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Review: Expirion 6.0
News: Debian addresses decades old issue, FreeBSD community discusses potential issues with its new package base, CDE ported to Ope…
For most Ubuntu users, interacting with an AI chatbot means opening your web browser) or (increasingly, your IDE for code-related tasks). Newelle, a GTK4/libadwaita app, offers a different approach — and it just hit version 1.0. Newelle bills itself as…
Read MoreKDE Plasma 6.5 will finally include automatic day/night theme switching, to change light/dark Global Themes based on the time of the day.
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Libinput, the free open-source input library and driver, released new 1.29.0 version few days ago. Libinput is a popular input library, that’s default in Ubuntu, Fedora, and many other Linux Distributions, for handling mice, keyboards, touchpads/touchscreens, and other input devices. The new release of the library introduced new libinput debug-tablet-pad command line tool. As you […]
Read MoreThe 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for August 3rd, 2025, brings news about Audacious 4.5, GNU Linux-libre 6.16 kernel, 4MLinux 49.0, PorteuX 2.2, NetworkManager 1.54, and more.
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No matter which Google account you use, this simple process lets you back up every message and photo at no extra cost.
Read MoreVirtualBox 7.2.0 RC1, the third development release for the next major version of Oracle’s virtualization software, is available to download few days ago. Compare to the last Beta, the RC1 release added explicit unattended installation support for Oracle Linux 10, while others are mostly bug-fixes. VirtualBox 7.2.0 is the new feature release, that might be […]
Read MoreYou’ll be surprised to learn how many ‘vampire devices’ could be silently draining power in your home. Here are the most popular culprits.
Read MoreUbuntu Server 25.10 removes wget from its default installation, in favour of the wcurl tool. Here’s why the change was made and if it’ll affect you.
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Yet another company has evidently failed to realize going in that open source means open, and is changing to a new proprietary license with “open source” in the name.
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The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Slackware-based PorteuX project has published a new release, version 2.2, which introduces several changes to the kernel and includes a fix for Xfce not locking the desktop properly….
Read MoreWhether you’re new to Ubuntu or have been using it for years, The Ultimate Ubuntu Handbook offers a wealth of practical tips, time-saving tricks, and insider insights that will help you get even more out of your Ubuntu experience.
Read MoreThe Raspberry Pi is an excellent single-board computer, but my favorite picks work just as well for your home projects. These are the best Raspberry Pi alternatives around.
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Luis Falcón, author of GNU Health and president of GNU Solidario, will be a keynote speaker at the 4th One-Health conference, that will take place in Rome, Italy September 30 – October 2, 2025.
Those of you who know the mission of GNU …
Read MoreDid you miss this week’s top articles? Here are the five most read article on FOSS Force for the week that just ended.
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Roundup of July’s smaller Linux app releases: Shotcut and Kdenlive video editors, Plank Reloaded dock, Krita performance fixes, and more.
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You’re missing out if you’re not using your car’s USB port for these functionalities.
Read MoreThe US ending tariff exemption on goods under $800 could send the price of Raspberry Pi, mini PCs and other Linux hardware soaring — not just for buyers in America.
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FSF’s big summer fundraiser is over and it’s now time for rolling up the sleeves to get those orders shipped!
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Here’s what people were reading the most on FOSS Force during the month of July, 2025.
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