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LILYGO has listed two compact development boards for wireless IoT applications: the T-Display C5, a small ESP32-C5-based board with a color LCD and dual-band Wi-Fi 6, and the T-Echo Card, a rugged LoRa-enabled device with GNSS, Bluetooth, NFC, solar charging, and an IP66-rated enclosure.

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Linux Mint’s Cinnamon 6.8 Desktop Environment Will Fully Support Wayland

The Linux Mint devs have been working hard on making Cinnamon’s Wayland session as stable as possible, and it looks like Cinnamon 6.8 will finally remove the “experimental” status of the Wayland session and fully support Wayland. Here are some of the features they’ve implemented so far:

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Safety Over Bans: Internet Society Challenges App Store Age Verification

Imagine having to provide a government ID before downloading an app to clock in at work, submit homework, check the weather, or access your bank account. Under a new Texas law, that could become a reality for millions of people.

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Umbra Linux – lightweight distribution

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jul 09, 2026

Quoting: Umbra Linux - lightweight distribution - LinuxLinks —

Umbra Linux is a lightweight Linux distribution built from Linux From Scratch (LFS).

It combines the transparent and educational foundation of LFS with a ready-to-use operating system that does not require users to manually compile the entire system.

The distribution is available in three prebuilt configurations. Umbra Linux Classic uses Xfce and Docky, Flux combines Wayland with the Sway tiling window manager, while Studio is tailored for musicians with audio production software and JACK/PipeWire routing.

This is free and open source software.

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