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After over a year in development, the Debian-based Netrunner Linux 25 is here, featuring KDE Plasma 5.27.5, Linux Kernel 6.1, and more.

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This week brought us new major releases of the Mozilla Firefox web browser and LibreOffice office suite, new updates for the PorteuX and Tails distributions, as well as many software releases including Calibre, Ardour, and Mozilla Thunderbird.

On top of that, I tell you all about the new features and enhancements coming to the Mozilla Firefox 136 web browser next month. Below, you can check out this week’s hottest news and access all the distro and package downloads released this past week in the 9to5Linux weekly roundup for February 9th, 2025.

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Fastfetch 2.36 system information tool enhances CPU/GPU detection, improves OS support, and adds new logo updates for Linux, macOS, OpenBSD, NetBSD, and Haiku.

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Catch up on the latest Linux news: LibreOffice 25.2, OpenWrt 24.10, Debian 13 to feature GNOME 48, Freedesktop, Alpine & Serpent OS are facing challenges, and more.

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Wine 10.1 Windows compatibility layer released with fixes for Battle.net, print provider upgrades, and Bluetooth driver improvements.

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Highlights of Calibre 7.25 include support for importing KFX files from 2024 Kindle devices that use the MTP protocol and a new option to adjust the size of the link and note icons in Book details, which you can access from Preferences > Look & feel > Book details.

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OpenWrt 24.10 open-source router firmware debuts with initial WiFi7 support, Linux kernel 6.6, multipath TCP, and new device targets.

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Coming almost a month after the KDE Gear 24.12.1 point release, KDE Gear 24.12.2 is here to fix a regression in the Dolphin file manager on X11 that caused the keyboard focus to move to the Places or Terminal panels when Dolphin was minimized and then unminimized.

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Tails 6.12, a privacy-focused Linux distro, fixes critical security issues, enhances privacy, and improves usability with new features and updates.

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Financial troubles force Ikey Doherty to delay Serpent OS development, putting the project’s future at risk.

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Let’s Encrypt, the world’s leading provider of free, automated, and open SSL/TLS certificates for websites, has announced plans to end its longstanding practice of sending email reminders about certificate expirations.

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If you’re looking for a lightweight Linux distribution without a graphical user interface (GUI), you likely want something fast, minimal, and efficient.

A lightweight Linux distro without a GUI uses fewer system resources, runs faster, and is ideal for older hardware or specific tasks like servers, embedded systems, and minimal computing environments.

In this article, we’ll explore some of the best lightweight Linux distros that don’t come with a GUI by default (or allow you to remove it easily).

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As a data scientist, you likely spend a lot of your time writing Python code, which is known for being easy to learn and incredibly versatile and it can handle almost any task you throw at it.

But even if you’re comfortable with the basics, there are some advanced tricks that can take your skills to the next level and help you write cleaner, faster, and more efficient code, saving you time and effort in your projects.

In this article, we’ll explore 10 advanced Python tricks that every data professional should know. Whether you’re simplifying repetitive tasks, optimizing your workflows, or just making your code more readable, these techniques will give you a solid edge in your data science work.

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Collabora’s involvement in Open Source XR development continues to grow today as we welcome the libsurvive project, the open source lighthouse tracking system, into the fold!

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Windows Clock is a time management app offering alarms, world clocks, timers, a stopwatch, and focus sessions.

Windows Clock is proprietary software. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives for Linux.

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Ever wondered why your computer has an IP address or why there’s such a heated debate about using IPv4 vs. IPv6? Well, let’s break it down because picking the correct IP address type can affect your home computer usage and your online business.

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The hosts file is a text file in Linux that maps hostnames with IP addresses. It has priority over the DNS resolution, so it can be used for testing applications, development, and blocking websites. There is also a hosts file in other Operating Systems, such as Windows and MacOS. However, this tutorial will show how to edit your hosts file in Linux.

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Running large language models like DeepSeek locally on your machine is a powerful way to explore AI capabilities without relying on cloud services.

In this guide, we’ll walk you through installing DeepSeek using Ollama on Ubuntu 24.04 and setting up a Web UI for an interactive and user-friendly experience.

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Discover a way to run a Windows 11 machine on a Docker container in your Linux system, such as Ubuntu, Debain, RedHat, Fedora, etc.

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The Linux /proc filesystem is a virtual filesystem that provides detailed real-time information about the system, including CPU, memory, processes, and network activity.

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