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Everybody knows that Alpine Linux is a great base OS for containers and IoT devices, and it works great for running servers in data centers. We decided to test its performance on a desktop.

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Ubuntu Touch OTA-9 is out with VoLTE improvements, Waydroid 1.5.1 support, emoji font upgrade, and bug fixes.

The post Ubuntu Touch OTA-9 Rolls Out With VoLTE and Waydroid Upgrades appeared first on Linux Today.

Lingmo OS is a Debian-based Linux distribution featuring a custom-built LingmoUI desktop environment. The project's main goal is to provide users with a unified and practical desktop, software that is compatible with the desktop environment, and a smooth experience, even on low-performance hardware.

There are situations when you want to allow a user to access a system solely through FTP, while blocking all other forms of access like SSH or shell logins. This approach is particularly useful in managed hosting environments or shared systems where limiting user capabilities can improve both performance and security. For a deeper understanding of package configurations on Linux systems, check out our article on how to verify if a package is installed in Debian and RHEL-based distros, or explore modern enterprise alternatives like AlmaLinux OS 10.

Restricting shell access while allowing FTP is easy to implement using built-in Linux features. These changes ensure the user cannot initiate an interactive shell session but still has access to FTP services as needed. It’s also a good idea to familiarize yourself with advanced Linux topics such as installing the latest kernel on Ubuntu or understanding symbolic and hard links for better system control.

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Learn how to check disk health in Linux using smartctl, badblocks, and fsck utilities. Identify failing HDDs/SSDs early and prevent data loss.

The post How To Check Disk Health In Linux: A Beginners Guide appeared first on Linux Today.

RawTherapee 5.12, a raw image processing program, introduces powerful new color tools, tone mappers, and better support for Canon, Sony, and Fujifilm RAW formats.

The post RawTherapee 5.12 Enhances Color Tools and Camera Compatibility appeared first on Linux Today.

A text expander can be extremely powerful as it detects when you type a keyword and replaces it while you are typing. People often use them to write quick text snippets.

The post 5 Best Free and Open Source Text Expander Tools appeared first on Linux Today.

The open-source mobile app Organic Maps is used by millions of people on both the Android and iOS platforms. In addition to featuring offline maps (generated from OpenStreetMap cartography) and turn-by-turn navigation, it also promises its users greater privacy than proprietary options. However, controversial decisions taken by the project's leaders, feelings of disenfranchisement among contributors, and even accusations of embezzlement have precipitated a divide in the community, leading to a new fork called CoMaps.

The Radicle peer-to-peer code collaboration project has released Radicle Desktop: a graphical interface designed to simplify more complex parts of using Radicle such as issue management and patch reviews.

Radicle Desktop is not trying to replace your terminal, IDE, or code editor - you already have your preferred tools for code browsing. It won't replace our existing app.radicle.xyz and search.radicle.xyz for finding and exploring projects. It also doesn't run a node for you. Instead, it communicates with your existing Radicle node, supporting your current workflow and encourages gradual adoption.

LWN covered Radicle in March 2024.

Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (.NET 8.0, .NET 9.0, glibc, kernel, and mod_security), Fedora (chromium, gh, mingw-icu, nginx-mod-modsecurity, python3.10, python3.9, thunderbird, valkey, and yarnpkg), Oracle (.NET 8.0, .NET 9.0, glibc, grafana-pcp, kernel, libxml2, mod_security, nodejs:20, and thunderbird), SUSE (audiofile, helm, kubernetes-old, kubernetes1.23, kubernetes1.24, libcryptopp, postgresql15, thunderbird, and valkey), and Ubuntu (linux-nvidia-tegra-igx).

Vet is an open source tool designed to help developers and security engineers spot risks in their software supply chains. It goes beyond traditional software composition analysis by detecting known vulnerabilities and flagging malicious packages.

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Version:next-20250613 (linux-next) Released:2025-06-13

For example, Debian-based systems like Ubuntu and Linux Mint use dpkg, while Fedora and Red Hat-based systems use rpm. If you’re also exploring alternatives like AlmaLinux, check out this overview of AlmaLinux OS 10.

Before attempting to install new software or investigating why a command fails, checking whether the software is already present can save time and prevent redundancy. For more command-line productivity tips, consider reading about passwordless sudo for root access, changing a user’s default shell, opening files from the terminal, automating inputs with the yes command, or installing a new kernel on Ubuntu.

The post How to Check if a Package Is Installed on Debian, RedHat And Derivative Systems appeared first on Linux Today.

RHEL 10 becomes the first major enterprise Linux distro to discard traditional packaging and embrace immutable. See how we got here.

The post How Red Hat just quietly, radically transformed enterprise server Linux appeared first on Linux Today.

Wiz rolls out its own brand of secure container Linux images.

The post WizOS: A New Enterprise Linux Built on Alpine’s Secure Foundation appeared first on Linux Today.

Grafito is a sleek, systemd journal viewer that makes reading system logs easy, with live streaming, powerful filters, and a clean web-based UI.

The post Grafito: Systemd Journal Log Viewer with a Beautiful Web UI appeared first on Linux Today.

Andrew Mitchell, President and Senior Network Engineer of VoIPster Communications, Inc., has officially announced the release of the Linux Dictation Project, an open-source voice dictation and voice command interface tailored for Linux users with accessibility in mind. Available now on GitHub, the project aims to empower users—especially those with physical disabilities—by enabling full voice-driven text entry and computer control using natural speech.

The tool integrates OpenAI’s Whisper for transcription and features command modes for controlling applications such as LibreOffice, window navigation, text selection, and even keyboard shortcuts using voice input.

“As someone living with cerebral palsy, I’ve experienced firsthand the barriers that traditional computing interfaces present,” said Mitchell. “This project is about giving back and creating a reliable, fully customizable, offline-capable dictation system that respects user privacy and works natively on Linux.”

Key features include:
– Offline transcription powered by Whisper
– Text dictation mode and command control mode
– Voice-controlled selection and editing functions
– Support for modifier key operations (Shift, Ctrl, Alt, Super)
– Systemd integration for always-on startup on Linux systems

The Linux Dictation Project is designed to be extensible and is freely available under an open-source license to foster collaboration and further innovation within the community.

Join the Movement Contributions, feedback, and collaboration are welcome. Developers, accessibility advocates, and users are encouraged to explore the repository, report issues, or suggest new features.

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/wheeler01/Linux-Dictation-Project

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The last year has been a rocky one for the WordPress community. Matt Mullenweg—WordPress co-founder and CEO of WordPress hosting company Automattic—started a messy public spat with WP Engine in September and has proceeded to use his control of the project's WordPress.org infrastructure as weapons against the company, with the community caught in the crossfire. It is not surprising, then, that on June 6 a group of WordPress community participants announced the Federated and Independent Repositories Package Manager (FAIR.pm) project. It is designed to be a decentralized alternative to WordPress.org with a goal of building "public digital infrastructure that is both resilient and fair".

The Python Software Foundation blog is carrying a set of detailed summaries from the 2025 Python Language Summit:

The Python Language Summit 2025 occurred on May 14th in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Core developers and special guests from around the world gathered in one room for an entire day of presentations and discussions about the future of the Python programming language.

Topics covered include making breaking changes less painful, free-threaded Python, interaction with Rust, and challenges faced by the Steering Council.

Version 10.0 of the Rocky Linux distribution has been released. As with the AlmaLinux 10.0 release, Rocky Linux 10.0 is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10. See the release notes for details.