Linux, Python, Security, and Open Source Software TIPS
- Happy to be part of the openSUSE community as we celebrate 20 incredible years of freedom, stability, and fun at #oSC25 in beautiful Nuremberg, Germany 🐧🎉 @opensuse It's been inspiring to connect with fellow Linux enthusiasts, contributors, and innovators while reflecting on two decades of open source excellence. Here's to making the next 20 years even more exciting!#openSUSE #oSC25 #openSUSE2025 #Nuremberg #Linux #FOSS #20YearsOfopenSUSE #opensource
- It's Day 1 of OpenSUSE Conference 2025! Really excited about the lineup of speakers. Join me later this afternoon, as I talk about free and open source software empowerment, sharing my very own experiences as not only a user/developer but also an advocate of #FOSS on the African continent. Live streaming at: https://streaming.media.ccc.de/osc25@opensuse @SUSE #oSC25 #openSUSE #Linux #opensource
- I am currently in transit through Dubai, en route to the OpenSUSE Conference 2025 (#oSC25). I’m excited to be speaking about the transformative power of open source software like @OpenSUSE #Linux and its profound impact on empowering underserved communities.Join me this Wednesday at 10:45 CEST as I share my firsthand experiences from rural Africa and explore how open source is driving real change on the ground.https://events.opensuse.org/conferences/oSC25/program/proposals/4989
- I'm excited to announce that I will be speaking at @opensuse Conference 2025 this week!I will be giving 2 talks – one close to my heart & another diving deep into technical content. It's a huge honor to share my work with the open source community.If you would like to support me in getting there, it is not too late to contribute to my travel fund:https://www.gofundme.com/f/fund-ziks-journey-to-global-tech-conferencesThank you for your supportTalks:https://events.opensuse.org/conferences/oSC25/program/proposals/4989https://events.opensuse.org/conferences/oSC25/program/proposals/4988#oSC25 #OpenSUSE #Linux #Opensource
- Announcing Jambula OS Linux Version 2025.6.0 – Now Available!I'm excited to share that the latest image of Jambula OS Linux – Version 2025.6.0 is officially live!This small, maintenance-focused update wraps up important improvements as I look ahead to a week full of fresh open source ideas, conversations, and community engagement.Why Jambula OS?Jambula OS is a lightweight, flexible Linux distribution optimized shttps://joseph.zikusooka.com/?p=2731#Tips #linux #OpenSource
- 💡 It's conference 🎤 season! Impress your audience with a slick QR code using these easy commands on Linux✅ Add your content to a text file:printf " Name: Zik Joseph\n Blog: https://zikusooka.com \n" > my_contacts.txt✅ Convert text file (and contents) into QR code image:qrencode -o zik.png -r my_contacts.txtThats all! Add zik.png to your slides. Easy, classy.#ZikTIPS #TechTips #LinuxTips #Conference #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource
- Wishing everyone attending #DevConf_CZ 2025 a great time at the conference! Enjoy every moment. @devconf_cz#DevConf #TechCommunity #SoftwareDevelopment #DeveloperConference #Agile #Cloud #DevOps
- Wishing everyone attending #DevConf_CZ 2025 a great time at the conference! Enjoy every moment. @devconf_cz#DevConf #TechCommunity #SoftwareDevelopment #DeveloperConference #Agile #Cloud #DevOps
- Wishing everyone a great time at Flock to Fedora in Prague. The talks are already very interesting!Thanks to @fedora and everyone making this happen.#Flock2025 #flocktofedora #foss #opensource
- Tech conference season is here & for the #FOSS community, Europe is the place to be with amazing events.I'm excited to announce that I will be speaking at #openSUSEConf 2025. To make the trip from Africa & attend in person, I need your support to cover travel costs. Please consider donating:https://www.gofundme.com/f/fund-ziks-journey-to-global-tech-conferencesEvery bit helps – Thank you so much!@opensuse @SUSE @ErikGustafson @ddemaio#OpenSource #OpenSUSE #GoFundMe #SupportOpenSource #Fundraising #Fundraiser #FediSupport #travelgrants
- Hass-Core-Installer: Keeping Home Assistant Core AliveIt is finally happening – Home Assistant Core, along with other legacy installation methods and 32-bit system support, is officially being deprecated. The Home Assistant team announced this major shift in their recent blog post, signaling the end of an era for many longtime users who have relied on Core and Supervised installs for years. Starting with thhttps://joseph.zikusooka.com/?p=2689#Apps #Code #News #OpenSource #Tips #Tools
- If you develop projects involving Bluetooth or PipeWire on Linux, be sure to watch an excellent presentation recently given by @gkiagia at Embedded Recipes titled "PipeWire and Bluetooth: the road to LE Audio" @embeddedrecipes@pipewire @collaborahttps://www.youtube.com/live/U5L8XHkP-lI#embeddedrecipes #Bluetooth #audio #Pipewire #Embedded #Linux #Opensource
- 💡 Use the following command line to generate a list of security advisories on Fedora and RedHat Linux based systems #ZikTIPs #TechTips #Fedora #Redhat #Linux #Security #Opensource@fedora @redhat sudo dnf advisory list
- With recent discussions around dropping official support for some #HomeAssistant install methods (Core, Supervised, etc.) https://community.home-assistant.io/t/feedback-requested-deprecating-core-supervised-i386-armhf-armv7/880968/63I'm excited to share an updated version of Hass-Core-Installer – a flexible & customizable tool I wrote for power users who want full control when installing Home Assistant on several platforms, including ARM64! #smarthome @homeassistantDownload:https://github.com/zikusooka/hass-core-installerRead more about why I wrote this script & what's new:https://joseph.zikusooka.com/?p=2658
- With recent discussions around dropping official support for some Home Assistant install methods (Core, Supervised, etc.):https://community.home-assistant.io/t/feedback-requested-deprecating-core-supervised-i386-armhf-armv7/880968/63I'm excited to share an updated version of Hass-Core-Installer – a flexible and customizable tool I wrote for power users who want full control when installing Home Assistant Core on several platforms, including ARM64.
- If you’re like me and enjoy watching streams or listening to multiple audio sources, check out my newly updated @pipewire based script! It makes muting or unmuting sound from different sources really easy.Find it here:https://github.com/zikusooka/toggle-pw-volumesContext: https://joseph.zikusooka.com/?p=2637#ZikTIPs #Linux #PipeWire #Multimedia
- Great panel discussion underway about Flatpak and the future of Linux desktops!Catch it live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDwwPMm9mgQ@LAS @gnome @linuxappsummit #las2025 #LinuxAppSummit #Linux #opensource
- Cheat sheet: How to easily manage your packages using the Zypper command line tool on #OpenSUSE #Linux @opensuse #techtips #ZikTIPS https://en.opensuse.org/images/3/30/Zypper-cheat-sheet-2.pdf
- Heads up for anyone planning to set up a Buildroot environment on the newly released Fedora 42 @fedora I have just submitted a patch for the m4 package to address compatibility with GCC 15. If you're working with Buildroot on this release, you may want to review the patch details here:https://lists.buildroot.org/pipermail/buildroot/2025-April/777274.html#Buildroot #Fedora42 #Fedora #Linux
- This past weekend, I visited Arua, a vibrant, diverse city in northwest Uganda bordering DR Congo & S. SudanI had the privilege of discussing the exciting world of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) with university & pre-college studentsIt was inspiring to share with them how FOSS is revolutionizing tech by offering cost savings, flexibility & collaboration opportunitiesI can't wait to see the impact these students will make by embracing the potential of open source.#FOSS #opensource