FSF Blogs: From Nairobi to Livermore: A recap of the LibreLocal meetups, part one

Source: Planet GNU

NVIDIA VA-API Driver 0.0.14 Fixed 575 Driver Support (Ubuntu PPA)

For NVIDIA users who want to enable hardware acceleration for Firefox video playback, NVIDIA VA-API driver released v0.0.14 few days ago with improved compatibility and various fixes. As you may know, Firefox in Linux does NOT support NVDEC (NVIDIA Video Decoder) to accelerate video decoding. As a workaround, user may use the free open-source nvidia-vaapi-driver […]

FSF News: Citations

Below are citations to research noted in the printed edition of the 46th issue of the Free Software Bulletin.

Citations

Below are citations to research noted in the printed edition of the 46th issue of the Free Software Bulletin.

Warehouse 2.1.0 Added Context Menu Option to Open Local Flatpak Files

Warehouse, the popular Flatpak app management software, released new 2.1.0 version today! Warehouse is a free open-source application that provides a simple user interface to manage all installed Flatpak apps. With it, you may view app info, change app version (upgrade/downgrade), manage user data and left overs. The app also supports installing / uninstalling Flatpak […]

How to Fix USB Sticks Mounted as Read-Only in Linux

The post How to Fix USB Sticks Mounted as Read-Only in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .If you’ve ever plugged in a USB stick on a Linux machine and found that you can’t copy, delete, or
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GNU Health: Aportes del sistema libre GNU Health al cuidado de la salud: experiencias en Honduras y Argentina

Jornada: “Aportes del sistema libre GNU Health al cuidado de la salud: experiencias en Honduras y Argentina”

Viernes 13 de Junio Centro de Innovación, Emprendimiento y Vinculación Facultad de Ingeniería – UNER

En esta jornada exploraremos …

FSF Events: Community meetup: Software Freedom Day

A group of us from the US will be getting together and discussing how to get local groups started in our local areas.

Warp Takes Your Terminal to Light Speed and Beyond

You’ll think you’re cruising through hyperspace — Warp brings speed, insight, and next-level productivity to the command line.
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Ubuntu 25.10 Drops Support for Running GNOME on Xorg

Last month I reported that GNOME’s plans to drop X11 support as soon as this year would have a major impact on Ubuntu, as it plans its next LTS release — today, Ubuntu confirmed as much. Ubuntu 25.10 ‘Questing Quokka’ will not include…

TuxCare Announces Support for AlmaLinux 9.2

Thanks to TuxCare, AlmaLinux 9.2 (and soon version 9.6) now enjoys years of ongoing patching and compliance.

FSF Blogs: IRS tax filing software released to the people as free software

The majority of Direct File’s source code is now public, in part thanks to free software advocates.

Fedora 41’s Immutable Future: The Rise of Fedora Atomic Desktops

by George Whittaker

The Fedora Project has long stood at the forefront of Linux innovation, often acting as a proving ground for transformative technologies later adopted by the wider …

Ubuntu 25.10 Going to Remove Xorg Session for GNOME

To follow the upstream GNOME’s road-map, Ubuntu confirmed to remove the classic X11/Xorg session in the next Ubuntu 25.10 release! GNOME development team is planning to disable X11 session by default in next GNOME 49 and remove the code in v50. TLDR: The X11 session for GNOME 49 will be disabled by default and it’s […]

Audacity 3.7.4 Improves Effect Preview, Studio Fade Out, and Waveform Rendering

Audacity 3.7.4 open-source audio editor is now available for download with variious bug fixes and improvements. Here are the details!
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Ubuntu 24.10 Support Ends July 10th – Upgrade Soon

Ubuntu 24.10 Oracular Oriole reaches end of life July 10, 2025. All users will need to upgrade to Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffin to continue receiving security updates.
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Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka” to Remove the GNOME on Xorg (X11) Session

Canonical announced that they plan to remove the GNOME on Xorg (X11) session from the upcoming Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka” release.
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Linux Kernel 6.14 Reaches End of Life, It’s Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.15

Linux kernel 6.14 reached end of life and all users are now recommended to upgrade their systems to the latest Linux 6.15 kernel series as soon as possible.
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DXVK 2.6.2 Improves Support for Rocketbirds 2, Red Orchestra: Ostfront, and More

DXVK 2.6.2 Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 for Linux / Wine is now available for download with improvements for several games and bug fixes.
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Make GIMP 3.0.x Flatpak Follow System Color Scheme (Light or Dark)

As you may know, GIMP provides official Linux packages through Flatpak and AppImage. The Flatpak package however does NOT automatically switch app color to light or dark depends on system color scheme. That’s because Flatpak is running in sandbox environment. The sandbox isolation enhances security and makes easy to distribute newer software releases without worrying […]