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This Could be the Best Graphics Editor for Linux Users (Yes, it is Open Source)

And it is based on Rust. What else can you ask for?

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10 RSS Feed Readers You Can Self-Host in Your Homelab

Create your own feed. Read from the websites you follow. Cut the noise. Ditch the big tech algorithms. Self-host your own feed reader. Here are the best choices.

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Open Book Touch is Crowdfunding: A Buttonless, Open Hardware Answer to Kindle

It's $149, runs on an ESP32-S3, and skips DRM entirely and lets you skip the Kindle ecosystem.

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Go Away Microsoft! The Netherlands is Quietly Building Its Own GitHub Replacement

The self-hosted, FOSS-only platform is still in the pilot phase, but government agencies are already signing up.

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Not Every Browser is Built on Chrome: Explore These Firefox-based Options

Think all popular browsers out there are Chromium based? Take a look at this Firefox-based options.

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Every Physics Teacher (And Student) Should Try This Open Source Software

The free software I used for years as Physics student. I strongly believe teachers can use it to simulate concepts of physics in their classrooms.

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Illinois Just Told Every Operating System to Start Reporting Your Kid's Age

The Children's Online Social Media Safety Act has device makers collect the age bracket, but apps still have to act on it.

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Commodore's New Flip Phone Skips Android for Linux-Based Sailfish OS

The Callback 8020 still runs apps made for Android, btw.

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Become More Productive With These GNOME Extensions

Here's my recommended list of GNOME extensions that might help you focus more on work and be (more) productive.

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Brave Says This is Not a Privacy Feature, But Using Containers Has Its Perks

Brave Browser 1.92 introduces support for Containers that isolate cookies and site data per tab.

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I Mined and Built My Way Through Space Haven

An indie game studio out of Finland, Linus Torvalds' birth country, built this game, treating Linux as a first-class citizen.

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I Made Kitty Terminal Even More Awesome by Using These 15 Customization Tips and Tweaks

Kitty is an excellent terminal and offers you a variety of customization options though its config file. Here are the config changes I prefer.

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Remapping the Useless AI Slop Copilot Key in Linux

Why let a key go to waste? I remapped the useless Copilot key on my keyboard to open a specific app.

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Getting Windows-Like "My Computer" Feel on Linux File Manager

Get a beautiful, unified view of what drives and locations are on your computer in Nautilus file manager with this plugin.

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Looking for an Ubuntu Manual? Try This Book

Whether you’re new to Ubuntu or have been using it for years, The Ultimate Ubuntu Handbook offers a wealth of practical tips, time-saving tricks, and insider insights that will help you get even more out of your Ubuntu experience.

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Astra: For All Your High Fidelity Music Needs and Absolute Control

Go old school and play local music from your Linux computer but in style with this Spotify-looking music player.

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Linus Torvalds Spent Years Dismissing AI, Only to Vouch for It

A chronological look at how Linux's creator went from "90% marketing" to telling AI critics to fork the kernel or walk away.

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What Is Liquorix Kernel? Should You Use It?

In this jargon buster, we explain what is Liquorix kernel, why it is popular among Linux gamers and if there are any real benefits of using it on your regular Linux desktop.

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Your Raspberry Pi Can Be a Real Desktop (If You Pick the Right OS)

Here are the operating system choices when you want to use Raspberry Pi in a desktop setup.

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10 Hyprland Dotfiles to Transform Your Linux Desktop Bautifully

The Hyprland ecosystem has matured significantly. We are no longer just looking at 'text files', some of these projects are complete desktop shells that outclass macOS in polish.

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15 O'Reilly Linux eBooks for Under $30: A Bundle That Goes From Command Line Basics to Kubernetes

Don't miss! Pay tiny amount for a Git-to-Kubernetes Linux library of DRM-free eBooks, with part of the purchase going to Code for America.

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GNOME's Security Might Be in Peril as Lone Tracker Goes Off

Michael Catanzaro has single-handedly run GNOME security tracking since 2020, but he is leaving in December.

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Arduino Alternative Microcontroller Boards for Your DIY Projects in the Post-Qualcomm Era

If Arduino being acquired puts a bad taste in your mouth, or even if you just want to explore what the alternatives offer, this article is for you.

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Yazi is the Terminal-based File Manager I Didn't Know I Needed

Yazi makes it easier to build your terminal-first workflow by giving you a powerful, feature-rich file manager.

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LibreOffice Questions Whether Euro-Office is Truly Sovereign

Makes us wonder how things will turn out in the end.

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You Can Spend Up to $11,944 on Purism's Librem 16 Linux Laptop

The laptop starts at $2,899 and scales up to an eye-watering $11,944 for a custom config.

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HW Lab's DockFrame Heads to Crowd Supply With Swappable Tool Cards

The modular USB-C hub uses Framework's expansion standard, and its Tool Cards double as bench tools.

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Ghostty Terminal: Never Understood the Hype Until I tried it

Ghostty certainly has a few innovative features up its sleeves but is it worth your time?

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X (Formerly Twitter) is Possibly Going Open Source

A look at his latest announcement, plus what's actually shipped so far and what's still missing.

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An AI Agent Infiltrated Fedora's Bug Tracker and Wreaked Havoc

A hijacked contributor account let an AI agent loose on Fedora's bug tracker, closing bugs, posting hallucinated fixes, and getting bad code into Anaconda.

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Typical Microsoft! Turns Out VS Code Was Adding Copilot as a Git Co-Author Without Telling Anyone

Microsoft reversed the change after developers found the AI attribution line appearing even with Copilot disabled.

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7 Essential Logseq Plugins I Use and Recommend

Sharing my favorite Logseq plugins that I love to use for managing my personal knowledge base.

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How I Turned My Old Hi-Fi Speakers into Bluetooth Ones with Raspberry Pi

Curiosity, more than sustainability, drove me to add Bluetooth features to my old speakers and thus play Spotify and other players wirelessly through it.

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Cursor AI's Silence on a Critical Flaw Jeopardizes Millions of Users

The flaw lets any repository auto-execute code on Cursor for Windows, and researchers say the company ignored it.

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The Single Biggest Reason Why ProtonMail is Killing My Productivity

6 years of ditching Gmail and I still miss that tiny but handy feature.

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A Free Open Source Mobile Dev Hackathon is Coming to the Netherlands on May 16

OS-SCi's Lomiri Tech Meeting includes keynotes, free books, and a new bounty program reveal.