panicked call from dad this morning. both the #firefox & #thunderbird apps i'd installed months ago in the #WSL #WindowsSystemForLinux Fedora distro i had set up for him, in his de-internetted #win10 (being the third* iteration of #EndOf10 workaround i'd conceived & deployed for him in Oct & subsequent {he was simply unable to get past his morbid "fear of Linux", which despite preparing him thru all of 2025 for it, ultimately scuppered my original plan to wipe win10 entirely & replace with Mint or Fedora}), this morn decided not to launch, but instead throw a weirdarse win10 WSL error msg. sigh.

* one being #VirtualBox #LinuxMint VM with ff & tb inside it [abandoned coz sucked up too much RAM & was slow to launch, then frequently froze]; two being #HyperV VMs with ff & tb inside, which were fast snazzy & reliable, but shockingly could not access his files & data, ie, useless; three being WSL.

remoted-into his pooter, had a poke around, saw the symptom myself but couldn't find the specific reason why win10 had chosen to do its latest bit of stupid shitfuckery. fiddled about a bit more, tried this that & t'other, including sticking a big screwdriver & knitting needle into it & stirring them around vigorously, whilst tapping lightly on the side with a ballpein hammer. somehow it then came good for me again. ergo, once more a happy dad... but a bewildered daughter who atm feels more like a witch-doctor than proper doctor. 🤔🤷‍♀️ 😲 🤯

#DadsPooterProject

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Windows を USB で持ち運ぶ：Hyper‑V + WinPE を使った VHDX ブート手法 #Hyper-V - Qiita

Anyone managed to find some kind of documentation or #HOWTO regarding running #hyperv on #Linux ?

I'm not meaning about running a Linux installation in an HyperV environment, but the Linux as the Hyper-V host (it's been part of the Linux kernel for years now)

[ Blog ] How to install #Nakivo on Hyper-V

To install Nakivo on Hyper-V, you can choose either the supported Windows or #Linux platforms based on your business requirements.

Installing Nakivo on a Linux-based virtual machine (Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS in this example) allows you to save a Windows license, as the product provides the same features.

 
Create a new Virtual http://rviv.ly/ReqUFK #hyperv

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@dragonarchitect @demicus AFAIK they explicitly removed #WiFi from #Proxmox (which is based off #Debian) because they only target #rackmount|able-hardware and consider WiFi & #Bluetooth as mere 'sidechannel attack vectors'…

• One could just get one of those cheap WiFi->Ethernet bridges if wired etherenet cabling isn't an option as a workaround.

Obviously their take makes sense in a #datacenter envoirment (pretty shure #vmware #ESXi and #Microsoft's #HyperV don't do WiFi either!) because homelabbers who can't even afford cheap Gigabit-#Ethernet ain't their customer audience.

• OFC that is annoying for those who don't have that luxury at hand!

• since disabling MS Defender & co, RAM usage still has remained comfortably in the 6x% range, with his MS Office running & four docs open, + VB Mint VM with FF & TB running
• however now i have also experienced what dad's been telling me about for several weeks; the damn [Mint] VM just randomly freezes, & has to be forcibly killed. I think it's not the fault of Mint per se, as today the other VB VM i'd created for him back in Jan, that i was taking for a run today, KFedora, also froze solid on me. i really do dislike VirtualBox!
• hence, it was with some motivated vigour that today i then pursued investigating the viability of Win10's Hyper-V.
• Got it working, created a Mint LMDE7 VM, set it all up just so, had it looking really swish, noted that it dropped the RAM usage ~5% compared to VB, ie, in low 60s% not mid 60s%... only then to find belatedly that... it's absolutely bloody useless! I simply could not solve how to share directories or clipboard with the win10 Host. Research strongly intimated that its native resource sharing capability pertains only to windoze VMs, not Linux ones... ffs OMZ, damnit. 🙄🤦‍♀️
• unexpectedly though, the additional research i did in trying to solve the preceding problem, serendipitously informed me of a feature i'd vaguely heard of but knew nothing about... wsl -- Windows Subsystem for Linux.
• worked out how to deploy it, created a Fedora43 CLI system, which manifests basically as a terminal, via which i installed gedit for proof of concept. Happily, the gedit GUI app then could be successfully launched, totes conveniently via its embedded launcher in the normal win10 Start Menu... & best of all, it runs just sitting there on the win10 desktop, not in any parent graphical enclosure as is the case with VMs... & its clipboard sharing works!
• encouraged, i repeated the process for both TB & FF, & they were equally successful.
• it's quite freaky; these Fedora-hosted GUI apps ostensibly look just as if they were ordinary windoze-based apps, but nope, they're Fedora-hosted... in win10.
• with this combo of Fedora-FF, Fedora-TB, & his various Office 2013 docs all running, total RAM usage was a delightful 42-47% 🎉 🥳 👯‍♀️
• i'm very much feeling my way here, this is all new to me, but afaict these penguin-apps should behave with stability, not prone to freezes, simply coz they're not in any VM which can freeze... 🤔🤷‍♀️
• afaict, fingers crossed, this radical latest development still keeps faith with the fundamental ethos of this long long long "DadsPooterProject"; all residual win10 apps that could not be removed, remain blocked by my Firewall settings from touching the internet, win10 Updates are disabled, & the only apps permitted to touch the internet are in Fedora via wsl, so... safe? [i mean, wrt Endof10] 🤔🤷‍♀️
• i don't wanna get too excited yet, coz the entire arc of my life tells me that crushing disappointment commonly lurks just around my corners... yet... surely i'm allowed to feel just a teensy bit chuffed now? Oh noooooooooooooooooo 💣 💥 🔥

#EndOf10 #DadsPooterProject #HyperV #WSL #WSL2 #WindowsSubsystemForLinux

(more Linux news in original post)

Proton Experimental brings fixes for ARC Raiders, The Finals and various other games:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/proton-experimental-brings-fixes-for-arc-raiders-the-finals-and-various-other-games/

GE-Proton 10-26 released with FEX included, improvements for DLSS and game fixes:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/ge-proton-10-26-released-with-fex-included-improvements-for-dlss-and-game-fixes/

Windows compatibility layer Wine 11 gets a first Release Candidate:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/windows-compatibility-layer-wine-11-gets-a-first-release-candidate/

Mesa 26.0 Lands Initial Support For Adreno Gen 8 - Including For The Snapdragon X2:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Freedreno-Lands-Adreno-Gen-8

Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 7 on Linux, D7VK has a 1.0 release out now:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/vulkan-based-translation-layer-for-direct3d-7-on-linux-d7vk-has-a-1-0-release-out-now/

Exciting Laptop & Gaming Handheld Device Improvements Merged For Linux 6.19:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-x86-Platform-Drivers

AMD ROCm 7.10 Released - Strix Point APUs Now Officially Supported:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-ROCm-7.10-Released

Microsoft Has Many Hyper-V Virtualization Improvements For Linux 6.19:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-Improves-Hyper-V

Rust Drivers In Linux 6.19 Will Now Support... Module Parameters:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-Rust-Module-Params

LoongArch32 Support Begins Taking Shape In Linux 6.19, GCC 16:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/LoongArch32-Linux-6.19

(FOSS news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #Proton #GEProton #Wine #Mesa #D7VK #LinuxGaming #LinuxKernel #AMDROCm #HyperV #LoongArch #FosseryTech

Hyper-V: последняя крепость Microsoft в инфраструктурной войне

Когда появились контейнеры и облака, многие думали, что традиционные гипервизоры будут обречены на забвение. Однако Hyper-V уж точно не доживает век — Microsoft включает его во все релизы Windows Server и дополняет платформу новыми фичами. В статье попробуем разобраться, почему компания не бросила Hyper-V даже в век Kubernetes и облачных сервисов, и как этот гипервизор сейчас вписывается в ИТ-инфраструктуру.

https://habr.com/ru/companies/ultravds/articles/972140/

#ultravds #hyperv #vps #vds #виртуалка #хостинг #kubernetes #облака

BSOD suite à une migration de VM
ou pourquoi Microsoft fait toujours de la merde avec ses propres OS et outils de virtualisation…

https://blog.chibi-nah.fr/bsod-migration-vm-vers-hyperv

#Migration #VM #VirtualBox #Windows #HyperV

Rosyjska grupa APT wykorzystuje Hyper-V do infekcji użytkowników Windows

Na początku listopada 2025 r. badacze bezpieczeństwa z Bitdefender opublikowali raport, w którym zaalarmowali o wykryciu nowej aktywności rosyjskiej grupy APT – Curly COMrades, wymierzonej w organizacje w Europie Wschodniej. Grupa ta jest znana z przeprowadzania ataków na instytucje rządowe w Gruzji oraz Mołdawii. Ich modus operandii polega na wykorzystaniu...

#Aktualności #Apt #Curlcat #Curlyshell #Hyperv #Windows

https://sekurak.pl/rosyjska-grupa-apt-wykorzystuje-hyper-v-do-infekcji-uzytkownikow-windows/

Russian hackers use Hyper-V to hide malware within Linux virtual machines
https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Another-Linux-Malware-Discovered?utm_source=mlm
#Linux #malware #security #VirtualMachine #HyperV #AlpineLinux #CurlyCOMrade

Bitdefender ha scoperto che hacker russi usano Hyper-V per eseguire Linux in segreto su Windows. Una tecnica avanzata per nascondere malware e aggirare i controlli #HyperV #Linux #Security

https://www.linuxeasy.org/hacker-russi-sfruttano-hyper-v-per-nascondere-linux/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Russian hackers abuse Hyper-V to hide malware in Linux VMs https://share.google/rD9cP5K1UrgbZxk5j
#hyperv #vm #linux #hacker #malware

@edwardk the whole #Recall feature is #malware by design.

• It should be an explicit opt-in like #HyperV or #LinuxSubsystemForWindows or #NFS support.

The few people that want it can get it from like the #MicrosoftStore of "Add ir remove #Windows Features" settings menu…

Russian Hackers Abuse Hyper-V to Hide Malware and Evade Endpoint Detection

#Cybersecurity #Malware #HyperV #Russia #Hacking #InfoSec #ThreatIntel #EDR #Windows #Virtualization #CyberAttack #PowerShell #Linux #Bitdefender #CurlyCOMrades

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/11/04/russian-hackers-abuse-hyper-v-to-hide-malware-and-evade-endpoint-detection-xcxwbn