Redox OS version 0.8 is both strange and very familiar
'Experimental operating system' it may be, but it's still Unix/Linux-like
OSes29 Nov 2022 | 16
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Fresh versions of Ubuntu Touch, Mir display server, and Unity arrive
Make a big FOSS for Ubuntu Touch OTA-24, Mir 2.10, and the return of Unity on Arch Linux
OSes29 Nov 2022 | 9
RIP Fred 'Mythical Man-Month' Brooks: IBM guru of software project management
Obit Turing Award winner who helped spread the eight-bit byte
Software28 Nov 2022 | 58
Looking for a holiday DIY project? Build your own pen-plotter, for under $15
Ubuntu Summit BrachioGraph: 'The cheapest, simplest possible pen-plotter'
Bootnotes14 Nov 2022 | 19
No formal certifications? CUE the Ubuntu skills testing scheme
Ubuntu Summit Canonical is working on a new way to prove to employers you know your stuff
Software10 Nov 2022 | 5
OpenPrinting keeps old printers working – even on Windows
Ubuntu Summit Or, how to make an unsupported printer work on Windows 11 with Ubuntu and WSL2
Software10 Nov 2022 | 76
Strong support for Snap and Ubuntu Core as Canonical meet IRL
Ubuntu Summit Reg FOSS desk chats with one of the core architects
OSes09 Nov 2022 | 47
Heavy, man: Tuxedo puts out 2.2kg Stellaris AMD Gen 4
Review Apparently, you can still get laptops with good keyboard feel
Personal Tech08 Nov 2022 | 21
Mozilla Foundation launches ethical venture capital fund
An unexpected move, but we suspect that Carl Sagan might have approved
Software04 Nov 2022 | 6
Nitrux 2.5: The latest update to a radical Linux
Also one of the first distros we've seen with Kernel 6.0
OSes03 Nov 2022 | 18
Version 252 of systemd, as expected, locks down the Linux boot process
The init system that everybody loves to hate
OSes03 Nov 2022 | 169
9front releases new version of Plan 9 OS fork: The Golden Age of Ballooning
Prepare to be confused
OSes02 Nov 2022 | 12
Zorin OS 16.2: Shapeshifting desktop to help the Linux-wary feel more at home
Pining for Windows XP? Update to the last major release can do that
OSes02 Nov 2022 | 16
Linux Lite 6.2: Latest release from distro with a misleading name
One of the more popular Ubuntu-based flavors for new migrants from Windows
OSes01 Nov 2022 | 21
Linux world gains ability to repair exFAT drives
FAT ain't dead, and the modern version can get big. Really big
OSes01 Nov 2022 | 38
Google kills forthcoming JPEG XL image format in Chromium
And just for balance nixes version 2 of its own format, WebP, as well
Software31 Oct 2022 | 65
RIP: Kathleen Booth, the inventor of assembly language
Obituary Builder and programmer of the ARC and SEC turned 100 this year
Software29 Oct 2022 | 67
KDE 5.26 gets a second point release (yes, already)
It's worth it, though. And it's easy to install the latest KDE on the latest Kubuntu
OSes27 Oct 2022 | 16
The GNOME Project is closing all its mailing lists
Everyone has to join Discourse… although you can still participate via email
OSes27 Oct 2022 | 57
Microsoft's Lennart Poettering proposes tightening up Linux boot process
Building your own initial RAMdisk? That's insecure!
OSes26 Oct 2022 | 186
Teen dream team reboots Rolling Rhino into Rhino Linux
Well, these distros are all about continual reinvention, after all
OSes26 Oct 2022 | 5
Update time for Ubuntu: Last version of Linux kernel 5.19.17 hits
Only just installed? You may need another upgrade all the same
OSes25 Oct 2022 |
Lash#Cat9: A radical new Linux UI for keyboard warriors
Comment Arcan sub-project reinvents command lines and GUIs at once
Software25 Oct 2022 | 73
Intel DAOS 2.2 and Red Hat Stratis 3.3 released
New versions of two next-gen Linux storage engines may belie fading interest
Storage24 Oct 2022 |
OpenBSD 7.2: The other other FOSS xNix released, runs on Apple M2 Macs
Plus better support for some newer Intel wireless and graphics chipsets
OSes21 Oct 2022 | 31
DisplayPort standards bods school USB standards bods with latest revision
Video Electronics Standards Association shows the USB Implementers Forum how it's done
Personal Tech20 Oct 2022 | 38
Ubuntu 22.10 is out, with an extra remix in the family: Unity
Linux wunderkind's project now an official flavor as 'Kinetic Kudu' brings nine months of updates
OSes20 Oct 2022 | 26
Google submits Go apps container project to Cloud Native Computing Foundation
Did we say donate? We meant submit. Megacorp swiftly KOs former blog title
Devops19 Oct 2022 | 2
FreeBSD comes to Amazon's lightweight hypervisor
"Serverless" microVMs further blur the line between containers and virtual machines
Virtualization19 Oct 2022 | 9
FOSS digital audio workstation Ardour reaches version 7
An open source rival to Ableton
OSes18 Oct 2022 | 4
Firefox 106 will let you type directly into browser PDFs
Sorry Adobe but we can let users type or even hand-write directly
Software18 Oct 2022 | 86
Juno offering Linux-powered tablet PC for pre-order
The company already sells penguin-infested laptops and desktops, but an x86 Linux fondleslab is new
Personal Tech17 Oct 2022 | 19
Google reveals another experimental operating system: KataOS
Based on Rust, on top of seL4 – a big deal in the microkernel world
OSes17 Oct 2022 | 27
Linux kernel 6.1 will contain fixes, features. Useful Rust modules? Not yet
But you get a super practical patch that prints CPU, core, and socket when you get a segfault
OSes14 Oct 2022 | 10
Zinc: An Ubuntu remix that dares to be different
Impressive distro is somewhere between a tech demo and a power user's tool
OSes13 Oct 2022 | 13
Canonical displays controversial 'ad' in shell update prog
Updated Ubuntu once again courts controversy, but alternative commands are available
OSes13 Oct 2022 | 61
Tuxedo Computers releases version 1.0 of its Ubuntu remix
We spin up Linux PC vendor's first public version of its in-house OS
OSes12 Oct 2022 | 10
Oracle VirtualBox 7.0 is here – just watch out for the proprietary Extension Pack
Latest version of FOSS hypervisor boasts support for new 3D acceleration tech and encrypted virtual machines
Virtualization11 Oct 2022 | 37
Red Hat backs CNCF project, spills TEE support over Kubernetes
Keeping the contents of your clusters secure from whoever's hosting them
Security10 Oct 2022 |
Plop. That's the sound of a boot manager booting PCs off media they can't start from
Friday Freeware Fest … Including virtual machines as well as physical ones
OSes07 Oct 2022 | 23
Linux kernel 5.19.12 'may harm' Intel laptop screens
Remember the bad old days when getting X settings wrong could fry your CRT? They're back, kinda
Personal Tech06 Oct 2022 | 28
Canonical makes Ubuntu Pro free for up to five machines
Kernel live-patching and a full decade of software updates
OSes06 Oct 2022 | 3
SUSE wheels out first public prototype of its server Linux distro, asks for feedback
Adaptable Linux Platform v0.01 shows that the future of SLE is containerized
OSes05 Oct 2022 | 12
Linux 6.1: Rust to hit mainline kernel
New language will be official, probably within a couple of months
OSes05 Oct 2022 | 32
IceWM reaches version 3 after a mere 25 years
And it's not the only venerable window manager still in development
Applications05 Oct 2022 | 28
You thought you bought software – all you bought was a lie
Comment Isn't code something worth paying for? Well, frankly, no
Software04 Oct 2022 | 216
Big changes coming in Debian 12: Some parts won't be FOSS
Vote result good news for new users, but might be bad for remixes
OSes03 Oct 2022 | 27
Amazon lets you rent Ubuntu Pro. Yes, it's Linux on the virtual desktop
Insert your Year of Linux joke here, we dare you
Virtualization30 Sep 2022 | 7
HDD Clicker gizmo makes flash sound like spinning rust
Made your old computer faster but too quiet? Here's a fun fix
Offbeat30 Sep 2022 | 41
How Citrix dropped the ball on Xen ... according to Citrix
Open Source Summit How to win friends and admit how you lost them earlier?
Virtualization30 Sep 2022 | 17
IBM's 'bare metal' LinuxONE push: Did somebody say OpenShift?
Plus RHEL has fresh release goodies out too
Off-Prem29 Sep 2022 | 4
Late but lustrous, a fresh remix of Ubuntu emerges
UbuntuDDE 22.04 is colorful, and with slightly less Chinese flavor than Ubuntu Kylin
OSes28 Sep 2022 | 10
Removing an obsolete AMD fix makes Linux kernel 6 quicker
Performance-killing workaround rediscovered after 20 years
OSes27 Sep 2022 | 80
Is it a bird? Is it Microsoft Office? No, it's Onlyoffice: Version 7.2 released
The other open-source productivity suite gets a version bump
Applications27 Sep 2022 | 69
Serious surfer? How to browse like a pro on Firefox
Mozilla may seem like it has forgotten, but this is the most customizable browser going
Software26 Sep 2022 | 96
A match made in heaven: systemd comes to Windows Subsystem for Linux
Has someone been Poettering about?
OSes24 Sep 2022 | 118
GNOME hits 43: Welcome To Guadalajara
Love it or loathe it? Plus: KDE 5.26 here soon, and both desktops still working on mobile support
OSes22 Sep 2022 | 35
'I Don't Care About Cookies' extension sold to Avast
Users of cookie-warning-buster add-on already forking off due to privacy concerns
Security21 Sep 2022 | 23
Firefox 105 is here, and it's faster and more memory-frugal
If you love having thousands of tabs open, this might be one for you
Software21 Sep 2022 | 48
Linux Foundation launches European division
Open Source Summit Plans to drive more open source – and more transparency – into public sector
Software20 Sep 2022 | 9
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