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posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 04, 2024

Updated This Past Day

1. Microsoft says April Windows updates break VPN connections

   Microsoft has confirmed that the April 2024 Windows security updates break VPN connections across client and server platforms

2. TUXEDO Stellaris 17 Gen6 Linux Laptop Launches with Intel Core i9-14900HX

   Linux hardware vendor TUXEDO Computers announced today the TUXEDO Stellaris 17 Gen6 Linux-powered laptop with an updated Intel Core i9 series processor.

3. LibreELEC (Omega) 12.0

   LibreELEC 12.0 has released as final release, bringing Kodi (Omega) v21.0

4. Windows TCO Stories

   Windows causing problems

   New

5. Events: LinuxFest Northwest Wrap-up, Akademy, Summer of Code

   3 events-related items

6. Security Leftovers

   Security related stories

7. Audiocasts/Shows: DE10-Nano Clone Board, BSD Now, and Openwashing

   3 videos or shows

8. Postgres: pgAdmin 4 v8.6 Released and pgEdge Distributed PostgreSQL Introduces Automatic DDL Replication and Snowflake Sequences for Postgres

   2 psql articles

9. Software: radion, LFCS, Killport, and Benben

   4 items about FOSS

10. today's howtos

    3 howtos

11. Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers

    Some IBM stuff

12. ASPI caught spreading misinformation about open-source software

    It's not often that you find someone writing about open source software and not bothering to make mention of the licences being used

13. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Officially Released, Here’s What’s New

    Red Hat announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 as the fourth update to the latest Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 operating system series adding new and enhanced capabilities.

14. Android Leftovers

    Is Your Android Smartphone At Risk From A ‘Dirty Stream’ Attack?

15. VirtualBox 7.0.18 Resolves Critical Networking Bug

    The just-released VirtualBox 7.0.18 fixes host crashes with bridged networks and brings Linux guest improvements

16. This Extension Adds a Progress Bar to GNOME Shell Media Controls

    Media Progress is a new GNOME Shell extension that adds a real-time progress bar to the MPRIS notification/sound control doohickey that shows in the notification area

17. Poettering announces tool in new systemd version to replace sudo

    Some Debian developers who preferred the older init system, sysVinit, forked the distribution

18. Perens proposes new licence for today's open source world

    Veteran open source advocate Bruce Perens, creator of the open source definition that has provided the rules for open source software for the last 26 years

19. Programming Leftovers

    R, Python, Bash, and more

20. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers

    FOSS leftovers

21. BSD: FreeBSD, BSD on a PC, and OpenBSD

    Some BSD news

22. today's leftovers

    Ubuntu, security, and more

23. Open Hardware: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and More

    4 open hardware picks

24. today's howtos

    second batch of howtos

25. IBM's Red Hat on "AI" Hype, FedRAMP, and OpenShift Virtualization

    4 articles in redhat.com

26. Games: Steam, Proton, and More

    8 new stories for gamers

27. Fwupd 1.9.19 Linux Firmware Updater Supports Acer U32 and Luxshare 7-in-1 Docks

    Richard Hughes announced today a new release of the popular Linux firmware updater utility fwupd, version 1.9.19, that brings support for more devices, as well as various improvements.

28. FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC Running Linux: Installing and Configuring Rhino Linux

    It sounds like an ideal low cost machine to run Linux on the desktop

29. OpenTofu 1.7.0 Rolls Out with Important Enhancements

    OpenTofu 1.7.0 Terraform alternative released with end-to-end state encryption, dynamic functions, and more

30. Free and Open Source Software

    Only free and open source software are eligible for inclusion

31. Collections of Different Linux Distributions

    Because Linux is an open source operating system, combinations of software vary between Linux distros

32. Family of free and friendly open source software

    Or FOFAFOSS. Rolls right off your tongue

33. Stable kernels: Linux 6.8.9, Linux 6.6.30, Linux 6.1.90, Linux 5.15.158, Linux 5.10.216, Linux 5.4.275, and Linux 4.19.313

    I'm announcing the release of the 6.8.9 kernel

34. Programming Leftovers

    Programming related links

35. today's leftovers

    misc. links

36. Open Hardware: Open On-FPGA Debug Interface and RISC-V FPGA for Linux

    for the hackers among us

37. Mozilla: William Durand on His Moziversary and Don Marti on Pandoc

    a couple of personal updates

38. today's howtos

    half a dozen howtos

39. Red Hat and Fedora News

    Misc. stories

40. Security Leftovers

    Security related stories

41. KDE: KOrganizer and Goal Sprint 2024

    Some KDE picks

42. Debian News From the Projects, Developers, Sparky, DPL

    misc. Debian picks

43. Serpent OS: Calm Before The Storm

    It's that time of month again, and we have some details to share with you on boot management, as well as plans for real installs landing in May

44. Today in Techrights

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