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Doug Burks

@dougburks.bsky.social
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Founder and CEO of Security Onion Solutions. I post mostly about Security Onion, SO-CRATES, and OhMyDebn. Believer, husband, father.

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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
There are no good excuses left. You can actually have your perfect laptop!
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Linux because a closed-source OS is still like buying a car with the hood welded shut. And because the hood isn't welded shut, AI can help you customize your Linux distro, troubleshoot issues, and build the exact tools you need!
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Why this combo works: • Build quality that feels premium • Powerful CPU but stays quiet under normal use • Keyboard and trackpad that just feel right • Beautiful screen • Hardware switches that kill the webcam and mic • Modular ports (including 10G Ethernet)
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
What’s your perfect laptop? I'll start: Framework 13 Pro + Linux Mint + OhMyDebn + AI
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Release notes: ohmydebn.org/release-note...
ohmydebn.org
Release Notes - OhMyDebn
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Linux, refined. 🐧 OhMyDebn 4.11.0 turns your Debian-based distro into a polished Cinnamon desktop: optional tiling, 23 themes, AI coding agents one keypress away. In this release: 32 fixes and 7 app updates.
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Linux, refined. 🐧 OhMyDebn 4.10.0 turns your Debian-based distro into a polished Cinnamon desktop: automatic tiling, 23 themes, AI coding agents one keypress away. New: Raspberry Pi OS on regular PCs. Which distro would you try it on? ohmydebn.org/release-note...
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Check it out at so-crates.org
so-crates.org
SO-CRATES
Security Onion Containerized Rapid Analysis of Threats, Evil, and Sus
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
On Saturday, somebody asked if SO-CRATES could analyze email in .eml format. It's now included in SO-CRATES 4.4!
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
OhMyDebn 4.9 is out 🎉 • Now on MX Linux & Pop!_OS • Neovim ready offline, matching all 23 themes • New AI agents: Grok Build, Oh My Pi, T3 Code • Firmware updates + a smarter doctor A debonair Linux desktop for power users.
OhMyDebn 4.9 release graphic. Large "4.9" above "Linux, refined. A debonair Linux desktop for power users." In front, an OhMyDebn 4.9.0 desktop with a Yosemite wallpaper and terminal windows; behind it, four desktops in other color themes, labeled "23 themes · one keystroke." New in 4.9: now on MX Linux and Pop!_OS; Neovim ready offline with plugins preinstalled; three new AI agents, Grok Build, Oh My Pi and T3 Code; doctor, firmware updates and update channels. ohmydebn.org.
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
For a longer demo, check out so-crates.org
so-crates.org
SO-CRATES
Security Onion Containerized Rapid Analysis of Threats, Evil, and Sus
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
SO-CRATES 4.3 is live 🔥 Offline CyberChef is now built in. Drop a pcap, log, or binary. Pivot raw payloads, extracted files, or a selected blob straight into CyberChef - no internet, no truncated bytes, Magic already applied.
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Security Onion @securityonion.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Good morning, Rocket City! If you're at the National Cyber Summit in Huntsville this week, stop by booth 813 to see the Security Onion Solutions team and learn more about the best network monitoring and threat hunting platform out there. See you soon!
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Check it out at ohmydebn.org
ohmydebn.org
OhMyDebn: A Debonair Linux Desktop for Power Users
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Component updates: - Update aether to 4.30.0 - Update herdr to 0.9.1 - Update OpenCode to 1.18.32 - Update pi to 0.87.0 - Update SO-CRATES to 4.2.0 - Update ttfx to 0.3.3
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Improvements (continued): - Change default browser from chromium to Brave Origin for new installations - Update ohmydebn-logo color palette when theme changes - ohmydebn-theme-set should restart btop without changing window position
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Improvements: - Check 3-window tiling and make sure window close animations are working correctly - Make sure that ohmydebn skills are available to all coding agents - Improve ohmydebn-update-gui
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Additions: - Add Codex CLI as another AI coding agent option - Add optional Remote Desktop service - Add ohmydebn-doctor - Add ability to customize keybindings via file
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
OhMyDebn 4.8.0 now supports: - Debian 13 - Linux Mint and LMDE - Ubuntu 24.04 and 26.04 - Kali - Devuan Excalibur and LCOS
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
PROBLEM: Devuan and LCOS distros do not support Omarchy themes or tiling SOLUTION: Install OhMyDebn 4.8.0
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Check out the new splash page at so-crates.org
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
What's new: - DNS Heuristics is quieter and more trustworthy with fewer false positives - Clearer upload errors, stickier warnings, better timeouts - Full keyboard reach: samples, drop zone, theme tiles, dialogs - Security hardening for local instances + reverse-proxy/cloud setups
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
SO-CRATES 4.2.0 is live! The single-container analyzer for PCAPs, logs, and binaries just got sharper, safer, and a lot nicer to live in.
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
so-crates.org
so-crates.org
SO-CRATES
Security Onion Containerized Rapid Analysis of Threats, Evil, and Sus
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I've never had a project get to 2M downloads this fast! Thanks for all the interest in SO-CRATES!
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Want to see what everyone is downloading? so-crates.org
so-crates.org
SO-CRATES
Security Onion Containerized Rapid Analysis of Threats, Evil, and Sus
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
So close to 2M downloads of SO-CRATES!
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Other changes: - Update herdr to 0.9.0 - Update cliamp to 2.2.0 - Update ohmydebn-menu and make Style a menu - Update ohmydebn-menu and add new Setup menu - Update OpenCode to 1.18.30 - Update gum to 2.0.1 - Update lazygit to 0.65.1 - Fix package removal scripts
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
OhMyDebn 4.7.0 now available! Major features in this release: - new scrollable tiling option (like Niri) - new graphical frontend for ohmydebn-update - speed test GUIs now use theme colors
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
PROBLEM: Cinnamon desktop does not include advanced tiling options like Hyprland and Niri SOLUTION: Use AI to add whatever tiling options you want!
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Security Onion @securityonion.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
HOTFIX released! We have released a hotfix to this week's 3.3.0 release to fix two issues:
blog.securityonion.net
Security Onion 3.3.0 Hotfix 20260911 Now Available!
Earlier this week, we released Security Onion 3.3.0: https://blog.securityonion.net/2026/09/security-onion-330-now-available.html Today we a...
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Security Onion @securityonion.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Security Onion 3.3.0 is now available, including improvements to the new Agentic AI functionality, updated components, better Logstash tuning options, and more! Blog post with all of the details is in the comments. It's time to make some soup!
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
To celebrate the release of OhMyDebn 4.6.0, we now have a new splash page at ohmydebn.org Docs can now be found at ohmydebn.org/docs
ohmydebn.org
OhMyDebn: A Debonair Linux Desktop for Power Users
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Fixes: - Fix webapp sessions - Fix ohmydebn-terminal so that it no longer hard codes the window title
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Updated components: - Update cliamp to 2.0.1 - Update OpenCode to 1.18.29 - Update fastfetch to 2.68.1 - Update pi to 0.85.1 - Update lazygit to 0.65.0
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Additions in this release: - Add support for Ubuntu 24.04/26.04 - Add a herdr terminal - Add a tmux terminal
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
OhMyDebn 4.6.0 is now available! OhMyDebn is a debonair Linux desktop for power users. It gives you the stability of the Debian or Ubuntu distros, the ease of use of the Cinnamon desktop, and the power of AI, containers, and virtualization.
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Have you ever wanted Omarchy themes or tiling on Linux Mint, Kali, or Debian? Here ya go! OhMyDebn 4.5.0 now available with LOTS of improvements! - options for automatic window tiling - speed tests for network and disk - support for Linux Mint - updated menu system
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Omarchy themes on Kali Linux? Yup! OhMyDebn 4.4.0 is now available! Highlights: Allow installing on Kali Linux Add Pi coding agent as optional installation Theme carousel should support selecting a theme by typing its name
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Just in time for BSides Greenville this weekend! If you're planning on attending, don't miss my talk on SO-CRATES!
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
SO-CRATES 4.1 is now available! SO-CRATES is a standalone web application for analyzing pcap files, log files, and binary files. Lots of great features in this release including DNS Heuristics, Community ID, Correlation, and TLS Fingerprinting!
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
OhMyDebn 4.3.0 now available! OhMyDebn is a debonair Linux desktop for power users. Tons of improvements in this release including new preview carousel for themes and backgrounds and 1-click access to over 3,000 other themes!
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
SO-CRATES 4 is now available! SO-CRATES is a standalone web application for analyzing pcap files, log files, and binary files. LOTS of great features in this release including alert acknowledgement, keyboard navigation, and animated backgrounds for fun themes!
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
lol
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
lol do I have to eat vegemite?
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
also: ✅Adds option to install Brave Origin ✅Adds option to install Codex (ChatGPT) ✅Adds option to install rclone ✅Adds option to install Tailscale ✅Migrates from tte to ttfx
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
OhMyDebn 4.2.0 now available! ✅Updates cliamp to 1.63.0 ✅Updates Google Chrome installation to use ohmydebn-google-chrome-stable-install ✅Updates OpenCode to 1.18.16 ✅Updates SO-CRATES to 3.2.0 continued...
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
WOW! 6,412 downloads since this morning's release of SO-CRATES 3.2 and that brings us to 1 million total downloads! Thanks for your support and keep those downloads coming!
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
SO-CRATES 3.2 is now available! Another BIG release but here are the highlights: - Includes AI Summaries and Playbooks - New pivot menu - More rulesets and tuning options Check it out and let me know what you think in the comments below!
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Doug Burks @dougburks.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Hope to see you there!
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