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posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 08, 2025

Updated This Past Day

1. BleachBit 5.0 System Cleaning Utility Released with Major Upgrades

   BleachBit 5.0 open-source system cleaning utility is out now with new cleaners

   New

2. Mesa 25.1 Open-Source Graphics Stack Officially Released, This Is What’s New

   Mesa 25.1 open-source graphics stack for Linux is now available for download with numerous new features and improvements for existing graphics drivers, as well as better support for numerous video games.

3. today's leftovers

   FOSS in particular

4. LibreOffice Conference Budapest 2025 and FLISOL Brasilia 2025

   events about LO or with LO

5. FSF Events and Kenya, UK, and IRC

   some Freedom-centric happenings

6. Programming Leftovers

   Development picks

7. Databases: PostgreSQL's external_file v1.2, 30 years of MySQL

   DB news

8. OpenBSD and OpenSSH Leftovers

   BSD picks

9. My week with Linux: I'm dumping Windows for Ubuntu to see how it goes | Tom's Hardware

   I'm ready to try joining that industrious four percent and installing Linux on my computers to use as my main OS

10. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More

    hardware leftovers

11. Fedora and CentOS Leftovers

    IBM universe

12. LibreArts Weekly and Upscaler 1.5.0 Released

    Applications in focus

13. Videos/Shows: Ask Noah, Ubuntu 25.04, Linux on FPGA

    4 new ones

14. Kernel Space: AUTOSEL and Linux Kernel 6.6.89 in EasyOS

    Linux news (kernel)

15. today's howtos

    Instructionals/Technical articles

16. Security and Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt (FUD) Leftovers

    plus some LF fluff

17. This is what I’m doing with my old Windows 10 PC instead of trading it in like Microsoft wants me to

    The solution here is easy; once Windows 10 falls out of support, I will put Linux on the computer and use that instead

18. Codethink Trustable Reproducible Linux (CTRL OS)

    new announcement

19. A Linux-backed project shows how to save unsupported backdoored Windows 10 PCs by installing Linux

    a pair of reports

20. New Planet GNOME and GNOME Foundation’s New Executive Director

    after Executive Director quit

21. Fwupd 2.0.9 Linux Firmware Updater Adds Support for Intel Arc ‘Battlemage’ GPUs

    Fwupd 2.0.9 is out today as the ninth maintenance update to the latest fwupd 2.0 release of this open-source Linux firmware update utility with support for more devices, new features, and bug fixes.

22. Raspberry Pi OS Gets New Printers App, Linux 6.12 LTS, and Wayland Improvements

    The Raspberry Pi Foundation announced today a new version of their Debian-based Raspberry Pi OS Linux distribution for Raspberry Pi computers that introduces some new features, better touchscreen handling, and various Wayland improvements.

23. Slimbook Launches Kymera Black Linux Desktop Computer for Gamers and Creators

    UE-based Linux hardware vendor Slimbook announced today the launch of Kymera Black as the next generation of their Linux desktop computer designed for creators, gamers, and hardware enthusiasts.

24. Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) Daily Build ISOs Are Now Available for Download

    As of May 1st, 2025, Canonical has officially opened the development of Ubuntu 25.10 (codename Questing Quokka), and now they published the first daily build ISO images for early adopters, application developers, and general public testing.

25. today's leftovers

    SUSE, hardware, and FOSS

26. Latest From Red Hat's Official Site (Some Buzzwords, Too)

    redhat.com picks

27. Android Leftovers

    Android’s phone taskbar isn't quite ready yet, but it's already getting a multitasking boost

28. PeerTube Mobile App v1 Is Out

    The PeerTube mobile app has reached version 1

29. These 10 Linux Commands Showed Me How Much Better Life Is Off Windows

    When I first switched to Linux from Windows, I was intimidated by the terminal

30. Interrupt: A Linux based Flipper Zero rival that just launched and is already funded

    Interrupt, a new pen-testing gadget, has just launched on Kickstarter

31. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations

    This is free and open source software

32. Games: Proton 10, Monster Hunter Bundle, SteamVR 2.10, and More

    10 stories from GamingOnLinux

33. Project management apps are my top productivity hack - and these are my favorites on Linux

    Need to manage a small to medium-sized personal or business project

34. Empowering Engineers as Ambassadors: A Strategic Business Investment

    When organizations embrace open source

35. I've used dozens of distros as a Linux power user, but this one feels truly different

    If you're ready for a new approach to Linux

36. Ready to ditch Windows for good? This is the Linux distro I recommend for beginners

    SDesk is a lightweight Linux distribution designed with a familiar interface

37. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

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