Kali Linux gets a UI refresh, new tools, and an updated car hacking toolset

The ever-popular penetration testing Linux distribution is now better refined for ethical hacking, penetration testing, audits, and network research.

FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, June 20, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC)

Join the FSF and friends on Friday, June 20 from 12:00 to 15:00 EDT (16:00 to 19:00 UTC) to help improve the Free Software Directory.

PeerTube 7.2 Rolls Out with Fresh UI and Smarter Video Management Tools

PeerTube 7.2, an open-source, decentralized video platform, rolls out with redesigned video management, enhanced filtering, and refined handling of sensitive content.
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Process Explorer

Process Explorer is a task manager and system monitor. It provides the functionality of Windows Task Manager along with features for collecting information about processes running on the user’s system.
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Is This the Year of Linux?

Another major organization has decided to kick Windows and Office to the curb, in favor of Linux.

Karton: KDE’s Libvirt-Powered Answer to GNOME Boxes and Virt-Manager

Karton is a new, still-in-development KDE-native virtual machine manager using libvirt, aiming to bring VM tools closer to the Plasma desktop experience.
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Android Quick Share App “Packet” Added Nautilus Integration

Packet, free open-source Android Quick Share app for Linux, updated with GNOME Files (aka Nautilus) context menu option support! For those who don’t know about Packet, it’s new Linux file transferring application written in Rust programming language, and uses GTK4 + LibAwaita for its modern interface designed for GNOME. The app has partial implementation of […]

Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop Mini PC: Passive Cooling the Right Way

Passively cool the Raspberry Pi 5 the right way. Use the case as a heatsink. No fan noise to interrupt your concentration.  Here’s how to do it.
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Why Is FOSS Force Reporting on a ‘No Kings’ Event in Elkin, NC

On No Kings Day in a small town in North Carolina, our reporter rediscovers that code, community, and politics are intertwined.
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Raspberry Pi Imager 1.9.4 Adds UI Improvements, New Translations, and Bugfixes

Raspberry Pi Imager 1.9.4 updates the OS Customisation panel with regex support to match SSH public keys and removes the ‘Show password’ checkbox, disables Wayland support for the AppImage bundle, hides system drives in the destination pop-up on Linux …

Yet another European government is ditching Microsoft for Linux – here’s why

This state made the open-source shift, and chances are it won’t be the last.

DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1126

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. This week in DistroWatch Weekly:
Review: SDesk 2025.05.06 (aka 20mini)
News: A BASIC box runs NetBSD, Ubuntu drops GNOME X11 session, GNOME increases dependency on systemd, Google holds…

Find ASCII Emoji Easily with this GNOME Shell Applet

A simple GNOME Shell extension that lets you search and copy ASCII emoji from your panel without needing to open a browser and hit up a website.
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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: June 15th, 2025

The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for June 15th, 2025, brings news about Linux 6.14 EOL, Kali Linux 2025.2, Rocky Linux 10, Ubuntu dropping X11 session, new Linux laptop, Mixxx 2.5.2, Audacity 3.7.4, Nitrux adopting Hyprland, KDE Frameworks 6.15, PeaZip 1…

The Kubuntu Focus Team Announces The M2 GEN 6

The Kubuntu Focus team has some exciting news to share. We have launched the sixth generation of the flagship M2 laptop, featuring the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU with 24 threads, Nvidia® GeForce® RTX 50-series GPUs, and many more upgrades.

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High Tide (GTK4/libadwaita TIDAL Client for Linux) Hits Flathub

High Tide, the GTK4/libadwaita TIDAL client for Linux, is now available on Flathub. The app has been in development for a while but installing (and updating) the app has thus far required going to the project’s GitHub page, finding the latest Fla…

VirtualBox 7.1.10 Is Out with Initial Support for Linux 6.15 and 6.16 Kernels

While Oracle is working hard on the next major release of its powerful virtualization software, VirtualBox 7.2, which promises a revamped UI and improvements to ARM virtualization, VirtualBox 7.1.10 is here to introduce initial support for the latest a…

PeaZip 10.5 Brings Major Performance Boost to the File and Archive Manager

PeaZip 10.5 open-source archive manager is now available for download with major performance improvements to the file and archive browsing.
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The Top Five — For the Week Ending June 13, 2025

Did you miss this week’s top articles? Here are the five most read article on FOSS Force for the week that just ended.
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Fwupd 2.0.11 Released with New SELinux Metadata Support

Fwupd 2.0.11, a Linux firmware updater tool, introduces a new reboot check command for scripting and adds SELinux state reporting, alongside numerous device compatibility and bug fixes.
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