Linux Mint Retools the Cinnamon App Launcher

The developers of Linux Mint are working on an improved Cinnamon App Launcher with a better, more accessible UI.

Linux System Performance Tuning: Optimizing CPU, Memory, and Disk

by George Whittaker

Introduction

Linux is a powerful and flexible operating system, widely used in servers, embedded systems, and even personal computers. However, even the best-confi…

Firefox 137 Enters Public Beta Testing with HEVC Playback Support on Linux

Firefox 137 web browser is now available for public beta testing with HEVC playback support on Linux and other changes. Here’s what’s new!
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Top 7 Best Open Source Skype Alternatives In 2025

With Skype going down, a switch to open source alternatives has never been more compelling.

How to Hide ‘snap’ sub-folder in Home folder in Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu has some snap apps (e.g., Firefox and AppCenter) pre-installed in recent releases. The snap apps auto-generate a snap folder in user’s home directory to store app data, caches, and configuration files. If you don’t want to see that folder, you may hide it or move to another location. And, here’s how to do the […]

Running Whisper AI for Real-Time Speech-to-Text on Linux

The post Running Whisper AI for Real-Time Speech-to-Text on Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Whisper AI is an advanced automatic speech recognition (ASR) model developed by OpenAI that can transcribe audio into text wi…

Firefox 136.0 Released with Vertical Tabs & AMD GPU Decoding

Firefox web browser 136.0 is out today with many new features! The new release introduced a new setting option, allowing to add sidebar toggle button in top-left, to quickly show/hide the side-bar. Where, you can quickly access the AI chatbox, history, tabs from other devices, and settings. Firefox 136.0 also introduced new Vertical Tabs mode […]

Firefox 136 Released with Vertical Tabs, New Sidebar + More

Mozilla Firefox 136 has been released with a number of notable new features—features Mozilla is sure to hope claws back some goodwill from users following the roasting its received recently. Last month’s Firefox 135 release rolled out a refreshed…

KeePassXC 2.7.10 Open-Source Password Manager Brings Proton Pass Support

KeePassXC 2.7.10 open-source password manager is now available for download with Proton Pass support, Passkey support for Bitwarden imports, and more. Here’s what’s new!
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KeePassXC 2.7.10 Open-Source Password Manager Brings Proton Pass Support

KeePassXC 2.7.10 open-source password manager is now available for download with Proton Pass support, Passkey support for Bitwarden imports, and more. Here’s what’s new!
The post KeePassXC 2.7.10 Open-Source Password Manager Brings Proton Pass Support …

FSF News: Subasta de la Free Software Foundation de dibujos originales de GNU, premios y tecnología histórica

Source: Planet GNU

Subasta de la Free Software Foundation de dibujos originales de GNU, premios y tecnología histórica

Source: FSF News

Distribution Release: Smoothwall Express 3.1 SP6

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Neal P. Murphy has announced the release of Smoothwall Express 3.1 SP6, an updated build of the project’s specialist Linux distribution for firewalls and routers with a custom web-based …

FSF News: FSF defends user freedom in amicus brief submitted in Neo4j v. Suhy

BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA (March 3, 2025) — The Free Software
Foundation (FSF) announced today it has submitted an amicus brief in
the case entitled Neo4j, Inc., et al. v. Suhy, et al., Case No.
24-5538 in the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circ…

FSF defends user freedom in amicus brief submitted in Neo4j v. Suhy

BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA (March 3, 2025) — The Free Software
Foundation (FSF) announced today it has submitted an amicus brief in
the case entitled Neo4j, Inc., et al. v. Suhy, et al., Case No.
24-5538 in the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circui…

Mozilla Firefox 136 Is Out with Vertical Tabs and Official ARM64 Linux Binaries

Mozilla Firefox 136 open-source web browser is now available for download with vertical tabs layout, Linux binaries for AArch64 systems, and much more. Here’s what’s new!
The post Mozilla Firefox 136 Is Out with Vertical Tabs and Official ARM64 Linux B…

This is by far the best Linux email client I’ve used – and I’ve tested them all

I’ve used a slew of Linux email clients over the years, but I found only one that’s truly exceeded my expectations.

Block Ads & Trackers System-wide in Ubuntu Linux using hBlock

This tutorial shows how to block ads, trackers, and malware domains system-wide in Ubuntu and other Linux desktop using hBlock. hBlock is a free open-source script that collects a large list of domains that serve ads, tracking scripts and malware from multiple sources. It blocks them by mapping all those domain names to 0.0.0.0 using […]

Ubuntu Touch OTA-8 Released with VoLTE Support for Volla Phone Users

Ubuntu Touch OTA-8 is now rolling out to all supported devices with various improvements and fixes. Here’s what’s new!
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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: March 2nd, 2025

The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for March 2nd, 2025, brings news about NVIDIA 570, NetworkManager 1.52, Framework Desktop and Framework Laptop 12, Armbian 25.2, KDE Plasma 6.3.2, LibreOffice 25.2.1, as well as all the latest distro and software updates.
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