KISS isn't just a design principle — it's already built into your system.

A comprehensive review of every coreutils command, with examples and honest opinions. The lobste.rs discussion is also worth reading.

Article: https://ratfactor.com/slackware/pkgblog/coreutils
Discussion: https://lobste.rs/s/xqf5ex/coreutils_comprehensive_review_2023

#linux #unix #coreutils #gnu

Speaking of which: I’ve been back on Debian for a few days now. In the meantime, there have been a few updates—maybe they fixed the keyboard issue? I don’t know. But in any case, it’s working fine now without any problems or keys getting stuck.

#linux #unix #opensource #freesoftware #debian

I was bad... so damn bad! I went against my own principles! Out of curiosity, I broke my sacred vow NEVER to use something like artificial intelligence. Especially not for meaningless stuff, like most people use it for.

But then... I was looking for a new profile picture for myself.... and then... I got curious to see if all this artificial intelligence hype had any substance... if this AI is really as good in certain areas as many claim... so I tried out an image AI for the first time... and this is what came out: me as a UNIX Viking... I’m ashamed! So, judge me for my weakness!

But on the other hand: it does kind of look cool, doesn’t it?

#unix #linux #opensource #freesoftware #vikings #AI

„Passwort“ Folge 54: Alte Bugs, neue Angriffe und zukünftige PKI

Im Podcast geht es um kürzlich entdeckte Lücken in uraltem Unix, aktuelle Angriffe auf Apple-Geräte, quantensichere Zertifikate fürs Web und einiges mehr.

https://www.heise.de/news/Passwort-Folge-54-Alte-Bugs-neue-Angriffe-und-zukuenftige-PKI-11208348.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Apple #Citrix #Google #IT #PasswortPodcast #Podcast #Security #Unix #news

fish 4.6.0: Shell mit besserer Emoji-Darstellung & Bash-Pipes

Die interaktive Shell fish 4.6.0 bringt verbesserte Emoji-Darstellung, neue Prompt-Optionen und eine Bash-kompatible Pipe-Syntax.

https://www.heise.de/news/fish-4-6-0-Shell-mit-besserer-Emoji-Darstellung-Bash-Pipes-11229136.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#IT #OpenSource #Unix #news

#TOTP Dan Hill - I'd employee him as a #UNIX sysadmin. He's got all the requisite skills - beard and bad dress sense.

https://git.sr.ht/~r1w1s1/code-notes/blob/main/notes/Using_NVI_in_2026.txt

#unix #editors #plaintext #nvi #vi #slackware

#mutualaidrequest #mutualaid

I don't suppose that I have any #bsd #unix #foss #infosec friends out there willing to signal boost, by chance? ​ ​

https://bsd.network/@brynet/114458997143046937

👉 Dinit, the init system systemd should have been // Unixdigest

｢ Besides the fact that the real motivation behind systemd was "political" more than anything, systemd has evolved into a behemoth of a monster with it's tentacles so deeply entrenched into the Linux environment that only few software products haven't been affected by it ｣

https://unixdigest.com/articles/dinit-the-init-system-systemd-should-have-been.html

#dinit #systemd #unix #bsd #linux #opensource

nvi    5184 KB
neatvi 1960 KB

#vi #neatvi #nvi #unix #suckless #linux #slackware

New series: FreeBSD Foundationals

Part 1 is about Jails - specifically VNET Jails. What epair interfaces actually are (virtual ethernet cables), how bridges tie them together, why the host is basically a router for your jails, and what devfs rulesets control.

Covers the full lifecycle from jail.conf through pf firewalling with NAT/RDR for IPv4 and direct routing for IPv6. Plus the gotchas that'll cost you hours if nobody warns you.

Not a beginner tutorial, hardcore details. The useful middle.

https://blog.hofstede.it/freebsd-foundationals-jails-from-chroot-on-steroids-to-full-virtual-networks/

#Unix #FreeBSD #Networking #Jails #DevOps #SelfHosting #Sysadmin

I even found and reported a small -snap bug in evilwm while testing 🙂

#Slackware #X11 #Unix #pekwm #evilwm

Fresh from the BSDCan program committee - submissions are coming in, but we can still take more!

If you have not made your submission, you have until Saturday, January 17th to get yours in!

Go to https://www.bsdcan.org/2026/papers.html to orient yourself, then submit via the submission link.

BSDCan is in Ottawa, with tutorials June 17-18, 2026, talks June 19-20, 2026

#bsdcan #conference #bsd #unix #development #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #sysadmin #devops #freesoftware #libresoftware @bsdcan

4th Edition #UNIX in your browser.

https://unixv4.dev/

Example wrapper I’m using:

#!/bin/sh
#
# safeedit — RCS-backed safe editing with nvi
#
set -e
if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
    echo "usage: safeedit <file>" >&2
    exit 1
fi
FILE="$1"
if [ ! -f "$FILE" ]; then
    echo "safeedit: file not found: $FILE" >&2
    exit 1
fi
DIR=$(dirname "$FILE")
BASE=$(basename "$FILE")
RCS_DIR="$DIR/RCS"
RCS_FILE="$RCS_DIR/$BASE,v"
mkdir -p "$RCS_DIR"
chmod 700 "$RCS_DIR"
if [ ! -f "$RCS_FILE" ]; then
    ci -l "$FILE"
else
    ci -u "$FILE" || true
    co -l "$FILE"
fi
exec nvi "$FILE"

Original post by @mwl@snac.bsd.cafe: https://io.mwl.io/@mwl/115814245521209100

#nvi #RCS #Unix #SysAdmin #ConfigManagement

#Unix #CLI #Mutt #Slackware