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IBM is Not Done Destroying Red Hat, Wait Till October 1 2006 (More Layoffs and Bluewashing)

Thu, 07/23/2026 - 22:20
It's not bluewashing 'til it's 100% done
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Raspberry Pi launches 10-inch Touch Display 2 with 1200 × 1920 resolution

Thu, 07/23/2026 - 22:20
Raspberry Pi has introduced a 10-inch version of its Touch Display 2, expanding the display family beyond the existing 5-inch and 7-inch models. The new panel provides a 1200 × 1920 resolution, ten-point capacitive touch, and compatibility with the Raspberry Pi 5 and supported Compute Module platforms. The 10.1-inch IPS display uses a native portrait […]
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Distro of the Week: Vendefoul Wolf Excalibur Xfce

Thu, 07/23/2026 - 22:20
And the hits just keep on coming . . . Not only was last week a first for Distro of the Week, we follow up with another first: This time, it's a Spanish distro based on Devuan, complete with its lack of systemd and using XLibre as the default X server. Ladies and gentlemen -- that covers most of you -- welcome to Vendefoul Wolf Excalibur Xfce, this week's Distro of the Week.
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New Steam Client Update Improves NVIDIA GPU Hardware Acceleration on Linux

Thu, 07/23/2026 - 22:20
Valve released a new stable Steam Client update today with more improvements for Linux, Steam Input, Remote Play, Steam Controller firmware, SteamVR, In-Game Overlay, and Steam Workshop.
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Mozilla Thunderbird 153 Is Out with Various New Features and Many Fixes

Wed, 07/22/2026 - 22:20
Following the release of Mozilla Firefox 153 ESR, the Mozilla Thunderbird 153 open-source email client is now available for download with various new features, improvements, and numerous bug fixes.
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Mozilla Thunderbird 153 Adds Native Thundermail Integration

Wed, 07/22/2026 - 22:20
Mozilla Thunderbird 153 is out with built-in Thundermail services, OAuth login through the default browser, and numerous stability fixes.
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Cryptsetup 2.8.7 Released To Deal With Fallout Of Linux's Rushed AF_ALG Deprecation

Wed, 07/22/2026 - 22:20
Linux's cryptsetup for configuring and managing encrypted storage devices is ready with a new version as the developers work to deal with the recent deprecation of the Linux AF_ALG interface...
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Three New Ubuntu Snap Vulnerabilities Made Public - One Dates Back To Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Wed, 07/22/2026 - 22:20
Canonical today disclosed three new Snap security vulnerabilities affecting snapd. Two are rated high impact vulnerabilities while the third is considered medium but covers all Ubuntu releases of the past decade going back to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS...
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OBS Studio 32.2 Released with New Filter to Compose SDR into HDR

Wed, 07/22/2026 - 22:20
OBS Studio 32.2 has been released today as the second update to the latest OBS Studio 32 series of this powerful, open-source, cross-platform, and free video recording and live streaming software.
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Jellyfin Loses Project Leader and Core Team Member in Major Shake-Up

Wed, 07/22/2026 - 22:20
Jellyfin is undergoing a major leadership transition as its project leader, a core team member, and another co-founder leave within days of each other.
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InputPlumber 0.78 Released With Expanded Hardware Support

Wed, 07/22/2026 - 22:20
InputPlumber is out with its newest feature release. As a reminder, InputPlumber is the open-source input router and remapper daemon for combining various input devices from gamepads to mice and keyboards as well as the ability to emulate them...
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Firefox’s Best Privacy Extension Is Becoming a Native Feature

Wed, 07/22/2026 - 22:20
Firefox 153 introduces a native Containers preview for separating accounts, cookies, site data, and different areas of users’ online activity.
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Geniatech XPI-3576-CM5 brings 6-TOPS RK3576 performance with Raspberry Pi CM5 compatibility

Wed, 07/22/2026 - 22:20
Geniatech’s XPI-3576-CM5 is a 55 × 40mm compute module built around Rockchip’s RK3576 processor and designed for use with Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 carrier boards. It combines an octa-core CPU, a 6-TOPS NPU, LPDDR5 memory, optional Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, and commercial- or industrial-temperature configurations. The RK3576 integrates four Arm Cortex-A72 cores running at up […]
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Qualcomm Posts Linux Patches For X2 Elite Extreme Powered ASUS Zenbook A16

Wed, 07/22/2026 - 22:20
Following recent Linux kernel patches enabling the Snapdragon X2 Elite powered Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x Gen11 and HP EliteBook X G2q X2 Elite laptops to boot outside of Windows 11 on ARM, Qualcomm engineers have now posted a new patch series for getting the X2 Elite Extreme powered ASUS Zenbook A16 working on Linux...
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Canonical Launches the Enterprise Store for Ubuntu Pro Users

Wed, 07/22/2026 - 22:20
Ubuntu maker Canonical announced today the general availability of Enterprise Store as a new way to manage software behind firewalls and in air-gapped environments.
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Linux 7.2 Improves Intel Panther Lake Xe3 Arc B390 Graphics Performance

Wed, 07/22/2026 - 22:20
My testing of the in-development Linux 7.2 kernel continues in the lab. One of the latest promising findings from this kernel that will be released as stable in August is faster Intel Xe3 graphics performance on Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake" hardware.
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The Last MPEG-4 Visual Patent Has Expired, Freeing DivX and Xvid Worldwide

Tue, 07/21/2026 - 22:20
The final MPEG-4 Part 2 patent has expired, removing licensing concerns from legacy DivX and Xvid video, but not from H.264 or modern MP4 files.
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Stratis Storage Anaconda Integration Approved For Fedora 45

Tue, 07/21/2026 - 22:20
The Fedora Engineering and Steering Committee (FESCo) has approved the latest batch of features for the upcoming Fedora 45 release...
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Ollama: all aboard open models

Tue, 07/21/2026 - 22:20
we’re back, building Ollama — the easiest way for developers to get up and running with open models. Beyond our wildest dreams, Ollama has quickly become the leading platform to access open models, serving 8.9 million developers who, just like us, believe that AI should be yours to build, run, and make your own.
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VirtualBox 7.2.14 Released with Initial Support for Linux Kernel 7.2

Tue, 07/21/2026 - 22:20
Oracle released VirtualBox 7.2.14 today as the seventh maintenance update to the latest VirtualBox 7.2 series of their open-source, free, and cross-platform virtualization software for Linux, Solaris, macOS, and Windows.
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