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- Linux Mint Devs Introduce New System Monitor and Terminal Emulator Apps
Linux Mint devs unveil new system monitor, archive manager, and terminal emulator apps for Linux Mint, along with a preview pane for Nemo and hibernation support. - Trinity Desktop Environment R14.1.7 Is Out with Support for Ubuntu 26.10
Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) R14.1.7 desktop environment is now available with support for new distributions, new features, and various enhancements for nostalgic KDE 3.5 fans. - GNU/Linux Has Shot Up to 7% Worldwide, Says statCounter today [original]
How much higher might it go next year? - The Loud Sound of Silence (Regarding UEFI Back Doors/Bug Doors) [original]
not a single mention - not a single word or any link - about the above-mentioned highly critical flaw - Introducing Kwi, a new KDE terminal emulator
I've started work on a new KDE application. It's called Kwi (pronounced kwee) - This Week in Plasma: An Avalanche of Performance Improvements and Bug Fixes
This week the Plasma team continued to polish up Plasma 6.8, fixing many bugs - Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles - GIMP 3.2.8 Image Editor Restores Support for Offset as a Non-Destructive Filter
GIMP 3.2.8 open-source image editor is now available for download with Offset as a non-destructive filter, DPI information when copying an image to clipboard, and other changes. - today's leftovers
only 4 for now - GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems
3 picks for today - GNU/Linux Preloaded on Desktop/Laptop
3 picks - Linux and OpenBSD Kernel Picks
Kernel picks - today's howtos
Instructionals/Technical picks - Devices and Linux-friendly Hardware
Hardware picks - Web Browsers/Web Servers/Feed Readers Leftovers
Web news and picks - Programming Leftovers
Development leftovers, 3 for now - Standards/Consortia: File Extensions, Slop Plagiarism, and Time Units
mixture of leftovers - GNU/Linux Measured at 6.22% in Russia [original]
If that reflects real charge or adjustment, as in calibration by statCounter, then all the better - aerynOS 2026.11 Is Out with GNOME 51, KDE Plasma 6.8, COSMIC 1.11, and Budgie 10.10
aerynOS 2026.11 has been released today and it’s now available for download for this independently-develop distribution featuring some of the latest and greatest GNU/Linux technologies and Open Source software - Brazil's GNU/Linux "Market Share" Rises to 8.4% Based on statCounter [original]
Can this be sustained until the end of this year? - Power Redundancy [original]
The bigger (and planned) maintenance window is this coming weekend - statCounter Measures GNU/Linux at Around 9% in Africa, 7% in Asia [original]
It is vastly higher than anything we saw before - GNU/Linux Reaching 10% in Japan by Year's End [original]
statCounter reckons about 1 in 12 PCs in Japan runs GNU/Linux - Audacity 4.0.2 Audio Editor Restores Automatic Saving During Recording
Audacity 4.0.2 open-source audio editor is now available for download with automatic saving during recording, trim, clear selection, and zoom shortcuts, improved playback latency, and more. - Android Leftovers
There are five different versions of Firefox for Android (and a reason to use each one) - Record Traffic [original]
Good times - Forget lightweight Linux, this forgotten OS is reviving ancient PCs
Most old PCs end up running a lightweight Linux distribution - I've used a KDE Linux desktop for years. Here's why I'm switching to Xfce today
KDE Plasma has been my desktop for years, and it earned that spot - 5 Linux distros that give you a reason to leave Windows
If you're thinking of switching, these Linux distros give you a solid reason to leave Windows behind - I don't use Linux for free anymore, and you shouldn't either—here's why
The first time I gave money to a Linux project felt weird - I finally found a distro that convinced me to quit Linux Mint
Linux Mint was my daily driver for years - Enlightenment desktop 0.28 released with better networking
Enlightenment 0.28 has been released, the first major update to the open-source desktop environment since early 2025 - Linux Mint 27 will Adds Hibernation Support, New Default Apps
Linux Mint 27, the next major release of the popular Ubuntu based distribution, will get hibernation support - Free and Open Source Software
This is free and open source software - Review: Super Lite Linux 24.6
Super Lite Linux is a customised variant of antiX - Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles - Essora Eos SonicDE — A New Home for X11, Built the Essora Way
A new home for X11. A modern desktop, built the Essora way. - Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.2 - 24.04-1.6: eMudhra CA Security Fix
Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.2 and 24.04-1.6 release - Maze Linux 2026.10.26: Qlam 2, Maze Wallpaper and gaming out of the box
Last release was about fixing what was already there - RefreshOS 3.1
Updated the underlying Debian 13 “Trixie” system from the original Debian 13.4 build to include updates available through Debian 13.7 - ZelixOS Aurora 1.0.0
ZelixOS Aurora 1.0.0 release is here - Linus 7.4-rc1
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