How to clear your Android phone cache – and easily remove junk files

This easy tweak can instantly improve the speed and responsiveness of almost any device.

Deepin 25 GNU/Linux Released with Download Links, Mirrors and Torrents

Congratulations to Deepin Developers for the official release of Deepin OS 25!
Deepin is a beautiful, innovative, free/libre open source
software desktop operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux developed by
Wuhan Technology Group from China to…

Distribution Release: Liya 2.4

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Liya is an Arch Linux-based, rolling-release distribution. The project’s latest release is Liya 2.4 which introduces optimizations and responsiveness improvements. “The system is now opt…

How to disable ACR on your TV – and why it makes such a big difference

Your Samsung, LG, and even TCL TV comes with risks you should know about. Here’s how to avoid one of the biggest.

Distribution Release: Br OS 12.11

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Br OS project has announced the release of Br OS 12.11. The new version marks a significant milestone as the project has moved away from its Ubuntu base to using Debian as its parent…

How Stacer Simplifies Linux System Maintenance and Optimization

The FOSS Force Linux App of the Week — Stacer Want complete control over your Linux system—without the command line? Discover how Stacer can clean,…
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Your Samsung phone has hidden Wi-Fi settings that are highly useful – here’s how to unlock them

If you love Samsung’s feature-packed software, and curious about your internet connectivity, this OneUI tool is the next rabbit hole for you to explore.

Thunderbird 141 Open-Source Email Client Adds ‘Archive’ Action to Notifications

Thunderbird 141 open-source email client is now available for download with a new ‘Archive’ action for email notifications and other changes. Here’s what’s new!
The post Thunderbird 141 Open-Source Email Client Adds ‘Archive’ Action to Not…

Firefox 142 Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing, Here’s What to Expect

Firefox 142 open-source web browser is now available for public beta testing with various new features and improvements. Here’s what to expect!
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OBS Studio Snap Updated to Core24, AI Features Inbound

A big update to OBS Studio Snap package is available to test, with Canonical rebasing the software on top of Core24 and switching the source code it is built from. The bump to the Snap core is needed as the latest OBS Studio 31.1 release drops support for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, as Canonical software engineer Vanda Hendrychová notes: “Until now the snap has been running on core22; however, official builds of OBS Studio version 31.0 and subsequent releases are only available for Ubuntu 24.04 and later.We have upgraded the base snap to core24 in order to ensure close alignment with […] upstream.” […]

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FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, July 25, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC)

Join the FSF and friends on Friday, July 26 from 12:00 to 15:00 EDT (16:00 to 19:00 UTC) to help improve the Free Software Directory.

FSF Blogs: 4 decades, 4 freedoms, 4 all users

The registration for the FSF40 celebration is open. We hope you’ll
join us for the festivities on October 4, 2025, at the Wentworth
Institute of Technology in Boston, MA, USA!

The best Bluetooth trackers of 2025: Expert tested

From backpacks to keychains, the best Bluetooth trackers make it easy to keep tabs on your essentials during the busy back-to-school season.

Fortifying Ubuntu’s Root with sudo‑rs: How Rust Reinforces Privilege Escalation

by George Whittaker

Introduction

Privilege escalation in Linux has always walked a tightrope between convenience and risk. sudo allows users to perform tasks as root without sharing t…

Collection of Ubuntu 24.04 Tutorials Part I: Downloads, Installation Guides, Repository and Wifi Hotspot

Since last year, we have written many articles about Ubuntu 24.04 “Noble Numbat” (click to view them all). Now, we planned to make a compilation of those in a periodical way i.e. tri-monthly like this. We hope this helps you to learn using Ubuntu for y…

IPFire 2.29 Core Update 196 Improves WireGuard Support, Console Graphics Stack

IPFire 2.29 Core Update 196 Linux firewall distro is now available for download with improvements to WireGuard support and console graphics stack.
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Fwupd 2.0.13 Linux Firmware Updater Adds Support for HP USB-C 100W G6 Dock

Fwupd 2.0.13 Linux firmware updater is now available for download with support for the HP USB-C 100W G6 dock and other changes. Here’s what’s new!
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The best Amazon Fire TV Stick VPNs of 2026: Expert tested and reviewed

If you’re looking for a VPN compatible with your Amazon Fire TV stick, check out my favorite VPNs that I’ve put to the test.

Why the Bottles App Needs Cash and How to Help

The app that takes the headache out of running Windows software on Linux is facing tough challenges as it struggles with technical debt and a lack of funding.
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I Found a New Open Source Grammar Checker Tool And I Like it… Well… Kind of

Sometime simple is better. This new open source grammar checker is what we need in this age of data collection and AI.