Another German State Just Kicked Out Microsoft …Kind Of
The German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is done with Microsoft SharePoint, ditching it for a self-hosted Nextcloud deployment that is already serving around 5,000 employees. Eventually,…
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GStreamer 1.28.5 Multimedia Framework Adds Support for Support for H.266/VVC
GStreamer 1.28.5 open-source multimedia framework is now available for download with support for H.266/VVC, HEVC with alpha decoding improvements, and more. The post GStreamer 1.28.5…
Linux Mint 23 will have full Wayland support (but X11 is staying)
Linux Mint says Wayland support in its next release will no longer be considered experimental, but available as a fully-supported option. However, it will continue…
ORICO 88 Series 4-Bay USB4 NVMe SSD Enclosure Review: Fast Storage That Works Natively on Linux
Ever tried a DAS (Direct-Attached Storage) device? Unlike NAS, where you have a bunch of hard drives available over network, DAS is directly connected to…
Linux Mint’s Cinnamon 6.8 Desktop Environment Will Fully Support Wayland
Cinnamon 6.8 will fully support Wayland in the next major Linux Mint release, along with various other improvements and new features. The post Linux Mint’s…
TUXEDO OS is Ditching Ubuntu for a Debian Base That Never Goes Stable
TUXEDO Computers has announced that their Linux distribution is moving away from Ubuntu, with Debian taking over as its new base. TUXEDO OS is the…
TUXEDO OS drops Ubuntu to rebase on Debian Testing
TUXEDO Computers is rebasing TUXEDO OS on Debian, moving away from Ubuntu. The German Linux hardware company launched TUXEDO OS in 2022, building on top…
Proton 11 Officially Released with Support for More Games Running on Linux
Proton 11 is now available with support for Breath of Fire IV, Unknown Faces, Gothic 1 Classic, X-Plane 12, and many other Windows games that…
LOL! Storage Bug on Microsoft Windows 11 Could Eat Up 500 GB Disk Space
We are used to hearing about Copilot eating storage space on Windows machines, showing up in applications it has no business in, and generally being…
KDE Plasma 6.6.6 Released with Numerous Bug Fixes and Various Improvements
KDE Plasma 6.6.6 is now available as the sixth and last maintenance update in the KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop environment series with a couple of…
TUXEDO Computers Plans to Rebase TUXEDO OS on Debian Testing
TUXEDO Computers is moving away from Ubuntu and plans to rebase their TUXEDO OS distribution on Debian GNU/Linux, but still using the KDE Plasma desktop…
This E-Paper PDA Wants You to Ditch Your Smartphone for a Keyboard and Two Tiny Screens
Every few months (or years, depending upon how old you are), there is a new “anti-smartphone” device that comes with a physical keyboard and a…
You Can Now Craft E-Ink Faceplates for the Steam Machine
The Steam Machine’s swappable front panel just got a very useful upgrade that Valve has put out for free under an MIT License. Called the…
Canonical Puts €40,000 a Year Behind Trifecta Tech to Rustify Ubuntu
Canonical is now a Gold Sponsor of the Trifecta Tech Foundation, a non-profit focused on keeping critical infrastructure software memory-safe. The new backing comes with…
Return of The Meme! Hannah Montana Linux Lives Again in 2026
Hannah Montana Linux (HML) has become a conversation starter in the land of FOSS (aka FOSSLand?), and somehow, the year is 2026. The remaster, released…