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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 14, 2025

Updated This Past Day

1. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.1, 9.7 Released

   two stable releases of RHEL

2. Sparky 8.1

   There is the 1st update available for Sparky 8 – 8.1

3. Layoffs Apparently Impact Microsoft Black Duck, a Firm That Attacks GNU/Linux and Free Software [original]

   Microsoft had plenty of layoffs this year, well over 30,000 in total, including at least two waves of layoffs last month

4. Tux Machines Has Been Updated Every Day for Over a Decade [original]

   Tux Machines turns 21.5 on the tenth of December, one week before my birthday

5. Ubuntu is Going in a Bad Direction [original]

   Ubuntu now goes out of its way to break what it inherited from Debian

6. No Reboots Since 2023 [original]

   This laptop was last rebooted in 2023

   New

7. openSUSE Tumbleweed Now Defaults to GRUB2-BLS Bootloader for New UEFI Installs

   The openSUSE project announced today that the openSUSE Tumbleweed rolling-release distribution has recently switched from GRUB2 to GRUB2-BLS as the default bootloader when installed via YaST in UEFI mode.

8. Jack Wallen on converting Windows-saddled Mini PC "into a Linux powerhouse" and manual pages

   Instructionals/Technical posts

9. Security Patches and Kaspersky Wants Its Proprietary Blob Inside GNU/Linux

   Security leftovers

10. Mission Center 1.1.0 added CPU Power Draw & Revamped Services Page

    For most Linux Distributions, the app is also available to install as Flatpak packages on either amd64 or arm64 platforms

11. today's leftovers

    GNU/Linux and more

12. today's howtos

    4 howtos for now

13. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Open Data

    FOSS leftovers and more

14. Programming Leftovers

    Development related posts

15. Mozilla and Firefox Leftovers

    Mozilla related leftovers

16. Leah Budzicka and Robert Clausecker Publish 2025 EuroBSDCon Trip Reports

    Educational stuff

17. Red Hat Leftovers From redhat.com (Lots of Buzzwords Like "AI")

    redhat.com picks

18. BSD Leftovers

    kernel, desktops, and more

19. Debian-Based Tails 7.2 Released with Tor Browser 15 Anonymous Web Browser

    Tails 7.2 has been released today as the second minor update in the Tails 7.x series of this portable Linux distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux and designed to protect you against surveillance and censorship.

20. LibreOffice 25.8.3 Office Suite Is Now Available for Download with 70 Bug Fixes

    The Document Foundation announced today the general availability of LibreOffice 25.8.3 as the third maintenance update to the latest LibreOffice 25.8 office suite series with various bug fixes.

21. Thunderbird 145 Enables Support for DNS over HTTPS, Drops 32-Bit Linux Binaries

    The Mozilla Thunderbird 145 open-source email, news, chat, and calendar client has been released today as part of the Mozilla Firefox 145 web browser release, bringing various new features and bug fixes.

22. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Pimoroni, and NetBSD

    some hardware picks

23. New Release: Tails 7.2

    Debian based

24. Games: SteamOS Hardware, Cropdeck, Satisfactory, and More

    10 new stories from GamingOnLinux

25. Miracle-WM 0.8 Adds Accessibility Features and Smoother Animations

    Miracle-WM 0.8 tiling Wayland window manager expands usability with new accessibility options and refined workspace animations

26. Android Leftovers

    11 years ago today, a massive update changed Android forever

27. openSUSE Tumbleweed Now Ships with GRUB2-BLS by Default for New Installs

    openSUSE Tumbleweed switches to GRUB2-BLS as the default

28. Homebrew 5.0.0 released

    new relase, Homebrew 5.0.0

29. Does Linux really run faster than Windows? I tested both to find out

    Linux users love to talk about how much faster their systems are compared to Windows

30. I finally understand Linux multitasking — and these tools changed everything for me

    I always assumed Linux multitasking meant opening terminals and multiple apps side by side

31. These 5 simple Linux tools make Windows 11 look outdated

    I am mainly a Linux user, but sometimes I have to return to Windows for work or gaming

32. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations

    This is free and open source software

33. iDeal OS – MX Linux distribution respin

    iDeal OS is a computer operating system, a custom and enhanced “respin” of the powerful MX Linux distribution

34. DESERT OS Linux – Russian desktop Linux distribution

    DESERT OS Linux is a Russian desktop Linux distribution based on Ubuntu and offering the Xfce desktop

35. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

36. Latest From LWN: Kernel, Programming, and More

    now outside the payall

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