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- The Netherlands joins Europe's gradual migration from Windows to Linux on government PCs
Something very interesting is happening over in Europe in the world of FOSS - Software Freedom / Digital Sovereignty Pursuits: FOSS Force and El País
2 examples of it - Qualcomm Snapdragon X2
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon X2 Linux Developer Preview - Budgie 10.10.3 Desktop Environment Introduces Free Placement of Desktop Icons
Budgie 10.10.3 is now available as the third maintenance update to the Wayland-only Budgie 10.10 desktop environment series with various improvements, new features, and the usual bug fixes. - Project rebrand: Nura
From now on this project is known as Nura - VLC 3.0.24 Released with APV and Atrac3/Atrac9 Decoding, FFmpeg 8.1 Support
VLC 3.0.24 open-source media player is now available for download with an APV decoder, Atrac3/Atrac9 decoding, FFmpeg 8.1 support, support for CEA-708 closed captions in MP4, and more. - Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles - Emmabuntüs Debian Edition 1.03 Adds New Accessibility Features, Debian 13.7 Base
Emmabuntüs Debian Edition 6 1.03 distribution is now available for download based on the Debian GNU/Linux 13.7 “Trixie” operating system and introducing new accessibility features. - Mozilla Firefox 158 Enters Public Beta Testing with Better PDF Handling on Linux
Firefox 158 open-source web browser is now available for public beta testing with better PDF handling, New Tab improvements, and other changes. - Search in TuxMachines.org [original]
A day later - qBittorrent 5.2.4 Open-Source BitTorrent Client Released with WebUI Improvements
qBittorrent 5.2.4 open-source BitTorrent client is now available for download with various bug fixes and improvements, especially for the web-based user interface. - Git 2.56 Adds New Options for Cleaning Up Branches and Resolving Conflicts
Git 2.56 open-source distributed version control system is now available for download with new features, new options, and performance improvements. - Links Between UK and Ireland Severed [original]
incident at the network level - GNU/Linux Leftovers
Wireshark, Ubuntu, and more - Web and Education Leftovers
FOSS and more - gengetopt 2.23.1 is out and GNU turns 43
GNU news - Programming Leftovers
Development picks - Lazy Reading and OpenBSD News
BSD Leftovers - KDE: Interview with Michael Tunnell about KDE’s 30th birthday and Oxygen at Akademy 2026
KDE news - New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, AnyPS5, and VR Streaming on Linux
gaming picks for today - today's howtos
Instructionals/Technical - Kernel: OpenBSD (VMs), Slop, and CVE-2026-55074
3 picks - Linux 7.3-rc5
just the same old, same old. - Mozilla Firefox 157 Is Now Available for Download with Brand-New Design
Mozilla Firefox 157 open-source web browser is now available for download with the brand-new Nova design, HDR improvements, improved audio/video synchronization, and more. - Flatpak 1.18.4 Linux App Sandboxing Framework Fixes Security Issues
Flatpak 1.18.4 Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework is now available for download with various security fixes for the stable Flatpak 1.18 series. - ESP32-S3 and RISC-V ESP32-S31 Projects
Open Hardware picks - Android Leftovers
De-Googling Android isn't about losing features—it's about gaining control - Scheduled Maintenance on Host System Completed [original]
There is no further risk of timeouts - Linux: Linux terminal upgrade, No sudo and modern Linux file manager
I never disliked working in the Linux terminal - Introducing Toolpak
GNOME OS does something similar: There is a “developer” system extension that overlays the toolchain used for building the OS on top of the user-facing OS image - I spent a year on Linux Mint, but I'll never use it again for these reasons
Linux Mint has a reputation for being the friendly face of Linux and the perfect first step - Give Linux Mint a dramatic makeover with this theme pack
The refrain goes that ‘Linux Mint looks dated’ - Try Immutable Mode with openSUSE Leap 16.1 RC
openSUSE Leap 16.1 has entered the Release Candidate phase - Today, we are celebrating sixteen years of LibreOffice’s independence and commitment to supporting free software, open standards and digital sovereignty
Sixteen years on, LibreOffice has been independent for longer than OpenOffice.org ever was under Sun Microsystems - Best Free and Open Source Software
Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion here - matrixOS – Gentoo-Based Immutable Distribution with Atomic Upgrades
matrixOS is a Gentoo-based distribution which combines Gentoo’s flexibility with an immutable base system and atomic updates - Review: ReactOS 0.4.16
I try out new versions of ReactOS every few years to see how the project is coming along - Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles - OpenShot 4.0.1 Video Editor Released with Timeline and Zoom Improvements
OpenShot 4.0.1 open-source video editor is now available for download with timeline and zoom improvements, updated Razor tool, faster keyframe and color editing, and more. - Shotcut 26.9 Video Editor Improves the VA-API HEVC Hardware Encoder on Linux
Shotcut 26.9 open-source video editor is now available for download with Automatic Ducking for audio, volume control and audio level meter/indicator for timeline track headers, and more.
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