New products and updates
Aug 18, 2009Professional users are always searching for an edge. Whether you work with Linux as a webmaster, programmer, system administrator, or security consultant, you know the best solution depends on finding the right tool for the job. We thought you might be interested in the following new products and updates.
more »Unetbootin Installing distros on USB sticks with Unetbootin
Jul 31, 2009Unetbootin lets users set up almost any distribution on a bootable USB stick.
more »Charly's Column The sys admin's daily grind: TTYtter
Jul 31, 2009Twitter, so everyone says, is modern, fun, sociologically illuminating and otherwise useless. Even Charly feeds a budgie – but at the console, it's a question of style.
more »Workspace: Tonido Serves you right
Jul 31, 2009This cloud-in-a-box serves up shared space for a jukebox, photos, blogs, file sharing, workspace apps, and more.
more »Peek Presents Challenge: Linux on Peek
Jul 11, 2009Peek presents the community a challenge to get Linux running on their small handhelds, without much fanfare.
more »Newly Cooked: Krecipes for KDE 4
Jul 07, 2009KDE developers ported the recipe management function in the transition from KDE 3 to 4. Amateur chefs can now consume the new version, although the meal isn't quite cooked to perfection, it still being in an alpha state.
more »Gran Canaria: GNOME Zeitgeist Tracks What You've Done
Jul 06, 2009"Where are the notes I took online while at the library Tuesday night?" A question such as this might be best answered by the likes of GNOME Zeitgeist.
more »Ebook Readers Ebook readers for the Linux desktop
Jun 30, 2009A netbook and a good ebook reader are all you need to mine the wealth of free ebooks glimmering from the depths of the web.
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Dutch Government Turns to Open Source for Digital Sovereignty
Following in the footsteps of European countries, the Netherlands is looking to increase its sovereign digital infrastructure with open source software.
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Linux May Soon Work on Snapdragon X2-Based PCs
If you're thinking about buying a Snapdragon X2-based desktop or laptop, Linux may soon be an option.
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KDE for People Initiative Calls for AI Ban in Plasma
A new community of KDE wants the project to adopt a strict no-AI policy for KDE Plasma.
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KDE Sets Ambitious Goals for 2026 and Beyond
KDE Connect reveals the goals for the Linux desktop darling, with one of those goals long overdue.
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It’s Time to Test Fedora 45 Beta
Fedora 45 beta has been released with updated Gnome, KDE Plasma, and kernel.
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Ubuntu Stonking Stingray Gets Even Rustier
Ubuntu 26.10 has completed its migration to the Rust-based coreutils.
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AI Fixes Linux Bottlenecks Using “Hideous” Code
A Linux developer used AI to fix bottlenecks that caused problems when building the kernel. The resulting AI-generated code needed a lot of work.
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Advanced Video Coding Still Under Patent
Brazilian patent BRPI0109962B1 has expired, which means that DivX and Xvid are no longer problematic for Linux, but it doesn’t mean that video is all of a sudden fully unleashed.
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2,000 Vulnerabilities per Linux Release
Thanks to AI bug hunters, the Linux kernel is seeing record numbers of vulnerabilities, and it's overwhelming developers.
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Linux Exempt from California’s Age Verification Law
So long as Linux is distributed under the GPL, MIT, BSD, and Apache licenses, the OS is exempt from being required to verify the age of its users in California.
