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Turntable is a Universal Scrobbling App for Linux
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OMG! Ubuntu
Turntable is a Universal Scrobbling App for Linux
Those looking for an easy way to "scrobble" music on Linux, no matter which music player they use, should check out a new app called Turntable. But before
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Kali Linux users warned that updates are likely to fail for a few days
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BetaNews
Kali Linux users warned that updates are likely to fail for a few days
Showing that it is not just Windows 11 that has issues with updates, Offensive Security has issued a warning that Kali Linux updates are likely to fail “in the coming days”.
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Mozilla Thunderbird 138 Released, Here’s What’s New
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Linuxiac
Mozilla Thunderbird 138 Released, Here’s What’s New
Mozilla Thunderbird 138 open-source email client brings customizable new mail alerts, dark mode refinements, folder management fixes, and more.
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LibreOffice 25.2.3 Office Suite Is Now Available for Download with 68 Bug Fixes
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9to5Linux
LibreOffice 25.2.3 Office Suite Is Now Available for Download with 68 Bug Fixes - 9to5Linux
LibreOffice 25.2.3 is now available for download as the third point release to the LibreOffice 25.2 office suite series with 68 bug fixes.
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openSUSE Leap 16 Available For Beta Testing - Built From SUSE Linux Enterprise 16
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Phoronix
openSUSE Leap 16 Available For Beta Testing - Built From SUSE Linux Enterprise 16
OpenSUSE announced the beta release today of openSUSE Leap 16.0, their next-generation Linux distribution from from SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 (SLE 16) and its new base of SUSE Linux Framework One that was previously known as the Adaptable Linux Platform (ALP).
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Beyond Speedtest: Orb gives you a holistic look at Internet performance
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PCWorld
Beyond Speedtest: Orb gives you a holistic look at Internet performance
A new multi-platform speed test from the founders of Ookla (SpeedTest.net) gives you more options for both deep data and at-a-glance reports.
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Linux in Excel? Sure, why not ruin both
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The Register
Linux in Excel? Sure, why not ruin both
: The spreadsheet from Hell
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Say 'no thanks' Microsoft Windows 11 and 'yes please' to AnduinOS 1.3
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BetaNews
Say 'no thanks' Microsoft Windows 11 and 'yes please' to AnduinOS 1.3
With Windows 10 nearing end of life, many are turning away from Windows 11 due to its bloat, stricter requirements, and forced AI features. AnduinOS offers a familiar, Windows-like Linux alternative and it's just beenupdated to version 1.3.0.
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Debian Developers Pursuing A General Resolution Around AI Models
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Phoronix
Debian Developers Pursuing A General Resolution Around AI Models
The Debian developer community is pursuing a General Resolution for voting on their policy around AI models.
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Paprius Icon Set Adds 69 New Icons, Improves Plasma 6 Support
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OMG! Ubuntu
Papirus Icon Set Update Adds New Icons, Plasma 6 Support
If you use the Papirus icon theme on Ubuntu, you’ll be pleased to hear a new version is available to download. Frequent updates are a major reason why the
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Open Document Format turns 20, but Microsoft Office still reigns supreme
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The Register
Open Document Format turns 20, but Microsoft Office still reigns supreme
: A look back at two decades of ODF, from open source hopes to patchy real-world adoption
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FreeBSD 14.3 Beta Released Ahead Of FreeBSD 15.0 Later This Year
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Phoronix
FreeBSD 14.3 Beta Released Ahead Of FreeBSD 15.0 Later This Year
The first beta release of FreeBSD 14.3 was released on Friday night for testing
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KDE Plasma 6.4 Tackles An 18 Year Old Feature Request, More Wayland Protocols Added
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Phoronix
KDE Plasma 6.4 Tackles An 18 Year Old Feature Request, More Wayland Protocols Added
The KDE Plasma developer sprint in Graz wrapped up just days ago but there's still been no shortage of new feature work landing into Plasma 6.4 this week
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Linux Kernel to Drop Support for Legacy i486 and Early 586 CPUs
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Linuxiac
Linux Kernel to Drop Support for Legacy i486 and Early 586 CPUs
Linux kernel developers target outdated CPU support, with major code cleanup and a push for streamlined x86 architecture support.
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Mission Center 1.0 Adds New Features
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OMG! Ubuntu
Mission Center 1.0: New Features, Better Performance
Linux system monitoring app Mission Center has put out its first update in 6 months – and it's a big one! Mission Center 1.0 adds new hardware tracking,
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FFmpeg Integrates Video Encoder For Advanced Professional Video (APV)
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Phoronix
FFmpeg Integrates Video Encoder For Advanced Professional Video (APV)
One week ago FFmpeg merged decode support for Samsung's Advanced Professional Video 'APV' codec
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Mozilla Says Google Search Deal Vital to Firefox’s Survival
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OMG! Ubuntu
Google Search Deal Critical to Firefox’s Future
Google's search deal with Mozilla is such a sizeable portion of its overall income that without it, Firefox would struggle to compete - or even survive,
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Darcula PhaaS steals 884,000 credit cards via SMS phishing texts
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BleepingComputer
Darcula PhaaS steals 884,000 credit cards via phishing texts
The Darcula phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform stole 884,000 credit cards from 13 million clicks on malicious links sent via text messages to targets worldwide.
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BleachBit 5.0 System Cleaning Utility Released with Major Upgrades
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Linuxiac
BleachBit 5.0 System Cleaning Utility Released with Major Upgrades
BleachBit 5.0 open-source system cleaning utility is out now with new cleaners, security patches, and better cross-platform performance.
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KDE Plasma 6.3.5 Improves Support for Multi-Screen Setups, NVIDIA GPU Users
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9to5Linux
KDE Plasma 6.3.5 Improves Support for Multi-Screen Setups, NVIDIA GPU Users - 9to5Linux
KDE Plasma 6.3.5 is now available for download as the last point release to the latest KDE Plasma 6.3 desktop environment series.
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AdGuard 1.0 Released for Linux with Advanced Ad-Blocking Capabilities
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It's FOSS
AdGuard 1.0 Released for Linux with Advanced Ad-Blocking Capabilities
It’s about time
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