https://tuxmachines.org/ Do you waddle the waddle? en Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:50:56 +0000 5 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/Kali_Linux_2026_2_Released_with_GNOME_50_KDE_Plasma_6_6_and_New.shtml Kali Linux 2026.2 ethical hacking and penetration testing distribution is now available for download with GNOME 50 and KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop offerings, new tools, Kali NetHunter uUpdates, and more. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:50:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/Mageia_10_Released.shtml Mageia 10 is a GNU/Linux distribution for your computer, released by the Mageia community Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:26:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/12/GNU_Linux_Lefovers.shtml GNU/Linux related picks Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:09:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/25/Purism_Announces_Librem_16_as_World_s_Most_Private_and_Secure_L.shtml Purism announced the launch of Librem 16 as the world’s most private and secure Linux laptop designed to protect your digital life. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:06:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/17/Sailfish_OS_GNU_Linux_on_Commodore.shtml 3 stories Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:03:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/Linus_Torvalds_Announces_First_Linux_Kernel_7_2_Release_Candida.shtml Linus Torvalds announced the general availability of the first Release Candidate version of the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel series for public testing. Here’s what to expect! Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:08:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/30/Mageia_10_Officially_Released_with_Linux_Kernel_6_18_LTS_KDE_Pl.shtml Mageia 10 is now available for download powered by Linux kernel 6.18 LTS and featuring the KDE Plasma 6.5, GNOME 49, and Xfce 4.20 desktop environments as standalone flavors. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:20:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/30/ParrotOS_7_3_Released_with_Linux_7_0_Optimized_Builds_and_Offic.shtml ParrotOS 7.3 security-oriented distribution is now available for download with Linux kernel 7.0, updated tools, optimized builds, official Vagrant boxes, and other changes. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:05:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/30/GNU_Linux_Reaches_All_Time_High_in_South_America.shtml If one annuls that "OS X" spike, then it's also an all-time low for Windows Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:41:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/30/Android_Leftovers.shtml You don't need to free up RAM on your Android phone (in fact, you shouldn't) Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:37:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/30/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml This is free and open source software Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:23:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/30/Money_Does_Not_Make_Free_Software_Activists_Happy.shtml But sometimes it can help Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/30/Overcoming_Barriers.shtml Misogyny is a barrier in almost every facet and discipline Tue, 30 Jun 2026 05:39:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/30/Valnet_on_GNU_Linux_and_Free_Software.shtml more recent articles Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:02:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/30/GNU_Linux_on_the_Desktop_Laptop_Recent_Coverage_by_Valnet.shtml 3 recent articles Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:01:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/30/Games_Steam_Deck_Alternatives_to_Bazzite_and_Valve_s_Steam_Mach.shtml gaming picks Tue, 30 Jun 2026 03:59:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/30/COSMIC_s_new_design_might_just_give_Apple_a_run_for_its_money_C.shtml COSMIC coverage Tue, 30 Jun 2026 03:58:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/30/FreeBSD_15_reminded_me_that_boring_operating_systems_are_someti.shtml FreeBSD 15 does not feel designed to win a screenshot contest, and honestly, that’s part of why it caught my attention Tue, 30 Jun 2026 03:50:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/30/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Tue, 30 Jun 2026 02:31:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml FOSS picks for today Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:11:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/Education_and_Events_NANOG_NYC_BUG_and_EmacsConf.shtml current/upcoming events Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:10:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Development related picks Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:09:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml KDE, Debian, and more Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:07:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/Audiocasts_Shows_LINUX_Unplugged_eBPF_and_More.shtml 3 episodes or similar Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:06:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/BSD_OpenBSD_FreeBSD_BSDCan_and_More.shtml BSD leftovers Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:05:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/Open_Hardware_Modding_SBCs_Open_Source_Robot_Vacuum_and_More.shtml hardware related picks Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:04:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/Games_Steam_Machines_and_Steam_Next_Fest.shtml gaming news Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:02:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/Applications_and_HowTos.shtml mostly howtos Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:01:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/Speaking_Out_About_Misogyny.shtml There is a stigma about programmers lacking social skills Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:38:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/It_s_Linux_on_a_Sega_Megadrive.shtml The Motorola 68000 series of chips was the first porting target for Linux Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:17:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/HamsterOS_Crams_Complete_Graphical_Desktop_onto_1_44_MB_Floppy.shtml It’s not every day that there’s a new OS in the works for 386 and 486-era hardware, but [John Swiderski] let us know he working hard to bring HamsterOS to retrocomputing enthusiasts everywhere Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:15:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/I_spent_a_year_on_an_immutable_distro_and_the_one_thing_I_miss_.shtml I love immutable Linux distros Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:12:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.1.shtml This is a series looking at the BOSGAME VTA-439 Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 mini PC running Linux Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:05:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/This_Flatpak_runs_a_30_year_old_version_of_GIMP_pre_GTK.shtml Every wondered what famed FOSS image editor GIMP was like in 1996 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:59:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/NoID_Privacy_Workstation_hardened_Linux_distribution.shtml A read-only NoID Privacy for Linux audit tool is included and can also be run as a standalone Bash script on other Linux distributions Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:53:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/Kawaiintu_OS_Ubuntu_based_Linux_distribution.shtml Kawaiintu OS (Neo Moebuntu) is a custom Ubuntu distribution inspired by Moebuntu Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:52:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/How_to_make_Linux_look_like_MacOS_for_free_with_a_few_simple_Zo.shtml Looking to migrate to Linux but fond of the Mac UI Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:49:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/Welcome_Enzo.shtml He's already signing up about 5 players, so the budget is clearly on tap Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:37:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/Kodi_22_Beta_Improves_Linux_Support_for_Remote_Keys_and_HDR_Pro.shtml Kodi 22 “Piers” open-source media center is now available for public beta testing promising HDR on Wayland support for Linux systems and many other new features and improvements. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:17:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/Availability_of_Tux_Machines.shtml We are doing our best to tackle this issue as we strive for 100% uptime Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:08:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/GNU_Ships_GCC_14_4_as_a_Bug_Fix_Release.shtml On Friday, the Gnu project announced the release of the GNU Compiler Collection version 14.4 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:05:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/Android_Leftovers.shtml I reclaimed storage by changing one Android setting about deleted files Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:04:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/27/This_Week_in_Plasma_Post_6_7_Bug_fixing.shtml This week members of the core Plasma team spent almost all of their time in bug-fixing mode Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:59:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/Drauger_OS_7_8_aims_to_turn_Ubuntu_into_a_gaming_Linux_distro_w.shtml One of the coolest things about the Linux community is that Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:53:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/Software_Enshittification_or_Freedom_It_s_not_a_hard_choice.shtml I'm going to talk about enshittification of software, of the world wide web, and of the devices you may think of as yours Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:46:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/22_Years_of_Women_in_Tech.shtml Women in tech can only ever feel welcomed if all of us - men included - resist misogyny Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:38:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml This is free and open source software Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:32:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/Every_Physics_Teacher_And_Student_Should_Try_This_Open_Source_S.shtml The free software I used for years as Physics student Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:28:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/Review_PCLinuxOS_2026_05.shtml It has been a while since I last took the PCLinuxOS distribution for a test drive Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:20:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/Free_software_communities_often_start_small.shtml I had a challenging course on the Assembly and C programming languages Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:58:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/Europe_Should_Adopt_European_Web_Browsers.shtml We need more browser diversity Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:19:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/Old_Vintage_Computing_Research_Working_around_dragons_with_the_.shtml And since it can run OpenBSD... Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/29/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:23:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_June_28th_2026.shtml The 298th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending June 28th, 2026. Sun, 28 Jun 2026 22:59:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/Arch_Linux_Installer_Archinstall_4_4_Released_with_Niri_DankMat.shtml Archinstall 4.4 text-mode installer for the Arch Linux distribution is now available with a Niri DankMaterialShell desktop profile, console font selection, Plymouth configuration setup, and more. Sun, 28 Jun 2026 20:52:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/New_Releases_of_Univention_Corporate_Server_and_FreeBSD_15_1.shtml GNU/Linux and BSDs Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:55:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/I_finally_understand_why_Arch_Linux_isn_t_for_me_and_probably_i.shtml Arch and Arch-based distros get a lot of buzz Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:23:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/Ubuntu_tries_to_improve_GNOME_Fedora_convinced_me_it_didn_t_nee.shtml Ubuntu has done a lot for the Linux desktop Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:21:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/19/Debian_Based_SparkyLinux_2026_06_Rolling_Brings_Linux_Kernel_7_.shtml SparkyLinux 2026.06 distribution is now available for download based on Debian 14 “Forky” and powered by Linux kernel 7.0, but also offering support for installing the latest Linux 7.1 kernel series. Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:14:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software_and_many_more.1.shtml Only free and open source software qualifies for inclusion Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:07:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/23/COSMIC_1_1_Desktop_Environment_Released_with_COSMIC_Monitor_and.shtml COSMIC 1.1 desktop environment is now available with COSMIC Monitor and improvements to COSMIC Files, COSMIC Term, COSMIC Edit, COSMIC Applets, COSMIC Comp, and more. Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:01:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/Velox_Linux_Linux_distribution.shtml Velox Linux is a Linux distribution for x86_64 systems distributed as a bootable ISO image Sun, 28 Jun 2026 18:43:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/Teaching_digiKam_to_Understand_You_Natural_Language_Search_with.shtml I’ve been hanging around KDE apps since I was a teenager Sun, 28 Jun 2026 18:27:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/The_State_of_the_Tux_in_First_Half_of_2026.shtml When we say "the Tux" we mean Tux Machines Sun, 28 Jun 2026 16:33:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/CachyOS_Releases_June_2026_Snapshot_with_Hyprland_Noctalia_Desk.shtml The CachyOS ISO snapshot for June 2026 is now available for download with Hyprland Noctalia desktop option, DNS-over-QUIC support, Python and GCC performance improvements, and more. Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:49:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/The_Purpose_of_Tux_Machines.shtml It just makes it easier to find interesting articles (discovery) Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml FOSS picks Sun, 28 Jun 2026 11:15:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Development related news Sun, 28 Jun 2026 11:13:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_OpenSUSE_Slackwar.shtml OS related updates Sun, 28 Jun 2026 11:12:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/Videos_Audiocasts_Shows_EasyOS_and_This_Week_in_Linux.shtml new multimedia picks Sun, 28 Jun 2026 11:11:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_Commodore_and_Hacking_Router.shtml devices with Linux focus/slant Sun, 28 Jun 2026 11:10:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/Games_Steam_Games_Completionism_Steam_Machines_and_More.shtml projects and op-eds Sun, 28 Jun 2026 11:07:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/today_s_howtos.shtml Instructionals/Technical leftovers Sun, 28 Jun 2026 11:02:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/GNU_Parallel_onak_and_Software_Leftovers.shtml applications and more Sun, 28 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/DCloud_Uni_App_Used_for_Scams_DirtyClone_the_New_Hype_for_Privi.shtml security leftovers Sun, 28 Jun 2026 10:58:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/26/Shotcut_26_6_Open_Source_Video_Editor_Released_with_Vulkan_on_L.shtml Shotcut 26.6 open-source video editor is now available for download with initial support for OpenFX plugins, Vulkan on Linux support, initial support for VST2 and LV2 audio plugins, and more. Sun, 28 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/I_refuse_to_upgrade_to_Windows_11_here_s_what_I_m_doing_instead.shtml Turns out, Linux Mint worked a ton better than I thought it would Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:54:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/Android_Leftovers.shtml Android quietly slipped a photo scanner onto your phone — here's how to shut it off Sun, 28 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/I_started_managing_my_Linux_desktop_like_a_server_and_everythin.shtml Linux servers and desktop distros are essentially the same thing Sun, 28 Jun 2026 06:51:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/I_benchmarked_my_gaming_PC_on_Windows_vs_Linux_and_the_differen.shtml I've got a dual-booting PC with both Windows 11 and EndeavourOS Linux on it Sun, 28 Jun 2026 06:44:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software_and_many_more.shtml This is free and open source software Sun, 28 Jun 2026 06:34:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/Margine_immutable_Linux_desktop_distribution_built_for_creators.shtml This is free and open source software Sun, 28 Jun 2026 06:29:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/XDG_Desktop_Portal_Location_API_for_KDE_applications.shtml In my last post on Android platform integration I had suggested increasing the focus on Linux on mobile phones, due to Google’s ongoing attempts to close down Android for us Sun, 28 Jun 2026 06:25:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/Stable_kernels_Linux_7_1_2_Linux_7_0_14_and_Linux_6_18_37.shtml I'm announcing the release of the 7.1.2 kernel Sun, 28 Jun 2026 06:21:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/Linux_Mint_vs_RefreshOS_I_found_the_best_distro_for_new_users.shtml These two user-friendly distributions take different routes to the 'best Linux' crown Sun, 28 Jun 2026 05:43:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/I_made_Linux_look_like_Windows_11_for_free_with_a_few_simple_tw.shtml If you fancy a Windows 11 layout, but want to use Linux, you're in luck Sun, 28 Jun 2026 05:42:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/Historic_Week_Ahead_Mass_Layoffs_at_Microsoft.shtml this coming week we expect to see thousands of headlines about Microsoft layoffs Sun, 28 Jun 2026 05:30:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Sun, 28 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/28/Shelly_2_4_1_GUI_Package_Manager_for_Arch_Linux_Improves_Networ.shtml Shelly 2.4.1 graphical package manager for Arch Linux distributions is now available for download with improvements to AppImage and Flatpak support, networking and security, command line interface, and more. 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