Klaus Zimmermann :unverified:

An amateur hacker who works towards the advancement free software. Advocates for privacy and user freedom. Enjoyer of casual FOSS Gameplay. Historically, a fedizen since 2015

Peertube Channel: https://diode.zone/video-channels/kzimmermann_podcast

My choice of software stack:

:alpine: - :artix: - :freebsd: - :debian: - :raspberrypi:

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Website: https://kzimmermann.0x.no
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2026-07-01 06:17:31 UTC

I heard y'all like Pallas's Cats
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2026-06-15 01:51:10 UTC

I am starting to think that my "RAM" problems with one of my NUCs might actually a power issue. Could #askfedi help me diagnose it?
Being a tiny NUC, I simply pocket it and carry it around, much like a laptop, between two places where I connect it to external peripherals.
In one of the locations, the usability is amazing. I get no weird segfaults, nothing breaks and it works (very) well thanks to the lightning-fast #AlpineLinux. And then, when the session is over, I power it down and carry it back to the other one.
On that other location, the experience is a nightmare. A few minutes after bootup, depending on the luck, everything fails on cue. Firefox blows up ("Gah!" errors), segfaults everywhere, and basically is downright useless from such unpredictability. It makes me want to tear my hair out.
And it's the SAME device. And it's not anything to do with the software or network I use (when it segfaults, it does even offline). No problems at all otherwise!
But here's the thing: I noticed this morning that, in the "troubled location," the outlet I usually plug is actually coming out of a super saturated line. It's an extension coming from a big daisy chain mess all plugging back to the same wall outlet, which is feeding only low voltage DC equipment - but still, a lot of it.
So I have a hunch that it might be lack of power that is causing these problems. Like, I'm using the right PSU that came with the device. The voltage is right (lest the thing not boot) but I guess the current is silently underfed, causing these weird errors. I plan to test back at a fresh outlet when I'm back at that place. But could someone tell if this hunch has a valid basis? Thanks!

2026-06-12 14:02:55 UTC

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you know, as soon as I wrote that toot, I updated the system to 3.24 and almost on cue... it worked!
I think it must've been something on the older versions I guess?

2026-06-12 12:37:31 UTC

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wait, *how* did you get in-file manager sftp to work in Alpine? I tried like every trick in the book; udisks, polkit rules, gvfs and still nothing!
But I am using plain pcmanfm with a standalone WM, though, not a DE.

2026-05-12 14:23:31 UTC

Open Source Conference Japan in #Nagoya coming up on 23rd of May!
https://event.ospn.jp/osc2026-nagoya/
Mostly Linux, but also a #NetBSD booth set up as well!
#OSPN #OpenSourceConference #Japan #OpenSource

2026-05-09 02:51:34 UTC

RE: https://exquisite.social/@thomholwerda/116535458295130039
Ok, so this thread (read it on) changed my views on #Devuan.
And here I was thinking that it was the good version of #Debian, done without systemd etc. Instead, I think I will look for more #AlpineLinux systems to deploy
#note1rww…ff87

2026-05-03 15:53:38 UTC

Perhaps a little late for #Screenshotsaturday (maybe even for #screenshotsunday in this timezone?) but here we go... a little fiddling with #Openbox
The applet icons in the panel are still a little glitchy, but I like how this rice is turning out so far. I was aiming to reproduce the Win7/8 early 2010s feel more or less.
Dock is the super minimal #plank (oh my, how I miss those Cairo dock + Compiz days!)
#Devuan #Ricing
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2026-04-26 03:33:34 UTC

PSA. 2^8 days to go unless we do something.
#keepandroidopen
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2026-04-17 13:40:21 UTC

#TIL that the style of design from the Vista / 7 era of WIndows has a (retroactive) name: Frutiger Aero
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frutiger_Aero
When you look at those "glassy" window decorations and icons, know that's what Frutiger Aero is all about.
(ironically, I didn't even bother with KDE4 back then, which was right around my beginnings with Linux)
More info: https://frutigeraeroarchive.org/history
Now, if only I could find such a theme to fit #Fluxbox!...
#retrocomputing
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2026-04-11 08:27:36 UTC

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after a very long "terminal-only" streak and using solely #mutt for my emails, I can say that I've been VERY happy with claws-mail (probably the funniest-sounding client out there).
In my opinion, it strikes truly the right balance between usability and lightweightness. Plain-text email (cuts the fluff away) with viewing of images built in, plugins for pretty much anything, including RSS feeds, etc. The setup is also super easy, through a wizard much like Thunderbird. Once set, you can copy the saved dotfiles and carry them over to other installs, too, allowing quick redeployment.
Claws itself is a fork of an older and even lighter client, #sylpheed, but I found that the latter does not work with all of my accounts. I encourage everyone to try it!
https://www.claws-mail.org/

2026-03-24 14:15:57 UTC

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nice!!!
Man, I have an old Samsung phone around that could really be my first candidate to install it, but I'm pretty afraid of bricking it [1]... how "scary" was it for you? Was it the first time you flashed it to a phone?
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[1] contrast this anxiety with the safety of installing Linux on a laptop, where you can eff-up your setup countless times, and yet the hardware will still be fully usable, and just a fresh reinstall away.

2025-10-24 18:26:56 UTC

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Hmm, #Profanity is also fairly up to date. #xmpp

2025-10-24 03:03:48 UTC

Gave #Dino a try since Gajim was too heavy for this machine. I kind of like it, but for some reason I can't find a way to change the font size, which kind of sucks. I wonder if there are other modern desktop clients that are written in compiled languages.
#xmpp

2025-08-12 04:02:22 UTC

I have no option but to once again going to praise the #NetBSD on an amazing operating system.
Since I installed it on the Pi 4, the experience has been so smooth that I don't even realize I'm using a supposedly "cheap and underpowered computer" as it was the case with previous OSes. Nope, not anymore.
Instead, there are packages for everything, my architecture is treated as first-class, the performance is always high, and the more I learn about how to use it, the better my experience becomes. No other Linux or BSD met all of these points.
And to top it off? Booting up takes no more than 15-20 seconds. It's less than in my mom's Macbook Pro running Linux Mint!
Again, I can't praise the NetBSD team enough for such achievements. Thank you so much for your hard work that clearly shows that you dogfood your development!
#RunBSD #BSD

2025-07-03 00:54:09 UTC

Ship of Theseus much? 😃#philosophy
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2025-05-13 19:44:38 UTC

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not subscribing to any streaming services.
"But what do you do all day?!"