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With the arrival of GNOME 48, the desktop experience steps into a refreshing new era, blending clarity, visual richness, and adaptability. This release unfolds a more intuitive configuration interface, native HDR capability, and finer-grained display scaling. Whether you’re streaming, tweaking your workspace, or simply glancing over your notifications, GNOME 48 brings you improvements that feel both modern and meaningful, crafted to feel like they were made for real people doing real tasks.

HandBrake 1.10 was released today as a major update to this free and open-source video transcoder application for converting between a multitude of video file formats.

Linus Torvalds has used his authority to reject the RISC-V architecture changes for the Linux 6.17 kernel. The RISC-V updates won't land this cycle and will need to try again for v6.18 later in the year. Linus refers to at least some of the proposed RISC-V code as garbage along with being submitted rather late during the merge window...

PeaZip 10.6 has been released today as the latest stable version of this open-source, free, and cross-platform file and archive manager, a release that introduces new features and various enhancements.

A tried-and-true step-by-step guide for a hassle-free upgrade to Debian 13 (Trixie) from Debian 12 (Bookworm).

GNU/Hurd has made it as an official platform target within SDL that is the open-source library widely-used by cross-platform games and other applications for software/hardware abstractions across operating systems...

The Debian Project released today the final version of the Debian 13 “Trixie” operating system, a major release that brings new features, updated components, and numerous other improvements.

In this video, I share about setting up the KDE Plasma 6 theme with a cool and gray vibe like when winter has come.

On 9th August 2025 we released Debian 13 "trixie".

In the last decade, the digital landscape has shifted from a space of casual convenience to a battleground for personal information. From constant corporate profiling to sprawling government surveillance programs, the reality is clear, our devices have become treasure troves for those seeking to exploit or monitor us. As trust in mainstream platforms erodes, a surge of interest has emerged around operating systems that place security and privacy at their very core. At the forefront of this movement are a new breed of Linux distributions designed not just for power users and security experts, but for anyone who values control over their data.

Plasma 6.5 desktop environment adds quick Bluetooth toggles, Flathub URL support in Discover, and faster firmware updates.

Whenever I ask about the funding they try to change the subject and act all aggressive

This Step-by-Step guide explains how to upgrade to Debian 13 trixie from Debian 12 bookworm from command line.

In this tutorial, we will explain how to install DEB on AlmaLinux 10 OS. A .deb file is a software package format primarily used in Debian-based distributions. A .deb file is a compressed archive that contains the program’s files, including installation scripts and metadata. Although the .deb files are a core part of Debian-based Linux distributions and are widely used in Debian and its derivatives, it is possible to install .deb packages on RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) distributions, such as AlmaLinux, CentOS, Rocky Linux, and Fedora.

Bugs in the current LTS are getting squished The latest point release of the current Ubuntu LTS is here, with a new kernel and a host of improvements for server and desktop alike.…

openSUSE marks its 20th anniversary, celebrating two decades of open-source passion, community collaboration, and Linux excellence.

KDE Frameworks 6.17.0 is out now with better Qt 6.10 compatibility, bug fixes, and enhanced platform integration.

Last week the Threadripper 9000 series began shipping and as shown in our launch-day Linux testing there was stunning performance with the 32-core Threadripper 9970X and 64-core Threadripper 9980X processors. Beyond the improvements thanks to the Zen 5 microarchitecture enhancements, the new Threadrippers while working as a drop-in replacement to existing TRX50 workstation motherboards now can handle DDR5-6400 R-DIMMs up from DDR5-4800 R-DIMMs with the Threadripper 7000 series. For those wondering about the gain attributed to the faster memory modules, here are benchmarks looking at the DDR5-4800 vs. DDR5-6400 real-world performance impact for AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X and 9980X CPUs.

The Tails project announced today the general availability for public testing of the Release Candidate (RC) version of the upcoming Tails 7.0 release, a major update to this portable operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux that protects users against surveillance and censorship.

Here are some of the best self-hosted open source Notion alternatives that provide you more control over your workspace and privacy.