Open Source Machine Translation Service

Run your own machine translation service with Argos Translate and LibreTranslate.

Malware Problems in Linux App Stores

Fake cryptocurrency wallets in the Snap Store have cost users hundreds of thousands of dollars. A community project aims to create more transparency for Snap package users.

Share Data Between Small Low-End Devices

With memcached, you can establish communication between Arduinos, Pi Picos, handhelds, and other small microcontrollers.

Manage Your Favorites with Linkwarden

Linkwarden lets you bookmark interesting web pages and saves copies in case the originals disappear.

Managing Tech Use for Minors

Recent legislative bills put the burden of restricting minor use of technology onto operating systems, which has potential issues.

An Amiga Emulator for the  Raspberry Pi

Turn your Raspberry Pi 500 into an Amiga 500 with the Pimiga 5 Amiga emulator and gain access to a huge selection of Amiga games, demos, and applications.

Open Source Licenses for Documents, Images, Audio/Video, Fonts, and Hardware

Linux users associate open source licenses with software, but a bevy of licenses are available for documents, images, audio/video, fonts, and hardware.

An AI Bot Responds in WhatsApp Chats

To impress his WhatsApp friends, Mike Schilli builds a chatbot in Go that contacts OpenAI on demand and provides answers.

Easy Peer-to-Peer File Sharing

Use qrcp and Warp to move files effortlessly between your Linux computer, your phone, and even remote systems, minus an account, cables, or network wrangling.

Exploring the Next-Generation AerynOS

AerynOS takes a different path from traditional Linux distros while still providing a user-friendly environment.

Linux Magazine Full Feed 2026-05-05 13:10:50

In the news: CIQ Releases Compatibility Catalog for Rocky Linux; KDE Gets Some Resuscitation; Ubuntu 26.04 Beta Arrives with Some Surprises; Ubuntu MATE Dev Leaving After 12 years; Kali Linux Waxes Nostalgic with BackTrack Mode; Gnome 50 Smooths Out NV…

Linux Magazine Full Feed 2026-05-05 13:10:49

Chronicler Zack Brown reports on isolating patch submissions by type, and quantum security.

LibreOffice 26.4 Beta Experiments with AI Writing Features and Smarter Editing Tools

by George Whittaker

The upcoming LibreOffice 26.4 Beta is introducing early AI-powered writing capabilities, signaling a new direction for the open-source office suite. While LibreOffi…

This critical Linux vulnerability is putting millions of systems at risk – how to protect yours

Don’t ignore the Copy Fail Linux vulnerability. It’s serious, but protecting yourself from it is easy.

Microsoft Issues Warning About Linux Vulnerability

The company behind Windows has released information about a flaw that affects millions of Linux systems.

FOSS Force’s Top Ten for April

Here’s what people were reading the most on FOSS Force during the month of April, 2026.
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Distribution Release: Omarchy 3.7.0

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. David Heinemeier Hansson has announced the release of Omarchy 3.7.0, the latest stable version of the project’s Arch-based Linux distribution featuring the Hyprland Wayland compositor. T…

After Years of Teasing, Warp Finally Goes Open Source

Warp opens its client code at last, though its broader AI ambitions for Oz orchestration remain firmly proprietary.
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OS Release: OmniOS r151058

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The OmniOSce Association has announced the release of a new version of OmniOS, an open-source operating system for servers, with support for many popular Solaris and OpenSolaris technolo…

Miss Windows XP or 7? Then I have a free, open-source alternative for you

If you’re looking for a Windows alternative, but aren’t ready for Linux, the open-source ReactOS is now as easy to install as Windows.