Thunderbird 141 Open-Source Email Client Adds ‘Archive’ Action to Notifications

Thunderbird 141 open-source email client is now available for download with a new ‘Archive’ action for email notifications and other changes. Here’s what’s new!
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Firefox 142 Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing, Here’s What to Expect

Firefox 142 open-source web browser is now available for public beta testing with various new features and improvements. Here’s what to expect!
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OBS Studio Snap Updated to Core24, AI Features Inbound

A big update to OBS Studio Snap package is available to test, with Canonical rebasing the software on top of Core24 and switching the source code it is built from. The bump to the Snap core is needed as the latest OBS Studio 31.1 release drops support for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, as Canonical software engineer Vanda Hendrychová notes: “Until now the snap has been running on core22; however, official builds of OBS Studio version 31.0 and subsequent releases are only available for Ubuntu 24.04 and later.We have upgraded the base snap to core24 in order to ensure close alignment with […] upstream.” […]

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FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, July 25, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC)

Join the FSF and friends on Friday, July 26 from 12:00 to 15:00 EDT (16:00 to 19:00 UTC) to help improve the Free Software Directory.

FSF Blogs: 4 decades, 4 freedoms, 4 all users

The registration for the FSF40 celebration is open. We hope you’ll
join us for the festivities on October 4, 2025, at the Wentworth
Institute of Technology in Boston, MA, USA!

The best Bluetooth trackers of 2025: Expert tested

From backpacks to keychains, the best Bluetooth trackers make it easy to keep tabs on your essentials during the busy back-to-school season.

Fortifying Ubuntu’s Root with sudo‑rs: How Rust Reinforces Privilege Escalation

by George Whittaker

Introduction

Privilege escalation in Linux has always walked a tightrope between convenience and risk. sudo allows users to perform tasks as root without sharing t…

Collection of Ubuntu 24.04 Tutorials Part I: Downloads, Installation Guides, Repository and Wifi Hotspot

Since last year, we have written many articles about Ubuntu 24.04 “Noble Numbat” (click to view them all). Now, we planned to make a compilation of those in a periodical way i.e. tri-monthly like this. We hope this helps you to learn using Ubuntu for y…

IPFire 2.29 Core Update 196 Improves WireGuard Support, Console Graphics Stack

IPFire 2.29 Core Update 196 Linux firewall distro is now available for download with improvements to WireGuard support and console graphics stack.
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Fwupd 2.0.13 Linux Firmware Updater Adds Support for HP USB-C 100W G6 Dock

Fwupd 2.0.13 Linux firmware updater is now available for download with support for the HP USB-C 100W G6 dock and other changes. Here’s what’s new!
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The best Amazon Fire TV Stick VPNs of 2026: Expert tested and reviewed

If you’re looking for a VPN compatible with your Amazon Fire TV stick, check out my favorite VPNs that I’ve put to the test.

Why the Bottles App Needs Cash and How to Help

The app that takes the headache out of running Windows software on Linux is facing tough challenges as it struggles with technical debt and a lack of funding.
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I Found a New Open Source Grammar Checker Tool And I Like it… Well… Kind of

Sometime simple is better. This new open source grammar checker is what we need in this age of data collection and AI.

How to Set Up Local Repositories with apt-mirror in Ubuntu

The post How to Set Up Local Repositories with apt-mirror in Ubuntu first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .If you’re managing multiple Ubuntu machines in a network, downloading updates and packages for each system individual…

Argon ONE Up Laptop Runs on a Raspberry Pi CM5

Argon ONE UP is a 14-inch laptop powered by a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5. It boasts ports, expansion ports, and 40 pin GPIO add-on. Details inside.

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Linux Hits an Important Milestone

If you pay attention to the news in the Linux-sphere, you’ve probably heard that the open source operating system recently crashed through a ceiling no one thought possible.

parallel @ Savannah: GNU Parallel 20250722 (‘Fordow’) released [stable]

GNU Parallel 20250722 (‘Fordow’) has been released. It is available for download at: lbry://@GnuParallel:4

Quote of the month:

  My party trick is Map/Reduce with GNU Parallel XD

    — Paweł Lasek @pawel_lasek@twitter

New in this release:…

KDE Plasma is Adding Rounded Bottom Window Corners

KDE Plasma 6.5 will automatically round the bottom corners of Breeze-decorated windows, adding a feature that’s been asked for by KDE fans for years.

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FSF Blogs: A very warm welcome to 152 new associate members

Source: Planet GNU

Firefox 141 Adds AI Tab Grouping, Reduces Memory Use on Linux

Firefox 141 is out, featuring AI-powered tab groups, lower memory usage on Linux, a new unit converter, and expanded PiP support. See what’s new.

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