https://tuxmachines.org/ Do you waddle the waddle? en Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:38:33 +0000 5 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/04/Where_to_Celebrate_Our_23rd_Anniversary.shtml Winter is approaching and when winter is over our community turns 23 Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:37:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/04/COSMIC_bans_all_AI_generated_submissions_because_its_maintainer.shtml Whether 2026 will become the "year of Linux" is highly debatable, but one thing is objectively true... Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:49:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/LibreOffice_26_8_1_Open_Source_Office_Suite_Released_with_40_Bu.shtml LibreOffice 26.8.1 open-source office suite is now available for download as the first point release to the LibreOffice 26.2 office suite series with 40 bug fixes. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:16:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/Wine_11_19.shtml The Wine development release 11.19 is now available Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:14:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/04/These_are_the_3_Linux_distros_I_recommend_to_tech_illiterate_pe.shtml If you've heard people talking about Linux Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:19:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/04/Darktable_5_6_2_Adds_White_Balance_Presets_for_Leica_SL3_P_and_.shtml Darktable 5.6.2 open-source RAW image editor is now available for download with white balance presets for Leica SL3-P and Sony Alpha 7R VI cameras, as well as various bug fixes. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:22:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/04/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml Linux, FOSS, and more Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:56:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/04/Web_Browsers_Servers_Orion_for_GNU_Linux_Slop_Bots_and_Kiwi_TCM.shtml 3 picks for today Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:54:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/04/today_s_howtos.shtml Instructionals/Technical picks Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:53:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/04/Games_Proton_Experimental_Steam_Frame_and_More.shtml gaming picks Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:52:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/04/KDE_Akademy_2026_and_Kirigami_Addons_1_15_0.shtml KDE picks Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:50:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/04/Operating_Systems_NetBSD_OpenSUSE_Qubes_and_Ubuntu.shtml 4 picks Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:45:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/04/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_FPGAs_OpenWrt_vs_OPNsense.shtml hardware picks Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:44:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/04/Security_Leftovers.shtml Security picks Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:42:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/04/My_unsupported_Kindle_runs_Linux_now_and_it_s_more_useful_than_.shtml It runs Linux. It always has Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:17:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/04/These_4_powerful_Linux_features_have_no_equivalent_in_Windows.shtml Four Linux features in particular reflect design choices that Windows has never matched in the same way Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:15:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/04/These_6_operating_systems_inspired_Windows_and_Linux_and_one_is.shtml Both systems have a rich history, and they both draw a lot of inspiration from operating systems of yore Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:10:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/04/Android_Leftovers.shtml Android 17 QPR3 Beta 1 Released for Pixel Phones Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:02:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/04/Programming_and_Standards_Leftovers.shtml Development and more Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:39:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/04/Don_t_dare_call_corporate_state_strategy_a_conspiracy_NO_MORE.shtml They had spent the last year or so pushing discussion of things like systemd’s scope creep (among others) out of the regular support/topical forums for causing “flame wars” and being “off topic” Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:39:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/04/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml This is free and open source software Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:06:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/04/LinuxTV_Debian_based_Linux_distribution_designed_for_television.shtml LinuxTV is a Debian-based Linux distribution designed for computers connected to a television Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:58:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/04/KStars_3_8_5_Released.shtml For Linux users, it's highly recommended to use the official KStars Flatpak hosted at Flathub Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:54:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/04/Stable_kernels_Linux_7_2_9_Linux_6_18_55_Linux_6_12_112_Linux_6.shtml I'm announcing the release of the 7.2.9 kernel Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:49:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/04/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:18:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/GNU_Linux_Operating_System_Market_Share_in_Singapore.shtml the median overt the past 2 years would be somewhere around 6% Sat, 03 Oct 2026 21:52:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/Network_Degraded_No_More.shtml The birds fixed it all Sat, 03 Oct 2026 21:35:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/GNU_Linux_in_Asia_is_Showing_Shifting_Interests.shtml Asia's largest population Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:45:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml mostly GNU/Linux, as usual Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:48:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/Audiocasts_Shows_mintCast_Linux_Kernel_Report_amd_Greg_KH_on_Se.shtml 3 new ones Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:46:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/today_s_howtos.shtml Instructionals/Technical picks Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:44:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/OpenSUSE_Tumbleweed_Review_of_the_Week_and_OBS_Launching_the_Co.shtml OpenSUSE leftovers Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:43:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/Debian_and_Canonical_Ubuntu_Leftovers.shtml mostly the latter Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:42:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/Open_Hardware_Modding_Fairphone_Altera_and_More.shtml half a dozen for today Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:40:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Education_Coding.shtml FOSS and more Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:39:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/Events_Prague_Events_and_First_Akademy_Experience_Graz.shtml a pair of summaries Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:38:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/Security_Leftovers.shtml Security patches and more Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:36:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/Michael_Catanzaro_Exits_Red_Hat_or_Terminated_Writes_About_Slop.shtml 2 posts Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:35:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/Release_of_Fedora_based_Qubes_OS_4_3_2_and_Red_Hat_s_Latest_Flu.shtml IBM and related matters Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:34:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/Games_Lunar_Lander_On_The_PDP_1_SteamOS_Steam_Survey_and_More.shtml gaming news Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:33:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/Parrot_OS_7_4_Released_with_AnonSurf_6_0_Updated_Raspberry_Pi_I.shtml Parrot OS 7.4 security-oriented distribution is now available for download with Linux kernel 7.1, updated tools, optimized builds, updated Raspberry Pi and ARM images, and other changes. Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:55:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/GNU_Linux_Still_Flying_High_on_Laptop_Desktop_in_North_America.shtml Microsoft without a Windows monopoly is just slop vapourware or some other company's LLM sold as "Microsoft" or "Copilot" Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:38:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/today_s_leftovers.shtml Linux mostly Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:20:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Development leftovers Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:20:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/Android_Leftovers.shtml My Android tablet had an expiration date, and I ignored it Sat, 03 Oct 2026 07:49:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/4_ways_Windows_is_trying_to_sabotage_your_Linux_dual_boot.shtml Dual-booting Windows and Linux can work well Sat, 03 Oct 2026 07:32:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Ubuntu_26_10_Beta_Rust_Obsession_Breaking_Ubuntu_Canonical_Seem.shtml Canonical/Ubuntu stories Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:59:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Alternatives_to_Roxio_Easy_VHS_to_DVD.shtml This series looks at the best free and open source alternatives to products offered by Corel Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:55:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/Zohara_OS_Arch_based_Linux_distribution_for_Windows_users.shtml Zohara OS is an Arch-based Linux distribution designed to provide a familiar environment for people moving from Windows Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:40:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/What_it_costs_to_build_AOSP_16_on_a_2010_IBM_x3650_M3.shtml I needed to build /e/OS to work on the prototype of a new feature Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:38:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/This_Week_in_Plasma_6_8_Beta_2_Keep_Testing.shtml This week, Plasma 6.8 continues to pass through the bug-fixing process in preparation for its release on October 14th Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:32:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/Slimbook_Titan_report_10_Lots_of_progress_finally.shtml The Gaming mode most likely resolves whatever gremlins plagued the buggy default BIOS power management function, and Kubuntu 22.04 cooperates nicely Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:27:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/Banana_Pi_BPI_CM7_with_Allwinner_H618_Wi_Fi_5_and_Armbian_suppo.shtml Software support includes Android and Linux. Banana Pi documents an Armbian 24.11.1 Jammy image based on Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS with a Linux 5.4.125 legacy sunxi64 kernel Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:23:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/GNU_Linux_Rises_in_Russia_Closer_to_5_Among_Russian_Users.shtml Based on statCounter, which less than a day ago released new data (for October), Russian usage of GNU/Linux is increasing Sat, 03 Oct 2026 05:19:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Sat, 03 Oct 2026 04:31:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/GNU_Linux_Approaches_7_in_Japan.shtml sharp increases or uptake of GNU/Linux in the land of the rising sun Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:47:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/today_s_leftovers.shtml GNU/Linux mostly Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:53:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_EasyOS_Tumbleweed_Nitrux_an.shtml OS news Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:53:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Education_Conferences.shtml FOSS and more Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:52:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Content_Management_Systems_CMS_Static_Site_Generators_SSG_Hugo_.shtml 3 picks Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:49:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/PostgreSQL_Pgpool_II_4_7_3_and_Select_Locks_In_PostgreSQ.shtml PostgreSQL picks Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:48:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Programming_Rust_Release_and_More.shtml Development related leftovers Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:47:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/BSD_Now_OpenZFS_and_OpenBSD_Picks.shtml BSD news Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:45:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Games_Steam_Ubisoft_Halo_and_Much_More.shtml gaming leftovers Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:44:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/IBM_s_Red_Hat_Selling_Slop_and_More_Says_Master.shtml IBM is IBM... Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:43:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/_Linux_Foundation_and_Linux_in_Slop_Package_Promotion_of_Plagia.shtml handful of PR pieces Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:31:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Open_Hardware_Modding_Arduino_Raspberry_Pi_and_Lots_More.shtml hardware related picks Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Mozilla_Promoting_Slop_Plagiarism_Thunderbird_Report_New_Tor_Br.shtml good and bad Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:28:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Security_Leftovers.shtml Security patches and more Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:26:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/24/Qualcomm_Snapdragon_X2.shtml Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon X2 Linux Developer Preview Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:24:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Latest_Debian_13_Trixie_Kernel_Security_Update_Patches_More_Tha.shtml The latest Linux kernel security update for Debian GNU/Linux 13 “Trixie” fixes no less than 1313 vulnerabilities that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information leaks. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:50:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/50_Years_of_Doing_What_One_Loves.shtml This site turns 23 in summer Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:38:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml FOSS and more Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:24:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Development picks Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:21:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Android_Leftovers.shtml I changed a couple of Android settings and now my phone charges so much faster Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:19:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Network_Degraded.shtml The datacentre where our community put the site and manages the site recently had a network incident Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:52:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Why_is_it_called_a_terminal_emulator.shtml Once you start to dabble with Linux Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:31:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/This_Linux_experiment_convinced_me_to_stop_dual_booting_Windows.shtml Over the last year, I've been using Linux more consistently Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:29:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/OpenMandriva_Lx_26_09_ROME_Released_with_KDE_Plasma_6_7_and_Lin.shtml OpenMandriva Lx 26.09 ROME distribution is now available for download with the KDE Plasma 6.7, GNOME 50.3, and Xfce 4.20 desktop environments, Linux kernel 7.2, Snap support, and more. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:05:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/IPFire_2_29_Core_Update_204_is_available_for_testing.shtml It's time for another housekeeping release of IPFire. We have been working behind the scenes on a lot of exciting things that we will roll out with the upcoming releases Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:03:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Audacity_4_0_1_Audio_Editor_Restores_Keyboard_Shortcuts_from_Au.shtml Audacity 4.0.1 open-source audio editor is now available for download with keyboard shortcuts from Audacity 3, exporting of tracks or labelled regions to its own file, and other changes. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml This is free and open source software Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:57:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Ryoku_Arch_based_Linux_distribution.shtml Ryoku is an Arch Linux-based distribution offering an opinionated Wayland desktop designed around a single reproducible system definition Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:49:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/25/The_Netherlands_joins_Europe_s_gradual_migration_from_Windows_t.shtml Something very interesting is happening over in Europe in the world of FOSS Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:47:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/This_Month_in_KDE_Linux_September_2026.shtml Welcome to this edition of This Month in KDE Linux, dedicated to KDE’s next-generation operating system Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:40:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Interview_with_Liam_Quin.shtml GIMP is Free and Libre Open Source Software, but none of it is possible without the people who create with and contribute to it Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:38:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Fri, 02 Oct 2026 04:56:00 +0000