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Welcome to Linux Consultant

This site is a collection of tips, examples and small chunks of code I’ve used over the years as I’ve worked with Linux. Mostly the items found here are for my own use but I’ve made the site public in the chance that it will help other people. If you find something useful please let […]

Ubuntu 26.04 Stopped Notifying Users About Updates, But That Was Intentional

Luckily, a fix is already out, shipped as a security update.

Codeberg Has Drawn a Hard Line on Use of AI With Community Backing

While many projects are warming up to AI, Codeberg went the other way.

Mobile OS Release: UBports 24.04-2.0

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The UBports project has published a new feature update, UBports 24.04-2.0, which introduces web browser updates and support for “notch” areas in output displays. “Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 …

LibreOffice 26.2.5 Released! Skia Rendering Disabled by Default & Various Fixes

LibreOffice, the office suite that’s default many Linux such as Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE, released new 26.2.5 version today. The new version of this free open-source office suite is the fifth maintenance update for the 26.2 branch, which features only bug fixes and stability improvements. For macOS and Windows, the open-source 2D graphics library Skia […]

Distribution Release: Shadowfetch Linux 2.0.0

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Shadowfetch Linux distribution is a Debian-based project which features the Plasma desktop. The latest release of Shadowfetch, version 2.0.0, enables automatic Btrfs snapshots prior …

Firefox’s new tab page adds AI-powered daily crossword widget

More widgets are coming to Firefox’s New Tab page, including an interactive crossword puzzle powered by the AI news reader Particle. The mini crossword game is updated daily, with puzzles based around recent content Particle‘s AI has ingest…

Ubuntu to Fix A 20 Years Old Bug by Removing /etc/debian_version

Ubuntu is finally going to remove the /etc/debian_version file to close a bug that was reported almost 21 years ago on July 31, 2005. The Debian and Ubuntu developer, Benjamin Drung, announced the decision on Ubuntu Devel channel: Hi everyone, any objection to remove /etc/debian_version from base-files? /etc/os-release has been the de-facto standard in the […]

Add ‘My Computer’ / ‘This PC’ in Ubuntu 26.04 File Manager

For users switching from Windows, this tutorial shows you how to enable the Windows style “My Computer” (it’s now “This PC”) navigation item in the left pane of Ubuntu 26.04 default file manager. Nautilus (aka GNOME Files) used to have a “Other Locations” item in left pane, allowing to take a quick glance at local […]

Codeberg members ban hosting ‘mostly’ AI-generated code

Codeberg, the nonprofit alternative to GitHub used by number of popular FLOSS projects, will no longer host software that’s “mostly” AI-generated. A vote closed yesterday (22 July, 2026), passing 358 to 144 with 14 abstentions on roug…

Codenotary Offers ‘Permanently Free’ Security for 25 AlmaLinux Machines

Although every VMware user knows that nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky, the security firm Codenotary is offering free security for up to 25 machines running AlmaLinux — with no expiration date.
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Collabora Online Turns 10, Refusing to Hand Over Your Data to Someone Else's AI

Its newest version pulls in improvements from CODE 26.04, so there’s AI involved.

Thunderbird 153.0 ESR Released with DNS over HTTPS & Native ThunderMail Services

Thunderbird, Mozilla’s free open-source PIM (personal information manager) software, released new 153.0 version on Wednesday. The new version is an ESR (Extended Support Release) release, with more than one year support, designed for organization and education use. The new 153.0 release finally introduced native ThunderMail services support. Without installing a separate extension/add-on, user can now […]

FOSS Weekly #26.30: Vocalinux, My Computer, Alacritty Terminal, TDF Against Microsoft and More Linux Stuff

Torvalds’s love-hate relationship with AI continues.

Plex's Open Source Alternative Jellyfin is Having a Leadership Crisis

The departures come just months after the project flagged burnout as a growing risk.

Hister: Search Local Files Instantly in Linux

The post Hister: Search Local Files Instantly in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Hister is a self-hosted search tool that indexes your local files and browser history, so you can quickly search both
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Getting Windows-Like "My Computer" Feel on Linux File Manager

Get a beautiful, unified view of what drives and locations are on your computer in Nautilus file manager with this plugin.

COSMIC Desktop 1.4.0 Released with Enhanced System Monitor

COSMIC, the default desktop environment for System76’s Pop!_OS, released new 1.4.0 version today. The new version of this free open-source Linux desktop, code-name “Epoch”, introduced some new features for its core system monitor app, and fixed various issues. To make the desktop work correctly on more Linux systems, the new version now tells “I’m ready” […]

osip @ Savannah: osip2 [5.3.2]

A new security release was published today! A minor Out-of-bounds Read was discovered. And fixed!

No confidential impact is possible.

A very low risk of crash is possible.

Enjoy & update!

Aymeric

Nextcloud Names Christian Fu Müller as AI Team Lead

The hire points to Nextcloud’s plan to deepen AI automation while preserving its privacy- and safety-first model.
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New to Linux? This 10-day checklist will help you settle in nice and easy

I wish I had followed this 10-day plan when I started using Linux 30 years ago.