Yep, you read the title right, Electronic Arts, aka EA, has open sourced some of its games.

Linux Mint leader Clement Lefebvre announced today in the February 2025 monthly newsletter some of the things they are working on for their popular Ubuntu-based distribution, including a revamped Cinnamon app launcher.

Espressif Systems announced the ESP32-P4 over a year ago. While the chip is not yet available for retail, a prototype development board featuring the chip was recently showcased by Olimex. This board includes multiple interfaces, such as an Ethernet connector and a camera connector, demonstrating its versatile capabilities.

Fish shell, the popular free open-source command line shell, release new major 4.0 version yesterday.

ZFS (Zettabyte File System) is a robust file system designed to manage large amounts of data while ensuring integrity, scalability, and advanced features like snapshots, compression, and data deduplication. This guide will take you through the steps required to install and enable ZFS on Debian or Ubuntu.

Amnesty International’s Security Lab has uncovered a sophisticated cyber-espionage campaign in Serbia, where authorities used a zero-day exploit chain developed by Cellebrite to unlock the Android phone of a student activist.

Here’s 8 useful boot utility tools. They are all free and open source goodness.

According to a recently issued advisory from the X.Org Foundation, eight critical security vulnerabilities affecting both X.Org Server and XWayland were disclosed and promptly patched. As an admin using X.Org or XWayland, staying informed and acting quickly is paramount to securing your server and Linux environment.

February proved a bumper month for Linux software updates, seeing big release of productivity suites LibreOffice and ONLYOFFICE and, plus a crop of smaller app updates which didn’t merit a full-length article on this blog.

In this guide, we will explain how to check open ports and secure them in Linux using firewall rules and best practices.

Docker Engine 28 enhances security by blocking unpublished container ports from LAN access, reducing exposure risks.

The modern workspace often demands hours of productivity from users, but what happens when you step away from your computer? To help manage power consumption and increase security, it’s useful to create a Bash script that automatically suspends the system after a period of user inactivity. This article will guide you through the prerequisites needed, the script itself, and how to implement it effectively.

2K and Firaxis have revealed the updates roadmap for Civilization VII, along with dates on when to expect some of it and we’re set for some big changes. It’s been a tough launch for them with thoroughly mixed ratings from players. Hopefully the updates will improve things for everyone.

On Wednesday we shared that we’re introducing a new Terms of Use (TOU) and Privacy Notice for Firefox. Since then, we’ve been listening to some of our community’s concerns with parts of the TOU, specifically about licensing.

February 2025 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.