There is a subtle, almost sadistic pleasure in what I’m doing right now: I open boxes of brand-new ThinkCentre PCs, unpack them, hook them up to a monitor, keyboard, and network cable. I boot from USB and replace the preinstalled Windows 11 (never even started) with my Debian 13 golden image, using Clonezilla.

As of today, the setup is based on Debian 13, but I’m already working on a variant based on FreeBSD and jails.

#Linux #FreeBSD #Clonezilla #LiberatingPCs

When you visit https://archlinux32.org/ and it gets blocked due to stupid laws. They blocked visitors from Brazil and California.

Soon, pretty much all you will get this message on many such Linux and open source projects.

#linux #opensource

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You get "Access Restricted" message on Arch Linux 32 which read as follows: Direct access to archlinux32.org has been suspended for your region. Due to legislative changes - specifically Brazil Law No. 15.211/2025 (ECA Digital) and California AB 1043 - the project cannot provide services in certain jurisdictions. It notes that as a community run Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) project, they lack the legal and financial resources to implement the mandated "auditable age assurance" and "identity verification" mechanisms. To avoid catastrophic fines that could close the project globally, they have implemented a regional block. What this means for you:

Run the following to see your PATH settings in easy to read format on screen:
```
tr ":" "\n" <<<"$PATH"
tr ":" "\n" <<<"$PATH" | lolcat
```
This is a little more portable
```
echo "$PATH" | tr ":" "\n"
echo "$PATH" | tr ":" "\n" | lolcat
```

#unix #linux

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a screenshot showing output of the `tr ":" "\n" <<<"$PATH" | lolcat` command to see your system's PATH environment variable in a readable and colorful format using lolcat command. This command will print your system's search paths using the `$PATH`, lists them one per line, and makes them look pretty just for fun. You can skip the `lolcat` bit if you don't want colors.

Build anything interesting over the weekend?

I experimented with the conduit matrix chat software (in a jail, of course) and so far it's simple and works as advertised.

What did you discover?

#FreeBSD #Linux #Matrix

Sony's introduction of the PS2 Linux Kit caught the attention of researchers at NCSA. They combined 70 PS2 consoles in 2003 to form a supercomputer, highlighting its ability to perform complex scientific calculations.

credit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ObsoleteSony/comments/1ije8cz/sonys_introduction_of_the_ps2_linux_kit_caught/

#linux #opensource

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A person (man) in an "Area 51" T shirt stands next to a large server rack filled with many of networked Sony PlayStation 2 (PS2) consoles.