Author Archives: team member number 8

Just three days after the release of the KDE Plasma 6.4 desktop, it’s already available in the Arch Linux repositories. However, this time around, there’s an important detail that the distro is reminding users to keep in mind. Here’s what it’s all about. As you probably know, Plasma 6.4 is bringing a notable change for […]

Murena, the company behind Linux-powered smartphones and one of the key driving forces behind /e/OS, has introduced a new search engine in partnership with Qwant, the privacy-focused search provider known for its focus on protecting user data and delivering unbiased search results. Can it join the ranks of the best privacy-oriented search engines? Let’s find […]

AWS has reached a major security milestone with its Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023), a Fedora-based distro developed and maintained by AWS and specifically optimized for use on Amazon’s cloud infrastructure, achieving FIPS 140-3 Level 1 validation for its cryptographic modules. Simply put, this makes the distro a compliant operating system for industries with strict regulatory […]

Debian 13 is just around the corner, and it’s getting closer to its final form with each passing day. We announced in early March that the Trixie release would include the KDE Plasma 6.3.5 desktop environment—and now that’s officially confirmed. The “plasma-desktop 6.3.5” package set has been migrated to the Debian Testing branch, which will […]

Mainstream gaming on Linux has been steadily improving year after year, with better compatibility, performance, and a growing library of supported titles, making it a viable alternative to Windows and console gaming. In contrast, the emulation scene has been around for much longer within the Linux community, thriving thanks to Linux’s openness and DIYbility. There […]

PeaZip, the versatile cross-platform open-source file archiver utility, has just unveiled its latest release, version 10.5, which improves speed, security, and usability. It lands with a code cleanup and several fixes to enhance stability. Among the resolved issues are: A corrected warning icon displays when requesting passwords for encrypted filenames. A glitch where the “Auto […]

Six months after its previous major 3.11 release, Rspamd, a free and open-source advanced spam filtering system widely recognized for its efficiency and flexibility in managing email spam through various modules and algorithms, released its latest update, 3.12. First, there’s an enhanced GPT Module, which now includes support for Ollama and improved token usage logging […]

For years, Big Tech has been tightening its grip on public institutions across the world, quietly slotting themselves into critical infrastructure that powers the daily running of governments. Their allergy to privacy and bowing to their overlords (read: the country they’re based in) has long been a thing of concern. There have been numerous cases […]

Archinstall, the popular guided, user-friendly TUI installer for Arch Linux, has just rolled out version 3.0.8. It provides a streamlined, semi-automated alternative to the traditional manual Arch installation process, which can be challenging, especially for new users. First things first, this release includes a few breaking changes, though most should only affect internal calls or […]

After the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 at the end of May and AlmaLinux 10 shortly after, Rocky Linux, another leading name in the enterprise Linux world, has also rolled out version 10. A major highlight is the updated hardware support, notably removing x86-64-v2 architectures. Users now need CPUs supporting x86-64-v3, along with […]