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Debian 13.6 “Trixie” Released with 124 Bug Fixes and 120 Security Updates

Coming less than two months after Debian 13.5, the Debian 13.6 release is here to provide users with updated ISOs for those who want to deploy the latest Debian 13 “Trixie” operating system series on new hardware without downloading lots of updates after the installation or those who had issues with the previous ISO releases.

KDE Frameworks 6.28 Released with Support for New KRunner Conversion Units

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Ubuntu 25.10 Reached End of Life, It’s Time to Upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

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PipeWire 1.6.8 Improves JACK/MIDI Support for Ardour, SOFA Filter, and More

Coming three weeks after PipeWire 1.6.7, the PipeWire 1.6.8 release fixes a data race in JACK’s jack_port_get_buffer() function that could cause lost MIDI events in the Ardour DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) when called from concurrent threads, and adds normalize and latency options to the SOFA filter.

Wireshark 4.6.7 Released with Updated Protocol Support, Bug and Security Fixes

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GStreamer 1.28.5 Multimedia Framework Adds Support for H.266/VVC Decoding

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Safety Over Bans: Internet Society Challenges App Store Age Verification

Imagine having to provide a government ID before downloading an app to clock in at work, submit homework, check the weather, or access your bank account. Under a new Texas law, that could become a reality for millions of people.

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 22, 2026

Octopus in the Pacific Ocean

Updated This Past Day

  1. Techrights and Tux Machines Subjected to Cyberattacks for Several Weeks
    In the past I spoke to the cybercrime unit of British Police. Maybe it's time to do so again.
  2. Microsoft Under Investigation for Breaches of Law in the UK
    Just like the Microsofters

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  3. Links 21/05/2026: "Declining America" and Why Slop 'Code' is Made to Fail
    Links for the day
  4. The Register MS Has Become a 'Content' Farm Promoting Slop for Hostile Corporations
    Now they call it "PARTNER CONTENT" - not "SPONSORED" - as if semantics make the difference
  5. Latest Example of Widespread Fake Assertions (False News) About "Hey Hi"
    The false narrative of "Hey Hi layoffs"
  6. Links 21/05/2026: Facebook Rewarded With Tax Breaks to Destroy the Environment and Cause Global Warming, Shortages, Pollution; SpaceX (SPCX) Continues Losing Billions of Dollars
    Links for the day
  7. Codecs and Software Patents - Part VIII - GNU Audio/Video Team Has Chosen the AV1 Video Codec and It Explains Why (They've Researched Their Options)
    AV1 video codec will be used to encode and share GNU videos online
  8. Dr. Stallman Helps Establish Free Software Advocacy Outside the Free Software Foundation (FSF) as Well
    The ideals or principles of Free Software needn't be centralised or monopolised; they can be federated
  9. 22 Years of Tux Machines and a Community Stronger Than Ever Before
    We've already received some feedback from the community and improved it accordingly
  10. More Microsoft Layoffs on the Way (June and July 2026)
    with or without PIPs
  11. LWN Sponsored by the Linux Foundation (Monopolies)
    We must be able to casually point this out
  12. The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part XXIX - European Patent Office (EPO) Tells Staff "Speaking up" is Good, But Not When the "Brother-in-law" of EPO's President Does Cocaine
    Do we still have a functioning democracy and potent press?
  13. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  14. IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
    IRC logs for Wednesday, May 20, 2026
  15. Gemini Links 21/05/2026: Immigration, Slop, and Slop 'Code' Suggestions Infesting Code Repositories
    Links for the dayGemini Links 21/05/2026: Immigration, Slop, and Slop 'Code' Suggestions Infesting Code Repositories
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    2386 /n/2024/09/15/Very_Few_Invidious_Instances_Still_Work_for_Video_Playback.shtml
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    763 /n/2026/05/15/IBM_s_Kyndryl_in_Trouble_Mass_Layoffs_Payroll_Problems_Buybacks.shtml
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