Other Sites

9to5Linux

Firefox 142 Web Browser Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New

Firefox 142 introduces support for a flexible exception list in the Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) Strict mode, which should fix broken site features caused by tracker blocking. Exceptions are split into baseline (core functionality) and convenience (extra features), so you can opt for improved site compatibility without compromising key privacy protections.

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: August 17th, 2025

I would like to thank everyone who sent us donations; your generosity is greatly appreciated. I also want to thank all of you for your continued support by commenting, liking, sharing, and boosting the articles, following us on social media, and, last but not least, sending us feedback.

Internet Society

How to Achieve Universal Connectivity

Claudio is responsible for bringing tourists to his community. Up until early 2025, that meant riding a boat across the River Chagres to the nearest place with Internet or a phone line, where he would arrange the day’s visits with tour guides living in the city. He is an Emberá, an Indigenous group living in Panama.

LinuxGizmos.com

Cubie A7A with Allwinner A733 & LPDDR5 RAM Launches, Starting at $28.70

First seen last month, Radxa has officially launched the Cubie A7A, a credit card–sized SBC built on the Allwinner A733 SoC. Designed for high-performance computing, AI inference, and multimedia, it combines an octa-core CPU, Imagination GPU, and NPU with flexible storage and connectivity for edge and embedded applications.

ESP32-P4-EYE Vision Development Board with Camera, LCD, and Wireless Connectivity

Espressif Systems ESP32-P4-EYE is a compact development kit in a mini digital camera form factor designed for real-time image processing and edge AI applications. Built on the ESP32-P4 SoC, the board targets smart cameras, IoT vision systems, and embedded HMI projects.

ELM11 Microcontroller Board Runs Lua with Hardware Acceleration and Multi-Core Support

The ELM11 is a scriptable microcontroller board from BrisbaneSilicon that runs Lua applications with hardware acceleration. It provides a REPL on each CPU core and combines rapid development in a high-level language with low-level control of timers, interrupts, and digital I/O.

news

Windows Update Is Killing SSDs! Should You Switch to Linux?

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Aug 19, 2025

Quoting: Windows Update Is Killing SSDs! Should You Switch to Linux? —

You could wait for a fix, or you could move away. If you are fed up with Microsoft updates that can kill your drives, Linux-powered OSes are worth checking out. We have listicles for easy, user-friendly distros, plus specialized ones for gaming and hacking/penetration testing.

Windows 10 is almost at the end of its life. Staying on it will soon be risky, and upgrading to Windows 11 could break your hardware. Switching to a Linux-powered distribution is the safer choice here.

Read on

Other Recent Tux Machines' Posts

Release of Zephix 8: Zephix v8 (Zephix_8-x86_64) was released
Release of LibreELEC 12.2.0: LibreELEC 12.2.0 is out
VirtualBox 7.2 Officially Released with Initial Support for Linux Kernel 6.17: Oracle released today VirtualBox 7.2 as the latest stable version of this open-source, free, and cross-platform virtualization software for GNU/Linux, Solaris, macOS, and Windows systems.
Firefox 142 Web Browser Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New: After being in beta phase during the past month, the Firefox 142 open-source web browser is now available for download ahead of its official unveiling on August 19th, 2025.
Kdenlive 25.08.0 released: The Kdenlive team is happy to announce the release of version 25.08.0 packed with over 300 commits and fixing more than 15 crashes
Release of Debian GNU/Hurd 2025: Debian GNU/Hurd
Default Wallpapers for Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka Revealed: Ubuntu 25.10, code-name Questing Quokka, is coming soon in next few months
Firefox 143 Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing, Here’s What to Expect: With Firefox 142 promoted to the stable channel, Mozilla has promoted today the next major release, Firefox 143, to the beta channel for public testing.
GNU/Linux Leftovers: 3 picks for today
Windows Update Is Killing SSDs! Should You Switch to Linux?: The moment to make the move to Linux is now
Games: Pre-Fortress 2, Monster Sanctuary, Valve, Bioneers, and More: gaming related news from GamingOnLinux
Free and Open Source Software: This is free and open source software
A journey of a thousand smiles: Questing Quokka: Embarking on a quest can be serious business – whether you’re going off on a family holiday or traveling the hills of Britain in search of the holy grail
Firefox just got better for Chinese, Japanese and Korean speakers on Android: When Firefox users ask for better translation support, we make it happen
Valnet Inc. on UNIX-based OSes Like SerenityOS, Clinging Onto Windows, Proxmox, and GNU/Linux: This week's and last weekend's articles
4 reasons why MX Linux is my cherry-pick for reviving ancient laptops with Linux: Experience the perfect balance of performance and simplicity on your old machine with MX Linux.
Today in Techrights: Some of the latest articles
Android Leftovers: I created a personal command center with Android's Quick Settings tiles
Ventoy 1.1.06 Brings TrueNAS Scale Support: Ventoy 1.1.06, an open-source tool for creating a bootable USB drive to load multiple ISO files
Zulip 11.0 Team Chat Brings Message Reminders, Channel Folders: Zulip 11.0, an open-source collaboration tool
Free and Open Source Software: This is a series of articles looking at the ASRock Industrial NUC BOX-255H running Linux
After using Gentoo Linux and KDE for 15 years I have switched to Lubuntu (LXQt): Recently both my laptops – a ten-year-old 14″ Clevo W230SS running the stable version of Gentoo Linux
LabPlot 2.12.1 released: Today we are announcing the availability of the minor patch release 2.12.1
GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers: mostly GNU/Linux though
Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers: FOSS picks for today
Slackware: New Site for Blog and GRUB Theme: Slackware leftovers
Debian Leftovers: Debian stories
Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers: 2 picks from Joey Sneddon
5 reasons to switch to an immutable Linux distro today - and which to try first: Immutable Linux distros are getting more popular
This Linux distro puts more than 20 desktops a click away: Sparky Linux 8 also gives you plenty of browsers to pick from
Programming Leftovers: Development picks
Fedora Community Blog: Simplifying Package Submission, Progress: Fedora news
Games: Steam News, "The King is Watching", and Amiga Hacking: gaming related news
Videos and Audiocasts/Shows: History of UNIX, LINUX Unplugged, This Week in Linux, mintCast: new ones out now
today's howtos: many Monday howtos
Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Name That Ware, One Hertz Challenge: hardware picks
Linux 6.17-rc2: new RC last night
BSD and GNU/Linux Leftovers: 3 more stories, some kernel and BSD also
Shotcut 25.08 Video Editor Arrives with Key Fixes: Shotcut 25.08 video editor update resolves issues from 25.07
What to Expect From TrueNAS 25.10 Open-Source Storage: TrueNAS 25.10 "Goldeye" open-source NAS is on the way
macOS vs. Linux: Which Is Best for Your Homelab?: Are you torn between running macOS or Linux in your homelab
Sparky 9 code name and repos: The new, upcoming Sparky 9 code name and repos is set
Best Free and Open Source Software: This is free and open source software
Review: Debian 13 "Trixie": Debian is one of the world's oldest surviving distributions
Cubie A7A with Allwinner A733 & LPDDR5 RAM Launches, Starting at $28.70: The board is supported by Debian Linux, Android, and Buildroot-based distributions
We All Need to Promote GNU/Linux (Human Rights Depend on This) [original]: Will technical people take the lead and usher others out of this mess?
Site Housekeeping and Backup Day [original]: Yesterday afternoon we also did maintenance on this server
Today in Techrights: Some of the latest articles
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: August 17th, 2025: The 253rd installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on August 17th, 2025.
XDA in Praise of Desktop Environments and It's FOSS Looks at Hyprland: choice is good
Three XDA Articles: Distrobox, GNU/Linux for Old PCs, and a Look at Endless OS: GNU/Linux articles
Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Programming, and Standards: FOSS and more
Debian turns 32, updates and additions in Debian 13 Trixie: Debian picks
Open Hardware/Modding: Pine64, STM32, ESP32, and More: hardware picks
today's howtos: a bunch of howtos again
Wine 10.13 (Wine-Staging 10.13): two new releases
This Week in Plasma: a lot of polishing!: This week we didn’t focus on features, and instead fixed bugs, improved performance, and improved the UI
KDE, Akademy, and GNOME: desktop work, events
Android Leftovers: This excellent Samsung Good Lock feature should come to all Android phones
Bored on Linux? Try These 7 Open Source Ports of Classic Games: If you're using a Linux computer, you may think many games you want to play
I Run a Full Linux Desktop in Docker Just Because I Can: Like me, you've probably heard the unofficial rule of Docker: it's for lightweight
6 Linux command line tricks everyone should know: The Linux terminal may seem rather daunting when you’re accustomed to Windows' menu-based interface
GNU/Linux Leftovers: 4 stories
GNOME 49 Beta Released for Public Testing on GNOME’s 28th Anniversary: The GNOME Project announced today the beta version of the upcoming GNOME 49 desktop environment series for public testing with more new features, improvements, and bug fixes, just in time for GNOME’s 28th anniversary.
Free and Open Source Software: This is free and open source software
Various desktop Linux tips for newbies: There has been quite a surge in interest towards desktop Linux lately
A Slackware theme for your Grub: Long ago, when all we had was 32bit Slackware and I was working on realizing the 64bit variant of Slackware
Holiday Plans [original]: We're meanwhile trying to keep "on top" of the news
Today in Techrights: Some of the latest articles
Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” Is Available for Public Beta Testing, Download Now: After a few days of testing, the Linux Mint team has published today the ISO images of the beta version of the upcoming Linux Mint 22.2 release, which can be downloaded (for testing purposes) from the official mirrors.