https://tuxmachines.org/ Do you waddle the waddle? en Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:41:10 +0000 5 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Ubuntu_27_04_Tenacious_T_Rex_Is_Slated_for_Release_on_April_22n.shtml Canonical’s next major Ubuntu release, Ubuntu 27.04 “Tenacious T-Rex,” has been slated for release on April 22nd, 2027, and it’s expected to come with the GNOME 52 desktop environment and Linux kernel 7.6. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:32:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/08/Gentoo_infrastructure_sponsors_wanted.shtml Gentoo Linux is made possible by many community donations and sponsors, together with the enthusiastic work of our developers Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:11:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Ubuntu_s_Myna_Speech_to_Text_App_Is_Now_Available_as_a_Technolo.shtml Ubuntu’s Myna local speech-to-text application is now available for public testing on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.10. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:35:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/10/Torvalds_on_Slop_and_NVIDIA_Kernel_News.shtml 3 picks Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:24:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Linux_7_3_rc7.shtml Shortlog appended Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:21:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/ScummVM_2026_4_0_is_Never_slop_No_Plagiarism_by_LLMs_GNU_Linux_.shtml 2 picks Tue, 13 Oct 2026 04:44:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/10/KDE_Plasma_6_8_Desktop_Environment_Is_Now_Available_for_Public_.shtml KDE Plasma 6.8 desktop environment is now available for public beta testing with various new features, improvements, and bug fixes. Here’s what’s new! Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:09:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/Security_and_Windows_TCO_Leftovers.shtml Security patches and more Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:40:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/Free_Libre_Software_and_Sharing_Leftovers.shtml FOSS and more Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:40:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml mostly GNU/Linux Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:39:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/Devices_WiFi_Router_Does_Software_Defined_Radio_and_a_Look_at_P.shtml mostly UEFI Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:38:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/Audiocasts_Shows_Late_Night_Linux_Linux_User_Space_and_More.shtml 3 new episodes Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:36:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/today_s_howtos.shtml Instructionals/Technical leftovers Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:36:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/Useful_Snippets_Around_KDE_and_Krita_Monthly_Report.shtml KDE leftovers Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:35:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/China_s_openKylin_3_0_Released_a_Look_at_openEuler.shtml Chinese Linux Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:34:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/Gentoo_s_plea_not_to_use_uv_build_and_Gentoo_Is_Looking_for_Inf.shtml Gentoo leftovers Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:33:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/Red_Hat_Promoting_Slop_and_More.shtml Latest from Red Hat Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:31:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/Ubuntu_Disrupted_in_Second_DDoS_Attack_This_Year_and_Ubuntu_27_.shtml 2 picks Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/Web_Browsers_JS_CSS_and_Firefox.shtml WWW related picks Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:29:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/Open_Hardware_Mobile_Systems_With_Linux_and_More.shtml hardware centric news Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:28:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/Content_Management_Systems_CMS_WordPress_and_Kiwi_TCMS_News_How.shtml 3 picks Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:27:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Development picks Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:27:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/Android_Leftovers.shtml My Bluetooth headphones sounded unusually quiet until I changed this Android setting Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:41:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/PlugMate_and_PlugClaw_Review_Thumb_sized_Android_based_private_.shtml Each is a complete, self-contained computer the size of a USB stick (its own processor, memory, and encrypted storage) that runs a private, hardened Android system called PlugOS Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:27:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/Lindows_OS_Debian_based_Linux_distribution_for_Windows_users.shtml Lindows OS is a Debian-based Linux distribution designed to make the transition from Microsoft Windows to Linux as straightforward as possible Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:19:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/PrismLinux_Arch_based_Linux_distribution_with_four_desktop_opti.shtml PrismLinux is an Arch-based Linux distribution that aims to provide a straightforward desktop experience with practical defaults Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:17:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/Games_GNU_Linux_Steam_Deck_Steam_Machine_SEEDS_Echoes_Beneath_t.shtml gaming picks Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:26:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/Network_Chores_and_Hub_Rebooted.shtml It seems like the ISP did some maintenance overnight at around midnight Tue, 13 Oct 2026 02:28:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/Windows_Lost_Over_5_Market_Share_in_Asia_in_the_Past_Year_Alone.shtml Windows has lost considerable market share in the continent representing almost 60% of the world's population Tue, 13 Oct 2026 01:54:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Tue, 13 Oct 2026 01:48:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Mozilla_Firefox_159_Enters_Public_Beta_Testing_with_Wayland_Imp.shtml Firefox 159 open-source web browser is now available for public beta testing with Wayland improvements, better support for importing Google Chrome bookmarks, and other changes. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:22:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/October_2026_Microsoft_Mass_Layoffs_and_the_Demise_of_Windows.shtml The US with its bizarre, treasonous flirtations (with Putin, the US President acts as if the problem is Ukraine, not Russia) will embolden Europe to dump Microsoft and Windows even more urgently Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:37:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/OpenSSH_Ships_on_Every_Mac_Linux_Server_and_Windows_PC_Its_Crea.shtml OpenSSH creator Theo de Raadt was pushed out of NetBSD, lost a DARPA grant and fought half of open source. Now his paranoid code guards the world's servers. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:22:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/The_best_thing_about_Debian_is_how_old_all_of_its_software_is.shtml Debian’s old software is often discussed as its biggest weakness when compared to other distros Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:01:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/KDE_Plasma_is_getting_its_own_safe_mode_and_it_ll_start_appeari.shtml It's no secret that I love KDE Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:52:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Proprietary_Software_Windows_TCO_Security_and_More.shtml more leftovers Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:22:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Android_Leftovers.shtml Someone ported Pixel 11’s Rambler voice-to-text to other Android phones Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:20:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/GNU_Linux_and_Free_Software_Leftovers.shtml mostly GNU/Linux Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:13:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/New_Releases_Kodi_22_RC1_and_BleachBit_Released_6_0_5_Beta.shtml almost final Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:03:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_Abietec_Zymbit.shtml Hardware picks Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:02:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/today_s_howtos.shtml Instructionals/Technical picks Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Ubuntu_doesn_t_care_enough_about_desktop_users_and_Linux_Mint_i.shtml Ubuntu remains the most recognizable name in desktop Linux Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:56:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Kernel_GPIO_proc_AMD.shtml Linux picks Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:56:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Audiocasts_Shows_Linux_Saloon_and_Wonders_of_Web_Weaving.shtml 2 new ones Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:53:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Mozilla_Firefox_158_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s.shtml Mozilla Firefox 158 open-source web browser is now available for download with improved PDF handling, New Tab page updates, improved form filling in the Smart Window, and more. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:40:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Tackling_Crime.shtml DDoS attacks are cyber crimes Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:19:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/How_To_Geek_Linux_Terminal_and_Linux_Commands.shtml The best Linux terminal isn't something you can download, you have to build it yourself like this Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:17:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml This is free and open source software Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:57:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Blunux_Arch_based_Linux_distribution_with_KDE_Plasma.shtml Blunux is an Arch-based Linux distribution designed to make Arch Linux accessible to newcomers while retaining the flexibility experienced users expect Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:51:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Review_Abora_OS_4_0_and_Butterbian_0_5_0.shtml Abora OS is a Linux distribution based on NixOS Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:45:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/ZOTAC_CM5_PICO_Fanless_Industrial_PC_with_Dual_HDMI_and_M_2_Exp.shtml ZOTAC ships the system with Raspberry Pi OS based on Debian 13 and lists Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:43:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Standards.shtml FOSS and more Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:36:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Development picks Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:33:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Stable_kernels_Linux_7_2_10_and_Linux_6_18_56.shtml I'm announcing the release of the 7.2.10 kernel Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:21:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Robert_X_Cringely_Deserved_More_Recognition.shtml From what I can gather, almost nobody has mentioned the news of his passing except quips in social control media and his neighbour (Miller) Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:47:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Going_to_London.shtml We'll go there again soon Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:16:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Mon, 12 Oct 2026 01:50:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/North_America_GNU_Linux_Touches_21_This_Weekend.shtml average of 14% "market share" for GNU/Linux this weekend Mon, 12 Oct 2026 01:31:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/netsplit_de_Back_Up.shtml Self-hosting things isn't the simplest thing, but independence and autonomy is better than being a vassal Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:57:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Maintenance_Over_the_Next_Couple_of_Days.shtml network maintenance Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:16:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/GNU_Linux_Rises_in_the_US_While_the_Government_Bans_Microsoft_f.shtml Microsoft is obviously aware of this, as it's spying on every PC Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:04:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Android_Leftovers.shtml Asus Googlebook 14 Review: For Android, By Android Sun, 11 Oct 2026 15:43:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_October_11th_2026.shtml The 313th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending October 11th, 2026. Sun, 11 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.1.shtml This is free and open source software Sun, 11 Oct 2026 15:26:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Anthares_OS_Debian_based_desktop_Linux_distribution.shtml Anthares OS is a Debian-based Linux distribution designed to make everyday computing easier without requiring users to become familiar with the command line Sun, 11 Oct 2026 15:18:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/today_s_leftovers.shtml GNU/Linux mostly Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:47:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml FOSS picks Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:46:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Development picks Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:45:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_SBCs_and_More.shtml gadgets and Linux Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:44:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Will_Linux_phones_become_a_viable_alternative_to_the_Android_iO.shtml Five years ago, Linux phones looked like they were poised to become a viable alternative to the Android/iOS duopoly that has an iron grip on the mobile phone industry Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:42:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/BSD_Leftovers.shtml BSD, mostly FreeBSD Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:25:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Games_AnyPS5_New_Steam_Games_and_More.shtml gaming picks Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:25:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/A_software_company_evicted_the_Linux_community_in_2005_and_its_.shtml Linux began as Linus Torvalds' pet project, and he never expected it to leave his bedroom Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:17:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/This_50MB_operating_system_can_resurrect_your_old_PC.shtml I gave it another chance with Damn Small Linux Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:07:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/4_super_lightweight_distros_that_beat_Linux_Mint_on_older_lapto.shtml If you need a Linux distro that could run on nearly anything Sun, 11 Oct 2026 07:50:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Not_Mainstream_But_Not_Niche_Either.shtml We've in our twenty third year Sun, 11 Oct 2026 07:42:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml This is free and open source software Sun, 11 Oct 2026 07:39:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/ArchiveOS_beginner_friendly_KDE_Plasma_Linux_distribution.shtml ArchiveOS is a desktop Linux distribution designed for everyday computing, with particular attention to people who are new to Linux Sun, 11 Oct 2026 07:22:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/For_statCounter_GNU_Linux_Rebounds_in_the_US.shtml In the US, many use GNU/Linux - far more than years ago Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:38:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Koozali_SME_Server_11_0_Release_Announcement.shtml Koozali SME Server 11.0 Release Notes Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:04:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Is_COSMIC_DE_mogging_KDE_Plasma.shtml But of course, COSMIC doesn't try to compare here Sun, 11 Oct 2026 04:18:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Creating_distro_build_tooling_for_a_small_community.shtml I found the post-systemd era rather unfun and daunting in general Sun, 11 Oct 2026 04:16:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/GNU_Linux_in_Germany_2026.shtml Europe is moving, it's moving away from Windows Sun, 11 Oct 2026 04:13:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Sun, 11 Oct 2026 01:50:00 +0000