Onno (VK6FLAB)
Anything and everything Amateur Radio and beyond. Heavily into Open Source and SDR, working on a multi band monitor and transmitter.
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Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioto
linuxmemes@lemmy.world•Linux is the reason Windows apps are bloated these days
1681·1 month agoWow, that’s some serious misinformation.
Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioto
Linux@lemmy.ml•Does anyone know how to make the Arch text bigger?
2·1 month agoMore likely than not you’re confusing modifier keys.
On the Mac, the zoom is [Command] + [+].
In Linux it’s [Control] + [+]
This is pretty much true across the board. It’s sometimes non-obvious because wrappers like UTM try to “help”.
The alternative is to ssh into the VM and continue to use the MacOS shortcuts you’re used to.
Source: I’ve been using Linux on MacOS guests for a very long time.
Nothing says “I don’t care about my data.” more than the examples in the screenshot.
What happens when two different files in different directions have the same name?
Kali ≠ Debian
I did not see an
apt-get updateIn my experience, unmet dependencies are unlikely to happen on a stable version where you only installed from the official repo.
The LZMA decompression errors point at a much more fundamental issue. I’m suspecting that the repository URLs point at non standard locations or downloads were interrupted, though I’m not sure exactly how, since AFAIK, apt checks the checksum.
If you must have something that’s not In your distro, do yourself a favour and install Docker and run your package inside there, much less chance of killing your system.
Source: I’ve been using Debian for over 25 years.
Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioto
Selfhosted@lemmy.world•Cloudflare is down this morning English
3·2 months agoWell, unless it came back in the last 25 minutes, it’s working fine in Western Australia.
Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioto
Linux@lemmy.ml•Can kids under 10 be possibly taught coding, without even mentioning the word syntax to them ??
8·2 months agoYes. Look up LOGO.
Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioto
Linux@lemmy.ml•I hate how Apples + Googles Prinz services are fucking my Printer, yet CUPS does it right.
53·3 months agoHow would you suggest I respond in the future?
We have a person, claiming that CUPS doesn’t work and they now uninstall it on every installation.
There is no context, no data, no information that suggests what the issue is, what they tried, when this occurred, on which platform, under which conditions.
In other words, the user was essentially saying “CUPS sux”.
Having used Linux as my main system for over 25 years, that sentiment did not match my own experience, does not help anyone, not me, not the user and not the OP who was trying to solve a problem, let alone anyone else reading along.
I responded accordingly.
Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioto
Linux@lemmy.ml•I hate how Apples + Googles Prinz services are fucking my Printer, yet CUPS does it right.
74·3 months agoThis has not been my experience … at … all.
Perhaps it would be helpful to discover what exactly doesn’t work for you and fix that, rather than remove CUPS because one time it didn’t work for you seven years ago.
Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioto
Linux@lemmy.ml•I hate how Apples + Googles Prinz services are fucking my Printer, yet CUPS does it right.
23·3 months agoYou could print to CUPS from the other devices and potentially bypass all those shenanigans.
Also, CUPS has a PDF printer which saves you from even heating up your printer at all … I haven’t had a printer in my life for over 25 years.
Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioto
Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works•EOL Router Question/ OpenWRTEnglish
1·3 months agoThe point I was trying to make is that End Of Life is in the eye of the beholder. Just because it doesn’t get any updates from the manufacturer, doesn’t mean that the user has to throw it away.
Similarly, a user can give the device to a second hand store and the next user can use it … and so on.
As I said, it is not a fixed date or concept.
Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioto
Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works•EOL Router Question/ OpenWRTEnglish
2·3 months agoIt essentially depends on what level of support you require.
End Of Life is a concept, not generally a fixed point in time … even though the likes of Microsoft are attempting to rewrite history and making everyone move off Windows 10 by a specific date.
And just like in that situation, you have options.
You can consider your relationship with Microsoft at an end and install a different OS, or you can continue the relationship and buy new hardware even though there’s absolutely nothing wrong with what you currently have.
The same is true for a router.
The decision around EOL is about what happens next.
Do you want to yell at the supplier if it breaks, or will you realise that yelling only happens if you spend money on lawyers, and in the meantime you can move on with your life and decide on an alternative path.
My car is worth $700 or so, even though I bought it new 15 years ago. Is it at the end of its life? It’s still getting me from here to there and back.
… and this is why we use YYYY-MM-DD as the date format.
Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioto
KDE@lemmy.kde.social•Touchpad running out of surface and Back gesture
2·3 months agoPointer Acceleration Profile and Sensitivity should be able to be adjusted to suit your requirements.
Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioto
Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works•Cisco Warns of Actively Exploited SNMP Vulnerability Allowing RCE or DoS in IOS SoftwareEnglish
5·3 months agoThe Australian government has just emailed the following:
ASD’s ACSC is aware of targeting of multiple vulnerabilities within Australia impacting Cisco ASA 5500-X Series models, that are running Cisco ASA Software or FTD software:
CVE-2025-20333 (Critical) – A vulnerability in the VPN web server of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected device.
CVE-2025-20363 (Critical) – A vulnerability in the web services of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software, Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software, Cisco IOS Software, Cisco IOS XE Software, and Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker (Cisco ASA and FTD Software) or authenticated, remote attacker (Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR Software) with low user privileges to execute arbitrary code on an affected device.
CVE-2025-20362 (Medium) – A vulnerability in the VPN web server of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access restricted URL endpoints that should otherwise be inaccessible without authentication.
A number of versions of Cisco software releases are affected, including those within the following ranges:
Cisco ASA Software releases 9.12 to 9.23x and; Cisco FTD Software releases 7.0 to 7.7x.
Please see
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/resources/asa_ftd_continued_attacks for specific version details.
Cisco reports active exploitation of these vulnerabilities has been observed globally.
Except that in civil discussion with experts, other ideas are what helps people arrive at a solution suitable for them and their situation.
I’ll also add that I’ve been a Linux user for 25 years and the toxicity you claim in relation to the Linux community is in my experience not evident as a “major reason”, instead I’ve found it to be innovative and flexible with a wide perspective and approach to problem solving.
Are there dickheads in the Linux community? Yes, just like there are everywhere in society.
Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioto
Selfhosted@lemmy.world•Notifuse is now open sourceEnglish
13·4 months agoThe open-source alternative to Mailchimp, Brevo, Mailjet, Listmonk, Mailerlite, and Klaviyo, Loop.so, etc.
That’s the first paragraph of the project page.
Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioto
Selfhosted@lemmy.world•Notifuse is now open sourceEnglish
231·4 months agoNot to rain on the parade, but in my experience, having had to email customers in bulk … sending tickets and logistics requirements for large events … I can tell you that self hosting this is a complete and utter waste of time.
You’ll get blocked before the first batch of emails leave your mailer.
Not even paid MailChimp or Campaign Monitor could guarantee delivery.
The problem is not the platform for sending email, it’s the centralised nature of email hosting, much of it is behind Google and Microsoft hosted services.


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