#catacomb — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #catacomb, aggregated by home.social.
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Apparently the Fairphone 5 microphone not working with automatic wireguard call profile switching was just a race condition with q6voiced:
https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/q6voiced/-/work_items/3
This means I now have calls working at a usable level with great quality on the Fairphone 5.
Since ArchLinux users must love the bleeding edge, I'm shipping this as default with my packages, so it should work out of the box going forward:
https://git.sr.ht/~undeadleech/catacomb_packages/commit/3150b440e4050516b180a17ce2b8244198e5c301
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Epitaph 1.3.0 improves FP5 GPS support and ignores single-tap drawer expansion during calls:
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Kumo 1.8.1 fixes a couple bugs that probably went unnoticed by everyone but me. Baby steps.
https://git.sr.ht/~undeadleech/kumo/log/v1.8.1
Maybe it's time to get calls working on my Fairphone 5…
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Charon 1.7.0 brings idle inhibition while the GPS is locked and fixes issues with startup on some compositors:
https://git.sr.ht/~undeadleech/charon/refs/v1.7.0
First time doing a release through SourceHut, seems like I should put the changelog in the tag's message.
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Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (18/2026): Shift to Convergence
https://linmob.net/weekly-update-18-2026/
#LinuxMobile #UbuntuTouch #Jolla #SailfishOS #FuriLabs #Catacomb #postmarketOS #Mobian #Shiftphones #Shift6mq #Librem5 #libcamera #PinePhone -
Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (18/2026): Shift to Convergence
https://linmob.net/weekly-update-18-2026/
#LinuxMobile #UbuntuTouch #Jolla #SailfishOS #FuriLabs #Catacomb #postmarketOS #Mobian #Shiftphones #Shift6mq #Librem5 #libcamera #PinePhone -
Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (18/2026): Shift to Convergence
https://linmob.net/weekly-update-18-2026/
#LinuxMobile #UbuntuTouch #Jolla #SailfishOS #FuriLabs #Catacomb #postmarketOS #Mobian #Shiftphones #Shift6mq #Librem5 #libcamera #PinePhone -
Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (18/2026): Shift to Convergence
https://linmob.net/weekly-update-18-2026/
#LinuxMobile #UbuntuTouch #Jolla #SailfishOS #FuriLabs #Catacomb #postmarketOS #Mobian #Shiftphones #Shift6mq #Librem5 #libcamera #PinePhone -
Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (18/2026): Shift to Convergence
https://linmob.net/weekly-update-18-2026/
#LinuxMobile #UbuntuTouch #Jolla #SailfishOS #FuriLabs #Catacomb #postmarketOS #Mobian #Shiftphones #Shift6mq #Librem5 #libcamera #PinePhone -
After about 3 hours, I'm finally done migrating all Catacomb projects over from GitHub to SourceHut:
https://sr.ht/~undeadleech/catacomb
I was surprised to realize that GitHub did not automatically subscribe me to many of my own projects, finding some open issues in the process.
Didn't think it was going to take this long, but there's been a lot of projects piling up. If someone finds some old GitHub links, please let me know.
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Kumo 1.8.0 automatically unloads inactive tabs, to preserve resources and enhance initial loading speed.
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Just released version 1.7.0 of Kumo:
https://github.com/catacombing/kumo/releases/tag/v1.7.0
The most significant change is the introduction of Servo as an optional rendering engine besides WebKit.
Originally wanted to give this some more time to cook, but my hand was forced after updating my WebKit fork to the latest version of WebKit.
Easiest way to try is Flatpak, it should be available there in a couple hours.
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Over a year ago I tried adding Servo support to my browser and failed. A month ago I tried again, but some crucial things were still missing upstream.
After spending the weekend adding touch context menu support to Servo, I finally managed to get it in a spot where I'm willing to let other people try.
It's not quite ready for release yet, but if testing reveals no issues, I'll hopefully be able to publish a new version in the coming weeks.
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Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (12/2026): Immutable Ambitions
https://linmob.net/weekly-update-12-2026/
#Phosh #Catacomb #Amazfish #SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #PlasmaMobile #postmarketOS #Duranium #GNOME #LinuxMobile #PureOS #Librem5 #PinePhonePro #FuriLabsFLX1 -
Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (12/2026): Immutable Ambitions
https://linmob.net/weekly-update-12-2026/
#Phosh #Catacomb #Amazfish #SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #PlasmaMobile #postmarketOS #Duranium #GNOME #LinuxMobile #PureOS #Librem5 #PinePhonePro #FuriLabsFLX1 -
Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (12/2026): Immutable Ambitions
https://linmob.net/weekly-update-12-2026/
#Phosh #Catacomb #Amazfish #SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #PlasmaMobile #postmarketOS #Duranium #GNOME #LinuxMobile #PureOS #Librem5 #PinePhonePro #FuriLabsFLX1 -
Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (12/2026): Immutable Ambitions
https://linmob.net/weekly-update-12-2026/
#Phosh #Catacomb #Amazfish #SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #PlasmaMobile #postmarketOS #Duranium #GNOME #LinuxMobile #PureOS #Librem5 #PinePhonePro #FuriLabsFLX1 -
Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (12/2026): Immutable Ambitions
https://linmob.net/weekly-update-12-2026/
#Phosh #Catacomb #Amazfish #SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #PlasmaMobile #postmarketOS #Duranium #GNOME #LinuxMobile #PureOS #Librem5 #PinePhonePro #FuriLabsFLX1 -
Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (11/2026): Input, Budgets and Widgets
https://linmob.net/weekly-update-11-2026/
#Phosh #SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #PlasmaMobile #Catacomb #postmarketOS #Mobian #NixOS #PlasmaKeyboard #Stevia #GNOME #LinuxMobile -
Dustin Weaver Reveals the Tormentor’s Twisted Origin in CATACOMB OF TORMENT #11
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https://comiccrusaders.com/comic-books/comic-book-previews/catacomb-of-torment-11-tormentor-origin/
#Catacomb of Torment #11 #EC Comics #Oni Press comics #Dustin Weaver #EC horror comics #horror comic books #EC Comics revival #comic book news #horror anthology comics #Matt Bors #Fabiana Mascolo #Liam Johnson comics #Arjuna Susini #Jorge Fornés #Shawn McManus #Patricia Martín #comic book previews #Comic Crusaders -
Dustin Weaver Reveals the Tormentor’s Twisted Origin in CATACOMB OF TORMENT #11
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https://comiccrusaders.com/comic-books/comic-book-previews/catacomb-of-torment-11-tormentor-origin/
#Catacomb of Torment #11 #EC Comics #Oni Press comics #Dustin Weaver #EC horror comics #horror comic books #EC Comics revival #comic book news #horror anthology comics #Matt Bors #Fabiana Mascolo #Liam Johnson comics #Arjuna Susini #Jorge Fornés #Shawn McManus #Patricia Martín #comic book previews #Comic Crusaders -
Dustin Weaver Reveals the Tormentor’s Twisted Origin in CATACOMB OF TORMENT #11
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https://comiccrusaders.com/comic-books/comic-book-previews/catacomb-of-torment-11-tormentor-origin/
#Catacomb of Torment #11 #EC Comics #Oni Press comics #Dustin Weaver #EC horror comics #horror comic books #EC Comics revival #comic book news #horror anthology comics #Matt Bors #Fabiana Mascolo #Liam Johnson comics #Arjuna Susini #Jorge Fornés #Shawn McManus #Patricia Martín #comic book previews #Comic Crusaders -
Ich hatte ja kürzlich über Catacomb, dem schlanken Desktop für Linux Mobile, geschrieben: https://gnulinux.ch/alte-technik-neue-freude
Nun gibt es tolle neue Weiterentwicklungen. Der Browser Kumo bietet bald die Möglichkeit die Browser-Engine einfach umzuschalten, zwischen Servo und WebKIT. Das finde ich wirklich genial!
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Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (10/2026): Slow Spring
https://linmob.net/weekly-update-10-2026/
#Phosh #SailfishOS #Jolla #UbuntuTouch #postmarketOS #Mobian #ArchLinuxARM #Catacomb #LinuxMobile #PinePhone #Librem5 #FuriLabsFLX1 -
Catacomb's latest 1.3.0 release fixes an interesting issue:
Apparently on the PinePhone (Pro) when disabling `eg25-manager`, libinput generates a bunch of `XF86WakeUp` press/release events, ultimately ending up with the key permanently pressed. Since Catacomb supports multi-key bindings, it wouldn't trigger bindings anymore, since it only looked at the ones with `XF86WakeUp` active.
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Alte Technik, neue Freude
Oder wie es mir gelungen ist, einem alten Linux-Smartphone neues Leben einzuhauchen.
#PinePhone #linuxmobile #catacomb #Alarm #Arch_Linux_ARM #Linux
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Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (09/2026): Sovereign Stacks
https://linmob.net/weekly-update-09-2026/
#Modal #Phosh #SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #ModalCollective #postmarketOS #Catacomb #LinuxMobile #LinuxOnMobile #PlasmaMobile #FuriLabs #FuriOS #Droidian #Mobian -
Novembre – Words of Indigo Review
By Owlswald
Melancholic is the word that best describes the atmospheric sound of Italy’s Novembre. Existing in the dark corners of doom and death metal since their origins as Catacomb in 1990, the group—spearheaded by brothers Carmelo and Giuseppe Orlando—adopted the name Novembre in 1993, spending over three decades fusing their emotive sound of metal aggression and classical composure. Despite being largely underrated, their output includes the acclaimed cornerstone, Novembrine Waltz (2001), and the progressively leaning Materia (2006) and The Blue (2007). Following a prolonged hiatus—and the crucial departure of Giuseppe Orlando—2016’s URSA provided proof of life. While the album had enough trademark characteristics to appease many (like Grymm), it failed to impress me, raising my fears that the Novembre I once loved was gone. The burden of proof now rests on their ninth LP, Words of Indigo, to prove these longstanding veterans still possess their romantic magic.
If you liked URSA, it’s likely you will love Words of Indigo. Despite the nine-year break and additional lineup shifts,1 fresh blood has instilled a dynamism and richness that was missing on URSA. Novembre’s outstanding musicianship explores territories both old and new, delivering phenomenal guitar leads with the group’s familiar romantic passages. Buttery, soothing textures and serene melodies are often undercut by moments of calculated aggression. These elements interlace death, power, rock and doom to build a sonic architecture of musical contrast, constantly ebbing and flowing between tranquil plateaus, cinematic sweeps and energetic torrents. Carmelo Orlando’s mumbling vocals remain prevalent, though they frequently adopt a darker and heavier identity, his blackened rasps matching Novembre’s waves of death metal aggression. Among the rich instrumental additions of piano (“Statua”), saxophone (“Your Holocene”), church bells (“Chisea dell’alba”) and acoustic guitar (“Intervallo”), Words of Indigo evokes an Enslaved-meets-Anathema synthesis, containing considerable depth and a classic sensibility that pays homage to their Italian heritage.
Driven by gloomy, foreboding melodies juxtaposed with transcendent bridges of beauty and serenity, Words of Indigo is a complex emotional landscape, dynamic and rich in its sculpting. “Statua” washes the listener in a sea of layered, solemn progressive tones before its gorgeous, piano-driven end grants a necessary homecoming. “Neptunian Hearts” balances black intensity with beautiful resolving melodies—including one of the best guitar solos on the album—while “House of Rain” uses a brooding vibe, a midpoint solo and beautiful contributions by Ann-Mari Edvardsen (The 3rd & the Mortal) to fuel its delicate crescendo. Even lengthy instrumental “Ipernotte” shifts rapidly from technical tapping and thundering double-bass to a dystopian, crestfallen tone, its chaotic ending mitigated by a percussive and underutilized flamenco guitar. The combined guitar work of Alessio Erriu, Federico Albanese and Carmelo Orlando is arguably Words of Indigo’s engine. Their leads paint a diversely progressive palette of virtuosic shredding (“Brontide”) and Fallujah-like atmospherics (“Sun Magenta”) to flashy power tapping and bright harmonics (“Your Holocene,” “Brontide”), elevating Novembre’s songwriting to the next level.
Faithful to its roots, Words of Indigo retains some of Novembre’s familiar challenges: a tendency toward sonic conformance and Orlando’s persistent use of his signature mumbling vocal technique. As with URSA, the album suffers a bit from mid-point fatigue, as tracks tend to coalesce toward the center, causing my appetite for the remainder to wane. Though not a deal breaker, Words of Indigo’s track sequencing also struggles, presenting as separate pieces rather than a cohesive whole. Minor production choices, such as the unnecessary fade-out/fade-in ending of “House of Rain,” compound this segmentation. However, Words of Indigo is certainly better paced than its predecessor, with a superior variety of tempos, vocals and instrumental additions that help keep the songwriting interesting. Finally, Orlando’s characteristic delivery—highlighted on tracks like “Sun Magenta,” “Post Poetic,” and “Your Holocene”—remains divisive, directly eroding the vitality of the songwriting by distracting from the superior instrumentation.
Words of Indigo marks Novembre’s definitive return following yet another long hiatus and lineup change and it delivers on nearly every front. It’s dynamic and richly textured, weaving the group’s familiar characteristics into a sonic tapestry defined by compelling, adventurous guitar leads. While clunky at times, Words of Indigo signals a new phase for Novembre, successfully positioning them not just as underappreciated doom and death metal mainstays, but as artists intent on consistently reimagining their core identity. This complex, nuanced emotional landscape absolutely warrants your attention and has firmly rekindled my intrigue for what is hopefully to come.
Rating: Very Good!
DR: 7 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: Peaceville Records
Websites: novembre2.bandcamp.com/music | novembre.co.uk | facebook.com/Novembre1941#
Releases Worldwide: November 7th, 2025#2025 #35 #Anathema #Catacomb #DoomMetal #Enslaved #Fallujah #ItalianMetal #Nov25 #Novembre #PeacevilleRecords #ProgressiveMetal #Review #Reviews #The3rdTheMortal #WordsOfIndigo
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Novembre – Words of Indigo Review
By Owlswald
Melancholic is the word that best describes the atmospheric sound of Italy’s Novembre. Existing in the dark corners of doom and death metal since their origins as Catacomb in 1990, the group—spearheaded by brothers Carmelo and Giuseppe Orlando—adopted the name Novembre in 1993, spending over three decades fusing their emotive sound of metal aggression and classical composure. Despite being largely underrated, their output includes the acclaimed cornerstone, Novembrine Waltz (2001), and the progressively leaning Materia (2006) and The Blue (2007). Following a prolonged hiatus—and the crucial departure of Giuseppe Orlando—2016’s URSA provided proof of life. While the album had enough trademark characteristics to appease many (like Grymm), it failed to impress me, raising my fears that the Novembre I once loved was gone. The burden of proof now rests on their ninth LP, Words of Indigo, to prove these longstanding veterans still possess their romantic magic.
If you liked URSA, it’s likely you will love Words of Indigo. Despite the nine-year break and additional lineup shifts,1 fresh blood has instilled a dynamism and richness that was missing on URSA. Novembre’s outstanding musicianship explores territories both old and new, delivering phenomenal guitar leads with the group’s familiar romantic passages. Buttery, soothing textures and serene melodies are often undercut by moments of calculated aggression. These elements interlace death, power, rock and doom to build a sonic architecture of musical contrast, constantly ebbing and flowing between tranquil plateaus, cinematic sweeps and energetic torrents. Carmelo Orlando’s mumbling vocals remain prevalent, though they frequently adopt a darker and heavier identity, his blackened rasps matching Novembre’s waves of death metal aggression. Among the rich instrumental additions of piano (“Statua”), saxophone (“Your Holocene”), church bells (“Chisea dell’alba”) and acoustic guitar (“Intervallo”), Words of Indigo evokes an Enslaved-meets-Anathema synthesis, containing considerable depth and a classic sensibility that pays homage to their Italian heritage.
Driven by gloomy, foreboding melodies juxtaposed with transcendent bridges of beauty and serenity, Words of Indigo is a complex emotional landscape, dynamic and rich in its sculpting. “Statua” washes the listener in a sea of layered, solemn progressive tones before its gorgeous, piano-driven end grants a necessary homecoming. “Neptunian Hearts” balances black intensity with beautiful resolving melodies—including one of the best guitar solos on the album—while “House of Rain” uses a brooding vibe, a midpoint solo and beautiful contributions by Ann-Mari Edvardsen (The 3rd & the Mortal) to fuel its delicate crescendo. Even lengthy instrumental “Ipernotte” shifts rapidly from technical tapping and thundering double-bass to a dystopian, crestfallen tone, its chaotic ending mitigated by a percussive and underutilized flamenco guitar. The combined guitar work of Alessio Erriu, Federico Albanese and Carmelo Orlando is arguably Words of Indigo’s engine. Their leads paint a diversely progressive palette of virtuosic shredding (“Brontide”) and Fallujah-like atmospherics (“Sun Magenta”) to flashy power tapping and bright harmonics (“Your Holocene,” “Brontide”), elevating Novembre’s songwriting to the next level.
Faithful to its roots, Words of Indigo retains some of Novembre’s familiar challenges: a tendency toward sonic conformance and Orlando’s persistent use of his signature mumbling vocal technique. As with URSA, the album suffers a bit from mid-point fatigue, as tracks tend to coalesce toward the center, causing my appetite for the remainder to wane. Though not a deal breaker, Words of Indigo’s track sequencing also struggles, presenting as separate pieces rather than a cohesive whole. Minor production choices, such as the unnecessary fade-out/fade-in ending of “House of Rain,” compound this segmentation. However, Words of Indigo is certainly better paced than its predecessor, with a superior variety of tempos, vocals and instrumental additions that help keep the songwriting interesting. Finally, Orlando’s characteristic delivery—highlighted on tracks like “Sun Magenta,” “Post Poetic,” and “Your Holocene”—remains divisive, directly eroding the vitality of the songwriting by distracting from the superior instrumentation.
Words of Indigo marks Novembre’s definitive return following yet another long hiatus and lineup change and it delivers on nearly every front. It’s dynamic and richly textured, weaving the group’s familiar characteristics into a sonic tapestry defined by compelling, adventurous guitar leads. While clunky at times, Words of Indigo signals a new phase for Novembre, successfully positioning them not just as underappreciated doom and death metal mainstays, but as artists intent on consistently reimagining their core identity. This complex, nuanced emotional landscape absolutely warrants your attention and has firmly rekindled my intrigue for what is hopefully to come.
Rating: Very Good!
DR: 7 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: Peaceville Records
Websites: novembre2.bandcamp.com/music | novembre.co.uk | facebook.com/Novembre1941#
Releases Worldwide: November 7th, 2025#2025 #35 #Anathema #Catacomb #DoomMetal #Enslaved #Fallujah #ItalianMetal #Nov25 #Novembre #PeacevilleRecords #ProgressiveMetal #Review #Reviews #The3rdTheMortal #WordsOfIndigo
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A nice Sunday read about the Euphoria Retreat located besides the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Mystras, an important Byzantine landmark in Greece.
On the Deca Architecture website their project is explained with beautiful pictures, design and concept choices, including images of the construction of this stunning looking spa.
https://deca.gr/project/euphoria/
#sundayart #sundayread #silentsunday #architecture #mystras #unesco #worldheritage #catacomb #sparta #cypress #spherical #space #byzantine #well