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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 27, 2024

Updated This Past Day

1. The Debian Project mourns the loss of Peter De Schrijver

   The Debian Project mourns the sudden passing of our fellow developer and friend, Peter De Schrijver

2. today's leftovers

   half a dozen more stories

3. Openwashing by Facebook and Hijacking/Misuse of the "Linux" Brand

   the usual deceit

   New

4. OPNsense 24.7 released

   24.7, nicknamed "Thriving Tiger"

5. Release of Ubuntu DesktopPack 24.04 distribution

   Ubuntu*Pack is presented in the form of 10 independent systems with different interfaces: Ubuntu (from Canonical), GNOME, LikeWin (Windows 10 style interface), Budgie, Cinnamon, KDE (Kubuntu), LXqt (Lubuntu), MATE, Unity and Xfce (Xubuntu).

6. Leaving Apple - Google: Welcome /e/OS 2.2 - with Parental Control; Murena Fairphone 4 price drop; Update on "Age of Data: the card game"

   We are excited to announce the release of /e/OS 2.2

7. Android Leftovers

   Did you know Android Auto adapts Galaxy phone’s icon shape

8. Fwupd 1.9.22 Brings Unofficial Raspberry Pi 5 Support

   The latest fwupd 1.9.22 firmware update daemon addresses multiple bugs and adds support for Framework SD and Raspberry Pi 5

9. OnlyOffice Desktop Editors 8.1 review - Still only good, not great

   Let's start with a disclaimer. I know the product name ought to be capitalized

10. today's leftovers

    only 3 more for now

11. Software Overviews or Lists

    mostly from Medevel

12. Programming Leftovers

    Qt and more

13. Open Hardware: TinyWatch, Raspberry Pi 5, and More

    Some hardware picks

14. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO Tales

    incidents mostly

15. Fwupd Linux Firmware Updater Adds Unofficial Support for Raspberry Pi 5

    Richard Hughes released today fwupd 1.9.22 as a new stable version for this open-source firmware updating utility making updating firmware on Linux automatic, safe, and reliable.

16. Programming Leftovers

    Programming news and Python stuff

17. Linux Devices and Open Hardware

    some hardware news

18. today's howtos

    only 4 more howtos for now

19. Software: LocalSend, Alpaca, FOSS Weekly, Dolphin, and Libtool

    Some Free software news or outlines

20. Red Hat Leftovers

    mostly fluff and technical pieces

21. Android Leftovers

    AAEON ACP-1078 – A Rockchip RK3568-powered 7-inch touchscreen panel PC for manufacturing and logistics

22. Ubuntu Pack 24.04 now available in ten editions with extra apps, drivers, and codecs

    Although Ubuntu Linux comes with some apps out-of-the-box

23. Mozilla: Firefox and Rust

    Some Mozilla related projects or news

24. OpenBSD enthusiast cooks up guide for the technically timid

    OpenBSD Workstation for the People

25. Radxa Promotions and Purism on Avoiding a Monoculture with Secure Diverse Technology

    The devices

26. today's leftovers

    IBM, SUSE, and more

27. Windows TCO: CrowdStrike, Ransomware, and More

    Cost of Microsoft

28. Secure Boot is completely broken on 200+ models from 5 big device makers | Ars Technica

    Keys were labeled "DO NOT TRUST." Nearly 500 device models use them anyway.

29. Gokapi 1.9 File Share Server Introduces Redis Support

    Gokapi 1.9, a lightweight self-hosted file share server, brings Redis integration

30. Thunderbird Is My Favorite Linux Email App Again, Here's Why

    Thunderbird was my first desktop email client

31. today's howtos

    many howtos for this morning

32. A world where software freedom has a fighting chance and hope exists

    I'm Ian Kelling, one of two Free Software Foundation (FSF) tech team staff members

33. Free and Open Source Software

    This is free and open source software

34. A Critical Bug In Libwayland Update Causes Plasma Desktop Freeze On Debian Sid/Trixie

    A recent update to the libwayland package in Debian sid/trixie has caused significant disruptions for users of the KDE Plasma desktop environment

35. Open Source Initiative Colonised by Microsoft et al for Openwashing and Lobbying

    That's just what happened

36. KDE Human Interface Guidelines update

    It’s been about a month and a half since I wrote about KDE’s new Human Interface Guidelines (HIG)

37. Puzzledorf’s Colourful Demo, 7 Days to Die, and More

    mostly Liam Dawe's articles

38. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

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