unix

This is how I feel when I ssh using my mobile phone.

#ssh #linux #unix #android #ios

Having toyed around for a while in #QEMU #VM boxes with #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD and #NetBSD as well. I found that #gpart in FreeBSD is intuitive and easy to use for disk partition manipulation, followed by gpt in NetBSD. For me, powerful and flexible as fdisk is, it has always been mysteriously difficult and fighting.
#UseBSD #RUNBSD #BSD #FOSS #UNIX

And oh boy all terms seem so foreign to me as a long time #Linux user. The same disk is called ada0 with a partition like ada0p2 in #FreeBSD, will be called something like sd0 with sd0h in #OpenBSD, ld0 and dk2 in #NetBSD . Then to experiment, all the #dkctl, #disklabel and #fdisk commands are like blue and red wires on a dynamite you have to get rid of 😱. Linux distros nowadays seem to be going to the #gdisk way which feels very much like #gpart in FreeBSD.
#UseBSD #RUNBSD #BSD #FOSS #UNIX #Linux

Another thing is, in #FreeBSD and also #Linux, using #efibootmgr to change #UEFI boot entries is quite handy. But it is not available for #OpenBSD and #NetBSD . However seems NetBSD has got something cooking already in -current and it is called efi.
#UseBSD #RUNBSD #BSD #FOSS #UNIX

So I read a bit on #Slackware #Linux. but still curious. Is the Slackware does not handle dependency statement true? Or is it just not handled by default but if you use some third-party tools you get dependencies resolved apt/pacman style? Also related to this, I saw videos / tutorials on installing the systems, so it is generally recommended to simply install tons of packages you might not need in the first place just so when you need them or any other thing that might need something there as dependencies and you will have them already? Seems like trying to do a one-thing-fit-all style to me.

#FOSS #Unix #FediASK

What command do you prefer for switching to root?

Edit: I realize now that I forgot a looot of options. So many ways to switch to a root shell. If only I could add more options to a mastodon poll in an edit...

#linux #unix #sysadmin #sudo

❤️ With all the installations on #GNU/#Linux (servers, vms, desktop, ... ), #BSD and #Unix systems, #MacOS, #Microsoft #Windows and WLS) I feel comfortable to claim there or way more than 1 billion installations of Vi*; often without people knowing about it.❤️

❤️ Thank you Bram Moolenaar, Christian Brabandt, the whole #Vim community, and all the people from projects like #NeoVIM, #Nvi, #Busybox #Vi, who develop and maintain their #vim flavour. ❤️

https://k7r.eu/thank-you-for-the-editor-of-the-beast/ ❤️ #ilovefs ❤️

Finally tried #NetBSD 10.1 RELEASE baremetal on my #ThinkPad #T470s. Good news is most things seem to work out of box: WiFi, touchpad, i915 drived video card. Bad news is, suspend/wakeup (S3) not working. It appears suspend worked well since after issuing sysctl -w hw.acpi.sleep.state=3 the laptop went to sleep with blinking power led, fan stops. However, at wakeup keyboard just stops responding, even swtiching tty with Ctrl-Alt-Fn keys. WiFi usually wakes up just fine since I gain ssh session back shortly after wakeups. I will conclude a major issue for a system if suspend/wakeup won't work for a laptop. I simply cannot imagine having to poweroff a laptop every day before going to bed. It is kinda a sueprise to me since I assume ThinkPad laptops usually get along well with #BSD and #Linux systems.

FYI, S3 suspend/wakeup works flawlessly with #FreeBSD and #OpenBSD on this laptop without any hack.

#BSD #RunBSD #Unix #FOSS

Secondary: "Tianve" - HP 250 G3
Kernel: 14.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64
Operating System: GHostBSD 25.02
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0
Qt Version: 6.9.3
Graphics Platform: Wayland

https://bsd-hardware.info/?probe=102fa9b597

#GhostBSD #FreeBSD #RunBSD #KDE #Plasma #kde_plasma #wayland #screenshot #desktop #unix

Feels like my laptop is trying to talk to me here!

#NetBSD #BSD #RUNBSD #UNIX #FOSS

Just upgrade a VM of mine running #FreeBSD 14.3 to 15.0 RELEASE, all went well in probably 20 minutes. Super fast, dead simple, and not frightening at all thanks to #ZFS BE backups. It felt so easy that I am even a bit bored.

#BSD #RUNBSD #Unix #FOSS

I want this on hardware with network support and modern sleep for laptops. I know "Of course it runs NetBSD", but.....does it work well enough on a laptop?

#netbsd10 #netbsd #laptop #runbsd #unix

Determine Which Linux/Unix Init System is Being Used

Join this investigative adventure to determine the init system being used on GNU/Linux or Unix operating system using illustrated command examples.

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/determine-init-system-use/

#blog #linux #unix #commandline #terminal #OpenSource

Screenshots from developers: 2002 vs. 2015

https://anders.unix.se/2015/12/10/screenshots-from-developers--2002-vs.-2015/

#Unix #Linux #Retro #Nostalgic

Living my best Sun Microsystems ecosystem life in 2025.[0]

[0] https://www.osnews.com/story/143570/living-my-best-sun-microsystems-ecosystem-life-in-2025/
#sun #solaris #sparc #unix

Think it is time to give the #iwlwifi driver a try on #FreeBSD 15.0 for my Intel 8260 wireless card. So far so good, might get some speed gain compared with #iwm driver but I need to run a few days to make a conclusion. Wiki page here is helpful: https://wiki.freebsd.org/WiFi/Iwlwifi

#BSD #RUNBSD #FOSS #Unix

Still using nvi on Slackware.

No plugins. No syntax highlighting. Just speed, predictability, and classic vi behavior, even with multi-GB files.

I wrote a short guide explaining why nvi still matters and how its architecture enables fast, low-memory editing.

📄 https://4c6e.xyz/code_notes.html (NVI Editor Guide)
📄 https://git.sr.ht/~r1w1s1/code-notes/blob/main/notes/NVI_Editor_Guide.txt (plain text)

#slackware #editor #nvi #vi #unix #minimalism

Since #NetBSD comes with a nicely configured #CTWM. I copied their config files to #FreeBSD and with a few small changes, mainly command path differences between the two, and now CTWM seems much better!

#RunBSD #BSD #Unix #FOSS

#lispyGopherClimate #lambdaMOO #virtualReality #programming #software
https://archives.anonradio.net/202508130000_screwtape.mp3 0UTC Wed / Boston 8pm Tue

Talking to @me , who programmed and hosts a popular sushi restaurant in virtual reality.

https://jlamothe.net/

This is the fourth of a series of interviews, following @vidak's permacomputer, @jeremy_list's Habitat and @kasper's Swooprace. Using Mashey's #unix scale, Paradise sushi is a minor success.

As well as #MUD, #commonLisp #CLIM #gamedev on #itchio.

Axel: A Lightweight Command Line Interface Download Accelerator

Dicover and explore a download accelerator that can decrease download time using a free and open source command line interface program called Axel.

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/download-accelerator-axel/

#blog #FOSSFriday #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #commandline #linux #unix

Hide or Remove Unwanted Linux/Unix XDG Desktop Menu App Shortcuts

Learn how to hide or remove unwanted software applications in the XDG Desktop menu of a graphical environment on GNU/Linux or Unix operating systems.

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/hide-remove-linux-unix-xdg-menu-app-shortcut/

#blog #linux #unix #XOrg #Wayland #technology @XOrgFoundation

Resolve GNOME Shell v49 Failed to Start Gnome-Session-X11

Resolve the frustrating circumstance to the problem where GNOME Shell Display Manager version 49 fails to start unit gnome-session-x11.

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/gnome-shell-49-failed-start-session-x11/

#blog #GNOME #linux #unix #tech

Dolphin File Manager: Enable Administrator or Root Access

Attain the necessary steps on how to activate the administrator or root mode access using KDE Plasma’s default file manager application Dolphin.

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/dolphin-enable-administrator-root-access/

#blog #KDE #linux #unix #tech @kde

After seeing @ly2en bsddialog installer UI, I got curious and tried it on my own Slackware ThinkPad.

Built bsddialog from git (thanks to @alfonsosiciliano for the project) and wired it into my tty1 session menu — this is what my login screen looks like now.

Clean fonts, proper spacing, no GUI toolkit… it really feels like a real BSD-style installer, not just “dialog in a box”.

#BSD #Slackware #TUI #Unix

I am running #FreeBSD RELEASE 15.0 with #pkg for package management, no #ports at all. It appeared to me that the Joe's Window Manager port, x11-wm/jwm, was built without #SVG image support by default. However svg files are actually widely used by multiple icon themes, meaning that many of them will not work under #JWM . Should I simply compile it manually out of ports tree? I mean getting the ports tree is not difficult but setting up #poudriere and all just for one package seems tedious. Are there any other simpler waysnto achieve this?


#AskFedi #BSD #RunBSD #unix #WM