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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 15, 2025

Updated This Past Day

1. VirtualBox 7.2 Officially Released with Initial Support for Linux Kernel 6.17

   Oracle released today VirtualBox 7.2 as the latest stable version of this open-source, free, and cross-platform virtualization software for GNU/Linux, Solaris, macOS, and Windows systems.

2. KDE Gear 25.08 Open-Source Software Suite Released with Many Improvements

   The KDE Project released today KDE Gear 25.08 as the latest stable version of this open-source collection of applications for the KDE Plasma desktop environment and GNU/Linux distributions.

3. SparkyLinux 8.0 Is Out as One of the First Distros Based on Debian 13 “Trixie”

   SparkyLinux 8.0 has been released today as one of the first distributions to be based on the recently released Debian 13 “Trixie” operating system series.

   New

4. Android Leftovers

   Samsung now rolling out expanded One UI 8 beta with Android 16 to these Galaxy devices

5. Wean yourself off of Windows with Linuxfx — I've tried many Linux distros designed to look and feel like Windows, and this is the best one yet

   Is it Windows or Linux?

6. The plan for Linux after Torvalds has a kernel of truth: There isn’t one

   Success does not guarantee succession

7. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations

   This is free and open source software

8. CachyOS — Distrowatch’s Top Distro Has Speed, Polish and Features

   CachyOS delivers top‑tier performance, modern desktop choices

9. today's leftovers

   GNU/Linux mostly

10. Distributions and Operating Systems Leftovers

    Haiku, BSD, and more

11. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers

    3 FOSS stories

12. Web Browsers and the 'Hey Hi' (AI) Gold Rush/Ponzi Scheme

    some Web Browsers stuff

13. Red Hat Leftovers

    mostly from the official site

14. Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, FPGAs, and More

    Hardware leftovers

15. Software: Conky, Topgrade, Syncthing, NGINX, and More

    applications and updates thereof

16. today's howtos

    today's set of howtos

17. FSF Events and GCC version 16 says goodbye to some hardware

    Free software picks

18. Programming Leftovers

    Development picks

19. Security and Windows TCO Leftovers

    Windows TCO and more

20. Android Leftovers

    Is your Android Auto screen suddenly a washed-out nightmare? You're not alone

21. Hands-on: We ran full desktop Linux apps on an Android phone!

    With some light setup, you too can run full desktop Linux apps like GIMP and LibreOffice on a Pixel phone

22. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations

    This is free and open source software

23. KStars v3.7.8 is Released

    The KStars Flatpak includes all INDI drivers and runs securely within the flatpak sandbox environment

24. Games: CloverPit, Super Farming Boy, and More

    latest 8 articles from GamingOnLinux

25. New Articles in LWN (Outside Paywall Today)

    Python, Linux, and more

26. A look at the SilverBullet note-taking application

    While the 2.0.0 release is not quite ready, the pre-release that I tested seemed stable

27. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

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