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Valve is making some strange choices when it comes to Linux, and it's been using different icons to SteamOS and Linux. It's unclear why they are doing this, but the worst scenario imaginable is that some games will be built for SteamOS and not for generic Linux distros.

The Linux kernel project is about to celebrate its 24th birthday and it looks like it's stronger than ever. Almost a quarter of a century after version 0.01 was made available, Linux is almost running the world and it's expansion is not stopping.

The Calibre eBook editor and reader has been upgraded once more and the developer has just added the much-needed support for the new KFX format that is used by Amazon.

We often read about comparative tests between browsers and we see that Google Chrome or Opera are extremely fast, or that some other browser gets really good scores in rendering, and so on. The truth is that none of that really matters when you are using browsers in the real world, and in the real world Firefox shines and it's head and shoulders above everything else.

One of the issues that's been bothering some Ubuntu Touch developers and users is the fact that background processing for apps is now really permitted on this platform. A discussion has been started on the official mailing list, and it looks like there are a lot of supporters of the idea that "no background processing for apps" policy needs to change.

Reports have been coming about a new Trojan malware named XOR DDoS that has been responsible for a number of DDoS attack in Asia. It's coming from Linux machines, and people are going wild. The truth is somewhat different from what's been published until now.

The Linux Foundation is now recommending that users with new and shiny Chromebooks should really install Linux along their Chrome OS distros.

Canonical is making some changes to the way micro-updates are being handled for all the Ubuntu branches, which should make the distribution a lot more flexible.

The Raspbian developers have just updated their Linux distribution, and it's now based on Debian 8 "Jessie," the latest stable version available right now.

It's difficult to gage the success of the Ubuntu Phones, but there are three devices with Ubuntu in the wild and one of them is no longer available. On the other hand, the official website does say "more Ubuntu phones coming soon."

The MP3 decoding patent in one those things that seems pretty harmless and present in pretty much any device around us, but it's actually something that generates ton of money per unit for Fraunhofer and Thompson. Linux distributions need to offer this feature and it means integrating a proprietary solution, although there is some hope now that the patent seems to have expired.

Q4OS is a Linux distribution that uses the Trinity desktop environment and one of its features is that it looks and imitates Windows-based on operating systems. Its developers have now released a new version of their operating system for Raspberry Pi and Raspberry Pi2 devices.

VeltOS is a new Linux distribution based on Arch Linux that wants to do something that hasn't been tried before, and that is to move the decision process in the hands of the community.

A new stable version of the Arch Linux-based Manjaro operating system has been released, with a lot of changes, improvements, and a new installer.

Linus Torvalds has just revealed that the third Release Candidate for the 4.2 branch of the Linux kernel has been released and is now available for download and testing.

Ubuntu GNOME 15.10 (Wily Werewolf) just got its final Beta last night and quite a lot of things have happened in the past few months, so we've put together a screenshot tour that shows off some of the new features.

Webconverger is a powerful Linux distribution that can be deployed in places like offices or Internet cafes, or any other kind of environment where users don't need to have any kind of access to the desktop.

The Wine developers are putting some order into their project, and they have decided to switch the project to a time-based release model, with major releases coming only once a year.

One of the most important functions for any operating system, especially for the ones that are used by a lot of people, are the accessibility features. Ubuntu has support for people with disabilities, but there is still room for improvement.

Vulkan is a new API from the Khronos Group, the same developers who are also working on OpenGL. Their efforts are now supported by Valve as well, and they are saying that developers won't ever need to make a DirectX 12 game.