ZDNET Big Guessing Game: Official contest rules

Read the full official rules for the 2026 ZDNET Big Guessing Game.

Sony’s most premium ANC headphones yet made luxury audio click for me

The special-edition pair of 1000X-series headphones strikes a balance between modern style and functionality.

Debian Experiments with AI-Assisted Bug Triage as Open-Source Projects Face Growing Report Overload

by George Whittaker

The Debian project has begun exploring AI-assisted bug triage workflows, joining a broader movement across the open-source world to manage the rapidly increasing vo…

Things Are Quietly Changing at Bitwarden, and People Are Worried

The password manager swapped its CEO, rewrote its core values, and briefly pulled “Always Free” from its pricing page.

Apple, Sony, and Bose headphones are all on sale for Memorial Day – I found the best deals

Memorial Day deals on headphones are already live. These are my favorite options so far.

6 Android Auto apps I wish I discovered sooner, because they make driving much easier

If you’re only using Android Auto for basic navigation and music, you’re missing out on some useful add-ons.

How to Install Chromium Browser (DEB Package) in Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04

Chromium user but don’t like running app in sandbox environment? Here’s how to install the native DEB package for this popular web browser in Ubuntu 26.04 and 24.04 LTS. Ubuntu since 20.04 has Chromium browser built as Snap package that runs in sandbox. It may be great for security and auto update, but lacks a […]

BSD Release: OpenBSD 7.9

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The OpenBSD project, which developes a famously security-oriented operating system, has published OpenBSD 7.9. The new version features several improvements to scheduling, LibreSSL 4.3.0…

Wow! Microsoft Now Has a Fedora-based Linux Distro

Azure Linux 4.0 is on the way, and its GitHub repo quietly confirms it’s built on Fedora.

Gary Benson: Docker images by age or size

Files by age, newest first:
ls -lt
Docker images by age, newest first:
docker images –format “{{.CreatedAt}}\t{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}” | sort -r
Files by size, largest first:
ls -lS
Docker images by size, largest first:
docker images –format “{{.S…

How to Stop a Process Blocking a Port in Linux

The post How to Stop a Process Blocking a Port in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .You’ve got a server refusing to start because something’s already sitting on port 8080, and you need to find what’s
T…

The Famous Linux System Cleaner BleachBit Now Has a TUI (And I Tried It Out)

Still in alpha, it brings keyboard-first system cleaning to servers, headless machines, and remote SSH sessions.

Microsoft surprises with its first server Linux distribution: Azure Linux 4.0

You’ll be able to run this Linux distro on both Azure and your desktop using Windows Subsystem for Linux. Here’s what we know about it so far.

Distribution Release: Zenclora OS 3.0

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Nixovena Linux & AI Labs has announced the release of Zenclora OS 3.0, the latest version of the project’s desktop Linux distribution based on Debian’s “Stable” branch and featuring a un…

Cloud attacks are getting faster and deadlier – 4 ways to secure your business

Google’s latest threat report warns that third-party tools are now prime targets for attackers – and businesses have only days to prepare defenses.

Distribution Release: NetHydra 2026.2

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The NetHydra team has announced the release of NetHydra 2026.2. Formerly knowns as HydraPWK GNU/Linux, NetHydra is a Debian-based Linux distribution with a collection of penetration-test…

Why Wave is my new go-to terminal app – how I use this powerful tool

The Linux, MacOS, and Windows terminal is no longer just for commands. Thanks to apps like Wave, you can have a veritable toolbox at your disposal in a single window.

I used Codex to customize my Hyprland desktop – and learned a valuable AI lesson

Hyrpland is a fantastic Linux window manager, but it can be complicated to configure. I asked Codex to write a .conf file – here’s how that went.

Firefox 151.0 Released with Auto-Backup for Linux & New Home Page

Firefox 151.0, the new monthly release of the free open-source web browser, is available to download now! The new version introduced more security features, redesigned the layout of the home (new tab) page, and added more PDF editing features. First, the new version has a new layout for the home and new tab pages, designed […]

LibrePlan 1.6.0 Released With Better Collaboration Tools and 15 New Languages

The open source web-based project management platform adds email workflows, risk tracking, and AI-assisted translations in its latest release.