Exciting talk alert! Marta Lewandoska from Red Hat at #DevConf_CZ is presenting a game-changing solution to replace GRUB: nmbl (No More Boot Loader).

Join on 06/15, 09:30-10:05(CEST), E112 to learn more about using the Linux kernel as its own bootloader. Say goodbye to complexity and security holes!

More info: pretalx.com/devconf-cz-2024/ta…

#redhat #Linux #bootloader #OpenSource #linuxkernel

No more boot loader: Please use the kernel instead DevConf.CZ

We are working on a new scheme to replace the GRUB bootloader with a fast, secure, Linux-based, user-space solution: nmbl (for no more boot loader).

^pretalx.com

I wrote a Dart package for speech-dispatcher, enabling TTS on Linux. It also works with Flutter for Linux. The package supports most features of speech-dispatcher, with additional support for less commonly used functionality like history coming soon. It still needs broader testing, so feel free to open any issues you encounter. My hope is that one of the TTS packages for Flutter will start using it to add Linux support, as most, if not all, currently don't support Linux.

You can find the package on GitHub at github.com/the-byte-bender/dar… and on pub.dev at pub.dev/packages/dart_speechd.

#dart #flutter #tts #linux

GitHub - the-byte-bender/dart_speechd: Dart bindings for speech dispatcher, for text to speech on linux.

Dart bindings for speech dispatcher, for text to speech on linux. - the-byte-bender/dart_speechd

^GitHub

TUXEDO tease an ARM Snapdragon X Elite Linux notebook is coming gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/tuxe…

#Linux #ARM

Interested in tooling for development and QA on immutable / image based Linux?

Checkout discourse.gnome.org/t/towards-… by @tchx84

Feedback welcome ! This is a collaboration between @gnome @codethink and @sovtechfund ❤️

#Linux #systemd #Silverblue #GNOME #freedesktop #KDE #Ubuntu #SUSE #Fedora #NixOS #postmarketOS

Towards a better way to hack and test your system components

Introduction Hey everyone, I recently joined Codethink and I am contributing to the improvements being made to GNOME OS, through the Sovereign Tech Fund (STF), to make it easier and more useful in day-to-day development and testing tasks, among othe…

^{GNOME Discourse}

#MajorasMask running natively with 60 FPS on #Linux #PC , no emulation, with an improved #N64-like controller by #Retrobit. What a time to be alive. 🥹

#RetroGaming #Zelda #Nintendo64 #Nintendo #Gaming

Update on #Actions, my desktop automation app

I've added some basic actions, variables, input/output values and documentation for each one.

#Linux #GNOME #Libadwaita

didn't know this before, and didn't have to because i haven't installed windows in the past 10 years. but for those who need to do this, this workaround should be known:

Thankfully, there remains another way to install Windows 11 without a Microsoft account. When you’re at the log-in screen, you can hit Shift + F10 and type OOBE/BYPASSNRO, which will let you create a local account instead if you do not have an internet connection (so disconnect the internet for this).

#computer #internet #instgallation #windows #windows11 #linux

Tom's Hardware: Door slammed on last remaining easy Windows 11 local account setup workaround (Jowi Morales)

a@a.com is redundant but Shift + F10 OOBE/BYPASSNRO comes to the rescue.

a@a.com is redundant but Shift + F10 OOBE/BYPASSNRO comes to the rescue.

How fast can you type? Find out with my new app, Keypunch!

I've worked on this for the last couple of months, and it's finally out. Keypunch lets you practice your typing skills with automatically generated pseudo-text in your language of choice. Alternatively, you can supply it with your own text, such as song lyrics, Wikipedia articles, and quotes. Get ready to accelerate your typing speed!

Get it on Flathub: flathub.org/apps/dev.bragefugl…

#GNOME #Keypunch #Flathub #Linux

Shout out to Text Pieces! I needed to URL-encode a big ugly string (creating a template form from URL parameters, yay!) and yep, sure enough, it made it stupidly easy.

The next time you need to encode, transform, or convert some text on Linux, reach for this pretty little offline app instead of pasting your data into some random website. 👍

flathub.org/apps/io.gitlab.lif…

#Flathub #GNOME #Linux #OpenSource #LinuxApps #GNOMECircle #Flatpak

Install Text Pieces on Linux | Flathub

Developer's scratchpad

^Flathub

I was sad to find a surprising lack of visual scripting apps for Linux. Apple's Shortcuts app is very powerful and can be incredibly useful. It's not like we don't have the technical ability to make something similar.

So I started working on one myself

#Linux #GNOME

New article: "Libadwaita: Splitting GTK and Design Language"

tesk.page/2024/06/03/libadwait…

#GNOME #GTK #Libadwaita #OpenSource #FOSS #Linux #GTK4 #Development

Libadwaita: Splitting GTK and Design Language

Recently, the Linux Mint Blog published Monthly News – April 2024, which goes into detail about wanting to fork and maintain older GNOME apps in collaboration with other GTK-based desktop environments.

^{TheEvilSkeleton}

After 2 days of cursing, @alatiera got graphics driver working with Flatpak apps in Asahi

#Linux #Asahi #AsahiLinux #Flatpak #GTK #Qt #freedesktop

✅ Custom Account Colors
✅ Linux System Tray Support
✅ Rust-Enabled Builds

And that's only half of the good news! This month's Thunderbird Development Digest from @alecaddd has some great updates as we step closer to the next ESR.

blog.thunderbird.net/2024/05/t…

#Thunderbird #Development #Rust #Linux

Thunderbird Monthly Development Digest: May 2024

In the new Thunderbird Development Digest: Linux tray support, custom account colors, Exchange support, and more.

^{Alessandro Castellani (The Thunderbird Blog)}

#GNOME 46.2 Desktop Environment Released with Various Improvements and Bug Fixes 9to5linux.com/gnome-46-2-relea…

@gnome #Linux #OpenSource

Here is my new GNU/Linux distribution guide about Debian KDE 12, the right GNU/Linux distribution for professional digital painting in 2024! Also about three major problems with GNU/Linux distros that will drive away all professional artists, IMO, and how I got kicked out of the Fedora KDE ecosystem with F40, which imposed Plasma6 and Wayland. I hope it helps other artists here!

Blog post: davidrevoy.com/article1030/deb…

#linux #x11 #wayland #debian #fedora #krita #plasma #kde

Linux blind users, listen to this and let me know what you guess this actually is, and most importantly, what you think! I'm just gauging interest as this is still in its early infancy, and I was wondering if it was worth continuing. As you can infer, I'm already far enough to have a working yet incomplete prototype!

#linux #accessibility #blind

With #Microsoft introducing #Recall which will screenshot your screen to monitor all activities on your device, this begs the question...

What #Linux distro will you be switching to?

Since I've migrated from screen to tmux years ago, I always felt that missed screen's excellent support for serial devices.

But recently I found github.com/tio/tio which was developed exactly with that use case in mind and I couldn't be happier. Such an amazing tool.

#linux #kernel #embedded

GitHub - tio/tio: A serial device I/O tool

A serial device I/O tool. Contribute to tio/tio development by creating an account on GitHub.

^GitHub

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Am I downloading a #Linux distro?
Do I have time to toy with it?
Is it worth it?
So many questions 😃

#kubuntu

🚀 📱 phosh 0.39.0 is out. Some highlights:

- #phosh: folder support, night light quick setting
- #phoc: wakeup-key handling (to prevent accidental unblank)
- #squeekboard: New layouts, lots of layout improvements
- mobile-settings: Allow to manage custom quick settings, allow to toggle whether to ignore hw keyboards, many new translations

Check out the full release notes at phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.39.0…

#librem5 #pinephone #gtk #wlroots #gnome #linux #mobile #LinuxMobile

Phosh 0.39.0

The Phosh 0.39.0 Release

^phosh.mobi

Funding available for (individual) #FOSS #developers and projects.

#NLnet is seeking project proposals between 5.000 and 50.000 euro.

Currently open for proposals:
1️⃣ #NGItaler (electronic payment related)
2️⃣ #NGImobifree (Android related)
3️⃣ #NGIzero (very broad)

Closing: 1 June 2024

Easily submit proposal:
nlnet.nl/propose/

More info:
nlnet.nl/funding.html

FAQ:
nlnet.nl/mobifree/faq/

#MobileLinux #Linux #opensource #librem5 #pinephone #mobile #phone #software #grant #EU #mobian

This is great but can we please also have Fedora (& Ubuntu, etc.) acknowledge they started shipping operating systems without a functional screen reader when they switched to Wayland and that that’s still the case?

This is not to name and shame. Unless we acknowledge this as an error on par with shipping without monitor support and unless the culture is altered to make accessibility a showstopper, it’ll happen again.

#Fedora #GAAD #Accessibility #A11y #Linux #OpenSource fosstodon.org/@fedora/11245033…

Fedora Project

2024-05-16 10:39:12

For Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we want to recognize the work being done on accessibility by @matt as part of the @gnome Foundation. He is the lead for @accesskit and is currently working on Newton, a Wayland-oriented solution for assistive technologies that can modernize accessibility on the Linux desktop!

➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=w9psDfEFf9…

#Fedora #GAAD #Accessibility #A11y #Linux #OpenSource

Modernizing Accessibility for Desktop Linux - Matt Campbell, GNOME Foundation

Modernizing Accessibility for Desktop Linux - Matt Campbell, GNOME FoundationThe desktop Linux ecosystem has changed dramatically since accessibility was fir...

^YouTube

For Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we want to recognize the work being done on accessibility by @matt as part of the @gnome Foundation. He is the lead for @accesskit and is currently working on Newton, a Wayland-oriented solution for assistive technologies that can modernize accessibility on the Linux desktop!

➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=w9psDfEFf9…

#Fedora #GAAD #Accessibility #A11y #Linux #OpenSource

Modernizing Accessibility for Desktop Linux - Matt Campbell, GNOME Foundation

Modernizing Accessibility for Desktop Linux - Matt Campbell, GNOME FoundationThe desktop Linux ecosystem has changed dramatically since accessibility was fir...

^YouTube

Endless OS 6 is bringing us into a new era. This major update focuses on three key pillars:

• Under the hood improvements
• Refining the user experience
• Game-making for learning

Learn more, and download Endless OS 6 today!

endlessos.org/post/getting-sta…

#Linux #GNOME #OpenSource #EndlessOS

Getting Started with Endless OS 6

Endless OS 6 is available now as a free upgrade for existing users and a free download for new installations! Let’s take a look at what’s new and improved in the latest release of our completely free, user-friendly operating system packed with educat…

^{Cassidy James Blaede (Endless OS)}

For our fellow nerds (you’re reading about Linux on the Fediverse, we see you!), dive into the release notes for more details:

support.endlessos.org/en/endle…

And of course, thank you to the free & open source projects & communities of Linux, Debian, and GNOME for many of the improvements we’re shipping in Endless OS 6. We strongly believe in open source, and would not be able to have the impact we do without standing on the shoulders of the projects we build upon. 🧡

#Linux #Debian #GNOME #OpenSource

The Arch Linux Ports #RFC has been accepted and released!

rfc.archlinux.page/0032-arch-l…

#ArchLinux #Linux

Very happy and proud of this collaboration between @codethink @gnome and @sovtechfund

codethink.co.uk/articles/2024/…

Our goal is to make GNOME OS a daily driver for QA and finalize the migration, but this work will be fundamental to the future of all secure image based / immutable Linux distributions.

#Linux #GNOME #systemd

GNOME OS + systemd-sysupdate

Did you know there’s a simple way to try the most cutting-edge GNOME software?

^{www.codethink.co.uk}

TPM2-measured boot with bus protection is pretty nice actually for Linux installations where secure boot is not enabled, like the default Arch Linux installation for instance.

For the sake of "defence in depth", I'd enable both if it is out-of-the-box feature but would not probably bother with secure boot if it requires extra work.

So, the takeaway from this is that it would make a lot of sense to make measured boot happen in arch-install installation as opt-in feature. No Microsoft key required.

Still so far the most informative overview for the shenanigans is microos.opensuse.org/blog/2023… but I'd also look for more recent references.

Policy hash calculation per kernel package update for LUKS2 is what needs to happen over time whenever a new kernel package is installed with hooks/scripts.

So the thing that was hyped to DRM the world into a locked down hellhole rendered out the Microsoft key hard binding instead 🤷

#tpm #linux #archlinux #opensuse #secureboot #security

Systemd-boot and Full Disk Encryption with TPM and FIDO2

Systemd-boot and Full Disk Encryption in Tumbleweed and MicroOS

^{openSUSE MicroOS}

Got very excited by @matt demo of AccessKit integration in #GTK

AccessKit is a cross-platform abstraction for accessibility infrastructure written in Rust.

His work will bring a11y support for GTK on macOS and Windows as well as for the new accessibility architecture on Linux code-named "Newton".

github.com/AccessKit/accesskit

blogs.gnome.org/a11y/2023/10/2…

#GNOME #rustlang #accessibility #a11y #Linux #Windows #macOS