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Good news, everyone: 15 years on, TDE still pushes pixels The long-running fork of KDE 3 has dropped its latest update: Trinity Desktop Environment R14.1.4, now with better distro support and a fresh coat of code. Not bad for a project still chugging along 15 years after KDE itself moved on.…

Mediatek engineers have proposed Kcompressd as a new addition to the Linux kernel to improve the efficiency of memory reclamation. Mediatek engineers testing these patches on their handheld Linux devices have found huge benefit in alleviating memory pressure and enhancing system responsiveness...

MagicaVoxel is one of those applications you can use to create voxel-based artwork think of it like pixel art, but in 3D. Creating objects in the app feels a lot like playing Minecraft, where you build structures block by block. Users can also apply effects to their voxel creations, such as smoke, metal, transparency, or a glass-like look.

This detailed guide explains how to compare files and directories in Linux using the diff command with practical examples.

New plan may remain too restrictive for some developers. Redis, the company behind the popular value-key database of the same name, has returned its main system to an open source license, although the move failed to satisfy some critics.…

An organization that among other things provides hosting for over 500 free and open source projects from all over the world suddenly finds itself needing a helping hand.

The Tails project has announced the release of its privacy-focused Linux distribution, Tails 6.15, featuring several improvements and fixes.

Finally I had decided to skip deployment templates for KVM Host and Cockpit Web Console for openSUSE Leap 16 Beta KVM Guest. Due to absence of YAST on Suse Leap 16 Beta guest following sequence of CLI directives brought me to success with linux bridge been setup via Cockpit Web Console.

Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" is now formally open for development...

In a world teeming with Linux distributions — from Ubuntu to Arch, Debian to Fedora — the idea of building your own may seem daunting, if not redundant. Yet, for many technologists, enthusiasts, and developers, creating a custom Linux distribution isn't just an exercise in reinvention; it's an act of empowerment. Whether your goal is to tailor a lightweight OS for embedded devices, create a secure workstation, develop an education-focused system, or simply understand Linux more intimately, building your own distribution is one of the most fulfilling journeys in open-source computing.

Data loss is a nightmare for any computer user, and Linux users are no exception. Despite the robust architecture of Linux operating systems, disasters can strike in the form of accidental deletions, corrupted partitions, or failing storage devices. Whether you're a system administrator, developer, or everyday Linux user, understanding how to recover data can be the difference between a minor inconvenience and a major setback.

KDE Plasma open-source developers were meeting the past week in Graz, Austria to plot out fundamental changes and improvements moving forward for this great desktop. Among the changes decided on were ending their practice of Plasma LTS releases, enhancing the telemetry capabilities to be more useful, and more...

Calico got its start in 2016 as a networking technology for cloud-native environments, serving as a plug-in to the Kubernetes Container Networking Interface (CNI) component. Over the last decade, the technology has continued to expand, supporting more use cases and evolving network requirements.

The open-source Calico 3.30 update pushes the project further with multiple technical advancements including flow logging, enhanced observability and visualization, staged network policies for pre-implementation testing, and hierarchical policy management with tiers.

We'll see if messaging client can keep up with sibling browser. Mozilla has lobbed out Firefox 138, and subsidiary MZLA's Thunderbird 138 isn't far behind. The venerable messaging client is picking up the pace and finally syncing its stride with the browser that spawned it.…

openSUSE Leap 16 Beta is now available, adopting SELinux by default, offering a stable base from SLE 16, kernel 6.12, GNOME 48, KDE 6.3, and more.

Email remains a cornerstone of modern communication. From business notifications to personal messages, having a robust and reliable mail server is essential. While cloud-based solutions dominate the mainstream, self-hosting a mail server offers control, customization, and learning opportunities that managed services can't match.

We sat down with Carl Richell, CEO of System76, for an in-depth conversation about the company’s mission, the future of Pop!_OS, and the development of their new COSMIC desktop environment.

Intel's AI Flame Graphs software is now open-source. This is a project that started for Intel's Tiber AI Cloud to provide more insight into AI accelerator/GPU usage and hardware profilining of the full software stack. After being an internal/customer-only software project for some months, AI Flame Graphs is now open-source...

Libreboot 25.04 "Corny Calamity" open-source boot firmware debuts with a new YY.MM versioning scheme, broad distro support, and more.

Thunderbird 138 is out now as the latest stable version of this popular, open-source, free, and cross-platform email, address book, chat, news, and calendar client for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows systems.