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The openSUSE Kudos recognition platform has a new feature: teams. You can now thank a whole team at once, see who is part of which team, and join or start a team yourself: Kudos Now Recognizes Whole Teams buff.ly/IgaKIvS
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We don't game here, so don't ask: 5 ways Linux breathed new life into my old gaming laptop ift.tt/Z2iGnEw
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For some, this will be memory lane. For other's it'll be ancient history: The 1990s predictions about Linux that aged surprisingly well ift.tt/AKPtCHj
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Anyone submitting a project to LinuxLinks must disclose material use of generative AI accurately: LinuxLinks Policy on AI-Heavy Software Projects - LinuxLinks buff.ly/985GvSV
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Also fixes an issue with the default keyboard input method when starting a session in Korean: Tails 7.14 Anonymous OS Updates Tor Browser, Tor Client, and Linux Kernel buff.ly/ei5hXnv
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In total, OpenSSL 4.0.3 includes fixes or mitigations for 14 CVEs: OpenSSL 4.0.3 Released With High-Severity Security Fixes buff.ly/w52xavv
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The antiX Linux team notes that various bugs have been squashed, though one known issue persists as Bluetooth mice may not be picked up in some configurations: Debian-Based and systemd-Free antiX Linux 26.1 Released with Updated Kernels - 9to5Linux buff.ly/v8QQvq8
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With screenshots of purty graphs: hw-monitor 0.6 Released With Per-Process GPU Usage & Memory Reporting - Phoronix buff.ly/nN72mv9
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WSL stands for Windows Subsystem for Linux: Microsoft Has Made WSL Containers Available to Everyone buff.ly/ZXsQ1sx
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Putting "best" in the hed used to help with SEO. These days, SEO pretty much doesn't matter anymore: 10 Best Linux Distros That Run Entirely in RAM (2026) buff.ly/lLchJB3
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Also fixes broken AUP3 conversions, and adds improved multi-file exporting: Audacity 4.0.1 Audio Editor Fixes Project Corruption, Linux AppImage Issues buff.ly/kEdW7th
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"We were at the HOPE 2026 Conference in New York recently, and want to take a moment to thank all the free software supporters who attended our talks and workshops, our meetup, or stopped by our table": Our adventures at HOPE 2026 buff.ly/suY59CX
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"You just have to promise to read the entire article": Thorium is the Fastest Browser on Earth (Installation + Tips) buff.ly/mk9NOcT
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Jack Wallen ruminesses (look Ma! We made up a word!0: 5 reasons why Linux really will dominate the future of desktop computing - ZDNET buff.ly/TIEGho3
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There's always a new king waiting in the wings: KDE Plasma 6.8 Adds More Polish While Plasma 6.9 Starts Taking Shape buff.ly/nB94Aeq
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Are you one of the lucky people who got the new Steam Frame? Having issues streaming with the wireless Dongle? Valve is doing something about it: Valve made a Steam Frame Dongle troubleshooting script for Linux gamers buff.ly/z2oulqz
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BPF-based HID drivers have helped to deliver quirks/fixes for different HID devices more quickly than being bound by the conventional kernel cycle: BPF-Based Display Panel Drivers Being Explored For Linux buff.ly/HJvqiZf
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Over the past year Jay has been in development as a new open-source shader compiler for Intel GPUs: Mesa 26.3 Enables Intel's New Jay Shader Compiler By Default, Compile Times 55% Faster Or 66% Faster Than Windows - Phoronix buff.ly/WTKOFHr
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Based on the latest Debian 13.7 “Trixie” operating system and features the Xfce 4.20 and LXQt 2.1 desktop environments bundled on the same ISO image: Emmabuntüs Debian Edition 1.03 Adds New Accessibility Features, Debian 13.7 Base - 9to5Linux buff.ly/IyfPPF9
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