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Mozilla Firefox 157 Enters Public Beta Testing with Brand-New Nova Design

Firefox 157 looks like a small update, due to the newly adopted two-week release schedule, promising proper support for displaying HDR videos encoded in 8-bit color formats as HDR in most cases, which fixes several cases of dull gray-looking videos that should have been more vibrant.

Mozilla Firefox 156 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New

Highlights of Firefox 156 include improved memory and CPU usage when displaying large JPEG images that are scaled down to fit a page, improved dragging of inline images to a new position in a rich-text editor, replacing it with a long line of text instead of moving it, and improved high-sample-rate FLAC audio in MP4 playback.

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: September 13th, 2026

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Shelly 3.1.4 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Adds More Improvements

Coming a week after Shelly 3.1.3, the Shelly 3.1.4 release continues to improve the native builder with support for more complex PKGBUILDs, more reliable detection of required files, support for sources that share the same filename, support for cloning Git sources from their original URLs, and improved support for Anydesk, Mandolin, Remora, and Pi.

Shotwell 0.33 Open-Source Image Viewer for GNOME Is Here with GTK4 Port

The biggest news for the Shotwell 0.33 release is that the application has finally been ported to GTK4 for a more modern UI experience. The GTK4 port should improve compatibility with Wayland, such as drag-and-drop exporting, and overall utilization of modern desktop portals.

DietPi 10.7 Adds Support for Containers with Network and ARMv8 VMs

Coming a little over a month after DietPi 10.6, the DietPi 10.7 release introduces support for containers with a network stack and SSH server pre-installed, support for ARMv8 virtual machines, and support for LubanCat 4 SBCs with Rockchip RK3588S SoCs.

KaOS Linux 2026.09 Released with Noctalia 5.1, Linux Kernel 7.1, and Mesa 26.2

As previously reported, the KaOS Linux devs have decided to move away from systemd and the KDE Plasma desktop environment after more than 12 years of using them by default. Earlier this year, in February, they dropped KDE Plasma for a Niri/Noctalia setup.

LinuxGizmos.com

Fanless industrial PC integrates Jetson Orin Nano 8GB and M.2 expansion

MSI has detailed the MS-C9ZA, a compact fanless Edge AI Box PC based on NVIDIA’s Jetson Orin Nano 8GB module. The industrial system provides dual Gigabit Ethernet, 256GB SSD storage, M.2 NVMe expansion, isolated GPIO, CAN, UART and I2C interfaces, along with optional IEEE 802.3af PSE, 5G, and out-of-band management expansion.

wolfSSL webinar explores wolfIP network driver and RTOS integration

wolfSSL will host a September 30 webinar titled “Porting wolfIP: From Network Drivers to RTOS Integration,” focused on adapting the company’s deterministic TCP/IP stack to new network hardware and real-time operating systems.

schestowitz.com

A Focus on Toxic Politics

Assorted stories

Bright Eyes

recently heard, repeatedly, the song “Bright Eyes“. I not only liked the song, I always liked the video. It’s relaxing except for one part.

Former US Presidents Still Selling ‘Dinners’ or ‘Access’ (at a Vast Scale, Overseas Too)

In a music venue?

UK Has Mobilised Army Veterans (Just in Case)

Even the BBC talked about it.

Wrapping Up Summer

This time for real

The Bubble (It Was Always a Bubble and Everybody Knew)

Slop (not “AI”) is a scam

Notebooks Still Work

Not laptops

RIP Roy Burnham

This man’s dad is dead.

A Light You Turn on Once and Turn Off Once (Per Day) Should be Dumb

K.I.S.S.

A Week of Fish Desk

Healthy fish for healthy mind

Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 29, 2023,
updated Sep 29, 2023

Objections to binutils CoC
LXO response to proposed Code of Conduct
Richard Stallman's Public Talk in GNU's 40th Anniversary Ceremony
Out now
Conde Nast (Reddit), Which Endlessly Defamed Richard Stallman and Had Paid Salaries to Microsoft-Connected Pedophiles, Says You Must Be Over 18 to See 'Stallman Was Right'
Does this get in the way of their Bill Gates-sponsored "Bill Gates says" programme/schedule?
Microsoft GitHub Exposé — In the Alex Graveley Case, His Lawyer, Rick Cofer, Appears to Have Bribed the DA to Keep Graveley (and Others) Out of Prison
Is this how one gets out of prison? Hire the person who bribes the DA?
 
A 'Code of Conduct' Typically Promoted by Criminal Corporations to Protect Crimes From Scrutiny
We saw this in action last week
Techrights Extends Wishes of Good Health to Richard M. Stallman
Richard Stallman has cancer
endsoftwarepatents.org Still Going, Some Good News From Canada
a blow to software patents in Canada
The Debian Project Leader said the main thing Debian lacked was more contributors
The Debian Project Leader said the main thing Debian lacked was more contributors
IRC Proceedings: Thursday, September 28, 2023
IRC logs for Thursday, September 28, 2023
Links 28/09/2023: Openwashing and Patent Spam as 'News'
Links for the day
Links 28/09/2023: Preparing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9 and 9.3 Beta
Links for the day
We Need to Liberate the Client Side and Userspace Too
Lots of work remains to be done
Recent IRC Logs (Since Site Upgrade)
better late than never
Techrights Videos Will be Back Soon
We want do publish video without any of the underlying complexity and this means changing some code
Microsoft is Faking Its Financial Performance, Buying Companies Helps Perpetuate the Big Lies (or Pass the Debt Around)
Our guess is that Microsoft will keep pretending to be huge, even as the market share of Windows (and other things) continues to decrease
Techrights Will Tell the Story (Until Next Year!) of How Since 2022 It Has Been Under a Coordinated Attack by a Horde of Vandals and Nutcases
People like these belong in handcuffs and behind bars (sometimes they are) and our readers still deserve to know the full story. It's a cautionary tale for other groups and sites
Why It Became Essential to Split GNU/Linux Stories from the Rest
These sites aren't babies anymore. In terms of age, they're already adults.
Losses and Gains in an Age of Oligarchy - A Techrights Perspective
If you don't even try to fix something, there's not even a chance it'll get fixed
Google (and the Likes Of It) Will Cause Catastrophic Information Loss Rather Than Organise the World's Information
Informational and cultural losses due to technological plunder
Links 28/09/2023: GNOME 45 Release Party, 'Smart' Homes Orphaned
Links for the day
Security Leftovers
Xen, breaches, and more
GNOME Console Won’t Support Color Palettes or Profiles; Will Support Esperanto
Reprinted with permission from Ryan Farmer
Let's Hope GNU Makes it to 100
Can GNU still be in active use in 2083? Maybe.
GNU is 40, Linux is Just 32
Today it's exactly 40 years since Richard Stallman sent a message regarding GNU
GNU/Linux and Free Software News Mostly in Tux Machines Now
We've split the coverage
Links 27/09/2023: GNOME Raves and Firefox 118
Links for the day
Links 27/09/2023: 3G Phase-Out, Monopolies, and Exit of Rupert Murdoch
Links for the day
IBM Took a Man’s Voice, Pitting Him Against His Own Work, While Companies Profit from Low-Effort Garbage Generated by Bots and “Self-Service”
Reprinted with permission from Ryan Farmer

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Walking on Thin Ice After He Put His Own Spouse in a Cell Without Their Consent [original]
Pay attention to people who promote software freedom, not people who are paid to promote slop and back doors
GIMP 3.2.6 Released with UX Improvements, New Rotation Stylus Dynamics Input
GIMP 3.2.6 open-source image editor is now available for download with new rotation stylus dynamics input, UX improvements, OS and platform specific improvements, and security updates.
Mozilla Firefox 156 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
Mozilla Firefox 156 open-source web browser is now available for download with improved memory and CPU usage when displaying large JPEG images and various other changes.
Switzerland's Federal Government is Replacing Microsoft on 3,000 Computers
This is the pilot phase, with 3,000 workstations moving away from Microsoft 365. The federal administration has over 54,000 computers.
Linux 7.3-rc3
new RC is out
Focus on the Technical Problems in Omarchy, There's a Lot to Say About That [original]
"the debate is getting filled with chaff there are many real reasons to dislike DHH and reject Omarchy though but they are rarely mentioned..."
Shotwell 0.33 Open-Source Image Viewer for GNOME Is Here with GTK4 Port
Shotwell 0.33 open-source image viewer and organizer for the GNOME desktop environment is now available for download with GTK4 port and numerous other improvements.
 
Fedora Linux 45 Beta Released with Linux 7.2, GNOME 51, and KDE Plasma 6.7
Fedora Linux 45 distribution is now available for public beta testing powered by Linux kernel 7.2 and featuring the GNOME 51 desktop environment. Here’s what to expect from the final release.
Not Participating in Highly Aggressive Culture Wars [original]
The community is being divided along political or pseudo-political or quasi-political lines
100% of Blog Posts at Red Hat's Official Blog Are Promotion of Microsoft and Slop Plagiarism
horrible
Void Linux Will Appeal to More Users by Banning Slop [original]
Slop is a destructive bubble
Latest Raspberry Pi OS Release Brings Dock Support and New Screenshot Tool
Raspberry Pi OS 2026-09-15 is now available for download with dock support, new screenshot tool, updated Labwc Wayland compositor, and many other enhancements.
Mozilla Firefox 157 Enters Public Beta Testing with Brand-New Nova Design
Firefox 157 open-source web browser is now available for public beta testing with a brand-new design, proper support for displaying HDR videos encoded in 8-bit color formats as HDR and other changes.
The So-called 'FSFE' Speaks of Free Software on Android
a pair of recent commentaries
Android Leftovers
I discovered a little-known Android gesture that makes sending one-handed text messages effortless
Linux works better on gaming handhelds than laptops—and that’s embarrassing
Linux on desktop systems is in a great place right now. Whatever desktop system you have
Ubuntu Noble's likely last point release lands, then loses its desktop download
Ubuntu 24.04's likely final scheduled point release barely made it out the door before an installer bug sent its x86-64 desktop image back to the workshop
Conflux icon set gives a modern look to Linux desktops
Conflux is a new Linux icon set that aims to be both beautiful but neutral – I think it succeeds at both
Free and Open Source Software
This is free and open source software
fu11m00n – hardened live Slackware-based Linux distribution
fu11m00n is a live, modular Linux distribution built around Slackware and drawing heavily on Porteus
GNU Boot joins FSF fiscal sponsorship program
The work done by GNU Boot contributors has similarities to work done by GNU/Linux distributions: they package software like Coreboot or GNU GRUB...
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Android Leftovers
Google Maps rolling out Android Auto speed limits and speedometer that show even without navigation
GNU/Linux Leftovers
GNU/Linux mostly
Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
FOSS and Web
BSD Lawsuits Recalled, FreeBSD, and More
BSD news
Games: OpenLara, New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, and More
Games related roundup
Devices/Embedded: MAKERphone, ESP32, and More
hardware news
Programming Leftovers
Development leftovers
Linux was called 'obsolete' in 1992, and now it powers servers around the world
Back in 1992, the creator of the Minix OS, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, made a post claiming that Linux was obsolete and would soon die out
Linux is free, but I pay for Linux PCs: Here's why
One of the perks of Linux is that both the operating system and the vast majority of apps are free
Free and Open Source Software
This is free and open source software
GNU/Linux at Double-Digit Market Share in North America [original]
Notice how Firefox has fallen to just 1.4%
The World Wide Web (WWW) Useless Without Quality Filters [original]
Plagiarism has a new name: hey hi
Three Years for Increasingly Independent Tux Machines [original]
an important community site
A Void Linux maintainer orphaned over 100 packages because of an AI usage ban
As Linux distros decide whether LLM-generated content is allowed in code commits
Microsoft Has Problems in France [original]
What has Microsoft got left except empty promises of slop?
Android Leftovers
I've tried dozens of Android launchers, but I always end up reinstalling this one
Why Mint's easy graphical interface is the worst thing for your Linux journey
If you're new to Linux, or you've happily existed in Mint's easygoing ecosystem for years
Free and Open Source Software
This is free and open source software
Review: Vanilla OS 3 "Reunion"
Ultimately, Vanilla OS experiments with some technologies well, it makes running Debian with a layer of containers work (mostly) smoothly
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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: September 13th, 2026
The 309th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending September 13th, 2026.
Shelly 3.1.4 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Adds More Improvements
Shelly 3.1.4 graphical package manager for Arch Linux distributions is now available for download with improvements to the native builder, AppImage, Flatpak, and tray support.
Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Software Freedom / Digital Sovereignty Matters
FOSS and freedom
GNU/Linux Leftovers
mixture of GNU/Linux stories
Kernel Space: Linux and BSD
3 picks for today
Programming Leftovers
Development picks
Android Spying and GNU/Linux on Android Devices
a pair of pieces
Open Hardware/Modding: Linux, ESP32, and More
projects and boards
Google Summer of Code 2026 in GNOME
a pair of reports
BSD: zpool and NetBSD Guide
BSD leftovers
Games: Boiling Steam on OrangePi, Linux Rootkits, Proton Experimental, and More
gaming picks
Zoom is Malware on GNU/Linux, AppStream Changes, Zorin OS for 'Windows Addicts'
Moving software that's nonfree
today's howtos
Instructionals/Technical picks
I turned my Android phone into a real Linux machine with Debian
I put a genuine Debian Linux install on my Pixel 9, and once it was running
The biggest mistakes new Linux users make aren't technical
If you're new to Linux and switching from Windows to Linux, there are some mistakes you want to avoid
The Underdog Effect [original]
Underdogs can rise, too
Immutable Linux distros sound terrible on paper, but a month of Silverblue proved me wrong
I remember when I first learned about immutable distros. I'm a big fan of Fedora operating systems, and one day
Best Free and Open Source Software
We recommend the best free and open source alternatives
Kazeta – cartridge-based gaming Linux distribution
This is free and open source software
Debian 13.7 “Trixie” Released with 106 Bug Fixes and 107 Security Updates
Debian 13.7 is now available for download as a new point release to Debian 13 “Trixie” with 106 bug fixes and 107 security updates.
Fedora IoT – container-based Linux distribution for edge devices
Fedora IoT is a Fedora-based Linux distribution designed as a foundation for Internet of Things and edge computing deployments
Handheld Linux computer offers i.MX95, Wi-Fi 6 and M.2 expansion
Mecha’s Comet is a modular Linux handheld built around a 3.92-inch AMOLED touchscreen and offered with either an NXP i.MX8M Plus or i.MX95 processor
DietPi 10.7 Adds Support for Containers with Network and ARMv8 VMs
DietPi 10.7 distribution for single-board computers is now available for download with support for containers with virtual network, ARMv8 VMs, and LubanCat 4 SBCs.
Over 3,550 Active Gemini Capsules Known to Lupa [original]
How big is Geminispace as a whole? Lupa does not see all of it.
Almost a Decade of Tux Machines in Internet Relay Chat (IRC) [original]
Almost a decade ago we joined IRC
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KaOS Linux 2026.09 Released with Noctalia 5.1, Linux Kernel 7.1, and Mesa 26.2
KaOS Linux 2026.09 distribution is now available for download as the second ISO snapshot using Dinit as the default init system instead of systemd. Here’s what’s new!