The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Emmabuntus is a lightweight, Debian-based distribution. The project’s latest update introduces a series of key package updates as well as a German translation of the handbook. The releas…
GIMP 3.0.2 open-source image editor is now available for download to improve the Flatpak bundle and also fix various other issues and bugs.
The post GIMP 3.0.2 Image Editor Improves the Flatpak Bundle and Fixes Various Issues appeared first on 9to5Linu…
This release is meant to fix multiple security issues that are present
in the GRUB version we use (2.06+).
Users having replaced the GNU Boot picture / logo with untrusted
pictures could have been affected if the pictures they used were
special…
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA (Monday, March 24, 2025) the Free
Software Foundation (FSF) today announced that, among other historical
free software artifacts, the GNU Head found a new home through an
unprecedented memorabilia auction.
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA (Monday, March 24, 2025) the Free
Software Foundation (FSF) today announced that, among other historical
free software artifacts, the GNU Head found a new home through an
unprecedented memorabilia auction.
A new release from the EndeavorOS team ships with Plasma 6.3 and other goodies.
The Fedora Project has announced the availability of the first beta release for version 42 of the open-source distribution.
Linux Kernel 6.14 has arrived, bringing a clutch of changes to make your computer run more efficiently and more securely than before. Interestingly, Linux 6.14 is one the smallest kernel updates in terms of commits (not lines of code) for some time. It…
Less than a week after IBM announced that it was donating three open source AI tools to the Linux Foundation, FOSS Force learns that Kubernetes-focused Mirantis is the process of donating a couple of project to CNCF.
The post Mirantis Is Giving Two Kub…
Once you get the hang of regular expressions, you’ll find them invaluable. The trick is to start small – I’ll show you how.
Linux kernel 6.14 is now available for download with new features, enhanced hardware support through new and updated drivers, improvements to filesystems and networking, and much more. Here’s what’s new!
The post Linux Kernel 6.14 Officially Released, …
Emby is an open-source alternative to Plex Media Server. This guide will teach you how to install Emby Media Server on Debian 12. You will install Emby with Nginx as a reverse proxy and enable UFW. Let’s get started.
Libinput released version 1.28.0 today, which finally introduced the long requested three-finger drag gesture support for touchpads! The big new feature in this release is three-finger drag for touchpads. When enabled three fingers down on the touchpad will logically hold the left mouse button down, any movement of the fingers then moves the pointer for […]
At this point, Open Source Initiative is starting to look like an organization that’s willingly turning its back on its founding principles.
The post OSI’s Questionable Election Returns Questionable Results appeared first on FOSS Force.
The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Following a “Preview” release in January, the deepin project has announced the availability of the first alpha build of its upcoming major release, version 25. This version introduces Li…
Around a year ago I discussed two concerns with software release archives (tarball artifacts) that could be improved to increase confidence in the supply-chain security of software releases. Repeating the goals for simplicity:
Release artifacts …
The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for March 23rd, 2025, brings news about GNOME 48, GIMP 3.0, Fedora Linux 42 beta, Blender 4.4, Rescuezilla 2.6, EndeavourOS Mercury Neo, Finnix 250, Calibre 8.0, Kali Linux 2025.1, AerynOS, elementary OS 8.0.1, as well as a…
Unraveling the mysterious Syu in pacman
The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. This week in DistroWatch Weekly:
Review: Bazzite 41
News: Debian Project Leader election underway, Rocky unveils new Hardened branch, GNOME 48 released, generating custom images for the…
The release of Fedora 42 is only a month or so away, so the folks who engineer the project are calling for the user community to help, in a Test Week that starts on Monday.
The post It’s CoreOS Test Week for Fedora 42 and Fedora Users are Needed …