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KaOS Linux 2026.03 Is Out with Linux 6.19, More systemd Components Removed

Last month, when KaOS Linux 2026.02 was released, we reported that the distribution had dropped its KDE/Plasma desktop environment, after more than 12 years using it as the default, in favor of a Niri/Noctalia setup to avoid any use the systemd init system and move to Dinit instead.

GIMP 3.2.2 Released with Various Improvements and UI/UX Updates

GIMP 3.2.2 is here to improve the importing of SVG paths in the Paths dock by properly scaling the imported path based on user preference, improve the FITS, TIM, PAA, ICNS, PVR, SFW, and JIF image import plugins, and improve the Paintshop Pro plugin to correctly load the active selection shape.

SystemRescue 13 Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, GParted 1.8.1, and More

Powered by the long-term supported Linux 6.18 LTS kernel series, SystemRescue 13 ships with updated Bcachefs tools and kernel module, and new tools including the FATSort utility for sorting FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, and exFAT partitions, and nss-mdns, a NSS plugin providing host name resolution via Multicast DNS.

Mixxx 2.5.6 Open-Source DJ App Improves Controller Mapping Support and Effects

Mixxx 2.5.6 is yet another maintenance update in the Mixxx 2.5 series, improving support for Numark Mixtrack 3, Pioneer CDJ-350, Reloop Beatmix 2, Reloop Beatmix 4, Traktor Kontrol Z1, and Traktor Kontrol S4 MK2 controllers, as well as the White Noise, Echo, Glitch, and Reverb effects.

Calibre 9.6 Adds New Card-Based View of Full-Text Search Results with Book Covers

Coming two weeks after Calibre 9.5, the Calibre 9.6 release updates the full text search feature with a new card-based view of full text search results that includes book covers. To perform a full-text search, click the “FT” button on the left of the search bar.

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Jetway F35-ARU1 Combines Core Ultra SoC in 3.5-inch Form Factor

Jetway has shared early details of the F35-ARU1, a 3.5-inch subcompact board based on Intel Core Ultra processors from the Arrow Lake-U series. The board integrates CPU, GPU, and NPU resources within a low-power platform intended for embedded and industrial systems.

Vividnode Mobile AI Packs RISC-V Processor and 60 TOPS AI Engine

A compact system from ZUIKI based on a K3 RISC-V processor has appeared on the Japanese crowdfunding platform Kibidango. The Vividnode Mobile AI is presented as a small form-factor system for local inference and development.

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 09, 2025

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Microsoft Starts 2025 Like 2024: Mass Layoffs Every Month!
    It's a company in tailspin
  2. Why Government Data on "Job Openings" is Typically a Lie (Perpetrated in Part by Corporations)
    Millions (yes, millions!) of fake "openings" exist in the US alone, based on a survey done last year

    New

  3. Gemini Links 08/01/2025: Minimalism and Efficiency With Gemini Protocol and tilde.cafe "May be Shutting Down"
    Links for the day
  4. There Used to be an Actual Community in SUSE (OpenSUSE is Dying)
    Volunteers with programming skills don't want to become slaves of Microsoft resellers
  5. [Meme] Blindly Trust Rust
    First, you need to get it from a proprietary platform
  6. Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) is a Far Bigger Problem Than Some Unintentional Bugs (Not Back Doors) in Software
    What's a "memory safe programing [sic] language"? Rust has holes in itself, never mind programs made using Rust.
  7. Amid Mass Layoffs at Microsoft (2025) Executives Flock to Google
    The managers and executives typically know ahead of time what's coming
  8. Links 08/01/2025: HMPV Concerns and UK Deaths Soared in 2024
    Links for the day
  9. IBMers Question IBM's Decision to Send Money to "Chinese Military Companies" in Spite of US Sanctions
    Some people bring this up now
  10. [Meme] Real Money and Fake (Speculative, Fictional) Money
    "Looking for the next $400,000,000,000 in 'investment'"
  11. Microsoft LinkedIn Going 'the Way of the Epstein'
    LinkedIn is going downhill
  12. Will 2025 Bring Recovery of News Sites or Just More LLM Slop? Probably the Latter.
    The Web is deteriorating. Geminispace does not have LLM trash (yet).
  13. Engagement in Microsoft GitHub Falls, Expect More Layoffs and Office Closures
    Maybe it'll become an "open secret" if some rebellious whistleblower contacts us
  14. [Meme] Microsoft's January 6th
    Most Microsoft employees want to leave the company
  15. Links 08/01/2025: Arrest of Yoon Suk Yeol Still Due, Prime Minister of Canada Stepped Down
    Links for the day
  16. Gemini Links 08/01/2025: Why Mastodon Sucks and Fake Code Generated by Scanning Real Code
    Links for the day
  17. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  18. IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, January 07, 2025
    IRC logs for Tuesday, January 07, 2025
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Wednesday contains all the text.

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GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
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GNU/Linux Devices, Open Hardware, and Linux for smartphones
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Free and Open Source Software
This is free and open source software
ZestISO – desktop Linux distribution built on Arch Linux
ZestISO is a rolling-release desktop Linux distribution built on Arch Linux
PluriOS – Bolivian Linux distribution based on Ubuntu LTS
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Programming Leftovers
Development picks
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Linux KDu – Brazilian Ubuntu-based operating system
Linux KDu is a Brazilian, Ubuntu-based operating system in the Brazilian-Portuguese language version
After a Long Time, Ubuntu Shows Some Respect to Deb Packages
It will be easier to manage the classic Debian packages in the Snap/App Center in the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
February/March in KDE Itinerary
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Some of the latest articles
GIMP 3.2.2 Released with Various Improvements and UI/UX Updates
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GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
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Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
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Ubuntu Against Choice and Diversity, the Excuse Being 'Security'
bad turn
New Debian Developers and Maintainers and Samuel Henrique on Curl
Debian leftovers
Wikipedia Tarnished by Slop, Not Just 'Donations' From Rich People Who Control the Wiki
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Programming Leftovers
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Season of KDE 2026 Report on Lokalize and More
KDE development
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Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers
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Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, SparkFun, 64-bit RISC-V, and More
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today's howtos
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SystemRescue 13 Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, GParted 1.8.1, and More
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Recent Videos About GNU/Linux and Free Software
Shows and clips via Invidious
Android Leftovers
Android Auto has had a rough time lately, with yet another issue popping up
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RAM swapping is a common tool your OS uses to free up RAM in occasions
Age verification isn't sage verification inside OSes
Toothbrushes, Turing and the truth give the lie to California’s legal lunacy
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Free and Open Source Software
This is free and open source software
Mageia 10 Art Voting
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Coyote Linux – security-focused distribution
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Linux 6.12.79
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ODF is the future, OOXML is the past
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Security Leftovers
Security related picks
Operating System Leftovers
BSD and SUSE
Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
FOSS picks
Programming Leftovers
Development news
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Canonical/Ubuntu leftovers
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Mixxx 2.5.6 Open-Source DJ App Improves Controller Mapping Support and Effects
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Linux and so-called 'Linux' Foundation Leftovers
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FOSS Applications and News
Software leftovers
today's howtos
Instructionals/Technical picks
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CIQ (Rocky Linux) Trying to Ride "Hey Hi" Hype Wave With x86
4 new picks
Kali Linux 2026.1 Is Out with New Default Theme, New Tools, and BackTrack Mode
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Switching Switches [original]
Now back to normal
We Need Fewer Buildings, More Nature [original]
"Manchester’s new spy HQ"
No Social Control Media? No Problem. [original]
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HaikuOS and Openwashing at Google
another pair of links
NVIDIA 595 Linux Graphics Driver Released as Latest Production Branch Version
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Server: eBPF, Kubernetes, and Slop
4 new picks
Canonical/Ubuntu Pushing Proprietary Software/Payware and Rust (Experimental Code Instead of Stable Code, in the Name of "Security")
Canonical/Ubuntu latest
Tails 7.6 Privacy-Focused Linux Distro Released with Automatic Tor Bridges
Tails 7.6 has been released today as the sixth update in the Tails 7.x series of this portable Linux distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux and designed to protect you against surveillance and censorship.
Applications and HowTos
today's howtos
Programming Leftovers
Development picks
Android Leftovers
Android Auto is having a hard time recommending media
Tux Machines' Position on "Age Verification" in GNU/Linux [original]
It's not about protecting children
LibreOffice 26.2.2 Open-Source Office Suite Released with More Than 80 Bug Fixes
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Free and Open Source Software
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