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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 15, 2025

Updated This Past Day

1. OpenZFS 2.3 Is Out with Linux 6.12 Support, RAIDZ Expansion, Fast Dedup, and More

   OpenZFS 2.3 has been released today as the latest version of this open-source advanced file system and volume manager for Linux and FreeBSD systems introducing support for the latest kernels and new features.

2. Content Management Systems (CMS) Troubles/Conflict in WordPress

   the latest twists

3. Alpine 3.21.1 released

   a maintenance release of the 3.21 series

   New

4. Linux Mint 22.1 “Xia” Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New

   The wait is finally over as the Linux Mint team has published the final ISO images of the Linux Mint 22.1 “Xia” release, which are available for download from the official mirrors.

5. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers

   3 more stories

6. 6 Best Linux Distros for KDE Plasma Fans in 2025

   six standout distros that embrace Plasma, each offering its unique spin on this versatile desktop environment

7. Security Leftovers

   including Debian

8. Audiocasts/Shows: Destination Linux and Late Night Linux

   2 new episodes

9. Programming Leftovers

   Development leftovers

10. Web Browsing, Browsers, and Web Development

    WWW links

11. Open Hardware/Modding: Pine64, Arduino, and More

    Hardware picks

12. today's howtos

    Instructionals/Technical leftovers

13. Fedora and Red Hat/IBM Leftovers

    mostly the latter

14. Android Leftovers

    OnePlus 13 Review: A Better Android Phone, but It’s Not the Best

15. Android co-founder says "it's always funny" to hear Bill Gates "whine about losing mobile to Android"

    It's the little pleasures of life that often keep us going

16. IBASE INA1607 is a fanless uCPE/SD-WAN appliance powered by an Intel Atom x7405C Amston Lake SoC

    For reference, the NCA-1050 supports Linux, but not Windows

17. FreeBSD and OpenBSD Leftovers

    BSD news

18. Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update and Linux Weekly Roundup

    a couple of summaries

19. today's howtos

    Instructionals/Technical picks

20. Challenges to funding open source and more

    a pair of picked items

21. Programming Leftovers

    Development picks

22. Windows TCO and CISA

    Security picks

23. Android Leftovers

    Android 16 may bring predictive back support to three-button navigation

24. Niri 25.1 Debuts with Revamped Release Numbering

    Niri scrollable-tiling compositor adopts calendar versioning

25. A sad day for the Firebird Project

    Helen Borrie, a key figure in the Firebird relational database project and a longtime contributor at IBPhoenix, passed away on January 2, 2025

26. Best Free and Open Source Software

    We recommend the best free and open source alternatives for Linux

27. F3OS – Debian-based Linux distribution

    There are three editions available which have a different desktop environment

28. OSGeoLive – Linux distribution focusing on geospatial software

    OSGeoLive is a self-contained bootable DVD, USB thumb drive or Virtual Machine based on Lubuntu

29. William Andrew Gianopoulos

    William Andrew Gianopoulos, 74, of Ashland, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, January 6, 2025

30. This portable, lightweight Linux distro has an old-school feel

    If you need a lightning-fast, portable Linux distribution to run on aging hardware or spin up a quick server

31. Games: Retro Linux Gaming Computer, DEFICIT, and More

    10 new GamingOnLinux articles

32. This new Linux handheld PC could be a tinkerer's dream come true

    Currently in development, the Debian-powered Mecha Comet could be a Linux phone

33. Audiocasts/Shows: This Week in Linux and Many Recent GNU/Linux Videos

    mostly Invidious

34. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

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