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Did you know the MATE desktop hasn't had a release announcement since version 1.26 in 2021? There still isn't an announcement, BUT MATE 1.28 has been official since February 12th. You can get it in places like #Fedora Rawhide, OpenMandriva Cooker and #Slackware Current. #Linux
The "About" window in the MATE Desktop Environment showing the current version of 1.28.1, and underneath, the note of "MATE is a Free, usable, stable, accessible desktop environment for the Unix-like family of operating systems."

ALT The "About" window in the MATE Desktop Environment showing the current version of 1.28.1, and underneath, the note of "MATE is a Free, usable, stable, accessible desktop environment for the Unix-like family of operating systems."

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leo.tar.gz@leochavez16 Feb 2024
So I let #Fedora #Rawhide with #Plasma 6 RC1 simmer for a while because after a few updates, things were very good. Well, I decided to upgrade to RC2 and beyond recently and... 7.2GB LOL. That's the entire system isn't it? #Linux
Discover in Plasma 6 with Updates listed, including Breeze GTK Theme, Freedesktop Platform, etc. with the System Upgrade set of packages looking to be 6.4GB. The entire update will be 7.2GB. KDE Plasma 6.0 RC1 is displayed at the bottom right.

ALT Discover in Plasma 6 with Updates listed, including Breeze GTK Theme, Freedesktop Platform, etc. with the System Upgrade set of packages looking to be 6.4GB. The entire update will be 7.2GB. KDE Plasma 6.0 RC1 is displayed at the bottom right.

leo.tar.gz@leochavez22 Jan 2024
Omg, #Fedora #Rawhide, slow down, I just did this yesterday! I'm trying to enjoy Plasma 6 in peace! 😂 #Linux #KDE
Discover open in Plasma 6 showing "Updates (109) in the left hand pane, and "System upgrade, 109 packages will be upgraded" selected in the right.

ALT Discover open in Plasma 6 showing "Updates (109) in the left hand pane, and "System upgrade, 109 packages will be upgraded" selected in the right.

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leo.tar.gz@leochavez8 Feb 2024
Sometimes I think about the smell that used to come off the back of CRT monitors after they got warm. That was a good smell.
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leo.tar.gz@leochavez12 Dec 2023
I couldn't pass up the opportunity to upgrade to the best #Linux #Kernel ever, 6.6.6. Of course, it had to be in front of an Iron Maiden poster!🤘
neofetch on EndeavourOS showing Linux Kernel 6.6.6-arch1-1 on a Lenovo T450s in front of an Iron Maiden, The Number of the Beast poster.

ALT neofetch on EndeavourOS showing Linux Kernel 6.6.6-arch1-1 on a Lenovo T450s in front of an Iron Maiden, The Number of the Beast poster.

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leo.tar.gz@leochavez1 Aug 2023
It's 1993. Debian vs Slackware. Which Linux do you install on your PC?
66%Debian
28%Slackware
7%Bootstrap the kernel solo
87 votes • Final results
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It's FOSS
@Itsfoss6 Jul 2023
It's called Linux Mint. It's like Ubuntu but doesn't have Snap.
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leo.tar.gz@leochavez6 Jul 2023
#LXD is in the news... #Linux #Ubuntu #Canonical
The "Is this a pigeon" meme with the top text of "IS THIS" and bottom text of "THE NEW LINUX CONTROVERSY?" An image of the Linux Container logo floats away.

ALT The "Is this a pigeon" meme with the top text of "IS THIS" and bottom text of "THE NEW LINUX CONTROVERSY?" An image of the Linux Container logo floats away.

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leo.tar.gz@leochavez22 May 2023
So Fedora 35 has been EOL since December. I wonder if it'll still upgrade to newer editions, or just crash and burn leaving me with a chore The repos are still up as I can still dnf upgrade We've got 700MB of packages to get. Let's upgrade & find out! #Linux #OpenSource #Fedora
The end result of "dnf upgrade --refresh". A list of systemd, vim, xorg-x11 and other packages waiting to be installed, and the removal of old packages. 4 to install, 170 to upgrade, 4 to remove. Total download 714M.

ALT The end result of "dnf upgrade --refresh". A list of systemd, vim, xorg-x11 and other packages waiting to be installed, and the removal of old packages. 4 to install, 170 to upgrade, 4 to remove. Total download 714M.

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leo.tar.gz@leochavez12 May 2023
Weekend Project! My serial transceiver came in yesterday, and now I have all the parts to build a #FriendlyElec R2S #router using @ipfire . Been dreaming of a real #Linux router for quite a while, and now it's time! Now, let's see if I can do this without exploding things 😅
Top left, a USB C to USB A module. Top middle, four screws next to a small screw driver. Middle left, a USB UART integrated circuit to get a serial connection to the R2S. Middle, a FriendlyElect R2S. Along the bottom, 10 female to female dupont cables in various colors.

ALT Top left, a USB C to USB A module. Top middle, four screws next to a small screw driver. Middle left, a USB UART integrated circuit to get a serial connection to the R2S. Middle, a FriendlyElect R2S. Along the bottom, 10 female to female dupont cables in various colors.

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leo.tar.gz@leochavez10 May 2023
Preparing a hardware swap and I'm at a crossroads. Should I just upgrade the VMWare ESXi hypervisor I've been using, or make a change? I need one Linux VM with a GUI, so fast desktop render would be nice, but minimal footprint. The rest are SSH only. What would you pick? 😵‍💫
21%VMWare ESXi (VSphere)
58%Proxmox
0%XCP-ng
21%Other (Leave a comment)
24 votes • Final results
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leo.tar.gz@leochavez4 Apr 2023
Did you know the command line in #Linux has a trash can, same as the desktop? It's called trash-cli & they work together! To trash a file: trash /file/path To untrash a file: trash-restore [then select the file] It's in your repo! Thanks @andreafrancia! #CLI #OpenSource #FOSS
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leo.tar.gz@leochavez6 Mar 2023
This might be old news, but I dug through Firefox settings and found browser.uidensity. Turning it on slims up the tabs and toolbar by a few pixels. So much more room for the web! leochavez.org/index.php/2023…
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A heads up to followers of the Distrohoppers' Digest podcast which Moss is also a founding host on, we have moved the hosting and RSS feed to RedCircle as Google are starting to make life difficult as they stop maintaining feedburner 1/2
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Monthly News – December 2022 blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4466
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leo.tar.gz@leochavez21 Dec 2022
Now that #LinuxMint has announced the upgrade, it's time to move from 21 Vanessa to 21.1 Vera. I'm looking forward to those new, fancy colors. This is my main workstation, and I have a new ISO ready just in case, but I think this upgrade's gonna go pretty smoothly. 🧵👇 #Linux
The Linux Mint Update Manager with the Edit menu open and the pointer hovering over "Upgrade to "Linux Mint 21.1 Vera"

ALT The Linux Mint Update Manager with the Edit menu open and the pointer hovering over "Upgrade to "Linux Mint 21.1 Vera"

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100 facts about @kalilinux you definitely, probably, maybe, possibly, for sure needed to know -a thread 🧵👇
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If you’re not using Debian, what are you even doing?
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Do you use Emacs?
16%Yes
80%No
4%I'm reading this in Emacs
116 votes • Final results
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We are all standing on the shoulders of open source giants
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We're doing a rare livestream Sunday at 3 PM US Eastern time. I hope everyone can join us, and join the live-chat. Can't wait! See you all there! youtu.be/AAXq_F1Xk4M
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