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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 08, 2023

Updated This Past Day

1. Fedora Linux 39 Is Now Available for Download, Powered by Linux Kernel 6.5

   After several delays, the Fedora Project released today Fedora Linux 39 as the latest stable version of this Red Hat-sponsored GNU/Linux distribution for the masses.

2. 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

3. GhostBSD 23.10.1 Now Available

   I am pleased to announce the release of GhostBSD 23.10.1!

4. Linux.com: Just Two Updates in 40 Days (Now Run by Jason Perlow From Microsoft and IBM)

   the ageist from Microsoft

5. LXQt 1.4 Desktop Environment Officially Released, This Is What’s New

   The LXQt project announced today the release of LXQt 1.4 as the latest stable version of this lightweight desktop environment for GNU/Linux distributions written in Qt.

6. 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

   New

7. Today in Techrights

   one day's articles

8. Security Leftovers

   half a dozen links for the night

9. Chinese Isolation From the West is Working Well for GNU/Linux Adoption

   GNU/Linux usage is growing rapidly in China

10. GIMP 2.10.36 Released with Support for ASE & ACB Palettes, New Gradient, and More

    GIMP 2.10.36 open-source, free, and cross-platform image editing software has been officially released today as a new maintenance update to the GIMP 2.10 series.

11. elementary OS 8 to Ship with Wayland by Default, Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

    The year of the Wayland desktop is almost here and elementary OS is the last distribution to announce plans for switching to Wayland by default with its next major release, elementary OS 8.

12. today's leftovers

    3 more links

13. Security, FUD, and Windows TCO

    many reports and misinformation too

14. Programming Leftovers

    many leftovers here

15. Microsoft Abuses and Lies

    5 new articles

16. Audiocasts/Shows: Late Night Linux and Mozilla IRL (Promoting Buzzwords, As Usual)

    2 new episodes

17. EasyOS: Kernel 5.15.137 and NVIDIA SFS compiled

    New EasyOS release soon

18. Open Hardware and Devices: Raspberry Pi, RISC-V, Arduino, and More

    Hardware side news

19. Canonical Focus on Buzzwords and Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter

    2 stories from Ubuntu camp

20. Red Hat and Fedora News and Spin

    The IBM camp

21. CloudNativePG 1.21.1, 1.20.4 and 1.19.6 and PostgreSQL Encryption

    Some postgres news

22. Firefox Development Outsourced to Microsoft/NSA GitHub (Proprietary), Firefox-Based Tor Browser 13.0.3 is Out for Android

    Mozilla at it again

23. GoReleaser v1.22, Wikipedia Reader 1.1, and More Software

    4 software links

24. 'Linux' Foundation is pushing 'attestations' (DRM), preventing users running programs of choice

    More Sigstore stuff

25. today's howtos

    many howtos for the day

26. Upgrade to Fedora 39 from Fedora 38 Workstation (GUI and CLI)

    https://www.debugpoint.com/upgrade-fedora-39-from-fedora-38/

27. Fedora 39 Officially Released: This is What's New

    Fedora 39 release brings you GNOME 45, streamlined Qt theming, official Azure Cloud support, and numerous updates.

28. Garuda KDE Dr460nized might be the coolest-looking Linux distro available

    If the aesthetics of your computing environment is just as important as the efficiency and reliability

29. Top 5 Most Stable Linux Distros in 2023 (Download Links)

    If you are wondering why the term “stable” comes with a GNU/Linux operating system or distro then it is due to the availability of many of these variations per the requirement of the user

30. Android Leftovers

    MediaTek drops efficient cores in Dimensity 9300 Cortex-X4/A720 mobile SoC

31. 5 best Linux distributions in 2023

    Thinking about switching from MacOS, Windows, or ChromeOS to Linux? You have a ton of distributions or "flavors" of the OS to choose from

32. Results of Use Case Survey Published

    The openSUSE Project ran a use-case survey during the month of October and results are now available via a 254-page report and a summary of the survey’s findings is on the community’s wiki

33. Matrix-based Element plots move from Apache 2.0 to AGPLv3

    The change means a fork of two server projects: Synapse - an open source Matrix homeserver – and Dendrite – a second-generation Matrix homeserver intended as a more scalable, reliable and efficient alternative to Synapse

34. Games: Dumpster Diving, EmulationStation, Snacktorio, and More

    8 stories from Liam Dawe on Monday

35. Today in Techrights

    one day's articles

36. 5 best Linux distributions in 2023

    you can't forget about Linux

37. Impression Image Writer Adds In-App Distro Downloads

    Impression is a excellent image writing tool for Linux desktops, and with its latest release it’s become even more useful

38. GSConnect Extension Updated to Support GNOME 45

    A new version of GSConnect, the GNOME Shell extension that integrates with KDE Connect, is now available — and it supports GNOME 45

39. Intel NUC 13 Pro Mini PC Running Linux: Gaming

    This is a multi-part blog looking at an Intel NUC 13 Pro Mini PC running Linux

40. LXQt 1.4.0 Desktop: Best New Features

    A new version of the popular lightweight desktop environment LXQt 1.4.0 is now out. Here's what's new.

41. Transform Your KDE Plasma Desktop into a Work of Art! Explore the Mondrian Theme.

    Give your KDE Plasma desktop an artistic look with the new Mondrian theme with abstract lines & colours.

42. Misogynistic Attacks on Tux Machines Less Than a Day Before Techrights Started Explosive New Series, Based on Suppressed Information Received to be Released

    yesterday we received yet more agitations

43. Security and Windows TCO

    The cost of Windows

44. Reducing Raspberry Pi 5’s power consumption by 140x

    By default, the Raspberry Pi 5 (like the Pi 4 before it) leaves the SoC powered up (just in a shutdown state) when you shut down the Pi

45. Open Hardware: Respberry Pi, Arduino, and More

    another half a dozen new stories

46. Security: Debian, Apple, and Microsoft

    4 stories

47. today's leftovers

    half a dozen articles of various lengths

48. Programming Leftovers

    Python and more

49. Events: Ubuntu Summit 2023 and Meet the Kdenlive team in Zürich

    2 short stories

50. Tomeu Vizoso and Dave Airlie on Their Latest Linux Graphics Work

    Two new reports

51. Games: Text Adventure Documentary, Android Games, and More

    4 stories related to games

52. Software: Evernote Alternatives, FreeTube, Fastfetch, and More

    On applications for GNU/Linux

53. today's howtos

    many howtos for today

54. Devices: Rockchip, RISC-V, ZimaCube, Open source hardware (OSHW)

    Linux-friendly hardware

55. Vero V is here

    Today, after half a decade of constant work and some interruptions to the supply chain due to a global pandemic

56. I'm giving up on Enterprise Linux on the desktop

    three years ago, I reluctantly replaced my Slackware Linux installations with the offerings from Linux Enterprise providers Canonical and Red Hat

57. today's howtos

    only 5 for now

58. Security and Windows TCO Leftovers

    Mostly Windows

59. Growing Interest in GNU/Linux and BSDs

    Up to 4% in Malaysian desktops/laptops last month

60. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: November 5th, 2023

    The 161st installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on November 5th, 2023.

61. System Cleaner BleachBit Sees First Release in 2 Years

    BleachBit, the popular free system cleaner, has just released a major update — its first since 2021

62. Android Leftovers

    i.MX 8M Plus SBC with Dual GbE & TSN support

63. Roadmap to elementary OS 8: Goals & Release Details

    Find out what to expect as the elementary OS team shifts its focus to OS 8.

64. LXQt 1.4.0 lightweight Qt Linux desktop environment is here

    The LXQt team has officially unveiled LXQt 1.4.0, marking a significant step forward for the “Lightweight Qt Desktop Environment

65. IPFire 2.27 - Core Update 181 is available for testing

    It is time to test the latest version of IPFire

66. Review: Porteus 5.01

    Porteus is a fast, portable and modular live CD/USB distribution based on Slackware Linux

67. today's leftovers

    Red Hat, programming, and more

68. PCLinuxOS Magazine Looks at Applications

    3 new articles

69. ReactOS Project Newsletter 103 - Late 2023 news

    just out

70. Install Debian 12 "Bookworm": Step-by-Step for Beginners [+Dual Boot]

    Learn how to install Debian 12 "Bookworm" as standalone and dual-boot system.

71. Security and Windows TCO

    Some stories and more

72. Our Gift for the Season

    So what took so long?