Debian 12.15 - Final 32-Bit Update for Debian Released
For those unaware, the last point release for Debian 12 was announced today. However, this is also the final point release of an 32-bit build for Debian, meaning that there will be no more regular updates to the 32-bit line of Debian ever again. If you still have 32-bit hardware, you will have to formally change your distro or upgrade your hardware.
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Scam warning: the RootBoard handheld on Kickstarter
A warning about a potential Kickstarter scam for a Linux handheld.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dian-lieu/rootboard
All photos and all videos are AI generated and no real prototype has been shown yet.
It also appears similar to a legit project that however does exist and delivered.
https://www.elecrow.com/zepir-raspberry-pi-zero-mini-computer-handheld.html
Motorola Razr2 V8 (2007), Rokr Z6 (2007) and Rokr E8 (2008) were Linux phones that ran a distribution called MotoMagx
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Whisp 1.3.7 - A minimalist GTK4 scratchpad now with powerful text & list macros!
Hey everyone! I’m the developer of Whisp, a lightweight, gesture-driven, Anti Folder note-taking app.
A lot of people loved the simplicity of the app, but wanted faster ways to format text without taking their hands off the keyboard. Today, I'm releasing Whisp 1.3.7, which brings a massive expansion to the built-in Macro Engine!
By simply typing ::, you can now instantly trigger powerful text manipulation commands right inside your note:
What's New in 1.3.7:
List Management: Automatically sort your lists alphabetically or numerically (::sort_lines_alpha), or instantly collapse white-space by wiping empty lines (::remove_lines_empty).
Task Organization: Have a messy to-do list? Type ::checked_to_bottom to instantly push a
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TUI for configuring webcams
I think using CLIs like v4l2-ctl when configuring your webcam is a bit clunky, while using a full GUI like cameractrls feels bloated.
I'm comfortable with Rust and Ratatui and found a Rust crate that exposes Video4Linux bindings, so I just whipped this up.
I think it works quite well, let me know what you think!
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Not your ordinary Linux distributions!
Is it obvious, that I like to try out the more independent and not your ordinary Linux distributions? 😂
So spinning up a VM every now and then and install Linux distributions that do their own thing! At the moment I have installed 4 distributions that not everyone may know or use. Or do you?
Kwort Linux: based on CRUX Linux and is a very minimal distribution that doesn't hold your hand but kinda brings a breath of fresh air to you!
Slackware Linux: The granddaddy of Linux! Nothing more to say!
Lunar Linux: An independent source based distribution forked from Sorcerer with a unique package management system. Kinda easy to install but a PIA to set up after the initial installation.
Source Mage: Also a source based distribut
A lightweight animated Wayland wallpaper daemon
A tiny , ipc controlled hardware accelerated Wayland wallpaper daemon written in C++ based only on ffmpeg for video and image wallpapers on wayland. That is lighter and faster than the alternatives. Yin does not depend on any external video players, it talks directly to you video card to draw wallpaper. It has native support for Intel and AMD via VAAPI and Nvidia via Cuda. Check it out.
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MPC-Qt v26.07 is out now! (A clone of MPC-HC using libmpv/Qt)
v26.07 focuses on performance, UI refinements, better Wayland support (now default), GNOME dark mode fixes, and a bunch of smaller improvements and new options.
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Interview with Nara Oliveira, Free Software Artist
This interview was originally recorded by GIMP developers, but it covers several open source art programs such as Inkscape, Scribus, MyPaint, and Blender - and how they're used in professional workflows.
Some references are a bit dated given when it was originally recorded (it's been sitting on a hard drive for a while), but I think it's a very interesting discussion.
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I would like to try to install SteamOS on the PS4.
Hi everyone.
I would like to install SteamOS on the PlayStation 4. I don't want to just install Linux Arch and then Proton etc. on top. I want to build a machine that looks like as close as possible to the Steam Machine, software-wise. Does anyone have a working old PS4 to donate me ? If you want to donate me one, and I'll show you back the fully functional system and I will share the source code. Yeah,I'm short of money,that's the reason why I don't buy the PS4 with my money. But,I've accumulated a good knowledge using Claude.
I've asked Claude several times to do something completely new and we have been able to accomplish some interesting and fresh project :
-> qemu + bhyve + nvidia GPU passthru on FreeBSD : it didn't exist befor
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Got a "Windows Hello only" USB fingerprint reader working on Linux by running the vendor's Windows matcher natively
Bought a cheap standalone USB fingerprint dongle (Focal-systems FT9201, 2808:93a9) that's marketed as Windows Hello only. libfprint's built-in matcher does a poor job on the tiny 96×96 sensor, and the device is "match-on-host" - the actual matching lives in a vendor Windows DLL, not on the chip.
So instead of reimplementing the matcher, the driver loads the vendor's Windows matching engine (ftWbioEngineAdapter.dll) in-process on Linux and calls its WinBio interface for enroll/verify. It's a small PE loader with ~90 kernel32 shims and a fake TEB. Getting there also meant reverse-engineering the sensor's firmware-boot sequence (the MCU wouldn't run its firmware without a specific register-co