If you're using #Firefox (yes, I still do - despite their recent AI shenanigans, they are still a much better option for privacy than Chrome IMHO), you can use its local translation model to translate any highlighted text - just add a hotkey for the following command:
firefox "about:translations#src=detect&trg=en&text=$(wl-paste --primary | jq -sRr @uri)"
(if you're still on Xorg, replace wl-paste --primary with xclip -o)
theruran 💻 🌐 :cereal_killer:
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🦾 Phoenix Emerges as a Modern X Server Written From Scratch in Zig // Linuxiac
｢ it is not yet another fork of the Xorg codebase and does not reuse its legacy code. Instead, according to devs, Phoenix aims to show that the X11 protocol itself is not inherently obsolete and can be implemented in a simpler, safer, and more modern way ｣
https://linuxiac.com/phoenix-emerges-as-a-modern-x-server-written-from-scratch-in-zig/
🦾 Phoenix Emerges as a Modern X Server Written From Scratch in Zig // Linuxiac
｢ it is not yet another fork of the Xorg codebase and does not reuse its legacy code. Instead, according to devs, Phoenix aims to show that the X11 protocol itself is not inherently obsolete and can be implemented in a simpler, safer, and more modern way ｣
https://linuxiac.com/phoenix-emerges-as-a-modern-x-server-written-from-scratch-in-zig/
Xlibre is a fork of the Xorg Xserver with lots of code cleanups
#HackerNews #Xlibre #Xorg #Xserver #CodeCleanup #OpenSource #Linux
I hate the MAGA side of the Artix Linux distro community.
They just accepted XLibre without any fuss...
I'm looking to ditch Artix and switch to another distro.
Currently hesitating between Gentoo and Void.
Any recommendations?
PS: yeah I would like to avoid systemd, and if possible elogin too.
#Gentoo #Void #Artix #Linux #AntiMAGA #MAGA #forceRetireTrump #Wayback #XLibre #Xorg
Stefano Marinelli
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Does anyone manage to use the #keyboard media controls in #FreeBSD #Xorg? I have a DasKeyboard with a volume jog that works out of the box on #OpenBSD.
The events seems to be working using xev tester. It regognizes the RaiseVolume and LowerVolume events.
Not sure where to actually start looking for a solution.
Does anyone manage to use the #keyboard media controls in #FreeBSD #Xorg? I have a DasKeyboard with a volume jog that works out of the box on #OpenBSD.
The events seems to be working using xev tester. It regognizes the RaiseVolume and LowerVolume events.
Not sure where to actually start looking for a solution.
Stefano Marinelli
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GNOME 49 reenables the x11-support switch for GDM because it breaks the complete X11 support in GDM, including the starters to launch X11 desktop environments
So for now, the X11 support stays in GDM until they remove it in GNOME 50
GNOME 49 reenables the x11-support switch for GDM because it breaks the complete X11 support in GDM, including the starters to launch X11 desktop environments
So for now, the X11 support stays in GDM until they remove it in GNOME 50
Stefano Marinelli
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I stumbled across this article while searching for informations about the future of some X11 window managers. probonopd created a good article about the differences between Wayland and X11 and the problems with Wayland (which perhaps could be fixed in the future)
Good to see that XLibre forked the X11 server so projects depending on X11 can go on further.
https://gist.github.com/probonopd/9feb7c20257af5dd915e3a9f2d1f2277
#wayland #xorgserver #x11libre #xorg #linux #bsd #linuxdesktop #windowmanager #freedesktop
I stumbled across this article while searching for informations about the future of some X11 window managers. probonopd created a good article about the differences between Wayland and X11 and the problems with Wayland (which perhaps could be fixed in the future)
Good to see that XLibre forked the X11 server so projects depending on X11 can go on further.
https://gist.github.com/probonopd/9feb7c20257af5dd915e3a9f2d1f2277
#wayland #xorgserver #x11libre #xorg #linux #bsd #linuxdesktop #windowmanager #freedesktop
startx isn't working, it says it can't compile a keymap. The only recent change to the computer was updating node.js, and df -h shows my root directory is at 100%. It said I had 27/28G used but it still showed up as 100%. I deleted the previous version of node, and now it says 26/28G and still 100%. I killed all processes marked as deleted. I tried to update apt in case that was the problem, and it said I don't have enough space.
So what are the best places to delete shit?
df -i shows the same directory at 30 something % so it's not an inode problem. There had been processes running on deleted files, but killing them made no difference. I'm really hoping the error isn't just "my hard drive is crapping out" because I don't think that's a problem I can afford to fix 😭
Oh right, hashtags: #askFedi#linuxTechSupport#Debian #xorg
Stefano Marinelli
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✨ Wayland Will Never Be Ready ✨
The full article titled, "Wayland Will Never Be Ready For Every X11 User" is one of my favorite writings on the topic. Well done Maya Posch, well done indeed.
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/28/wayland-will-never-be-ready-for-every-x11-user/
✨ Wayland Will Never Be Ready ✨
The full article titled, "Wayland Will Never Be Ready For Every X11 User" is one of my favorite writings on the topic. Well done Maya Posch, well done indeed.
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/28/wayland-will-never-be-ready-for-every-x11-user/
@Chris1776@bsd.cafe I also noticed #wayland got pulled in as dependency very early when I was trying to setup #Xorg
I didn’t plan to write about Wayland yet. But Xorg is dying — not eventually, but now. GNOME’s dropping X11 support. RHEL already removed it. Ubuntu and Fedora are next. And if you rely on accessibility, you don’t get to wait this one out.
So here’s Post 4 of I Want to Love Linux. It Doesn’t Love Me Back.
I’m using Wayland now. Primarily. Not because I love it. Because the fallback is disappearing, and I want to be there helping fix what comes next. GNOME with Orca actually works. KDE and COSMIC are making progress. I’ve talked to the people involved. They care.
But a lot is broken.
MATE — the desktop most blind users preferred — isn’t on Wayland.
ocrdesktop doesn’t work. xdotool is gone.
wlroots compositors still don’t reliably support Orca’s keybindings, especially on laptops.
This isn’t GNOME’s fault. They’re the only reason accessibility on Wayland works at all.
But the old excuses are gone. “Just use Xorg” isn’t going to be an option much longer.
So yeah. I’m a Wayland shill now. Because I’m using it. Because I have to.
And I want to make sure we’re not excluded from what comes next.
https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-post-4-wayland-is-growing-up-and-now-we-dont-have-a-choice/
#Linux#Wayland#Accessibility#Orca#GNOME#KDE#COSMIC #FOSS #a11y#BlindTech #xorg