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Debian’s APT Package System Unveils Major 3.0 Version with Color-Column Text Display

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APT (Advanced Package Tool) system has been a staple of the Linux world for nearly 30 years, since its inception in 1998. The latest major release of APT, version 3.0,...

Challenges Faced by Organization Receiving Donated Old PCs: Opting for Linux Over Windows 10

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Tom’s Hardware highlights the issue that Windows 10 end-of-life support in October 2025 will have a significant impact on the donation of old PCs (e.g. organizations donating old PCs to...

Troubleshooting Fedora OBS Flatpak Integration: Resolving Root Cause Issues with Name Change

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2 months ago
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The open-source streaming software project OBS expresses dissatisfaction with Fedora’s decision to package software as Flatpaks, as users encountered issues and reverted to reporting problems directly to the OBS project...

Enhancing Linux Firefox: Embracing xz Over bz2 for 25% Smaller Installation File Sizes

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5 months ago
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Mozilla has changed the way they compress files for installing Firefox on Linux, switching from using .tar.bz2 to .tar.xz to reduce size by up to 25%. Xz is a compression...

Proportions of Windows 11 Users on Steam Surpassing Windows 10, Chinese Language Overtakes English

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8 months ago
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In the realm of Steam user statistics for August 2024, a notable shift occurred as Windows 11 surpassed Windows 10, with Windows 11 users claiming 49.17% (+3.36%) of the total...

Patch Security Vulnerabilities in Windows 10/11 with Bugs preventing Dual Boot for Linux Integration

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8 months ago
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This week, Windows 10/11 users who installed the August 2024 security patch reported an issue where they couldn’t boot into Linux in a dual-boot system. Microsoft has confirmed this problem....

NVIDIA Adopts Open Source Linux Drivers as Default Today, Replacing Legacy Drivers

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9 months ago
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In May 2022, NVIDIA released open-source GPU kernel drivers for Linux under the GPL/MIT dual license in line with their new policy to use open-source drivers to replace older commercial...

Former team driver Nouveau relocates to NVIDIA to improve Linux drivers

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10 months ago
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Ben Skeggs, a former team lead for the Nouveau open-source driver development team, recently made the switch from Red Hat to NVIDIA in April 2024. After a period of silence,...

Firefox 121 has arrived: The Linux edition opts for Wayland as the default interface, promising enhanced performance and streamlined user experience.

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1 year ago
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Mozilla has released Firefox 121, the final version of this year. The major change is the transition to the Linux version, where Firefox now directly uses the Wayland display manager...

The Grand GNOME Procures €1 Million in State Funding from Germany: An Overhaul of Grandiose Proportions for Enhanced Feature Sets

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1 year ago
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The GNOME Foundation, the organization responsible for overseeing the GNOME desktop Linux project, has received funding from the Sovereign Tech Fund, a fund that supports foundational technology. With a one...