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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 18, 2023

Updated This Past Day

1. EasyOS Kirkstone-series version 5.6.1 released

   We were discussing Firefox versus Chromium on the forum

2. Calibre 7.0 E-Book Manager Introduces New Notes Feature, Support for Audio EPUBs

   Calibre developer Kovid Goyal announced today the release and general availability of Calibre 7.0 as the latest stable version and a major update to this powerful, free, open-source, and cross-platform e-book management software.

3. Wireshark 4.2 Packet Analyzer Adds Support For HTTP/3

   Wireshark 4.2 introduces smarter display filter autocomplete, avoiding invalid syntax for more efficient network analysis

4. FFmpeg 6.1 “Heaviside” Released with VAAPI AV1 Encoder, HW Vulkan Decoding

   FFmpeg 6.1 open-source multimedia framework has been released today as a major update that brings new features, new decoders, new filters, and many other changes.

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. HandBrake 1.7 Released with AMD VCN AV1 and NVIDIA NVENC AV1 Encoders

   HandBrake 1.7 has been released today as a major update to this open-source, free, and cross-platform video transcoder application for GNU/Linux.

   New

7. Today in Techrights

   one day's articles

8. today's howtos

   some howtos for Friday

9. today's leftovers

   a few assorted links and video

10. Windows TCO (Security Issues)

    incidentrs and high costs of ownership (TCO), not even ownership

11. Audiocasts/Shows: Linux in the Ham Shack and BSDNow

    2 new episodes

12. Unveiling the Life Stories of Linux Innovators

    Linux, the open-source operating system that powers millions of devices worldwide

13. Oppo starts rolling out ColorOS based on Android 14

    Chinese smartphone vendor Oppo says it has begun rolling out ColorOS 14, its variant based on Android 14, to its 600 million active users

14. Tuning the Linux kernel with AI, according to ByteDance

    ByteDance has a proposal to make this easier

15. It’s Official: Linux Kernel 6.6 Will Be LTS, Supported Until December 2026

    In another unexpected turn of events, the latest Linux 6.6 kernel series has been officially marked as LTS (Long Term Support) on the kernel.org website with a predicted life expectancy of at least three years.

16. Allwinner VPU gets open-source H264 hardware video encoder Linux driver

    Bootlin’s Linux kernel support for H.264 video encoding with the Allwinner V3/V3s/S3 platforms consists of patchsets on top of the mainline Linux Cedrus driver

17. mesa 23.3.0-rc4

    As always, if you find any issues please report them

18. Software doing what you want, not what you say

    The KDE launcher also isn’t doing anything fancy; it’s matching on metadata associated with the launcher

19. BSD: OpenSMTPD, FreeBSD packages routine, and more

    BSD news

20. Open Hardware/Modding and Linux Devices

    Raspberry Pi 5, MIKROE, and more

21. Programming Leftovers

    R, Java, Shell...

22. Rust 1.74.0

    New release

23. The Web and Free, Libre Software

    Some FOSS in relation to the WWW

24. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers

    FOSS news, misc.

25. Events: libcurl, WordPress, and Capitole du Libre 2023

    Some FOSS highlights

26. Linux Kernel 6.6 Officially Confirmed as an LTS

    Last month saw the release of the Linux 6.6 kernel, a big update jam-packed with new features, hardware support, security enhancements, and performance improvements

27. Gear, Frameworks, Kernel updates in Tumbleweed

    A large amount of software updates made it into openSUSE Tumbleweed snapshots this week

28. 6 Best Free and Open Source Linux Electronic Medical Records Software

    Open source EMR software has an important role to play

29. Games: Core Keeper, Bzzzt, art of rally, and More

    half a dozen new stories from Liam Dawe

30. Kubernetes and Servers

    5 related stories

31. today's howtos

    only 5 for now

32. Is Bing Dead?

    ChatGPT not doing anything for Bing

33. More Security Leftovers and Microsoft Problems

    Security links, part II

34. How to Install LXQt 1.4 on Lubuntu 22.04 LTS

    Learn how to install the latest LXQt 1.4 desktop environment using backport PPA in Lubuntu 22.04.

35. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO

    also some FUD

36. today's leftovers

    3 more links

37. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers

    FSF, Tor, and more

38. 12 Best Time Tracking Software for Linux Desktop

    Time tracking software can be an effective solution to enhance productivity and control time expenses

39. Programming Leftovers

    R, Rust, and more

40. Red Hat: Proprietary (Secretive) Hardware as 'Security', Flathub, Red Hat Working With Lockheed Martin, Pagure Exporter

    Some IBM news

41. Scientists use Raspberry Pi and Raspberry Pi Now in Google's Pocket, Too

    A pair of reports about Raspberry Pi

42. New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients and 13 Best Distributions for Gaming on Linux

    2 new articles about games

43. Windows TCO

    Cost of Microsoft mindset

44. Barry Kauler on EasyOS Development

    3 new updates

45. LXQt 1.4 Desktop Arrives for Lubuntu 23.10 Users, Here’s How to Install It

    The Lubuntu developers have decided to backport the LXQt 1.4 desktop environment to the latest Lubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur) release.

46. Kernel: Torvalds, Bootlin, CMRR Variable Refresh Rate Feature

    3 new stories

47. Release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3

    RHEL release

48. Steam Deck OLED Is Now Available to Order with HDR Display and Bigger Battery

    Valve today officially released the Steam Deck OLED Linux-powered gaming handheld that brings a bigger screen with high dynamic range (HDR) support, a bigger battery, and more.

49. Android Leftovers

    Android's new Private Space feature could let you hide apps and data on your phone

50. Five things to consider when switching to Linux Mint

    A guide to what you'll need to think about if you switch your old laptops to Linux Mint

51. today's howtos

    many howtos for the day

52. Canonical releases new low-touch, open-source cloud solution

    Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has released MicroCloud, which is a low-touch private cloud any business can use

53. What makes a Linux distro light?

    It's a Swiss Army knife that can do anything and that's part of its definition

54. today's leftovers

    GNU/Linux, BSD, and more

55. Applications for GNU/Linux

    5 assorted FOSS stories

56. CodeWeavers CrossOver 23.6 and Black Friday Bundle

    New release

57. Peter Czanik and syslog-ng News

    3 links

58. Cautionary Tale About Microsoft and VSCode

    proprietary junk

59. Security Leftovers

    Security-related stories

60. Hands-On with MX Linux 23 on Raspberry Pi 5

    MX Linux 23 is coming to the Raspberry Pi as the team announced today the first alpha version of an updated MX Linux respin image for the tiny single-board computer.

61. Windows Total Cost of Ownership (Data/System Breaches)

    Microsoft breaking things

62. Kubernetes Resource Limits and Major Changes in Kubernetes 1.29

    Some Kubernetes news from the official blog

63. Games: Steam Deck, SteamOS, Anima Flux, and More

    7 posts by Liam Dawe

64. Android Leftovers

    My favourite affordable Android phone is even cheaper in Google's Black Friday sale

65. Kernel: New in LWN (Outside the Paywall) and Rust Burden

    Some kernel news

66. Lubuntu 22.04 LTS Users Can Now Install the LXQt 1.4 Desktop, Here’s How

    Lubuntu developer Simon Quigley informs us today about the availability of the latest LXQt 1.4 desktop environment for users of the long-term supported Lubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) operating system series.

67. Kdenlive Sprint Recap – November 2023

    The Kdenlive team met last weekend in Zürich for a sprint. Many topics were discussed, here is a quick overview of what we did

68. Programming Leftovers

    Python and more

69. Linux Foundation Openwashing Subgroups

    some new ones

70. Red Hat/Servers: F39 Elections, Fedora Magazine, Kubernetes, and Qubes

    mostly IBM and derivatives

71. Nordic introduces nRF7002 EK WiFi 6 Arduino Shield, nRF7000 SSID-based Wi-Fi locationing chip

    But as noted by Hackster.io, Nordic also just released a Linux driver for nRF70 chips and tested with a Raspberry Pi 4 running Ubuntu 22.04 64-bit connected to the nRF7002 EK through an interposer board

72. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and Arduino

    3 stories/projects

73. today's howtos

    morning batch of howtos

74. How to Emulate macOS Interface on your Linux System

    This guide compiles various methods to give your preferred Linux distribution a makeover with a macOS theme

75. The Linux Scheduler And How It Handles More Cores

    Did the Linux developers make an egregious error more than a decade ago that has crippled Linux performance to this day

76. OBS Studio 30 Released with Support for Intel QSV H264, HEVC, and AV1 on Linux

    OBS Studio 30 is now available for download coming with exciting new features, as well as numerous other changes and bug fixes for this popular free and open-source screencasting and streaming app.

77. Banana Pi teases RK3588-powered Single Board Computer with dual 2.5GbE

    The product announcement indicates that the Banana Pi BPI-M7 board will support Debian Buster, Android 12 and Linux Kernel 5.10

78. Haiku Activity & Contract Report, October 2023

    his report covers hrev57309 through hrev57363 (again a bit of a shorter month than average.)