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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 30, 2023

Updated This Past Day

1. Open source email pioneer Roundcube joins the Nextcloud family

   We are thrilled to announce that Roundcube project has found a new home with Nextcloud

2. Google Purging Many Accounts: My Experience

   a rant about Google

3. Links 30/11/2023: Google Purging Many Accounts and Content (to Save Money), Finland Fully Seals Border With Russia

   Links for the day

4. Red Hat’s RHEL 10 will Phase Out Xorg in Favor of Wayland

   RHEL 10’s plan reveals Wayland’s dominance in future Linux releases, focusing on enhanced display features

5. Paru 2.0 Arch’s AUR Helper Is a Major Update After Long Hiatus

   Revamped Paru 2.0 enhances Arch Linux package management with superior PKGBUILD repo support, interactive commands, and system updates

6. PeerTube Gets Better Features Than YouTube With Version 6 Release

   Ever wanted to run your video platform free from the clutches of Big Tech?

7. Northern Africa: GNU/Linux at About 3% on Desktops and Laptops, Android Reduces Microsoft Windows to Very Little

   a consistent downward trend for Microsoft

8. Richard Stallman: Releasing Free Software If You Work at a University

   Date: 2021/10/01

9. 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

10. 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.

11. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO

    5 stories

    New

12. today's leftovers

    5 more stories

13. Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi and “AirGradient ONE”

    2 CNX articles

14. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO

    Microsoft among the main culprits

15. Kernel Articles in LWN

    4 new articles liberated from paywall moments ago

16. Fractal 5: Linux Matrix Messaging App Level-Up with GTK 4 and Rust SDK

    Matrix messaging app for GNOME gets an upgrade with GTK4, Rust SDK, and more.

17. Latest Steam Client Update Improves Steam Overlay for CS2 and Other Games on Linux

    Valve released today a new stable Steam Client update that brings various improvements for Linux gamers, as well as a couple of new features and numerous bug fixes.

18. Kernel and Graphics Leftovers

    3 more stories

19. Open Hardware and Linux-centric Hardware

    another half dozen

20. Arduino and Raspberry Pi Projects

    half a dozen new stories

21. coreboot 4.22 & 4.22.01 have been released

    The next release is planned for the 19th of February, 2024

22. Servers: Omnios Server and Kubernetes

    Some back end stuff

23. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO

    mostly the latter

24. Programming Leftovers

    Rust, Perl, and much more

25. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software: Eleutheria, Digital Public Goods Alliance Meeting, and Openwashing by OSI

    Some FOSS links

26. New Steam Games with Native Linux Clients with Retro Commander and Sand:Box - 2023-11-29 Edition

    Between 2023-11-22 and 2023-11-29 there were 16 New Steam games released with Native GNU/Linux clients

27. Mozilla Firefox: Tor Browser 13.5a2 and Open extensions on Firefox for Android

    Some Firefox news

28. Armbian 23.11 Released with Linux Kernel 6.6 LTS and Support for New Devices

    The Armbian project announced today the release and general availability of Armbian 23.11 as the latest version of this GNU/Linux distribution tailored for ARM-powered embedded devices.

29. Events: FOSDEM, Free Software Directory Meeting, and IETF 118

    4 new links

30. Audiocasts/Shows: Linux Matters and Coder Radio

    Two new episodes

31. Lists of GNU/Linux Software and Reflections on Version 4.5.0 of syslog-ng

    Some software news

32. today's howtos

    many howtos for Wednesday

33. 4MLinux 44 Adds System-Wide VA-API Support, Improves Printing Support

    4MLinux creator Zbigniew Konojacki announced today the release and general availability for download of a new stable and major release of his independent and lightweight GNU/Linux distribution, 4MLinux 44.

34. The Free Software Foundation's (FSF) International Day Against DRM

    new press release for IDAD

35. Mesa 23.3 Linux Graphics Stack Brings the NVK Vulkan Driver for NVIDIA Hardware

    The Mesa 3D Project announced today the release and general availability of Mesa 23.3 as the latest version of this open-source graphics stack for GNU/Linux distributions and other platforms.

36. KDE Plasma 6 Desktop Environment Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing

    The KDE Project released today the first beta version of the upcoming KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment for public testing three weeks after the alpha development milestone.

37. Cinnamon 6.0 Desktop Environment Arrives with Initial Wayland Support

    Work on the Cinnamon 6.0 is over and the final release landed today on GitHub, so it’s my pleasure to guide you guys through some of the most important changes included in this major update.

38. Android Leftovers

    Firefox for Android is getting over 400 more extensions in December

39. Fedora Workstation 39 and beyond

    I have not been so active for a while with writing these Fedora Workstation updates and part of the reason was that I felt I was beginning to repeat myself a lot

40. Android Leftovers

    5 Best upcoming Android games in 2024

41. today's howtos

    technical posts

42. Games: Dredge, Steam, and More

    half a dozen posts, mostly by Liam Dawe

43. Stable kernels: Linux 6.6.3, Linux 6.5.13, Linux 6.1.64, Linux 5.15.140, Linux 5.10.202, Linux 5.4.262, Linux 4.19.300, and Linux 4.14.331

    I'm announcing the release of the 6.6.3 kernel

44. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

45. Tails 5.20 Brings Latest Tor Browser, Ditches AdGuard Filter List

    Tails 5.20 release enhanced privacy with the Tor Browser 13.0.4 update and improved email security with Thunderbird 115.5.0

46. Varia is a Brand New Download Manager for Linux

    Varia is a new, open-source download manager for Linux based on Aria2, a powerful command-line download utility

47. 14 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Music Players

    Linux has many music tools which offer enhanced functionality and integration with internet music services

48. Off-Theme Presents: Shades of Purple

    One unexpected week-long break later (sorry)… in the third installment of Off-Theme, let’s have a taste of a global theme with a rather eye-grabbing set of shades

49. today's leftovers

    FSF, IBM, and more

50. More Security Incidents, Patches, and Microsoft Windows TCO

    Windows leads to breaches

51. Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter and Other Canonical/Ubuntu News

    5 links for today

52. Insider Tips for Buying a New Personal Computer

    Consider the Benefits of Linux and Chromebooks

53. Support for AMD’s next-gen GPUs has been spotted in recent Linux patches

    Previous patches referred to the GPUs as GFX10 and GFX10.2

54. Proprietary Qt Releases and 'Free' Samples for Schools

    Some Qt news

55. Red Hat Plans to Retire X.Org Server in RHEL 10

    Red Hat announces the removal of X.Org Server in RHEL 10, signalling a strategic move towards a more secure, feature-rich graphical environment with Wayland.

56. Programming Leftovers

    Python, KDE, and more

57. New or Updates Lists of GNU/Linux

    4 lists and one ASUSTOR Data Master review

58. Linux Devices and Projects/Products: FriendlyELEC, Raspberry Pi, Arduino

    Open Hardware and such

59. today's howtos

    few for now

60. Ultramarine Linux 39 Review: Fedora for Everyone

    A review of Ultramarine Linux 39, which brings the Fedora 39 base, the latest Kernel and customized desktops.

61. weston 13.0.0

    This is the official release for weston 13.0.0

62. Switcheroo - Simple & Modern GTK4 Image Converter for Linux

    Looking for app to convert your photo images into other formats? Try Switcheroo.

63. Linux Kernel 6.5 Reaches End of Life, It’s Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.6 LTS

    Linux kernel 6.5 reached end of life and all users are now recommended to upgrade their system to the latest Linux 6.6 LTS kernel as soon as possible.

64. Android Leftovers

    Google Messages Gets Support for Ultra HDR

65. Let’s talk about Fairphone’s work in the Congo

    There has been a lot of social media buzz over the last few weeks on a myriad of issues related to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

66. today's howtos

    many howtos for the day

67. 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

68. Microsoft, Worthless Chatbots (Misframed as "AI") and Windows Cost of Ownership (TCO)

    some Microsoft stuff

69. Programming Leftovers

    5 links for today's coding section

70. today's leftovers

    5 articles/topics

71. Audiocasts/Shows: Destination Linux, Linux Saloon, Linux in the Ham Shack, Linux User Space, Late Night Linux, WordPress Briefing

    half a dozen new episodes

72. today's howtos

    only 4 more for the time being

73. This week in KDE: the Plasma 6 feature freeze approaches

    At this point nearly all the planned features for Plasma 6 are done

74. Games: Poker, Steam, and More

    mostly by Liam Dawe

75. Economic Downturn is Good for (or Favours) BSDs and GNU/Linux

    we're likely to witness growing adoption of distros, especially in developing nations

76. Android Leftovers

    Extend the Lifespan of Your Android Phone Battery with These Tips

77. Plans for Next Month and Next Year

    December starts this week

78. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles