How to Automate Daily Linux Health Checks with a Bash Script + Cron

2 weeks 6 days ago
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Managing Linux servers daily can be fun and stressful, especially when you’re dealing with unexpected downtimes or service failures. One

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Arch Linux Breaks New Ground: Official Rust Init System Support Arrives

2 weeks 6 days ago
by George Whittaker Introduction: Arch Linux Leads the Way in Modern Init Systems

Arch Linux has long been revered in the Linux community for its minimalist design, rolling release model, and cutting-edge technology adoption. Now, in a move that underscores its commitment to innovation and security, Arch Linux has officially added support for a Rust-based init system — marking a significant milestone not just for the distribution itself, but for the broader Linux ecosystem. This bold step positions Arch at the forefront of the trend towards modern, memory-safe system components and could signal a turning point in how critical low-level Linux processes are designed and maintained.

In this article, we’ll explore what this new Rust init system means for Arch Linux, why Rust was chosen, the technical details of this groundbreaking addition, and how it may shape the future of Linux init systems.

The Role of Init Systems in Linux: A Foundation of Every Boot

Before diving into the specifics of the Rust init system, it’s important to understand the role that init systems play in Linux. When a Linux system boots, the kernel initializes hardware and mounts the root filesystem. But after that, it needs to start up user space — all the daemons, services, and user processes that make a system usable. This crucial task falls to the init system, which is the first process the kernel starts (PID 1).

Key responsibilities of an init system include:

  • Initializing system services and daemons

  • Mounting additional filesystems

  • Setting up devices and networking

  • Managing service dependencies and startup order

  • Handling signals for shutdown, reboot, and service restarts

In essence, the init system is the conductor of the Linux orchestra, ensuring that all components of the system start and run in harmony.

From sysvinit to systemd: The Evolution of Init on Arch

Historically, Arch Linux began with sysvinit, a simple and traditional init system dating back to UNIX. However, as Linux systems grew more complex, sysvinit’s limitations became apparent — notably its lack of dependency management and parallel service startup.

In 2012, Arch made a significant transition to systemd, a modern init system written in C that brought features like parallel unit startup, socket activation, cgroups integration, and a powerful journal for logging. While systemd addressed many shortcomings of older init systems, it also sparked controversy due to its complexity and tight integration into the system.

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Transition to the new WoW64 wine and wine-staging

3 weeks ago

We are transitioning the wine and wine-staging package to a pure wow64 build. This change removes the dependency on the multilib repository for wine and wine-staging.

The main reason for this is to align with upstream Wine development, which simplifies packaging and the dependency chain.

Potential Issues:

  • OpenGL Performance: A known limitation of the new WoW64 mode is reduced performance for 32-bit applications that use OpenGL directly
  • Breaking Changes: Existing 32-bit prefixes needs to be recreated

If you are facing issues with 32 bit prefixes, please recreate these and reinstall the application.

Peter Jung

[Testing Update] 2025-06-14 - Firefox, Thunderbird, Login_NG, Erlang, Yoshimi

3 weeks 3 days ago

Hello community, here we have another set of package updates.

Current Promotions
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Recent News Valkey to replace Redis in the [extra] Repository (click for more details) Previous News Finding information easier about Manjaro (click for more details) Notable Package Updates Additional Info Python 3.13 info (click for more details) Info about AUR packages (click for more details)

Get our latest daily developer images now from Github: Plasma, GNOME, XFCE. You can get the latest stable releases of Manjaro from CDN77.

Our current supported kernels
  • linux54 5.4.295
  • linux510 5.10.237
  • linux515 5.15.185
  • linux61 6.1.141
  • linux66 6.6.93
  • linux612 6.12.33
  • linux614 6.14.11 [EOL]
  • linux615 6.15.2
  • linux616 6.16.0-rc1
  • linux61-rt 6.1.134_rt51
  • linux66-rt 6.6.87_rt54
  • linux612-rt 6.12.28_rt10
  • linux613-rt 6.13_rt5
  • linux614-rt 6.14.0_rt3
  • linux615-rt 6.15.0_rt2

Package Changes (Sat Jun 14 12:02:13 CEST 2025)

  • testing core x86_64: 4 new and 4 removed package(s)
  • testing extra x86_64: 1660 new and 1823 removed package(s)
  • testing multilib x86_64: 4 new and 4 removed package(s)

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Discover Linux Mint 22: How Cinnamon Became the Sleek, Speedy Desktop Champion of 2025

3 weeks 4 days ago
by George Whittaker

Linux Mint has long held a cherished place in the hearts of Linux users seeking a balance between elegance, ease of use, and rock-solid stability. In 2025, that reputation is only strengthened with the release of Linux Mint 22, a version that brings not just incremental updates, but substantial improvements — particularly in the form of the latest Cinnamon 6.x desktop environment. Sleeker visuals, faster performance, and thoughtful refinements mark this release as one of the most polished in Mint’s history.

In this article, we’ll take a look into what makes Linux Mint 22 with Cinnamon a standout — from under-the-hood performance boosts to user-facing enhancements that elevate daily computing.

The Legacy of Linux Mint and Cinnamon

Linux Mint has consistently been among the most recommended distributions for both newcomers and seasoned Linux users. Its mission: to deliver a desktop experience that “just works” out of the box, with sensible defaults and a traditional desktop metaphor.

At the heart of this experience is Cinnamon, Mint’s flagship desktop environment born as a fork of GNOME Shell over a decade ago. Cinnamon has matured into an independent, cohesive environment that champions:

  • Simplicity.

  • Customizability.

  • Consistency.

Linux Mint 22’s release continues this tradition while embracing modern UI trends and leveraging powerful performance optimizations.

Cinnamon 6.x: A New Standard of Sleekness

Cinnamon 6.x introduces a suite of visual and functional improvements designed to make Mint 22 feel both contemporary and familiar:

  • Refined Visuals: The theming engine has received significant attention. The default theme sports cleaner lines, flatter icons, and subtle gradients that provide depth without visual clutter.

  • Polished Animations: Transitions between windows, workspaces, and menus are noticeably smoother, thanks to improved animation handling that feels natural without being distracting.

  • Modernized Panels and Applets: Applets now integrate better with the system theme, and their configuration interfaces have been streamlined. The panel is slimmer, with better spacing for multi-resolution icons.

These changes might seem small on paper, but together they give Cinnamon 6.x an air of maturity and refinement, reducing visual noise while enhancing usability.

Performance Improvements: Speed Where It Counts

Where Linux Mint 22 truly shines is in its performance optimizations:

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Linux Foundation Newsletter: June 2025

3 weeks 5 days ago

Welcome to the June 2025 edition of the Linux Foundation Newsletter. The past month has seen major announcements, launches and even a major award win for the LF. Here are the headlines:

The Linux Foundation

[Testing Updates] 2025-06-11 - Kernels, Mesa, KDE Gear, LibreOffice, AMD ROCm

3 weeks 6 days ago

Hello community, here we have another set of package updates.

Current Promotions
  • Find out all about our current Gaming Laptop the Hero with Manjaro pre-installed from Spain!
  • Protect your personal data, keep yourself safe with Surfshark VPN: See current promotion
Recent News Valkey to replace Redis in the [extra] Repository (click for more details) Previous News Finding information easier about Manjaro (click for more details) Notable Package Updates Additional Info Python 3.13 info (click for more details) Info about AUR packages (click for more details)

Get our latest daily developer images now from Github: Plasma, GNOME, XFCE. You can get the latest stable releases of Manjaro from CDN77.

Our current supported kernels
  • linux54 5.4.295
  • linux510 5.10.237
  • linux515 5.15.185
  • linux61 6.1.141
  • linux66 6.6.93
  • linux612 6.12.33
  • linux614 6.14.11 [EOL]
  • linux615 6.15.2
  • linux616 6.16.0-rc1
  • linux61-rt 6.1.134_rt51
  • linux66-rt 6.6.87_rt54
  • linux612-rt 6.12.28_rt10
  • linux613-rt 6.13_rt5
  • linux614-rt 6.14.0_rt3
  • linux615-rt 6.15.0_rt2

Package Changes (Tue Jun 10 18:34:17 CEST 2025)

  • testing core x86_64: 23 new and 23 removed package(s)
  • testing extra x86_64: 1171 new and 1144 removed package(s)
  • testing multilib x86_64: 18 new and 28 removed package(s)

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