gperf @ Savannah: GNU gperf 3.3 released

Download from https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gperf/gperf-3.3.tar.gz

New in this release:

Speedup: gperf is now between 2x and 2.5x faster.

Linux Kernel 6.13 Reaches End of Life, It’s Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.14

Linux kernel 6.13 reached end of life and all users are now recommended to upgrade their systems to the latest Linux 6.14 kernel series as soon as possible.
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Parallels Desktop 20.3 Brings Linux VM Fixes to Mac Users

The fourth major release in the Parallels Desktop 20 series has been released, bringing a stack of fixes for running Windows, macOS and Linux virtual machines on macOS. Yes, I did say macOS. I know; at first blush it seems odd for an Ubuntu blog to cov…

The Top Five — For the Week Ending April 18, 2025

Did you miss this week’s top articles? Here are the five most read article on FOSS Force for the week that just ended.

Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffin is Released with Download Links, Mirrors and Torrents

Congratulations to Canonical Ltd. and Free Software community for the release of Ubuntu 25.04! This release. codenamed Plucky Puffin, is out on Thursday 17 April 2024 or six months after the previous version 24.10 last year. We presented here a compila…

unifont @ Savannah: Unifont 16.0.03 Released

19 April 2025 Unifont 16.0.03 is now available.  This is a minor release with many glyph improvements.  See the ChangeLog file for details.

Download this release from GNU server mirrors at:

     https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/unifont/unifont-16.0.03…

NVIDIA 575.51.02 Added Smooth Motion for Better Linux Gaming

NVIDIA announced the first release of its 575 driver series for Linux few days ago. It’s NVIDIA 575.51.02, a Beta driver, that features NVIDIA Smooth Motion support for GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards, which is also coming to RTX 40 series. It is a new driver-based AI model, similar to AMD Fluid Motion Frames, […]

Exploring Pages, Links, Tags, and Block References in Logseq

Understand the basic building blocks of Logseq note management.

How to Install GlassFish Application Server with Nginx Reverse Proxy on Debian 12

GlassFish is a free and open-source implementation of the Java EE Platform developed by Eclipse. In this guide, you will install GlassFish Application Server on Debian 12 in a step-by-step process. You will also configure Nginx as a reverse proxy for y…

Distribution Release: Edubuntu 25.04

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Amy Eickmeyer has announced the release of Edubuntu 25.04, the latest stable version of the project’s official Ubuntu variant designed to bring the freedom of the Linux desktop and the v…

11 Things to Do After Installing Ubuntu 25.04

The Ubuntu 25.04 release is packed full of fresh features, updated apps and other upgrades that deliver a practical, pleasing out-of-the-box experience. —Perhaps not a perfect one, though. I just installed Ubuntu 25.04 on my “couch potato” …

Distribution Release: Voyager Live 25.04

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Voyager Live project has released a new version of its Ubuntu-based distribution. The project’s latest release, Voyager Live 25.04, is an interim release offering nine months of supp…

FOSS Force Mostly Open Tech News Quiz – April 18, 2025

Did you have time to keep up with the news this week? Here’s your chance to brag… or not. This week there are 11 questions. Good luck!

Distribution Release: Ubuntu Kylin 25.04

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Ubuntu Kylin project has announced the release of Ubuntu Kylin 25.04, an interim release which will receive nine months of support. The project’s new release introduces APT 3.0, upda…

Kdenlive 25.04.0 Released with Import & Export OpenTimelineIO Support

Kdenlive, the popular free open-source KDE video editor, released new 25.04.0 version few days ago. The new Kdenlive 25.04.0 can now import and export projects using the OpenTimelineIO format. Meaning, it can now import and export projects from/to other video editors that support this format. “OpenTimelineIO is an interchange format and API for editorial cut […]

Distribution Release: Ubuntu Unity 25.04

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Rudra Saraswat has announced the release of Ubuntu Unity 25.04, the latest update of this Ubuntu community edition that integrates the Ubuntu base system with the Unity desktop (an inter…

Distribution Release: Ubuntu Cinnamon 25.04

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Joshua Peisach has announced the release of Ubuntu Cinnamon 25.04. Ubuntu Cinnamon is an official Ubuntu variant that features the latest Cinnamon desktop as developed by the Linux Mint …

How to Find a Process Name Using PID Number in Linux

The post How to Find a Process Name Using PID Number in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .In this article, we will look at how to find a process name by its process identification number (PID). Before
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Distribution Release: Ubuntu Budgie 25.04

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Ubuntu Budgie team has announced the release of Ubuntu Budgie 25.04. The interim release continues the project’s transition to supporting Wayland. “The key focus for the team for thi…

Distribution Release: Xubuntu 25.04

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Xubuntu project has released Xubuntu 25.04, an interim release which features the latest applications from Xfce, GNOME, and MATE. “Xubuntu 25.04, codenamed Plucky Puffin, is a regula…