In the recent weeks I’ve been engaging Prot as an Emacs coach to help
with doing review passes over my upcoming ffs package as I work on
polishing and documenting it in preparation for offering it for
inclusion in GNU ELPA.
UPDATE 2026-05-15 08:5…
Read MoreIf you’ve been itching to upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS from Ubuntu 25.10, good news: the upgrade path has finally been enabled, as of 14 May, 2026. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS released over a month ago, with GNOME 50, Linux 7.0 and new default apps. Snap app…
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Read MoreA test release of GNUtrition, 0.33.0rc2, is now available.
GNUtrition is free nutrition analysis software written for the GNU operating system. The USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies (FNDDS) is used as the source of food nutrient …
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Read MoreTwo kernel zero‑day fixes, two quick Tails releases, and one Tor‑backed project determined to keep its privacy‑minded users safe — this is open source security hygiene in action.
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With new data types, improved imports, error bars, and UI tweaks, Graphs 2.0 beta aims to become the go-to plotting tool for serious Linux data work.
The post Graphs 2.0 Beta Brings Serious Plotting Power to the Linux Desktop appeared first on FOSS For…
With the rise of Linux vulnerabilities, the kernel developers are now considering adding a component that could help temporarily mitigate against them… in the form of a kill switch.
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Read MoreA proposed scheduler update shows frame time improvements on aging hardware under heavy CPU load.
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Read MoreThe DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Aditya Shakya has announced the release Archcraft 2026.05.12, an updated build of the project’s lightweight, rolling-release distribution based on Arch Linux and featuring the Openbox an…
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