Over at Tux Machines...

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jun 29, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Commodore, and Hacking Routers Like It’s 2008

   devices with Linux focus/slant

2. I refuse to upgrade to Windows 11, here's what I'm doing instead

   Turns out, Linux Mint worked a ton better than I thought it would

   New

3. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: June 28th, 2026

   The 298th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending June 28th, 2026.

4. Arch Linux Installer Archinstall 4.4 Released with Niri DankMaterialShell Profile

   Archinstall 4.4 text-mode installer for the Arch Linux distribution is now available with a Niri DankMaterialShell desktop profile, console font selection, Plymouth configuration setup, and more.

5. New Releases of Univention Corporate Server and FreeBSD 15.1

   GNU/Linux and BSDs

6. I finally understand why Arch Linux isn't for me—and probably isn't for you either

   Arch and Arch-based distros get a lot of buzz

7. Ubuntu tries to improve GNOME. Fedora convinced me it didn't need fixing

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8. Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 7.2 Release Candidate

   Linus Torvalds announced the general availability of the first Release Candidate version of the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel series for public testing. Here’s what to expect!

9. Best Free and Open Source Software, and many more

   Only free and open source software qualifies for inclusion

10. Velox Linux – Linux distribution

    Velox Linux is a Linux distribution for x86_64 systems distributed as a bootable ISO image

11. Teaching digiKam to Understand You: Natural Language Search with Local LLMs

    I’ve been hanging around KDE apps since I was a teenager

12. The State of the Tux in First Half of 2026 [original]

    When we say "the Tux" we mean Tux Machines

13. CachyOS Releases June 2026 Snapshot with Hyprland Noctalia Desktop Option

    The CachyOS ISO snapshot for June 2026 is now available for download with Hyprland Noctalia desktop option, DNS-over-QUIC support, Python and GCC performance improvements, and more.

14. The Purpose of Tux Machines [original]

    It just makes it easier to find interesting articles (discovery)

15. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers

    FOSS picks

16. Programming Leftovers

    Development related news

17. GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems: OpenSUSE, Slackware, Fedora, and More

    OS related updates

18. Videos/Audiocasts/Shows: EasyOS and This Week in Linux

    new multimedia picks

19. Games: Steam Games, Completionism, Steam Machines, and More

    projects and op-eds

20. today's howtos

    Instructionals/Technical leftovers

21. GNU Parallel, onak, and Software Leftovers

    applications and more

22. DCloud Uni-App Used for Scams, DirtyClone the New Hype for Privilege Escalation Bug (Local)

    security leftovers

23. Android Leftovers

    Android quietly slipped a photo scanner onto your phone — here's how to shut it off

24. I started managing my Linux desktop like a server, and everything got easier

    Linux servers and desktop distros are essentially the same thing

25. I benchmarked my gaming PC on Windows vs Linux, and the difference was bigger than I expected

    I've got a dual-booting PC with both Windows 11 and EndeavourOS Linux on it

26. Best Free and Open Source Software, and many more

    This is free and open source software

27. Margine – immutable Linux desktop distribution built for creators

    This is free and open source software

28. XDG Desktop Portal Location API for KDE applications

    In my last post on Android platform integration I had suggested increasing the focus on Linux on mobile phones, due to Google’s ongoing attempts to close down Android for us

29. Stable kernels: Linux 7.1.2, Linux 7.0.14, and Linux 6.18.37

    I'm announcing the release of the 7.1.2 kernel

30. Linux Mint vs RefreshOS: I found the best distro for new users

    These two user-friendly distributions take different routes to the 'best Linux' crown

31. I made Linux look like Windows 11 for free - with a few simple tweaks to Zorin OS

    If you fancy a Windows 11 layout, but want to use Linux, you're in luck

32. Historic Week Ahead (Mass Layoffs at Microsoft) [original]

    this coming week we expect to see thousands of headlines about Microsoft layoffs

33. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

34. Shelly 2.4.1 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Improves Networking, Security

    Shelly 2.4.1 graphical package manager for Arch Linux distributions is now available for download with improvements to AppImage and Flatpak support, networking and security, command line interface, and more.

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