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OpenSSH 10.3 Brings Agent Forwarding Updates And Improvements
6+ hour, 17+ min ago (303+ words) OpenSSH 10.3 introduces security fixes, new SSH features, and improvements to agent forwarding, multiplexing, and key handling. The OpenSSH project, developed and maintained under the OpenBSD umbrella, announced the release of OpenSSH 10.3, a maintenance update now available for download from the…...
Must Be April Fools' Day. Gentoo Says It's Moving to Hurd
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (235+ words) In what we're assuming to be partly an April Fools' Day jest, Gentoo announced on April 1 that they've ported the distro to Hurd. They also said that by the end of the year they'll be dropping the Linux kernel entirely…...
AerynOS 2026.03 Released with the Latest GNOME 50 Desktop Environment
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (313+ words) Today, the AerynOS project released AerynOS 2026.03 as the ISO snapshot for March 2026 of this independent Linux distro previously known as Serpent OS. As you would expect, AerynOS 2026.03 is packed with some of the very latest GNU/Linux technologies and Open…...
GNOME 49.5 Is Out to Improve Accessibility of App Folders in GNOME Shell
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (319+ words) The GNOME Project released GNOME 49.5 today as the fourth point release of the latest GNOME 49 "Brescia" desktop environment series with more bug fixes and improvements. Coming one and a half months after GNOME 49.4, the GNOME 49.5 release is here to improve…...
The Document Foundation Calls on Europe to Break Free from Proprietary Software
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (254+ words) The Document Foundation, creator of LibreOffice, urges Europeans to adopt open source solutions and reduce dependence on proprietary software and major technology platforms. The Document Foundation has published an open letter to European citizens, calling for a shift to free…...
AI is Open Source's Big Moment. Is it Ready?
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (382+ words) This is the kind of thing that makes you set your coffee down and think for a minute. The implications cascade. If a model can understand obscure 1980s architectures this fluently, then the effective attack surface now includes every compiled binary…...
GIMP 3.2.2 Released with Various Improvements and UI/UX Updates
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (360+ words) GIMP 3.2.2 has been released today as the first maintenance update to the latest GIMP 3.2 series of this popular and powerful open-source, free, and cross-platform image manipulation software. GIMP 3.2.2 is here to improve the importing of SVG paths in the Paths…...
Martin Wimpress Wants Out at Ubuntu MATE
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (423+ words) After about a dozen years at the helm of the Linux distribution he started, Martin Wimpress says it's time for somebody else to take charge at Ubuntu MATE. He started the distro in October 2014. About three years previously, in April…...
Archinstall 4.0 Introduces New Textual TUI for Arch Linux Installer
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (340+ words) Archinstall 4.0 introduces a modern textual UI, replacing the curses interface to enhance usability and accessibility in the Arch Linux installer. Arch Linux's guided installer has been significantly updated in Archinstall 4.0, featuring a redesigned terminal interface and extensive internal changes. The…...
GNOME 51 “A Coruña” Desktop Environment Scheduled for September 16th, 2026
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (336+ words) Yes, it's that time of the year when the GNOME developers are planning for the next major release of this popular desktop environment for Linux-based OSes, GNOME 51, due out on September 16th, 2026. GNOME 50 "Tokyo" was just released earlier this month, and…...