Tag archives for ubuntu
Bluesabre is pathetic, and “the Xubuntu project” is retarded
Some readers might remember that, when I discussed the CVE-2021-32563 vulnerability in Thunar, I complained that Sean Davis (aka Bluesabre or bluesabredavis), who is both the Xubuntu Technical Lead and…
Linux: More Proof It’s a Pathetic Joke
Let me remind you that for me… 2025 is “The Year Linux (on the Desktop) Died”: details in the post 30 Years Defending Linux — Until I Called It Quits,…
I still prefer VMware to VirtualBox
Everyone swears by VirtualBox for Type 2 virtualization, most likely because it has always been free. But it's a complete piece of crap, and never was anything but a pain…
😾 30 Years Defending Linux — Until I Called It Quits
Yeah, I know, the title seems written by a chatbot. Rest assured, the content is not. As announced almost four weeks ago, it's time for me to bid Linux farewell…
Was I wrong in my take on packages vs. Flatpaks & snaps? Updated!
I don’t even remember how many times I insisted—because a Luddite has to be conservative, and Linux used to observe the KISS principle anyway—that the right thing to install software…
Why is Linux attracting mentally retarded “experts” and users?
I wanted to include a link to The Reg’s article by Liam Proven, Linux Mint Xia arrives fashionably late, in a later post, in which I wanted to investigate a…
One more reason to use Ubuntu LTS (regardless of flavor)
Just as it was with the CUPS hysteria, a set of rsync vulnerabilities have been promptly patched for all supported LTS versions of Ubuntu, even LTS and LTS for the…
Red Hat is fucking shitting on Linux
I wanted to write this about two weeks ago, but I just got sort of apathetic. Well, what I wanted to say has to be said, so here it is:…
Luddism #2: From snaps to immutable and back
People don’t like my rants that are supposed to be exactly that, not to mention that a blog, by definition, should mostly consist of rants. In fact, over the last…
AppImages: the worst choice in “portability” (with examples)
I occasionally discussed the modern alternatives to using packages, meaning AppImages, Flatpaks and snaps. Politics and hatred aside, both Flatpaks and snaps are usable. AppImages, on the other hand, are…
Is this the CUPS hell? Maybe not for everyone, methinks
I don't address security issues. I don't fix vulnerabilities. But I am so tired of reading about such things! And believe me, I read about them a lot. For decades…
How Webcamoid laid bare the disaster that is the Linux kernel
I noticed this behavior of Webcamoid while I was testing the latest Ubuntu MATE , and I mentioned it here. At the time, I thought that the app was broken.…
SPECIAL: Epic disappointments with Linux (not for the mentally retarded)
In the last year and half, I thought I could stop the distro-hopping, but very recently it turned out it wasn't the case. Since there are criteria and thoughts about…
Hibernation, ZRAM and mental retardation in Linux
Since I was using almost exclusively laptops since 2001, I failed to notice that in Linux, suspend-to-disk (hibernation) lost momentum, as everyone is using suspend-to-RAM (sleep). This is a huge…
Adventures in Linux Ep. 8: Lubuntu, Fedora 35, and more
I procrastinate a lot (good to know I'm a pro at something), but after a couple of weeks of pondering, here I am, trying to recall and report my recent…
SPECIAL: You Don’t Even Know How Terrible Your Linux Distro Is!
Long time no see, so I'm going to synthesize here the experiences and the epiphanies I had with Linux in the last couple of months. You should be at least…
Adventures in Linux Ep. 5: The gaiety of having the choice
As I mentioned recently, I don't recommend any Linux distro specifically, because someone's preferences are determined by their hardware and software needs, their tastes regarding UX or ergonomics, and other…
Why Linux on the Desktop is Irrelevant in the Long Run
10-15 years ago, there were many more Linux distros, and a lot of enthusiasm around Linux. Vibrant communities, positive vibes, unlike today. And most people were still dual-booting with Windows,…
I had forgotten why I shouldn’t trust Ubuntu… but neither many other distros!
Security, security, security! Patches, patches, patches! This happened to me before, but poor me, I forgot about it, for it's been years since I wasn't into Ubuntu anymore. Updated with…
A Community Experiment in Two Linux Distros
Master of Disaster or not, I have a history of making Open-Source developers, fans, or just users call me names on forums, on social networks, or elsewhere. I know that…