With Wine 10 update, run your Windows app on Linux better than ever

The latest version of Wine features better graphics and videos. Gamers will be especially pleased.

Confirmed: Ubuntu Dev Discussions Moving to Matrix

Ubuntu’s key developers have agreed to switch to Matrix as the primary platform for real-time development communications involving the distro. From March, Matrix will replace IRC as the place where critical Ubuntu development conversations, reque…

BSD Release: OPNsense 25.1

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The OPNsense project develops an operating system for firewalls and routers based on FreeBSD. The project is celebrating its tenth anniversary with a new release, OPNsense 25.1: “For an …

BSD Release: OPNsense 25.1

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The OPNsense project develops an operating system for firewalls and routers based on FreeBSD. The project is celebrating its tenth anniversary with a new release, OPNsense 25.1: “For an …

I’ve been using Linux for years, but let’s be real: It would win more users if it was easier

Many Linux distribution development teams overlook this issue, and by considering it, they might be better able to bring new users into the fold.

How to Install DeepSeek Locally with Ollama LLM in Ubuntu 24.04

The post How to Install DeepSeek Locally with Ollama LLM in Ubuntu 24.04 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Running large language models like DeepSeek locally on your machine is a powerful way to explore AI capabilities witho…

Gnome 48 Alpha Ready for Testing

The latest Gnome desktop alpha is now available with plenty of new features and improvements.

KaOS Linux 2025.01 Released with Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS and KDE Plasma 6.2

KaOS Linux 2025.01 independent distribution is now available for download with the KDE Plasma 6.2 desktop environment and Linux kernel 6.12 LTS. Here’s what’s new!
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Distribution Release: KaOS 2025.01

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The KaOS project kicks off 2025 with a new website design and a new ISO snapshot of its rolling release operating system. The project’s latest version, KaOS 2025.01, includes Plasma 6.2 …

Pinta 3.0 Beta Build Released with GTK4/Libadwaita UI

A new beta release of open source graphics editing app Pinta is available for testing. Pinta 3.0 (beta) gives fans of this cross-platform raster image editor, which is directly inspired by the iconic Paint.NET Windows app, an early opportunity to try o…

FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, January 31, starting at 12:00 EST (17:00 UTC)

Join the FSF and friends on Friday, January 31 from 12:00 to 15:00 EST (17:00 to 20:00 UTC) to help improve the Free Software Directory.

Simplifying User Accounts and Permissions Management in Linux

by George Whittaker

Linux, renowned for its robustness and security, is a powerful multi-user operating system that allows multiple people to interact with the same system resources wi…

gprofng-gui @ Savannah: gprofng-gui 2.0 released

We are happy to announce the release of GNU gprofng-gui, version 2.0.

gprofng GUI is a full-fledged graphical interface for the gprofng

profiler, which is part of the GNU binutils.

The tarball gprofng-gui-2.0.tar.gz is now available at

https:…

System76’s Meerkat Mini Linux PC Is Back with Intel Core Ultra CPUs and Faster RAM

System76’s Meerkat mini Linux PC is now available to order with Intel Core Ultra processors, up to 62% faster RAM, and other updates.
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System76’s Meerkat Mini Linux PC Is Back with Intel Core Ultra CPUs and Faster RAM

System76’s Meerkat mini Linux PC is now available to order with Intel Core Ultra processors, up to 62% faster RAM, and other updates.
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System76’s Meerkat Mini Linux PC Is Back with Intel Core Ultra CPUs and Faster RAM

System76’s Meerkat mini Linux PC is now available to order with Intel Core Ultra processors, up to 62% faster RAM, and other updates.
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GNU Guix: Guix User and Contributor Survey 2024: The Results (part 3)

Today we’re looking at the results from the Contributor section of the Guix User and Contributor Survey (2024). The goal was to understand how people contribute to Guix and their overall development experience. A great development experience is impor…

Plank-Reloaded – The Simplest Dock that’s Fully Functional

Remember Plank, the simplest dock on the planet? There’s now a free open-source fork to make it fully functional in recent Linux Distributions. Plank is a 14 years old application that provides an iOS bottom bar style dock app launcher, that’s great for lightweight Linux Desktops. The goal is to provide just what a dock […]

I brought my aging PC back to life with this lightweight Linux OS – and it’s easy to use

If your PC can’t upgrade to Windows 11, switching to Linux can extend its life past 2025. WattOS is one of the best options I’ve tested.

How to install Perplexity AI’s app on Linux (I found an easier way)

If the Perplexity answer app has become your default research tool – and why shouldn’t it be!? – here’s how to include it on your Linux desktops.