Fedora Linux is one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions, and Fedora 42 is now available for beta testing. Fedora Workstation now has GNOME 48 and an updated installer, and there’s now an official version of Fedora with the COSMIC desktop environment.

Vivaldi 7.2 speeds up browsing with a faster address bar, improved page loading, and new customization tools.

DNS is one of these things many take for granted that is critical to using the internet. Without DNS, the internet breaks. It’s critical that a DNS server keeps the internet working in a secure and stable manner. We pick the finest DNS servers.

The team at Nexus Mods have released a new version of their open source and cross-platform Nexus Mods app, with Stardew Valley modding now considered close to being ready for everyone. Eventually, this app will replace the Vortex app, once it’s ready and supports more games.

Two new smartwatches running open-source PebbleOS have been introduced: Core 2 Duo and Core Time 2. These watches maintain compatibility with thousands of existing Pebble apps while incorporating modern hardware updates.

Networking is one of the fundamental aspects of working with containers in Docker. Using Docker Compose, you can easily connect multiple containers and manage complex applications comprised of several services. In this article, we will explore how to connect two containers using Docker Compose effectively. By the end, you will have a clear understanding of how to define networks in your configuration and enable seamless communication between your services.

On March 14, 2025, a root certificate used to verify signed content and add-ons for Firefox, Thunderbird, and other Mozilla projects expired. The expiration of this certificate will cause problems for Firefox users unless they update to version 128 (or ESR 115.13+). This includes versions for Linux, MacOS, Windows, Android, and iOS — in other words, all platforms.

Imagine that you are a maintainer of a widely used open source project relied upon by developers worldwide. Being a maintainer means, that you get to decide which contributions by external contributors get accepted.

To help users switching from Adobe PhotoShop, PhotoGIMP project updated today with support for the new GIMP 3.0 image editor.

War Thunder has been updated with the first major expansion of 2025. Titled Hornet’s Sting it adds in Ray Tracing support for AMD and Intel GPUs. There’s but coming though.

A big Vivaldi web browser update is rolling out with a set of appreciable improvements long-time users will like, and would-be users may be tempted to try.

A change proposal filed for the upcoming Fedora Linux 43 development cycles hopes to establish an expectation that RPM package builds for the distribution are reproducible…

What if we told you that the person who pushes Rust into Ubuntu (to replace GNU) comes from the Army, where he worked on mass surveillance, according to himself? He later went into the same industry the former CEO of Canonical had come from. His Web site says that he: “Architected and built multiple high-end bespoke Electronic Surveillance capabilities.”

If you think that only folks in the US have cause to have issues with Elon Musk, our man in Italy is here to straighten you out.

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The Blender Foundation announced today the release and general availability of Blender 4.4 as a major update to this powerful, free, cross-platform, and open-source 3D graphics and modeling software.

GNOME 48 is officially out as the newest stable release for this open-source desktop that will be powering the likes of Fedora Workstation 42 and Ubuntu 25.04…

Tall order for tiny marketshare techies but ‘This is the moment to decide what kind of internet we want,’ says CEO. A new, speedier browser has arrived in the form of Vivaldi 7.2, giving its CEO the opportunity to protest the power of tech giants.

Modern CPUs all have multiple hardware vulnerabilities that the kernel needs to mitigate;
the 6.13 kernel has workarounds for 14 security-sensitive CPU bugs just on x86_64.
Several of those have multiple variants,
or multiple mitigations that apply on different microarchitectures. There are
different kernel command-line options for each of these mitigations, which leads
to a confusing situation for users trying to figure out how to configure their
systems. David Kaplan recently posted

a patch set that adds a single, unified command-line option for controlling
mitigations and
simplifies the logic for detecting, configuring, and
applying them as well.
If it is merged, the patch set could
make it much easier for users to navigate the complicated web of CPU
vulnerabilities and their mitigations.

Version 7.1
of PeerTube, a tool for
sharing videos online, has been released. Notable features in this
release include improved support for the Podcast 2.0 standard, better
playback stability, and a new view protocol enabled by default to
allow PeerTube to handle more simultaneous viewers. See the release
notes for more details.

Blender 4.4 open-source 3D creation suite introduces slotted actions, revamped animation tools, GPU performance upgrades, and more.