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XLibre 25.0 Released As Inaugural Version Of X.Org Server Fork

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 22:20
XLibre 25.0 was just released as the first tagged release of this recent X.Org Server fork...
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HackerBox 0115 Wispier Upgrades Wardriving with Dual-Band Wi-Fi and GPS

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 22:20
HackerBox is a monthly subscription service offering development kits targeted at hobbyists, students, and electronics enthusiasts. HackerBox 0115, titled “Wispier,” is a follow-up to the earlier Wispy kit (HackerBox 0089). This latest version expands the wardriving platform with 5 GHz Wi-Fi scanning, updated firmware, improved form factor, and GPS-based geolocation. The Wispier kit is based […]
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How To Fix Plasma 6.4 X11 Login Issue On Arch Linux

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 22:20
Learn how to fix X11 login issue after the Plasma 6.4.0 update by installing plasma-x11-session on Arch Linux and its variants.
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Elementary OS 8: Where Privacy Meets Design Simplicity for a Better Linux Experience

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 22:20
In the world of Linux distributions, many projects aim to strike a balance between functionality, aesthetics, and security. Few, however, have achieved the level of polish and principled focus that Elementary OS brings to the table. With the release of Elementary OS 8, the developers have doubled down on their vision of an operating system that champions privacy and design simplicity without compromising usability. This article takes a look at how Elementary OS 8 prioritizes these values and why it deserves attention from privacy advocates and design enthusiasts alike.
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Rocky Linux Still Lacks Major Version Upgrade Support—And That’s a Problem

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 12:30
Rocky Linux delivers stability, but its lack of in-place upgrade support between major versions is a sore spot for users with long-term deployments.
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KDE Plasma Remains Committed To A Wayland Future: 70%+ Already On Wayland

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 12:30
Prominent KDE developer Nate Graham put out a blog post today reaffirming the KDE Plasma's intent that Wayland is their main focus and X11 support continues to be maintained but eventually it will go away. Nate Graham also noted around 73% of KDE Plasma 6 users are already using the Wayland session...
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Darktable 5.2 Open-Source RAW Image Editor Released with New Features

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 12:30
Darktable 5.2 has been released today as a new stable update to this powerful, open-source, free, and cross-platform photography workflow application and raw developer software.
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Hyprland Starter and Dotfiles Installer on Fedora 42 KDE Plasma 6.4.0 (WKS)

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 12:30
At the moment that is a hack installing almost all of required packages (except ttf-*-*) from Fedora 42 repos instead of AUR. I've setup "kgx" via Copr Repos. Then issued $ sudo dnf5 install hyprctl . Setup Dotfiles Installer (GUI based interface) as advised on github page of Stephan Raabe. . . . .
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XLibre Xserver v25.0 (Beta) Marks Official Debut

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 12:30
XLibre Xserver, a fresh fork of Xorg to revive X11, launches version 25.0 just two weeks after its inception, bringing new life to the X11 ecosystem.
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Linux App Store Flathub Reaches 3 Billion Downloads

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 12:30
Flathub has officially surpassed 3 billion downloads! This milestone shows people all over the world are embracing Flathub linux app store.
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The Microsoft OOXML Modus Operandi: Throw 1,000 Pages of Other People's Work for a Judge to Read Ahead of a One-Hour Meeting

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 12:30
To scare me ahead of the Hearing the Microsofters' lawyers sent me by post not skeleton arguments (which would actually be useful) but instead a massive bill that they wrongly assumed I'd be made to pay. They had this fantasy. Now they have a write-off.
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Nitrux Hyprland Is Happening, Thanks to Plasma LTS’s End

Sun, 06/22/2025 - 22:20
I remember, during the early days of my distro-hopping journey, how excited I was to try systemd-free distros. Nitrux was the first one I tried—and despite the short experience, it felt unique.More recently, Hyprland caught my attention, but I haven’t had the time to fully explore and learn it. Now feels like the perfect moment to try both Nitrux and Hyprland together. Why? Because the next Nitrux release is shipping with Hyprland, officially discontinuing its long-developed NX Desktop based on KDE Plasma.But why is this happening? And why should you be excited about Nitrux Hyprland?
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How to Upgrade to AlmaLinux 10 from AlmaLinux 9

Sun, 06/22/2025 - 22:20
Learn how to upgrade from AlmaLinux 9 to AlmaLinux 10 smoothly. Follow our step-by-step guide to ensure a hassle-free system upgrade.
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ASUS Broadens Its 3.5" SBC Lineup with New Intel Core Ultra Models

Sun, 06/22/2025 - 22:20
ASUS IoT has introduced two new 3.5-inch single board computers, the C5153ES-IM-AA and C7156ES-IM-AA, both based on Intel Core Ultra processors. According to ASUS, these boards are designed for embedded and industrial use cases, offering high performance, wide input voltage support from 9 to 36 volts, and multiple expansion options. Based on the official datasheets, […]
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Calibre 8.5 E-book Manager Adds New Kobo Features

Sun, 06/22/2025 - 22:20
Calibre 8.5 enhances Kobo support and introduces UI tweaks like better scrollbars and easier management of multiple book files.
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Calibre 8.5 Open-Source E-Book Manager Improves the Kobo Driver

Sun, 06/22/2025 - 22:20
Calibre developer Kovid Goyal released Calibre 8.5 today as a new stable update to this open-source, free, and cross-platform e-book manager software for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows systems.
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Microsoft Releases WSL 2.6 As The First Open-Source Release

Sun, 06/22/2025 - 22:20
Microsoft announced back in May at their Build developer conference that WSL would be going open-source. Today Windows Subsystem for Linux 2.6 was released as their first new release now being an open-source project...
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Plasma 6.4 on Arch Linux Requires Manual Package Installation

Sun, 06/22/2025 - 22:20
Arch Linux Plasma 6.4 users still on X11 must install plasma-x11-session, or they’ll be left without a session after the KWin split.
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Xlibre fork lights a fire under long-dormant X.org development

Sun, 06/22/2025 - 22:20
X11 is very far from dead – no matter if some want it to beComment Considerable new activity is happening both in the established X.org X11 server and around its new fork, Xlibre.…
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EDB enhances analytics in PostgreSQL with open source add-ons

Sat, 06/21/2025 - 22:20
DataFusion and WarehousePG meant to deal with AI-related workloads, not to compete with analytics data platformsPostgreSQL exponent EDB has enhanced its new data platform, claiming this will help bring transactional, analytical, and AI workloads into a single environment.…
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