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COSMIC 1.11 Desktop Environment Released with New Touchpad Settings

Coming three weeks after COSMIC 1.10, the COSMIC 1.11 release adds new options in COSMIC Settings to toggle touchpad tap and drag, which lets you double-tap on an item to drag it, and drag lock, which lets you briefly lift a finger during drag without dropping the dragged item.

SparkyOS Unveiled as a Portable Arch Linux-Based SparkyLinux Flavor

Meet SparkyOS, a new SparkyLinux flavor based on Arch Linux and using Xfce as the default desktop environment. Apart from being derived from Arch Linux, as SparkyLinux is based on Debian, the SparkyOS distribution is designed to be installed and used from a USB stick or external hard drive.

Firefox 158.0.1 Is Out to Block Compromised eMudhra Intermediate Certificates

Mozilla Firefox 158.0.1 is here just one week after Mozilla Firefox 158 to update the OneCRL block list with new security rules that block compromised eMudhra intermediate certificates via OneCRL on October 17th, 2026, even if the Remote Settings option is disabled by policy.

qBittorrent 5.3 BitTorrent Client Is Out as a Major Update, Here’s What’s New

Coming more than five months after qBittorrent 5.2, the qBittorrent 5.3 release introduces an option to match all share limits, support for widely used image types in the HTTP server, support for banning IP ranges, logging of IP ban alerts, support for the “so” magnet link parameter, and an option to toggle closing search tabs with middle-click.

KDE Plasma 6.8.1 Desktop Environment Released with Various Bug Fixes

KDE Plasma 6.8.1 introduces an OSD that will be displayed when using the keyboard to increase the brightness when it’s already at its maximum level, just like it already does when you try to increase the volume when it is at its maximum level.

Audacious 4.6.2 Open-Source Media Player Released with Wayland Improvements

Coming more than four months after Audacious 4.6.1, which only added support for XDG cache dir to store temporary files, a Georgian translation, and extended support for embedded lyrics, the Audacious 4.6.2 release adds support for SID files and parse more metadata and support for MPRIS OpenUri method.

Gentoo-Based MocaccinoOS 26.10 Released with COSMIC 1.10 and KDE Plasma 6.7.5

MocaccinoOS is a minimalist Linux distro that uses a custom-built package manager called Luet, which acts as a frontend for container-based software. MocaccinoOS aims to make Gentoo easy to use, while offering support for the most important cloud technologies and native vanilla Linux kernels.

MKVToolNix 103 “The Darkness” MKV Manipulation Tool Brings New Features

MKVToolNix 103 comes about two months after MKVToolNix 101, which only updated a couple of dependencies, and one month after MKVToolNix 102, which only fixed a security issue. MKVToolNix 103 is a more hefty update introducing support for setting stereo mode from the frame packing arrangement SEI message in the video stream for AVC/H.264 and HEVC/H.265.

GNU Linux-Libre 7.3 Kernel Released for Those Seeking 100% Freedom for Their PCs

Based on the recently released Linux 7.3 kernel series, the GNU Linux-libre 7.3 kernel is here to clean up blob names in new drivers for the Tyr Mali GPU, Morse Micro mm81x wifi, NXP wifi, and Realtek PHY, as well as new blob names in preexisting drivers, including nova-core, amdgpu, adreno, tegra, iris video decoder, rtw89, and mt76 wifi.

BleachBit 6.0.6 System Cleaner Adds Support for Ubuntu 26.10, openSUSE Leap 16.1

BleachBit 6.0.6 introduces native package support for Ubuntu 26.10 and openSUSE Leap 16.1 distributions, new cleaners for the Helium web browser and Docker Desktop, including Docker’s AI assistant, and support for cleaning more crash reports, GPU caches, and network state files in web browsers and VS Code-based editors.

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Fanless Core Ultra industrial PC gains external EMC protection

Cincoze’s DX-1300 is a compact, fanless industrial computer based on Intel Core Ultra 200S processors, supporting up to 96GB of DDR5 memory and modular I/O expansion. Part of the company’s rugged DX series, the system is also compatible with the newly announced PPM-I360 external power protection module, designed to reduce electrical interference in industrial environments.

Server-class 46-core RISC-V CPU runs mainstream Linux

SpacemiT’s V100 is a server-class RISC-V processor developed with the XiangShan team, featuring 46 CPU cores, DDR5-4800 memory support, and PCIe 5.0 connectivity. Supporting up to 92 cores in dual-socket configurations, the chip is claimed to be the first to fully comply with the RISC-V Server Specification, enabling compatibility with mainstream Linux distributions.

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Police Lines

A sign of trouble or some major incident having occurred nearby

Underestimating One’s Opponent, ‘Pep Style’

Risky approach

Fish Transition Period

Planting season is done, now we just water the plants and look after our animals

Nigel Farage’s Racist Company (Disguised as Political Party) That’s Secretly Funded by American Oligarchs Spent $49,300 to Not Go Bankrupt

Will the same American oligarchs step in the foot the bill? Will 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square pocket American oligarchs’ illegal money?

AEK Athens Tomorrow

Tomorrow night

The Potential Reform UK Party Limited Insolvency (CR-2026-007405) Illuminates the Sordid State of British Media

A decision was consciously made not to mention this

Unrest in France

France has a history of social revolution

Friday

A few more days until Friday

Internet Society

Beyond the Seat at the Table: Raneem’s Journey from Policy to Action

For Raneem Zaitoun, a Lebanese Canadian digital governance expert, understanding the importance of the Internet began long before she entered international policy discussions. It started at home, during Lebanon’s electricity crisis, where frequent power outages did more than plunge neighborhoods into darkness—they cut people off from the opportunities the Internet made possible.