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• Nanny state discovers Linux, demands it check kids' IDs before booting 2026-03-14
  Age-verification laws target operating systems because apparently teenagers having root access is now a safeguarding crisisOpinion A new wave of age verification laws requires kids and teenagers to register before they can use a computer.…
• KDE Frameworks 6.24 Improves Support for Plasma and Kirigami-Based Apps 2026-03-14
  The KDE Project released today KDE Frameworks 6.24 as the monthly update to this collection of more than 80 add-on libraries to Qt and a companion to the KDE Plasma desktop environment and KDE Gear software suite.
• debauit Announced As Debian Source Package Auditor 2026-03-14
  Announced today was debaudit, a new set of tools and services designed to verify the integrity and reproducibility of Debian source packages...
• Beginners Guide for Gpasswd Command on Linux 2026-03-13
  The gpasswd command is used to administer “/etc/group” and “/etc/gshadow” file by allowing you to manage group members in your Linux system.
• I Modernized the Elegant Arch Linux SDDM Theme 2026-03-13
  Originally released in 2016, I have completely modernized the Elegant Arch Linux SDDM theme for Qt6 while keeping the classic elegance users love.
• APTUI Introduces a Modern TUI for Debian, Ubuntu, and Mint Packages 2026-03-13
  APTUI is a new open-source terminal UI that simplifies APT package management for Debian, Ubuntu, and Linux Mint users.
• Forlinx Showcases i.MX95-Based FET-MX95xx-C SoM at Embedded World 2026 2026-03-13
  Forlinx has introduced the FET-MX95xx-C SoM built around NXP’s i.MX95 applications processor family and demonstrated a multimodal industrial security solution at Embedded World 2026. The demo combines the i.MX95 processor with an Ara240 AI computing card to accelerate edge inference workloads. The module integrates the NXP i.MX9596 processor, which combines six Arm Cortex-A55 cores running […]
• Fwupd 2.1.1 Linux Firmware Updater Released as a Massive Update 2026-03-13
  Fwupd developer Richard Hughes released fwupd 2.1.1 today as a major update of this open-source Linux firmware update utility that introduces numerous new features and extends hardware support.
• EndeavourOS Titan Launches With Linux 6.19, New GPU Driver Tool 2026-03-13
  Arch-based EndeavourOS Titan debuts with Linux 6.19, enhanced hardware detection, GPU driver improvements, and more.
• BeagleBadge wearable platform boasts TI AM62L SoC, ePaper display, and Linux support 2026-03-13
  The BeagleBoard.org Foundation has introduced BeagleBadge, an open-source wearable development platform for IoT and embedded applications. The badge integrates a 4.2-inch ePaper display, onboard sensors, wireless connectivity, and expansion interfaces in a compact board for prototyping wearable and interactive systems. The platform is built around the Texas Instruments AM62L Sitara SoC. The AM62L32 integrates a […]
• Google To Finally Provide Chrome ARM64 Binaries For Linux 2026-03-13
  Google has shared exciting news with us today that they are bringing their Chrome web browser to ARM64 Linux devices...
• Customize Fedora Linux Workstation with Extension Manager 2026-03-13
  What are GNOME Shell extensions? Imagine that Fedora Workstation is your desk, and GNOME Shell extensions are small accessories you add to make it feel more personal. It’s like placing a pencil case on the right side, a lamp that helps you focus, or a small cabinet to keep your things from getting scattered. It’s […]
• Running Archinstall and Post installation LVs reconfiguration step via remote SSH connection 2026-03-13
  Remote connection via ssh is significantly more convenient for cut and paste all set of LVs resizing, creating, removing commands along with fstab's updates then typing all of them manually during local Arch Linux Instance setup with more or less complicated LVs updated layout .
• Ubuntu's AppArmor Hit By Several Security Issues - Can Yield Local Privilege Escalation 2026-03-13
  The AppArmor Linux kernel security module used notably by Ubuntu Linux and currently maintained by Canonical has been affected by several vulnerabilities made public today...
• Igalia Introduces Moonforge Linux, a Yocto-Based OS for Embedded Devices 2026-03-13
  Moonforge Linux is a new Yocto-based open-source framework that streamlines the development and maintenance of embedded Linux systems.
• EndeavourOS Titan Released With Linux 6.19, Improved GPU Driver Integration 2026-03-12
  EndeavourOS Titan is out today as the latest ISO refresh for this Arch Linux powered distribution. There is a lot of updates as part of this routine ISO refresh as well as some new tooling and GPU driver integration enhancements...
• Our Trip With Mindful Bodhi Linux 7.0 2026-03-12
  Think of Bodhi Linux 7.0 as a digital walk for peace: a lightweight Moksha desktop, a small install footprint, and just enough polish to keep your aging hardware serene.
• AMD, NVIDIA, OpenAI & Others Form An Optical Scale-up Consortium 2026-03-12
  AMD, Broadcom, Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA and OpenAI jointly announced today the formation of the Optical Compute Interconnect (OCI) Multi-Source Agreement (MSA) optical scale-up consortium...
• Qt Creator 19 Open-Source IDE Released with Minimap for Text Editors, MCP Server 2026-03-12
  The Qt Project released today Qt Creator 19 as the latest stable version of this open-source, free, and cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE) software for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows.
• EndeavourOS Titan Released with Linux Kernel 6.19 and KDE Plasma 6.6 2026-03-12
  The EndeavourOS team announced today the release and general availability of EndeavourOS Titan as the latest stable snapshot of this Arch Linux-based distro featuring the KDE Plasma desktop environment.