We forked the #KDE Plasma Login Manager. It now runs on #X11, drops privileges after init, and supports #systemd-free too. We tested it on Artix Linux with OpenRC, CachyOS with systemd, and on the #FreeBSD-based GhostBSD. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTnV7-nfgX4 https://github.com/Sonic-DE/sonic-login-manager
Someone: "Life is easier without the monolithic systemd."
Linux kernel enters the chat.
Linux kernel: "What do you mean? I am a monolith as well."
Me: Oh, if we use "monolith," "monolith," "other software of different principles," "on top of others," that means we are still following the UNIX philosophy, regardless of the monolith parts' presence.
Thoughts? Feel free to comment.
#Linux #Systemd #UnixPhilosophy #Monolith #Kernel #OpenSource #SysAdmin #FOSS #TechHumour #OperatingSystems #LinuxKernel #SoftwareArchitecture #CodingLife #TechThoughts #GeekLife
Debian 13.5 reminds Linux users why boring distributions still win
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/05/debian-13-5-linux-security-update/
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A question for the #Linux community!
Dear fellow Linux users,
A friend of mine is looking for a new Linux distribution. His criteria are:
- #Arch
- Independent developers (i.e., a developer community, not a development company)
- #runit or #SysVinit instead of #SystemD
If the developers are explicitly committed to data protection and user privacy, that’s definitely a plus.
He’s currently considering #Artix Linux—what are your suggestions and ideas?
Thanks!
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Eine Frage an die #Linux Community!
Liebe Mit-Linuxer,
ein Freund ist auf der Suche nach einer neuen Linux-Distribution. Seine Kriterien sind:
- #Arch
- unabhängige Entwickler (also Enwickler-Community, keine Entwickler-Firma)
- #runit oder #SysVinit anstelle von #SystemD
Wenn sich die Entwickler ausdrücklich dem Datenschutz und der Privatsphäre des Benutzers verpflichten, ist das ausdrücklich ein Bonus.
Aktuell denkt er über #Artix Linux nach - was sind Eure Vorschläge und Ideen?
Danke!
Every distribution listed here ships without systemd as the default init:
"… more likely to happen when dealing with usb attached external interfaces. …"
On the many occasions when I have lost then regained USB connectivity to a mobile hard disk drive that hosts a ZFS pool, and (naturally) it becomes impossible to run any zpool command on the pool:
– there's never an endless freeze.
Restart the OS in the normal way, and be patient. Sometimes very patient.
That was, Kubuntu 25.04 and 25.10 with (OpenZFS-encrypted) root-on-ZFS. I have not yet had an opportunity to play the waiting game with 26.04.
To prevent systemd from destroying your Raspberry Pi SD card by constant 100% writing saturation of coredumps despite these being disabled, just because some Glycin HEIC thumbnailer is constantly segfaulting while you are browsing smartphone pictures, do:
Put Storage=none and ProcessSizeMax=0 into /etc/systemd/coredump.conf and do systemctl daemon-reload, delete contents of /var/lib/systemd/coredump
sudo systemctl mask systemd-coredump.socket
sudo systemctl stop systemd-coredump.socket
#systemd #raspberrypi #rpi #coredump #linux #sdcard #microsd #ssd #baddesign #ux #userexperience #plannedobsolescence
[$] Controlling memory-management with BPF
Roman Gushchin began his session in the memory-management track of the 2026 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit by saying that the community has seen a lot [...]
https://lwn.net/Articles/1072538/ #LWN #Linux #kernel #Git #systemd #BPF
Un utente Linux trasforma GNOME eliminando GDM e usando lo Screen Shield come schermata di accesso elegante e funzionale. #linux #gnome #archlinux #cachyos #opensource #desktoplinux #systemd
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