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Radxa Orion O6N Brings Cix P1 Performance to a Smaller Nano ITX Form Factor

Radxa has introduced the Orion O6N, a Nano ITX single board computer designed as a smaller and more power-efficient alternative to the earlier Orion O6. Both models share the same Cix P1 SoC and overall platform architecture, but the O6N adopts a more compact 120 x 120 mm form factor compared to the 170 x 170 mm Mini ITX layout of the original board.

Upbeat and SiFive Launch Ultra-Low Power RISC-V MCU with AI Acceleration

Upbeat Technology has announced the UP201 and UP301 family of RISC-V microcontrollers developed in collaboration with SiFive. The devices are intended for applications such as always-on IoT, wearables, drones, and sensor-based systems.

9to5Linux

GNOME 49.1 Desktop Released with Various Improvements and Bug Fixes

GNOME 49.1 improves the accessibility of the screenshot UI, improves Hindi Bolnagri input for the on-screen keyboard, improves accessibility icons on the login screen, unifies warning styling in dialogs, updates the keyboard indicator on modifier-only layout switches, and improves multi-touch handling on X11.

PipeWire 1.6 Promises Bluetooth Audio Streaming for Hearing Aid Support

Highlights of PipeWire 1.6 include Bluetooth ASHA (Audio Streaming for Hearing Aid) support, MIDI 2.0 clip support to the tools, better support for explicit sync, a new timer-queue helper to schedule timeouts, a Dolby Surround and Dolby Pro Logic II example filter config, and support for Razer BlackShark v3.

Tor Project blog

New Alpha Release: Tor Browser 15.0a4

This version includes important security updates to Firefox.

New Release: Tor Browser 14.5.9

This is a minor update fixing a bug with our Year End Campaign takeover on Tor Browser Android.

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Education: Monthly Tech Meetups and Educational Games for Students, Kids, and Teens

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 14, 2024

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Mozilla Thunderbird 144 Updates the Flatpak Runtime to Freedesktop SDK 24.08
The Mozilla Thunderbird 144 open-source email, news, chat, and calendar client has been released today as part of the Mozilla Firefox 144 web browser release, bringing various changes and plenty of bug fixes.
GIMP 3.0.6 Is Now Available for Download with Improved Photoshop Brush Support
GIMP 3.0.6 has been released as the latest stable version of this open-source, cross-platform, and free image editing software for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows platforms.
Intel's Upcoming GPUs on Linux
Some Linux hardware updates
Almost 2026, a "Year of GNU/Linux" [original]
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FSF announces Librephone project
Free Software Foundation press release
Happy Birthday to KDE
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Bird Rescue [original]
Stop Littering, You're Killing Animals
ClamAV 1.5 Antivirus Brings FIPS-Mode Signature Verification Support
ClamAV 1.5 antivirus adds FIPS-compatible CVD verification
GNOME 49.1 Desktop Released with Various Improvements and Bug Fixes
The GNOME Project released today GNOME 49.1 as the first point release to the latest GNOME 49 “Brescia” desktop environment series with various bug fixes and improvements.
ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.1 Introduces Powerful PDF Redaction, New Annotations
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Firefox 144 Is Now Available for Download, This Is What’s New
Mozilla has published today the final builds of the Firefox 144 open-source web browser ahead of its official unveiling on October 14th, 2025.
Tux Machines Chronological Index Now Fully Operational [original]
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Following the Now-Enhanced Tux Machines [original]
Less duplication of effort
Gnoppix KDE 25.10 Launches with Debian Trixie Base
Gnoppix KDE 25.10 debuts with major performance boosts, privacy upgrades
More Nature, Less Tech [original]
Feeding the birds
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Downstream Linux projects line up behind the latest release
Red Hat: AlmaLinux Beta and Red Hat's Latest Slopfest
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PostgreSQL Databases: pgAdmin 4 v9.9 and pg_qualstats 2.1.3 Released
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today's howtos
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graphics, Debian and GNU/Linux stuff
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2 new episodes
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Radxa Orion O6N Brings Cix P1 Performance to a Smaller Nano ITX Form Factor
Both platforms support Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Android
T2 25.10 "Never Obsolete"
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GNU/Linux and Free Software Catch-up
Leftovers from the past week or so
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German state replaces Microsoft Exchange and Outlook with open-source email
The state, in concert with open-source vendors such as Nextcloud, has been replacing all proprietary systems with open-source software. Last year, for example, the government began rolling out LibreOffice as the default office suite to replace Microsoft Office
Stable kernels: Linux 6.17.3, Linux 6.12.53, Linux 6.6.112, and Linux 6.1.156
I'm announcing the release of the 6.17.3 kernel
Security Misinformation: Blaming the Failings of 'Secure' Boot (Kill Switch) on "Linux" and "Framework"
FUD pattern
Portable Games: Valve's Steam Deck Sleep Mode and Factorio Running On Mobile
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Jack Wallen on Applications: YaCy, QuickDAV, and nmap
3 new articles from Wallen
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3 new articles
PipeWire 1.6 Nears Stable Release with Massive Internal Refactoring
The PipeWire 1.6 Linux multimedia framework is coming soon
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Proprietary Software in 'Open' Clothing
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Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
FOSS leftovers
PipeWire 1.6 Promises Bluetooth Audio Streaming for Hearing Aid Support
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Zorin OS 18 is here – This is an excellent Linux distro to leave Windows 10 behind
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In this tutorial, I will show you how to upgrade your existing LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) 6 “Faye” installations to the latest LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) 7 “Gigi” release.
Security Leftovers
patches and more
TeaLinuxOS – Linux distribution based on Arch
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HackerOS – Debian-based operating system
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Building Android apps with native code using Meson
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Scale up stubborn programs in Linux with xpra and run_scaled
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GNU/Linux Leftovers
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Tor Browser 14.5.9, Mozilla, and Firefox
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Mobile Systems: Mobian 13.0 released, GrapheneOS could break Pixel exclusivity in 2026 with major OEM deal
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Red Hat Leftovers
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today's howtos
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Secure Boot bypass risk threatens nearly 200,000 Linux Framework laptops
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Silicon Tanks: Richard Stallman, father of copyleft
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The GStreamer project released GStreamer 1.26.7 today as the seventh maintenance update to the latest GStreamer 1.26 series of this popular and powerful open-source, free, and cross-platform multimedia framework.
Tails 7.1 Anonymous Linux OS Released with Tor Browser 14.5.8 and Tor 0.4.8.19
Tails 7.1 has been released today as the first minor update in the Tails 7.x series of this portable Linux OS based on the Debian GNU/Linux operating system that protects users against surveillance and censorship.
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ADLINK OSM-IMX95 – An NXP i.MX 95 OSM Type-L system-on-module for IoT and industrial applications
AAEON provides support for Yocto Linux BSP and Android, the latter by project. Extended BSP support using Foundries
Radxa Orion O6N – A smaller, cheaper 12-core Armv9 Nano-ITX SBC based on CIX P1 (CD8160) SoC
Radxa lists support for Debian/Ubuntu Linux distributions, full UEFI support via EDKII, and BSP and SDK available
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Amazon's Linux-based 'Vega OS' and Old FUD Recycled in 'Make Use Of' (Valnet)
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Stable kernels: Linux 6.17.2, Linux 6.16.12, Linux 6.12.52, and Linux 6.6.111
I'm announcing the release of the 6.17.2 kernel.
PureOS Crimson Development Report: September 2025
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Forlinx OK153-S SBC Combines Cortex-A7 and RISC-V Cores for Real-Time I/O Interfaces
Forlinx states that they will provide support based on Linux kernel 5.10
Immutable Linux delivers serious security - here are your 5 best options
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End of Vista 10, Ascent of GNU/Linux on Laptops/Desktops [original]
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