Plasma 6.3.4 Now Available

Although not a major release, Plasma 6.3.4 does fix some bugs and offer a subtle change for the Plasma sidebar.

Linux Kernel 6.15 First Release Candidate Now Available

Linux Torvalds has announced that the release candidate for the final release of the Linux 6.15 series is now available.

FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, April 11, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC)

Join the FSF and friends on Friday, April 11 from 12:00 to 15:00 EDT (16:00 to 19:00 UTC) to help improve the Free Software Directory.

www @ Savannah: Malware in Proprietary Software – Latest Additions

The initial injustice of proprietary software often leads to further injustices: malicious functionalities.

The introduction of unjust techniques in nonfree software, such as back doors, DRM, tethering, and others, has become ever more frequent. N…

How to start using the new Linux terminal on your Android device

Google just added a powerful new feature to Android: The Linux terminal. It’s easier than you think to use and it unlocks a whole new level of control.

How I automate basic tasks on Linux with bash scripts – and why you should try it

Stop wasting time on repetitive tasks, and let bash scripts do the work for you.

The Power of Linux Shell Environment Variables

by George Whittaker

If you’re working in a Linux environment, chances are you’ve encountered environment variables—even if you didn’t realize it at the time. They quietly power much of…

OpenSSL 3.5 Released with Support for PQC Algorithms, Server-Side QUIC

OpenSSL 3.5 is now available for download with support for server-side QUIC (RFC 9000), support for PQC algorithms, support for third-party QUIC stacks, and more.
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How to Force cp Command to Overwrite Without Confirmation in Linux

The post How to Force cp Command to Overwrite Without Confirmation in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .The cp command (short for copy) is one of the most commonly used commands in Linux and other UNIX-like operating
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How to Free Up Space in Linux When Root (/) Partition Is Full

The post How to Free Up Space in Linux When Root (/) Partition Is Full first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .One of the most common problems Linux users face, especially on systems with limited disk space, is the root partition
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Try Firefox’s Experimental Link Previews with AI Summary

Hate having to read an article to understand what it’s saying and would rather read what an AI says it (potentially) says instead? Mozilla Firefox has your back. Saltiness aside, the latest nightly builds of Firefox 139 include an experimental we…

Installing Logseq Knowledge Management Tool on Linux

Start your journey into knowledge base by installing Logseq on Linux.

Resources 1.8 Added Monitoring Raspberry Pi GPU & CPU Temperature

Resources, the free open-source system monitor and task manager app for Linux desktop, released new 1.8.0 version recently with new features. Resources is a simple yet powerful monitor app written in Rust. It uses GTK 4 for its modern user interface that’s well integrated with GNOME Desktop, and Libadwaita for an adaptive interface that works […]

I’m a Linux power user, and the latest Ubuntu update put a smile on my face

Canonical is preparing the release of Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) with a new kernel, the latest desktop environment, and an improved installer.

DXVK 2.6.1 Improves Support for Assassin’s Creed Origins and AMD Vega GPUs

DXVK 2.6.1 Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 for Linux / Wine is now available for download with improvements for several games and bug fixes.
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gperf @ Savannah: GNU gperf 3.2 released

Download from https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gperf/gperf-3.2.tar.gz

New in this release:

The generated code avoids several types of warnings:

“implicit fallthrough” warnings in ‘switch’ statements.

“unused parameter” warnings regarding ‘str’ or ‘l…

Celluloid Player 0.28 Added Lua Modules Support & Redesigned UI

Celluloid, the GTK4 front-end of MPV media player, released new 0.28 version few days ago. Celluloid is a free open-source media player uses MPV as backend. It features GTK4 and Libadwaita for its modern and adaptive GUI that’s well integrated in GNOME desktop. The new Celluloid updated its UI with recent Libadwaita libraries. As you […]

How to Speed Up SSH Access with Shortcuts and Auto-Complete

The post How to Speed Up SSH Access with Shortcuts and Auto-Complete first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .If you use Linux or manage remote servers (like cloud servers on AWS, DigitalOcean, or even local machines on your
The pos…

Visual Studio Code 1.99 Released with Chat Agent Mode & MCP

The March 2025 release of Visual Studio Code, aka 1.99, was released few days ago. The new release introduced chat agent mode for VS Code Stable, which can be enabled by setting chat.agent.enabled. With chat agent mode in Visual Studio Code, you can use natural language define a high-level task and to start an agentic […]

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: April 6th, 2025

The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for April 6th, 2025, brings news about APT 3.0, Firefox 137, KDE Plasma 6.3.4, Thunderbird 137, PorteuX 2.0, Calibre 8.2, Linux 6.15 RC, Firefox 138 beta, new Steam Client update, Linux 6.14 on Ubuntu, as well as all the la…