Tootfinder

GNU Guix, but you have to pronounce the name like it's Dutch

I have been using GNU/Linux for almost 18 years now (started with Ubuntu 7.10 in April 2008, just before 8.04 (Hardy Heron) was released). In that time, I stuck with Ubuntu for a few years, then switched to CrunchBang (#!) Linux, which then shifted its base from Ubuntu to Debian before ceasing to exist entirely (it was a one-man project), at which point I migrated to Debian proper (I think back in 2014).
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A good time to remember this gem from XKCD, representative of all the descents into the rabbit hole of those who one day asked themselves, "What the hell is Linux?".
#linux

0 days since it turned out that GNU #make does not respect the #jobserver protocol it designed itself in yet another way. Or to put it otherwise, I've wasted my whole morning implemented something that cannot work because it didn't occur to me that GNU make people only set rules without caring to actually follow them.
#Gentoo #Linux

Ik heb onlangs linux mint op een oude macbook air geïnstalleerd, maar nu is er een kernel update en krijg ik deze foutmelding bij het installeren. Zijn er meer mensen die dit hebben gezien? En heb je een oplossing gevonden?
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warning: the compiler differs from the one used to build the kernel
The kernel was built by: x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0
You are using: gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0
CFG80211 API …

> When there isn't sufficient virtual memory, the compiler bails out,
> giving an internal error message. When I kill some processes, the
> error goes away.
And what is the compiler supposed to do instead? Go shopping for you
and buy more memory?
-- Falk Hueffner, on the GNU C compiler

RE: #Debian

Pasen y lean unas notas sobre el uso y configuración en Linux de #autofirma #fnmt
https://jdrm.info/conf…

Ever run some random ass installer on Linux (or make install) and wondered where all the files ended up? I gotcha
https://gist.github.com/ruario/a59036672d412ce38b34ace44273ede2

A simple script to locate files associated with a software install (Linux only as it uses GNU extensions)
A simple script to locate files associated with a software install (Linux only as it uses GNU extensions) - related.sh

Great talk by @… of #GNU #Hurd fame, in a packed room, selling the the Hurd really well (in my not entirely unbiased opinion, of course) and starting with
It'…

from my link log —
Turing completeness of GNU find: from mkdir-assisted loops to standalone computation.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.20762
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Turing Completeness of GNU find: From mkdir-assisted Loops to Standalone Computation
The Unix command \texttt{find} is among the first commands taught to beginners, yet remains indispensable for experienced engineers. In this paper, we demonstrate that \texttt{find} possesses unexpected computational power, establishing three Turing completeness results using the GNU implementation (a standard in Linux distributions). (1) \texttt{find} + \texttt{mkdir} (a system that has only \texttt{find} and \texttt{mkdir}) is Turing complete: by encoding computational states as directory pat…

Once upon a time there was a DOS user who saw Unix, and saw that it was
good. After typing cp on his DOS machine at home, he downloaded GNU's
unix tools ported to DOS and installed them. He rm'd, cp'd, and mv'd
happily for many days, and upon finding elvis, he vi'd and was happy. After
a long day at work (on a Unix box) he came home, started editing a file,
and couldn't figure out why he couldn't suspend vi (w/ ctrl-z) to do
a comp…

Happy GNU/year

Mastodon días. Para el turno de mañana (de muy por la mañana), ayer me dio por poner por escrito unas notas para usar Autofirma en GNU/Linux.
https://jdrm.info/configurando-la-firma-digital-en-gnulinux.html
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I feel like desktop GNU/Linux nowadays (especially around #GNOME) is a lot like: "Do you recall this thing #Android does that you really hate? Good news, everyone, we just copied it to our application, and you can't switch back!"
#FreeSoftware

I had a single "YouTube" category in the feeds classified in Freshrss. I decided to separate the channels related to GNU/Linux and Selfhosting from the rest. 84% are in the first category.
It's not a thirst for knowledge, it's an addiction... It's just that I know so little...