Age Verification Laws Are Multiplying Like a Virus, and Your Linux Computer Might be Next

What started as age gates on adult websites has quietly crept into app stores and operating systems.

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FOSS Weekly #26.10: Age Verification in Linux, systemd Troubleshooting Tools, Graphene Phone, Longer Linux LTS Kernels and More

Age verification is the new pandemic.

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Good News! EA Is Expanding Its Anti-Cheat to ARM64, and Linux Could Be Next

Javelin, their kernel-level anti-cheat solution, might be heading to Linux.

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Why Linux Users Love to Hate Ubuntu

Ubuntu may not be perfect, but the amount of hate it receives from Linux users is often exaggerated. Here's why the criticism deserves a rethink.

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Microsoft Locks Down Discord Server Over “Microslop” Posts

Microsoft banned "Microslop" on its Copilot Discord community, locked the server, and then blamed spammers.

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Tired of Google's Tracking? Motorola's GrapheneOS-Powered Phones Are Coming

You won't need to pay Google for using GrapheneOS soon.

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Age Verification: Protection Tool or Surveillance in Disguise?

As more governments push age checks into our apps and operating systems, the dystopian future doesn't feel so far off anymore.

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Sad News! AI's RAM Hunger Finds a New Victim in the Orange Pi Neo Linux Handheld

Two years of work now sits on a shelf because AI needs the RAM more.

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New to Linux? These 4 systemd Tools Help You Fix Common Issues

Stop guessing, start investigating. Here are 4 systemd tools that make Linux troubleshooting easy.

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I'm Low-key Hyped for This Data Center Sim (Though It Has No Official Linux Support)

There's a free demo up on Steam right now, and I took it for a spin.

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Your Linux LTS Kernel Will Be Supported Longer Than You Thought

More breathing room for distros and enterprise Linux users as LTS kernels get extended EOL dates.

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FOSS Weekly #26.09: Linux Mint Shortcuts, OpenClaw Alternatives, Ladybird's Rust Move, Super Productivity and More

What One Year of AI Has Already Changed

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AI Can Now Easily Unmask Your Secret Online Life (Even If You Use a Fake Name)

New study shows smart chatbots can figure out who you really are from just a few posts... and it only costs a couple of dollars.

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CoreCollective is a New Consortium Bringing the Arm Software Ecosystem Under One Roof

The likes of AMD, Canonical, Google, Huawei, Qualcomm, Red Hat, and others are on board.

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ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.3 Brings PDF Editor Upgrades With New Signing and Editing Tools

You get a range of improvements across the other editors too.

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Someone is Bringing Fedora Linux to Phones (And It’s Not Red Hat)

A small community project is building immutable Fedora images for tablets and phones.

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Australia's Cyber Agency Releases Azul, an Open Source Malware Analysis Repository

Think of it as a searchable, automated knowledge base for malware.

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Making the Case for a Modern Synaptic-Style Package Manager on Linux

The Linux desktop has evolved, and it's high time for the “advanced package manager” experience to evolve with it.

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Ladybird Browser Just Replaced C++ With Rust (And AI Did It in 2 Weeks)

Turns out AI is pretty handy when you need to port C++ code.

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Master the Essential Keyboard Shortcuts in Linux Mint to Feel Like a Pro User

I am sharing some essential shortcuts to get you started. I will also briefly share how you can set custom shortcuts for all actions.

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OpenClaw Alternatives That You Can Run on Raspberry Pi Like Devices

You don't need a MacMini for running OpenClaw. These alternative projects can run on SBCs and ESP32 microcontrollers.

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US State Colorado Wants Operating Systems to Tell Every App How Old You Are

A bill with a goal and vague language on how to achieve it.

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Serious About Learning Linux? Get 15 O'Reilly Linux and DevOps eBooks for Under $25

From command line to Kubernetes and Terraform, this bundle covers a lot!

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A Powerful To-Do App for Android That Collects Absolutely None of Your Data

It handles time tracking, Jira sync, and Pomodoro timers without going after its users' data.

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FOSS Weekly #26.08: KDE Plasma 6.6, Mint Release Schedule Change, ASCII Weather, Firefox Tweaking and More Linux Stuff

Quizzes and Puzzles? Yes or no?

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This is Probably the Best Video Downloader App (And it is Free and Open Source)

If you are looking for a free video downloader that just works on Linux, Windows or macOS, VidBee is the ideal choice here.

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KDE Plasma 6.6 Turns Spectacle Into an OCR Tool and Ships a New Setup Wizard

The release also includes a new color blindness filter, an on-screen keyboard, and better high refresh rate display handling.

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Think You're Digitally Sovereign? Red Hat Built a Tool to Find Out

It is open source, vendor-neutral, and free to self-host.

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8 Years Later, Linux-based AsteroidOS 2.0 is Here to Add New Life to Your Old Smartwatch

The AsteroidOS 2.0 release aims to provide a stable, beautiful base for people who want an open smartwatch today, and an interesting project for developers who want to experiment, learn and contribute.

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Why is Debian Called the Universal Operating System, Again?

Debian's official tagline is "Universal Operating System". It's more than just a tagline: it's a deeper concept that underpins the very nature of Debian as a project.

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Gentoo Takes the First Step to Ditch Microsoft Copilot-Infested GitHub

Wondering about the replacement? Gentoo is betting on Codeberg.

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Someone Just Made an Immutable Gentoo-Based Distro Tailored for Gaming

matrixOS brings OSTree atomic upgrades to Gentoo with a simple motto: "emerge once, deploy everywhere."

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Give Your Weather Report an Animated ASCII Spin in Linux Terminal

Who said weather reports have to be boring and I am not even talking about the Maxican Weather

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Reverse Engineering Linux Distro REMnux Marks 15 Years With Major v8 Release Featuring AI Agent Support

Malware analysis Linux distro gets Ubuntu 24.04 base, a new installer, and many new tools.

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Murena Teams Up With German Manufacturer to Offer a €698 de-Googled Android Tablet

Featuring 12GB of RAM and a 10,000 mAh battery, this collaboration with Volla brings some decent specs to the privacy-first mobile market.

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Why and How I am Using Emacs for Writing My Next Novel

In part II of his Emacs series, novelist Theena Kumaragurunathan, demonstrates how Emacs is becoming an extension of his writing brain.

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Session's Co-Founder Thinks You Don't Need to Ditch WhatsApp Completely

Kee Jefferys on why privacy messaging should be an option, not a replacement.

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Mitchell Hashimoto Launches 'Vouch' to Fight AI Slop in Open Source Ecosystem

New tool helps open source projects manage the scourge of AI slop.

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FOSS Weekly #26.07: Kernel 6.19, AI for Real Sysadmin Works, Arch Apps on Ubuntu and More Linux Stuff

The last kernel of the 6.x series is here.

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Linux Mint Wants Fewer Releases Each Year (For Good Reasons)

Lead developer says frequent releases leave little time for development.

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VibeOps Folks Rejoice! Warp Launches Oz for Managing AI Coding Agents in the Cloud

Can run many agents simultaneously, targets developer teams.

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Here Are Your Choices for a Self-hosted eBook Server

Thinking about self-hosting an ebook library? Here are the open source software you can consider.

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Adios! Says Ubuntu to The Software and Updates Tool

Removed because it was deemed too complex and dangerous for normies.

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This Application Brings macOS Styled Installer for AppImages on Linux

AppManager brings macOS-style drag-and-drop AppImage management to Linux.

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Seeed Studio's Open Source Robotic Arm Promises to Lower the Barrier to Embodied AI

The 6-DoF arm handles 1.5 kg loads with a 650 mm reach, targeting desktop AI work.

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Ghostty vs Kitty: Which Modern Terminal is the Best for Linux Users?

Two of the most popular modern terminal emulators for pro Linux users. But which one is the better of the two?

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This Lesser Known Nextcloud Alternative's Latest Release Makes it More Suitable for Small Businesses

The open source groupware platform partners with Collabora to provide a paid feature for free. There is also a Kanban module along with time apporoval feature.

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Linux Kernel 6.19 Arrives! You Get Intel, AMD Improvements, and ASUS Armoury Support

Hardware support gets major buffs across multiple architectures.

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In the Age of AI Writing Tools, I Picked Emacs for My Sci-Fi Novel

The venerable text editor feels timeless and timely in the age of AI and enshittification. A novelist argues that it is perhaps because Emacs is the embodiment of FOSS ideals

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We Ditched Clickup for Fizzy: An (Open Source) Kanban Board App

If you're juggling multiple tasks and want something simpler than Jira or ClickUp, this is worth trying.

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