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Linux Mint Update: New Tools Incoming!

The latest Linux Mint update gives us new upcoming features to the next Linux Mint release. #linuxmint #linux #computer ...

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Show HN: Fermi Poker, a combination of poker betting mechanics with estimation

Throughout this year I've been working on a game called Fermi Poker and have now published a guide on how to play and host a tournament. This guide includes a question set, a rule sheet to print out, and everything else you need to know. If you don't want to print out anything, you can also use fermi.org/play to see the questions on your device.Fermi Poker combines the betting mechanics of poker with Fermi estimation questions like "How many new smartphones were sold worldwid

Show HN: Bobr – a rootless content-addressed build system for Linux

Hello. This is my vibe-coded pet project. It’s meant to be a build system like Nix or Yocto. It can work rootless, uses its own namespace-based sandbox runtime, is content-addressed, and builds a Linux system that can be run in QEMU for now. I hope this can be interesting not only to me.

OpenVPN

OpenVPNOpenVPN – a software suite that implements techniques for creating secure point-to-point or site-to-site virtual private network ( VPN) connections over routed or bridged networks. https://archiveapp.org/openvpn/

Cupcake is running my cut-down kernel:D rambling under the cut: I have one of those mini-pcs (I call it Beehive) which i use as...

Cupcake is running my cut-down kernel:Drambling under the cut:I have one of those mini-pcs (I call it Beehive) which i use as a media server (jellyfin and arr stack), a dns ad blocker, a fileshare, and a local net speed tester (iperf3 anyone?). But, it’s only accessible on local network, since I’m not stupid enough to expose these services to internet at wide (+ it probably wouldn’t even work since internet provider blocks outside connections (or is it router doing that idk))Al

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Show HN: Mastodon desktop client, made with Claude, using Rust and GTK4

Inspired by Mastodon's new Web UI makeover, I used Claude to make a nice Linux desktop client, using Rust and GTK4.

Ask HN: Any way to have inbuild second screen for AI to control

Hey HN!<p>I was thinking in windows and linux having running computer use, but rather than full control, a way agent sees the screen like layer of application like z index but then also send the click and insert text there too ? its possible on mac i can see chatgpt has done it but how about windows or linux ?

Show HN: Ferry, a highly customizable and feature-rich file manager for macOS

I am the main developer of Ferry. The team I am part of began on the demoscene in the mid-90s, but for a long while we are mainly just an indie development studio.Ferry started with me being forced to use macOS at my current workplace, which suddenly replaced a working environment I'd been using during professional career as a programmer: Windows for around 10 years, then Debian/KDE for the last 15 years.Over that time, I'd grown very accustomed to Total Commander on Windows, and

The first Snapdragon phone with Android Linux Terminal support is here

The Redmagic 12 Pro appears to be the first Snapdragon-powered phone with working Android Linux Terminal support.

Linux 7.4 Showing Few Performance Gains With Initial Benchmarks On AMD Ryzen Threadripper

In the first round of benchmarking the in-development Linux 7.4 kernel there are some performance improvements -- and some ...

These are the only 3 Linux distros I recommend to newcomers

Ready to try Linux but confused by the hundreds of distros out there? Wondering which one will actually suit your needs ...

CentOS co-founder creates a Linux-compatible kernel in just 11 days, with AI doing almost all the coding

Kurtzer unveiled the kernel, Ginux, on X last week. The code is on GitHub, too, under the Apache 2.0 license. As for the name ...

Claude-Built Linux Exploit Targets Bug That Ubuntu Still Hasn't Patched

Anthropic says Claude wrote an attack that can take over a Linux server with no password. Red Hat patched on Sunday, but Ubuntu still has no fix.

Want traditional or immutable Linux? openSUSE Leap 16.1 lets you decide

The Linux distro has announced that openSUSE Leap 16.1 introduces Immutable Mode, effectively bringing the power of Leap ...

Linux 7.4 Supports AMD Ryzen Zen 6 and Intel Panther Lake

Linux 7.4 performance enhancements include a massive 265x speed boost for FAT32 pre-allocation. Read about the new ...

Maze Linux is the best security-focused distro I’ve ever tested

Want a Linux distro that's all about privacy and security - without sacrificing usability? Maze is for you.

I tried this Linux distro on a PC with just 3GB of RAM – and came away impressed

The main reasons why users might not want to opt for Systemd are: the large codebase, scope creep, and tight integration with other systems. Devuan, on the other hand, retains the more Unix-like ...

Linux's file permissions are over 50 years old, and three letters still decide who can touch every file on your PC

You can see them in action with a single console command.