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Privacy activist group noyb has filed a complaint against Mozilla over a "Privacy Preserving Attribution" feature that was quietly enabled in the Firefox browser following a July update. "Contrary to its reassuring name, this technology allows Firefox to track user behavior on websites," noyb stated this morning. Worse: "Mozilla decided to turn it on by default once people installed a recent software update."

Joshua Ashton of Valve's Linux graphics team has opened a Mesa merge request to support a proposed "frog-fifo-v1" protocol for Wayland to address the matter of "FIFO is fundamentally broken under Mesa's Wayland WSI right now."

COSMIC, the new Linux desktop environment developed by System76, got its very first public release last month. And System76 just announced the second Alpha release of this new desktop environment, which is available for testing now.

The Archcraft idea started as a passion project, and now it is a responsibility for the creator. Learn more about the journey here.

The open source and cross-platform Nexus Mods app that's currently in development has a new 0.6.1 release available for testing with some nice improvements. Eventually this will replace Vortex when it's ready.

Alpha 2 of System76's COMIC desktop is now available for public testing bringing exciting enhancements. Learn all about the new features here!

In this blog post, we'll explore the causes of the dpkg lock error, the correct solutions to handle dpkg lock issue in Debian and Ubuntu Linux systems.

The Tor Project, a non-profit focused on network anonymity, is joining forces with Tails, an anonymity-focused Linux distribution, in an effort to make better use of financial and technical resources.

PostgreSQL 17 is out today as the newest annual feature release to this widely-used SQL database server. Notable with PostgreSQL 17 is having an AVX-512 optimized bit_count function along with several other heavy hitting performance optimizations.

Linux hardware vendor System76 released today the second alpha (Alpha 2) development version of their upcoming COSMIC desktop environment written in Rust for the Ubuntu-based Pop!_OS 24.04 Linux distro.

As with all PostgreSQL releases there is a focus on improved performance. For enterprise users, a key focus of the update is a series of innovations that will make the database easier to use and manage. PostgreSQL has always been a relational database, but with the new release, it now integrates more JSON document database capabilities, that many enterprises commonly associate with the MongoDB Atlas database.

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 6 best C++ static site generators. All of these tools are released under a freely distributable license.

Tor Project & privacy-focused Tails Linux distro join forces to boost global internet freedom and enhance online privacy. Here's more on that!

The world of scientific computing has consistently leaned on robust, flexible operating systems to handle the demanding nature of research tasks. Linux, with its roots deeply embedded in the realms of free and open-source software, stands out as a powerhouse for computational tasks, especially in disciplines that require extensive data processing and modeling, such as neuroscience.

After days of waiting and anticipation, what was billed as one or more critical unauthenticated remote-code execution vulnerabilities in all Linux systems was today finally revealed.

ChipStar 1.2 has been released as the open-source software enabling HIP/CUDA programs to be compiled and run atop SPIR-V whether it be OpenCL or Vulkan drivers.

The URVE Board A55 is a compact, high-performance Arm-based computer designed for continuous 24/7/365 operation. It is well-suited for applications in industrial automation, IoT, robotics, and multimedia content display.

Following command $ sudo dnf5 install @kde-desktop-environment works at least in meantime for both F41 Server ( no GUI installed by default ) and F41 WKS with Gnome 47 installed by default . Syntax above is mentioned due to command $ dnf5 group list doesn't help at the moment .

Arch-based EndeavourOS Neo, the latest refresh release with key bug fixes and essential updates, is available now. Here's what's new!

DXVK 2.4.1 Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 for Linux / Wine is now available for download as a significant update that improves support for multiple games.