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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 11, 2023

Updated This Past Day

1. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 changes in the context of Red Hat OpenShift workloads

   Workloads that need to adapt to the changes will typically share some activity patterns

2. Alpine Linux 3.19 Released with Linux Kernel 6.6 LTS and Raspberry Pi 5 Support

   The Alpine Linux team announced today the release and general availability of Alpine Linux 3.19 as a major update to this independent and security-oriented GNU/Linux distribution.

3. Zorin OS 17 Beta Released with Quick Settings, Spatial Desktop, and More

   Today, the Zorin OS team announced the general availability for public testing of the beta version of the upcoming Zorin OS 17 release, which promises new and exciting features.

4. Linux Mint 21.3 “Virginia” – BETA Release

   This is the BETA release for Linux Mint 21.3 “Virginia”

5. Links 10/12/2023: Second Belmarsh Tribunal For Assange, EU Legislates for Buzzwords

   Links for the day

6. ext4 data corruption in 6.1 stable tree

   stable kernels before 6.5

7. The Wine development release 9.0-rc1 is now available.

   Wine Announcement

8. Lubuntu 24.04 LTS to Ship with Optional Wayland Session, Improved Installer

   Lubuntu developer Simon Quigley breaks the news today, exclusively for 9to5Linux.com, that the upcoming Lubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) operating system will be shipping with an optional Wayland session for its LXQt desktop offering.

9. Hold Off Debian Upgrades: Kernel 6.1.64 ext4 Bug Alert

   A data corruption bug in Linux kernel 6.1.64-1 with possible data loss on ext4 file systems

10. Linux Blamed for Everything (Even Unpatched Systems, Years-Old CVEs)

    FUD tactics?

11. Media Talks About Android, Linux, macOS Security Issues While Microsoft Blames Windows Holes on "Russia"

    missing the Big Story

12. Microsoft People Control People From Within ('Secure' Boot and BSOD)

    the same old tactic, taking over the rival

    New

13. today's howtos

    catching up with older ones

14. Security Leftovers

    Mostly CISA today

15. 5 things I learned from using Ubuntu

    I chose the daily driver Ubuntu 23.04 on a low-powered Geekmon mini PC with an Intel Celeron Processor and 8GB of RAM

16. Mission Center Now Shows Intel GPU Usage, Available as AppImage

    Intel GPU support has been added to the Linux system monitor app Mission Center

17. postmarketOS // How to become a Trusted Contributor

    We considered making a process for becoming a Core Team member as well

18. Linux 6.7-rc5

    xmas release

19. Audiocasts/Shows: The Linux Link Tech Show, LOSS Weekly, and Many New Videos

    mostly new Indivious links

20. December 2023 ISO refresh with a brand-new LTS kernel

    The December 2023 release of refreshed ISO images brings the latest LTS 6.6 kernel

21. Android Leftovers

    Android Auto Gets Updated to Make Parking A Bit Hassle-free

22. UP 7000 SBC review – Part 2: Ubuntu 22.04 on a fanless Intel N100 single board computer

    The UP 7000 is a credit card-sized Alder Lake-N single board computer that can be used as an alternative to the Raspberry Pi 5 for industrial applications

23. FSF-EEE on Proprietary Software and Child Labour (YH4F)

    Two stories for the week

24. today's leftovers

    Debian, Fedora, and more

25. Security Leftovers

    Misinformation and harms

26. Programming Leftovers

    Python, Perl, and more

27. from worst terminal to merely mediocre

    what if we track damage and draw directly to the front buffer? This should be faster

28. Devices With Linux or Open Hardware: Mostly ESP32

    Some hardware coverage, Linux Gizmos mostly

29. Games: Proton Experimental and Must-Play Metroidvanias Bundle

    Two new articles by Liam Dawe

30. today's howtos

    many howtos for Sunday

31. Cubemap 1.5.0 released

    This was a long time coming

32. Jami: A Versatile Open-Source Distributed Communication App

    Installing and using Jami to give you a walkthrough of how it works, and what you can expect from it

33. OSMC's December update is here

    fifth iteration of our flagship device

34. Android Leftovers

    Are You Being Tracked? Here's How Your Android Device Might Be Monitoring You

35. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Mozilla

    Some FOSS news

36. Programming Leftovers

    and some hardware too

37. This Week in GNOME: #125 Portalled USB Devices

    Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from December 01 to December 08

38. New Godot Forum and Godot 4.2.1 RC 1

    Some Godot news

39. Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers

    mostly Fedora news

40. Audiocasts/Shows: FLOPS and Threads, Linux in the Ham Shack

    new podcast and new episode

41. Pactus, Transmission, Motrix, Pidgin, and Other Software

    FOSS news

42. Security Leftovers

    incidents and observations

43. AMD Moves One Step Ahead With RDNA 4 "GFX12" GPU Enablement, Adds New Patches In Linux

    AMD has enabled further support for its next-gen RDNA 4 "GFX12" GPUs in Linux, as Team Red adds new patches for their AMDGPU LLVM shader compiler

44. today's howtos

    howtos for Saturday

45. 8 Best Free and Open Source Translators

    Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion

46. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

47. today's howtos

    a larger batch of howtos for today

48. Tumbleweed gets LLVM, Sudo, GCC Updates

    This week openSUSE Tumbleweed has been on a constant roll as consecutive snapshots arrive with fresh software updates

49. Programming Leftovers

    Python and C++

50. Microsoft Antitrust Violations, Linux Entryism, and Lies

    Opposition news

51. Personal FreeBSD PKGBASE Update Server

    People that like to use custom FreeBSD version or enterprise corporate world that needs to fulfill many compliance regulations

52. diffoscope 253 released

    This version includes the following changes

53. The Surprising Thing A Facebook Content Blocker Showed Me

    Recently, I’ve been doing something with my Facebook feed that feels surprisingly telling

54. PipeWire 1.0 - An interview with PipeWire creator Wim Taymans

    Wim Taymans is a Fedora contributor and the creator of PipeWire, the system service that takes audio and video handling under Linux to the next level

55. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Arduino and More

    Mostly projects

56. today's howtos

    only 5 for now

57. Windows TCO

    issues associated with Microsoft failings

58. Games: Far Cry 6, World of Goo, SEGA, Steam Deck, and More

    half a dozen from Liam Dawe

59. Android Leftovers

    How to turn off trending searches on Android

60. Kali vs. ParrotOS: 2 versatile Linux distros for security pros

    Two Linux distributions -- Kali Linux and ParrotOS -- can help enterprises fill in their security gaps

61. Stable kernels: Linux 6.6.5, Linux 6.1.66, Linux 5.15.142, Linux 5.10.203, Linux 5.4.263, Linux 4.19.301 and Linux 4.14.332

    I'm announcing the release of the 6.6.5 kernel

62. Plasma Browser Integration 1.9

    I’m pleased to announce the immediate availability of Plasma Browser Integration version 1.9

63. The Transitional Journey of openSUSE’s Logo Rebranding

    The open-source world is in the midst of an exciting transformation as the openSUSE community prepares to phase in a new project logo

64. Linux Mint 21.3 Beta Is Now Available for Download with Cinnamon 6.0

    After confirming that the beta version of Linux Mint 21.3 will be coming this week, the Linux Mint team has now published the ISO images of all three Linux Mint editions, which can be downloaded right now.

65. Freespire 10: What’s New in PC/OS’s Latest Free Desktop Distro

    Freespire 10 debuts! Based on Ubuntu 22.04, powered by Linux kernel 6.2

66. GNOME Shell 45.2 Update Rolling out to Ubuntu 23.10

    The first point release to GNOME Shell 45 only hit Ubuntu 23.10 at the end of last month

67. Jami: A Versatile Open-Source Decentralized Communication App

    Installing and using Jami to give you a walkthrough of how it works

68. This week in KDE: DMA fence deadlines and lots of bug-fixing

    The bug-fixing marathon continued this week

69. Garuda – A Modern Lightweight and Customizable Linux Distro

    Garuda Linux is a rolling-release Linux distribution designed for x86-64 architecture

70. FESCo election: Interview with Jonathan Wright

    This is a part of the Elections Interviews series

71. Security Leftovers

    5 more links

72. How to Hide Columns and Rows in LibreOffice and OpenOffice

    Hiding unnecessary columns and rows improves readability and helps you focus your attention on the most crucial information. Whether you're working with financial data, complex formulas, or extensive product lists, this simple technique can significantly improve your productivity while using LibreOffice or OpenOffice.

73. 6 Best Linux Virtualization Software for 2024

    We’ll help you simplify the decision-making process of choosing the right solution by highlighting the six best virtual machine software for Linux in 2023

74. GNU/Linux Leftovers

    3 more stories for today

75. Open Hardware/Modding and Linux Devices

    some hardware for or with Linux

76. today's howtos

    only 3 for the time being

77. today's leftovers

    GNOME, Debian, FSF, and more

78. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Firmware

    FOSS and beyond

79. Programming Leftovers

    also some about containers

80. Security Leftovers

    mostly incident news