Tails 5.0 – The portable, anti-surveillance Linux distribution
A Linux distribution with a focus on… not remembering anything. Seriously. ⌘ Read more
Ratpoison: The worst Linux Desktop Environment of all time
Ratpoison should be sent to The Hague and put on trial for crimes against humanity. ⌘ Read more
Two tools for translating text between languages… from a Linux Shell.
Because sometimes you need to translate a quote without leaving the terminal. ⌘ Read more
“Linux Sucks: The Book” publishing has resumed with a new, in-progress PDF
“The rise, and inevitable fall, of the world’s greatest Operating System” ⌘ Read more
Microsoft attempts to block Elon Musk purchase of Linux
“Hey! We already bought Linux,” says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadela ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Podcast – April 28, 2022
Listen now (46 min) | 6 Dirty Secrets of the Linux and Open Source Industry ⌘ Read more
Pixelorama – a truly spectacular pixel art editor for Linux, Mac, & Windows
Open source, gorgeous user interface, easy to use animation tools… Pixelorama is one of the best pixel art editors I’ve ever used. ⌘ Read more
Working with Mac Files via Linux
How to work with Mac-specific files (DMG, HQX, SIT & others), even ones from 30 years ago. ⌘ Read more
What alternative / retro Operating System could I live in (happily)?
Not modern Windows, macOS, or Linux… but something else… ⌘ Read more
6 Dirty Secrets of the Linux and Open Source Industry
The Linux Foundation, Mozilla, and Open Source Initiative don’t want us talking about these topics. Which is weird. ⌘ Read more
“Lunduke’s Quest” – a new (nerdy) adventure game for Linux, Mac, Haiku, Amiga, & more.
Quite possibly the nerdiest adventure game ever created. ⌘ Read more
Make Linux Shell scripts declare “Success” or “Failure” using the Super Smash Bros announcer voice
… or any other audio files if you want to get creative about it. ⌘ Read more
Ubuntu, facing declining marketshare, doubles down on most hated feature
How long before Ubuntu abandons Snap packaging in order to save the Linux distribution? ⌘ Read more
A new (free) racing game for DOS has been released!
From a developer that has released racing games for Amiga, Linux, Sega Genesis, and… Haiku?! ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Podcast – April 21 2022
Listen now (20 min) | LundukeFest 2022 - “Linux Sucks”, Retro Computing, & Good Times ⌘ Read more
NiceOS – a Linux distribution that uses packages from whatever Linux distro you want
No SystemD. No default package manager. NiceOS is… weird. But also nice. ⌘ Read more
LundukeFest is back on the schedule! May 14th, 2022!
“Linux Sucks”, Retro Computing, Internet History & more are on the schedule! ⌘ Read more
Run a full, desktop Linux distro on your Android phone with UserLAnd
Just as if it were an Android app. Because… well… you know you want to. ⌘ Read more
Ubuntu market-share is in a nosedive (and that’s ok)
No Linux distribution can remain #1 forever, right? ⌘ Read more
Remembering the “Tempest Lunduke Edition” tower from Pogo Linux
Because it is just so choice. ⌘ Read more
“Linux Tycoon 3 - The OS Wars” update released for Linux & DOS
Release 2 is a lot like Release 1. But more betterer. ⌘ Read more
HOTDOGbuntu - Make Ubuntu look like classic Mac, Atari ST, Win 3.1, & Amiga systems
Because more ways to make modern Linux look like retro computing systems is always a good thing. ⌘ Read more
The “Burn-My-Windows” extension for GNOME is *glorious*
Shattering glass. Star Trek transporter. The “Thanos” Snap. Bring back the glory days of Compiz style effects to your Linux desktop… and then some. ⌘ Read more
Lunduke Journal Events for April - BBS Game Tournament, Linux Sucks, Hangout
Just some nerdy fun. ⌘ Read more
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 4, 2022
Listen now (35 min) | Make Linux look like Retro Operating Systems ⌘ Read more
Miss Winamp? Try Audacious + the Winamp Classic skin.
Works great on both Linux and modern Windows. Really whips the llama’s… well… you know the rest. ⌘ Read more
Make Linux look exactly like Windows XP
“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.” - Dr. Ian Malcolm ⌘ Read more
Apple Silicon (M1) Mac owners can now say “BTW, I run Arch”
Asahi Linux has released their first alpha version for M1 based Macintosh’s. ⌘ Read more
“Linux Tycoon 3 - The OS Wars” now available for download
For Linux and DOS. Tactical Nukes included. ⌘ Read more
Run x86 Windows games…on a Raspberry Pi. Not kidding. It really works.
ARM Linux running x86 Windows games? What sort of crazy Mirror Universe do we live in?! ⌘ Read more
Penkesu Computer - A DIY, Linux-powered palmtop with a mechanical keyboard
And the total cost ain’t too shabby either. ⌘ Read more
Controlling the mouse with your keyboard using “warpd”
Works on Linux and Mac. And it’s absolutely bonkers. ⌘ Read more
Linux Tycoon 3: The OS Wars
A brand new game for Linux and DOS. Releasing on April Fools Day. No joke. ⌘ Read more
New Book of Nerdy Satire: “The Lunduke Journal Quarterly - Volume 2”
Because you can never have too many jokes about Linux. ⌘ Read more
Twitter user reminds followers that “the Steam Deck runs Linux” for third time today
“Free marketing, brah!” says Valve CEO ⌘ Read more
Make Linux look like Amiga OS
(Or, at least, pretty gosh darn close.) ⌘ Read more
“Linux for Hank” - the children’s book about Linux
One of many perks for subscribers to The Lunduke Journal ⌘ Read more
1970’s BASIC Computer Games compiled for Linux
Remember typing in code from magazines and books? Let’s compile a bunch of those old games for modern Linux. ⌘ Read more
South Park’s parody of War Games is epic
Here’s a detailed analysis of the Linux and DOS references. ⌘ Read more
Vulnerability Alert: Avoiding “Dirty Pipe” CVE-2022-0847 on Docker Engine and Docker Desktop
You might have heard about a new Linux vulnerability that was released last week, CVE-2022-0847, aka “Dirty Pipe”. This vulnerability overwrites supposedly read-only files in the Linux kernel host, which could enable attackers to modify files inside the host images from the container instance. If you use Docker Engine natively, we recommend you should update … ⌘ Read more
Make Linux look like BeOS
Because yellow tabs are sexy. ⌘ Read more
elementary OS is imploding
elementary founder: “I might take some time off from Linux or join another community maybe” ⌘ Read more
Wordle ported to Windows 3.1, PalmOS, DOS, Linux Terminal… and much more.
Tandy Color Computer 3, Atari 2600, Game Boy, Emacs, and… Microsoft Word? Yup. Wordle is there too. ⌘ Read more
Make Linux look like MacOS 9.
Because Platinum is beautiful. Also… why not? ⌘ Read more
Make Linux look exactly like Windows 95… I mean exactly.
Blasphemy? Probably! But still pretty awesome! ⌘ Read more
How I got Crostini to work in Chrome OS Flex
I blogged that I could not run Linux support (Crostini) on CloudReady and Chrome OS Flex. Every time I tried to enable Linux support in the settings, the activation failed with an error. ⌘ Read more
Ok, so I have now installed CloudReady, switched to the beta channel as well, but I can’t use Linux because my CPU is not secured against Spectre/Meltdown and CloudReady doesn’t come with microcode updates. Until that comes, my ThinkPad will probably only be for browsing, watching videos, and blogging… ⌘ Read more
How I got Crostini to work in Chrome OS Flex
I blogged that I could not run Linux support (Crostini) on CloudReady and Chrome OS Flex. Every time I tried to enable Linux support in the settings, the activation failed with an error. ⌘ Read more
How I can access Linux with Chrome OS Flex
I recently installed CloudReady on my ThinkPad. Unfortunately, the Linux feature is not available there because microcode updates are missing, there is no BIOS update and Crostini is quite strict about security. ⌘ Read more
Funky Linux code names make me smile
Listen now (14 min) | … and me complaining about being sick. ⌘ Read more