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How to Upgrade to Linux Mint 22.2 from Mint 22.1

Linux Today - Mon, 09/22/2025 - 06:34

Here’s how to upgrade to Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” from 22.1 “Xia”, with all the steps you need to follow for a smooth, safe, and trouble-free system update.

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Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC (1976–78) Goes Open Source under MIT License

Linux Today - Mon, 09/22/2025 - 06:31

Nearly 50 years after its debut, Microsoft has open-sourced its historic 6502 BASIC, the interpreter that powered early home computers.

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My Favorite Linux Distro Just Got Even Better With Linux Mint 22.2 ‘Zara’ – What’s New

Linux Today - Mon, 09/22/2025 - 06:28

The new Linux Mint desktop release doesn’t come with many flashy new features, but it remains attractive, easy to use, and far more secure than Windows.

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Benchmarking the Minisforum AI X1 Pro

Linux Today - Mon, 09/22/2025 - 06:23

For this article in the series, I’ve run a series of benchmarks on the machine. Most of the tests use the Phoronix Test Suite.

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BesGnuLinux: a Lightweight, Fast, Furious, and Stable Distro

Linux Today - Mon, 09/22/2025 - 06:20

BesGnuLinux calls itself lightweight, useful, and stable — but after a wild ride with version 3-0, you might find it’s got a lot more ‘fast and furious’ under the hood.

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BruteForceAI: Free AI-powered Login Brute Force Tool

Linux Today - Mon, 09/22/2025 - 06:18

BruteForceAI is a penetration testing tool that uses LLMs to improve the way brute-force attacks are carried out. Instead of relying on manual setup, the tool can analyze HTML content, detect login form selectors, and prepare the attack process automatically. It is built to mimic realistic human behavior while running multi-threaded attacks, which makes testing more effective and accurate.

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GNOME 49 Brings Back GDM X11 Sessions

Linux Today - Mon, 09/22/2025 - 06:12

GNOME 49 reintroduces X11 sessions in GDM, whereas GNOME 50 is slated to remove most legacy X11 code while maintaining session launching support.

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50+ Best Free and Open-Source Software for Linux in 2025

Linux Today - Mon, 09/22/2025 - 06:08

It is time once again to share a list of the best free and open-source software I’ve come across in 2025. Some of these programs are long-standing favorites that continue to improve year after year, while others are newer projects that caught my attention and proved useful in my daily Linux workflow.

As always, this is not meant to be an exhaustive list, but rather a personal collection of tools that I’ve found reliable, practical, and worth recommending. It is in the spirit of sharing that I’m writing this article, hoping you’ll discover something here that makes your Linux experience even better.

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MX Linux 25-beta1

Updated Linux Distributions - Sun, 09/21/2025 - 22:19
MX Linux, a desktop-oriented Linux distribution based on Debian's "Stable" branch, is a cooperative venture between the antiX and former MEPIS Linux communities. Using Xfce as the default desktop (with separate KDE Plasma and Fluxbox editions also available), it is a mid-weight operating system designed to combine an elegant and efficient desktop with simple configuration, high stability, solid performance and medium-sized footprint.

Kernel prepatch 6.17-rc7

Linux Weekly News - Sun, 09/21/2025 - 19:28
Linus has released 6.17-rc7 for testing. "Let's keep the testing going, and we'll have the final 6.17 in a week".

6.17-rc7: mainline

Latest Linux Kernel - Sun, 09/21/2025 - 19:08
Version:6.17-rc7 (mainline) Released:2025-09-21 Source:linux-6.17-rc7.tar.gz Patch:full (incremental)

FreeBSD 15.0-ALPHA3

Updated Linux Distributions - Sun, 09/21/2025 - 13:32
FreeBSD is a UNIX-like operating system for the i386, amd64, IA-64, arm, MIPS, powerpc, ppc64, PC-98 and UltraSPARC platforms based on U.C. Berkeley's "4.4BSD-Lite" release, with some "4.4BSD-Lite2" enhancements. It is also based indirectly on William Jolitz's port of U.C. Berkeley's "Net/2" to the i386, known as "386BSD", though very little of the 386BSD code remains. FreeBSD is used by companies, Internet Service Providers, researchers, computer professionals, students and home users all over the world in their work, education and recreation. FreeBSD comes with over 20,000 packages (pre-compiled software that is bundled for easy installation), covering a wide range of areas: from server software, databases and web servers, to desktop software, games, web browsers and business software - all free and easy to install.

PCLinuxOS 2025.09

Updated Linux Distributions - Sat, 09/20/2025 - 18:24
PCLinuxOS is a user-friendly Linux distribution with out-of-the-box support for many popular graphics and sound cards, as well as other peripheral devices. The bootable live DVD provides an easy-to-use graphical installer and the distribution sports a wide range of popular applications for the typical desktop user, including browser plugins and full multimedia playback. The intuitive system configuration tools include Synaptic for package management, Addlocale to add support to many languages and Mylivecd to create a customised live CD.

SysLinuxOS 13

Updated Linux Distributions - Sat, 09/20/2025 - 18:09
SysLinuxOS is a Debian-based GNU/Linux live distribution designed for system administrators and system integrators. It offers a complete networking environment that is organised to integrate various software tools and has a friendly graphical interface using the MATE and GNOME desktops. SysLinuxOS was built to work right out of the box, with all networking tools already installed by default. It includes all major Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), several remote control clients, various browsers, as well as WINE, Wireshark, Etherape, Ettercap, PackETH, Packet Sender, Putty, Nmap, Cutecom, Packet Tracer, tools for serial console, and the latest stable Linux kernel.

Qubes 4.3.0-rc2

Updated Linux Distributions - Sat, 09/20/2025 - 02:10
Qubes OS is a free and open-source, security-oriented operating system for single-user desktop computing. Qubes OS leverages Xen-based virtualization to allow for the creation and management of isolated compartments called qubes. These qubes, which are implemented as virtual machines (VMs). This allows each component of the operating system to be isolated from other pieces, preenting compromises from spreading or information from leaking.

[$] Multiple kernels on a single system

Linux Weekly News - Fri, 09/19/2025 - 16:14
The Linux kernel generally wants to be in charge of the system as a whole; it runs on all of the available CPUs and controls access to them globally. Cong Wang has just come forward with a different approach: allowing each CPU to run its own kernel. The patch set is in an early form, but it gives a hint for what might be possible.

Zorin 18-beta

Updated Linux Distributions - Fri, 09/19/2025 - 13:39
Zorin OS is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution designed especially for newcomers to Linux. It has a Windows-like graphical user interface and many programs similar to those found in Windows. Zorin OS also comes with an application that lets users run many Windows programs. The distribution's ultimate goal is to provide a Linux alternative to Windows and let Windows users enjoy all the features of Linux without complications.

Four Friday stable kernel updates

Linux Weekly News - Fri, 09/19/2025 - 12:13

Greg Kroah-Hartman has announced the release of the 6.16.8, 6.12.48, 6.6.107, and 6.1.153 stable kernels; each contains an important set of fixes.

next-20250919: linux-next

Latest Linux Kernel - Fri, 09/19/2025 - 12:01
Version:next-20250919 (linux-next) Released:2025-09-19

6.16.8: stable

Latest Linux Kernel - Fri, 09/19/2025 - 11:38
Version:6.16.8 (stable) Released:2025-09-19 Source:linux-6.16.8.tar.xz PGP Signature:linux-6.16.8.tar.sign Patch:full (incremental) ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.16.8

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