Mission Center vs. Resources: The Ultimate Linux System Monitor Showdown
The GNOME app ecosystem is on fire these days. Whatever your needs, there’s probably an app for that. Or two. Or three (no kidding)! Two…
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Mozilla’s ‘Rewiring’ to AI – Saving the Web or Saving Itself?
Mozilla says its AI ‘rewiring’ is a moral crusade to save the web from Big Tech. Our snarky explainer asks if the real goal is…
AV Linux 25 Multimedia Production Distro Brings Enlightenment to MX Linux 25
AV Linux 25 distribution designed for music and video production is now available for download based on MX Linux 25. Here’s what’s new! The post…
After Fitbit Killed it in 2016, Pebble Returns with 100% Open Source Software and Hardware
Pebble, the e-paper smartwatch that first launched on Kickstarter in 2012, gained a cult-like following for its innovative approach to wearable tech. Sadly, Fitbit acquired…
Debian 13.2 Released with Security Fixes and Stability Updates
Debian 13 “Trixie” receives its second refresh (13.2), featuring 123 bug fixes and 55 security updates. Here’s more on that. The post Debian 13.2 Released…
Mesa 25.3 Open-Source Graphics Stack Improves Support for Many Video Games
Highlights of Mesa 25.3 include Vulkan 1.2 support for the PVR Vulkan driver for modern PowerVR graphics hardware, Blackwell support for NVK, support for new…
Wine 10.19 Released With Reparse Point Support
Wine 10.19 introduces reparse point support, new JScript typed arrays, WinRT exception updates, and fixes for 34 bugs. The post Wine 10.19 Released With Reparse…
KDE Frameworks 6.20 Adds a Fancier Push/Pop Animation to System Settings Pages
KDE Frameworks 6.20 brings many goodies, including predictable/learnable KRunner search result ordering, a fancier push/pop animation for System Settings pages, and a reversed version of…
StarlingX Cranks Open-source Cloud Network Infrastructure to 11
The open-source StarlingX cloud infrastructure project is out with its second major update of 2025, bringing with it new edge security and usability improvements. StarlingX…
6 Useful Free and Open Source Wake-on-LAN Tools
Wake-on-LAN (WoL) is an ethernet networking standard that lets a computer to be turned on or awakened from a low-power state by a network message.…
KeePassXC Clarifies AI Policy: Used Only in Development, Never in the App
KeePassXC’s developers explain that AI helps with code reviews and small pull requests, but never appears in the KeePassXC codebase. The post KeePassXC Clarifies AI…
Docker Desktop 4.50 Launches with Free Debugger and Deep IDE Integration
Docker Desktop 4.50 introduces free Docker Debug, guided MCP onboarding, improved server discovery, and broader catalog support. The post Docker Desktop 4.50 Launches with Free…
Self-Hosting is Rising and Linux Users are Leading This Revolution
In a previous column, I argued that self-hosting is resistance in an age where ownership is increasingly illusory. There is increasing evidence that self-hosting is…
Proton 10 Released with Support for Far Horizon, The Riftbreaker, and Other Games
Proton 10 is a massive update that introduces support for new games, which are now playable on Linux. These include Mary Skelter: Nightmares, Fairy Fencer…
How to Handle .pacnew Files in Arch Linux
Understand how Arch Linux creates .pacnew files during updates and how to manage configuration changes without breaking your setup. The post How to Handle .pacnew…