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#51 Re: Installation » Install from Ventoy » 2023-11-07 20:59:30

In my experience, Ventoy has been a smooth experience. All I had to do was format the USB thumb drive with the program, and then copy and paste individual ISOs onto its path. Once that's done, I just do a safe removal prompt and wait a short while until Thunar says it's OK to physically unplug the device (yes, it does seem to take longer for EXT4 partitions, but it's not that big of a deal if you do this ahead of time). I then test it by rebooting and seeing the menu with the ISOs available. I have had minor troubles on UEFI-only systems, but I just have to select the UEFI option on the system boot menu (just before the Ventoy USB thumb drive boots).

It's strange to me that despite its rising popularity, no GNU/Linux distro has ever packaged it for their official repositories. The official binaries from the maintainer work, and I'm not too worried about making sure I have the latest version, provided that what I use already works. It has definitely eliminated any further need for other live USB programs. If and when I ever produce my own Devuan derivative, it WILL include a Ventoy launcher of some sort. Amazing piece of software!

#52 Re: DIY » So I guess there's no getting around having to use GTK3 and Wayland? » 2023-11-07 20:17:42

Wake me up when Wayland is "ready" for production use... It's never going to overtake Xorg, no matter what the shills say.

I made a personal list of GTK2-supported programs for Chimaera and Daedalus. Sadly, some approaches might require turning your system into a FrankenDevuan, but it can be worked with.

I purposely keep GTK2 programs such as Leafpad (text editor), Pale Moon (Web browser), Pidgin (IRC), LazPaint (image editor), VeraCrypt 1.24 (file encryption), etc. installed.

I shall soon replace FileZilla (FTP client) with gFTP and Thunderbird (e-mail client) with Claws Mail (Chimaera version is still on GTK2). It might be possible to use Xfce 4.12 on Chimaera or Daedalus, but you have to be very specific with Apt pinning to prevent updating to the newer and shinier 4.16 or 4.18 builds.

LXDE is still the only GTK2 DE available on the latest stable release, so that can be utilized.

Openbox can replace Xfce's WM and replicate much of its functionality with config changes. For compositing, Picom could be used.

The GTK2 build of SpaceFM can also be installed to replace Thunar, Caja, and other file managers, but you must understand that it is a dead project with over two hundred bugs (last official commit was in early 2018, with no further signs of life from the maintainer). Moreover, it will be removed from Devuan as of Excalibur when it goes stable in two years (the latest build for Ceres only ships GTK3 now).

Your best bet is to replace what you can with GTK2 or even Qt (using Qt5ct to skin its programs to look more GTK2-esque).

Otherwise, just go back to any of the first three Devuan releases (Jessie, Ascii, and/or Beowulf). The unfortunate thing is the lack of official support for the first two already, and Beowulf will be archived soon.

Finally, with all of this out of the way, it would have been great if MATE or Xfce forked GTK2 ten years ago. It's too late now. All the more reasons to hate GNOME developers for their lack of respect for the end user. They are by far one of the most incompetent disgraces to the open-source community.

#53 Re: Other Issues » malware on devuan repos or false positives? » 2023-10-23 08:59:08

xinomilo wrote:

not sure, what i expected in the 1st place, from a nazi friendly environment

Wait... What?

If I can gauge the political talks on here over the years, I would say there's a lot more clamoring support for Antifa/BLM, mask and vaccine mandates, and anti-capitalism/pro-socialism. In fact, it's very common to refer to a user as "they/them", which means the individual probably believes in the "gender" fallacy. If these folks are "Nazis" to you, then I'm your worst nightmare. wink

Anyway, you are not helping your situation by getting defensive here. Others have tried to explain to you that everything you've described is fairly normal and not any evidence for concern. You're also not doing it right by using ClamAV, which is for finding Windows viruses (not so much GNU/Linux or even another Unix/Unix-like OS). In all reality, if you are that paranoid about security, you should probably start looking into using OpenBSD, as it is a much smaller attack target compared to GNU/Linux or macOS (and these two are less of a risk compared to Windows).

#54 Re: Packaging for Devuan » [SOLVED] Devuan Backports? » 2023-09-25 20:22:12

Yes to all of the above. Devuan is 1:1 with Debian except in instances where Systemd would be invoked or a package would be too problematic to fork. The maintained list can be located here.

#/etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://deb.devuan.org/merged/ daedalus-backports main contrib non-free non-free-firmware

#55 Re: Off-topic » Ads on YouTube » 2023-09-25 20:17:21

You should ideally use an Invidious instance. It works well on Firefox- and Chromium-based browsers.

You can also browse YouTube through the command line by installing ytfzf.

What I like to do with my personal YouTube channel subscriptions is add their RSS feeds to Newsboat and pipe them through Mpv. Saves me the trouble of having to use that bloated Web site.

#56 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Nvidia and Chimaera - driver 535? » 2023-09-10 18:49:56

For best results, you are better off just using AMD or Intel GPUs.

#57 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » [SOLVED] DigiKam » 2023-09-10 18:45:56

You need to add Chimaera to your sources list:

deb http://deb.devuan.org/merged/ chimaera main contrib non-free

Refresh:

sudo apt update

Afterwards:

sudo apt install libopenexr25 libtiff5

#58 Re: Devuan » Devuan without elogind » 2023-09-03 05:36:16

Note that if you don't install the daemonless "build" of Logind from the official repositories, this will cripple Polkit (e.g. Pkexec) and restrict your Xfce's session management (you'd only be able to log out). As well, NetworkManager will have to be replaced with Connman. All your KDE packages will be gone.

First thing is to install dummy-logind (prevents most of the packages from being removed), consolekit, seatd, libck-connector0, libpolkit-gobject-consolekit-1-0, udevil (for user-level drive mounting without authentication, with devmon as the daemon you have to execute), and lxqt-sudo (for authentication).

Afterwards, you'll have to look for your packages' binary files that call upon Pkexec to some extent (e.g. Synaptic, Gufw, Timeshift, GSmartControl, GParted) and replace them all with LXQt's version. It's also a good idea to adjust your Polkit rules in /usr/share/polkit-1/.

If you start your Xfce session with Startx, then change your Xinit configuration file used to exec startxfce4 --with-ck-launch.

#59 Re: Other Issues » Update manager? » 2023-06-23 23:22:05

The packages you might be looking for are package-update-indicator and gnome-package-updater.

Install those and launch package-update-indicator (should appear on your panel and set to start automatically on your next session). You can choose how often to refresh the updates and the command to run when there is an update. The default command is gpk-update-viewer, but you could still use Synaptic instead with synaptic-pkexec --dist-upgrade-mode.

#60 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » rainlendar2-lite dependencies problems » 2022-09-09 08:13:33

First, which Devuan version are you using? If it's Chimaera (stable), then I'd avoid mixing and matching different repositories for the best chances at stability. Some of those packages (libssl1.0.0 in particular) are either no longer installable (deprecated) or not available in your main repository. If you were using Daedalus (testing) or Ceres (unstable), you might be able to get away with installing specific DEBs from other branches.

Have you tried to install from the official DEB file (2.18)? Using Ceres (unstable), GDebi tells me that "all dependencies are satisfiable".

#61 Documentation » Upgrading Nvtop on Devuan » 2022-09-09 04:24:04

brocashelm
Replies: 0

What is nvtop, and why should you use it? It's programmed to look and behave like the popular htop, but instead of tracking the actively running processes on your CPU and RAM, it focuses on your GPU by displaying a plot, fan percentage, power consumption, frequency usage (both GPU and VRAM), and temperature. And, just like htop, nvtop correctly shows which processes are GPU-bound, and how much they are requiring from it. You can configure it with F2 to how you want it to display and save the configuration with F12. If you don't need the plot, run it as nvtop --no-plot, but check its manual with man nvtop for other usage instructions.

You can check its official repository over at GitHub.

Like the issue of firmware-amd-graphics (solution provided), some packages from Devuan Ceres are pretty old. The current version is at 1.2.2-1, while the latest upstream version is at 2.0-2. It also curiously only picks up Nvidia GPUs, while AMD GPUs are now supported. Keep in mind that nvtop only supports newer GPU hardware (i.e. not older than five years), so if you got an HD 6450 laying around, you're shit out of luck.

Before compiling, make sure you got the required dependencies (we'll assume a build for both AMD and Nvidia GPUs):

apt install cmake git libdrm-dev libncurses-dev libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev

With those dependencies installed, it's time to get on with the process:

git clone https://github.com/Syllo/nvtop.git
mkdir -p nvtop/build && cd nvtop/build
cmake .. -DNVIDIA_SUPPORT=ON -DAMDGPU_SUPPORT=ON
make
sudo make install

#62 Documentation » Upgrading Firmware-AMD-Graphics on Devuan Ceres » 2022-09-09 04:05:13

brocashelm
Replies: 3

Even some packages from Devuan Ceres are quite old, namely the likes of firmware-amd-graphics still using binaries from last year (August 2021). Downloading the latest snapshot and copying the binaries from the amdgpu, r128, and radeon folders to /lib/firmware/ folders (overwrite the existing files) should do the trick. This will not remove firmware-amd-graphics, but add to the existing files.

As of the date of this post, we'll download linux-firmware-20220815 as the latest snapshot, extract it, and copy the folders to their respective directories:

wget https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/snapshot/linux-firmware-20220815.tar.gz
tar -xf linux-firmware-20220815.tar.gz && cd linux-firmware-20220815
sudo cp amdgpu /lib/firmware/
sudo cp r128 /lib/firmware/
sudo cp radeon /lib/firmware/

Reboot your system afterwards for the changes to take full effect.

#63 Desktop and Multimedia » Installing Snes9x on Devuan » 2022-09-09 03:24:35

brocashelm
Replies: 0

Let's face it, some systems aren't good enough to run higan (which is technically bsnes), and zsnes is too old and too shitty for a conventional Super Nintendo or Super Famicom emulator. Plus, retroarch isn't for everyone. That's why I'd recommend installing snes9x as a standalone emulator, since it Just Werks™️ and doesn't require much to get it running.

Method 1. Installing from DEB File

The quickest and easiest way to do this is to download and install the lone DEB file from Bearoso's personal repository. Make sure all dependencies are met prior to installation.

wget https://sites.google.com/site/bearoso/snes9x/snes9x_1.60-1_amd64.deb && dpkg -i snes9x_1.60-1_amd64.deb

Now, keep in mind that as of the date of this post, the latest stable build of snes9x is currently at 1.61, and there are some changes since then. If you're upgrading, make a backup of your snes9x.conf file and check the second method below for replacing the binary.

Method 2. Building from Source

You'll need to get certain packages installed:

apt install build-essential cmake git glslang-dev libgtk2.0-dev libgtk-3-dev libminizip-dev libsdl2-2.0-0 libsdl2-dev meson portaudio19-dev

Clone the git repository, build, and install (feel free to change --prefix=/usr/ to --prefix=/usr/local, if preferred):

cd ~/snes9x/
git clone https://github.com/snes9xgit/snes9x.git
cd snes9x/
git submodule update --init shaders/SPIRV-Cross
cd gtk
meson build --prefix=/usr/ --buildtype=release --strip
cd build
ninja
sudo ninja install

If all went well, your snes9x should be ready to go, and with your backed up snes9x.conf file, apply your changes to the new file.

Another method is to use the nightly builds and choose either snes9x-gtk or snes9x-x11 platforms, and then just move the executable binary to /usr/bin/ or /usr/bin/local/, and then launch it as snes9x.

#64 Re: Desktop and Multimedia » amixer-gtk » 2022-09-09 02:45:20

charliebrownau wrote:

Have you got it shared as an deb file so people with Debian and Debian distros can use it too ???

The following DEBs are available for manual installation:

https://www.gnuinos.org/amixer-gtk/amixer-gtk_0.1_amd64.deb
https://www.gnuinos.org/amixer-gtk/amixer-gtk_0.1_i386.deb

Quick installation commands (one for amd64 and the other for i386:

wget https://www.gnuinos.org/amixer-gtk/amixer-gtk_0.1_amd64.deb && sudo dpkg -i amixer-gtk_0.1_amd64.deb
wget https://www.gnuinos.org/amixer-gtk/amixer-gtk_0.1_i386.deb && sudo dpkg -i amixer-gtk_0.1_i386.deb

#65 Documentation » Installing CoreCtrl on Devuan Ceres » 2022-09-09 02:19:46

brocashelm
Replies: 1

These instructions are copied from LinuxReviews.

corectrl is a graphical system monitor for your graphics card that can assist in optimizing GPU fan curves, frequency, and voltage in order to improve performance quality. You can also monitor usage metrics to see which processes are demanding more power from your GPU. It's a handy tool for gamers, streamers, video creators, musicians, and even developers (particularly if software is more GPU-bound). It can also handle your CPU frequency scaling and governors, but the draw of corectrl is for GPU optimization.

Before proceeding, keep in mind that this program WILL interfere with fancontrol from lm-sensors. Make sure that this is something you are absolutely sure of (i.e. you have experience fixing stuff by yourself), as corectrl will take immediate effect once launched. In following along with this tutorial, you agree to not hold anyone but yourself liable for any potential damages caused.

The official repository is hosted at GitLab, where you can view the source code and report issues.

As Debian doesn't provide a DEB file for this tool, your only choices are to either compile it from source or add Ernst Sjöstrand's PPA.

Method 1. Compiling from Source

You must first install the following packages:

apt install botan2-devel qca-qt5-devel qt5-qtcharts-devel

The process for building is as follows:

git clone https://gitlab.com/corectrl/corectrl.git
cd corectrl
mkdir build;cd build
cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -Wno-dev ..
make -j$(nproc)
sudo make install

If you leave the -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr part unchanged, the binary will be installed to /usr/bin/, instead of /usr/local/, which is more preferable because it relies on a daemon called corectrl-helper, and is started as root via dbus. We can learn how to make it work with PolicyKit (polkitd) rules and start up automatically later on in the tutorial.

Method 2. Installing from PPA

You will need the package libbotan-2-12, which is available from Ubuntu's repositories (should install just fine). Click here to download the package dependency.

Otherwise, you can run the following commands:

wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/universe/b/botan/libbotan-2-12_2.12.1-2build1_amd64.deb && sudo dpkg -i libbotan-2-12_2.12.1-2build1_amd64.deb

To add the PPA to your repository list, open your /etc/apt/sources.list file and add the following (no need to change the focal codename, unless it won't install):

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ernstp/mesarc/ubuntu focal main

As root, run apt update. It's likely you'll have an unverified key issue, so run these commands:

apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys B78C97EF9B2235DD && mv /etc/apt/trusted.gpg /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/corectrl.gpg

If apt update works, then run apt install corectrl. It should install with all dependencies met.

Keep the following information in mind:

Although Debian and Devuan documentation strongly recommend against using outside repositories (particularly PPAs and anything outside of a Debian-specific build), I can confirm that this method works without any issues while using the unstable branches of Debian or Devuan. It's possible that this might also work for Bookworm or Daedalus (the current testing branches as of the date of this post), but I haven't tested installing it on them yet. My instructions are for Sid and Ceres users.

With the installation process done, the following is completely optional, but highly recommended:

Step 1. Making corectrl Work with polkitd and Launch Automatically on Startup

Create or edit the file in /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/90-corectrl.pkla:

[User permissions]
Identity=unix-group:*
Action=org.corectrl.*
ResultActive=yes

If you have an older PolicyKit version (0.106 and older -- check with pkaction --version), create a file in /etc/polkit-1/rules.d/90-corectrl.rules and add the following lines of code:

polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
    if ((action.id == "org.corectrl.helper.init" ||
         action.id == "org.corectrl.helperkiller.init") &&
        subject.local == true &&
        subject.active == true &&
        subject.isInGroup("*")) {
            return polkit.Result.YES;
    }
});

Afterwards, you'll need to create a desktop launcher:

cp /usr/share/applications/org.corectrl.corectrl.desktop ~/.config/autostart/org.corectrl.corectrl.desktop

Change StartupNotify=true to StartupNotify=false.

Save the file and reboot your system. Once you log into your graphical session, corectrl will launch automatically.

Step 2. Unlocking Kernel Parameters for the amdgpu Module (NOT RECOMMENDED FOR INEXPERIENCED USERS)

For AMD GPU users (like myself), you'll probably want to unlock the kernel parameters of the amdgpu kernel module by going into your /etc/default/grub file and inserting this line into GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX:

amdgpu.ppfeaturemask=0xffffffff

It should look like this:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="amdgpu.ppfeaturemask=0xffffffff"

Save the file and run update-grub, and then reboot your system. You'll be able to increase the maximum watts of your AMD GPU and adjust both voltage and frequency. Leaving them by default is generally recommended, unless you know exactly what you're doing and won't ruin your hardware.

Once again, this is all done at your own risk, as I'm not liable for any problems that could arise. Please keep this in mind, should you do this.

All feedback is welcomed.

#66 Re: News & Announcements » [SOLVED] invalid: EXPKEYSIG BB23C00C61FC752C Devuan Repository » 2022-09-08 20:55:21

What Camtaf said. It's a small project that's run by a few volunteers, so I don't understand the need to escalate things, when there are some workarounds for this. Manually installing the updated DEB file worked for me.

Be like our friend MiyoLinux and offer to help out.

#67 Re: Freedom Hacks » Replacing sudo. » 2022-09-03 18:42:05

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

The creator of doas explains their reasons here:

https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/doas

I've been listening to some of Ted Unangst's talks. He's very thorough about his approach to improving code.

Anyway, I've been playing around with doas and actively considering installing OpenBSD on the side. I like the more minimalist, no-hands-held environment.

#68 Re: Other Issues » [SOLVED] Invalid Signatures » 2022-09-03 18:36:17

devuan-keyring has already been updated in the repository. This command was provided by Bb|hcb in the IRC channel:
apt update --allow-insecure-repositories && apt install devuan-keyring --allow-unauthenticated

#69 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] apt-get update: gpg error (expired key) » 2022-09-03 18:35:12

devuan-keyring has already been updated in the repository. This command was provided by Bb|hcb in the IRC channel:
apt update --allow-insecure-repositories && apt install devuan-keyring --allow-unauthenticated

#70 Re: Off-topic » OT nonsense » 2022-07-25 20:45:12

Wikipedia is a biased source, and anyone can easily vandalize it, but yes, it's only been introduced as far back as the 1950s technically. "Gender" and "sex" were used interchangeably. There are established social structures of both males and females that can be observed in nature. It's not just down to your genitals, but the structure of your body (including DNA and chromosomes). Males typically have larger arms, torsos, legs, and shoulders than females. This is so they are the designated hunters, due to having a physical advantage over their prey and other threats. Sure, a woman could always get her muscle gains by spending time at the gym, but my point is it's an environmental change, rather than something that happens biologically. I'm also aware that some women can grow significant facial hair. This is not an argument for "gender identity", but something that occurs in nature due to hormonal imbalances. Try to ask some of the "authorities" what a "woman" is -- they won't have an answer, because it'd be "offensive" to the AGPs.

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

Gender incongruence is now a recognised medical disorder:

https://www.who.int/standards/classific … in-the-icd

The change is similar to the way the medical profession viewed homosexuals back in the dark ages compared to the more enlightened current opinions.

Science always changes, but it doesn't say anything about the "infinite" amounts of "gender identities" that proponents claim "exist". How many "non-binary" genders are there? Can you prove, objectively speaking, the existence of "astrogenders" (just one of the many absurd "gender identities")? This "I'm a guy today but a girl tomorrow" shit sounds like a complete LARP. To make things more interesting, one can now be "transracial" and/or "transspecies". I once read a blog post that was written by an "earthworm" that lamented about how people were judging "it". In pre-"progressive" times, such types would be told to go seek help. Maybe we should start doing that again. wink

#71 Re: Off-topic » OT nonsense » 2022-07-25 18:52:19

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:
brocashelm wrote:

There are only two genders: male and female.

Those aren't genders, they're sexes. Learn the difference.

Do you know the origins of the term "gender identity"? It's quite recent, too.

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

And there are various intersex conditions btw so even there the choice is not binary.

Intersex demographics make up less than two percent of the world population, though. Usually, only one of the two genitals is fully functioning. It's a condition, just like being born with six fingers or two heads (conjoined twins). That is different from some random AGP or cross dresser getting off on wearing women's clothing and then claiming to have "gender dysphoria".

#72 Re: Off-topic » OT nonsense » 2022-07-25 18:26:16

"Racist" is a code for anti-white. The favorite "card" pulled by those who want to exit an argument "gracefully". Most corporations are self-hating whites and international commies.

golinux wrote:

Good grief . . . The problem isn't "out there". It's in YOUR head!  OUR heads. The perceived external differences are irrelevant.  The labels are irrelevant. The identifications are irrelevant. We all are living in a mental fabrication. It is about choice..

It is happening outside. Don't you realize it, with all the atrocities going on in the last several years and decades? The international bankers have never profited this much off a crisis (that they created themselves). Slowly, but surely, more people are waking up to this shit. Just like the problem of Systemd, and Devuan was created in response to it. If you see corruption, won't you speak up about it?

kyuss wrote:
Kelsoo wrote:
kyuss wrote:

No refunds vaxxie.

Double fuckwit month.

charliebrownau. I take it you're an albino Indigenous Australian.

Atleast im not double jabbed!

I didn't even get my "first" one -- I've realized it was a scam all along. The amount of sheep lining up for them, even to this day when "cases" are allegedly "going down", is astronomical. We are truly living in a Clown World. Give it until 2030 for the herd to be weeded out. You will own nothing and you will be happy.

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

EDIT: and just for the record I am a white cis male (they/them). I apologise on behalf of my race.

"Cis"? There are only two genders: male and female. If you have a Y chromosome, you're male. No amount of HRT or surgery can change this. "Gender identity" is a lie perpetuated by psychopaths interested in forcing their degenerate garbage on children.

#73 Re: Devuan » Experiences with Ceres? » 2022-07-08 01:35:46

Been using it for two years and counting. It's the only Devuan I really use. I had problems with Chimaera when it was still in testing, whereas stable and unstable have always been reliable for me.

I use a couple of third-party repositories (e.g. Deb Multimedia, Oibaf's Updated Open Graphics Drivers, WineHQ) that actually complement my installs, in case certain packages aren't available from Devuan. If I can't find something available that's tedious to build from source, I opt for AppImages (e.g. DuckStation).

I also recommend Bgstack15's repositories for Ceres users, especially for software such as LibreWolf and MakeMKV (makemkv-bin).

#74 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] Synaptic Daedalus » 2022-07-08 01:27:07

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

EDIT: yet another indication of the superior usability of unstable compared to testing. The OP should probably at least add the ceres sources to pull from if critical system components are needed in future; testing can stay broken for a while sometimes.

https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debi … le_literal

I agree. I haven't changed back to stable for the past two years. It helps to have firsthand experience with GNU/Linux before taking this route, but I've had very little worries at most. Bugs get fixed much quicker because of active development at hand.

#75 Off-topic » Lennart Poettering (Systemd) Lands at Microsoft After Leaving Red Hat » 2022-07-08 01:22:41

brocashelm
Replies: 94

What we've suspected all along...

But, what will happen to the distros that fundamentally depend on Systemd? If there's any indication with Ubuntu-based distros switching to Debian, and now this happens.

Yesterday's surprise was that Lennart Poettering quietly had left Red Hat following a decade and a half there leading PulseAudio among other projects and ultimately going on to start systemd that has fundamentally reshaped modern Linux distributions. It turns out he had joined Microsoft and continuing his work on systemd.

After yesterday's article about Lennart no longer being at Red Hat, I began receiving tips that the systemd creator had some time back quietly joined Microsoft along with various public comments on Twitter and other mediums by individuals suggesting he joined the Redmond company... At first I thought they were jokes or just snarky remarks, but after a day of following up with folks, it actually turns out not to be a joke.

The prominent open-source developer responsible for several prominent projects joined Microsoft and continuing his focus on systemd development. While some may not always align with his views or approaches to handling some things, there is no overstating his enormous contributions to the Linux/open-source world and his dedication to advancing the ecosystem over the years.

This may take many by surprise but let's not forget Microsoft has over time employed a number of Linux developers and other prominent open-source developers... Microsoft currently employs Python creator Guido van Rossum, GNOME creator Miguel de Icaza had been employed by Microsoft from 2016 when they acquired Xamarin to earlier this year when he left, Nat Friedman as part of Xamarin-Microsoft served as GitHub CEO following Microsoft's acquisition, Gentoo Linux founder Daniel Robbins was previously employed by Microsoft, Steve French as the Linux CIFS/SMB2/SMB3 maintainer and Samba team member works for Microsoft, and Microsoft employs/previously-employed a large number of upstream Linux developers like Matteo Croce, Matthew Wilcox, Tyler Hicks, Shyam Prasad N, Michael Kelley, and many others beyond just the usual immediately recognizable names to Linux enthusiasts/developers. It was also just earlier this year that Christian Brauner as another longtime Linux kernel developer joined Microsoft. Christian Brauner is Berlin-based like Lennart and moved on to Microsoft after the past half-decade at Canonical working on the Linux kernel, LXC, systemd, and more.

With Linux being widespread on Azure, Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) continuing to prove successful, Microsoft working on Mesa as part of supporting various graphics/compute APIs atop Direct3D 12, ensuring good Hyper-V support within the Linux kernel, and maintaining various internal Linux distributions like CBL-Mariner and Azure Cloud Switch, Microsoft continues attracting more upstream Linux developers including some of the well known faces of the open-source ecosystem. Microsoft has been full of Linux/open-source surprises for many years. Now Microsoft has another key upstream developer with vast experience while able to continue his focus working on systemd.

Microsoft Careers currently shows 663 job postings mentioning Linux.

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