH client for Windows, Linux and macOS. It's written in Rust with Tauri 2 and MIT licensed.Each terminal has an AI assistant panel next to it. You describe the problem, and it reads the terminal screen, runs commands, types into the shell, and reads, edits and searches files on the host to find the cause and fix it. You can app

Show HN: PanamaKVM – direct-booting Linux from Java 25 via FFM/KVM

Hi HN!PanamaKVM is an experimental miniVM containing the bare minimum components needed to boot an x86 Linux kernel and run an interactive terminal. Its key feature is that it is built on top of Java 25 without using JNI. Instead, it utilizes the Foreign Function & Memory API (FFM).I generally stick to Java LTS versions - having worked with Java 21 for a long time - so I recently decided to check if any new LTS releases had come out. It turns out I was a year late to the party regarding Java

Show HN: go-git2 – 10-100x faster than go-git for reads, libgit2 as pure Go

go-git2 is a Go git library (read-only for now) using libgit2 transpiled to Go with wasm2go. As a result, it builds with CGO_ENABLED=0 and cross-compiles without a C toolchain. It supports 64-bit Linux, macOS, and Windows today.While go-git has been great for my uses, its performance on larger repos and quirky differences from the git CLI output have been tricky to work with. I'm a huge fan of wasm2go and go-sqlite3 and wanted to apply the same approach and see what could be done. Incredibl