Can openSUSE Tumbleweed Compete With CachyOS Performance?
Last week when delivering some CachyOS benchmarks against Fedora 43 and Ubuntu 25.10 on the Framework Desktop with AMD Ryzen AI Max+, a few Phoronix readers wrote in with the question or belief that openSUSE Tumbleweed would better perform against CachyOS given the distributionâs select x86_64-v3 packages and other advantages. As itâs been a while since running any benchmarks of the rolling-release openSUSE Tumbleweed, here are those benchmarks now in the mi ⊠â Read more
The new du command (in /lib/cargo/bin/coreutils) outputs wrong sizes in Ubuntu 25.10
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Ubuntu Server 25.10 Performance On AMD EPYC With âamd64v3â Optimized Packages
Last week Canonical announced Ubuntu âarchitecture variantsâ with initially supporting âamd64v3â optimized packages built using the x86_64-v3 micro-architecture feature level. For this initial debut in the Ubuntu 25.10 archive an initial subset of packages are built using that higher feature level that can assume AVX/AVX2 and other more recent CPU ISA additions. More details on that and some initial desktop benchmarks can be found w ⊠â Read more
CachyOS Continues Delivering Leading Performance Over Ubuntu 25.10, Fedora Workstation 43
With Intel having sunset Clear Linux, when it comes to aggressive out-of-the-box Linux performance there is the Arch Linux based CachyOS as the leading contender. Given the recent releases of Ubuntu 25.10 and Fedora Workstation 43, if you are curious about the out-of-the-box performance here are some fresh benchmarks of all three using the Framework Desktop. â Read more
Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.0 released
With Google closing up Android at a rapid pace, thereâs some renewed interest in mobile platforms that arenât either iOS or Android, and one of those is Ubuntu Touch. Itâs been steadily improving over the years under the stewardship of the UBports Foundation, and today they released Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.0. Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.0 is the first release of Ubuntu Touch which is based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, a major upgrade from Ubuntu 20.04. This might not be as big compared ⊠â Read more
@dce@hashnix.club Apart from the crap produced in Redmond two decades ago, I only ever used and still happily use Linux, mainly Debian and Ubuntu. Iâve no idea, but maybe something in there catches your eye: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_operating_systems (I know, what a silly recommendation.)
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Speaking of manpages:
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You can explicitly use colors in manpages. I saw this in the apt manpage of Ubuntu recently, which, for some reason, uses blue text in one place:
https://movq.de/v/de5ab72016/s.png
Makes little sense to me. Iâm glad that most manpages donât do this. I wouldnât want unicorn vomit all over the place.
Using colors can be done using the low level commands \m and \M:
.TH foo_program 3
\m[blue]I'm blue\m[], da ba dee.
\m[red]\M[yellow]I'm red on yellow.\m[]\M[]
This is quite horrible.
Distrobox is pretty handy and kind of amazed I havenât played with it before now. I wanted to quickly try out Protonâs Authenticator they just released, but they only had binaries for Ubuntu and Fedora (naturally), but Iâm on Void Linux on this laptop.
Installed the latest basic Fedora image with Distrobox, used dnf to install the downloaded rpm file within it, and presto, running the app within Void like Iâd just downloaded it though the normal repos.
@kat@yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz after 5 years or so with Linode, I started having littleâbut annoyingâissues with them. Moved to Vultr and have been very happy with them since Ubuntu 16.04, so 9 years, and a little bit more.
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@movq This one is too bleeding edge for me, not even my browser can render it.
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@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org which browser do you use? Chrome, Edge, and Firefox, under Ubuntu, all show it fine.
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I bought the âremasteredâ versions of Grim Fandango and Forsaken on GOG, because theyâre super cheap at the moment. Both have native Linux versions.
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In all fairness, GOG says that Forsaken is only supported on Ubuntu 16.04 â not current Arch Linux. If you ask me, this just goes to show that Linux is not a good platform for proprietary binary software.
Is it free software, do you have the source code? Then youâre good to go, things can be patched/updated (that can still be a lot of work). But proprietary binary blobs? Very bad idea.
Linux on IBM Z and LinuxONE open source software report
Linux on IBM Z and IBM LinuxONE use the s390x hardware architecture to run various Linux distributions, including SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), and Ubuntu. Tens of thousands of software packages are tested and distributed through these projects, and various community distributions. â« Elizabeth K. Joseph at the IBM community website Various Linux distributions are available for the ⊠â Read more
Ubuntu to replace classic coreutils and more with new Rust-based alternatives
After so much terrible tech politics news, letâs focus on some nice, easy-going Linux news thatâs not going to be controversial at all: Ubuntu intends to replace numerous core Linux utilities with newer Rust replacements, starting with the ubiquitous GNU Coreutils. This package provides utilities which have become synonymous with Linux to many â the likes of ls, cp, and mv. In ⊠â Read more
Notes from setting up GlobalTalk using QEMU on Ubuntu
I signed up for GlobalTalk in 2024, but never found the time to get a machine set up. Fast-forward to MARCHintosh 2025 and I wasnât going to let another year go by. This is a series of notes from my experience getting System 7.6 up and running on QEMU 68k on Ubuntu. Hopefully this will help others that might be hitting a roadblock. I certainly hit several! â« Cale Mooth A short and to-the-point guide for those of us who want ⊠â Read more
Exploring the (discontinued) hybrid Debian GNU/kFreeBSD distribution
For decades, Linux and BSD have stood as two dominant yet fundamentally different branches of the Unix-like operating system world. While Linux distributions, such as Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora, have grown to dominate the open-source ecosystem, BSD-based systems like FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and NetBSD have remained the preferred choice for those seeking security, performance, and licensing flexibility. ⊠â Read more
Why Upstart from Ubuntu failed
Upstart was an event-based replacement for the traditional System V init (sysvinit) system on Ubuntu, introduced to bring a modern and more flexible way of handling system startup and service management. It emerged in the mid-2000s, during a period when sysvinitâs age and limitations were becoming more apparent, especially with regard to concurrency and dependency handling. Upstart was developed by Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, with the aim of reducing boot time ⊠â Read more
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Could someone knowledgable reply with the steps a grandpa will take to calculate the hash of a twtxt from the CLI, using out-of-the-box tools? I swear I read about it somewhere, but can't find it.
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@aelaraji@aelaraji.com odd, I ran it under Ubuntu 24.04, and got the same result as @prologic@twtxt.net (which is on macOS), zq4fgq.
**RT by @mind_booster: Amanhã é dia de festa! à dia de nos juntarmos para celebrar o lançamento do @ubuntu #LunarLobster em #Sintra.
Os amigos da @fedora que quiserem vir comemorar o lançamento do Fedora 38, também serão bem-vindos!**
Amanhã é dia de festa! à dia de nos juntarmos para celebrar o lançamento do @ubuntu #LunarLobster em #Sintra.
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**RT by @mind_booster: Agenda da Comunidade #Ubuntu Portugal para o mĂȘs de Abril:
Encontro da Comunidade em Sintra e festa de lançamento do @ubuntu 23.04, no dia 20 de Abril
Festa Lunar, no @CentroLinuxPt para poderem conhecer, experimentar e installar o #LunarLobster
#Linux #SoftwareLivre**
Agenda da Comunidade #Ubuntu Portugal para o mĂȘs de Abril:
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No prĂłximo dia 20 de Abril realizamos mais um encontro mensal da comunidade em Sintra em dia de lançamento do #Ubuntu 23.04 href=âhttps://we.loveprivacy.club/search?q=%23LunarLobsterâ>#LunarLobster**
#ReleaseParty #Meetup #Sintra #Portugal
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**RT by @mind_booster: [Encontro Comunidade Ubuntu Portugal]
đ 23 Março, 5ÂȘF
đ 20 hrs
đ CafĂ© Amizade
Mais uma vez a comunidade Ubuntu Portugal se irĂĄ reunir em Aveiro, acolhidos pelo GLUA.
Vem conviver e partilhar experiĂȘncias com a comunidade e traz amigos.
InscriçÔes: http://glua.ua.pt/ubuntupt-230323**
[Encontro Comunidade Ubuntu Portugal]
đ 23 Março, 5ÂȘF
đ 20 hrs
đ CafĂ© Amizade
Mais uma vez a comunidade Ubuntu Portugal se irĂĄ reunir em Aveiro, acolhidos pelo GLUA.
Vem conviver e partilhar experiĂȘncias com a ⊠â Read more
**RT by @mind_booster: The @podcastubuntupt was recorded today at #MiniDCPT @istecnico and it will air next week. With José Calhariz, Bernelle Verster @indiebio, Miguel, and Diogo Constantino @DMConstantino.
Check their website & subscribe:
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#FreeSoftware #Ubuntu #Debian**
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RT by @mind_booster: #CentroLinux #Inauguracao #Portugal #OpenSource #Ubuntu #Kinetic #InstallParty
https://inauguracao.centrolinux.pt/
#CentroLinux #Inauguracao #Portugal #OpenSource #Ubuntu #Kinetic [#InstallParty](https://nitter.net/search?q=%23 ⊠â Read more
**2 days, 2 laptops to which a new life was given:
1st, an installation of Bodhi Linux on a 14yrs old machine. From unusable to usable - there are no miracles (web browsing is *soheavy nowadays!), but it works.
Then a 10yrs old laptop upgrading from Win8 to Ubuntu 22.04, fresh!**
2 days, 2 laptops to which a new life was given:
1st, an installation of Bodhi Linux on a 14yrs old machine. From unusable to usable - there are no miracles (web browsing is *so*heavy* nowadays!), but it works.
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@benk@kwiecien.us Ubuntu is being similarly mean to me. âCanât upgrade X because Y depends on older version. Canât update Y because thereâs a dependency problemâ. Iâm pretty sure the dependency problem would be solved with an upgrade, but I canât perform oneâŠ
Ubuntu 20.04.1 on an Acer Aspire E5-511. Needed 5.4.0-42-generic. -48 killed it.