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5 gadgets that helped declutter my desk (and why they’re worth every penny)

I keep these tech gadgets close to help keep my desk tidy. Here’s why.

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Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 2 Released! New Download Links

Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 2, the second monthly development release, was officially announced last night! The new development release finally added back the .iso image for Intel/AMD platform, and, introduced new cdimage download tree. The new snapshot release changed the cdimage.ubuntu.com download tree structure. All the release images are now located in /ubuntu/releases and /ubuntu-server/releases. And, […]

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Banking Apps, No Google, and a Locked Bootloader: How iodé Makes Privacy Android Work for Everyone

In discussion with Brian from Iodé project and how Iodé is addressing issues de-Googled smartphone users face.

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Install GNOME on Rocky Linux 10 Using ISO (Offline)

The post Install GNOME on Rocky Linux 10 Using ISO (Offline) first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Rocky Linux 10 installs as a minimal text-only server by default, and if you need a graphical desktop, you have
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My favorite Prime Day streaming stick deal will be gone soon – here’s why you need it

Amazon Prime Day ends tonight, and this $25 Fire TV Stick 4K Plus is one deal you won’t want to miss.

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Fed up with complex note taking apps? Try Whisp for Linux

New GTK4/libadwaita app Whisp is positioning itself as the note-taking app for people fed up with note-taking apps (the best one is always the next one, right?). Scratch that; Whisp pitches itself as “the anti-note for GNOME”, a riff on Ant…

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It’s 1996 All Over Again on the New GIMP 0.54 Flatpak

Think today’s Gimp is complicated? Try the 1996 Motif version, now resurrected as a Flatpak so you can suffer for nostalgia’s sake.
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FSF Blogs: Ten stories from around the world: LibreLocal 2026, part one

Source: Planet GNU

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Got a spare PC? How I turned mine into an open-source smart home hub for free

Home Assistant OS can serve as a user-friendly control hub for your smart devices. Here’s how to get started.

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FOSS Weekly #26.26: Free Origin Access, Niri Tiling, Firefox Tricks, Myna in Ubuntu and More Linux Stuff

There is a “Bravy” good news for Linux users.

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Getting More Out of KDE Plasma System Monitor

The k in KDE stands for “Kustomization” so let’s “kustomize” the default system monitor.

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5 Ways to Check Remote Port Connectivity in Linux

The post 5 Ways to Check Remote Port Connectivity in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .You’ve just deployed a service, opened a firewall rule, or configured a reverse proxy, and now you want to confirm
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Linux Users Get This For Free! Brave Origin Costs $59.99 For Everyone Else

Brave strips out AI, Rewards, Wallet, and VPN, but ad and tracker blocking stay intact for Origin users.

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Distribution Release: KaOS 2026.06

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The KaOS project has announced the launch of KaOS 2026.06 which completes the distribution’s shift to the Dinit init software. “After almost three years of preparation and close the a ye…

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Ubuntu brings Livepatch to arm64 for rebootless kernel updates

Canonical has brought Livepatch to Arm64 devices for the first time, allowing Ubuntu systems on Arm hardware to apply critical kernel security patches without a full reboot. Livepatch is one of Ubuntu’s best hidden security features – it&#82…

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Vendefoul Wolf is a Linux distro that goes against the grain with terrific results

If you’re looking for an operating system that doesn’t play by the rules, Vendefoul Wolf is everything you need and nothing you don’t.

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Enable HEIF/HEIC Photo Image Support in Ubuntu 26.04

Found the image viewers and editors, such as Loupe and GIMP, cannot load HEIF/HEIC images by default in Ubuntu 26.04? Here’s a quick guide show you why and how to fix. Today I found that the default Loupe image viewer in Ubuntu 26.04 could not load my photo images imported from iPhone. It said “Either […]

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FSF Blogs: The Licensing and Compliance Lab: Informing and defending

Source: Planet GNU

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Distribution Release: SteamOS 3.8.10

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. SteamOS, an Arch-based Linux distribution developed by Valve Corporation, has been updated to version 3.8.10. The new release comes with an updated base system and a large number of impr…

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COSMIC desktop update delivers a new system monitor app

A new update to System76’s COSMIC desktop is now rolling out with a new system monitoring tool and a fresh set of fixes and fine-tuning. COSMIC Epoch 1.1.0 also sees the developers behind the Rust-based desktop opting to “[increment] the mi…

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