https://tuxmachines.org/ Do you waddle the waddle? en Sat, 03 Oct 2026 07:49:57 +0000 5 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/LibreOffice_26_8_1_Open_Source_Office_Suite_Released_with_40_Bu.shtml LibreOffice 26.8.1 open-source office suite is now available for download as the first point release to the LibreOffice 26.2 office suite series with 40 bug fixes. Sat, 03 Oct 2026 07:01:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Ubuntu_26_10_Beta_Rust_Obsession_Breaking_Ubuntu_Canonical_Seem.shtml Canonical/Ubuntu stories Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:59:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/_Linux_Foundation_and_Linux_in_Slop_Package_Promotion_of_Plagia.shtml handful of PR pieces Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:31:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/24/Qualcomm_Snapdragon_X2.shtml Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon X2 Linux Developer Preview Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:24:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Latest_Debian_13_Trixie_Kernel_Security_Update_Patches_More_Tha.shtml The latest Linux kernel security update for Debian GNU/Linux 13 “Trixie” fixes no less than 1313 vulnerabilities that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information leaks. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:50:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/50_Years_of_Doing_What_One_Loves.shtml This site turns 23 in summer Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:38:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Network_Degraded.shtml The datacentre where our community put the site and manages the site recently had a network incident Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:52:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/Android_Leftovers.shtml My Android tablet had an expiration date, and I ignored it Sat, 03 Oct 2026 07:49:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/4_ways_Windows_is_trying_to_sabotage_your_Linux_dual_boot.shtml Dual-booting Windows and Linux can work well Sat, 03 Oct 2026 07:32:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Alternatives_to_Roxio_Easy_VHS_to_DVD.shtml This series looks at the best free and open source alternatives to products offered by Corel Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:55:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/Zohara_OS_Arch_based_Linux_distribution_for_Windows_users.shtml Zohara OS is an Arch-based Linux distribution designed to provide a familiar environment for people moving from Windows Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:40:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/What_it_costs_to_build_AOSP_16_on_a_2010_IBM_x3650_M3.shtml I needed to build /e/OS to work on the prototype of a new feature Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:38:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/This_Week_in_Plasma_6_8_Beta_2_Keep_Testing.shtml This week, Plasma 6.8 continues to pass through the bug-fixing process in preparation for its release on October 14th Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:32:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/Slimbook_Titan_report_10_Lots_of_progress_finally.shtml The Gaming mode most likely resolves whatever gremlins plagued the buggy default BIOS power management function, and Kubuntu 22.04 cooperates nicely Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:27:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/Banana_Pi_BPI_CM7_with_Allwinner_H618_Wi_Fi_5_and_Armbian_suppo.shtml Software support includes Android and Linux. Banana Pi documents an Armbian 24.11.1 Jammy image based on Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS with a Linux 5.4.125 legacy sunxi64 kernel Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:23:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/GNU_Linux_Rises_in_Russia_Closer_to_5_Among_Russian_Users.shtml Based on statCounter, which less than a day ago released new data (for October), Russian usage of GNU/Linux is increasing Sat, 03 Oct 2026 05:19:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/03/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Sat, 03 Oct 2026 04:31:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/GNU_Linux_Approaches_7_in_Japan.shtml sharp increases or uptake of GNU/Linux in the land of the rising sun Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:47:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/today_s_leftovers.shtml GNU/Linux mostly Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:53:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_EasyOS_Tumbleweed_Nitrux_an.shtml OS news Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:53:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Education_Conferences.shtml FOSS and more Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:52:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Content_Management_Systems_CMS_Static_Site_Generators_SSG_Hugo_.shtml 3 picks Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:49:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/PostgreSQL_Pgpool_II_4_7_3_and_Select_Locks_In_PostgreSQ.shtml PostgreSQL picks Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:48:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Programming_Rust_Release_and_More.shtml Development related leftovers Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:47:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/BSD_Now_OpenZFS_and_OpenBSD_Picks.shtml BSD news Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:45:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Games_Steam_Ubisoft_Halo_and_Much_More.shtml gaming leftovers Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:44:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/IBM_s_Red_Hat_Selling_Slop_and_More_Says_Master.shtml IBM is IBM... Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:43:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Open_Hardware_Modding_Arduino_Raspberry_Pi_and_Lots_More.shtml hardware related picks Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Mozilla_Promoting_Slop_Plagiarism_Thunderbird_Report_New_Tor_Br.shtml good and bad Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:28:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Security_Leftovers.shtml Security patches and more Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:26:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml FOSS and more Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:24:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Development picks Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:21:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Android_Leftovers.shtml I changed a couple of Android settings and now my phone charges so much faster Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:19:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Why_is_it_called_a_terminal_emulator.shtml Once you start to dabble with Linux Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:31:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/This_Linux_experiment_convinced_me_to_stop_dual_booting_Windows.shtml Over the last year, I've been using Linux more consistently Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:29:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/OpenMandriva_Lx_26_09_ROME_Released_with_KDE_Plasma_6_7_and_Lin.shtml OpenMandriva Lx 26.09 ROME distribution is now available for download with the KDE Plasma 6.7, GNOME 50.3, and Xfce 4.20 desktop environments, Linux kernel 7.2, Snap support, and more. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:05:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/IPFire_2_29_Core_Update_204_is_available_for_testing.shtml It's time for another housekeeping release of IPFire. We have been working behind the scenes on a lot of exciting things that we will roll out with the upcoming releases Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:03:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/30/Audacity_4_0_1_Audio_Editor_Restores_Keyboard_Shortcuts_from_Au.shtml Audacity 4.0.1 open-source audio editor is now available for download with keyboard shortcuts from Audacity 3, exporting of tracks or labelled regions to its own file, and other changes. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml This is free and open source software Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:57:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Ryoku_Arch_based_Linux_distribution.shtml Ryoku is an Arch Linux-based distribution offering an opinionated Wayland desktop designed around a single reproducible system definition Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:49:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/25/The_Netherlands_joins_Europe_s_gradual_migration_from_Windows_t.shtml Something very interesting is happening over in Europe in the world of FOSS Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:47:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/This_Month_in_KDE_Linux_September_2026.shtml Welcome to this edition of This Month in KDE Linux, dedicated to KDE’s next-generation operating system Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:40:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Interview_with_Liam_Quin.shtml GIMP is Free and Libre Open Source Software, but none of it is possible without the people who create with and contribute to it Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:38:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/02/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Fri, 02 Oct 2026 04:56:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Waterfox_6_7_5_and_A_fresh_Firefox_and_MozFest_count_down.shtml Firefox and more Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:14:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/today_s_leftovers.shtml GNU/Linux, BSD, and more Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:09:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Videos_and_Audiocasts_Shows_About_Linux_and_More.shtml a handful of picks Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:08:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Development related picks Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:05:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/openSUSE_Kudos_and_openSUSE_Leap_adds_a_new_security_layer_Immu.shtml openSUSE leftovers Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:04:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Open_Hardware_Modding_OpenArm_Raspberry_Pi_ESP32_and_Warrant_Ca.shtml Hardware picks Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:03:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Canonical_Ubuntu_Snapdragon_X2_Slop_and_Huawei_s_Ubuntu_Kunpeng.shtml 3 picks Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:01:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Debian_Spyware_in_Slop_Clothing_Tails_7_14_and_End_of_Life_Anno.shtml 3 picks Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:01:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Fedora_Picks_and_IBM_Red_Hat_Promoting_Slop_Like_Mad.shtml as usual Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:59:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Security_Leftovers.shtml Security news, Linux focused Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:59:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Linux_Graphics_Intel_and_AMD_NVIDIA_Patches.shtml Linux kernel level Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:56:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/today_s_howtos.shtml quite a few today Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:54:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Games_SuperTuxKart_Steam_Witcher_3_Remastered.shtml gaming picks Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:53:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Funding_for_Company_That_Uses_the_Name_Linux_to_Refer_to_Itself.shtml 3 picks Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:46:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Ubuntu_26_10_Beta_Released_with_Linux_Kernel_7_3_and_GNOME_51.shtml Ubuntu 26.10 is now available for public beta testing with the latest and greatest Linux 7.3 kernel, Mesa 26.2 graphics stack, and GNOME 51 desktop environment. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:18:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Android_Leftovers.1.shtml Samsung reportedly confirms November launch for first Android XR glasses Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:49:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Ubuntu_26_10_adds_early_support_for_Snapdragon_X2_laptops.shtml Canonical has released a test build of Ubuntu 26.10 with early support for laptops using Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X2 chips Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:36:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/29/You_Can_Now_Upgrade_Ubuntu_24_04_LTS_to_Ubuntu_26_04_LTS_Here_s.shtml This is a step-by-step and easy-to-follow tutorial (with screenshots) to show you how to upgrade your Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) installations to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon). Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:33:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Sparky_news_2026_09.shtml The 9th monthly Sparky project and donate report of the 2026 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:25:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml This is free and open source software Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:24:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Hidayah_OS_privacy_hardened_Islamic_Linux_distribution.shtml Hidayah OS is a Debian-based Linux distribution designed for Muslim users, combining a general-purpose desktop with privacy controls Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:14:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/FSF_comments_on_Newsom_s_executive_order_on_so_called_artificia.shtml Recently, California governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to the California Government Operations agency Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:11:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Arch_Linux_ISO_Release_for_October_2026_Ships_with_the_ArchInst.shtml Arch Linux 2026.10.01 is now available for download powered by Linux kernel 7.2.7 and featuring the latest ArchInstall 4.5 text-mode installer. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:17:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/LWN_s_Latest.shtml Linux, BSD, and more outside paywall Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Systemd_Free_Nitrux_7_0_Released_with_Linux_Kernel_7_2_and_Hypr.shtml Nitrux 7.0 systemd-free and immutable Linux distribution is now available for download powered by Linux kernel 7.2 and featuring the Hyprland 0.55.4 Wayland compositor. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:50:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Android_Leftovers.shtml You can now turn your Android handheld into a Steam Deck, and here's the proof Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:51:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Someone_managed_to_squeeze_KDE_and_Steam_onto_their_Nintendo_Sw.shtml If I've learned anything about people and their handhelds, it's that someone Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:48:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/26/This_Week_in_Plasma_Akademy_Special.shtml Welcome to a new issue of This Week in Plasma Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:46:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Fedora_Everything_let_me_build_the_Linux_desktop_I_actually_wan.shtml If you miss the early days of Linux, when you were the one who decided what was installed on your OS Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:35:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Windows_abandoned_my_12_year_old_PC_so_I_revived_it_with_Linux_.shtml Before I moved to Linux, it ran Windows 10 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:33:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Linux_has_hundreds_of_distros_5_reasons_to_stop_using_the_same_.shtml You've probably never heard of your next favorite Linux distro Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/The_post_CentOS_world_How_Linux_became_fragmented_into_competin.shtml If you wanted to learn how to use Red Hat Enterprise Linux but didn't want to buy a license from Red Hat Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:29:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/ChurrOS_lightweight_Arch_Linux_distribution_for_modest_hardware.shtml ChurrOS is a Colombian Linux distribution built on Arch Linux and designed for systems with limited hardware resources Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:25:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/AlgaOS_beginner_friendly_Gentoo_based_Linux_distribution.shtml AlgaOS is a Gentoo-based Linux distribution aimed at people with little or no previous Linux administration experience Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:24:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/PureOS_Development_Report_August_2026.shtml We’re already working on building PureOS Dawn Alpha images, and we’re eager to get Dawn into your hands to test Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:20:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Akademy_2026_Graz_30th_Birthday_Edition.shtml Last week was a great Akademy in Graz Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:18:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Fairphone_6_with_e_OS_report_2_Road_trip_challenges.shtml I'm one of these weirdos. Never having liked Android or iOS too much, and to this day Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:09:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/A733_development_board_with_LPDDR5_PCIe_storage_and_RISC_V_copr.shtml Software support includes Android 15, Buildroot and Debian 11. Graperain also provides hardware manuals, schematics, source code Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:06:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/October_Already.shtml There are less than 3 months left in this year Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:58:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Welcome_to_openSUSE_Asia_Summit_in_Yogyakarta.shtml The wait is almost over! Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:56:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Fedora_Shines_Blue_at_Software_Freedom_Day_Bukidnon_2026.shtml On September 19, 2026, the Fedora Project supported the conduct of Software Freedom Day Bukidnon 2026 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:54:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/01/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000