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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 27, 2023

Updated This Past Day

1. 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

2. GPL and Whistleblowers

   Eben Moglen stands with Snowden

3. TUXEDO Sirius 16 Unveiled as TUXEDO’s First All-AMD Linux Gaming Laptop

   TUXEDO Sirius 16 announced as TUXEDO Computers’ first all-AMD Linux gaming laptop featuring AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS and AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT.

4. MiniDebConf Cambridge Reports

   2 repors from Andrew Cater

   New

5. Nations Where Microsoft Windows Falls to Almost Single-Digit Market Share

   In many parts of the world Windows is already becoming a rarer sight

6. Don't Let the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) 'Cancel' the People Who Made GNU/Linux

   Corporate money buying influence and agenda

7. Four Weeks

   GNU/Linux and BSD can save them some money, but more importantly, it can help change their perspective on life

8. today's leftovers

   4 more articles for now

9. Today in Techrights

   Some of the latest articles

10. DistroWatch Archive Shows Declining Interest in Ubuntu, Growing Popularity of Other Rising Stars

    It's actually a healthy shift of power, akin to elections

11. Android Leftovers

    Assistant At a Glance widget crashing on various Android phones

12. 10 best Linux App alternatives

    If you're moving from Windows to Linux, there are several alternative apps that will boost your computing experience

13. Radxa ROCK 3B Rockchip RK3568 SBC combines Pico-ITX and Raspberry Pi form factors

    Radxa currently provides Debian 11 “Bullseye” and Ubuntu 22.04 “Jammy” images for the Rock 5B board

14. Blue Recorder, Linux Screencast App, Ported to GTK4

    GNOME Shell’s built-in screen recording feature is perfect at capturing short clips but when you need to record longer sessions you should use a dedicated screen recording app

15. FriendlyELEC CM3588 NAS Kit comes with four M.2 Key-M 2280 PCIe Gen 3 x1 sockets

    FriendlyELEC provides Debian 11, Ubuntu 22.04, Android 12 TV, FriendlyWrt 21.02/23.05 (OpenWrt forks), and OpenMediaVault images, all based on a fairly recent Linux 6.1 LTS kernel

16. Review: GhostBSD 23.10.1

    GhostBSD is a desktop-oriented operating system based on FreeBSD

17. Linux 6.7-rc3

    By Linus Torvalds

18. PipeWire 1.0 Arrives as First Major Release

    PipeWire 1.0 is here! Explore the significant updates and improvements to this modern Linux audio solution for creators and users.

19. Meet LACT: Linux AMDGPU Controller Tool for AMD GPU Users

    Check out the LACT - Linux AMDGPU Controller Tool with features like overclocking, fan curve control, and more for a seamless experience.

20. Tux Machines Turns 19.5 a Fortnight From Now

    June 10 will be our anniversary. The next one is 20.

21. Data Breaches and Windows TCO

    Mostly Windows incidents

22. OpenSSL 3.2

    The major changes and known issues for the 3.2 branch of the OpenSSL toolkit are summarised

23. Android Leftovers

    Cyber Monday Phone Deals: Google Pixel 8, Android, and More

24. PipeWire Hits 1.0.0 with Improved JACK and Buffer Optimizations

    Revamped PipeWire 1.0.0 delivers memfd/dma-buf leak resolutions, improved JACK port handling, and more

25. BSD Stories and News

    Including Wayland assessment

26. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers

    Net and FOSS links

27. Likely Back Doors and Microsoft Windows TCO

    half a dozen links

28. Kernel IPIs and Linux Security Summit 2023 Videos

    linux stories

29. Games: Humble's Skybound Games Bundle and Godot 4.2 RC 2

    2 gaming stories

30. Software: LACT, Burp Suite, and WhatsApp for GNU/Linux

    Some FOSS picks

31. today's howtos

    not so many today

32. Programming Leftovers

    Python, shell, and more

33. Retro and Open Hardware: Motorola and Raspberry Pi Copycats

    modding heavens?

34. Container Curse and Update on Incus

    2 posts containers

35. PipeWire 1.0 “El Presidente” Officially Released, This Is What’s New

    PipeWire 1.0 has been released today as a major update to this modern software for handling audio and video streams and hardware on Linux systems.

36. Android Leftovers

    Every Google app updated for Android tablets, foldables

37. Holidays Almost Over (Slow News)

    The holiday in the US (or the long weekend) is almost over, so we expect news to pick up pace again some time around Tuesday morning

38. What It Takes To Make A Raspberry Pi Killer

    The folks at Raspberry Pi are riding on a bit of a wave at the moment, with the launch of the Pi 5 with its PCIe and RP1 peripheral chip

39. OpenMandriva Lx 5.0 Is Out as the Last KDE Plasma 5 Release, Powered by Linux 6.6 LTS

    OpenMandriva Lx 5.0 distribution is now available for download as the last major OpenMandriva Lx release featuring the KDE Plasma 5 desktop environment.

40. 20 Best Free and Open Source Python Visualization Packages

    All of them are released under an open source license