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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 04, 2023

Updated This Past Day

1. Proposed European Electronic ID Law Raises Concerns

   The harmonisation of standards for electronic identification across the EU should normally be soporific enough to send even the most Club-Mate-hyped hacker straight to sleep

2. Android Leftovers

   Android Phone Running Slow? Check Out These 7 Tips and Help Give Your Phone a Boost

3. Security Leftovers

   half a dozen updates/news

4. PostgreSQL: Credcheck version 2.3 released

   This release is a maintenance release to fix a major issue with the "whitelist" feature

5. New Horizons for EL: OpenELA Publishes Package Sources

   Bright future for Enterprise Linux with OpenELA’s RHEL-compatible sources for packages now available. More is on the way

6. It’s Final: Fedora 40 to Offer Plasma 6, Drops X11 Entirely

   FESCo members voted 6+1 to include KDE Plasma 6 with Wayland as the only desktop mode available in Fedora 40

7. Audacity 3.4 Released with Music Workflows, New Exporter, and More

   Audacity 3.4 open-source, free, and cross-platform audio editor software has been released today as a major update that introduces several new features and many improvements.

8. Canonical Choosing War and Microsoft

   Ubuntu much?

9. PSPP 2.0.0-pre3 has been released

   I'm very pleased to announce the release of a new version of GNU PSPP

10. LibreOffice 7.5.8 Is Here as the Last Update in the Series, Upgrade to LibreOffice 7.6 Now

    The Document Foundation announced today LibreOffice 7.5.8 as the eighth and last maintenance update for the LibreOffice 7.5 series of this open-source, cross-platform, and free office suite.

11. $150 BeagleV-Fire SBC features Microchip PolarFire RISC-V SoC FPGA, support BeagleBone capes

    Microchip PolarFire RISC-V SoC FPGA was one of the first Linux-compatible RISC-V SoCs and was found in pricey boards such as the Icicle and TySOM-M-MPFS250 development boards

12. Raspberry PI OS: upgrading and cross-grading

    It's doable, but worth the cost

13. Immutable Distro Nitrux 3.1 Brings Revamped Upgrade Utility, Latest KDE Software

    Nitrux 3.1 is out now as the latest ISO snapshot for this immutable, systemd-free, and KDE-oriented GNU/Linux distribution.

    New

14. Today in Techrights

    one day's articles

15. today's leftovers

    half a dozen links

16. How browsers zoom text and curl coasters

    2 stories about Web Browsers/Web Servers

17. Security Leftovers

    4 stories

18. Red Hat's Friday Five — November 3, 2023: A Pool of Red Hat-Funded Propaganda, Spin, and More Bait/Traps

    5 links from redhat.com today

19. LibreSSL 3.8.2 Released

    A new stable release of LibreSSL is out, and should be arriving on a mirror near you shortly

20. Software Leftovers

    many picks

21. today's leftovers

    Wayland, IBM, and more

22. Open Hardware: Arduino and Raspberry Pi

    Electronics embedded in elastomer enabled this exotic dress and more

23. Scarlett Gately Moore on KDE neon and interview with KDE’s lead propagandist

    A big thank you goes to my parents this week for contributing to my survival fund

24. today's howtos

    many howtos

25. Let's Talk OS 8

    This point release concludes our feature focus on the OS 7 series and development focus has now shifted to OS 8!

26. 8 Websites Linux Users Should Have bookmarked

    Here's the list of my favorite Linux websites. Perhaps you'll like them too

27. This week in KDE: Plasma 6 Alpha approaches

    Time has a way of creeping up, and the Plasma 6 alpha release is in two days

28. Software that supports your body should always respect your freedom

    Software that controls your body should always respect your freedom

29. Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Digital Color Meter

    We recommend the best free and open source alternatives

30. Libreboot 20231101 released!

    This new release, Libreboot 20231101, released today 1 November 2023, is a new testing release of Libreboot

31. Ubuntu Core Snapdeck

    Ubuntu Core Desktop is an immutable, secure and modular desktop operating system. It’s (apparently) coming to a desktop near you next year

32. Ubuntu: Intel, Core, Pro, and T-Shirt

    4 stories

33. Putting Raspberry Pi OS through its paces

    The French Ubuntu community is celebrating the release of Ubuntu 23.10 in style, with the launch of a brand new t-shirt

34. today's howtos

    5 howtos for today

35. today's leftovers

    Fedora, BSD, and programming

36. Sparky 7.1-RC1 armhf - arm64

    targeted to the single board mini computers Raspberry Pi

37. Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More

    8 new stories

38. Updating GNOME shell extensions to GNOME 45

    It takes some time to arrive to the final user

39. Software for GNU/Linux and Some Free Software

    a roundup of posts

40. Security Leftovers

    in relation to GNU/Linux and beyond

41. Mozilla: Firefox Nightly, Firefox in OpenEmbedded, SUMO, and Localization

    Some Firefox news

42. today's howtos

    many more howtos for Friday

43. Qt6 Work by Jonathan Riddell: KUserFeedback 1.3.0, Phonon 4.12.0 and Phonon-VLC 0.12.0, libqaccessibilityclient 0.5.0

    version adds the option to build it for Qt 6

44. today's howtos

    mostly from 2 sites

45. Android Leftovers

    6 new Android games released in October 2023 — From Wizard of Legend to Reverse: 1999

46. Programming Leftovers

    C, Python, and more

47. Software: Tor Browser, Package Managers, and Kubernetes

    three more articles

48. Desktop Environments: Xfce4 in OpenBSD and Bringing dwm Shortcuts to GNOME

    a pair of technical stories

49. KQuickImageEditor 0.3.0 and Kirigami Adddons 0.12 alpha

    Two new releases are out in preparation of the first alpha release or the February Megarelease

50. Security Leftovers

    17 stories, mostly from or by DataBreaches

51. Microsoft's Latest Misinformation/Disinformation Scandal

    3 stories

52. Devices and Open Hardware or Retro

    5 stories more

53. Windows TCO (Security Calamities)

    Some breaches and such

54. Mozi is Dead

    Mozi Botnet Likely Killed by Its Creators

55. Why You Should Write Your Own Static Site Generator

    And oh boy do I love it

56. Why FreeBSD: Metify to Showcase How Moving to FreeBSD Enhanced Two New Products

    The FreeBSD Vendor Summit always provides an excellent opportunity to learn more about how and why companies are using FreeBSD

57. today's howtos

    only 5 howtos for now

58. Games: Aaron Honeycutt, Steam Client, and More

    8 stories from Liam Dawe and others

59. Embedian solutions integrate i.MX8M Plus processors

    Additionally, Embedian provides comprehensive software support for these products, including Yocto Project compatibility, Debian 11 Bullseye integration, and Android 11 support

60. Install and Use Kvantum Themes in KDE Plasma

    Learn how you can install and use Kvantum themes in any KDE Plasma desktop.

61. Firefox, hiredis, Strace updates in Tumbleweed

    Snapshots of openSUSE Tumbleweed this week have been frequent with a fair amount of software packages arriving in each snapshot

62. Today in Techrights

    one day's articles