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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 02, 2026
Updated This Past Day
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VLC 3.0.23 has been released as the latest stable version of this popular open-source, free, and cross-platform media player software for GNU/Linux, Android, macOS, tvOS, and Windows platforms.
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Programming/Development absurdity
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There's a lot more to be lost than one's privacy if someone else controls your computer/computing
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Firefox has fallen to just 1.6%
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Maybe there's not much money to be made in this market, but there are many computer users there and Microsoft continues to lose many globally
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This year will have 365 days in it. In 2028 we'll have 366 days.
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We're trying to demonstrate what will be attainable with the new workflow
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Today we're extending the tools we use to run this site
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In terms of activity online, we're doing well so far today
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We need to encourage people to reject and steer away from slop images
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For those who wonder where we get images for this site from
New
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GNU/Linux focus
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greetings by GNU/Linux sites
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3 links for now
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Software leftovers
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Kernel stuff
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Debian leftovers
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The RAM shortage is about to ruin cheap Android phones, so buy these 5 now
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Looking for a Linux distribution to challenge you
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One Linux distribution in particular has seen a surprising uptick in users, ZorinOS
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Some people assume that Linux is totally cold and utilitarian
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This is free and open source software. It runs under Linux and macOS
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Last week on Dec 26 we had the yearly family admin day and a day later 39C3 (the 39th Computer Chao Congress) started
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Last week, we mentioned that FOSS Force was not going to hamper the holiday season with reviews of distros
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Portable and modular, Orbitiny runs on top of your existing window manager
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They say "build your own tools"
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IceWM 4.0 lightweight window manager has been released today as a major update that introduces exciting new features, new options, new commands, as well as many improvements and bug fixes.
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Arch Linux 2026.01.01 is now available for download as the January 2026 ISO snapshot powered by Linux kernel 6.18 LTS.
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OpenBGPD 9.0 and more
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"Linux is a cult that captures the best-and-brightest kids."
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This year was a good year in the fish tank
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The same will continue this year
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All this "AI" hype is a sign of it
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In January we'll see how long we can keep this going for
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Development related picks
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some hardware picks
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Instructionals/Technical posts
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This one Linux terminal tool replaced half my text-processing commands
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Click around in the Linux world long enough and you'll no-doubt come across mentions of Canonical
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Got time for a final blast through smaller Linux app updates to round out 2025
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It’s a low-cost credit card-sized board based on the StarFive JH7110S quad-core RISC-V SBC and designed to get started with Linux RISC-V on the cheap
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GNU Emacs has been my primary computing environment of choice for over a decade
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We only feature free and open source software, showcasing the best that the open source community has to offer
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These open source gems have helped me refine my workflow
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UHU-Linux is an independent Linux distribution from Hungary
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You don't always need to install an open source software on your desktop or self host in your homelab
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Emoji Selector is the Kubuntu default emoji selector application
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The only explanation I have is that they aren’t Linux
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You can revive your aging PC with a lightweight Linux distro such as Puppy Linux and Linux Lite
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Some of the latest articles
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