https://tuxmachines.org/ Do you waddle the waddle? en Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:56:37 +0000 5 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/02/Ubisoft_Does_Not_Like_GNU_Linux_Blocks_Users_Despite_Full_Compa.shtml DRM lovers wants rootkits Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:56:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/04/Ubuntu_26_10_Stonking_Stingray_Snapshot_3_Is_Now_Available_for_.shtml Ubuntu 26.10 “Stonking Stingray” Snapshot 3 is now available for public testing for early adopters and application developers. Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/Software_Freedom_Conservancy_SFC_Tried_to_Replace_the_FSF_and_S.shtml While, as one might expect, it's also issuing press releasing defaming its key people (now in SFLC, which it is imitating through confusion) Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:32:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/Sharing_or_Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml FOSS and more Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:54:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Good_News_CERN_is_Migrating_Over_2_200_Control_Systems_to_Debia.shtml The migration would move accelerator control computers out of the Red Hat ecosystem Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:10:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Audacity_4_0_Open_Source_Audio_Editor_Officially_Released_Here_.shtml Audacity 4.0 open-source audio editor is now available for download as a major update with numerous new features and improvements. Here are the details! Sun, 06 Sep 2026 14:04:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/05/Wine_11_17.shtml The Wine development release 11.17 is now available Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:25:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_September_6th_2026.shtml The 308th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending September 6th, 2026. Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:08:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Android_Leftovers.shtml I spent months testing the top Android keyboards; one easily replaced Gboard for good Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:02:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/OpenVPN_2_7_7_Released_with_Various_Improvements_Bug_and_Securi.shtml OpenVPN 2.7.7 is now available for download as the seventh maintenance update to the OpenVPN 2.7 series with various improvements, as well as bug and security fixes. Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:57:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Boox_Picco_Ultra_compact_Linux_based_e_reader_set_for_November_.shtml The Onyx Boox Picco is a pocket-sized 3.97-inch e-reader expected to launch in November 2026 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:44:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/5_hard_lessons_I_learned_in_my_first_week_on_Linux_and_I_m_bett.shtml If you plan to make the jump from Windows to Linux yourself Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:42:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Linux_isn_t_lightweight_by_default_here_s_what_actually_makes_i.shtml A popular project is to install Linux on an old PC Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:39:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Is_This_The_Year_Of_The_Linux_Television.shtml The Year of the Linux Desktop hasn’t been on its way for quite as long as nuclear fusion plants Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:34:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml This is free and open source software Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:28:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Review_Genuen_6_0_0.shtml Someone asked me recently, since it has been a while since I had last reviewed a free software distribution Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:07:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Shelly_3_1_3_GUI_Package_Manager_for_Arch_Linux_Improves_AppIma.shtml Shelly 3.1.3 graphical package manager for Arch Linux distributions is now available for download with improved AppImage and Flatpak support, improved package builder, and other changes. Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Mon, 07 Sep 2026 03:50:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/Switzerland_s_Federal_Government_is_Replacing_Microsoft_on_3_00.shtml This is the pilot phase, with 3,000 workstations moving away from Microsoft 365. The federal administration has over 54,000 computers. Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:37:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/You_Don_t_Need_GAFAM_Use_OpenStreetMap.shtml OpenStreetMap helped us check maps for transport, various overlays with addresses, and there was 0% reliance on GAFAM or "Google" anything Sun, 06 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/United_States_GNU_Linux_Still_Surging_as_the_Surveillance_State.shtml This is a huge problem for Microsoft because this is its most profitable market Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:56:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/Programming_Leftovers.1.shtml Development, licensing, and more Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:43:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/GNU_Linux_Hardware_Leftovers.shtml GNU/Linux centric Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:41:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_Trusting_Trust_Attack_FreeB.shtml OS picks Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:40:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/Kodi_22_Piers_Beta_2.shtml A lot of polish has come together for the features added in Beta 1 Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:36:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/PostgreSQL_PGConf_India_2027_12_Year_Old_PostgreSQL_Vulnerabili.shtml a couple of picks Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:36:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/Open_Hardware_Modding_Flipper_One_Devices_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.shtml hardware news Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:31:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/today_s_howtos.shtml Instructionals/Technical picks Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:26:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/Games_Security_51_New_Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU_Linux_Builds_.shtml gaming picks Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:25:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Development picks Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:46:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/FSF_on_Social_Control_Media.shtml some coverage Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/Freedom_Fighters_Part_IV_We_re_Doing_Cybersecurity_All_Wrong.shtml "We also allowed a lethal monoculture to fester" Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:12:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/Android_Leftovers.shtml I found the best Android performance tweaks hiding in the Accessibility menu Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:57:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/I_tried_KDE_s_Office_suite_and_found_out_why_even_KDE_users_ski.shtml The most popular is, of course, LibreOffice, though I tend to prefer the likes of OnlyOffice Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:54:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/You_don_t_need_to_code_or_spend_money_to_improve_KDE_here_are_7.shtml Open-source software is wonderful: it's free, diverse, and surprisingly accessible Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:47:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/I_discovered_KDE_s_hidden_superpowers_after_installing_these_3_.shtml If you've been in the Linux space for a while Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:45:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/7_Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Climate_Weather_and_Earth_Science_D.shtml Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:40:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/GNOME_Sushi_gets_a_GTK4_revamp_new_features.shtml Sushi, the spacebar preview utility for Nautilus file manager, has been ported to GTK4 for GNOME 51 Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:26:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/LyargoOS_opinionated_Void_Linux_based_distribution.shtml The distribution is intended for users who want Void Linux’s simplicity and runit-based system without building a desktop environment from scratch Sun, 06 Sep 2026 08:09:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/openSUSE_MicroOS_immutable_rolling_release_Linux_distribution.shtml openSUSE MicroOS is an immutable rolling-release Linux distribution developed by the openSUSE community Sun, 06 Sep 2026 08:08:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/Planet_KDE_State_of_the_Map_2026.shtml Last week I attended this year’s State of the Map (SotM) in Paris, France, OpenStreetMap’s Sun, 06 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/New_Releases_Liya_Linux_Abora_OS_and_ReactOS.shtml GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems Sun, 06 Sep 2026 04:14:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/In_the_United_Kingdom_GNU_Linux_Measured_Around_15_Overnight.shtml This shows many people use GNU/Linux at home, more so than "the office" Sun, 06 Sep 2026 03:34:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/06/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Sun, 06 Sep 2026 02:19:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/05/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml picks regarding GNU/Linux Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:02:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/05/Free_Software_and_Open_Data_Leftovers.shtml FOSS and more Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:01:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/05/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_TrueNAS_Omarchy_DiffOS.shtml 3 picks for today Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/05/Mozilla_Lobbying_and_Firefox_Tooling_Announcements.shtml Mozilla leftovers Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:57:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/05/Red_Hat_Slop_VMs_and_OpenShift.shtml latest from redhat.com Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:56:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/05/OpenSUSE_OBS_End_of_Week_Update_and_Tumbleweed_Review_of_the_We.shtml OpenSUSE picks Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:55:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/05/Security_Leftovers.shtml Security news and patches Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:52:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/05/Best_GNU_Linux_Distros_for_New_Laptops_in_2026_and_Zorin_OS_for.shtml distros in review Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:46:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/05/Open_Hardware_Modding_With_GNU_Linux_and_More.shtml hardware news Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:45:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/05/Ubuntu_24_04_splits_firmware_packages_for_faster_updates_and_Ca.shtml Canonical/Ubuntu news Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:42:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/05/GNOME_Developers_Updates_and_This_Week_in_GNOME.shtml GNOME news Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:41:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/05/European_Google_Search_alternative_Ecosia_launches_Linux_browse.shtml pair of articles Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:39:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/05/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Development related picks Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:38:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/05/Games_Stranded_Deep_2_DRAGON_BALL_XENOVERSE_3_GUNDAM_ROGUE_ORBI.shtml gaming news Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:36:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/05/today_s_howtos.shtml Instructionals/Technical leftovers Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:31:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/04/Grml_2026_09_Linux_Distro_Is_Out_with_Linux_Kernel_7_1_Based_on.shtml Grml 2026.09 GNU/Linux distribution is now available for download based on Debian Testing/Forky and powered by Linux kernel 7.1. Here’s what’s new! Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/04/LibreOffice_26_2_6_Open_Source_Office_Suite_Released_with_More_.shtml LibreOffice 26.2.6 is now available for download as the sixth point release to the LibreOffice 26.2 office suite series with 36 bug fixes. Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:23:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/05/I_couldn_t_believe_Linux_could_run_inside_a_PDF_so_I_tried_it.shtml Linux was apparently running inside a PDF file Sat, 05 Sep 2026 07:06:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/05/Soft_launching_the_DiffOS_project.shtml Today marks the day of soft-launching of my Debian derivative Sat, 05 Sep 2026 07:02:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/05/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software_and_many_more.shtml This is free and open source software Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:59:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/05/Hyggshi_OS_customizable_Debian_based_Linux_distribution.shtml Hyggshi OS is a custom Linux distribution built around a flexible Debian-family base Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:20:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/05/This_Week_in_Plasma_So_Many_Ways_to_Click_and_Scroll.shtml Some of the last Plasma 6.8 features landed this week, and there’s a whole bunch of great stuff Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:16:00 +0000 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/05/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Some of the latest articles Sat, 05 Sep 2026 04:19:00 +0000