https://tuxmachines.org/ Do you waddle the waddle? en Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:33:27 +0000 5 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/19/KDE_Plasma_6_8_Desktop_Environment_Lands_on_October_14th_Here_s.shtml The upcoming KDE Plasma 6.8 desktop environment is expected on October 14th, 2026, with many new features and improvements. Here’s what’s to expect. Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:32:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/23/Mourning_Dan_Williams.shtml I have just received the shocking news that Dan Williams, a longtime, high-profile kernel developer Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:50:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/Free_Software_Makes_Complex_Setups_Affordable_and_Feasible.shtml frugality is nothing to be a shame of, it is generally working to one's advantage Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:28:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/LibreOffice_26_2_5_Open_Source_Office_Suite_Released_with_More_.shtml LibreOffice 26.2.5 is now available for download as the fifth point release to the LibreOffice 26.2 office suite series with 21 bug fixes. Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:13:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/26/The_Bootable_USB_Creator_Ventoy_1_1_17_added_Athena_OS_EulerOS_.shtml The new version of this free open-source software added two new Linux Distributions support Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:23:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/26/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml This is free and open source software Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:18:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/26/Linux_6_12_98.shtml I'm announcing the release of the 6.12.98 kernel Sun, 26 Jul 2026 07:56:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/26/Mobile_Open_Hardware_Modding_Jolla_PinePhone_and_More.shtml hardware picks Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:05:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/26/today_s_howtos.shtml Instructionals/Technical picks Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:03:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/26/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:08:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/Rain_at_Last.shtml On the positive side, reservoirs can fill up again, maybe by the end of this year or next year Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:49:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml FOSS and sharing Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:37:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml 3 more links Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:36:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/Open_Hardware_Modding_Home_Assistant_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.shtml hardware leftovers Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:35:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/Canonical_Ubuntu_Leftovers.shtml good, bad, and shallow Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:34:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/Ubuntu_26_04_File_Manager_This_Week_in_GNOME_GUADEC_and_More.shtml GNOME and GTK Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:33:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/The_Fedora_45_Sausage_Factory_Fedora_Turns_to_Slop_Red_Hat_Sell.shtml disappointing stuff Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:32:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/OpenSUSE_Planet_News_Roundup_and_Tumbleweed_s_Review_of_the_Wee.shtml OpenSUSE news Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/Games_New_Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU_Linux_Builds_Nouveau_Revi.shtml 3 stories Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:29:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/today_s_howtos.shtml Instructionals/Technical picks Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:01:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/Applications_OpenShot_proctmux_and_Midscroll.shtml Applications related picks Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/Linux_Plumbers_Conference_2026_registration_open_and_graphics_n.shtml Linux and graphics Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:57:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/Recent_Audiocasts_Shows_Videos_About_GNU_Linux_and_Software_Fre.shtml mostly Invidious Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:56:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/Security_Leftovers.shtml Security related picks Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:18:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Development stories Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:17:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/Openwashing_OpenUK_Wants_GAFAM_Front_Groups_Microsoft_OSI_Speak.shtml 4 new examples of corporate twists Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:16:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/Wine_11_14.shtml The Wine development release 11.14 is now available Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:44:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/Games_Project_Zomboid_Weather_the_Swarm_Denuvo_Anti_Tamper_DRM_.shtml games leftovers Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:12:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/We_Really_Need_Rain.shtml it's bad for flora and fauna Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:51:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/Android_Leftovers.shtml I used my Android phone without a home screen for a week, and I loved it Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:32:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/Proprietary_Entrapment_Microsoft_GitHub_Versus_FreeBSD.shtml bad news Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:28:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/MagicX_Mini_Dream_new_OLED_handheld_with_Android_and_Linux_vari.shtml MagicX has revealed details of its next handheld which is expected to be released this year Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:20:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/3_Linux_distros_that_run_on_2_8GB_of_RAM_when_even_the_lightwei.shtml I've usually trusted the word "lightweight" on a Linux distro's homepage Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:17:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/As_Ubuntu_embraces_AI_Debian_discusses_banning_all_AI_generated.shtml The rapid development of LLM coding tools has forced the open-source community to ask itself the question... Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:13:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/Your_first_Linux_distro_shouldn_t_be_a_beginner_distro_here_s_w.shtml Any time you look into switching to Linux Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:10:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml This is free and open source software Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Mike_Masnick_Was_Right_About_Lady_Streisand.shtml Lady Streisand shows this approach can backfire Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:48:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/This_Week_in_Plasma_Auto_Lock_and_Unlock_for_Remote_Desktop_Ses.shtml This week saw a bunch of work on some core infrastructure components, like the RDP server, login greeter, and screen configuration tooling Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:37:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/Murena_Workspace_Excellent_idea_some_rough_edges.shtml Now that I have /e/OS installed on the Fairphone, and now that I'm using this de-Googled Android Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:35:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/Stable_kernels_Linux_7_1_5_Linux_6_18_40_Linux_6_12_97_Linux_6_.shtml I'm announcing the release of the 7.1.5 kernel Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:31:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/Guatemala_New_Highs_for_GNU_Linux_5_in_Summer_of_2026.shtml Guatemala is gradually adopting GNU/Linux, at a steady pace Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:28:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/25/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:13:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml mostly GNU/Linux Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:13:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Linux_Kernel_Space_Leftovers.shtml Linux and more Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:12:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Linux_Pays_for_Bloat.shtml CVEs galore Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:11:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Linux_Devices_and_Open_Hardware.shtml hardware centric picks Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:10:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/today_s_howtos.shtml Instructionals/Technical picks Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:09:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml FOSS leftovers Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:08:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_Feed_Readers_News_and_Videos.shtml mostly Mozilla Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:07:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Software_Freedom_Digital_Sovereignty.shtml "Digital Independence" drives Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:07:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Development related picks Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:06:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Security_Leftovers.shtml Security related picks or news Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:04:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Red_Hat_and_Fedora_Leftovers.shtml mostly Red Hat blog Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:04:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/CIQ_and_AlmaLinux_RHEL_Clones_and_Security_Sales_Pitch.shtml pair of items Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:02:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Fedora_44_templates_available_for_Qubes_OS_4_3_Qubes_OS_Summit_.shtml Some Qubes news Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:01:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/XFS_Weakness_Impacts_RHEL_and_Related_Distros.shtml Dubbed RefluXFS by the Qualys Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/23/Ubuntu_Changes_Canonical_Upselling.shtml Canonical and Ubuntu leftovers Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:36:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Red_Hat_on_Slop_and_Servers.shtml mostly from redhat.com Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:05:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Games_Space_Battles_Proton_Steam_Machine_with_SteamOS_Linux_and.shtml mostly GamingOnLinux Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:01:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Ubuntu_Touch_OTA_2_0_Officially_Released_for_Supported_Linux_Ph.shtml Ubuntu Touch OTA 2.0 rolls out with support for Nothing Phone (1) and Zinwa Q25, the ability to adapt for device notches and rounded corners, improved web compatibility, and more. Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:28:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/8_Years_Without_Flying.shtml It used to be an annual thing Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Linuxiac_is_Dead_It_s_a_Slopfarm_Composed_With_LLMs.shtml We won't link to it, we're done [...] If you wish to support journalism about GNU/Linux, do not visit or link to slop Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:53:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Slop_Versus_Free_Software_and_Linux.shtml 4 picks Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:04:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/All_About_Proton.shtml Linux gaming has come a long way Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:14:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/The_smallest_desktop_OS_you_ve_never_heard_of.shtml KolibriOS is an open-source project that brings you an entire operating system in just over a megabyte Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:59:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Sega_Dreamcast_and_Linux_Gaming.shtml The funny thing about following Linux development is that you learn the kernel is compatible with more hardware than you originally thought Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:56:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/My_Linux_laptop_runs_better_now_that_I_treat_it_like_a_server.shtml My Linux machines are either running Proxmox or they're running CachyOS with bleeding-edge desktop software and the latest in hardware Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:52:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/22/COSMIC_1_4_Desktop_Environment_Introduces_New_Default_Sound_The.shtml COSMIC 1.4 desktop environment is now available with improvements to COSMIC Settings, COSMIC Panel, COSMIC Monitor, COSMIC Launcher, COSMIC Files, COSMIC Applets, COSMIC Workspaces, and more. Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:46:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Immutable_Linux_distros_are_not_the_only_way_to_build_a_system_.shtml Immutable Linux distros absolutely deserve all of the attention they get Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:42:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Fedora_quietly_turned_into_a_serious_gaming_distro_while_everyo.shtml If you had gathered a congregation of Linux gamers into a single room and asked them which distro they use Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:39:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/I_switched_from_Zorin_to_elementary_OS_for_a_Mac_like_PC_experi.shtml When it comes to finding the perfect Linux distro Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:35:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Stop_believing_these_myths_about_Qubes_OS_It_s_much_easier_than.shtml If you've heard of Qubes, you've probably heard about its steep hardware requirements or difficulty of use Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:29:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/5_signs_you_re_using_the_wrong_Linux_distro.shtml Linux isn't really just one operating system. It's the bones of an operating system Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:17:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/This_single_KDE_Plasma_feature_solves_Linux_s_biggest_multi_mon.shtml Instead of treating every display as one large workspace, Plasma now lets each monitor switch independently Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:06:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Melanoides_Tuberculatus.shtml it has been extremely satisfying (and very easy) to deal with these creatures Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:58:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/I_m_not_upgrading_to_Windows_11_but_I_m_not_tolerating_Linux_ei.shtml I love the excitement of a new operating system, but I'm not upgrading my old laptop to Windows 11 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:49:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Quiting_the_Addictive_Fake.shtml Life is too short to be stuck inside a skinnerbox Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:43:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Share_Food_and_Water.shtml Sharing is caring Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:56:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Another_Week_Comes_to_an_End.shtml It's Friday already! Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:46:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Getting_Back_to_99_99_Reliability_Availability.shtml We'll soon need to apply some kernel patches, then reboot Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:40:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Android_Leftovers.shtml Your Android phone is downgrading your Bluetooth headphones, and one developer setting fixes it Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:08:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/GNU_Linux_Measured_at_5_3_in_Costa_Rica.shtml 3 weeks later we see it approaching 6% [...] Almost none can escape the allure of the only potent rival to Vista 11 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:04:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml This is free and open source software Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:54:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Four_Birds.shtml there's a mental and physical health benefit Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:31:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/24/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:58:00 +0000