GNU/Linux, BSD, and Mozilla

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 11, 2025

• Applications

  • Peter Hutterer: xkeyboard-config 2.45 has a new install location

    This is a heads ups that if you install xkeyboard-config 2.45 (the package that provides the XKB data files), some manual interaction may be needed. Version 2.45 has changed the install location after over 20 years to be a) more correct and b) more flexible.

• Games

  • Boiling Steam ☛ New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Is This Seat Taken? - 2025-08-10 Edition

    Between 2025-08-02 and 2025-08-09 we selected 13 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting specific criteria in terms of user ratings. Is this Seat Taken, that was playable during a recent Steam Next Fest, is finally out and has received very favorable reviews. It’s a new type of puzzle game where you have to find the proper seat where to place people in order to meet several specific conditions.

• Desktop Environments (DE)/Window Managers (WM)

  • GNOME Desktop/GTK

    • Linuxiac ☛ GNOME Plans New Donation Reminder Pop-Up in Upcoming Release

      With GNOME 49, users will get a kind reminder now and then to support the project and its future improvements.

• Distributions and Operating Systems

  • Distro Watch ☛ DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD.

    [...] In our News section we report on changes coming to the next version of NetBSD and talk about Ubuntu swapping out commonly used command line tools for new ones. [...]

  • BSD

    • DragonFly BSD Digest ☛ Lazy Reading for 2025/08/10

      Apple ][ mini-theme. Math finds. Comparing the Glove80 and Maltron keyboards. REXPaint – ASCII art editor.  (via) Baman Piderman returns.  (via) The Death Of Industrial Design And The Era Of Dull Electronics.  As a former industrial design student that went on to do nothing directly with my education, I agree.

  • Fedora Family / IBM

    • Qubes OS 4.3.0-rc1 is available for testing

      We’re pleased to announce that the first release candidate (RC) for Qubes OS 4.3.0 is now available for testing. This minor release includes many new features and improvements over Qubes OS 4.2.

      What’s new in Qubes 4.3?

  • Canonical/Ubuntu Family

    • OMG Ubuntu ☛ Give Your Ubuntu Desktop a Revamp with Hatter Icon Set

      Looking for Ubuntu icon alternatives? Hatter offers vibrant, well-designed icons that integrate cleanly with GNOME while respecting app's brand identity.

• Free, Libre, and Open Source Software

  • Web Browsers/Web Servers

    • Mozilla

      • Tom's Hardware ☛ New local Hey Hi (AI) integration into Firefox spurs complaints of ‘CPU going nuts’ — chip and power spikes plague new version 141.x

        Firefox rolled out update 141 last month with Hey Hi (AI) enhanced tab groups, but an issue simmering under the hood has only now come to a head.