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The "Back Button" for Linux

Welcome to Terminal Tips! Are you working deep inside a project folder, but suddenly need to jump to /var/log to check a server ...

Tandem Himalaya Server S7000

My name is Alejandro I have a complete TANDEM HIMALAYA SERVER ( 4 MODULES COMPLETE ) 1961-B S7600 PMF w/1GB Memory P/N 524490 ( 2 UNITS ) 1961-D S7600 PMF w/4GB Memory P/N 527333 ( 2 UNITS ) I Have the complete rack ( 4 modules ) INTO A COMPAQ RACK - i know the system is old but there is out there companies that still use it or can use spares do you see any possibility to sell it.? is based on Chile my email [email protected] i can send you photos or give me cell to exp

Ask HN: Have you ever spoken truth to power?

A year and a half ago I heard of Arizona’s chief law enforcement officer, Attorney General Kris Mayes, going on a “listening tour”. She was taking 3-minute statements from the public.My statement said, essentially, ‘I too am concerned. But people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.’ I opened with a brief history of federal protections for US citizens’ civil rights, then transitioned to how modern America's civil rights crimes are perpetrated against those who can't afford an expens

Show HN: Vocafy – Listen to Vocaloid songs by producer, from the original videos

I built Vocafy, a music player web app for Vocaloid songs. You pick songs by producer, singer (voicebank), or year, and it plays the original videos from YouTube and Niconico.Around 2010-2012, at the peak of the Vocaloid boom, I made music videos for a Vocaloid producer. I skipped university for days to edit videos, and it was honestly the most fulfilling time of my life. Lately Vocaloid songs seem to be showing up on YouTube again, so I thought now was the time to give something back. I built i

Show HN: AntiPDF – PDF as it should have been all along

Hi HN,I built AntiPDF, a native PDF reader AND editor for Windows (coming to Linux and MacOS). I built it because I got tired of getting ads and all those Acrobatics.AntiPDF can read, edit, annotate, OCR and organize PDFs while keeping your documents on your computer. It's written completely in Odin and rendered with Vulkan using MSDF fonts for those lovely smooth fonts.Any action in the program that took longer than 20ms was questioned and rewritten. The "Anti" isn't about P

Valve confirms Steam for Linux on ARM hardware is still unsupported

Steam has native ARM64 builds and Valve's Steam Frame uses ARM64 hardware. Valve still says general Steam for Linux support ...

KDE is fighting over whether AI belongs in Linux. Here's what's at stake

Whether it's about the inclusion of AI features within the actual software itself, or the use of AI to develop and maintain ...

Kagi is pulling Orion from Windows and Linux, leaving its cross-browser extension dream behind

Kagi is shelving Orion on Windows and Linux, but the WebKit browser's code is headed to the open source community.

Linux Moves Closer to Retiring the x32 ABI After Years of Limited Adoption

Linux kernel developers are renewing efforts to retire the x32 application binary interface (ABI), a little-used ...

Microsoft Updates Its WSL2 Linux Kernel With DXGKRNL Improvement, More Features Enabled

Following the Windows Subsystem for Linux 3.0.2 release with support for running WSL2 now on very large servers and also experimental sparse VHD storage support, Microsoft has now released a new ...

Googlebooks have a Linux app problem that even budget Chromebooks solved years ago

Along with Linux apps, Googlebooks are reportedly also struggling with Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) — the backbone of apps on ...

Steam's latest beta update makes running Windows games and apps on Linux a lot easier

Add it to Steam and you're good to go.

Linux app support is disappointing on Googlebooks, but Breadstick Linux is the solution

Googlebooks have rudimentary Linux support, but the Breadstick Linux app is a simpler, more convenient way to run Linux apps ...

[OS/Kernel Structure] Why is Linux fast on old PCs and mini PCs? The decisive design differences from Windows

When you install Windows 11 on an "old laptop from several years ago" or a "mini PC with minimal specs," the performance feels sluggish and the fan runs constantly. However, have you ever experienced the phenomenon where installing a lightweight Linux distribution makes it run as snappily as if

My 5 favorite Linux distros for security – and how they protect your privacy

If security is a top priority, you should consider one of these five Linux distributions. They're all free to install and use ...

10 Best Linux Distros in 2026, Ranked for Every User

Compare the best Linux distros in 2026 for beginners, developers, and power users: real rankings on speed, support, and ease ...

Linux founder Linus Torvalds says AI is a gateway drug into programming

Torvalds said AI can do “really good code” but warned against it when users are unsure what the end result should be.

Don't Update Linux Mint Before Watching This!

Linux Mint updates can be confusing. Should you install every update immediately, or is it better to wait? In this video, I explain ...

Linux Distros Should Stop Worrying About Their Desktops

I think most Linux distros are making a big mistake focusing so much time customizing their desktops. WANT TO SUPPORT THE ...

Linux Update October 2026

Linux news and broader developments, including the forthcoming Fedora 45 and Ubuntu 26.10, Omarchy, Raspberry Pi OS ...