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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 15, 2023

Updated This Past Day

1. Why Ubuntu 23.10 ISOs Have Been Temporarily Withdrawn

   Due to the hate speech found in some of the translations in the Ubuntu 23.10 desktop installer, the ISOs were withdrawn from the mirrors

2. Microsoft gives unexpected tutorial on how to install Linux

   You may need it – Windows 10 is no longer a free upgrade

3. Mullvad Browser is a Tor Browser without a Tor Network

   prioritizes privacy by minimizing tracking and fingerprinting

4. Russian tech firm Astra Linux plans October IPO on Moscow Exchange

   Russian technology company Astra Linux on Monday said it was planning to list its shares on Moscow Exchange this month in an initial public offering (IPO), potentially breathing some life into Russia's moribund equity capital markets.

5. DebConf23 Coverage From Jonathan McDowell and Jonathan Carter

   Two reports

6. Microsoft Tax Evasion

   More on that

7. Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur) Officially Released with Linux 6.5 and GNOME 45

   Canonical officially released today the Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur) operating system, which comes with some of the latest GNU/Linux technologies, improved hardware support, and many other changes.

8. GNOME Is Taking Steps Towards Dropping X11

   Significant changes for the GNOME! Merge requests opened to end X.Org (X11) session support, moving to a Wayland-only environment

9. Raspberry Pi OS Is Now Based on Debian Bookworm, Supports Raspberry Pi 5

   The Raspberry Pi Foundation released today a new version of its Debian-based Raspberry Pi OS distribution for Raspberry Pi single-board computers that brings a new Bookworm base and some major changes.

10. OpenWrt 23.05.0 - First Stable Release

    The OpenWrt community is proud to announce the first stable release of the OpenWrt 23.05 stable series.

11. GPG, RubyGems, Kernel update in Tumbleweed

    a variety of package updates

    New

12. Today in Techrights

    one day's articles

13. Programming and HowTos

    4 more for now

14. Open Hardware: SparkFun, Raspberry Pi 5, Arduino and More

    Devices and such

15. Steam Proton game compatibility report 2023

    Behold, a super-enthusiastic article about my success with using the Steam Proton compatibility layer to play Windows-native titles in Linux

16. This Week in GNOME and Scarlett Gately Moore's KDE Work

    Some desktop work

17. Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update and New Apps of LinuxPhoneApps.org

    GNU/Linux on phones

18. Security Leftovers

    Security links

19. M5Stack Cardputer

    a pair of articles

20. Audiocasts/Shows: Linux Saloon, Sudo Show, Destination Linux

    4 episodes

21. Red Hat Leftovers

    Mostly corporate fluff

22. today's howtos

    many from the past day and week

23. EasyOS Kirkstone-series version 5.5.5 released

    Kernel, Limine and TV Panel version bump, new process utilities, return to NetworkManager

24. The Wine development release 8.18 is now available.

    The Wine development site's news

25. Perl Programming Leftovers

    From the Perl site

26. EuroLinux 8.9 beta released

    On October 10, we released version 8.9 beta of the EuroLinux operating system, which lets you test technical innovations and compatibility with the upcoming EuroLinux 8.

27. FreeBSD 14.0-RC1 Now Available

    The first RC build of the 14.0-RELEASE release cycle is now available

28. Shows and Videos: The Linux Link Tech Show, FLOSS Weekly, and Invidious

    Aral Balkan and more

29. New Videos About Ubuntu

    half a dozen new videos

30. Android Leftovers

    8 best pedometer and step counter apps

31. Linux Kernel 6.1 LTS Becomes SLTS with 10 Years of Support

    Linux Kernel 6.1 LTS gets a decade of support through the Civil Infrastructure Platform and its super-long-term stable (SLTS) kernel program

32. Back to Debian After a Decade of CentOS (IBM's B is for Business, Not Science and Technology)

    the B in IBM stands for "Business"

33. KNotifications on Android 13

    With Android 13 applications need to request permissions to show notifications in the same way you’d need to request permissions to access say the camera or the calendar

34. How I learned to stop worrying and love the CoreOS

    It’s quite clear that I’ve been on a CoreOS blogging streak lately

35. How I became obsolete

    It’s Saturday morning, 6:00 and I can’t sleep. My mind has decided to start functioning

36. Arch Linux’s October 2023 ISO Release Brings Linux 6.5, Installer Improvements

    Arch Linux’s October 2023 ISO release is now available for download powered by a new kernel and featuring a much-improved installer that offers new features and fixes bugs.

37. today's howtos

    only 3 more for now

38. Games: SteamOS, fheroes2, Godot, and More

    half a dozen articles

39. Because You Can: Linux On An Arduino Uno

    There are a few “Will it run” tropes when it comes to microcontrollers, one for example is “Will it run Doom?“, while another is “Will it run Linux

40. Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Adobe Scan

    Adobe Scan is proprietary software. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives

41. This week in KDE: colorblindness correction filters

    This week there’s a lot of news on the accessibility front in particular

42. Linux might be your best bet for heightening your desktop computer security

    Cybersecurity matters

43. Focusrite Extends Help to Linux Developer to Enable Driver Support

    Even though Linux as a desktop platform is evolving fast, it is still a choice for few music producers compared to Windows and macOS

44. Distributions' and Operating Systems' Development: OpenEmbedded and HaikuOS

    Developers' updates

45. Red Hat and Fedora: Qubes OS 4.2.0-rc4, Community Platform Engineering Report, PHP, OpenELA, and Fedora ELN Rebuild Strategy

    IBM et al

46. Programming Leftovers

    Python and more

47. Ubuntu and Server Leftovers

    Server articles and some Ubuntu-related links

48. MariaDB’s Bad Week: Layoffs and an End to Azure Support

    It's not a great week for MariaDB

49. Devices: Orange Pi 5, Raspberry Pi Pico, and Arduino

    miniature world of Open Hardware

50. F10 for accessibility in KF6!

    We now have a new KStandardShortcut

51. Microsoft, Proprietary, and Blackboxes ("AI")

    Mostly Microsoft focused

52. Events: ATO, Linux Plumbers Conference, and KDAB Training Day

    3 new posts/updates

53. Security Leftovers

    Reproducible Builds and much more

54. today's howtos

    many howtos for the evening

55. PipeWire 1.0 RC2

    This is the second 1.0 release candidate that is API and ABI compatible with previous 0.3.x releases

56. David Cantrell: rpminspect-1.12.1 released

    The last release was in March of 2023

57. OpenZFS 2.2 Released with Linux 6.5 Support, Block Cloning, and More

    OpenZFS 2.2 advanced file system and volume manager has been released today with support for the latest Linux kernel series, as well as various new features.

58. Resources is a New, Modern System Monitor for Linux

    The System Monitor app Ubuntu comes with with does an okay job of letting you monitor system resources and oversee running processes — but it does look dated

59. Today in Techrights

    one day's articles

60. Why Tux Machines is Hosted From the United Kingdom

    This site was transferred to us in October 2013

61. Happier and Freer

    We're generally a lot happier

62. Worse Than Racism in Latest Ubuntu: Digital Restrictions (DRM) and Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Junk

    Russian controversy ought not be the biggest one

63. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers

    FOSS links

64. Android Leftovers

    Google Chrome on Android gets a big security boost! Users can delete recent browsing history swiftly

65. Open Hardware: RISC-V, Raspberry Pi 5, and More

    Hardware for hacking

66. New release: Tor Browser 13.0

    Tor Browser 13.0 is now available

67. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO

    incidents and more

68. Leap 15.5 issue with Radeon RX 7000 series and amdgpu driver

    Upcoming Quarterly Update 1 for SLES 15 SP5 contains Bug 1215802

69. Linux Security Modules

    Linux security modules are kernel modules that provide a framework for implementing mandatory access control (more on this soon) on various resources inside our Linux system

70. today's howtos

    5 more for now

71. Games: Counter-Strike 2, Linux GPU Performance, and Trouble in Microsoft Mono Land (Unity)

    3 stories for today

72. Q3 Firefox Linux update

    Let’s highlight some updates of Firefox development from Linux perspective for last three months

73. Games: Return to Monkey Island on Nintendo Switch and Valve Issues

    3 items about gaming

74. Fedora Project and Slimbook Collaborate to Deliver New Fedora Slimbook Ultrabook

    Today, the Fedora Project and Slimbook are pleased to announce the Fedora Slimbook, a cutting-edge ultrabook

75. Android Leftovers

    Android working on a Quick Settings tile for swapping active SIM cards for data

76. Overhaul of Thelio internals and new band Theliohead

    System76's commitment to engineering excellence is matched only by its dedication to users' right to repair

77. Will Wayland Finally Replace Xorg For Linux Users? Finally?

    Wayland is the long-in-the-works successor to the X Window system, which is nearly 40 years old

78. Want a secure and simple Linux experience? I can't recommend Elementary OS 7.1 highly enough

    If you're interested in an operating system that takes your privacy seriously without preventing you from actually getting things done, try Elementary OS

79. today's leftovers

    Servers and more

80. Steam Deck and Arduino Projects

    Devices and such

81. GPL Enforcement Case: Vizio's Summary Judgment Motion

    SFC lawsuit

82. Events: Christine Hall Reminisces All Things Open and LibreOffice at the Software Freedom Law Centre in India

    Some FOSS updates

83. Programming Leftovers

    Tools and releases

84. Installing Debian on the BananaPi M2 Zero and Installing Flatpak and Flathub Repository on Debian 12

    Debian news

85. Security Leftovers

    Reproducible Builds and more

86. Leap Micro 5.5 availability and Leap Micro 5.3 EOL

    A new version of the modern lightweight host operating system Leap Micro 5.5 is now available

87. Microsoft Lies and Liars

    3 new picks

88. Should you de-Google your Fairphone?

    Has this ever happened to you? You’re discussing the new Marvel movie that’s coming out soon with a couple of friends.

89. KDE: FDBuild 0.1, KDE Gear, Porting Codevis to KDE

    KDE-related development

90. Planet Fedora (Red Hat/IBM), Planet GNOME, and Planet Debian, Which Have a Code of Conduct, Offer a Platform to Matt 'Sexual Favours' Garrett

    desperate effort to wrest control of FSF

91. (Updated) Forlinx officially launches RISC-V SoM based on StarFive JH7110

    Forlinx has officially launched their latest System-on-Module, featuring the powerful StarFive JH7110 RISC-V chip

92. 10 Things to Do After Installing Ubuntu 23.10 [With Bonus Tips]

    Here's our recommended list of 10 things after installing Ubuntu 23.10 "Mantic Minotaur" (GNOME edition).

93. openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 Released, Leap Micro 5.3 EOL

    The immutable openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 is out with SELinux enhancements, Quadlet for Podman, and an improved Cockpit management interface.

94. Kernel Level News

    Linux, graphics and more

95. Security Leftovers

    only 4 for now