KDE Plasma 6.8 Drops X11 Session, Goes Wayland-Only
KDE Plasma 6.8 will be Wayland-only, joining GNOME 50 in removing support for running the desktop session on the legacy X display server. As with…
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openSUSE Tumbleweed Now Ships with GRUB2-BLS by Default for New Installs
openSUSE Tumbleweed switches to GRUB2-BLS as the default, improving boot speed, compatibility, and systemd integration. The post openSUSE Tumbleweed Now Ships with GRUB2-BLS by Default…
Valve Announces Steam Machines, Steam Controller, and Steam Frame VR Headset
Steam Machines is powered by an AMD Zen 4 processor with 6 cores, 12 threads, and up to 4.8 GHz clock speed, a semi-custom AMD…
Make SSH as Easy as FTP with SSH Pilot
FTP’s simplicity came with security risks; SSH Pilot offers a familiar workflow for secure shell management and encrypted file transfers — without sacrificing security. The…
Why SUSE Thinks Unified AI Platforms Will Beat DIY Enterprise Builds
SUSE’s latest updates tightly link its Rancher Kubernetes platform and new AI stack, signaling a move to simplify AI management across environments. The post Why…
Systemd-Free Nitrux 5.0 Officially Released with Hyprland Desktop, Linux 6.17
Nitrux 5.0 is the first release to drop the KDE Plasma desktop environment and ship with Hyprland by default, a dynamic tiling Wayland compositor, using…
Docker Engine 29: Containerd Becomes Default, Experimental nftables Support
Docker Engine 29 sets containerd as the default image store and introduces experimental nftables support for modern Linux networking. The post Docker Engine 29: Containerd…
Sparky Linux 8.1 Update Rolls Out with Plasma 6.3.6, LXQt 2.1, and Xfce 4.20
Sparky Linux 8.1 delivers updated kernels, refreshed desktops, and all Debian 13 “Trixie” stable patches as of November 2025. The post Sparky Linux 8.1 Update…
Radxa Cubie A7Z Single Board Computer Running Linux: Power Consumption
For this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Radxa Cubie A7Z. The post Radxa Cubie A7Z Single Board Computer…
How to Install Microsoft Teams, Slack, and Discord on Linux Desktop
Gone are the days when Skype was the go-to VoIP tool for every chat, call, or meeting. While Skype once dominated the Linux communication space,…
New Linux Kernel Patch Lets You Cancel Hibernation Mid-Process
A new Linux kernel patch lets you cancel the process of your machine going into hibernation, but the bigger context of the work may be…
Collabora Launches Desktop Office Suite for Linux
Collabora Productivity is well-known for two of its flagship offerings, Collabora Online, their web-based document editor that powers many organizations, and their LibreOffice-based enterprise suite.…
Rocky Linux 10.1 Arrives with Soft Reboots, XFS Enhancements, and More
Rocky Linux 10.1 Linux distribution is now available for download as a free alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.1. Here’s what’s new! The post…
Open Source Never Dies: 11 of My Favorite Linux Apps That Refused to Stay Dead
One of the greatest things about open-source software is that anyone can pick up where a project left off and bring it back to life,…
Black Friday Deals for Linux Users 2025 [Continually Updated With New Entries]
Thanksgiving is around the corner, and the market is flooded with Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on everything from gadgets to software subscriptions. For…