The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Finnix distribution is a small, self-contained, bootable live Linux distribution for system administrators, based on Debian. The project’s latest version is Finnix 250 which marks th…
Read MoreVersion 3.19 of GNU mailutils is available for download. This is a bug-fixing release. Noteworthy changes are:
mail: part specifier accepted after any message designator
filters: revise buffer requirements when requesting more input/output
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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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GNU DBM version 1.25 is available for download. New in this release:
New function: gdbm_open_ext
This function provides a general-purpose interface for opening and creating GDBM files. It combines the possibilities of gdbm_open and gdbm_fd_op…
Read MoreThe DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. ReactOS is an open source operating system which seeks to be binary compatible with Microsoft Windows. The project has published a new release, version 0.4.15, which includes improvement…
Read MoreA new version of Miracle-WM, the Mir-based tiling window manager developed by Canonical engineer Matthew Kosarek is out, the first update to be released this year. Miracle-WM 0.5 adds a number of new features, compatibility enhancements, and (at long l…
Read MoreDid 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!
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A new version of Calibre, the Swiss-army knife for e-book management is out, and it brings some notable new features for e-bookworms to dig into. Calibre 8.0.1 boasts improved support for Kobo e-readers, with Calibre now equipped to natively edit, view…
Read MoreCalibre 8.0 open-source ebook management software is now available for download with much improved Kobo support and other changes. Here’s what’s new!
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Blender, the popular free open-source 3D computer graphics software, announced new 4.4 release few days ago. The new release added many exciting new features, improved performances, and fixed over 700 issues. Blender 4.4 adds support for rendering videos using the H.265/HEVC codec, which supports resolutions up to 8192×4320. And during rendering, user can set a […]
Read MoreDidn’t get around to trying last year’s elementary OS 8.0 release? No bother as elementary OS 8.1 arrived this week, providing an opportune jumping-on point for new users. Based atop the recent Ubuntu 24.04.2 release, elementary OS 8.1 is p…
Read MoreIt looks as if the green light is on for another ‘All Things Open AI’ conference in 2026. It’s likely that a firm date will be announced at the big tent All Things Open event in October.
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by George Whittaker
Introduction
Linux is a powerful operating system favored by developers, system administrators, and power users due to its flexibility and efficiency. However, f…
Read MoreThe Serpent OS distribution created by ex-Solus founder and Budgie desktop creator Ikey Doherty changed its name to AerynOS. Here’s what you need to know!
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Our first-ever Silent Memorabilia Auction will end tomorrow,
March 21, at 15:00 EDT (19:00 UTC). This is your last chance to bid!
Looking for a stateless password manager? There’s now a new LessPass compatible password manager designed for GNOME, though of course works in other Linux desktops. It’s LPTK, a free open-source application written in Rust and use GTK4 for its user interface. With the app, you can generate and access your passwords, and optionally connect to […]
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The Algol 68 programming language got a new homepage:
https://www.algol68-lang.org.
GNOME Desktop 48 was officially released on Wednesday! The developer team announced it in GNOME website: The GNOME project is excited to introduce GNOME 48, a fresh release shaped by six months of hard work from our amazing community. We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who contributed to making this happen! GNOME 48, code-name “Bengaluru”, will […]
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Read MoreKali Linux 2025.1 ethical hacking and penetration testing distribution is now available for download with Xfce 4.20 and KDE Plasma 6.2. Here’s what’s new!
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