GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 29, 2025

• Desktop/Laptop

  • Ghacks ☛ Someone is developing a Windows-to-Linux migration tool

    Millions of PC users who run backdoored Windows 10 on their devices can't upgrade their devices to backdoored Windows 11 because of stricter system requirements.

• Games

  • Hackaday ☛ A History Of Pong

    Today, creating a ground-breaking video game is akin to making a movie. You need a story, graphic artists, music, and more. But until the middle of the 20th century, there were no video games. While several games can claim to be the “first” electronic or video game, one is cemented in our collective memory as the first one we’d heard of: Pong.

• Distributions and Operating Systems

  • New Releases

    • Barry Kauler ☛ Easy Excalibur 6.117 V7-beta5

      Another one!

  • BSD

    • Linux Magazine ☛ FreeBSD Promises a Full Desktop Installer

      FreeBSD has lacked an option to include a full desktop environment during installation.

  • Debian Family

    • Scarlett Gately Moore: Request for Financial Support During Job Search

      Dear friends, family, and community,

      I’m reaching out during a challenging time in my life to ask for your support. This year has been particularly difficult as I’ve been out of work for most of it due to a broken arm and a serious MRSA infection that required extensive treatment and recovery time.

  • Canonical/Ubuntu Family

    • Ubuntu News ☛ Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 902

      Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 902 for the week of July 20 – 26, 2025. The full version of this issue is available here. In this issue we cover: Ubuntu Stats Hot in Support LXD: Weekly news #404 Other Meeting Reports Upcoming Meetings and Events OpenSaturday Conf.