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Ubuntu MATE seeks new contributors: ...

2026-03-30T11:10:40Z

Ubuntu MATE seeks new contributors: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20159

By popular demand, we are adding a new search feature for ...

2026-03-29T22:49:25Z

By popular demand, we are adding a new search feature for checking if a distribution includes age verification features: https://www.patreon.com/posts/154267310

SysV init (aka the init software that doesn't facilitate ...

2026-03-21T07:01:17Z

SysV init (aka the init software that doesn't facilitate spying on you) has a new release: https://www.patreon.com/posts/153568555

The Manjaro community is planning a work strike in order to have ...

2026-03-16T10:36:25Z

The Manjaro community is planning a work strike in order to have concerns addressed: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20153

Two of my friends collaborated and wrote a fantasy novel ...

2026-03-13T22:17:58Z

Two of my friends collaborated and wrote a fantasy novel together, which I think is incredibly cool. If you'd like to check out their work both of them (and I) would appreciate the encouragement.
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0GSCDZ4MT

When impressed with postmarketOS on my PinePhone. It's been ...

2026-03-07T14:53:15Z

When impressed with postmarketOS on my PinePhone. It's been running smoothly for the past 46 days.

Introduced a fix to how doasedit handles shell variables and text ...

2026-03-06T23:42:50Z

Introduced a fix to how doasedit handles shell variables and text editor order: https://www.patreon.com/posts/152422793

Origami Linux combines Fedora, an immutable base, the CachyOS ...

2026-03-03T11:17:57Z

Origami Linux combines Fedora, an immutable base, the CachyOS kernel, and the COSMIC desktop: https://distrowatch.com/12747

The Manjaro website is currently off-line following an expired ...

2026-02-24T16:10:57Z

The Manjaro website is currently off-line following an expired certificate: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20140

NetBSD's command line tools ports to other platforms: ...

2026-02-20T13:22:40Z

NetBSD's command line tools ports to other platforms: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20138

Gentoo is migrating its source code repository to Codeberg: ...

2026-02-17T14:18:05Z

Gentoo is migrating its source code repository to Codeberg: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20134

When it's true, it's not a hoax. PLM requires KDE. A pure ...

2026-02-16T14:07:33Z

In reply to nevent1q…0yy7
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When it's true, it's not a hoax. PLM requires KDE. A pure KDE system requires PLM. People can work around the PLM component, but it still holds that a pureKDE requires systemd now.

The KDE team should be embarrassed by this attempt to gaslight the open source community.

Redox OS being used to develop itself: ...

2026-02-10T00:55:11Z

Redox OS being used to develop itself: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20132

Our server update over the weekend has also led to improved cache ...

2026-02-02T23:56:29Z

Our server update over the weekend has also led to improved cache handling so DistroWatch should load faster, particularly when under heavy traffic loads: https://www.patreon.com/posts/149795075

Governments have largely ignored privacy, security, financial, ...

2026-02-02T12:33:51Z

Governments have largely ignored privacy, security, financial, and public good arguments for years.

It has only been when these same countries started facing external pressure, in the form of threats of invasion, when they started considering FOSS which would benefit their people and their budgets.

The increased adoption of FOSS is a win, but it should have happened many years ago, and it is a shame it took this long for governments to finally start doing the right thing for their people.(2/2)

Lately it has been good to see so many communities, especially in ...

2026-02-02T12:30:04Z

Lately it has been good to see so many communities, especially in European countries, look to open source software for their computing solutions.

Something that irks me though is that open source enthusiasts, IT people, developers, and privacy advocates have been pushing for governments to adopt Linux (and other open source platforms) for _decades_ with limited success.

(1/2)

Another week, another denial of service attack. Thanks for ...

2026-01-21T15:36:40Z

Another week, another denial of service attack. Thanks for bearing with us as we sort out the wave of traffic today.

Sure, of course it is, the packages are in the repositories. ...

2026-01-11T21:53:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…v9xg
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Sure, of course it is, the packages are in the repositories. Doesn't mean the ISOs are available, tested, or propagated.

Been updating Ron the Robot code, making it a little easier to ...

2026-01-11T20:27:48Z

Been updating Ron the Robot code, making it a little easier to work with over hotspots and Bluetooth. If you have a Kitronik robot and want to extend its functionality, I've got a lot of low-level code in place to make that easy: https://codeberg.org/thejessesmith/RobotServer

Linux Mint 22.3 has not been announced and it hasn't even ...

2026-01-11T20:26:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…gz8l
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Linux Mint 22.3 has not been announced and it hasn't even been sent out to the mirrors yet. Probably not a good idea to tell people it's available. It's just going to lead to people not being able to find the ISO or, worse, overloading the server that syncs ISO files to the mirrors.

20 years ago I used to receive endless comments and e-mails from ...

2026-01-08T14:41:49Z

20 years ago I used to receive endless comments and e-mails from people complaining about Linux being communist. Now I receive weekly complaints from people who claim Linux is fascist.

I guess people like to group together things they don't understand under one unified umbrella.

Google is limiting Android source code releases to twice a year ...

2026-01-07T00:39:16Z

Google is limiting Android source code releases to twice a year in 2026: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20115

I put my Kitronik buggy robot in a plastic container and added ...

2025-12-30T15:54:41Z

I put my Kitronik buggy robot in a plastic container and added tiny wooden paddles. Now I have a remote controlled boat. The code for piloting it is available in my repository:
https://codeberg.org/thejessesmith/RobotServer

Canonical is packaging AMD drivers for AI processing: ...

2025-12-09T23:20:51Z

Canonical is packaging AMD drivers for AI processing: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20106

Fedora has settled the debate on accepting contributions from LLM ...

2025-10-23T17:09:57Z

Fedora has settled the debate on accepting contributions from LLM agents: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20080

New features are available in KDE 6.5.0: ...

2025-10-21T22:56:01Z

New features are available in KDE 6.5.0: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20079

Fedora is under pressure from Red Hat to adopt more AI tools: ...

2025-10-13T15:44:44Z

Fedora is under pressure from Red Hat to adopt more AI tools: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20075

OpenBSD 7.8 and Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 should be arriving ...

2025-10-11T19:35:51Z

OpenBSD 7.8 and Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 should be arriving any day....

Kubuntu 25.10 ships with Plasma 6.4 which uses Wayland by ...

2025-10-09T17:58:55Z

Kubuntu 25.10 ships with Plasma 6.4 which uses Wayland by default: https://distrowatch.com/12590

Frugalware Linux is shutting down after over 20 years in ...

2025-10-06T17:40:32Z

Frugalware Linux is shutting down after over 20 years in development: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20069

Alpine planning to merge /usr: ...

2025-10-01T16:13:17Z

Alpine planning to merge /usr: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20067

DistroWatch Weekly talks about KDE Linux and GNOME OS, mobile ...

2025-09-29T00:17:46Z

DistroWatch Weekly talks about KDE Linux and GNOME OS, mobile Linux options, Murena introducing phones with kill switches, Redox OS running on a smartphone, Artix dropping GNOME: https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20250929

YouTube broke popular download clients. yt-dpl is planning a fix: ...

2025-09-25T10:12:53Z

YouTube broke popular download clients. yt-dpl is planning a fix: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/14404

Also on the topic of security and network traffic, a new Security ...

2025-09-18T11:36:05Z

Also on the topic of security and network traffic, a new Security Onion is available: https://distrowatch.com/12559

Day 2 with NetBSD is proving challenging, but now that the basic ...

2025-08-30T22:50:04Z

Day 2 with NetBSD is proving challenging, but now that the basic pieces are in place, I've been able to get the core applications I need and added some functionality.

I've got office software, e-mail, text editing, a music player (and volume control!), and I can restart/shutdown from within Xfce. It's been a busy day of getting things sorted, but I feel like it'll be easier from this point.

I can already tell NetBSD is going to be challenging. I have used ...

2025-08-30T00:51:28Z

I can already tell NetBSD is going to be challenging. I have used it before, but it has been a while since I made a solid go at it. There are several things not working out of the box that I will be tinkering with before I can get to work.

I feel like people are missing the point of this post. This is ...

2025-08-10T21:42:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…yuv7
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I feel like people are missing the point of this post. This is not about email management. It is about the insane levels of misinformation being sent to us, often by the project developers/PR teams, sometimes by their users, sometimes by people wanting to harm rival projects. We face a flood of misinformation every week we need to sort through, evaluate, and (sometimes) block.

I maintain a (long) e-mail filter which contains a lists of ...

2025-08-10T20:55:43Z

I maintain a (long) e-mail filter which contains a lists of accounts that send spam or repeatedly send us false information about distributions. It's getting long enough it takes Thunderbird several seconds to save it.

Debian 13 is now available for download: ...

2025-08-09T18:21:34Z

Debian 13 is now available for download: https://distrowatch.com/12521

This explains well why I'm always skeptical of ...

2025-08-08T21:25:04Z

This explains well why I'm always skeptical of developers/projects who push non-readable file formats: https://adele.pages.casa/md/blog/why-I-prefer-human-readable-file-formats.md

Reasons why age verification for legal content is problematic. ...

2025-08-08T12:46:37Z

Reasons why age verification for legal content is problematic.
https://www.girlonthenet.com/blog/age-verification-whats-the-harm/

A Btrfs corruption bug appears to affect recent versions of the ...

2025-07-31T20:42:32Z

A Btrfs corruption bug appears to affect recent versions of the Linux kernel, particularly on Fedora (where Btrfs is the default filesystem): https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20037

My Kitronik robot now accepts instructions over Bluetooth, ...

2025-07-29T20:26:49Z

My Kitronik robot now accepts instructions over Bluetooth, allowing it to roam in areas where I don't have access to wi-fi.
https://github.com/slicer69/RobotServer

Wayback 0.1 has been released and, while still in its early ...

2025-07-23T22:46:24Z

Wayback 0.1 has been released and, while still in its early stages, can run X11 desktops on a Wayland display server: https://wayback.freedesktop.org/news/2025/07/23/wayback-0.1-released/

The FreeBSD Foundation is working to make it possible to enable a ...

2025-07-22T23:27:10Z

The FreeBSD Foundation is working to make it possible to enable a desktop environment at install time on FreeBSD: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20033

A good analogy for dealing with encroaching technologies. ...

2025-07-20T18:54:55Z

A good analogy for dealing with encroaching technologies.
https://blog.foxtrotluna.social/theyre-putting-blue-food-coloring-in-everything/

Malware has been discovered in, and removed from, the Arch User ...

2025-07-19T15:15:38Z

Malware has been discovered in, and removed from, the Arch User Repository: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20031

My Kitronik robot now has an option to "play". When this ...

2025-07-18T17:51:27Z

My Kitronik robot now has an option to "play". When this directive is given, the robot will avoid nearby objects/people, follow things moving away from it, and wander around the rest of the time.

https://github.com/slicer69/RobotServer

A reminder that Ubuntu 24.10 and its community editions have ...

2025-07-10T19:38:01Z

A reminder that Ubuntu 24.10 and its community editions have reached the ends of their supported life spans: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20027

A series of articles comparing Wayland vs X11 performance across ...

2025-07-09T15:06:21Z

A series of articles comparing Wayland vs X11 performance across multiple GPUs and multiple distributions: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20024

Oracle Linux 10.0 is now available for people to download and ...

2025-06-27T23:59:56Z

Oracle Linux 10.0 is now available for people to download and try: https://distrowatch.com/12487

Canonical plans to remove GPU exploit mitigation in order to ...

2025-06-23T23:46:59Z

Canonical plans to remove GPU exploit mitigation in order to boost Intel's performance by 20%: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20013

We now have over 1,000 open source operating systems in our ...

2025-06-20T13:52:19Z

We now have over 1,000 open source operating systems in our database. Which means we've been adding an average of about one Linux distribution per week for 20 years.

Hammer Slackware services are moving to new servers: ...

2025-06-20T00:04:16Z

Hammer Slackware services are moving to new servers: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20011

Bad news for Pixel owners and the open source projects trying to ...

2025-06-12T13:22:52Z

Bad news for Pixel owners and the open source projects trying to support them: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20008

About of a third of the projects in our database do not run ...

2025-06-11T14:18:14Z

About of a third of the projects in our database do not run systemd. It's unfortunate to see GNOME turn its back on so many members of the open source community: https://blogs.gnome.org/adrianvovk/2025/06/10/gnome-systemd-dependencies/

This degree of compiler speed is impressive. I am curious to see ...

2025-06-07T00:39:34Z

This degree of compiler speed is impressive. I am curious to see how its code performance compares to LLVM.
https://news.itsfoss.com/tpde-compiler-backend/

AlmaLinux OS 10.0 released with compatibility for x86_64-v2, ...

2025-05-27T17:42:29Z

AlmaLinux OS 10.0 released with compatibility for x86_64-v2, which was dropped by their upstream distro: https://distrowatch.com/12456

For people who want to see what is coming next in AlmaLinux OS: ...

2025-04-29T15:31:54Z

For people who want to see what is coming next in AlmaLinux OS: https://distrowatch.com/12435

OpenBSD 7.7 is now available for download: ...

2025-04-27T23:45:33Z

OpenBSD 7.7 is now available for download: https://distrowatch.com/12432

Writing code.

2025-04-23T19:51:20Z

In reply to nevent1q…xm45
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Writing code.

Not sure why you are so quick to spread misinformation but it is ...

2025-04-22T20:11:49Z

In reply to nevent1q…45vm
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Not sure why you are so quick to spread misinformation but it is not welcome here.

I did verify it. When the VPN is enabled everything except the ...

2025-04-22T20:10:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…45vm
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I did verify it. When the VPN is enabled everything except the GrapheneOS update tools works and connects to the Internet. The OS update tool reports there is no Internet connection.

As soon as the VPN is disabled the OS update tool connects and downloads the new update. Turning the VPN back on causes the update tool and GrapheneOS store to stop working.

Discovered today that GrapheneOS (and its native apps) will not ...

2025-04-22T18:48:15Z

Discovered today that GrapheneOS (and its native apps) will not update when a VPN is in place on the phone. Aurora Store and F-Droid will update, but Graphene system updates and default app store don't work over the VPN.

Had been wondering why I hadn't received updates in recent weeks to the core OS, but most apps were updating successfully. Disabled the VPN temporarily and GrapheneOS updated itself, then re-enabled the VPN.

They're not warping your words, they exactly quoted your ...

2025-04-18T22:55:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…2r7r
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They're not warping your words, they exactly quoted your words. Maybe you should take a step back and think about what you're saying before throwing mud at another open source project.

The past few Ubuntu release announcements have made it seem like ...

2025-04-17T21:11:20Z

The past few Ubuntu release announcements have made it seem like the developers are not enthusiastic about their distributions and are in a holding pattern. The community spins in particular mostly read like "We had to put up an announcement, the kernel has been updated." There doesn't seem to be much innovation happening.

(The exception seems to be Ubuntu Studio. They still convey excitement and a sense of adding something new to the ecosystem.)

Ubuntu, and its many community editions, have arrived: ...

2025-04-17T16:27:32Z

Ubuntu, and its many community editions, have arrived: https://distrowatch.com/12415

Windows allows non-admin users to create any folder they want in ...

2025-04-10T16:49:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…k2nw
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Windows allows non-admin users to create any folder they want in C: \ ?
That seems like a pretty big security issue on its own.

@npub1hpw…cd0d has a new Project Leader who will begin work ...

2025-04-02T15:35:45Z

Fedora Project (npub1hpw…cd0d) has a new Project Leader who will begin work next month. Welcome to Jef Spaleta! https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=19972

@npub1djg…3wvl has introduced several upgrades to Tumbleweed, ...

2025-04-01T12:05:07Z

openSUSE Linux (npub1djg…3wvl) has introduced several upgrades to Tumbleweed, including package updates for GNOME and Plasma: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=19971

A new update from @npub1kx4…0z0u brings fresh translations and ...

2025-03-27T12:21:56Z

A new update from Q4OS (npub1kx4…0z0u) brings fresh translations and more Flatpak support to the Desktop Profiler: https://distrowatch.com/12390

"A lot of the people saying it's better or saying ...

2025-03-24T19:19:57Z

In reply to nevent1q…yayu
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"A lot of the people saying it's better or saying it's worse are probably just guessing inaccurately."

They may be. The reason I asked for examples was you wrote "Battery consumption is much lower in a fresh install of GrapheneOS than the stock OS."

I'm curious on what data that statement was based?

My Pixel 6a running GrapheneOS can easily last two days without a ...

2025-03-23T19:32:59Z

In reply to nevent1q…4gwk
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My Pixel 6a running GrapheneOS can easily last two days without a charge, with light/medium use. Though, as privacy_guru pointed out, that's not unexpected for this device. So I'd be curious to see if any direct comparisons have been made.

Have there been any demonstrations or benchmarks published which ...

2025-03-23T16:42:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…n4y5
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Have there been any demonstrations or benchmarks published which demonstrate the power savings? I imagine people would find the comparison interesting.

Solid minor update from Endeavour to update packages and address ...

2025-03-23T13:09:52Z

Solid minor update from Endeavour to update packages and address a few issues: https://endeavouros.com/news/mercury-neo-with-linux-6-13-7-and-arch-mirror-ranking-bug-fix/

@npub1e6c…rv9t 2025.1a is now available with upgrades to Xfce ...

2025-03-19T18:20:35Z

Kali Linux (npub1e6c…rv9t) 2025.1a is now available with upgrades to Xfce and KDE Plasma: https://distrowatch.com/12381

Yes, thank you for catching the typo. To be clear, the ISO ...

2025-03-18T13:58:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…ruqw
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Yes, thank you for catching the typo. To be clear, the ISO _boots_ just fine, but when I try to open/mount the included squash filesystem image it fails: "wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/loop1"

Anyone else having trouble with the @npub1hpw…cd0d 41 Beta ...

2025-03-18T12:51:05Z

Anyone else having trouble with the Fedora Project (npub1hpw…cd0d) 41 Beta Workstation ISO? The checksum is right, but the squash filesystem included in the ISO is corrupted.

@npub1lxt…4044 is gearing up for a new Project Leader election: ...

2025-03-17T12:07:34Z

Debian (npub1lxt…4044) is gearing up for a new Project Leader election: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=19964

Garuda is experimenting with a new COSMIC desktop edition: ...

2025-03-11T16:39:16Z

Garuda is experimenting with a new COSMIC desktop edition: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=19958

I figured it out, sort of. I can get the system to take a ...

2025-03-07T23:31:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…qf2a
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I figured it out, sort of. I can get the system to take a screenshot if I tap power + volume up + volume down at the same time. Just power and one of the volume buttons does nothing, but holding down both volume directions at the same time will take a screenshot. Well, it takes it about every third attempt, not every time.

Going to try this one a few other Android-compatible OSes and see if it's consistent.

I have not installed any software on the OS, this is a completely ...

2025-03-07T14:39:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…4hm3
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I have not installed any software on the OS, this is a completely fresh install of GrapheneOS on a new Pixel 6a. No apps, no add-ons, no third-party launchers.

It's not in a case, the phone is "naked".

Thank you, I appreciate the offer, but I'm not looking to ...

2025-03-07T14:27:43Z

In reply to nevent1q…gs5j
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Thank you, I appreciate the offer, but I'm not looking to troubleshoot the issue. I'm just observing weird behaviour. This isn't something I need to fix.

If I hold Power and Volume Down at the same time the volume ...

2025-03-07T13:26:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…gr0s
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If I hold Power and Volume Down at the same time the volume slider appears and the volume is decreased. This only happens when running GrapheneOS, when running stock Android from the OEM it takes a screenshot.

When the Volume Down button is pressed on its own, the volume is lowered. The button definitely works.

I did do the power + volume down combination at the same time and ...

2025-03-07T00:51:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…20pl
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I did do the power + volume down combination at the same time and confirmed it worked under the stock Android system the phone came with.. It does not work when running GrapheneOS.

Power and volume down does nothing on GrapheneOS the way it does ...

2025-03-07T00:21:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…zn0s
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Power and volume down does nothing on GrapheneOS the way it does on Android or Murena. It also is not in the recent apps screen unless an app is open. And it does not appear in the power/emergency/restart menu. I am looking for an option to take screenshots of the home screen and pull down menu.

My step after that is figuring out how to take a screenshot. ...

2025-03-06T23:00:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…vxtt
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My step after that is figuring out how to take a screenshot. It's not in the power menu like in other Android-based projects. I can snapshot a specific open app, but not the home screen or apps menu.

Really liking the @npub1kwa…e0nj WebUSB installer so far. ...

2025-03-06T22:44:35Z

Really liking the GrapheneOS (npub1kwa…e0nj) WebUSB installer so far. It's well documented and makes the process point-n-click. So far it seems to be working as advertised.

I have an unlocked Pixel 6a which I hope to use to test drive a ...

2025-03-06T22:42:07Z

I have an unlocked Pixel 6a which I hope to use to test drive a few mobile, open source projects. GrapheneOS (npub1kwa…e0nj) is at the top of the list. Trying ouot its web installer now.

The @npub1vnu…8mqn project is expanding its list of supported ...

2025-03-04T14:07:19Z

The postmarketOS (old account) (npub1vnu…8mqn) project is expanding its list of supported devices and seeking a new name: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=19955

Yesterday I wrote all of my Python code with semi-colons at the ...

2025-02-19T17:50:44Z

In reply to nevent1q…mv93
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Yesterday I wrote all of my Python code with semi-colons at the end of each line because I'd just finished working on a C project. The Python interpreter took it as an insult and refuses to speak with me today.

DistroWatch Weekly looks at Rhino Linux 2025.1, Xfce 4.20 (on MX ...

2025-02-17T01:34:34Z

DistroWatch Weekly looks at Rhino Linux 2025.1, Xfce 4.20 (on MX Linux), and shares tips on using command line tools to manage input on Wayland. Also talks about the OBS dispute with Fedora, UBports testing 24.04, Asahi's change in leadership, and GhostBSD switching to a fixed base: https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20250217

Thank you, I'm definitely intrigued by some o the unique ...

2025-02-06T01:38:30Z

In reply to nevent1q…qth6
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Thank you, I'm definitely intrigued by some o the unique features..

I don't have more time to troubleshoot it this week, but ...

2025-02-05T20:07:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…8zjy
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I don't have more time to troubleshoot it this week, but would be happy to try again after the spring release season. Please remind me in July and I will give it another test run and maybe we can sort out any issues together?

Just one - I can't get it to boot on any test machines or in ...

2025-02-05T19:10:57Z

In reply to nevent1q…95e6
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Just one - I can't get it to boot on any test machines or in a VM. It just instantly blank screens. No boot menu, no boot messages, just instant crash with nothing on the screen.

Funny you mention this, I just tried out the latest ISO of ...

2025-02-05T14:33:32Z

In reply to nevent1q…srsn
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Funny you mention this, I just tried out the latest ISO of Serpent OS this week.

I'd like to give it a test run. Perhaps someone in the ...

2025-01-30T17:18:29Z

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I'd like to give it a test run. Perhaps someone in the GrapheneOS team would send us a demo model so we can try it and add it to our database?

I've started playing with Orbitiny, the Qt-based desktop ...

2025-01-30T16:25:38Z

I've started playing with Orbitiny, the Qt-based desktop environment. There were a few bumps in the road getting set up, but it seems like a solid release for a version 0.1. Certainly enough features for a future review.

Also planning to review iodeOS in the near future for anyone looking for a privacy-focused mobile OS. It's going to be a fun February for me!

postmarketOS has added an option for the Lomiri interface ...

2025-01-28T15:27:21Z

postmarketOS has added an option for the Lomiri interface (previously known as Unity 8). In a addition, we've added Lomiri as a searchable interface/desktop on our Search page.

https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=19910

Please bear with us, the web server is still up and running, ...

2025-01-27T13:52:16Z

Please bear with us, the web server is still up and running, though we know some people are having trouble connecting. We currently suspect that our upstream provider is getting a flood of traffic. So some connections are slow or dropping.