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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 15, 2025

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Updated This Past Day

  1. MX Linux 23.6 Is Out Now Based on Debian 12.10 and Powered by Linux Kernel 6.14
    MX Linux 23.6 has just been officially released today as the newest ISO snapshot in the MX Linux 23 “Libretto” series of this lightweight Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution for everyday use.
  2. PeaZip 10.4 Open-Source Archive Manager Released with UI Enhancements
    PeaZip 10.4 open-source and free archive manager is now available for download with various UI enhancements and updated core components.
  3. PipeWire 1.4.2 Adds Extra MIDI Checks to Avoid 100% CPU Usage on Older Kernels
    The PipeWire project released today PipeWire 1.4.2 as a minor update to the latest PipeWire 1.4 series for this popular open-source server for handling audio/video streams and hardware on Linux systems.

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  4. T2 Linux SDE 25.4 Released with Latest AMD ROCm for RISCV-64 and ARM64
    The T2 Linux team has release today T2 Linux SDE 25.4, codenamed “It Only Does Everything”, delivering a massive update for this highly portable source-based Linux distribution.
  5. Open Source Security at Risk From Poor Oversight
    Open-source software has become a prime target in the escalating wave of cybersecurity threats
  6. Towards a transition from KWallet to Secret Service
    Historically passwords and credentials in all of our apps and services (such as kio and our Network Manager plasmoid)
  7. Android Leftovers
    Samsung starts rolling out Android 16-based One UI 8 to developers
  8. PanVK Open-Source Vulkan Driver for ARM Mali GPUs Is Now Vulkan 1.1 Conformant
    Collabora informs 9to5Linux today that their PanVK open-source Vulkan driver for ARM Mali GPUs, developed as part of their Panfrost driver project, has reached Vulkan 1.1 conformance.
  9. Allwinner T536 quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 & RISC-V industrial SoC supports ECC RAM, up to 3 TOP AI accelerator
    That means we have (some) details about the software. Both companies provide a Linux 5.10 SDK with all drivers, but it’s not made publicly available
  10. Replace Windows, Not Your Device
    Messaging around the end of Windows 10 support has been loud
  11. Ubuntu 25.10 is Officially Named ‘Questing Quokka’
    Drum roll your desks to help build some suspense because the Ubuntu 25.10 codename has been confirmed as …’Questing Quokka’
  12. qBittorrent 5.0.5 Open-Source BitTorrent Client Brings Various Improvements
    qBittorrent 5.0.5 has been released as a new maintenance update to the latest qBittorrent 5.0 series of this popular, free, open-source, and cross-platform BitTorrent client for handling torrent/magnet links.
  13. today's leftovers
    GNU/Linux and BSD, FOSS and more
  14. Open Hardware: ESP and More
    hardware leftovers
  15. Huawei MateBook 14 Linux launched with lower price than Windows version
    Huawei MateBook 14 2024 Linux Edition
  16. GoboLinux: A Distro With a Different Approach to Files
    Linux distros tend to look the same after you've tried a few
  17. Rnote 0.12 Released with Improved Linux Note-Taking Features
    A major new release of Rnote, an open-source app for taking handwritten notes
  18. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  19. Commodore OS is a fan-made Commodore inspired Linux distribution
    Commodore OS Vision is a 64-bit Linux distribution which was originally based on Linux Mint and is now based on Debian
  20. Review: Shebang 25.0 and EndeavourOS 2025.03.19
    The Shebang project is one of the more recent additions to the DistroWatch waiting list
  21. Linux: Five Easy Ways To Secure Any Distribution
    Although Linux is the most secure major operating system on the market, that doesn’t mean it’s an impenetrable fortress
  22. ArcoLinux Project Winds Down
    the ArcoLinux community has announced that it will discontinue its distribution and related project
  23. MX Linux 23.6 Arrives with Debian 12.10 Base and Kernel 6.14 Support
    "sixth refresh of the MX-23 series"
  24. OpenSSH in Debian and FOSS Activity Reports by Ben Hutchings
    Debian leftovers
  25. today's howtos
    Instructional posts
  26. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  27. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: April 13th, 2025
    The 235th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on April 13th, 2025.
  28. Linux 6.15-rc2
    "It's Sunday, just barely afternoon, and I've pushed out the rc2 tag."
  29. Stallman’s Shadow to Proprietary Chains: My Journey from College FOSS Enthusiast to the Walled Garden
    How life and convenience led me away from free software and the renewed search for a middle ground
  30. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Monday contains all the text.

    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

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    662 /n/2025/04/09/Linux_Mint_Debian_Edition_Is_Getting_Support_for_OEM_Installati.shtml
    659 /n/2025/04/10/Sparky_7_7.shtml
    609 /n/2025/04/09/Asahi_Linux_hits_an_M4_support_roadblock.shtml
    596 /n/2025/04/09/today_s_howtos.shtml
    575 /index.shtml
    562 /n/2025/04/12/today_s_leftovers.shtml
    546 /n/2025/04/11/today_s_howtos.shtml
    545 /n/2025/04/12/Pinta_3_0_Open_Source_Paint_Program_Released_with_GTK4_Port_New.shtml
    528 /n/2025/04/11/today.shtml
    516 /n/2025/04/08/OpenSSL_3_5_Released_with_Support_for_PQC_Algorithms_Server_Sid.shtml
    513 /n/2025/04/10/Git_is_More_Popular_than_Linux_Torvalds.shtml

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