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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 02, 2025

Updated This Past Day

1. KDE Plasma 6.4.2 Improves the Kicker App Menu Widget, Spectacle, and More

   KDE Plasma 6.4.2 is now available as the second maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6.4 desktop environment series with more fixes.

2. Linux 6.16-rc4

   new RC is out

3. Fedora Linux Won't Kill 32-Bit Software, for Now

   A proposal to drop all support for 32-bit software in the distant Fedora 44 release has been withdrawn after backlash from the community

   New

4. GNU/Linux Leftovers

   GNU/Linux-centric news picks

5. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers

   FOSS and openwash

6. Latest on Debian and Ubuntu

   some small updates from both

7. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and More

   mostly Raspberry Pi

8. Cache vs. Database, PostgreSQL Latest, and Time Series Databases

   DB-related picks

9. Programming Leftovers

   Development picks

10. Red Hat Official Site: Latest Blog Posts

    5 new ones

11. Windows Loses Its Grip, BSD and GNU/Linux Gain

    some desktop updates

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

    2 new episodes

13. Get retro vibe on GNU/Linux and multitouch gestures

    some software recommendations

14. Android Leftovers

    Why a OnePlus ban could ruin Android phones in the US as we know them

15. Nginx Proxy Manager 2.12.4 Released with Certbot Enhancements

    Nginx Proxy Manager 2.12.4 lands with API schema fixes

16. Fedora 43 won't drop 32-bit app support – or adopt Xlibre

    Community vetoes plans to axe i686 compatibility and switch X11 forks

17. Linus Torvalds hints Bcachefs may get dropped from the Linux kernel

    Kernel 6.16 may be the last with the new disk format

18. IPFire 2.29 - Core Update 196 is available for testing

    Hot on the heels of our recent WireGuard release

19. MODICIA O.S. – Linux multimedia distribution

    MODICIA O.S. is a multimedia distribution designed primarily for musicians, graphic designers and video makers

20. Jekyll Publishing on FreeBSD

    I switched to static website generation with Jekyll in 2019 (probably because of Carl Schwan

21. Plasma 6.4 Wayland vs X11 desktop performance numbers

    Last Thursday, I published my review of the latest version of the fantastic Plasma desktop environment

22. 7 things every Linux beginner should know before downloading their first distro

    I can still remember the moment I switched from Windows to Linux

23. 4 Linux distros that can't be upgraded on autopilot - and why they're still worth trying

    Some Linux distributions are more demanding

24. today's howtos

    another batch for today

25. TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen7 Linux Laptop Now Ships with AMD Ryzen 9 CPUs

    Linux hardware vendor TUXEDO Computers announced that their TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen7 laptop can now be purchased with an AMD processor too, namely the AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX and 9955HX3D.

26. Hardware With GNU/Linux and ARM, non-x86

    some hardware picks

27. 5 underrated Linux apps I can't live without

    I recently made the switch to using Linux full time, leaving Windows behind

28. Steam and Linux gaming is safe: Fedora will not drop 32-bit support after all — dev says proposal was 'not some conspiracy to break the gaming use case'

    Maintaining 32-bit support will allow Steam to keep functioning on popular Linux distribution

29. 9 Great Linux Apps to Try on Your Chromebook

    Are you looking for some Linux apps to install on your Chromebook

30. Choose the GPL instead of a "no attribution" license for your next program

    Just because a license is free does not mean it serves the goals of the free software movement well

31. Ubuntu 25.10 Raises RISC-V Profile Requirements

    Canonical is bullish in promoting Ubuntu for RISC-V devices

32. Free software can strengthen the US healthcare system

    Few people who have interacted with the US healthcare system can report a stress-free and cost-effective experience, no matter as a patient or provider

33. Defending Savannah from DDoS attacks

    Savannah is under heavy attack, likely from one or more organizations using a massive botnet to build a dataset for training large language models (LLMs)

34. Ubuntu and Tuxedo duke it out for Linux on Snapdragon X Elite laptops

    So far, Snapdragon X Elite laptops with super-long battery life have only been able to run Windows

35. I didn't get free software until I became a reverse engineer

    Free software can remain an abstract concept until you're staring down the barrel of a 10MB executable in a hex editor

36. There is no collective freedom without you

    This quote is taken from the GNU Manifesto, which was published a few months before the Free Software Foundation's (FSF) founding (forty years ago this October)

37. Free and Open Source Software, and Review

    This is free and open source software

38. Games: SteamOS 3.7.13, Half-Life, Bubbits, and More

    10 stories from GamingOnLinux

39. Where is it possible to purchase the new Fairphone 6 in the USA?

    This is a frequent question we’re getting at Murena

40. PI(M)P Your Clock

    You may have read about my new-found fondness for Plasma’s Clock app

41. This Week in KDE Apps: Improvements in Photos, KRetro and better keyboard navigation

    Welcome to a new issue of "This Week in KDE Apps"! Every week (or so) we cover as much as possible of what's happening in the world of KDE apps

42. GE-Proton 10-7 and Wine 10.11

    Windows compat layer

43. YY3588 Development Board with up to 32GB RAM, 2.5GbE Port and Onboard NFC

    The YY3588 supports Android 14, Debian 12, Ubuntu 22.04, Buildroot

44. This Debian-based Linux distro is an overlooked and user-friendly gem

    This operating system can serve users of all types

45. New to Linux? Seven things every beginner should know

    I can still remember the moment I switched from Windows to Linux

46. Corporate best practices for upstream open source contributions

    When I started getting into Linux and open source over 25 years ago

47. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

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