unix

UNIX V4 workshop at Low Resource Computing via @hugoarnal https://lobste.rs/s/p9kpp9 #unix
https://github.com/thaliaarchi/unix-v4-demo/blob/main/README.md

I had to replace #FreeBSD with #Linux on my old laptop at home serving as a streaming server for movies mainly. The only reason is low internet speed. The laptop came with an Intel Corporation Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165 Plus Bluetooth wireless card, both the iwn and iwlwifi successfully bring it up and connect. However, neither driver worked well enough to achieve as fast as 1M/s speen when downloading large files. After installing #Debian downloading speed easily goes up to as 2M/s when downlading the same large files.

#Unix #BSD #RunBSD #FOSS

Odd Comments and Strange Doings in Unix https://lobste.rs/s/csc385 #historical #unix
https://9p.io/who/dmr/odd.html

Looks like #FreeBSD ports freeze is over Action Required: Recent ports history has been rewritten . Huge thanks to the core team and all developers and coordinator!

#RunBSD #Unix #FOSS #BSD #News

Some (mostly historical) issues with the Unix load average via @binjip978 https://lobste.rs/s/26liff #historical #unix
https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/LoadAverageHistoricalIssues

Design flaws in issetugid() (2017) https://lobste.rs/s/6gx5vy #api #c #security #unix
https://gist.github.com/nicowilliams/4daf74a3a0c86848d3cbd9d0cdb5e26e

I accidentally came across this #MediaTek #MT7601U #WiFi driver for #NetBSD on GitHub: https://github.com/MakwanaVihas/gsoc_2k22 but it seems long abandoned. I wonder if someone knows how to use it. I actually have such a USB WiFi dodge, and since the #iwm driver works on and off for my Intel 8260 card on NetBSD I think I can give this a try maybe.

#RunBSD #BSD #Unix

X.Org Server 26.1 RC1 Prepares For First Feature Release In Five Years - Phoronix https://lobste.rs/s/exrno8 #linux #release #unix
https://www.phoronix.com/news/X.Org-Server-26.1-RC1

Repeating Ourselves Less with M4 https://lobste.rs/s/uueocw #openbsd #unix
https://nemin.hu/httpd-macros/index.html

After a few months of work, slackfetch has reached a mature 1.0 release.

A minimal and readable system information utility for Slackware, inspired by ufetch.
The normal output and a cowsay -n composition are shown below.

https://forge.slackware.nl/r1w1s1/slackfetch

#Slackware #Linux #Unix

🚀 It goes to 11! The NetBSD Project is incredibly proud to announce the official release of NetBSD 11.0!

This release brings massive performance improvements, modernized hardware support, and the rock-solid stability you expect. Whether you are deploying on the latest ARM64 servers or keeping a classic toaster alive, NetBSD got you covered.

A huge thank you to developers, testers, and community for making this happen. 🧡

Check out the release notes and grab the images here: https://netbsd.org/releases/formal-11/NetBSD-11.0.html

#NetBSD #RunBSD #OpenSource #UNIX #RetroComputing #Server

An old-new take on argument parsing in Rust by @jmmv https://lobste.rs/s/vrd28h #rust #unix
https://jmmv.dev/2026/07/hello-getoptsargs.html

Still no good news with the freshly out #NetBSD 11.0 RELEASE. S3 suspend woke up with dead WiFi (Intel 8265, iwm driver), in addition to keyboard and touchpad as before on my #ThinkPad T470s. So basically dead machine and no way to reset unless long press power button for a hard reboot. Desktop usability needs more love.

#runBSD #BSD #Unix #AskFedi

EPIPE on write might mean you're doing it wrong via @binjip978 https://lobste.rs/s/7emnqu #php #unix
https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2026/07/09/pipe/

This is the umpteenth time I've tried this, starting with version 1.6.1 😅

Could this be the definitive? I hope 💪

Now I have to config automount for external disk/USB keys and I need to find a way to encrypt my external disk and use it both in GNU\Linux and NetBSD.

GDC (I never tried it on Linux and I didn't find anything online)?
ZFS? Anyone have an idea?

I know I can use OpenSSL or GPG but I think it's better and more confortable to encrypt the full drive...

P.S. I love NetBSD but pkgin is really slow 😅 (It's probably not a problem with pkgin, but rather my Wi-Fi card.)

#bsd #netbsd #bsdunix #unix #unixITA #unixitalia #guuf #guufxmpp #guufITA  #linux #linuxITA #linuxitalia

SCM_RIGHTS API quirks (2019) https://lobste.rs/s/qcasbd #api #c #unix
https://gist.github.com/kentonv/bc7592af98c68ba2738f4436920868dc

Convert Excel Spreadsheet File Format (XLS, XLSX) to CSV

Learn about the Free and Open Source Software options available to convert Excel spreadsheet file format (XLS/XLSX) to Comma Separated Values (CSV).

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/convert-excel-spreadsheet-csv/

#blog #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #commandline #linux #unix #windows

I did not even realize but now my #FreeBSD has been running 15.1-RELEASE-p2, it simply upgrade from 15.1-RELEASE-p1 during regular pkg upg runs. I guess that it something impressive achieved by the new pkgbase tool. It feels like running a rolling-release #Linux distro now.

#BSD #Unix #RunBSD #pkg

Passphrase-less reboots using kexec under NixOS https://lobste.rs/s/nrnwc6 #nix #security #unix
https://www.bevuta.com/en/blog/passphraseless-reboots-using-kexec/

Anyone had experience installing the shod window manager on #FreeBSD ? Saw it yesterday from a screenshot someone shared in a reddit commend and the 'grouping' feature caught my eye. Unfortunately it is not in #ports and I failed to compile myself even after installing a few dependencies I could find. The repo did not mention a lot on how to install either.

#BSD #Unix #RunBSD #AskFedi #WM #KISS

Toying around with the #shod window manager on #FreeBSD. It feels so magic when you can group different application windows together as tabs, as shown in my screenshot where two #xterm windows and a #Firefox share the same window frame as three separate tabs. This is also what I found fascinating about #pekwm and #HaikuOS. #Fluxbox also has something similar I think. And again thanks #ZFS boot environments, I cannot say this enough.

#BSD #RunBSD #unix #WM

random #unix #rice in the wild with #cwm

Having tasted the mighty #ZFS on #FreeBSD , I have always been wondering how it would work with #Linux , so I fired up #Alpine Linux with the #ZFSBootMenu on my #ThinkPad T470s. Not bad! And #systemd free experience is still nostalgic and enjoyable!

#Unix #Sreenshot #Xorg #pfetch #FunNixExperience

Reclaim the terminal https://lobste.rs/s/7v1wvd #rust #unix
https://nishantjosh.dev/blogs/reclaim-the-terminal/

An actively maintained and updated Motif fork actually exists

Motif is great, I love how it looks and feels, and I want it to be actively maintained. I want a healthy ecosystem of Motif applications and even window managers and desktop environments, so I can run a real Motif environment. Sadly, while Motif has been open source for a while, the project itself stalled years ago,

https://www.osnews.com/story/145877/an-actively-maintained-and-updated-motif-fork-actually-exists/

#Unix