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Browsed through #Amazon #Books yesterday to see what the current landscape of #Ubuntu books was. Sorting by publication date, I'm pretty sure most if not all of the new books were #AISlop. Digging into some of the "authors", this became even more obvious. OTOH, books by real authors (e.g. “mastering Ubuntu server”) have not been updated since 2022.
Let's support real tech publishers like @mwl https://nostarch.com but also more philosophical authors in our bubble like @pluralistic - otherwise the self-digesting heaps of silicone from moltbook will push us into intellectual slavery.

Patrick

@pu@ieji.de · 2 days ago

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Dr. Evan J. Gowan

@DrEvanGowan@fediscience.org · 3 days ago

I managed to get the right deal and now have a new laptop. I have more or less been exclusively using Ubuntu for the past 12 years or so, but the whole Snap updating system really annoys me. I am considering a change on my new computer. Years ago, I used Linux Mint (I still use Cinnamon on Ubuntu), but I was wondering how it is now? I remember switching to Ubuntu because of stability problems, but I assume this would be fixed. Anyone have recent experiences with Mint, or have other distro recommendations? I definitely want to move away from Snap.

#Linux #linuxmint #Ubuntu

Dr. Evan J. Gowan

@DrEvanGowan@fediscience.org · 3 days ago

#Linux #linuxmint #Ubuntu

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bipolaron

@bipolaron@scholar.social · 3 days ago

So I was installing #ubuntu 24.04 on a new test computer to see if I can run my research lab on #Linux yet. One of the options in the installer was to use hardware backed ( #tpm) encryption like bitlocker.

But what is this? It doesn't ask me a passphrase like #LUKS always did. If it's automatically decrypting at boot what attack is it preventing?

I guess I never understood #bitlocker either; is it just for trying to mount the disk from another computer?

bipolaron

@bipolaron@scholar.social · 3 days ago

But what is this? It doesn't ask me a passphrase like #LUKS always did. If it's automatically decrypting at boot what attack is it preventing?

I guess I never understood #bitlocker either; is it just for trying to mount the disk from another computer?

jbz boosted

Rad Web Hosting

@radwebhosting@mastodon.social · 4 days ago

How to Install #Pleroma on #Ubuntu #VPS (5 Minute Quick-Start Guide)

This article provides a guide demonstrating how to install Pleroma on Ubuntu VPS.
What is Pleroma?
Pleroma is a free, open-source, self-hostable microblogging server that speaks the #ActivityPub federation protocol—so your users can interact with people on other #Fediverse platforms (e.g., Mastodon) while you keep full control over your server ...
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RadWeb, LLC

How to Install Pleroma on Ubuntu VPS (5 Minute Quick-Start Guide)

This article provides a guide demonstrating how to install Pleroma on Ubuntu VPS.

Rad Web Hosting

@radwebhosting@mastodon.social · 4 days ago

How to Install #Pleroma on #Ubuntu #VPS (5 Minute Quick-Start Guide)

RadWeb, LLC

How to Install Pleroma on Ubuntu VPS (5 Minute Quick-Start Guide)

This article provides a guide demonstrating how to install Pleroma on Ubuntu VPS.

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Sylvia Ritter

@sylvia_ritter@mastodon.social · 5 days ago

Meet ✨️ Questing Quokka ✨️ the pen and paper roleplaying game master (& friends)! Inspired by the #ubuntu release name 25.10! Created with #Krita and #Blender within 93 days.

#art #mastoart #fediart #RPG #fantasy #quokka #wallpaper #digitalart #linux #magic #nature #adventure #books #games #gaming #cute #animals #travel

After 93 days, "Questing Quokka" is done (inspired by Ubuntu release name 25.10).
Created with Krita & Blender.

Quokkas are cute & live mostly in southwest Australia.
While thinking about "questing" the idea of a quokka playing pen & paper RPGs evolved.

Let me introduce these adventurers; a thief with a leather messenger bag, quest map, who happens to play the lute; a wizard wearing a hat, cape, holding a wand, specialized in magic spices/potions as shown on the magician's belt; a brave dwarf wearing a fur coat (fake!), holding a powerful hammer while being unable to resist to eat a delicious leaf from the wizard's wand; the game master in the middle wearing a red hooded cape, a necklace, equipped with mystic books, lying on one of these books, a sugar glider hugging a glowing dice.

Flying over Australia on a magical carpet. The quokkas are wearing sandals/boots, standing mid-air above small tree stumps. It is a slightly challenging journey. BG - Forests, castles, stars, and the blood moon.

They enjoy a cup of tea. The light for their character sheets, dice, and tools appears from the tree stumps illuminated surface/lanterns with intricate patterns in pastel colors. The map on the table with a pinned mini version of their carpet shows their current location. A golden chalice with golden eucalyptus (a delicacy!), the treasure they are desperately looking for.
Ready to start their first adventure.

https://www.deviantart.com/sylviaritter/art/Questing-Quokka-1295346802 — After 93 days, "Questing Quokka" is done (inspired by Ubuntu release name 25.10). Created with Krita & Blender. Quokkas are cute & live mostly in southwest Australia. While thinking about "questing" the idea of a quokka playing pen & paper RPGs evolved. Let me introduce these adventurers; a thief with a leather messenger bag, quest map, who happens to play the lute; a wizard wearing a hat, cape, holding a wand, specialized in magic spices/potions as shown on the magician's belt; a brave dwarf wearing a fur coat (fake!), holding a powerful hammer while being unable to resist to eat a delicious leaf from the wizard's wand; the game master in the middle wearing a red hooded cape, a necklace, equipped with mystic books, lying on one of these books, a sugar glider hugging a glowing dice. Flying over Australia on a magical carpet. The quokkas are wearing sandals/boots, standing mid-air above small tree stumps. It is a slightly challenging journey. BG - Forests, castles, stars, and the blood moon. They enjoy a cup of tea. The light for their character sheets, dice, and tools appears from the tree stumps illuminated surface/lanterns with intricate patterns in pastel colors. The map on the table with a pinned mini version of their carpet shows their current location. A golden chalice with golden eucalyptus (a delicacy!), the treasure they are desperately looking for. Ready to start their first adventure. https://www.deviantart.com/sylviaritter/art/Questing-Quokka-1295346802

Marcel Bootsman

@mbootsman@toot.re · 5 days ago

I've been using Flameshot as my screenshot/annotation tool, but since #Ubuntu 25.10 (only Wayland), it doesn't work anymore. And yes, I've tried a lot of things to get it to work.

Asking for recommendations on screenshot tools that work with Ubuntu 25.10.

Sylvia Ritter

@sylvia_ritter@mastodon.social · 5 days ago

Meet ✨️ Questing Quokka ✨️ the pen and paper roleplaying game master (& friends)! Inspired by the #ubuntu release name 25.10! Created with #Krita and #Blender within 93 days.

#art #mastoart #fediart #RPG #fantasy #quokka #wallpaper #digitalart #linux #magic #nature #adventure #books #games #gaming #cute #animals #travel

Stefan

@stefan@gardenstate.social · 5 days ago

I have discovered flatpacks.

#ubuntu #linux

Stefan

@stefan@gardenstate.social · last week

Has anyone else dropped Kubuntu because of youtube dropped frames?

I think I'm the first.

#ubuntu

Stefan

@stefan@gardenstate.social · last week

wild kubuntu seem to have the nextcloud desktop app in the "store" regular ubuntu did not.

I had to run:

sudo apt install nextcloud-desktop

the nextcloud website has you download some appImage file that I have no idea how to use.

also nextcloud on kubuntu was slow as ass. settings pane took 30 seconds to open.

#ubuntu

Stefan

@stefan@gardenstate.social · last week

Hmm. After waking up kubuntu Firefox will not load, the system monitor is not responding and restart action seem to not respond.

#ubuntu

Stefan

@stefan@gardenstate.social · last week

Firefox is choking on video on my 4k monitor on Kubuntu. Youtube's status for nerds is showing 10 - 20% of frames dropped.

Chromium is fine. I think removing all the monitor scaling helps but does not fully fix it.

#ubuntu #linux #kubuntu

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It's FOSS

@itsfoss@mastodon.social · last week

True story 🤣

#linux #ubuntu

This picture shows an Uno-themed meme where a card says, "remove snap from ubuntu," to which a bald man named Canonical holds all of his cards.

I still don't understand how this game works, so pardon me if this alt text came out jank af. — This picture shows an Uno-themed meme where a card says, "remove snap from ubuntu," to which a bald man named Canonical holds all of his cards. I still don't understand how this game works, so pardon me if this alt text came out jank af.

Stefan

@stefan@gardenstate.social · last week

who uses nextcloud and which provider do you use? self hosted folks need not respond.

#linux #ubuntu