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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 06, 2024

Updated This Past Day

1. Ubuntu’s New Security Center Readies Stable Release

   Ubuntu’s new desktop Security Center app is gearing up for its first stable release

2. Events: FSF, Ubuntu, and Debian

   Some upcoming and past events

3. QEMU 9.1 Improves ARM and RISC-V Support, Adds Compression Offload Support

   QEMU 9.1 open-source machine emulator and virtualization software has been released to improve hardware support and emulation for ARM and RISC-V platforms, as well as other changes.

   New

4. today's leftovers

   and a pair of howtos

5. Openwashing Initiative (OSI) and 'Linux' Foundation

   the monopolists' voicee

6. Standards/Consortia Leftovers

   4 more stories about standards

7. Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi, Fairphone, and More

   some gadgets and devices

8. Games: Review on GNU/Linux and Another Steam Deck Competitor

   a pair of gaming related news

9. KDE: Python bindings for KDE Frameworks and brightness controls for all your displays

   Some KDE picks

10. FreeBSD Leftovers

    a pair of posts about FreeBSD

11. Programming Leftovers

    Programming links for today

12. Free Software Leftovers

    FOSS links for today

13. Red Hat Drapes Itself in "AI" Hype

    more hey hi (AI) nonsense

14. Security and Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt (FUD) About Linux

    some picks for the day

15. Android Leftovers

    Google Maps on Android crashing for some users

16. Ubuntu 24.10 Default Wallpaper & Mascot Revealed

    The default wallpaper of Ubuntu 24.10 ‘Oracular Oriole’ (and its official mascot artwork) has been revealed — along with an extra-special 20th anniversary surprise!

17. What Is Kali Linux, and Should You Use It?

    Kali Linux is a name that often surfaces in conversations about ethical hacking and penetration testing

18. weston 14.0.0

    This is the official release for Weston 14.0.0

19. LibreOffice 24.2.6 available for download, for the privacy-conscious user

    LibreOffice 24.2.6, the sixth minor release of the free, volunteer-supported office productivity suite for office environments and individuals, the best choice for privacy-conscious users and digital sovereignty

20. Here's Everything New in GNOME 47

    Packed with improvements, version 47 of the GNOME desktop environment will be launched on Sept. 18, 2024

21. Barry Kauler on His Distro Development Work

    4 new posts by Barry Kauler

22. Android Leftovers

    Google limits on Android Auto access may breach EU rules, adviser says

23. MIKRIK V2 Robot Car is an entry-level, open-source robotics kit built for ROS and 3D computer vision

    The MIKRIK V2 Robot Car is an open-source robotics kit for studying 3D computer vision and is compatible with both ROS1 and ROS2 software suites

24. Arti 1.2.7 is released: onion services, RPC, and more

    Arti is our ongoing project to create a next-generation Tor client in Rust

25. Latest From Red Hat's Site

    redhat.com posts

26. Windows TCO: Cicada, Planned Parenthood, City of Columbus, and More

    discovering the true cost of Microsoft

27. LicheePi 3A – A SpacemIT K1 RISC-V development board with SoM and carrier board

    Sipeed provides Ubuntu-based Bianbu optimized for RISC-V targets, Fedora, Deepin, and openKylin images for the LM3A module and LicheePi 3A board which you’ll find on the documentation website

28. linux, year one

    Over the past few weeks, as our Linuxversary has approached, we've been trying to write an essay about Linux

29. Debian-based Q4OS 5.6 arrives with a desktop profiler and Calamares improvements

    The sixth update to Q4OS 5 Aquarius is now available with the Debian Bookworm 12.7 updates

30. Minimalist Linux distro Peropesis 2.7 comes with archive and ISO management tools

    Peropesis 2.7 comes with file system archiving and ISO management tools

31. 6 reasons you should use Ubuntu for your own NAS

    There are some excellent operating systems out there that are specifically designed for running network-attached storage (NAS), but almost any OS with a shareable filesystem will do

32. today's howtos

    many howtos for this morning

33. Drauger OS: A Gaming OS

    Drauger OS is a gaming Ubuntu-based Operating System (OS) that has a home website of 'https://draugeros.org/'

34. Best Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations

    Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion

35. Plasma Crash Course - DrKonqi

    A while ago a colleague of mine asked about our crash infrastructure in Plasma and whether I could give some overview on it

36. Games: Humble Bundle, SteamFork, Cosmic Call, and More

    GamingOnLinux's latest 10

37. LWN on Python, Debian, and Kernel

    New articles outside the paywall as of hours ago

38. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

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