Other Sites

Tor Project blog

Tor in Russia: A call for more WebTunnel bridges

One alarming trend is the targeted blocking of popular hosting providers by Roscomnadzor. As many circumvention tools are using them, this action made some Tor bridges inaccessible to many users in Russia. As Roscomnadzor and internet service providers in Russia are increasing their blocking efforts, the need for more WebTunnel bridges has become urgent.

LinuxGizmos.com

OrangePi Compute Module 5 with RK3588S SoC and Flexible Multimedia Features

The OrangePi CM 5 is a compact, high-performance module designed for multimedia and high-speed networking applications. Its key features include support for up to four camera interfaces and dual 2.5GbE ports, in addition to a 1GbE port on the compatible carrier board.

OrangePi 5 Ultra with 16GB RAM RK3588 SoC and 2.5GbE Port for $125

The OrangePi 5 Ultra is a credit card-sized single-board computer built around the Rockchip RK3588 octa-core processor. Key features of this device include an M.2 Key slot supporting NVMe SSD storage and a 2.5GbE LAN port for fast connectivity.

HackerBox 0109 Explores Bluetooth Streaming Applications with Hands-On Kit

HackerBox 0109 provides an interactive platform to explore Bluetooth technology, offering tools and modules to experiment with PANs, stream audio, analyze communications, and discover Bluetooth-enabled features.

Olimex Showcases Open-Source PICO2-XL and PICO2-XXL Boards with RP2350B MCU

The PICO2-XL and PICO2-XXL are open-source hardware boards that build upon the Raspberry Pi PICO2, featuring the RP2350B microcontroller. These enhanced versions include up to 48x GPIOs, a microSD card slot, and several other improvements.

ModBerry 500 Series Updated with Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 Integration

Following the launch of the Raspberry Pi CM5, TECHBASE has introduced a new version of the ModBerry 500 series featuring this advanced embedded platform. The ModBerry 500 CM5 offers enhanced processing power and expanded features while maintaining compatibility with its predecessors, ensuring a streamlined transition for existing users.

9to5Linux

Ubuntu Touch OTA-7 Released for Linux Phones with PulseAudio Security Fixes

This is a surprise release even for me because Ubuntu Touch OTA-6 arrived only three weeks ago, but UBports needed to quickly deliver fixes for two important security issues affecting the PulseAudio audio server in Ubuntu Touch, which could affect the user privacy.

Cinnamon 6.4 Desktop Environment Released with Revamped Theme, Night Light

Highlights of the Cinnamon 6.4 desktop environment include a new default theme that’s much darker and more contrasted. The revamped theme features rounded elements, redesigned modal dialogs, support for panel highlights, support for colored buttons in dialogs, and a gap between the applets and the panel.

Essential System Utilities: bottom – graphical process/system monitor for the terminal

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Apr 03, 2023

Essential System Utilities is a series of articles highlighting essential system tools. These are small utilities, useful for system administrators as well as regular users of Linux based systems.

The series examines both graphical and text based open source utilities. For details of all tools in this series, please check the table at the bottom.

bottom is billed as a customizable cross-platform graphical process/system monitor for the terminal. The utility draws inspiration from gtop, gotop and htop, tools which will be familiar to seasoned LinuxLinks readers.

Read on

Other Recent Tux Machines' Posts

Ubuntu Touch OTA-7 Released for Linux Phones with PulseAudio Security Fixes: The UBports Foundation announced today the release of Ubuntu Touch OTA-7 as the seventh stable update based on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) bringing important security fixes and other changes.
Calibre 7.22: Better eReader Support, New Restart Option: Calibre 7.22 builds on recent feature additions, adding a new option to set the position of the control bar when using ‘Read Aloud’ in the e-book viewer
Tux Machines Turns 20.5 in Just Ten Days (We'll Have Celebrations) [original]: Contact us if you want to join us and live not far from Manchester
Proxmox VE 8.3 Released with Enhanced Features: Proxmox Virtual Environment 8.3 is here with faster backups, SDN-firewall integration, webhook notifications, and improved hypervisor migration
OpenStreetMap Now Runs on Debian: OpenStreetMap, an open-source global map database, moved its servers from Ubuntu to Debian 12
today's howtos: only a few more for now
Microsoft Partners Help Microsoft Spread Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt/Fear-mongering/Dramatisation About "Linux" (as Usual): More FUD
Mozilla Announce Smaller, Faster Firefox Downloads For Linux: Firefox fans on Linux will enjoy smaller download sizes and faster decompressing when using the official binary builds from the Mozilla website
Tails 6.10 Released with Updates to Tor Browser and Thunderbird: Tails 6.10 privacy-focused Linux distro released with Thunderbird updates
LibreOffice 25.2 Alpha1 is available for testing: LibreOffice 25.2 Alpha1 can be downloaded for Linux, macOS and Windows, and it can be installed alongside the standard version
This Week in GNOME: #176 Command History: Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from November 22 to November 29.
PostgreSQL News: The latest from PostgreSQL
Open Hardware: Olimex, HackerBox, Raspberry Pi: Hardware news
Debian, GNU, Fedora, and More: today's leftovers
Security and Windows TCO: mostly the latter
Android Leftovers: Gmail on Android just gave you one less excuse for messing up all your CCs
Proxmox Backup Server 3.3: Push Sync, Webhooks, and Optimized Backups: Proxmox Backup Server 3.3 brings faster backups, "push" sync jobs, removable data stores, webhook notifications, and more
Both KDE and GNOME to offer official distros: Leading Linux desktops boldly address the "not enough distros" non-problem
Arch Linux installer now slightly less masochistic: Version 3 of the Arch Linux installer is out, with usability improvements and clarifications to its licensing
Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations: This is free and open source software
Nova – desktop-oriented Linux distribution: Nova is billed as a Linux distribution made by Cubans and for Cubans
Zenwalk – desktop-focused Linux distribution: Zenwalk aims to be a modern, multi-purpose Linux distribution by focusing on internet applications, multimedia and programming tools
October/November in KDE Itinerary: In the two month since the previous summary KDE Itinerary got a new trip map view, per-trip statistics and better Android integration
This Week in Plasma: Disable-able KWin Rules: This week there was a flurry of UI polishing work and a nice new feature to go along with the usual background level of bug-fixing
Subtitles not in sync with the playback? Let's fix that: I talked about Linux and subtitles a long, long time ago
SUSE/OpenSUSE/Tumbleweed Leftovers: Tumbleweed and more
today's howtos: mostly idroot
Games: Sales and More: Latest 9 from GamingOnLinux
Emmabuntüs: On November 25th, 2024 EmmaDE5 1.03 also writes in Braille: The Emmabuntüs Collective is pleased to announce the release on 25 November 2024 of an update to its distribution
YunoHost 12.0 (Bookworm) release: We are glad to announce the release of YunoHost 12
Today in Techrights: Some of the latest articles
Security Leftovers: Security picks for today
OpenSUSE, Red Hat, and Hardware: today's leftovers
Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers: FOSS related news picks
Programming Leftovers: Development related picks
New Releases, GNU/Linux Tools for Data Science, and Applications Compiled: Articles about some FOSS applications
Static Site Generators (SSG): Milestone and Ergonomics: Some SSG picks
On Debian Suicide Cluster and Outreachy Interns in Debian (Patrick Noblet Appiah and Divine Attah-Ohiemi): a pair of new posts
BSD: On FreeBSD, MWL, and BSD Now: Some BSD news
Games with “content” are bad and Microsoft can lose PC gaming to Linux forever: 2 items, a pair about games
Open Hardware/Modding: Olimex, Raspberry Pi, ESP and More: hardware with hacking slant
Red Hat Leftovers: some of it promotional chaff
today's howtos: modest sized batch
Microsoft Interference, Free, Libre, and Open Source Software (FLOSS), and Development: Misc. FOSS links
Windows TCO and Security Leftovers: Security picks
Monopoly Abuse by Microsoft: Microsoft under probe
Games: Raw Fury Humble Bundle, Selaco, 17,000 Games for Steam Deck (Arch Linux): half a dozen GamingOnLinux articles
Elementary OS 8 continues the tradition of a beautiful, user-friendly desktop: If you're a fan of Elementary OS, then get excited because the latest major version has arrived with extra privacy and more
GNU/Linux Leftovers: Ubuntu and more
Programming Leftovers: Development picks
Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi and Arduino: Modding and gadgetry
Free/Libre Applications: Cambalache, Kdenlive, and More: Some FOSS picks
weston 14.0.0: This is the official release for Weston 14.0.0
EasyOS Scarthgap and Daedalus 6.4.4 releases: Bringing both of these to the same version number
Today in Techrights: Some of the latest articles
Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers: FOSS picks and GNOME
Transition from Windows to Linux: A Step-by-Step Guide: by Douglas DeMaio
Programming Leftovers: Development picks
Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and More: Mostly Raspberry Pi
today's howtos: Instructional material
Security Leftovers: Security picks
LXD 6.2 Introduces CDI for Flexible GPU Integration: LXD 6.2 system container manager rolls out with GPU passthrough via CDI
Cinnamon 6.4 Desktop Environment Released with Revamped Theme, Night Light: The Linux Mint team released today the Cinnamon 6.4 desktop environment, which will be the default in the upcoming Linux Mint 22.1 (Xia) release expected in late December 2024 near the Christmas holidays.
Android Leftovers: Android Developer Previews Are Not For You
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 Launches as a Modular Version of Raspberry Pi 5: The Raspberry Pi Foundation announced today the general availability of Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 as the fifth update to their Raspberry Pi CM (Compute Module) series.
Meet Ubuntu Studio, a Linux Distro & Software Toolbox for Creatives: Choose any mainstream Linux distribution, and it can probably handle most tasks you throw at it, but that hasn’t stopped distros from specializing
A first look at the Raspberry Pi Development Kit for CM5: Today, I’ll have a first look at the development kit checking out the hardware, connecting accessories, booting it up to Raspberry Pi OS
Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations: Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion
Celebrating 20 years of Firefox with 20 red panda cams: Firefox turns 20 this year, so here’s a bit of history
Windows TCO Leftovers: true cost of Microsoft
Best Free and Open Source Software: We recommend the best free and open source alternatives for Linux
Kernel, Games, KDE, Red Hat: today's leftovers
today's howtos: many howtos
Free software is vital for the public and state-run infrastructure of a free society: By Free Software Foundation
openmamba – Linux based operating system: openmamba is an open source Linux based operating system available with two modern and always up-to-date desktop environments
Programming Leftovers: Development picks
Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, Raspberry Pi, and More: Devices and more
Ubuntu 24.10 review - Oracular but not spectacular: The more sharp-eyed among you will have noticed: I've not done an Ubuntu review in some six years
Interceptor Carrier Board v2.0 Adds 4 GbE Ports for RPi CM4 and Banana Pi CM4: It offers advanced capabilities and supports operating systems like Debian 12 ‘Bookworm’ and OpenWrt
Thanksgiving Greetings to Our American Readers [original]: We just want to wish happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate it
Firefox 134 Enters Beta, Promises Support for Touchpad Hold Gestures on Linux: With Firefox 133 out the door today as the latest stable version of the open-source web browser used by default on all GNU/Linux distributions, Mozilla promoted the next major release, Firefox 134, to the beta channel.
Today in Techrights: Some of the latest articles
New in Warp Terminal: Some Warp Terminal news
Games: Proton 9.0-4, Driveloop, and More: GamingOnLinux's latest 10
Linux company SUSE changes platforms’ names to boost recognition: What's in a name? SUSE is.
FLTK 1.4: It now speaks Wayland and has better HiDPI support: FLTK, one of the oldest and most stable FOSS toolkits for programming GUI apps, is back with new shiny