Window to the past: When a Red Hat dev thought it's a good idea to remove close button as well when gnome decided to remove min, max buttons.
https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-shell-list/2011-February/msg00194.html

https://redd.it/1qbpcs6
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Budgie to use KDE Frameworks in the upcoming versions of their desktop
https://buddiesofbudgie.org/blog/state-of-the-budgie-2025

https://redd.it/1qalpxr
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Final Straw

My final straw with Windows was last night. After years of having the same Windows license and about a year of not having changed any hardware, Windows activation decided that my license was no longer valid. No amount of troubleshooting or contacting support helped. I know I can buy a "cheap" Windows Pro license, but I'm done with the BS. I had been dual-booting Linux anyway, but now I'm completely Microsoft free and truly happy about it.

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Best tablet for linux?

I need a tablet but I want linux and oled on it.


Android now have termux and other linux emulator.

Samsung Devices with mediatek 9400 are very powerfull devices and have good oled screens.


Otherwise If I buy Windows tablet I can use linux natively. But They are heavy devices and too expensive devices.

like this:

https://rog.asus.com/tr/laptops/rog-flow-series/

What is your opinion about linux tablet are you use any? Is buying android and using with android emulation is good idea?




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2 devices PC & Server, which Linux?

I need to pick two OSs: one for personal use (Firefox, PyCharm, Obsidian, "Office") and one for a home server (SMB, media-centre, pictures, backups, passwords, syncs, etc).

Both devices are currently running Windows 10, and I have two spare machines I can mess with, so I can slowly migrate.

I was thinking to go for Ubuntu LTS on main PC and Proxmox VE + Ubuntu Server LTS on the server, mainly due to the OS predominances, so I'd have more chances to "Google" myself out of troubles. But I wanted to hear what everyone recommends.

Never used Linux before... so I am not expecting this to be straight forward (especially on the server side), hence the spare machines to give me some headroom.

If there are any former Win users that could also chime-in, I'd appreciate.

Please, do not focus solely on the server... and wish me luck!

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PSA: Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" is out! Help offload the mirrors by using Torrents.
https://redd.it/1qbxzkw
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Making Visual Scripting for Bash
https://redd.it/1qbzcjr
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I built a GUI alternative to lsof / ss / netstat
https://redd.it/1qc07l0
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I made a video on some of the best games you can play on the terminal!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inIoTvqNme0

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Software discovery like freshmeat or freshcode?

Once upon a time, we users had freshmeat.net, a website where we could discover all kinds of software to use in our Linux systems. Freshmeat's run came to an end. Some time after that, freshcode.club was launched with a similar purpose, although it never reached the popularity of freshmeat.

However about 3 months ago, freshcode stopped working and now the website is non-functional.

So, this leaves us with a question: what is the best way to both discover new software and learn about new releases of existing software, for FOSS projects?

I know there's linux-apps.com, which is part of the opendesktop.org umbrella. This could have been the answer, but it is dominated by Android slop apps, and no meaningful FOSS software, with some exceptions which are old stalwarts back from the site was known as kde-apps.org. So it's not useful for this purpose, at least at this time.

So, again, what would be a good resource to learn about new software and new releases?

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I'm boutta Switch
https://redd.it/1qcc77t
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The KDE Plasma 6.6 Beta is now available, giving users a first look at changes scheduled for the February 17 stable release.
https://x.com/linuxiac/status/2011127394954842226?s=20

https://redd.it/1qcd6ao
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KDE Plasma 6.6 Beta Released With Plasma Login Manager, Plasma Setup
https://x.com/phoronix/status/2011116502062178574?s=20

https://redd.it/1qce2wf
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KDE Plasma 6.5.5 is now available as the January 2026 bugfix release, delivering fixes across Wayland, KWin, Discover, and core desktop components.
https://x.com/linuxiac/status/2011088973175623967?s=20

https://redd.it/1qcfjdy
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Mouse Tiler v2.0.0 update available! (Probably the fastest manual tiler available)
https://redd.it/1qcfyql
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Auto-CPUFreq 3.0 Released To Help You Extend Laptop Battery Life On Linux
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Auto-CPUFreq-3.0

https://redd.it/1qcfx46
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Alloy ecosystem

Alloy — A collection of applications built in Rust, specifically designed for Hyprland. It supports multiple distributions including Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and Arch. The ecosystem is primarily developed and tested on Arch Linux and its derivatives (such as CachyOS or Artix), ensuring the best possible performance on those platforms.

The ecosystem consists of:

• Spark — A system interface built with Quickshell, designed to provide a smooth and delightful user experience.

• Index — A lightweight, fast, and efficient file browser featuring unique functionalities and customizable keybindings.

• Core — A system monitoring tool with an intuitive and clean interface. It simplifies resource management and allows for easy power profile switching.

• Pulse — A high-performance music and media player that covers all your audio needs. It features seamless transitions, low resource usage, and support for playlists and audiobooks.

• Fuse — An All-In-One (AIO) settings application. It handles appearance management, including color presets, custom hex codes, and integration with Matugen/Pywal. It also manages Bluetooth, WiFi/Ethernet, and more.

• Installer — A straightforward noscript that automates the installation process. It offers full flexibility: you can install the entire ecosystem, just the interface (Spark), or selected individual applications.

I am working on that project, Please provide your opinions or ideas. Would you like if I made a GitHub repo for that?

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Intel's Fantastic New Open-Source Demonstrator For AMX-BF16: Over 4x The Performance At 69% The Power
https://www.phoronix.com/review/intel-oidn-amx-fp16

https://redd.it/1qcnhzj
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Linux distro designed to look like Windows hits 2 million downloads since the end of Windows 10 support
https://www.pcguide.com/news/linux-distro-designed-to-look-like-windows-hits-2-million-downloads-since-the-end-of-windows-10-support/

https://redd.it/1qcoc1j
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CtrlAssist v0.4.0: Controller Assist for gaming on Linux
https://github.com/ruffsl/CtrlAssist/releases/tag/v0.4.0

https://redd.it/1qcobu5
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New powerful Linux malware detected targeting critical systems
https://cybernews.com/security/voidlink-highly-customizable-linux-malware-targeting-cloud/

https://redd.it/1qcuejc
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