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Updated This Past Day

  1. LibreOffice 25.2 Open-Source Office Suite Officially Released, This Is What’s New
    The Document Foundation released today LibreOffice 25.2 as the latest stable version of this popular, powerful, open-source, free, and cross-platform office suite for GNU/Linux.
  2. I'm done with Ubuntu
    "I liked Ubuntu. For a very long time, it was the sensible default option. Around 2016, I used the Ubuntu GNOME flavor, and after they ditched the Unity desktop environment, GNOME became the default option."
  3. Tails 6.12 Anonymous OS Fixes Security Issues in Tor Circuits, Persistent Storage
    The Tails project released today Tails 6.12 as the latest version of this portable operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux that protects users against surveillance and censorship.
  4. KDE Gear 24.12.2 Improves Dolphin, Itinerary, Tokodon, and Many Other KDE Apps
    The KDE Project released today KDE Gear 24.12.2 as the second maintenance update to the latest KDE Gear 24.12 open-source software suite series to address various issues in your favorite KDE apps.

    New

  5. Shortwave 5.0
    Shortwave 5.0 is now available and finally continues playback when you close the window
  6. Security Leftovers
    Security picks
  7. Audiocasts/Shows: mintCast and Linux Matters
    2 new episodes
  8. This Month in Redox - January 2025
    Unix-like general-purpose microkernel-based operating system written in Rust
  9. Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers
    Canonical/Ubuntu links
  10. Open Hardware: 3-D Printing, Arduino, and Raspberry Pi
    hacking with hardware
  11. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  12. 14 Reasons Why You’ll Love Fairphone’s Audio Range
    For those of you who don’t know this already, Fairphone doesn’t just make smartphones
  13. Mabox Linux integrates Firefox 135 in the latest update alongside a new kernel and more
    The Manjaro-based Mabox Linux is back with update 25.02
  14. today's howtos
    mostly idroot
  15. Games: Steam Deck, Hexagod, Heart of the Machine, and More
    latest in GamingOnLinux
  16. Android Leftovers
    Why Android Is My Favorite Retro Gaming Platform
  17. Debian 13 to Feature GNOME 48 Desktop Environment
    The next major Debian release, 13 "Trixie," is expected to ship with GNOME 48 desktop environment
  18. Mixing Rust and C in Linux likened to cancer by kernel maintainer
    Some worry multiple languages will make it harder to maintain this open source uber-project, others disagree
  19. Don't Be Intimidated By Linux's Notorious GRUB Bootloader
    You may have heard about how difficult the GRUB Linux bootloader is to install and configure
  20. OpenWISP and iWave Systems
    The web UI can be installed on Debian 11/12 or Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS through Ansible or Docker
  21. Free Software Awards: Choose your nominations by March 5
    The time has come for free software community members to nominate individuals and projects for a Free Software Award
  22. Free and Open Source Software
    However, there is a useful update for Linux users
  23. Tucana – Linux distribution built for customization
    Tucana is an ultra customizable distro built entirely from scratch
  24. Distros and Desktop Environments, Devices
    GNU/Linux focused
  25. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS links/stories
  26. Linux and 'Linux' Foundation Leftovers
    Some Linux picks
  27. Working With Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG)
    Some Web builders
  28. Mozilla Still Wasting Resources on Hey Hi (AI) Nonsense (Hype), Firefox WebDriver Newsletter is Out
    Mozilla leftovers
  29. Fedora and Red Hat Leftovers
    the IBM club
  30. Data Breach, Security, and Windows TCO
    Security leftovers
  31. Kernel Savings, Linux 6.14, and uretprobes
    mostly LWN for today
  32. Programming Leftovers
    Development related picks
  33. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Thursday contains all the text.

    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

    Span from 2025-01-31 to 2025-02-06
    996 /n/2025/01/28/Facebook_Censors_GNU_Linux_Advocacy.shtml
    759 /n/2025/01/31/Collabora_Outsources_to_Microsoft_Microsoft_LF_Linux_Foundation.shtml
    706 /n/2025/02/01/Freedesktop_looking_for_new_home_for_its_GitLab_instance_mesa_2.shtml
    654 /n/2025/02/03/Mozilla_Firefox_135_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s.shtml
    604 /n/2025/01/31/GParted_Live_1_7_Launches_with_Experimental_Bcachefs_Support_Li.shtml
    596 /n/2025/02/03/Linux_6_14_rc1.shtml
    576 /n/2025/02/01/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml
    576 /n/2025/02/01/today_s_howtos.2.shtml

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