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posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 30, 2025

Updated This Past Day

1. Windows TCO, Security Issues, FUD, and Running Proprietary Things in GNU/Linux

   some leftovers

2. KDE Plasma 6.4 Beta Release

   Plasma 6.4 second beta includes several bugfixes, some of notable bugfixes include

3. Linux Format Magazine Ends with Issue 329

   The farewell issue, 329, published on May 27, 2025 (unclear why as July 2025 edition), serves as both a tribute and a grand finale, offering a nostalgic trip down memory lane

4. Kernel, Btrfs, and Mesa

   Linux news

5. Red Hat Sponsored 'Journalism' and Red Hat's Site Promoting Misleading Hype (Slop as "Intelligence")

   really bad

   New

6. How to Install Linux Kernel 6.15 on Ubuntu 25.04 and Ubuntu 24.10

   Linux 6.15 is now the latest stable kernel, and Ubuntu users can install it on their machines via the official Ubuntu Mainline Kernel PPA archive. Here’s a quick tutorial on how to do that via GUI and CLI methods.

7. OBS Studio 31.1 Promises Multitrack Video Support on Linux, Beta Out Now

   OBS Studio 31.1 has entered public beta testing today for this powerful, open-source, cross-platform, and free software for video recording and live streaming on Linux, macOS, and Windows systems.

8. GNOME 48.2 Desktop Released with Various Improvements and Bug Fixes

   The GNOME Project has released GNOME 48.2 today as the second maintenance update to the latest GNOME 48 “Bengaluru” desktop environment series, featuring another round of fixes.

9. PanVK Open-Source Vulkan Driver for ARM Mali GPUs Is Now Vulkan 1.2 Conformant

   Collabora informs 9to5Linux that their PanVK open-source Vulkan driver for ARM Mali GPUs, developed as part of their Panfrost driver project, has reached today Vulkan 1.2 conformance.

10. A Big Change for Ubuntu Linux Releases Is Here

    Canonical, the company that develops the Ubuntu Linux distribution

11. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers

    mostly about GNU/Linux

12. Hardware and Python Development

    mostly the latter

13. Debian Day 2025 and More Debian Bits

    Debian leftovers

14. Mozilla: Spying at Firefox ("Data@Mozilla") and Rust Cargo Cult

    3 picks

15. NVIDIA 575 Linux Graphics Driver Released with Support for NVIDIA Smooth Motion

    NVIDIA 575 has been released today as the latest production-ready branch of NVIDIA’s graphics driver for NVIDIA GPUs on Linux, BSD, and Solaris systems.

16. Security and Microsoft TCO

    Security leftovers

17. Microsoft Pushing Proprietary Stuff as "Open", More Proprietary Traps

    4 stories

18. Stable kernels: Linux 6.12.31, and Linux 6.14.9

    I'm announcing the release of the 6.12.31 kernel

19. Android Leftovers

    Samsung teases Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 launch, first devices with Android 16

20. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards Leftovers

    FOSS focus

21. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers

    mostly GNU/Linux news

22. Maui Release and Qt Gradle Plugin 1.3

    KDE toolkits

23. Hardware Leftovers

    FPGA Computer and more

24. Web Browsers: Curl 8.14.0, Bewildering Product Sunset (Arc), and High-Severity Vulnerabilities

    bad old Web

25. Security Leftovers

    only 4 more for now

26. Audiocasts/Shows: FLOSS Weekly, Hacker Public Radio, Risky Business, and More

    new episodes and some such

27. today's howtos

    mostly from idroot

28. Games: Queuedle, New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients, Zotac Zone 2 Switches to GNU/Linux

    gaming picks

29. Microsoft Layoffs and Proprietary Stuff Promoted for or by Microsoft

    Microsoft leftovers

30. Windows 10 Is Reaching Its End of Life. Keep Your Computer Working With Zorin OS.

    On 14 October 2025, Microsoft will end support for Windows 10

31. Programming Leftovers

    Development picks

32. openSUSE’s Agama 15 Installer Arrives with Usability Upgrades

    openSUSE's new Agama installer v15 lands with major usability improvements

33. LXD 6.4 Lands with UI Enhancements, Smarter Shutdown Logic

    LXD 6.4 system container manager introduces new CLI options, updated UI features, and better shutdowns, clusters, and storage handling

34. Mythbuntu: What Happened to Ubuntu for TV?

    There have been many attempts at building the perfect HTPC (Home Theater PC) platform, and some, like Kodi

35. Ubuntu Fixes Vanishing Install Button in Software Updater

    The install button in Software Updater (née Update Manager)

36. Newer Intel GPU Support Now Available on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

    Ubuntu 24.04 LTS support has been added to the Intel Graphics Preview

37. Radxa ROCK 4D SBC – A Raspberry Pi lookalike powered by Rockchip RK3576 SoC with 6 TOPS AI accelerator

    Radxa provides support for Debian Linux, Android 14, Yocto, and Buildroot

38. Free and Open Source Software, and Review

    This is free and open source software

39. MYIR Launches Sub-$100 i.MX 91 Board for Embedded and Industrial Use

    MYIR provides Linux 6.6.36 support for the MYC-LMX91

40. It’s okay to be partial to your work

    I often see leaders in open source projects not wanting to promote their own work in the interest of fairness

41. Games: Watchword, Brany Skeldalu, SteamOS

    a handful from GamingOnLinux

42. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

43. Linux Kernel 6.16, LSFMM+BPF, and Power Management and Scheduling in the Linux Kernel (known as "OSPM") Summit

    some Linux coverage

44. A kernel developer plays with Home Assistant: case studies

    we'll look at how Home Assistant was used to solve some real problems

45. Debian AI General Resolution withdrawn

    early draft to the Debian-project mailing list to ask for help and to give other developers time to provide input or develop their own counter-proposals

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