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Parrot 7.0 Ethical Hacking Distro Released with KDE Plasma, RISC-V Support

Based on the latest Debian 13 “Trixie” operating system series and powered by Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, the Parrot 7.0 release ships with KDE Plasma as the default desktop environment on Wayland, which was tweaked to make it as lightweight as possible, along with a classic terminal green style across the entire system.

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 25, 2025

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  1. "Digital Sovereignty" Impossible in Europe as Long as Officials Are in the Pockets of American Companies
    If these institutions cannot facilitate "Digital Sovereignty", then it's time for a reboot
  2. Richard M. Stallman: Stop Calling Slop "AI"
    He speaks of "bullshit generators" and "bullshit summaries"
  3. The News Industry Isn't Dying, It's Being Assassinated
    The issue isn't lack of capital but a lack of will to devote capital to journalistic activity

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  4. Spanish Blogs Covering EPO Abuses and EPO Management is 'Pulling a Marcos' After Cocainegate
    The EPO's PR tactics now resemble those of third-world countries
  5. Google News is Promoting Fake News About Linux and Proton Today
    Google News promoting slopfarms
  6. IBM RAs Seem to be Impacting "AI" (Slop) Despite IBM CEO Saying It's IBM's Growth Area
    Is another wave of layoffs afoot?
  7. Gemini Links 24/11/2025: Fasting, Kinetic Energy, and More on Old Tech (PS/2 and eBay)
    Links for the day
  8. Links 24/11/2025: “Agentic OS” Backlash and Cheeto White House Capitulating to Moscow
    Links for the day
  9. Links 24/11/2025: "Court Ends Dragnet Electricity Surveillance Program in Sacramento," SUSE Talks "Buying European"
    Links for the day
  10. What if "Year of GNU/Linux on the Desktop" Also Spells Rebound for Desktops?
    the mobile hype seems to have peaked already and the relative share of mobile seems to be declining, more so this past year
  11. Slopfarms Work All Year Long, With Fake IBM News Spread Irrationally and Mindlessly
    "Expect IBM and others to try to sneak out unfavorable announcements on Friday."
  12. After Bluewashing the Red Hat Layoffs Seem to Carry on
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  13. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  14. IRC Proceedings: Sunday, November 23, 2025
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