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Exaviz Cruiser Brings 8-Port PoE+, 2.5GbE, and NVMe to Raspberry Pi CM5

At the hardware level, networking is built around a Realtek RTL8367RB Gigabit switch providing four or eight ports depending on model, alongside a 2.5GbE WAN interface implemented through the Realtek RTL8156BG over USB 3.0. Exaviz reports multi-gigabit WAN performance in real-world testing.

DietPi February 2026 Update Adds NanoPi Zero2 Support and WhoDB Database Tool

The February 21, 2026 release of DietPi v10.1 introduces new hardware support, expands the software catalog with the WhoDB database management tool, and includes a range of enhancements and bug fixes across supported single-board computers.

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New Release: Tor Browser 15.0.7

This version includes important security updates to Firefox.

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GStreamer 1.28.1 Released with Support for the AV1 Stateful V4L2 Decoder

Coming a month after GStreamer 1.28, the GStreamer 1.28.1 point release introduces a new Whisper-based speech-to-text transcription element, a new debugseimetainserter plugin for testing SEI meta insertion, a subproject for providing the LunarG MoltenVK SDK, and support for the AV1 stateful V4L2 (Video4Linux2) decoder.

Wireshark 4.6.4 Updates Protocol and Capture File Support, Fixes More Bugs

Wireshark 4.6.4 is here to update support for the Art-Net, AT, BGP, GSM DTAP, GSM SIM, IEEE 802.11, IPv6, ISAKMP, MBIM, MySQL, NAS-5GS, NTS-KE, SGP.22, Silabs DCH, Socks, TDS, TECMP, USB HID, ZB TLV, and ZBD protocols, as well as to update support for the BLF, pcapng, and TTL capture files.

Linux 6.18 and Several LTS Kernels Are Getting Extended Long-Term Support

At the moment of writing, no less than six kernels are LTS (Long-Term Support), supported with security updates for up to six years, including Linux 5.10, Linux 5.15, Linux 6.1, Linux 6.6, Linux 6.12, and Linux 6.18.

Firefox 149 Enters Beta with Split View, More Robust HTTP/3 Upload Performance

Firefox 149 looks like a minor update that only introduces the long-anticipated native Split View feature, allowing users to view two web pages side-by-side in one tab. The Split View feature can be enabled by right-clicking on a tab, and you can also add a split view to a new group.

Thunderbird 148 Email Client Improves Accessibility in Various Tree Views

Thunderbird 148 is here to improve accessibility in various tree views, add ‘Favorites’ as a destination for ‘Move To’ and ‘File’ buttons, add mail.openpgp.load_untested_gpgme_version to load an untested GPGME version, and expose NTLM as an available authentication method for EWS accounts.

Clonezilla Live 3.3.1 Released with Linux 6.18 LTS, Improved BitLocker Support

Coming four months after Clonezilla Live 3.3, the Clonezilla Live 3.3.1 release is based on the Debian Sid (Unstable) repository as of February 20th, 2026, and it’s powered by the long-term supported Linux 6.18 LTS kernel series to ensure Clonezilla Live will run on newer hardware and support more devices.

KDE Plasma 6.6.1 Is Out to Improve Custom Tiling, Networks Widget, and More

KDE Plasma 6.6.1 improves the Custom Tiling feature to correctly respect key repeat, improves the Networks widget to show a more appropriate icon in the panel or system tray when Wi-Fi is disabled, and improves animation performance by leaning more heavily on the Wayland Presentation Time protocol.

Ardour 9.2 Open-Source DAW Released with MIDI Note Chasing and Duplication

Coming less than three weeks after Ardour 9.0, the Ardour 9.2 release is here to introduce a couple of notable new features, like MIDI note chasing, allowing a long note in a MIDI track to start when the transport starts, and MIDI note duplication, allowing you to duplicate selected MIDI notes right after the end of the last note or to the next snap point after the last note.

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Probably Our Most Active and Energetic Week, Ever

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 09, 2025,
updated Nov 09, 2025

Fuel drums ready for airdrop

We recently found more motivation and energy. Invigorated by merciless attacks on us, we became only stronger and this past week we've added nearly 300 new pages to this site, as follows:

  1. 2025-11-03 03:30 Today in Techrights
  2. 2025-11-03 03:54 FreeBSD 15.0-BETA4 Now Available
  3. 2025-11-03 03:55 Linux 6.18-rc4
  4. 2025-11-03 04:03 Games: Steam Next Fest, DIY Pinball Machine, and More
  5. 2025-11-03 04:03 today's howtos
  6. 2025-11-03 04:05 Retro, Open Hardware, Modding, and Linux Devices
  7. 2025-11-03 04:06 today's leftovers
  8. 2025-11-03 04:33 Bicycle Repair, Shoe Repair, and Hacking
  9. 2025-11-03 05:46 A Week of Unwinding
  10. 2025-11-03 06:51 Stable kernels: Linux 6.17.7, Linux 6.12.57, and Linux 6.6.116
  11. 2025-11-03 06:53 Review: StartOS 0.4.0
  12. 2025-11-03 06:59 Best Free and Open Source Software
  13. 2025-11-03 07:10 These are the only 3 Linux distros I recommend to newcomers
  14. 2025-11-03 08:55 today's howtos
  15. 2025-11-03 08:56 today's leftovers
  16. 2025-11-03 08:57 Programming Leftovers
  17. 2025-11-03 08:58 Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
  18. 2025-11-03 14:25 Systemd-Free Devuan GNU/Linux 6.0 Distro Is Out Based on Debian 13 “Trixie”
  19. 2025-11-03 15:09 Kiro – minimal, flexible, and customizable Arch-based Linux distribution
  20. 2025-11-03 15:11 Free and Open Source Software
  21. 2025-11-03 15:24 I always install these 7 Flatpak apps on my Linux PCs
  22. 2025-11-03 15:25 Snap out of it: Canonical on Flatpak friction, Core Desktop, and the future of Ubuntu
  23. 2025-11-03 15:27 Shelf Stable Cosmic DE Will Arrive With a Pop! on December 11 [updated]
  24. 2025-11-03 15:34 Devuan 6 “Excalibur” Released with Debian 13 “Trixie” Base
  25. 2025-11-03 15:50 Android Leftovers
  26. 2025-11-03 23:34 Wetherspoons Cuts the Sugar
  27. 2025-11-03 23:48 Applications: A Look at Bazaar and Kando
  28. 2025-11-03 23:50 GNU/Linux and Open Hardware Leftovers
  29. 2025-11-04 00:42 6 exciting and niche OS projects that are quietly growing as users leave Windows
  30. 2025-11-04 00:50 Self-Hosting on a Raspberry Pi, Proxmox, Homelabs, and Home Servers
  31. 2025-11-04 00:51 Steam Deck Kicked Off a PC Gaming Revolution and Steam Deck's USB-C Port Has a Wild Number of Uses
  32. 2025-11-04 01:41 Rianne's Fish Have Survived Our Absence
  33. 2025-11-04 02:10 10 Reasons to Choose GNU/Linux, Not Apple, After End of (Vista) 10
  34. 2025-11-04 02:47 Today in Techrights
  35. 2025-11-04 04:24 Recent Valnet Articles in XDA and HowTo Geek
  36. 2025-11-04 06:54 Meeting Us in Person This Week
  37. 2025-11-04 07:58 Join Us in Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
  38. 2025-11-04 08:06 Speaking Truth to Power
  39. 2025-11-04 09:20 Wine 10.18 is Out [updated]
  40. 2025-11-04 09:47 Games: Pillars of Eternity, Thrive, BallisticNG, and More
  41. 2025-11-04 10:27 There Would be No Linux Without GNU
  42. 2025-11-04 11:06 SUSE delivers Raspberry Pi 5 U-Boot support
  43. 2025-11-04 11:08 Leap Fuels Hands-On Learning, Exploration
  44. 2025-11-04 11:17 Turris Omnia NG Introduced with OpenWRT-Derived OS, Wi-Fi 7, and 10 Gbps Networking
  45. 2025-11-04 11:21 ZimaOS – simplified, focused and Open NAS operating system
  46. 2025-11-04 11:23 Vitalinux – Ubuntu-based Linux distribution
  47. 2025-11-04 11:29 Free and Open Source Software
  48. 2025-11-04 11:32 This minimalist Linux distro is built for small business - and runs like a dream
  49. 2025-11-04 12:09 LibreELEC 12.2.1 Media Center Arrives with Kodi 21.3 Omega
  50. 2025-11-04 12:20 Android Leftovers
  51. 2025-11-04 13:13 Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
  52. 2025-11-04 13:37 An Alternative to Microsoft Office: SoftMaker FreeOffice 2024
  53. 2025-11-04 14:31 today's howtos
  54. 2025-11-04 15:10 Nearly 90% of Windows Games now run on GNU/Linux [updated]
  55. 2025-11-04 15:17 Linux Magazine's Latest Issue (301)
  56. 2025-11-04 15:36 Security Leftovers and Windows TCO
  57. 2025-11-04 15:37 Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers
  58. 2025-11-04 15:37 Programming Leftovers
  59. 2025-11-04 16:11 Audiocasts/Shows: Linux User Space, Late Night Linux, Destination Linux, and LINUX Unplugged
  60. 2025-11-04 16:28 NebiOS – Ubuntu-based Linux distribution
  61. 2025-11-04 16:30 Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
  62. 2025-11-04 16:43 Devuan 6 “Excalibur” Released with Debian 13 “Trixie” Base [updated]
  63. 2025-11-04 16:48 NVIDIA Releases Linux Driver 580.105 With HDMI and Game Crash Fixes
  64. 2025-11-04 16:54 Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
  65. 2025-11-04 16:56 Applications, Games, Hardware, and Distributions
  66. 2025-11-04 17:15 Linux 6.18-rc4 [updated]
  67. 2025-11-04 19:22 NVIDIA 580.105.08 Linux Graphics Driver Released with a New Environment Variable
  68. 2025-11-05 02:59 Today in Techrights
  69. 2025-11-05 04:22 Games: Steam Deck, HYPER DEMON PVP, and More
  70. 2025-11-05 04:50 Tux Machines Was Always Run by Women
  71. 2025-11-05 05:26 Techrights Turns 19 This Friday
  72. 2025-11-05 06:52 Taking Search Live, Slicing and Splitting Based on Multiple Criteria
  73. 2025-11-05 06:52 The most beautiful Linux distributions for 2025
  74. 2025-11-05 06:59 Farewell to these, but not adieu…
  75. 2025-11-05 07:01 KDE Plasma 6.5.2, Bugfix Release for November
  76. 2025-11-05 07:08 Free and Open Source Software
  77. 2025-11-05 07:11 KeePass 2.60 Released with Firefox CSV Import Support (Ubuntu PPA)
  78. 2025-11-05 07:17 Jenny’s Daily Drivers: ReactOS 0.4.15
  79. 2025-11-05 07:20 Nebula Is a New GTK Frontend for Managing Void Linux Packages
  80. 2025-11-05 07:23 Hear ye, hear ye! The GNU Press Shop is open now through New Years' Day
  81. 2025-11-05 07:39 Rust Pushers in Debian Are 'Killing' the 'Old' PCs (Bad for the Environment)
  82. 2025-11-05 07:42 Android Leftovers
  83. 2025-11-05 07:42 Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More
  84. 2025-11-05 13:09 LXQt 2.3 Desktop Environment Released with New Features and Enhancements
  85. 2025-11-05 14:51 VTubing on Fedora KDE 42
  86. 2025-11-05 14:55 It's Time to Bring Back GNOME Office (Hope You Remember It)
  87. 2025-11-05 14:57 Calam Arch Installer – Arch-based Linux distribution
  88. 2025-11-05 15:01 Free and Open Source Software
  89. 2025-11-05 15:21 Portable Games: Valve's Steam Deck Sleep Mode and Factorio Running On Mobile [updated]
  90. 2025-11-05 15:23 Nginx Proxy Manager 2.13 Brings Long-Awaited React Interface
  91. 2025-11-05 16:31 Fwupd 2.0.17 Released with Support for Lexar and Maxio NVMe SSDs
  92. 2025-11-05 16:55 Incus 6.18 Container & Virtual Machine Manager Released [updated]
  93. 2025-11-05 18:04 5 obscure Linux distros you've probably never heard of - but should definitely try
  94. 2025-11-05 18:06 Explore how Linux offers privacy and control without sacrificing usability as AI becomes ubiquitous
  95. 2025-11-05 18:07 Chaotic-AUR is trying to fight Arch Linux malware
  96. 2025-11-05 18:08 Red Hat, CentOS, and Oracle Linux
  97. 2025-11-05 18:09 today's howtos
  98. 2025-11-05 18:10 Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Banana Pi, and Lots More
  99. 2025-11-05 18:11 GNOME: Felipe Borges on Google Summer of Labour and Sebastian Wick on "Flatpak Happenings"
  100. 2025-11-05 18:12 Education and Events: AsiaBSDCon, FOSDEM, and More
  101. 2025-11-05 18:13 Programming Leftovers
  102. 2025-11-05 18:14 Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt (FUD) From Microsoft CISA
  103. 2025-11-05 18:15 Windows TCO and Blaming Linux for Microsoft's Hyper-V (Proprietary)
  104. 2025-11-05 18:15 Security Leftovers
  105. 2025-11-05 18:17 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Release Date and Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter
  106. 2025-11-05 18:18 Microsoft's Open Source Initiative (OSI) Promoting Slop, Openwashing by LF
  107. 2025-11-05 18:19 Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
  108. 2025-11-05 18:19 Web Browsers and Web Sites Leftovers
  109. 2025-11-05 18:20 GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
  110. 2025-11-06 02:48 Today in Techrights
  111. 2025-11-06 03:39 Debian splits ftpmaster team
  112. 2025-11-06 03:44 Latest From LWN, Microsoft Azure Falls Offline Again
  113. 2025-11-06 03:58 Back to a More Normal Life
  114. 2025-11-06 07:45 Games: The Crew Motorfest, Sonic Rumble, and More
  115. 2025-11-06 08:29 Red Hat growth slows, IBM lays off lots of workers
  116. 2025-11-06 09:15 Techrights Turns 19 in Half a Day
  117. 2025-11-06 09:33 Tux Machines Site Search Can Use Same Code as Techrights' Search
  118. 2025-11-06 10:31 Grinn GenioBoard Offers MediaTek Genio 700 SoM, Dual M.2 Expansion, and CRA-Ready Security
  119. 2025-11-06 10:33 Slimbook Titan report 7 - Nope, I'm not happy (again)
  120. 2025-11-06 10:36 Xray_OS – Arch-based Linux distribution
  121. 2025-11-06 10:36 Famed software engineer DJB tries Fil-C… likes what he sees
  122. 2025-11-06 10:39 Free and Open Source Software
  123. 2025-11-06 10:42 NVIDIA 580.105.08 Linux Graphics Driver Released with a New Environment Variable [updated]
  124. 2025-11-06 10:47 My new favorite diagnostic tool is a free, open-source Clonezilla GUI that's easier to use
  125. 2025-11-06 10:49 I once locked myself out of my files with a simple mistyped commanI once locked myself out of my files with a simple mistyped command
  126. 2025-11-06 11:00 Who Monitors The Monitor?
  127. 2025-11-06 11:08 Changing these 5 KDE settings made my Linux desktop feel faster
  128. 2025-11-06 11:10 Android Leftovers
  129. 2025-11-06 12:27 Systemd-Free Devuan GNU/Linux 6.0 Distro Is Out Based on Debian 13 “Trixie” [updated]
  130. 2025-11-06 12:40 KDE Gear 25.08.3 Is Out with More Bug Fixes, KDE Gear 25.12 Coming December 11th
  131. 2025-11-06 14:15 SUSE Hugs Buzzwords and Hack Week Project in OpenSUSE [updated]
  132. 2025-11-06 14:32 antiX-25-full-beta1 available for public testing
  133. 2025-11-06 15:13 today's howtos
  134. 2025-11-06 15:36 Security Leftovers and Windows TCO Tales
  135. 2025-11-06 15:38 Latest From Red Hat and Why "Badly Crippled IBM Can’t Be Fixed"
  136. 2025-11-06 15:38 Openwashing of Slop/Plagiarism by OSI and Hypocrisy on "Cyber Resilience" After OSI Data Breach
  137. 2025-11-06 15:39 EasyContainers GUI fix and SeaMonkey 2.53.22 compiled in woofQ2 in EasyOS
  138. 2025-11-06 15:40 Games: Steam, GCompris, FEX, and More
  139. 2025-11-06 15:41 Web Browsers: XSLT, Curl, and Firefox's Ongoing Promotion of Slop/Chaff
  140. 2025-11-06 15:42 Programming Leftovers
  141. 2025-11-06 15:43 Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards
  142. 2025-11-06 15:44 GNU/Linux, BSD, and Devices
  143. 2025-11-06 15:50 Linux Mint Devs Introduce New System Administration & System Information Tools
  144. 2025-11-06 23:00 Linux gamers on Steam finally cross over the 3% mark [updated]
  145. 2025-11-06 23:05 Blaming "Linux" for Microsoft and Hyper-V Breaches
  146. 2025-11-06 23:09 Jack Wallen on password managers for Linux and command-line tools
  147. 2025-11-07 00:57 This Site and Techrights Now a Combined Age of 40+ Years
  148. 2025-11-07 01:06 GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers [updated]
  149. 2025-11-07 02:19 ODF 1.4 Standard Set for Debut and Bluetooth 6.2 Improves BT
  150. 2025-11-07 02:20 Programming: Smalltalk and Rust
  151. 2025-11-07 02:21 Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
  152. 2025-11-07 02:22 GNU/Linux Leftovers
  153. 2025-11-07 02:58 Today in Techrights
  154. 2025-11-07 04:03 IBM is Falling (That's a Problem for Red Hat)
  155. 2025-11-07 04:47 Speaking Out for Victims of Abuse
  156. 2025-11-07 05:36 Kyle Chayka is Right, "Social [Control] Media" is Toxic, Better Off Avoided
  157. 2025-11-07 06:33 PenPot and KDE Plasma Coordination
  158. 2025-11-07 06:35 Fixing Image Thumbnails Not Showing Up in GNOME Files on Fedora Linux
  159. 2025-11-07 06:40 Radxa Cubie A7Z Single Board Computer Running Linux: Introduction to the Series
  160. 2025-11-07 06:41 ONLYOFFICE DocSpace 3.5 released: upgraded editors, smarter sharing, and stronger control
  161. 2025-11-07 06:48 Ubuntu is easily the most bloated Linux distro, but it doesn't have to be
  162. 2025-11-07 06:50 Please stop being scared of the Linux terminal
  163. 2025-11-07 06:59 GNOME 50 Ends the X11 Era After Decades
  164. 2025-11-07 07:00 SQLite 3.51 Brings New JSONB Functions and Better Performance
  165. 2025-11-07 07:08 AI Controversy Forces End of Mozilla’s Japanese SUMO Community
  166. 2025-11-07 07:14 Android Leftovers
  167. 2025-11-07 07:48 Games: SteamOS 3.7.17, CrossOver, Luanti, and More
  168. 2025-11-07 11:00 Calibre 8.14 Open-Source E-Book Manager Updates the Tolino Driver and Fixes Bugs
  169. 2025-11-07 11:33 A Parrot in Manchester
  170. 2025-11-07 11:56 Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More
  171. 2025-11-07 11:58 today's leftovers
  172. 2025-11-07 13:12 Schleswig-Holstein's Migration of Productivity Software (Dumping Microsoft) Progresses
  173. 2025-11-07 13:54 today's howtos
  174. 2025-11-07 14:23 Fedora 41 approaching end of life, Fedora 43 preview, and Fedora Silverblue on MacBook Air
  175. 2025-11-07 14:24 Programming Leftovers
  176. 2025-11-07 14:24 Debugging WordPress and Risk of Plugins
  177. 2025-11-07 15:46 BSD and ZFS Leftovers
  178. 2025-11-07 15:48 Reinventing PostgreSQL, CERN PGDay 2026 Announcement and CfP
  179. 2025-11-07 15:51 Security Leftovers and Windows TCO
  180. 2025-11-07 15:51 Events: FSF40, EU Open Source Policy Summit, and Debconf25
  181. 2025-11-07 15:56 Games: “ABCCAD” in Godot, CrossOver, and More Panic From Microsoft Circles
  182. 2025-11-07 15:57 New Release of EasyOS, Simple Xcursor Creator and Selector is Back
  183. 2025-11-07 15:58 FreeBSD, Free Software, and Openwashing
  184. 2025-11-07 16:40 Introduction to Talos Linux
  185. 2025-11-07 16:40 Huawei Launches Homegrown PCs With Custom Processors and Linux-Based OS
  186. 2025-11-07 16:41 Jack Wallen on Working as Root and Replacing Windows With GNU/Linux
  187. 2025-11-07 16:42 Rocky Linux Riding the Slop Hype and NVIDIA's Gold Rush
  188. 2025-11-07 18:02 TUXEDO InfinityBook Max 15 Gen10 Linux Laptop Announced with AMD Ryzen AI 300
  189. 2025-11-08 02:52 Today in Techrights
  190. 2025-11-08 03:07 Why We've Managed to Reach 40+ Years (as Web Sites)
  191. 2025-11-08 03:23 We've Gotten Our Normal Life Back
  192. 2025-11-08 07:17 today's howtos
  193. 2025-11-08 07:18 GNU/Linux gamers "cross over the 3% mark" and "Windows games on Linux just got better"
  194. 2025-11-08 07:20 Programming Leftovers
  195. 2025-11-08 07:21 GNU/Linux and Standards Leftovers
  196. 2025-11-08 09:32 Games: Steam, OpenMW, Lexispell, and More
  197. 2025-11-08 09:55 Our Look at Fedora 43 — With Screenshots, Elton John, and More!
  198. 2025-11-08 09:58 Introducing IncusOS!
  199. 2025-11-08 10:06 This Week in GNOME: #224 Reduced Motion
  200. 2025-11-08 10:09 Kdenlive 25.08.3 released
  201. 2025-11-08 10:10 This Week in Plasma: Virtual desktops only on the primary screen
  202. 2025-11-08 10:20 Best Free and Open Source Software
  203. 2025-11-08 10:21 LXQt 2.3 Desktop Environment Released with New Features and Enhancements [updated]
  204. 2025-11-08 10:24 Announcing the winners of the FSF40 Photo Contest
  205. 2025-11-08 10:32 The best Linux distro for Windows 10 escapees is getting a little bit better
  206. 2025-11-08 10:33 I stopped fearing the Linux terminal after learning these 5 commands
  207. 2025-11-08 10:42 This is the Linux distro I moved my non-tech family members to
  208. 2025-11-08 10:43 Arch Linux is getting easier to install
  209. 2025-11-08 10:51 Kubuntu Website Inaccessible Due to SSL Configuration Mistake
  210. 2025-11-08 10:56 today's howtos
  211. 2025-11-08 11:01 Android Leftovers
  212. 2025-11-08 11:50 Going Outdoors More Frequently, GNU/Linux Has 'Critical Mass' Already
  213. 2025-11-08 12:51 In 2023 We Took Out 'The Trash'
  214. 2025-11-08 15:19 MKVToolNix 96.0 Released with New CLI Parameter and Improved AV1/IVF Support
  215. 2025-11-08 15:43 Linux Mint Devs Introduce New System Administration & System Information Tools [updated]
  216. 2025-11-08 17:26 Security and Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt (FUD)
  217. 2025-11-08 17:27 today's howtos
  218. 2025-11-08 17:28 Fedora and Red Hat Leftovers
  219. 2025-11-08 17:28 GNU/Linux Applications: Carburetor, Discover, and More
  220. 2025-11-08 17:29 Barry Kauler on EasyOS and Easy Excalibur
  221. 2025-11-08 17:30 UNIX v4 and Unix V7 Coming Back, Sort of
  222. 2025-11-08 17:31 Programming Leftovers
  223. 2025-11-08 17:32 GNOME: GNOME on OpenBSD 7.8, Google Summer of Code 2025, and GNOME Foundation Update by IBM (the Boss)
  224. 2025-11-08 17:33 OpenSUSE Roundup and Tumbleweed Review
  225. 2025-11-08 17:34 Mozilla Unveils Firefox Support for Organizations, Sabotages the Firefox Logo, Chrome Has Serious Holes
  226. 2025-11-08 17:35 Static Site Generators (SSG) News and Promotions Thereof
  227. 2025-11-08 17:37 Audiocasts and Videos: Corelight, Linux.org, and Hackaday
  228. 2025-11-08 17:38 Hyprland 0.52 Adds Input Rotation, Forceidle, and Rendering Tweaks
  229. 2025-11-08 17:39 System76 CEO Carl Richell Reveals COSMIC Desktop Launch Date [updated]
  230. 2025-11-08 17:41 Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Events, and Standards
  231. 2025-11-08 17:41 Hardware/Gadgets: Plasma Mobile, AmberELEC, and Raspberry Pi
  232. 2025-11-09 00:58 TUXEDO InfinityBook Max 15 Gen10 Linux Laptop Announced with AMD Ryzen AI 300 [updated]
  233. 2025-11-09 03:21 Today in Techrights
  234. 2025-11-09 04:57 Sick Culture Online
  235. 2025-11-09 05:41 Productive Week Behind and Another Productive Week Ahead
  236. 2025-11-09 12:16 Proton Experimental and Hardware Leftovers
  237. 2025-11-09 12:42 Building Chromium for Slackware
  238. 2025-11-09 12:45 Luberri – Linux Mint-based distro for Basque speakers
  239. 2025-11-09 12:51 Free and Open Source Software
  240. 2025-11-09 12:55 KDE Plasma 6.6 and KDE Plasma Automatic Time Zone
  241. 2025-11-09 13:05 Introducing IncusOS! [updated]
  242. 2025-11-09 13:07 I'm finally jumping on the CachyOS bandwagon this weekend
  243. 2025-11-09 13:09 After 5 years, I’m finally leaving Ubuntu for this Linux distro
  244. 2025-11-09 13:18 5 reasons I’ve never used Arch Linux as a daily driver and never will
  245. 2025-11-09 13:50 LibraZiK – Debian-based Linux distribution for music production
  246. 2025-11-09 13:52 QuickBib – fetch BibTeX for DOIs and arXiv identifiers
  247. 2025-11-09 14:05 My handheld gaming console is also my portable Linux workstation
  248. 2025-11-09 14:07 I fell in love with Ubuntu 25.10—but only after making these 7 tweaks
  249. 2025-11-09 14:24 FreeBSD 15.0-BETA5 Now Available
  250. 2025-11-09 14:38 A Debian-Based Distro and Hardware Upgrades Come to the PINE64 RISC-V Tablet
  251. 2025-11-09 14:40 Crystal Linux: An Avant-garde Mix of Arch Linux and GNOME
  252. 2025-11-09 14:46 The original Raspberry Pi's end-of-life countdown has just started
  253. 2025-11-09 14:50 This Week in Plasma: Virtual desktops only on the primary screen [updated]
  254. 2025-11-09 14:57 Android Leftovers
  255. 2025-11-09 15:00 WINE or Emulation: Bottles 52.1 Released and Retro PC Gaming the Easy Way with DOSBox Pure Unleashed
  256. 2025-11-09 15:06 I made a portable Linux drive that boots on nearly any computer
  257. 2025-11-09 15:07 $120 GNU/Linux Gaming PC and "Is indie game dev even viable as a business in 2025?"
  258. 2025-11-09 15:08 Rocky Linux Riding the Slop Hype and NVIDIA's Gold Rush [updated]
  259. 2025-11-09 15:10 today's howtos
  260. 2025-11-09 15:12 Hardware: BeagleBoard, Raspberry Pi, and More
  261. 2025-11-09 15:13 Security Leftovers
  262. 2025-11-09 15:14 Google Summer of Labour in NetBSD, Swift Programming Language Now Available for FreeBSD
  263. 2025-11-09 15:16 Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Real Ownership, and Sharing
  264. 2025-11-09 15:18 GNU/Linux Leftovers
  265. 2025-11-09 15:52 Lupa Knows of 3,208 Active/Online Gemini Capsules, Tux Machines Currently on Top
  266. 2025-11-09 17:09 10 Days Ago We Were Down in London
  267. 2025-11-09 17:23 Next Milestone: Adding Search, Making Archives Easier to Navigate
  268. 2025-11-09 17:59 4 Arch Linux myths that need to stop spreading
  269. 2025-11-09 18:11 Open Hardware/Modding: Homelab projects, OPNsense on Proxmox, and Raspberry Pi projects to try this weekend
  270. 2025-11-09 18:17 Ventoy as "perfect travel-ready productivity toolkit" and SageMath as Mathematica replacement
  271. 2025-11-09 18:29 NebiOS X “Cappadocia” 10.0 — Final/RTM Release Notes
  272. 2025-11-09 18:31 Ikey Doherty Missing from AerynOS for Six Months [updated]
  273. 2025-11-09 18:32 New Releases: AerynOS 2025.10 and Unraid 7.2 Released [updated]
  274. 2025-11-09 18:34 Besgnulinux JWM 3-1 version is ready for use
  275. 2025-11-09 18:37 Sculpt OS release 25.10
  276. 2025-11-09 18:39 TrueNAS 25.10 Open-Source NAS Released with NVMe-oF, ZFS Enhancements [updated]
  277. 2025-11-09 18:41 OpenIndiana Snapshot 2025.10 Available
  278. 2025-11-09 18:45 Bazzite Fall Update: Fedora 43, Xbox Allies, Legion Go 2, Nvidia GTX
  279. 2025-11-09 18:57 Recent GNU/Linux Videos (via Invidious)
This coming week should be equally busy and active. Once we get back home. █

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