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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 07, 2025

Updated This Past Day

1. LibreOffice 25.2 Open-Source Office Suite Officially Released, This Is What’s New

   The Document Foundation released today LibreOffice 25.2 as the latest stable version of this popular, powerful, open-source, free, and cross-platform office suite for GNU/Linux.

2. I'm done with Ubuntu

   "I liked Ubuntu. For a very long time, it was the sensible default option. Around 2016, I used the Ubuntu GNOME flavor, and after they ditched the Unity desktop environment, GNOME became the default option."

3. Tails 6.12 Anonymous OS Fixes Security Issues in Tor Circuits, Persistent Storage

   The Tails project released today Tails 6.12 as the latest version of this portable operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux that protects users against surveillance and censorship.

4. KDE Gear 24.12.2 Improves Dolphin, Itinerary, Tokodon, and Many Other KDE Apps

   The KDE Project released today KDE Gear 24.12.2 as the second maintenance update to the latest KDE Gear 24.12 open-source software suite series to address various issues in your favorite KDE apps.

   New

5. Shortwave 5.0

   Shortwave 5.0 is now available and finally continues playback when you close the window

6. Security Leftovers

   Security picks

7. Audiocasts/Shows: mintCast and Linux Matters

   2 new episodes

8. This Month in Redox - January 2025

   Unix-like general-purpose microkernel-based operating system written in Rust

9. Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers

   Canonical/Ubuntu links

10. Open Hardware: 3-D Printing, Arduino, and Raspberry Pi

    hacking with hardware

11. Programming Leftovers

    Development picks

12. 14 Reasons Why You’ll Love Fairphone’s Audio Range

    For those of you who don’t know this already, Fairphone doesn’t just make smartphones

13. Mabox Linux integrates Firefox 135 in the latest update alongside a new kernel and more

    The Manjaro-based Mabox Linux is back with update 25.02

14. today's howtos

    mostly idroot

15. Games: Steam Deck, Hexagod, Heart of the Machine, and More

    latest in GamingOnLinux

16. Android Leftovers

    Why Android Is My Favorite Retro Gaming Platform

17. Debian 13 to Feature GNOME 48 Desktop Environment

    The next major Debian release, 13 "Trixie," is expected to ship with GNOME 48 desktop environment

18. Mixing Rust and C in Linux likened to cancer by kernel maintainer

    Some worry multiple languages will make it harder to maintain this open source uber-project, others disagree

19. Don't Be Intimidated By Linux's Notorious GRUB Bootloader

    You may have heard about how difficult the GRUB Linux bootloader is to install and configure

20. OpenWISP and iWave Systems

    The web UI can be installed on Debian 11/12 or Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS through Ansible or Docker

21. Free Software Awards: Choose your nominations by March 5

    The time has come for free software community members to nominate individuals and projects for a Free Software Award

22. Free and Open Source Software

    However, there is a useful update for Linux users

23. Tucana – Linux distribution built for customization

    Tucana is an ultra customizable distro built entirely from scratch

24. Distros and Desktop Environments, Devices

    GNU/Linux focused

25. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers

    FOSS links/stories

26. Linux and 'Linux' Foundation Leftovers

    Some Linux picks

27. Working With Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG)

    Some Web builders

28. Mozilla Still Wasting Resources on Hey Hi (AI) Nonsense (Hype), Firefox WebDriver Newsletter is Out

    Mozilla leftovers

29. Fedora and Red Hat Leftovers

    the IBM club

30. Data Breach, Security, and Windows TCO

    Security leftovers

31. Kernel Savings, Linux 6.14, and uretprobes

    mostly LWN for today

32. Programming Leftovers

    Development related picks

33. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

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