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3 Days Ago Over at Tux Machines...

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 01, 2025,
updated Nov 01, 2025

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Nearly 90% of Windows Games now run on GNU/Linux
    great news
  2. Fedora Linux 43 is here!
    I’m excited to announce my very first Fedora Linux release as the new Fedora Project Leader

    New

  3. Security and Windows TCO
    mostly FUD and patches
  4. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    KDE and more
  5. Debian and Ubuntu Leftovers
    mostly Ubuntu
  6. Audiocasts/Shows: Linux Matters and Destination Linux
    2 new episodes

    New

  7. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS picks for today
  8. Firefox Security & Privacy Newsletter, Mozilla Thunderbird Mobile Progress Report
    Mozilla news
  9. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  10. WordPress 6.9 Beta 2 and More CMS news
    CMS related leftovers
  11. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and More
    devices and hardware news
  12. Red Hat Leftovers
    mostly from Red Hat's site
  13. Which Tool is Best to Find Text in Files and a Look at Helix
    two new articles from Valnet
  14. today's howtos
    howtos for today

    New

  15. Ubuntu 25.04 Users Can Now Upgrade to Ubuntu 25.10, Here’s How
    This is your friendly reminder that, as of today, October 29th, 2025, Canonical has opened the upgrade path for Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) users to the latest release, Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka).
  16. Games: GOG Preservation Program, Civilization VII, and More
    new/latest 9 from GamingOnLinux
  17. Tor Browser 15.0 Anonymous Web Browser Is Out Based on Firefox 140 ESR Series
    Tor Browser 15.0 has been released today by the Tor project as the latest stable version of this open-source, cross-platform, and free web browser designed to protect yourself against tracking, surveillance, and censorship using the Tor anonymous network.
  18. Google’s Brotli 1.2 Released After Two Years with Faster Compression
    Brotli 1.2 arrives after two years
  19. Android Leftovers
    Google revives floating windows on Android tablets, this time done right
  20. Distrobox 1.8.2 Brings Polished Experience, New Maintainer
    Distrobox 1.8.2, a containerized Linux environment, brings polish

    New

  21. Kali Linux is my favorite Linux distro to play around with
    After I got into the Linux ecosystem with my Raspberry Pi
  22. My Kid's First PC Won't Run Windows—I'll Use One of These 5 Linux Distros Instead
    Want your kids to use Linux but can't decide which distro makes the best introduction
  23. This is Doom, running headless, on Ubuntu Arm… on a satellite
    Doom takes place on Mars, but up until recently, it has only been played on Earth
  24. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  25. Why choosing open source tools; yet another argument
    Your toolbox defines your craft. The freedom to choose, evolve
  26. Another Computer on 700+ Days Uptime [original]
    GNU/Linux is a very stable platform. As long as one does not adopt the latest experimental stuff (which Wayland would qualify as), there's almost never a reason to reboot, except for kernel refresh.
  27. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  28. today's leftovers
    with focus on GNU/Linux

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