https://tuxmachines.org/ Do you waddle the waddle? en Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:02:19 +0000 5 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/Linux_Mint_27_Adrien_Slated_for_Release_on_Christmas_Based_on_U.shtml Linux Mint 27 “Adrien” will be the next major version of the Ubuntu-based distribution, slated for release on Christmas 2026 and based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/_Computer_Science_is_a_Science.shtml Science used to mean something Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:03:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/14/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml This is free and open source software Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/14/Android_Leftovers.shtml Android used to be fun. What happened Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:48:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/14/The_surprising_places_Linux_is_quietly_running_including_an_ent.shtml Linux has a reputation as a difficult operating system for enthusiasts only or as the operating system running in a data center Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:33:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/14/Lightwhale_immutable_Linux_distribution_for_Docker_servers.shtml Lightwhale is a lightweight Linux distribution built using Buildroot, designed specifically for running Docker containers Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:25:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/14/VaeVictis_OS_security_focused_Debian_distribution.shtml VaeVictis OS is a Debian-based Linux distribution designed for people moving from Windows who want a secure desktop without having to configure numerous security tools themselves Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:24:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/14/This_New_Distro_Wants_to_Achieve_What_Ubuntu_Failed_to_Do_Nearl.shtml But its plans go well beyond becoming another desktop Linux distro Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:21:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/14/Why_The_Document_Foundation_Went_on_a_Logo_Hunt.shtml LibreOffice has not only met, but exceeded my expectations Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:18:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/14/Thirty_Years_of_KDE_Coming_to_a_Laptop_Near_You.shtml KDE’s boys in the band are telling their story in a feature-length documentary Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:15:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/14/Happy_30th_Birthday_KDE.shtml The KDE project is celebrating 30 years since the first announcement of the KDE (Kool Desktop Environment) desktop environment on October 14th, 1996. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:05:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/14/Empathy_in_Free_Software.shtml People who believe in Software Freedom ought to understand that exclusion goes against the "spirit" of the movement Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:50:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/14/Mass_Layoffs_at_Microsoft_This_Month_and_They_Try_to_Hide_These.shtml Microsoft gets rid of thousands of workers Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:43:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/14/We_ll_Be_More_Active_in_Winter.shtml Be merry and fight for (Software) Freedom Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:35:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/14/Who_pays_for_Clang.shtml "Top ten" is the share of commits by the ten most active authors: [...] Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:17:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/14/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:55:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/14/New_Steam_Client_Update_Adds_Many_Linux_Improvements_Big_Pictur.shtml Valve released a new stable Steam Client update with many Linux improvements, as well as updates to the Big Picture Mode, Steam Input, in-game overlay, game recording, and more. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:41:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/Torvalds_No_Longer_in_Charge_of_Linux_or_Microsoft_in_Control_o.shtml This is a sad time for Linux advocates Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:55:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/Mozilla_Thunderbird_158_Email_Client_Improves_Quick_Filter_Resp.shtml Mozilla Thunderbird 158 open-source email client is now available for download with updated ExtensionSettings policy, improved quick filter responsiveness, and numerous bug fixes. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:09:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/Last_Christmas_I_Gave_You_My_Hurt.shtml People want to hurt us during holidays Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:49:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/When_Rianne_Became_Vegetarian.shtml Sometimes the Free software groups promote veganism Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:56:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/13/TUXEDO_Stellaris_16_Gen8_Linux_Laptop_Unveiled_with_Intel_Core_.shtml TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen8 Linux laptop is now available with Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus processors and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5000 Series graphics. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:56:00 +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/2026/10/12/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/2026/10/13/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/2026/10/08/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/2026/10/13/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/2026/10/10/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/2026/10/13/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/2026/09/10/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/2026/10/12/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