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Updated This Past Day

  1. Ubuntu 25.10 Going to Remove Xorg Session for GNOME
    To follow the upstream GNOME’s road-map, Ubuntu confirmed to remove the classic X11/Xorg session in the next Ubuntu 25.10 release
  2. Audacity 3.7.4 Improves Effect Preview, Studio Fade Out, and Waveform Rendering
    Audacity 3.7.4 has been released today as the latest stable version of this open-source digital audio editor and recording software to improve the stability and reliability of the software.
  3. Kdenlive 25.04.2 released
    Kdenlive 25.04.2 is now available

    New

  4. Android Leftovers
    Android 16 Update Release Date, Eligible Devices and What to Expect
  5. Manjaro KDE Plasma is planned to move to Wayland
    I was using Wayland for quite a while and things are more or less smooth (NVIDIA proprietary driver)
  6. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
    mostly GNU/Linux
  7. Corporations that insist on killing X11
    even if it works
  8. Graphics: Drivers, Collabora, and Vulkan
    some graphics-related picks
  9. Red Hat Culls and Other Red Hat News
    Red Hat stuff
  10. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS picks
  11. Mozilla Leftovers
    Some Mozilla news
  12. Security Leftovers
    Security picks for today
  13. PostgreSQL Releases and News
    PostgreSQL medley
  14. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  15. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More
    hardware picks
  16. FreeBSD 14.3 and More
    FreeBSD release
  17. today's howtos
    not so many today
  18. 5 reasons why I use systemd on Linux to customize and run services
    Systemd is an important part of the underlying Linux system
  19. Ubuntu 24.10 Support Ends July 10th – Upgrade Soon
    Time is nearly up on Ubuntu 24.10 ‘Oracular Oriole’, which goes End of Life (EOL) on July 10, 2025
  20. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  21. GNOME Has a New Infrastructure Partner: Welcome AWS!
    GNOME has historically hosted its infrastructure on premises
  22. Stable kernels: Linux 6.15.2, Linux 6.14.11, and Linux 6.12.33
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.15.2 kernel
  23. 4 ways to level up your gaming on Linux, starting with the right distro
    If you're looking to use Linux as a gaming OS
  24. Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka” to Remove the GNOME on Xorg (X11) Session
    Canonical announced today that they plan to remove the GNOME on Xorg (X11) session from the upcoming Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka” release, defaulting only to Wayland.
  25. Linux Kernel 6.14 Reaches End of Life, It’s Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.15
    This is your friendly reminder that the Linux 6.14 kernel series has reached the end of its supported life and that you should consider upgrading to Linux kernel 6.15 as soon as possible.
  26. DXVK 2.6.2 Improves Support for Rocketbirds 2, Red Orchestra: Ostfront, and More
    DXVK 2.6.2 Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 for Linux / Wine is now available for download with improvements for several games and various bug fixes.
  27. today's leftovers
    Games, IBM, and more
  28. Android Leftovers
    The Best Android Launchers to Customize Your Phone
  29. Sway 1.11 Wayland Tiling Window Manager Released
    Sway 1.11 Wayland tiling window manager is out
  30. 4 reasons PowerTop is the most powerful Linux tool you're not using
    PowerTOP is a Linux tool created by Intel to monitor and diagnose power usage by running apps and services
  31. Attention! Linux Mint 20 Has Reached Its End
    It’s time to upgrade! Linux Mint 20.x has reached end of life
  32. Make GIMP 3.0.x Flatpak Follow System Color Scheme (Light or Dark)
    As you may know, GIMP provides official Linux packages through Flatpak and AppImage
  33. Best Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    This is free and open source software
  34. SmartOS – Type 1 Hypervisor platform based on illumos
    SmartOS is a specialized Type 1 Hypervisor platform based on illumos
  35. illumos – Unix operating system
    Its core has become the base for many different open-sourced Illumos distributions
  36. ROC-RK3506J-CC Board Integrates RK3506J and Dual LAN Support
    Both boards feature 512MB of RAM, dual Ethernet ports, MIPI DSI display output, and support for Linux 6.1, Buildroot
  37. Rhino Linux developers are moving away from XFCE - and I'm all for it
    The developers of Rhino Linux are in the process of switching to a Plasma-based desktop environment for the distribution
  38. Games: Steam Next Fest, BitCraft Online, CorsixTH, and More
    Some of the latest from GamingOnLinux
  39. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  40. Tux Machines is 21! [original]
    Microsoft cannot silence us

    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Tuesday contains all the text.

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