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       2025-12-26T06:13:52Z
       
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       2️⃣1️⃣ Here's the 21st post highlighting key new features of the recently released v259 release of systemd. #systemd259 #systemdIn episode 16 we already talked about systemd-firstboot, systemd's little configuration console tool that  can run on first boot and ask the user for a few simple basic questions regarding keymap or locale or such.With v259 it received a small facelift of a kind. First of all, we'll now turn off concurrent log output from the kernel and from PID 1…
       
 (DIR) Post #B1dF8e2qaFQMkXhqVs by pid_eins@mastodon.social
       2025-12-26T06:16:43Z
       
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       …while the tool is in the foreground, so that it's terminal output is not interrupted by log output. This is implemented via a tiny Varlink service "systemd-mute-console", that is carefully written to ensure that after systemd-firstboot exits the output is turned back on to its original settings.Moreover, systemd-firstboot will now output a footer and header while doing its thing, in order to communicate better that this separate from the usual boot-time output. The footer/header is colored…
       
 (DIR) Post #B1dF8jP0fH7hMj77Fg by pid_eins@mastodon.social
       2025-12-26T06:18:24Z
       
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       …based on /etc/os-release settings, and stays on screen as long as the tool runs.The homectl firstboot verb got the same facelift.Both together now give a much more pleasant first boot experience if you boot up a ParticleOS install for the first time.