@bitprophet @daedalus @thomrstrom IME installing #IllumOS is dead easy. If you want to practice in a VM you'll need to use #Virtualbox as it makes #QEMU shit its pants.
#virtualBox
Wayland
@alfonsosiciliano FYI <https://github.com/outpaddling/desktop-installer/issues/35> in particular, yesterday's comment about virtual machines <https://github.com/outpaddling/desktop-installer/issues/35#issuecomment-3864665413>.
#DRM #SimpleDRM #sysfb #FreeBSD #VirtualBox #Wayland #KDE #Plasma #SDDM
(more Linux and FOSS news in previous posts of thread)
Git 2.53 Released with New Features and Performance Improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/git-2-53-released-with-new-features-and-performance-improvements
Zed Editor adds multiple edit prediction providers and pluggable architecture:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/zed-editor-adds-multiple-edit-prediction-providers-and-pluggable-architecture/
WooCommerce 10.5 boosts analytics scalability and admin performance:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/woocommerce-10-5-boosts-analytics-scalability-and-admin-performance/
Notepad++ reveals its updater was hijacked by state-sponsored hackers:
https://betanews.com/article/notepad-reveals-its-updater-was-hijacked-by-state-sponsored-hackers/
Deno Deploy reaches GA with CI/CD, observability, and Deno Sandbox beta launch:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/deno-deploy-reaches-ga-with-ci-cd-observability-and-deno-sandbox-beta-launch/
Toyota Developing A Console-Grade, Open-Source Game Engine - Using Flutter & Dart:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fluorite-Toyota-Game-Engine
(Yeah, let's make drivers playing games when driving, so they can't pay attention to their surroundings, will cause more accidents)
NVIDIA DLSS For Blender Under Review But Licensing Concerns Persist:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-DLSS-Blender
Pandoc 3.9: WebAssembly Support, PDF standards, and improved browser features:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/pandoc-3-9-webassembly-support-pdf-standards-and-improved-browser-features/
GNU Nettle 4.0 Released With SLH-DSA Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Nettle-4.0-Released-SLH-DSA
Latest VirtualBox Code Begins Supporting KVM Backend:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/VirtualBox-Upstream-With-KVM
Stremio for Android TV v1.9.1 updates player and user settings:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/stremio-for-android-tv-v1-9-1-adds-player-updates-and-new-user-settings/
GNU Hurd Is "Almost There" With x86_64, SMP & ~75% Of Debian Packages Building:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Hurd-In-2026
NetBSD's Kernel Supports Lua Scripting But Don't Look For Rust In There Anytime Soon:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/No-Rust-In-NetBSD-Kernel
NetBSD 11.0-RC1 Available For Testing With Enhanced Linux Emulation:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NetBSD-11.0-RC1
smolBSD Builds On The NetBSD-MicroVM Kernel For Booting To Service VMs In Milliseconds:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/smolBSD
OpenIndiana Is Porting Solaris' IPS Package Management To Rust:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenIndiana-Next-Gen-IPS
#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #Zed #ZedEditor #Git #NotepadPlusPlus #WooCommerce #DenoDeploy #Deno #Toyota #GameEngine #NVIDIA #Blender #Pandoc #GNUNettle #VirtualBox #Stremio #GNUHurd #NetBSD #smolBSD #OpenIndiana #BSD #OS #Programming #Coding #Development #Dev #GameDev #GameDevelopment #FosseryTech
VirtualBox going KVM for the core? Neat.
Hopefully they fixed the bugs with Windows running with GPU acceleration as well. VMware is still the best on that regard but they haven't caught up with Wayland atm (or GTK4 rather).
And no, GPU passthrough does not count. It has to be an easy "install guest drivers, done" sorta deal. No dealing with IOMMUs or VFEIEIOs.
As I setup a #Windows VM on my new laptop, I'm actually going to do two things differently.
The first thing I'm doing differently is using Virtualbox instead of #virt-manager. While I love to use the latter, I think #VirtualBox will have better support for Windows guests. Consequently, I'll be using Virtualbox, but only for Windows. For other OSes, including #FreeBSD, virt-manager and KVM will be my preferred hypervisor.
The second thing I'm doing differently is using a shared folder for all my projects. This way, I don't have to duplicate my work across two different repositories. If I'm working on a change to something, my work is already synced, and I don't need to perform extra steps to get my work over from the VM to my computer. This should help speed up my workflow a bit. I will also be doing this for KVM guests too.
Nothing too much, but some things that should improve my workflow a little bit! I'm still getting setup in the Windows VM as we speak (installing Visual Studio), but once we get up and going I'll work on some Windows-specific issues (namely DPI scaling not working; let's hope that I can get that fixed!).
#VirtualBox scheint Gasterweiterungen für #Haiku zu haben: Geteilte Ordner und besserer Grafiktreiber.
https://github.com/VirtualBox/virtualbox/tree/main/src/VBox/Additions/haiku
VirtualBox receives experimental KVM support
In current developer builds of VirtualBox, KVM support appears for the first time. The function is experimental and only available through manual source builds.
VirtualBox erhält experimentellen KVM-Support
In aktuellen Entwickler-Builds von VirtualBox taucht erstmals KVM-Support auf. Die Funktion ist experimentell und nur über manuelle Source-Builds verfügbar.
The other day, I booted up a #Ubuntu #2510 just to see how things are on the #Gnome #desktop. That #DestopEnvironment is not for me. #Kubuntu #2510 looked great and felt great, made me excited for #2604 #LTS. We are so lucky to have so much choice for pretty much everything. I think it is about time to fire up #virtualbox and take other flavours and #distros for a spin. It has been years since I have used #Xubuntu and longer for #Lubuntu. #OpenSource is just the best 😀
Turns out, old #DanteController 4.8.1.2 for #Audinate #Dante #AudioOverIP can be installed directly in #Wine / #Linux even.
However, it doesn't work, it can't see the Dante devices in my network.
So, I'm stuck with #Windows10 in #Virtualbox for which that old version still works. Until you resize the VirtualBox window while running Dante Controller, because then you have to push the reset button of that virtual machine…
Today, #Linux is making me have me a bad day again. No, actually not true. #Audinate is to blame. Their #DanteController software for their #Dante #AudioOverIP does not come as a Linux version. It also does not work in #Wine. And recently, it has stopped working properly in #Windows10 in #Virtualbox. It just crashes.
Dante Controller is a Java application, but not platform independent. They don't want to, the folks at Audinate.
So whenever there is something Dante going on in #EventTech, I need to bring a separate laptop with me.
Fun fact is: If software is not available for Linux, people always blame Linux. Never the manufacturer of that software.
Nobody blames Google if there is an app only available for IOS, but not for Android.
EDIT: My own NextCloud now saved me with an old Dante Controller 4.8.1.2 found in its "deleted files" compartment that doesn't seem to have the issue. (Screenshot below.)
VirtualBox developers confirm an early but usable KVM backend, currently available only through manual source builds.
https://linuxiac.com/virtualbox-gains-a-working-kvm-backend-in-development-builds/
If you are updating your #linuxmint to kernel 6.17.0-14 and you are using #virtualbox make sure to have version >= 7.2 installed. Otherwise the update will fail.
You can get the latest version from [1]. For Mint 22.3 use Ubuntu 24.04.
Häufige Fehler bei Installation von Windows 95 (OSR 2)
Möchte man statt Windows 98 lieber ein etwas schlankeres Windows 95 auf seinem Retro-PC oder einer virtuellen Maschine wie #VMware #VirtualBox oder einem Emulator wie #pcem #86box installieren, gibt es verschiedene Hürden, die man nach über 30 Jahren seit erscheinen von Windows 95 leicht vergessen bzw. übersehen hat oder womöglich neu hinzugekommen sind.
New blog post:
In which I cover the process of setting up SQL Server 2025 on Ubuntu 24.04, connecting and restoring a sample database.
https://vladdba.com/2026/02/02/sql-server-2025-ubuntu-24-04/
#linux #ubuntu #virtualbox #sqlserver #sqldba #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #sql
Et si j'essayais #qemu à la place de #virtualbox pour le travail ?
New blog post:
In which I cover setting up an Ubuntu 24.04 LTS VM in VIrtualBox using PowerShell.
https://vladdba.com/2026/02/01/ubuntu-24-lts-vm-virtualbox-powershell/
#linux #ubuntu #virtualbox #powershell
Linux Release Roundup (January 2026) #news #app_updates #lrr #shotcut #virtualbox #vlc
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/linux-release-roundup-january-2026
#Linux Weekly Roundup for February 1st, 2026: #Xfce gets #Rust-based #Wayland compositor, #GParted 1.8, #Transmission 4.1, #GStreamer 1.28, #OpenSSL 3.6.1, #Proton 10.0-4, GParted Live 1.8, #VirtualBox 7.2.6, #Calibre 9.0, #Tails 7.4.1, #AerynOS 2026.01, Linux Lite 7.8, #Shotcut 26.1, TigerVNC 1.16, Emmabuntüs Debian Edition 5 1.05, and more https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-february-1st-2026
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