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  1. Ubuntu 25.04 “Plucky Puffin” Is Now Available for Download, This Is What’s New
    Canonical published today the Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) release, the latest stable version of their popular GNU/Linux distribution, featuring up-to-date components and new features.
  2. LXQt 2.2 Desktop Environment Released with Many Wayland Improvements
    LXQt 2.2 has been released today as the latest stable version of the lightweight desktop environment for Linux-based operating systems, featuring many improvements to Wayland support and updated components.
  3. KDE Gear 25.04 Applications Suite Officially Released, Here’s What’s New
    The KDE Project released today KDE Gear 25.04 as the latest version to this collection of apps for the KDE Plasma desktop environment and the Linux ecosystem, adding new features and enhancements to your favorite KDE applications.
  4. TrueNAS 25.04 (Fangtooth) Open-Source NAS Released
    TrueNAS 25.04 open-source NAS launches with ZFS fast deduplication
  5. Deepin 23.1 Launches with Smarter AI, Enhanced Hardware Support
    Debian-based Deepin 23.1 is out now with Linux kernels 6.6/6.12
  6. Tor Browser 14.5 Introduces Android Connection Assist
    The latest Tor Browser adds Connection Assist to Android
  7. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS picks

    New

  8. Elive 3.8.48 released
    The Elive Team is pleased to announce the release of 3.8.48
  9. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    mostly GNU/Linux links
  10. Kernel: Asahi, Hammerspace, and Zephyr
    kernel news
  11. Open Hardware/Modding: STM32, Arduino, and More
    Hardware leftovers
  12. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS picks
  13. Programming Leftovers
    Development related stories
  14. Security Leftovers
    Security picks
  15. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  16. FreedomBox – Debian-based distribution
    FreedomBox is made up of two things: a free and open source software system and inexpensive hardware
  17. These 6 Linux apps are the secret sauce to my creative process
    As a creator, I know having the right tools can make all the difference
  18. My experience in the Debian LTS and ELTS projects
    Last year, I decided to start participating in the Debian LTS and ELTS projects
  19. GNOME 48.1 Desktop Is Out to Improve HDR Support and Fix Various Issues
    The GNOME project released today GNOME 48.1 as the first maintenance update to the latest GNOME 48 “Bengaluru” desktop environment series to fix bugs and improve existing functionality.
  20. Android Leftovers
    You're Missing Out on Hidden Android Updates
  21. Meet PorteuX, the Slackware-Based Lightweight Live Linux Distro
    It seems like no matter what happens, the Linux community comes out with new live distros
  22. My portrait of Charles Darwin in a museum
    I'm super excited to share this with you: my artwork is now on display in a museum
  23. Best Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    This is free and open source software
  24. Guix System – Linux distribution built around Guix
    Guix System is a rolling release, free and open source Linux distribution built around Guix
  25. Tax Reduction
    While I was working at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in the early 1980s
  26. Zorin OS 17.3 review - Would you pay for your Linux desktop?
    For reasons many and varied, the commercial Linux desktop has never quite caught on
  27. Linux laptop lagging? 5 simple ways to speed it up fast
    If your computer is running Linux and it seems a bit slow
  28. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    some more links pertaining to GNU/Linux news
  29. Wayland's Future and NVIDIA 575.51.02 Beta Driver
    Graphics news
  30. Devices/Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi and OpenWRT
    a handful of leftovers
  31. Red Hat Leftovers
    corporate stuff mostly
  32. today's howtos
    first batch for today
  33. Security and Windows TCO Leftovers
    many Windows TCO examples
  34. Games: Valve and Linux, One Year of Mahjong Solitaire, and More
    a handful of stories for today
  35. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  36. Kernel Articles, Mostly LWN
    now outside the paywall
  37. Taking notes with Joplin
    Joplin is an open-source note-taking application designed to handle taking many kinds of notes, whether it is managing code snippets, writing documentation, jotting down lecture notes, or drafting a novel
  38. Debian Project Leader election 2025 edition
    Four candidates have stepped up
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Thursday contains all the text.

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IBM Does Not Care About Families, Communities, and Even Its Own Workers
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