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Post #41782
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Quick update on Mend: Hardware scanner added and database expanded
Hi all,
Just a quick heads-up on the progress with Mend. I’ve just pushed an update that includes the hardware scanner.
What’s new:
\- Expanded Scan: The utility now picks up Audio, Ethernet, and USB/Bluetooth controllers.
\- Distro Support: Added package mapping for pacman, apt, dnf, and zypper.
\- Updated DB: Included the hardware IDs shared in the previous threads (Intel Cannon Lake, Renoir, etc.).
If you want to test it out, the scan command is mend -s. It’ll cross-reference your kit and suggest the right packages via fzf.
If anyone has a spare second to run
Cheers for the help so far.
GitHub: https://github.com/Rakosn1cek/mend
https://redd.it/1t9mfbi
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Hi all,
Just a quick heads-up on the progress with Mend. I’ve just pushed an update that includes the hardware scanner.
What’s new:
\- Expanded Scan: The utility now picks up Audio, Ethernet, and USB/Bluetooth controllers.
\- Distro Support: Added package mapping for pacman, apt, dnf, and zypper.
\- Updated DB: Included the hardware IDs shared in the previous threads (Intel Cannon Lake, Renoir, etc.).
If you want to test it out, the scan command is mend -s. It’ll cross-reference your kit and suggest the right packages via fzf.
If anyone has a spare second to run
lspci -nn | grep -E 'VGA|3D|Network|Ethernet|Audio|USB' and drop their output below, I’ll get those IDs added to the database as well.Cheers for the help so far.
GitHub: https://github.com/Rakosn1cek/mend
https://redd.it/1t9mfbi
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Post #41781
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OpenAI's coding agent helped create a new AMD temperature driver for Linux
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Prom21-xHCI-Temp-Driver
https://redd.it/1t9mi9f
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Prom21-xHCI-Temp-Driver
https://redd.it/1t9mi9f
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Post #41780
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Linux 7.1-rc3 is out with many networking changes
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-rc3-Released
https://redd.it/1t9mht3
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-rc3-Released
https://redd.it/1t9mht3
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Post #41779
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Post #41778
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Built a tool to chain TC BPF programs via tail calls for network isolation
/r/eBPF/comments/1t9ftxm/built_a_tool_to_chain_tc_bpf_programs_via_tail/
https://redd.it/1t9fujk
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/r/eBPF/comments/1t9ftxm/built_a_tool_to_chain_tc_bpf_programs_via_tail/
https://redd.it/1t9fujk
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Post #41777
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Jens Axboe is hacking on new kernel patches for 60% increase to per-core I/O performance
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Axboe-60p-Faster-Per-Core-Perf
https://redd.it/1t9f20r
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Axboe-60p-Faster-Per-Core-Perf
https://redd.it/1t9f20r
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Post #41776
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Debian must now ship reproducible packages, with Debian 14 being the first major release coming up via this new mandate
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Must-Ship-Reproducible
https://redd.it/1t9fahk
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Must-Ship-Reproducible
https://redd.it/1t9fahk
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Post #41775
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Post #41772
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OC I made a minimal fuzzel-based wallpaper picker that works on any WM fuzz-wall
Hey everyone,
I wrote a small POSIX shell script called fuzz-wall that lets you pick wallpapers interactively using fuzzel's dmenu mode. I wanted something dead simple that worked regardless of which WM or wallpaper setter I was using, so I built it.
What it does
You run fuzz-wall, fuzzel opens with a list of your wallpapers, you pick one, it gets applied. ESC to exit. No config file, no GUI, no bloat.
Supported wallpaper setters
\- swaybg (Sway)
\- swww (Hyprland, with fade transitions)
\- hyprpaper (Hyprland)
\- feh (i3, bspwm, dwm)
\- nitrogen (openbox, bspwm)
\- xwallpaper (general purpose)
The script auto-detects which one you have installed. On Wayland it prefers Wayland-native setters, on X11 it falls back to X11 setters.
Configuration
There is only one option, the wallpaper directory. It defaults to \~/Pictures/wallpapers and can be overridden:
FUZZ_WALL_DIR=\~/Pictures/walls fuzz-wall
You can bind it to a key in your WM config:
\# Hyprland
bind = $mod, W, exec, fuzz-wall
\# Sway
bindsym $mod+w exec fuzz-wall
\# i3
bindsym $mod+w exec fuzz-wall
Install
It is on the AUR:
```paru -S fuzz-wall
yay -S fuzz-wall```
Or clone manually and copy to \~/.local/bin.
Source: https://github.com/youngcoder45/fuzz-wall
AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/fuzz-wall
This is an AUR package. Happy to hear feedback, bug reports, or suggestions for new wallpaper setters to support. If your WM or setter is not listed, open an issue and I will add it.
https://redd.it/1t96au5
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Hey everyone,
I wrote a small POSIX shell script called fuzz-wall that lets you pick wallpapers interactively using fuzzel's dmenu mode. I wanted something dead simple that worked regardless of which WM or wallpaper setter I was using, so I built it.
What it does
You run fuzz-wall, fuzzel opens with a list of your wallpapers, you pick one, it gets applied. ESC to exit. No config file, no GUI, no bloat.
Supported wallpaper setters
\- swaybg (Sway)
\- swww (Hyprland, with fade transitions)
\- hyprpaper (Hyprland)
\- feh (i3, bspwm, dwm)
\- nitrogen (openbox, bspwm)
\- xwallpaper (general purpose)
The script auto-detects which one you have installed. On Wayland it prefers Wayland-native setters, on X11 it falls back to X11 setters.
Configuration
There is only one option, the wallpaper directory. It defaults to \~/Pictures/wallpapers and can be overridden:
FUZZ_WALL_DIR=\~/Pictures/walls fuzz-wall
You can bind it to a key in your WM config:
\# Hyprland
bind = $mod, W, exec, fuzz-wall
\# Sway
bindsym $mod+w exec fuzz-wall
\# i3
bindsym $mod+w exec fuzz-wall
Install
It is on the AUR:
```paru -S fuzz-wall
yay -S fuzz-wall```
Or clone manually and copy to \~/.local/bin.
Source: https://github.com/youngcoder45/fuzz-wall
AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/fuzz-wall
This is an AUR package. Happy to hear feedback, bug reports, or suggestions for new wallpaper setters to support. If your WM or setter is not listed, open an issue and I will add it.
https://redd.it/1t96au5
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Post #41771
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Use of AI to increase Linux support?
I saw a post video of a random non technical Italian YouTuber that had achieve an amazing goal, write some drivers for Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge and he got Linux running on this machine.
He didn't know how to do these, but he use an ai agent (warp, if I remember correctly) to help him. He published this progress on github.
My question is: with increasing of ai accessibility for normal people, will development of Linux become more "easy"? How much work will be done?
https://redd.it/1t96uki
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I saw a post video of a random non technical Italian YouTuber that had achieve an amazing goal, write some drivers for Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge and he got Linux running on this machine.
He didn't know how to do these, but he use an ai agent (warp, if I remember correctly) to help him. He published this progress on github.
My question is: with increasing of ai accessibility for normal people, will development of Linux become more "easy"? How much work will be done?
https://redd.it/1t96uki
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Post #41770
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Is there any tool to manage cloud style backups and restore?
Hey guys. I have had to do some infra duties as there's no one else available and I have been doing pg dump, pg restore for our postgres and just a pure rsync for server backups. Running through a cron. I know there's other cli tools exist like pgbackrest and borg.
But was wondering if there's something that gives you a dashboard of sorts. Where it's like one click scheduled backup jobs u set a retention policy, see existing backups (delete if needed) and one click restores as well for drive and db. It would be way more convenient. And you can point it to your own s3 or something.
I was considering managed postgres for us but I realised setting up postgres in a docker is dead easy. It's mainly backups and restore that I wanted to pay cloud for. So maybe if there's some tool out there that does that reliably, would be great. Either open source self hostable or paid with a reasonable sub fees. I was looking around and found databasus and snapshooter by digital ocean. But maybe something better out there. Thanks.
https://redd.it/1t945d2
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Hey guys. I have had to do some infra duties as there's no one else available and I have been doing pg dump, pg restore for our postgres and just a pure rsync for server backups. Running through a cron. I know there's other cli tools exist like pgbackrest and borg.
But was wondering if there's something that gives you a dashboard of sorts. Where it's like one click scheduled backup jobs u set a retention policy, see existing backups (delete if needed) and one click restores as well for drive and db. It would be way more convenient. And you can point it to your own s3 or something.
I was considering managed postgres for us but I realised setting up postgres in a docker is dead easy. It's mainly backups and restore that I wanted to pay cloud for. So maybe if there's some tool out there that does that reliably, would be great. Either open source self hostable or paid with a reasonable sub fees. I was looking around and found databasus and snapshooter by digital ocean. But maybe something better out there. Thanks.
https://redd.it/1t945d2
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Post #41769
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Post #41768
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I’ve spent the last few months trying to solve a problem that’s always bothered me: the trust gap in sharing CLI tools
https://preview.redd.it/uca6em9nh90h1.png?width=1191&format=png&auto=webp&s=d089af44e7cd4e78de84ada375d2730f0affc455
If you build a web app, you just share a URL. People click it, play around for five seconds, and decide if they like it. But sharing a CLI tool means asking people to download a binary and run it on their system. It's a huge leap of faith. Because of that friction, I’ve seen so many incredible tools get ignored simply because developers rightfully don't want to risk their local environments on something new.
I wanted to fix that. I love asciinema, it's the gold standard for showing what a terminal can do. But watching a recording isn't the same as actually typing the commands yourself. I wanted to build a way for audiences to safely "touch" a CLI tool without the risk of a local install.
The technical side was a real struggle. I didn’t want to run expensive, heavy VMs on a server; I wanted everything to happen on the client side. But browsers aggressively throttle iframes for safety. When I started, booting a machine took a devastating 1 minute and 20 seconds. After a lot of late nights fighting that throttling, I finally managed to get the boot time down to under 3 seconds on most devices.
One part of the execution I’m really proud of is how it handles tutorials. I hate when interactive guides feel cramped in a tiny window, so I built a concept called "Super Projects." You can have different chapters or steps in a guide, but they all stay connected to the exact same underlying VM. You can move through a complex project naturally without losing your state.
Just a heads-up: I’m the sole developer behind this tool, SWACN. I’ve poured a lot of heart (and caffeine) into it, so there are definitely going to be some rough edges I haven't caught. For instance, there’s no network access in the VM right now. Adding that introduces a massive layer of complexity for keeping things isolated and safe, but if it's something people really need, I’m open to figuring it out.
SWACN is already approved by Iframely, so you can actually drop these directly into Notion or Gitbook right now. I’m just excited to finally show this to someone, and I really hope it makes sharing terminal knowledge a bit easier.
The tool: https://swacn.com
An example: https://swacn.github.io/showcase/
https://redd.it/1t902qg
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https://preview.redd.it/uca6em9nh90h1.png?width=1191&format=png&auto=webp&s=d089af44e7cd4e78de84ada375d2730f0affc455
If you build a web app, you just share a URL. People click it, play around for five seconds, and decide if they like it. But sharing a CLI tool means asking people to download a binary and run it on their system. It's a huge leap of faith. Because of that friction, I’ve seen so many incredible tools get ignored simply because developers rightfully don't want to risk their local environments on something new.
I wanted to fix that. I love asciinema, it's the gold standard for showing what a terminal can do. But watching a recording isn't the same as actually typing the commands yourself. I wanted to build a way for audiences to safely "touch" a CLI tool without the risk of a local install.
The technical side was a real struggle. I didn’t want to run expensive, heavy VMs on a server; I wanted everything to happen on the client side. But browsers aggressively throttle iframes for safety. When I started, booting a machine took a devastating 1 minute and 20 seconds. After a lot of late nights fighting that throttling, I finally managed to get the boot time down to under 3 seconds on most devices.
One part of the execution I’m really proud of is how it handles tutorials. I hate when interactive guides feel cramped in a tiny window, so I built a concept called "Super Projects." You can have different chapters or steps in a guide, but they all stay connected to the exact same underlying VM. You can move through a complex project naturally without losing your state.
Just a heads-up: I’m the sole developer behind this tool, SWACN. I’ve poured a lot of heart (and caffeine) into it, so there are definitely going to be some rough edges I haven't caught. For instance, there’s no network access in the VM right now. Adding that introduces a massive layer of complexity for keeping things isolated and safe, but if it's something people really need, I’m open to figuring it out.
SWACN is already approved by Iframely, so you can actually drop these directly into Notion or Gitbook right now. I’m just excited to finally show this to someone, and I really hope it makes sharing terminal knowledge a bit easier.
The tool: https://swacn.com
An example: https://swacn.github.io/showcase/
https://redd.it/1t902qg
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Post #41767
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Kconfirm is on a quest to clean up the Linux kernel's configuration system
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Kconfirm
https://redd.it/1t8y0kf
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Kconfirm
https://redd.it/1t8y0kf
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Post #41764
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