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Configure Hidden Options for Built-in Break Reminders in GNOME 48+

GNOME 48, the default desktop for Ubuntu 25.04 & Fedora 42, introduced built-in break reminders support to protect your eyes from eye strain. The Settings (aka GNOME Control Center) however offers only few configure options for it. For those who like this feature, there are more configure options about it, though hidden by default. And, […]

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GNU Guix: Migrating to Codeberg

The Guix project will be migrating all its repositories along with bug
tracking and patch tracking to Codeberg within a
month. This decision is the result of a collective consensus-building
process that lasted several months. This post shows the up…

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SafeEyes – GNOME Break Reminder Similar App for All Linux Desktop

GNOME 48 introduced “Wellbeing” settings panel, allowing to monitor and limit screen time usage. It also has Break Reminders options that can remind user to take a break in given time interval. If you like this feature, but running on old GNOME (e.g., Ubuntu 22.04 and Ubuntu 24.04) or other desktop environments, then there’s a […]

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Flatpak 1.16.1 Linux App Sandboxing Framework Brings More Enhancements

Flatpak 1.16.1 was released today as the latest stable version of this popular Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework and the first maintenance update to the Flatpak 1.16 series.

Flatpak 1.16.1 brings various enhancements like the …

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The Top Five — For the Week Ending May 9, 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.
The post The Top Five — For the Week Ending May 9, 2025 appeared first on FOSS Force.

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KDE Frameworks 6.14 Revamps New Files Dialog, Expands KRunner Unit Conversion

The KDE Project released KDE Frameworks 6.14 as the latest version of this collection of more than 70 add-on libraries to Qt, providing commonly needed functionality to KDE apps and the KDE Plasma desktop.

KDE Frameworks 6.14 continues the monthly …

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How I Turned My Old Hi-Fi Speakers into Bluetooth Ones with Raspberry Pi

Curiosity, more than sustainability, drove me to add Bluetooth features to my old speakers and thus play Spotify and other players wirelessly through it.

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Development Release: FreeBSD 14.3 BETA2

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Colin Percival has sent out an announcement that the FreeBSD team have rekeased of a new development snapshot, FreeBSD 14.3-BETA2. The new snapshot includes several bug fixes, particular…

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GNU Taler news: GNU Taler 1.0 released

We are happy to announce the release of GNU Taler v1.0.

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DeepComputing’s New RISC-V AI PC Hits 50 TOPS, Runs Ubuntu

Ubuntu is one of the leading Linux distributions for RISC-V hardware thanks to Canonical’s strategic partnerships with companies like DeepComputing – who just announced their powerful new RISC-V AI PC running Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. The DC-ROMA RISC-V …

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Speed Dreams 2.4.1 added 83 Cars & 67 Tracks in Game Download Manager

The cross-platform free open source motor-sport simulator, Speed Dreams, released new 2.4.1 version a few days ago. Speed Dreams is a fork of the famous Open Racing Car Simulator TORCS, that features high-quality 3D graphics and an accurate physics engine. The last 2.4.0 release introduced a in-game download manager, allowing to easily fetch new cars […]

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Mozilla Firefox 138 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New

Stay up to date with the latest version of Mozilla Firefox 138 by downloading it now. Learn about the new features and improvements that come with this update.

The post Mozilla Firefox 138 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New appeared first on Linux Today.

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Avocado OS: Open-source Linux Platform for Embedded Systems

Avocado OS is an open-source Linux platform designed for embedded systems, offering flexibility and customization for developers. Learn more about this innovative operating system.

The post Avocado OS: Open-source Linux Platform for Embedded Systems appeared first on Linux Today.

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FOSS Force Mostly Open Tech News Quiz – May 9, 2025

Starting this week, after you finish taking our quiz you’ll be presented with links to all of the news stories covered in the quiz! This week there are 10 questions, the same as last week. Good luck!
The post FOSS Force Mostly Open Tech News Quiz &#821…

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Visual Studio Code 1.100 Released! GPT-4.1 as Default & New NES Model

Visual Studio Code 1.100, the April 2025 release of Microsoft’s IDE, was released one day ago on May 8. The new version now uses GPT-4.1 as the default base model in AI chat, though it’s a progressive roll-out feature that may not yet be available to all users. It implemented support for OpenAI’s apply patch […]

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Calibre 8.4 Open-Source Ebook Manager Improves KEPUB Output, Fixes Bugs

Calibre 8.4 was released today by developer Kovid Goyal as yet another maintenance update to the Calibre 8.x series of this open-source, cross-platform, and free ebook management software for Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Highlights of Calibre 8.4 inc…

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GNOME Replaces Totem Video Player with Showtime

Roll credits on Totem, roll camera on Showtime — GNOME developers have cast a new video player for a staring role in GNOME 49, out in September. Per an upstream change now merged, the aged GTK3 video player Totem has been replaced by newer, f…

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How to Run Old DOS Games and Apps Using DOSBox-X

The post How to Run Old DOS Games and Apps Using DOSBox-X first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Ever wanted to play classic DOS games or run old compilers like Turbo C++ or MASM for assembly programming? If
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How to Install and Use Termius SSH Client on Linux

The post How to Install and Use Termius SSH Client on Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .If you’re a Linux user, managing remote servers or networked devices via SSH (Secure Shell) is likely part of your
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Easily Toggle Ubuntu’s New Wellbeing Reminders On/Off

The Wellbeing controls available in Ubuntu 25.04 make it easy to get periodic prompts to move your butt or look away from your screen — you might not want them enabled all the time, though. Wellbeing controls were one of the flagship features of GNOME …

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