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[Phoronix] Fedora Games Lab Looks To Be Revitalized As Modern Linux Gaming Showcase

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[Phoronix] Fedora Games Lab Looks To Be Revitalized As Modern Linux Gaming Showcase
One of the lesser known Fedora spins under the "Fedora Labs" initiative is the Fedora Games Lab that showcases some open-source games and can serve as an easy…
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December 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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[blog.vaxry.net] D-Bus is a disgrace to the Linux desktop

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[blog.vaxry.net] D-Bus is a disgrace to the Linux desktop
Not sure if we can post blog entries here or if it's locked to "news" - I found this post insightful though so I thought I'd share it with the community. some…
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December 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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[Phoronix] Flatpak Adds Support For Building OCI Bundles Using Zstd Compressed Layers

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[Phoronix] Flatpak Adds Support For Building OCI Bundles Using Zstd Compressed Layers
Back in November Flatpak 1.17 released with support for sideloading from OCI images and other improvements in working toward the Flatpak 1.18 stable release.…
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December 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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[Linuxiac] DietPi 9.20 Brings RustDesk Server and Broad SBC Improvements

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[Linuxiac] DietPi 9.20 Brings RustDesk Server and Broad SBC Improvements
DietPi 9.20 is out with RustDesk Server support, USB improvements for Orange Pi boards, kernel updates, and multiple stability and bug fixes. Source:…
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December 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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[LWN.net] [$] Calibre adds AI "discussion" feature

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[LWN.net] [$] Calibre adds AI "discussion" feature
Version 8.16.0 of the calibre ebook-management software, released on December 4, includes a "Discuss with AI" feature that can be used to query various AI/LLM…
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December 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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[Phoronix] Linux 6.19 Features: LUO, PCIe Link Encryption, ASUS Armoury, DRM Color Pipeline API & More

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[Phoronix] Linux 6.19 Features: LUO, PCIe Link Encryption, ASUS Armoury, DRM Color Pipeline API & More
With Linux 6.19-rc1 released, the merge window for Linux 6.19 has now concluded. Here is a summary of the interesting Linux 6.19 new features and changes with…
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December 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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[Phoronix] AmpereOne M Finally Appears - In The Oracle Cloud With A4

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[Phoronix] AmpereOne M Finally Appears - In The Oracle Cloud With A4
Back in July 2024, Ampere Computing announced AmpereOne M on their road-map for Q4'2024 to provide AmpereOne with 12 channel DDR5 memory compared to eight…
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December 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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[It's FOSS] Check Your Snap Packages for Vulnerabilities With This Vibe-Coded Tool

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[It's FOSS] Check Your Snap Packages for Vulnerabilities With This Vibe-Coded Tool
Snapscope makes it easy to scan any Snap package for security issues. Source: https://itsfoss.com/news/check-snap-packages-vulnerabilities/ Aggregated via…
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December 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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[LWN.net] Announcing Vojtux: a Fedora-based accessible Linux distribution

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[LWN.net] Announcing Vojtux: a Fedora-based accessible Linux distribution
Vojtěch Polášek has announced an unofficial effort to create a Fedora-based distribution designed for visually impaired users: My ultimate vision for this…
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December 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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[How-to Geek] Ubuntu Studio could get a new default visual design in 2026

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[How-to Geek] Ubuntu Studio could get a new default visual design in 2026
The development team wants to know if (and how) the default layout for new installs should change. Source:…
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December 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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[Phoronix] Wayland Protocols 1.47 Released With Updated Color Management Protocol

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[Phoronix] Wayland Protocols 1.47 Released With Updated Color Management Protocol
Following the Color Management protocol introduced in Wayland Protocols 1.41, out today is Wayland Protocols 1.47 with various revisions to that color…
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December 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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[How-to Geek] The smallest desktop OS you've never heard of

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[How-to Geek] The smallest desktop OS you've never heard of
Check out this tiny OS that packs a full desktop experience into just 1.4MB. Source: https://www.howtogeek.com/the-smallest-desktop-os-youve-never-heard-of/…
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December 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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[Phoronix] Igalia's Work Improving The Linux Kernel For Helping Steam Play Gaming On ARM64

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[Phoronix] Igalia's Work Improving The Linux Kernel For Helping Steam Play Gaming On ARM64
Besides Valve funding FEX-Emu for x86_64 binaries to run on AArch64 Linux as part of their Steam Play (Proton) efforts in being able to get Windows x86/x64…
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December 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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[Phoronix] Intel Quietly Discontinues Supporting Its Open-Source User-Space Gaudi Driver Code

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[Phoronix] Intel Quietly Discontinues Supporting Its Open-Source User-Space Gaudi Driver Code
There's another setback to the open-source driver code around Intel's Gaudi accelerator support on Linux... Source:…
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December 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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[LWN.net] [$] Better development tools for the kernel

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[LWN.net] [$] Better development tools for the kernel
Despite depending heavily on tools, the kernel project often seems to under-invest in the development of those tools. There has been progress in that area,…
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December 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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[How-to Geek] The best Linux Mint desktop environment for you: Cinnamon vs. Xfce vs. MATE

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[How-to Geek] The best Linux Mint desktop environment for you: Cinnamon vs. Xfce vs. MATE
Now that you've picked Linux Mint as your preferred distro, which desktop environment will you pick as your preferred edition? Source:…
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December 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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[LWN.net] Security updates for Monday

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[LWN.net] Security updates for Monday
Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (firefox, grafana, kernel, libsoup3, mysql8.4, and wireshark), Debian (ruby-git, ruby-sidekiq, thunderbird, and…
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December 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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[How-to Geek] Kitty is the open-source Mac terminal that iTerm wishes it could be

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[How-to Geek] Kitty is the open-source Mac terminal that iTerm wishes it could be
This kitty's got claws, and I'm smitten by its kittens! Source: https://www.howtogeek.com/kitty-is-the-open-source-mac-terminal-that-iterm-wishes-it-could-be/…
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December 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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[It's FOSS] 7 Projects Killed by Ubuntu (But I Still Miss Them)

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[It's FOSS] 7 Projects Killed by Ubuntu (But I Still Miss Them)
Over the span of the past 15 years, Ubuntu started several projects. Not all of them are active today. And yet, they live in our memory. Source:…
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December 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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[Linuxiac] Fresh Launches as a New Terminal-First Text Editor

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[Linuxiac] Fresh Launches as a New Terminal-First Text Editor
Fresh is a newly released open-source terminal text editor combining modern UI elements, mouse support, plugins, and strong performance. Source:…
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December 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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[Linuxiac] SparkyLinux 2025.12 Brings Kernel 6.17 and Updated Desktop ISOs

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[Linuxiac] SparkyLinux 2025.12 Brings Kernel 6.17 and Updated Desktop ISOs
SparkyLinux 2025.12 updates the semi-rolling release with Debian Testing packages, Linux kernel 6.17, and refreshed desktop ISOs. Source:…
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December 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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[Phoronix] GCC Developers Considering Whether To Accept AI/LLM-Generated Patches

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[Phoronix] GCC Developers Considering Whether To Accept AI/LLM-Generated Patches
The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) developers now have a need to set a policy whether AI / Large Language Model (LLM) generated patches will be accepted for…
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December 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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[Foss Force] Paris-Based 'Open Source Experience' Conference Hands Out 'Acteurs du Libre' Awards

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[Foss Force] Paris-Based 'Open Source Experience' Conference Hands Out 'Acteurs du Libre' Awards
At Paris's Open Source Experience conference, six Acteurs du Libre awards mapped out a snapshot of Europe's free software ecosystem in 2025, from enterprise…
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December 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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[Linux Magazine] The sys admin's daily grind: SendmailAnalyzer

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[Linux Magazine] The sys admin's daily grind: SendmailAnalyzer
During the ongoing battle against spam, admins should inspect their troop's battle lines from time to time. If you don't relish the thought of counting the…
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December 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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[Linux Magazine] A Perl tool for querying distribution repositories

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[Linux Magazine] A Perl tool for querying distribution repositories
A Perl script calls various plugins that sniff around on FTP and HTTP servers run by the major Linux distributions to discover when Fedora, Debian, and other…
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December 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM