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oh no I accidentally said something bad about Elon, now I ...

2025-10-12T18:09:50Z

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oh no I accidentally said something bad about Elon, now I can't unlock the data storage of my brain! I can't remember anything! Who am I? Where am I? 😨

looks nice, more polished than before

2025-09-28T20:26:57Z

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looks nice, more polished than before

This week's Linux and FOSS news: LINUX NEWS GNOME 49 released ...

2025-09-21T12:32:32Z

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

GNOME 49 released with X11 disabled by default, Accessibility menu on login screen, media controller and suspend option on lock screen, Do Not Disturb mode moved to Quick Settings menu, etc.:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/gnome-49-officially-released

GNOME’s Tetris Clone Quadrapassel Drops a Huge Update:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/gnome-tetris-clone-gets-major-update

KDE Plasma 6.5 Beta Released With KNightTime, Rounded Bottom Window Corners:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.5-Beta-Released

Debian's APT Gaining Built-In History Command:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-APT-History-Command

Zorin OS 18 Beta Brings a ‘Redesigned’ Desktop:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/zorin-os-18-beta-released-new-look

LMDE 7 “Gigi” – BETA Release:
https://linuxmint.com/rel_gigi.php

Fedora 43 Beta ISOs Released For Testing This Leading-Edge Linux OS:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-43-Beta-Released

Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka Beta Is Officially Released, With GNOME X11 Session Removed, Initramfs Replaced with Dracut, Experimental TPM-Backed Full Disk Encryption (FDE), Rust Core Utils, etc.:
https://ostechnix.com/ubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka-beta-released/

(5 beta releases, what a week!)

Unhappy Ending! Kubuntu Creator Jonathan Riddell Departs After 25 Years with KDE:
https://news.itsfoss.com/jonathan-riddell-farewell/

Downloads Live for Ubuntu’s Daily ‘Dangerous’ Desktop Builds:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/ubuntu-daily-dangerous-desktop-builds-available-download

Canonical to support and distribute NVIDIA CUDA natively in Ubuntu:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/canonical-to-support-and-distribute-nvidia-cuda-natively-in-ubuntu/

Tails 7.0 arrives with Debian 13 base and GNOME 48:
https://betanews.com/2025/09/18/tails-7-0-the-privacy-focused-linux-os-arrives-with-debian-13-and-gnome-48/

SparkyLinux 2025.09 “Tiamat” launches with Debian “Forky” base and Linux 6.16 kernel:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/sparkylinux-2025-09-tiamat-launches-with-debian-forky-base-and-linux-6-16-kernel/

Linux Kernel 6.17 RC6: A Smooth And Calm Release So Far:
https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-6-17-rc6-released/

systemd 258 Released With systemd-factory-reset & Other New Tools:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-258

Wine 10.15 has been released with Unicode 17, Zip64 support, and numerous bug fixes:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/wine-10-15-has-been-released-with-unicode-17-zip64-support-and-numerous-bug-fixes/

DKMS Packages For Bcachefs Are Now Available On Debian & Ubuntu:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Bcachefs-Debian-Ubuntu-DKMS

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This week's Linux and FOSS news: LINUX NEWS Linux Mint 22.2 ...

2025-09-07T12:48:35Z

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Linux Mint 22.2 "Zara" released with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS base, Cinnamon 6.4, Xfce 4.18, MATE 1.26, fingerprint authentication with the Fingwit app, accent color support for XDG Desktop Portal XApp, improved Wayland support, updated default apps, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-22-2-zara-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new

KDE Linux, KDE's flagship distro, hits alpha stage:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/kde-linux-immutable-distro-alpha-released

POP!_OS 24.04 beta with COSMIC beta will be available in 25 September:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Pop-OS-24.04-COSMIC-Beta-Sep

Debian 13.1 released with 71 bug fixes and 16 security updates:
https://9to5linux.com/debian-13-1-trixie-released-with-71-bug-fixes-and-16-security-updates

Ubuntu 25.10 proceeding with Rust Coreutils transition:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Rust-Coreutils-Release-Pocket

Fedora 44 change proposal to load NTSYNC kernel module by default for better Wine/Proton experience:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-44-NTSYNC-Proposal

Arch 2025.09.01 ISO available with Linux kernel 6.16, Archinstall 3.0.9:
https://9to5linux.com/first-arch-linux-iso-powered-by-linux-kernel-6-16-is-now-available-for-download

Archinstall 3.0.10 released with stable LVM (Logical Volume Manager) support, support for setting up grub-btrfs correctly for Timeshift, Btrfs snapshots disabled when no subvolumes are defined, bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/arch-linux-installers-lvm-logical-volume-manager-support-is-out-of-beta

openSUSE Leap 16 will receive 24 months of maintenance updates and community support.
https://www.phoronix.com/news/openSUSE-Leap-16-24-Months

AerynOS 2025.08 released with GNOME 48.4, KDE Plasma 6.4, Cosmic Alpha 7, Mesa 25.2, Linux kernel 6.15:
https://9to5linux.com/aerynos-2025-08-released-with-gnome-48-4-and-mesa-25-2-kde-plasma-support

Movuan, a new Mobian/Devuan-based mobile distro, is available for the PinePhone:
https://pine64.org/2025/08/27/august_2025_movuan/

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This week's Linux and FOSS news: LINUX NEWS Linux kernel ...

2025-08-31T12:08:53Z

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Linux kernel turns 34 years old (as of the announcement of the project):
https://9to5linux.com/happy-34th-birthday-linux
(Happy birthday, Linux! You're my home since I opened my eyes and left my digital enslavement cell)

GNOME executive director Steven Deobald steps down, Allan Day takes on the role:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steven-Deobald-Steps-Down
(That's really sad, based on what I heard, Steven has been one of the best executive directors in the past couple of years, he had pretty solid plans which would greatly help the foundation come out of the crisis they face right now. Hope Allan will continue Steven's work, implement his plans in practice. It's pretty weird though, why all executive directors leave after a few months, I think the community would deserve some explanation about what's going on beyond the scenes, since the GNOME project is mainly driven by the community, we are your stakeholders, GNOME.)

KDE Plasma 6.5 gets saved clipboard items feature after being requested for 22 years:
https://ostechnix.com/plasma-6-5-saved-clipboard-items/
(Wait, they are also doing the "GNOME thing" and make users wait that much? lol)

Ubuntu 25.10 final snapshot released, beta planned to 18 September, stable release to 9 October, will include experimental TPM-backed full disk encryption, GNOME Xorg session dropped, sudo-rs, GNOME 49, Chrony v4.7 instead of systemd-timesyncd, etc.:
https://ostechnix.com/ubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka-final-snapshot-released/

Fedora 43 features delayed to 44: CMake 4.0 packages, change for CMake to use the Ninja generator by default, hardlinking of identical /usr files in packages by default, and more:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-43-Changes-Delayed

Agama 17 OS installer released, will be available for SUSE Linux Enterprise 16, with better representation of wired network connections, improvements to the storage user interface, more options on the OS registration page, allow skipping the SELinux configuration, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Agama-17-Installer

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This week's Linux and FOSS news: LINUX NEWS Linux kernel 6.15 ...

2025-08-24T09:00:25Z

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Linux kernel 6.15 reaches EOL, upgrading to 6.16 is recommended:
https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-15-reaches-end-of-life-its-time-to-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-6-16

KDE Plasma 6.5 will include "KISS" (a new initial system setup wizard, allowing initial user creation for OEM installs, selecting keyboard layout and time zone), scrollable panels, faster thumbnail generation, other improvements:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-KISS-Initial-Setup-Wizard

Tails 6.19 released with update Tor Browser, Tor client and Thunderbird:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/8/tails-6-19-updates-tor-browser-and-tor-client-with-key-fixes/

Ubuntu 25.04 gets AMD SEV-SNP host support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-SEV-SNP-Host-Ubuntu-25.04

Ubuntu 25.10 new wallpaper, mascot artwork revealed:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/ubuntu-25-10-wallpaper-mascot-artwork

LibreELEC 12.2 released with Kodi 21.2 "Omega", improved Raspberry Pi support, other fixes and improvements:
https://betanews.com/2025/08/17/libreelec-12-2-arrives-with-kodi-21-2-omega-and-better-raspberry-pi-support/

Chromium received HDR video playback support on Wayland:
https://news.itsfoss.com/chromium-native-hdr-support-wayland/

Systemd 259 will have higher system requirements, including Linux kernel >= 5.10, glibc >= 2.34, python >= 3.9.0, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-259-Requirements

Phosh 0.49.0 released with option to eclude days without events in upcoming-events, phrosh portal used when possible, option to start pomodoro timer on shell unlock, etc.:
https://phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.49.0/

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2025-08-17T09:40:46Z

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GNOME celebrates 28th anniversary, GNOME 49 beta available with redesigned search popover in Nautilus, media controls and shutdown/restart options added to lock screen, Webflow authentication support for Nextcloud in Online Accounts, Evince document reader replaced with Papers, per-monitor brightness sliders in Quick Settings, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/gnome-49-beta-released-for-public-testing-on-gnomes-28th-anniversary
(Happy birthday, GNOME!)
(As for Papers, it's a decent one, but I prefer Evince, because I don't really like the buttons placed on the bottom right in Papers, because I usually have the university course book PDF opened on the left, Joplin tiled to the right, those buttons are "in the way" for my eyes lol. But Evince will probably stay available in the repos and on Flathub for like 8-10 or more years, like it's the case with many discontinued or inactive projects (see Adobe Acrobat Reader on Flathub lol) so I'm not too worried about this. Same with Portfolio on Phosh, it's ditched for Nautilus, which still isn't that convenient to use on mobile imo, but luckily I can still use Portfolio from Flathub.)

GNOME 48.4 released with improved update notifications in Software, various bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/gnome-48-4-finally-improves-update-notifications-in-gnome-software

KDE Gear 25.08 released with improved search in Dolphin, poll support in NeoChat, option to disable built-in adblocker in Angelfish, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-25-08-open-source-software-suite-released-with-many-improvements

KDE's Breeze theme drops colorful third-party app icons, in Plasma 6.5, Ocean sound theme has updated updated volume change feedback, system notifications for plugging in devices added:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plug-In-Device-Notification

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This week's Linux and FOSS news: LINUX NEWS Debian turns 32 ...

2025-08-17T09:40:28Z

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Debian turns 32 years old:
It's FOSS (npub1em3…3u4v)/115037209294238464">https://social.linux.pizza/It's FOSS (npub1em3…3u4v)/115037209294238464
(Happy birthday, Debian!)

Ubuntu 25.10 enters feature freeze period, release is planned for 9 October, will be the first release to ship with an "unstable" kernel:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-25.10-Feature-Freeze
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/ubuntu-25-10-unstable-kernel-possibility

Ubuntu introduces "dangerous" desktop images, meaning daily development images with leading-edge Snaps:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Dangerous-Desktop
(It's really dangerous for your privacy! Your data will be shared with Amazon again! (Ok just joking))

Fedora 43 will ship Hare programming language support, PHP 8.4, YASM deprecated in favor of NASM, identical /urs files will be hardlinked by default:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-43-Hare-PHP-8.5-Hardlink

Fedora Copr repo offers XLibre packages:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-XLibre-Copr-Repo

Arch introduces Bumpbuddy, for automated tracking of new software releases:
https://news.itsfoss.com/arch-linux-bumpbuddy/

SparkyLinux 8.0 released with Debian 13 base, new sparky-package-tool, GIMP preinstalled, option in CLI installer to encrypt /home partition, automatic partitioning, PCManFM replaced with Thunar in MinimalGUI (Openbox) edition, support for Linux kernel 6.16 and 6.6 LTS (along with 6.12 LTS):
https://9to5linux.com/sparkylinux-8-0-is-out-as-one-of-the-first-distros-based-on-debian-13-trixie

Kubuntu Focus launches Zr GEN 1 laptop with Nvidia RTX 5090 option, increased video memory, Kubuntu 24.04 LTS, more storage capacity, brighter display, shipping available in US and Canada currently:
https://betanews.com/2025/08/11/kubuntu-focus-launches-zr-gen-1-linux-laptop-with-nvidia-rtx-5090-option/

Linux kernel 6.17 RC1 available, without Bcachefs and RISC-V updates:
https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-6-17-rc1-released/

Wine 10.13 released with Windows Gaming Input configuration tab for the Joystick Control Panel, ECDSA_P521 and ECDH_P521 algorithms in BCrypt, option to generate OpenGL WoW64 thunks, support for more Windows Runtime metadata in WIDL, various bug fixes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-10.13-Released

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I'll go on a holiday tomorrow, be back on Sunday, will be ...

2025-08-05T09:33:50Z

I'll go on a holiday tomorrow, be back on Sunday, will be offline. Will see if I'll have time to write the weekly news post, it might be delayed to Monday

This week's Linux and FOSS news: LINUX NEWS Archinstall 3.0.9 ...

2025-08-03T10:25:24Z

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Archinstall 3.0.9 released with option to set up a Bluetooth connection, change LUKS iteration time, U2F authentication support, --skip-boot option to bypass installation of a bootloader, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/arch-linux-installer-gets-u2f-authentication-and-bluetooth-support

More malware discovered in the AUR (google-chrome-stable package), has been removed:
https://news.itsfoss.com/arch-linux-spark-rat/

Ubuntu 25.10 will include experimental TPM-backed full disk encryption option:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-25.10-TPM-FDE

Ubuntu Server 25.10 will include wcurl in the default installation instead of wget, byobu and screen will also be removed:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/ubuntu-server-25-10-replaces-wget-with-wcurl

Tails 6.18 released with support for WebTunnel bridges (to allow Tor network connections to be disguised as ordinary web traffic), updated Tor Browser and Thunderbird:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/tails-6-18-released-with-webtunnel-bridges-and-updated-tor-browser-and-thunderbird/

GNOME AI assistant Newelle reaches version 1.0 milestone, includes option to execute terminal commands, search on the web, file management, document editing and more, supports various online and offline models:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-AI-Assistant-1.0

KDE Plasma 6.5 will include automatic day/night theme switching, option to set Global Theme from the "Quick Settings" area of system settings, bug fixes and improvements:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Theme-Day-Night-Auto-Switch

Android Linux Terminal app (running Debian) now supports GUI, running GUI desktop apps:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/new-updates-for-android-s-linux-terminal-unveil-the-plan-to-turn-it-into-a-true-desktop-os/

Linux is used by 3% of gamers according to the Steam Survey:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Survey-July-2025

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This week's Linux and FOSS news: LINUX NEWS Debian 13 will ...

2025-07-27T10:59:55Z

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Debian 13 will include initial RISC-V support, with limited board support for now:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-13-RISC-V-Ready

GNOME introduces Foundry, a development tool which extract's Builder's functionality into a library and CLI tool:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Builder-Foundry-2025

KDE Plasma 6.5 will be able to send notications about low printer ink level, will include Pointer Warp support for Wayland:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Plasma-6.5-Low-Printer-Ink

OBS Studio Snap app rebased on Core24 instead of Core22, built for official OBS Project PPA instead of unofficial, unmaintained OBS Studio Portable, better Intel GPU support:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/obs-studio-snap-update-core24-plugins

KaOS 2025.07 available with Qt5-based KDE Frameworks removed from default install, Plasma 6.4, updated packages, Phonon uses MPV as default backend instead of VLC:
https://betanews.com/2025/07/24/kaos-linux-gets-a-modern-makeover-and-a-big-under-the-hood-upgrade/

Fedora considers reducing the scope that BIOS systems can hold up a release:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-Non-UEFI-BIOS-Scope

New migration tool Operese available, for migrating files and settings from Windows 10 to a Kubuntu installation:
https://betanews.com/2025/07/22/saying-no-to-windows-11-just-got-easier-operese-automatically-transfers-your-windows-10-files-and-settings-to-linux/
(It's a pretty cool concept overall, but I think giving KDE Plasma for Linux newcomers isn't really the best idea, because the tons of customization options, and occasional bugs here and there might scare away some Windows users. I would rather give them Zorin OS with their customized version of GNOME, or Linux Mint / LMDE with Cinnamon. (No, I'm not a KDE hater, I think it's a great option for those who want to fully customize their desktop experience, or the PewDiePie type of guys who already adopted the mindset of tweaking around, playing around with the options, not wanting to go back to Windows when encountering a bug, but it's not for every newcomer.))

Wayback 0.1 released as a first preview release:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayback-0.1-Released

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(more Linux news in original post) CachyOS July update available ...

2025-07-20T10:51:52Z

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CachyOS July update available with option to choose shell during installation (selection between Fish, Zsh, default to Bash), KDE Plasma defaulting to Wayland, fwupd added to GNOME and KDE Plasma editions, support for Lenovo Legion Go handheld, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/cachyos-july-2025-update-finally-lets-users-choose-the-shell-during-installation

SparkyLinux 7.8 released with updated Linux kernel, DEs and other packages, bug fixes:
https://betanews.com/2025/07/16/ditch-windows-11-sparkylinux-7-8-is-the-lightweight-alternative-to-microsofts-os-youve-been-looking-for/

Rescuezilla 2.6.1 released with Ubuntu 25.04 base, Image Explorer and Firefox re-enabled, ability to specify NFS version, improved touchpad support, workaround for the “umount: /tmp/rescuezilla.ntfs/mount: target is busy” error, bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/rescuezilla-2-6-1-swiss-army-knife-of-system-recovery-adds-ubuntu-25-04-support

Wine 10.12 released with optional EGL backend in X11 driver, support for Bluetooth LE services, etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/wine-10-12-adds-optional-egl-backend-in-x11-driver-and-support-for-bluetooth-le-services/

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This week's Linux and FOSS news: LINUX NEWS Debian 13 final ...

2025-07-20T10:51:35Z

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Debian 13 final freeze set for 27 July, official release for 9 August:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-13.0-Release-Date-Aug-9

KDE Plasma 6.4.3 released with improved automatic screen scale calculator on Wayland, accessibility improvements, bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-4-3-improves-the-automatic-screen-scale-calculator-on-wayland

KDE Plasma 6.5 will include rounded bottom corners for windows:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Rounded-Bottom-Corners
(Rounded corners are everywhere. You can't escape them lol)

Plasma Bigscreen sees active development again, thanks to Plasma Mobile contributor Espi:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/plasma-bigscreen-revival-kde-tv

Clear Linux OS shutting down due to financial issues of Intel:
https://community.clearlinux.org/t/all-good-things-come-to-an-end-shutting-down-clear-linux-os/10716
("Rest assured that Intel remains deeply invested in the Linux ecosystem, actively supporting and contributing to various open-source projects and Linux distributions to enable and optimize for Intel hardware." Shutting down Clear Linux OS isn't the only thing affecting Linux though. See next linked article.)

Intel WMI Slim Bootloader "SBL" firmware update driver for Linux being orphaned due to departures:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-SLM-Driver-Orphaned

Linux Mint monthly report: Linux Mint 22.2 planned with HWE kernel, fingerprint authentication, theme updates, accent color support, improved libAdwaita compatibility, improved Wayland support; LMDE 7 planned with Debian 13 base, OEM support; blog comment moderation made more strict to eliminate politics:
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4860

Hyprland 0.50 released with new render scheduling, legacy renderer dropped, explicit sync support always used by default, "no screenshare" option to black out any window during screen-sharing:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Hyprland-0.50-Released

Slackware turns 32:
https://ostechnix.com/celebrating-slackware-linux-32nd-anniversary/

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While focusing on code refactor, bug fixes and minor improvements ...

2025-07-15T18:36:10Z

While focusing on code refactor, bug fixes and minor improvements in the last update, this update brings much more exciting changes, including randomized quiz questions, option to download all programming cheatsheets per language, and more.

RANDOMIZED QUIZ QUESTION

This one is the most requested feature according to the User Survey, and now it's here, in fact, I went even further then originally planned. I didn't just randomize the questions, but also the answers to the individual questions, so you might get the same question when taking the same quiz multiple times, but with different answer options, including different correct answer (e.g. for the "Which Linux distro is Debian-based?" question, the correct answer isn't always the same, since there are a ton of Debian-based distros out there)! In each quiz, 10 questions are chosen randomly each time from a pool of question, and within a question, 1 correct and 3 incorrect answers are also chosen randomly. There are 54 possible questions for the Linux quiz, 55 for HTML-CSS-JS quiz, 26 for "Programs, services, FOSS quiz" (I'll add more questions over time).

All quizzes: https://fosseryweb.codeberg.page/quizzes/

> Wait, what? Programs, services, FOSS quiz? What happened with the Privacy quiz?

See reply 😉

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This week's Linux and FOSS news: LINUX NEWS openSUSE ...

2025-07-13T12:46:43Z

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

openSUSE considering to drop 32-bit ARM support, announced a survey to ask users whether they still rely on 32-bit ARM hardware support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/openSUSE-Deciding-32-bit-ARM
(I think it's a good thing that at least they ask their users directly, and don't just drop the proposal if there's a strong pushback like what Fedora did.)

KDE Frameworks 6.16 released with improved recognition of the most powerful GPU, support for showing the newest files first in open/save dialogs, inertial scrolling (a.k.a. kinetic scrolling) for all scrollable views in all QtQuick-based KDE applications when scrolled using a touchpad, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-16-improves-plasmas-ability-to-detect-the-most-powerful-gpu

Ubuntu 24.10 reaches EOL, upgrading to 25.04 is recommended:
https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-24-10-oracular-oriole-reached-end-of-life-upgrade-to-ubuntu-25-04

Ubuntu 25.10 will ship with a fully functional desktop session on RISC-V:
https://9to5linux.com/canonical-plans-for-a-fully-functional-desktop-session-on-risc-v-with-ubuntu-25-10

Ubuntu changes boot process on Raspberry Pi, to improve system recovery and reliability:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/ubuntu-raspberry-pi-boot-process-change

Fedora proposal raised to include Zstd-compressed Initrd by default for space savings and faster boot:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-43-Initrd-Zstd-Compress

Parrot OS 6.4 released with Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, new Goshs and ConvoC2 tools, updated hacking tools, Firefox 140 ESR, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/ethical-hacking-distro-parrot-os-6-4-is-out-with-linux-kernel-6-12-lts-new-tools

Rhino Linux 2025.3 released with RPK2 package manager, new UBXI KDE Desktop package based on Plasma 6:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/rhino-linux-2025-3-debuts-rpk2-package-manager-and-kde-plasma-6-option/

Bottles project faces funding issues, asks for donations:
https://news.itsfoss.com/bottles-need-support/

Phosh 0.48.0 released with new lockscreen plugin to interact with all running media players that use the MPRIS protocol, Cell Broadcast dialogs enabled by default, bug fixes, GTK4 preps, etc.:
https://phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.48.0/

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2025-07-06T19:14:37Z

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NVIDIA 580 Linux driver will be the last to support Maxwell, Pascal and Volta GPUs, X11 versions older than v1.17 will also be deprecated:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-580-Linux-Driver-Last-HW

Bash 5.3 released with a new form of command substitution that executes the command within the current shell execution context, GLOBSORT variable can be used to determine how the shell will sort results of pathname completion, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Bash-5.3

DXVK 2.7 released with Direct3D 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 based games and applications running atop the Vulkan API, other changes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/DXVK-2.7-Released

Alpine Linux developer Ariadne Conill announced Wayback, a new X11 compatibility layer on Wayland, utilizing a rootful XWayland server:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayback-X11-Wayland

TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen7 laptop available with AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX and AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D processors:
https://9to5linux.com/tuxedo-stellaris-16-gen7-linux-laptop-now-ships-with-amd-ryzen-9-cpus

Linux reaches 5% desktop marketshare in the US:
https://ostechnix.com/linux-reaches-5-desktop-market-share-in-usa/

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This week's Linux and FOSS news: LINUX NEWS Fedora made ...

2025-07-06T19:14:24Z

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Fedora made proposal to drop UEFI boot support of x86-64 systems running on MBR-partitioned disks:
https://news.itsfoss.com/fedora-uefi-mbr-support-drop/

SUSE's Agama installer switches from X.Org to Wayland for installation GUI:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/SUSE-Agama-16-Installer

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed monthly update brings KDE Plasma 6.4, other package updates, security patches:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/opensuse-tumbleweed-s-latest-update-brings-kde-plasma-6-4-and-critical-security-patches/

Arch ISO with Linux kernel 6.15 and Archinstall 3.0.8 is available:
https://9to5linux.com/first-arch-linux-iso-release-powered-by-linux-6-15-is-now-available-for-download

Ubuntu 25.10 will raise RISC-V profile requirements:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/ubuntu-riscv-rva23-support

Critical Sudo vulnerabilities found, exploited using --chroot (-R) and --host (-h) options:
https://ostechnix.com/sudo-vulnerabilities-expose-linux-systems-to-privilege-escalation/

GNOME 49 will default to the Papers document viewer:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Papers-Approved-49

GNOME 49 Alpha 1 released with showing the workspace switcher on-screen display across all monitors, do-not-disturb quick setting, dedicated accessibility menu on the login screen, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Shell-Mutter-49-Alpha-1

KDE improves KClock by adding picture-in-picture support on Wayland:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Clock-Wayland-PIP

KDE Plasma 6.4.2 released with various bug fixes and improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-4-2-improves-the-kicker-app-menu-widget-spectacle-and-more

KDE Gear 25.04.3 released as the last update in the KDE Gear 25.04 series, with fixes for Dolphin, KClock, Gwenview, Itinerary etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-25-04-3-released-as-the-last-update-in-the-kde-gear-25-04-series

Debian installer Trixie RC2 released with improved installation media handling, better Secure Boot support, Btrfs system rescue, improved bootloader reliability, etc.:
https://ostechnix.com/debian-installer-trixie-rc-2-released/

Debian aiming to attract more contributors, looks for OpenAI fund for the AI usage of contributors:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-More-Newcomers-LLMs

New Gentoo images available with Linux kernel 6.12 LTS and KDE Plasma 6.3:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Gentoo-Linux-July-2025

AerynOS tooling is rewritten in Rust instead of D (not C lol):
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AerynOS-Mid-2025

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This week's Linux and FOSS news: LINUX NEWS Fedora plans to ...

2025-06-29T10:41:57Z

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Fedora plans to discontinue 32-bit support in a two-step process, starting from 44:
https://news.itsfoss.com/fedora-32-bit-support/

Fedora dropping 32-bit support would put Bazzite's future development at risk, due to breakages of essential Steam features:
https://news.itsfoss.com/fedora-could-kill-bazzite/

Fedora proposal was made to replace upstream X.Org server with XLibre, but the proposal was withdrawn:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-43-XLibre-Proposal
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-XLibre-Proposal-Withdraw

Hyprland plans to launch €5/month premium tier:
https://news.itsfoss.com/hyprland-premium/

Kubuntu 25.10 won't include Xorg session by default:
https://news.itsfoss.com/kubuntu-25-10-wayland-only/

Qt 6.10 will offer session-management-v1 protocol support for Wayland session restore/management, Plasma 6.5 will include clipboard sync support for the built-in RDP server, ability to copy QR code for clipboard items, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Session-Manage-Interial

KDE Plasma 6.4.1 released with an effect potentially triggering seizure disabled, text contrast and readability improvements, Discover improvements, bug fixes:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/kde-plasma-6-4-1-update-disables-a-seizure-triggering-effect

KDE Plasma to get improved initial setup tool:
https://news.itsfoss.com/kde-new-initial-setup-tool/

postmarketOS 25.06 released with Alpine Linux 3.22 base, GNOME Mobile 48, Plasma Mobile 6.3.5, Phosh 0.47.0, and Sxmo 1.17.1, support for more devices, Systemd support, mobile-config-thunderbird:
https://9to5linux.com/postmarketos-25-06-linux-mobile-os-brings-support-for-new-devices-and-systemd

PipeWire 1.4.6 released with option to disable RAOP, improved ALSA plugin, bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/pipewire-1-4-6-adds-new-option-to-disable-raop-improves-the-alsa-plugin

Wine 10.11 released with preparations for NTSYNC support to improve gaming performance, more support for generating Windows Runtime metadata in WIDL, bug fixes for several games:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-10.11-Released

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"Oh no you shouldn't use Brave because devs are ...

2025-03-15T20:54:43Z

"Oh no you shouldn't use Brave because devs are homophobe!"

"Oh no you shouldn't use LibreWolf because devs are woke!"

Guess what? I use the software, not the devs 😉

And anyways, I'll use whatever I want, it's my choice.

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