artfulrobot<p>Hey <a href="https://floss.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> users. Please boost.</p><p>I maintain (remotely) ~10 linux laptops for a client. I've used <a href="https://floss.social/tags/ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ubuntu</span></a> LTS for years because they don't need anything fancy, stability is more important that bang-up-to-dateness. But I've gone off Ubuntu because of <a href="https://floss.social/tags/snaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>snaps</span></a> and it increasingly pushing adverts/pro-services. </p><p>Anyone got any experience with remote admin-ing and maintaining linux laptops? Would prefer <a href="https://floss.social/tags/gnome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gnome</span></a> based.</p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fedora</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ubuntu</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/mint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mint</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/deepin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deepin</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/ImmutableOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImmutableOS</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Silverblue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Silverblue</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/budgie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>budgie</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/elementaryOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elementaryOS</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/mate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mate</span></a></p>
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Linux G. Fossman<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@triskelion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>triskelion</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.librem.one/@purism" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>purism</span></a></span> I appreciate what GrapheneOS and other projects are doing. I wish gOS good luck in:<br>- getting early access to future <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/AOSP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AOSP</span></a> sources as development is no longer public.<br>- fixing the myriad of <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> shenanigans with the OS and Chromium.<br>- getting mental health help for the main developer - he deserves all the help he can get.</p><p>Unlike gOS, <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Linuxphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linuxphone</span></a> development is not riding on decades of Google funded development of the OS. Progress is therefore slower but it is improving gradually. </p><p>Besides <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/PureOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PureOS</span></a>, there is also <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Mobian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mobian</span></a> and <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/postmarketOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>postmarketOS</span></a> - I especially look forward to the latter's future <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/ImmutableOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImmutableOS</span></a> version which would have security benefits as well.</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/linuxmobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linuxmobile</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/linuxsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linuxsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/freesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freesoftware</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/mobilelinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mobilelinux</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Linuxphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linuxphones</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/gnuLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gnuLinux</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/gnuLinuxMobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gnuLinuxMobile</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/distrowar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distrowar</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/distrowars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distrowars</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SayNotoDistroWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SayNotoDistroWar</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SayNo2DistroWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SayNo2DistroWar</span></a></p>
Bharath M. Palavalli<p>I recently came across <a href="https://akademy.kde.org/news/2024-09_akademy-2024-report/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">akademy.kde.org/news/2024-09_a</span><span class="invisible">kademy-2024-report/</span></a> and a small piece caught my eye, "One way to achieve the desired level of integration is to control the entire software stack, right down to the operating system. This is also in the works for KDE, as Harald Sitter is working on a new technologically advanced operating system tentatively named KDE Linux". Has anyone tried it? It seems to be available at <a href="https://invent.kde.org/sitter/kde-linux" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">invent.kde.org/sitter/kde-linu</span><span class="invisible">x</span></a> cc: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://floss.social/@akademy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>akademy</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/kde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kde</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ImmutableOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImmutableOS</span></a></p>
Ercanbrack<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LinuxAudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxAudio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LinuxTablet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxTablet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ImmutableOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImmutableOS</span></a> </p><p>Here’s an interesting starter for those interested in Immutable OSes:</p><p><a href="https://www.ypsidanger.com/setting-yourself-up-for-success-before-moving-to-fedora-silverblue/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ypsidanger.com/setting-yoursel</span><span class="invisible">f-up-for-success-before-moving-to-fedora-silverblue/</span></a></p>
Ercanbrack<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LinuxAudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxAudio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LinuxTablet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxTablet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ImmutableOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImmutableOS</span></a> </p><p>I found this treasure trove of info about immutable OS systems:</p><p><a href="https://castrojo.github.io/awesome-immutable/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">castrojo.github.io/awesome-imm</span><span class="invisible">utable/</span></a></p>
Ercanbrack<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/linuxtablet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linuxtablet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/linuxaudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linuxaudio</span></a> </p><p>There are already several <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/immutable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immutable</span></a> linux <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/distros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distros</span></a> available. Run any of the following on top: <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/flatpaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flatpaks</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/appimages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>appimages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/snaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>snaps</span></a>, Compatibility layers like <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WINE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WINE</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Anbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Anbox</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/virtualized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>virtualized</span></a> OSes, tools like <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/distrobox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distrobox</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/emulators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emulators</span></a>, etc, & never worry about system stability again—pieces of the next generation linux puzzle! </p><p>I was already excited by the concept of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/distroagnostic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>distroagnostic</span></a> packaging uniting the linux realm, but the ideas of an <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ImmutableOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImmutableOS</span></a> completes the picture!</p>
Ercanbrack<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/linuxtablet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linuxtablet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/linuxaudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linuxaudio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/immutability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immutability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/immutableOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immutableOS</span></a></p><p>“An immutable OS is one in which some, or all, of the operating system file systems, are read-only, and cannot be changed. Immutable operating systems have a lot of advantages....” No viruses! no instability!, no dependency hell!</p><p>With immutable OS technology, along with distro-agnostic sandboxed packaging formats, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dependencyhell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dependencyhell</span></a>, viruses, and instabilities are a thing of the past!</p>
Ercanbrack<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/linuxtablet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linuxtablet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/linuxaudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linuxaudio</span></a> I have seen (and finally understand) the future of Linux! An <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/immutableOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immutableOS</span></a> running distro-agnostic <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sandboxed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sandboxed</span></a> packaging formats! I just learned about OS # immutability and all of the puzzle pieces of the future of linux fell into place for me! The future for linux looks absolutely brilliant!!</p>
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