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GNU Taler news: Critical analysis of digital euro published

The Springer journal “Digital Finance” has recently published “The proposed design of the digital euro: A critical analysis” by Mikolai Gütschow and Bernd Lucke. They describe serious flaws in the digital euro design as proposed by the …

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FSF Blogs: Our members help secure the future of a free society

Source: Planet GNU

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Three Small Plugins That Make Joplin Click

According to our writer, three small, easy-to-miss plugins were all it took for Joplin to live up to its Evernote-killer reputation.
The post Three Small Plugins That Make Joplin Click appeared first on FOSS Force.

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Distribution Release: Linux Mint 22.3

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Linux Mint project has announced the release of Linux Mint 22.3. The Ubuntu-based distribution will receive support through to 2029 and introduces a new tool to help users troublesho…

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Say Goodbye to Middle-Mouse Paste

Both Gnome and Firefox have proposed getting rid of a long-time favorite Linux feature.

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Linux Mint 22.3 Released, This is What’s New

Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” is here. Built on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS, it brings a new-look app menu, Linux 6.14 kernel, and a pair of new system management tools.
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Zorin OS 18 Crosses 2 Million Downloads, Cementing Its Appeal to New Linux Users

by George Whittaker

Zorin OS has reached an important milestone. The team behind the popular Linux distribution has announced that Zorin OS 18 has surpassed two million downloads, unde…

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Wine 11.0 Brings Ntsync Support, Complete WoW64 + Other Changes

Wine 11.0 improves gaming performance with kernel-level synchronisation, legacy 32-bit Windows app support and expanded Wayland integration. Full details inside.
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Exploring Dash to Dock: (Probably) The Most Downloaded GNOME Extension

Considering the vast configuration options it offers, you can guess why so many Linux users prefer Dash to Dock over others.

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Simon Josefsson: Debian Libre Live 13.3.0 is released!

Following up on my initial announcement about Debian Libre Live I am happy to report on continued progress and the release of Debian Libre Live version 13.3.0.

Since both this and the previous 13.2.0 release are based on the stable Debian trixie r…

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Hey Fedora! Listen to This Developer and Make Managing Shell Extensions Better For All of Us

I wonder if Extension Manager could make it into Fedora one day.

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Firefox 147.0 is Out with Custom Shortcuts & XDG Directories Support

Firefox 147.0, the new monthly release of Mozilla’s web browser, is available to download. The new version is postponed by almost one week, but introduced many exciting new features. First, Firefox now support XDG based directories for Linux. Instead of ~/.mozilla, it now puts personal data (e.g., profiles) and caches in ~/.config/mozilla and ~/.cache directories, […]

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Microsoft Open-Sources XAML Studio

After 8 years, Microsoft's tool for designing Windows apps is now open source.

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auto-cpufreq 3.0 Arrives for Linux with Better Battery Handling and CPU Turbo Control

New release gives Linux laptop users more control over CPU performance while fixing battery detection issues.

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Firefox 147 Arrives with XDG Support on Linux, Auto-PiP + More

Firefox 147 released with XDG directory support ending a 20-year Linux bug, auto Picture-in-Picture, better AMD video performance, and new web standards.
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Auto-CPUFreq 3.0.0 added GUI & CLI Options to Override Turbo Boost

Auto-CPUFreq, the CPU speed & power optimizer and power saving tool for Linux, released new 3.0.0 version yesterday. The new version of this free open-source application added graphical and command line options to override the CPU turbo boost, and config file option to specify battery device manually. Previously, the tool only allows to configure the […]

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Linux Mint 22.3 is Out! New Start Menu & Boot Menu Configure Options

Linux Mint 22.3, code-name Zena, is available to download after almost one month of beta testing. The new version of this popular Ubuntu 24.04 LTS based distribution features Kernel 6.14, Cinnamon Desktop 6.6.4, redesigned start menu (aka application menu), and new tool to configure the boot menu. First, the Cinnamon application menu has been redesigned […]

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BTW, Arch Users! Pacman Might Be Getting a Rust Replacement

The Rust-based ALPM project is looking suspiciously like Pacman's replacement.

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Europe Has a New Plan to Break Free from US Tech Dominance

This four-week consultation on open source software tackles the cloud, AI, cybersecurity, and automotive sectors.

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DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1155

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. This week in DistroWatch Weekly:
Review: MenuetOS, SparkyLinux with CDE, iDeal OS 2025.12.07
News: Debian seeks new Data Protection Team and updates install media for “Trixie”, Ubuntu 2…

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