Run DeepSeek R1 #AI locally on #Linux with our guide.

https://itsfoss.com/install-deepseek-r1-locally-linux/


the 1.5b model is not that useful, check the other variants here: https://ollama.com/library/deepseek-r1/tags

Up to 14b is recommended for most home computers: https://ollama.com/library/deepseek-r1

@itsfoss_official

Cherry Studio

Cherry Studio is a desktop client for Windows, Mac and Linux, which supports many LLM providers, including large cloud services and local models.

Among its main functions is the ability to work with more than 300 pre -designed #AI assistants, the creation of custom assistants, as well as support for various formats of documents, including text, images and office files.

The application offers tools for global search, top management and translating, which significantly improves interaction with the user thanks to the cross -platform and many settings options.

https://github.com/cherryhq/cherry-studio

DisableGoogleAnalytics

https://gitlab.com/adrian.m.miller/disablegoogleanalytics

Attempts To Disable Common Google Analytics And Ads Receivers In All Affected Packages

What it does/How it works:
On 1st run after rebooting after install the module is assuming you want it to disable the listed analytics and ad receivers, so it will:
Wait till boot is completed
Then sleep for 2 minutes
Then test that cpu usage is under 30% before running
It will then disable the analytics and ad receivers as listed below, and log its progress to /sdcard/fixgoogleanalytics.log

Common Analytics And Ad Recievers:
com.google.android.gms.analytics.AnalyticsJobService com.google.android.gms.analytics.CampaignTrackingService com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementService com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementJobService com.google.android.gms.analytics.AnalyticsReceiver com.google.android.gms.analytics.CampaignTrackingReceiver com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementInstallReferrerReceiver com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementReceiver com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementContentProvider com.crashlytics.android.CrashlyticsInitProvider com.google.android.gms.ads.AdActivity com.google.firebase.iid.FirebaseInstanceIdService

Once complete the service.sh script will delete itself
Once that happens any further interaction is purely via the included dga script as a binary in /system/(x)bin

dga takes 2 arguments, disable or enable, though i doubt too many will be looking to enable analytics and ad receivers, unless the disabling has unwanted effects on their system, which is high time to include the usual disclaimer that you run this at your own risk and not even dga enable is garaunteed to undo the changes

Module Installation:
Download from Releases
Install the module via #Magisk app/Fox Magisk Module Manager/MRepo
Reboot

Usage:

After first run optmization has completed, any further interaction is purely via the included dga script as a binary
in /system/(x)bin:

dga takes 2 arguments, disable or enable, though i doubt too many will be looking to enable
analytics and ad receivers, unless the disabling has unwanted effects on their system, which
is high time to include the usual disclaimer that you run this at your own risk and not even
dga enable is garaunteed to undo the changes
Uninstall Note: Uninstalling the module will not reverse the changes, if your intention is to uninstall the module and re-enable the
analytics and ad receivers, please run dga enable first

Tiling Shell
Advanced Window Management for #Linux #gnome desktops

https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/7065/tiling-shell

A GNOME extension for advanced window management. It's highly configurable and offers different ways of tiling and managing your windows. The focus is on delivering the best user experience, highest stability, and full customization.

It also works with multiple monitors (even if they use different scaling), comes with a number of tiling layouts built-in but there is a layout editor to allow you to create and save customs layouts.

Tiling Shell also features the Snap Assistant, borrowed from Windows 11: just move a window to the top with your mouse and the Snap Assistant slides in and you can place the window where you want and how you want.

* Automatic tiling
* Fully customizable keyboard shortcuts to tile, move windows, change focus and more
* You can also move the window to the edge of the screen to tile it
* Right click on the window title to place the window where you want and how you want it
* Coming soon this week, Windows Suggestions: after tiling a window you get suggestions for other windows to fill the remaining tiles
...
There are other features https://github.com/domferr/tilingshell

Tiling Shell supports GNOME Shell 40 to 47 on X11 and Wayland.

IronFox Privacy and security-oriented Firefox-based web browser for Android. https://ironfoxoss.org/ releases new update.

Updated to Firefox 135.0
Updated to Phoenix 2025.02.01.1 - (See changes from the last release of IronFox)
uBlock Origin is now installed by default!
Added a toggle that allow users to spoof their locale to en-US (located under Settings -> Language) for additional fingerprinting protection (using patches from Tor Browser). Users fluent in English are highly recommended to enable this setting.
JavaScript & XFA are now disabled in Firefox's PDF Viewer (PDF.js)
Enabled support for Firefox's tab strip feature on compatible devices - #27
Other minor tweaks & fixes.

https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox/-/releases

Net Switch: Isolate Apps from Internet Access

Net Switch is a Magisk module to isolate apps from accessing the internet on your Android device. This tool gives you complete control over which apps can send or receive data, improving security, privacy, and saving bandwidth.
Fully standalone, Operates fully on iptables.

More info :https://github.com/Rem01Gaming/net-switch

#magisk #firewall #privacy #afwallalterernative

Lennart Poettering intends to replace "sudo" with #systemd's run0. Here's a quick PoC to demonstrate root permission hijacking by exploiting the fact "systemd-run" (the basis of uid0/run0, the sudo replacer) creates a user owned pty for communication with the new "root" process.

This isn't the only bug of course, it's not possible on Linux to read the environment of a root owned process but as systemd creates a service in the system slice, you can query D-BUS and learn sensitive information passed to the process env, such as API keys or other secrets.

https://fixupx.com/hackerfantastic/status/1785495587514638559

Nitter mirror: https://xcancel.com/hackerfantastic/status/1785495587514638559

Here are some links about #systemd #alternatives for #Linux in no particular order.
Which are your favorite alternatives and distros?

https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Comparison_of_init_systems

https://suckless.org/sucks/systemd/

https://unixsheikh.com/articles/the-real-motivation-behind-systemd.html

https://sysdfree.wordpress.com/

https://nosystemd.org/

https://skarnet.org/software/systemd.html

https://the-world-after-systemd.ungleich.ch/

https://ewontfix.com/14/

https://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=120652

https://www.devuan.org/os/announce/

https://www.devuan.org/os/init-freedom

https://thehackernews.com/2019/01/linux-systemd-exploit.html

https://judecnelson.blogspot.com/2014/09/systemd-biggest-fallacies.html

https://chiefio.wordpress.com/2016/05/18/systemd-it-keeps-getting-worse/

https://systemd-free.artixlinux.org/why.php

Some more added here too: https://start.me/p/Kg8keE/priv-sec

#systemd #Linux

Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1 broke the ability for scrcpy to create virtual displays, as the requisite permissions were removed from shell.

However, Google now says it has added back these permissions to shell for Android 16.

While this will re-enable scrcpy's virtual display feature, Google warns that these permissions are only held by shell for testing purposes and may be removed again in the future without notice.

🔫 Android 16's Linux Terminal will soon let you run graphical apps, so of course I ran Doom

ICYMI: Google's been working on a Terminal app that runs Debian in a VM, and they've made steady progress on it.

Click 👇for more details on this progress

🔗 https://androidauthority.com/android-16-linux-terminal-doom-3521804/

(Once again, "The Only Thing They Fear Is You" is stuck in my head.)