Unix recap for week 52/2024

From 23/12/2024 to 29/12/2024

Articles #

• Ghostty terminal is out! 1456 comments in 7 discussions

• Are Immutable Linux Distros right for you? 454 comments in 2 discussions

• Debian's approach to Rust – Dependency handling (2022) 365 comments in 6 discussions

• Lets Be Real About Dependencies 351 comments in 5 discussions

• GalliumOS – A fast and lightweight Linux distro for ChromeOS devices 330 comments in 5 discussions

• Fish 4.0: The Fish Of Theseus 327 comments in 6 discussions

• Seconds Since the Epoch 234 comments in 2 discussions

• Rust and libcosmic in Bottles Next 186 comments in 3 discussions

• Lenovo Legion Y540, KDE Plasma Wayland - Can't control backlight (screen) brightness 149 comments in 17 discussions

• A Simple ELF 132 comments in 3 discussions

• OpenOffice: Multiple unfixed security holes, over a year old 120 comments in 1 discussion

• An introduction to lockless algorithms in Linux 108 comments in 2 discussions

• Personal Mail Server on OpenBSD (2019) 72 comments in 1 discussion

• Switched Back to Windows After over 10 Years on Linux 71 comments in 1 discussion

• NVIDIA Made Great Strides With Their Open-Source Kernel Code & Wayland Support In 2024 53 comments in 1 discussion

Releases #

• Arcan 0.7 – The All Tomato 13 comments in 2 discussions

• postmarketOS v24.12: The One With Androids & Cameras, But It's Mainline Linux 4 comments in 1 discussion

• Seergdb v2.5 released for Linux.

Projects #

• TidesDB - Open Source High-Performance Storage Engine (KV Store) v0.5.0 BETA Release 117 comments in 7 discussions

• booster: Fast and secure initramfs generator 32 comments in 2 discussions

• Turn newly installed Ubuntu gnome desktop into pretty, slick, ready to work one with one script. 11 comments in 1 discussion

• Merry Christmas from SUSE's Packaging Team (2024) 10 comments in 1 discussion

• Easily play any of the old "Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter" games on Linux using Nix Flakes 10 comments in 1 discussion

• [YT-X v0.4.0] Browse YouTube from the terminal; yt-dlp wrapper 8 comments in 2 discussions

• StarFox 64 PC Port Released - Windows only for now but works in Wine 4 comments in 1 discussion

• sudo-rs: A memory safe implementation of sudo and su 3 comments in 1 discussion

• Are you using VFIO virtual machines, but want to easily use your GPU's for running LLMs or other purposes? I made a tool just for you. 3 comments in 1 discussion

• Steam Achievement Manager for Linux

Videos #

• Deception, Lies, and Valve 142 comments in 1 discussion

• 2025 Truly Is The Year Of Linux Gaming 44 comments in 1 discussion

• The Hardest Thing: Building and Running the UNIX Kernel from Original Sources 34 comments in 1 discussion

• Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars - running on Intel 8250 and UHD620 integrated graphics 11 comments in 1 discussion

• Getting Fairy Fencer F working in Linux (Steam Version) 10 comments in 1 discussion

• How To Play Bloodborne On Steam Deck | ShadPS4 Setup Guide 10 comments in 1 discussion

• Secure boot and cyber security 8 comments in 1 discussion