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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.

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 01, 2024

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In terms of labour rights, the West has moonwalked back to Medieval standards
Chatting to People Without Possessing a 'Smart' Phone

Meeting in person is "limitless minutes"
[Meme] A Techno-Yuppies's View of Society

If only I could take a selfie now to share in Facebook/GAFAM, sponsors of the EFF
Planning Our 18th Anniversary

When I left my job, as I had planned since 2019, I was able to devote all my time to the site

New
Microsoft Running Totally False and Very Outdated (3 Months) Pieces Only Hours Before Julian Assange's First Speech in More Than Half a Decade

This was false at the time. It's still false.
Gemini Links 30/09/2024: Stargazing, PeerTube, and More

Links for the day
Links 30/09/2024: More Layoffs at Microsoft ("Mobile"), War in Middle-East Escalating Further (Ground Invasion May be Imminent)

Links for the day
[Video] Julian Assange Arrives Safely at France to Speak to Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)

Just out
You Know Julian Assange is About to Give an Important Talk Because of the Media Smears, Preceding the Talk by Less Than a Day

Do not be easily incited by relics disguised as "journalists"
IBM is Still Spending a Lot of Money Just to Hide the Massive Scale of This Month's Layoffs

"If One Madison Avenue has leaking toilets, it doesn't make the news. But if the place is hemorrhaging jobs thanks to Alvind, the company has to pay more money to keep that out of the news. Not all the media like the IBM company. IBM needs to bleed for all the layoffs the senior executives have done in the US. Couldn't happen to nicer people."
Welcome Back, Julian Assange

The "big day" is tomorrow
Links 30/09/2024: Snapshot Blogging, Right to Remain Silent, and More

Links for the day
Gemini Links 30/09/2024: "Tower Defender" and Fake Swish

Links for the day
Short Explanation of the History of the Free Software Movement

also gives credit to Richard Stallman
[Meme] The EPO's Vision of 'Artificial Intelligence'

First they attack the integrity of the task or destroy the complexity of it by throwing away the law (it gets in the way of profits anyway)
This Spammy Nonsense Helps Microsoft Paint Itself as "15-20 Hours a Week" Job (in Reality It's More Like 60 Hours a Week)

what MSN (Microsoft) published 2 hours ago is misleading marketing junk
Blind Worship of Technology is a Misguided Fool's Errand

Andy Farnell of the Cybershow used the metaphor of "golden calf" last week
In a Multi-Polar World GAFAM Will Matter (and Control) a Lot Less

A lot of things long taken for granted are going to be challenged in years to come, including the status of Microsoft
Links 30/09/2024: Monopsonies and Political Catchup

Links for the day
Over at Tux Machines...

GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Sunday, September 29, 2024

IRC logs for Sunday, September 29, 2024
Torvalds (the Son) Isn't a Freedom Fighter, But He Deals With Politics

Depending on how Torvalds (the son) defines "politics", he actually deals with politics all the time
[Meme] GNU at 41

Happy birthday, GNU
The GNU/Linux Operating System Started 41 Years Ago

The media has its darling "Linux", but a lot of the time when it says "Linux" it actually means something else
This Should be a Reminder for Wikileaks to Quit Twitter (X) and Use Its Own Site

What if Wikileaks got some "Musk leaks"? What would happen then?
In September Microsoft Had Several Waves of Mass Layoffs, Even More Than in Prior Months

It meanwhile looks like "open"AI is not only running out of money (to borrow) but also talent and leadership; the bubble is imploding as there's no profit in the 'sacred cow', which is vapourware
IBM (and Probably Red Hat) Layoffs Until the End of November

many people will be let go without being allowed to talk about it

Gemini Links 30/09/2024: London Docklands Museum, MNT Pocket Reform, LLM Misnomers

Links for the day

The corresponding text-only bulletin for Monday contains all the text.

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Other Recent Tux Machines' Posts

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...
Today in Techrights: Some of the latest articles
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
Today in Techrights: Some of the latest articles
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
Today in Techrights: Some of the latest articles
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!