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Tails 7.4 Anonymous Linux OS Released with Persistent Language and Formats
Tails 7.4 has been released today as the fourth 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.
New
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GNOME 49.3 Desktop Released with More Improvements and Bug Fixes
The GNOME Project released today GNOME 49.3 as the third point release to the latest GNOME 49 “Brescia” desktop environment series with various bug fixes and improvements.
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EndeavourOS Ganymede Neo Is Out with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS and KDE Plasma 6.5.4
The EndeavourOS team announced today the general availability for download of EndeavourOS Ganymede Neo as the latest stable snapshot of this Arch Linux-based distro featuring the KDE Plasma desktop environment.
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GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
mostly GNU/Linux
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Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Open Access Leftovers
Sharing and software freedom
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Postgres Rant and GConf.BE 2026
Postgres articles
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Miod Vallat and Mike Blumenkrantz on BSD and Linux Graphics
a pair of technical articles
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today's howtos
many howtos for Thursday
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Flatpak, Flathub, and Red Hat Leftovers
Fedora/RH leftovers
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Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More
hardware picks
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Programming Leftovers
Development related stuff
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Security and Windows TCO Leftovers
patches and more
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Games: Godot 4.6 RC 1, Slop Causes Backlash, 'Verified on Steam Deck'
GNU/Linux and gaming news
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I don’t pay for storage upgrades—this is what I do when Linux is running out of space
Baobab scans the system and presents a visual folder breakdown by size
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Microsoft Stock Slips as GOG Eyes Linux Release to Escape Windows’ ‘Poor-Quality Software and Product’
GOG's new owner brands Windows as poor quality while he ponders Linux support — "I'm not surprised that people gravitate outside of the Windows ecosystem."
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Linux distro designed to look like Windows hits 2 million downloads since the end of Windows 10 support
2 picks
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You Can Now Run Debian GNU/Linux on the OpenWrt One Open-Source Router
Collabora shares with us today a new project that lets you install and run the Debian GNU/Linux operating system on the open-source OpenWrt One router.
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Android Leftovers
A phenomenal new Android calendar power-up
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This ideal distro for Linux newbies includes a bonus for Windows users
If you're looking to finally test the waters of Linux
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Debian Plans to Remove GTK2 Before Debian 14
Debian maintainers argue that shipping dead upstream software
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Corporate Distributions and Upselling
Red Hat and Canonical
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Open Hardware/Modding: SparkFun, Single-Board Computers, and Raspberry Pi
Hardware picks
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HTTP RateLimit and "Mozilla Ventures" on Slop
WWW news
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Finance: GNU Taler news and KeePassXC woes
a pair of articles
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I spent a year on Linux and forgot to miss Windows
One year on Linux, two distros, a few tears, four desktop environments, and zero regrets about leaving Windows
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Free and Open Source Software
This is free and open source software
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StormOS – Arch-based distro for intermediate to advanced users
StormOS is an Arch-based Linux distribution
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Haruna 1.7
Haruna version 1.7.1 is released
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You Can Now Use ONLYOFFICE on Raspberry Pi-Like ARM Devices
Native ARM support expands the open source office suite's reach
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Games: Cygames, CiniCross, and More
half a dozen picks from GamingOnLinux
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Make it, Don't Fake It [original]
We don't want to link to lazy fakes or any form of plagiarism
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Android Leftovers
I put these 5 shortcuts on my Android home screen and saved hours
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Nginx Proxy Manager 2.13.6 Released With Built-In Two-Factor Authentication
Nginx Proxy Manager
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GNOME 48.8 Released With Bug Fixes and Security Updates
GNOME 48.8 desktop environment is out as a maintenance release
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DietPi 10.0 Enters Open Beta With Major Platform and Software Changes
DietPi 10.0 enters open beta with breaking changes
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Capsule and Site Maintenance Ongoing [original]
There are upstream tasks underway today
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I'm a creator and my new favorite Linux distro is multimedia perfection - here's why
Several Linux distributions are specifically geared towards multimedia creators
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This distro makes it easy to switch from Windows to Linux - here's how
If you're looking to migrate from Windows to Linux
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5 popular Linux terminal-based file managers—ranked
Well, here’s my list of the five best Linux terminal-based file managers and how they rank against one another
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Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
This is free and open source software
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VirtualBox & kernel driver not installed error
Linux. Things work, until they don't
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Ubuntu 25.04 “Plucky Puffin” Reached End of Life, Upgrade to Ubuntu 25.10
This is your friendly reminder that Ubuntu 25.04 “Plucky Puffin” reached the end of its supported life today, January 15th, 2026, and it is no longer supported by Canonical with software and security updates.
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7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead
Certain Linux commands are no longer maintained for a number of reasons
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GNU/Linux Leaps to All-Time High of 3% in Japan [original]
GNU/Linux used to be measured at around 1% in Japan
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Animals Update [original]
The fish have remained healthy since summer
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Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles
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LWN: Predictions, 2025 Timeline, Kernel Space, and Technical Advisory Board (TAB)
half a dozen articles outside paywall
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OBS Studio 32.1 Promises New Audio Mixer and WebRTC Simulcast Support, Beta Out Now
OBS Studio 32.1 has entered public beta testing today for this powerful, open-source, cross-platform, and free software for video recording and live streaming on Linux, macOS, and Windows systems.
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