Cinnamon Desktop Gets Improved Support for Keyboard Layouts and Input Methods
Cinnamon desktop environment is getting improved support for keyboard layouts and input methods, as well as a revamped application menu. Here’s a first look! The…
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Raspberry Pi OS Is Now Based on Debian 13 “Trixie” with Fresh New Look
Raspberry Pi OS 2025-10-01 is now available for download with based on Debian 13 “Trixie” and featuring new GTK and icon themes, as well as…
After Arch Linux, Mageia Faces Infrastructure Outage
After Arch Linux, Mageia is now reporting infrastructure outages, with forums and wiki down due to what looks like another bot-driven attack. The post After…
GNOME 49 “Brescia” Desktop Environment Officially Released, Here’s What’s New
Highlights of GNOME 49 include a new “Do Not Disturb” toggle in Quick Settings, a dedicated Accessibility menu in the login screen, support for handling…
Linus Torvalds Tinkers with GuitarPedal
Even though the GuitarPedal repo is just an experiment, it comes from the Linux creator, Linus Torvalds, so it’s already creating buzz among open-source fans.…
Systemd 258 Drops cgroup v1, Raises Kernel Baseline to 5.4
Systemd 258 drops cgroup v1, sets kernel baseline 5.4, tightens TTY perms, and makes OpenSSL the only TLS backend, marking security-focused changes. The post Systemd…
Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) 7 “Gigi” Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing
Based on the latest Debian 13 “Trixie” operating system series, the beta version of the upcoming Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) 7 release is powered…
Volla Phone Quintus running Ubuntu Touch: Waydroid battery life
Waydroid is a container-based approach to boot a full Android system on Ubuntu Touch (and other Linux systems) running Wayland based desktop environments. The post…
A Shell Script to Monitor Disk Usage and Send an Alert if it Exceeds 80%
If you’ve ever run a Linux system in production or even just kept a personal server, you’ll know that running out of disk space is…
SparkyLinux 2025.09 “Tiamat” Released with Debian “Forky” Base
Sparky semi-rolling 2025.09 “Tiamat” is out with Linux kernel 6.16, GCC 15, Calamares 3.4, and Debian “Forky” testing base. The post SparkyLinux 2025.09 “Tiamat” Released…
Arkime: Open-Source Network Analysis and Packet Capture System
Arkime is an open-source system for large-scale network analysis and packet capture. It works with your existing security tools to store and index network traffic…
Thunderbird 143 Brings Bug Fixes Across Windows, macOS, and Linux
Thunderbird 143, an open-source email client, fixes crashes, Gmail relay issues, drafts handling bugs, and adds security updates across Windows, macOS, and Linux. The post…
FOSS Weekly #25.40: Fedora 43 Features, Kernel 6.17, Zorin OS 18, Retro Gaming Setup and More Linux Stuff
Last month, Austria’s armed forces ditched Microsoft Office for LibreOffice. This is surely positive news, but it also makes us think about something crucial. The…
Mini Floating Panel Adds New Auto-Positioning Options
An update to the Floating Mini Panel GNOME Shell extension is out, adding the ability to move the compact panel to a different part of…
Cairo-Dock 3.6 Released with Wayland and HiDPI Support, systemd Integration
Cairo-Dock 3.6 is now available for download as a major update to this dock-like application for your GNU/Linux desktop with new features like Wayland and…