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How the South Sudan Chapter Mobilized to Keep the Internet On

On 22 January 2025, the National Communications Authority of the Republic of South Sudan instructed Internet Service Providers (ISPs) across the country to begin blocking TikTok and Facebook for a minimum of 30 days, with the potential to extend this up to 90 days. The justification was to prevent the further distribution of graphic content related to ongoing violence in neighboring Sudan.

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Texas Instruments Introduces MSPM0C1104 as the Smallest Available Microcontroller

Texas Instruments has introduced the MSPM0C1104, which it describes as the world’s smallest microcontroller, expanding its MSPM0 MCU portfolio. Measuring only 1.38mm², this wafer chip-scale package MCU is 38% smaller than existing alternatives. It is designed for applications where board space is limited, such as medical wearables and personal electronics, while maintaining functionality.

Radxa CM3J with Built-in Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0 for Industrial Applications

The Radxa CM3J is an industrial-grade compute module built around the Rockchip RK3568J SoC. This compact module integrates a CPU, PMU, LPDDR4X, eMMC, and wireless connectivity options such as Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0 in a 55mm x 40mm form factor.

Expanding Open-Source Support for MediaTek’s Genio IoT Platforms with Collabora

MediaTek continues to strengthen upstream support for its Genio IoT platforms through its collaboration with Collabora. Following the initial efforts to integrate Genio EVKs into the open-source ecosystem, recent updates bring improvements to the Linux kernel, Debian-based images, and automated testing frameworks. These enhancements ensure broader compatibility and long-term support for developers working with Genio-based IoT solutions.

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GStreamer 1.26 Open-Source Multimedia Framework Released, Here’s What’s New

Coming a year after GStreamer 1.24, the GStreamer 1.26 release adds H.266 Versatile Video Coding (VVC) codec support, Low Complexity Enhancement Video Coding (LCEVC) support, H.264/H.265 extractor/inserter for closed captions, H.266 video and rotation tag support for Matroska, and JPEG XS image codec support.

First Look: Garuda Linux Introduces New COSMIC Edition

Garuda Linux is known for maintaining several editions with some of the most acclaimed desktop environments and window managers, including KDE Plasma, GNOME, Xfce, Cinnamon, Hyprland, Sway, i3, and others. It even offers a Garuda Nix Subsystem edition to let you easily try out NixOS.

Mesa 25.1 to Replace Nouveau Driver with Zink/NVK by Default for NVIDIA GPUs

Until now, the Mesa graphics stack defaulted to Nouveau as the open-source graphics driver for NVIDIA GPUs, but starting with the Mesa 25.1 series, the old OpenGL driver will be taking a backseat in favor of a combination of the Zink Gallium driver and the NVK open-source Vulkan graphics driver, both developed by Collabora.

KDE Plasma 6.3.3 Implements Battery Charge Threshold Support for More Devices

Coming two weeks after KDE Plasma 6.3.2, the KDE Plasma 6.3.3 release implements battery charge threshold support for more devices, improves the way colors are displayed on the screen when using the Night Light feature on Intel GPU machines, and adds a warning message when you disable power management.

IPFire Hardened Linux Firewall Distro Is Now Powered by Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS

The biggest change in the new IPFire release is the switch to the latest LTS (Long-Term Support) kernel branch, namely Linux 6.12 LTS, a major update from the Linux 6.6 LTS kernel series used until now, along with a new driver for Realtek 8812au chips, a set of firmware for Raspberry Pi SBCs, and U-Boot 2024.10.

LXQt 2.2 Desktop Promises Many Wayland Improvements, QTerminal Updates

LXQt 2.2 promises to further improve the Wayland session introduced in the LXQt 2.1 release and flagged as experimental. In LXQt 2.2, the Wayland session will still be experimental, but it will let you set the default compositor and the screen locker by distribution or system-wide.

Audacity 3.7.2 Improves the Linux AppImage Bundle for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Audacity 3.7.2 improves the AppImage bundle for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) systems fix an issue with the loading of the FFmpeg multimedia server, adds a new option to turn off automatic tempo detection, a new “get effects” button next to the ‘Upload Audio’ button, and introduces UUID instance support.

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: March 9th, 2025

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This Past Weekend in Tux Machines

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 23, 2023,
updated Oct 23, 2023

Updated This Past Day

  1. Geary 44 Email App for Linux Adds Two Nifty Enhancements (UPDATED)
    Geary 44 sounds like an interesting release with useful changes
  2. Meet ONLYOFFICE Docs v7.5: a built-in PDF editor, automatic hyphenation, Morph transitions and more
    ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, a free desktop application for Linux

    New

  3. Today in Techrights
    one day's articles
  4. The Curious Case of Australia and GNU/Linux
    There are quite a few famous Linux developers who come from Australia
  5. The Journey of a Site With About 200,000 Web Pages
    And about 20,000 Gemini pages
  6. Linux 6.6-rc7
    almost there now
  7. today's leftovers
    Debian, Mozilla, and more
  8. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Events
    Some FOSS leftovers
  9. Prose linting with Vale and Flycheck in Emacs on FreeBSD
    Prose linting tool that runs on your local system
  10. Open Hardware and Retro Leftovers
    Arduino and more
  11. Security Leftovers
    Several stories, Free software focus
  12. pgAdmin 4 v7.8 Released
    The pgAdmin Development Team is pleased to announce pgAdmin 4 version 7.8
  13. Calamares & Arch (Derivatives)
    an independent Linux installer
  14. today's howtos
    some Sunday howtos
  15. 8 Best Free and Open Source Replacements for ls and a look at 'g'
    Some ls alternatives
  16. AlmaLinux vs Ubuntu - How to Select the Best One?
    Whenever a newcomer drops into the Linux world, he or she gets bombarded with hundreds of different flavors of Linux, known as distros. And so, Linux enthusiasts always create comparison guides on the go.
  17. Get Ready for Overskride: A Simple Bluetooth App for Linux
    Linux enthusiasts have a new reason to celebrate
  18. PeaZip 9.5 File Archiver Brings UI and Performance Improvements
    The latest PeaZip 9.5 archiver unveils heightened performance, a faster mode for archive browsing, and polished file manager functionalities
  19. Libre Arts - Weekly-ish recap — 22 October 2023
    Week highlights: new releases of LightZone, OSPRay, and Ardour, exciting changes coming to Krita
  20. The Dinner Table Talk at Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
    IRC is a real-time communication protocol with many hundreds if not thousands of applications offering full support
  21. Framework 13 Is The Last Laptop You Need To Buy
    true to its "build it the way you want it" philosophy, Framework doesn't force Windows on you
  22. The Green Robot (Linux Inside) Has Taken Over Asia
    Android dominates. Android uses Linux.
  23. Security and Digital Restrictions (DRM) Plots Like 'Attestation'
    3 stories
  24. Programming Leftovers
    5 stories, various topics
  25. Open Hardware: RISC-V, Arduino, and More
    3 stories
  26. KDE Itinerary Update and Sam Thursfield's (GNOME) Update
    Some desktop-related work
  27. Android Leftovers
    How to create generative AI wallpapers with Android 14
  28. Warehouse: A Must-Have App Manager for Flatpak Enthusiasts
    Seeking an efficient Flatpak app manager? Warehouse’s intuitive GUI offers Flatpak users a seamless experience and efficiency. Check it out
  29. today's howtos
    technical articles
  30. Games: Steam Deck and Proton Updates
    Both by Liam Dawe
  31. Reviewers Anonymous take a spin of Alpine and contrast it with antiX
    On a whim, I gave alpine a try
  32. OpenBSD's buitl-in memory leak detection
    great malloc by the way, clean design and implementation
  33. Libreboot 20231021 released!
    This new release, Libreboot 20231021, released today 21 October 2023, is a new testing release of Libreboot
  34. KDE vs. GNOME: Choosing the Perfect Linux Desktop Experience
    A comparative study of two prominent Linux desktop environments, KDE and GNOME to assist you in making an informed choice.
  35. Unifont 15.1.03 Released
    Unifont 15.1.03 is now available
  36. Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update, Linux Weekly Roundup, and Kernel
    3 stories
  37. Red Hat's Puff Pieces of the Week
    And one article about AlmaLinux
  38. Perl and Python Programming
    4 links for now
  39. Openwashing and Free Software
    Openwashing and more
  40. Audiocasts/Shows: FLOSS Weekly, Linux Link Tech Show, and mintCast
    3 new episodes
  41. Security Leftovers
    Security links for Satuday mostly
  42. today's howtos
    many howtos for the night
  43. Why Ubuntu 23.10 ISOs Have Been Temporarily Withdrawn
    Due to the hate speech found in some of the translations in the Ubuntu 23.10 desktop installer, the ISOs were withdrawn from the mirrors
  44. Voyager 23.10
    New release
  45. FreeBSD 14.0-RC2 Now Available
    The second RC build of the 14.0-RELEASE release cycle is now available
  46. New YouTube Videos (Over Invidious)
    Regarding GNU/Linux this past week
  47. Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur) Officially Released with Linux 6.5 and GNOME 45
    Canonical officially released today the Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur) operating system, which comes with some of the latest GNU/Linux technologies, improved hardware support, and many other changes.
  48. VirtualBox 7.0.12 Adds Initial Support for Linux 6.6 and openSUSE 15.5 Kernels
    Oracle released today VirtualBox 7.0.12 as another maintenance update in the latest VirtualBox 7.0 series of this open-source, free, and cross-platform virtualization software.
  49. Fedora 39 is Preparing for Release
    The latest release from the Fedora team is about to be unleashed and it includes plenty to excite users of all types
  50. Heavy Toll for Sites That Relied on Google and Search Engine Manipulation (SEO)
    Google sells ads, not news
  51. Kernel Build and Mesa Graphics
    Tom's Hardware on Linux and BK on Kernel 5.15.135
  52. Ubuntu on Laptops and Proprietary Software
    2 Ubuntu stories
  53. Programming Leftovers
    C, Rust, and more
  54. Raspberry Pi and Arduino Stories
    4 stories for now
  55. Software: YuranPad, WorldWideWeb, Listmonk, and More
    FOSS for GNU/Linux and more
  56. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Events
    PGConf.EU 2023, EuroBSDCon 2023, and more
  57. Security and Windows TCO
    incidents and analyses
  58. today's howtos
    many howtos for today
  59. Bitwarden vs. Proton Pass: Comparing Top Open-Source Password Managers
    Bitwarden and Proton Pass are two excellent open-source password managers
  60. How to Build a Corporate Pyramid
    I strongly feel like the company is exploiting the presence of women as a sort of bait - a bait for the critics, especially ones who are guys
  61. Fedora Family / IBM: From airport ground staff operations to Fedora Operations Architect, report from Things Open 2023 (Raleigh, NC)
    People of Red Hat/Fedora
  62. Gnuastro 0.21 released
    I am happy to announce the release of GNU Astronomy Utilities (Gnuastro) version 0.21
  63. Games: Gearbits, Blender, Lutris, and More
    half a dozen new ones from Liam Dawe
  64. Linux Desktop Migration Tool
    I looked around and asked around, so that I could build on something instead of starting from scratch. But all I found were very personal scripts with hardcoded values, specific use cases… nothing generic enough.
  65. Locked and Loaded with new COSMIC DE Updates!
    The wallpaper in this mockup is an image from Greg Rakozy on Unsplash
  66. GNOME, Gear, Pipewire update in Tumbleweed
    Snapshots of openSUSE Tumbleweed this week ranged from small- to medium-sized updates
  67. Geany 2.0 Open-Source IDE Released with UI Improvements, Initial Meson Support
    Geany 2.0 has been released today as a major update to this fast and lightweight GTK-based open-source IDE (Integrated Development Environment).
  68. Peppermint Mini: The Newest Member of the Peppermint OS Family
    Still in beta, Peppermint Mini promises enhanced flexibility and options. Get a sneak peek at what it has to offer here
  69. Finally, An Open-Source 8088 BIOS
    For retrocomputing enthusiasts, it’s of great value to have a open-source BIOS that can be shared, modified, and tweaked as needed to suit a wide variety of end uses
  70. Octa-core Rockchip based SBC for autonomous mobile robots
    This SBC also supports the latest Debian 12 Bookworm in addition to Yocto
  71. More About the PineTime
    Since my initial review of the PineTime 10 days ago [1] I’ve used it in more situations
  72. GNU/Linux is Only Growing
    It's good to be advocating something that's on the rise

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