I bet you've never seen an Ubuntu with no snaps in the lsblk output and only 613 deb packages installed which isn't the server version. Well I have installed Ubuntu workstation with no snaps and 613 deb packages. #linux#foss
It always amuses me how many people in the #Linux "community" does not understand that #FreeSoftware is to protect the freedom of the users.
The "freedom" to write code that exploits your users (proprietary software) is not a "freedom" worth preserving.
The freedom of the user is what is worth fighting for. This is why licenses like the #GPL want you to keep a compatible license if you ever decide to write programs for others when using GPL licensed parts.
I don't recommend listening to me for a full 2h30m, but I had so much fun recording this with Brodie, I hope you check it out! We talk about Ubuntu, Universal Blue, Fedora, and all sorts of stuff!
I drop in some lesser known Ubuntu trivia throughout, let's see how many of them you knew about!
A link doing the rounds, trying to petition #Spotify to take ownership of the #Flatpak package for #Linux. In my opinion, they really shouldn't have used the "2 million downloads" number, because the vast majority of those are delta updates from the same people who already have it installed. There's ~110K machines with the Spotify Flatpak installed. They should have used that number, as it's more genuine. Also, they should speak to humans at Spotify, not use petitions. https://community.spotify.com/t5/Idea-Submissions/Spotify-should-take-official-ownership-of-the-Linux-Flatpak/idi-p/5578184
Est-ce qu’il existe des outils (libres) un peu génériques pour établir des élections avec quorum dans un but de haute disponibilité ? Pour Redis on a Sentinel, pour PostgreSQL il y a Patroni+etcd, keepalived pour VRRP…
Je cherche à établir une vision « sûre » de l’ETA d’un service pour éventuellement déclencher des actions s’il est considéré comme KO. #sysadmin#linux
I'm thinking of trying out running #OpenBSD on a server instead of #Ubuntu, because Derek Sivers recommended it for its security (particularly around the more controlled packaging).
I have basically zero experience with BSD, but a ton with #linux (redhat, ubuntu, arch, centos, amazon linux, etc.).
Any advice on making the transition? Is this a good move or unnecessary or bad?
This is one thing I do not understand about Windows users. I'm headed to train an older user how to use 11. All he does is some emailing and some LibreOffice.
I'll be training him on an OS I don't use.
Now if I were to suggest #Linux, I guarantee you he'd throw a fit about "Not wanting to learn something new".
My guy, you already don't know something "old"!
Why not learn the thing that would stay mostly the same till you die?
I get that it’s hot right now, but man, the user experience of LLMs being this bot you type text to seems like a huge step backwards compared to just integrating these AI features natively into products.