FOSS Weekly #25.14: Fedora 42 COSMIC, OnePackage, AppImage Tools and More Linux Stuff

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Dull Desktop? Install ‘Picture of the Day’ App on Ubuntu

Ubuntu users can enjoy a fresh new desktop wallpaper each and every day with this new app, which sources backgrounds from Bing, Wikimedia, and NASA.
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DeaDBeeF 1.10 Release Brings New Features

A new version of DeaDBeeF music player is out with some cool features, FFMPEG 7 support, and a flurry of bug fixes sure to appease long-time fans of this tool. Admittedly, the popularity of traditional desktop music player apps like this one has dipped…

New to Linux? 4 things to focus on before you switch

It’s important to narrow your focus when choosing your first distribution. Here’s how to do that.

GNU Artanis: A secure design of crypto custody with TEE

Source: Planet GNU

GNOME Has A New App for Daily Wallpapers from Bing, Wikimedia

Want to get refresh of your desktop background with new wallpapers every day? Here’s a new app to do the job for Linux with GNOME Desktop! It’s Picture of The Day, a GTK4 application written in Rust programming language. With it, you may get wallpaper images from the following sources: NASA Astronomy Picture Of The […]

Mozilla Thunderbird 137 Open-Source Email Client Released, Here’s What’s Changed

Mozilla Thunderbird 137 open-source email client is now available for download with various improvements and numerous bug fixes. Here’s what’s changed!
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Slackware-Based PorteuX 2.0 Distro Released with GNOME 48 and Linux Kernel 6.14

PorteuX 2.0 Linux distribution is now available for download with Linux kernel 6.14, GNOME 48 desktop, and other changes. Here’s what’s new!
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5 Tools to Enhance Your AppImage Experience on Linux

Love using AppImages but hate the mess? Check out these handy tools that make it super easy to organize, update, and manage AppImages on your Linux system.

5 Tools to Enhance Your AppImage Experience on Linux

Love using AppImages but hate the mess? Check out these handy tools that make it super easy to organize, update, and manage AppImages on your Linux system.

Distribution Release: PorteuX 2.0

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. PorteuX, a Slackware-based Linux distribution whose main goal is to be super fast, small, portable, modular and immutable, has been updated to version 2.0: “This release introduces the a…

KDE Plasma 6.3.4 Is Out Today to Fix the Most Common Crashes and Other Bugs

KDE Plasma 6.3.4 is out today as the fourth maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6.3 desktop environment series with more bug fixes and other changes.
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Inkscape 1.4.1 is out! Initial Linearity Curve Import & Splash Screen

Inkscape 1.4.1, the free open-source vector graphics editor, is out with new features and many bug-fixes. The new version is not officially announced yet, but the source tarball is out and the official PPA has been updated for Ubuntu users. As you see via the screenshot above, the new release introduced a startup splash screen […]

Firefox 138 Is Out for Public Beta Testing with New Contrast Control Settings

Firefox 138 open-source web browser is now available for public beta testing with support for copying links for background tabs using the tabstrip context menu and other changes.
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Valve’s Latest Steam Client Release Brings Faster Download of Updates on Linux

Valve released a new stable Steam Client update on April 1st, 2025, to further improve the download speed of Steam Client updates on Linux and fix various bugs.
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Tab Groups & Address Bar Revamp Land in Firefox 137

Tab grouping is the latest big-ticket feature addition to get added to Mozilla Firefox, which sees a new stable release roll out from today. Last month’s Firefox 136 update delivered long-requested support for vertical tabs, a redesigned sidebar …

Mastering Linux File Permissions and Ownership

by George Whittaker

In the world of Linux, where multi-user systems and server security are foundational principles, understanding file permissions and ownership is crucial. Whether yo…

FSF Blogs: March GNU Spotlight with Amin Bandali

Eighteen new GNU releases in the last month (as of March 31, 2025):

Ubuntu 25.10 Codename Revealed – Or is a Prank?

Will Ubuntu 25.10 be codenamed the Quizzical Quokka? It’s an adjective + animal moniker Canonical’s marketing team tersely tweeted earlier today—sans context—but, importantly, today is April 1, aka April’s Fools Day, aka the day when …

Distribution Release: GoboLinux 017.01

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. After an absence of a new release since nearly five years ago, the GoboLinux project has sprung to life with a leadership change and a new bug-fix release labelled 017.01. GoboLinux is a…