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Solus Announces Transition Away From Snap

Tue, 07/16/2024 - 11:00

Solus drops AppArmor patches in Linux kernel 6.9 and phase out Snap support by 2025, shifting focus to Flatpak for software installs.

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Ubuntu 24.04 Finally Fixed an Annoying App Center Issue

Tue, 07/16/2024 - 10:00

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS users can finally install locally downloaded DEB files via the App Center. Here’s how to apply the needed update.

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Whonix 17.2 Privacy-Focused Linux Distro Released

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 21:30

Whonix Linux 17.2 targets anonymity-paranoid users, rolling out with a connection directly to Tor and avoiding the Anon Connection Wizard popup.

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Thunderbird 128 ‘Nebula’ Takes Flight With Major Enhancements

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 19:00

Thunderbird 128 ‘Nebula’ is here with Rust integration, a redesigned email experience, accent color customization, and more.

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Holly Million Steps Down as GNOME Foundation Executive Director

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 17:00

Leadership change at GNOME as Holly Million exits, Richard Littauer steps in as Interim Executive Director.

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Critical Exim Vulnerability Facilitates Malware Delivery (CVE-2024-39929)

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 16:00

The maintainers of the Exim mail transfer agent (MTA) have fixed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-39929) that currently affects around 1.5 million public-facing servers and can help attackers deliver malware to users.

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OBS Studio 30.2 Unveils New Multitrack Streaming Features

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 15:00

OBS Studio 30.2, a free and open-source app for screencasting and live streaming, updates UI, adds Hybrid MP4, multitrack output, and more.

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GNOME 47 Alpha Desktop Environment Released With Support for Accent Colors

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 14:30

The GNOME Project announced the alpha version of the upcoming GNOME 47 desktop environment series, due out later this year, for public testing, so it’s time to take a look at the new features and improvements.

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CachyOS July 2024 Update Rolls Out, Here’s What’s New

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 14:00

Arch-based CachyOS’s July 2024 release brings a Zen4-optimized repo for peak performance on Zen4/5 CPUs, AMD improvements, and more.

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Wine 9.13 Enhances ODBC Driver Support

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 13:30

Wine 9.12 released, including ODBC driver support, user32 data upgrades, and CMD.EXE rewrite.

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Linux Kernel 6.10 Officially Released, This Is What’s New

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 13:00

Linus Torvalds announced the release and general availability of Linux 6.10 as the latest stable kernel branch that introduces several new features and improved hardware support.

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PCSX2 2.0 Brings Massive Improvements Over PS2 Emulation

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 12:18

PCSX2 2.0, the open-source PlayStation 2 emulator, launches with a modern Qt interface and enhanced game compatibility, saying goodbye to old plugins.

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8 Methods to Install Latest Software in Debian Linux

Sun, 07/14/2024 - 17:00

Tired of outdated apps? Here are some ways to install the latest apps without breaking your Debian system.

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How to Create Interactive Bash Scripts With Yes, No, Cancel Prompt in Linux

Sun, 07/14/2024 - 12:00

This tutorial explains how to create interactive Bash scripts using Yes, No, Cancel prompts using read command and conditional statements.

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How to Run Android Applications on Ubuntu With Waydroid

Sat, 07/13/2024 - 18:00

Discover a step-by-step guide to installing Waydroid on Ubuntu and learn the steps to install, list, run, and uninstall Android applications.

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Linux sha1sum Command Tutorial for Beginners (With Examples)

Sat, 07/13/2024 - 14:00

The Linux command line offers several tools for checking and verifying a file’s integrity. One such tool is sha1sum, which we will discuss in this tutorial using easy-to-understand examples.

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OpenShot 3.2.1 Video Editor: Smoother, Faster, Better

Fri, 07/12/2024 - 23:00

OpenShot 3.2.1 open-source video editor is here with new themes, UI/UX improvements, and bug fixes.

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Is the SSHFS Project Still Active?

Fri, 07/12/2024 - 21:00

With its last release in May 2022 and only one developer left, SSHFS’s future is uncertain. Is the project fading away?

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Open-Source AI: What About Data Transparency?

Fri, 07/12/2024 - 19:00

At the United Nations OSPOs for Good Conference, we were once more reminded of the curious situation of AI and open source programs: While the foundations of AI are built on open source tools and libraries, almost no major AI program is truly open source. OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s PaLM (and its successor, the multimodel Gemini), and Meta’s Llama-3 are often touted as open, but they’re not. They come with significant restrictions that don’t meet the definition of open source software.

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Manjaro Linux Launches Revamped Website

Fri, 07/12/2024 - 17:00

Manjaro.org relaunches with a minimalistic, cleaner design and enhanced enterprise offerings.

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