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In 2025 GNU/Linux Has Become Very Mainstream ("End of 10" Helped and Still Helps) [original]
The Free desktop (with libre-esque applications) is becoming more trendy, popular, and widespread
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GStreamer 1.26.9 Improves Support for DeckLink Capture Cards, Spotify Integration
The GStreamer project released GStreamer 1.26.9 today as the ninth maintenance update to the latest GStreamer 1.26 series of this popular and powerful open-source, free, and cross-platform multimedia framework.
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All-Time High for GNU/Linux in Steam [original]
the new (and latest) figures from Steam Survey affirm a trend of steady GNU/Linux growth
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Linux Mint 22.3 Codenamed “Zena”, Planned for Christmas 2025
Linux Mint leader Clement Lefebvre revealed today the codename of the next major release of the popular, Ubuntu-based Linux Mint distribution, Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena”, along with some of its attractions.
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Games: Hytale, UZDoom, Core Keeper, and More
8 stories from GamingOnLinux
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Vista 11 is Not Even 11% Anymore [original]
Many remaining PCs are simply not "compatible" with Vista 11
New
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VLC 3.0.22 Released with AMD GPU Frame Rate Doubler, dav1d-all-layers Option
VLC 3.0.22 is now available for download as the latest stable version of this open-source, cross-platform, and free media player for GNU/Linux, Android, macOS, Windows, and other platforms.
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GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
but mostly GNU/Linux today
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Games: Steam Machine, Godot 4.6 (Dev 5), New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, and Slop Sold as "Games"
gaming picks
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Fedora / IBM / Red Hat Selling Microsoft and Slop
In IBM's universe...
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Sparky GNU/Linux and Debian Free Software Activities
Debian leftovers
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Canonical: Launchpad Introducing Webhooks for Package Uploads in PPAs and Ubuntu on Qualcomm Dragonwing™ IQ-9075
some Ubuntu leftovers
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Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
a couple more stories
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Hardware/Modding and Mobile Gadgets With Linux
some hardware picks
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Back End/Databases: "The Computer Wants to Lose Your Data" and Psycopg 3.3 Released
data leftovers
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BrowserOS, Google, and Mozilla/Tor
WWW news
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Productivity Software: Update From TDF’s Board of Directors (LibreOffice) and ONLYOFFICE 9.2 Released
Office suite leftovers
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Linux Security News and Some Security Incidents
Security leftovers
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Programming Leftovers
Development picks
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Cassidy James Blaede Looking back on GNOME and Federico Mena-Quintero Still Pushing Rust
GNOME leftovers
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today's howtos
Instructionals/Technical posts
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Software in the News: PhotoPrism, e2ecp
A pair of picks for today
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Zorin OS 18 Might Be The Way Out Of Microsoft's AI Nightmare
Linux in general might be the way out for many, but Zorin OS 18 is one of the distros that makes it easier for newbie users to get into the Linux world
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Ryan Walker's Blackpants Turn the Flipper Blackhat Board Into a Standalone Linux Terminal
Handheld "cyberdeck" accessory means the Flipper Blackhat is no longer tethered to a Flipper Devices Flipper Zero
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The Handheld Linux Platform Kit Is "Capable of Practically Anything," Its Creators Promise - Hackster.io
A group of Polish engineers and developers are working on a modular handheld phone-like all-in-one Linux gadget, powered by the STMicroelectronics STM32MP157 system-on-chip: the Linux Platform Kit
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What if we had a year of Linux on the desktop and no one realised?
Fanboys insist we are getting the numbers wrong
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Intel NPU Driver Now Available in openSUSE Versions and SUSE Selling Server Trends/Hype
SUSE leftovers
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Linus Torvalds and Another Linus (Sebastian) Build GNU/Linux PC
Linus collab
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NVIDIA 590 Linux Graphics Driver Enters Public Beta with Better Wayland Support
NVIDIA released the beta version of the upcoming NVIDIA 590 series of their graphics drivers for NVIDIA GPUs on Linux, BSD, and Solaris systems.
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Android Leftovers
You can use your Android phone as a wireless mic for your PC
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Announcing Incus 6.19
The Incus team is pleased to announce the release of Incus 6.19
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Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.1 and 20.04 OTA-11 Bring VoLTE Expansion
UBports releases Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.1 and OTA-11 with key fixes for notifications
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The top 2 Linux distros Windows 10 users are fleeing to right now - and why
Windows 10 is gone, and millions are turning to Linux
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Tumbleweed Monthly Update - November 2025
Software package updates for openSUSE Tumbleweed in November had a steady rhythm and delivered both user-visible improvements and deeper technical fixes across the stack
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GNU Guile 3.0.11 released
We are pleased to announce the release of GNU Guile 3.0.11
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We support your freedom — support the Licensing and Compliance Lab
From the Free Software Foundation's (FSF) earliest efforts protecting user freedom to the formation of the Licensing and Compliance Lab (the Lab) in 2001 and beyond
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Best Free and Open Source Software
This is free and open source software
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ObsidianOS Review: A New, Innovative Linux Distro Built Around A/B Partitioning
This is certainly not your regular rethemed Arch distro
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Slimbook Executive report 11 - Many twists and turns
Once more, I must test my Slimbook Executive, a Linux-only laptop that I use for serious stuff
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Stable kernels: Linux 6.17.10, Linux 6.12.60, and Linux 6.6.118
I'm announcing the release of the 6.17.10 kernel
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Free Software: The Key to Freedom
by Jason Self
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Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles
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Arch Linux’s December 2025 ISO Is Out Now with the Archinstall 3.0.14 Installer
Arch Linux 2025.12.01 is now available for download as Arch Linux’s ISO release for December 2025, powered by Linux kernel 6.17.9 and featuring the Archinstall 3.0.14 menu-based installer.
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Ubuntu Touch OTA-1.1 Rolls Out with VoLTE Support for Fairphone 4, Volla Phone 22
Ubuntu Touch OTA 1.1 update is now rolling out with VoLTE support for Fairphone 4 and Volla Phone 22 devices, as well as other improvements and bug fixes.
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