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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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How to Add, Edit, or Remove Metadata in Media Files

The post How to Add, Edit, or Remove Metadata in Media Files first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .FFmpeg is a powerful command-line tool used for handling multimedia files, including editing metadata, which contains essential in…

DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1111

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. This week in DistroWatch Weekly:
Review: Orbitiny 0.01
News: Gentoo offers ready-to-go disk images, elementary OS invites feature suggestions, FreeBSD starts porting efforts to the Pine…

OSI’s Roster of Board Election Candidates Doesn’t Include Faraone

Under fire from several different camps for a variety of reasons, Open Source Initiative announces board candidates that, to the surprise of no one, doesn’t include Luke Faraone.
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www @ Savannah: Richard Stallman Interviewed in Bolzano, Italy

Richard Stallman was interviewed during his visit to the University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, in February. Clear questions with short, simply worded answers suitable for students and newcomers to the free software world.

New GnuCash PPA for Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04 & Ubuntu 24.04

For GnuCash users who prefer the native .deb package format, here I made a new unofficial PPA for all current Ubuntu releases. GnuCash is a popular personal and small-business financial-accounting software. It’s available in the Ubuntu system repositories, but always old. I’ve written about how to install the most recent GnuCash 5.10 in Ubuntu in […]

Linux Mint is Redesigning the Cinnamon App Menu

Last year saw the Cinnamon desktop receive a much-needed modern makeover, but it seems the visual revamp effort isn’t over yet. Work is underway on a design update for the Cinnamon app menu (applet). Compared to the current Cinnamon Menu, the pro…

Top 6 B2B Software Comparison Websites for Software Vendors (2026)

by George Whittaker

As a software vendor, getting your product in front of the right audience is crucial. One of the best ways to reach business buyers is by leveraging B2B software co…

BSD Release: GhostBSD 25.01

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The GhostBSD project maintains a desktop-focused build of FreeBSD. In the past, GhostBSD was based on FreeBSD’s development (STABLE) branch, but the latest version, GhostBSD 25.01, is bu…

The Top Five — For the Week Ending February 28, 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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Linux Mint Devs Plan Revamped Application Launcher for the Cinnamon Desktop

Linux Mint devs revealed a revamped application launcher for the Cinnamon desktop environment and other changes coming to Linux Mint users. Here’s your first look!
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Best Kodi Add-ons to Enhance Your Media Server Experience

Take your Kodi set up to the next level and add more features to it with these add-ons.

Skype Hangs Up (For Good) on May 5 – Export Data Before Then!

Skype, one of the best-known video chat/calling apps, is shutting down forever on May 5, Microsoft has announced today. Nothing gold can stay, and neither can VoIP services shorn their cultural zeitgeist it seems. Replacing Skype will be a free version…

NetworkManager 1.52 Released with IPvlan Interface Support, ethtool FEC Mode

NetworkManager 1.52 open-source network connection manager is now available for download with IPvlan interface support, ethtool FEC mode, and other changes. Here’s what’s new!
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Fish Shell 4.0 Released with Rust Port & New bind key notation

Fish shell, the popular free open-source command line shell, release new major 4.0 version yesterday. Shell is a program that interprets and executes the commands you type in the terminal. Linux has different type shells, e.g., Bourne Shell (sh), GNU Bourne-Again Shell (bash), and C Shell (csh). And, current Ubuntu releases default to bash shell. […]

Linux App Release Roundup (Feb 2025)

February proved a bumper month for Linux software updates, seeing big release of productivity suites LibreOffice and ONLYOFFICE and, plus a crop of smaller app updates which didn’t merit a full-length article on this blog. Rather than skip over t…

The FOSS Force Almost Open Tech News Quiz (2/28/25)

How well did you pay attention to tech news this week? Here’s your chance to check in and check yourself out. This week there are 10 questions. How will you score?
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