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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 07, 2025

Updated This Past Day

1. Mozilla Firefox 134 Is Out with Support for Touchpad Hold Gestures on Linux

   Mozilla published today the final builds of the Firefox 134 web browser, which you can download from the official download server for Linux systems.

2. Project Gemini Has Helped Us Grow [original]

   Our Gemini Edition is already used by many people

   New

3. Budgie 10.10 Desktop Will Be Wayland-Only as Work Continues on Budgie 11

   Budgie 10.10 desktop environment is slated for release in Q1 2025 as a Wayland-only release defaulting to the Labwc compositor.

4. How to Install Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.10

   Linux 6.12 is now the latest stable LTS (Long-Term Support) kernel and Ubuntu users can install it on their machines via the official Ubuntu Mainline Kernel PPA archive.

5. today's leftovers

   mostly GNU/Linux and BSD

6. ProtonUp-Qt v2.11 and PS4 Emulation On Steam Deck

   Some gaming news

7. today's howtos

   last batch for Monday

8. 2024 in retrospect & happy new year 2025!

   huge amount of preparations and bug fixing via the Modern C initiative.

9. Jonathan McDowell's Debian Report and missing copyright monopoly information in Debian

   Some Debian picks

10. Retro and Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi, Commodore, and More

    Hardware-related picks

11. Android Leftovers

    12 Hidden ChromeOS Features Every Chromebook User Should Know About

12. This Linux distro could let your old laptop 'shine on' after Windows 10's sunset

    If you're facing the end of support for your operating system and don't want to have to shell out the money for a new one

13. The Mecha Comet is made for hackers and makers

    Sure, your phone is fun, but if you want the fun and power of a full-fledged Linux computer in your pocket

14. GNU/Linux Leftovers

    a few more leftovers links

15. Programming Leftovers

    Development picks for today

16. 16-bit Linux-like Goodness

    16-bit retrocomputers

17. today's howtos

    first batch for Monday

18. Android Leftovers

    Nothing Phone 2a Plus gets Android 15 update with stable Nothing OS 3.0: Check what's new

19. Free and Open Source Software

    This is free and open source software

20. Review: elementary OS 8.0

    Let's talk about some of the aspects of elementary OS I liked

21. This Week in KDE Apps: Mobile context menus

    Welcome to a new issue of "This Week in KDE Apps"! Every week we cover as much as possible of what's happening in the world of KDE apps

22. 2025 Won't Be the Year of the Linux Desktop Either. So What?

    You're measuring it wrong

23. GNU/Linux and Programming

    today's leftovers

24. Linux gaming on the rise

    Valve's steam survey December results

25. 4 amazing operating systems for security-conscious users

    If you’re particularly security-conscious, you can consider switching from the mainstream Windows 11 and macOS to an operating system specifically designed with a plethora of safety measures built into it

26. Linux 6.13-rc6

    So we had a slight pickup in commits this last week

27. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

28. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: January 5th, 2025

    The 221st installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on January 5th, 2025.

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