Time for a new #introduction post after the move!

I'm Sar, a 50yr old nerdy guy from Northern Ireland. I love IT, and am into tech and all things computing.

My hobbies include playing #WorldOfWarcraft, reading about World Of #Warcraft and thinking about #WoW

Seriously though, my *other* hobbies also include:
#Astronomy
#Linux (alternating between #Bazzite & #ArchLinux)
#Gaming on #Steam, #PS5 & #Switch (mainly on PC though, see above!)
#SciFi such as #StarWars, #Startrek, #Babylon5, #Marvel & #DC etc
Also a screenshot junkie #VirtualPhotography

I'm also awaiting the results of my #Autism diagnosis as I write this, and am also fairly confident I have #ADHD as well, giving me the #AuDHD super-deluxe wombo-combo 😂

I decided to make the jump to this self-hosted instance at the end of 2025 after many happy years on masto.ai/@sar, and have no regrets.

Yet.

Time for a new #introduction post after the move!

I'm Sar, a 50yr old nerdy guy from Northern Ireland. I love IT, and am into tech and all things computing.

My hobbies include playing #WorldOfWarcraft, reading about World Of #Warcraft and thinking about #WoW

Seriously though, my *other* hobbies also include:
#Astronomy
#Linux (alternating between #Bazzite & #ArchLinux)
#Gaming on #Steam, #PS5 & #Switch (mainly on PC though, see above!)
#SciFi such as #StarWars, #Startrek, #Babylon5, #Marvel & #DC etc
Also a screenshot junkie #VirtualPhotography

I'm also awaiting the results of my #Autism diagnosis as I write this, and am also fairly confident I have #ADHD as well, giving me the #AuDHD super-deluxe wombo-combo 😂

I decided to make the jump to this self-hosted instance at the end of 2025 after many happy years on masto.ai/@sar, and have no regrets.

Yet.

🎅 Arch Linux has confirmed an active DDoS attack during Christmas, with IPv4 access to its website unavailable.

https://linuxiac.com/arch-linux-website-hit-by-ddos-and-temporarily-limited-to-ipv6/

#archlinux #ddos #opensource #cybersecurity

NVIDIA Drops Pascal Support On Linux, Causing Chaos On Arch Linux | Hackaday

https://hackaday.com/2025/12/26/nvidia-drops-pascal-support-on-linux-causing-chaos-on-arch-linux/

#nvidia #archlinux #linux #kernel #opensource

NVIDIA Drops Pascal Support On Linux, Causing Chaos On Arch Linux | Hackaday

https://hackaday.com/2025/12/26/nvidia-drops-pascal-support-on-linux-causing-chaos-on-arch-linux/

#nvidia #archlinux #linux #kernel #opensource

@jbz
GNOME users don't have to reinstall so often i guess 😇

#archlinux #kde #wayland

⚙️ Which Desktop Environment Do Arch Linux Users Prefer

｢ KDE Plasma dominates Arch Linux installations by a wide margin. The latest pkgstats results place the KDE Plasma desktop at 38.36%, nearly doubling the share of GNOME, which sits at 19.84%. This gap has widened steadily over the past three years, marking Plasma’s strongest position in the dataset’s history. ｣

#archlinux #kde #wayland

https://linuxiac.com/which-desktop-environment-do-arch-linux-users-prefer/

⚙️ Which Desktop Environment Do Arch Linux Users Prefer

｢ KDE Plasma dominates Arch Linux installations by a wide margin. The latest pkgstats results place the KDE Plasma desktop at 38.36%, nearly doubling the share of GNOME, which sits at 19.84%. This gap has widened steadily over the past three years, marking Plasma’s strongest position in the dataset’s history. ｣

#archlinux #kde #wayland

https://linuxiac.com/which-desktop-environment-do-arch-linux-users-prefer/

In 2026, I want to change my OS. I'm hesitating between

• Arch
• Devuan
• Gentoo
• Guix and
• Void
  

Things to consider:

• I've already installed and used Arch some years ago; I'm considering Artix, excluding the s6 init (I'm not prepared for this one);
• gentoo and Guix are probably the most complex distros1
• Void is certainly the most comfortable choice.
• It's to install in real hardware: Intel i5-7400 3ghz, ssd 1to, 32gb ram, nvidia geforce 1060 3gb. Yes, I want to play light videogames sometimes Main purpose would be to learn Linux, Web, writing MarkDown and Org, zettlekasten organisation, etc...
  #linux #archlinux #ArtixLinux #devuan #gentoo #GuixSystem #voidlinux #emacs #doomemacs #vim #orgmode #orgroam #vim #HelixEditor #zettlekasten

1: complex ≠ complicated

Today I finally release #PKGMGR 1.0.0 🎉

A multi-distro workflow & package manager built on #Python + #Nix. It unifies repo management, builds & releases and now stabilizes and future-proofs @infinito development and deployment.
More: https://s.veen.world/pkgmgr

#Linux #DevTools #Nix #FOSS #Automation #MultiDistro #ArchLinux #Debian #Ubuntu #Fedora #CentOS #DevOps #CI #OpenSource #InfinitoNexus #NixOS #Arch #ArchLinux

Visto che per il momento non posso dormire, girovago e per gli appassionati di #linux propongo questo....... chissà se qualcuno ci si rispecchia
https://kerberos.archathome.eu/perche-sul-mio-pc-di-casa-gira-arch-si-uso-arch-btw/
#opensource #gnulinux #archlinux

Ok so...

I have a vps ovh with arch installed on it. Problem is : systemd freeze at startup and so the boot sequence fails. I can however still boot in rescue mode and try and fix things up.

I already installed linux-lts and I'm currently booting on it.

I can't find recent logs. Does anybody have a few pointer to help me fix this?

My best guess is the problem is somehow linked to systemd or a missing firmware package, but since I can't find the startup logs I don't know what to try.

#arch #archlinux #ovh #vps

Today I finally release #PKGMGR 1.0.0 🎉

A multi-distro workflow & package manager built on #Python + #Nix. It unifies repo management, builds & releases and now stabilizes and future-proofs @infinito development and deployment.
More: https://s.veen.world/pkgmgr

#Linux #DevTools #Nix #FOSS #Automation #MultiDistro #ArchLinux #Debian #Ubuntu #Fedora #CentOS #DevOps #CI #OpenSource #InfinitoNexus #NixOS #Arch #ArchLinux

Ok so...

I have a vps ovh with arch installed on it. Problem is : systemd freeze at startup and so the boot sequence fails. I can however still boot in rescue mode and try and fix things up.

I already installed linux-lts and I'm currently booting on it.

I can't find recent logs. Does anybody have a few pointer to help me fix this?

My best guess is the problem is somehow linked to systemd or a missing firmware package, but since I can't find the startup logs I don't know what to try.

#arch #archlinux #ovh #vps

Selbstexperiment: Ich baue meinen Linux-Desktop komplett um

Ricing ist die Kunst, Linux-Desktops bis ins Detail zu verschönern. Aber geht das auch als Linux-Anfänger? Wir haben es ausprobiert.

https://www.heise.de/news/Selbstexperiment-Ich-baue-meinen-Linux-Desktop-komplett-um-11087409.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#ArchLinux #Design #Entertainment #Gnome #IT #KDE #Linux #LinuxMint #macOS #Ubuntu #Wayland #Windows #news

Selbstexperiment: Ich baue meinen Linux-Desktop komplett um

Ricing ist die Kunst, Linux-Desktops bis ins Detail zu verschönern. Aber geht das auch als Linux-Anfänger? Wir haben es ausprobiert.

https://www.heise.de/news/Selbstexperiment-Ich-baue-meinen-Linux-Desktop-komplett-um-11087409.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#ArchLinux #Design #Entertainment #Gnome #IT #KDE #Linux #LinuxMint #macOS #Ubuntu #Wayland #Windows #news

#archlinux #ovh

The good news is that I have nothing not backed up on this vps. Well maybe a minetest and a Valheim server but I'm not even really using them, so I don't care.

I'd rather not have to deal with all the syncthing cleanup though...

Man, I love Arch, but updates shouldn't break your vps like that...

This is annoying. Debugging my boot using ovh rescue mode is terrible.

So apparently the problem is that Swich Root fails. I have no idea what that means, how to fix it or even why it happens. This vps has been working fine for a long time now and I find nothing in arch news that seems relevent.

And search has been less than successful so far.

#archlinux #ovh

What the most useful linux distro to learn how system,and kernel work and to learn terminal commands?
Warning, I said distro, meaning LFS does not count.
#linux #sysadmin #operatingsystem #archlinux #Gentoo #voidlinux

Laughs in Linux!

#Linux #Debian #Fedora #ArchLinux #Arch #Windows #Suckless #DWM #ElementaryOS #NixOS #Manjaro #Gnome #KDE #MATE #Meme #Memes #Humor