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Linux Lite 7.8 Released as New Lightweight & Ubuntu 24.04 Based Distro

Linux Lite, the lightweight and beginner friendly Linux distribution, released new 7.8 version yesterday. The new Linux Lite 7.8 is still powered by Kernel 6.8.0 and Ubuntu 24.04 package base, and features XFCE 4.18 desktop with customized layout and themes for better look and feel while keeping lightweight. The release completely re-wrote its core applications, […]

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Shotcut 26.1 Released with Hardware Decoder for Export & Preview

After few weeks of Beta testing, Shotcut video editor announced version 26.1 today. The new version of this free open-source Qt and MLT based video editor finally introduced hardware decoding support for more workflows. Preview Scaling, the feature that lowers the resolution of video shown in the preview monitor, now has hardware decoding support. The […]

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Ubuntu 26.04 Snapshot 3 is Available to Download

Ubuntu 26.04 Snapshot 3, the third monthly development release for the next LTS, is out! The developer team announced this version last night: I’d like to announce the third successful publication of the monthly snapshot – Resolute Snapshot 3 (but also the first of 2026!). You can find the images on cdimage.ubuntu.com, for instance … […]

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Tiling Shell 17.3 adds new tiling modes, touchscreen support

The Tiling Shell 17.3 GNOME extension update introduces new ‘Adaptive’ and ‘Granular’ edge-tiling modes, Wacom and touchscreen support, and layout reordering.
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Distribution Release: Linux Lite 7.8

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Jerry Bezencon has announced the release of Linux Lite 7.8, the latest update of the project’s Ubuntu-based distribution with Xfce as the preferred desktop. The new version includes rewr…

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Distribution Release: AerynOS 2026.01

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The AerynOS project published a news update for the month of January which highlights changes to the distribution, its website, and infrastructure. The newsletter includes a release anno…

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The AI coding gap: Why senior devs are getting faster while juniors spin their wheels

With close to one-third of code now AI-generated, a new study finds substantial increases in output and unexpected benefits.

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Your eBooks Don't Have to Look Boring, Calibre 9.0 Now has Shelves

The eBook manager gets a visual upgrade with bookshelves and in-viewer editing.

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FOSS Force’s Top Five Articles — For the Week Ending January 31, 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.
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Ubuntu 26.04 Snapshot 3 is available to download

The third Ubuntu 26.04 snapshot is out, giving you an easy way to test the ‘Resolute Raccoon’ ahead of its stable release in April. Details and links inside.
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Tails 7.4.1 Ships Fast to Patch OpenSSL Bug Threatening Anonymity

Emergency Tails 7.4.1 update patches critical OpenSSL flaws that could let malicious Tor relays deanonymize users.
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Manually Install/Remove NVIDIA GeForce Now in Linux via Flatpak

NVIDIA GeForce Now added official Linux support yesterday via Flatpak package! Here’s the step by step guide shows you how to manually install or remove it in Ubuntu and other Linux. GeForce Now is NVIDIA’s cloud gaming service streams high-end PC games to laptops, phones, and TVs, allowing for better gaming experience without requiring high-end […]

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NVIDIA VA-API Driver Released 0.0.15 with Few VP8 Improvements

NVIDIA VA-API Driver, the VA-API implementation that uses NVDEC as backend, released new 0.0.15 version yesterday. For those who don’t know about it, it’s a free open-source API for NVIDIA users to enable hardware accelerated video decoding support when using Firefox web browser. As you may know, Firefox so for only supports VA-API for hardware […]

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Systemd Creator Quits Microsoft to Form His Own Linux-focused Start Up

Based in Germany, the company is made up of open source veteran developers.

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Why France just dumped Microsoft Teams and Zoom – and what’s replacing them

France plans to replace all US video-conferencing services, marking the EU’s latest push for digital sovereignty – with more moves on the way.

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gettext @ Savannah: GNU gettext 1.0 released

Download from https:/ … p.gnu.o … ttext-0.26.tar.gz

New in this release:

Improvements for maintainers and distributors:

In a po/ directory, the PO files are now exactly those that the translators submitted or committed in version control…

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OpenClaw is a security nightmare – 5 red flags you shouldn’t ignore (before it’s too late)

Handing your computing tasks over to a cute AI crustacean might be intriguing – but you should consider these security risks before doing so.

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Inside the Linux Kernel Runtime Guard (LKRG): A New Layer of Kernel Integrity Protection

by George Whittaker

In an era where security threats continually evolve, protecting the heart of an operating system, the kernel, has never been more critical. One tool gaining tractio…

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A Bunch of Developers Have Come Together to Make Linux Gaming Great

The people behind Bazzite, Fyra Labs, Nobara, ChimeraOS, and a few other projects have teamed up to improve Linux gaming for everyone.

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I stopped using ChatGPT for everything: These AI models beat it at research, coding, and more

ChatGPT isn’t the best at everything, believe it or not. So I found the best AI models for any job.

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