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1 • redox (by redmond-ox on 2024-06-10 00:45:04 GMT from Australia)
Redox is about to make their next release 0.9. They've got some rust apps, have integrated some COSMIC stuff, and have a plan to port apps from unix/linux to fill the repository. This could be the birth of a new OS + ecosystem - that is riding a tech wave provided by the Rust programming lanuage. Or it could be another promising tech wave that fizzles.
2 • @1 - supporting redox os (by J.D. Laub on 2024-06-10 02:24:26 GMT from United States)
I've liked what I read in the redox documentation enough to throw a few bucks per month their way, for many months now. I find the microkernel design appealing.
3 • Distribution which layers Gnome environment and Flatpak on top of immutable base (by Tran Older on 2024-06-10 03:37:46 GMT from Vietnam)
openSUSE Aeon is based on openSUSE Tumbleweed. However, it intentionally supports only a subset of the packages available in Tumbleweed.
One of the standout features of Aeon Desktop RC2 is the inclusion of Linux Kernel module zram by default. This feature significantly improves system performance by avoiding the need to swap data to slow hard disk drives (HDDs) or wear-limited solid-state drives (SSDs). Aeon is the only openSUSE distribution that automatically downloads and updates x86_64_v3 optimized libraries if supported by the hardware. Users don’t need to take any action to enjoy a faster system with these optimizations. The system is tailored for gamers and specific SELinux configurations support gaming while maintaining robust security policies. This unique feature sets it apart from other openSUSE distributions.The use of Btrfs compression by default is a game-changer for Aeon. It not only decreases SSD wear but often improves performance and saves more than 40 percent of disk space used by a standard installation.
4 • immutable filesystem (by user on 2024-06-10 05:20:53 GMT from Bulgaria)
I cannot breathe the immutable filesystem bs. I even ditched my once favourite openSUSE distro for their blatant mandatory enforcement upon users. Immutable fs bs is a distro lock-in with an anti-linux mindset. As one of its architects arrogantly stated - Linux is not about choice, but what we developers of the distro consider fit users should be delivered as software.
5 • Debian adds support for systemd-boot (by 0323pin on 2024-06-10 07:38:05 GMT from United States)
Another sad day. One step closer to the end of choice, one step closer to monoculture and one step further away from portability.
Time to call it GNU-systemd-Linux, at least there's no reason to lie anymore.
6 • endless ended (by v8 on 2024-06-10 07:41:19 GMT from New Zealand)
Good to read the review of Endless. I too gave it a spin, in a VM, recently. It is a locked-down 'immutable' system. You get almost no space to wiggle and customise. Which, if you are setting up a system for an error-prone or overly-curious user, good! I recall one nightmare where a friend nuked most of their system directories and was wondering why the system was "not working." So for such, immutable is super. The keyboard warrior, or random drunken parrot, can _not_ go and nuke the core of the system.
But then if you want to _remove_ a font they deemed part of the base install, no can do. The donkey of Immutable brays loudly and you don't get anywhere. So for people who like to customise their system, this is a bad, bad idea and not a suitable distro in any way.
7 • Writable or immutable filesystems? (by Kazlu on 2024-06-10 08:59:47 GMT from France)
I voted "writable", since I have a slight preference for this concept. It brings better performance on the table.
However, to me it's not that important. Security is more important. The immutable filesystem brings something security wise (harder to tamper with the OS) but the current state of Flatpak/Snap package repositories brings its lot of problems since packages are less scrutinized than traditional packages in software repositories. When we can find a Flatpak repository that is as reliable as Debian repos (for example) when it comes to vetted software, then we can look at other aspects such as interoperability/compatibility of the software, performance, etc.
For what it's worth, technically, I thinx Nix brings together the best of both worlds: you share dependancies with software that uses the same ones instead of having packages bundling all their dependencies themselves (performance gain thanks to mutualisation) while also offering the possibility of installing software not especially built for your distribution, with different versions of dependancies. Ideal setup? The Nix system, with the choice of software offered by Flathub and the trust of Debian repositories. Can we dream???
8 • Debian's /tmp-est in a teapot (by Georg on 2024-06-10 09:52:32 GMT from Czechia)
Luca Boccassi -- remember the name, people. Another inconsistent, arrogant clone of Lennart Poettering (accidentally also employed by Microsoft), if we ever needed one. (Seriously, read the comments and pay special attention to his ones at https://lwn.net/Articles/977108/ .)
9 • Coming back to Linux? (by Ostro on 2024-06-10 10:30:05 GMT from Poland)
After so many years with Linux, last year I bought a used MacBook Pro to check on macOS, which is UNIX and based on FreeBSD. Tried Monterey, Ventura and now Sonoma. In the meantime installed few distros in my 'Windows' laptop, thinking that if they will pull me back to Linux. Atm, I have Arch and Deepin 23 in that. But, the pull is gone. The FreeBDS based macOS had taken over.
10 • Redox (by Otis on 2024-06-10 11:16:43 GMT from United States)
https://www.redox-os.org/
@1 @2 You made me look. That evolved livepatching feature caught my eye, along with the microkernel core. You can work with it and not have to reboot (mostly) after deep modifications.
Alpha/Beta at the moment, after 9 years of development.. so, let's watch.
Makes me worry a bit less about the apparent Linux entropy thing, systemd and all.
11 • Immutable or traditional package management? Traditional. (by Alvaro on 2024-06-10 12:34:26 GMT from Italy)
"commercially backed Linux distributions are experimenting with atomic or immutable filesystems, while most community run distributions are sticking with writable filesystems and traditional packages." Immutable operating system projects are killing Linux in the name of savings and profit. God protect community distributions!
12 • Redox (by mandatory on 2024-06-10 13:02:31 GMT from United States)
@10 "Makes me worry a bit less about the apparent Linux entropy thing, systemd and all."
Same here!
13 • Thats ok? (by Osmo on 2024-06-10 13:41:20 GMT from Sweden)
@9 I don't see the value of your comment. I mean its ok, theres no judgement, use what you like the best. I really do enjoy a nice ham sandwich over a grilled chicken but I don't feel the need to go to a forum for people who like chicken drumsticks to tell people about it.
Just enjoy whatever OS you prefer my man... its fine.
14 • Immutable with portable packages or traditional package management? (by Miko Bootstraps on 2024-06-10 15:25:57 GMT from United States)
I think it really depends on what I am using the distribution for. For example, my personal server runs Linux Mint with primary traditional packages. But I use SteamOS for gaming and I have to say that I actually quite enjoy the fact that the OS is immutable and having the portable packages.
15 • init-diversity (by grindstone on 2024-06-10 16:33:21 GMT from United States)
There are unofficial init-diversity "spins" of antiX, Devuan, etc.
https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/antix-23-1_init-diversity-edition-sysvinit-runit-s6-rc-s6-66/page/14/
https://archive.org/details/Devuan-5.0_xfce_init-diversity-edition_amd64_UNOFFICIAL_20240319/
16 • init-diversity (by anticapitalista on 2024-06-10 17:38:09 GMT from Greece)
There are also some community init-diversity spins over at antiX forums too.
17 • @5, systemD boot choice (by Kilroy the Great! on 2024-06-11 01:19:46 GMT from United States)
"One step closer to the end of choice, one step closer to monoculture and one step further away from portability." Devuan has been around for about 10 years now. Since it offers the same Debian repos, the same installer and choice of init, doesn't it make you wonder why there haven't been throngs of users migrating? Users have choice. They have made their choice. And they will continue to choose. Portability? Why it that relevant?
18 • Endless (no) Love and The Immutables (by Mr. Moto on 2024-06-11 02:17:47 GMT from Philippines)
I have no interest in Endless because of the "immutable" desktop, nothing against immutable root. Same reason I don't use Budgie, Pantheon, Deepin, etc. In the 20 years or so I've been using Linux, I've come to appreciate the ability to sit down at a pleasant-looking desktop configured for my own ease of use. By coincidence, I spent some time last week trying some immutables.
Started because of a question asked last week about running two versions of Firefox. A little Googling, and I installed podman and distrobox on my Ubuntu, put in a Debian container, and: Presto! Firefox and Firefox-ESR running side-by-side. Which led me to "The Immutables" to see if I could do the same. Turns out they are not so limited after all. I tried Vanilla OS and BlendOS both of which died a quick death. Nitrux I had tried before and didn't care for it. Ended up with Silverblue and Aeon (mentioned by @3) both running on KVM flawlessly. Aside from the requisite flatpaks and/or appimages, I can install apps using apt, pacman, dnf, etc. I like it.
Cons: As some would say, there's "bloating". No concern for me, since storage is cheap and plentiful. Can't "_remove_ a font" (@6), but I haven't removed a font before, so who knows. Also, the Aeon image and installer are quite strange, but they work. Silverblue comes with toolbox, which is not as easy to use as distrobox, but distrobox can be installed rootless.
@3, "saves more than 40 percent of disk space used by a standard installation." This is of course anecdotal, but I didn't see any savings compared to the others.
@11,"most community run distributions are sticking with writable filesystems and traditional packages" That is true, but misleading. There are a lot more community distros than commercial. In absolute numbers there are more immutable community editions than commercial.
19 • antiX init-diversity spin (by Hoos on 2024-06-11 05:35:58 GMT from Singapore)
This spin actually allows the user to install 3 or 4 different init systems all at once, and from the grub menu you can choose which to boot into anytime you reboot.
20 • init diversity-spins (by New User on 2024-06-11 07:14:37 GMT from Canada)
@15 grindstone & @19 Hoos
Thanks - This was exactly what I've been searching for.
The link to the announcement (which contains the iso download links) is (at time of posting):
https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/antix-23-1_init-diversity-edition-sysvinit-runit-s6-rc-s6-66/
For anyone wanting more details. This takes you to page 1 with the direct link, rather than page 14.
The actual iso's end being downloaded off Google Drive rather than something like Sourceforge, but at least they are available.
Following the author's development thread about this project also makes for interesting reading if you like to get into the "guts" of how things work.
21 • Writable or immutable filesystems? (by James on 2024-06-11 09:49:20 GMT from Latvia)
I can understand immutable filesystems for servers, but that is about it.
22 • @18 Mr. Moto, Firefox+Firefox-ESR (by Jan on 2024-06-11 10:41:31 GMT from The Netherlands)
I was the one with the question last week. Thanks for the investigation.
I found out that with MX-KDE-linux, tested in live modus, the MX-software-repository offers both FF and FF-ESR.
FF is already installed, I could additionally install FF-ESR, without any trick.
FF and FF-ESR ran both without problem (I think have seen).
Mullvad is also a FF-ESR version, so could run beside FF. However it is a strange beast (tested in Windows).
PS I prefer software offered/maintained by large management/organizations, because of the multi-eyes principle (security/continuity)
23 • @22, Jan, Firefox=Firefox-ESR (by Mr. Moto on 2024-06-11 12:12:10 GMT from Philippines)
"the MX-software-repository offers both FF and FF-ESR" Installing is no problem, and you don't need MX. I can install Firefox-latest on Debian by just downloading from Mozilla's website, extracting and adding to the menu. Running both is when the quirks can arise and you might get the "Firefox is already running" message. I avoid that by using distrobox.
24 • MacOS/Linux etc (by Otis on 2024-06-11 18:30:17 GMT from United States)
@13 (Osmo's response to @9) I see plenty of value in that post. I could have posted something similar (and likely have over the years). Difference 'tween me and Ostro is that I still love Linux distros and keep MX and otherwise distro hop many others.
I've got a MacBook Pro (my go-to for work and some play), a Windows 11 machine, and two other laptops for said distro hopping.
Plenty of room for all of it. And Distrowatch is a blessed website for us all to express these things. ;o)
25 • Writable or immutable filesystems? (by MR. Carnaval on 2024-06-11 19:48:26 GMT from Brazil)
Writable is the way, if sudo become too obsolete and everything become sudo the path is to separate the system mods from never should change components that will require authentication, this should make the user do not need to use sudo for all applications and separate the things that do really need it.
The security related aspect of immutable filesystems to me is a exaggeration that should be used only for high security problems. I believe most people use Linux distros because of true flexibility and ownership.
If I could really develop something meaningful like to solve this problem... I would try to do a easy to use app isolation mechanism, something that really can allow for permission based activity or even by request to use X service if configured to do so, in a sense what I have in mind is a android like permissions system, but that really work and is more easy to manage and native, or even a good firewall something maybe that resembles OpenSnitch, but for like permissions. There is some solutions, but not so easy to config so mainly time consuming, even more for distro hoppers.
26 • Writable or immutable filesystems? (by Kilroy the Great! on 2024-06-12 00:00:29 GMT from United States)
@25 MR. Carnaval- We get ahead of ourselves. These immutable things are works in progress:
"It is NOT for everyone. Your highly customizable Tumbleweed & Leap Desktops are safe and will remain the best choice for those who want to tinker with their Desktop. It should be perfect for lazy developers, who no longer want to mess around with their desktop and just ”get stuff done”, especially if they develop around containers. It should also appeal to the same audience now more used to an iOS, Chromebook or Android-like experience where the OS is static, automated & reliable and the Apps are the main thing the user cares about. "
https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Aeon
You'll find pretty much the same attitude at Fedora.
As of now, the installers for these things are rather rigid, and don't easily lend themselves to multi-boot and customization. (Or even to installing in some cases.:-)) I'm running some on VMs and removable drives for curiosity. I'm fond of the idea, but won't yet risk trying an install to my main system, which has some distros I very much enjoy, plus Windows. We shall see!
A couple of things: You can still access the root file system. It just becomes more limited and convoluted. (See the link above.) You can still install and use containers to run anything from single apps to whole systems isolated from root in your run-of-the-mill Ubuntu/Fedora/Alma/Arch, et al.
27 • @26 Container mindset for the desktop (by Pomme de Terre nouvelle on 2024-06-12 08:23:21 GMT from Germany)
I'm with you. However, getting to root on the "immutables" is not only convoluted but unnecessary unless you need to tinker with hardware-related stuff. As you said, everything else is in containers, moreso on Aeon than on Silverblue.
Just for perspective, I, for one, had a hard time when docker came around and we would no longer use our configuration management system to change running instances but would make the change offline, push it to a repo, build a new version and layer it on top of the running instance or blue-green it. "Immutables" are almost the same (they have persistent storage for userspace configurations) only on the desktop and it should not come as a surprise that the developers of distributions used to containerized workflows see the benefits and try to bring them to the masses.
28 • Firefox-regular + Firefox-ESR both installed/usable (by Jan on 2024-06-12 10:43:37 GMT from The Netherlands)
I did some further testing if in Linux (with live-testing) both can be installed and both can be used. (I do not intend to use both at the same time, but it is a test if problems can arise).
To my surprise within Debian (and its derivaties I think) this seems possible, without any additional aid-programs.
So with Linux-Debian it is possible to have 2 real different FF-browsers. (I consider Waterfox etcetera not really different from FF-regular).
29 • systemd and choice (by Dan on 2024-06-13 00:33:52 GMT from Australia)
@5 Luckily there are other distros that don't use it. I've been on VoidLinux a while and very pleased with it.
30 • @28 • Firefox-regular + Firefox-ESR both installed/usable (by Mr. Moto on 2024-06-13 02:56:59 GMT from Philippines)
"So with Linux-Debian it is possible to have 2 real different FF-browsers." A miscommunication somewhere. It's possible with any distro I'm familiar with, and probably those I've never tried. Nothing special. Sometimes, if running from the same home folder there can be conflicts and one or the other might misbehave. To avoid that, Firefox instances can be isolated from each other. Distrobox is not an "aid-program". Together with docker or podman it allows apps to be run inside containers, isolated from the installed system. This enhances security. Since you like "large management/organizations", distrobox comes from Red Hat; and you can't get any larger in Linux. See the link to screenshots below with multiple firefox browsers:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/164785504@N08/albums/72177720317853417/
31 • init diversity (by hulondalo on 2024-06-13 15:12:02 GMT from Hong Kong)
i'm not an ideologist, i use whatever works. i even used systemd for a while until it writes logs at boot which makes booting insufferably long. and then it gets bloated - at first it was just about init, and then it came at login and boot managers, logging, networking, and by the end of the day, i'm willing to bet, it would do away with the kernel too :p
you see. linux is about choice. that's not a jargon or sick joke even if open source world is full of them. a distro is made of software created by people not knowing each other, or even hate each other guts, but when put together they work in perfect harmony. now take that away and you might as well not use inux, yes? when your fixing to destroy something, you first attack its spirit
@17 "Users have choice". that may of been true but most of the time they are using the defaults, the stuff the distro chose for them
32 • 30 Mr Moto, Distrobox (by Jan on 2024-06-13 15:51:42 GMT from The Netherlands)
I installed Disrtobox in the live-mode of MX-KDE (through Synapsis). After that I could not find it in MX.
I also roamed the internet how to use Distrobox,
I am afraid that using Distrobox (for running 2 versions of FF) is a "Question and Answer" item by Jesse for a Distrowatch-weekly.
33 • Distrobox (by Jesse on 2024-06-13 15:56:17 GMT from Canada)
@32: "I am afraid that using Distrobox (for running 2 versions of FF) is a "Question and Answer" item by Jesse for a Distrowatch-weekly."
I did an article on setting up and using Distrobox to run desktop applications about two years ago. You might find it useful:
https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20220221#distrobox
34 • @33 Jesse: Distrobox article (by Jan on 2024-06-13 20:43:27 GMT from The Netherlands)
Thanks
Read it. Must review it further.
Seems to me a lot of effort to have FF-regular + FF-ESR installed and usable, without interfering to each other.
I wonder why it seems to work in MX-KDE and Debian-Gnome without Distrobox. Do they now have container-functionallity build-in?
I hope it is not because they are Flatpacks (I dont trust those, had a bad experience with one).
35 • Firefox (by Jesse on 2024-06-13 20:55:48 GMT from Canada)
@34: "I wonder why it seems to work in MX-KDE and Debian-Gnome without Distrobox. Do they now have container-functionallity build-in?
I hope it is not because they are Flatpacks (I dont trust those, had a bad experience with one)."
Having one bad experience with one Flatpak doesn't seem like a compelling reason to avoid all of them forever.
To answer your question though, no Debian and MX don't use Flatpak packages or container functionality for packaging Firefox. Firefox (latest) and Firefox ESR are just packages as two separate packages, likely in different locations. There's nothing which prevents you from having two different versions of the same browser on a Linux systems, as long as you install them in different locations. For example, you could put one in /usr/local and one in /opt.
36 • @32 Distrobox (by Mr. Moto on 2024-06-14 00:48:58 GMT from Philippines)
Still a miscommunication. You don't need Distrobox to run multiple Firefox. I did that while trying Distrobox, just to see. To run Firefox you don't even need to install it. Just download from the Mozilla website. Once downloaded, right-click and choose "Extract". Open the resulting Firefox folder, click on "firefox" or "firefox.bin" and you'll be running Firefox, or ESR, whichever you downloaded, or both if you want. They won't show on the menu. I won't go into that here, although it's easy to do that with KDE.
May I suggest that if you want to learn about using Linux you need to get off the live ISO, install a distro somewhere, and start learning. The distros' own forums and Google/DudDuckGo are better places to get information than here.
37 • @31, init diversity (by Kilroy the Great! on 2024-06-14 09:08:19 GMT from United States)
'"Users have choice". that may of been true but most of the time they are using the defaults, the stuff the distro chose for them"
I see! Users should have choice, but only the choices you approve of. No SystemD as default because they might or will probably choose that and you don't like it.
38 • Web Browsers (by De Schatberg on 2024-06-14 09:14:26 GMT from The Netherlands)
It is always a good idea to have at least two different web browsers installed, especially if you usually use something exotic (and broken).
Firefox is such an example.
Firefox: https://ibb.co/LNLrtb7
Chrome: https://ibb.co/wr1FZ6G
If you rely on a single browser, you never know what the web really looks like, or if it is just you, or dead-for-all.
DistroWatch in Opera GX: https://ibb.co/QJMt5WX
39 • Web Browser Diversity (by Otis on 2024-06-14 11:26:38 GMT from United States)
@38 thanks for that direct comparison (of just 3 of dozens of web browsers out there). I miss Mosaic, but I'm old.
I wonder how the internet looks on Lynx now (I think that was the first).
That Opera to DW thing, do people still use Opera? Asking for a friend.
40 • Chrome or no "surfing" (by De Schatberg on 2024-06-14 12:19:18 GMT from The Netherlands)
@39
>>I wonder how the internet looks on Lynx now (I think that was the first).
Ugly.
>>That Opera to DW thing, do people still use Opera? Asking for a friend.
Oh, well...
Do people still use Firefox? Did people ever started using Linux? Asking for a friend. 😉
https://www.w3schools.com/browsers/
https://gs.statcounter.com/
41 • Opera (by Jesse on 2024-06-14 12:59:34 GMT from Canada)
@38, @39: I'm pretty sure if you update to the latest version of Opera you won't run into the "Forbidden" error. I think it only affects version 109, but people running 110 and 111 are fine.
42 • (Opera GX) Browser (by De Schatberg on 2024-06-14 13:52:36 GMT from The Netherlands)
@39
>>I wonder how the internet looks on Lynx now (I think that was the first).
https://ibb.co/cr0q0Dk
>>thanks for that direct comparison (of just 3 of dozens of web browsers out there).
That was actually 4. Crome vs. Firefox and Edge vs. Opera GX.
@41
>>I think it only affects version 109, but people running 110 and 111 are fine. I'm pretty sure if you update to the latest version...
Thanks Jesse, it's always good to learn something new.
As for the Opera... Well, it is the "newest, latest and greatest" (dead horse in the stable) version, updated this morning, and it is...
Opera GX
LVL5 (core: 109.0.5097.130)
Chromium-Version:123.0.6312.124
😄😆😅😂🤣🙃
https://www.msi.com/Landing/opera-gx-gaming-browser
43 • Opera (by Jesse on 2024-06-14 14:08:25 GMT from Canada)
@42: The site you're linking to is a few versions behind. If you get Opera directly from the Opera website they're on version 111, not 109. Even 110 has been out for a while. This is why it's dangerous to rely on third-party sources.
44 • Opera GX, NOT Opera (by De Schatberg on 2024-06-14 16:02:35 GMT from The Netherlands)
@43: No, Jesse.
You can go to the MSI site, click download, and it will redirect you to the Opera site, or you can go directly to the Opera site.
Either way, it downloads the same file (OperaGXsetup.exe, 6.30 MB). It is a tiny web installer that downloads the latest available version.
Now, do not confuse Opera GX with a regular Opera browser.
Opera GX is a "web browser for gamers", with different color and sound schemes to match different "bling-bling" gaming gear, and with even more junk out of the box, advertisements for newly released games, gaming-related news, etc. (All of which any sane person would actually try to avoid).
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/f64897b5da6d004b10451cbec36fe037883c6022ae34382480d5b165e6c4a2f8
45 • Opera (by Jesse on 2024-06-14 16:26:22 GMT from Canada)
@44: I think you misunderstood my post. The Opera GX browser is using Opera 109 as its core, which is outdated. As you can see from the above post it's running 109 at its core, which is a couple of versions out of date. People running the current version of Opera are up to date.
46 • @45 (by De Schatberg on 2024-06-14 16:48:35 GMT from The Netherlands)
... and I thought you misunderstood me. I am sorry, Jesse.
Yeah, I know there is a newer "regular Opera" version. In fact, I have almost every browser available installed somewhere on some of the test machines.
The funny thing about Opera GX is that it is so massively outdated, but is intended for use by people who normally like to use the latest software and hardware.
47 • Edge? (by Otis on 2024-06-14 16:50:53 GMT from United States)
@42 I somehow am missing the Edge reference in the @38 post I was referring to in my post @39. Just seeing the three, Opera, Firefox, and Chrome.
48 • Yup, Edge (by De Schatberg on 2024-06-14 17:34:02 GMT from The Netherlands)
@47: https://ibb.co/b2pj29m
49 • Ummm... (by Otis on 2024-06-14 19:04:25 GMT from United States)
@48 That is labeled "Opera GX" in the post I have been referring (@38) to. Not Edge.
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| • Issue 1173 (2026-05-18): Sylve on FreeBSD, the benefit of BleachBit, Debian commits to reproducible builds, Debian publishes updated install media, Haiku introduces SMP support on ARM64 processors, Rocky Linux creates opt-in security repository, Fedora reconsiders AI tools, KDE receives generous donation |
| • Issue 1172 (2026-05-11): Fedora 44, dealing with extra fonts, Fedora plans to provide AI tools, problems with Ubuntu's new coreutils, TrueNAS extends its development cycle, postmarktetOS improves the boot splash screen, Redox ports tmux |
| • Issue 1171 (2026-05-04): Xubuntu 26.04, extending memory with VRAM, Ubuntu plans AI features, Devuan developer forks GTK2, Mint introduces hardware enablement builds, Linux running on a PlayStation 5, local kernel exploit found in Linux |
| • Issue 1170 (2026-04-27): ENux 5.2.1, picking a second distro, AlmaLinux expands CPU support, FreeBSD publishes Status Report, Ubuntu MATE skips 26.04 release |
| • Issue 1169 (2026-04-20): Lakka 6.1, free software and source-based distributions, FreeBSD Foundation publishes compatible laptop list, Debian holds Project Leader election, Haiku progresses ARM64 port, Mint to extend development cycle, Linux 7.0 released |
| • Issue 1168 (2026-04-13): pearOS 2026.03, EndeavourOS 2026.03.06, which distros are adopting age verification, Arch adjusts its firewall packages, Linux dropping i486 support, Red Hat extends its release cycle, Debian's APT introduces rollbacks, Redox improves its scheduler |
| • Issue 1167 (2026-04-06): Origami Linux 2026.03, answering questions for Linux newcomers, Ubuntu MATE seeking new contributors, Ubuntu software centre is expanding Deb support, FreeBSD fixes forum exploit, openSUSE 15 Leap nears its end of life |
| • Issue 1166 (2026-03-30): NetBSD jails, publishing software for Linux, Ubuntu joins Rust Foundation, Canonical plans to trim GRUB features, Peppermint works on new utilities, PINE64 shows off open hardware capabilities |
| • Issue 1165 (2026-03-23): Argent Linux 1.5.3, disk space required by Linux, Manjaro team goes on strike, AlmaLinux improves NVIDIA driver support and builds RISC-V packages, systemd introduces age tracking |
| • Issue 1164 (2026-03-16): d77void, age verification laws and Linux, SUSE may be for sale, TrueNAS takes its build system private, Debian publishes updated Trixie media, MidnightBSD and System76 respond to age verification laws |
| • Issue 1163 (2026-03-09): KaOS 2026.02, TinyCore 17.0, NuTyX 26.02.2, Would one big collection of packages help?, Guix offers 64-bit Hurd options, Linux communities discuss age delcaration laws, Mint unveils new screensaver for Cinnamon, Redox ports new COSMIC features |
| • Issue 1162 (2026-03-02): AerynOS 2026.01, anti-virus and firewall tools, Manjaro fixes website certificate, Ubuntu splits firmware package, jails for NetBSD, extended support for some Linux kernel releases, Murena creating a map app |
| • Issue 1161 (2026-02-23): The Guix package manager, quick Q&As, Gentoo migrating its mirrors, Fedora considers more informative kernel panic screens, GhostBSD testing alternative X11 implementation, Asahi makes progress with Apple M3, NetBSD userland ported, FreeBSD improves web-based system management |
| • Issue 1160 (2026-02-16): Noid and AgarimOS, command line tips, KDE Linux introduces delta updates, Redox OS hits development milestone, Linux Mint develops a desktop-neutral account manager, sudo developer seeks sponsorship |
| • Issue 1159 (2026-02-09): Sharing files on a network, isolating processes on Linux, LFS to focus on systemd, openSUSE polishes atomic updates, NetBSD not likely to adopt Rust code, COSMIC roadmap |
| • Issue 1158 (2026-02-02): Manjaro 26.0, fastest filesystem, postmarketOS progress report, Xfce begins developing its own Wayland window manager, Bazzite founder interviewed |
| • Issue 1157 (2026-01-26): Setting up a home server, what happened to convergence, malicious software entering the Snap store, postmarketOS automates hardware tests, KDE's login manager works with systemd only |
| • Issue 1156 (2026-01-19): Chimera Linux's new installer, using the DistroWatch Torrent Corner, new package tools for Arch, Haiku improves EFI support, Redcore streamlines branches, Synex introduces install-time ZFS options |
| • Issue 1155 (2026-01-12): MenuetOS, CDE on Sparky, iDeal OS 2025.12.07, recommended flavour of BSD, Debian seeks new Data Protection Team, Ubuntu 25.04 nears its end of life, Google limits Android source code releases, Fedora plans to replace SDDM, Budgie migrates to Wayland |
| • Issue 1154 (2026-01-05): postmarketOS 25.06/25.12, switching to Linux and educational resources, FreeBSD improving laptop support, Unix v4 available for download, new X11 server in development, CachyOS team plans server edtion |
| • Issue 1153 (2025-12-22): Best projects of 2025, is software ever truly finished?, Firefox to adopt AI components, Asahi works on improving the install experience, Mageia presents plans for version 10 |
| • Issue 1152 (2025-12-15): OpenBSD 7.8, filtering websites, Jolla working on a Linux phone, Germany saves money with Linux, Ubuntu to package AMD tools, Fedora demonstrates AI troubleshooting, Haiku packages Go language |
| • Issue 1151 (2025-12-08): FreeBSD 15.0, fun command line tricks, Canonical presents plans for Ubutnu 26.04, SparkyLinux updates CDE packages, Redox OS gets modesetting driver |
| • Issue 1150 (2025-12-01): Gnoppix 25_10, exploring if distributions matter, openSUSE updates tumbleweed's boot loader, Fedora plans better handling of broken packages, Plasma to become Wayland-only, FreeBSD publishes status report |
| • Issue 1149 (2025-11-24): MX Linux 25, why are video drivers special, systemd experiments with musl, Debian Libre Live publishes new media, Xubuntu reviews website hack |
| • Issue 1148 (2025-11-17): Zorin OS 18, deleting a file with an unusual name, NetBSD experiments with sandboxing, postmarketOS unifies its documentation, OpenBSD refines upgrades, Canonical offers 15 years of support for Ubuntu |
| • Issue 1147 (2025-11-10): Fedora 43, the size and stability of the Linux kernel, Debian introducing Rust to APT, Redox ports web engine, Kubuntu website off-line, Mint creates new troubleshooting tools, FreeBSD improves reproducible builds, Flatpak development resumes |
| • Issue 1146 (2025-11-03): StartOS 0.4.0, testing piped commands, Ubuntu Unity seeks help, Canonical offers Ubuntu credentials, Red Hat partners with NVIDIA, SUSE to bundle AI agent with SLE 16 |
| • Issue 1145 (2025-10-27): Linux Mint 7 "LMDE", advice for new Linux users, AlmaLinux to offer Btrfs, KDE launches Plasma 6.5, Fedora accepts contributions written by AI, Ubuntu 25.10 fails to install automatic updates |
| • Issue 1144 (2025-10-20): Kubuntu 25.10, creating and restoring encrypted backups, Fedora team debates AI, FSF plans free software for phones, ReactOS addresses newer drivers, Xubuntu reacts to website attack |
| • Issue 1143 (2025-10-13): openSUSE 16.0 Leap, safest source for new applications, Redox introduces performance improvements, TrueNAS Connect available for testing, Flatpaks do not work on Ubuntu 25.10, Kamarada plans to switch its base, Solus enters new epoch, Frugalware discontinued |
| • Issue 1142 (2025-10-06): Linux Kamarada 15.6, managing ZIP files with SQLite, F-Droid warns of impact of Android lockdown, Alpine moves ahead with merged /usr, Cinnamon gets a redesigned application menu |
| • Issue 1141 (2025-09-29): KDE Linux and GNOME OS, finding mobile flavours of Linux, Murena to offer phones with kill switches, Redox OS running on a smartphone, Artix drops GNOME |
| • Issue 1140 (2025-09-22): NetBSD 10.1, avoiding AI services, AlmaLinux enables CRB repository, Haiku improves disk access performance, Mageia addresses service outage, GNOME 49 released, Linux introduces multikernel support |
| • Issue 1139 (2025-09-15): EasyOS 7.0, Linux and central authority, FreeBSD running Plasma 6 on Wayland, GNOME restores X11 support temporarily, openSUSE dropping BCacheFS in new kernels |
| • Issue 1138 (2025-09-08): Shebang 25.8, LibreELEC 12.2.0, Debian GNU/Hurd 2025, the importance of software updates, AerynOS introduces package sets, postmarketOS encourages patching upstream, openSUSE extends Leap support, Debian refreshes Trixie media |
| • Issue 1137 (2025-09-01): Tribblix 0m37, malware scanners flagging Linux ISO files, KDE introduces first-run setup wizard, CalyxOS plans update prior to infrastructure overhaul, FreeBSD publishes status report |
| • Issue 1136 (2025-08-25): CalyxOS 6.8.20, distros for running containers, Arch Linux website under attack,illumos Cafe launched, CachyOS creates web dashboard for repositories |
| • Issue 1135 (2025-08-18): Debian 13, Proton, WINE, Wayland, and Wayback, Debian GNU/Hurd 2025, KDE gets advanced Liquid Glass, Haiku improves authentication tools |
| • Issue 1134 (2025-08-11): Rhino Linux 2025.3, thoughts on malware in the AUR, Fedora brings hammered websites back on-line, NetBSD reveals features for version 11, Ubuntu swaps some command line tools for 25.10, AlmaLinux improves NVIDIA support |
| • Issue 1133 (2025-08-04): Expirion Linux 6.0, running Plasma on Linux Mint, finding distros which support X11, Debian addresses 22 year old bug, FreeBSD discusses potential issues with pkgbase, CDE ported to OpenBSD, Btrfs corruption bug hitting Fedora users, more malware found in Arch User Repository |
| • Issue 1132 (2025-07-28): deepin 25, wars in the open source community, proposal to have Fedora enable Flathub repository, FreeBSD plans desktop install option, Wayback gets its first release |
| • Issue 1131 (2025-07-21): HeliumOS 10.0, settling on one distro, Mint plans new releases, Arch discovers malware in AUR, Plasma Bigscreen returns, Clear Linux discontinued |
| • Issue 1130 (2025-07-14): openSUSE MicroOS and RefreshOS, sharing aliases between computers, Bazzite makes Bazaar its default Flatpak store, Alpine plans Wayback release, Wayland and X11 benchmarked, Red Hat offers additional developer licenses, openSUSE seeks feedback from ARM users, Ubuntu 24.10 reaches the end of its life |
| • Issue 1129 (2025-07-07): GLF OS Omnislash, the worst Linux distro, Alpine introduces Wayback, Fedora drops plans to stop i686 support, AlmaLinux builds EPEL repository for older CPUs, Ubuntu dropping existing RISC-V device support, Rhino partners with UBports, PCLinuxOS recovering from website outage |
| • Issue 1128 (2025-06-30): AxOS 25.06, AlmaLinux OS 10.0, transferring Flaptak bundles to off-line computers, Ubuntu to boost Intel graphics performance, Fedora considers dropping i686 packages, SDesk switches from SELinux to AppArmor |
| • Issue 1127 (2025-06-23): LastOSLinux 2025-05-25, most unique Linux distro, Haiku stabilises, KDE publishes Plasma 6.4, Arch splits Plasma packages, Slackware infrastructure migrating |
| • Issue 1126 (2025-06-16): SDesk 2025.05.06, renewed interest in Ubuntu Touch, a BASIC device running NetBSD, Ubuntu dropping X11 GNOME session, GNOME increases dependency on systemd, Google holding back Pixel source code, Nitrux changing its desktop, EFF turns 35 |
| • Issue 1125 (2025-06-09): RHEL 10, distributions likely to survive a decade, Murena partners with more hardware makers, GNOME tests its own distro on real hardware, Redox ports GTK and X11, Mint provides fingerprint authentication |
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