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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 09, 2023

Slax Linux Gets Enhanced Session Management and Boot Parameter Options
Slax Linux creator and maintainer Tomas Matejicek announced new versions of his tiny and portable GNU/Linux distribution, bringing various enhancements and bug fixes.
Open Hardware: Purism, ZimaBlade, Raspberry Pi, Sipeed, and Arduino
Hacker-friendly gadgets
Debian 12.2 “Bookworm” Released with 117 Bug Fixes and 52 Security Updates
The Debian Project announced today the release and general availability of Debian 12.2 as the second ISO update to the latest Debian GNU/Linux 12 “Bookworm” operating system series.
All Things Open: A Look Back by Christine Hall
Two new posts
Proton 8.0-4 Released with Support for More Windows Games on Linux
Valve released today Proton 8.0-4 as the latest version of this open-source compatibility tool for Steam Play based on Wine and additional components that enable Linux users to play Windows games.
 
Security Leftovers
From past weekend and past week
Red Hat Leftovers
Mostly corporate cruft for now
today's howtos
many howtos from Sunday and the past week
Latest Issue of PCLinuxOS Magazine
Some highlights
The Sinister Six Strike Again
Now, we have a sinister six working tirelessly against GNU Linux, but mainly against us users.
Red Hat vs. SUSE: How do these Linux distributions stack up?
Deciding between Red Hat and SUSE may not seem simple, but comparing training, pricing and certifications should help companies understand which would best suit their employees.
Linux 6.6-rc5
Things are back to normal, and we have a networking pull this week
VLC 3.0.19 Improves AV1 HDR Support with Software Decoding, Fixes Linux Issues
The popular VLC Media Player open-source media player software has been updated to version 3.0.19, a release that comes almost a year after VLC 3.0.18 with numerous improvements and bug fixes.
Android Leftovers
Thousands of Android TV boxes infected with dangerous malware linked to fraud
Sweet Home 3D, a Sketchup Alternative with Great Community
This article will show you how to install it on Ubuntu and a glimpse of what its purposes are for
Flatpak Fans Will Want to Install This Neat New Tool
Flatpak fans will want to check out Warehouse
Audiocasts/Shows: YouTube Videos, FLOSS Weekly, and The Linux Link Tech Show
mostly new videos
today's leftovers
3 more stories
Free and Open Source Software Lists, Overviews
half a dozen new ones
Programming Leftovers
R and more
Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi Pico, Pixhawk, ESP32, RISC-V
Devices and such in the news
Windows TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) at MGM
the breach will cost it about $100 million
BSD: p2k23 and shutting up about headless systems
Some BSD news for today
today's howtos
4 howtos for now
Android Leftovers
One UI 6/Android 14 beta comes to the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Flip 5
5 Essential Tools to Remember Linux Commands
With these helpful tools by your side, searching for the correct Linux command to do something becomes a cinch
today's howtos
some more howtos for this morning
Another Debian Release, Stable and Oldstable
2 releases
Today in Techrights
one day's articles
37 Years, No Security Incidents
During my (almost) 12 years at Sirius I witnessed several security breaches
today's howtos
only 5 more howtos for now
The 11 Best Raspberry Pi Operating Systems for Different Uses
You don’t have to stick to the official Raspberry Pi OS on your single-board computer. There are lots of OS options for different use cases.
News is for People, Not for Money
we don't do this for money
Our Gemini Capsule Now Hosted From the United Kingdom
The World Wide Web (WWW) is still a thing, but it's mostly for bloated 'webapps' now
Recently Here at Tux Machines...
2 days' posts
Try Our Gemini Capsule, It's Ready (With More to Come)
all the latest entries are there and the navigation links function correctly

Other Recent Techrights' Posts

Freedom, Not Fame, is His Goal
pursuit of money can be not only tiring but also involve abandoning one's freedom
 
Microsoft Layoffs in October 2026
Microsoft is a market leader. In NDAs.
Links 08/09/2026: "The Green Revolution Has Failed Africa" and Palantir/Microsoft Harming NHS
Links for the day
Microsoft's Silent Layoffs Are the New Normal at Microsoft
Microsoft has a ton of layoffs all the time, but the media isn't mentioning those as no WARN notices get issued
SLAPP Censorship - Part 175 Out of 200: Implicit and Explicit Coalition Against the UK's SLAPP Industry
SRA recognises the problem
Further Transparency Problems at the EPO
The EPO was never meant to be profitable
Gemini Links 08/09/2026: "Everything Must Go", Announcing Perigee, and Presentations in a Browser
Links for the day
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Monday, September 07, 2026
IRC logs for Monday, September 07, 2026
Alleged Manager at IBM Says "[t]here are likely to be a lot (and I meant, A LOT) of RAs before December."
"We’re getting pressure from above to put some team members on PIPs."
Links 07/09/2026: Amazon Cargo Plane Crash, .org/.net/.com Domains Considered Risky
Links for the day
Gemini Links 07/09/2026: Cheese, Text-based Life, and Icons in Swaybar
Links for the day
Links 07/09/2026: Slop Trashes Memory of Parton, Flock Surveillance Infuriates Everyone
Links for the day
Getting Better After 20 Years
Exactly two months from now this site is turning 20
EPO Hiding Cocainegate and Abandoning Transparency (Even Access to Very Basic Information is Denied)
The EPO isn't just becoming like a private for-profit corporation. It's also becoming more secretive.
Richard Stallman Has Resurrected Lost Updates
We didn't ask about it
SLAPP Censorship - Part 174 Out of 200: Cascading Scandals and a Path Towards Much-Needed, Long-Awaited Reform
Reform the UK's law, not "Reform UK"
EPO's Gema Requena Sempere (PD People) Contacted Regarding Children With Disabilities
In the coming week we may be in fruitful contact with some media regarding EPO scandals
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
Gemini Links 07/09/2026: Music Composition, Free Stuff, and Self-hosting Git Repos
Links for the day
IRC Proceedings: Sunday, September 06, 2026
IRC logs for Sunday, September 06, 2026
People Who Enforce the GPL Banned From Linux Foundation Board (After Bribes From Prolific GPL Violators), Now They're Banned From Giving Talks at Events
about the "LF" ('Linux' Foundation)
Gemini Links 06/09/2026: The Slop Plagiarism 'Holy War' (Hype, Scam, Scheme), Burning CD-Rs, and Hardcopy Mono
Links for the day
Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Inaction and Incompetence - Part IV - Insufficient Resources in the Face of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) by Lawyers
it's about 120KG
OpenStreetMap is the Future, Dictatorship is the Past
OpenStreetMap helped us check maps for transport, various overlays with addresses, and there was 0% reliance on GAFAM or "Google" anything
Silent Layoffs, Cool-down, and Cool-off: How GAFAM and IBM Operate (the Law Doesn't Apply to Them)
Laws? What laws?
How Strikes at the European Patent Office Are Seen by Striking Staff in Berlin, Germany
We have some more EPO scandals to cover later this year and next year
Association for Computing Machinery Cites Techrights in Relation to GemText and Gemini Protocol
published yesterday, Open Access
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Links for the day
Gemini Links 06/09/2026: Avoiding 'Smart' 'Phones' and Setting up Gemini for the First Time
Links for the day
Links 06/09/2026: Sabotage by Slop and "What Happens If 'Open' 'AI' Dies?"
Links for the day
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"We also allowed a lethal monoculture to fester"
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In the next part we'll begin looking at correspondence with the SRA
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Trying to prevent the public from finding out the criminal stuff that went on, resulting in many deaths
Canonical (or Ubuntu) Rejecting IRC Isn't the Widespread Trend
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) adoption still growing by some yardsticks
SLAPP Censorship - Part 173 Out of 200: Two Years
It was exactly 2 years ago that we filed lawsuits against Garrett
Linux of America
We could not help but notice GNU/Linux in North America yesterday
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Saturday, September 05, 2026
IRC logs for Saturday, September 05, 2026
Gemini Links 06/09/2026: Internet Limiting (Limited Time Allotted) and Solar MiniServer
Links for the day
Eight Months of Strikes in EPO, Organised by the Staff Union (SUEPO) Also in Berlin
In Berlin, only one member of staff voted against the action plan