Linux and Open Source news headlines
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Fri, 09/27/2024 - 22:20
This guide will walk you through the process of installing VirtualBox on Fedora Linux 41 and older versions.
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 22:20
Privacy activist group noyb has filed a complaint against Mozilla over a "Privacy Preserving Attribution" feature that was quietly enabled in the Firefox browser following a July update. "Contrary to its reassuring name, this technology allows Firefox to track user behavior on websites," noyb stated this morning. Worse: "Mozilla decided to turn it on by default once people installed a recent software update."
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 22:20
Joshua Ashton of Valve's Linux graphics team has opened a Mesa merge request to support a proposed "frog-fifo-v1" protocol for Wayland to address the matter of "FIFO is fundamentally broken under Mesa's Wayland WSI right now."
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 22:20
COSMIC, the new Linux desktop environment developed by System76, got its very first public release last month. And System76 just announced the second Alpha release of this new desktop environment, which is available for testing now.
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 22:20
The Archcraft idea started as a passion project, and now it is a responsibility for the creator. Learn more about the journey here.
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 22:20
The open source and cross-platform Nexus Mods app that's currently in development has a new 0.6.1 release available for testing with some nice improvements. Eventually this will replace Vortex when it's ready.
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 22:20
Alpha 2 of System76's COMIC desktop is now available for public testing bringing exciting enhancements. Learn all about the new features here!
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 22:20
In this blog post, we'll explore the causes of the dpkg lock error, the correct solutions to handle dpkg lock issue in Debian and Ubuntu Linux systems.
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 22:20
The Tor Project, a non-profit focused on network anonymity, is joining forces with Tails, an anonymity-focused Linux distribution, in an effort to make better use of financial and technical resources.
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 22:20
Discover a wave terminal especially designed for people who find existing Linux terminals boring, as it tends to make things way easier, especially for Linux beginners.