unix

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

When you say ‘I use Linux’ and accidentally summon the entire BSD family.

#FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #Unix #Linux #BSD #Meme #Memes #Humor #SpongeBob

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

Agent State in the Tmux Status Line https://lobste.rs/s/rwzf83 #unix
https://thecloudlet.github.io/technical/til/tmux-agent-status-indicator/

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

From a Teletype printing ls -l on paper to xterm displaying it on a screen.
Decades later, the UNIX terminal abstraction is still here.

Great read: https://jasoneckert.github.io/myblog/teletype/
#unix #xterm

Run OpenBSD on DigitalOcean for $4/month https://lobste.rs/s/za8vwp #openbsd #unix
https://nil.wallyjones.com/run-openbsd-on-digitalocean-for-4month/

Software sandboxing: The basics (2025) https://lobste.rs/s/brptxb #programming #security #unix
https://blog.emilua.org/2025/01/12/software-sandboxing-basics/

Terminally confused (2012) https://lobste.rs/s/btdpiy #unix
https://spin0r.wordpress.com/2012/12/15/terminally-confused-part-0/

sudo and OpenDoas timestamp files (2020) https://lobste.rs/s/9njxl2 #security #unix
https://π.duncano.de/sudo-doas-timestamp-files

Interview: Doug McIlroy via @fs111 https://lobste.rs/s/hett40 #historical #person #unix
https://tmpout.sh/5/2.html

tobi: keep commands running in detachable sessions across your devices https://lobste.rs/s/lp2qvh #go #unix
https://tangled.org/ptr.pet/tobi

I hate UNIX.

#unix #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing

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

Unix File and Directory Permissions and Modes (2018) via @bd103 https://lobste.rs/s/yj7sbv #unix
https://wpollock.com/AUnix1/FilePermissions.htm

Extending concurrent separation logic to the hardware level to verify the xv6 OS kernel on RISC-V with AI agents https://lobste.rs/s/puijfw #compsci #formalmethods #unix
https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.04043

Slowly weaning myself off of #Fedora - starting with pruning the packages I maintain.

It's been a good run but I want more time to contribute to non-corporate #Linux distributions / #Unix OSes, especially those with #NoAI policies or where there is space for bottom-up changes.

I will likely still be around for at least a year - I still have a long standing pet project I might now have time to push, and existing committee and work related commitments - but I am starting to get used to not thinking of myself (mainly) as a Fedorian...

Made good friends along the way, almost no regrets... but when your #DayJob hat and your community hat feels increasingly indistinguishable, it... eventually grates. And the difference in ethical and philosophical outlooks harder to ignore...

Longer post tomorrow

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/MAMC2IUCISOZZSAAPBKYNQNDI7AQNTSI/

19 June 1984.

Bob Scheifler announces the first release of the X Window System:

"I stole a fair amount of code from W ... and called it X."

Forty-two years later, I'm still running X11 daily on Slackware.

Happy Birthday, X.

Source: https://www.talisman.org/x-debut.shtml

#X11 #Unix #Linux #Slackware #XLibre

An Evening with Berferd: In Which a Cracker is Lured, Endured, and Studied (1992) https://lobste.rs/s/7bbzjf #pdf #security #unix
https://www.cheswick.com/ches/papers/berferd.pdf

#lispyGopherClimate #live on #peertube again !

https://toobnix.org/w/ogFTHRwVNXm4GXmkNyqg58

#archive Thanks all

Joined by @kentpitman and @jhlagado ( @ramin_hal9001 had a meeting )

Viz the #climateCrisis about the #debian #llm thing viz @cwebber https://gamerplus.org/@cwebber@social.coop/117508713815802595

the wonderful @nosrednayduj clued me into #symbolics #lisp discussions and the paper on failure https://www.chai.uni-hamburg.de/~moeller/symbolics-info/Symbolics.pdf

- #emacs #history

ALSO our @dougmerritt and #unix and #gamedev and #softwareArchaeology

Chat in #lambdaMOO #VR as always!

"Tionisla" - Dell Latitude e6540
Kernel: 15.1-RELEASE-p3 amd64
Operating System: FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE-p4
Desktop: LXQT 2.4.0
Windowmanager: XFWM4
Qt Version: 6.11.1
Graphics Platform: X11/xorg 7.7

https://bsd-hardware.info/?probe=7e1c664559

#runbsd #freebsd #unix #foss #lxqt #desktop #screenshot #shareyourdesktop

I used to be a FreeBSD enthusiast, but then I set up Alpine Linux and now I’m really enjoying it. ❤️

This setup only uses around 760 MB of RAM, with elinks, cmus, newsboat, top, and fastfetch all running on the screen. It’s so lightweight, and I’m noticing really good battery life too. I feel right at home with this setup.

One of my favourite things is browsing old blogs with elinks. There’s just something nice about opening a terminal and reading the web without all the extra stuff getting in the way. Simple, fast, and does what I need.

I love it. I think I’ve found my new home with #AlpineLinux. 🐧💻

#Alpine #Linux #UnixPorn #Unix #FreeBSD #elinks #cmus #newsboat #top #fastfetch #BatteryLife

The Beginning of BSD Unix https://lobste.rs/s/3nasb5 #unix
https://fosscomics.com/posts/13.%20BSD%20Unix%20Part%203%20-%20The%20Beginning%20of%20BSD%20Unix/

Why does the homepage of #Slackware #linux does not have HTTPS enabled? It is now marked as "Not Secure" by #Firefox
#slack #unix #TIL

http://www.slackware.com/

A Decade of Kill Bugs https://lobste.rs/s/wgoato #historical #linux #unix
https://alangrow.com/blog/a-decade-of-kill-bugs