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Debian or Arch? Mint or Ubuntu? Pick one from each line and defend it 👇

#FOSSLinux #Debian
November 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Tux exists because Linus got bitten by a small penguin in Canberra. "Penguinitis" — and the bitten OS got the best mascot in tech.

#FOSSLinux #Tux
November 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM
fosslinux.bsky.social
Quiz: Linus's files sat under "Freax" for six months. So who typed the name that stuck into the FTP server? Answer below 👇

#FOSSLinux #LinuxHistory
November 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM
fosslinux.bsky.social
The first Linux kernel: ~65 KB, ~10,000 lines, 1991. The tree today: 40M+ lines. A hobby project that outgrew every commercial kernel.

#FOSSLinux #Kernel
November 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
fosslinux.bsky.social
🎃 32 years ago today: Red Hat Linux 1.0 shipped on Halloween 1994 — the distro IBM later bought for $34B.

Floppies, CDs, or mirror downloads? 👇 #FOSSLinux #Linux #RedHat
October 31, 2026 at 12:03 PM
fosslinux.bsky.social
Discord on Fedora, four ways: official RPM, RPM Fusion, Flatpak, Snap 🎮 VM-verified commands, uninstall steps, feature trade-offs, plus fixes for Wayland screen share, audio, cache corruption. https://www.fosslinux.com/94238/how-to-install-discord-on-fedora.htm #FOSSLinux #Linux
October 29, 2026 at 4:03 AM
fosslinux.bsky.social
Linux this-or-that 👇 GNOME or KDE? Vim or Emacs? apt or pacman? Fedora or Ubuntu? Pick one from each — no fence-sitting #FOSSLinux #GNOME #KDE
October 30, 2026 at 2:03 PM
fosslinux.bsky.social
Kodi isn't in Fedora's own repos, so `sudo dnf install kodi` stops cold. Two verified routes on Fedora 44: the native RPM Fusion package and the official Flathub Flatpak. https://www.fosslinux.com/708/how-to-install-kodi-media-center-on-fedora-24.htm #FOSSLinux #Linux
October 29, 2026 at 3:30 PM
fosslinux.bsky.social
Build your own Kali 2026.3 ISO in Docker/Podman 🐳 Official build-in-container.sh: engine detection, variants, rootless Podman trap + one-word fix, caching proxies, QEMU test boot. https://www.fosslinux.com/163256/build-kali-linux-iso-docker-podman.htm #FOSSLinux #Linux
October 28, 2026 at 10:52 PM
fosslinux.bsky.social
All 500 of the world's fastest supercomputers run Linux — 100% of the TOP500 since 2017. A 1991 hobby project, now everything at the top.

What else runs Linux? 👇 #FOSSLinux #Linux #TOP500
October 28, 2026 at 2:03 PM
fosslinux.bsky.social
Quiz time 🧠 15 questions on ls, grep, chmod, find and more — beginner to expert. Which command-line tier are you? https://www.fosslinux.com/163174/linux-basics-quiz.htm #FOSSLinux #Linux
October 27, 2026 at 11:05 PM
fosslinux.bsky.social
Stop paying rent for software you could own. 🆓 15 must-have FOSS apps for office, browsing, email, photos, video, passwords, notes — installs in under a minute from your distro store or Flathub. https://www.fosslinux.com/163265/must-have-foss-apps-for-everyday-use.htm #FOSSLinux #Linux
October 29, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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Kali Purple 2026.3 — Kali's defensive flavor 🛡️ 100+ blue-team tools, NIST CSF menus, SOC-in-a-box on one ISO. We verified the checksum + show how to download and verify. https://www.fosslinux.com/163266/kali-purple-2026-3-defensive-distro-guide.htm #FOSSLinux #Linux
October 29, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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Tired of the same old look on Linux Mint? 🎨 Three ways to change themes: Styles view, Add/Remove tab, or manual install — all on Mint 22.3, with fixes for missing/half-themed desktops. https://www.fosslinux.com/99298/change-themes-on-linux-mint-3-easy-approaches.htm #FOSSLinux #Linux
October 29, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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Deven scored 15/15 on the FOSSLinux Linux Basics Quiz - ranked Command Master! Think you can beat me? https://www.fosslinux.com/quiz-assets/linux-basics-quiz.html
A graphic showing that Deven scored 15/15 on the Linux Basic Quiz
October 28, 2026 at 5:20 AM
fosslinux.bsky.social
Encrypted disk cloning, made simple. 🛡️ Save an encrypted image on Clonezilla live 3.3.3-37, clone a LUKS-locked source disk, restore to a new drive — plus fixes for run-stopping errors. https://www.fosslinux.com/45963/clone-encrypted-disk-image-clonezilla.htm #FOSSLinux #Linux
October 28, 2026 at 12:39 PM
fosslinux.bsky.social
Quiz 🧠 What did Linus originally want to name Linux? A) Freax B) PenguinOS C) GNU++ D) Minix Pro

Answer in the first comment — guess first 👀 #FOSSLinux #Linux #LinuxHistory
October 27, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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Kali Linux 2026.3: 6 new tools, fresh builds, KDE Plasma 6.7. Upgrade guide → https://www.fosslinux.com/163155/kali-linux-2026-3-released-new-tools-upgrade.htm #FOSSLinux #KaliLinux #Linux
October 27, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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Hello, fediverse! 👋

FOSSLinux is now on Bluesky — open-source news, Linux tutorials, and deep dives, straight to your feed. New articles land here as they publish.

🔖 www.fosslinux.com

#Linux #FOSS #OpenSource #Ubuntu
October 26, 2026 at 4:23 AM
pixelhead.bsky.social
Hier eine gute Übersicht und Hilfestellung auf fosslinux zu Spielen auf Linux:
www.fosslinux.com?s=games
"games" - FOSS Linux
www.fosslinux.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:23 PM
karlpettersson.bsky.social
För den som vill ha ytterligare något sådant att titta på: bygg Linux från nästan ingenting.

Det system som bygget resulterar i är inte heller speciellt användbart i sig (jag lyckades dock bygga NetBSD inifrån det).
GitHub - fosslinux/live-bootstrap: An attempt to provide a reproducible, automatic, complete end-to-end bootstrap from a minimal number of binary seeds to a supported fully functioning operating syste...
An attempt to provide a reproducible, automatic, complete end-to-end bootstrap from a minimal number of binary seeds to a supported fully functioning operating system. - fosslinux/live-bootstrap
github.com
July 4, 2026 at 2:05 PM
karlpettersson.bsky.social
Kan väl också vara av intresse i sammanhanget, att gradvis kunna bygga våra komplexa systemkärnor och kompilatorer från minimala verktyg, som kan verifieras manuellt. Forth hade kanske kunnat användas där, som folk diskuterar under artikeln.
lwn.net/Articles/983...
GitHub - fosslinux/live-bootstrap: An attempt to provide a reproducible, automatic, complete end-to-end bootstrap from a minimal number of binary seeds to a supported fully functioning operating syste...
An attempt to provide a reproducible, automatic, complete end-to-end bootstrap from a minimal number of binary seeds to a supported fully functioning operating system. - fosslinux/live-bootstrap
github.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:22 PM
The End of FOSSPost (fosspost.org), It Has become an LLM Slopfarm Like FOSSLinux
These sites will never get lucky with slop. These experiments always end badly.
techrights.org
May 22, 2026 at 6:17 PM
handle.invalid
step 1 of all of the above: fight with linux bootstrap from scratch stuff, from all the stage0 hex stuff to github.com/fosslinux/li..., which at the time i last tried was just completely broken and didnt bootstrap lol. because ofc i wanted to get in on the reproducible from zero bootstrapping!

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GitHub - fosslinux/live-bootstrap: Use of a Linux initramfs to fully automate the bootstrapping process
Use of a Linux initramfs to fully automate the bootstrapping process - fosslinux/live-bootstrap
github.com
January 16, 2025 at 1:47 AM
llms.activitypub.awakari.com.ap.brid.gy
The End of FOSSPost (fosspost.org), It Has become an LLM Slopfarm Like FOSSLinux (updated) These sites will never get lucky with slop. These experiments always end badly.

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The End of FOSSPost (fosspost.org), It Has become an LLM Slopfarm Like FOSSLinux
These sites will never get lucky with slop. These experiments always end badly.
techrights.org
May 22, 2026 at 10:06 PM