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A Bunch of Developers Have Come Together to Make Linux Gaming Great

The people behind Bazzite, Fyra Labs, Nobara, ChimeraOS, and a few other projects have teamed up to improve Linux gaming for everyone.

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What Happens to Linux After Linus Torvalds? We Finally Have the Answer to This Uncomfortable Question

They finally set this in stone.

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Transmission 4.1.0 is out with Sequential Download & IPv6 [Ubuntu PPA]

Transmission Bittorrent client finally released new major 4.1.0 version yesterday! Here are the new features and Ubuntu PPA for Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04 and 25.10. The new version is made available after more than a year of development. It fixed the significantly degraded transfer performance in 4.0.x series by changed the uTP ack scheduling algorithm. […]

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Transmission 4.1.0 Released with Big Updates

Transmission 4.1 adds support for IPv6 and dual-stack UDP trackers, sequential downloading, and improved µTP (Micro Transport Protocol) performance.
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What is this Clawdbot, Err Moltbot, Everyone's Screaming About?

This open source project has survived Anthropic's trademark lawyers, crypto scammers hijacking its identity, and security holes exposing users.

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The Second Beta of Plasma 6.6 Released with Numerous Bug-fixes

After almost of 2 weeks beta-1 testing, the second beta of KDE Plasma 6.6 is out before the final release planned for 17th February 2026. Plasma 6.6 Beta 2 contains mostly bug-fixes, stability and user experience improvements, along with few minor new features. First, for those who missed the first Beta, it introduced new feature […]

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COSMIC Desktop ‘Frosted Glass’ UI Effect Previewed

COSMIC, the Linux desktop that can look and work however you dang well like, is adding more bling. System76 co-founder Carl Richell has given us our first look at the ‘Frosted Glass’ effect coming to the COSMIC desktop in Epoch 2 (as the de…

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Ptyxis Terminal Emulator Released 49.3 with APX Containers Support

Ptyxis, the free open-source container-oriented terminal emulator, released new 49.3 version few days ago. As you may know, Ptyxis is a GTK4 terminal emulator that’s default in Ubuntu since 25.10. It features first-class container integration with automatic discovery, direct spawning, and context preservation support for Podman, Toolbox, Distrobox, and JHBuild. It also features smart process […]

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Unofficial AppImage Lets You Run Canva’s Affinity on Ubuntu

Linux lacks native versions of industry-grade creative tools like Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, and while open-source options are capable, not everyone is willing to relearn and adapt to different tools. Thankfully, the gap in commercial design soft…

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Mecha Comet – Modular Linux Handheld with Snap-On Modules

Linux handhelds are having a moment of late, yet few wear their geek cred as proudly as the Mecha Comet, a new open source, palm-sized computer crowdfunding on Kickstarter. The Mecha Comet is not a phone and it isn’t aiming to replace your your l…

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Add Custom Toggles to GNOME’s Quick Settings with this Extension

Add custom command and script toggles to GNOME Shell’s Quick Settings menu. Create up to 6 buttons to trigger any action you want, easily and in reach!
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GIMP 3.0.8 Released with Faster Font Loading, New APIs & Security Fixes

GIMP, the popular GTK-based image editor, released version 3.0.8 last night. The new version of this free open-source image editor might be the final release in the 3.0 series. It primarily includes bug-fixes and performance improvements, while there are also some minor new features. First, it noticeably speeds up the app start-up time for users […]

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cURL Gets Rid of Its Bug Bounty Program Over AI Slop Overrun

Daniel Stenberg says the inflow of AI slop has become unsustainable for the curl security team to handle.

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Tonearm, New Unofficial TIDAL Client for Linux, Hits Beta

Tonearm is a new GTK4/libadwaita TIDAL client that delivers what the streaming service itself doesn’t: a native Linux app with solid desktop integration – albeit unofficially, of course. It’s the third unofficial client for Linux I’ve…

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Not An April Fool's Joke, You Can Run Linux and Windows on This Android Smartphone

This $549 rugged smartphone runs Android 16, launches Debian Linux as an app, and dual-boots Windows 11.

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Fastfetch updated with COSMIC Desktop & Bedrock Linux Support

Fastfetch, the neofetch like system information tool, updated recently with many new features. For those who don’t know about the app, it is a free open-source command line tool that can fetch and display system information for Linux, Windows, macOS, Android, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, etc operating systems. The app can output the current running system and […]

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Espressif Launches "Radio Co-Processor" ESP32-E22

The new SoC comes loaded with some utility-focused bits. Engineering samples are available right now.

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Open Source Project LLVM Says Yes to AI-Generated Code, But Not Without Conditions

The new "human in the loop" policy holds contributors accountable for reviewing and understanding all AI-assisted submissions.

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14 Years Later than Planned, NexPhone is Up for Preorder

NexPhone is available for pre-order, some 14 years after it was first announced to the world – back then it planned to ship with Ubuntu for Android. Created by Nex Computer, the company behind the NexDock laptop shells, the NexPhone aims to deliver on …

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Richard Stallman to Speak on Software Freedom and AI at Georgia Tech

The free software pioneer returns to campus. Richard Stallman will be speaking on Software Freedom and AI at Georgia Tech university.

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