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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 05, 2024

Updated This Past Day

1. Linux hits nearly 4% desktop user share on Statcounter

   Looking at December it shows Windows rising too, with macOS dropping down. If we actually take ChromeOS directly into the Linux numbers for December 2023 the overall number would actually be 6.24% (ChromeOS is Linux after all).

2. LinDoz Released

   MakuluLinux LinDoz is now available for download

   New

3. Gnuplot 6.0 Arrives with Advanced Scripting and Functions

   Gnuplot 6.0 takes data exploration to new heights with function blocks, scoped variables, and many built-in functions and array operations.

4. Linux Mint 21.3 EDGE ISO to Ship with Linux 6.5, Addressing Hardware Issues

   While we were hoping to see the Linux Mint 21.3 “Virginia” release under our Christmas trees, the Linux Mint project has published a new monthly update to inform us about the status of the upcoming release and EDGE ISO.

5. Computer science pioneer Niklaus Wirth passes away

   Niklaus Emil Wirth, the creator of Pascal, winner of a Turing award

6. Announcing the ODF Toolkit 0.12.0 release

   ODF is the Open Document Format, the native format used by LibreOffice (and supported by many other apps too)

7. Debian Bookworm and Bullseye Users Receive Important Linux Security Updates

   The Debian Project kicked off 2024 with two important Linux kernel security updates for its supported Debian GNU/Linux 12 “Bookworm” and Debian GNU/Linux 11 “Bullseye” operating system series addressing multiple security vulnerabilities.

8. Devices: The Rise of GNU/Linux in Devices, Raspberry Pi, and More

   3 stories

9. today's leftovers

   a mixture of stories

10. Security Leftovers

    incidents and Windows TCO

11. Audio Software: Audacity and Dopamine

    2 stories

12. today's howtos

    many howtos for today

13. Android Leftovers

    Android owners can snap up three free games in the Google app store today – including ‘addictive’ self-defence game

14. Deepin becomes the first Linux distro to integrate AI features for Photos and IDE

    Deepin is a mysteriously beautiful distribution

15. What to Expect from Vanilla OS 2 Orchid

    Get ready for Vanilla OS 2 Orchid: Currently in alpha, with beta slated for January 30. A fresh wave of features is on the horizon

16. Linux Mint Monthly News – December 2023

    monthly outline

17. Announcing Istio 1.18.7; Support for Istio 1.18 has ended

    New Istio release

18. Announcing NetBSD 10.0 RC2

    The NetBSD Project is pleased to announce NetBSD 10.0 RC2, the second (and probably last) release candidate for the eighteenth major release of the NetBSD operating system.

19. Mozilla pivots towards AI future as Firefox market share declines

    buzzwords for business?

20. Windows TCO Stories

    Cost of Microsoft in use

21. The Best Linux Distribution of 2023 was… The Linux Desktop

    We are here today to reflect on what Linux distributions released in 2023 were the finest as a Linux desktop driver for the average Joe

22. An update on packet drop reasons in Linux

    Since our first blog post on how to retrieve packet drop reasons in the Linux kernel, upstream development of the feature has continued and new additions have been made

23. Gaming only on Linux, one year in

    I have now been playing games only on Linux for a year, and it has been great

24. Writing Docs with Kate

    Kate (KDE Advanced Text Editor) is a Free and Open Source text editor

25. today's leftovers

    today's leftovers by another namel; a few more links for today

26. Programming Leftovers

    Python, R, and more

27. Web Browsers and Proprietary 'AI'-Washing by Microsoft

    a few more links

28. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers

    Some FOSS ideas

29. Open Hardware Leftovers (Including Raspberry Pi 400 in Hospitals!)

    Vintage Stuff and more

30. Games Leftovers

    GNU/Linux and beyond, almost half a dozen

31. KDE Plasma 6 hits initial funding goal

    funding campaign to help bring in more monies

32. technical posts and today's howtos

    mostly howtos

33. Security Leftovers

    patches, incidents, and more

34. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

35. Kernel: Rust, Maestro, and Linux

    Almost everything from LWN