Gtk 5 might drop X11 support, says GNOME dev
Linux's Wayland-only future takes a tentative step closer
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Rufus and ExplorerPatcher: Tools to remove Windows 11 TPM pain and more
Turn off chip detection, bypass need for a Microsoft account, change how Explorer works
Applications04 Jul 2022 | 104
Ubuntu Unity desktop back from the dead after several years' hiatus
Thanks to Linux wunderkind Rudra Saraswat, not Canonical, this time
OSes01 Jul 2022 | 16
Open source Office rival Collabora releases web-based CODE 22.05
Already host your own file-sharing tool? Now you can add a web-based office suite on top
Applications01 Jul 2022 | 2
Old-school editor Vim hits version 9 with faster scripting language
All of the famed user-friendliness and ease of use – and 'drastically' better performance
Applications30 Jun 2022 | 48
Thunderbird 102 gets a major facelift, Matrix chat support
Mozilla's messaging client appears to have benefited from sponsor shakeup
Applications30 Jun 2022 | 43
EndeavourOS Artemis: Arch Linux, but a bit friendlier
The Reg FOSS desk takes the latest release, 22.6, for a spin
OSes29 Jun 2022 | 5
Running DOS on 64-bit Windows and Linux: Just because you can
FOSS Fest DOS isn't dead. You can still run it and its apps, even now
OSes28 Jun 2022 | 79
Misguided call for a 7-Zip boycott brings attention to FOSS archiving tools
Analysis It's good to highlight some alternatives, but security issues are overblown
Software27 Jun 2022 | 162
Startup rattles tin for e-paper monitor with display fast enough to play video
In grayscale, though. Optimistic plans for daylight-readable display and long-life laptop
Personal Tech24 Jun 2022 | 13
Ubuntu Touch OTA-23 is coming: Do you have one of the older model phones that can test it?
Linux fondleslab effort continues to update 16.04-based phone/tablet distro
OSes23 Jun 2022 | 13
Original Acorn Arthur project lead explains RISC OS genesis
Paul Fellows describes how it beat the overambitious ARX to Acorn's Archimedes computer
OSes23 Jun 2022 | 39
RISC-V International emits more open CPU specs
Embedded World First edicts of 2022 include firmware, hypervisor-level specifications
Systems22 Jun 2022 | 11
Graphical desktop system X Window just turned 38
Down but not yet on its Way(land) just yet
Software22 Jun 2022 | 76
Leading Arch Linux derivative Manjaro puts out version 21.3
A simpler, easier remix sounds like a good thing, but glitches like these shouldn't be in a point release
OSes22 Jun 2022 | 8
RISC OS: 35-year-old original Arm operating system is alive and well
1980s refugee, open source, and runs on modern kit
OSes21 Jun 2022 | 110
SpiralLinux: Anonymous creator of GeckoLinux puts out new Debian remix
Yes, yet another Debian downstream, but a particularly interesting one
Software20 Jun 2022 | 16
Unbelievably clever: Redbean 2 – a single-file web server that runs on six OSes
'Write once, run anywhere' finally came true, thanks to APE and the Cosmopolitan libc
Applications20 Jun 2022 | 42
Ubuntu releases Core 22: Its IoT and edge distro
A tougher nut to crack than the regular flavor, some will find it very tasty
OSes17 Jun 2022 | 11
Not a GNOME fan, and like the look of Windows? Try KDE Plasma or Cinnamon
New versions of both desktops drop... with one the oldest FOSS 'top around
OSes16 Jun 2022 | 40
End-of-life smartphone? Penguins at postmarketOS aim to revive it
Alpine-based distro runs on old mobiles abandoned by Android and their manufacturers
OSes15 Jun 2022 | 39
Thunderbird is coming to Android – in K-9 Mail form
Rumble heard as two faithful friends merge into lycanthropic chimæra
Applications15 Jun 2022 | 64
Open source 'Office' options keep Microsoft running faster than ever
LibreOffice, Collabora, KDE Gear all updated their Microsoft alternatives – whatever your OS
SaaS13 Jun 2022 | 70
openSUSE Leap 15.4: The best desktop on the RPM side of the Linux world
Review The Reg FOSS desk takes the latest stable distro for a spin
OSes10 Jun 2022 | 41
Apple offers improved Linux support in macOS Ventura
Penguin fans will be able to use Rosetta 2 to run x86 binaries in forthcoming update
OSes09 Jun 2022 | 7
Linux Mint adopts Timeshift from overworked original developer
Team lead Clement Lefebvre takes over maintaining backup tool from UMix creator
Applications09 Jun 2022 | 22
Good news for GNOME fans as Adaptive Sync displays come to Mutter
It may sound like a trivial feature, but this sort of thing matters, and not only to gamers
OSes09 Jun 2022 | 1
SUSE releases Service Pack 4 for Linux Enterprise 15
Update should help users combat software supply chain issues. openSUSE Leap 15.4 to follow a day later
OSes07 Jun 2022 | 4
Farewell to two pivotal figures: The founder of Inmos, and the co-creator of MIME
Obituary Iann Barron and Ned Freed were key innovators in computer comms
Bootnotes07 Jun 2022 | 18
Microsoft: You own the best software keyboard there is. Please let us buy it
Come back Swype, all is forgiven. Don't you want our money, Redmond?
Personal Tech06 Jun 2022 | 63
Murena and /e/ Foundation launch privacy-centric smartphones
First Look De-Googled Android phone does the job, has a few rough edges
Personal Tech02 Jun 2022 | 35
Linux Lite 6.0: It's quite pretty, but 'lite' it is not
We took the popular Ubuntu-based Windows replacement for a test drive
OSes01 Jun 2022 | 30
Distrobox 1.3.0: Run (pretty much) any Linux distro under almost any other
Latest version of simplified container tool for penguins is out
Software31 May 2022 | 25
Sick of Windows but can't afford a Mac? Consult our cynic's guide to desktop Linux
For your consideration: A reasonable list of the least bad distros
OSes31 May 2022 | 306
Clonezilla 3: Copy and clone disk images to your heart's content
Even non-sysadmins may find this Linux live ISO handy
Storage27 May 2022 | 34
Minimal, systemd-free Alpine Linux releases version 3.16
A widespread distro that many of its users don't even know they have
OSes26 May 2022 | 46
Original killer PC spreadsheet Lotus 1-2-3 now runs on Linux natively
As Google guru who ported it points out, the operating system did not exist when 1-2-3 came out in 1983
Applications25 May 2022 | 101
Version 251 of systemd coming soon to a Linux distro near you
'Experimental' systemd-sysupdate feature likely to get the most attention
Software24 May 2022 | 151
New audio server Pipewire coming to next version of Ubuntu
What does that mean? Better latency and a replacement for PulseAudio
OSes24 May 2022 | 54
The Return of Gopher: Pre-web hypertext service is still around
<movietrailer voice>The world was not ready for this gift. It is still not ready for this gift. Coming soon to a Gopherspace near you
Networks23 May 2022 | 51
Repairability champ Framework's modular laptop gets a speed boost
With any other portable, this would be bad news for existing owners
Personal Tech20 May 2022 | 25
FreeBSD 13.1 is out for everything from PowerPC to x86-64
The granddaddy of FOSS UNIX just keeps on trucking – and is a lot easier to install this time round
OSes20 May 2022 | 81
The new generation of CentOS replacements – plus the daddy of them all: RHEL 8.6
Rocky and Alma are here for those CentOS Linux users who are still smarting
OSes18 May 2022 | 39
GNU Compiler Collection adds support for China's LoongArch CPU family
MIPS...ish is on the march in the Middle Kingdom
Systems18 May 2022 | 7
Turing Pi 2 crowdfunding goal smashed within a day
Go host yourself with a tiny low-powered Arm cluster in a box for $219
Personal Tech17 May 2022 | 14
The sad state of Linux desktop diversity: 21 environments, just 2 designs
Analysis You look like Windows, and you look like Windows and you look like Windows ...
Software17 May 2022 | 346
Python is getting faster: Major performance tweaks on horizon
Instagram, Microsoft responsible for lifts coming in version 3.11 and beyond
Software16 May 2022 | 20
Workstation, server, IoT? No worries. Fedora 36 is out – all 13 editions of it
Latest version of Red Hat's free distro family arrives, a day after the paid one
OSes12 May 2022 | 32
Enterprise-strength FreeBSD-based TrueNAS releases v13.0
Plus: iXsystems' NAS OS has a new Linux-based sibling called SCALE
Storage11 May 2022 | 20
At last, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 slips out
Red Hat Summit First major release since IBM spent $34b buying distro giant, includes kernel 5.14, systemd 249, Python 3.9 and more
OSes10 May 2022 | 31
OpenVMS on x86-64 reaches production status with v9.2
One of the most battle-tested OSes out there hits commodity kit, but does anyone still care?
OSes10 May 2022 | 127
Clustered Pi Picos made to run original Transputer code
Parallel retrocomputing project of the week, er, month, no, year
Systems06 May 2022 | 53
Fedora backs down on removing BIOS support… for now
The PC world is not yet ready for all UEFI all the time
OSes06 May 2022 | 18
Did you know Twitter has an open-source arm? This is what it's been up to
Bluesky thinking includes blueprints for distributed social network
Applications05 May 2022 | 17
Unity and Trinity: New releases for forks of abandoned Linux desktops
True believers really can bring about resurrections, it seems
OSes04 May 2022 | 33
Mozilla browser Firefox hits the big 100
Kinda sorta. It's out there if you look hard enough
Software03 May 2022 | 101
Problems for the Linux kernel NTFS driver as author goes silent
Concerns for Paragon CEO, and head kernel boss Torvalds suggests seeking maintainers
Software29 Apr 2022 | 86
Free enterprise systems management tool Uyuni releases stable version
Navigate the SALT-y seas of systems-wrangling with the FOSS basis of SUSE Manager
Software28 Apr 2022 | 2
Pop!_OS 22.04: New kid on the Ubuntu block starting to show real muscle
Latest LTS release brings a host of welcome changes that feel fast, modern, and powerful
OSes28 Apr 2022 | 45
Fedora starts to simplify Linux graphics handling
Changes will make things less challenging for developers, but maybe not for users
OSes27 Apr 2022 | 62
