FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, August 1, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC)

Join the FSF and friends on Friday, August 1 from 12:00 to 15:00 EDT (16:00 to 19:00 UTC) to help improve the Free Software Directory.

FSF News: Org Mode, GNU Guix, Mattermost, y más proyectos participarán en el hackathon de la FSF

BOSTON, Massachusetts, EE.UU. (Martes 16 de julio de 2025), la Free Software Foundation (FSF) hoy anuncia los proyectos que participarán en el hackathon FSF40 virtual del 21 al 23 de noviembre y ha abierto el registro general.

Org Mode, GNU Guix, Mattermost, y más proyectos participarán en el hackathon de la FSF

BOSTON, Massachusetts, EE.UU. (Martes 16 de julio de 2025), la Free Software Foundation (FSF) hoy anuncia los proyectos que participarán en el hackathon FSF40 virtual del 21 al 23 de noviembre y ha abierto el registro general.

Fish is Like Bash With a Brain — Here’s How to Try it on Ubuntu

Fish might be the Bash alternative you didn’t know you needed, thanks to features like highlighting, and smarter command suggestions. Learn how to install it on Ubuntu.
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Fish is Like Bash With a Brain — Here’s How to Try it on Ubuntu

Fish might be the Bash alternative you didn’t know you needed, thanks to features like highlighting, and smarter command suggestions. Learn how to install it on Ubuntu.
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EU Sovereign Tech Fund Gains Traction

OpenForum Europe recently released a report regarding a sovereign tech fund with backing from several significant entities.

5 preinstalled Samsung apps you should remove ASAP – they’re basically bloatware

Samsung phones come packed with apps, but some actually worsen performance. Here are five I’d remove right now.

Artificial Intelligence and the Linux Community

I have wanted to write this blog post for quite some time, but been unsure about the exact angle of it. I think I found that angle now where I will root the post in a very tangible concrete example. … Continue reading →

Veil of Vigilance: Tails 6.0’s New Frontiers in Surveillance Resistance

by George Whittaker

Opening the Curtain on Tails 6.0

On February 27, 2024, the Tails Project unveiled version 6.0, a milestone release built atop Debian 12 “Bookworm” and GNOME 43 . T…

I changed 7 settings on my Samsung phone to significantly improve the battery life

Your Samsung phone may already have decent battery life, but a few adjustments can make that even more enduring.

Euphonica – Cool New GTK4 MPD Client Work in Process

For users of Music Player Daemon (MPD in short)? Here’s cool new client app in development for Linux desktop! It’s euphonica, a free open-source app written Rust programming language and uses GTK4 + LibAwaita for modern user interface that’s well integrated with GNOME desktop. Meaning, the app window is adaptive and changes automatically according to […]

How to turn off motion smoothing on your TV (and why it makes such a big difference)

Motion smoothing may make your gameplay appear smoother, but it hurts overall film quality. Here’s how to disable it.

Firefox Add-Ons Website Revamps Listing Pages

Firefox Add-Ons are a crucial element of this open source browser, and finding good ones that work well, important. A design change aims to help.
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GNU Linux-Libre 6.16 Kernel Is Now Available for Software Freedom Lovers

GNU Linux-Libre 6.16 kernel is now available for download. This release is based on Linux kernel 6.16 and it’s targeted at those who seek 100% freedom for their personal computers.
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Distribution Release: HeliumOS 10

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. HeliumOS is an atomic and immutable distribution which is built upon AlmaLinux OS. The project has published HeliumOS 10 which uses Btrfs as the efault filesystem, zsh for the shell, and…

Audacious 4.5 Open-Source Audio Player Adds Playback History Plugin, Winamp 2.9 Skin

Audacious 4.5 open-source media player arrives with a new Playback History plugin, Winamp 2.9 skin, improved PipeWire output plugin, and more. Here’s what’s new!
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Linux Kernel 6.16 Officially Released, This Is What’s New

Linux kernel 6.16 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!
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FSF Blogs: FSD meeting recap 2025-07-25

Check out the important work our volunteers accomplished
at today’s Free Software Directory (FSD) IRC meeting.

Testing New Linux Kernels on Ubuntu is About to Get Easier

Canonical announces a new strategy for Ubuntu development releases, now offering upstream Linux kernels for earlier testing and (hopefully) better stability.
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How I upgraded my soundbar audio quality for free – and 4 other methods to give it a boost

A soundbar is the first step to bringing cinematic sound into your home, but a few simple tweaks can elevate the experience even further.