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Updated This Past Day

  1. KDE Plasma 6.4.2 Improves the Kicker App Menu Widget, Spectacle, and More
    KDE Plasma 6.4.2 is now available as the second maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6.4 desktop environment series with more fixes.
  2. Linux 6.16-rc4
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  3. Fedora Linux Won't Kill 32-Bit Software, for Now
    A proposal to drop all support for 32-bit software in the distant Fedora 44 release has been withdrawn after backlash from the community

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  4. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    GNU/Linux-centric news picks
  5. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS and openwash
  6. Latest on Debian and Ubuntu
    some small updates from both
  7. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and More
    mostly Raspberry Pi
  8. Cache vs. Database, PostgreSQL Latest, and Time Series Databases
    DB-related picks
  9. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  10. Red Hat Official Site: Latest Blog Posts
    5 new ones
  11. Windows Loses Its Grip, BSD and GNU/Linux Gain
    some desktop updates
  12. Audiocasts/Shows: Destination Linux and Late Night Linux
    2 new episodes
  13. Get retro vibe on GNU/Linux and multitouch gestures
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  14. Android Leftovers
    Why a OnePlus ban could ruin Android phones in the US as we know them
  15. Nginx Proxy Manager 2.12.4 Released with Certbot Enhancements
    Nginx Proxy Manager 2.12.4 lands with API schema fixes
  16. Fedora 43 won't drop 32-bit app support – or adopt Xlibre
    Community vetoes plans to axe i686 compatibility and switch X11 forks
  17. Linus Torvalds hints Bcachefs may get dropped from the Linux kernel
    Kernel 6.16 may be the last with the new disk format
  18. IPFire 2.29 - Core Update 196 is available for testing
    Hot on the heels of our recent WireGuard release
  19. MODICIA O.S. – Linux multimedia distribution
    MODICIA O.S. is a multimedia distribution designed primarily for musicians, graphic designers and video makers
  20. Jekyll Publishing on FreeBSD
    I switched to static website generation with Jekyll in 2019 (probably because of Carl Schwan
  21. Plasma 6.4 Wayland vs X11 desktop performance numbers
    Last Thursday, I published my review of the latest version of the fantastic Plasma desktop environment
  22. 7 things every Linux beginner should know before downloading their first distro
    I can still remember the moment I switched from Windows to Linux
  23. 4 Linux distros that can't be upgraded on autopilot - and why they're still worth trying
    Some Linux distributions are more demanding
  24. today's howtos
    another batch for today
  25. TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen7 Linux Laptop Now Ships with AMD Ryzen 9 CPUs
    Linux hardware vendor TUXEDO Computers announced that their TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen7 laptop can now be purchased with an AMD processor too, namely the AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX and 9955HX3D.
  26. Hardware With GNU/Linux and ARM, non-x86
    some hardware picks
  27. 5 underrated Linux apps I can't live without
    I recently made the switch to using Linux full time, leaving Windows behind
  28. Steam and Linux gaming is safe: Fedora will not drop 32-bit support after all — dev says proposal was 'not some conspiracy to break the gaming use case'
    Maintaining 32-bit support will allow Steam to keep functioning on popular Linux distribution
  29. 9 Great Linux Apps to Try on Your Chromebook
    Are you looking for some Linux apps to install on your Chromebook
  30. Choose the GPL instead of a "no attribution" license for your next program
    Just because a license is free does not mean it serves the goals of the free software movement well
  31. Ubuntu 25.10 Raises RISC-V Profile Requirements
    Canonical is bullish in promoting Ubuntu for RISC-V devices
  32. Free software can strengthen the US healthcare system
    Few people who have interacted with the US healthcare system can report a stress-free and cost-effective experience, no matter as a patient or provider
  33. Defending Savannah from DDoS attacks
    Savannah is under heavy attack, likely from one or more organizations using a massive botnet to build a dataset for training large language models (LLMs)
  34. Ubuntu and Tuxedo duke it out for Linux on Snapdragon X Elite laptops
    So far, Snapdragon X Elite laptops with super-long battery life have only been able to run Windows
  35. I didn't get free software until I became a reverse engineer
    Free software can remain an abstract concept until you're staring down the barrel of a 10MB executable in a hex editor
  36. There is no collective freedom without you
    This quote is taken from the GNU Manifesto, which was published a few months before the Free Software Foundation's (FSF) founding (forty years ago this October)
  37. Free and Open Source Software, and Review
    This is free and open source software
  38. Games: SteamOS 3.7.13, Half-Life, Bubbits, and More
    10 stories from GamingOnLinux
  39. Where is it possible to purchase the new Fairphone 6 in the USA?
    This is a frequent question we’re getting at Murena
  40. PI(M)P Your Clock
    You may have read about my new-found fondness for Plasma’s Clock app
  41. This Week in KDE Apps: Improvements in Photos, KRetro and better keyboard navigation
    Welcome to a new issue of "This Week in KDE Apps"! Every week (or so) we cover as much as possible of what's happening in the world of KDE apps
  42. GE-Proton 10-7 and Wine 10.11
    Windows compat layer
  43. YY3588 Development Board with up to 32GB RAM, 2.5GbE Port and Onboard NFC
    The YY3588 supports Android 14, Debian 12, Ubuntu 22.04, Buildroot
  44. This Debian-based Linux distro is an overlooked and user-friendly gem
    This operating system can serve users of all types
  45. New to Linux? Seven things every beginner should know
    I can still remember the moment I switched from Windows to Linux
  46. Corporate best practices for upstream open source contributions
    When I started getting into Linux and open source over 25 years ago
  47. Today in Techrights
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