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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 15, 2023

Updated This Past Day

1. Unvanquished 0.54.1 is here

   This release is mostly meant as a technical update

2. Kubernetes v1.29: Mandala

   Similar to previous releases, the release of Kubernetes v1.29 introduces new stable, beta, and alpha features

3. LibreOffice Alert: Update Now to Fix Two Critical Vulnerabilities

   Update to the latest version of LibreOffice now (7.6.4 or 7.5.9) to fix two critical vulnerabilities.

4. Microsoft People Control People From Within ('Secure' Boot and BSOD)

   the same old tactic, taking over the rival

5. IBM: Xorg, HashiCorp, and Postfix

   Some Red Hat and IBM stuff

6. KDE Frameworks 5.113.0

   KDE today announces the release of KDE Frameworks 5.113.0

7. Some New Free Software Project Mini-Overviews at Medevel

   some of the more relevant among them

8. today's howtos

   half a dozen for now

   New

9. Games: Steam, Godot, and RetroArch

   Some game-related news

10. Server Leftovers

    Kubernetes, OpenTofu, and traps

11. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers

    FOSS news and mini-reviews

12. Programming Leftovers

    some applications too

13. Bundling Delve on Fedora and time off when you’re paid to work in a community

    Fedora news

14. Qemu Advent Calendar: Xmaton, Super Grub2 Disk, and sectorlisp

    New images

15. PostgreSQL: pgAdmin 4 v8.1 Released

    The pgAdmin Development Team is pleased to announce pgAdmin 4 version 8.1

16. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO

    Target, Canonical, and more

17. Security, Performance, and Interoperability; Introducing FreeBSD 14

    The FreeBSD community is proud to herald the release of FreeBSD 14

18. Manjaro 23.1 “Vulcan” Is Available for Download with GNOME 45, Linux 6.6 LTS

    Manjaro Linux 23.1 is available for download as the first major update in the Manjaro Linux 23 series bringing a newer kernel, newer desktop environments, and updated components to the Arch Linux-based distro.

19. GNOME 44.7 Optimizes Shell Application Search and Improves Performance

    The GNOME Project released today GNOME 44.7 as the seventh maintenance update to the GNOME 44 “Kuala Lumpur” desktop environment series to fix more bugs and performance regressions.

20. Open Hardware: ISAs, ESP32, Arduino, and MagPi (Raspberry Pi)

    Some hardware news

21. today's howtos

    Vitux and others

22. Security Leftovers and Microsoft Deception

    FUD here and there...

23. Web Browsers: Curl and Firefox

    Web news/views

24. Tetris Effect: Connected, Times of Progress, Death Stranding, Emplacement, and MoreTetris Effect: Connected, Times of Progress, Death Stranding, Emplacement, and More

    9 stories from Liam Dawe

25. Fairphone just went platinum… again

    Platinum status, and we have received the highest score ever in our industry

26. Ubuntu 23.04 “Lunar Lobster” to Reach End of Life on January 25th, 2024

    Canonical announced today that the Ubuntu 23.04 “Lunar Lobster” release will reach end-of-life on January 25th, 2024, urging users to upgrade to a newer, supported Ubuntu release.

27. Android Leftovers

    Mozilla Firefox for Android browser brings a ton of new extensions to all users

28. Six ways to make your headphones sound better

    So you bought a new pair of headphones, but you feel there’s something missing in the sound

29. Thank you for supporting the FSF tech team

    First of all, I'd like to express our deep gratitude on behalf of the whole FSF staff for the overwhelming support we received during the recent matching campaign

30. Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar Lobster) reaches End of Life on January 25, 2024

    Ubuntu announced its 23.04 (Lunar Lobster) release almost 9 months ago, on April 20, 2023

31. 14 Best Free and Open Source Linux CRM Software

    Here’s our take on the open source CRM software

32. postmarketOS needs your help

    We'd like to announce that postmarketOS is now accepting donations on Open Collective

33. Fat Finger Shell, Copr, and OBS

    today's leftovers

34. Arduino/Linux on Boards: ESP32, Mixtile, and Fairphone

    Some hardware news

35. Microsoft Antitrust Abuses, Taking Over Domains, Taking Over "Voice of OSI" (Blog of OSI)

    Same evil company, new marketing tactics

36. Free Software and Openwashing Leftovers

    FOSS, LF, and browsers

37. 15 Tips for Debugging Issues in the AMD Display Kernel Driver

    A self-help guide for examining and debugging the AMD display driver within the Linux kernel/DRM subsystem

38. Canonical/Ubuntu Blog on OpenAirInterface and System Performance

    Some Ubuntu news

39. Security Leftovers

    mostly breaches in this batch

40. Microsoft Falling Below 60% in Jamaica's Desktops/Laptops, Below 22% Overall [original]

    Android picked up a lot of market share away from Windows

41. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

42. Qt (proprietary) releases

    Qt Design Studio and Qt for MCUs

43. Security Leftovers

    only 5 stories for now

44. Programming Leftovers

    Rust and more

45. today's leftovers

    Mostly FOSS stuff

46. Audiocasts/Shows: Linux Out Loud, BSD Now, and Bad Volume

    3 new episodes

47. today's howtos

    many howtos for today

48. A MariaDB Primer and MariaDB spins out SkySQL as an independent, database-as-a-service company

    Some mysql/mariadb news

49. Laptop Power Management Issues Still Bug Linux

    It’s still not good enough

50. ’Patch Level’ Univention Corporate Server 5.0-6 Released

    The Germany-based enterprise-focused open-source software company Univention today announced the release of Univention Corporate Server 5.0-6

51. Games: GOG, Fortnite, and Steam

    4 new stories by Liam Dawe

52. Mozilla Planning for MemoryCache Local AI Bot in Firefox

    Learn about MemoryCache, an innovation from Firefox that comes as a browser add-on that integrates a conversational AI assistant.

53. Android Leftovers

    Dreaming of wireless Android Auto? Now is the time to get this popular car adapter

54. 7 Reasons Why You Should Prefer Linux OS

    Whatever your reasons, here are seven compelling arguments why you should embrace Linux instead

55. World Snapshot of Android Against Windows 'Market Share' Around the World [original]

    Windows is getting harder for Microsoft to charge money for

56. Stable kernels: Linux 6.6.7, Linux 6.1.68, Linux 5.15.143, Linux 5.10.204, Linux 5.4.264, Linux 4.19.302, and Linux 4.14.333

    I'm announcing the release of the 6.6.7 kernel

57. Orbbec’s Persee N1 is an all-in-one 3D camera-computer system

    The SDK’s compatibility with the Linux operating system

58. Incus Project Affected by LXD’s Shift to AGPLv3 License

    Incus, a fork of LXD affected by Canonical’s licensing shift

59. Geekbench ML Ported to GNU/Linux

    it now supports Linux

60. My personally handcrafted desktop wallpapers for free as a thank you to all visitors of RealLinuxUser

    We are already in the last weeks of 2023 and the holidays are around the corner

61. Lichee Console 4A RISC-V mini laptop sells for $252 and up

    Sipeed provides both Debian and Android 13 images for the portable computer which you can find on the wiki along with a few more technical details

62. Ubuntu Update Adds Support for 118 New Emoji

    A brown mushroom, a slice of lime, and a fiery phoenix

63. Xorg being removed. What does this mean

    You may have seen the news that Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 plans to remove Xorg

64. Performance engineering on Ubuntu leaps forward with frame pointers by default in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

    Ubuntu’s long standing reputation for performance is rooted in our commitment to delivering the latest code, kernels and compilers

65. GNU/Linux and Linux Foundation Leftovers

    Some Linux links or news

66. Release of IvorySQL 3.0 and Pgpool-II 4.5.0

    posgres releases

67. Devices/Embedded Linux: Timesys, Wind River, and Pimoroni

    Takeover and more

68. Qt Creator 12.0.1 and Adware From Qt (Proprietary Now)

    2 updates from Qt

69. Security and Windows TCO

    incidents and breaches

70. China Launches Satellite with Real-Time Linux Kernel Subsystem Written in Rust

    The Tianyi-33 satellite, launched by China, features a unique dual-kernel architecture with a real-time Linux kernel written in Rust.

71. Security Leftovers

    With Linux focus

72. LWN on Rust and Linux

    Now that paywall has lapsed

73. Debian 12.4 “Bookworm” Released with 94 Bug Fixes and 65 Security Updates

    The Debian Project announced today the release and general availability of Debian 12.4 as the third ISO update to the latest Debian GNU/Linux 12 “Bookworm” operating system series.