https://tuxmachines.org/ Do you waddle the waddle? en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:50:34 +0000 5 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/15/Zorin_OS_18_1_Boosts_Windows_App_Support_by_40_Improves_Window_.shtml Zorin OS 18.1 is now available for download based on Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS and powered by the Linux 6.17 HWE kernel. Here’s what’s new! Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:57:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Decades_old_Linux_UI_bug_fixed_by_dev_younger_than_the_window_m.shtml Kamila Szewczyk prefers old software, as back then people understood something could actually be finished Sat, 18 Apr 2026 05:58:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Orange_Pi_Zero_3W_An_Allwinner_A733_SBC_in_Raspberry_Pi_Zero_fo.shtml Orange Pi Zero 3W is Raspberry Pi Zero-sized SBC powered by an Allwinner A733 octa-core Arm Cortex-A76/A55 SoC paired with up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM Sat, 18 Apr 2026 05:46:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Solus_4_9_Serenity_Released_with_Linux_6_18_LTS_KDE_Plasma_6_6_.shtml Solus 4.9 distribution is now available for download with Linux kernel 6.18 LTS, Budgie 10.9.4, KDE Plasma 6.6, GNOME 49.5, and Xfce 4.20. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:49:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/GNU_Linux_and_More.shtml today's leftovers Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:13:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Security_Leftovers_and_Windows_TCO_Windows_Breaking_Itself.shtml security updates Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:12:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Standards.shtml FOSS and more Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:11:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Development picks Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:08:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Abandoning_Free_Software_While_Blaming_Slop_and_Clarifications_.shtml Cal.com and Discourse Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:07:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/BSD_Education_AsiaBSDCon_and_New_York_City_BSD_User_Group.shtml BSD picks Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:04:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/PostgresSQL_PGDay_Armenia_and_Swiss_PGDay_2026.shtml PostgresSQL news Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:02:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Applications_Office_Suites_and_Nixpilled.shtml 3 misc. software links Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:01:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/OpenSUSE_Tumbleweed_Report_and_Planet_News_Roundup.shtml openSUSE picks Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:59:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Red_Hat_Fedora_and_Rocky_Linux_Leftovers.shtml mostly Red Hat picks Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:58:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Open_Hardware_Modding_Orange_Pi_ESP32_and_More.shtml gadgets and more Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:56:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/This_Week_in_GNOME_GNOME_Foundation_Update_and_More_GNOME.shtml mixture of GNOME updates Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:54:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/today_s_howtos.shtml Instructionals/Technical picks Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:53:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Games_Godot_4_7_Dev_5_Proton_Beta_and_More.shtml gaming news, all in one Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:51:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Shelly_2_1_Package_Manager_for_Arch_Linux_Revamps_AppImage_Supp.shtml Shelly 2.1 package manager for Arch Linux is now available for download with better support for AppImage, Flatpak, and AUR packages, as well as many other enhancements. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:04:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/The_Man_Who_Wrote_the_Rules_of_Freedom_for_Software.shtml Towards the end of January 2026, I emailed Richard for an interview Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:07:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Emulation_Games_RPCS3_Gopher64_and_Proton_11_Beta.shtml GamingOnLinux's latest Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:55:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Android_Leftovers.shtml Google Blocks 8.3B Policy-Violating Ads in 2025, Launches Android 17 Privacy Overhaul Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:37:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/FRED_Comes_To_Hobby_Operating_Systems_and_Linux.shtml Of course, it would be silly to omit the fact that Linux received patches first Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:27:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Kdenlive_26_04_is_Out_with_Animated_Transition_Preview_Screen_M.shtml KDE announced the release of KDE Gear 26.04 on Thursday Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:24:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml This is free and open source software Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:21:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/PureOS_Crimson_Development_Report_March_2026.shtml Toward the best PureOS yet Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:10:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/This_Week_in_Plasma_Per_Screen_Virtual_Desktops_and_Wayland_Ses.shtml Last week over 20 KDE contributors converged on the Austrian city of Graz for our annual mega-sprint Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:07:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/18/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:59:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/Record_Requests_and_Geminispace.shtml Gemini Protocol turns 7 this year Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:29:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/Almost_May_Already.shtml Time flies Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:32:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml bits and bobs, leftovers Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:14:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/Open_Hardware_Modding_Arduino_RISC_V_and_Beagle_Board_Black_ARM.shtml Hardware picks Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:13:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/EasyOS_Development_and_Improvements.shtml BK on EasyOS Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:11:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/IBM_Red_Hat_Peddling_Slop_and_Microsoft_Fedora_Delayed_and_RHEL.shtml very shallow today Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:10:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_L_eLeftovers.shtml FOSS picks Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:08:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/WordPress_WordCamp_and_Firefox_Development.shtml Web news Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:08:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/Software_Freedom_Digital_Sovereignty_Copyleft_France_and_More_c.shtml 3 SF links Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:06:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/Databases_PGConf_BE_YottaDB_and_QLAlchemy_2.shtml Database-related news Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:05:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/Programming_Rust_1_95_0_and_More.shtml Development News Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:03:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/Security_and_Windows_TCO_Leftovers.1.shtml Windows TCO and more Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/today_s_howtos.1.shtml Instructionals/Technical picks Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/Distros_With_Linux_7_0_Allowing_Slop_in_Linux_and_Version_Infla.shtml kernel picks Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:59:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/Applications_Ulauncher_Sniffnet_and_Fogpanther.shtml Software on GNU/Linux Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:52:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/New_Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU_Linux_Builds_and_Outperforming_.shtml gaming picks Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:50:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/Mozilla_Undermines_Its_Image_and_Firefox_by_Pushing_Slop_Via_Th.shtml Thunderbolt slop Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:42:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/Digital_Restrictions_DRM_and_Attacks_on_Computing_Freedom_in_th.shtml 3 stories for today Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:44:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/KDE_Gear_26_04_Software_Suite_Is_Out_with_Many_Improvements_for.shtml KDE Gear 26.04 open-source software suite is now available with improvements for many of your favorite KDE applications. 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Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:41:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/Games_Ridiculous_Stats_Battles_4Connect_TerraTech_Legion_and_Mo.shtml mostly GamingOnLinux Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:43:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/Android_Leftovers.shtml Google may revive the best dead Android feature with the Pixel 11 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:43:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/Under_IBM_Red_Hat_Fast_Becoming_Laughing_Stock_of_a_Company_Sel.shtml truly embarrassing Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:35:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml mostly GNU/Linux Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:15:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/Red_Hat_s_Latest_Slop_Blitz_and_Fines_for_Diversity_Blitz.shtml some of the latest Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:14:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml FOSS and GNU Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:12:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/LibreOffice_Events_and_Reports.shtml Some LibreOffice updates Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:12:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/Education_AsiaBSDCon_Modern_Common_Lisp_with_FSet_Plans_for_APN.shtml FOSS stories Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:11:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/Standards_Consortia_Internet_Protocol_Version_8_IPv8_and_NIST_C.shtml upcoming changes Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:08:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Development picks Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:06:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Linux_Mint_Will_Adopt_a_Longer_Development_Cycle_Starting_with_.shtml Linux Mint devs announced that they will adopt a longer development cycle starting with the upcoming Linux Mint 23 release, as well as other important changes to the distribution. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:03:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/Tux_Manager_is_the_perfect_Linux_Task_Manager_replacement_for_W.shtml Moving from Windows to Linux can be really freeing Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:58:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/Coverage_regarding_curl_dns_2026_and_Web_browsers.shtml Web news Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:51:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion here Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:39:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/Audiocasts_Shows_BSD_Now_Django_Chat_and_More.shtml recent episodes Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:36:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/Open_Hardware_Modding_PocketTerm35_Raspberry_Pi_OS_6_2_FPGAs_Fr.shtml Linux-centric hardware projects Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:34:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/The_Linux_Mint_Blog_Monthly_News_March_2026.shtml Before we start with the news, I’d like to apologize for posting so late Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:30:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/today_s_howtos.shtml Instructionals/Technical posts Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:17:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/Security_and_Windows_TCO_Leftovers.shtml Security leftovers Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:10:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/17/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Fri, 17 Apr 2026 03:15:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Proton_11_Enters_Beta_Testing_with_Support_for_Breath_of_Fire_I.shtml Proton 11 is now available for public beta testing with support for Breath of Fire IV, Unknown Faces, Gothic 1 Classic, X-Plane 12, and many other Windows games. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:08:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Android_Leftovers.1.shtml You can soon turn this Android handheld into an ultra-powerful Linux handheld Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:22:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/15/Why_Zorin_OS_18_1_is_simply_the_best_Linux_distro_for_anyone.shtml Released today, the latest Zorin OS manages to improve upon previous versions Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:08:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/15/GNOME_50_1_Released_with_Basic_Zoom_Support_for_the_Captive_Por.shtml GNOME 50.1 is now available as the first point release to the GNOME 50 desktop environment series with various bug fixes and improvements across several core components and default apps. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:55:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml This is free and open source software Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:43:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Shift_OS_Ubuntu_based_Linux_distribution.shtml Shift OS is an Ubuntu LTS-based Linux distribution aimed at developers, creators, and gamers who want a streamlined desktop without unnecessary extras Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:38:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Feeding_the_Fish.shtml Fish are an easy kind of pet Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_News_Releases_Act.shtml today's leftovers Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:54:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Threats_to_GNU_Linux.shtml 4 new picks Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:53:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Sharing_Leftovers.shtml mostly FOSS news Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:51:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Web_Browsers_and_Back_Doors_in_Web_Plugins.shtml Web messy Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:50:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Digital_Sovereignty_Software_Freedom_Gaining_Traction.shtml Some new picks Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:47:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Mozilla_Firefox_Nightly_Policy_MozPhab_and_YouTuve.shtml half a dozen picks for today Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:45:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Mobile_and_Mobile_Leftovers_Linux_centric.shtml gadgets and more Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:32:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Back_End_Databases_Leftovers.shtml a handful of link picks Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:22:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Development picks Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:13:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Debian_Freexian_Report_and_Updates_in_Raspberry_Pi_OS_and_Tails.shtml Debian leftovers Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:03:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Security_and_Windows_TCO.shtml mostly Windows TCO today Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:56:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Red_Hat_Selling_Slop_Clown_Computing_and_OpenShift_Pipelines_1_.shtml redhat.com's latest Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:52:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/BSD_FreeBSD_OpenBSD_2_11BSD_and_More.shtml BSD leftovers Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:51:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/14/Slop_and_Rust_in_Kernel_Space_Linux.shtml bad direction Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:49:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/10/French_government_says_it_s_ditching_Windows_for_Linux_country_.shtml 2026 is set to be l’année de Linux. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:47:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Graphics_The_Origins_of_GPU_Computing_and_DRM_Chaos_in_HDMI_2_1.shtml HDMI 2.1 is malicious Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:45:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/today_s_howtos.shtml Instructionals/Technical picks Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:40:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/12/Linux_Kernel_7_0_Officially_Released_This_Is_What_s_New.shtml Linux kernel 7.0 is now available for download with new features, enhanced hardware support through new and updated drivers, improvements to filesystems and networking, and much more. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:38:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Canonical_Releases_Mir_2_26_with_Initial_Rust_Implementation_of.shtml Mir 2.26 compositor is now available for download with initial implementation of the Wayland frontend in the Rust, as well as many other Wayland improvements. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:32:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/11/Valve_dev_fixes_up_VRAM_management_on_AMD_GPUs_to_improve_perfo.shtml 4 articles Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:28:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/They_Weren_t_Joking_Gentoo_WAS_Ported_To_GNU_Hurd.shtml GNU Hurd is a microkernel architecture, based originally on the Mach kernel Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:15:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Games_ScummVM_Road_to_Vostok_Luanti_and_More.shtml latest from GamingOnLinux Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:34:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/14/OpenSSL_4_0_Released_with_Support_for_Encrypted_Client_Hello_SN.shtml OpenSSL 4.0 is now available for download with support for Encrypted Client Hello, support for SNMP KDF and SRTP KDF, and other changes. Here’s what’s new! Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:56:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Android_Leftovers.shtml Android XR's April update brought new bugs, but Google's working on fixes Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:56:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Every_Linux_user_told_me_to_try_Niri_so_I_finally_did_and_it_wa.shtml There’s a very specific kind of pressure that only exists in Linux circles Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:46:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml This is free and open source software Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:29:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Back_Home.shtml Today we mostly catch up with news, including some of yesterday's Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:26:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/KDE_Mega_Sprint_2026.shtml This April, KDE once again had a sprint in Graz, Austria Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:25:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/I_found_a_way_to_roll_back_buggy_Google_Services_updates_on_And.shtml If Google Services update on your Android is giving you problems Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:22:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/LWN_Scuttlebutt_fre_ac_and_Kernel.shtml New outside the paywall Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:12:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Ubuntu_s_GRUBby_plans.shtml Ubuntu provides two versions of GRUB: one for UEFI systems that enables Secure Boot (referred to as the "signed" builds), and another for systems with legacy BIOS or systems that otherwise don't support Secure Boot (the "unsigned" builds) Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:06:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/16/Games_Necesse_Warhammer_Sentinel_and_More.shtml latest from GamingOnLinux Thu, 16 Apr 2026 02:58:00 +0000