https://tuxmachines.org/ Do you waddle the waddle? en Tue, 12 May 2026 12:46:49 +0000 5 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/Pi_Slate_A_Raspberry_Pi_5_handheld_Linux_cyberdeck_with_a_5_inc.shtml We previously wrote about Carbon’s CyberT, a Blackberry-style Raspberry Pi CM4 handheld Linux cyberdeck designed for Kali Linux and penetration testing Tue, 12 May 2026 12:32:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/12/LibreOffice_25_8_7_Announced_as_the_Last_Update_in_the_LibreOff.shtml LibreOffice 25.8.7 is now available for download as the seventh and last maintenance update to the latest LibreOffice 25.8 office suite series with more than 10 bug fixes. Tue, 12 May 2026 12:26:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Parrot_7_2_Is_Now_Officially_Available_for_Download_with_Copy_F.shtml Parrot 7.2 penetration testing distribution is now available for download with updated tools, security patches, and Linux kernel 6.19.13. Here’s what else is new! Tue, 12 May 2026 05:46:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/Debian_14_Forky_to_Ship_with_Reproducible_Packages_LoongArch64_.shtml The upcoming Debian 14 “Forky” operating system series will ship with reproducible package builds and official support for the LoongArch64 architecture. Tue, 12 May 2026 05:44:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/Review_Fedora_44.shtml Fedora is a Linux distribution which probably needs no introduction Mon, 11 May 2026 16:54:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/24/Ubuntu_26_10_Stonking_Stingray_release_date_schedule.shtml Grab your diary and jot down the date, as Ubuntu 26.10 ‘Stonking Stingray’ is going to be released on 15 October, 2026 Mon, 11 May 2026 16:43:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/28/IPFire_2_29_Core_Update_201_Linux_Firewall_Distro_Released_with.shtml IPFire 2.29 Core Update 201 has been released today as the latest stable version of this open-source, free, hardened, versatile, state-of-the-art firewall based on Linux. Mon, 11 May 2026 16:38:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/12/Android_Leftovers.1.shtml Android Owners: You Could Get Part of Google's $135 Million Data Settlement Tue, 12 May 2026 12:45:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/12/Two_years_without_a_laptop_taught_me_what_Android_can_t_do_and_.shtml Two years ago, I replaced my laptop with an Android-based desktop Tue, 12 May 2026 12:34:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/12/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Benchmark.shtml I’ll put this mini PC through its paces from a Linux perspective Tue, 12 May 2026 12:24:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/12/ALBA_Linux_Project_Japanese_Linux_distribution.shtml ALBA Linux Project is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution that’s developed by a Japanese student Tue, 12 May 2026 12:19:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/12/Linux_Mint_vs_Elementary_OS_I_compared_both_distros_and_here_s_.shtml If you're looking for a user-friendly Linux distribution Tue, 12 May 2026 12:12:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/12/Fedora_Hummingbird_Taking_the_Hummingbird_model_to_the_full_ope.shtml At Red Hat Summit 2026, we’re announcing Fedora Hummingbird — a new container-based rolling Fedora Linux distribution Tue, 12 May 2026 12:10:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/12/KDE_Plasma_6_6_5_Is_Out_Now_to_Improve_Performance_for_NVIDIA_G.shtml KDE Plasma 6.6.5 is now available as the fifth maintenance update in the KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop environment series with various improvements and bug fixes. Tue, 12 May 2026 11:57:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/12/Fwupd_2_1_3_Linux_Firmware_Updater_Adds_Support_for_SHIFT6mq_an.shtml Fwupd 2.1.3 Linux firmware updater is now available for download with support for the SHIFT6mq and SHIFTphone 8 modular smartphones, as well as various other improvements. Tue, 12 May 2026 10:31:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/12/Android_Leftovers.shtml Android 17 could let you remove a major Pixel feature Tue, 12 May 2026 05:50:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/12/Switching_From_Windows_to_Linux_These_15_Pro_Tips_Make_Ubuntu_F.shtml I've been using Ubuntu for decades. Whether you're new to the OS or returning to it after a while Tue, 12 May 2026 05:29:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/12/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml This is free and open source software Tue, 12 May 2026 05:24:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/12/Milk_V_Jupiter2_brings_SpacemiT_K3_RISC_V_platform_to_Pico_ITX_.shtml Software support listed by Milk-V includes Bianbu 3.0, Ubuntu 26.04, OpenHarmony 6.0, OpenKylin, Deepin, and Fedora Tue, 12 May 2026 05:17:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/12/Ubuntu_26_04_vs_Fedora_44_After_years_of_testing_both_Linux_dis.shtml Ubuntu and Fedora are two powerhouse Linux distributions Tue, 12 May 2026 05:11:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/12/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Tue, 12 May 2026 02:06:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/12/GStreamer_1_28_3_Adds_NXP_i_MX_8M_Plus_Hardware_Accelerated_H_2.shtml GStreamer 1.28.3 has been released today as the third maintenance update to the latest and greatest GStreamer 1.28 series of this powerful, free, open-source, and cross-platform multimedia framework. Tue, 12 May 2026 00:28:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Web_Leftovers.shtml mostly Web news Mon, 11 May 2026 17:01:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml mostly GNU/Linux today Mon, 11 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/AMD_and_Nvidia_Changes_in_Linux.shtml a triplet of updates Mon, 11 May 2026 16:58:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/KDE_Oxygen_s_Revival_and_Tushar_Gupta_Works_on_Plasma_NM.shtml KDE updates Mon, 11 May 2026 16:56:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/Android_Leftovers.shtml I added a Windows-style taskbar to Android, and it just makes sense Mon, 11 May 2026 16:55:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/Databases_MySQL_and_SQLite_Analysis_and_More.shtml a pair of new analyses Mon, 11 May 2026 16:52:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Development leftovers Mon, 11 May 2026 16:51:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/Security_Leftovers_Kernel_Focus.shtml Kernel related too Mon, 11 May 2026 16:45:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/Ubuntu_Microsoft_Canonical_and_Fedora_IBM_Promoting_Ponzi_Schem.shtml getting worse Mon, 11 May 2026 16:40:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/Sparky_8_3.shtml There is the third update available for Sparky 8 – 8.3 Mon, 11 May 2026 16:35:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml This is free and open source software Mon, 11 May 2026 16:32:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_RISC_V_and_More.shtml hardware related news Mon, 11 May 2026 16:32:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/today_s_howtos.shtml Instructionals/Technical posts Mon, 11 May 2026 16:30:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/Manjaro_26_1_Preview_Unveils_New_Features.shtml The latest Manjaro 26.1 preview has been released with new desktop versions, a new kernel, and more Mon, 11 May 2026 16:24:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/Restriced_by_the_West_Huawei_s_Open_Source_HarmonyOS_Now_Powers.shtml It seems that Huawei has managed to create an ecosystem of hardware as well as software Mon, 11 May 2026 16:21:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/Stable_kernels_Linux_7_0_6_and_Linux_6_18_29.shtml I'm announcing the release of the 7.0.6 kernel Mon, 11 May 2026 16:16:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/Linux_7_1_rc3.shtml RC3 is ready Mon, 11 May 2026 15:32:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/SparkyLinux_8_3_Released_with_Support_for_Linux_Kernel_7_0_Debi.shtml SparkyLinux 8.3 distribution is now available for download with support for Linux kernel 7.0, based on Debian 13 “Trixie”. Here’s what’s new! Mon, 11 May 2026 13:47:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/MX_Linux_25_2_Enters_Public_Beta_Testing_with_New_Text_Mode_Ins.shtml MX Linux 25.2 is now available for public beta testing based on the Debian 13.4 release and featuring a new text mode installer, as well as numerous other installer improvements. Mon, 11 May 2026 11:47:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/Debian_s_next_release_just_made_it_near_impossible_for_tampered.shtml The Linux community has been working on solving the attack vector Mon, 11 May 2026 07:49:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/Why_I_just_can_t_love_Linux_Mint.shtml Linux Mint is a stable, reliable, and user-friendly Linux distro that provides a smooth transition for Windows users coming to Linux Mon, 11 May 2026 07:46:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/Tux_Machines_Upcoming_Community_Events_and_Web_Autonomy.shtml There's a lot to be celebrated Mon, 11 May 2026 07:43:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/According_to_Banana_Pi_Open_Source_Hardware_on_social_media.shtml According to Banana Pi Open Source Hardware on social media Mon, 11 May 2026 07:39:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/Alexandre_Oliva_software_in_the_public_domain.shtml When I was a kid learning to write my first programs in a programmable calculator with a 1-line display and some 1.4K "program steps" (whatever that meant) of memory Mon, 11 May 2026 07:27:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml This is free and open source software Mon, 11 May 2026 07:08:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/Sipeed_launches_K3_Pico_ITX_and_CoM260_boards_with_SpacemiT_RIS.shtml Sipeed also lists software support for Bianbu OS, Ubuntu 26.04, OpenHarmony 6.0, OpenKylin, Deepin, and Fedora on the K3 Pico-ITX platform Mon, 11 May 2026 06:17:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_May_10th_2026.shtml The 291st installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending May 10th, 2026. Mon, 11 May 2026 02:50:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Mon, 11 May 2026 01:57:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml mostly from Valnet Mon, 11 May 2026 01:46:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/Homelabs_and_private_cloud_workspace_at_home.shtml a couple more picks from Valnet Mon, 11 May 2026 01:44:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/Red_Hat_Fedora_Bazzite_44_Update_Flatseal_Qubes_OS.shtml 4 picks for today, mostly from Valnet Mon, 11 May 2026 01:43:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/Gaming_With_Android_and_With_GNU_Linux.shtml 2 Valnet articles Mon, 11 May 2026 01:42:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/11/Terminal_Fish_vs_Bash_cURL_and_Powerful_Command_Like_Utilities.shtml recent articles from Valnet Mon, 11 May 2026 01:41:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/24/Running_Old_Windows_Inside_GNU_Linux_WSL9x.shtml 2 new links Mon, 11 May 2026 01:11:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Audacious_4_6_Media_Player_Promises_File_Browser_Plugin_Beta_Ou.shtml Audacious 4.6 open-source media player is now available for public beta testing with a File Browser plugin, a macOS Now Playing plugin, support for playing Musepack SV8 files, and much more. Sun, 10 May 2026 23:54:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/New_Releases_of_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_Sculpt_OS_G.shtml 4 recent releases Sun, 10 May 2026 17:54:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml FOSS picks Sun, 10 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Web_and_Standards_Leftovers.shtml browsers and more Sun, 10 May 2026 14:14:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Development news Sun, 10 May 2026 14:13:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Security_Leftovers_Lots_of_Scaremongering_Over_Linux_for_Yet_Un.shtml Security stories Sun, 10 May 2026 14:11:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/GNU_Linux_BSD_and_Mobile_Platforms.shtml mostly GNU/Linux leftovers Sun, 10 May 2026 14:10:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/28/Fedora_Linux_44_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s_New.shtml Fedora Linux 44 distribution is now available for download powered by Linux kernel 6.19 and featuring the latest GNOME 50 and KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop environments, and many other enhancements. Sun, 10 May 2026 14:09:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Remove_after_Annotations_for_Debian_Files_and_Packaging_Amazfis.shtml Debian picks Sun, 10 May 2026 14:07:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Retro_SBCs_8_bit_and_More.shtml Open Hardware and old things resuscitated Sun, 10 May 2026 14:06:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/GNU_Linux_distributions_without_systemd_Russell_Coker_on_System.shtml distro news Sun, 10 May 2026 14:03:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/today_s_howtos.shtml Instructionals/Technical picks Sun, 10 May 2026 14:02:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Android_Leftovers.shtml How to join (or leave) the Android Auto beta while it's still open Sun, 10 May 2026 06:48:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/KDE_Dolphin_does_file_management_better_than_GNOME_here_s_why.shtml I'm not currently a KDE user—I prefer GNOME, but I'm happy to give kudos where kudos are due Sun, 10 May 2026 06:46:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Aurora_is_the_KDE_side_of_Bluefin_and_it_might_be_the_most_poli.shtml I'm a huge fan of Linux's KDE. It's my favorite desktop environment by far Sun, 10 May 2026 06:31:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Linux_mascot_Tux_the_penguin_hits_30_years_old_Linus_Torvalds_o.shtml The contented penguin had to be overweight like it had eaten a bucketful of herring Sun, 10 May 2026 06:29:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/I_switched_to_Gentoo_Linux_and_now_I_get_why_it_s_worth_the_hea.shtml Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Sun, 10 May 2026 06:22:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Why_Linux_is_my_IDE.shtml I treat my Linux system, with its array of programming tools Sun, 10 May 2026 06:20:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/GNU_Linux_and_Free_Software_Leftovers.shtml mostly GNU/Linux news Sun, 10 May 2026 06:06:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/FFmpeg_8_1_1_Released_with_Numerous_Fixes_Improvements_PPA_Upda.shtml FFmpeg, the popular multimedia library, released new 8.1.1 version few days ago Sun, 10 May 2026 06:05:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Microsoft_s_Code_Entrapment_Microsoft_GitHub_in_Trouble_a_Month.shtml more bad news for them Sun, 10 May 2026 05:50:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml This is free and open source software Sun, 10 May 2026 05:41:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Good_Job_Dell_and_Lenovo_Hope_Others_Follow_You.shtml Lenovo and Dell are now funding the service that ships firmware to millions of Linux devices Sun, 10 May 2026 05:31:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Shelly_2_2_4_Arch_Linux_GUI_Package_Manager_Brings_Smarter_Fuzz.shtml Shelly 2.2.4 open-source graphical package manager for Arch Linux distributions is now available for download with various improvements. Here’s what’s new! Sun, 10 May 2026 04:13:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Sun, 10 May 2026 03:25:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Firefox_150_0_2_Improves_Webcam_Support_Split_View_PDF_Viewer_a.shtml Firefox 150.0.2 open-source web browser is now available for download with improvements to the Split View feature, built-in PDF viewer, search suggestions, video calls, and more. Sun, 10 May 2026 02:02:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Giada_1_4_1_Open_Source_Loop_Machine_Adds_MIDI_Control_for_Swit.shtml Giada 1.4.1 open-source loop machine and music production software is now available for download with support for switching scenes via keyboard or MIDI, displaying inactive scenes, and more. Sun, 10 May 2026 01:19:00 +0000