I know a lot of you guys prefer written content so I linked to the blog in the OP, but here’s the video (it’s 35 minutes long and ranty with no chapters): youtu.be/RbvmtnWe2cw

Hi y’all! My set up:

• Desktop PC, running Ubuntu 24 and KDE 5.27
• Local server running Ubuntu 24

I have had my Dolphin file browser set up to connect to the local server vis SSH since forever but starting this week, it can’t seem to connect. It just says “Loading…” forever, no error.

This is the URL it uses for this connection:

sftp://myname@192.168.68.137:22/

Until last weekend, it just worked. I don’t recall anything happening around that time. I don’t think anything has changed on the server.

I can still connect via SSH at a terminal just fine so I know the server is online & the user hasn’t changed.

Are there logs for Dolphin somewhere? How can I troubleshoot this?

Thanks for any ideas!

Early video today, just because I didn't feel like waiting for the usual publishing time :)
In this #Linux and #OpenSource News video, we have the Freedesktop.org project (and all it hosts, so Mesa, X.org, Wayland, and more) looking for new, expensive hosting.

We also have #Debian leaving X/Twitter (congrats on that, btw), Facebook blocking links and mentions of Linux for a while, and more!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7QDZpAR1Gc

Come by the Arch table and get some swag. Come by and say hi to Arch staff and maintainers!

https://nav.fosdem.org/l/c:2:263.52:198.72/

#FOSDEM #ArchLinux #Linux #FOSDEM2025

Alt...

Table with Arch stickers and Arch keyring, a box with apple strudel on the table.

Tempted to move from proprietary software/platforms?

Here's what works for me:

https://decoded.legal/blog/2024/09/running-a-law-firm-on-free-software-2024-edition/

tl;dr:

Windows/macOS --> Debian
Word/Pages --> LibreOffice Writer
Outlook/Mail --> Thunderbird/mutt
Gmail --> postfix/dovecot
WhatsApp --> Snikket/Signal
PowerPoint/Keynote --> reveal.js
Zoom --> Jitsi
Chrome/Safari --> Firefox
Dropbox/iCloud --> Nextcloud
Microsoft Forms --> LiberaForms

#FOSS #Linux #GlobalSwitchDay #selfhosting #FreeSoftware

Show off! 😜 ...ah, consistent reminders are everywhere, and that not letting me off :)

#linuxadmin #opensource #vim #emacs #linux #operatingsystem

@landley

I mentioned this before that the probable intent is to discourage people from leaving windows.

Windows is a richer spying field.

#Linux

Show HN: voidDB – A transactional key-value DB written in Go for 64-bit Linux

Link: https://github.com/voidDB/voidDB
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42887581

#linux

Show HN: Uscope, a New Linux Debugger Written from Scratch

Link: https://github.com/jcalabro/uscope
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42889407

#linux

If you missed this.

The New Stack: US Blocks Open Source ‘Help’ From These Countries https://thenewstack.io/u-s-blocks-open-source-help-from-these-countries/ @TheNewStack @sjvn #OpenSource #Linux

The Linux Foundation: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/navigating-global-regulations-and-open-source-us-ofac-sanctions

A #Linux sysadmin walks into a bar and orders a beer. Then he orders:
sudo !!

The bartender sighs and pours him another beer.