@Sherlock_Homeless

Beste Oma ❤️

Ich würde #Fedora #Silverblue empfehlen, das bekommt man als Anfänger nicht kaputt und es gibt über den App Store genug Auswahl.

Después de bastante tiempo, vuelvo a participar en el #ViernesDeEscritorio, en esta ocasión con un wall del videojuego F.E.A.R. 2 en el que se ve en el fondo a Alma, la peculiar antagonista de la saga (al menos en las dos primeras entregas), y en primer plano a Michael Becket, protagonista del juego y a quien controla el jugador.

La historia entre Alma y Becket es muy turbia, y además el segundo tiene un final funesto en F.E.A.R. 3.

#GNOME #Linux #Fedora #Silverblue #FedoraSilverblue #GNOME49

#GNOME me ha vendido una vez más la moto. Habrá que actualizar a #Fedora 44.

#Silverblue #Fedora44 #Gnome50 #Linux #LinuxDesktop

I have a manually-created, static website, and while it's small enough to manage without tools, it's a bit cumbersome to remain consistent when making global changes.

After reviewing a number of static site generators, I decided to give Eleventy a try. It was incredibly simple and intuitive to use.

I documented the set up for my fellow Fedora Silverblue developers on how to build a static website with Eleventy and Tailwind CSS.

https://blog.ryansechrest.com/2026/02/build-a-static-website-with-eleventy-and-tailwind-css-on-fedora-silverblue-43/

#eleventy #tailwind #fedora #silverblue

Pegando a rabeira do meu último toot, aproveito para lançar uma provocação. O fato de eu estar usando um tablet #Samsung de 13,1" (o que é parquidérmico para meus padrões) com teclado externo, trackball e capa resistente com pé retrátil, gozando de uma experiência similar a um desktop, com dois modos de multitarefa, desktops virtuais e o escambau, só mostra como o #Windows vive uma posição marginal.

O #Android nasceu conectado, gerencia recursos agressivamente e, com 8 GB de RAM e até 8 GB de memória virtual, tem fôlego para rodar webapps e navegar, fora rodar aplicativos otimizados (inclusive, otimizados para tablet). Num contexto de Google Docs e nuvens privadas cada vez mais fáceis de serem erguidas com Tailscale e contêineres, falar em Windows tem cheiro de naftalina: é tranqueira legada, sim, senhoras e senhores.

E, se o #Android parece estar preparado para "jantar" o sistema das janelas, eu nem preciso dizer como a proposta de um desktop híbrido (aplicativos nativos Gtk/Qt/similares + webapps externos + possibilidade de contêineres e afins para nuvem privada/pessal) com #Linux já está extremamente viável. Se colocar um #Silverblue, então, a manutenção é quase nula.

After evaluating fedora atomic desktop #silverblue on a playground/travel thinkpad, I decided to rebase to #bluefin. This feels like the future of #linux desktops. I like the combination of bootc for a stable, reproducible system and the flexibility of flatpak, distroboxes and homebrew to run your apps and tools.

Next I decided to switch to bluefin on my desktop, too. Even the #affinity setup now feels way cleaner sitting site by site in a dedicated distrobox.

Where can I get a list of changes that @UniversalBlue makes to #Fedora #Silverblue?

My first #Silverblue install (dual booted with the existing Windows which it successfully resized down) went ok but I hadn't selected encryption. For some reason I am now, during a subsequent reinstall, getting an error in an ostree/grub operation about 10% through the install, regardless of whether I install with encryption or not. ARGH!

EDIT: Looks like I've hit https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/atomic-desktops/troubleshooting/#_unable_to_install_fedora_silverblue_on_efi_systems and so I need to manually recreate the EFI partition during the install.

Reinstalling secondary laptop with Fedora #Silverblue again. I really feel that Atomic desktops really are the safest way to run a laptop these days. Far less concern about doing upgrades when rolling back is trivial...

#OpenSource developers, we are looking for speakers for #DevConf_CZ 2026! 🐧

One of the highlights this year will be the evolution of #Linux operating systems. If you have insights on #CentOS, #Fedora, #Silverblue, or advancements in #Kernel development and #Edge computing, we invite you to submit your proposals: https://pretalx.devconf.info/devconf-cz-2026/cfp

#OSDev #Linux #FOSS #CfP #Konflux #Bootc #RPM #dnf5

The big squatch reminded me that maybe #NixOS is something for me, but I think I've become so attached to my faith and trust in #Fedora (specifically the package repository and security), that it's hard for me to even consider it as as an option.

I do like the idea though of having a stable atomic desktop Linux for the "non-daily drivers" machines I use, which are either running #Debian or #Silverblue.

Okay.. "new" laptop - decent specs thou - should I give #Fedora / #silverblue an honest chance or play it safe stickin to #Arch ?

#linux

I would like to thank #Apple for eroding their ecosystem to the point where I am now almost equally happy running Linux on a laptop were it not for the hardware and battery constraints, and #Fedora #Silverblue for being pretty much hassle-free.

Tried upgrading #Fedora 42 Budgie atomic to 43 through the software app and it rebased it to #Silverblue 43 😑

Rolling back and upgrading through command line

atomic / immutable linux distros have been a game-changer for me. i often tinker a little too much and find myself with a machine that doesn't boot, and atomic variants have helped my boot stability quite significantly.

if linux ever starts to get broader desktop adoption, my theory is that normies will start on atomic / immutable distros.

#linux #fedora #silverblue

Discovering Cosmic Atomic: The Immutable Desktop That Just Works

I started using Pop!_OS in 2017, then purchased a computer from System76 and used it, and I recommended it to my friends. For much of the last five years, I’ve been using Linux Mint Cinnamon on the desktop and tinkering with other distributions in VirtualBox or using a spare laptop. My daily driver is a System76 Meerkat that is running Linux Mint Cinnamon. Along the way, I experimented with System76’s remake of Pop!_OS, featuring the Cosmic desktop, written entirely in Rust.

There is something very compelling in the design of Cosmic. It runs more smoothly and gets out of your way. I recently wrote an article about doing a fresh, bare-metal install of Cosmic on my laptop, and even considered backing up the desktop and reinstalling Pop!_OS to replace Mint Cinnamon. Then, an effort to help the local library save some ten-year-old computers rendered useless by the end of Windows 10’s life. That led me to experiment with Fedora Silverblue.

Why choose an immutable Linux distribution? One of the most compelling reasons is that once you install the system, you no longer need to know how to add applications using a package manager. It’s like those of us who learned to drive a standard transmission, once you have been introduced to an automatic transmission.

Adding software to Silverblue is so easy with Flatpak, but the downside of Silverblue is Gnome. Gnome is clunky. It uses a lot of memory, and it’s not easy for a Linux newbie. I liked the ease of an immutable distribution, but the longing for a better desktop experience led me to Cosmic Atomic, which has made using a Linux desktop easy. I downloaded it first, tried it out in VirtualBox, and then decided to do a bare-metal install on my Dell Latitude 7410 laptop.

I downloaded it and made a bootable USB drive. I started up the laptop, pressed F12 to boot from USB, and followed the instructions on the display.

After choosing to continue, the next screen allows you to choose where the system will be installed and to create a user account and a root account, if you want.

Next, the display sets up the user and prompts for a password.

Then the installation process begins. This is more time-consuming because you are installing everything that makes up the immutable system. No OS updates or upgrades will be needed after completing the initial install. Once that process is complete, the system will restart, and the first login screen will look much like Pop!_OS because this is the Cosmic Atomic desktop.

This is where Cosmic Atomic rocks. The initial login display has menu choices at the far left to set up accessibility options, including a screen reader, magnifier, high contrast, and invert colors. After entering the user’s password, the next display takes the new user through a series of configuration screens.

You can select a screen reader if necessary, choose the interface size and additional scale options, and include a magnifier. The next display connects you to your wireless network, if you have one, or to another network option. The next display allows you to choose the language option. The next display lets you personalize your desktop’s appearance, too.

Now you are ready to rock Cosmic Atomic.

The Cosmic can be further fine-tuned using Cosmic Settings on the dock at the bottom of the display. The myriad ways the Cosmic Desktop environment can be configured are masterfully designed with the end user in mind, no matter whether you’re a developer, sysadmin, or a guy like me who reads and blogs.

Adding additional software is easy. The Cosmic Store is a performance-focused application built in Rust. The store is considered more stable and responsive than the Gnome Software Store. Thanks to Flatpak, thousands of open-source and proprietary containerized applications are available. Installation is as easy as point-and-click.

Screen Picture by Don Watkins CC-by-SA 4.0

Cosmic has its own terminal, Cosmic text editor, and Cosmic Files for organizing your files and folders. It has its own graphical system monitor, disk utility, screenshot tool, and the rest; you can easily add the rest using the Cosmic Software store.

Cosmic Atomic feels like the natural next step in a Linux journey that started nearly a decade ago with Pop!_OS and has since wound its way through Mint, Silverblue, and countless experiments in between. What System76 is building here isn’t just another desktop environment—it’s a thoughtful reimagining of how a Linux system should feel: fast, intuitive, accessible, and genuinely enjoyable to use. The combination of an immutable base with a beautifully crafted Rust‑powered desktop strikes a balance I didn’t realize I’d been searching for until I found it.

Whether you’re a seasoned Linux user or someone just dipping a toe into the ecosystem, Cosmic Atomic offers a refreshing, modern experience that gets out of your way and lets you focus on what you want to do.

I have been thinking about leaving the image-based (atomic/immutable) world and going with Ubuntu or Mint to easily get a signed kernel with the proprietary Nvidia driver.

But since #Bluefin and Bluefin LTS for AMD/Intel run so well, presumably b/c this 9-year-old laptop has a good-enough Intel GPU, I might be able to stick with the kinds of systems I've been running for the past few years, which include #Aeon Desktop and #Fedora #Silverblue and #Kinoite.

Well, after 3 1/2 years, #Fedora #Silverblue finally failed me courtesy of the battery switching issue my #Thinkpad T460s has. The sudden shutdown caused some corruption to the file system which resulted in an inability to get past the emergency startup screen on bootup. (👎 btrfs!) A live USB fortunately helped me recover and back up my home partition, and now I'm sitting on #Debian 13 Stable.

Yo no quiero rendimiento, sino un tanque con piloto automático (Linux)

https://video.hardlimit.com/w/9Wod2P6AxnTwRn7Yes2Fke