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Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UKOld PC which had Win10, core I3 CPU and only 4GB RAM was (unsurprisingly) slow and laggy, as an experiment I installed <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxMint</a> on it with lightweight <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/XFCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#XFCE</a> desktop.It is a fair bit more usable now (still slightly laggy probably due to me transferring my entire camera roll from Dropbox which is currently hammering all the resources) - definitely has potential as a backup PC in the office for light admin tasks, it could handle MS365 web apps (which alas, get used a lot here as well as Sharepoint) - (even the network printer worked "out of the box" via CUPS!)[This toot is direct from the PC via <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#firefox</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/LinuxDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxDesktop</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a>

Roberto RossettiE da oggi si inizia ad usare <a href="https://mastodon.uno/@ufficiozero" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ufficiozero</a>; fatto ieri il dual boot con il mio iMac. <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/ufficiozero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ufficiozero</a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/linuxdesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linuxdesktop</a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/linuxitalia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linuxitalia</a>

Fossery Tech :debian: :gnome:Last week's Linux and FOSS news:LINUX NEWSDebian 13 "Trixie" released with Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, RISC-V 64-bit support, APT 3.0, HTTP Boot support, 2k38 issue resolved, run0 included, and more: <a href="https://9to5linux.com/debian-13-trixie-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://9to5linux.com/debian-13-trixie-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new</a>Debian 14 will bring LoongArch CPU support: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-14-Loong64-LoongArch" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-14-Loong64-LoongArch</a>Linux Mint 22.2 "Zara" available for public beta testing, with HWE (Hardware Enablement) kernel, fingerprint authentication support with Figwit, theme updates, Ubuntu 24.04.3 base, Linux kernel 6.14: <a href="https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-22-2-zara-is-available-for-public-beta-testing-download-now" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-22-2-zara-is-available-for-public-beta-testing-download-now</a>Tails 7.0 available for testing, with Debian 13 base, GNOME 48, obsolete Network Connection option removed from the Welcome Screen, some packages removed from the ISO, updated packages, bug fixes: <a href="https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-0-now-available-for-testing-based-on-debian-13-trixie-and-gnome-48" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-0-now-available-for-testing-based-on-debian-13-trixie-and-gnome-48</a>openSUSE Leap 16.0 enters RC phase, with new installer, Wayland session for Xfce, YaST components replaced by Myrlyn, SELinux instead of AppArmor, new repository structure, 32-bit binary execution support removed from default install (can be added back manually): <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/openSUSE-Leap-16.0-RC" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/openSUSE-Leap-16.0-RC</a>AlmaLinux 9 and 10 get native NVIDIA GPU support: <a href="https://news.itsfoss.com/almalinux-native-nvidia-support/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://news.itsfoss.com/almalinux-native-nvidia-support/</a>GNOME Shell 49 beta available with restart/shutdown options and media controls on lock screen: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Shell-Meda-Lock-Screen" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Shell-Meda-Lock-Screen</a> <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Shell-49-Beta" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Shell-49-Beta</a>GNOME Mutter 49 beta available with pointer warp protocol, snippet caching support added back, fixed drag-n-drop for X11 clients using a tablet stylus, Wayland improvements, bug fixes: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Mutter-49-Beta" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Mutter-49-Beta</a>KDE Frameworks 6.17 released with performance improvements for QtQuick-based programs (System Settings, Discover, Spectacle), KRunner taking frequency of use into account in search results, various bug fixes, accessibility improvements: <a href="https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-17-is-out-to-improve-performance-of-all-qtquick-based-kde-apps" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-17-is-out-to-improve-performance-of-all-qtquick-based-kde-apps</a>(more Linux and FOSS news in comments)<a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/WeeklyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WeeklyNews</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow 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Marcel SIneM(S)US<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/LinuxDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxDesktop</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Gnome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gnome</a> :gnome: : Zwischen Finanznöten und technischem Fortschritt | c't Magazin <a href="https://www.heise.de/news/Linux-Desktop-Gnome-Zwischen-Finanznoeten-und-technischem-Fortschritt-10512109.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.heise.de/news/Linux-Desktop-Gnome-Zwischen-Finanznoeten-und-technischem-Fortschritt-10512109.html</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> :tux: <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a>

The Linux LighthouseWhy openSUSE Kalpa Is the Best KDE Immutable OS<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9tmBdaBLnA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9tmBdaBLnA</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensuseleap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opensuseleap</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensusetumbleweed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opensusetumbleweed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/leap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#leap</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/leapmicro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#leapmicro</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/suse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#suse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sysadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sysadmin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openSUSE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openSUSE</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kalpa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kalpa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxDesktop</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KDEPlasma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KDEPlasma</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ImmutableOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ImmutableOS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MicroOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MicroOS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tumbleweed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tumbleweed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxTips</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KaalpaDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KaalpaDesktop</a>

c't MagazinLinux-Desktop Gnome: Zwischen Finanznöten und technischem FortschrittTrotz prekärer Finanzlage organisierte die Gnome Stiftung ein Entwicklerinnen- und Entwicklertreffen in Italien, um über die Zukunft des Projektes zu beraten.<a href="https://www.heise.de/news/Linux-Desktop-Gnome-Zwischen-Finanznoeten-und-technischem-Fortschritt-10512109.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.heise.de/news/Linux-Desktop-Gnome-Zwischen-Finanznoeten-und-technischem-Fortschritt-10512109.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon</a><a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Gnome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gnome</a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IT</a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/LinuxDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxDesktop</a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a>

The Linux LighthouseAeon Desktop Linux is NOT openSUSE? Clearing Up the Confusion (My Apology & Explanation)<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW9DiKvWvnA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW9DiKvWvnA</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensuseleap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opensuseleap</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensusetumbleweed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opensusetumbleweed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/leap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#leap</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microos</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/slowroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#slowroll</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aeon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aeon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/leapmicro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#leapmicro</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/suse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#suse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sysadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sysadmin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AeonLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AeonLinux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openSUSE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openSUSE</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MicroOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MicroOS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ImmutableLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ImmutableLinux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxClarification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxClarification</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxDesktop</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tumbleweed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tumbleweed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxCommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openSUSEMicroOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openSUSEMicroOS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxFacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxFacts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxDiscussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxDiscussion</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AeonExplained" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AeonExplained</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxForEveryone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxForEveryone</a>

Fossery Tech :debian: :gnome:This week's Linux and FOSS news:LINUX NEWSArchinstall 3.0.9 released with option to set up a Bluetooth connection, change LUKS iteration time, U2F authentication support, --skip-boot option to bypass installation of a bootloader, etc.: <a href="https://9to5linux.com/arch-linux-installer-gets-u2f-authentication-and-bluetooth-support" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://9to5linux.com/arch-linux-installer-gets-u2f-authentication-and-bluetooth-support</a>More malware discovered in the AUR (google-chrome-stable package), has been removed: <a href="https://news.itsfoss.com/arch-linux-spark-rat/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://news.itsfoss.com/arch-linux-spark-rat/</a>Ubuntu 25.10 will include experimental TPM-backed full disk encryption option: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-25.10-TPM-FDE" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-25.10-TPM-FDE</a>Ubuntu Server 25.10 will include wcurl in the default installation instead of wget, byobu and screen will also be removed: <a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/ubuntu-server-25-10-replaces-wget-with-wcurl" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/ubuntu-server-25-10-replaces-wget-with-wcurl</a>Tails 6.18 released with support for WebTunnel bridges (to allow Tor network connections to be disguised as ordinary web traffic), updated Tor Browser and Thunderbird: <a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/tails-6-18-released-with-webtunnel-bridges-and-updated-tor-browser-and-thunderbird/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/tails-6-18-released-with-webtunnel-bridges-and-updated-tor-browser-and-thunderbird/</a>GNOME AI assistant Newelle reaches version 1.0 milestone, includes option to execute terminal commands, search on the web, file management, document editing and more, supports various online and offline models: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-AI-Assistant-1.0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-AI-Assistant-1.0</a>KDE Plasma 6.5 will include automatic day/night theme switching, option to set Global Theme from the "Quick Settings" area of system settings, bug fixes and improvements: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Theme-Day-Night-Auto-Switch" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Theme-Day-Night-Auto-Switch</a>Android Linux Terminal app (running Debian) now supports GUI, running GUI desktop apps: <a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/new-updates-for-android-s-linux-terminal-unveil-the-plan-to-turn-it-into-a-true-desktop-os/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/new-updates-for-android-s-linux-terminal-unveil-the-plan-to-turn-it-into-a-true-desktop-os/</a>Linux is used by 3% of gamers according to the Steam Survey: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Survey-July-2025" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Survey-July-2025</a>(more Linux and FOSS news in comments)<a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/WeeklyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WeeklyNews</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxNews</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Arch" class="mention hashtag" 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Eduardo Medina 🇪🇸Eso de emplear tiempo en el mantenimiento del sistema operativo no es para mí.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aeon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Aeon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AeonDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AeonDesktop</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxDesktop</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openSUSE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openSUSE</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inmutabilidad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#inmutabilidad</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Btrfs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Btrfs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Snapper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Snapper</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransactionalUpdate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TransactionalUpdate</a>

The Linux LighthouseWhy openSUSE Slowroll is the Best Balanced Rolling Linux Distro<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcE-cdIl90c" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcE-cdIl90c</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opensuse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensuseleap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opensuseleap</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensusetumbleweed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opensusetumbleweed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Leap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Leap</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tumbleweed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tumbleweed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microos</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aeon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aeon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/leapmicro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#leapmicro</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/suse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#suse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sysadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sysadmin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openSUSE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openSUSE</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Slowroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Slowroll</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxDistro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxDistro</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RollingRelease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RollingRelease</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxDesktop</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openSUSESlowroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openSUSESlowroll</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxUpdates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxUpdates</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openSUSE2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openSUSE2025</a>

The Linux LighthouseWhy OpenSUSE Tumbleweed is the Best Rolling Linux Distro<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuC6fZ-McGY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuC6fZ-McGY</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opensuse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensuseleap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opensuseleap</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensusetumbleweed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opensusetumbleweed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/leap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#leap</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tumbleweed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tumbleweed</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microos</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/slowroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#slowroll</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aeon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aeon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/leapmicro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#leapmicro</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/suse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#suse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sysadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sysadmin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxDesktop</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RollingRelease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RollingRelease</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxForDevelopers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxForDevelopers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openSUSE2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openSUSE2025</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxTutorial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxTutorial</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openSUSEGuide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openSUSEGuide</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxPerformance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxPerformance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxStability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxStability</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Btrfs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Btrfs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Snapper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Snapper</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openSUSETips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openSUSETips</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zypper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Zypper</a>

BluelupoMade Linux Great Again? Linux Desktop Usage Hits Record High in the U.S.<a href="https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-desktop-usage-usa/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-desktop-usage-usa/</a><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FOSS</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Linuxdesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linuxdesktop</a>

Scripter :verified_flashing:Linux-Desktop KDE Plasma 6.4 bietet praktische Neuerungen - Notebookcheck.com News <a href="https://www.notebookcheck.com/Linux-Desktop-KDE-Plasma-6-4-bietet-praktische-Neuerungen.1040655.0.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.notebookcheck.com/Linux-Desktop-KDE-Plasma-6-4-bietet-praktische-Neuerungen.1040655.0.html</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/LinuxDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxDesktop</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KDE</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/KDEPlasma64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KDEPlasma64</a>

Fossery Tech :debian: :gnome:(more Linux news in original post)CachyOS July update available with option to choose shell during installation (selection between Fish, Zsh, default to Bash), KDE Plasma defaulting to Wayland, fwupd added to GNOME and KDE Plasma editions, support for Lenovo Legion Go handheld, etc.: <a href="https://9to5linux.com/cachyos-july-2025-update-finally-lets-users-choose-the-shell-during-installation" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://9to5linux.com/cachyos-july-2025-update-finally-lets-users-choose-the-shell-during-installation</a>SparkyLinux 7.8 released with updated Linux kernel, DEs and other packages, bug fixes: <a href="https://betanews.com/2025/07/16/ditch-windows-11-sparkylinux-7-8-is-the-lightweight-alternative-to-microsofts-os-youve-been-looking-for/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://betanews.com/2025/07/16/ditch-windows-11-sparkylinux-7-8-is-the-lightweight-alternative-to-microsofts-os-youve-been-looking-for/</a>Rescuezilla 2.6.1 released with Ubuntu 25.04 base, Image Explorer and Firefox re-enabled, ability to specify NFS version, improved touchpad support, workaround for the “umount: /tmp/rescuezilla.ntfs/mount: target is busy” error, bug fixes: <a href="https://9to5linux.com/rescuezilla-2-6-1-swiss-army-knife-of-system-recovery-adds-ubuntu-25-04-support" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://9to5linux.com/rescuezilla-2-6-1-swiss-army-knife-of-system-recovery-adds-ubuntu-25-04-support</a>Wine 10.12 released with optional EGL backend in X11 driver, support for Bluetooth LE services, etc.: <a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/wine-10-12-adds-optional-egl-backend-in-x11-driver-and-support-for-bluetooth-le-services/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/wine-10-12-adds-optional-egl-backend-in-x11-driver-and-support-for-bluetooth-le-services/</a>(FOSS news in comments)<a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/WeeklyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WeeklyNews</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxNews</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/CachyOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CachyOS</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/SparkyLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SparkyLinux</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Sparky_Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sparky_Linux</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Rescuezilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rescuezilla</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Wine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wine</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxDesktop</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/DesktopLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DesktopLinux</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxDistro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxDistro</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxDistribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxDistribution</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/DistroRelease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DistroRelease</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/DistributionRelease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DistributionRelease</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FosseryTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FosseryTech</a>

Fossery Tech :debian: :gnome:This week's Linux and FOSS news:LINUX NEWSDebian 13 final freeze set for 27 July, official release for 9 August: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-13.0-Release-Date-Aug-9" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-13.0-Release-Date-Aug-9</a>KDE Plasma 6.4.3 released with improved automatic screen scale calculator on Wayland, accessibility improvements, bug fixes: <a href="https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-4-3-improves-the-automatic-screen-scale-calculator-on-wayland" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-4-3-improves-the-automatic-screen-scale-calculator-on-wayland</a>KDE Plasma 6.5 will include rounded bottom corners for windows: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Rounded-Bottom-Corners" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Rounded-Bottom-Corners</a> (Rounded corners are everywhere. You can't escape them lol)Plasma Bigscreen sees active development again, thanks to Plasma Mobile contributor Espi: <a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/plasma-bigscreen-revival-kde-tv" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/plasma-bigscreen-revival-kde-tv</a>Clear Linux OS shutting down due to financial issues of Intel: <a href="https://community.clearlinux.org/t/all-good-things-come-to-an-end-shutting-down-clear-linux-os/10716" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://community.clearlinux.org/t/all-good-things-come-to-an-end-shutting-down-clear-linux-os/10716</a> ("Rest assured that Intel remains deeply invested in the Linux ecosystem, actively supporting and contributing to various open-source projects and Linux distributions to enable and optimize for Intel hardware." Shutting down Clear Linux OS isn't the only thing affecting Linux though. See next linked article.)Intel WMI Slim Bootloader "SBL" firmware update driver for Linux being orphaned due to departures: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-SLM-Driver-Orphaned" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-SLM-Driver-Orphaned</a>Linux Mint monthly report: Linux Mint 22.2 planned with HWE kernel, fingerprint authentication, theme updates, accent color support, improved libAdwaita compatibility, improved Wayland support; LMDE 7 planned with Debian 13 base, OEM support; blog comment moderation made more strict to eliminate politics: <a href="https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4860" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4860</a>Hyprland 0.50 released with new render scheduling, legacy renderer dropped, explicit sync support always used by default, "no screenshare" option to black out any window during screen-sharing: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Hyprland-0.50-Released" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/Hyprland-0.50-Released</a>Slackware turns 32: <a href="https://ostechnix.com/celebrating-slackware-linux-32nd-anniversary/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ostechnix.com/celebrating-slackware-linux-32nd-anniversary/</a>(more Linux and FOSS news in comments)<a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/WeeklyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WeeklyNews</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxNews</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Debian</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Debian13" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Debian13</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KDE</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/KDEPlasma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KDEPlasma</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/KDEPlasma6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KDEPlasma6</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/PlasmaBigscreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PlasmaBigscreen</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Intel</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/ClearLinuxOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClearLinuxOS</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxMint</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxMint22" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxMint22</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Hyprland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hyprland</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Slackware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Slackware</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxDesktop</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/DesktopLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DesktopLinux</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/DesktopEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DesktopEnvironment</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxDistro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxDistro</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxDistribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxDistribution</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/DistroRelease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DistroRelease</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/DistributionRelease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DistributionRelease</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FosseryTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FosseryTech</a>

LinuxnextIf you have had enough of Microsoft like I have then you may be looking for an alternative, for users who are being left behind with windows 10 unless they buy a whole new computer for winblows 11 then Linux is a great alternative to save money as it's free, saves carbon emissions and best of all it respects your privacy <a href="https://endof10.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://endof10.org/</a>You can continue to enjoy your computer for many more years to come without Microsoft!<a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/endof10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#endof10</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/linuxdesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linuxdesktop</a>

Foxx EdelweissCheck this out! Here are some cool things you can do with a 16GB Optane — which is now considered e-waste and can be had for less than 5 bucks.<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/LinuxDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxDesktop</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/UnixPorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnixPorn</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DailyDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DailyDesktop</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ShareYourDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShareYourDesktop</a>

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Fossery Tech :debian: :gnome:(more Linux news in original post)Initramfs vulnerability lets attackers with physical access compromise encrypted systems by entering incorrect password several times and accessing the debug shell on Ubuntu 25.04 and Fedora 42 systems: <a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/ubuntu-security-initramfs-bypass-encryption" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/ubuntu-security-initramfs-bypass-encryption</a>Linux kernel 6.15.6 and 6.12.37 LTS deliver TSA (Transient Scheduler Attacks) mitigations: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.15.6-Linux-6.12.37-LTS" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.15.6-Linux-6.12.37-LTS</a>Wayback is now hosted on FreeDesktop.org: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayback-FreeDesktop.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayback-FreeDesktop.org</a>System76 Adder WS laptop available with Intel Core Ultra i9 and NVIDIA 50 series: <a href="https://9to5linux.com/system76s-adder-ws-linux-laptop-gets-intel-core-ultra-i9-and-nvidia-50-series" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://9to5linux.com/system76s-adder-ws-linux-laptop-gets-intel-core-ultra-i9-and-nvidia-50-series</a>(FOSS news in comments)<a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/WeeklyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WeeklyNews</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxNews</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Initramfs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Initramfs</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxKernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxKernel</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Wayback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wayback</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/System76" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#System76</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxDesktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxDesktop</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/DesktopLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DesktopLinux</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxLaptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxLaptop</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/XWayland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#XWayland</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Security</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Vulnerability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vulnerability</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FosseryTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FosseryTech</a>

Fossery Tech :debian: :gnome:This week's Linux and FOSS news:LINUX NEWSopenSUSE considering to drop 32-bit ARM support, announced a survey to ask users whether they still rely on 32-bit ARM hardware support: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/openSUSE-Deciding-32-bit-ARM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/openSUSE-Deciding-32-bit-ARM</a> (I think it's a good thing that at least they ask their users directly, and don't just drop the proposal if there's a strong pushback like what Fedora did.)KDE Frameworks 6.16 released with improved recognition of the most powerful GPU, support for showing the newest files first in open/save dialogs, inertial scrolling (a.k.a. kinetic scrolling) for all scrollable views in all QtQuick-based KDE applications when scrolled using a touchpad, etc.: <a href="https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-16-improves-plasmas-ability-to-detect-the-most-powerful-gpu" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-16-improves-plasmas-ability-to-detect-the-most-powerful-gpu</a>Ubuntu 24.10 reaches EOL, upgrading to 25.04 is recommended: <a href="https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-24-10-oracular-oriole-reached-end-of-life-upgrade-to-ubuntu-25-04" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-24-10-oracular-oriole-reached-end-of-life-upgrade-to-ubuntu-25-04</a>Ubuntu 25.10 will ship with a fully functional desktop session on RISC-V: <a href="https://9to5linux.com/canonical-plans-for-a-fully-functional-desktop-session-on-risc-v-with-ubuntu-25-10" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://9to5linux.com/canonical-plans-for-a-fully-functional-desktop-session-on-risc-v-with-ubuntu-25-10</a>Ubuntu changes boot process on Raspberry Pi, to improve system recovery and reliability: <a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/ubuntu-raspberry-pi-boot-process-change" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/ubuntu-raspberry-pi-boot-process-change</a>Fedora proposal raised to include Zstd-compressed Initrd by default for space savings and faster boot: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-43-Initrd-Zstd-Compress" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-43-Initrd-Zstd-Compress</a>Parrot OS 6.4 released with Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, new Goshs and ConvoC2 tools, updated hacking tools, Firefox 140 ESR, etc.: <a href="https://9to5linux.com/ethical-hacking-distro-parrot-os-6-4-is-out-with-linux-kernel-6-12-lts-new-tools" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://9to5linux.com/ethical-hacking-distro-parrot-os-6-4-is-out-with-linux-kernel-6-12-lts-new-tools</a>Rhino Linux 2025.3 released with RPK2 package manager, new UBXI KDE Desktop package based on Plasma 6: <a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/rhino-linux-2025-3-debuts-rpk2-package-manager-and-kde-plasma-6-option/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/rhino-linux-2025-3-debuts-rpk2-package-manager-and-kde-plasma-6-option/</a>Bottles project faces funding issues, asks for donations: <a href="https://news.itsfoss.com/bottles-need-support/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://news.itsfoss.com/bottles-need-support/</a>Phosh 0.48.0 released with new lockscreen plugin to interact with all running media players that use the MPRIS protocol, Cell Broadcast dialogs enabled by default, bug fixes, GTK4 preps, etc.: <a href="https://phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.48.0/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.48.0/</a>(more Linux and FOSS news in comments)<a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/WeeklyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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