This is not a troll post. I’m genuinely confused as to why SELinux gets so much of hate. I have to say, I feel that it’s a fairly robust system. The times when I had issues with it, I created a custom policy in the relevant directory and things were fixed. Maybe a couple of modules here and there at the most. It took me about 15 minutes max to figure out what permissions were being blocked and copy the commands from. Red Hat’s guide.

So yeah, why do we hate SELinux?

i made the icons bigger now so that no one loses sight of them and they are just one click away!! any icon, and it’s divided between two panels, reminiscent of gnome2, classic gnome2.

and it is in light mode, if i made a distro and added xfce, i would make so many changes!! like light mode only (for elderly and visually impaired and people who like reading a lot, that is me yea) and big icons so that everyone knows what’s going on.

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[xfce4 linux mint] i think this is the ultimate modification of xfce so that it can be used by elderly people and children and pretty much anyone without any knowledge of computers and want to use one

Let’s say I want to build a GPS module for my car, which is only a GPS, doesn’t hold anything else. Or a recipe tablet for my kitchen which only hold a recipe app.

Is this kind of purposes common? What would be the best way to do this kind of stuff? How do I choose the hardware? How do I “lockdown” certain aspects I don’t need about software?

These kind of devices could be convenient because, by only holding what’s needed, they would use less resources, they would be completely distraction free and they would be suitable to be used by non tech savy user which would need to use only one or two programs without messing with the system in any way.

I know KDE ha some kind of multi app kiosk settings, GNOME also can achieve something similar tho it’s more confusing… There are some kiosk distros which only give you a browser. But I don’t see anything that can be set up, customized, and locked like that.

But would that be the best way of achieving something like that? I mean to use a GPS I don’t need a terminal, nor video codecs, nor a browser… Maybe I can add the possibility to send Osmand google maps links… Or I can decide to make it hold Spotify too to make it a radio as well… But a full distro would be wasted!

But how do I prevent every other use except the intended ones? Is there an easy way to achieve a “one purpose device” using Linux? Should I simply use whichever distro I like and uninstall everything which is not needed (I see use case for arch)?

I feel like we have the total freedom of Linux distros on one side, and companies using managed devices on the other by setting complicated policies, but I don’t know any options in between!

Maybe the focus here is the desktop environment more than distros! Are there desktop environment purposed to give the user a set of limited apps, or a single app (which isn’t only a browser)?

Silly practice 😜 but I am inclined to ...

#linux #kernel #debian #opensource #operatingsystem

Alright, Linus has released a new #linux #kernel last night , i.e. 6.14 ......go and play with it. Give back the maintainers the shortcoming or hiccups...so they can fix it.

Thanks, man! Linus Torvalds ........et.al.

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Check out:

https://web.git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?h=v6.14&id=38fec10eb60d687e30c8c6b5420d86e8149f7557

Wake up from slumber, grab a cup of hot coffee ☕ and Blues 🎶🎶🎶🎶

#life #coffee #music #linux #research

....and some rudimentary ritual ....

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Hello all,

If this is not the right community for this question, I would be happy to be redirected elsewhere, so just let me know.

I recently configured my terminal emulator to an aesthetic that I like (custom font, coloring, shell prompt, etc) and it has made me wonder about customization in gnome.

One of the biggest things that I wish I could change in gnome is the grey-ness of the application view.

In this screenshot, you can see the familiar application view. In between the organizing folders, the desktops, and the dock, there is just so much nothing.

I am wondering if it is possible to customize this relatively easily. I would much prefer an image of my own choosing in place of this, or at least a different color from time to time.

Is anyone aware if this is configurable? I can’t seem to find an extension for this, or any real information on how you would do such a thing.

Thanks

I would understand if Canonical want a new cow to milk, but why are developers even agreeing to this? Are they out of their minds?? Do they actually want companies to steal their code? Or is this some reverse-uno move I don’t see yet? I cannot fathom any FOSS project not using the AGPL anymore. It’s like they’re painting their faces with “here, take my stuff and don’t contribute anything back, that’s totally fine”

I’m talking about this patch:

dwm.suckless.org/patches/autostart/

Now, the notes seem simple: after apply the patch, dwm will look for the autostart script in ~/.dwm/autostart.sh.

But if you read it carefully, the file is:

~/.dwm/autostart.sh &

Wth does a “&” have to do with file name? I tried to just use the normal file: autostart.sh with exec dunst. It doesnt work…

I tried to create in the Thunar this weird file name, “autostop.sh &”. The system does not recognize it as sh script anymore. .

Any help is welcome.

With Ubuntu changing to the Rust implementation of coreutils, what does that mean for performance?

At first I was sceptical, but after a few thought, I came to the solution that, if uutils can do the same stuff, is/stays actively maintained and more secure/safe (like memory bugs), this is a good change.

What are your thoughts abouth this?

#linux Next update ...

#linuxkernel #opensourcedevelopment #operatingsystem

Those who don’t have the time or appetite to tweak/modify/troubleshoot their computers: What is your setup for a reliable and low-maintenance system?

Context:

I switched to Linux a couple of years ago (Debian 11/12). It took me a little while to learn new software and get things set up how I wanted, which I did and was fine.

I’ve had to replace my laptop though and install a distro (Fedora 41) with a newer kernel to make it work but even so, have had to fix a number of issues. This has also coincided with me having a lot less free time and being less interested in crafting my system and more interested in using it efficiently for tasks and creativity. I believe Debian 13 will have a new enough kernel to support my hardware out of the box and although it will still be a hassle for me to reinstall my OS again, I like the idea of getting it over with, starting again with something thoroughly tested and then not having to touch anything for a couple of years. I don’t need the latest software at all times.

I know there are others here who have similar priorities, whether due to time constraints, age etc.

Do you have any other recommendations?

The "Recent documents" applet of the Linux Mint Cinnamon desktop is a simple and humble feature that really helps. Having recent files just a couple of clicks away in the taskbar does make a difference.

#LinuxMint #linux #tips

Approaching the end of window 10 and have no plans on upgrading to 11.

I am trying to find alternatives to applications I regularly use before jumping ship (it is mostly a gaming focused pc) any suggestions?

Supply Chain Attacks on Linux Distributions – Fedora Pagure

Link: https://fenrisk.com/pagure
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43416605

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Well, wake up from slumber, grab a cup of hot coffee ☕ and Frank Sinatra's number

🎶 The Way You Look Tonight 🎶

#life #coffee #music #linux #research

....and some rudimentary ritual ...

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i know that linux depends on desktop environments to display things such as icons, mouse cursors, etc. but this time i’m using xfce and modifying a bit so that it looks bigger and has bigger icons and two huge panels!! this is made for elderly people and visually impaired people.

i think this has already been made by gnome and xfce has a lot of accessibility options, but i think there should be a desktop environment that is very user friendly, extremely user friendly, like gnome but way easier!! kind of like “sugar”, the desktop environment used by the old “olpc xo-1” laptop, but for all ages.

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this is how linux would look like if it were more user friendly!!

Insomnia....anyway....grab a cup of coffee ☕ and some note taking for future work ....

#life #coffee #music #linux #research

Landrun: Sandbox any Linux process using Landlock, no root or containers

Link: https://github.com/Zouuup/landrun
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43445662

#linux

When you deleted /lib on Linux while still connected via SSH

Link: https://tinyhack.com/2022/09/16/when-you-deleted-lib-on-linux-while-still-connected-via-ssh/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43444160

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Here is this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video! It's earlier than usual, but I'm leaving for Paris for the weekend, so, here you go!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPVtW8400B8

Scanning ........

#linuxadmin #tool #newboat #rss #feeds #opensource #linux

what the heck!! that is so wild, mind blowing, i know the main difference between raster graphics and vector graphics was the quality but not more, i had no idea svg files actually used html code and pretty much could be modified using only text and amazing code woa!!! this opens up the possibility for so many things on linux i think, for example, on a linux distro, we could modify the desktop environment and make it waaaaay lighter by getting rid of jpg or png icons and just using pure svg on it. svg can be given a lot of attributes like movement, mouse hovering, change color, change anything. and most svg files are still under a megabyte. wow… please let me know other fun facts about svg or eps files. i really like doing graphic design on linux and inkscape.

#linux Next update .....just peeking 😜

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I’m looking for inspiration for a custom Bash prompt^[1]^. I’d love to see yours! 😊

References

1. Type: Documentation. Title: “Bash Reference Manual”. Publisher: Gnu Project. Edition: 5.2. Published: 2022-09-19. Accessed: 2025-03-21T02:46Z. URI: www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/…/index.html. - §6.9 “Controlling the Prompt”. URI: www.gnu.org/…/Controlling-the-Prompt.html.

Wake up from slumber, grab a cup of coffee ☕ and some Blues 🎶🎶🎶

#life #coffee #music #linux #research

.....and some rudimentary ritual ...

#linuxkernel #opensourcedevelopment #operatingsystem

Is there a way to require a user to wait a certain time instead of asking for a password every time he wants to execute a command as root or access the root / or another user account?

Is there a way to require a user to wait a certain time instead of asking for a password every time he wants to execute a command as root or access the root / or another user account?