https://tuxmachines.org/ Do you waddle the waddle? en Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:10:07 +0000 5 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/GOG_Galaxy_Targets_GNU_Linux_DRM_Resistance.shtml GOG Galaxy ported Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:51:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Framework_Laptop_13_Pro_Review_The_Best_Modular_Laptop_Ever_Mad.shtml You don't need Linux to bask in the joys of the ultra-repairable Framework Laptop 13 Pro Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:45:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Shelly_3_0_GUI_Package_Manager_for_Arch_Linux_Released_as_a_Maj.shtml Shelly 3.0 graphical package manager for Arch Linux distributions is now available for download with a full rewrite in Zig, a completely rebuilt GTK4 experience, and more. Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:40:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml also education and sharing Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:09:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml today's leftovers Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:05:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_EasyOS_Slackware_.shtml OS picks Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:04:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Microsoft_s_Attacks_on_GNU_Linux_Framed_as_Embrace_or_Love.shtml foolish takes Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:03:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Web_Browsers_and_Firefox_Updates.shtml WWW picks Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:01:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Development news Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Security_Leftovers_and_Microsoft_TCO.shtml Microsoft TCO very high Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:58:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Kernel_Linux_News_and_Collabora_Turning_to_Windows.shtml Collabora and more Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:58:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Games_The_Great_Steam_Deck_Crash_of_2026_Valve_Never_Wanted_to_.shtml gaming leftovers Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:56:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/GNOME_IBM_GNOME_Shell_and_Session_Restore.shtml GNOME picks Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:56:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/FreeBSD_Changes_and_Reports.shtml FreeBSD picks Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:55:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Open_Hardware_Modding_Arduino_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.shtml hardware picks Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:54:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Fedora_and_Red_Hat_Leftovers.shtml mostly Red Hat's site Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:53:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/today_s_howtos.shtml Instructionals/Technical picks Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:52:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Much_Ado_Over_AMD_Linux_Patch_Because_of_Steam_Deck.shtml Steam Deck and more Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:50:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Voting_Against_Hate.shtml Earlier today Rianne and I voted against hate Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:51:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Android_Leftovers.shtml Google brings its age-assurance technology to Android developers worldwide Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:42:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/I_tried_ArchEZ_to_see_if_it_really_makes_Arch_Linux_easy_for_be.shtml Arch Linux doesn't have to be challenging, and ArchEZ proves that point with point-and-click ease Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:40:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Private_Law_Firms_Are_Not_Judges.shtml If people want to know what the real (and only) judge decided, then they ought to read what the judge said after considering all sides' submissions Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:37:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/I_tried_OpenBSD_as_my_main_desktop_OS_and_it_made_me_rethink_Li.shtml OpenBSD is known for its devotion to security, but can it work as a desktop Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:31:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/I_tried_COSMIC_expecting_a_half_finished_beta_and_now_I_don_t_w.shtml KDE Plasma was one of the big reasons I stuck with Linux without bouncing back to Windows Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:30:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/I_spent_a_week_inside_the_operating_system_that_refused_to_beco.shtml Originally known as OpenBeOS, it is a community-driven continuation of the now-discontinued BeOS Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:28:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/These_3_Linux_distros_are_criminally_underrated_on_DistroWatch.shtml Here are three Linux distros that are far better than their DistroWatch rankings suggest Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:27:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/7_ways_to_turn_an_old_laptop_into_a_Linux_appliance.shtml When a laptop starts showing its age, the usual advice is to install Linux to make it faster Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:25:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml This is free and open source software Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:16:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/And_Folks_We_Have_a_Vibe_Coded_Linux_Distro.shtml Starling is a new open source Linux desktop environment Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:11:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_18_41_Linux_6_12_100_Linux_6_6_147_Linux.shtml I'm announcing the release of the 6.18.41 kernel Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:05:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Stop_Voting_for_Hate.shtml Today we're voting Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:16:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/LWN_on_Linux_Kernel.shtml articles outside paywall now Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:27:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Games_Starship_Simulator_Board_Game_Shelf_Analysis_Steam_Deck_M.shtml mostly GamingOnLinux Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:19:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/LibreOffice_yours_for_a_lifetime.shtml On 13 October 2026, Microsoft ends support for Office 2021 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:54:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Review.shtml This is free and open source software Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:51:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/GNOME_50_3_Enables_Remote_Desktop_Hardware_Acceleration_for_AMD.shtml GNOME 50.3 is now available as the third point release to the latest GNOME 50 desktop environment series with more bug fixes, updated translations, and various improvements. Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:46:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Krita_5_3_3_Released.shtml Today we're releasing Krita 5.3.3 and 6.0.3 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:44:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Ubuntu_Now_Has_a_Rolling_Release_Model_But_Not_For_The_Distro.shtml Ubuntu is one of the most stable Linux distros out there Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:40:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Slimbook_Executive_report_14_I_hope_the_good_streak_lasts.shtml Well, I invite you to read the last report, and work your way back, or go into my Linux section and read chronologically Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:25:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_12_99_Linux_6_6_146_and_Linux_6_1_179.shtml I'm announcing the release of the 6.12.99 kernel Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:24:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/I_tested_a_premium_Linux_laptop_that_s_as_light_as_it_is_powerf.shtml I've used and tested many Linux laptops over the years; sometimes they fall flat, and sometimes they rise above the competition Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:20:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/30/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:28:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Next_AFK_Away_From_Keyboard.shtml Two years ago in summer we travelled to Lancaster Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:54:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Drupal_Cannot_Cope_With_Very_Heavy_Loads.shtml Caching hundreds of thousands of pages isn't easy and in Drupal parameters can be passed by visitors, bypassing caches Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:39:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Enzo_Maresca_Starts_This_Weekend.shtml It’s the dawning of a new era for City, as we prepare for our first campaign under freshly appointed boss Enzo Maresca Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:06:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml Linux and more Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:08:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml FOSS and more Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:07:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Updates_on_Upcoming_FSF_Events_and_Digital_Sovereignty_Explaine.shtml Freedom links Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:05:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/today_s_howtos.shtml Instructionals/Technical picks Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:05:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Qubes_Security_Patches_Xen_Distro_Based_on_Fedora_Red_Hat_Still.shtml Fedora and Red Hat leftovers Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:03:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_Arduino_and_More.shtml projects and hacks Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:01:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Development related picks Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Microsoft_Exposes_Linux_to_Attacks.shtml as one can expect Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Security_Leftovers.shtml Linux focus Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:59:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Games_DOOM_Using_Regular_Expressions_and_GamingOnLinux.shtml GamingOnLinux mostly Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:56:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/27/SparkyLinux_Fooyin.shtml fooyin is developed primarily on Linux Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:55:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/27/Linux_7_2_rc5.shtml It's Sunday afternoon, and once more we have quite a massive -rc5 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:08:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/27/Canonical_Introduces_Virtualization_HWE_Stack_for_Ubuntu_26_04_.shtml Canonical announces the HWE (Hardware Enablement) stack for virtualization on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon) systems and later. Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:59:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Wayfire_0_11_Wayland_Compositor_Adds_Better_Fractional_Scaling_.shtml Wayfire 0.11 modular and extensible Wayland compositor is now available with better fractional scaling, HDR rendering, support for per-output ICC profiles, and more. Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:05:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/COSMIC_1_5_Desktop_Environment_Released_with_Various_Improvemen.shtml COSMIC 1.5 desktop environment is now available with improvements to COSMIC Settings, COSMIC Panel, COSMIC Greeter, COSMIC Store, COSMIC Term, COSMIC Compositor, COSMIC Initial Setup, and more. Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:06:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Free_Software_is_Gaining_an_Edge.shtml We can now devote more energy (and time) to what we enjoy doing and want to do - spreading the good news about Free software Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:52:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/We_Don_t_Feed_the_Trolls.shtml in social control media Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:09:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Rumour_That_IBM_is_Phasing_Out_Red_Hat.shtml Whistleblowers told us IBM was laying off about 500 Red Hat engineers earlier this year Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:26:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Mission_Center_1_2_0_ReleasedMission_Center_1_2_0_Released.shtml a pair of articles Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:06:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Driving_GNU_Linux_Adoption.shtml On August 2 (Sunday) there will be new figures from statCounter, which will make it extra interesting Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:50:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/GNU_Linux_at_6_in_Singapore.shtml There are many technically talented people in Singapore or overseas workers who lodge in Singapore Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:06:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Updates_on_Ordeals_After_Online_Abuse_Against_Rianne_and_I.shtml quick comments on the trial's judgement Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:59:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Secure_Shell.shtml this expensive hobby is only as sustainable as the passion for it Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:32:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Android_Leftovers.shtml 5 Android Phones To Consider Instead Of The Motorola Moto G (2026) Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:39:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Getting_More_Political.shtml Tomorrow we'll get some attention again Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:03:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/27/Ubuntu_Touch_update_brings_better_support_for_modern_smartphone.shtml Ubuntu Touch is a mobile Linux distribution designed to run on smartphones and tablets Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:56:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml This is free and open source software Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:48:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Another_Year_Coming_to_an_End.shtml Soon almost everybody goes on annual leave/holiday Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:46:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/A_GrapheneOS_Privacy_Feature_Just_Became_the_Basis_for_a_Federa.shtml Tunick had what appears to be GrapheneOS's duress PIN/Password feature set up on his phone Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:41:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/29/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:40:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml GNU/Linux picks Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:44:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Web_and_Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml FOSS and more Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:43:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Mozilla_Firefox_Nightly_and_MozPhab_2_15_4_Released.shtml Firefox news Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:42:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Debian_Freexian_DebConf26_and_Slopware_Based_on_Debian.shtml Freexian and more Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:40:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/GUADEC_GNOME_Shell_Extensions_and_Slop.shtml GNOME leftovers Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:39:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/KDE_KIO_Too_Slow_for_Many_Files_New_Developer_Hacking_on_KDE_s_.shtml KDE news Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:37:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Audiocasts_Shows_Michael_Geist_Late_Night_Linux_and_This_Week_i.shtml 3 new episodes Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:37:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Linux_Kernel_Networking_Slop_and_Holes.shtml 4 picks Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:36:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/today_s_howtos.shtml Instructionals/Technical picks Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:34:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Games_S_T_A_L_K_E_R_2_Skate_3_Recomp_2_0_EmuDeck_Denuvo_DRM_and.shtml mostly from Liam Dawe Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:33:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Open_Hardware_Modding_Orange_Pi_ESP32_and_More.shtml hardware news Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:21:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Development picks Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:18:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Security_Leftovers.shtml Security picks Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:16:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Migrating_a_NAS_from_TrueNAS_Core_to_vanilla_FreeBSD_NTSYNC_dri.shtml FreeBSD bits Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:01:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/27/Applications_Auto_cpufreq_3_1_0_Google_Chrome_GNU_Binutils_2_47.shtml 3 updates Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/26/Release_of_GNU_C_Library_2_44.shtml GNU C Library 2.44 is out Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:01:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Pyramid_Scheme_Piggybacking_Misnomer_Hey_Hi_Like_Crypto_Now_Lin.shtml Red Hat is fully subverted now Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:01:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/IBM_Fedora_We_Forced_Secure_Boot_on_Linux_Now_It_Discourages_Du.shtml That is what they are trying to tell us and the companies that employ us Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:41:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Linux_isn_t_your_only_escape_route_from_Windows_and_macOS_here_.shtml Most people who step outside of Windows and macOS assume Linux is the only alternative worth taking seriously Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:34:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Windows_11_ruined_my_old_laptop_but_this_lightweight_Linux_dist.shtml Once I decided to try Zorin OS Lite, which promised to make the laptop feel snappy and light again Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:25:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml This is free and open source software Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:17:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/OpenUK_Wants_Britain_to_Stop_Giving_Away_Open_Source_Creations.shtml They point to MCP, built by two engineers in London, that ended up under US-based governance Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:12:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Abusive_Cults_a_Phenomenon_Recognised_by_Formal_Authorities.shtml This matter is now being escalated to law firms Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:59:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Improving_Accessibility.shtml work underway to improve the system which runs the sites Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:36:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/AI_and_Linux_a_bit_of_ranting.shtml Rants follow Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:59:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/07/28/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:05:00 +0000