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The PCLinuxOS Magazine staff is pleased to announce the release of the July 2025 issue. With the exception of a brief period in 2009, The PCLinuxOS Magazine has been published on a monthly basis since September, 2006. The PCLinuxOS Magazine is a product of the PCLinuxOS community, published by volunteers from the community. The magazine is led by Paul Arnote, Chief Editor, and Assistant Editor Meemaw. The PCLinuxOS Magazine is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share-Alike 3.0 Unported license, and some rights are reserved. All articles may be freely reproduced via any and all means following first publication by The PCLinuxOS Magazine, provided that attribution to both The PCLinuxOS Magazine and the original author are maintained, and a link is provided to the originally published article.

In the July 2025 issue:

* ICYMI: N Korean Hackers Use Fake Identities To Land Remote US Tech Jobs

* Wiki Pick: Restore Grub2

* GIMP Tutorial: GIMP  3.0 Review

* Typst Cookbook: Part Three

* PCLinuxOS Recipe Corner: Quick Garlic Butter Steak Noodle

* And much more inside!

This month’s cover was created by parnote.

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Coming about three weeks after DXVK 2.6.2, the DXVK 2.7 release adds support for the VK_EXT_descriptor_buffer Vulkan extension by default on newer AMD and NVIDIA GPUs to significantly reduce CPU overhead in games like Final Fantasy XIV, God of War, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Watch Dogs 2, and others.

The post DXVK 2.7 Improves Support for God of War, Watch Dogs 2, and Final Fantasy XIV appeared first on Linux Today.

free displays the total amount of free and used physical and swap memory in the system, as well as the buffers and caches used by the kernel. The information is gathered by parsing /proc/meminfo.

The post Alternatives To Popular CLI Tools: free appeared first on Linux Today.

Learn how to install Google Chrome on AlmaLinux 10 with this step-by-step guide tailored for Enterprise Linux users seeking a modern web browsing experience.

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Fedora Linux 43 is set to bring a significant change to how it handles system installations. Specifically, for systems using UEFI firmware on x86 architecture, the Anaconda installer will soon require the use of GPT partition tables.

The post Fedora Linux 43 to Drop MBR Support for UEFI x86 Installs appeared first on Linux Today.

My RV2 board is running Ubuntu 24.04. Included is a configuration tool called orangepi-config. Let’s see what it offers.

The post OrangePi RV2 Single Board Computer Running Linux: orangepi-config appeared first on Linux Today.

Here’s our verdict captured in a LinuxLinks-style chart. We only feature free and open source software in this article.

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The Debian Installer Trixie RC2 release is here with support for rescuing Btrfs systems installed via the Calamares installer, adds support for installing systemd-cryptsetup alongside cryptsetup-initramfs, and adds support for Apple MTP and Apple SPI keyboards as found on ARM-based laptops like M1 MacBook Pro and M2 MacBook Air.

The post Debian 13 Installer Now Supports Rescuing of Btrfs Systems Installed via Calamares appeared first on Linux Today.

Coming almost a month after KDE Gear 25.04.2, the KDE Gear 25.04.3 release is here to fix HTML detection inside mobipocket files in the Okular document viewer, as well as limit the number of poll choice and fix a crash that occurred when clicking on “Mark as Read” in the notifications page in the Tokodon client for Mastodon.

The post KDE Gear 25.04.3 Released as the Last Update in the KDE Gear 25.04 Series appeared first on Linux Today.

Libreboot 25.06 adds support for the Acer Q45T-AM mainboard, which is similar to the G43T-AM3 mainboard, as well as for the Dell Precision T1700 SFF and MT mainboards, updates GRUB, SeaBIOS, Untitled, flashprog, U-Boot, and uefitool to newer revisions, and disables hyperthreading by default for ThinkPad T480/3050micro.

The post Libreboot 25.06 Open-Source BIOS/UEFI Firmware Adds More Hardware Support appeared first on Linux Today.

Copyleft-next is officially relaunched as an effort to modernize strong copyleft, led by GPLv3 veterans Richard Fontana and Bradley Kuhn.

The post Copyleft-Next License Relaunches With New Backing and Renewed Mission appeared first on Linux Today.

Vivaldi 7.5 is here with colored Tab Stacks, DNS over HTTPS, and enhanced Mail, Calendar, and Dashboard features.

The post Vivaldi Browser 7.5 Lands with Colored Tab Stacks appeared first on Linux Today.

Highlights of Thunderbird 140 include new ‘Mark as Spam’ and ‘Mark as Starred’ actions to email notifications after the introduction of ‘Mark as Read’ and ‘Delete’ actions in Thunderbird 139, as well as the enablement of the Account Hub by default for the second email setup.

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GitPhish is an open-source security research tool built to replicate GitHub’s device code authentication flow. It features three core operating modes: an authentication server, automated landing page deployment, and an administrative management interface. GitPhish can be accessed via a command-line interface or a web dashboard, offering comprehensive features such as logging, analytics, and token management.

The post GitPhish: Open-source GitHub device code flow security assessment tool appeared first on Linux Today.

In this article in the series, I look at the power consumption of the Orange Pi 5 Max and compare it to some other computers.

The post Orange Pi 5 Max Single Board Computer: Power Consumption appeared first on Linux Today.

Meet Vity, a free and open source AI terminal assistant that helps you write Linux commands in plain English. Fast, free, and open source.

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Thanks again for the amazing response to Parts 1, 2, and 3 of our Linux Interview Questions series here on Tecmint.

Your continued feedback and encouragement inspire us to keep creating content that’s practical, easy to digest, and super helpful, whether you’re just getting started or prepping for your next technical interview.

In this Part 4, we’re bringing you 10 more core Linux questions, focused on shell commands, shortcuts, and real-world usage. As always, the goal is to help you learn something new while keeping it light and beginner-friendly.

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The Luckfox 15.6″ Portable Monitor is an inexpensive, extremely lightweight, very slim, monitor designed to be moved around with a laptop, mini PC, smartphone, or a game console such as a PS4, or Nintendo Switch.

The post Luckfox 15.6″ Portable Monitor Review appeared first on Linux Today.

The latest openSUSE Tumbleweed update brings Myrlyn, the application set to replace YaST for future software management tasks.

The post Latest Tumbleweed Update Marks Myrlyn’s Introduction appeared first on Linux Today.

Thunderbird 140 ESR is out now, bringing smarter notifications, dark mode message rendering, UI polish, and dozens of bug fixes across mail, calendar, and chat.

The post Thunderbird 140 ESR Focuses on Enterprise Needs appeared first on Linux Today.