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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 15, 2025

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.

   New

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

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