FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, May 9, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC)

Join the FSF and friends on Friday, May 9 from 12:00 to 15:00 EDT (16:00 to 19:00 UTC) to help improve the Free Software Directory.

KDE Plasma 6.3.5 Improves Support for Multi-Screen Setups, NVIDIA GPU Users

KDE Plasma 6.3.5 is now available for download with as the last point release to the latest KDE Plasma 6.3 desktop environment series.
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FSF Events: Community meetup in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

A weekend-long open doors event where people can seek help and discuss where free software may fit in their lives.

FSF Events: Community meetup in Nairobi, Kenya

We will meet at a cyber cafe that uses GNU/Linux and use Ink/Stitch to create puff embroidery designs. We will then get these embroidered. Approximate cost is 500/= for hat purchase, computer use and embroidery. Purchase not required, welcome to come…

Linux Boot Process? Best Geeks Know It!

by Nawaz Abbasi

The Linux boot process is a sequence of events that initializes a Linux system from a powered-off state to a fully operational state. The knowledge of Linux boot proces…

Clonezilla Live 3.2.1-28 Is Out Based on Ubuntu 25.04 and Linux Kernel 6.14

Clonezilla Live 3.2.1-28 disk imaging/cloning distribution is now available for download based on Ubuntu 25.04 and Linux kernel 6.14. Here’s what’s new!
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Huawei MateBook X Pro 2024 (Linux Edition) Goes on Sale

Huawei has unwrapped its latest Linux notebook, the MateBook X Pro 2024 Linux Edition — alas, it’s only available in China. The Windows-free MateBook X Pro 2024 uses the same hardware as the Windows version, but clocks in at CN¥300 chea…

Distribution Release: Clonezilla Live 3.2.1-28

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Clonezilla Live is a minimal, live distribution which provides tools for cloning and restoring disk and partition images. The project’s latest release, version 3.2.1-28, is based on Ubun…

Is Bruce Perens’ Post Open License Necessary?

In March 2024 Bruce Perens released a first draft of his “Post-Open License,” which would require large companies using Post-Open software to pay a fee, while individuals and nonprofits will be able to use it for free.
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How to Use Systemd to Run Bash Scripts at Boot in Linux

Learn how to use Systemd to run Bash scripts at boot in Linux. Our guide provides step-by-step instructions for seamless automation and system management.

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BleachBit 5.0.0 Released with Cleaning Librewolf, Edge & Geary

After 2 alpha and 1 beta releases, BleachBit system cleaner finally released the new major 5.0.0 version few days ago. Compare to the last stable v4.6.2, the new release of this free open-source disk space cleaner added ability to clean caches for more applications, fixed various bugs, and improved stability significantly. According to the release […]

Upscaler Released 1.5.0 with Batch Image Upscaling

Upscaler, the free open-source AI image upscaling application, released new 1.5.0 version (then v1.5.1 with quick update) in last week. The new released added sequential image processing support. Meaning user can now open multiple images at once, then let the app enhance them one by one. Besides choosing multiple images from file chooser dialog (hold […]

System Cleaner BleachBit Gets ‘Major Update’

Open source system cleaning app BleachBit has put out its first major update in more than a year, adding improved cleaning capabilities, security fixes, and stability buffs. For the benefit of those with dusty memories, BleachBit is a free, open source…

CamPeek – MacOS Hand Mirror Inspired One-click Camera Check for GNOME

Looking for a MacOS Hand Mirror alternative app for Ubuntu? Here’s one for the GNOME desktop. It’s CamPeek, an extension adds an icon on GNOME top-bar, allowing to one-click to preview your webcam. It’s lightweight and fast! And, it streams your webcam feed directly without recording or saving any data. This is ideal for quickly […]

Mozilla Say Google Search Deal Vital to Firefox’s Survival

Google’s search deal with Mozilla is such a sizeable portion of its overall income that without it, Firefox would struggle to compete – or even survive, say Mozilla. It’s no secret that Google has paid Mozilla handsomely for its searc…

Getting started with Rust in the Linux kernel

A major step for the Linux kernel’s long-term security and reliability is the introduction of Rust as a potential development language. We’ll show you how to set up your Linux system to support Rust programming.

Privacy and security tools in LibreOffice Writer

Scattered in LibreOffice Writer’s menus are a surprising number of tools to keep your documents safe.

Monitor your Git repository with Go

To watch the progress in a Git repo in real time, Mike Schilli displays modified files with color highlighting in a monitoring terminal app in Go.

Linux Magazine Full Feed 2025-05-05 08:11:24

Chronicler Zack Brown reports on: When a Fix May or May Not Be a Fix; and Linux Longevity.

Redefining Linux’s filesystem hierarchy

GoboLinux’s revised directory structure just might be the future of Linux.