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She's not the one guys. 😔
There is a person on the left saying, "No! I will not switch to Linux", with knives coming out of their mouth. On the right is another person getting hit with said knives, with Tux, the mascot of Linux, being hit specifically on their chest; they are also bleeding from where the knives hit.
November 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Which Linux desktop environment feels like home to you?
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Ubuntu now offers 15 years of support! 😲

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Ubuntu's New 15-Year Commitment Targets Long-Lived Enterprise Systems
Legacy add-on extended to five years, starting with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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FFmpeg isn't happy with Google. 

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FFmpeg Calls Google's AI Bug Reports "CVE Slop"
Open source project pushes back on AI-generated vulnerability reports.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Give Kitty terminal a glow-up with our video. 🪄✨

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Kitty Is Just Another Terminal… Until You Apply These Tweaks
Kitty Terminal is fast, lightweight, GPU-powered… and honestly, a little underwhelming until you customize it. Out-of-the-box, it looks plain, behaves basic, and hides most of its real power behind a…
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November 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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A packed new Nitrux release has landed with Hyprland! ✨👇

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Nitrux 5.0.0 Released: A 'New Beginning' That's Not for Everyone (By Design)
The Debian-based distro goes all-in on Hyprland, immutability, and intentional design.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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IBM is the latest addition to the OpenSearch Software Foundation!

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IBM Joins OpenSearch Software Foundation to Advance AI-Powered Search and RAG
Pledges enterprise-grade enhancements as Premier Member.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Kaspersky is now available for Linux desktop.

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Kaspersky Antivirus is Now Available for Linux. Will You Use it?
Is Kaspersky for Linux the security solution we've been waiting for? Or is it just security theater for paranoid penguins?
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November 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Ubuntu's rustification faces another hurdle.

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Ubuntu's Rust Transition Hits Another Bump as sudo-rs Security Vulnerabilities Show Up
Password exposure and improper authentication validation issues caught early ahead of the LTS release.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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Attention! India's first UbuCon event is set to kick off on November 15, 2025. 🇮🇳📣

Have you signed up yet? 🤔

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India's First UbuCon Set to Unite Ubuntu Community in Bengaluru This November
India gets its first UbuCon!
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November 13, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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Take control of your digital life with these five self-hosting tools.

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The Self-Hosting Starter Pack: 5 Simple Tools I Recommend To Get Started With Your Homelab
Self-hosting isn’t rocket science—if I can do it, so can you!
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November 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Bro got his priorities straight. 💪
There are two people sitting in a classroom. The person in the back is thinking about marrying the person seated in front of them. The person in the front is thinking about, "did I run pacman -Syu this morning".
November 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Tired of pricey help desks? Just host your own 😎

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Tired of Help Scout Pulling the Rug from Under You? Try This Free, Open Source Alternative
Discover how FreeScout lets you run your own help desk without vendor lock-in or surprise price hikes.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Some good news for retro game enjoyers on Linux. 🎮🐧

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You Can Play Classic D3D7 Games on Linux With This New Project, But Don’t Expect Perfection
A new Vulkan-based translation layer brings old Windows games to Linux.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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The AGC wasn’t just smart, it was legendary.
Going Retro With AGC: Smart Computer That Powered Apollo Missions in the 60s
The computer that made the Apollo missions possible.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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What should I do guys? 🤔
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Flathub's reputation is at stake here. 😱

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What a Shame! FlatHub is Ranking on Google for Po*nHub Downloads
And it's not Google's fault this time.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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This Humble Bundle is worth checking out! 🐧

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22 Linux Books for $25: This Humble Bundle Is Absurdly Good Value
A complete learning path from beginner Linux to advanced DevOps and container orchestration.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Tame your schedule in the terminal. 🖥️

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Command Your Calendar: Inside the Minimalist Linux Productivity Tool Calcurse
A classic way to stay organized in the Linux terminal with a classic CLI tool.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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This new release marks a major milestone for the open document standard! 💪🎉

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ODF 1.4 Release Marks 20 Years of OpenDocument Format
Accessibility and compatibility upgrades mark 20th anniversary of document standard at OASIS Open.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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7 easy weekend wins to reclaim your privacy!

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7 Privacy Wins You Can Get This Weekend (Linux-First)
Take one step at a time to get your privacy right.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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What’s crazy is that both Linux and Git were built in just a few months 🤯
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Image previews gone in GNOME Files? Fix it with one command. 🐧

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Fixing Image Thumbnails Not Showing Up in GNOME Files on Fedora Linux
Tiny problem but not good for the image of Fedora Linux, pun intended.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Digital ownership is a myth unless you control your files, formats, keys, and server.

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Ownership of Digital Content Is an Illusion—Unless You Self‑Host
Prices are rising across Netflix, Spotify, and their peers, and more people are quietly returning to the oldest playbook of the internet: piracy. Is the golden age of streaming over?
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November 10, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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A native GNOME office suite? It’s overdue. Let’s bring it back.

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It's Time to Bring Back GNOME Office (Hope You Remember It)
Those who used GNOME 2 in the 2000's would remember the now forgotten GNOME Office. I think it's time to revive that project.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:45 AM